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Chapter 301: Chapter 265: Body Swap (Finale) (4400 words)

Three jars of corpse salve, one is green, one is light purple, and the other is black.

Earlier, the other corpse balms had been used up during the last Rewind, proving none were effective; some even enraged Mo Da, and Tong De lost his life because of it.

So, within these three jars of corpse salve, Yan Junze couldn’t guarantee which one would work on Mo Da, nor could he ensure that after trying the corpse salve on Mo Da, the creature wouldn’t become infuriated and attack him.

Anyway, if Mo Da really wanted to attack him, given Yan Junze’s current state, he would stand no chance at all.

Having approached Mo Da closely, Yan Junze turned his head and saw that Zhang Xiaomo and Tong De had both consciously not followed him but were stretching their necks, watching this direction without blinking.@@novelbin@@

Weighing the corpse salve in his hand, Yan Junze thought of another possibility, that maybe none of these remaining three jars would work on Mo Da.

Because Mo Da had clearly been under Yan Long’s control, perhaps it was during that time that Yan Long had used up all the corpse salve that could work on Mo Da?

If that was really the case, Yan Junze didn’t know what else he could do to deal with this creature.

Temporarily putting aside his complex thoughts, Yan Junze stepped closer, opened the jar of green corpse salve, inverted the lid to scoop out some of the greasy substance, and gently smeared it on the back corner of Mo Da’s cloth garment.

He was very careful as he spread the salve, but as soon as it tainted Mo Da’s clothes, the Ancient Corpse suddenly stopped, turned its head, and looked at the bending Yan Junze.

Yan Junze was startled, and his guard went up to the highest level as he watched Mo Da, holding the remaining majority of the green corpse salve in his hand, with the other two jars already tucked into his pockets.

Mo Da remained silent, simply watching Yan Junze, without making a sound.

Yan Junze stayed still as well but didn’t dare to continue applying the salve or to force it directly into the other’s mouth.

If this corpse salve wasn’t suitable for Mo Da, stuffing it in would only result in Mo Da’s rage.

About half a minute later, Mo Da finally turned back, did nothing, and started walking forward again.

It seemed that the green corpse salve was unsuitable for controlling him; it only drew Mo Da’s attention without provoking his anger.

Yan Junze glanced at the green corpse salve in his hand, tossed it aside, and took out the light purple one. Upon opening it, a strong medicinal scent hit him, nearly causing him to sneeze.

He quickly turned his head, held the light purple salve farther away, trying not to get it too close to his head, and tiptoed quickly to catch up with Mo Da again.

The pungent smell did not elicit any special reaction from Mo Da, who continued on his silent way.

Yan Junze repeated the process, used the lid to scoop out some salve, and once again cautiously smeared it on another edge of Mo Da’s garment.

Although Mo Da didn’t turn back, he almost immediately stopped at the same moment the salve touched his clothing.

Just like before, Yan Junze stayed motionless, raising his head and waiting for Mo Da’s response.

However, this time, even though Mo Da remained still, he didn’t turn back to look at Yan Junze as before, indicating that maybe the light purple corpse salve hit the mark.

Yan Junze carefully observed Mo Da’s reaction and then scooped out a large portion of the salve with the lid. If he was certain it worked on Mo Da, he was ready to make a bold move.

Just then, Mo Da suddenly turned around, his one arm wielding the ancient sword slashing down towards Yan Junze’s head with fierce momentum, showing almost no sign beforehand.

Luckily, Yan Junze had been watching for any reaction and, noticing something amiss just as he looked up, saw the sword blade just half an arm’s length from his head.

Rewind!

Without time to think any further, Yan Junze’s thoughts flashed, time reversed, and he found himself back at the moment he had approached Mo Da for the second time, holding the light purple corpse salve.

Now it appeared that this jar of light purple salve couldn’t be used at all, similar to the dark red corpse salve that Tong De used in a previous Rewind, which could make Mo Da suddenly become mad and violent.

If Yan Junze hadn’t been able to Rewind, his fate would have been the same as Tong De’s.

He didn’t open the jar of light purple salve this time but instead tossed it away and took out the last jar, the black one.

Yan Junze remembered this jar of corpse salve; it was the first one he found among those retrieved from Yan Long, which had subtly hinted at him at that time, yet he hadn’t paid attention.

Now, after testing all other corpse salves and coming full circle, he picked up the jar of black salve again.

He also remembered that the black one had no scent at all, not even the earthy smell was as strong as this corpse salve.

Quickly approaching Mo Da again, Yan Junze still used the lid to dig out some black salve, carefully applying it to the back hem of Mo Da’s garment as he continued forward.

This time, Mo Da showed no reaction and kept striding forward.

“This might work,” Yan Junze thought, pleased, but seeing that Mo Da didn’t stop, it seemed as though the possibility of controlling the Ancient Corpse didn’t exist.

Thinking it over, he wished Mo Da would just stop right now.

As the thought arose, he saw Mo Da’s advancing figure pause slightly, appearing somewhat stiff, as if his joints were having difficulty aligning. After struggling for a few steps, his movement eased up once more and returned to the normal pace of before.

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