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Today Andy needs to finish the armor for Sharon before the exploration of the demon territory begins. During that he learns a new technique in engraving and is so absorbed that he doesnt know what he does to Sharon:)
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ED: Wolfpup/Rshb
Chapter 151 – The True Form Emerges
Running. That was the only thing on Max’s mind.
Both of them seemed like they were fooling around; however, Max was certainly not; he was only running for his life. It was quite a shameful sight if other people were to see it, but he never once thought about it.
There is no shame about not wanting to receive a blow from this uncontrollable ghost. This guy was like a lunatic.
This man looked at him as if he was the most valuable treasure in the world and would do everything to get a hold of him.
Max had to evade against all the aggressive attacks he was dealing which don’t seem to have any reasons behind it.
On one corner, Little Dou, who had been intently watching them, couldn’t understand how did it suddenly go like this.
She was not worried about Max since she knew more than anyone that his body is quite sturdy. It could take a few direct hits from the ghost before it would be dangerous for him.
Though she can’t speak about how much that would hurt for Max. Right now, she was only enjoying the sight of them running around.
From her observations, their strengths were quite close to each other; both were at the peak of Rank 1.
One disparity from what she could see was Max didn’t have much battle experience, and the ghost looked to be extremely skilled in combat.
Even though the ghost was rampaging around, his attacks were skillful, disregarding the fact that he seemed to not care about himself.
However, in Max’s own way, he was managing quite nicely. Fortunately, the ghost was purely using his arms to attack.
And Little Dou was aware that Max was still holding back a lot of his capabilities and planned to use it all on the ghost’s real body instead of his stolen body.
If Max truly felt threatened, he could easily activate his Time Stop to get out of the dangerous situation and finish the battle straight away.
Preferably, if he had a choice, Max would rather not use his remaining Time Stop since it was one of his life-saving ability and there is only one remaining use left.
His other skills were saved for this ghost’s original form since he was aware that those could be his only way to defeat it so Max can only rely on his dagger to finish this man off.
What he didn’t know was his opponent, Evil Ghost Luo, was also holding back. This could not be said to be his true fighting strength.
His real power comes from the gloomy aura of his actual body, which could give everyone in his surroundings various kinds of dark emotions.
If anyone had a weak mental resistance such as ordinary people, they would lose their minds.
While Evil Ghost Luo could do that, he didn’t want to risk it because he wasn’t confident whether it would be effective against this Awakened, and also, he wanted to protect his life.
This body he was occupying has multiple uses for him. Not only it can be used to attack others which his original form couldn’t do, but it can also act as a form of armor.
A disposable body is one extra life that can save him from death. He would be a fool not to make use of this advantage.
After running and dodging away for quite some time, Max wondered if he could do something about this situation.
He noticed that this man seemed to be willing to sacrifice his body to get him. It was not a worthy trade, and the only thing he could do was to dodge his assault.
Max had to think of a way to deal with him. Surely there has to be something he could do.
Ultimately, even a Peak Phase Awakened like them will be exhausted. After a while, Max could sense that the man was slowing down.
Since Max wasn’t the one on the offense and was only focusing on dodging his blows, he was still fine, unlike the man who was already struggling to keep up with his speed.
Initially, the man was faster than him, but since he was also fiercely attacking, they were about the same.
Now, with him slowing down, Max became slightly more agile in his movements, and it was enough to change the pace of their battle.
With a burst of power, Max evaded his palm attack before swiftly slashing his dagger towards his neck.
His attack was too fast that ordinary eyes would not be able to see it. However, Evil Ghost Luo was not an average person.
Seeing the unexpected counterattack, he hurriedly jumped away, but since it was too sudden, he was a little late, causing the dagger to graze him, giving him a long gash on his chest.
“Ugh!”
Evil Ghost Luo winced in the agonizing pain he was not expecting. The intense pain adding up with the pain from his previous injuries made him freeze for a second.
Max’s attack was filled with power that his ordinary body couldn’t defend against it.
