Chapter 26

The villagers at the edge of the camp were all frightened awake, exclaiming as they stood up and instinctively turned their heads to look around.

"Ah!"

"Ghost!!"

"The ghost is here!"

As more and more people saw the ghost, which was much larger and clearer than Yang Zhaocai's, some even recognized it as the third leader of the Mang Mountain Bandits. The terrifying white spirit had already rushed to within ten meters of Bu Ye under the night sky!

Then, the third leader rapidly grew larger, with an incredibly fierce appearance, opening his huge, dark mouth and pouncing directly at Bu Ye!

Bu Ye had already stood up, awakened by the third leader's voice, not by the warning of the cancer cells.

Only at this moment, as the third leader's spirit was about to pounce, did the cancer cells in Bu Ye's body become truly agitated, but they remained hidden, waiting for the third leader to take the bait.

At this moment, Bu Ye had many doubts.

He had killed so many people, but why had only Yang Yuanda, Yang Zhaocai, and the third leader turned into ghosts and come to find him?

Moreover, according to Bu Ye's memory in this world, ghosts were extremely difficult to deal with. An ordinary person who encountered one would at best fall seriously ill and at worst die. However, his old friend, the cancer cells that had once tormented him to the point of despair, how could they have such great power to deal with the ghosts here?

In the next moment, Bu Ye felt a cold wind envelop his body, making him completely ice-cold and thoroughly wrapped in the white spirit.

The unprecedentedly intense cold made him realize that the third leader's ghost was very powerful. Would the cancer cells be able to withstand this time?

Finally, the two sides made contact!

The gray mist from the cancer cells surged forward, engaging in battle with the white ghost.

It was a one-sided fight!

The gray mist from the cancer cells had an absolute advantage, crazily devouring the white ghost, more fiercely than it had ever devoured Bu Ye's life force!

The third leader's ghost finally realized the situation was dire and screamed, trying to escape. However, he had been too overconfident, pouncing too fiercely without leaving any room for retreat, so now he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

Not even a wisp of white mist could break free from Bu Ye's body. In just a few seconds, the gray mist from the cancer cells had completely devoured the ghost.

In Bu Ye's body, a familiar black mist began to rise, almost as much as the sum of the previous two times.

Activating that specialized small star was definitely no problem now!

A hint of excitement flashed through Bu Ye's mind, but he had to open his eyes and focus on the outside. At this moment, everyone in the camp had been awakened, and many had witnessed the scene. When Bu Ye turned to look at them, some even instinctively took a step back.

"Ye, are you okay?" A clear female voice called out from the crowd, stepping forward boldly and asking with concern.

Bu Ye immediately saw Luo Xiu. Faced with Luo Xiu's kindness, he couldn't keep a stern face, so he nodded and said seriously, "I'm fine, thank you."

Seeing that Bu Ye was indeed fine, everyone finally relaxed.

"I'm fine, everyone go back to rest," Bu Ye said to everyone.

Some responded, some silently returned to rest, but whether they could fall asleep after such an event was unknown.

As Bu Ye watched the villagers gradually leave, he suddenly felt a bit uneasy.

Something seemed to be missing.

That's right, Du Sanhui, responsible for the camp's defense, and Liang Xiong were not there!

Bu Ye suddenly had a bad feeling and ran towards the crowd, shouting loudly, "Has anyone seen Uncle Du and Captain Liang?"

Bu Ye's shout startled many villagers, but they quickly realized that with such a major event, where were Du Sanhui and Liang Xiong, two such important figures?

"No," someone replied.

"Uncle Du! Captain Liang!" Bu Ye stopped asking and simply shouted.

But no one responded.

Bu Ye's brows furrowed deeply. He felt that something bad must have happened.

"Did anyone see Uncle Du and Captain Liang after they rested tonight?" Bu Ye asked loudly.

"Uncle Du went to sleep after patrolling."

"Captain Liang went to sleep after eating."

"Take me to see," Bu Ye said quickly.

About ten minutes later, everyone in the camp confirmed that Du Sanhui and Liang Xiong had disappeared!

Their disappearance was mysterious, and to many, it seemed like they had fled the scene.

But Bu Ye knew that their simultaneous disappearance had a 90% chance of being due to another reason.

