Chapter 510: Sweeping (8/10, Autumn Subscription)

Ma Zuo's body still had some drugs left—all high-grade—and Fang Yue took them all.

Moreover… there were three vials of 【Secret Medicine】, also known as 【Human Medicine】.

【Human Medicine】 was blood-red, faint in appearance, utterly impossible to guess how bloody the process had been to produce just one vial.

Fang Yue felt a flicker of curiosity—what was it about 【Human Medicine】 that drew so many to chase after it? He wanted to try it himself.

But the moment he remembered 【Human Medicine】 was primarily made from 【Medicinal Humans】, his stomach churned.

He immediately abandoned the idea.

After securing the 【Human Medicine】, Fang Yue turned to help Captain Wu—only to see two Blood-Grade Possessions break through Wu's line and rush toward him.

Yet, instead of targeting him, the Blood-Grade Possessions hesitated, then suddenly turned and each bit off one end of the Bone Flute on the ground.

As the Bone Flute entered their mouths, both Blood-Grade Possessions exploded with a loud *boom*.

One became nothing but a tall, upright fish-like skeleton, its forehead embedded with a red stone radiating thick crimson light.

The other was reduced to a single bone pillar, standing motionless, its top crowned by a red stone like a gem.

As these two Blood-Grade Possessions changed, Fang Yue instantly sensed they were undergoing some rapid, fundamental transformation.

His heart lurched—he charged toward the 【Fishbone Possession】, while Captain Wu lunged at the 【Bonepillar Possession】.

The 【Fishbone Possession】 moved like a nimble human—able to shift, attack, and fire bone spikes, moving so fast Fang Yue struggled to catch up.

In contrast, the 【Bonepillar Possession】 stood utterly still, but its body erupted with dense, porcupine-like bone spikes, attacking indiscriminately.

Its range was so wide Fang Yue nearly got hit.

Captain Wu attacked desperately, yet seemed powerless against the 【Bonepillar Possession】.

More Xiao Guiyi surged from the darkness, surrounding them.

With just the two of them, holding off so many Possessions was truly pushing their limits.

Fang Yue was fine—just frustrated he couldn't catch the 【Fishbone Possession】; Captain Wu was the one truly faltering.

Even with Golden Thread power bolstering him, he was barely holding against the 【Bonepillar Possession】.

Just as Fang Yue was surrounded by more Black-Grade Possessions, a familiar voice rang out from behind.

"Everyone, charge with me!!"

Fang Yue turned—and froze.

The newcomers were none other than You Sisi, along with a large group of White-Clothed Blue Guards and a few familiar faces from Gu Yue Cun.

"Big Boss! I brought reinforcements!!" Qing Chen exclaimed.

Beside him was Jing Yan, grinning foolishly, holding Xiao Xuedou tightly wrapped in seven short swords.

The reinforcements surged past Fang Yue and plunged into the horde of Possessions.

Jing Yan called out from afar: "Ye Ge, Wu Wu wanted to come, but I talked her out of it—don't blame her for not helping you."

Fang Yue rolled his eyes.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu not showing up to cause trouble? He was relieved—he'd never blame her.

Fang Yue dodged a close-range counterattack from the 【Fishbone Possession】, then spun and slammed a punch straight into its red stone forehead—cracking it with visible fissures, as if it were screaming, curling and twitching on the ground.

This thing was only fast—its actual combat power was pathetic.

Of course, compared to its pre-transformation state, its power had surged—but only slightly. Before Fang Yue, it still couldn't stir up any real trouble.

After two more punches and a final slash to end it, Fang Yue wiped the black blood from his face expressionlessly and walked toward them.

"Why are you here? What happened in Qingsi County? Why is Xiao Xuedou here? When I met it, it was still in Possession-revival state—what about everyone else?"

Fang Yue fired off a string of questions. Jing Yan, already in camera mode, filming the battlefield ahead, calmly recounted the entire sequence to him.

Fang Yue blinked.

"You figured all this out yourself?"

"Yeah, Ye Ge. To be honest, before I was stuck scraping by, my dream was to become a famous detective!"

Fang Yue rolled his eyes: "You've got someone right next to you who dreamed of being a scientist since childhood—and now he's living it in this game."

Hearing this, Jing Yan launched into enthusiastic praise for Qing Chen.

Fang Yue himself was genuinely impressed by Qing Chen.

After all, he and Jing Yan were the type who wouldn't even open a thick medical textbook to study basic knowledge.

In contrast, Qing Chen had mastered every theoretical concept in the game so thoroughly that the Phoenix Organization hired him as a researcher—that alone spoke volumes.

"If you've got nowhere to go, stay with us for now."

"Of course I'll stick with the Big Boss!"

It wasn't that Qing Chen was slacking—he just couldn't go back to the Phoenix Organization after what happened. He'd be hunted down by Blue Guards if he tried.

Fang Yue watched the battle ahead gradually turn favorable, then rubbed the Jade Key in his hand.

This was the key to Ma Zuo's room—it must also open the secret chamber!

Lord Han must be inside, imprisoned by Ma Zuo and the others!

After a moment's thought, Fang Yue glanced at the group and asked: "Where's Lin Ling?"

"Captain Lin was sent back to Qingsi County first. Our original group was much larger—even Lord Jun accompanied us partway. But when we discovered someone in the secret tunnel, learned their story, we quickly dispatched a team to guard the entrance—Lord Jun returned to Qingsi County to hold the line then."

As he spoke, Jing Yan asked: "By the way, Captain Lin's eyes…"

"I don't know. But Lin Ling retains his own consciousness—he's not a Possession. Whether it's Possession or not? Needs checking. Bottom line: until symptoms appear or results come in, no one touches him!"

"Of course!"

Everyone nodded. Then Jing Yan added awkwardly: "Also, Ye Ge… we caught Miao Fa."

Fang Yue lifted his eyelids slightly: "Didn't Captain Wu kill her before?"

Logically, Captain Wu was the first to reach him—he should've been the first to encounter the fleeing Miao Fa.

"Captain Wu? He probably never met her. We caught her on a side path."

"Mm, where's the person?"

"Taken back to Qingsi County and held there. We knew what we were about to run into up ahead, so we didn't have the energy to keep a close watch on her."

Then let's head back to Qingsi County and deal with Miao Fa along the way.

As for Ming, while Fang Yue had been tangled up fighting the strange swarm earlier, she had quietly gotten up and run off outward. Since she hadn't run into Jing Yan and the others, it meant she had chosen a different branch exit and escaped.

Fang Yue gave an order, telling someone to look into Ming's whereabouts later, then looked ahead.

The battlefield up ahead was already nearing its end.

(End of chapter)