Chapter 207: Eliminate the Memory-Erasing Wraith (Guaranteed First Chapter)

Lines of his own handwriting filled his clothes, and even when he rolled up his sleeves, he could just see tiny carved characters on his skin.

Her expression changed, and Lin Duoduo instantly drew the great sword behind her and slashed at An Shenyi!

"An Shenyi is a wraith! Act now and save the others!!"

Air currents flowed along the blade's surface, coalescing into a deadly threat, unyielding and dense.

"... Postnatal Second-Rank?!"

The Memory-Erasing Wraith's expression flickered.

In the next instant, Lin Duoduo, who had been charging wildly, suddenly froze in place.

This sight stunned the other two Captains, who exchanged glances; seeing the writing on their clothes, they fully believed An Shenyi was a wraith, roared as they drew their swords and charged—only to fall silent the next second, eyes vacant, frozen in place.

Perhaps because the Memory-Erasing Wraith was distracted dealing with the three of them, Fang Yue's lost strength briefly returned.

He did not hesitate a moment, gripped the Cold Moon Blade that the Memory-Erasing Wraith had already pulled from him, turned it in his hand, and stabbed upward into the Wraith's arm!!

Ssssh!!

Black blood spurted out.

The Cold Moon Blade pierced straight through the Memory-Erasing Wraith's arm.

The Memory-Erasing Wraith hissed in pain and released its grip; Fang Yue swiftly pulled the blade free and retreated, roaring: "Lin Duoduo! Both Captains! Stop staring! Wake up! An Shenyi is a wraith! An Shenyi is a wraith!! Wake up and help me—"

Fang Yue suddenly fell silent.

His memory went blank for an instant, then snapped back to awareness—yet the parchment's warning had not even appeared yet!

He quickly looked ahead and saw Lin Duoduo clutching her bleeding head, her left hand dragging back a Captain whose eyes had lost all luster.

Meanwhile, the Memory-Erasing Wraith had one hand plunged through the chest of another Captain lying on the ground; the man's body twitched twice, then went still.

Fang Yue's pupils contracted as fragmented memories surged up.

Just now, when his memory had gone blank and the Memory-Erasing Wraith had come to kill him while he was frozen, Lin Duoduo had been awakened.

Postnatal Second-Rank strength indeed granted far greater resistance than ordinary warriors.

The next fragmented memory showed Lin Duoduo rushing to save him, trading blows with the Memory-Erasing Wraith, then being punched in the head, spitting blood as she was thrown back.

The next fragment showed the Memory-Erasing Wraith pressing the attack, while Lin Duoduo fought while retreating, dragging up one of the fallen Captains to create distance.

The final fragment showed the Memory-Erasing Wraith abandoning its pursuit of the faster Lin Duoduo and instead killing the other Captain who had not yet awakened.

The fragmented memories ended.

Fang Yue realized the Memory-Erasing Wraith, having killed that Captain, was now looking at him.

His face changed; Fang Yue retreated violently backward!

And somehow, thick fog had begun to drift around him…

As Fang Yue retreated, just before entering the fog, the Memory-Erasing Wraith glared at him—his movement froze, like a glitch.

Before the Memory-Erasing Wraith could close in, he quickly recovered and slipped into the fog.

Seeing this, the Memory-Erasing Wraith halted, refusing to rashly enter the fog, instead growing wary of its surroundings.

This fog gave it an unpleasant sensation.

It felt as if the body it inhabited, stimulated by the fog, had activated resistance—struggling to expel it.

But this level of resistance meant nothing to the Memory-Erasing Wraith.

Rather, the visual obstruction made it narrow its eyes.

The Memory-Erasing Wraith raised its ears, listening intently to the surrounding silence.

Quiet. Extremely quiet.

Fang Yue and the others seemed to have withdrawn entirely—no sound at all, only the fog growing denser, emitting a faint, unpleasantly pungent odor.

Frowning slightly, the Memory-Erasing Wraith seemed to realize something and began moving outward.

As it moved, its field of view indeed widened.

Clearly, the fog was confined to a limited area; the Memory-Erasing Wraith was about to increase speed when suddenly, rapid footsteps sounded behind it.

Judging the distance by the sound, the Memory-Erasing Wraith suddenly swept its hand backward…

Ssssh!

Its hand struck Fang Yue's Cold Moon Blade directly—black blood sprayed.

In pain, its pupils contracted; it kicked upward with its foot, striking Fang Yue's chest where the blade was lodged in its forearm bone.

But Fang Yue moved faster—almost synchronized.

Their right feet collided, and using that Supernatural Strength, Fang Yue yanked the blade free and retreated violently into the fog.

The Memory-Erasing Wraith took a few quick steps forward, then suddenly stopped.

Because as it advanced further, the fog grew denser again.

Someone outside was releasing more fog as it moved.

It halted, turned quickly toward the direction it had come from—and suddenly, a massive sword slashed out from the fog on its right.

