I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely-Chapter 47 - 46: Outbreak of the Calamity, Malevolent Spirit of the Gray Mist
"AHHH!!!"
SPLAT!
"Help! Help me!!"
SPLAT! SPLAT!
"Save me!!"
"..."
Bloodcurdling screams echoed through the air.
Something terrifying was happening.
The refugees and disaster victims were clearly no longer normal. After staggering to their feet, they began acting like walking corpses, opening their gaping mouths to tear into the normal people around them.
Among these refugees, two-thirds had undergone this bizarre transformation, while the remaining one-third were still normal people.
And now.
These bizarrely transformed refugees and disaster victims were pouncing on the normal ones.
And so.
Xu Qing and the others watched with their own eyes as those refugees were tackled by the walking-corpse-like monsters and then torn apart, eaten alive.
In a way,
the scene was incredibly jarring. It was like something out of a zombie apocalypse. After their bizarre transformation, the refugees were just like zombies.
"Be careful."
"These people aren’t normal anymore."
"!!!"
Everyone’s pupils contracted.
ROAR!!!
Just then,
the bizarre walking corpses swarmed in from all directions. Before they knew it, Xu Qing and his group were completely surrounded.
"We’re... we’re surrounded."
"Don’t be afraid! Even though they’ve turned into walking corpses, they were just skin-and-bones refugees to begin with. If we work together, we can definitely break through!"
"..."
Liu Xiao and Su Changhe shouted.
"Kill!"
"Charge!!"
"Don’t show any mercy!"
"They’re monsters! They’re not human anymore! We don’t need to feel any guilt!"
"..."
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!!!
The battle erupted.
At this very moment,
trapped in the encirclement, Xu Qing and the others joined forces, drawing their weapons to cut down the bizarre walking corpses one by one, trying to fight their way out.
Blood splattered everywhere, its coppery stench sharp and nauseating.
CLANG!
Xu Qing only drew the Fine Iron Sword in his hand. He left the Level 10 Iron Sword on his back, lest someone recognize it.
"Kill!"
SPLAT! SPLAT!
Xu Qing struck. His Swordsmanship was exquisite. The surrounding walking corpses were decapitated before they could even get close, becoming true corpses.
"AHHH!!!"
Suddenly,
Xu Qing heard a scream.
There were simply too many refugees. Even with only two-thirds having transformed into bizarre walking corpses, they still outnumbered Xu Qing’s group by several dozen, if not a hundred, times.
Therefore,
once they were surrounded, Xu Qing’s group was in grave danger. One member of the Patrol Team had already been swarmed by a dozen bizarre walking corpses and eaten alive.
The bloodcurdling screams frayed everyone’s nerves.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!!!
Most importantly,
this wasn’t just happening in the area Xu Qing was patrolling. Every single refugee and victim outside the city had undergone this calamitous transformation at the exact same moment.
As far as the eye could see,
at least forty thousand people had turned into bizarre walking corpses. The remaining twenty thousand or so who hadn’t changed were devoured by the corpses in the first few moments.
Moreover,
after devouring enough flesh and blood, these bizarre walking corpses actually began to evolve. They underwent a new transformation, becoming even stronger.
WMMM! WMMM!
Furthermore,
if one were to observe from a distance, they would see the entire area was saturated with a thick miasma of Yin Qi, Evil Qi, and deathly energy, which was faintly coalescing into something like an Array.
"This is bad!"
"Something’s happened!"
"..."
On the city walls.
The patrolling guards noticed the commotion outside the city at once. They immediately sounded the Alarm Bell, its shrill ringing echoing in all directions.
All the experts in Qingbei Town’s Outer City were alerted.
"The Alarm Bell is ringing."
"This is..."
"Something must have happened outside the city."
"Let’s go!"
"..."
Without hesitation,
the various experts and powerhouses of Qingbei Town’s Outer City hurried over.
Among them,
was Du Cangying, of course.
The two Hall Masters of the Broken Stone Martial Arts Hall and the Yinghong Martial Arts Hall also went.
Meanwhile,
outside the city.
’Something’s not right.’
Xu Qing frowned. He scanned his surroundings, faintly sensing a deeply unsettling aura. Without a moment’s hesitation, he found an opportunity to slip away from the group and put on the Evil Ghost Mask. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
WMMM!
The Evil Ghost Mask’s ability activated.
The next moment,
Xu Qing had transformed into a burly, square-jawed middle-aged man.
CLANG!
The cry of a sword rang out.
SHING!
Xu Qing drew the Level 10 Iron Sword from his back. Under the moonlight, he swung the sword, unleashing a brilliant Sword Light that annihilated ten bizarre walking corpses in a single strike.
’I should go.’
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He glanced at Liu Xiao, Su Changhe, and the others, but did not move to save them. Instead, he turned and quickly departed.
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!!!
Unleashing his full power, Xu Qing’s Dan Jin strength erupted. Combined with his supremely exquisite Swordsmanship, he slaughtered all the bizarre walking corpses that swarmed him.
It was clear that
these bizarre walking corpses were no match for Xu Qing at all.
WMMM! WMMM!
Suddenly,
Xu Qing froze. A gray mist began to spread around him, carrying a chilling, eerie atmosphere. The mist expanded, enveloping him completely.
"Come out."
Xu Qing’s expression was calm. "Stop playing games."
