Slaying the Mist Wraith, Reaping a Fine Haul

The Mist Wraith's abilities were peculiar. The cold mist it released could not only conceal its tracks and obscure vision, but wherever the mist existed, the Mist Wraith could rapidly condense into form.

Put another way, it could teleport and hide anywhere within the mist-covered area.

However, after Lin Yi's Strange Stone ability improved, it became like a ghost-detecting radar, rendering the Mist Wraith's concealment useless.

Gu Chenghu considered it for a moment. "To eliminate this thing completely, we need to lure out its true body. I'll make the first move later. You all wait for an opening and act!"

Gu Chenghu then drew his Dragon Roar Saber and was the first to leave the tent.

The instant he stepped outside, Gu Chenghu came under attack. A huge hand condensed from White Mist descended heavily from above his head.

"You dare!"

Gu Chenghu had been prepared. Refusing to be outdone, he raised the Dragon Roar Saber and slashed.

Golden saber light directly cleaved half the mist hand in two.

Just as Gu Chenghu breathed a sigh of relief, all the White Mist throughout the camp began gathering here, forming monsters made of White Mist one after another.

These monsters included Shocking Pigs, Ghost Fiends, Heart-Devouring Wolves, and more. There were many of them, all common monsters around Ancient Pool Village.

"So it really is a Wraith from around Ancient Pool Village. It can imitate monsters so vividly, but they're just empty displays."

With a cold shout, Gu Chenghu raised his saber and charged into the mist monsters, fighting with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi remained seated in the tent, using the Strange Stone to sense the Mist Wraith outside.

Old Fourth Gu asked, "How is it?"

Lin Yi shook his head. "The Mist Wraith's main body still hasn't appeared. It's been circling above our tent, but I can sense that it has dispersed much of its power to create clones, weakening its main body."

Old Fourth Gu turned and ordered, "A Le, Little Eight, go out and help kill the clones. It seems this Mist Wraith won't show itself until it finishes playing its little tricks."

At that moment, just as Lin Yi had said, the Mist Wraith was circling above the tent like a drifting cloud of mist.

Because of the Spirit Fire Candle, it had no way to investigate the situation inside the tent.

However, it knew that the insect that had injured it earlier was hiding within.

Yet it did not dare reveal itself personally, because it had discovered that these human insects possessed methods capable of killing it.

About two or three minutes later, the mist monsters around them had gradually been slaughtered by Gu Chenghu and the other two. But as a cold wind blew through, the surrounding mist began condensing into new monsters again.

Gu Chenghu immediately frowned and shouted into the tent, "This won't do! Within the range covered by the mist, these monsters can't be killed off completely. Old Fourth Gu, think of another way."

Old Fourth Gu also raised his brows. He had intended to exhaust the Mist Wraith clones' power before drawing out the Mist Wraith's main body. But now it seemed the clones were nearly endless. Even if they killed them all, they would be exhausted as well.

At that moment, Lin Yi suggested, "Captain, why not try the Spirit Binding Talisman? Maybe this talisman will work on a floating Mist Wraith."

Although the Spirit Binding Talisman was a Semi-Professional level talisman, Old Fourth Gu had restored it from ancient texts. He had only used it against Ghost Spirits a few times, so he was unsure whether it could directly affect the incorporeal Mist Wraith—especially one at the Semi-Professional Level.

That was why he had instructed them not to use the Spirit Binding Talisman before finding the Mist Wraith's main body.

Unexpectedly, Old Fourth Gu's train of thought took a sharp turn. He suddenly asked in confusion, "Eh, Qingshan, did you just call me Captain?"

"Huh?"

A black line formed across Lin Yi's forehead. He had merely misspoken.

After all, among the captains of the Four Militia Teams, aside from Gu Chenghu, he had to add their names as prefixes to distinguish the other captains. That was also how the Militia Team members addressed them.

"Not bad, not bad. Call me that from now on. It sounds pleasant."

Ignoring the bewildered Lin Yi, Old Fourth Gu began rummaging through his treasure chest again.

Lin Yi saw clearly that he had taken out another Divine Talisman made of red material.

However, this talisman gave Lin Yi a terrible feeling. Violent Qi-Blood continuously surged from it, as though an evil Wraith had been imprisoned inside.

"Uh... Captain, what kind of Divine Talisman is that?"

"It's also a Semi-Professional Level talisman, but the old Village Chief made this one himself. It's very powerful."

Old Fourth Gu had not wanted to explain much, but after glancing at Lin Yi, he added, "A trace of the aura of a Professional-level Wraith is sealed inside this talisman. Once it is opened, the White Mist surrounding us will disperse on its own. It takes advantage of the fact that a low-level Ghost Domain cannot contain a high-level Wraith. That's why it is called a Domain Breaking Talisman. It's a Divine Talisman passed down in Ancient Pool Village for a long time."

Lin Yi said in surprise, "If it's such a powerful talisman, why didn't you use it earlier?"

Old Fourth Gu explained, "This talisman requires a Professional-level Ghost Spirit as material. It's extremely scarce, and I only have one. If there weren't a chance to eliminate this Mist Wraith now, I wouldn't take it out."

