Free Web NovelChapter 1290: Chapter 848: Puppet
But it cannot be said that he is unaware of friend or foe, after all, Bo Yeton is not a fool, and in the previous perception, there were no corpse puppets around Bo Yeton.
A quick thought passed through his mind, and Yang Xiao figured it out. Bo Yeton must have some way to avoid these corpse puppets; they can’t hurt him.
The urgent task now is to find Bo Yeton, find a way to survive first, and dispel the ghost mist.
But at this moment, the enemy is in the dark while I’m in the open, and Bo Yeton is full of cunning tricks. Yang Xiao decided to first retrieve the Mirror Ghost. With the Mirror Ghost’s assistance, the chance of defeating Bo Yeton would be much greater.
He guessed that the Mirror Ghost was being restricted by these ghostly things, but he wasn’t sure how the other party managed to do it.
The Soul-Capturing Mirror’s teleportation capability was disrupted, causing inaccuracies in the landing point. Yang Xiao returned outside the building, just in time to run into a corpse puppet walking towards him.
Swinging the Ghost Bamboo Stick, Yang Xiao struck from two meters away, and it was at this moment that Yang Xiao discovered the true ability of these ghostly things.
The closer he got to them, the more his movements were restricted—his arm swing slowed, and his steps became sluggish.
He was restricted by an invisible, intangible force; if he had to describe it, it was like moving underwater.
Although he ultimately killed the puppet walking towards him, Yang Xiao lost a considerable amount of stamina and spiritual power.
He now understood that if surrounded by these ghostly things, it would be over; he’d be unable to move and at their mercy.
The corpse shattered into two halves below the window would be his fate.
After two tests, Yang Xiao confirmed that the stronger the puppet’s spiritual power, the greater its restraining ability. This Gu Sect’s Sect Protection Array was indeed remarkable.
Not to mention, just gathering these dozens of Level 2 Ghostly Apostles’ corpses is no easy feat.
These corpses showed almost no visible injuries; presumably, there were requirements for the corpses used to make puppets.
Suppressing the feeling of dizziness in his mind, Yang Xiao entered the building.
The interior was a horrific sight; broken corpses lay on the ground, resembling a purgatory. Some were clearly killed by the Mirror Ghost, but more had been attacked by the corpse puppets.
These folks probably didn’t know that the ones killing them were the setups within the Gu Sect.
Following the connection with the Mirror Ghost, Yang Xiao found the Mirror Ghost in a large conference room on the south side of the second floor.
The Mirror Ghost’s situation seemed dire, motionless, with an elderly man with a white beard closely pressed against its back, back to back.
That’s right, this elderly man with a white beard was also a corpse puppet, and what terrified Yang Xiao was the powerful spiritual power emanating from this puppet.
This was a Peak of Ghost Level Apostle—no, that was merely now. During his lifetime, he was probably stronger, perhaps with one foot in the Netherworld Realm! frёewebnoѵēl.com
The Mirror Ghost was being severely restricted by the opponent, but due to the Mirror Ghost’s special nature, the elderly puppet couldn’t kill it. The two ghosts were locked in a stalemate.
Yang Xiao didn’t dare to rashly approach this guy; if he got sucked in like the Mirror Ghost, it would be embarrassing.
Turning his wrist, Yang Xiao held a string of bells with an ancient design.
The bells were obtained from the hospital instance, rarely used by Yang Xiao. They could randomly restrict an opponent’s ability, a magic artifact with this capability.
But the limitations were significant, consuming much spiritual power. His Second Demon Uncle had previously warned him that it was a tricky item, to be used cautiously.
"Baby, it’s up to you!" Yang Xiao silently prayed for his sister’s blessing and activated the Ghost Bell’s ability. freewёbnoνel.com
Almost simultaneously, the old puppet’s joints made a crisp sound as it stepped forward in a reverse joint motion—the thigh remained motionless, only the calf moved—a shocking sight.