Evil Ghost Luo can use his body for attacking using his energy to strengthen it. However, his energy has no defensive capabilities.
That also goes with his ghost form. It can only attack and evade, that was the cost of his powerful skill.
Evil Ghost Luo was inwardly shocked about this progression. How was this possible? He was being beaten in speed, something he prided himself in.
Not that his target was faster than him, it was only them almost having the same speed which he couldn’t believe.
But something more surprising followed, he got hit. This was something he never thought about before coming here.
Evil Ghost Luo was starting to feel pressured from the unpredictability of this Awakened before him.
At the same time, the feeling of danger was getting stronger and stronger.
With conflicting emotions, Evil Ghost Luo made a quick decision to end the battle this instant and escape if he couldn’t.
Nothing was more important than his life, and he wouldn’t risk losing everything for a chance to achieve a breakthrough.
As long as he is alive, he could find plenty of opportunities somewhere else.
Max didn’t let go of the split second the man froze and dashed towards him at high speed. He slashed the hand, protecting his chest with his full power.
“Ahh!”
A piercing cry was heard from the man’s mouth. Evil Ghost Luo can never get used to this much pain; he couldn’t bear every second of it.
Max’s eyes were focused on his every movement, not giving him a chance to move away.
After one slash came another, this time, it went straight towards his unguarded neck.
“You!”
Soon after, the body fell and completely stopped moving. But before he could rejoice, a white figure slowly seeped out of it.
What was displayed in front of Max was a faint figure of a man, staring at him with fury.
The temperature suddenly dropped as if he was doused with cold water. Max figured that this was the true form of the ghost.
Max could feel the potent gloomy energy coming from him that seemed to paint the world grey. It was filled with negative emotions, giving him a sense of unease.
Before Max could open his mouth, all of a sudden, he could feel something with an oppressive pressure on the horizon approaching his location.
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Chapter 150 – Approaching Guests
Chief Li, along with Jing Fei, reached this school where Evil Ghost Luo should be hiding at.
After so long, their people had finally found a clue about his whereabouts. It took quite some time for them to be able to get a lead, but no one could be blamed since it was a difficult feat to search for any signs of him.
The city is vast, and it would take time for them to search the entire area without missing anything.
However, this morning, news came about Evil Ghost Luo’s supposed location. The report only mentioned this place and not his exact position, but it was enough.
Throughout the day, they made their preparations before moving out as soon as everything was ready.
“Chief Li, where are we going to begin?”
Jing Fei looked at the vast empty school grounds. There were several buildings, including some dormitories for the faculties and students.
The elite personnel they had in total were limited in numbers. They couldn’t afford to split up them up in groups.
It will also put their few days of coordination plans to waste if they would have to separately move to different areas.
A message from the higher-ups was sent to notify them of a Rank 2 assisting their group to deal with Evil Ghost Luo. However, they mentioned that the individual was going to move on his own.
Now they could only think of a way to properly go through this. Chief Li only thought for a second before responding,
“We will go through everything, starting from the first building to the last. The expert assisting us was said to have been dealing with ghosts for a few years now, so we only need to be prepared in supporting him.”
“With his skill, he should have some hidden cards to quickly locate this Evil Ghost Luo. That was why this person was moving by himself.”
“Our people will be in charge of surrounding the area to prevent Evil Ghost Luo from escaping once again.”
“Bear in mind that this is a school, we have to finish this as fast as we can. Also, we couldn’t afford to damage the buildings, or this will be another problem for us to deal with.”
“Fortunately, we have someone who could use set up a barrier to prevent the sounds of battle happening inside to be heard by people living nearby.”
Before setting out, Chief Li repeatedly warn their people to be discreet since this was a densely populated area, and they don’t want to cause an uproar.
Evil Ghost Luo has the upper hand this time as they had to make as little damage as they could, thus needing to retrain themselves, considerably weakening their fighting power.
Chief Li didn’t know whether this was something that Evil Ghost Luo had thought about and planned for by hiding in here, but it was working.
