Free Web NovelThe room was very dark, and light from an unknown source seeped in, vaguely illuminating the outlines of various objects within.
Yet, even in this dimly lit environment, Lu Yibei could clearly see the woman's distorted face because they were so close, only a palm's distance apart. She could even feel the chill from the yin and venomous Spiritual Energy fluctuations emanating from the woman and smell a putrid stench.
Being in the same room with a “female ghost,” suddenly turning around, and meeting eyes should have been a terrifying experience, but Lu Yibei's mood was completely undisturbed; in fact, the core of the Witch Seed was stirring.
The woman's experience of transforming into a urban legend could be said to perfectly align with the preconditions for the birth of a Witch Seed. A urban legend that has not yet fully transformed into a Witch Seed is practically a delicious dessert in front of one of the existing Witch Seed with the highest Spiritual Energy fluctuation levels.
Although, she has never had the habit of devouring the core of a urban legend...
Heh! What female ghost? Not scared at all!
To be honest, when she saw the woman suddenly appear behind her, Lu Yibei's heart rate did indeed quicken a few beats, but it quickly returned to calm under the lingering effects of Human Fireworks.
It was as if a car failed to start on an uphill slope, the engine roared twice, then stalled and died.
It can only be said that the lingering effects of Human Fireworks were too strong, making her feel as if she had lost the ability to fear.
“......”
If this were a horror-themed infinite flow story, it could already be considered a god-tier passive skill, right?
But in reality, this is not a good sign. Losing the emotion of fear makes one easily drop their guard...
Carelessly becoming reckless, one might accidentally court death one day, especially for someone whose brain and mouth are not managed by the same system.
Lu Yibei covertly grumbled a few words, then calmly summoned Lingtai Pure Karma, allowing the heavy armor to cover her entire body. Immediately after, with a thought, she activated the core of the mythical urban legend and used the talent ability she had recently strengthened.
Heat swept out from her feet, coating the ground within a two-meter radius centered on her with a faint reddish glow. Even the room's temperature instantly rose by several degrees.
Scorched by Lu Yibei's “aura,” the woman's grotesque face twitched uncontrollably, and her figure suddenly darted backward, putting distance between herself and Lu Yibei.
The movement was just like accidentally stepping barefoot on scorching hot asphalt on a hot summer day. freewёbnoνel.com
What's wrong? Aren't I quite strong? Lu Yibei nodded with satisfaction, saying, “Yes, just like that. Don't get too close, it's unhygienic!”
Most of the time, the root of fear is either insufficient firepower or not enough armor stack.
Although the woman's current appearance is grotesque and she emits Spiritual Energy fluctuations of B-Level or so, barely qualifying as a high-level urban legend, as long as Lingtai Pure Karma is present and her Spiritual Energy fluctuation level overwhelmingly surpasses the woman's, there's nothing to fear.
Seeing the woman retreat, Lu Yibei spread her hands and said calmly, “I guess you appeared before me because you want me to do something for you?”
“To be honest, I've dealt with female ghosts quite a few times...”
For example, Zhu Linglong, and also Headless Senior...
From a certain perspective, the reason she was forced to swallow the witchs egg, that Miss Zhu Linglong who put a pair of scissors in her belly and forced her to go to Hua Yu Sunshine Resort Hotel, should bear at least one-third of the blame.
As for Headless Senior, by now, she should have met her parents. I wonder if she has returned to school yet?
“If you have anything to say, speak freely. I will consider whether to help you. As for why it's 'consider'... you can see, you are no match for me at all...”
Before she could finish her sentence, the woman suddenly started taking off her clothes.
Lu Yibei, “???”
What the hell? Why are you suddenly taking off your clothes? Is this something I can see without paying?
She had seen “female ghosts” who threatened others by harming their bodies to get things done, and she had also seen “female ghosts” who gained sympathy with strange appearances and tragic pasts. Although she had heard of “female ghosts” who sold their bodies to seduce others, this was her first time seeing one.
Lu Yibei covered her eyes with both hands, raising her voice a few octaves to emphasize, “No, don't do that, I'm not looking, I have my own!”
However, the woman seemed not to hear Lu Yibei's words and continued with her actions.
The dress strap was gently undone, and the crimson dress floated down.
In an instant, the woman was left with only a thin undergarment. Just as she raised her hand to untie the undergarment's straps, preparing to further display her figure to Lu Yibei, a powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuation suddenly descended.
Right on the street outside the window.
Dozens of A-Level Spiritual Energy fluctuations, imbued with negative emotions such as resentment, despair, and sorrow, appeared almost simultaneously. The air instantly solidified.
【They pushed open the window】
A premonition flashed through her mind, and the carved wooden window behind her silently opened. Outside the window, clusters of dark mist appeared and converged. Immediately after, dozens of urban legend clad in Black Armor emerged from the mist, casting cold gazes and locking onto Lu Yibei.
Feeling those gazes, like knife blades scraping her back, Lu Yibei's body stiffened. She glanced backward out of the corner of her eye, and her warm heart instantly chilled by half.
Figures with twisted and deformed bodies, covered in tattered Black Armor, stood outside the window, like iron towers, making no sound. A strong sense of oppression quietly enveloped her.
