Chapter 599: Chapter 507: Another World_3
Suddenly, the three of them shuddered at the same time, and the familiar sound of the waves came from behind them, "Whoosh—"
They immediately turned around, and what they saw caught them off guard. A dense fog carried the onslaught of the waves once again, and within the deep mist a blurry, bloated figure was wading through waist-deep water, step by step approaching them.
"Again?" the girl exclaimed involuntarily. It hadn’t been long, and the frequency of ghost attacks was increasing. Moreover... she felt that this ghost was different from the previous ones.
Wave after wave crashed towards them, the sea level rising rapidly, quickly surrounding them. They retreated step by step until they reached the edge of the courtyard wall, "Look!" The girl pointed to the gap in the broken courtyard wall, only to see the rising water seemingly blocked by an invisible wall of air, not flowing through the gap into the yard behind.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao understood that it must be the influence of the Green Jade. As long as they entered the courtyard, the ghost would not kill them, but at a price, the characters on their masks would be wiped away.
The erasure of the mask characters meant elimination, a price Yang Xiao could not afford. The threat of the Mirror Ghost was imminent.
Compared to being possessed by the Mirror Ghost, he would rather die here.
"You guys hold it off, I’ll grab the rope!" Yang Xiao bellowed, pulling out the Ancient Mirror, swiftly dismantling one side, and tossing it into the sea water at the feet of the female ghost. The mirror didn’t sink into the water but floated on the surface, bobbing with the waves.
There was something wrong with this sea water; it wasn’t real seawater, but a manifestation of the female ghost’s ability. Yang Xiao’s Ancient Mirror was also a Resentful Eye, seemingly unaffected by the illusion of water.
"Are you sure about this?" the old man asked in pursuit.
"We’ll know if I don’t try!" Yang Xiao’s plan had formed long ago in his mind. He wanted to use the power of the Soul-Capturing Mirror for Instant Teleportation behind the female ghost, to grab the trailing rope. It was a pity that the water could not be used as a medium for teleportation, or things would be much simpler.
He quickly ran through every step of the plan in his mind. If everything went smoothly, the chances of success were high. "Do it now!" Yang Xiao roared, striking first at the female ghost with the Human Bone Staff. Immediately after, an old man flicked a piece of golden paper from his sleeve, and as if drawn by some force, it fluttered shakily towards the female ghost, landing squarely and sticking to her face with a snap.
After being hit with the Human Bone Staff, the female ghost’s steps slowed for less than half a second before she continued on. Yang Xiao felt a lurch in his heart; this female ghost was stronger than the last time they met.
Even with the golden paper stuck on her face, it didn’t stop the female ghost from advancing. The paper completely covered her face like a facial mask, then its edges bizarrely curled up, lifting a chunk of the decaying facial skin and exposing the whitish, waterlogged flesh beneath.
This piece of golden paper was truly odd; to an enemy, it could tear off facial skin, but its effect was minimal against a ghost that felt no pain. A pity for such a fine Magic Artifact.
However, there was a little effect. With her face covered, the female ghost seemed to have a bit of trouble with direction, hesitating slightly with each step.
Girl number 127 also brought out her own Magic Artifact. After unwrapping its cloth covering, it was astonishingly a wooden clothes rack, yet instead of the common left and right clamps underneath, there were two black hooks suspended by chains. The sight instantly reminded Yang Xiao of the large iron hooks used in martial arts movies to go through criminals’ scapulae.
As the clothes rack was thrown, it appeared above the female ghost’s head in a manner beyond comprehension. The two iron hooks penetrated the left and right scapulae of the female ghost without hindrance, the chains becoming taut, as if intending to hang the ghost.
But the female ghost merely paused momentarily, then continued on, dragging the hooks with her, the chains making a grating sound as if they were about to snap.
This ghost was becoming stronger and stronger. Last time, the three together could have knocked down the female ghost, but now they couldn’t even stop her.
It must be Number 9’s artifact that the ghost had somehow devoured, and even before that, it had seized Number 40’s artifact.
As the mirror floated to the side of the female ghost, Yang Xiao was ready to take action. His chance was at hand as long as he grabbed that rope!
"Get ready!" Yang Xiao switched the Human Bone Staff in his right hand to the Soul-Capturing Mirror.
But in the next second, the golden paper on the female ghost’s face inexplicably fell off, and with a "whoosh", it flew towards him at breakneck speed. Yang Xiao didn’t have time to dodge and could only raise the Ghost Lantern to protect his face. A "ding" resounded like metal striking metal, something colliding heavily with the handle of the Ghost Lantern, and a streak of blood flashed before Yang Xiao’s eyes.
Simultaneously, as the Ghost Lantern hit the ground, Yang Xiao’s four fingers on his left hand were cleanly severed, and only moments later did the intense pain hit him.
The golden paper, after slicing off Yang Xiao’s fingers, still had the momentum to lunge at the girl. Caught off guard, the girl fell backward with all her might but still had her left lower leg severed. Unsteady on her feet, she collapsed to the ground, and that half of her lower leg, along with the foot, remained "standing" right before her eyes.
"Ahh—!" The girl let out a horrific scream, with bones and blood vessels at the break clearly visible, blood spouting forth.
The two consecutive attacks also overwhelmed the old man. He quickly ran to the other side, trying to distance himself from Yang Xiao. The thin, cicada-wing-like golden paper still fluttered midair, appearing powerless.
"Running?!"
Yang Xiao’s eyes reddened with fury. Even if he were to die to the ghost today, he was determined to kill this damn old man. The old coot was utterly rotten, timing his attack just as Yang Xiao switched out the Human Bone Staff, and had Yang Xiao not reacted quickly, his head would have been cleaved in two by the old man’s deceitful blow.
