So, the wails rose again, like tides!

Then, gurgling, gurgling...

Ten minutes later, when Ji Jue reluctantly stood up from beside the patient, the Ghost Shadow on the ground had been thoroughly hollowed out, having no energy to even wail—it looked like a sucked-dry milk carton, shriveled and stiff.

Even the four eyes on its face had been preventatively removed by Ji Jue to avoid presbyopia.

After donating blood seven or eight times in a row, the surrounding remnants had become dim and flickering, like candles in the wind. Under the ravenous gaze of the vehicle lights, one after another retreated backwards, waving their hands in terror.

Nothing left, nothing at all, not a single drop left!

Having almost completely extracted the soul from the Ghost Shadow, forcibly squeezing out the Mutated Pollution and spiritual essence, Ji Jue's hand finally revealed the result.

A crystal the size of a thumb.

After repeated purifications via Fluid Alchemy, although it was Mercury, it presented a gem-like translucency, glowing a vivid crimson with shimmering radiance.

Satisfied, he nodded his head, placed it into the toolbox alongside the dark iron chunks of the Mutated Monsters from yesterday's workshop.

Just a bit more, and something good could be made again!

"The rescue was very successful, the patient is now out of danger."

He raised his hand, wiped the blood and sweat from his forehead, removed his gloves, and announced to the relatives, "Now, you can pay."

In the deadly silence, he eagerly looked at the stunned Ghost Shadows, his smile hopeful:

"Would you like to pay in cash or card?"

.

On the long street, it was dead silent. Somehow, everyone in the carriage had become as quiet as mice.

They stared in shock as Ji Jue laughed madly while extracting the blood of the Ghost Shadows, digging out organ after organ condensed from spiritual matter, literally hollowing out a monster that was enough to keep everyone busy.

Then he turned around, began beating up the relatives, extorted from the family.

Squeezing the frog until it peed, taking everything except their lives, leaving nothing but a breath of air.

Gulp.

Ji Xue swallowed dryly, hesitated to turn back and look at Lou Feng, hardly concealing her shock:

"All of you Embers are..."

"Just him!"

Lou Feng instinctively waved his hands frantically in denial, "I'm a normal person! No, all of us craftsmen are normal! Except for Ji Jue! Can he even be considered human!"

It was essential to make a clear distinction, emphatically!

If not, he felt that the reputation of craftsmen might soon be dragged down into the gutter by this damned being, and besides, this had just gotten better a few days ago!

Ji Xue remained silent for a long time, looked at him, then at Ji Jue who was still laughing and beating the Ghost Shadows, and sincerely nodded:

"That's true."

In the passenger seat, Xu Guan, who had been forced to witness the entire process, stiffly turned back, his face twitching as he looked at Tong Shan: "Captain... I suspect he is from the Evil Cult..."

Tong Shan stayed silent, hesitated to speak.

He truly wanted to nod, to tell him: I suspect so too, but I have no evidence.

But in the end, he just patted Xu Guan's shoulder, trying to console him, "Think of it this way, he's even more sinister than the Evil Cult, right?"

"..."

Xu Guan had no response, silently deleting this segment from his record book.

As silence ensued, the car door opened.

In the midst of the mess, a refreshed Ji Jue returned to the vehicle, sat down, tilted his head back and guzzled down a large bottle of water, and finally took a deep breath.

"Phew! Worked up a good sweat..."

Wiping his face, he looked around, puzzled, "Uh, what's wrong with everyone? Why is nobody talking?"

"No, no... nothing... nothing at all..."

After a series of stress-induced rebuttals, Ji Liu coughed, his gaze shifting, "Maybe everyone is just tired, right?"

Instantly, the response was unanimous: "Ah yes yes yes!"

"Exactly!"

"I'm so tired, my head hurts!"

"Let's get going, we should leave! This place is no good to stay long!"

Thus, the vehicle that had stopped for so long started up again.

It rolled over the disorder and the struggling Ghost Shadows in the middle of the road, moving away amidst a series of satisfying cracks.

So they proceeded.

Navigating through a labyrinth-like dark world.

A long, long time passed, and finally a light shone up ahead.

Like a barrier, shadows emerged from the darkness, searchlights shining toward this spot.

Silhouettes could vaguely be seen running atop the high walls.

"We're finally here."

Among the collective sighs of relief, Ji Liu hit the brakes, finally able to relax a bit.

Ahead, the permanent base of the exploration team.

Someone raised a gun.

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