Chapter 248: Red Coffin (Part 1) (6000 words)_3
But now it seemed that her strength was not as great as she had imagined, because it was only after the Spirit Bridge erupted that she realized what truly formidable strangenesses were.
Just at that moment, an extremely faint cry reached her ears. She hesitated for a moment and looked to her right front. She saw a head poking out from a corner and waving in their direction.
"It seems to be Jiang Yaofei," Zhang Di said.
"Let's go, over there!"
Zhang Xiaomo could tell that Jiang Yaofei seemed very cautious. If he was being so cautious, it meant that the area nearby was not safe. Immediately, the three of them crouched down, no longer walking down the street, but instead quickly approached Jiang Yaofei's position by sticking close to the eaves of the houses by the street.
The group united.
The four squeezed into the alley. Jiang Yaofei glanced at Yan Junze and saw that he didn't recognize the other party, but he didn't ask further and said to Zhang Xiaomo, "Is it just you three left?"
"We got separated from Fang Zun and Yuan Dingzhou a while ago and haven't found them, so we came over to check," Zhang Xiaomo replied.
Jiang Yaofei was taken aback, "I just heard someone screaming nearby, obviously in danger, so I came to check it out."
"Where?" Zhang Di asked.
Jiang Yaofei pointed across the street with a lingering fear, "That house with the pillars. I just barely escaped from inside using a jammer and Magnetic Energy Clothing. The strongest strangeness in this area—the Red Coffin—is in that house, very dangerous. It's likely that Fang Zun and Yuan Dingzhou have met with misfortune."
He paused before adding, "Let's leave here first."
"Wait." Yan Junze suddenly spoke up, "Are you saying that red coffin is in the house across the street?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yaofei nodded, looking at Yan Junze with surprise, wondering why he would ask such a thing.
Yan Junze rubbed his hands together and said to Zhang Xiaomo, "You guys go ahead and meet up. I'm going to see if I can find Fang Zun and Yuan Dingzhou."
"Are you crazy?!" Zhang Di couldn't help exclaiming.
Jiang Yaofei looked at Yan Junze somewhat at a loss. He didn't understand why, after knowing how powerful the strangeness was, someone would still choose to rush in. He couldn't help but ponder to himself that this kind of Exorcist, Yan Junze, was truly courting death with his strength.
Zhang Xiaomo, however, was taken aback, then nodded her head, "Be careful."
Yan Junze glanced at her, gave a slight smile, then turned and headed towards the house with the pillars opposite them.
"Why didn't you stop him?" Zhang Di said, "We encountered that Red Coffin earlier on the street. It's very odd, undetectable even by the Spirit Detector. I'm guessing its ghoul level is no lower than that of the Lantern Woman. It's very dangerous for him to go over like this!"
"Yeah, who is this guy? Although it's the first time we've met, this has left a deep impression on me!" Jiang Yaofei also said.
Zhang Xiaomo gave a bitter smile, looked at Zhang Di, "Do you only now understand Yan Junze? To him, there's only a difference between strangenesses and ordinary people, no distinction of ghoul levels. With his laissez-faire Exorcism Method, tell me, does the level of the opponent matter? Take that Lantern Woman from just now, what were our chances if you and I teamed up?
And yet this guy, with nothing but his words, managed to pinpoint the opponent's 'Achilles' heel.'
Zhang Di also began to smile wryly, maintaining his silence and speaking no more.
Zhang Xiaomo continued, "The first time I interacted with him, I was assigned the task of protecting him. The strangeness that wanted to kill him was Semi-Sculpting Spirit level, which even tricked me at the time. Guess what happened next?
When that Semi-Sculpting Spirit returned, this guy actually lured another Sculpting Spirit level strangeness into a fight, making the two strangenesses engage in an inner battle, while he reaped the benefits."
Jiang Yaofei's face showed astonishment, and when he looked back in the direction of Yan Junze, he saw that the latter had already pushed open the door and entered the house with the Red Coffin.
"So... we leave now?" Jiang Yaofei did not want to stay here a moment longer.
Moreover, now was the perfect opportunity to escape, and they could not delay.
"You guys go ahead; I'll keep watch here for a while," Zhang Xiaomo suddenly said. She then hugged the magnetic knife, leaned against the wall in the alley, and quietly looked towards the house opposite.
Zhang Di and Jiang Yaofei both hesitated, looking at Zhang Xiaomo.
"Are you sure you won't leave?" Zhang Di asked.
Zhang Xiaomo didn't speak, but simply nodded her head, her gaze fixed on the house across the street.
After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Yaofei pulled off the Magnetic Shielding Clothes he was wearing and handed them to Zhang Xiaomo, "This thing is low on energy, but it can still last a while. Take it and use it if necessary."
Zhang Xiaomo accepted the Magnetic Energy Clothing, thanked him, and added, "The Lantern Woman has already had her Obsession erased by Yan Junze. After you regroup, go through the Plum Blossom Forest to the village's east side. We can meet up there if possible."
Jiang Yaofei's eyes lit up, "What? The Lantern Woman has been eliminated? Good, good, good!"
He grabbed Zhang Di, "Let's go, we'll lead the others out first."
Zhang Di just stared at Zhang Xiaomo, his look complex and somewhat sad, and without saying anything else, turned and quickly left the alley with Jiang Yaofei.
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At that moment, inside the house with the pillars.
After Yan Junze pushed open the door and entered, just like Jiang Yaofei had done earlier, he deliberately pushed the door wide open and then took off his black backpack, placing it directly on the door to prevent it from closing on its own.
The area by the door was bathed in ample moonlight, which at that moment allowed Yan Junze to appreciate the benefit of being able to bask in the moonlight and use it to expand his field of vision.
He stood at the entrance, first peeping inside, then pulled out a flashlight and started shining it around the room.
Besides the medium-sized red coffin that was placed deeper inside the house, there was nothing else.