Chapter 484
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Chapter 484: The Ghost Girl
The deep blue Han robe fluttered under the force of the punch.
“You are not Lin Qiye.” Jia Lan gripped her black fist, her eyes fixed on Lin Qiye’s, and said earnestly, “Who are you?”
Lin Qiye furrowed his brow, reached out into the void, and summoned a snow-white long knife into his hand!
The 【Slashing White】 was lightly swung forward, the white blade slicing through the air with a crisp ringing sound, directly aimed at Jia Lan’s neck!
Jia Lan stood still, staring into Lin Qiye’s eyes, unmoving.
At the moment the blade was about to touch her skin, Lin Qiye’s arm muscles contracted, halting the blade in mid-air, his body trembling violently.
Surprise flickered in his eyes.
“This is…” he murmured.
Immediately, a faint golden light rose from his eyes, like a campfire just ignited, growing stronger and surging forth with the overwhelming might of a Seraph!
Lin Qiye’s eyes burned like a golden furnace, his expression shifting from calm to anger to confusion…
“Get out… of my body.”
He growled softly.
Boom—!!
A powerful aura erupted from him!
A white phantom was expelled from his body, pausing in the air for a moment before rapidly turning and charging towards Bai Li Pang Pang at his side!
Jia Lan quickly drew the bow and arrow from her back, aimed at Bai Li Pang Pang, and shot an arrow!
Whoosh—!
The feathered arrow almost reached Bai Li Pang Pang at the same time as the white phantom, the arrowhead touching the phantom’s body without any resistance, passing straight through as if nothing had been shot.
Jia Lan stood frozen in place.
Beside her, An Qing Yu, who had been continuously using 【The Only Correct Answer】 to analyze the white phantom, suddenly spoke up:
“She has no body; she is merely a magnetic field. Physical attacks are ineffective against her.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Li Pang Pang seemed to realize something, brushing his fingertip across the green jade ring on his thumb, causing the green jade armor to cover half of his body like a tide.
The white phantom collided with the green jade armor as if it had hit a solid wall, being forcefully bounced back.
Vaguely, Lin Qiye seemed to see the white phantom cover its forehead with its hand, staggering back a few steps before turning to charge at Jia Lan.
“Stop her!!” Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed.
He had personally experienced the strangeness of that white phantom; it did not use a mental attack nor invade his mind, but rather employed a bizarre method to alter the commands he issued to his body, causing him to lose control. If he hadn’t summoned the Seraph’s might, he wouldn’t have been able to break free from that state in a short time.
If she gained control over the 【Immortal】 body, things would become troublesome.
Jia Lan watched the white phantom charge towards her, raising an eyebrow with no intention of dodging. She took a deep breath, tilted her head back, and then charged head-on into the white phantom!
Forehead to forehead!
The surrounding magnetic field stirred violently.
In the next moment, the white phantom was knocked away by Jia Lan, flipping in the air before staggering a couple of steps as if it had drunk fake alcohol, then fell backward onto the ground.
Completely unconscious.
As Lin Qiye and the others approached, they finally saw the true form of the white phantom.
It was a girl who looked no older than seventeen, with a cold expression, dressed in a white dress, her black hair cascading like a waterfall behind her. Even though she had fainted, her tightly furrowed brow remained unchanged…
On the surface, she appeared to be just an ordinary, coldly beautiful girl.
But…
The problem was,
The lower part of her calves was empty.
This did not mean her legs were amputated; rather, from the calves down, her body began to gradually fade, becoming semi-transparent and floating in the air…
“No legs?” Bai Li Pang Pang reached out, gently touching the spot where the white-dressed girl lay, his palm easily passing through her body, touching nothing but air.
“This, this is… not a human?!” Bai Li Pang Pang quickly withdrew his hand, terrified.
“She is not human; I told you, she is a type of magnetic field.” An Qing Yu adjusted her glasses, “To put it more plainly, she is… a ghost.”
“G-Ghost?!” Bai Li Pang Pang was utterly shocked, “Are there really ghosts in this world?”
“…Didn’t you run through the streets being chased by ghosts in Fengdu? Why are you so surprised to see a ghost now?” Cao Yuan retorted.
Lin Qiye seemed to think of something, looking at Jia Lan with a puzzled expression.
Since this girl was merely a magnetic field without a physical form, how did Jia Lan manage to knock her out just now?
Jia Lan noticed Lin Qiye was looking at her, blinked, and said nothing.
“She is different from ghosts,” An Qing Yu explained, “The ghosts we saw in Fengdu are the souls of the dead, unable to exist in the real world for long. They must quickly enter reincarnation, or they will face the fate of being scattered.
But this girl before us is clearly different from ghosts… She is inherently a magnetic field, not a soul, has no physical form, does not fear sunlight, cannot enter reincarnation, and she has likely existed for at least over ten days.”
“Over ten days?” Cao Yuan paused, seemingly realizing something, “That time frame isn’t…”
“It was when Team 008 was wiped out.” Lin Qiye shifted his gaze from the girl’s face, a complex expression appearing in his eyes, “I think I understand what this is about.”
Everyone looked at him, their eyes filled with confusion.
“She is not an enemy; she is a deceased member of… Team 008 stationed in Tang City, Jiang Er.” Lin Qiye looked down at her face and said slowly, “I just… saw her corpse.”
Lin Qiye extended his hand, pointing to the corner of the office, where a bloodied and mangled corpse lay buried beneath scattered debris. The group couldn’t see her features, but the blood-stained hem of her white dress was identical to that of the ghostly girl.
Before coming here, Lin Qiye had seen photos of all the members of Team 008, so upon seeing the girl’s face, he naturally recognized who she was.
“She was a member of Team 008?” Bai Li Pang Pang exclaimed in surprise, “But how could she… become a ghost?”
“Perhaps it has to do with her Forbidden Domain.” Lin Qiye speculated, “The records state that her Forbidden Domain is called 【Spirit Communication Field】, Sequence 096, a very rare Forbidden Domain that can control electronic devices by manipulating the surrounding magnetic field. However, since very few people in history have possessed this Forbidden Domain, some of its abilities remain somewhat vague.
As for whether the owner of such a Forbidden Domain would exist in the form of a magnetic field after death, that is even harder to ascertain.
Perhaps only she herself knows what happened.”
Cao Yuan looked down at the sleeping girl’s tightly furrowed brow, pondering for a moment, “So, she might be the only survivor of Team 008?”
“She is not a survivor…” Lin Qiye shook his head,
“She is a victim.”
