At the neck of their neck, each corpse carried a strange small wound, as if it had been lightly slashed by some unusually sharp weapon.

The appearance of this wound is, of course, the traces of a silent killing.

But what makes it even more strange is that these wounds did not shed a lot of blood as common sense, they lay there quietly, as if some unknowable force had sucked all the blood out in an instant.

Zhao Rang squatted down and approached the neck of one of the corpses, carefully observing the wound, his eyes revealing deep uneasiness and doubt.

The shape of the wound, as well as the location where it appeared, made him feel an inexplicable chill rise from the soles of his feet.

The horrific scene I had seen in the illusion last night came to my mind: the people who were engulfed in the black mist, their faces twisted and desperate, their eyes filled with endless fear.

And what made him feel the most palpitations was that when those people were swallowed by the black mist, similar small wounds appeared on their necks......

A cold wind blew, and the wounds on the necks of those corpses suddenly cracked open, and streams of black mist emerged from them, quickly filling the air.

Zhao Rang's heart sank suddenly, and he immediately held his breath, staring closely at the black mist that had cracked from the wound.

The black mist slowly wriggled in the air, as if it had life, constantly spreading and spreading.

Immediately trembled violently, as if the demons in the abyss had been awakened, turning into twisted and coiled tentacles, and pounced fiercely towards Zhao Rang.

Zhao Rang's body was as strong as the wind, and he clenched the black steel knife in his hand, but those tentacles seemed to have the evil will to think independently, and when they missed, they immediately changed their trajectory and wound towards Zhao Rang again.

Zhao Rang brandished the black steel knife, the sword light was like ink, intertwined with the black mist tentacles, and made a piercing sound of metal colliding.

But these black mist tentacles seemed to be endless, constantly emerging from the wound and attacking Zhao Rang.

Fast and slow, left and right, which makes people unguardable.

In the face of these strange black mist tentacles, Zhao Rang couldn't help but feel a little powerless......

This is not the way to go, we must find out the key points and completely eliminate them in one fell swoop.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed, and a jet-black steel knife slashed at him with a fierce murderous aura.

Zhao Rang's figure flashed and dodged the fatal blow.

When I looked closely, I saw a figure dressed in black standing not far away, holding a black steel knife similar to him in his hand!

The man in black had a cold glint in his eyes, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey!

"You're ......!"

Zhao Rang exclaimed,

The man in black didn't wait for him to say anything, and launched a fierce attack.

The figures of the two staggered in the air, the sword light flickering, and there was a crisp metallic sound.

Zhao Rang lifted his luck and mobilized the strength of his whole body.

With a strong murderous aura, the black steel knife slashed towards the man in black.

Seeing this, the man in black immediately swung his knife to meet him.

The two blades collided in the air, bursting into brilliant sparks.

Zhao Rang's figure flashed, dodging the counterattack of the man in black.

Taking the opportunity to stab the man in black in the chest, the man in black exclaimed in surprise and retreated sharply.

However, Zhao Rang did not give him a chance to breathe.

He chased after him, his knife was sharp and exquisite, and each knife was aimed at the vital part of the man in black.

The man in black was stumbling left and right, and he was in danger, and soon fell into a disadvantage.

However, at this moment, those black mist tentacles attacked Zhao Rang again.

Zhao Rang's heart sank.

He must deal with the attacks of the Men in Black and the Black Mist tentacles at the same time.

Those black mist tentacles were illuminated by the sword light, and they immediately dissipated a lot.

Zhao Rang didn't dare to be careless, and a strong sense of crisis came from behind.

He turned around sharply, only to see those black mist tentacles gather together again, turning into a huge black mist mass and slamming towards him.

Zhao Rang clenched the black steel knife and swung the strongest knife at the black mist.

"Boom!"

There was a loud bang, and the sword light collided with the black mist.

Zhao Rang only felt a huge force coming from the blade of the knife, which shook his arm numb, but he still continued to swing the knife hard, slashing the black mist apart little by little.

Finally, the black mist was finally completely shattered, and the black mist tentacles dissipated into the air as if they had never existed.

Zhao Rang breathed a sigh of relief and felt a wave of exhaustion welling up in his heart.

But seeing the black shadow man twist his neck, standing not far away, he snapped his fingers at Zhao Rang very provocatively, and those corpses immediately exploded in unison, turning into a ball of fireball, engulfing everything around them.

Zhao Rang secretly screamed in his heart......

Immediately gather your strength and flee into the distance.

The aftermath of the explosion reverberated through the air, engulfing everything around it.

A scorching wave of air came from behind, and Zhao Rang desperately escaped, only then did he escape beyond the range of the heat wave, and when he looked back, he saw that the exquisite courtyard was burning in a sea of fire......

The courtyard next door has been abandoned for a long time.

After extinguishing the fire, the rest of the people settled here for a while.

Zhao Rang left Fu Bo and a group of investigators to take charge of the aftermath here. He himself rode alone, all the way towards the headquarters of the Investigation Division.

"Zhao Rang! There's news! ”

As soon as Qingqing saw Zhao Rang, she was a little puzzled when she looked at him with a disgraced face, but the impact of this news was obviously greater than Zhao Rang's appearance.

"What's the news?"

Zhao Rang perked up and hurriedly asked.

"Our people found a suspicious-looking monk in the city, holding in his hand a string of Buddhist beads that closely resembled the wounds on the necks of those corpses!"

Qingqing said in a solemn tone.

"Monk? Prayer beads? ”

Zhao Rang raised his eyebrows, and there was a faint bad premonition in his heart.

