AMRWFA -Chapter 347 Mass Production of Talismans

Among the “secret manuals” that Ruan Yaoyao had previously submitted, there were already instructions on talisman crafting, and people had been assigned to study them. Unfortunately, progress hadn’t been ideal.

But after hearing about what happened in Lansu Town, they no longer cared about how far along the research was. They immediately called people in to work overtime, rushing out a batch and sending it to Ruan Yaoyao for inspection to see if anything could be used.

Even if they couldn’t match Ruan Yaoyao’s level, as long as they had even a slight effect, it was better than nothing.

【????】

【My god! Where did all these talismans come from?】

【Did the “state dad” start wholesale production?!】

【Damn impressive!】

Ruan Yaoyao was pleasantly surprised and stepped forward to take a look.

【Huh?】

【What’s going on? Why does the quality feel…】

She picked one from the pile on the left, then another from the pile on the right, frowning in confusion.

【It’s a bit unstable!】

【Hmm… it doesn’t feel like they were drawn by the same person!】

【So even the “state dad” can’t guarantee everyone is a genius.】

Deputy Minister Qin, who delivered the items: “……”

【Forget it. Even if it’s just barely usable, it’s still better than nothing.】

【Anyway, I didn’t draw them!】

Deputy Minister Qin: So that last sentence is the key point, huh?

Seeing that Ruan Yaoyao accepted them, Qin finally felt slightly relieved.

At least this proved their research had some results.

Meanwhile, Lu Lingling had disappeared for a full day, and the mental hospital hadn’t even come looking for her. No one mentioned it at all, as if she had never existed.

A group of officials waiting for the hospital to “report it” were left speechless:

【They already knew Lingling would disappear!】

Ruan Yaoyao gently stroked Lu Lingling’s head again, her heart full of pity.

【Good thing I ran into her. Otherwise such a good girl would’ve been ruined.】

Soon, they re-entered the eerie world. This time, they were clearly more prepared and brought a lot of supplies.

Before night even fell, they were already waiting. The villagers led by Mayor Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief—they had been worried someone might go in and never come back.

Seeing them return meant the higher authorities had not abandoned them.

Ruan Yaoyao distributed the talismans and explained to Mayor Chen which ones she had drawn herself. The others might be less effective, but they could still be used in emergencies.

Mayor Chen immediately understood—this was a reminder of which talismans were for attacking “abnormal entities” and which were for life-saving purposes.

“Does this really work?” Officer Ou Jian looked at the talisman in his hand skeptically.

Just this thing?

They had tried similar things before.

Captain Ren said nothing, but the bespectacled man beside him picked one up.

“Whether it works or not, why not try it? Didn’t they say these are specifically for dealing with those things? If the big ones are too strong, we can at least catch a small one, right?”

There were different sizes of these entities. Weapons like knives and sticks weren’t completely useless—they could injure them slightly, maybe cut off a tentacle or cause a wound.

But killing one outright? That was unrealistic.

Ou Jian snorted.

“Didn’t we try before? The people who tested it are probably already buried with grass three feet tall.”

Despite his words, they still decided to test one.

After all, they had been here long enough to roughly understand the patterns of these entities.

They locked onto a smaller one—about the size of a car.

“How do we test it?”

Ou Jian, who had just been complaining, stepped forward again.

“How else? I’ll be bait. I’ll lure it over.”

He quietly approached. Once he confirmed his teammates were ready, he took out a round object from his bag and threw it.

“Roll—roll—”

In the silent night, the sound was especially clear. The entity twitched its “ears” and immediately turned its head.

Its eyes met Ou Jian’s.

“ROAR—”

With a low growl, it charged at him.

Ou Jian raised his blade and rushed forward as well.

One strike—one tentacle of the entity was severed.

Enraged, the creature expanded wildly, growing countless tentacles that lashed toward him.

At that moment, the bespectacled man emerged from the side, quietly rushing in with a talisman.

The entity sensed him and slapped a tentacle toward him.

The man instinctively wanted to dodge, but seeing the talisman in his hand, he forced himself to stay put and slapped it directly onto the incoming tentacle.

“Bang!”

The moment the talisman made contact, it stuck as if glued on.

“Zzz…”

A faint sizzling sound rose. Green smoke curled upward. The tentacle was instantly burned open, forming a large hole.

A soul-piercing pain caused the entity to freeze.

All its attacks toward Ou Jian paused as it turned to look at its wounded limb.

Half of the tentacle had already been corroded away and couldn’t regenerate.

Ou Jian, the bespectacled man, and Captain Qiao hiding nearby all saw it clearly—and were overjoyed.

It actually worked?!

Finally—real talismans!

“Don’t hesitate—attack!”

Captain Qiao shouted, and everyone rushed forward with talismans in hand.

The poor entity was overwhelmed like a beast surrounded by wolves. Its resistance collapsed under the effect of the talismans. Soon, with a final “sizzle,” it turned into black smoke and merged back into the dark mist.

“We won!”

“We actually won!”

“We really eliminated it!”

Everyone cheered.

They weren’t afraid of sacrifice.

What they feared was not seeing hope.

Previously, they could only fight in close combat, barely scratching the enemy. Now, a few talismans were enough to destroy it—they no longer had to fear meaningless death.

In various parts of Lansu Town, similar scenes played out. Teams were filled with renewed strength, eager to eliminate all entities that very night.

Of course, not everything went smoothly.

Some groups encountered larger entities—for example, Team Tan Long was unlucky enough to face one the size of three or four trucks right after killing a smaller one.

It nearly scared them to death.

“Don’t be afraid! We have talismans!”

But they quickly realized that while the talismans worked, their effect was limited. They were effective against small entities, but against larger ones, they only damaged the surface and couldn’t reach the core.

One teammate, Xie Jiao, was caught off guard and wrapped tightly by a thick tentacle. Although his talismans burned several holes into it, the tentacle didn’t release him—instead, it tightened further like a snake, trying to crush him.

Just as he was about to collapse, his teammates panicked.

“Brother Jiao!”

At that critical moment, Tan Long suddenly remembered a special package given to him earlier—meant for emergencies only.

Emergency moment?

Wasn’t this exactly it?

If he didn’t use it now, Xie Jiao would die.

He opened the package—and inside were more talismans.

Could these be different?

To his eyes, they just looked slightly more “spiritual” than the others.

He didn’t hesitate. He handed them out.

“Use these!”