Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“You… how is this possible?!” The young man frowned; what was happening before him was astonishing.
But he was, after all, a high-level player with extensive experience in dealing with various situations. He immediately took out his item, a faint light emanating from his body, isolating everything around him, preventing other ghosts from approaching for the time being.
As for dealing with all these ghosts, that was far too difficult. Even as a high-level player, he couldn’t possibly annihilate so many ghosts at once…
These ghosts, originally intended for Gu Wuji, had gathered around him, making the young man’s scalp tingle.
“Where exactly did things go wrong?” The young man’s face darkened. “Could it be that other high-level players discovered what was happening here and plotted against me?”
Of course, escaping from here now would be easy, but if he didn’t investigate thoroughly, he would definitely have sleepless nights later… This was what he couldn’t tolerate most; how could he, who was always scheming against others, be the one being schemed against?
The next moment, a rustling sound accompanied by a voice rang out.
“This counts as trespassing, right? I didn’t do it on purpose, so there shouldn’t be any problem.”
With these words, Gu Wuji appeared before the young man. He looked quite travel-worn, followed by several ghostly subordinates, appearing very menacing.
“You…” The young man’s eyes widened in astonishment. “Gu Wuji, how could you…?”
“Nothing is impossible,” Gu Wuji said softly. “When you were scheming against others, your own tracks were already completely exposed.”
Of course, this was all information given to Gu Wuji by the vengeful ghosts; an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to find this out. According to the information provided by the vengeful ghosts, Gu Wuji had left the village unnoticed, arriving here without even attracting the young man’s attention, catching the very person who had schemed against him red-handed.
“I see.” The young man’s expression calmed down. After all, he didn’t think he would lose to a near-advanced player like Gu Wuji, and he even had the mood to exchange harsh words with Gu Wuji. “It seems I underestimated you. You were able to find my location from this prop and even control these ghosts to attack me. You’re quite remarkable. But don’t think that’s enough to secure victory. I’m not like those players you’ve encountered before!”
“Wait,” Gu Wuji said, “I didn’t control these ghosts. Saying that is a bit of an insult to them.”
The young man: “Huh?”
His expression changed from sinister to somewhat bewildered, as if he didn’t understand what Gu Wuji meant.
Gu Wuji said righteously, “Everyone came to help me out of kindness. It wasn’t because they were being manipulated. Your words clearly insult their beautiful and kind hearts!”
As soon as Gu Wuji said this, the surrounding ghosts blushed slightly. Although they hadn’t really harmed anyone, they had genuinely wanted to kill Gu Wuji before. They only decided to help because Gu Wuji had moved them…
Now, being praised by Gu Wuji like this made them feel embarrassed, yet also warmed by a sense of gratitude. After all, this was the first time in so long since they’d been dead that someone had praised them as ghosts with beautiful hearts.
“You…” The young man fell silent. He roughly realized what was going on. Had he controlled these ghosts to fight Gu Wuji, only to have them all flock to him instead?! What was wrong with this guy?!
For a moment, the young man felt like vomiting blood, wanting to curse Gu Wuji for showing off. But he quickly adjusted his mindset and sneered at Gu Wuji, “Stop talking nonsense. No matter the reason, the ending will be the same. Today, I will never let you leave here!”
Appearing before him was Gu Wuji’s biggest mistake!
As soon as he finished speaking, numerous dark vines appeared around Gu Wuji, binding his body. Instantly, Gu Wuji felt a sense of weakness, as if some kind of power within him had been drained.
The vines continued to pull Gu Wuji in a certain direction, as if they were about to drag him into another dimension.
“This is…” Gu Wuji was somewhat taken aback.
“It’s not over yet!” The young man suddenly waved his hand, and several pale ghosts appeared out of nowhere, suddenly lunging at Austin, who looked like an ordinary person behind Gu Wuji.
“These vines are from a certain dungeon. They can pull people into the most terrifying space of that dungeon.” The young man sneered. “Even ghosts can’t touch them. No one can stop them, especially since you can only use one-tenth of your power—”
Gu Wuji reached out and pulled, using a binding spell. The vines immediately snapped as if they had encountered their natural enemy. He held a piece of the vine and frowned. “No wonder it looked familiar. I think I saw it in that vampire’s banquet dungeon before… but this vine is far inferior to that one.”