The Memory-Erasing Wraith reacted swiftly, curling its fingers into a hook and striking the sword's edge.

Ding!!

A loud crash—the great sword shuddered violently, its attack halted; the Memory-Erasing Wraith clenched its left fist and delivered a punch straight into the chest of the sword-wielder.

It was a woman with a barrel-shaped body; upon seeing the Memory-Erasing Wraith, she showed shock, hesitation, and a step back—yet in the same instant, her eyes went vacant.

Memory, erased!

The Memory-Erasing Wraith sneered inwardly: Postnatal Second-Rank, still…

Bam!!

The Memory-Erasing Wraith's thoughts abruptly cut off—its punch had been blocked by a woman's hand.

It was the other Captain from Luoye Cun whom Lin Duoduo had just rescued.

"Chief Captain Lin, wake up quickly..."

Memory Erasure!

The Captain's expression went blank; the Memory Erasure Demon's fist accelerated straight into her stomach.

Boom!!

The Captain seemed to suddenly snap awake, her gaze dazed as she screamed in pain—carried backward by the Memory Erasure Demon's punch, she and the stunned Lin Duoduo were flung into the thick fog.

This time, the Memory Erasure Demon did not hesitate a moment—it charged forward, ready to finish them off, when suddenly its expression changed and it came to an abrupt stop.

Hot!

Scorching!

Wild flames, like the dawn breaking, slashed down at the very instant the Memory Erasure Demon halted, grazing its nose.

This slash illuminated everything within the fog—and allowed the Memory Erasure Demon to see the full situation.

The one who had drawn the blade before him was Fang Yue.

Behind Fang Yue stood a Luoye Cun Captain, spitting blood, barely clinging to life.

Beside him was still the dazed Lin Duoduo.

Farther off, a middle-aged man, protected by a group of soldiers, was frantically wiping sweat as he planted burning incense sticks into the ground—the thick fog around them seemed to originate from his hands.

Finally, scattered across the surrounding rooftops were a few scattered soldiers.

"... Trouble."

The Memory Erasure Demon stared straight at Fang Yue: Memory Erasure!

Fang Yue froze for an instant; the Memory Erasure Demon immediately closed in, clawing toward Fang Yue's heart.

At this distance, the move should have been certain.

But it missed.

Its hand was gripped tightly by Fang Yue; their control values clashed in a full-scale contest.

"Same trick won't work on a Saint Warrior!"

Fang Yue snapped back to awareness instantly, grinning fiercely as his trembling right hand raised the Leng Yue Blade and swung it toward An Shenyi's head.

At this point in battle, Fang Yue had gone blood-mad—he thought only of killing An Shenyi, completely forgetting the plan to lure out the possessing wraith and then destroy it.

But the Memory Erasure Demon merely raised its hand again, blocking the Leng Yue Blade with its forearm; before Fang Yue could sever its arm, it used Memory Erasure once more.

【Great...】

Less than half a second later, Fang Yue awoke.

The Memory Erasure Demon immediately noticed Fang Yue had regained his senses, its expression stunned—but it was too late.

In that half-second, Fang Yue had been kicked hard and flew backward.

"Lin Duoduo!!"

"Coming!!"

The awakened Lin Duoduo no longer needed prompts or warnings; she seemed to have developed partial resistance, retaining fragmented memories.

As Fang Yue shouted, Lin Duoduo passed him just as he was flying backward.

Time seemed to slow.

She reached out, grabbing the flying Fang Yue and pulling him down.

"Come with me!"

Though she said so, after pulling Fang Yue down, Lin Duoduo charged forward wildly.

Fang Yue had barely landed on his rear when Lin Duoduo was already before the Memory Erasure Demon, bringing down her greatsword.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

The Memory Erasure Demon curled its fingers like blades, parrying Lin Duoduo's attacks several times before suddenly using Memory Erasure—its finger jabbed straight into Lin Duoduo's chest.

Boom!!

Lin Duoduo's chest caved inward instantly, her back bulging outward—as if struck by Supernatural Strength—she flew backward like Fang Yue had, slamming straight into Fang Yue's face.

The two rolled together, tumbling over a dozen times before finally stopping.

Fang Yue was conscious; he sprang up immediately, alert to his surroundings.

Then he heard screams.

"Help!!"

"Don't come closer!"

"Master Luo, run!!"

Fang Yue's face darkened; he shouted Lin Duoduo's name twice but could not wake her.

He gritted his teeth and charged toward her alone.

His reaction was swift—but by the time Fang Yue arrived, he could only see figures falling one after another.

The most frantic, disheveled figure fleeing ahead was unmistakably Luo Shenyi.

"Let go of that old man!"

Fang Yue roared and charged forward.

The Memory Erasure Demon was nearly upon Luo Shenyi; hearing the commotion behind, it glanced back—and used the same trick—Memory Erasure!

But... it missed.

Fang Yue felt no effect whatsoever, as if untouched by the attack—he surged straight to the stunned Memory Erasure Demon.