“Remember, the last thing we want is to let him escape. If he gets away again, then we would have a harder time to locate him since he should be close to fully healing from his injuries by now.”
“We have to keep a lookout for the signal the Rank 2 master would send us and move towards his direction right away.”
“This operation has to be over before the sun rises, or else we would have to retreat, and his escape would be assured once more.”
Jing Fei nodded in understanding. They had been preparing for this mission for a few days now, and it was starting to be a bother, limiting them from accomplishing their other tasks.
He knew that they could not fail this time.
Chief Li couldn’t help but think how bothersome this problem is, having been troubling his mind for a while now before adding,
“If we had a few more reinforcements, the probability of us succeeding this mission would be much greater. However, other cities were also busy dealing with the same problems, and they couldn’t send out a few people this time.”
“I have some contacts that should be staying around this area, but they had to go somewhere else and weren’t here currently.”
“There were also the others that were hard to reach, and even if I did ask them for assistance, they probably couldn’t be bothered by it.”
“Forget about it. We could be needed at any time, so we need to be alert. Notify our people to start searching the vicinity before going through each building.”
“Also, don’t lose the bell, that’s the only one we have. If it got destroyed, we wouldn’t have any more ways of finding him.”
The bell Chief Li was talking about was an item that was lent to them to be able to locate where Evil Ghost Luo is.
It could sense traces of ghost energy from the surroundings and would ring out once it was at a certain distance of it.
This item was the only one they had, and if they lost it, there would be no chance for them to distinguish Evil Ghost Luo from ordinary people.
Jing Fei followed Chief Li’s instructions as he spoke through his communication device.
Now, everything was up to whether they would successfully locate the position of Evil Ghost Luo.
…
Though not in his intention, the rooftop was in ruins with heavily damaged walls and floors.
However, Max couldn’t care less considering his present situation. Evil Ghost Luo was currently chasing him while simultaneously striking out several palms, and only one of those was enough to put his internal organs into a mess.
Unknowingly, Evil Ghost Luo became more and more violent as time passed. Max felt like this man didn’t care about himself and wanted to risk it all against him though he had no clue why.
Only Evil Ghost Luo knew the reason. He could feel it; his senses were warning him of danger.
In the beginning, it was faint, but it was still there, so he felt pressured and decided to attack his prey without waiting for a few more days.
Now, it wasn’t even close to being faint. His senses were almost screaming at him, warning him about a threat to his life.
Evil Ghost Luo thought that those from the Special Affairs Department might have already found his location and were on their way here.
He got away last time because of their unpreparedness, not knowing how to deal with him properly, but now, that would certainly not be the case.
There was also that powerful individual who assisted them in the end. He would be a fool not to expect it to happen again.
He had to break the barrier past Rank 1 and finally get to Rank 2. That was the only way.
Not only he would completely heal his injuries, but he would also unlock another skill that could potentially make him strong enough to destroy those people who wanted to take his life.
One thing was certain, once he reaches Rank 2, the possibility of him escaping this city and the powerful figures on his back will significantly increase.
Evil Ghost Luo eyed his prey, who was using his speed to dodge all his attacks. This couldn’t continue any longer.
With a shout, he leaped towards Max, giving it his all.
No matter what, even if he had to sacrifice this body of his, Evil Ghost Luo would catch him and consume his soul to finally breakthrough.
Max, on the other hand, had no idea about this. He was only doing everything he could to run away from this rampaging man, hoping he would slow down soon or, better yet, exhaust his energy.
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Chapter 149 – Clash
The wall where Max was on had a clear vision of the only entrance towards the rooftop. Nothing would escape from his eyes if anyone were to go through it.
Little Dou was also hovering over, curiously looking whether someone would come.
While waiting, Max thought back to the previous incident where he wasn’t able to kill the ghost’s body.
The damage he dealt vanished like it was erased. It was quite similar to Yu’er’s Reverse Time, except it was instant, faster than his eyes could blink. It was unbelievable.
Max didn’t think it was a skill since it was instantaneous, and he doesn’t believe someone could use their skill right after the time resumes knowing they would die. No one could react that fast.
