Mysterious Resurrection: What If

Chapter 84 First Battle (Twenty)
Shen Lin was taken aback.

"Impossible, this is just a memory, the people in it are all fake, how could it be..."

Shen Lin and Li Leping had been observing this place for a long time. At first, the middle-aged man only glanced at them intentionally or unintentionally, but as time went on, his terrifying eyes seemed to lock onto the two of them, staring intently at them.

"Leave this place. This is just a fragment of memory. This is too outrageous. I don't know much about the ghost tamers of the Republic of China, but if they start fighting, we definitely can't stop them. The most urgent thing now is to find that pendulum clock."

Li Leping nodded. He also knew something about ghost tamers during the Republic of China era. Although he didn't know much, he knew that most people at that time usually only controlled one vengeful ghost, unlike now, where multiple forms of vengeful ghosts can exist in one body at the same time.

However, this also means that the level of terror of that ghost is extremely high, because one ghost is already the limit that can be withstood. If a second one were to intervene, it would probably die on the spot.

If this ghost-controlling master from the Republic of China really attacked the two of them, Li Leping didn't think they could survive.

Just as they were about to leave, a terrifying figure frantically approached them. The person acted with incredible decisiveness and speed. Before they could even react, a rotting arm grabbed Li Leping by the neck and lifted him into the air in the blink of an eye.

A lifeless voice rang out: "You even managed to find this place. It seems that even in later generations, there are still people plotting against my royal family."

Shen Lin stared wide-eyed at him, his face filled with disbelief.

"You actually possess self-awareness?!"

The man ignored him and tightened his grip, seemingly intending to crush Li Leping to death within this memory.

"Let go!"

Shen Lin raised his axe and swung it, but just before he was about to make contact with Wang Yidai, he suddenly lost control and his body began to slowly retreat.

Shen Lin was startled.

A widespread reboot?!

Without time to think, Shen Lin raised his axe again, and his figure immediately blurred and disappeared from the spot.

Immediately, the entire memory fragment trembled, and Wang Yidai's expression changed slightly. Shen Lin's figure actually appeared in his memory, but this situation was too strange. He himself was a medium in the memory, but Shen Lin had somehow invaded him.

"A unique attack method involving memories within memories."

In his memory, the terrifying figure wielding an axe slowly emerged. As Shen Lin launched his attack, Li Leping also began his operation at the same time.

A foul-smelling black smoke spread from within the body, quickly forming a blurry black shadow.

Wang Jia's generation stared intently at Li Leping, and for a moment, he even showed a hint of confusion.

But he had seen too many oddballs and eccentrics. Grabbing Li Leping's hand, he suddenly squeezed him so hard that he spewed black smoke from his mouth.

"go back!"

With a low shout, the trembling of the entire space stopped, and the whole world seemed to be going backward. This memory fragment was instantly restarted by the first generation of the Wang family.

The cold sunlight receded, the dark clouds moved backward, the workers repairing the old house walked further and further away, and the black smoke contracted back into Li Leping's body.

Then it was Shen Lin's turn; he returned to the same spot, carrying the axe. "No, that's not right."

Shen Lin's face was filled with disbelief. He hadn't even noticed it. Feeling the immense weight coming from the axe, he looked up at the first generation of the Wang family.

"It's not a reboot. My attack has already taken effect, and you yourself weren't affected by the reboot, but I was indeed reset by you. Was it purely time reversal...? Your state isn't complete; I still have a chance..."

Wang Yidai stiffly turned his head and looked at Shen Lin, saying, "Your reaction was quick and your analysis was accurate. If I were twenty years younger, I might not have been able to handle you. But now, you two will die here."

Shen Lin coldly looked at the first generation of the Wang family and pointed to the person next to him.

"You just looked away, didn't you?"

"Hmm?" Wang Yidai exclaimed in surprise.

Looking down into his palm, the person he had been holding was gone, leaving only lingering black smoke slowly dissipating.

He then looked at Shen Lin, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, and said:
"Your thinking is truly unique. The moment you attacked me, you determined my level of threat, and then immediately changed your plan, deciding on the second or even third step. You didn't choose to attack me; my memories were just an illusion. You hacked into your companion, and although it was only for a moment, it was enough for him to escape."

Shen Lin remained silent, staring intently at the Wang family member, too afraid to make a move. The pressure from this man was too intense; just looking at Shen Lin made him feel as if he were facing an extremely terrifying ghost.

The three remained silent, locked in a stalemate. The Wang family seemed to be waiting for Shen Lin and Li Leping to make their move, wanting to see how far future generations had gone on the path of the supernatural, especially those with such talent.

Silence spread, a faint stench of decay hung in the air, the daylight appeared unusually dim, and the distant horizon was rapidly closing in on the group of people; this fragment of memory was nearing its end.

Time is running out for Shen Lin and Li Leping. If they haven't left this place by the time their memories end, they are very likely to get lost.

But then, someone who should have died long ago reappeared in an unbelievable way and stopped the two of them.

Wang Jiayi looked up at the sky. He seemed to know that he was merely an anomaly existing within a memory, not his true self. He murmured:

“Consciousness-type vengeful spirits are extremely unpredictable and difficult to control, with a survival rate of less than one in ten thousand. But unexpectedly, two of them have appeared at the same time, which is truly remarkable.”

He looked down at his body and continued, "I left this part of the supernatural element in the photograph back then to prevent anyone from invading through my consciousness someday. If it were some petty villain, I would kill them without hesitation..."

He looked up at Shen Lin and Li Leping.

"It's a pity that the next generation has produced two talents like you. You will surely have a path that is no less impressive than ours back then. But now that you're here, I will absolutely not let you leave."

The Wang family, with their extensive experience, could tell at a glance that the two were possessed by multiple forms of vengeful spirits.

"Although these are just incomplete pieces of a puzzle, this is a path we never imagined. However, as long as the royal bloodline is preserved, one day we will completely end this era of the supernatural..."

It was as if he were sighing, or perhaps expressing regret for the two who were about to die.

Wang Jiayi gently raised his arm towards the two of them, and then his entire wrist began to slowly rotate as if by torque.

(End of this chapter)