Chapter 166 Trouble

Lines of self-written prompts covered his clothes. Even rolling up his sleeves revealed similar small words etched onto his skin.

Lin Duoduo's expression changed. Without hesitation, she drew the greatsword from her back and slashed at Doctor An!

"Doctor An is a ghost! Act immediately to save people!"

Airstreams flowed along the greatsword's blade, condensed and unyielding, carrying a deadly threat!

"...Houtian second-rate?!"

The Memory-Erasing Ghost's expression shifted slightly.

The next moment, Lin Duoduo, who had been charging forward ferociously, suddenly froze in place.

This scene stunned the other two captains. They exchanged glances, and coupled with the words on their clothes, they were completely convinced that Doctor An was a ghost. They roared, drawing their swords and rushing forward, only to immediately fall silent the next second, their eyes blank and frozen in place.

Perhaps because the Memory-Erasing Ghost was distracted by dealing with the three of them, Fang Yue's fading strength briefly returned.

He didn't hesitate for even a moment. He gripped the Cold Moon Blade, which had been pulled out by the Memory-Erasing Ghost, held it in reverse, and stabbed upward into the Memory-Erasing Ghost's arm!!

*Chi!*

Black blood splattered out.

The Cold Moon Blade pierced directly through the Memory-Erasing Ghost's arm.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost hissed in pain and released its grip. Fang Yue seized the opportunity to pull out the Cold Blood Blade and retreat, shouting, "Lin Duoduo! Captains, don't stand there! Wake up! Doctor An is a ghost! Doctor An is a ghost!! Wake up and help me..."

Fang Yue suddenly stopped speaking.

His memory went blank for a moment, and he suddenly woke up, before the parchment prompt even appeared!

He quickly looked ahead and saw Lin Duoduo clutching her bleeding head, dragging a captain with lifeless eyes away as she retreated.

Meanwhile, the Memory-Erasing Ghost had pierced the heart of another captain lying on the ground with one hand. The captain's body twitched a couple of times before going still.

Fang Yue's pupils constricted, and fragmented memories flooded back.

Just now, while his memory was blank, Lin Duoduo had been awakened as the Memory-Erasing Ghost chased after him to kill him.

Her Houtian second-rate strength indeed made her much more resistant than ordinary martial artists.

The next fragmented scene was of Lin Duoduo coming to his rescue, exchanging a few blows with the Memory-Erasing Ghost before being punched in the head, sending her staggering back with blood spurting out.

The next fragmented scene was of the Memory-Erasing Ghost pressing its advantage, while Lin Duoduo fought and retreated, dragging one of the captains on the ground away to create distance between them and the Memory-Erasing Ghost.

The final scene was of the Memory-Erasing Ghost abandoning the pursuit of Lin Duoduo, who had the advantage in speed, and instead killing the other captain on the ground who hadn't woken up yet.

The fragmented memories ended.

Fang Yue realized that the Memory-Erasing Ghost, having killed that captain, was now looking at him.

His expression changed, and Fang Yue continued to retreat!

And without him noticing, a thick fog had begun to roll in around them…

As Fang Yue retreated, he was glared at by the Memory-Erasing Ghost just before he stepped into the fog. His movements momentarily stalled, as if he had glitched.

Before the Memory-Erasing Ghost could catch up, he quickly recovered and retreated into the fog.

Seeing this, the Memory-Erasing Ghost stopped moving, unwilling to rashly chase into the fog. Instead, it warily scanned its surroundings.

This fog gave it a very uncomfortable feeling.

It was as if the fog was stimulating this body, activating a resistance that was trying to force it out.

But this level of resistance was nothing to the Memory-Erasing Ghost.

The visual restriction, on the other hand, made it narrow its eyes.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost perked up its ears, carefully listening for any sounds.

Quiet. Very quiet.

It was as if Fang Yue and the others had already retreated, and not a sound could be heard. Only the fog grew thicker and thicker, emitting a faint, pungent odor that made it uncomfortable.

With a slight frown, the Memory-Erasing Ghost seemed to realize something and began to move outward.

As it moved, the field of vision indeed became wider and wider.

It was clear that the fog was confined to a certain area. Just as the Memory-Erasing Ghost was about to speed up, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Judging from the sound and the distance, the Memory-Erasing Ghost suddenly swept its palm backward...

*Chi!*

Its hand struck Fang Yue's Cold Moon Blade directly, and black blood splattered!

Startled, the Memory-Erasing Ghost's pupils constricted, and it kicked Fang Yue in the chest, who had jammed his blade into the Memory-Erasing Ghost's hand.

But Fang Yue was even faster, lifting his foot almost simultaneously.