It seemed more like Max triggered one of his life-saving cards. Perhaps it came from a protective item or a perk of being possessed by a ghost.
But it doesn’t seem like it can be used constantly. Though Max still considered the probability of it happening.
Secondly, since the ghost came out unharmed, Max had to think about whether he exposed himself being an Awakened.
Max thought for a moment and concluded that he should at least expect the ghost to be aware of it. There should be an indicator of some sort that notified him of his escape from death.
However, he was confident that his skill was not exposed since the time had stopped for everyone.
If Max were in his situation, he would only be filled with confusion. There was no way for him to observe what happened. Visually, he would merely see a series of flashing movements.
An unknown amount of time had passed, and the man still hasn’t shown up.
This ghost was taking so long. Maybe he wasn’t able to find them and went somewhere else? Then if so, they can go home!
Just as Max was thinking about this, someone interrupted him and pulled him out of his thoughts.
[He’s here!]
Little Dou flew back, urgently notifying him about the incoming enemy.
Max immediately became alert. He already had several plans in his mind. The only thing he had to do was to wait and see which would be the most suitable.
…
Evil Ghost Luo got to the top floor after wandering around the building to find any signs of his prey.
Being a security guard for a few days let him become familiar with the establishment, so it wasn’t hard for him to roam the area.
After finishing all the places he could come up with, Evil Ghost Luo turned to his final destination.
This time, he had a feeling that his prey would be there.
When Evil Ghost Luo got to the rooftop, there was nothing to be seen. However, his eyes mysteriously glowed.
Max kept his eyes on this man that was standing near the entrance as if he was a statue. Inside, Max was starting to believe he had this man fooled.
This ghost took a long time to reach here, and now he was only staying still. Can he even locate him? Would he give up?
Max continued to stay in his position. This ghost giving up was what he precisely wanted.
This would be the ideal development. When the ghost finally gives up and takes off, Max would secretly trail after him to wherever lair he hides in.
Afterwards, he would then decide how to deal with him.
Without warning, the man suddenly dashed towards his direction before punching out with an energy empowered fist.
Max could feel the ferocity of his attack from where he was hiding. Not wanting to receive the blow, he dodged away, in turn, revealing himself.
The ground vibrated once the fist came in contact with the wall, cracks formed all over it. Luckily, Max evaded it, or else it would have hurt quite badly.
Since he already revealed himself, slowly, his form returned to his original appearance.
Max grew more vigilant, but he also couldn’t hide his astonishment. This ghost somehow had a skill that could detect him.
He doesn’t have a clue how that could be possible. Facing this seemingly skilled opponent, Max decided to take this seriously.
Truthfully, it was quite simple. Evil Ghost Luo was a ghost. Ghosts like him suck souls out of humans and consume it.
Having the ability to suck souls would also mean that they have a way to detect it.
This was also how Evil Ghost Luo ended up targetting Max. He could detect a unique soul from him that appeared to be more appealing compared to others.
Even though Evil Ghost Luo didn’t see anyone on the spot where he detected a soul, he still fully believed someone was there.
Used to surviving on his own, Evil Ghost Luo had heard about different kinds of treasures. An item that provides invisibility wasn’t unheard of; that was why he never found it odd.
Evil Ghost Luo had already sensed him right as he got into the rooftop. The only reason he was standing still near the entrance was because of him being wary of an ambush.
From what he sensed, his prey was only a few seconds away from him. He could easily reach him, but his cautious side prevented him from making a move straight away.
He expected some reinforcements supporting behind his target since there was no way his prey would hide so close to him. Evil Ghost Luo was convinced that this must be a trap.
When he initiated an attack to get a feel of the situation, hitting the area where the soul was, his prey finally revealed himself.
Max faced the man who had a look of amusement on his face. Taking out his dagger, Max returned his stare as if challenging him.
This could be said to be his first true battle; a rush of excitement was flowing through his body.
In the meantime, he would not use his skills. Max wanted to test out his combat ability first.