"Starfire Blade Technique!"

A flash of fire erupted, and wild flames, like a raging dragon, swallowed the Memory-Erasing Ghost whole.

Let's see whether your skull is harder than my blade!

5215!

Boom!!

Amid the violent flames obscuring vision, the feedback Fang Yue received was... skull hard!

This slash hadn't split An Shenyi's head in two—it had cut through the skull but could advance no further.

Amid the whooshing wind of the Memory-Erasing Ghost's counterattack, Fang Yue's thoughts flashed like lightning; he swiftly retracted his blade and charged forward.

Fang Yue's figure burst from the flames, snatching up the screaming Luo Shenyi ahead of him, leaping upward, stepping on the wall, and rebounding twice in rapid succession to carry the man to the rooftop.

Looking down, he saw the Memory-Erasing Ghost, its head bleeding, staring coldly at Fang Yue—then suddenly lunging toward the dazed Lin Duoduo!

"No!"

"Chief Captain Lin!"

The surrounding team members cried out in alarm.

But Fang Yue had already plunged downward.

Yet... due to distance, he was too late.

Heart sinking, Fang Yue roared: "Everyone, shout! Wake Lin Duoduo up!"

Rescue was impossible—only by waking Lin Duoduo could she save herself.

But this was strange—why had Lin Duoduo's memory loss lasted so long?

As Fang Yue pondered this, the surrounding team members had already begun frantically shouting.

"Chief Captain Lin Duoduo! Wake up!"

"Chief Captain Lin Duoduo! Danger! Ghost! Ghost!"

Fortunately, before the ambush, Fang Yue had already instructed them what to shout—otherwise, the chaos might have failed to convey meaning at all.

Yet even this unified chorus failed to wake Lin Duoduo.

At that moment, the Memory-Erasing Ghost reached Lin Duoduo's side.

Done for!

Fang Yue's face darkened—when suddenly, a Deputy Captain from Luoye Cun on the rooftop had a sudden inspiration.

"Chief Captain Lin Duoduo! Your cousin Lin Ling is here to see you! Wake up!!"

That shout felt like divine inspiration.

Just as the Memory-Erasing Ghost was about to strike its tendril against Lin Duoduo's forehead, splitting her skull open—

Lin Duoduo's eyes suddenly snapped back to awareness!

She, woke up!

This awakening carried no hesitation—like a combat instinct carved into her bones, she asked no reason, understood no circumstance, acted purely on the primal struggle for survival.

It was... an extremely fast sword strike.

The giant sword's light slashed diagonally from above downward.

Amid the Memory-Erasing Ghost's stunned, shocked expression, it severed the ghost's upper arm, sliced into its waist, and lodged itself inside its body.

22915!

Heavy Injury!

This strike was so lethal it nearly killed the Memory-Erasing Ghost!

"Pills! Take the pills!!"

The surviving Luo Shenyi, far away, roared.

Fang Yue immediately pulled out the Bait Ghost Pill and swallowed it.

As the pill rapidly dissolved inside him, Fang Yue immediately felt a scorching gaze.

It came from An Shenyi.

The next instant, he saw a semi-corporeal black shadow shoot from An Shenyi's body, zipping swiftly into his own.

His breath caught, his head spun for an instant—he felt something surging wildly inside him, trying to seize control of his body.

But this sensation carried a sense of separation—as if a thin membrane had formed within him, temporarily isolating the shadow from himself.

"Quick! Take the pills! The isolation won't last long!"

Luo Shenyi shouted again.

Fang Yue, following the order, swallowed the pills in sequence: Light Red, Medium Red, Dark Red.

As the pills entered his stomach, Fang Yue immediately felt his body grow scorching hot, every inch of him wrong—blisters like bubbles swelled across his skin.

"What is this?!"

Fang Yue's expression changed slightly, and Luo Shenyi, aided by team members, arrived.

He watched Fang Yue with even greater tension than Fang Yue himself, and ordered someone to bring Lin Duoduo over.

"Chief Captain Lin, if Night Deputy Captain shows any signs of ghostification, immediately sever his head."

Wait?!

Fang Yue's face darkened.

When you gave me the pills, you never mentioned this!

"Luo Shenyi! What do you mean? Are these pills dangerous?! Will he die?!"

Before Fang Yue could speak, Lin Duoduo had already grabbed his collar and glared furiously at him.

In the recent life-or-death battle, they had helped each other—there was trust between them.

Moreover, Lin Duoduo hated internal strife more than anything—while soldiers fought to the death on the front, those behind were sabotaging them?

"No, no, no, don't act rashly! I'm not causing trouble—this medicine is still in the experimental stage... Although I spoke with full confidence before, how effective it truly is still depends on actual results."

Baldur's Gate 3 is so fun!!!

PS: As usual, those who stay up late can wait; if you can't wait, read the 20,000-character update tomorrow.

(End of Chapter)