Finally getting the answer he wanted, albeit one that clearly pained Pastor Zhong, Maca, who had been idling on the sidelines, finally showed a satisfied expression. He stood up and replied.
“As you wish.”
After saying this to Pastor Zhong, Maca left his previous spot, raised his hand, and snapped his fingers lightly. Immediately, several black wraiths emerged from his shadow, gathering around him.
After glancing at the wraiths surrounding him and confirming they were in good condition, Maca unhesitatingly issued his command.
“Go, eliminate those Special Affairs Bureau people for me.”
Upon receiving Maca’s order, the controlled wraiths quickly sprang into action. They passed straight through the stone wall maintained by Pastor Zhong as if it weren’t there and launched an attack towards the Bureau members not far away.
“Huh? What in the world are those things?”
Seeing a dozen or so strangely-formed black wraiths charging towards them, the Bureau members, who were encountering such entities for the first time, were inwardly shocked.
“Whatever they are, just destroy them! Don’t let them get close!”
Even though they didn’t know exactly what these black wraiths were, the Bureau members sensed they were definitely not friendly. After a brief moment of surprise, they quickly reacted, unleashing their various signature attacks in a dense barrage aimed at the dozen wraiths.
Facing the attacks from the Bureau members, the black wraiths didn’t seem to care at all. They simply let the assaults pass right through their bodies and land harmlessly behind them.
“What?!”
The Bureau members were astounded to see their attacks phase straight through the strange black shadows upon impact. But before they could even process this, the wraiths had already closed the distance, reaching out with their hands to attack.
Seeing this, most Bureau members chose to dodge immediately to avoid any mishap. Only a few unlucky ones, who reacted too slowly, were struck by the shadowy palms. Their souls were then ripped out by the black wraiths and devoured.
“Hmm? These black shadows consume souls? Damn it! That foreigner… he’s from the Necromancer’s Association!”
Watching her subordinates’ souls being extracted and consumed, Bai Yuling froze for a second before finally remembering what these things were, a grim realization dawning on her.
She quickly looked up and shouted to the still-confused Bureau members on the scene, “There’s someone from the Necromancer’s Association among these cultists! Everyone, remember, you must not let those wraiths’ hands touch you! Otherwise, your soul will be stolen!”
Hearing Bai Yuling mention the Necromancer’s Association, the Bureau members—who weren’t exactly living under a rock—instantly understood the gravity of the situation. Their faces turned pale.
“Dammit! Why is someone from the Necromancer’s Association here in Windbreak City? Don’t they usually operate overseas?”
“Who says they can’t operate within the Great Xia borders?”
“Never mind that now! Can someone tell me how to destroy these black wraiths? I can’t hold out much longer!”
“Buddy, these black wraiths won’t disappear unless you take out the controller.”
“Take out the controller? Got it. I’m going now.”
“Go where? To your death? Anyone who can summon this many black wraiths at once is definitely at least a peak two-star superhuman.”
“A peak two-star superhuman? There’s no way I can handle that.”
“Speaking of which, do we even have any two-star superhumans in our Bureau?”
“No. Even Director Bai, the strongest in our Windbreak City branch, is only a peak one-star superhuman.”
“Stop standing around chatting! Get over here and help! Do you have a death wish?”
Just as the Bureau members were struggling desperately against the black wraiths summoned by the Necromancer’s Association member, with several already fallen, help was arriving.
After reaching the location of the Flame Demon Lord cult’s headquarters, and wanting to ensure she could fight without restrictions in the upcoming battle, Yan Qi, who had transformed into the Electronic Diva, had found an excuse to temporarily leave the main group to change her transformation.
Having switched her transformation and returned to the cult headquarters, Yan Qi, now transformed into the beautiful Grim Reaper girl, was surprised by the battle unfolding before her eyes. She hadn’t expected the fight to break out so early.
“Looks like things have changed. I need to hurry over and help,” she thought to herself. She quickly quickened her pace, running towards the combat zone.
“Damn it! They just don’t stay down!”
Having finally managed to destroy one black wraith using her powers while fending off attacks from the cult members, only for it to reconstitute itself shortly after and resume its assault, Bai Yuling was utterly frustrated. She couldn’t help but mutter under her breath.
Seeing the enemy wraith in front of her, it unhesitatingly launched an attack. Utilizing her supernatural ability to reduce her body weight, thereby increasing her speed and agility, Bai Yuling immediately created distance. She began harassing the wraith while looking for an opportunity to flank it and take out the Necromancer’s Association member controlling these incessant fighters.
But at that moment, a fireball, controlled by Pastor Hua, suddenly shot towards her back. Sensing the danger from behind and seeing the black wraith blocking all her escape routes, Bai Yuling knew she was in serious trouble. Just as she faced certain death—either having her soul harvested by the wraith or being struck by the fireball—Yan Qi, transformed into the Grim Reaper girl, suddenly appeared behind her.
Raising the strikingly large black scythe in her hands, Yan Qi effortlessly blocked the fireball that had been heading straight for Bai Yuling.