Chapter 268: Scatter My Ashes Within Three Minutes

I am Fang Yue; ahead of me lies 【Gui Zhi】 and several Yang Xu Gui, while behind me, over a thousand Yang Xu Gui troops are closing in.

Faced with such a dire situation, I've decided to risk everything.

I charged toward 【Gui Zhi】!

My sudden appearance startled 【Gui Zhi】 and the Yang Xu Gui; the Yang Xu Gui armies from every direction accelerated toward this spot, surrounding me.

A cage formed by the Yang Xu Gui army trapped me, and my only choice was to kill 【Gui Zhi】 before the troops fully encircled me.

That time limit is… five minutes!

I have no retreat—I can only press forward!

In the end, I reached 【Gui Zhi】's front!

Kill 【Gui Zhi】, and I will survive!

Fail to kill 【Gui Zhi】, and I will be drowned by endless Yang Xu Gui.

I discovered 【Gui Zhi】's strength is only at Black Grade mid-level, so I raised my blade!

This route is viable!

Unlike my earlier escape, now charging in to kill 【Gui Zhi】, if I finish the battle within five minutes, the curse lifts, the Yang Xu Gui lose their leader, and I still have a chance to survive!

The goat-skin prophecy always changes according to the current situation.

But its accuracy has always been reliable.

As long as I act according to the goat-skin's instructions, the outcome matches its description almost exactly—it almost always comes true!

Kill 【Gui Zhi】, and everything ends!

Fang Yue understood this, yet he still hesitated.

I am Fang Yue; time is slipping second by second, yet I remain here, hesitating, pacing.

I lack that one thread of fearless determination.

Ten minutes later, the Yang Xu Gui army surrounded me—I died.

There is no retreat!

Fang Yue's brow tightened, his breathing grew rapid, his nerves tensed, and he even felt a faint chill.

To remain hidden, Fang Yue had extinguished the Human Soul fire beside him after approaching this place, causing Cold Night to seep into his body.

His body gradually grew icy cold—he knew he could delay no longer.

Humans, without Human Soul fire to warm them in Cold Night, are slowly corroded by the Cold Night.

Cold Night corrosion—consequences are unthinkable.

Fang Yue, after his power surged, gained slight resistance to Cold Night, and since the great bonfire lay just ahead—even if it was an eerie-burning bonfire—it seemed capable of resisting Cold Night, so he wouldn't be corroded too quickly.

But when he first entered the game, Fang Yue had suffered this exact fate.

Later, following Lord Han's advice, he spent many days warming himself by the Di He fire to expel the Cold Night corrosion.

"Five minutes… within five minutes, I'll scatter its ashes!"

Fang Yue's eyes gleamed with icy light.

He hadn't expected that hunting 【Gui Zhi】 outside would lead him into such a dangerous, tricky situation.

Five minutes—too short!

But he must make a choice, and once decided, he must not delay another instant.

"Baa baa baa!"

At that moment, over a dozen Yang Xu Gui around 【Gui Zhi】 threw themselves into the bonfire.

Before him, only thirty-odd Yang Xu Gui and one massive 【Gui Zhi】 remained.

Now is the time!

Fang Yue no longer hesitated—he crouched low and surged forward in a sudden sprint.

Beneath the black night, Fang Yue's dark shadow moved at high speed.

The distance, already short, closed rapidly!

At this point, Fang Yue no longer cared if he was exposed.

When he decided to kill 【Gui Zhi】 within five minutes, stealth had already been impossible.

The time was too short, the commotion too great.

So all he could do was unleash his full strength and obliterate 【Gui Zhi】 outright!

"Baa baa baa?!!"

The Yang Xu Gui before the bonfire simultaneously fell silent, their chanting ceasing as they turned toward Fang Yue.

Threatening bleats rose in waves; they formed ranks, not retreating but advancing straight toward Fang Yue.

Each goat-man moved swiftly.

But the Yang Xu Gui's greatest strength lay in Supernatural Strength and defense.

Supernatural Strength isn't damage.

The Yang Xu Gui's damage output is low—even Fang Yue during his Third-rate Realm days could withstand their attacks; they simply hit with immense force, flinging opponents backward like special monsters in other games with built-in 【knockback】 effects.

As for defense, Fang Yue had tested it before—but now, before his current self, they were as fragile as paper.

"Come on!!"

Instantly, flames erupted across Fang Yue's body.

The Heart Method of Fiery Blaze—self-ignition without fire!

The flames burning on Fang Yue surged skyward, leaping two to three meters high.

He drew Cold Night Blade—two swift hisses—and flames instantly engulfed the blade.

Blade after blade of blazing fire—the Starfire Blade Technique!

Unlike the ones he'd killed before.

After 【Falling Flower Specter】, Fang Yue's stats had once again improved. This time, with the boost of Blazing Fire Heart Method and Star Fire Blade Technique, Fang Yue's Control stat had already reached 250 points.

Gripping Leng Yue tightly, Fang Yue faced over thirty Sheep Specters without the slightest retreat. He stepped forward in a single Flash Step, his figure moving at the absolute limit of speed. In nearly an instant, before the first Sheep Specter could even react, he had already sliced open its chest with one slash—ripping it open from belly to gut, tearing a massive gap in its body. It went flying sideways, its face frozen in a stunned, blank expression, as if it hadn't even understood what had happened before being sent flying by Fang Yue's slash!

Buzz—!!

The crisp, trembling ring of the blade only now burst forth at last, and immediately after came a terrifying damage number—absurdly enormous.

4701!

The 【Self-Immolation】 state, combined with his full strength—Fang Yue at this moment held absolutely nothing back. The might of a single slash was terrifying to such a degree!

The Sheep Specters behind, seeing this scene, were clearly all stunned for a moment.

Although the Sheep Specter that had been sent flying wasn't killed, Fang Yue's murderous aura—like a war god in Advent—stunned them all in an instant.

In that very instant, Fang Yue had already dodged past the several Sheep Specters in front of him.

Of the five minutes, only four minutes and thirty-plus seconds remained.

Fang Yue had no time to waste on these small fry—even one extra slash wasted inner force and stamina!

Dodge what he could; the ultimate goal was to charge up to 【Specter Awareness】 and cut it down in one slash!

From the moment the charge began, Fang Yue's goal had been only one: to kill this giant Sheep Specter within five minutes!

"Baa baa—!!"

The other Sheep Specters, too, now came to their senses one after another. No longer letting Fang Yue slip past them like a loach, they actively launched attacks against him.

These Sheep Specters' attack trajectories were simple, their attack speed not fast.

But their positioning was reasonable, perfectly surrounding the charging Fang Yue within their formation. For a time, quite a few Sheep Specters still managed to entangle him, hindering Fang Yue's great charging plan.

"Get… out of my way—!!"

His eyes going red, Fang Yue let out a great roar and frantically poured medicine into his mouth.

(End of this chapter)