Chapter 205: Since It

After finalizing all the details, Fang Yue summoned the Deputy Captain and others, instructing them to lead a group and scatter around the designated ambush points, absolutely not to show themselves.

These people's only role was to shout warning phrases like "An Shenyi is a weird entity" immediately after Fang Yue gave the signal, once their memories had been erased—and absolutely never reveal themselves! They were to hide in various locations as a backup.

After the battle with the Heavy Pressure Weird, Fang Yue had realized that ordinary combatants had negligible effect against entities of this level.

It was better to assign them to other purposes.

As for the Blood Hunter and 【Giant-Headed Blood Dog】, Fang Yue did not ask them for help, mainly because they only obeyed the Blood Hunter, and the Blood Hunter's strength was not qualified to participate in this Black Grade Mid-level Weird extermination mission.

Without someone to command them, the 【Giant-Headed Blood Dog】 was truly limited in utility.

Finally… Ma Ling'er'er!

The Blood Hunter was useless here, but monitoring Ma Ling'er'er could serve as the main focus.

With some team members assigned, Fang Yue ordered the Blood Hunter to closely track Ma Ling'er'er's movements and keep her confined to her room, preventing her from leaving at will.

An Shenyi was the immediate priority, but this woman, Fang Yue had not forgotten—planning to interrogate her thoroughly afterward.

About her so-called Wu Yu Clan, and her claim of wiping out Gu Yue Cun with a snap of her fingers, Fang Yue was extremely curious.

But her strength was far inferior to An Shenyi's—just keeping her contained was enough for now.

With all preparations complete, Fang Yue ordered everyone to take their ambush positions, while he himself went to find An Shenyi.

Knock knock knock.

He lightly tapped on An Shenyi's door.

"Who is it?"

An Shenyi's voice, thick with drowsiness, replied.

"It's me."

"Yeye? What is it?"

"About Mo Cun, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Then come in."

"No, let's go outside. It's not convenient here."

"Huh? Wait a moment."

Sounds of bottles and jars clinking came from inside the room.

Soon, An Shenyi opened the door, having tidied up.

"Where are we going to talk?"

"Let's walk and talk. Don't talk here—walls have ears. Luoye Cun is wary of us; I don't want them to learn anything about Mo Cun."

An Shenyi paused, then nodded and followed behind.

The two walked one after the other out of the inn, lighting a Human Soul Torch, walking along the main road.

"How much do you know about the Blood Hunter?"

An Shenyi froze—wasn't this supposed to be about Mo Cun?

"Hmm… He's an experienced Hunter, with a 【Giant-Headed Blood Dog】."

"Yes, and that's exactly the problem. I suspect the Blood Hunter's intentions are malicious, and he's very likely to cause trouble in Mo Cun!"

"Is that true?"

An Shenyi looked puzzled, while Fang Yue launched into an elaborate speech.

He ranted for a long while, nearly portraying the Blood Hunter as a villainous mastermind of unspeakable evil.

Coupled with Fang Yue's outstanding performance these past days, An Shenyi trusted him deeply.

So without hesitation, he even wished to immediately arrest the Blood Hunter for interrogation.

"Then where is that bastard now! I'll demand to know what the Blood Hunter plans to do to our Mo Cun!"

An Shenyi spat bitterly.

Just then, Fang Yue suddenly stopped walking, turning his back to An Shenyi.

"The Blood Hunter is right here."

"What?"

This place was Luoye Cun's training ground.

On ordinary days, at this hour, the training ground would be filled with youths practicing martial arts.

But today, the training ground was utterly empty, unnervingly silent.

"I said—the Blood Hunter is right here!"

Fang Yue turned around, staring at An Shenyi, pointing his finger downward.

"What?!"

This time, An Shenyi was truly startled, looking down at the ground.

"Could it be… you—you—you've already killed him…?"

As An Shenyi spoke these words, his gaze upon the ground suddenly sparked with flickering starlike flames.

A moment of shock—the familiar starfire instantly linked into a line, erupting into a towering inferno!

"Starfire Blade Technique!!"

The furious Blade Technique, amplified by Fang Yue's exaggerated attributes, slashed straight toward An Shenyi's neck.

Violent flames illuminated the entire training ground, while the Human Soul Torch had already been extinguished and fallen to the ground.

Intense heat surged forward, igniting An Shenyi's long hair.

This slash was aimed directly at his neck!

The blade was fast.

But before memory, the blade's speed lost all meaning.

The fierce flames extinguished in an instant.

Fang Yue's Leng Yue Blade, slashed horizontally, froze midair, halted three centimeters from An Shenyi's neck.

Because An Shenyi's right eye was bleeding—black blood!

"... Why..."

The Memory-Erasing Phantom seemed confused.

It stared at Fang Yue, whose eyes were silent, lost in memory blankness, utterly baffled.

It simply could not understand why Fang Yue had suddenly attacked it.

If all memories had already been erased, why did talking about the Blood Hunter cause him to suddenly try to kill it?

It made no sense...

As the Memory-Erasing Phantom puzzled over this, it suddenly noticed a spark.

Pachi!

Pachi!

In the darkness, these tiny sparks were especially conspicuous.

In a moment of stunned hesitation, the Memory-Erasing Phantom saw Fang Yue's eyes suddenly regain their luster.

Memories seemed to surge back all at once!

Impossible?!

The Memory-Erasing Phantom's pupils shrank—the black blood had stopped, and its eyes were now completely clear.

And at that very moment, furious flames erupted violently, like crashing waves, swallowing the Memory-Erasing Phantom whole!

But amid the fierce firelight, a hand moved too fast for the eye to follow.

With a crack, it precisely seized Fang Yue's arm holding the Leng Yue Blade, twisted it off, shoved it toward Fang Yue's chest, and simultaneously kicked upward...

Bam!!

As Fang Yue's eyes rolled back and his memories vanished again, the kick struck his chest with full force, sending him flying backward, slamming into the wall behind him, shattering it, and crashing heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

86!

"System Prompt: You have entered 【fracture/severe】 state."

The massive damage and system prompt sounded simultaneously.

But Fang Yue ignored it, his eyes blank, staring at the eaves, as if he had lost consciousness.

At the same time, a voice echoed in Fang Yue's mind.

【The great and noble Parchment Master is God!】

【It's free anyway! Believe in it a little more!】

【Ah, what a smooth and adorable Parchment Master—I am Fang Yue, and I can no longer refuse any demand of the great and noble Parchment Master. I am the Parchment Master's most loyal servant!】

His face darkened.

The Fang Yue who had just been memory-deprived instantly "awoke."

Fuck!

Are you brainwashing me?!

So your way of waking me up is to disgust me into consciousness?!

Fang Yue nearly vomited, ordering the Parchment in his mind to shut its stinking mouth.

【Yinyinyin!】

Yinyin your dad!

Fang Yue leapt violently to his feet, and immediately, the system alert sounded again.

"System Prompt: 【fracture/severe】 state removed."

Night Breathing, forever divine!!

Fang Yue silently cheered in his heart and looked ahead at the Memory-Erasing Phantom—it was staring at him with wide eyes, as if witnessing something utterly unbelievable, something it had never seen before.

In its entire life, it had never failed on a human!

(End of Chapter)