Xu Ling stared at the flaming ghost before him with a tense body. He wanted very badly to go save the friends he had just acquired from wherever they were but he couldn't guarantee that he could even find them right now besides by his this guys words then they were in a bad situation so being reckless was a bad idea....he understands that but he couldn't help but lunge fiercely into battle with the huxian without thinking of a game plan. He had just accepted them outside, he was even planning to go out for dinner to celebrate that but now the idea of them being in danger set him into a frenzy.
The huxian was strong as he hurled fire balls at him from the distance but Xu Ling just circulated the mana to his legs. He heard a ding somewhere but he couldn't spare the time to check; but based on the way he became a blur in a zigzag speeding manner as he dashed to close the distance then it should be safe to say that he had a speed related skill.
The huxian engulfed his body in flames and the fight turned to a flurry of fist versus sword with Xu Ling falling short at first to him gradually coming on the same level. Of course as an enemy, the huxian wasn't playing either so when he noticed the fact that he was being pushed back equally then he used the flames dancing around to wrap around him.
Xu Ling in kind circulated the light mana around his entire body until he was a raging river of mana then he released it outward while using the skill to convert dark mana more efficiently so that a blue barrier was formed around him eating away at the flames around him.
"It's over" Xu Ling said moving to the front of the huxian with his knife then released all the mana he had accumulated from his hits in one downward slash. The retched figure of the huxian practically tore away from the inmate then got cut in half.
Xu Ling stood panting watching the prisoner on the floor for movement. In a bid to be entirely sure; he walked up to him in a stagger then suddenly slammed his mental sword squarely at his heart. The previously fainted body immediately rolled back and stood up in a fluid motion.
"Hey boss wait, let's talk first" he said waving his hand in an I surrender motion
"Here's how this goes. I ask you a question and you answer, take more than a second to answer and you die" Xu Ling said staring coldly at him
"You can't kill me or you won't find your friends so this is how it will really go okay. I take you to them while being protected then you let me out... Oh and I need your weapon too"
"You're right I can't kill you " Xu Ling said frowning
"No you need me so why don't you just put down your sword and then we'll talk" the prisoner said smiling widely
"But I can cut off a finger, break your arm or inject you with so much light mana your heart practically stops then I'll bring you back..." Xu Ling said with his frown gradually turning into a big smile.
"There's more. I mean you're the boss" the man said bowing
"Good. Now if I ask you a question, I expect an answer and I don't know doesn't count. See if you don't know then what's the point of keeping you after all tools that don't work end up in the trash" Xu Ling said smiling gently. The man cursed in his heart that which kind of psychopath is this and why did he have to meet him.
"I'd watch that face before I cut it off" Xu Ling said pointing the sword at his face. The man immediately nodded
"First question, where are we"
"The prison. The mana just distorted the space around it forming a new environment for each of us.." the man was interrupted by Xu Ling who drew a line on his hand making blood gush out. He wanted to scream but when he saw Xu Ling looking at him again then he wisely shut up
"I didn't ask for extra information so that you could feed me lies. Try that again and I'll give you a nice body tattoo" Xu Ling said and the man looked shocked but the system is mighty and it told him that this is actually a space created in a separate dimension but the prison is the door.
"Second question, who is the director working for" the sword was at his chest so the man hurriedly replied
"We work for him as slaves so we don't meet the big boss"
"Third question what else is the director planning"
"To spread Ghost to everyone"
"Fourth question, can you lead me to my friend and if so in the shortest route possible"
"Leave it to me. I had perfectly merged with the huxian so I know the way"
"Then tell me the way in extreme detail" Xu Ling said removing the sword from his chest. Seeing this the man began to excitedly explain the way to go and even revealed the name of the others. They turned out to be one of the five strongest ghosts in Chinese mythology which made Xu Ling even more worried.
"Now the most important question, why should I keep you alive right now"
"To lead you" the man said confusedly
"I can just power through it by bursting through the wall and I have everything I need from you. I don't trust you neither do I know you do I'm more inclined to end you right here but if you answer this question truthfully then I might spare you"
"I swear it on my life boss" he said putting on a pitiful face
"how did you get the sacrifice you needed to get that much power" Xu Ling said keeping his sword in the inventory.
"That's easy. I just burned a lot of houses for a year with the help of the director of course while blaming it on house fires; can you believe..." He couldn't finish that sentence as his head came off swiftly due to Xu Ling using the light mana he had to draw a line on his neck.
"Disgusting piece of shit" Xu Ling said with a disgusted look at the corpse. This world is truly full of people who deserve to die and he's going to be the one to do it starting with the director.