"Where is this monk? Take me to him! ”

Qingqing replied:

"Well, we didn't startle the snake, but he wasn't a mediocre hand, and he probably found the tail behind him. In addition, in the imperial city in the past two days, many sword masters have entered, and one of them has a sword ......"

Zhao Rang pulled out the black steel knife on his waist and asked rhetorically:

"Is there a knife in one of them that looks like this one of mine?"

Qingqing nodded, but didn't say anything.

"I've seen this guy already. Moreover, it is a master, not an opponent. ”

After a pause, Zhao Rang continued:

"I don't know what the purpose of his appearance is, but if he gets serious, about thirty knives, I will be defeated!"

Qingqing rarely saw such a serious look on Zhao Rang's face, and wanted to ask something, but the people from the Investigation Division who came to lead the way had arrived, so he had to swallow the question back to his stomach first.

Soon, Zhao Rang and Qingqing found the suspicious monk in a remote alley in the city.

He was dressed in a red robe, wearing five Buddha crowns on his head, holding a string of black Buddha beads in his hands, and was sitting on a shabby futon with his eyes closed and chanting words.

Zhao Rang took a closer look at the monk and found that although his face was kind, there was a faint hint of ruthlessness and cunning between his eyebrows!

What surprised him the most was that the Buddhist beads in the hands of the monk turned out to be exactly the same as the scars on the necks of those corpses!

A hint of coldness flashed in Zhao Rang's eyes, and he whispered to the people in the Investigation Division beside him:

"Block the mouth of the alley before and after!"

After saying that, he strode forward, wanting to question the origin and purpose of the monk.

Zhao Ranggang took two steps, and the mutation protruded!

The monk suddenly opened his eyes, and a strange red light flashed in his eyes, and then the Buddha beads in his hand instantly turned into a black light and attacked Zhao Rang!

"Be careful!"

The people in the Qingqing Investigation Division exclaimed in surprise and wanted to come to the rescue, but it was too late......

Zhao Rang only felt that his eyes were dark, and a huge force instantly pulled him to the ground.

"Zhao Gongzi!"

The people in the Investigation Division exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly stepped forward to check on Zhao Rang's situation.

I saw Zhao Rang lying unconscious on the ground, breathing weakly.

And the monk has disappeared, leaving only the broken futon on the ground still emitting a faint black light.

"Quick! Send Zhao Gongzi back to heal! ”

Qingqing didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly picked up Zhao Rang on her back and hurried back to the main building.

Zhang Zong was also shocked when he saw Zhao Rang being carried back, and hurriedly sent the best Lang Zhong in the General Building of the Investigation Division.

"Zhao Gongzi was just stunned, there was no danger to his life in the past, as long as he rested for a few days, he could recover."

Hearing Lang Zhong say this, Qingqing was relieved...... They didn't know that Zhao Rangzheng was in a more weird and terrifying illusion at this time......

It was as if the beads had some mysterious power that could devour the souls and flesh of all living beings, turning them into walking corpses for them to drive.

He tried to break free from this illusion, but found himself as if he was bound by some invisible force and could not move.

And the monk walked towards him with a sly smile.

Zhao Rang woke up suddenly and found himself lying in the wing room on the highest floor of the main building!

"Childe, you're finally awake!"

Seeing Zhao Rang wake up, Fu Bo said with a sigh of relief.

"I ...... I'm fine. ”

Zhao Rang struggled to sit up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still a little frightened in his heart.

"Fu Bo, you go and call the Qingqing girl and Master Zhang Zong."

Fauber nodded, then turned around and went out to make arrangements.

Soon after, Qingqing hurried to the room.

"Are you alright?"

Seeing that Zhao Rang was safe and sound, Qingqing was obviously much more relaxed.

"I'm fine."

Zhao Rang shook his head and told her in detail about the monk and the Buddha beads, as well as everything he saw in the illusion

"There is such a thing?!"

After listening to Zhao Rang's narration, Qingqing said with a solemn face,

"And in the more than two hours that you have been in a coma, the monk seems to have evaporated from the world, and has never appeared again! The main building activated all the eyeliner in the Imperial City, but no one found any clues! ”

That night, the originally bustling and noisy imperial city fell into a state of slaughter and panic.

The lights on the streets were dim, and the people closed their doors and windows, not daring to go out.

All kinds of bizarre rumors and rumors spread rapidly in the city, like an invisible plague, making everyone feel an indescribable fear.

It has been said that in the dead of night, groups of ghosts and ghosts of various shapes can be seen roaming the streets of the city, silent, but with a suffocating and eerie atmosphere.

Some people say that these ghosts are poor people whose souls have been devoured by Buddha beads, and although their bodies have been cremated, their souls are trapped in this terrifying illusion and cannot be escaped.

What's even more terrifying is that there is also news that someone has been possessed by these ghosts and died.

It is said that these people all suffered misfortunes when they went out at night, their bodies were occupied by ghosts, their souls were mercilessly devoured, and they eventually became lifeless walking corpses.

Although these news are unconfirmed, they are enough to make everyone feel an inexplicable sense of fear and despair.

The atmosphere in the imperial city became extremely oppressive and tense, and everyone lived in a state of fear.

The once bustling market became deserted and depressed, and the streets and alleys were no longer filled with laughter and noise, but instead there was a dead silence and silence, as if the whole city was enveloped by an invisible fear.

Zhao Rang stood in front of the window of the main building, looking at the dark night and empty streets outside the window, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable chill in his heart.