When the other demons saw that the largest octopus-like monster had been taken down, they all converged towards Yu Nian.
In the darkness, pairs of ghostly eyes glowed with a dim green light. They swarmed towards the contestants one after another.
These monsters conceived by the students didn't actually possess high levels of power, but they were exactly what all practitioners feared the most.
They were mindless, unaware of fear, and never retreated. They just clung on tenaciously.
They were like chewing gum stuck in one's hair, utterly disgusting.
The monsters came in groups, aiming to exhaust the practitioners' strength and spiritual power. When the practitioners encountered a powerful demon, they would be devoured helplessly.
Gradually, everyone was starting to run out of steam.
Even the good-tempered Zhong Yaya couldn't help but curse. She quickly replaced the yellow talisman on her zombie's forehead with a more advanced red one and tried hard to control it to fight the monsters.
Xu Ning gasped and estimated the number of the monsters. Despairingly, he said, "There are at least hundreds of these monsters. How can we possibly kill them all?!"
It was already very difficult to deal with a dozen of these low-level monsters, let alone hundreds of them. It was just a matter of time before they were exhausted!
The contestants were all feeling gloomy at the moment. A few contestants with less powerful cultivation were distracted and were directly knocked down by the monsters.
Yu Nian thought for a moment and suddenly raised her arm. A red thread was hanging from her snow-white wrist.
A cool breeze blew. Everyone only heard Yu Nian shout in a low voice, "Go!"
The bright red thread leaped into the air like a lively little snake and surrounded and attacked the monsters at lightning speed.
Strangely enough, when the red thread was wrapped around Yu Nian's arm, it only seemed to be a few dozen centimeters long. But now, when it was surrounding and capturing the monsters, it seemed to be endless.
Only a few extremely crisp "click" sounds came from around the playground. Dozens of evil ghosts and demons were instantly captured by the red thread and vanished without a trace.
The contestants stopped in their tracks and said in disbelief, "Such a fast speed!"
In the same amount of time, Yu Nian had a very high hit rate when attacking the monsters. Her efficiency was more than ten times that of theirs!
Before long, the monsters around them had disappeared, and the playground suddenly became much more spacious.
But then, the remaining monsters rushed up ferociously again. Half of them started to attack the contestants violently, while the other half rammed into the barrier where the students were.
Sun Mingze was the closest to the barrier. He felt the ground under his feet shaking violently. Looking at the ghostly face so close, it was a double blow to his vision and mind. He couldn't help but let out a scream.
The next second, a fair hand quickly grabbed the monster's hair. Yu Nian mercilessly dragged it to the side and killed it neatly.
After doing all this, Yu Nian strengthened the barrier and then threw herself back into the battle.
The students immediately got excited. A few girls looked at Yu Nian with bright eyes.
[Yu Nian is so cool! I'm officially a fan!]
[Yes, she's much cooler than that Fu Sui!]
[She makes me feel so safe!]
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd.
A thin girl suddenly rushed out of the barrier and headed straight for the place where the remaining monsters were gathered. Everyone took a closer look and found that it was Qiu Xuan.
Sun Mingze was shocked and quickly grabbed Qiu Xuan's hand. But Qiu Xuan seemed to have superhuman strength. Three or two boys around her couldn't hold her back and were all knocked to the ground.
Someone exclaimed, "Look at her eyes!"
Qiu Xuan's eyes were extremely black, as if filled with ink. Her white sclera had completely disappeared. Her hair fluttered without wind, and her body was surrounded by a thick aura of resentment.
The moment Qiu Xuan stepped out of the barrier, her body trembled visibly. First, she vomited a few mouthfuls of dirty blood, and then blood kept flowing from every orifice on her face.
The scene was so terrifying that several students at the scene fainted.
Yu Nian's eyebrow twitched. She quickly stepped forward and struck Qiu Xuan on the neck. The girl let out a whimper and immediately collapsed limply.
Xue Yier frowned and said, "Is she possessed?"
Yu Nian nodded. The thing possessing Qiu Xuan was very strange. If Qiu Xuan wasn't knocked out, her body might explode because it couldn't bear so much resentment.
The moment Qiu Xuan lost consciousness, all the monsters on the playground suddenly disappeared.
Xue Yier scratched her head in confusion and said, "What's going on?"
Yu Nian was stunned for a moment and then looked thoughtfully at the unconscious Qiu Xuan. She told the students beside her, "Take her to the school infirmary first."
The sky was about to dawn. Zhong Yaya looked a bit lost and said, "What should we do now?"
Yu Nian thought for a while and suddenly asked the students, "Does the school have an art classroom for art students?"
The students quickly nodded and replied in a hubbub, "Yes, it's on the top floor of the teaching building."
...
According to the students, the teaching building had five floors in total. The top floor was for art students. But since there were very few art students in Wanjv High School, the fifth floor was rarely used.
The corridor was completely silent. Only the footsteps of the contestants could be heard.
When they reached the corner of the third floor, they suddenly saw a dim green light.
An earthenware brazier was placed in the dim corner. There were some ashes mixed with yellow and black in the brazier, seemingly the remnants of just-burned paper money. The pungent smell filled the air and lingered.
A short girl was squatting beside the brazier. She had her head bowed deeply. Her long black hair completely covered her appearance. All they could see was a layer of white mist covering her eyebrows, looking both real and illusory.
The girl trembled with both hands. While adding paper to the brazier, she kept muttering like a possessed person, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it..."
The scene was extremely strange. Xue Yier tried to step forward to find out, but the girl was like a startled bird. She let out a shrill scream and trembled all over as she shrank into the corner.
"I didn't mean it. Don't come and kill me!"
Everyone was stunned. The girl ran to the corner of the stairs with red eyes and disappeared like a phantom.
The contestants were completely confused and said, "Is she a human or a ghost?"
Zhong Yaya also shivered and said, "Where did that green light come from just now?"
Yu Nian didn't say a word and led everyone to continue going upstairs.
When they reached the corner of the fourth floor, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
The familiar smell of paper money came out again.
The green light, the brazier, the girl...
It was exactly the same scene as on the third floor!