Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Gu Wuji felt his strength drain away instantly, unable to even stand, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.
The black mist surging into his body made it difficult to breathe, and the large amount of yin energy within him caused intense discomfort. He had to grit his teeth to keep from fainting.
His eyes stung, and warm liquid flowed down; Gu Wuji knew without touching it that it was blood, blurring his vision.
“So, forcibly sealing a vengeful ghost like this was too much of a stretch…”
The surrounding black mist, however, felt like a gentle hand, lightly wiping away the blood from Gu Wuji’s cheek.
Gu Wuji could feel the terrifying evil god boss he wanted to seal staring at him, not resisting what was happening, but rather seemingly enjoying it, waiting for things to unfold.
Even with his ghost-controlling techniques, Gu Wuji didn’t think he could make a vengeful ghost boss so obedient; something he didn’t know about must have happened.
Cold sweat poured down Gu Wuji’s forehead. If it were any other vengeful ghost, it might still have a kind side and could be redeemed… For example, he had seen many reformed ghosts in the past.
But this evil god boss was utterly despicable; how could it suddenly become good for no reason? Perhaps sealing it away would cause something even more dangerous to happen.
But there was no other way now. Gu Wuji felt as if his body was being torn apart by a powerful force, after all, this was the power of an entire Ghost King-level vengeful ghost… If it weren’t Gu Wuji standing here but another player, they would definitely have exploded and died.
Even though the other party didn’t resist much because of the ghost-controlling technique— in fact, it was surprisingly compliant, to the point that even Gu Wuji was surprised— that power alone was enough to kill.
Continuing like this would surely lead to certain death. Gu Wuji gritted his teeth and immediately used his healing ability on his body.
If Gu Wuji hadn’t already possessed this ability, he would probably already be lying dead on the spot.
“Fortunately, I obtained this ability before,” Gu Wuji thought, feeling that his luck was truly good.
Even so, his healing abilities were barely enough to heal his injuries. Gu Wuji could only endure the excruciating pain that nearly made him faint, maintaining his consciousness as the black mist of the vengeful ghost boss entered his body.
“Sealing that ghost was much easier before. Thinking about it now, that ghost was so kind. If I can meet him again, I must thank him properly.”
The process was extremely long, and Gu Wuji was almost acting on instinct. His face was deathly pale, nearing its limit.
Just as Gu Wuji finally managed to seal the vengeful ghost boss into his body, and before he had completely sealed it, the surrounding environment suddenly changed. The eerie scene in the water shattered, replaced by a desolate ruin. Several people lay unconscious on the ground— the successor candidates from the dungeon, and the fanatical young player.
Gu Wuji breathed a sigh of relief upon noticing this, wiping the sweat from his brow with his almost powerless hand. “I didn’t expect everyone to be alright.”
These people were lucky to survive in this environment; they should have bought lottery tickets. Even Gu Wuji, who indirectly saved them, couldn’t have imagined this.
“No, now is not the time to relax.”
Countless ghosts floated in the air, slowly awakening from their slumber, clearly astonished by the current situation— after all, such a powerful evil god boss was gone just like that— and then, losing control, they went berserk, attacking the living people present.
Moreover, such a large number of ghosts, out of control due to the disappearance of the evil god boss, would definitely cause trouble if they wandered to other places later.
Even Gu Wuji felt exhausted at this moment. He hadn’t even dealt with the vengeful spirits within his body, how did so many more troubles arise? Yet, his personality made him feel that he couldn’t sit idly by.
Gu Wuji gritted his teeth and stood up, preparing to forcibly suppress the evil god boss within his body first, and then try to purify these ghosts. But the moment he did so, he sensed something strange.
The evil god boss’s power was simply too immense, and this power clashed with the power of another vengeful spirit within him. Inadvertently, it broke through some kind of restriction on the memories in Gu Wuji’s mind, causing numerous unfamiliar memory scenes to suddenly resurface.
“What…what are these…”
Gu Wuji involuntarily clutched his forehead, which throbbed with pain. Breaking through the memory’s limitations was usually not a problem, but now it felt like his body was reaching its limit.
Those fragmented scenes were things he had never seen before, things he had known since childhood, like the imprints of another person’s life— schools, friends, neighbors. He had never encountered them, yet they felt incredibly familiar, as if they had happened to him, yet they couldn’t possibly have been his own experiences.
He wanted to know what had happened, but these memories were too fragmented, too fragmented to answer any questions.
