Chapter 1554: Chapter 925: Stone Statues 5
Based on the number of stone fragments present, it can be deduced that there were at least 5 stone statues here once.
In other words, two minutes ago, there were 5 ghosts wandering around on this land beneath their feet.
"Watch out!" Jiang Qingluan warned loudly, "Something is coming, nearby, many of them!"
Just as the words left her mouth, a gray mist suddenly arose in the dead forest, rapidly surrounding them. Simultaneously, several rigid ghost shadows appeared faintly within the depths of the mist.
"Don’t panic, do not resist yet; don’t use the powers of your magic artifacts," Jiang Qingluan reminded them.
However, things were clearly not that simple. The mist continued to approach them, and the ghost shadows within it were getting closer. Yang Xiao was already able to discern the shape of a figure.
It was a man with grayish-white skin, and he carried partially shedding stone fragments on his body, much like a zombie, walking straight toward them.
"Don’t wait any longer, it’s targeting us, Number 2, get ready to take us away!" Nalan Shuo also realized something was wrong and immediately made a decision.
Yang Xiao knew better than anyone present how severe the issue was. He had used the Human Bone Staff to detect it; nearby, it wasn’t just the 5 resurrected Stone Statue Ghosts. Behind the mist lay many more.
These freshly resurrected Stone Statue Ghosts seemed like a key, opening a door to the Otherworld, releasing more monsters.
"What do we do, quickly make a decision!" The woman from the Chamber of Commerce urged; if there was no answer, she was ready to take action first.
"You attack and try to hit the one in front," Yang Xiao suddenly said.
"Okay!" The Chamber of Commerce woman wasted no time; there was no sandstorm as before. With a swift move, a sand blade flew out, cutting through the mist like slicing through vegetables, instantly cleaving the closest Stone Statue Ghost man from the shoulder. The power of the sand blade was terrifying!
But then, a horrifying scene unfolded. The Stone Statue Ghost, nearly cleaved in half by the sand blade, did not fall. Instead, it stood still, and within moments, the rigid body began covering itself with a stone shell, re-petrifying on the spot, becoming just like the first stone statue they encountered earlier within mere blinks.
Indeed, these creatures are unkillable and will just continue to petrify, waiting to be reborn.
The reason Yang Xiao dared to stay and observe was that he had already secured a means of escape. After being surrounded by the mist, Nalan Shuo threw out a mirror which, under the influence of Nalan Shuo’s ability, was tossed over a hundred meters away, landing in their escape direction.
And after Yang Xiao checked using the Soul-Capturing Mirror, he confirmed it was fine; he could shuttle into the Mirror World at any time, and then through that thrown mirror, escape.
After testing a bit, Yang Xiao also had a clearer understanding of these Stone Statue Ghosts; relying on brute force to defeat them or forcing all Stone Statue Ghosts into petrification is very difficult. After all, individually, this thing isn’t too difficult to deal with, but they are overwhelming in numbers, impossible to kill them all.
Moreover, the truly terrifying element is the gray mist behind the Stone Statue Ghosts. Even with the Human Bone Staff in hand, Yang Xiao’s detection could not penetrate much of it, seemingly possessing some ability to block spiritual power detection.
But even the tiny portion that was detected was enough to be shocking; there were at least a hundred Stone Statue Ghosts coming, conservatively speaking.
Once surrounded by the mist, it was like being severed from the original Secret Realm World, making it very difficult to forcibly break through; some special means was necessary.
Seeing the mist approaching ever closer, Yang Xiao hesitated no longer, activated the Soul-Capturing Mirror’s ability, and in the next moment, the five vanished from their original spot.
Upon reappearing, they were already at a different location over a hundred meters away from the original position.
Turning to look into the depths of the dead forest, the mist could be seen rolling and surging, rapidly retreating. In less than half a minute, the originally sky-covering mist mysteriously vanished without leaving a trace.
Indeed... Yang Xiao’s suspicion was once again proven right; once the target was lost, the mist along with the Stone Statue Ghosts within it would disappear.
"Wait for me a moment," Yang Xiao said before disappearing with a "whoosh."
This time, Yang Xiao returned to the original spot, picked up the mirror from the ground, and not far in front of him stood the statue which after being "killed" had re-petrified, maintaining its original form.
Currently, there was only this one stone statue around; all the other Stone Statue Ghosts that appeared had vanished.
To say ’vanished’ might be inappropriate; instead, they should be said to have been taken away, brought into that mist, awaiting the next hunt to begin.
Yang Xiao began to understand; these Stone Statue Ghosts that fell into "slumber" are akin to keys. As long as they were disturbed, they would summon the mist and the army of Stone Statue Ghosts, bringing about peril.
But Yang Xiao still couldn’t figure out why the first "awakened" was not that stone statue woman; after all, she was the first Stone Statue Ghost they encountered. Could it be... there was some other explanation?
Nonetheless, through this ordeal, Yang Xiao and the others acquired a lot of crucial information; these Stone Statue Ghosts are definitely not Source Ghosts. They should be similar to Chang Ghost beings, not too hard to deal with as long as the method was correct.
Of course, this ’not too hard’ comes with some prerequisites. It is naturally not difficult for someone like him with a Space-type Magical Artifact, but for others, that would be a different story.
Yang Xiao believed that even without him taking action, Director Nalan and the others could escape since, at their level, everyone had some hidden trump cards in reserve.
