Realm of the Night God

Suddenly, a loud explosion immediately drew the attention of several people. The Spirit Police on the scene had not yet figured out what was going on, but Ma Ling's expression changed first.

"The barrier I set up here has been attacked!"

At this time, a restriction barrier could be clearly seen in the sky above Huangniu Town. Due to the attack, the restriction barrier was revealed.

As soon as the restriction barrier appeared, another loud explosion followed, and the barrier was hit again. This time, the restriction barrier could no longer withstand such powerful destructive power and shattered, dissipating into spiritual light.

The reason Ma Ling set up this restriction barrier after arriving in Huangniu Town was to prevent ordinary people from entering. Therefore, the barrier's bearing capacity was quite limited and could not withstand too strong an attack.

It was precisely because of this that the barrier shattered after just two attacks.

At the moment the barrier shattered, two figures slowly emerged from the distant ruins. Due to the flames and smoke, their appearances could not be clearly seen, only a tall and a short figure could be vaguely discerned.

Powerful energy fluctuations were emanating from these two people. In addition to the powerful energy fluctuations, they also exuded strong Corpse Qi.

As the two people walked out of the flames and smoke, their figures became clearer in the eyes of Yang Haoran and the others. After seeing their appearances, the expressions of Ma Ling and the others changed significantly, and even Yang Haoran's brow slightly furrowed.

Although the short one was emitting strong Corpse Qi, Yang Haoran could confirm that he was a human, not a zombie.

However, the tall one behind the short one was different. The tall one's body was completely decaying, with maggots crawling in some places. His clothes were tattered, and blood and unknown fluids were flowing, sticking to his body in a disgusting manner.

Moreover, a foul stench was emanating from the tall one, which could be smelled even from a distance. This stench was not something a normal person could emit, as it was a unique odor produced by the decomposition of a human corpse.

It was clear that the tall one was not a human, but a zombie, and from the energy fluctuations emanating from him, he was a powerful corpse fiend.

"Sorry, my little darling was just too mischievous and got away from me. I'm here to take him away and apologize for the trouble."

The speaker was the short one, whom they had been calling Shorty. It was not because he was particularly short, but compared to the burly corpse fiend behind him, his stature seemed a bit shorter. Thi!s t^ex-t was a!c#q%u$i!r!ed fr.o!m M|+V|L0&E.M%P%Y-R*.+

However, at the moment, no one present had the mood to care about his height, but rather focused their attention on his face and the words he had just spoken.

When he said this, Shorty glanced at the corpse fiend bound by chains not far away, the meaning very clear.

"Is this corpse fiend your pet?" a Spirit Police officer asked in a solemn tone, his expression very unpleasant.

It was understandable why he would have such an expression. This corpse fiend had appeared in Huangniu Town, causing the deaths of many villagers, and even the Spirit Police had suffered heavy casualties because of it. So he was deeply resentful towards this corpse fiend.

Not only the Spirit Police officer who spoke up, but the expressions of the others present were also not good. Even Yang Haoran, who always had a smile on his face, had a slight frown and his smile had disappeared.

Yang Haoran had a certain aversion to this kind of person who raised zombies or practiced necromancy, because if it weren't for these people, his clan members, including his parents, would not have met such a tragic end and had their souls scattered.

"This corpse fiend is indeed my pet. I'm sorry for the small trouble I've caused you," Shorty responded with a smile, not denying it.

Although Shorty was apologizing verbally, his attitude and behavior showed no remorse whatsoever. Rather than saying he was apologizing, it was more like he was taunting them.

Moreover, such a major incident had occurred, with countless innocent villagers killed by this corpse fiend. How could a simple apology resolve this?

"Small trouble? Huangniu Town has been completely destroyed by your corpse fiend. Do you know how many people he has devoured here? Do you know how many people have died because of him? And you call this a small trouble?" Ma Ling retorted angrily, her displeasure with his attitude and words evident.

"Heh, a few deaths are nothing to get so worked up about. Corpse fiends are just like wild beasts, eating human blood and flesh is normal for them. To be precise, they're even worse than wild beasts, because at least some wild beasts can think, while corpse fiends only act on instinct. When they're hungry, they'll naturally want to drink blood and eat meat. This is just a natural reaction. You should be more broad-minded and tolerant, not so narrow-minded. Isn't it the same that mentally ill people who kill others don't get punished?" Shorty said lightly.

"You! You're twisting the facts!" Ma Ling was so enraged by Shorty's words that her face flushed with anger, and her longsword flashed with golden light as she shot it towards Shorty.

Ma Ling was direct, not wanting to waste time arguing further with the other party. If she couldn't refute him, she would just attack directly.

The Golden Sword moved quickly, reaching Shorty in the blink of an eye. Shorty didn't react at all, his expression not changing in the slightest, but the corpse fiend behind him moved at that moment.

The corpse fiend disappeared from its original spot and reappeared in front of Shorty.

Ding!!!

A crisp sound rang out as the corpse fiend's palm blocked Ma Ling's Golden Sword. The sharp sword tip came into contact with the palm, but instead of piercing through, it sparked as if hitting metal.

Ma Ling's expression stiffened, she did not expect the body of this corpse fiend to be so sturdy that even her Golden Sword could not harm it at all.

After the Golden Sword was blocked, the corpse fiend's palm-like fan grabbed the Golden Sword in its hand.

However, when the corpse fiend's palm grasped the Golden Sword, Ma Ling on the opposite side quickly formed hand seals and chanted something.

The golden light emanating from the Golden Sword held by the corpse fiend suddenly became more intense, and the palm of the corpse fiend holding the Golden Sword suddenly emitted white smoke, as if an ordinary person's palm had grasped a red-hot branding iron.

For an ordinary person, they would instinctively throw away the object in their hand, but this corpse fiend did not do so, it still gripped the Golden Sword tightly, and there was no trace of pain on its decaying face.

Shorty slowly walked out from behind the sturdy body of the corpse fiend, glanced at the Golden Sword in the corpse fiend's hand, and also noticed that the corpse fiend's palm was smoking from being scorched by the Golden Sword. He smiled faintly, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Ma Ling.

"Your abilities are not that impressive, but the mystical artifact is quite good, actually able to harm my corpse fiend, I'm quite impressed."

Shorty's words greatly insulted and provoked Ma Ling, her face full of anger. She exerted her full strength to try to free the Golden Sword from the corpse fiend's grip, but the Golden Sword only shook violently in the corpse fiend's hand without success.

Shorty sneered coldly, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes, "Beauty, don't waste your effort. I'll take the mystical artifact as medical expenses since my little pet has been so badly injured by you."

As he spoke, Shorty gestured towards the distant corpse fiend, and a gray giant hand coalesced above the corpse fiend, seemingly intending to take the corpse fiend away.

However, just as the gray hand was about to grab the corpse fiend below, a black chain the thickness of an arm suddenly appeared out of nowhere and lashed out violently at the Corpse Qi-formed hand.