Li Mu finally understood why there was no Charisma in the bodies of the zombies.
It was because the Charisma in their bodies had been sucked dry by the zombie on the boulder.
Even though the zombie was in a deep slumber, the pressure it gave Li Mu was much greater than the pressure it gave the Older Landlord Zhang.
Senior Brother Qin looked at the boulder in the center of the cave and his expression changed slightly. He said in a low voice, "This is not good. Even if this zombie is not as strong as the Flying Stiff, it's very close. Everyone, hold your breath and don't wake it up. Under normal circumstances, it won't wake up easily until the sun sets …"
He took out a stack of Fu-lu that he had prepared beforehand and said, "This is the Corpse Fixing Talisman. We'll fix the other zombies first and then work together to deal with the one on the boulder. Once the situation changes, we'll retreat immediately. If we make a move here, it's very disadvantageous for us …"
Li Mu was also given a dozen Fu-lu. There was a complicated rune on the top of the Fu-lu and the words "Here Comes the Great General" were written below.
Zombies' habit was to hide during the day and come out at night. Taking advantage of the fact that they were in a deep slumber, they would first fix the group of zombies silently and then work together to deal with the zombie on the boulder. This was to prevent it from waking up the group of zombies and surrounding them.
Although the zombies in the group of zombies were not very strong, there were too many of them. After they woke up, they would bring a lot of trouble to them.
Li Qing, Wu Bo, and Senior Brother Qin only needed to raise their hands and the Fu-lu would accurately stick it on the zombies' foreheads. This move actually involved the ability to summon objects, which Li Mu did not know yet.
He wandered around the edge of the group of zombies and stuck the Fu-lu onto the zombies one by one.
However, his attention was always on the zombie in the middle.
That zombie had absorbed the Charisma of all the other zombies here. If he could extract its Charisma, he would be able to condense the fourth Charisma in one fell swoop. There might even be some leftovers that he could share with Liu Hanyan and Wanwan.
Li Mu held his breath and focused his attention on the Fu-lu. Looking at the zombies in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh.
A few months ago, these zombies were also living people in Zhou County. They could live a peaceful life for the rest of their lives. But now, they had become evil creatures without consciousness. They looked like monsters and ghosts, but they were not.
This was the first time Li Mu had seen the cruelty of this ghost-ridden world.
Although his heart was moved, now was not the time to feel pity. Li Mu shook his head and picked up the last piece of Fu-lu. Just as he was about to place it on a zombie's forehead, the zombie's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.
Two dark green lights appeared in the darkness in front of him.
Almost at the same time, Li Mu felt a strong sense of danger all around him.
"Not good!"
Li Mu had been restraining his aura. For some reason, the sleeping zombies around him suddenly woke up. He only had one Corpse Securing Talisman left in his hand. No matter which one he secured, he would be attacked by the others.
Li Mu didn't have time to think. He directly placed the last Corpse Securing Talisman on his forehead.
The claws of the zombies around him suddenly stopped in midair.
They instinctively felt that there was something in front of them that they didn't like and were afraid of.
At this time, only half of the zombies in the crowd were secured. After the zombies around Li Mu were awakened, dozens of pairs of dark green eyes suddenly appeared in the huge underground cave.
The zombies that weren't secured woke up at the same time under the influence of the aura of these zombies.
The aura of the sleeping shadow on the huge rock in the middle of the cave also became very unstable. It seemed that it would wake up at any time.
A dozen jumping zombies were the first to wake up. In this cave, they seemed to be able to sense the presence of the group and immediately rushed toward the five people. The rest of the living corpses also formed a circle around the group.
Although the cave was wide, it was dark underground and full of corpse aura. Fighting here was extremely disadvantageous for them, but it didn't affect the zombies at all.
Suddenly, Senior Brother Qin's expression changed greatly. He immediately said, "This is not the place to fight. Everyone, retreat first!"
After saying that, he took the lead and rushed to the entrance of the cave. The little monk Huiyuan followed closely behind him.
The Teleport Talisman on Li Mu's legs flashed. His body turned into an afterimage and quickly approached the entrance of the cave.
Li Qing looked back. Although Li Mu was far from the entrance of the cave, with the speed of the Teleport Talisman, he could safely escape before the zombies surrounded them. She forced back two jumping zombies with her sword and flashed into the tunnel from which she came. She turned back and said, "Go quickly!"
