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Zhong Kui's Diary
At this moment, Mo Lu was dead, and An Ran had gone to the central altar. Only Lin Tao remained alone. Based on Mo Lu's earlier performance, Lin Tao's combat ability should be quite low. If I didn't act now, when would I?
I signaled Kong Xuan with my eyes, my hand already reaching into the Spatial Bag. As long as Kong Xuan could suddenly distract Lin Tao, I would step forward and press the gun against Lin Tao's head and pull the trigger.
Kong Xuan nodded, suddenly staring intently at the side with a look of surprise: "What is that?"
Wow, he truly was an actor of the highest caliber. His exclamation, filled with astonishment in both voice and expression, almost diverted my attention. Lin Tao, needless to say, couldn't help but look in the direction of Kong Xuan's gaze.
Now's my chance. I quickly pulled out my gun and pressed it against Lin Tao's head, pulling the trigger with all my might.
Take that, Thunder Demon Sound! Take that for trying to control me into self-castration!
Huh? Why can't I pull the trigger? I pulled it desperately two more times, but it still wouldn't budge, as if something invisible was jamming it.
At this moment, Lin Tao turned around with a smile and looked at me: "Oh, you have a gun? What are you doing pointing it at my head?"
Kong Xuan stared at me in disbelief and after a moment asked: "You idiot, did you disengage the safety?"
I was also stunned: "I fired a few shots in the maze; how could the safety still be on?"
Lin Tao chuckled: "Discussing this now seems a bit inappropriate, doesn't it? You two step back for me, five meters back. Zheng Nan, drop your gun!"
I casually tossed my gun aside and followed Kong Xuan as we numbly stepped back five meters.
"And you too, Aijia Yu!" Lin Tao shouted: "If you don't step back, I'll make them both commit suicide! In fact, I can even give the order for them to kill you!"
Aijia Yu remained silent beside us, and upon hearing Lin Tao's words, she quietly took a few steps back.
Lin Tao gestured to us with a smile, saying, "Let's go to the altar!"
As Kong Xuan and I walked, I shouted, "Aijia, kill him! We're going to be sacrifices anyway; this is the final moment. We're going to die regardless! It doesn't matter if it's sooner or later; a few minutes won't make a difference..."
Earlier, we had no idea what fate awaited us, so we were waiting for an opportunity to act. Now it was clear we were about to become sacrifices, and the chance to escape didn't matter anymore. We had given up on saving ourselves and were urging Aijia Yu to take down Lin Tao. If it weren't for our safety being a concern, I believed Aijia Yu could easily handle Lin Tao.
But for some reason, Aijia Yu just walked silently, ignoring our pleas. It was strange; why wasn't she afraid of dying? If we were to be sacrifices, she would be included too!
Soon, we reached the altar in the center of the Basin. An Ran was already standing near the entrance of the cave on the altar. With a puzzled expression, she saw us arrive and waved at Lin Tao, saying, "You stay right there; don't come over!"
"What’s going on? Can’t I even get close?" Lin Tao shouted angrily.
"Lin Tao, our cooperation ends here. Since we've worked together, I won't use you as a sacrifice! You need to send those three to the front," An Ran said with a face full of doubt. "Also, there's definitely something off about this Moonshadow Island!"
"What could possibly be wrong? What do you need to do to summon the Moon Demon?" Lin Tao scoffed at An Ran's words.
"I originally just needed to jump down here to awaken the Moon Demon, but something feels off!" An Ran's eyes darted around as she shouted sternly, "Do you know what's going on?"
Lin Tao shrugged and ignored An Ran, turning to Kong Xuan and me. "You two go stand by the Moon Attendant!"
Kong Xuan and I moved next to An Ran. Beside us was a bottomless pit; the green vines beneath our feet extended down along the edge of the pit for about two hundred meters. Inside seemed to have a strange pulling force that absorbed all light; we could no longer see what was inside.
Aijia Yu also followed us to the edge of the pit, staring blankly into it as if in a daze.
Is this girl out of her mind?
When An Ran saw me and Kong Xuan walking towards her, she couldn't help but tense up, her attention immediately focused on us. It seemed she still had some apprehension about the two of us.
"Let them jump down first! I want to see what’s wrong," An Ran said, her gaze fixed on me and Kong Xuan, while shouting at Lin Tao.
"No problem!" Lin Tao replied, looking at me and Kong Xuan with a strange smile. "You two... push Moon Attendant down!"
To be honest, I had already closed my eyes, waiting for Lin Tao's command to make my final leap in life. However, as soon as Lin Tao spoke, I was momentarily stunned.
What? Push Moon Attendant down? Push An Ran down?
Although my mind was confused, my eyes involuntarily opened, and my hands and feet began to attack An Ran uncontrollably. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Kong Xuan also looking bewildered as he threw punches and kicks at An Ran.
"Lin Tao, what’s wrong with you?" An Ran exclaimed, caught off guard by our attacks and frantically trying to defend herself.
