I can rewind time to prevent death

Chapter 291: Chapter 257: Rescue (4200 words)_2

And this strangeness is almost impossible to communicate with, unless one can help realize its Obsession; thus, having the strangeness follow one’s every step is basically unattainable.

Because on the way, Guo Youliang might very well leave to seek help from as many others as possible.

So if time could be saved, it would be best to take away the strangeness of Guo Youliang in this corner, but the Exorcism Container is the key tool.

Zhang Xiaomo had just finished speaking when Yan Junze, after a brief contemplation, said to Guo Youliang, “Uncle Guo, I am now helping you, trying to rescue you, so taking away your soul to find your body is the fastest and most time-saving method.”

Zhang Xiaomo listened in a daze, not understanding what Yan Junze meant by that.

Yan Junze continued, “So now I need to take away your soul; please do not resist or harbor any adverse thoughts. Because as soon as your soul is taken away, you will be rescued promptly after we find your body!”

“What?” Zhang Xiaomo looked at Yan Junze in surprise.

At this moment, Yan Junze had already brought up the Spacetime Atlas in his mind, where the silhouettes of two strange babies, one Crawler Monster, and Long-tongued Zhenzhen were all within the 12th node.

Yan Junze’s thoughts stirred, and he activated [Evil Spirit Solid Lock], rapidly expending 100 points of Different Dimension Energy.

However, almost the next second, a prompt popped up in his mind: Resistance detected, this Lockdown attempt failed.

“We will rescue you soon, please do not resist.”

Under Zhang Xiaomo’s astonished gaze, Yan Junze spoke again.

The second attempt consumed another 100 points of Different Dimension Energy, and he activated [Evil Spirit Solid Lock] again.

Three seconds later, a second prompt came through: Resistance detected, this Lockdown attempt failed.

Yan Junze rolled his eyes, feeling the scrutiny from Zhang Xiaomo’s gaze, and turned to give her a confident smile as if to say, “When have I ever let you down?”

Turning back to Guo Youliang, he continued, “Old Guo, I said I would help you, and I certainly will. Not only will I help you find your body, but I can also help you find the cause of your death. If someone harmed you, they will face the wrath from both Xiaomo and me!”

Upon finishing, he once again expended 100 points of Different Dimension Energy and initiated “Evil Spirit Solid Lock.”

Time passed, and at this moment, Yan Junze felt as though time was crawling.

Approximately five seconds later, a prompt emerged in his mind.

[Lockdown successful, acquired Guo Youliang (Advanced Sculpting Spirit), current Favorability: Neutral]

At the same moment, the shadow of Guo Youliang before him vanished, and within the 12th node of the Spacetime Atlas in his mind, a silhouette of Guo Youliang appeared.

“Ah!”

Zhang Xiaomo suddenly noticed Guo Youliang’s soul had disappeared and couldn’t help exclaiming in shock.

Covering her mouth, she glanced at Yan Junze, who was putting on a smug look as though he feared no lightning strike, and said with an air of superiority, “Don’t worry, I’ve successfully taken him away.”

As he said this, Yan Junze was actually feeling an internal turmoil. He hadn’t expected that Guo Youliang, who had just died not long ago and whose soul was newly formed, would already have a strangeness level so outrageously high, reaching the level of Advanced Sculpting Spirit.

Keep in mind, when Granny Ren’s son and daughter-in-law had just died, the strangeness they formed was nothing at all, skittishly nibbling on a candle, nowhere near the grand demeanor of Old Guo who became an Advanced Sculpting Spirit the moment he died.

Moreover, Yan Junze was very clear that a strangeness, after some time, might ascend in level. Perhaps due to some calamity, or maybe a chance happening of cause and effect.

In other words, Guo Youliang, who had been capable in life, surely experienced a much greater change in the level of his strangeness after death compared to that of an ordinary person.

Which is to say, although Guo Youliang was already an Advanced Sculpting Spirit, given time, there was a very high chance for Old Guo to ascend one, or even two levels, possibly reaching the state of an Ethereal Spirit.