The right feet of the one ghost and one man collided, and using this strange force, Fang Yue pulled out his blade and retreated into the fog.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost took a few quick steps forward, then suddenly stopped.

Because with each step it took, the fog became thicker again.

Someone outside was releasing more fog as it moved.

It stopped, and quickly moved in the direction it had come from, only to have a giant sword suddenly slash out from the fog on the right.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost reacted quickly, hooking its fingers and striking the blade of the giant sword.

*Clang!!*

With a loud bang, the giant sword trembled violently and stopped its attack. The Memory-Erasing Ghost clenched its left fist and punched the chest of the person wielding the giant sword.

It was a woman with a stout figure. When she saw the Memory-Erasing Ghost, she showed reactions of shock, hesitation, and retreat, but at the same time, her eyes went blank in an instant.

Memory erasure!

The Memory-Erasing Ghost sneered inwardly. Houtian second-rate, and…

*Slap!!*

The Memory-Erasing Ghost's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, because its fist had been blocked by a woman's hand.

It was the other captain from Fallen Leaf Village who had been rescued by Lin Duoduo earlier.

"Captain Lin, quickly wake up…"

Memory erasure!

The captain's expression went blank, and the Memory-Erasing Ghost's fist accelerated and struck her stomach directly.

*Thud!!*

The captain seemed to suddenly wake up, and with a pained scream amidst her dazed expression, she was sent flying backward by the Memory-Erasing Ghost, along with Lin Duoduo, who was still in a daze. Together, they disappeared into the fog.

This time, the Memory-Erasing Ghost didn't hesitate for even a moment. It rushed forward, preparing to eliminate them completely, but its expression suddenly changed, and it stopped abruptly.

Hot!

Scorching hot!

A raging flame, like the dawn breaking, slashed down past the Memory-Erasing Ghost's nose the moment it stopped.

This blade directly illuminated everything in the fog, and allowed the Memory-Erasing Ghost to see the situation clearly.

The one who had struck with the blade in front of him was Fang Yue.

And behind Fang Yue was a Fallen Leaf Village captain, spitting blood and nearly out of breath.

Next to them was Lin Duoduo, still in a daze.

Further away, protected by a group of team members, was a middle-aged man, sweating and busy planting lit incense sticks in the ground. The surrounding fog seemed to originate from this man.

Finally… scattered on the roofs around them were some team members.

“…Trouble…”

The Memory-Erasing Ghost stared directly at Fang Yue. Memory erasure!

Fang Yue froze for a moment. The Memory-Erasing Ghost immediately closed in, reaching for Fang Yue's heart with a claw.

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At such close range, this move should have been a sure thing.

But it missed.

Its hand was firmly grasped by Fang Yue. The two sides' Yuli values were engaged in an all-out contest.

"The same trick doesn't work on Saint Seiya!"

Fang Yue almost instantly regained his senses, and with a ferocious grin and trembling hands, he raised the Cold Moon Blade and slashed at Doctor An's head.

Having fought to this point, Fang Yue was already bloodshot, thinking only of how to kill Doctor An. He had completely forgotten the plan to lure out the possessing ghost and then eliminate it.

But the Memory-Erasing Ghost simply raised its other hand to block the Cold Moon Blade. Before Fang Yue could cut off its hand, the Memory-Erasing Ghost used memory erasure again.

[Great…]

In less than half a second, Fang Yue woke up.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost immediately noticed that Fang Yue had regained his senses, and its expression showed astonishment, but it was too late.

In that half-second, Fang Yue was kicked heavily, and he flew backward.

"Lin Duoduo!!"

"Coming!!"

The awakened Lin Duoduo didn't need prompts and warnings like before. It seemed that she had also developed some resistance and would have fragmented memories.

Lin Duoduo just happened to pass by him as he flew backward as Fang Yue shouted.

Time seemed to slow down.

He saw her reach out and grab the flying Fang Yue.

"Let's go together!"

Even though she said that, Lin Duoduo grabbed Fang Yue and charged forward like a madwoman.

Fang Yue only just landed on his butt when Lin Duoduo had already charged in front of the Memory-Erasing Ghost, slashing down with her greatsword.

*Clang!*

*Clang!*

*Clang!*

*Clang!*

The Memory-Erasing Ghost hooked its fingers, fighting with Lin Duoduo for several exchanges like a sharp weapon, before suddenly using memory erasure and hooking directly at Lin Duoduo's chest.

*Thud!!*

Lin Duoduo's chest caved in instantly, and her back protruded outward, as if she had been subjected to a strange force. Like Fang Yue earlier, she flew backward, crashing directly into Fang Yue's face, who was about to catch up.