With this, he kicked the ground to charge forward.
The only thing he had to be careful of was the original form of the ghost. As long as the ghost itself doesn’t come out, he could do whatever he wants.
Max slashed him directly on his neck. Although he didn’t plan to use his skill, it doesn’t mean he would play around.
His attack was targeted to kill his body and force him to come out. Max had some basic knowledge relating to him, such as physical attacks won’t be able to touch ghosts.
For that reason, he wanted to purely use his combat ability to defeat his body, and once his true form emerges, Max would then use his skills to finish it.
His attack got evaded by a simple backward movement, and before he could deliver another, a swift palm filled with force shot out. Max quickly leaped away to avoid it.
That was close. It almost hit him.
This man seemed to be only using his body to attack, and the energy in his attacks was also quite strange.
His weird energy was dangerously powerful. Max couldn’t understand how he was doing it. He only knows that he would not want to be hit by that.
Once again, tightly gripping the dagger with his hand, Max went in for another attack. He made use of his agile body to slowly overpower his opponent.
Both of them continued to exchange attacks. Max had already inflicted a few scratches all over his opponent’s body, but no one showed any signs of slowing down.
Outside the closed school gate this late at night, two individuals can be seen speaking to each other as they guardedly made their way inside.
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Chapter 148 – Only Have to Wait
While Max bolted up, he took out a mask from his Inventory and put it on as a precaution.
If someone else were to spot them, he didn’t want to further expose his identity. And with the mask on, Max would feel more comfortable using his skills incase he was forced to.
This mask was different from the one Max had on him when he was running around the city as the Shadow Thief.
Max would rather not have his real identity be associated with the Shadow Thief. Even if it hasn’t gained any fame yet but soon it inevitably will, and he didn’t want trouble coming after him for being connected with it.
Before he was able to ask, Little Dou landed on his head and quickly told him what she saw,
[It’s a ghost! You should be careful!]
“Ghost? That white silhouette was a ghost?”
Max wasn’t able to take a closer look at it since his eyes were looking at the unbelievable sight of its body being undamaged, and right after that, they had to back away.
The ghost only fully manifested when they were already running away, but Little Dou could easily recognize it, thus saving them that crucial second where it would have gotten in contact with Max.
The last thing Max saw was the white figure slowly becoming larger.
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Evil Ghost Luo was filled with surprise, watching his target suddenly turn his back and run.
Usually, his target will be in a permanent state of unrest with his ghost energy corrupting their minds, filling them with terror.
Once that happens, they won’t be able to do anything, and he would happily harvest their souls to slowly consume it.
It always gave him the feeling of being in control of their lives. It was such an addicting feeling.
However, to his miscalculation, his current target unexpectedly broke out and took off swiftly that even he couldn’t chase after them.
If he could, he would have run after them right away, but it was too risky.
Evil Ghost Luo was in his soul form, and he didn’t want to leave his body here and take off without it.
His soul was injured, and he couldn’t afford to risk his already severely injured ghost body to what he guessed should be a fellow Awakened.
That could solely be the reason why his prey got away. If he were an ordinary person, he wouldn’t have been able to get away from his control.
An Awakened.
This was his first time trying to hunt one. It should be fun. This was just right. If he uses an Awakened to breakthrough to the next rank, then that would be an achievement he could take pride in.
“So it will be you then. You should be grateful that you will become the final sacrifice for my breakthrough to Rank 2.”
His body then moved as his lips curled up with a sinister expression on his face.
“Hmm?”
On the ground, he saw a familiar necklace that seemed to be damaged. When he took a closer look at it, his expression warped into fury.
“You have truly angered me now. This is the worst mistake you could ever make. Once I catch you, I will make you regret living up to this day.”
In his hand, was a cracked necklace. This was the most valuable treasure in his possession. Evil Ghost Luo had to complete a few months worth of missions from the Ghost Hall to get this item.
This accessory can save his life from a fatal attack once and gets broken after being used with no chance of it ever working again.
If he wanted one more of those, he had to work for a couple of months once again, and he didn’t have that kind of free time right now.
