eurekapd Chapter 229 A Strange Arrival
Chapter 229 A Strange Arrival
Just a second ago, the roar of the Azure Dragon was still echoing between heaven and earth, and the players had just caught their breath thanks to the blessing of the divine beast.
The next second, an extremely strange aura, far surpassing that of the Nascent Soul Realm, suddenly swept down from the sky, instantly overpowering the Azure Dragon's might.
Everyone froze, instinctively looking up, their scalps tingling with fear.
The once azure sky now resembled glass shattered by a giant hammer, covered with spiderweb-like cracks. Deep within these cracks emanated a ghostly, deathly light, as if connecting to another terrifying dimension.
"Click—click—"
The cracks continued to spread and widen, and the ear-piercing cracking sound drilled into the ears, making one's whole body tremble and disrupting one's blood circulation.
Before the players could react, countless eerie figures burst forth from the cracks, densely packed and blotting out the sky.
The most eye-catching thing was an extremely bizarre wedding procession.
Eight paper figures carried a vermilion sedan chair. The paper figures were dressed in bright red wedding clothes, their faces were pale, and their eyes were black dots with ink, devoid of any spirit. Yet they were able to steadily support the heavy sedan chair and float towards the City of Heaven with stiff steps.
A dozen or so paper figures followed the sedan chair, each holding a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument). The tunes they played were not the joyous wedding melody, but rather mournful and eerie, like a funeral dirge, which sent chills down one's spine and made one uneasy.
The curtains of the vermilion sedan chair were embroidered with strange mandarin duck patterns, yet they had a dark, blood-red hue. Occasionally, a gust of wind would lift a gap, and one could vaguely see a figure dressed in a bright red wedding gown sitting inside.
That's a ghost bride.
One glance was enough to terrify anyone—the wedding dress was embroidered with blackened gold thread, the neck exposed at the neckline was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, and the fingertips that occasionally flashed by had nails that gleamed with a chilling blue light.
Besides this wedding procession, there were even more terrifying and bizarre things constantly emerging from the cracks.
Several eerie figures dressed in white nurse uniforms, hunched over, wearing masks that revealed only a pair of completely black eyes without any whites, each holding a massive, half-human-sized knife, its blade stained with blackened blood and gleaming coldly.
What's even more chilling is a group of headless monsters—they wear tattered clothes, their necks are a bloody mess with black blood dripping from them, their hands are flailing wildly in the air, and their heads are suspended not far in front of them, their mouths opening and closing as if they are roaring, and they are desperately chasing after their own bodies.
"Holy crap! What the hell is that?!"
A furious curse came from the west gate city wall. It was Pest, the Worm. He was used to seeing monsters, but he had never seen so many bizarre creatures. His body under his black robe trembled slightly.
Not only him, but all the players, regardless of their level, couldn't help but curse "Holy crap!" at this moment, their fighting spirit instantly replaced by fear.
Normally, players dare not approach the eerie area unless they accept a specific quest—the monsters there are unpredictable and their attack methods are vicious, far more terrifying than ordinary monsters.
Most importantly, these things not only have attack power, but they also reduce fear value, which is really scary.
But now, they don't even need to actively seek them out; these strange things have actually come to them on their own!
The Azure Dragon Divine Beast seemed to sense the threat as well, letting out a deafening roar as it slammed its claws down on the wedding procession, trying to stop them from approaching the City of Heaven.
Strangely, the dragon claws passed right through the paper figures, as if they were just phantoms, without causing any damage.
The paper figures continued to advance with stiff steps, the suona horns of the musicians grew increasingly mournful, and the vermilion sedan chair floated steadily, as if the attack of the Azure Dragon had no effect on them.
"How is this possible?! The Azure Dragon's attack was useless?!"
Mad Blade War God's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He instinctively gripped his longsword tightly, his palms sweating profusely.
Just then, a nurse suddenly appeared on the main gate wall with incredible speed, her giant sword slashing down fiercely at a warrior from the Dynasty Guild.
The warrior reacted extremely quickly, immediately raising his shield to block, but the moment the giant sword fell, the shield was as if made of paper, instantly splitting in two.
puff-
The giant sword slammed down on the warrior, cleaving him in two. Blood and entrails splattered, staining the city wall red. The warrior died on the spot before he could even scream.
