Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1206: Chapter 807: Corpse Mutation

"What are you doing?" The masked stranger fixed his gaze on Yang Xiao, asking peculiarly, "Why are they looking at you?"

"The map is in his hand. Who else should we look at? Who among us knows the way?"

At the crucial moment, Musa immediately stood up to help Yang Xiao out of the situation, masking the tense atmosphere with a slightly displeased tone.

Yang Xiao cooperatively shook the map in his hand and gave Musa a cold smile, "Don’t worry, I won’t run. Tonight, all of us are one unit. If you don’t trust me, you can have the map." freewebnøvel.com

"No need." Musa shrugged and naturally accepted Yang Xiao’s performance, "I’ll be watching you."

"Suit yourself." Yang Xiao tucked the map into his chest and then urged everyone to push the cart out, actually wanting to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, the masked stranger who was planning to leave had already targeted them, secretly following them out of the courtyard, even dismantling the door threshold to let the cart out smoothly.

The threshold was removable and built high, clearly to prevent corpse mutation.

Upon confirming that Yang Xiao and his team placed the Golden Buddha onto the coffin and lit the Corpse Incense, the masked stranger waved them away.

Yang Xiao, feeling helpless, could only grit his teeth and pull the cart, moving silently, not daring to look back.

After walking for a distance and making several turns, finally out of the masked stranger’s line of sight, the group stopped.

Yang Xiao caught his breath and, after ensuring safety, proceeded to quickly explain his discovery, causing everyone’s face to change dramatically.

The hot-tempered Juan clenched his fist and strode towards the pale-faced Shari, ready to teach her a lesson, but was blocked by Datu.

"It’s come to this. Let’s not fight among ourselves. Think about what to do next."

Musa, standing behind Juan, spoke, and his words carried weight. Juan glared at Shari fiercely, muttered a harsh comment, and turned away.

"Given that the monk is confirmed to be a ghost, I believe we should abandon the mission tonight." Hafeez, recalling the horrors at the Outer Buddha Hall, felt a surge of fear.

"No." Yang Xiao decisively shook his head, "That monk is fake, but the mission is not. Tonight our mission is to transport the corpse out of the city for burial."

"No matter what happens, the thing in this coffin must be sent away, or if left in the temple overnight, a corpse mutation would mean certain death for us."

Yang Xiao saw clearly, and the other veteran players agreed, finally deciding to stick to the original plan and transport the corpse out of the city, with both teams performing their tasks.

Realizing Yang Xiao’s capability, the team’s attitude towards him grew respectful.

Maintaining a good relationship with capable teammates is an unwritten rule in the Nightmare World—perhaps they could save your life at critical moments.

"Shari, when others are around, don’t speak out of turn. As you’re new, we’ll let it pass this time, but there won’t be another. Understood?" Unwilling to trouble Shari, Yang Xiao spoke to her seriously.

Shari dared not speak, only nodding repeatedly, sensing the unfriendly gazes around her.

"Let’s go."

The cart could accommodate two people pulling simultaneously; delivering the coffin was meant to be Yang Xiao’s team’s task tonight. Juan Datu and the rest weren’t obliged to assist, especially given the mission had already gone awry.

Pulling the cart wasn’t too strenuous, pairing people based on their physical strength, the first group was Yang Xiao and Musa, stringing ropes across their shoulders and underarms, pulling forward.

Due to their instinctive fear of the coffin, the others dispersed, following from a distance neither too far nor too close, giving Yang Xiao and Musa the chance to whisper.

"Be wary of Shari." Yang Xiao kept his eyes forward, his voice low.

"Hmm."

Musa nodded quietly, aware that Shari had disappeared throughout her first night here, coupled with her unusual behavior, was hard not to draw suspicion.

If she were just a new recruit being careless, it might be forgivable, but a hidden threat was worrisome.

Yang Xiao previously mediated the conflict with Shari due to the fear of her possibly being a ghost.

Musa kindly advised Yang Xiao to wrap the rope under his arms instead of around his waist.

Though tougher to pull, if faced with an emergency, he could quickly drop the rope and escape.

Swiftly, as guided by the map, they exited the temple and arrived on the street, marking their first departure since entering the temple gate.

Strangely, stepping out of the temple gate, everyone felt inexplicable relief, as if the heavy weight on their hearts had been lifted.

Trailing behind the coffin cart, Juan glanced back at the temple gate, his heart filled with unease, "This temple’s so damn eerie."

"Which mission world isn’t eerie?" Maria’s eyes constantly scanned the street sides, worried a ghostly face might suddenly flash by from the shadows, "This is my fourth mission, what about you guys?"

"It’s my fourth too." Juan responded.

"My third." Datu stated.

"Sixth." Adila maintained his lazy demeanor, his steps echoed on the weathered stone path.

Aisha straightened the fine-rimmed glasses on her face, glancing at Adila, her brow slightly furrowed, "Six times?" freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"What, don’t I look like it?" Adila responded.

"No." Aisha retracted her gaze, then gently exhaled, "But I hope you’re telling the truth."