Chapter 584: Change (6/10, extra chapter for

Stunned for a moment, Fang Yue suddenly understood.

So this thing was a continuation of that goofy stone-type Ghost from earlier.

A Transfer-type Ghost ability?

Surely no Ghost could put on airs relying on such a cheap trick?

Fang Yue was no longer the fool he once was; his understanding of Ghosts was utterly different now.

This Transfer-type Ghost had never been taken seriously by him at all.

He watched the crawling-bug Ghost approach with an expressionless face.

Fang Yue sensed it immediately.

This bug-shaped Ghost was clearly a mid-tier Black Grade Ghost!

It could barely hold on in the Night Rain, and it still dreamed of hunting him?

He figured a casual brush from him would be enough to kill it.

So Fang Yue stepped forward, Fang Yue swung his blade, and the bug-shaped Ghost collapsed to the ground.

That's it? That's it? That's it?

You brag your—

"What a fine opening move. The prey truly has vigor — all the more entertaining."

"Allow me to introduce myself. You may call me Heiqing Ghost, or you may call me… Heiqing Shanmai!"

"Congratulations. From this moment on, you stand against all of Heiqing Shanmai!"

Fang Yue's expression instantly froze on the spot.

He even suspected his own ears were faulty, that he had misheard.

But he hadn't.

Not at all.

Rumble rumble rumble!

The ground was shaking, erupting!

Fang Yue turned his head blankly and looked back, only to see, behind him, thousands upon thousands of Ghosts scrambling out of their rain-shelters as if their lives didn't matter, madly charging toward his position to kill.

And farther out, the Ghosts that had all been hiding in the shadows, tucked away in every corner of Qingsi County, were pouring out from their lairs in a flood, rushing toward Fang Yue's direction!

At this moment, if one looked down from a bird's-eye view, one could see Ghosts packed densely together, swarming through the streets from all directions, converging on a single point.

And the point of convergence was none other than Fang Yue's location!

Rumble rumble rumble!

The ground shook, endlessly!

Like ten thousand beasts in full gallop, the Ghost horde bared savage faces, as if they couldn't tear Fang Yue to shreds without disgracing their own jaws.

But at the same time, a command was received in the minds of every Ghost in Heiqing Shanmai.

"Capture alive!"

A black tide of Ghosts surged to engulf Fang Yue.

At this moment, Fang Yue truly began to dimly realize that the thing… did not seem to be lying.

It… really did seem to be the Heiqing Ghost!

……

"Lord Han, Lord You, Xiao Xuedou… how could this be…"

Jing Yan was completely dumbfounded.

He had only been away from the game for three days — how had so much happened?

With Captain Wu's help, he had regrouped with the others.

The Green Division had lost two Green-Clad members, left without a leader.

They were gathered around You Sisi's body, wailing and weeping.

And Lord Han was even more tragic — he didn't even have a corpse…

"This is for you."

Captain Wu was silent for a moment, then handed over an eyeball.

"This is the only thing I could find from the remains…"

"Lord Han?"

"Yes."

Jing Yan was silent for a moment, then received the blood-red eyeball with both hands, respectfully.

No matter what Lord Han's corpse had become, he deserved their respect.

Beside Jing Yan, Qing Chen was gritting her teeth and sorting through a pile of shattered bones on the ground.

Those were Xiao Xuedou's remains — most of them reduced to powder. Captain Wu couldn't tell at all whether they were Xiao Xuedou's bones or not; it was only with Qing Chen's help in identifying them that they had been gathered back.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was also wiping her tears, and at the thought of Lord Han's tragic death, she angrily waved her little fists.

"Once Tail learns the martial arts of the Extreme Ice Sect and comes back, I'll have her help me wash Heiqing Shanmai clean of every Ghost!"

"Not just Heiqing Shanmai…" Captain Wu's eyes reddened as he gritted his teeth and said: "Every Ghost! I'll slaughter every Ghost in this world!"

Ah! Captain Wu's ideals are so grand! His goal is far loftier than the one I set…

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu felt a little sullen — she and Fang Yue had been among the earliest to know each other.

But along the way, their strength had only grown further apart, the gap ever wider.

Now, she was nearly becoming dead weight.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was not without self-awareness; every time Fang Yue provided food and arranged paths of advancement for her, the guilt in her heart deepened another notch.

It's just that Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu is more optimistic by nature and simply didn't show it.

But today, under that terrifying pressure from Bai Xiaoya, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu felt for the first time the horror of dying violently at any moment!

She had heard about Hai Ming's incident from Weiba.

Hai Ming had died in the game, and in reality died along with it.

But that was only a special case—at least until ten-plus days ago, it was indeed an isolated case, with no necessary connection, just an extreme coincidence.

So when Weiba told her about it, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu didn't take it to heart much, always feeling that with so many people playing the game, bad luck wouldn't just happen to land on her own head.

Moreover, Tengli Group would certainly handle this matter properly, thoroughly investigate this reputation-damaging incident, and reveal the truth to the public.

Sure enough, after just a few days, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu saw a reasonable explanation online proving Hai Ming's death had absolutely no connection to the game.

The matter quietly stirred up a wave, then quietly ended, leaving at most a faint mark in Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's heart.

And earlier, when she had been thrown out by Bai Xiaoya and then returned to the battlefield, looking at Bai Xiaoya's contemptuous gaze and the attack about to be launched, in that instant Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu felt an unprecedented, so-called extreme terror.

She was afraid of dying.

And after weathering that crisis and reflecting on it afterward, in Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's mind there were nothing but images of Hai Ming's gruesome death!

She trembled and shook, so afraid she even wanted to quit the game and never come back.

But Weiba was still fighting hard in the game, and she had also met Lord Han, You Sisi, Jing Yan, Qing Chen and others in the game—those bonds she treasured dearly and was unwilling to sever.

So Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu held back the impulse to quit the game.

She decided to make a change, to set a goal.

And that was... to become stronger!

At least strong enough to protect herself, and to help Ye Ge even just a little—even if it was only a tiny bit!

So Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu had the Green Guards collect all the grotesque corpses under the eaves that could be safely gathered over.

The corpses piled up into a hill, emitting a nauseating stench.

All the Green Guards kept far away, unwilling to approach this 'cesspit'-like hill.

But Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu rose at this moment and walked up to the mountain of piled corpses.

Without the slightest hesitation, she picked up a chunk of corpse flesh, put it in her mouth, chewed, swallowed, and then... repeated!

Without complaint, without a word, she seemed to simply be doing what she had to do, earnestly eating the grotesque chunks of flesh.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's sense of smell was fine, and her sense of taste was fine too.

This point, everyone present was clear about.

They had witnessed Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu refuse to eat a full Manchu-Han banquet because the cafeteria food wasn't tasty, and being scolded by Fang Yue.

They had also seen Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu retching miserably because of foul-smelling food.

But at this moment, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was eating something she would absolutely never eat under normal circumstances—eating something foul-smelling—and eating it nonstop!

(End of this chapter)