Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In the blink of an eye, everyone was in danger.
A closer look revealed that their target was Gu Wuji; their goal was to kill the most dangerous person, Gu Wuji, to eliminate any future threats.
After all, Gu Wuji had unknowingly become the most likely leader among the group. His antics along the way had been terrifying. The two bodyguards who initially dismissed him, believing themselves to be ghosts and easily able to defeat him, were nearly scared to death as time passed. As for the surrounding villagers, if they weren’t still half-asleep, they would probably think Gu Wuji was some kind of god reincarnated.
“Don’t even think about it,” Yang Shao’s eyes darkened, and he abruptly blocked the two bodyguards’ path. Since these two ghosts had previously connected with him, it was now his turn to deal with them.
The other players also used all their skills to fight the ghosts, creating a stalemate. Xiao Qin was extremely anxious, “Brother Gu, you must hold on—”
“I’m alright now,” Gu Wuji’s voice suddenly rang out.
Xiao Qin turned his head blankly and saw Gu Wuji standing there, clutching his kitchen knife. He looked as if he had just come out of the kitchen, wiping the sweat from his brow.
“This ghost’s strength is really not to be underestimated. I almost got caught, but luckily I used all my strength and pushed it back.”
Gu Wuji spoke simply, but what had just happened was indeed quite dangerous. That ghost didn’t just use one hand against Gu Wuji; it used both hands and feet. Even with Gu Wuji’s amazing strength, it wasn’t easy to use his full power under such circumstances.
In that moment of crisis, Gu Wuji took out his pocket watch and opened it. Perhaps because Austin hadn’t been brought into reality yet, the watch only emitted a faint golden light, but it still slightly hindered his movements. Gu Wuji then pulled out his kitchen knife and started hacking wildly… In short, the scene was very mysterious, but the effect was quite good. The ghost didn’t expect Gu Wuji to have such destructive power with a kitchen knife and couldn’t resist, so it ran away.
Everyone was stunned. What was going on?! Shouldn’t this be a moment of heartwarming unity and cooperation? How could Gu Wuji have resolved the problem so casually?!
Yang Shao, who had been on the verge of a fight with the two bodyguards, saw their expressions suddenly change as they tried to leave. They were clearly terrified by Gu Wuji’s earlier actions.
Yang Shao was somewhat amused and exasperated. He seized the opportunity to subdue the two bodyguards, binding them with his own props.
The other ghosts were even less likely to fight. They instantly lost all desire to continue and retreated, drifting in the surrounding mist. Although they were ghosts, they had their own intelligence networks and dared not provoke Gu Wuji.
At that moment, a hideous ghost appeared around the trunk of a tree by the roadside. Its limbs were replaced by black mist, and its eyes were filled with resentment as it looked at the group, especially Gu Wuji. “Don’t think you’re so great just because you’re strong. Do you think two vengeful ghosts like us are afraid of you?”
Yang Shao and Xiao Qin’s expressions became complicated again. After all, this tree looked too familiar to them…
“Once I catch you, I’ll make you understand what it means to regret it!” The ghost grinned maliciously at Gu Wuji. Because it had failed twice with Gu Wuji, it harbored a deep grudge against him and wanted to kill this human as soon as possible.
“Really?” Gu Wuji looked surprised. “You really want to do this?”
“Of course.” The ghost patted the tree beside it. “Brother, hurry up and do it.”
Sure enough, the tree shook violently the next moment, its shadow swaying as if possessed by a ghost, and the faint sound of countless people wailing could be heard.
Aside from Gu Wuji and his two companions, everyone else froze, as if they had stumbled into a haunted cave.
“This tree was once a sacred tree worshipped in our village,” the ghost proudly explained. “And after my brother possessed it, he gained even greater power, able to control the surrounding land and even pull people into powerful illusions… You humans are nothing compared to that!”
“That tree is really that powerful…” one player gasped.
Even with Gu Wuji’s previous prowess, the difficulty of dealing with two vengeful ghosts had increased exponentially! It was far beyond the capabilities of ordinary players!
“It seems we need to gather everyone’s strength to survive now.”
The village chief was very satisfied with the scene before him; this was the picture he wanted to see, not Gu Wuji showing off his skills… After all, this was a haunted village!
“So that’s how it is. It’s actually a divine tree?” Gu Wuji casually brandished the kitchen knife in his hand, slowly walking towards it. “This makes me even more interested.”
