Jiang Qiao led the group to the intersection and hailed two taxis.
"Go to Luohan Temple."
After getting on the bus, Jiang Qiao announced his destination.
The female ghost's strength, resentment, and unusual circumstances were somewhat beyond his expectations.
In this situation, he had to get to the city's only temple as soon as possible.
Whether it's useful or not, let's go take a look first.
"This temple has existed for a very long time."
"If someone has special abilities, they must have come into contact with the female ghost. After all, with so many murders, it's impossible that no one went to the temple for help."
"However, even if there are people with special abilities, it's unrealistic to expect them to deal with female ghosts."
"Hopefully, we can find a way to restrain the female ghost."
Jiang Qiao held the phone that Luo Wen had bought back and kept scrolling through the messages.
The street where the female ghost lived was called Ping An Street.
It used to be a very prosperous area with a beautiful environment, and the residents here were at least middle class.
However, starting more than a decade ago, a series of mysterious murders began to occur.
Someone was dismembered in the kitchen.
Someone was found hanged on a balcony, and not in the usual sense. The victim's head was wedged into a gap in the balcony railing!
However, these gaps are too small to allow a head to pass through!
Of course, the most frequent cases are mysterious disappearances.
It is said that several families have mysteriously disappeared without a trace.
From the elderly to children, they were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.
It's extremely strange.
It was from that time that the nearby residents gradually moved away, and eventually the entire Ping'an Street became sparsely populated.
It wasn't until the last two years that people started living there again, but only in the houses at the street corner.
Deep in the streets, apart from sanitation workers who clean up every noon, no one wants to go in.
...
"The weather is really nice today. It's been raining for the past two days, and I feel like I'm going to get moldy."
The taxi driver was a young man who looked about the same age as Jiang Qiao.
As he drove, he started chatting with Jiang Qiao, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Are you going to Luohan Temple to pray for a child?
His gaze would occasionally slip through the rearview mirror to steal glances at Liu Qian, the young woman sitting in the back seat.
He thought to himself, "This young woman is really beautiful, and has a great figure!"
She married a simpleton; it was like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.
The driver glanced at Luo Wen, the mechanic next to Liu Qian, and felt a pang of sadness as he thought about the other man that night.
"Yes, my friend has been married for several years but hasn't been able to conceive, so she's planning to go to a temple to burn incense to see if it will help."
Jiang Qiao smiled and nodded, continuing the conversation.
"That must be useful. Luohan Temple has been around for so many years, and they almost always grant requests for children."
The driver answered with absolute certainty, a look of amazement on his face.
"Always ready to grant your request?"
Jiang Qiao was somewhat puzzled.
Some images involuntarily flashed through his mind.
What darkroom?
What kind of offering of one's own body is this?
What kind of child is born with a completely bald head?
"My apologies, my apologies."
Jiang Qiao quickly pulled himself back from his unrestrained thoughts.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Do you know who the abbot of Luohan Temple is?"
Since we're going to find a monk, we should naturally look for the most powerful one.
The most impressive one, of course, is the host.
Even if the host isn't the most capable person, he still has the right to command the most capable person!
"The abbot of Luohan Temple?"
"I don't know about that. I only know that there was an old monk named Fashan. My father prayed to him for a child, and that's how I came to be."
The driver thought for a moment and then answered.
Hearing this, Luo Wen, sitting in the back row, burst out laughing.
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Liu Qian, who was standing next to her, also blushed.
The two of them clearly had something in mind as well.
However, the driver didn't seem to find anything wrong and continued, "It's just that Fashan has rarely shown his face in recent years. I heard he's been focusing on his cultivation."
"but..."
At this point, the taxi driver suddenly lowered his voice.
"I heard that Fashan was injured more than ten years ago when he was involved in the Ping'an Street incident, and he has never recovered."
"Ping An Street?"
Jiang Qiao was stunned for a moment, looking at the driver with some surprise.
More than ten years ago?
Ping An Street?
Is the story of the female ghost an open secret in this city?
Seeing Jiang Qiao's expression, the driver smiled smugly.
You don't know, do you?
"This matter has been covered up for a long time. I only heard about it from my father."