It was already late at night, and due to the sudden disappearance of Liang Xiong and Du Sanhui, the villagers no longer had the mood to sleep.

Everyone was extremely anxious. Hong Zhongwei was already dead, and now Liang Xiong and Du Sanhui had fled!

This made people see no hope at all.

Some were already crying softly, completely unsure how to get through the next day.

Bu Ye really wanted to chase after them immediately, but he had never learned tracking skills and didn't know how long Liang Xiong and Du Sanhui had been gone, so it was unlikely he could catch them.

Most importantly, dawn was approaching. After dawn, the Mang Mountain Bandits would come again, and if the villagers didn't continue their journey, they would only be dead.

At least one person had to stay to maintain order.

Chai Ren and Chai Wangming?!

They would be lucky not to cause more trouble.

Bu Ye was extremely frustrated, even considering giving up and leaving.

But as Du Sanhui had said, he might not be a good person, but he still had a bottom line, even if it was very low...

He had promised Hong Zhongwei to assist in the defense and had also promised Du Sanhui. Now, Hong Zhongwei had died with regrets, and Du Sanhui might have been taken by Liang Xiong. He couldn't just leave at this moment; he wasn't that shameless.

Even if he had to leave, it would be when he had no choice or when he felt he had repaid his debts to Hong Zhongwei and Du Sanhui.

Bu Ye shook his head and then said to the villagers who had lost their will: "Everyone, take a moment to rest. If you can't sleep, start a fire and prepare breakfast. We'll try to set off as soon as it's light."

"But Uncle Du and Captain Liang are gone," someone said with a sad face.

Bu Ye coldly retorted, "So what? Will the Mang Mountain Bandits let us off just because they're gone? If we don't leave, are we waiting here for the Mang Mountain Bandits to come and drink with us, or are we planning to build another village in these mountains and live here forever?"

Everyone finally realized they had no choice but to continue.

The only comfort seemed to be Bu Ye's attitude. Bu Ye didn't seem to plan to abandon them and leave on his own. Or at least, not for now...

Chai Ren clearly wanted to find fault with Bu Ye, but Bu Ye's timely glare made him swallow all his words.

Everyone temporarily suppressed their unease and went back to their tasks.

Luo Xiu, holding Sheng'er, hesitated, seemingly wanting to talk to Bu Ye but not daring to approach.

Bu Ye could easily guess Luo Xiu's thoughts. At this point, it was clear to anyone who wasn't stupid that Dongmang Village was doomed. With only Bu Ye, a Heart Cloud Awakened, it was impossible to resist the Mang Mountain Bandits. When dawn came and the two sides met, Dongmang Village would inevitably be completely defeated. Who could survive then?

The person with the best chance of survival in Dongmang Village was clearly Bu Ye. Getting closer to Bu Ye was the only way to survive. Especially for Luo Xiu, because of her beauty, she was destined not to be spared by the Mang Mountain Bandits. Only by following Bu Ye could she possibly escape. She might not fear death, but she certainly didn't want Sheng'er to die. So, for Sheng'er's sake, she had to survive!

However, Bu Ye had been cold to her these past few days, seemingly completely ignoring their past relationship.

While Luo Xiu was struggling with her thoughts, Bu Ye couldn't afford to waste time.

At dawn, he would face the first and second leaders of the Mang Mountain Bandits alone. He had to quickly activate the specialized small star on his right forearm.

Moreover, at dawn, the last black mist in his mind would disappear, and who knew what else might happen!

Bu Ye quickly found a patch of grass and sat down, this time in a cross-legged position, sitting very upright to show everyone that he was meditating and should not be disturbed.

Then, he calmed his mind, gathered his spirit, and immediately issued the most direct threat to the cancer cells in his body: either you die, or I die!

Everything that followed was as expected. The black mist formed from absorbing the third leader's ghost was all directed into the small dry well on his right forearm, quickly filling it.

But the small star was not activated!

Bu Ye continued to guide the process, forcing the remaining black mist into the well!

Finally, the small well seemed to tremble!

Then, his Heart Cloud seemed to be awakened, quickly turning red!

A power slightly different from the activation of the eighth large star surged from the Heart Cloud, directly transmitted to the small well on his right forearm.

Then, the small well on Bu Ye's right forearm finally lit up!

Even from the outside, one could see a faint light point appear in the middle of Bu Ye's right forearm!