Chapter 162: We

To be honest, Fang Yue was increasingly convinced that nothing in this game was as satisfying as killing anomalies.

Each anomaly killed boosted his stats by a chunk—it was just too satisfying, the numbers spilling over like water!

Most importantly… during the day, he had used the Starfire Heart Method!

Which meant he could now use internal force!

The requirement to use the Starfire Heart Method is: 20 points of Control, 30 points of Dissipation.

As for the Starfire Blade Technique, he still needed about 4 more points of Control.

After all, the Starfire Blade Technique requires: 30 points of Control, 20 points of Dissipation, and mastery of the Starfire Heart Method.

Regardless, Fang Yue felt he was getting close to earning the title of Daytime God of War!

As Fang Yue was rejoicing, suddenly a green light slowly drifted from the corpse of the Sheep Phantom, zipping into his right back of hand with such speed he couldn't react in time.

Fang Yue stared in shock at the back of his hand, where a faint sheep hoofprint now appeared.

"System Prompt: You have entered the 【Ghost Curse】 state."

Ghost Curse?

Fang Yue immediately recalled the revenge curse mentioned on the sheepskin parchment.

He opened his mission stats—the status bar had indeed changed.

"Status: Ghost Curse 【Back of Hand】."

"Name: Ghost Curse 【Back of Hand】."

"Effect: Emits a fixed odor; special anomalies approaching within a certain range will detect and home in on it."

"Description: A mark left by a special anomaly possessing a familial concept—this is a mark of vengeance."

"Duration: Seven days."

"Note: Wolves travel a thousand miles to eat meat; dogs travel a thousand miles to eat you!"

Fang Yue stared at the familiar words "Ghost Curse" and let out a bitter smile.

At that moment, four green lights rose from the corpse, zipping swiftly into the backs of Niu Niu's and the others' hands, and into the paws of the 【Giant-Headed Blood Dog】.

"What is this?!"

"Don't panic—it's a marking curse; it'll vanish automatically when the time comes!"

An Shenyi, with his vast experience, actually recognized the type of curse… no, he should be said to specialize in this exact thing.

As soon as the Sheep Phantom's corpse dissolved, Fang Yue reached out to grab it.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, you have obtained Black Ember x20g."

20g!!

We're rich! We're rich!

【We're rich! We're rich!】

Fang Yue: …

Wait, how did you pop up now?!

Fang Yue's face darkened.

You never show up when I'm fighting for my life—you only appear when I'm collecting the loot.

Fang Yue tossed 1g of Black Ember at the sheepskin parchment to shoo it away, warning it not to randomly spew text from inside his head; only then did it finally fall silent.

Adding the previous 6g of Black Ember left over, plus these 19g.

Fang Yue now had 25g of Black Ember in hand.

Perfect—so much Black Ember, the sheepskin parchment would surely become my obedient dog! Tell it to bark, it barks; one gram per bark—would it dare not bark?

Of course, I won't waste it like this. I've always heard this stuff can aid martial cultivation; Fang Yue had never dared spend his lifespan to train the Starfire Blade Technique—now he could use the Black Ember to find a solution.

"Yeye!"

"Deputy Captain Yeye, you were so brave just now!"

"Yeah, so awesome! I had no idea you were this strong!"

The three people and the dog circled Fang Yue like he was an alien.

Niu Niu knew Fang Yue was strong, but Fang Yue's power growth was too fast—so fast that Niu Niu no longer dared try to catch up.

Before, Niu Niu had thought he could rely on his innate strength to keep pace; now he just wanted to cling to Fang Yue's leg.

Fang Yue brushed it off lightly, and the three naturally understood this touched on his secret power—they fell silent, not pressing further.

Still, with their brains, they could probably guess it had something to do with nighttime.

There was no choice—had Fang Yue not acted, they'd all have been wiped out.

The Sheep Phantom's strength was far beyond what they could handle.

Also, judging from the system's stat rewards, this thing was far stronger than the 【Force-Driven Anomaly】 that attacked Gu Yue Cun! And the Force-Driven Anomaly alone could take on both Captain Lin Ling and Captain Hua Wuye!

In other words, even if Lin Ling and Hua Wuye had shown up, this thing could still kill everyone present—only Lord Han could deal with it!

Also, Fang Yue could clearly sense that the Bladeless Anomaly that attacked Gu Yue Cun back then was several tiers stronger than the Sheep Phantom!

Against the Sheep Phantom, Fang Yue's Night God of War mode had crushed it effortlessly.

But with his current skyrocketing stats, facing the 【Bladeless Anomaly】 again, Fang Yue had zero confidence.

Fang Yue recalled the terrifying power of the 【Bladeless Anomaly】.

Once that sharp, invisible blade flew toward him, even if he raised his guard, his weapon, hands, and body would be sliced clean through—no doubt about it!

The gap was still enormous.

Fang Yue took a deep breath.

"Let's go back—we need to catch up with the main force within half an hour."

An Shenyi and the other two exchanged glances and had no objections.

From the moment Fang Yue killed Yang Xu Gui, An Shenyi and the Blood Hunter had fully submitted to Fang Yue, with no further thoughts.

They even found their earlier words about abandoning Fang Yue to flee in danger utterly ridiculous.

In the wild, what could be safer than staying beside a strong one?

Nothing! Staying by Fang Yue's side was even safer than remaining with the escort team!

The three mounted their horses, and Niu Niu quietly sent a message.

"Ye Ge, I managed to get an assist! Following you really is the way to go!"

Fang Yue lifted his eyelids slightly.

"How many attribute points did you get?"

"Hehe… 0.2 dual attributes."

"Hmm, not bad."

Only 0.2? A bit low.

But Niu Niu didn't land a single hit—he's lucky just to get an assist.

Niu Niu rode with An Shenyi; Fang Yue and the Blood Hunter each rode their own horse, chatting and laughing as they began their journey, their moods greatly eased.

Only Fang Yue showed no sign of relaxation.

At night, he was strong!

The sheepskin parchment should know this too!

Yet it still claimed the escort team had encountered true danger, and would be nearly annihilated!

What does this mean? It means the danger is something even the nighttime Fang Yue would struggle to handle! Only by reaching Man Shui Cun and requesting reinforcements could the tragedy be avoided!

At first, Fang Yue thought it was a Black Grade mid-level Heavy Pressure Gui pursuing them.

After reading the sheepskin parchment's prophecy, he suspected it was Yang Xu Gui's kin coming to avenge it.

But now, Fang Yue was certain… it was still a Heavy Pressure Gui issue—or else another unknown threat.

Only these two possibilities existed, and the chance of Yang Xu Gui's kin surrounding them was very low.

First, because of the time gap.

They had just killed Yang Xu Gui and triggered the revenge curse; even if Yang Xu Gui's kin wanted revenge, they'd need time to learn the news and travel here—calculating the distance from that cave, they couldn't possibly arrive so quickly.

Second, because of… strength.

Yang Xu Gui's strength was beyond Fang Yue's daytime capabilities; no one in the team could match it.

But at night, Fang Yue could crush it underfoot—if all Yang Xu Gui were this strong, he could kill as many as came.

It's so hard to adjust my sleep schedule… one more chapter, then sleep.

(End of Chapter)