"Okay, let him go, he's alright now..."
Squinting, I quickly looked around for the whereabouts of the black gas, then said to Zhang and Captain Han.
"Phew..." Upon hearing this, the two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang, with a grieving face, said, "I just got this new uniform..."
I have to say, Xiao Wu's struggle just now was too intense. In order to keep him restrained, both Zhang and Captain Han had almost used all their strength. Caught off guard, where would they have time to avoid it?
Therefore, the two of them didn't have my luck, they were directly covered in filthy stuff by Xiao Wu's vomit, and the stench was unbearable.
"Cough cough—" After a violent cough, Xiao Wu also finally returned to normal. His once unfocused pupils became clear again.
Touching his own painful and swollen face, Xiao Wu looked somewhat innocent, and asked in confusion, "Huh? What happened to me?"
"Huh? You're awake?" Seeing Xiao Wu return to normal, everyone couldn't help but cheer loudly. "Great! It seems that he's really okay!"
As they spoke, Captain Han had already come up to me, patted my shoulder vigorously, and expressed his gratitude, "Well done! Thank you so much!"
"Don't be too happy yet!" Watching everyone celebrating, looking happy and excited, I couldn't share their joy. Instead, I shook my head directly and said seriously, "Everyone be careful. that thing has hidden itself, so be careful not to—"
"Hmm? What's that smell?"
Before I could finish my sentence, I suddenly smelled a burning odor, and then I heard Zhang shouting, "Damn it!"
Turning around, I saw Zhang's "life charm" burning on his chest.
"Not good!"
Seeing this scene, I was immediately startled and instinctively shouted loudly at Zhang, "Don't move!"
Without hesitation, I quickly bit my tongue and sprayed a mouthful of "true yang saliva" towards the source of the black smoke.
"Hiss--"
A puff of green smoke instantly rose, the black energy broke free of Zhang, and then shot towards Xiao Wu on the ground again.
"Hmph! Still dare to come?"
Without much thought, I quickly removed the "life charm" on my body and threw it at Xiao Wu on the ground.
"Sizzle..."
As the charm was thrown, it ignited on its own, and I took the opportunity to quickly pull out the peach wood sword from my bag and slashed towards the burning "life charm"!
The rascal was cunning, as it saw my sword coming, it instantly abandoned the "life charm," narrowly avoiding my attack. At the same time, it turned and charged towards several other police officers ten meters away!
I couldn't let it succeed, so I quickly shouted to everyone, "Quick! Hold hands and stand together! Your positive energy can overcome it!"
After witnessing my methods, the police officers had no doubts. Seven or eight of them quickly held hands and stood together, a strong positive energy enveloped them, causing the black energy to retreat.
"Hehe..."
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then smirked, "This time, you can't escape!"
The demon's cultivation was not very high to begin with, and if it couldn't find a new "host," wouldn't it be at my mercy?
"Ah - help -"
However, just as I was swinging the peach wood sword, preparing to pursue, a frightened cry suddenly came from the direction of the police car. Wasn't it Vice Captain Li?
Damn it!
No matter what I calculated, how could I have missed this guy!
Crap!
It really proved the saying: cleverness may overreach itself. This guy was hiding behind the police car, originally for a convenient escape. But now, he had become the only possible target for the demon to possess!
"Not good, that guy has been possessed!"
Even from a distance, I could clearly sense an unprecedented surge of hostility emanating from Vice Captain Li's body.
Without needing to think, I knew for sure that this guy must have been possessed by the demon, so I quickly shouted to the others, "Quick! Everyone, get behind me!"
"Huh?"
As soon as my words fell, everyone was startled, and without any hesitation, they all rushed behind me.
"Snickers..."
The sinister sneer continued to sound, like it came from the depths of hell, filling the air with an eerie chill.
At the same time, Vice Captain Li, who had been possessed by the demon, slowly approached us.
At this moment, he looked menacing, shrouded in a thick black energy, exuding an intense hostility, far more powerful than the possessed Xiao Wu!
"How could this be..."
Sensing the hostility emanating from "Vice Captain Li," even I was startled.
This doesn't make sense, before when the demon was in Xiao Wu, it was just a "weakling," so how come it became so fierce as soon as it reached Vice Captain Li?
This is really life-threatening!
"Damn it!"
At this moment, I really had an urge to curse his ancestors eighteen generations back!
A thousand wrongs, all of them were Vice Captain Li's fault!
If he hadn't been such a coward, hiding behind the police car, the demon wouldn't have had a chance! It's bad enough that he got himself into this mess, but he also dragged all of us with him!
"Oh, he's coming!"
Seeing "Vice Captain Li" slowly approaching, everyone was scared to death, and faintly, I even smelled a strong odor of urine!