Li Mu sped up again and arrived at the entrance of the cave in an instant.
However, just as he was about to enter the tunnel, his vision suddenly turned dark. A huge figure had entered before him.
Wu Bo rushed into the entrance of the cave first. His figure paused for a moment.
This pause was very short. It was so short that it could be ignored under normal circumstances. However, at this critical moment, Li Mu's figure had to pause for a moment.
This short pause was enough for several jumping zombies to catch up.
The road ahead was blocked by Wu Bo. Li Mu had already smelled the thick corpse aura gushing from behind. If he continued to stay in the same place, he would be courting death. He could only roll to one side and avoid the attacks of the jumping zombies.
After pausing for a moment, Wu Bo's figure flashed into the tunnel with a cold smile on his face.
Li Mu didn't manage to escape. Two jumping zombies attacked him while the others quickly chased into the tunnel.
More and more zombies rushed into the tunnel. If he rushed in now, he would definitely die under the pincer attack.
He quickly formed a seal with his hands. A blinding white lightning lit up the entire cave. However, it didn't hit any of the jumping zombies.
With Li Mu's current strength, it was already very rare for him to be able to release the lightning technique. The jumping zombies were agile. Li Mu couldn't accurately hit them.
Although they didn't hit, they still instinctively took a few steps back and stopped attacking Li Mu. Instead, they urged the surrounding zombies to rush forward.
Under the urging of the jumping zombies, the Fu-lu on Li Mu's forehead was no longer intimidating to the zombies.
Li Mu cursed in his heart. Who said that zombies were brainless? These jumping zombies were obviously trying to exhaust Li Mu's magic power. In a situation where zombies were all around, if his magic power was exhausted, Li Qing would probably only be able to see him at night when the zombies attacked Qinghe Village.
He didn't waste any more magic power. With Baiyi in his hand, he chopped down the zombies that approached him one by one …
In the tunnel, Li Qing's expression was cold. She looked at Wu Bo and said coldly, "Get out of the way!"
Wu Bo shook his head and said regretfully, "Junior Li, he didn't chase after us. There's nothing we can do. It's not like you don't know the situation in the cave. If you go in now, you might lose your life …"
"Get out of the way!"
Wu Bo stood still and said firmly, "I'm your senior. I can't let you take the risk."
Boom!
A purple lightning suddenly appeared in this narrow tunnel and struck Wu Bo's feet.
Li Qing said coldly, "Get out of the way or die."
Wu Bo took a step back. His scalp was numb and his back was drenched in cold sweat.
Just now, he really smelled the scent of death.
"Dao technique!"
He instantly moved to the side and made a path. His expression was terrified and he said with a trembling voice, "Where did you learn this Dao technique!"
Li Qing didn't pay any attention to her and rushed into the cave.
Huiyuan came back with the alms bowl and said coldly, "Constable Wu, don't think that I don't know. You were the one who awakened the zombie just now. You didn't care about everyone's safety and deliberately framed your colleagues. When I go back, I'll report it to my superiors …"
After saying that, he chased after Li Qing.
Wu Bo didn't expect his little trick to be seen through. His face was gloomy. He looked back and said coldly, "If that's the case, all of you can go to hell!"
He snorted and rushed out of the tunnel without looking back.
Senior Brother Qin ran at the front. He looked back and said in surprise, "Where are they?"
Wu Bo said with a sullen face, "They want to die. They can't blame others!"
In the underground cave, Li Mu was chopping the living corpses when a rumbling thunder suddenly sounded in his ears. Several bolts of lightning descended from the sky, and the few living corpses around him were directly blasted into ashes.
Li Mu looked back and his eyes lit up. He said in surprise, "Boss!"
Li Qing flew over and landed beside Li Mu. She grabbed his wrist and said, "Let's go!"
At the entrance of the cave, Huiyuan's body emitted a faint golden light. Wherever he went, the corpses retreated.
He slowly walked to the two and said, "The tunnel has been blocked by the corpses. It's too narrow. I'm afraid we can't leave easily."
Roar!
When his voice fell, the three of them suddenly heard an angry roar.
In the middle of the cave, the zombie on the huge rock finally woke up completely.
