Chapter 288: Minor Freak Isn

Fang Yue's face darkened.

"Are you leaving or not? If not, stay here yourself."

Hearing this, Liao Moran reluctantly trailed behind Fang Yue.

The two returned to the entrance of the Bronze Room, back to the spot where they had previously seen the corpses.

But the next moment, Fang Yue froze.

Because the two corpses that should have lain in the corner… were gone!

Could corpses move??

They were just piles of bones…

Fang Yue grew wary, realizing those two corpses must be some kind of Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi.

He scanned the surroundings, trying to locate the corpses.

Soon, he noticed something odd.

It was… fragments of cloth, tiny shreds of cloth, scattered along the path toward the Bronze Room.

They… entered the Bronze Room?

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yue told Liao Moran to wait at the entrance while he went in.

"W-wait! Don't leave me alone! I'll go in with you!"

Liao Moran quickly grabbed Fang Yue's hand, her big eyes pleading.

"... Fine, do as you like."

Entering the Bronze Room, Fang Yue advanced slowly, following the cloth fragments until… he reached the Hushui.

Did the corpses go into the water?

Just as Fang Yue hesitated whether to enter…

Splash!

A dark shadow suddenly leapt out from the center of the Hushui in the Bronze Room.

When the figure knelt halfway to the ground, Fang Yue stared—and froze.

The figure was unmistakably himself! Or rather, his in-game character's form!

Not corpses, not bones, not anything else—this was a perfect human replica of Fang Yue's body!

Frowning, Fang Yue pulled Liao Moran behind him.

This sudden protective move in a moment of crisis stirred Liao Moran's heart slightly.

Meanwhile, the corpse emerging from the water slowly straightened its body, staring directly at Fang Yue and Liao Moran.

Hss—

Ignoring Fang Yue, the corpse suddenly closed its eyes and took a deep breath, as if inhaling the stench of decay and copper.

"The long-missed… scent! How many years? How many years since a living soul set foot here?"

Fang Yue said nothing, merely assessing the power gap between himself and this Gui Yi.

"No need to be so tense. I haven't spoken to a human in ages—I'm not in a hurry to kill you."

Fang Yue sneered: "Who's killing whom isn't decided yet!"

"Good! Full of spirit! I like it!"

The corpse, wearing Fang Yue's face, smirked wickedly—making Liao Moran behind him nearly blush with infatuation. How could she suddenly find the opposite Fang Yue so charming??

Only when Fang Yue squeezed her hand did she snap back to her senses.

"Clear eyes, sharp mind—if I'm not mistaken, you should have Black Grade Mid-Stage power, right?"

"Black Grade Mid-Stage? I haven't heard that term in ages."

The corpse wore a nostalgic expression, then after a long moment, calmed itself and gave Fang Yue a faint smile.

In the next instant, black blood slid down the corners of its eyes, and its eyes instantly turned pitch black.

That was… the hallmark of a Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi!

"No need to test me—I'll tell you: right now, I only have Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi power. Hmm… wait, wait! Three seconds, two seconds, one second! Okay, now I'm at Black Grade Mid-Stage Gui Yi power."

As soon as the corpse finished speaking, the bleeding eyes stopped, and its gaze returned to clear, sharp black-and-white.

Just as Fang Yue thought the corpse was mocking him, its body suddenly erupted with a violent aura.

That was… the aura unique to a Black Grade Mid-Stage Gui Yi!

Impossible!

Did it really only have Black Grade Initial Stage Gui Yi power just now? And I missed the perfect chance to strike because I was too cautious!

Fang Yue's face turned grim.

At that moment, the corpse spoke again: "Where was I? Ah yes—Black Grade Mid-Stage. That term hasn't been spoken in so long. How many years did I sleep for, to fall so far? What a… endlessly long time."

Fallen? Slept?

Fang Yue's expression shifted slightly.

Was it not gaining power—but rapidly restoring it?

Then what was its true power ceiling?

Sensing Fang Yue's shock, the corpse, its body dripping wet, stepped forward one footprint at a time toward him.

"Forgive me—I haven't introduced myself. I'm Mo Qing. You may also call me… Lord Mo! That was my name when I walked among the living, using a human body to roam the world."

Almost the instant the corpse finished speaking, Fang Yue and Liao Moran both widened their eyes in disbelief.

"Impossible!?"

"Lord Mo!? How could you be Lord Mo!?"

The information revealed in those two sentences was utterly explosive!

It was actually Lord Mo? The one who created the ancient formation for Mo Cun to protect it for many years, and then disappeared for no reason for a long time—Lord Mo!

And from the meaning of its words, it went from being a human, to becoming a Bizarre!

That was the special Bizarre like the 【Shi Zhi Gui】 that Fang Yue first encountered in Gu Yue Cun, still under research!

Yet the corpse had already succeeded!

A human, becoming a Bizarre!

What method did it use to transform? And how did it manage it?

To be honest, Fang Yue was very curious, and also had a bit of an impulse—if a player became a Bizarre, what kind of gaming experience would that be?

"Shocked? That's right, the place I was sealed at is very close to Mo Cun. From the looks of you, you should have heard of me. Is Mo Cun still there? My revenge list does have Mo Cun as an entry, you know."

The corpse let out a cackle, and with Fang Yue's face, licked its lips—very perverted, that gesture was very perverted.

Liao Moran instinctively let out a "yuck" sound effect full of disgust, and didn't forget to glance at Fang Yue himself beside her a few times, not knowing what scenes her brain was fantasizing about.

Fang Yue's face darkened, and he lowered his voice to ask: "Stop thinking about random things, tell me, is this thing really the Lord Mo from your Mo Cun?"

"How would I know!" After a pause, Liao Moran continued: "But... it wants to kill us, so even if it really is Lord Mo, don't hold back!"

Wasn't that obvious!

Fang Yue noticed that as the corpse approached them, while saying this information, its aura was constantly rising!

In other words, its strength was skyrocketing!

No longer hesitating, Fang Yue pushed Liao Moran aside and charged up himself.

"Don't worry, this woman is feed for my beloved disciple, not my type!"

The corpse let out a strange laugh and also went up to meet him, opening its mouth.

"Blazing Fire Heart Method!!"

"Blazing Fire Heart Method!!"

Two voices rang out almost simultaneously!

Whoosh!!

Two streams of flame simultaneously burst forth from both of them, soaring skyward, instantly illuminating the surrounding bronze walls!

"How could this be?!"

(End of this chapter)