Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 509 - 488: Second Update

The soldiers of the Northwest Border, accustomed to life and death, also found this scene suffocating. However, before they could catch their breath, a terrifying scream suddenly came from mid-air.

"Screech—Screech—Screech—" The sound was like someone scraping a sharp blade against an iron plate, chilling to the bone. The raging north wind howled in, sweeping up the snowflakes from the ground, and the ghost shadows instantly charged over.

Everyone immediately rushed into the camp. But in the next moment, the ghost shadows burst in, as if the formation had lost its effect and could no longer fend off the ghost shadows.

"Ah—" In an instant, several soldiers were tossed into the air by the ghost shadows; some were torn in half, raining blood over the camp, while the recently burned black corpses emitted a strange, glowing light.

"Form up—" General Ling quickly reacted, shouting loudly. Everyone immediately raised their shields. It was a method proven personally effective by Bao Xing.

Suddenly, shields piled up like a solid fortress wall. The ghost shadows smashed against the shields with a piercing noise. The soldiers who were knocked down were instantly dragged inside, quickly replaced by other soldiers rushing forward.

The controllers also rapidly approached the camp, and seeing the camp surrounded by five or six semicircle-shaped escape walls, they coldly smirked, glanced at the ghost shadows in the air, and without a word, the ghost shadows split and dived down, grabbing the burnt corpses from the ground into mid-air.

While the soldiers of the Northwest Border were stunned, the ghost shadows immediately charged again, throwing the glowing, burnt corpses right into the middle of the shields.

"Ah—"

"Ah—" The soldiers who came into contact with the burnt corpses immediately screamed in agony. Soon, the well-trained soldiers had completely scattered, many rolling on the ground in chaos.

The mages from Qiandao Temple who came out upon hearing the noises saw soldiers lying and rolling all around. The spots on the soldiers’ bodies that had come into contact with the corpses instantly turned black.

"They, they are here—" A frightened mage immediately cried out in terror.

"Qing Lin, remain calm." Master Qin Liang quickly steadied the mage beside him. The mage, with naive eyes, looked up at Master Qin Liang and then, attempting to appear brave, nodded.

Master Qin Liang charged forward, his Golden Whip quickly wrapping around a burnt corpse and flinging it away. The corpse dispersed into ashes in the wind and blew out of the camp.

"This thing carries evil spirits; it cannot be touched." Master Qin Liang quickly pulled back a man trying to help an injured soldier on the ground, and the next moment, he whipped another burnt corpse out.

Before Qin Liang could act further, a ghost shadow charged directly at him. Qin Liang’s scalp tingled, yet his hand gripping the Golden Whip was itching to try it out.

Master Qin Liang immediately swung his Golden Whip at the ghost shadow in the air. The moment the whip touched the ghost shadow, a streak of blue smoke burst forth, and the ghost shadow screeched twice, seemingly fearful of the whip in the man’s hand, and swerved away.

However, the next moment, more ghost shadows surged down, directly charging at the soldiers on the ground, like a group of mighty eagles preying on hares, and the soldiers of the Northwest Border were utterly helpless.

"Why did the formation fail?" Zhu Ping immediately asked Ju Nanyi. Ju Nanyi didn’t know either. At that moment, the Fire Order Squad was entangled with a ghost shadow. Although the ghost shadow hadn’t succeeded, it severely hindered the Fire Order Squad’s members.

Ju Nanyi also didn’t know why the formation had failed. His mind raced, recalling the recent events. It was clear that the appearance of the Black Shadow People was not without reason; evidently, they came for the formation, and although they had dealt with the Black Shadow People, the enemy had succeeded.

By now, it was clear that the enemy had indeed succeeded, having successfully breached their formation, leaving the camp at the Northwest Border almost wide open, as if entering a land with no one to guard it.

Therefore, the situation had become very dire.

Naturally, Ju Nanyi was not the only one who realized this—General Ling had already become aware of it. With a few commands, the team regained a bit of rationality. With the soldiers’ help, Master Qin Liang had finished dealing with all the charred corpses, and those wounded soldiers swiftly

left the battlefield.

However, the terror of the Ghost Shadows was beyond their expectations, and with so many appearing at once, the two previously used Soul Locking Nets had already been used on those Black Shadow People, making the situation extremely critical.

The situation rapidly deteriorated, with more and more soldiers falling.

Master Qin Liang was also extremely anxious; he had evidently realized they were essentially being sent to their deaths. He immediately went over to General Ling.

"General, this can’t go on. The only way now is to lure these Ghost Shadows into the formation—I have a method," Master Qin Liang said with clenched teeth, speaking quickly.

Upon hearing this, General Ling immediately nodded rapidly.

"Vanguard Camp, heed my command—" General Ling yelled out loud, and from the chaos, a group of soldiers emerged. Although they appeared disheveled, their eyes were resolute, and they were quick with their movements.

"Hold those Ghost Shadows and lead them into the formation." General Ling knew that the command he was giving almost certainly meant sending his elite troops to their deaths, but there was no other way now.

Ju Nanyi immediately took out an object resembling a jar, quickly handed it to one of the men.

"This thing can lure them," Ju Nanyi said quickly.

The soldier nodded, immediately raised the jar in his hand, and in an instant, a Ghost Shadow charged towards him. The soldier then hurried towards the formation, the following troops also rushed towards the formation, while the remaining men quickly reformed their ranks; the Ghost Shadows instantly surged towards the unprotected Vanguard Camp. This seemed to be driven by instinct, as if the manipulators stationed outside the camp couldn’t stop them at all.

"Lord Ju, what is that?" Zhu Ping immediately asked.

"It’s something obtained from the controllers at Ghoul Ravine," Ju Nanyi simply said, as that was all he could explain.

The next moment, more than a dozen Ghost Shadows charged into the formation. Master Qin Liang reluctantly looked at the Golden Whip in his hand, rushed into the formation, and the moment those Ghost Shadows reached just above the formation, he quickly recited a spell. Instantly, the Golden Whip ignited a bluish-white flame, and with a thunderous boom, it swept toward the dozen or more Ghost Shadows.

"Ah—"

"Ah—" The bluish-white flames, upon touching the Ghost Shadows, elicited agonized screams from them. Clearly, the Golden Whip had been very effective, and the controllers outside the camp also suddenly caught fire, burning just like the Ghost Shadows in the formation.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

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