However, it only glanced at Li Mu and the other two before jumping down the huge rock and disappearing into the cave.
Li Mu was shocked and said in a low voice, "It has intelligence!"
Not long after, Li Mu heard a few angry roars coming from the tunnel. Two sorry figures flew out of the cave and appeared in front of them again.
The zombie slowly walked out of the tunnel. It turned its eyes and scanned Li Mu and the others.
Li Mu thought that the zombie was going to let the three of them go. He didn't expect that it wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop.
Wu Bo and Senior Brother Qin, who had already left, were forced back by it.
Senior Brother Qin retreated to the side of the three. With a serious expression, he reminded, "It's about to evolve into a Flying Stiff. It's the king of these zombies. Everyone, be careful!"
With the return of the Zombie King, the zombies in the cave became restless and began to attack everyone recklessly.
Boom!
Li Qing formed a seal with both hands and a few more bolts of lightning descended, striking a few jumping zombies. However, the jumping zombies were not turned into ashes. Black smoke rose from their bodies as they continued to charge forward fearlessly.
Li Mu could clearly feel that these bolts of lightning were much weaker than the previous ones.
Under normal circumstances, these jumping zombies would definitely die under the lightning technique.
Li Qing's expression turned serious as she said, "This cave is filled with corpse aura and is isolated from the outside world. Spiritual Qi cannot be replenished. We can't use lightning techniques anymore. Otherwise, the spiritual Qi here will be exhausted and we won't be able to use any other divine abilities."
She drew her Azure Rainbow Sword. With a flash of sword light, a zombie that was close to them was beheaded.
Huiyuan retracted the golden light on his body. He held the alms bowl with one hand and smashed it on the head of a zombie.
Bang!
The zombie's head was directly smashed apart. It fell to the ground and twitched a few times before becoming motionless.
Li Mu took out a few Fu-lu from his bosom and threw them at a zombie that was pouncing at him. The Fu-lu spontaneously combusted in the air. After coming into contact with the zombie, the latter immediately turned into a raging flame, illuminating the entire underground cave.
Senior Brother Qin held a stack of Fu-lu in his hand. After a few waves of his hand, several zombies turned into fireballs.
Wu Bo wanted to escape from the tunnel he came from several times, but he was forced back by the Zombie King.
It did not fight with Wu Bo. It only controlled the other zombies in the cave to besiege them.
Roar!
The Zombie King roared angrily again. In the cave, a cold wind suddenly blew, and the Corpse Securing Talismans on the foreheads of half of the living corpses that had been frozen by Li Mu and the others dropped one by one. With another wave of living corpses, the pressure on Li Mu instantly increased.
Not only that, under the summons of the Zombie King, new zombies continuously surged in from the many tunnels around the cave. Although these zombies were not strong, there were a lot of them. If this continued, the few of them would be trapped here alive.
This Zombie King had clearly developed basic intelligence. It did not make a move itself. It had been using these low-level zombies to consume their Fu-lu and Fa Li.
Senior Brother Qin's face turned pale. He said, "This can't go on. Our Fa Li will be exhausted sooner or later."
"Amitabha …"
Huiyuan suddenly chanted a Buddhist chant. Around his body, golden light shone brightly, forming a light barrier. When the zombies around him touched the golden light, they emitted white smoke and immediately retreated in fear.
Even the jumping zombies stopped attacking and stood outside the golden light hesitantly.
Huiyuan looked at Li Mu and the others and said, "Everyone gather around me. They don't dare to come close."
Li Mu and Li Qing were the closest to him and immediately walked into the golden light. Senior Brother Qin and Wu Bo, after killing a few zombies, also successfully joined them.
The zombies were afraid of the golden light and did not dare to approach. The Zombie King roared again and again. A large amount of black gas appeared around its body and pressed towards the golden light.
When the black gas and the golden light came into contact, they immediately rolled and boiled. Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Huiyuan's forehead.
Li Mu saw that it was very difficult for him to maintain the Buddhist light and said, "Little Master Huiyuan, lend me some of your Fa Li."
Huiyuan turned his head to look at him and grabbed his wrist with one hand. Li Mu felt an endless stream of Buddhist Fa Li entering his body. He silently chanted the Heart Sutra. Outside his body, a golden light quickly appeared. It was several times brighter than Huiyuan's Buddhist light.
