NOVEL NEXT Chapter 59 Hidden Mystery
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling followed carefully, not daring to make any sound.
After entering the temple, they saw dim lights flickering on the walls around them, as if countless eyes were watching them.
In the center, a statue had a distorted face and exuded a creepy pressure.
Xue Lingling whispered, "Be careful, there may be a mystery here."
Shen Lang nodded and tightened his sword.
Suddenly, the villagers knelt down in front of the statue, muttering something in a low and strange voice.
Shen Lang wanted to get closer to hear what they were saying, but felt that an invisible force was blocking him.
Xue Lingling's face changed: "Not good, this is a kind of evil magic formation."
Before she finished speaking, the light in the temple suddenly became bright, illuminating the entire space like daylight. Then, a powerful force attacked Shen Lang and Xue Lingling.
Shen Lang quickly used his internal force to resist, while Xue Lingling quickly observed the surroundings to find a way to break it.
Under the pressure of this powerful force, Shen Lang gradually felt a little tired, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Xue Lingling suddenly shouted: "Shen Lang, attack the left eye of the statue!"
Shen Lang heard the words, endured the pressure, and swung his sword towards the left eye of the statue.
There was a loud "bang", the light disappeared instantly, and the power dissipated with it.
The villagers fell to the ground one after another, unconscious.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling hurried forward to check the situation of the villagers.
"Senior sister, their pulse is disordered, their breath is weak, and the situation is not optimistic." Shen Lang said worriedly.
Xue Lingling frowned, thought for a moment and said: "Take them out of this temple first, find a safe place and make plans."
The two laboriously carried the villagers out of the temple one by one and placed them in an open space nearby.
Shen Lang looked at the unconscious villagers and asked anxiously: "Senior sister, is there any way to wake them up?"
Xue Lingling shook her head: "I haven't thought of it yet, but this evil magic is so powerful, there must be a master behind it."
Just then, Shen Lang suddenly found a strange black line on the wrist of one of the villagers.
"Senior sister, what do you think this is?" Shen Lang pointed at the line and said.
After a careful observation, Xue Lingling's face became more solemn: "This seems to be a mark left by evil magic. It seems that to solve the mystery of the villagers' coma, we have to start with this mark."
Shen Lang frowned and said: "Senior sister, this mark looks very strange."
Xue Lingling pondered for a moment and said: "I think this method is most likely the work of people from the cult. They have always been evil-minded and used to use evil magic to do evil."
Shen Lang clenched his fists and said angrily: "These cult people are really hateful!"
Just then, a gust of cold wind blew, and the atmosphere around became more and more weird.
Xue Lingling looked around vigilantly and said, "Be careful, there may be more changes."
Before she finished speaking, the unconscious villagers suddenly stood up one by one, their eyes red, and rushed towards Shen Lang and Xue Lingling like puppets being controlled.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling quickly used their skills to deal with it.
"Sister, what should we do?" Shen Lang shouted while resisting the villagers' attacks.
Xue Lingling shouted, "Suppress them first, don't hurt the villagers' lives!"
The two of them took a lot of effort to subdue the villagers again.
However, they tried various methods, but still couldn't remove the evil magic marks on the villagers.
Xue Lingling said helplessly: "There is no way now, we can only let the villagers go back first, we will wait and see in secret to see if we can find the traces of the mastermind behind the scenes."
Shen Lang nodded in agreement: "That's the only way."
So, they carefully sent the villagers back to the village.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling hid in the woods near the village, closely following the villagers' every move.
As night fell, the village was silent.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed through the village.
Shen Lang whispered, "Sister, something is happening!"
Xue Lingling made a gesture to keep quiet, and the two quietly approached the direction of the black shadow.
The black shadow entered a dilapidated house, and soon, a strange sound came from the house.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling looked at each other, approached the house cautiously, and peeked in through the cracks in the window.
Inside the house, a mysterious man in a black robe was chanting to a strange statue, and some magical instruments emitting strange light were placed around him.
The mysterious man in black robe murmured to himself: "Why didn't the villagers wait in the temple as instructed? Is there something wrong?"
"Humph, this time I will follow them personally, and I must figure out the matter." The mysterious man in black robe said with gritted teeth.
At this time, Shen Lang and Xue Lingling were still secretly observing the black-robed mysterious man's every move.
"Senior sister, this demon seems to have taken action." Shen Lang whispered.
Xue Lingling nodded: "Follow him and see what he is going to do."
The black-robed mysterious man came to the villagers, muttering something, and cast his evil spell again. The villagers' eyes instantly became dull, and they followed him obediently towards the temple.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling followed quietly behind, secretly alert in their hearts.
When they arrived at the temple, the black-robed mysterious man stood in front of the statue with a hideous smile on his face.
"This time, I see who can ruin my good thing!" The black-robed mysterious man said proudly.
After saying that, he suddenly dragged a villager in front of him, opened his mouth and began to absorb his Yang Qi.
The villager groaned in pain, and his body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling were furious when they saw this.
"Stop! You crazy villain!" Shen Lang roared, raised his sword and stabbed the mysterious man in black robe.
Xue Lingling was not to be outdone, and cast a powerful spell to attack the mysterious man in black robe.
The mysterious man in black robe was startled and faced the attack of Shen Lang and Xue Lingling.
There was a loud "bang", and the power of the three people collided, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Shen Lang and Xue Lingling were pushed back a few steps by the recoil force, and the mysterious man in black robe was forced to stop absorbing Yang Qi, but the villager was already dying.
Shen Lang looked at the poor villager, and the anger in his heart burned more and more vigorously.
"Today I will make you pay with blood!" He roared, and rushed forward again with his sword.
Xue Lingling followed closely behind, the magic weapon in her hand shining, ready to give the black-robed mysterious man a fatal blow.
Seeing this, the black-robed mysterious man showed a hideous smile on his face.
"Just you? You are overestimating your own abilities!"
As he said this, he waved his hands, and the dark aura around him instantly condensed into countless sharp blades, flying towards Shen Lang and Xue Lingling.
Shen Lang flashed and flexibly avoided these sharp blades, and at the same time swung his sword to knock down the sharp blades flying towards Xue Lingling.