Damn, someone actually peed themselves?
It's no wonder, even though they are police officers, most of them were probably seeing such weird things for the first time. Except for me, the only one still maintaining some composure was probably Captain Han.
Then I heard him ask with a serious expression, "What should we do?"
What else can we do?
The knife is at our throats, we just have to fight!
"Take care of yourselves!"
As I spoke, the distance between "Vice Captain Li" and me was less than five meters. Letting out a loud shout, I gritted my teeth and charged towards him.
At this moment, I'm filled with regret!
I was minding my own business at school, eating, drinking, and not bothering with these idle matters. But now, just one careless move, and I might lose my life here!
I haven't studied any martial arts, much less the art of swordsmanship. At this moment, I can only rely on sheer bravery, wielding the peach wood sword in my hand, and grappling with the adversary.
At this moment, the only thing that can give me some confidence is probably this peach wood sword!
Peach wood has the ability to ward off evil, this is almost common knowledge which can be traced back to ancient times. According to ancient records: Peach wood, the essence of the five woods, can suppress evil spirits. Placing peach branches at the doors, children will not fear, while ghosts fear it. Hence, it is also called the wood of immortals and heroes.
"You must not let me down!"
Praying silently in my heart, I suddenly swung the sword, but to my surprise, "Deputy Captain Li" didn't dodge at all and instead confronted the peach wood sword with his bare hands.
"A perfect opportunity!"
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but feel delighted. I exerted almost all my strength and fiercely attacked "Deputy Captain Li's" hands with the sword.
However, what shocked me immensely was the sound of metal clashing that followed!
"Clang--"
The firelight suddenly burst, and this person's hands were incredibly tough, if not for the excellent quality of the peach wood sword, it would have already broken into two pieces.
"Northern Dipper noble and robust, Ursa Major rotates mightily, splitting mountains and shining waters, fierce gods and wicked ghosts dare not approach. Follow the noble to survive, go against it and perish..."
Without much thought, the chant of "Exorcism Spell" almost subconsciously sprang to my mind. While chanting loudly, I hurriedly squeezed some blood from my fingertip, without any hesitation, and quickly applied it to the peach wood sword!
Unfortunately, just as I finished applying the blood and only halfway through the incantation, the fierce "Deputy Captain Li" had already rushed to my side.
"Bang!"
It felt like being hit by a speeding truck, and I felt as light as a feather, flying away into the distance in an instant!
"Bang!"
With a loud boom, I crashed heavily into a tree, being thrown into disarray, and I didn't even have the strength to get up.
"Phew--"
A sweet-tinged sensation welled up in my throat, I spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Ah, this..."
Seeing me being sent flying by "Deputy Captain Li", a hint of fear appeared on everyone's face, and Captain Han couldn't help but shout, "Xiao Wang!"
"Open fire!"
At this moment, even Captain Han was genuinely anxious, and instinctively drew his pistol. In a life-and-death moment, who cared about the background of this "Deputy Captain Li"?
In one sentence, it's either you die or I perish!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
A series of bullets instantly shot out from the dark barrels of the pistols. With Captain Han taking the lead, almost all the armed police officers pulled out their pistols and fired at "Deputy Captain Li"!
However, what was incredibly horrifying was that the bullets hitting "Deputy Captain Li" were as ineffective as hitting steel plates, they were completely useless, as soon as they hit, they were bounced off!
The shiny golden bullets didn't even impede his steps.
"Don't worry, it will soon be your turn, hehe..."
"Deputy Captain Li" grinned eerily as a mouth full of fangs were revealed! Compared to these policemen, he seemed to harbor even deeper hatred towards me. At this moment, he wasn't in a hurry to attack the policemen, instead, he exuded a menacing aura as he slowly approached me.
"It's over!"
Seeing "Deputy Captain Li" approaching me step by step, I suddenly felt hopeless. At this moment, I barely had the strength to get up from the ground, how could I resist this invincible "Deputy Captain Li"?
"Damn it!"
Although I could hardly move at the moment, I still wasn't willing to just sit and wait to die, I desperately activated the dragon energy within me!
I have witnessed the power of dragon energy more than once, if I could activate it now, there might still be a glimmer of hope!
However--
What disappointed me immensely was that the dragon energy now dissipated throughout my limbs, and being heavily injured at the moment, I couldn't gather it at all.
"Damn! Is this the heavens wanting to destroy me?"
After several attempts, and with "Deputy Captain Li" only a step away from me, I finally chose to give up in despair, closing my eyes in hopelessness.
"Dad! Mom! Your unfilial son can't fulfill your end of life care!"
"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I have disappointed your earnest efforts!"