Huiyuan was stunned for a moment and immediately understood. Although Li Mu's cultivation was not as good as his, the sutra he cultivated was definitely extraordinary. His root of wisdom was also much deeper than his. He might as well withdraw his divine ability and wholeheartedly transfer the Fa Li in his body into Li Mu's body.
The golden light outside Li Mu's body became even brighter, but it did not spread outwards. Instead, it contracted inwards.
An even more solid golden light completely enveloped the four people's bodies. Only Wu Bo's body had a human-shaped gap, exposing more than half of his body outside.
Li Mu grinned at him and said, "Sorry, my Fa Li is limited. Constable Wu, it would be better if you were a little thinner …"
Li Qing glanced at Li Mu and did not say anything.
Huiyuan held back his laughter and continued to transfer Fa Li.
More than half of Wu Bo's body was exposed outside the golden light and immediately became the target of the zombies' attacks. A few jumping zombies pounced over, their inch-long purple nails piercing straight into his body.
The human-shaped gap on the golden light was clearly targeted at him. Wu Bo's face instantly darkened. He looked at Li Mu with a venomous gaze and took the initiative to leave the light. He threw a Fu-lu at those jumping zombies.
When the Fu-lu was thrown out, it formed a lightning net that covered the sky and wrapped those jumping zombies inside.
Lightning flashed and those jumping zombies were wrapped in the lightning net. Their bodies trembled a few times and then stopped moving.
The Heavenly Thunder contained in the Lightning Talisman was obviously not as good as the real Lightning Technique, but it was still able to completely restrain these jumping zombies.
Li Mu looked at Wu Bo indifferently from within the light barrier.
The little monk Huiyuan had already told him the reason why those zombies suddenly woke up.
Wu Bo was extremely vicious. When he first met Li Mu, he had already done something to him. Just now, he deliberately woke up the zombies and blocked Li Mu's escape route at the crucial moment. Obviously, he wanted Li Mu to die here.
Li Mu had no grievances with him in the past, nor did he have any enmity with him. However, he was so ruthless to Li Mu. If he did not take revenge, Li Mu would not be able to forgive himself.
He was even more hateful than that black-robed man.
If he wanted Li Mu to die, then he would not be able to live well either.
Wu Bo was worthy of being a Assembled Spirit cultivator. He was also the descendant of the Fu-lu School's Elder. As a core disciple, he had much more resources in the Fu-lu School than Li Qing.
He did not need to move at all. He only needed to take out all kinds of Fu-lu from his body. The zombies that had almost filled the cave were unable to get close to him.
After throwing out countless Fu-lu, Wu Bo reached into his clothes and searched. He could no longer feel any Fu-lu.
The other Fu-lu on him were either not suitable for this kind of situation or were too precious. He was unwilling to use them. Wu Bo once again looked fiercely in the direction of Li Mu and the others. He shouted, "What are you doing hiding there? Come and help!"
Li Qing coldly looked at him and ignored him.
Huiyuan curled his lips and said, "Serves you right."
Senior Brother Qin smiled bitterly and shook his head. He walked out of the light barrier and said, "I'll go help him."
He raised his sword and chopped down a few zombies. He quickly came to Wu Bo's side and faced the zombies around him together.
In the cave, zombies continuously surged over. The Zombie King had yet to make a move. Wu Bo gritted his teeth and took out another Fu-lu from his sleeve. He said to Senior Brother Qin, "Protect me!"
Wu Bo made a hand seal towards the Fu-lu. Li Mu felt a powerful fluctuation of spirit energy from the Fu-lu.
"It's an Earth Stage Fu-lu!"
Senior Brother Qin's face was filled with joy. He said, "Junior Brother Wu actually has an Earth Stage Fu-lu. I'll protect you. Quickly activate it and kill these evil beings in one fell swoop."
The Earth Stage Fu-lu was extremely powerful and required a period of time to activate.
Wu Bo turned his back to Senior Brother Qin. His hands changed seals and activated the talisman with all his strength.
Puff …
After a soft sound, his hands stopped moving.
Wu Bo slowly lowered his head and saw a bloody hand stretching out from his chest. In the palm of the hand, there was a beating heart.
The bloody hand clenched hard and the heart was crushed.
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