Chapter 184

Baa?!

The remaining six Sheep Wraiths stared at Fang Yue, eyes wide with disbelief.

Their prized defense, before Fang Yue, was as flimsy as paper, easily torn apart.

This was simply impossible!

One Sheep Wraith even instinctively took a small step back.

This was the first time Fang Yue had ever seen a wraith show fear toward him.

He was satisfied with this reaction.

So Fang Yue awarded it first prize.

Throwing the charred sheep head at Sheep Wraith No. 6, Fang Yue bent low and shot forward like a phantom.

As Sheep Wraith No. 6 instinctively dodged the charred sheep head.

The next instant, all it saw was Fang Yue's enormous grin filling its entire retina.

"Baa?!"

Hot.

Fiery, searing heat!

The blazing blade light struck its chest without pause.

Its tough hide was shattered outright; the Leng Yue blade plunged deep into flesh and muscle, severing the breastbone and leaving a wound deep enough to see bone.

But this wasn't over.

As Sheep Wraith No. 6 screamed in pain, trying to retreat, Fang Yue, still holding the Leng Yue blade inside it, calmly spoke two words.

"Goodbye."

Hssst!!

Flames erupted violently!!

The Leng Yue blade still lodged inside the Sheep Wraith's chest exploded with flame.

Fierce flames burst from within, burning everything inside the Sheep Wraith, melting all its organs.

To roast lamb properly, you must start from the inside!

The violent flames raged wildly inside the Sheep Wraith, finally bursting out through its sole chest wound.

Amid heavy smells of charred carbon, the Sheep Wraith fell utterly still.

System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the wraith 【Sheep Wraith】. Reward: Control Power +0.5, Deflection +1, Lifespan +1 day.

Confirming Sheep Wraith No. 6 was dead, Fang Yue sheathed his blade, grabbed the corpse's head with one hand, and gazed coolly at the remaining five Sheep Wraiths, stunned and trembling with terror.

"Sorry, my skills are crude—I burned it. Next one, I'll work harder to get the color, aroma, and taste just right."

Crude skills?

Burned it?

Work harder next time?

Those few Sheep Wraiths nearly lost their souls.

The encircling formation had cracked; Sheep Wraiths No. 5 and No. 4 both stepped back several paces, now considering retreat.

When the first of their kind was killed by Fang Yue, they thought it luck—but still believed they could handle him together.

When the second was killed, they sensed something was wrong, but still thought teamwork could manage it.

When this third one was slain so casually, they finally lost their composure.

This human was definitely not 【Postnatal Third-Rate】! He was far beyond what they could handle!

But as Sheep Wraith No. 1 let out a low baa, all the others who had been preparing to flee froze in place.

"Baa!!"

They gritted their teeth and charged Fang Yue together, roaring.

"Perfect timing!"

Fang Yue grinned, standing still, posture unchanged.

Sheep Wraith No. 5 struck first, hooves kicking straight for Fang Yue's forehead.

But Fang Yue didn't dodge or evade.

In Sheep Wraith No. 5's tense, anxious state, the hooves struck—precisely hitting Fang Yue's forehead.

Then its pupils shrank violently.

All it saw was Fang Yue's body trembling slightly—and then… a wave of heat surged, sending its front hooves flying high into the air.

"The finest ingredients require only the simplest cooking methods…"

Amid Sheep Wraith No. 5's stunned expression, the heat wave swept across its neck.

Its head flew upward, rolling to the ground.

In its final vision, it saw Sheep Wraith No. 4 kicking at Fang Yue's right foot—only to be met with a single lift and stomp from Fang Yue, who then slammed his foot down, crunching the leg bone with a crack, leaving it immobilized and bleating in agony.

And Sheep Wraith No. 3, struck by the same heat wave that had severed its own head, was sliced sideways across the chest, disemboweled, and collapsed to the ground.