“Heh, you’re just waiting to die! As long as we combine our power—” Before the ghost could even finish its sentence, it felt its hand suddenly leave the tree trunk it was holding.
What happened? Could it be that the ghost attached to the tree couldn’t resist and made the first move?
Soon, the ghost realized it was wrong. The tree, in a flight of its own accord, was already moving away with the entire forest, and the other vengeful spirits hiding in the forest followed suit.
In just a few breaths, the area was reduced to empty ground, making the ghost standing on it appear particularly lonely and forlorn.
“What’s going on? Am I seeing things?”
“That vengeful ghost, it ran away? And it ran away with its whole family?”
“It ran away really fast…”
Amidst the astonished exclamations of the crowd, the ghost’s face twisted, then it glanced at Gu Wuji, its gaze falling on the kitchen knife in his hand, and said in a sinister tone, “It’s just a human, is it necessary to run so fast? If it were me— I’d run even faster.” As soon as it finished speaking, the ghost’s figure disappeared into the soil.
Everyone: “…” Is it really that casual?!
Gu Wuji pondered and said, “It seems that these vengeful ghosts don’t necessarily want to kill us. They might have some kind of working relationship with the vengeful ghost boss of this instance. Coming to deal with us is beneficial, but it’s not a problem if they don’t.”
Moreover, although the vengeful ghosts in this instance were already at the level of vengeful ghosts according to their resentment, their actual strength was not that amazing; they mainly relied on various special skills. Gu Wuji guessed that perhaps within the scope of the so-called divine control, these ghosts could not continue to grow stronger.
“That makes sense.” Xiao Qin nodded. He had never seen ghosts escape so quickly before; after all, it was always ghosts chasing them.
“Of the seven vengeful ghosts, only three remain. We can see the mountain wall leading to our destination now; we should reach it soon.”
After Gu Wuji’s analysis, everyone’s spirits lifted.
In fact, after witnessing the escape of the two ghosts, no one felt any fear of the road ahead. They were practically on vacation!
The road ahead was smooth, and they soon arrived at the tunnel. Only by passing through the dark tunnel could they reach their destination.
The village chief went straight in, followed closely by Gu Wuji and the others. They were much safer now than before, with the two bodyguards being forced to walk ahead.
After all, even if they were ghosts, they might be of some use in case of trouble. The two bodyguards probably never expected to encounter something like this.
The group walked through the cave in the dark, their breathing becoming increasingly rapid.
After all, they couldn’t see anything around them, and they didn’t know if any monsters lurked in the darkness, which instilled fear in them.
“I have a story to tell you,” the village chief suddenly spoke from the front. “It was probably decades ago that this village was protected by a god, but that god was actually just a monster. It was only because of its terrifying power that it deterred other beings from attacking the village.”
Everyone was surprised by the village chief’s sudden outburst and suspected something was amiss, but to complete the main quest, they could only listen.
“The villagers were terrified of him. So they prepared to find a sacrifice, claiming it was a bride for the god, but in reality, it was just to lower his guard so they could seal him away.”
“At this time, a young man, who had feelings for a woman in the village, was already preparing to marry her. But suddenly, the woman was chosen as the bride sacrifice.” The village chief’s voice deepened.
Everyone: “…”
Gu Wuji: “…”
No wonder he kept seeing the village chief in the flashbacks; it turns out the person having an affair with the bride was actually the village chief?!
“The young man was unwilling to accept this and wanted to escape with her. The opportunity soon arrived; several outsiders came here, and for some reason, the god allowed them to enter. The young man thought that with this opportunity, he could escape from the village. Even the outsiders discovered this and agreed to take the woman with them.”
Gu Wuji breathed a slight sigh of relief. So that’s how it was; he didn’t actually have an affair with the bride, he was just helping her elope?
Xiao Qin and Yang Shao had already deduced that the group from back then were probably players as well. Their main quest was likely something like running away with a female NPC— a tricky quest the system loved to issue.
“But what he didn’t expect was,” the village chief’s voice grew even colder, “that as they fled the village, out of fear of the gods’ wrath, the outsiders actually pushed the woman into the river. All of this was witnessed by the young man hiding behind the villagers.”
“He couldn’t forget what he saw that day. He’d been waiting for his chance for revenge. Now, he’d finally encountered…that person’s reincarnation. Although that person knew nothing, only believing himself to be an ordinary student, I could feel that their souls were exactly the same.”
Even in the pitch-black darkness, Gu Wuji could clearly feel the village chief’s cold gaze fixed on him.
“The day of revenge has finally arrived!”
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