Chapter 287
Chapter 287 Isn’t that a Female Ghost? It Only Took a Few Minutes to Get All Riled Up
“Useful!” Ling Mo was suddenly delighted, “So it turns out just fragments can complete…”
However, before he could finish his sentence, Yan Qiu suddenly charged over, so fast that even Ling Mo didn’t have time to react—after all, he was also on guard against the two teams, since this was a PVP dungeon, he couldn’t trust other players too much. Yet, despite this, he still couldn’t react in time.
Clearly, this guy had been holding back during the earlier fight with those four girls; perhaps their entire team being pressed down was just for show.
Maybe that’s called playing dumb to eat the tiger.
Although Ling Mo didn’t see it coming, that didn’t mean everyone else was caught off guard.
For instance, Xia Xinyan.
Compared to her reaction speed, even if Yan Qiu were to be born ten years earlier, he still wouldn’t catch up.
However, Xia Xinyan didn’t choose to counterattack; instead, she quickly hugged Ling Mo and pushed him aside—
In the next moment, Yan Qiu collided with a vengeful spirit crawling out of a sealed well.
The ghost didn’t have a physical form—otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to crawl out of the sealed well. Unfortunately, Yan Qiu’s attack had a soul attribute, which effectively turned him into a half-human, half-ghost being, forcing the spirit into his dimension, or conversely, pulling himself into the ghost’s world.
Then… all the onlookers watched as he rolled around three times, embracing a white-clad female ghost before finally coming to a stop.
The ghost was dazed.
However, Yan Qiu reacted quickly. Realizing he had landed on a ghost, he instantly pulled out a ghost-slaying sword from his spatial watch and stabbed it into the ghost’s heart, causing her to let out a sharp scream and allowing Yan Qiu to escape.
Yet, that scream seemed to act like a charging horn for the spirits, and soon a swarm of ghosts crawled out from the sealed well, rushing towards all the living around.
In an instant, the square, which had just settled down, erupted into chaos again.
Xia Xinyan was the first to slash down two ghosts charging at them, then she pulled Ling Mo back: “Save your strength! It’s not wise to get entangled with them here.”
She had initially meant to counterattack when she saw Yan Qiu charge, but after taking just two steps forward, she noticed a ghost hand reaching out from the well’s edge. Ling Mo was right in between her and Yan Qiu, so she silently turned back and tackled Ling Mo down.
That’s right, in that brief moment of less than half a second before Yan Qiu lunged, Ling Mo didn’t even react, but she managed to do all that ahead of him… this just goes to show how fast her extreme reaction speed was.
Now it seemed that while the golden fragments had successfully sealed the Five Elements, perhaps due to their insufficient power or the normal increase in difficulty after advancing the main storyline, they had inadvertently triggered a tidal wave of spirits at the formation eye. Added to that, with Yan Qiu’s group and those four unknown girls still watching them like hawks, choosing to fight here was definitely a foolish decision.
Ling Mo understood this too, and considering that the formation eye was still there, he ultimately chose not to throw a bomb; instead, he produced a pile of ghost repelling talismans and started tossing them at the incoming ghosts like they were free, momentarily hindering their advance.
Murong Yue quickly moved next to the two, her expression tense: “Let’s hurry! My energy is running out!”
She had been forced to activate her abilities earlier, but pure physical enhancement wasn’t effective against these spiritual entities. If her peak state faded in three minutes, she’d be in a really bad spot, making her the most anxious one among them.
She shouldn’t have brought them here!
Ling Mo didn’t hesitate, once again tossing a large handful of talismans to slow down the approaching spirits before turning around to head back the way they came: “Alright! Let’s go!”
Murong Yue was even faster, and seeing their agreement to retreat, she sped ahead of Ling Mo.
Xia Xinyan calmly stayed back to help clear out the pursuing spirits before finally following Ling Mo away from the scene.
Before they left, she cast one last glance at the two teams still fighting it out.
They seemed intent on battling those ghosts to the bitter end, showing no signs of wanting to retreat, and didn’t have time to worry about the three of them.
Let’s see if they can survive this wave.
Xia Xinyan withdrew her gaze and left the square.
However, ahead, as Murong Yue and Ling Mo had just crossed a narrow alley into the main road, they unexpectedly ran into Tiger Ba Tian and Chicken Head, who were fleeing towards them.
They noticed the trio as well, with Tiger Ba Tian immediately shouting: “Little brother, help us out! We can’t handle that thing behind us!”
At the same time, Ling Mo’s group noticed what was chasing them—
A massive female ghost that filled the entire street.
The ghost was crawling on the ground, moving swiftly, and in just a few seconds, had closed the distance to Tiger Ba Tian and Chicken Head by several meters; they were about to be caught, and Chicken Head was still shouting: “Bro, save me and we’ll be friends! If you run into trouble later in reality, we can help you… Oh crap, she’s gonna grab me! Ahhh!”
Fortunately, he was a step faster than death as the ghost’s enormous hand nearly skimmed his rear as it reached for him.
Murong Yue was shocked: “You really want to help?!”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I?” Ling Mo said nonchalantly, “Saving a life is worth building a pagoda.”
Xia Xinyan shot him a sideways glance: “Do you have a way to save him?”
“I do.” Ling Mo said, pulling out a single-man nuclear missile launcher.
Xia Xinyan: “…”
She realized that now, Ling Mo was even more dangerous than her previous self.
At least in her last life, she wouldn’t pull out a nuclear bomb at the drop of a hat.
“Two of you! Step aside! I’m gifting that lady a treasure!” Ling Mo didn’t see anything wrong with it, and after opening the safety, he aimed at the ghost’s head before pulling the trigger.
The nuclear warhead shot out immediately, hitting the female ghost instantly—
Then the entire ghost town witnessed the sun.
Although the ghost town had a weakening effect on explosives, it was clear that a nuclear bomb was beyond this group of ghosts’ understanding, breaking the town’s rules and also breaking Ling Mo’s predictions—
Thankfully, his quick reflex saved them from the blast, or else, after the bomb annihilated the massive female ghost, it would likely drag everyone else along with it into the afterlife.
…Alright, the ones closest, Tiger Ba Tian and Chicken Head, were also nearly meeting their maker.
The two were currently desperately popping pills.
The only one remaining relatively graceful was Xia Xinyan; the moment Ling Mo drew the launcher, she had already prepared herself and had ducked behind him to withstand the initial blast.
But the experience wasn’t exactly pleasant.
Murong Yue, who had tumbled and rolled several times before getting back up, finally couldn’t hold it in: “Are you crazy?! Firing a nuclear bomb at such close range?!”
“Cough, cough, my fault, my fault.” Ling Mo chuckled awkwardly as he dusted himself off, “I had tested that this ghost town could reduce the explosive power by about half, I didn’t expect it to flop this time.”
Murong Yue: “…”
She suddenly felt like this man was more terrifying than the ghosts.