The two of them rolled together, tumbling a dozen times before stopping.

Fang Yue was conscious and quickly got up, warily scanning his surroundings.

Then he heard screams.

"Help!"

"Don't come over!"

"Doctor Luo, run!"

His expression changed, and Fang Yue shouted Lin Duoduo's name twice, but she didn't wake up.

Gritting his teeth, he rushed toward that side alone.

He reacted quickly, but by the time Fang Yue arrived, he could only see figures falling one after another.

The disheveled figure fleeing in front was none other than Doctor Luo.

"Release that old man!"

Fang Yue roared and charged forward.

The Memory-Erasing Ghost was about to catch up with Doctor Luo when it heard the noise behind it, turned its head to look, and repeated its old trick.

The surrounding team members exclaimed in alarm.

But Fang Yue was already diving down.

However… due to the distance, he was too late.

His heart sank, and Fang Yue shouted, "Everyone, roar! Wake Lin Duoduo up!"

Saving him was impossible, he could only hope Lin Duoduo would awaken and save herself.

But it was strange. Why was Lin Duoduo's memory being erased for so long this time?

Fang Yue was thinking when the surrounding team members panicked and shouted.

"Captain Lin Duoduo! Wake up!"

"Captain Lin Duoduo! Danger! Ghost! Ghost!"

Fortunately, before the ambush, Fang Yue had told them what to shout, otherwise, with their jumbled words, he didn't know if they could convey the meaning.

But even with such unified shouts, Lin Duoduo still didn't wake up.

At this moment, the Memory-Erasing Ghost had already charged in front of Lin Duoduo.

It was over!

Fang Yue's expression was ugly, but at this moment, a vice-captain from Fallen Leaf Village on the roof suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Captain Lin Duoduo! Your cousin Lin Ling is looking for you! Wake up!"

This shout seemed divinely inspired.

Just as the Memory-Erasing Ghost was about to flick Lin Duoduo on the forehead, blasting her head open,

Lin Duoduo suddenly snapped back to her senses!

She woke up!

And upon waking up, she didn't hesitate at all, as if it were a combat instinct engraved in her bones. Without asking any questions, without understanding any reason, it was just a pure life-and-death gamble, a survival instinct.

It was… a very fast sword.

The greatsword's light flashed diagonally, cutting from top to bottom.

Amid the Memory-Erasing Ghost's astonished and shocked expression, it chopped off the front half of the Memory-Erasing Ghost's arm, cutting into its waist and jamming into its body.

-22915!

Heavily injured!

This blow was so deadly that it almost killed the Memory-Erasing Ghost!

"Medicine! Take medicine!!"

Doctor Luo, who had survived a disaster in the distance, shouted loudly.

Only then did Fang Yue quickly take out the Bait Ghost Pill and swallow it.

As the pill quickly dissolved in his body, Fang Yue immediately felt a scorching gaze.

It was from Doctor An.

The next moment, Fang Yue saw a semi-illusory black shadow shoot out from Doctor An's body and rush into his body with a *swoosh*.

His breathing stalled, his head spun for an instant, and Fang Yue felt something rampaging in his body, even trying to seize control of his body.

But this feeling had a sense of detachment, as if a layer of film had grown in his body, temporarily isolating the shadow from himself.

"Quickly take the pills! The isolation time isn't long!"

Doctor Luo shouted again.

Fang Yue then swallowed the pills in order of light red, medium red, and dark red.

As the pills went down, Fang Yue immediately felt his body becoming feverish. Everything about him felt wrong, and bubble-like bumps bulged on the surface of his skin.

"This is?!"

Fang Yue's expression changed slightly, and Doctor Luo had already arrived with the help of team members.

He stared at Fang Yue even more anxiously than Fang Yue himself, and ordered people to bring Lin Duoduo over.

"Captain Lin, if Vice-Captain Ye shows any signs of being corrupted by a ghost, immediately chop off his head."

Wait?!

Fang Yue's expression changed.

You didn't say anything like this when you gave me the medicine!

"Doctor Luo! What do you mean by this? Is there something wrong with this medicine?! Is something going to happen to him??"

Before Fang Yue could even speak, Lin Duoduo had already grabbed his collar, glaring at him angrily.

They had helped each other in the life-and-death battle just now, and they had formed a bond of friendship.

Moreover, Lin Duoduo hated infighting the most in her life. The people on the front lines fought to the death, and the people in the rear were actually sabotaging them?

"Don't, don't, don't! Don't be impulsive! It's not that I'm messing things up, it's just that my medicine is still in the experimental stage… Although I said I was full of confidence before, I don't know how effective it will actually be. We'll have to see the actual results."