After Old Lady Victor made up her mind, she immediately controlled the five ghosts that had been fighting others in the distance, pulling them out of combat and bringing them back to her side.
“Mm, what is this old lady planning to do?”
Seeing the ghosts suddenly return to Old Lady Victor’s side, Siyexing couldn’t help but mutter to herself, completely puzzled by her intentions.
But before she had time to think it over, Old Lady Victor directly showed her why she had called the ghosts back.
“Come now, merge with me.”
As Old Lady Victor gave the command to the ghosts around her, they quickly responded, turning into streams of black smoke that poured into her body, merging with her.
Watching Old Lady Victor merge with the ghosts she controlled and feeling her steadily growing aura, Siyexing finally understood why she had recalled the ghosts that had been fighting the others earlier.
“So this old lady has a way to boost her own strength like this.”
After muttering this under her breath, Siyexing, wielding her black scythe, had no intention of just standing there, watching the fusion happen. She immediately steadied her weapon and launched an attack toward her.
Sensing the threat from Siyexing, Old Lady Victor, who was busy merging with the five most powerful ghosts, quickly ordered the other ghosts—the ones she didn’t need to fuse with—to launch a countercharge. She wanted to use their overwhelming numbers to slow Siyexing down as much as possible.
“This little girl who calls herself the Grim Reaper is really a troublesome one. But with so many ghosts blocking the way, I believe she won’t be able to reach me anytime soon. I need to use this opportunity to quickly merge these five peak three-star ghosts into myself. Otherwise, if I’m too late, both I and the other association members might actually end up thrown into the Supernatural Affairs Bureau’s dungeon.”
Watching Siyexing, who was now successfully bogged down by the swarm of ghosts she had released, Old Lady Victor couldn’t help but think to herself. Then, she focused her attention on the five ghosts inside her, praying they would merge with her quickly.
Maybe because praying actually works for foreigners, after she prayed, the five ghosts inside Old Lady Victor’s body visibly merged with her at a noticeable speed, granting her the powerful strength of a true four-star supernatural being for a short time.
“Isn’t this fusion speed a bit too fast?”
Siyexing, who was frantically clearing out the ghosts around her, was the closest to Old Lady Victor, so she felt the change in her first. She then muttered to herself with some surprise.
“Mrs. Victor, did you succeed?”
Maka, who had guessed what Old Lady Victor was planning just from watching her earlier movements, now felt the change in her aura and quickly asked.
“Yes, I succeeded.”
Feeling the immense supernatural power now surging inside her, knowing she had temporarily achieved the strength of a four-star supernatural being, Mrs. Victor once again showed a confident smile and answered Maka.
“Mrs. Victor, has your strength really reached the level of a four-star supernatural being?”
After hearing Old Lady Victor answer Maka’s question, Hua Yiya also quickly asked, her tone filled with concern.
“My strength really has reached the four-star supernatural level. However, because this state of merging with the ghosts is very unstable, this four-star power won’t last long. So we have to break out of here before the fusion state wears off.”
Hearing Hua Yiya’s question, Old Lady Victor answered her honestly.
“Then, what exactly should we do?”
Hua Yiya, knowing full well that their previous breakout plan was definitely impossible now because of the arrival of the Free Life Association members, quickly asked Old Lady Victor again.
After thinking for a moment, Old Lady Victor answered her.
“I’ll stay behind and cover your retreat. Remember, don’t forget the mission the organization entrusted to you.”
“Okay, I understand.”
“Take care of yourself, Mrs. Victor.”
Hearing that Old Lady Victor was volunteering to stay back and cover their escape, Maka and Hua Yiya knew that with her current strength, she could easily abandon them and run away on her own. Their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.
But they didn’t object to Mrs. Victor’s plan. After all, they knew very well how strong they really were.
After saying their goodbyes to Old Lady Victor, Maka and Hua Yiya quickly rushed, under the cover of the ghosts, toward the weakest point of the encirclement set up by the Supernatural Affairs Bureau.
Watching Maka and Hua Yiya leave, Old Lady Victor quickly shifted her gaze to Siyexing, the other Free Life Association members, and the people from the Supernatural Affairs Bureau not far away.
Taking a deep breath, she didn’t hesitate to unleash the supernatural power belonging to the Doctor Ghost. She released a large amount of pale yellow smoke capable of affecting both ordinary people and supernatural beings, launching her first wave of attack against them.
Seeing the pale yellow smoke spreading toward them, Hu Yao’er—knowing that Old Lady Victor’s strength had temporarily risen to a four-star supernatural level, which meant this smoke was definitely much more dangerous than before—immediately shouted to the Supernatural Affairs Bureau personnel around her.
“All Supernatural Affairs Bureau personnel, listen to me. Get out of here now. This pale yellow smoke is way stronger than before. If you don’t leave, you’ll definitely die before I can save you.”
Hearing Hu Yao’er’s shout and feeling the change in Old Lady Victor’s aura, Bai Yuling knew she wasn’t joking. He quickly ordered the other bureau members to evacuate, taking the injured and unconscious with them. Although Bai Yuling promptly heeded Hu Yao’er’s warning and gave the order to retreat immediately, the pale yellow smoke spread even faster than before, so some people still couldn’t get away in time, just like earlier.
Just as those bureau members who couldn’t escape were about to be engulfed by the pale yellow smoke, a gentle breeze suddenly swept past them.
