Furious and sinking to this point, Huangfu Jun...
Except for Huangfu Jun, everyone's eyes widened instantly. Ai Huwei turned to seek help from Xuan Ze, but before he could make a sound, his vision went black and he lost consciousness.
Ai Lin also grabbed Huangfu Jun's hand at the first moment. The next second, the entire space-time plunged into a dead silent dark abyss, and no one could make a sound.
Huangfu Jun felt a whirl and was thrown heavily to the ground.
In the darkness, she groped the ground and scrambled to her feet, looking around warily.
Ai Lin was gone. Ai Huwei, Xuan Ze, and the driver were also missing.
She held her breath and focused, activating her eye ability to its maximum to search for the demonic energy field of the ambushing demon.
Where was this? A demon's barrier? Or an illusion created by demonic magic?
Her eyes suddenly emitted a faint green glow, repeatedly probing the boundaries of the darkness.
It was a barrier.
Just as she confirmed this, a dim light appeared before her, and a figure faintly emerged within the light.
It was Ai Lin!
She stood motionless with her back to Huangfu Jun.
Huangfu Jun held her breath, carefully approached Ai Lin, and reached out to touch her shoulder.
Ai Lin slowly turned around, but what entered Huangfu Jun's sight was a fox face covered in brown fur!
"Miss Huangfu, you're here?"
The fox's eyes rolled as it scrutinized her, its terrifying vertical pupils glowing with eerie green light!
Huangfu Jun stepped back half a pace. The fox even had a strange dent on its forehead, as if a scar left by a heavy blow.
Its mouth split open wider and wider, as if smiling. Its fur trembled in waves, and a row of sharp fangs gleamed with a devouring luster.
Huangfu Jun suddenly pulled a spray bottle from her bag and sprayed it fiercely into the fox's eyes, nose, and open mouth!
The fox spirit, violently stimulated by the spray, shuddered. It covered its face in pain, and its dress instantly split apart!
Huangfu Jun quickly jumped back.
In the pitch-black environment, a glowing Ai Lin appearing out of nowhere—if it wasn't a demon in disguise, it would be strange. The reason she dared to approach was that she wanted to strike first and gain the upper hand!
After a moment, the fox spirit recovered from the spray's damage. It looked at Huangfu Jun in disbelief and gritted its teeth. "What new spell is this? I came in response to the prophecy, yet you've concocted some filthy thing to deal with me?"
Huangfu Jun tilted her head slightly and winked playfully. What she used was a protective spray specifically for repelling wild animals like foxes, favored by outdoor adventure enthusiasts.
When she first saw this demon-catching job online, she didn't know it was all Ai Lin's setup.
Before meeting the employer, to ensure she could take on this fox spirit mission, she did extensive research.
She had no magical arts to catch demons, but she had plenty of knowledge.
Ancient texts said no matter how powerful a fox spirit was, it couldn't change its fundamental fox nature. So her first weapon was a field anti-fox spray available on Taobao, which had a miraculous effect on foxes.
And indeed, physical attacks worked! Scientific knowledge was reliable!
The fox spirit gritted its teeth, stepped back slowly, and hid in the deep darkness.
Huangfu Jun straightened her back alertly. In the darkness ahead, a long row of pale white lights appeared, slowly revealing blurry figures.
She blinked hard to focus. The figures became clearer. Many she didn't recognize, but she could clearly see Xuan Ze and Ai Huwei in the center.
Huangfu Jun frowned slightly. Except for Xuan Ze and Ai Huwei, whose faces still had color, the others were dull like zombies, devoid of any living aura.
"Miss Huangfu, save me! Come save me!" Xuan Ze shouted in terror. He struggled, but his body seemed frozen, unable to move.
Ai Huwei, who also wanted to call for help, was startled by Xuan Ze's appearance. He asked in a trembling voice, "Master, what do you mean? Aren't you from the Monster Supervision Bureau? Can't you handle this fox spirit?"
"That's the Half-Demon Supervision Bureau! My senior brother is in the Supervision Bureau!" Xuan Ze corrected irritably. "Besides, this fox spirit's cultivation is too deep. Didn't you see earlier that Miss Huangfu's skills surpass mine?"
"Hehe..." The fox spirit's voice suddenly came from behind Xuan Ze. "Are you also a demon catcher coming for me?"
Xuan Ze's pupils moved in horror. A terrifying fox face suddenly appeared on his right shoulder.
Xuan Ze was so scared that tears and snot flew together. "Great Spirit, it's not me, it's not me! Everything I said before was nonsense. I have no demon-catching abilities at all. I'm just out here trying to make a living. Please don't eat me. If you must eat someone, eat the one next to me—he's bigger, fatter, and tastier!"
Ai Huwei was so angry his nose twisted. "Xuan Ze, you shameless fraud—I curse you for eight generations!!!"
The fur on the fox spirit's face suddenly trembled, undulating in waves across Xuan Ze's neck. It let out a sharp laugh. "Don't fight, don't fight. I'll eat whoever talks the most first."
Xuan Ze's face turned paler than paper. He clenched his teeth and held his breath, not daring to make a sound. Ai Huwei also trembled uncontrollably.
Having dealt with the two ugly men, the fox spirit turned its attention back to Huangfu Jun. Its terrifying beastly pupils rolled, emitting eerie green light. "Stinky girl, you used tactics meant for ordinary foxes against me? Hehe~ You sure thought of that. But fox spirits are far superior to you humans. How could such tricks really hurt me?"
Huangfu Jun blinked innocently, tilted her head with a smile, and pulled a long stick-like object from her bag.
The fox spirit's gaze turned cold. It pushed Xuan Ze and Ai Huwei aside and lunged at Huangfu Jun like an arrow.
At the same time, its body expanded dramatically, turning into a giant monster over two meters tall in the blink of an eye. It opened its bloody mouth wide, its stinking breath spraying onto Huangfu Jun's face.
Huangfu Jun decisively pressed the switch on the "long stick." The ultra-powerful flashlight instantly emitted blinding light, and the lightning-like beam shot straight into the fox spirit's unprepared eyes!
With a howl of agony, the fox spirit fell from mid-air!
Huangfu Jun pursed her lips. Hadn't it said physical attacks were useless? So why did it surrender to the bright light that foxes fear?