Chapter 82. Choice
Facing Liu Haoyu’s words, it just stood there, as if mocking Liu Haoyu.
After Liu Haoyu approached, the Red Gate spoke.
“Do you really think you can defeat me?”
The Red Gate’s gender was indistinguishable, but Liu Haoyu could hear the mockery and disdain in its tone.
Liu Haoyu, too lazy to waste more words, brandished his fire axe and charged.
Ever since he started using this fire axe, Liu Haoyu had grown to like this physical method of exorcism.
It was much more effective than those flimsy talismans.
“Heh…” The Red Gate’s figure gradually blurred and then disappeared completely, leaving only its voice echoing on the rooftop: “The Guide has already been sent back to the underworld by me; how can you fight me now?”
Immediately after, a terrifying aura rushed towards him.
Liu Haoyu felt as if his body had frozen; he was completely unable to move.
However, he was prepared for this.
“Break!”
With a loud shout, a talisman at his waist turned to ash, and Liu Haoyu regained control of his body.
But the Red Gate had anticipated this too, and its genderless voice continued to speak.
“Since you all like creating barriers and showing off your skills, then come in with me…”
As it finished speaking, the Red Gate let out a sharp laugh that echoed throughout the school district housing.
Fortunately, it had already been sealed off by the Special Task Force with a barrier, otherwise, people might have thought there was a madman in the building.
As the terrifying aura gradually spread, Liu Haoyu realized that the entire world was being engulfed by darkness.
The Red Gate’s strength was undeniable, but Liu Haoyu was also formidable.
“Lightning Summoning Talisman!”
A talisman ignited, and celestial lightning gathered in Liu Haoyu’s fire axe, while the Red Gate had completed its move.
“Welcome to the Yellow Springs!”
The entire world was completely swallowed by darkness, and along with Liu Haoyu, all the Special Task Force members present were pulled in.
When everyone regained their senses, they found themselves no longer in the school district housing.
All around them were desolate, dry trees, and a large number of fierce ghosts and vengeful souls crawled out from the shadows, encircling everyone.
Wang Wenqi was greatly surprised by this situation.
“What’s going on?!”
“This should be the Red Gate’s technique; we’ve been pulled into the Yellow Springs.”
The Yellow Springs is a forbidden land for the living. Fierce ghosts wander here, constantly searching for traces of the living to drag them into hell, allowing themselves to escape the Yellow Springs.
And now, the targets of these vengeful souls and fierce ghosts had locked onto the Special Task Force members present.
Even Wang Wenqi broke out in a cold sweat seeing this scene.
“So many fierce ghosts… This is troublesome… Where is Liu Haoyu?”
“I’m here.”
Liu Haoyu looked at the ghosts that surrounded them for three layers inside and three layers outside, and said solemnly.
“To get out of here, we must defeat the Red Gate.”
“Is that so? Then we’ll cover you. We’ll deal with these wandering souls.”
“Alright.”
Liu Haoyu had many talismans, so dealing with so many wandering souls was not a problem, but the issue was that continuing to delay here could allow the Red Gate to escape.
Considering the effort the Special Task Force and he himself had put into sealing this Red Gate, failure was not an option, no matter how difficult the path ahead.
“Set up the soul-summoning banners, everyone take defensive positions!”
The soul-summoning banners could attract the gaze of all the wandering souls present, thus reducing the pressure on Liu Haoyu’s pursuit mission.
“Everyone hold on, I’ll be back soon.”
Liu Haoyu, carrying his fire axe, began to charge forward.
Along the way, he saw people he was familiar with.
Old Wang…
Li Rongjun…
Deng Shuyuan…
The wandering souls of these few people also blocked Liu Haoyu’s path.
Despite his immense helplessness, Liu Haoyu still made his move.
“Lightning Strike Talisman!”
Thunder struck and completely crushed the wandering souls of these individuals, turning them into scattered dust.
“Rest in peace.”
Liu Haoyu did not linger and continued forward until he encountered the Red Gate again.
The blood-stained, rusted iron door was less than five meters away from Liu Haoyu.
But this time, Liu Haoyu stood before it of his own volition.
Instead of being sought out by it.
Looking at the now scarred iron door, Liu Haoyu knew that Old Deng’s efforts had not been in vain.
With that thought, Liu Haoyu gripped his fire axe tighter and walked towards the Red Gate.
The Red Gate once again transformed into the appearance of a young Qin Liu. She stood before Liu Haoyu, looking at him with a playful and mocking gaze.
“You really intend to kill me?”
Hearing its words, Liu Haoyu stopped in his tracks.
“Why not?”
The man looked indifferently at the loli before him.
Although she had Qin Liu’s appearance, she was not Qin Liu.
Seeing Liu Haoyu’s determined expression, the Red Gate smiled.
“Do you really intend to do this?”
“Qin Liu’s body is currently in the basement of that haunted house, and if you kill me, I’m sorry to tell you that once I die, the black coffin containing Qin Liu will sink into the void.”
“And you know very well what your intentions are towards Qin Liu. I believe… you don’t really want to fall in love with a disembodied soul, do you?”
The Red Gate, perhaps feeling secure, stood calmly before Liu Haoyu and said.
“I may not be able to defeat you, but if I die, Qin Liu will also fall into hell. You choose.”
She spread her hands, a smile on her face, yet appearing as if she was allowing Liu Haoyu to cut her down.
Liu Haoyu frowned as he looked at the Red Gate’s death-defying demeanor.
On one hand, he was worried that it might be a trick.
On the other hand… he truly did not want Qin Liu to disappear forever.
He had seen the black coffin in a dream, and it was indeed located in the basement.
And the Red Gate seemed to be inherently connected to the basement; if it disappeared, the basement would cease to exist.
What choice should he make?
Liu Haoyu, usually decisive, found himself in a quandary at this moment.
The Red Gate had committed many evils, and its sins could not be ignored. Its existence also posed a great danger to the human world.
For both emotional and logical reasons, Liu Haoyu, as a ghost exorcist, should not be hesitating here.
The Red Gate, as if able to read minds, said to Liu Haoyu.
“Come on, don’t you all think my existence is a sin? Then kill me if you have the guts?”
Liu Haoyu did not reply, but walked forward indifferently.
He looked down at the little loli before him.
Covered by Liu Haoyu’s shadow, the fire axe gleamed with lightning, and the man’s index and middle fingers held a talisman.
The Red Gate was also intimidated by this life-threatening oppressive feeling.
She feigned composure and met Liu Haoyu’s gaze.
“What… what do you want to do?”