"Can’t you tell? If you jump down, you can awaken Moon Demon. I'm helping you!" Lin Tao said with a smile as he watched us fight.
Soon, An Ran stabilized her stance. Based on external power levels, An Ran should not be a match for me and Kong Xuan. However, in this Land of Eternal Sleep, An Ran's magical power seemed to have increased significantly, while me and Kong Xuan were controlled by Lin Tao, unable to unleash our true Kung Fu. As a result, we gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
"Hey, come help!" Seeing Aijia Yu still staring foolishly at the hole, I felt a surge of anger and cursed inwardly. What’s so interesting about a hole? Don’t you have one yourself?
Aijia Yu continued to look like she was waiting for her husband; damn it, what a lunatic!
Kong Xuan shouted and delivered a flying kick aimed directly at An Ran's head while I swept my leg towards An Ran's knee.
An Ran sneered and reached out to grab Kong Xuan's ankle, pulling him downwards. Kong Xuan suddenly lunged towards me, and I quickly retracted my leg and pulled him back. We stumbled back two or three steps just as we were about to regroup when An Ran suddenly froze in place before flying straight towards the hole.
What kind of move is this? No, it seems she was kicked down by someone.
An Ran had just fallen about ten meters when a silver cloud above the opening suddenly transformed into a large silver hand, which swiftly crossed the air and caught An Ran. Before we could see clearly, the silver hand withdrew, leaving only An Ran's piercing scream echoing in the air.
Kong Xuan and I exchanged glances and took a defensive stance back to back. We both knew An Ran's signature ability well; she could disappear in an instant and reappear just as quickly. Even if she was taken by the clouds, she could escape at any time.
"No need to be on guard; in this magic circle, her illusion escape cannot be used," a familiar voice rang out. Kong Xuan and I exchanged another glance, both surprised—could it be him?
The air rippled, and a figure emerged from it.
Mo Lu! It was indeed Mo Lu! He had kicked An Ran down.
Wasn't he dead? What was going on?
I turned to Lin Tao, who smiled at us and said, "Thank you! We finally managed to get this Moon Attendant inside!"
"What’s going on? What exactly happened?" Looking at Lin Tao's expression of 'you take a shot, I take a shot, two friends laughing,' my mind was bubbling with questions like boiling water.
"Let me introduce myself; I am Lin Tao, the six hundred twenty-seventh generation heir of the Human Guardian!" Lin Tao stepped forward and shook hands with both me and Kong Xuan. "To show my sincerity, I will first lift your Thunder Demon Sound."
Human Guardian? The six hundred twenty-seventh generation heir? I stared blankly at Lin Tao and Mo Lu. After a while, I said, "So can you lift our Thunder Demon Sound now?"
"I already lifted it when we shook hands! Otherwise, would I have gone out of my way to shake hands with you?" Lin Tao laughed heartily.
"This is how it’s lifted?" I looked at my hands in astonishment.
"Otherwise? Do you expect me to take out a magic pill for you? Then chant spells over you? Those things are just for show!" Lin Tao chuckled and suddenly said, "Since you can't do it, let's test it! You two, jump down!"
Upon hearing this, I was horrified, thinking we were doomed. After waiting for a moment, my body showed no reaction; that feeling of being controlled had vanished without a trace.
Gazing at Kong Xuan, we both moved our bodies slightly away from the cave entrance before I asked, "So, you're the successor of the Guardian? What exactly is going on here?"
Lin Tao cleared his throat and said, "It's quite simple. During ancient times, the Moon Demon and the Sun God fought a great battle. The Sun God vanished without a trace, while the Moon Demon did not perish alongside it. However, its consciousness was severely damaged, and the remnants of its awareness were insufficient for it to survive normally, so it had to find a place to fall into slumber."
"Slumber? Are you saying it could awaken at any moment?" Hearing Lin Tao's words sent a chill down my spine.
"If there are no external forces, the Moon Demon will never awaken. We are the guardians who have watched over the Land of Eternal Sleep for generations, ensuring that no outside power can awaken the Moon Demon." Lin Tao seemed to have set down a heavy burden, his mood remarkably bright as he even asked us for a cigarette: "Once we deal with this Moon Attendant, we'll have several decades of peace. Come on, hand me a cigarette; I know you have some in your Spatial Bag!"
I handed Lin Tao a cigarette, while I ignored Mo Green since I had never seen him smoke. Lin Tao leaned in to light the cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke before continuing, "What you see as the Moon Attendant is actually the consciousness released by the Moon Demon during its sleep. Every few decades, the Moon Demon releases a strand of consciousness that absorbs its spiritual energy in the Land of Eternal Sleep before bouncing out through an irreversible passage."
"And then?" I asked curiously.
"The Moon Attendant must find a human body to possess in order to return to Moonshadow Island. It then leaps into the Moon Demon Cave, using human flesh and blood to stimulate the Moon Demon," Lin Tao explained with a smile.
"Wasn't An Ran just down there?" I exclaimed in surprise. "Doesn't that mean the Moon Demon is about to be awakened?"
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