Chapter 266: The Translator

Good fellow, you've learned to force a sale, have you!

Fang Yue's face darkened.

This fellow pops up out of nowhere, gives a passage of text, and then starts demanding money.

Good fellow, I'm straight-up good fellow.

【I am Fang Yue. I did not heed the wise and noble Lord Sheepskin Scroll's dissuasion, and continued to follow my earlier plan, hunting down lone Sheep Wraiths.】

【But before I could hunt down a few more Sheep Wraiths, I found myself surrounded by a vast army of Sheep Wraiths, with no retreat, trapped in a death lock.】

【It turns out the Sheep Wraith's 【Wraith-Knowing】 can detect the surrounding situation through the deaths of ordinary Sheep Wraiths, and issue commands.】

【Although the 【Wraith-Knowing】 did not know who I was, and was merely issuing commands remotely because Sheep Wraiths nearby had been slain, I was still trapped in a desperate situation.】

The text the Sheepskin Scroll conjured in Fang Yue's mind made his back go cold.

If he had truly carried out that bold plan just now, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

He hadn't expected that 【Wraith-Knowing】 to have such an ability.

Fang Yue felt a wave of vexation.

【Stonehead! Don't even think about welching!!】

While Fang Yue was still mulling over countermeasures, the Sheepskin Scroll had already started making a fuss.

Rolling his eyes, Fang Yue fed it Black Ember directly, then asked: "If I only attack the Sheep Wraiths instead of killing them, will it alert the 【Wraith-Knowing】?"

【I am Fang Yue. Facing a herd of Sheep Wraiths blocking my path, I chose to sever the legs of a few of them, then push deep quickly, searching for the 【Wraith-Knowing】's whereabouts.】

【I succeeded. The other Sheep Wraiths showed no reaction, and the 【Wraith-Knowing】 was not alerted.】

It works!

Fang Yue set his mind at ease. Although the Sheepskin Scroll was unreliable at times, in this regard it was still very trustworthy.

After giving another 1g of Black Ember, Fang Yue stealthily approached the Sheep Wraiths ahead.

After closing to a certain distance, Fang Yue immediately began to accelerate into a sprint.

In the past, his stats weren't high, and his movement speed wasn't fast.

Now, as a Second-rate Realm Acquired-stage powerhouse, his speed was already beyond what Sheep Wraiths could match.

From start to sprint into the Sheep Wraith herd's territory, it took only three to five seconds in total.

Immediately after, the Sheep Wraiths let out roars one after another.

"Baa!!"

Those scattered all around pounced at Fang Yue, bristling with killing intent.

But because of the distance, only the three nearest Sheep Wraiths successfully barred Fang Yue's unavoidable path.

His face darkening, Fang Yue drew his blade in a flash.

Leng Yue Blade!

He didn't use Blazing Fire Heart Method, nor did he use Spark Blade Technique.

Fang Yue purely relied on his high Control stat of 170 points, hacking at the legs of these three Sheep Wraiths with brute force.

Hum!

Like a parting slash, Fang Yue shot past the three Sheep Wraiths in an instant like a blade gleam, crossing through them.

And those three Sheep Wraiths were sent flying backward, their legs already severed from their bodies.

By the time the other Sheep Wraiths closed in, Fang Yue had already completely pulled away.

This way, the 【Wraith-Knowing】 wouldn't detect him.

Fang Yue cross-checked the map provided by Chief Captain Lang Wu, confirmed the direction, and quickly set a target.

It was a bonfire.

From afar, it looked like a small flame.

Only when the distance closed did Fang Yue realize that many Sheep Wraiths were circling the bonfire like a ritual.

The scene looked rather bizarre.

As far as Fang Yue knew, in the dark of night—

A flame could only be lit, could only burn, by burning one's Yang Lifespan.

Yet at this moment, that flame contained nothing at all.

This struck Fang Yue as very strange.

But soon, he saw the bonfire the Sheep Wraiths were encircling, its flames gradually shrinking.

Then, the nearest Sheep Wraith charged headlong into it.

The flames suddenly leapt up, crackling and popping.

Whether because the fire was extremely fierce or for some other reason, when this Sheep Wraith charged into the bonfire, it was actually burned to nothing in an instant, evaporating like steam, becoming fuel.

"Baa!"

"Baa!"

"Baa!!"

The other Sheep Wraiths let out low roars one after another, which lasted a while before subsiding.

This eerie scene made Fang Yue's heart uneasy.

What were this herd of Sheep Wraiths trying to do? And why were they pursuing me relentlessly?

This was the strangest point for Fang Yue. Logically, he was just an ordinary passerby who had slain a few extra Sheep Wraiths. So be it if he picked up the Wraith Curse—anyone who slew Sheep Wraiths many times should contract this Wraith Curse.

Why, when it came to me, did they mount such a massive operation, even dispatching the 【Wraith-Knowing】 among the Sheep Wraiths?

Fang Yue continued to wait patiently in stealth.

The location where the 【Wraith-Knowing】 appeared, as provided by Chief Captain Lang Wu, was right around here.

Then again, this bizarre situation before his eyes was clearly abnormal, and it should be related to the Advent; maybe he could squat here and wait for the 【Advent】.

While Fang Yue was waiting, three more Sheep Phantom Advents leapt into the flames.

Just as Fang Yue was growing a little impatient, feeling he might have come to the wrong place... the flames leaping high suddenly rose into midair and transformed into a fireball the size of a human head.

The fireball slowly, slowly grew goat horns, and a goat beard, forming a goat-like face, and slowly opened its mouth.

"Baa! Baa baa baa. Baa baa baa!"

Fang Yue:...

The importance of knowing a foreign language!

Fang Yue was a little dazed; he couldn't understand at all what that ghostly thing was saying.

But the surrounding Sheep Phantom Advents clearly understood, their baa-ing rising and falling in waves as they responded.

"Baa!"

Suddenly, among the flock of Sheep Phantom Advents, one slightly sturdier Sheep Phantom Advent let out a loud baa and walked up before the bonfire.

At that moment, the gazes of all the other Sheep Phantom Advents, looking at this sturdy Sheep Phantom Advent, became full of respect and envy.

Just as Fang Yue didn't know what was happening, the goat head formed of flames—whoosh—slammed into the body of that sturdy Sheep Phantom Advent.

"Baa!!"

The sturdy Sheep Phantom Advent's eyes seemed to spew flames, blazing fiercely.

Its already sturdy frame swelled once more, growing even taller, to the point where one could only look up at it.

And on the chest of the sturdy Sheep Phantom Advent, the marks of flames slowly emerged, burning into the pattern of a goat's head.

"Baa!!"

This Sheep Phantom Advent once again threw its head back and let out a great roar, as if even its horns had grown sharper.

And all the surrounding Sheep Phantom Advents slowly knelt down.

"Baa! Baa! Baa! Baa!"

The baa-ing never ceased to his ears.

By this point, Fang Yue could basically confirm that this fellow was the so-called Advent among the Sheep Phantom Advents.

It's just that... the 【Advent】 actually appeared like this?

Fang Yue had thought the 【Advent】 was like the other Sheep Phantom Advents—possessing a physical body, and hidden among the protection of these ordinary Sheep Phantom Advents.

Now it seemed its way of appearing was somewhat similar to those ancient folk rituals of summoning a deity to descend.

Watching the 【Advent】 continue to communicate with the other Sheep Phantom Advents, Fang Yue couldn't help but call out in his heart.

"Sheep parchment, you there? Translate for me what they're saying."

(End of chapter)