Ding! [Player Dynasty·Iron Shield has died. You can revive at the resurrection point, but will have 10% of your health deducted upon revival!]
The respawn point flashed with white light, and the warrior instantly revived. But as soon as he stood up, he saw a headless monster not far away chasing after his head and gnawing on it. Black blood dripped from the corner of the head's mouth, a disgusting and terrifying sight.
"ah--!"
The soldier screamed in terror and turned to run, but after only two steps, the nurse strangely chased after him again, wielding her giant sword and cleaving him in two once more.
Ding! [Player Dynasty·Iron Shield has died. You can revive at the resurrection point, but will have 10% of your health deducted upon revival!]
In just a few seconds, he died twice in succession. The excruciating pain of being cleaved by the giant blade and the terror of seeing his head being devoured caused the warrior to collapse to the ground after being resurrected, trembling all over, and no longer daring to rush forward.
This is the eerie terror—they are not only powerful, but they can also completely crush players psychologically.
"Everyone, concentrate your firepower and attack those nurse monsters!" Huangchao·Longzun roared, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart. He pointed his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear directly at one of the nurse monsters, his spiritual energy surging as he thrust it fiercely.
The spear tip, imbued with a sharp, spiritual energy, precisely pierced the nurse's eerie chest. Strangely, the spear tip pierced right through her body, causing no harm whatsoever.
The nurse turned around slowly and eerily, her dark eyes fixed on the Emperor Dragon Lord, the corners of her mouth seemingly curling up slightly as if in mockery.
The next second, the giant sword in its hand slashed fiercely at the Dynasty Dragon Lord, its speed so fast that there was no time to dodge.
"Watch out, President!"
With a roar, Huangchao Dunshan mustered all his strength and raised his giant shield to block Huangchao Longzun.
The strange creatures that could be attacked before are now impossible to attack.
boom!
The giant sword slammed into the giant shield, shattering it instantly. Dunshan was thrown back by the enormous impact, coughing up blood, his health plummeting to 10%.
"Dunshan!" Huangchao Longzun's expression changed, and he rushed over to help Dunshan up, but the nurse had already caught up again and slashed down with her giant sword once more.
Just at this critical moment, a golden ball of light suddenly struck, hitting the nurse's strange body. The nurse's strange movements froze instantly, and a trace of fear flashed in her dark eyes.
It was Wei Yu.
He remained seated on the lotus, his golden eyes coldly fixed on the strange creatures. The golden light around him surged slightly; the ball of light from before was a spiritual energy attack he had condensed.
Even so, the nurse only froze for a few seconds before returning to normal. Her dark eyes stared at Wei Yu, seemingly full of hostility, but she did not rush over immediately.
Wei Yu frowned slightly—these strange strengths far exceeded his expectations, and ordinary spiritual energy attacks were simply unable to seriously injure them.
At the same time, the western city wall was also in dire straits.
Several headless monsters rushed onto the city wall, their heads hovering in the air, their mouths opening and closing, emitting mournful roars, their hands flailing wildly, their fingertips sticking out jet-black nails as they reached out to grab at the players.
A mage from the Pest Guild was about to cast a fireball to attack the headless monster, but as soon as he raised his staff, a headless monster grabbed his neck.
"Uh... Help... Help me..."
The monk's face grew paler and paler, and he struggled to breathe. He could clearly feel that cold hand tightening its grip, as if it were about to crush his neck.
Before other players could rush to the rescue, the floating head suddenly rushed over and bit the mage's face. Its black teeth instantly tore through his flesh, and blood gushed out.
The mage let out a piercing scream, his body struggling violently, but the headless creature possessed an eerie strength that gripped him tightly, its head devouring his flesh piece by piece, a bloody and terrifying scene.
Ding! [Player Pest Little Fire has died. You can revive at the resurrection point, but will lose 10% of your health upon revival!]
The resurrection point flashed with white light. After the mage resurrected, the pain and fear of being devoured remained on his face. He looked at the headless monster not far away that was eating his corpse, and his stomach churned. He dared not go any closer.