Xiao Mu took a vehicle to the station of the Humans Offensive and Defensive Alliance. Qing Songzi greeted him with a worried look on his face.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu felt an increasingly serious sense of the situation. Otherwise, Qing Songzi wouldn't show such a worried expression. He hurriedly asked:

"Mr. Qing Songzi, what has happened?"

Qing Songzi's face was solemn, "Mr. Mu, have you heard of war-related treasures?"

War-related treasures?

Xiao Mu couldn't help but think of the Bone Token in his own hands. The Bone Token belonged to war-related treasures, used on the battlefield, it could enhance the effects in battle and improve the strength of the soldiers.

Such treasures were special types of treasures, different from the ordinary ones.

What a coincidence?

Just when he was about to tell Qing Songzi about the Bone Token, Qing Songzi mentioned war-related treasures?

Xiao Mu nodded, deciding to listen to what Qing Songzi had to say first.

Qing Songzi's voice became even more serious, "What Mr. Mu doesn't know is that there is one such war-related treasure in our Nanke City, obtained from the Ancient Battlefield of Qiwu Mountain. It's a mutated Dragon Banner from the Ming Dynasty, called the Iron Blood Battle Flag."

"In use on the battlefield, it can raise the strength of five hundred soldiers by ten to twenty percent."

"Ten to twenty percent, five hundred soldiers, that's so powerful?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu couldn't help feeling surprised.

Let alone enhancing ten to twenty percent of battle power, even if it just raised it by ten percent, it would be extremely terrifying.

With ten percent enhancement, one of two originally equal opponents would vastly outmatch the other.

If the battle power rose by twenty percent, they could win with an absolute advantage.

At a thirty percent increase, one could practically crush their opponent.

Not to mention, this banner can enhance the battle power of five hundred soldiers at a time, which is even more astonishing.

After looking at Xiao Mu, Qing Songzi sighed, "This Iron Blood Battle Flag was the backbone of our fight against evil absurdity in Nanke City. However, last night, it was stolen by the evil ghost."

"Stolen by an evil ghost, how was it taken? Wasn't there anyone protecting it?"

Xiao Mu wrinkled his brow.

Such an important object, Qing Songzi should have assigned more people to protect it. How could it be easily stolen by an evil ghost?

"How could I not assign important people to protect such an important item?"

In a gloomy tone, Qing Songzi said, "Not only was the flag guarded by a large number of high-level guards, but two Mid Third Realm experts and four Early Third Realm experts alternated in close protection."

"The six men divided into two groups, and at any given time, there was one Mid Third Realm and two Early Third Realm experts standing guard beside the battle flag."

"Apart from this, the guards also had advanced warning information. As soon as they detected an anomaly, the people guarding the Iron Blood Battle Flag would immediately raise the alarm."

Xiao Mu pondered, "With such secure protection, and so many experts guarding it, how could the Iron Blood Battle Flag be stolen by the evil ghost? Was there a fierce Blood Demon? Was it a red Blood Demon or a dark purple one?"

With such stringent protection, it would require a red or dark purple Blood Demon to somehow steal the flag.

Qing Songzi shook his head, "I can't be completely sure about the exact details. Reasonably, there should be a red Blood Demon, possibly even more than one, otherwise, they wouldn't have stolen the Iron Blood Battle Flag so easily."

"What about the people guarding the flag? Why not ask them?"

Xiao Mu asked again.

Qing Songzi shook his head, "The guards of the flag were all injured. Their wounds are strange, and they are currently unconscious."

"We asked Mr. Mu to come because Mr. Mu is proficient in Taoist Law. We want to invite Mr. Mu to help identify the cause and see if he can wake them up to ascertain the situation."

"If possible, we'd like to see if you can find traces of the evil ghost and retrieve the Iron Blood Battle Flag."

"Can it still be retrieved? Wouldn't the evil ghost immediately escape upon getting the Iron Blood Battle Flag?"

Xiao Mu was somewhat worried.

Wouldn't the evil ghost immediately flee upon acquiring the Iron Blood Battle Flag?

Upon hearing this, Qing Songzi finally had a bit of relief on his face, "What Mr. Mu doesn't know is that last night, when the flag was being stolen, our people managed to set off the alarm at the very last moment."

"After the alarm was sounded, the others who were protecting the warfare flag nearby immediately gathered around, surrounding the courtyard where the Iron Blood Battle Flag was placed. Therefore, unless the Evil Ghost possesses the ability to fly and burrow into the ground, there is no chance of escape."'

"That's a relief."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though the Evil Ghost has the ability to go through walls and enter the ground, it doesn't mean that the Evil Ghost can move from one place to another underground.

Unless the Evil Ghost opens a Space Gate, that's another matter entirely.

Normally, if an Evil Ghost wants to leave a place, it still needs to walk on the ground.

More precisely, wherever the Evil Ghost goes down, it has to come up from there.

As for travelling underground, strictly speaking, that falls within the scope of the Five Elements Escaping Technique, which is a spell, not something that ordinary creatures can do.

"We'll have to rely on you, Mr. Mu."

Qing Songzi made a serious request.

"Mr. Qing Songzi, you're too polite. I also have something to tell you."

Xiao Mu courteously replied, then continued.

"What does Mr. Mu want to say? Please go ahead!"

Upon hearing Xiao Mu's words, Qing Songzi was a bit surprised. He couldn't figure out what Xiao Mu was going to say.

"Mr. Qing Songzi, take a look at this."

Xiao Mu said as he pulled out the Bone Token.

"What a bizarre token."

Seeing the Bone Token, Qing Songzi's face turned pale on the spot. After a careful look, his expression became even more serious, "Is this a military command? An evil one? Like the Iron Blood Battle Flag, is it a battlefield treasure that can command soldiers and enhance their combat power?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Mu nodded, "Mr. Qing Songzi, this is indeed a military command."

"Where did it come from?"

Qing Songzi asked with a shocked expression.

Xiao Mu explained in detail how he came to own the Bone Token. The more Qing Songzi listened, the more serious his expression became.

"Mr. Mu, are you saying that there are more than one of these commands, and the Evil Ghosts are producing them in large quantities?"

"Yes."

Xiao Mu nodded.

Although he only had one of them, according to the information he had obtained at the time, the Evil Ghosts appeared to be mass-producing them.

The power of the Bone Token pales in comparison to the Iron Blood Battle Flag. One Bone Token could perhaps only enhance the power of a handful of Evil Ghost soldiers. The degree of enhancement was also not comparable to the Iron Blood Battle Flag.

But producing them in large quantities was indeed terrifying.

He took a deep breath as Qing Songzi's expression turned even more serious, "Mr. Mu, please wait, I need to borrow this Bone Token. The situation is critical, I must report to the higher-ups immediately."

"Please feel free!", Xiao Mu said.

Qing Songzi excused himself and left with the Bone Token. He didn't return for quite some time, and when he did, his face looked much better.

Xiao Mu hurriedly asked: "Mr. Qing Songzi, how did it go?"

Finally, a smile appeared on Qing Songzi's face, "Fortunately, thanks to Mr. Mu, we were able to find out about this strange activity of the Evil Ghosts. It seems that the Evil Ghosts are also preparing for the war."

"After I reported the situation, the higher-ups decided to send an elder to station here, to deter the Curse Ghost."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu's expression showed some surprise.

It seems his guess was correct, behind the Human's Offensive and Defensive Alliance, there must be figures like the Human Emperor leading it. Otherwise, if it were just the humans who had appeared after the World Mutation, they would probably lack the strength to deter the Curse Ghost.

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