He was unfortunate that his item broke at the worse time possible. He was already at the barrier of his breakthrough, and this item could come in handy when he is in the midst of breaking through.
After all, this was another life. Even though it won’t work with his ghost form, his disposable body could still be saved from death once.
Evil Ghost Luo could breakthrough in this body while it was wearing the life-saving accessory. It would be as if he had two extra life.
But now it was gone. And the worst was he didn’t know how it got destroyed. This thought filled him with rage.
His soul was in excruciating pain from being attacked by a powerful Awakened, and he couldn’t get out of the city since there were a lot of those people from the Special Affairs Department searching for him day and night.
Now, he also lost his life-saving treasure. Evil Ghost Luo was shaking with fury. His anger was pointed to his prey, who was the one responsible for his hard-earned item being wasted.
At the same time, he resented the Special Affairs Department for putting him in this situation.
Evil Ghost Luo had a cautious personality, but he was forced to make his move earlier than his initial plan.
That was because he could feel that those people from the Special Affairs Department were narrowing their search to his location. Though he didn’t have anything to base it on, Evil Ghost Luo trusted his instincts more than everyone.
He felt the need to breakthrough tonight, or else he would have some trouble hiding from all of them.
With his soul being injured, Evil Ghost Luo wasn’t confident about surviving a few direct hits of Elemental Attacks.
It was only a matter of time before his malicious ghost energy would be detected by one of their people. Evil Ghost Luo was sure of it.
He wasn’t those old ghosts that could perfectly mask their energy and pretend to be an ordinary person.
His abilities weren’t that powerful, yet so he was bound to be located if he stays here for long.
There should be no room for error this time. He will breakthrough this day and leave the city untouched.
Evil Ghost Luo thought as he made his way up to where Max was, his eyes shining in a haunting light.
…
Max and Little Dou reached the rooftop where they decided they would confront this unknown ghost.
In this place, there would be more room for them to move around against this dangerous enemy.
They don’t know anything about this ghost or why it chose to attack them, but the same could be said to their opponent, who doesn’t know anything about them, so it was only down to who was stronger.
Max found a spot to hide and observe if the ghost was going to be able to find them, but then he suddenly thought of something else he could do.
As he leaned on the white wall, slowly, Max started to blend in, though not to the point of invisibility, he only made the white wall thicker as he disappeared.
The usefulness of the Shapeshifting Skill in situations like this was convenient.
With this, he only had to wait. Max slightly smiled, wondering whether he would make the ghost look like a fool.
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Chapter 147 – Unexpected Occurrence
Max felt like he was put in a heavy state of confusion. He didn’t know why or how, but a part of his mind realized it wasn’t normal, and he shouldn’t let it overwhelm him.
A strong instinct kicked in as his eyes shook, and his mind, fighting off the invading force that was influencing his mind.
He was like a fish trapped in a net, trying its best to shake off the material that was restraining it. To an outsider’s eyes, Max looked helpless with nothing left to do but to accept his fate.
In this case, Little Dou, who only recently became conscious of what was happening, saw him having a dazed expression.
However, before her heart could sink, everything around them stopped.
The unmoving world surrounded them was quite distinct. Every noise that was transmitted to their ears no matter how faint disappeared.
This made Little Dou sigh in relief. Not long after, Max got himself back, successfully breaking off the force which seemed to be influencing his mind.
All of this happened in a split second. Max hastily took a step back from the revolting face that was too close to him.
Blinking his eyes, Max looked at his frozen surroundings before turning to Little Dou, who was intently staring at the unidentified man.
Her eyes were without fear, only a glimmer of curiosity. Contrary to Max, who had a pair of watchful eyes as if thinking that it would suddenly move towards him even though he knew the time has just stopped.
“What is this thing coming out of his mouth? It almost touched me.”
“Could this be a skill?”
It was the only explanation for something like this to be possible. Ordinary people won’t have some faint white figure flowing out of their mouths.