The gray mist swirled.
Then,
Xu Qing saw several familiar faces: the little old man from before, the pretty little girl, and other refugees.
And,
Xu Qing saw the three people who had gone missing.
"Young Master."
The little old man stretched out his trembling hands. "Please, Young Master. Please, be kind and let us eat you. We haven’t eaten in so many days."
"Young Master, please be kind..."
"Be kind..."
"!!!"
The next moment,
all the figures transformed. Their faces twisted into savage snarls, and in the blink of an eye, they all became ghostly apparitions, lunging at Xu Qing from all directions.
"Thirteenth Sword! Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows!"
CLANG!
Xu Qing let out a soft cry. With a flick of his right hand, the Dan Jin in his body erupted as he executed the Thirteenth Sword of the Life-taking Thirteen Swords: "Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows."
In an instant,
his thrust produced countless sword shadows, like a sky full of blossoming flowers. The sword shadows descended, crushing all the ghostly apparitions.
The apparitions shattered, turning into a sky full of gray mist.
"Overestimating yourselves."
Xu Qing snorted coldly.
However,
Xu Qing noticed that the surrounding gray mist hadn’t dispersed.
WMMM! WMMM!
The next moment,
the surrounding gray mist began to swirl once more.
Before long,
the little old man and the others emerged from the gray mist again. They once again stretched their trembling hands toward Xu Qing, revealing savage smiles. "Please! Please, be kind and let us eat you! We haven’t eaten in so many days!"
"!!!"
Xu Qing had just used the Thirteenth Sword. With his Dan Jin level strength, he had clearly crushed all the apparitions.
And yet,
they weren’t dead.
They had reappeared.
Clearly,
something was wrong with these things.
Very wrong.
"Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows!"
CLANG!
Xu Qing cried out, striking again. The Level 10 Iron Sword in his hand thrust forward, erupting with a sky full of sword shadows that once again annihilated the old man and the others, causing them to collapse into gray mist.
WMMM! WMMM!
Then,
the gray mist swirled once more.
"Young Master..."
The little old man and the others appeared yet again.
’They can’t be killed?!’
Xu Qing frowned, his expression growing slightly grim. He tightened his grip on his Iron Sword. This was beyond his expectations. ’These ghostly things are unkillable?’
’A Vile Evil? Or something Bizarre?’
Xu Qing mulled it over, lost in thought.
In fact,
Xu Qing had learned about this before.
On the Deceitful Path,
aside from the more common ghosts and Ghost Cultivators, there were also the rarer "Vile Evils" and "Bizarres." Every Vile Evil and Bizarre possessed its own extremely special methods and abilities.
Like right now.
The ghostly things Xu Qing had encountered, along with the thick gray mist, were very likely a "Vile Evil" or a "Bizarre," possessing this strange ability to resurrect.
Troublesome.
Extremely troublesome.
"Are they really unkillable?"
Xu Qing wondered, his voice low.
CLANG!
The cry of the sword rang out again.
Xu Qing attacked for a third time, unleashing Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows once more and crushing all the apparitions. And as the gray mist spread again,
the apparitions reappeared.
’Summon.’
WMMM!
With a thought,
Xu Qing touched the Evil Ghost Mask with his left hand. A gray-black mist swirled out, and the Witch Evil Ghost was summoned once more.
"Divine Woman,"
Xu Qing asked in a low voice, "Do you have a solution?"
"Master."
The Witch Evil Ghost materialized. She observed her surroundings and said, "You are currently trapped within a ’Vile Evil’s’ ’domain.’ The level of this particular Vile Evil you’ve encountered is actually not very high."
"I’m not looking for an explanation."
Xu Qing’s face darkened. He snapped, "I need to know how to get rid of them."
"Master."
The Witch Evil Ghost revealed a delighted, savage grin. "Allow your servant to handle this for you. While your strength is great, dealing with Vile Evils is something your servant is more skilled at."
"KYEHEHEHE..."
The moment she finished speaking,
the Witch Evil Ghost opened her gaping maw, transforming into a terrifying monster. Streams of ghostly apparitions surged out from her mouth.
There were eighteen apparitions in total.
Upon closer inspection,
these eighteen apparitions were the eighteen resentful souls that had been Refined into the Evil Ghost Mask. Now, they had all become like Fierce Ghosts, pouncing toward the little old man and the others.
The battle erupted.
Xu Qing watched from the sidelines. He noticed something: the Witch Evil Ghost and her minions weren’t just attacking the old man’s apparitions, they were pouncing on them and tearing at their bodies, devouring every piece they ripped off.
The apparitions were devouring each other.
ROAR! ROAR!
The Witch Evil Ghost was locked in a vicious struggle with the pretty little girl, biting and tearing at each other. Of course, the little girl was no longer pretty, but had transformed into a savage-faced ghostly creature.
In the end,
the Witch Evil Ghost devoured all the apparitions, even letting out a satisfied burp. The Ghost Qi around her body grew denser, and her gaze upon Xu Qing held a strange light.
"Go back."
Xu Qing’s expression was calm.
"As you command, Master."
The Witch Evil Ghost lowered her head.
WMMM!
The next moment,
she turned into a streak of light and merged back into the Evil Ghost Mask.
At that moment,
the surrounding gray mist began to gradually dissipate.