It was the unique oppressive feeling of a well-trained army.
After only a brief Spiritual Energy scan, Lu Yibei discovered that the strength of those Black Armor Monstrosities was at least above the shadowy figures that had attacked her before.
Damn it, as soon as she took off her clothes, so many burly men jumped out?
Is this ♦ the legendary honeypot trap?
What did she just say? If you lose the ability to fear, you'll eventually charge into trouble. Well, now look, trouble's here, isn't it? Lu Yibei thought.
In her opinion, if it were her old self, even with “armor thick enough and blades sharp enough,” after subduing the woman, she would have immediately run next door to wake up that Guardian Miss who was sleeping like a dead pig.
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However, that Guardian Miss is truly quite a sleeper. Even with all this, she didn't notice anything at all?
This level is not just a little bit worse than that Old man Zhang Huainan... Lu Yibei thought.
Just as she was feeling a bit regretful about her slightly arrogant actions towards the woman, she suddenly noticed an unusual detail.
The Black Armor on the urban legend outside the window was almost identical to the Black Armor she had glimpsed in a distant past, worn by the young man called Dragon Tang, who claimed to be part of the Long Xiang Army.
Lu Yibei, “......”
Could it be that those Black Armor Monstrosities outside were all former Long Xiang Army members?
This is very strange. Logically, their General was killed by this woman, and that young man also said that everyone in the Long Xiang Army hated this woman...
Then why would they appear here? Are they here for revenge?
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei's eyes brightened slightly. She steeled herself, turned around, looked at the Black Armor Monstrosities outside the window, and cupped her hands in a bow.
“Hey, are you all here? ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) Actually, I don't know this woman at all. If you have any grudges, just go after her. I'm just passing by, don't mind me. If there's nothing for me here...”
With that, she cupped her hands in a bow with lightning speed, said, “Sorry to bother you, farewell!” and turned to slip away.
Although she had Lingtai Pure Karma and her newly enhanced talent ability protecting her, those Black Armor Monstrosities likely couldn't harm her. However, Lu Yibei also knew that she alone probably couldn't deal with so many A-Level urban legend.
The optimal solution was still to quickly go next door and wake up that Guardian Miss.
Although that Guardian Miss's performance so far has been subpar, a subpar Guardian is still a Guardian. Even if her strength is suppressed by the mysterious power within Yumen Pass, she is a genuine Calamity-Level.
“Thud!”
Lu Yibei had only run two steps when the woman knelt before her, blocking her path.
The dull thud of her knees hitting the wooden floor was exceptionally clear.
Lu Yibei was slightly startled by this, and before she could recover, another series of thuds came from outside the window.
One after another.
“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”
Along with the booming sounds, the figures of the Black Armor Monstrosities suddenly disappeared.
Lu Yibei stood on her tiptoes, her gaze sweeping over the window sill as she peered outside, only to discover that the Black Armor Monstrosities, just like the woman, were all kneeling on one knee on the ground.
No, what is this? It's completely baffling me... Lu Yibei was full of questions, raising her hand to scratch the back of her head through the thick helmet.
Looking back at the woman kneeling before her, their eyes met, gazes intertwined, and in those turbid eyes that seemed to have died, she read an expression of entreaty.
“No...” Lu Yibei said, “What are you doing? Can't we just talk about whatever it is?” fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
She was just like that; she responded well to gentleness but not to force.
If someone tried to use violence or exploit her weaknesses to coerce her into doing something, as long as she had the ability to resist, even if she feigned obedience at the time, she would stab them in the back at the crucial moment.
But if someone, like the woman now, pleaded with her, she would 100% soften. As for whether she would help... that would depend on how difficult the matter was.
After hearing Lu Yibei's words, the woman opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no matter how wide she opened her mouth, she could only let out a painful whimper.
Lu Yibei was slightly startled when she saw a bloody mess inside the woman's mouth.
Where was her tongue?
It was there just now, so long and purplish, like she had eaten too many mulberries...
Why did it suddenly disappear? Lu Yibei wondered.
As she pondered, the woman continued to untie her undergarment, pulling it down halfway to reveal crisscrossing scars on her body and two grotesque bloody holes piercing through her shoulder blades.
Lu Yibei's pupils constricted as she looked at the horrible wounds on the woman's body.
Wait! Wasn't she supposed to have died by hanging herself?
Where did these injuries on her body come from?
Could it be that she didn't die when she hanged herself, but someone else killed her later? Lu Yibei wondered.
As she pondered, a sharp pain suddenly erupted in her palms, where the wounds had appeared when she tried to rescue the woman, as if countless insects were gnawing at them.
The next moment, her eyes burned again.
It was an unprecedented burning pain; scalding blood gushed from her eyes, and wherever it touched, it seemed to ignite her flesh.
Her vision blurred.
In a daze, she saw the woman again, hanging the white silk from the beam, her neck passing through the silk, kicking away the chair beneath her feet, preparing to end her life.
However, the moment the woman's body fell and the white silk tightened, as if affected by some external force, the woman's body suddenly swayed violently, actually detaching from the white silk and crashing heavily to the ground...
Lu Yibei, “!!!”
