Chapter 91: Not Dead Yet?

Chapter 91: Not Dead Yet?

Yang Kunpeng was visibly shaken as he recounted the harrowing events.

"She just reached out and ripped off one of my team member's face and then fixed it onto her own. The faceless team member suffocated to death since he couldn't breathe without his nose and mouth. She didn't seem to like that face and kept taking more, killing half of my team. The rest of us ran for our lives. She didn't chase us but kept fiddling with the faces she had collected. That little girl must be at least a Class B Specter, maybe even an A. We stood no chance against her."

"While escaping, we encountered another humanoid Specter with its head on backward, growing out of its back. It broke several people's necks effortlessly, and our attacks seemed like mere scratches to it. Then there was a Specter covered in red incense sticks, dark red candles sticking out of its flesh, emitting red smoke. The smoke was alive!"

As he spoke, Yang Kunpeng suddenly vanished right before everyone's eyes, only to reappear a second later, continuing his story, "One of my teammates inhaled that smoke and was in extreme pain."

Then he disappeared and reappeared again, flickering in and out of existence like a glitchy movie.

Bai Qi and Wang Dehai exchanged looks, knowing full well that Yang Kunpeng couldn't control his Spiritual Energy anymore, causing this instability. His ability was invisibility, and now he was unable to control it, hence the intermittent disappearing and reappearing.

"The red smoke was not smoke but tiny red insects. In the end, only three of us survived. Thankfully, we had some escape routes provided by Fang Xiu. At the emergency exit, we saw Nightmare," he said, his flickering becoming more frequent, clearly terrified.

"That Nightmare was no Class C Specter. It was an A! It had no physical form, so no attack could harm it. It was invincible, immortal!"

Fang Xiu, who had previously encountered Nightmare, wasn't surprised. Nightmare was indeed elusive and had no physical form, appearing only as black smoke with a pair of blood-red eyes, so it was possible that it was immune to attacks. However, Fang Xiu was also aware that Nightmare was just hard to kill at most, not immortal.

Fang Xiu might even be able to prove it next time he was at the hospital.

In the next moment, Yang Kunpeng's head fell to the ground, blood spurting out as the mutation ceased. Fang Xiu's pupils constricted, unable to discern how Bai Qi had moved so quickly, nor even see the weapon he used. The speed was astounding, befitting Greenvine City's top psychic.

Fang Xiu was almost certain that Bai Qi must be at the peak of the second-tier, just a step away from the third-tier. However, unlike Yang Ming, Bai Qi hadn't been as lucky, thus delaying his breakthrough.

"What a heavy loss for the bureau," sighed Wang Dehai, nearly traumatized by the sight of Yang Kunpeng's tragic end. With the increasing number of Specter incidents and the loss of a team, the bureau was facing a severe setback.

"Have someone take care of Yang Kunpeng's body, and as per our compensation policy, provide his family with subsidies and a martyr certificate," Wang Dehai ordered. Then, turning to Fang Xiu and Bai Qi, he suggested, "Let's go to my office to talk."

However, Fang Xiu remained fixated on Yang Kunpeng's corpse. Noticing this, Wang Dehai and Bai Qi stopped. "What's wrong, Fang Xiu?" Wang Dehai asked.

"It doesn't add up," Fang Xiu replied calmly. "He never explained how he escaped from Nightmare. He was so terrified yet managed to survive. There must be something we're missing."

"What could that be?" asked a concerned Wang Dehai.

"It's very likely that Nightmare let him go on purpose."

"Why would Nightmare do that?" Wang Dehai asked, shocked.

Fang Xiu didn't answer; instead, he pulled out the scalpel. Wang Dehai had told Fang Xiu to use it less often due to its side effects. While Fang Xiu wasn't the only one in the bureau with a Specter Gadget, others like Yang Ming, blessed with luck, certainly had his own."