Chapter 197: The “perfectly Intact” Groom
After discovering that his hands were very likely the medium through which the Ghost Bride launched her attack on him, Yang Jian didn’t hesitate at all. The Headless Ghost Shadow beside him, already distorted beyond human form, moved.
“Hm”
With a cold snort, Yang Jian’s hands were removed by the Headless Ghost Shadow like a spliced toy. The smooth cut at his wrists revealed eerie flesh and blood tissue, but the intense pain didn’t stop Yang Jian from thinking.
Immediately, the Headless Ghost Shadow lit the Ghost Candle.
As soon as it was lit, the deep greenish candlelight began to flicker wildly, as if an invisible hand was tampering with the Ghost Candle’s flame, trying to extinguish it.
The Ghost Candle was burning at an insanely unimaginable speed!
“Mobility restored! Run!”
The moment the Ghost Candle was lit and his hands were removed, Yang Jian felt he had regained control of his body. Without any hesitation, he immediately used Ghost Domain to distance himself from the Ghost Bride.
The Mummy Bride’s attack was a process; she seemed to be enjoying the “groom” approaching step by step.
And Yang Jian guessed,
that once the “groom” selected by the Ghost Bride held its hand, the attack he would suffer would be an overwhelming terror.
So even if his body would lose control again, the farther the distance, the more time he could buy for thinking.
A red light flashed, and Yang Jian, who had been standing in front of the Ghost Bride, vanished instantly.
“Hm? He actually escaped from that ghost’s attack?!”
Xu Feng, who was resisting the Grave Crying Ghost’s attack, looked at the vanished Yang Jian with disbelief written all over his face.
His gaze continuously scanned all around,
searching for Yang Jian’s figure.
Xu Feng could vaguely sense the Mummy Bride’s terror level; after all, as a Ghost Wielder who had dealt with ghosts for a long time, his intuition about a ghost’s terror level was very accurate.
Moreover, through Yang Jian’s strange actions after controlling two ghosts, he could better judge that ghost’s terror.
“Damn! Yang Jian actually dodged that ghost’s attack. How did he do it? Was it the Ghost Candle?”
At some place far from the Mummy Bride, Xu Feng saw Yang Jian, who had a pale face and a pained expression.
Because he had been resisting the Grave Crying Ghost’s attack earlier, Xu Feng only saw the Headless Ghost Shadow lighting the Ghost Candle and didn’t see Yang Jian’s vanished hands.
As for why he cared so much about Yang Jian’s life or death.
It was because there was a rumor in the Supernatural Circle: once a Ghost Wielder had been attacked by a ghost once, the same ghost wouldn’t attack him again for a long time.
Although the truth of this rumor still needed verification.
But at this moment, Xu Feng’s mind was filled with this conclusion.
Since all the ordinary people Yang Jian had saved from the Ghost Bus were already dead, he couldn’t help but feel terrified: would the Mummy Bride’s next attack target be him?
If it was him,
how could he save himself?
“Phew. Ghost Eye can’t be used anymore; it’s already on the verge of resurrection. The Ghost Candle not only didn’t go out, but its burning speed has also returned to normal. Did I dodge that ghost’s attack?”
Yang Jian, who appeared some distance behind Xu Feng, analyzed his condition with a grim face.
Prolonged maintenance of Ghost Domain had brought it to the brink of resurrection, and the Headless Ghost Shadow had also developed problems due to Ghost Eye’s resurrection.
But the resurrections of Ghost Eye and Headless Ghost Shadow weren’t important right now. Looking at the Ghost Candle burning steadily on the ground, Yang Jian frowned tightly.
He couldn’t believe he had actually dodged the Ghost Bride’s attack.
“Pah!”
After spitting the Human Skin Paper from his mouth onto the ground, Yang Jian finally relaxed upon seeing the words that appeared on it.
The Human Skin Paper read:
“My name is Yang Jian. When you see these words, I am already dead. Although I removed my own hands and used the Ghost Candle to block that ghost’s perception, the brief absence of the medium allowed me to luckily survive.”
“But next, I couldn’t suppress the resurrection of the fierce ghost in my body. I died.”
Looking at his cause of death on the Human Skin Paper, Yang Jian’s gaze showed no fluctuation.
Although the Human Skin Paper was right, given Ghost Eye’s current state, he would undoubtedly die from its resurrection in less than two days.
But with the Ghost Bus as backup, plus the fact that he had indeed dodged the Ghost Bride’s attack, he didn’t even bother looking at the solution provided by the Human Skin Paper afterward.
His gaze turned to Xu Feng, the only living person present.
At this moment, he lay flat on the ground like a corpse, motionless, his body ice-cold as if dead for a long time. What was most unsettling was that several parts of his corpse had completely rotted, leaking corpse water and emitting a foul odor.
No matter how you looked at it, he resembled a corpse abandoned for days and rotting.
But even so, Xu Feng still had his eyes open, constantly moving them, watching everything around.
Even in this state, he was still alive.
“He managed to block that Grave Crying Ghost’s attack this way? This can’t be achieved just by controlling a fierce ghost.” Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly, feeling that Xu Feng’s state was very special.
It was like he had fully ghostified and could no longer be considered a Ghost Wielder.
Yet at this extent, he could still maintain his consciousness.
At the same time Yang Jian looked at Xu Feng, the terrified Xu Feng also spotted the vanished Yang Jian, and their gazes met instantly.
“Hm?”
In the next second after eye contact, Yang Jian noticed Xu Feng’s lips moving slightly, as if trying to say something. But since he hadn’t learned lip reading, even if he had, it would be hard to discern what Xu Feng wanted to say.
In the end, he only made out two words from Xu Feng’s lip movements:
“Save me.”
Recalling Xu Feng’s previous actions, Yang Jian sneered inwardly. Having already observed that Xu Feng’s body was completely immobile, he immediately decided to be the kind of villain who repays kindness with enmity.
Anyway, on the Criminal Police Headquarters side, this Xu Feng was already reported missing and presumed dead. Even if Yang Jian really killed him, no one would trouble him.
“Lend me your hands for a bit.”
The next moment, the Headless Ghost Shadow under Yang Jian’s feet slowly rose from the shadow beneath him, preparing to remove this Xu Feng’s hands.
“He’s going to kill me! Isn’t he afraid that ghost will attack him again?!”
Looking at the severely distorted and deformed Headless Ghost Shadow approaching step by step, Xu Feng’s eyes were filled with shock and fear. He hadn’t expected Yang Jian to still want to kill him in this situation.
But what Xu Feng didn’t guess was,
Yang Jian did want to kill him, but he wouldn’t actually do it.
Because Yang Jian knew that although he had dodged the Mummy Bride’s attack, no one knew what would happen next. He still needed Xu Feng to take the hit for him.
Just as the Headless Ghost Shadow was about to touch Xu Feng, the Xu Feng who had been lying motionless on the ground like a dead man suddenly stood up.
He looked terrified at the Mummy Bride not far away, then walked stiffly and uncoordinatedly, just like Yang Jian had earlier.
The intact groom appeared.
The Ghost Bride seemed about to start her new round of wedding.
Give this brother a couple of monthly tickets, please.