As for Sheep Wraiths No. 1 and No. 2, they were luckier—while the others used their lives to delay Fang Yue's attacks, they kicked him repeatedly, landing several blows.

As Fang Yue paused slightly, they suddenly realized the true gap in power and fled wildly in opposite directions toward the village's edge.

"Daring wraiths! Did I permit you to flee?!"

These were the last words Sheep Wraith No. 5 heard; its consciousness faded, all returning to nothingness.

"Baa baa baa!!"

Sheep Wraith No. 3, trampled under Fang Yue's foot, seemed to be begging, bleating loudly.

But Fang Yue drove his blade straight through its chest without hesitation, then shot off like an arrow toward the two Sheep Wraiths fleeing in opposite directions.

"Bold and strange! I need your help to cultivate!"

The No. 1 Sheep-Xu Ghost and No. 2 Sheep-Xu Ghost turned back to see Fang Yue sprinting toward them, panicked into frantic baas, running even faster.

An Shenyi, seeing this scene, was utterly stunned.

Is it the ghosts hunting them, or are they hunting the ghosts?

Why does it feel like the fleeing ghosts are even worse off than they were before?

Strange… somehow pitiful.

Captain Shan, watching Fang Yue chase the ghosts with heroic ferocity, nearly had his eyes gleaming, his expression rapt.

In his mind surfaced the scene of Fang Yue drawing his blade and slashing wildly at her; his gaze grew hazy, his face flushed.

While they were stunned in discussion, the No. 2 Sheep-Xu Ghost had already been caught by Fang Yue.

"Baa!!"

The No. 2 Sheep-Xu Ghost screamed in terror, but Fang Yue's Cold Moon Blade slashed mercilessly across its back.

A scorching heatwave instantly engulfed the No. 2 Sheep-Xu Ghost; when the flames cleared, Fang Yue had already shot off toward the last No. 1 Sheep-Xu Ghost, while the No. 2 Sheep-Xu Ghost had turned into charred roasted mutton.

"Baa?!!"

The last Sheep-Xu Ghost was nearly terrified into urinating itself.

Its sprinting speed suddenly surged to another level—it dared not let Fang Yue catch up.

But the pounding footsteps behind it grew closer, and closer.

When the furious heat surged up its back, the Sheep-Xu Ghost spun around suddenly…

Its vision was filled with flame.

What happened after, it did not know; it only felt peace, tranquility.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Sheep-Xu Ghost】. Reward: Control Power +0.5, Dissipate Power +0.5, Yang Lifespan +1 day."

Fang Yue's face darkened.

What's wrong with this Sheep-Xu Ghost? The more you kill, the less the attribute rewards.

He pulled up the system prompt and checked the slaying notifications for all seven Sheep-Xu Ghosts.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Sheep-Xu Ghost】. Reward: Control Power +1, Dissipate Power +2, Yang Lifespan +1 day."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Sheep-Xu Ghost】. Reward: Control Power +0.5, Dissipate Power +1, Yang Lifespan +1 day."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Sheep-Xu Ghost】. Reward: Control Power +0.5, Dissipate Power +0.5, Yang Lifespan +1 day."

"System Prompt: Congratulations, player 【Yese Liming】, you have slain the ghost 【Sheep-Xu Ghost】. Reward: Control Power +0.5, Dissipate Power +0.5, Yang Lifespan +1 day."

Of these seven Sheep-Xu Ghosts, the first three had decreasing rewards.

From the third onward, all subsequent slaying rewards were identical.

The first two Sheep-Xu Ghosts granted 1.5 Control Power, 3 Dissipate Power, and 2 days of Yang Lifespan.

The next five Sheep-Xu Ghosts granted 2.5 (0.5×5) Control Power, 2.5 Dissipate Power, and 5 days of Yang Lifespan.

Total gains: 4 Control Power, 5.5 Dissipate Power, 7 days of Yang Lifespan.

(End of Chapter)