Chapter 966: The Ghost Clan Reappears

"I know, Professor Yang, I was wrong. I promise I won't make such a mistake again. I beg you all to forgive me and give me a chance," Zhang Yan said with a pleading look.

"Professor, Zhang Yan is just a bit paranoid; she isn't actually bad at heart. Let's forgive her." Zhou Jie was a girl after all, and her heart softened immediately upon seeing Zhang Yan's appearance.

"Our mission is complete; let's head back now," Professor Yang said. "Zhou Yu, take the remains of your comrade."

"No, we of the Tianyuan Pavilion take the sky as our canopy and the earth as our bed. Wherever we sacrifice ourselves is where we shall sleep forever, but we will carry him and finish the path he did not finish," Zhou Yu said with a firm expression.

Professor Yang nodded and said, "Let's rest for a moment and head back immediately."

"Professor Yang, have you found the item? Can you let me see it?" Zhang Yan asked curiously again. "I want to see it early—what exactly is this thing that can revolutionize our energy?"

"No, don't create extra complications. Let's go back first; don't forget that many others are looking for this thing," Zhou Yu refused directly.

"I'll just take one look. Zhou Yu, I was wrong before, but as a man, you shouldn't be so petty," Zhang Yan said with some dissatisfaction, reaching her hand toward Zhou Yu as she spoke.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and gripped Zhang Yan's hand tightly.

Zhang Yan looked up and saw it was Chen Yu. She said angrily, "What are you grabbing my hand for? Let go."

"Zhang Yan, put away your little schemes," Chen Yu stared at her.

"Professor Yang, he's taking advantage of me. Si Chen, look at your boyfriend," Zhang Yan said urgently.

"Zhang Yan, what is the name of your laboratory? What was the cause of the mission to come here this time? What is your ex-boyfriend's name? Do you still remember who Zhang Yang is?" Chen Yu suddenly grinned.

"You... you..." Zhang Yan stared at Chen Yu, dumbfounded, unable to speak for a moment.

"You only know your name is Zhang Yan. What are your parents' names? Do you have any siblings? Which university did you attend? Can you answer any of these?" Chen Yu sneered.

"Zhang Yan, answer Mr. Chen." Professor Yang already felt that something was wrong. Zhang Yan was his student, and he knew her best, but now he felt that the look in Zhang Yan's eyes was off.

"Professor Yang, what does he mean by this? I am your student; don't you believe me either?" Zhang Yan stamped her foot in anxiety.

"I believe you, but you should at least know what the subject of our laboratory's research is this time," Professor Yang stared at Zhang Yan and asked.

"Professor Yang, I've been with you since I was in school, but now even you don't believe me?" Zhang Yan's eyes turned red.

"Speak," Chen Yu stared at Zhang Yan.

"Chen Yu, what do you think you are?" Zhang Yan stared at Chen Yu with hatred, a trace of angry malice flashing in her eyes.

"So you can't answer, right?" Chen Yu sneered. "The stone coffin inside is empty. If I'm not mistaken, this is the burial ground of a certain Ghost Clan from the ancient Ghost Kingdom. I have dealt with people of the Ghost Clan many times."

"I know they are insidious, cunning, and full of tricks, and they are most skilled at possession," Chen Yu sneered. "After possession, they will remember things about the owner of this body for about three days; they cannot remember anything else."

"No wonder I asked you those questions. Unfortunately, you couldn't answer them. You are that person from the Ghost Clan in the Graveyard."

Zhou Yu and Ermao retreated rapidly, shielding Professor Yang and Zhou Jie behind them. They raised the guns in their hands and watched Zhang Yan vigilantly.

"Chen Yu." A strange smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Yan's face. "I have heard of you. Several of our awakened clansmen died at your hands. You are indeed a difficult fellow to deal with."

Zhang Yan's voice had turned into a deep male voice, and the smile on her face was very strange, which took everyone by surprise.

"Oh, you've heard of me?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I've heard of you. Although most of our Ghost Clan are in deep sleep, we are still interconnected, like a web. We know news of you." Zhang Yan grinned. "You are the one blocking the resurgence of our Ghost Clan. We will definitely do everything we can to eliminate you."

"Heh, no need for such trouble. Since we met today, let's settle me here then," Chen Yu sneered.

Zhang Yan's body suddenly shrank, her limbs elongated, and two meat-wing-like things grew from her back. Her head split open, and the woman who was originally quite pretty became incomparably ugly in this instant.

She crouched on the ground like a spider, then stared at the crowd with a pair of cold eyes.

"Zhang Yan, you... how did you become like this?" Zhou Jie screamed in terror; she had never seen such a terrifying thing.

"You all must die." The expression on Zhang Yan's face was ferocious and terrifying. She hissed and lunged forward violently.

Bang, bang, bang! Zhou Yu opened fire, and bullets poured onto her, but she remained completely unfazed.

Whoosh! A black shadow lunged directly at Chen Yu. Chen Yu did not indulge her and slashed down with the Lichen Sword in his hand.

Accompanied by a scream, the several limbs Zhang Yan had extended were severed. Her figure flashed, and she retreated rapidly.

Chen Yu certainly would not give her a chance to escape. The Lichen in his hand transformed into a sword shadow, piercing straight into the clouds, and then nailed Zhang Yan's body firmly to the ground.

Zhang Yan struggled and hissed, but no matter what, she could not break free from the restraints of Lichen.

"Mr. Chen, is she still savable?" Professor Yang asked, trembling with fear.

"There is no saving her. People of the Ghost Clan are extremely ferocious; they have directly devoured her soul," Chen Yu shook his head and said. "The only thing that can be done now is to give her a quick end."

"I shouldn't have left her here last night," Professor Yang sighed.

"This is her Life; it cannot be blamed on others." Chen Yu shook his head, then curled his right hand, and a Talisman appeared. Immediately after, a raging fire ignited on the monster's body.

Sharp, shrill screams came from Zhang Yan's body. Her face was twisted in pain, and she hissed in the fire: "Chen Yu, just you wait! Our Ghost Clan will awaken sooner or later. When the Ghost Clan descends upon the world, we will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

Her hissing was drowned out by a ball of fire. A moment later, the twisted corpse turned into a pile of ashes and disappeared without a trace.

Watching Zhang Yan disappear, Zhou Jie, as a colleague, could not help but shed tears, but things had reached this point, and no one could turn it back.

"Zhou Yu, you all head back. I still have some matters that require me to continue heading west," Chen Yu said to Zhou Yu and the others after resolving everything.

"Yes, Mr. Chen. Thank you for your help to us along this journey. If it weren't for you, our mission could not have been completed," Zhou Yu gave a military salute to Chen Yu to show his gratitude.