"Enough nonsense. Once the mist is broken, you must cooperate with Gu Chenghu and the others to quickly kill the Mist Wraith."

With that, Old Fourth Gu crushed the Divine Talisman in his hand.

In an instant, an enormous mass of ink-black Black Qi poured endlessly from the talisman. Lin Yi was standing too close and accidentally inhaled a wisp of it through his nose. He immediately felt violent intent fill his heart.

Fortunately, Old Fourth Gu pulled Lin Yi back and slapped him awake.

"The Wraith inside the talisman is called the Raging Ghost, one of the Seven Divine Ghosts. If you inhaled too much, you really would become an idiot."

Lin Yi shot Old Fourth Gu a resentful look. This guy seemed to have done it on purpose. He had not warned him beforehand just to laugh at him, and he had even wanted an excuse to slap him.

Fine, fine! Don't even think about getting that half-pound of ashes!

As a higher-level Wraith appeared within the Mist Wraith's Half Ghost Domain, the Mist Wraith sensed only a trace of its aura yet felt as though it faced a great enemy. The White Mist that had covered the entire camp began scattering violently.

Gu Chenghu and the others noticed the change as well. He immediately guessed that Old Fourth Gu inside the tent was responsible.

"The Mist Domain is dispersing! Don't let the Mist Wraith escape!"

At that moment, Lin Yi emerged from the tent holding the Gleaming Silver Saber. He had discovered that the Mist Wraith, which had originally been above the tent, seemed to be preparing to flee.

"Captain, the Mist Wraith is in the mist ten meters in front of you. It wants to run!"

"Good!"

Gu Chenghu answered, his body flashing as he stepped forward. Golden Flame blazed from the Dragon Roar Saber in his hand before he brought it down in a slash.

"Aahh!"

Within the increasingly faint White Mist, the Mist Wraith was struck directly. Its entire mist-made body was first split in half, then gathered back together.

Visible to the naked eye, the Mist Wraith's main body had shrunk by a noticeable amount.

Clearly, Gu Chenghu's Blazing Sun Saber strike had inflicted considerable damage on the Mist Wraith.

"You trapped us for so long, and you still want to run!"

Gu Chenghu threw out the Spirit Binding Talisman in his hand. The talisman transformed into a streak of white light and firmly pinned down the Mist Wraith.

Gu Ale and Gu Xiaoba seized the opportunity to move in and add their attacks.

In less than five seconds, the Mist Wraith, originally the size of a small house, had been chopped into several masses. After it reassembled, its volume had directly decreased by a third.

By then, the surrounding White Mist had completely disappeared. Under the night sky, the Mist Wraith's body was especially conspicuous. Lin Yi no longer needed to point out where it was.

The Mist Wraith also sensed the threat of death and struggled madly against its restraints.

Seeing that the energy of one Spirit Binding Talisman had been exhausted, Gu Ale threw out a second one.

Gu Chenghu and the others rushed forward again, surrounding it and hacking away.

Lin Yi also stepped forward and struck twice.

Since the Mist Wraith was already meat on the chopping block, he naturally had to seize the final opportunity to kill it himself and maximize his gains.

After using the third Spirit Binding Talisman, the restrained Mist Wraith was only the size of a basketball. Its aura was weak, and it seemed to no longer possess any means of attack.

Gu Chenghu sheathed his saber and said, "Qingshan, it's yours!"

"Got it, Captain."

Lin Yi gathered his strength, pouring all of his remaining thirty-plus points of Qi-Blood into the Blazing Sun Saber Technique.

This slash was like a vast sun, completely illuminating an area four or five meters around him.

Within the scorching saber radiance, the Mist Wraith let out a miserable shriek before turning into White Mist and dispersing.

"Ding! You killed a Semi-Professional Mist Wraith and gained 150 Experience Points!"

After the Mist Wraith vanished, it dropped a large amount of Ghost Spirit Ashes. Apart from that, there were two glowing items.

One stone shone with white light, while the other shone with black light.

Death Spirit Stone · White: Contains a large amount of deathly energy. After a living person comes into contact with it, they may suffer from illness at best or die completely at worst. This item is highly nourishing to Ghost Spirits.

Mist Wraith Spirit Stone · Green: A Core Material dropped by a Semi-Professional Level Ghost Spirit. It has many wonderful uses and is extremely valuable.

Lin Yi first picked up the black Death Spirit Stone. After reading its description, he immediately tossed it to Old Fourth Gu in disgust.

Just as Lin Yi picked up the Mist Wraith Spirit Stone to inspect it, he suddenly vanished from where he stood.

Lin Yi's online time had run out, and he had been forcibly expelled from the Apocalypse World.

The others were left staring at one another. Old Fourth Gu then bared his teeth, wearing the expression of a vicious dog whose food had been stolen. "Damn it, did that brat run off with our spoils?"

Of course, Lin Yi had not only taken the Mist Wraith Spirit Stone with him—he had also slipped away with a Spirit Binding Talisman.