Max was lucky to evade it by using his Time Stop before it was able to touch him. Once it touches him, it would stick to his soul and slowly pull it out of him.
Even if he were to get away, he would still receive injuries to his soul that could take some time to heal, and he will also be racked with excruciating pain every once in a while.
[It looks like it!]
The form hasn’t fully materialized, yet that was why Little Dou couldn’t recognize what this blurry white figure was. She could only look at it with interest.
While they spoke, time was being wasted. Counting in his head, Max was aware that a few seconds had already passed.
He knew that they had to do something about this man.
From how his mind blurred, influenced by an unknown force, Max wasn’t sure whether he would be under it once again when the time resumes, so they have to finish this before time runs out.
Max was only able to use his Time Stop when he suddenly felt a sense of crisis looming over him and instinctively activated it.
This was one of the life-saving exercises he spent time to get used to, and the instant Max experienced the overwhelming confusion that put his mind in chaos, he forcefully disregarded everything and willed the time to stop.
Fortunately, the confused state that hit him was extremely obvious. Max felt as if he was having a nightmare that put him into severe unrest while being aware that he was still standing here at school.
Such a weird experience. A skill that he couldn’t explain and a potentially dangerous one. In truth, the force that put his mind into unrest wasn’t a skill.
It was only the ghost energy that every ghost uses, an energy that is unique to ghosts. When it gets in contact with humans, it will fill their minds with various dreadful images and gloomy feelings.
When the ghost energy reaches an ordinary person, they will freeze in horror as their minds won’t be able to resist, and once they were under that state, their soul is free for the ghost to take.
However, since Max had a stronger mental resistance, it was only able to affect him for a short amount of time, and it wasn’t as formidable, which aided on him lightly getting away.
In his hand, a black dagger appeared.
Max had prepared a few ordinary weapons on his Inventory for times like this. Since he was unsure about the person’s skill, Max didn’t want to give him a chance to fight back.
This unknown Awakened that he had never met attempted to attack him. If he didn’t get to react fast enough, horrible things would have happened to him.
Max was sure that the man wasn’t going to let him go after this, so he didn’t waste any more time.
With no hesitation, Max dashed towards the man’s unmoving body and sliced his neck, giving him a long deep cut that should be enough to kill him, but to make sure, he also stabbed his heart to secure his death.
Little Dou only watched things proceed as if nothing extraordinary was happening around her. She flew around the Awakened’s body while focusing around the faint white figure, thoroughly inspecting it.
Once time resumes, that will be the time of his death. Max stepped back, preparing to dispose of the man’s body as soon as it falls.
He planned to store it inside his Inventory. In there, no one would be able to locate him, and even the slightest trace of him will be gone from this world. Max would then be able to avoid any future problems appearing.
Surprisingly, Max didn’t feel anything. Even though he knew he had killed someone, Max felt nothing strange about it.
This unknown man was his enemy, and he wasn’t someone who would let an enemy go and invite future troubles to himself, especially if they were after his life.
Time resumed, and Max was waiting to see the man fall. However, something he wasn’t expecting occurred.
The deep cut that he delivered and the stab to the heart that he dealt disappeared as if the damage he inflicted never happened.
What happened? How did it suddenly disappear? Shouldn’t he be dead by now? In a second, his thoughts were filled with various questions.
Little Dou, who was curiously inspecting the white figure forming suddenly shouted as she promptly flew back to Max that was only a few steps away,
[Stay away! Don’t let it get closer to you!]
Feeling the urgency on her voice, instead of making his way down to head home, Max made a dash upwards.
His senses told him that something wasn’t right about this, and if they were to end up clashing, Max would prefer to be in someplace without anyone watching them.
While Little Dou was staring at the faint figure, the time resumed, and what took shape before her was something she never expected.
A faint white figure of a man slowly materialized. Little Dou had the knowledge of what this form is, and it could only be one thing, a ghost!
And if it were a ghost, then the damage Max inflicted wasn’t going to be effective.
There was also the fact that none of them know the strength of the ghost they were against.
For now, they had to move away and reassess their current situation.
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