The vine in the vampire’s banquet dungeon was a high-end version of this vine… and Gu Wuji happened to have learned two spells in that dungeon, which were perfect for countering this kind of creature.
The young man was stunned. If it weren’t for his need to maintain a certain image, he would have cursed out, “You… you only untied one vine! But your companion is in danger! That ghost can possess anyone it touches, and it won’t untie unless it kills you; otherwise, it will die instantly!”
While ghost possession is quite useful, it might not work on someone like Gu Wuji, whose methods were unknown. That’s why the young man maliciously chose Gu Wuji’s companion.
This companion had risked his life alongside Gu Wuji in such a dangerous situation, so he must be very important to Gu Wuji. Even if Gu Wuji coldly let his companion die for his own life, it would still be a huge loss for him.
Then the young man noticed that Gu Wuji’s gaze towards him was somewhat strange, as if he were looking at a fool.
Austin easily extracted the possessing ghosts from his body and smiled at the young man, “Sorry, I’m not human either.”
The young man: “…Damn it, Gu Wuji, you’re not human either!!”
Gu Wuji: “Sorry, I’m human.”
The young man: “…”
The young man surprisingly felt a long-lost sense of being cornered. Gu Wuji was practically invulnerable and possessed more skills than even high-level players! This was completely abnormal.
“Damn it, what exactly do you want?” The young man looked at Gu Wuji coldly, seemingly finally ready to talk to him. After all, if Gu Wuji really wanted to kill him, he would probably already be in danger, how could he still be unharmed like this?
Gu Wuji: “…I think I should be the one asking you this question! But you’re right, I have a lot of questions for you. I want to know how many high-level players there are in this place, and what are you high-level players doing all this for?”
“I thought you knew everything, but it seems you’re still a newbie,” the young man said. “There are actually quite a few high-level players here, because this city is special in this game. Sooner or later, all the players will come here.”
“What?” Gu Wuji was somewhat surprised. Was this why he kept encountering so much trouble in this place?
“The others do those things in this city to gain more power, or perhaps to raise venomous insects. In a way, ordinary people are no longer equal in the eyes of us high-level players.” The young man’s tone was casual. “Who cares about stepping on an ant versus killing a nest of ants?”
“Is that so? You people think about the same thing as me.” Gu Wuji wasn’t angry at their words; as long as he didn’t think that way, that was enough. He then asked, “Are all those big families backed by high-level players?”
“Indeed.” The young man said, “Those big families all have high-level players behind them to some extent. As for why we do these underhanded things, you’ll understand when you become a high-level player.”
Gu Wuji frowned. “Is it to fight for that chance to survive?”
“More astonishing than you know.” The young man sneered. “It’s even the chance to control the entire world, no, to control all the worlds!”
Gu Wuji was stunned by this answer. At that moment, the young man seized the opportunity, suddenly tearing open a talisman he had been holding for a long time.
In that instant, the masked man, who had been standing still and everyone thought had been subdued, suddenly broke free of his ropes and lunged at Gu Wuji.
His movements were faster than an ordinary person’s; the ghosts, including Austin, tried to stop him, but they passed right through him, unable to affect him in the slightest.
“Damn it!!”
The masked man suddenly pinned Gu Wuji down from behind, reaching for his heart from behind. His hand had transformed into a demonic claw, as hard as steel… a strike like that would instantly kill anyone.
But in that critical moment, Gu Wuji whirled around, taking the blow with his shoulder. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, a gruesome sight. He quickly healed his wounds with a healing spell, but the swift attack had left Gu Wuji’s face slightly pale.
Taking advantage of this moment, Gu Wuji retrieved the black coffin, the one with the strongest ghost-binding ability, and pressed the masked man inside.
“That was too dangerous.” Gu Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. He still hadn’t grasped the opponent’s strength and had almost fallen into danger. He turned to check on the young man, only to find him already lying on the ground.
“That was just to distract you.” A cold laugh rang in Gu Wuji’s ear. A transparent soul had somehow appeared beside him, staring at him with venomous eyes. “Your body is my target!”
“You—”
Gu Wuji’s heart skipped a beat. A chilling aura swept over him from behind. This young man’s soul actually wanted to directly possess his body.
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