Having seen the level of Guo Youliang’s strangeness, a hint of reluctance surged in Yan Junze’s heart; he gazed at Guo Youliang’s silhouette within the 12th node of the Atlas, finding it hard to part with it.

But he quickly cast that sentiment aside because Zhang Xiaomo was staring at him intently, analyzing his current facial expression.

“Why are you staring at me?”

Zhang Xiaomo shook her head, “What do you think you’re doing? Why the constipated look? You know we don’t have much time left, so let’s find Uncle Guo’s body first, and then you can go to the bathroom, okay?”

Yan Junze’s mouth twitched, and then he pointed in the direction of the eastern part of the village, “I think I know where Old Guo went.”

Before this, Yan Junze had already detected all the high-level missions in the village, and there was one called [Corpse Qi Spread] in the east side of the village. The level of this mission was somewhat peculiar, as it could progress from “hair-raising (low)” to “Terrified (medium)” under certain triggering odds.

Of course, Yan Junze knew that as a four-star Exorcist, Guo Youliang had enough strength to retreat safely from a mission like “Terrified (medium),” even if he couldn’t kill the strangenesses in the mission.

He didn’t believe that Guo Youliang would die in the [Corpse Qi Spread] mission; it was indeed hard to make sense of.

It was either that, or he had thought of a possibility, but this possibility was so unlikely that Yan Junze only speculated it, and didn’t dare to confirm.

Anyway, it seemed that only this mission in the eastern part of the village could pose some threat to Guo Youliang; beyond that, there was no other reason to explain Guo Youliang ending up in his current state.

…

Next to the collapsed ancient well.

Guo Youliang’s body stopped moving after crawling, and the second person to wake up was Yan Long.

Yan Long’s body was ordinary, but once in Semi-Spirit State, with the overlay of a Monster Spirit’s protection, he could reach a state of immense natural strength, as tough as diamond.

Of course, this was under the condition that he didn’t encounter an Exorcist of four stars or above, especially one as experienced as Guo Youliang.

Protected by his Semi-Spirit Body, Yan Long was merely knocked unconscious by the powerful shock wave, with the strange magnetic field inside his body in utter chaos. The Monster Spirit that had last protected him withdrew on its own after resisting a Super-Energy Burst at close range.

At this rate, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to use it again for some time.

Yan Long was awakened by violent coughing, doubling over and lying on the ground in pain.

It took quite a while for him to recover. He felt as if every muscle in his body was tearing apart in pain.

But after a thorough check, he realized it was just an illusion; he seemed to have not been injured much, except for a patch of dark purple on his chest and stomach, clearly caused by the close-range impact of the shock wave.

If it weren’t for the Monster Spirit’s bolstering his resistance, this time, he might have been done for.

After catching his breath for a while, Yan Long looked up and glanced not far away.

He saw Guo Youliang’s body lying face down, seemingly attempting to move forward just before death, but now frozen in this strange pose, clearly dead for some time.

His gaze swept again and didn’t find Mo Da’s body.@@novelbin@@

A chill ran down Yan Long’s spine. He quickly propped himself up to stand and looked around, only to find Mo Da lying face up in a slightly lower area, motionless.

Feeling somewhat reassured, Yan Long was about to look away when he suddenly froze, his gaze shifting toward Mo Da’s right arm.

There, shockingly, the arm was severed, the entire right arm gone without a trace!

“Ah!!!”

To have found this nearly perfect Ancient Corpse was like a connoisseur who had gone to great lengths to find a peerless gem, only to witness a corner of it being forcefully broken off at this moment.

The pain in his heart surged through Yan Long’s entire body in an instant, the heartache overpowering the pain of his injuries.

Yan Long’s eyes turned bloodshot as he staggered towards the body of Guo Youliang, lying on the ground.

Getting close, he wordlessly squatted down, picked up a large stone that had rolled out from the ground due to the earlier blast, and smashed it down hard on Guo Youliang’s head.

A crack was heard!

Yan Long remained silent, squatting down again to pick up the stone, and smashed it down vigorously for the second, third, fourth, and fifth times…

“You bastard, ruining my Ancient Corpse, I want you… mutilated in death!!!”

COMMENT
0 comment

Vote
3 left

SEND GIFT