Because of this step, the connection between the Mirror Ghost and Yang Xiao became stable again. Under Yang Xiao’s control, the Mirror Ghost struggled free from the elderly puppet’s influence, and the human and ghost immediately fled.
Once they left the building, Yang Xiao felt dizzy, his body hollowed out.
His spiritual power gap with the old puppet was immense, yet restricting the elderly puppet for even a short time drained much of his remaining spiritual power.
Even though Yang Xiao wasn’t in his prime, it was enough to be terrifying.
Yang Xiao wondered where the Gu Sect got this old fellow. Such a skilled expert could easily rank as a City Lord in one of Yin Temple’s Four Families with good luck.
With the Mirror Ghost’s help, things went much smoother this time, and in a short time, Yang Xiao and the Mirror Ghost finally found Bo Yeton’s hiding place.
Yet what surprised Yang Xiao was that this guy was hiding in a tree, in a very strange posture—head down, feet up, almost motionless, hanging upside down.
From ten meters away, Yang Xiao struck with a staff, while Bo Yeton hadn’t detected Yang Xiao yet. The Human Bone Staff landed solidly on him, causing his figure to sway and tumble from the tree.
Yang Xiao controlled the Mirror Ghost; they jointly attacked. Bo Yeton had lost the use of a favored arm, unable to match Yang Xiao and the Mirror Ghost. Soon, Yang Xiao’s sneak attack smashed his left leg, followed by the Mirror Ghost’s fierce Cannon Fist.
The punch blinded Bo Yeton in one eye, splitting the socket.
"Don’t kill him!" Yang Xiao stopped the Mirror Ghost, as he had questions.
After hearing Yang Xiao’s voice, Bo Yeton, who was barely alive, suddenly trembled in fear, his remaining eye filled with disbelief and deep terror.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao no longer hid—he removed his mask, letting the scoundrel see his face clearly.
Bo Yeton, bloodied mouth, let out a strange cry. It seemed he was calling out Chu Xi’s name. Yang Xiao quickly knocked him out with a powerful slap.
Then he had the Mirror Ghost drag the ruined Bo Yeton upright, swinging left and right to deliver over a dozen slaps.
Suppressing Bo Yeton, Yang Xiao found a box under a tree—with the lid half open, inside lay a black jar.
Slightly smaller than an urn, with no decorative patterns and no seal.
With the Mirror Ghost’s hand steadying the jar, setting it upright with the mouth downward, the surrounding ghost mist rapidly dissipated visibly.
Simultaneously, the corpse puppets hunting in the mist disappeared one by one.
But those previously attacked and felled by Yang Xiao were thoroughly dead, reduced to rotting corpses.
Taking Bo Yeton into the Mirror World, with limbs destroyed, they stuck him to a wall, and Yang Xiao wouldn’t let this bastard die easily, giving him two blows with the Human Bone Staff.
After dealing with Bo Yeton, Yang Xiao moved the box containing the black ghost mist jar into the Mirror World—his trophy.
Then he returned to the corpse-laden building, retrieving two silver briefcases hidden under a table.
While bowing to move the boxes, Yang Xiao suddenly caught sight of several scattered papers on the ground, printed with color photographs. Yang Xiao immediately recognized acquaintances.
On one photo was Sopa; she had her head down, wearing a backpack, windbreaker collar up, covering half her face, with a lively street in the background.
Not only her but Hafeez’s photo too. The foolish lad stood by a river, surrounded by many shabby fishing boats.
Bare-chested, excitedly gesturing to someone in front of him, his expression extremely animated.
Yang Xiao’s hatred for Bo Yeton deepened; Bo Yeton’s motivation for gathering their information was clear. Without obtaining the Resentful Eye, he planned to find and eliminate the last two teammates.
If both were killed, the Resentful Eye would naturally be his.
To avoid troubles for Sopahafiz, Yang Xiao purposely set the conference room ablaze, burning everything to ashes.
After finishing, Yang Xiao quickly retreated using the Soul-Capturing Mirror, heading to the pre-arranged meeting point.
After Yang Xiao left, the Gu Sect headquarters fell silent.