“What…what am I…”
Under the clash of the vengeful spirit’s power within him, Gu Wuji finally lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground like everyone else, powerless.
The countless ghosts above were about to swarm down, and there was no one conscious in this place who could stop them.
Rather, apart from Gu Wuji, even if the others were awake, it would only be a matter of whether they went to their deaths while conscious or unconscious.
Just as a ghost’s hand was suddenly about to grab Gu Wuji’s face, an invisible force abruptly emerged from the void, instantly turning that hand to ash.
Amid the black mist that suddenly appeared, a figure very familiar to Gu Wuji slowly emerged. It was none other than the ghost he had sealed inside his own body long ago.
The handsome young man slowly lowered his head and reached out to stroke Gu Wuji’s cheek. Then, he faintly sensed the lingering power of the other ghosts on it, and immediately frowned in displeasure.
A moment later, another force suddenly erupted. A pair of ice-cold eyes coldly surveyed the ghosts on the other side.
Right beside Gu Wuji, two fierce ghost bosses— each an existence that would be unmatched anywhere— had come face-to-face.
As for the other ghosts that had originally tried to attack Gu Wuji, they had long since vanished without a trace. Although they had no consciousness, they were not the kind of low-level ghosts that would come running over just to commit suicide.
….
Zhai Guangyu’s soul, having lingered for a while, discovered he was still alive, and the oppressive feeling from the outside world had vanished. He was astonished. “What’s going on? Gu Wuji did all that and he’s still alive?!”
Gu Wuji was the one who went near a terrifying being like an evil god boss and even tried to seal it away! No wonder he couldn’t possibly succeed!
Out of curiosity, Zhai Guangyu couldn’t resist peeking out to see what was happening outside. He was immediately stunned by what he saw, even abandoning his usual high-level player composure and swearing.
“Damn it!!”
This ruin was practically hell. Centered on the unconscious Gu Wuji, two different ghostly forces surged from his body, forming a massive black shadow in the void.
These two forces repelled each other, yet both were incredibly powerful. The hideous, terrifying appearance of two vengeful ghosts could be vaguely discerned, seemingly locked in a life-or-death struggle… What a horrifying situation!
Either one of them would make Zhai Guangyu tremble; the two combined were simply too terrifying for a living person to bear!
No, not just the living. Even the dead in this environment could only await their deaths. Zhai Guangyu dared not look up, but he could vaguely see that the vast number of ghosts originally in this space were reduced to cannon fodder in this battle of gods…
Only the living lying on the ground, whether by luck or something else, remained unconscious. If they were to regain consciousness, their first reaction would likely be to faint from fright.
Zhai Guangyu didn’t even dare to shrink back; he felt his soul was completely immobilized due to the overwhelming pressure of this space.
“This is too much! Gu Wuji is no longer human! How did he do that?! If I can get back alive, I’ll definitely be his loyal follower…”
Zhai Guangyu was most grateful that he hadn’t impulsively done anything to betray Gu Wuji in this instance, otherwise he would definitely be dead by now.
But at this moment, a system notification sound that Zhai Guangyu couldn’t hear rang out.
[Clearance conditions achieved. The Nightmare-level instance’s boss is now in a semi-sealed state within the player, therefore this instance has completely disappeared.]
[Now teleporting surviving players back to the real world.]
[Because it’s a Nightmare-level instance, the player who sealed the boss will receive a special opportunity.]
Seemingly sensing the change in this space, the two forces chose to return to Gu Wuji’s body, strangely maintaining a balance. Perhaps their power was too great; if they were to erupt directly, Gu Wuji would definitely die instantly.
This matter also terrified Zhai Guangyu. From what he had just seen, it seemed that these two vengeful ghosts could escape if they wanted to; the seal was practically nonexistent! But why didn’t they run?! Not only did they not run, but they were even so concerned about Gu Wuji’s health…
After such a terrible thing happened, Gu Wuji, lying unconscious on the ground, seemed perfectly fine, his complexion even appeared better!
This gave Zhai Guangyu the feeling that two rivals were forced to temporarily coexist for the safety of their beloved.
Zhai Guangyu: “…” No, how could this be! There must be other reasons involved, such as these two ghosts wanting to use Gu Wuji!
How could a seasoned player like him, who had experienced countless things, have such vulgar thoughts! It must all be that ghost Austin’s doing.
A few seconds later, the commotion in the place completely subsided.
Whether it was the astonishing power of the two vengeful ghosts, or the ruins and the ghosts within, everything turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air.
And this mysterious, cursed casino truly became a legend from then on.
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