Jiang Qiao's mind raced, and he immediately asked:
"All I know about Ping'an Street is that it has been gradually deserted for more than ten years. It is said that there is a perverted killer there, and he has not been caught yet."
He never expected that taking a taxi could be so rewarding.
However, he then became secretly wary.
"A psychopathic killer?"
The driver scoffed.
"That's just an excuse to fool outsiders. What kind of psychopath would hide in a residential area forever? After several rounds of investigation, he would have already escaped."
"But those people still moved away."
Do you know why?
The driver said with a grin, his face saying, "Ask me quickly."
"Why?"
Jiang Qiao cooperated immediately and said the three words the other party wanted.
"hey-hey."
"It's fate that you're riding in this car today. I wouldn't tell this to just anyone, because it involves a lot of sensitive information."
Jiang Qiao nodded immediately, looking at the driver with curiosity.
Liu Qian and Luo Wen in the back row also pricked up their ears, ready to listen.
"Because that street is haunted!" The driver pointed to the buildings outside the window and said, "Do you know what kind of ghost it is?"
"It's a monster that can kill humans quickly," the driver replied to himself.
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.
But he didn't say anything and continued to listen to the driver.
"There's a house on Ping'an Street, number 84, where a woman died."
"At first, everyone thought it was just a regular murder case. But after investigation, it was confirmed that the murderer was the woman's husband. However, the husband had already fled."
"During his escape, he also killed an innocent woman. She was the wife of his son's homeroom teacher."
"However, this person later disappeared; some people say he fled to other cities."
Jiang Qiao nodded slightly.
The driver's account matched some information Jiang Qiao had seen online; there was nothing particularly unusual about it.
The driver continued, "Ever since the woman died, that street has become strange."
"First, someone saw the dead woman standing on the third-floor balcony with disheveled hair in the evening."
"After that, every night, the nearby residents would hear a woman crying and wandering in the streets."
"Later, some daring busybodies tried to go into that house to check it out, but they never returned. When they were found, they had already become corpses."
"From that day on, deaths began to occur frequently on Ping'an Street."
"But death is not the most terrible thing."
"The scariest thing is when someone wakes up to find themselves lying in a closed, oppressive space, surrounded by darkness."
"They didn't know where they were; all they knew was that they were surrounded by wooden planks."
"They tried to call for help, but no one answered."
"They tried to push the wooden board aside, but it wouldn't budge."
As the driver spoke, he seemed somewhat fearful, and his face slowly turned ashen.
"Do you know what that feels like?"
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The taxi driver then began to tell the story of Ping'an Street.
The voice grew lower and lower.
His complexion slowly changed from rosy to ashen, as if he were empathizing with the characters in the story.
"They were clearly buried alive; these people are all in coffins."
In the back seat, Rowan scratched his head and said with a smile.
"How do you know so much? Have you ever dug up a living person?"
Or are you making this up?
Then, Rowan had some doubts.
The driver didn't say anything more and just drove quietly.
Jiang Qiao looked thoughtfully at the driver's face, a strange shadow spreading across it.
"Never mind, something suddenly came up, so we won't go to Luohan Temple."
"Sir, could you please park here?"
Jiang Qiao spoke up.
"You may not get off the vehicle until you reach your destination," the driver replied somewhat woodenly, without stopping the car.
"Um?"
Jiang Qiao grinned, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
I've only ever heard of taxi drivers abandoning passengers halfway through a journey, I've never seen one forcibly pick up passengers and insist that the destination cannot be changed!
The driver suddenly went from being talkative to silent, and his behavior became strange, which also made Luo Wen and Liu Qian realize that something was wrong.
Having spent more than half a month in the supernatural world, they immediately associated such bizarre events with vengeful ghosts.
I told you to stop the car!
Rowan gently poked the driver's back with a wrench.
However, the next moment, the driver swayed and his head fell off!
"Do not get off the vehicle until you reach your destination."
His head, resting on the chair, uttered a dull utterance.
The headless body still controlled the steering wheel, and the car was driven very steadily!
This scene terrified Liu Qian so much that she almost screamed.
"this..."
Luo Wen was also somewhat at a loss, and subconsciously looked at Jiang Qiao.
However, Jiang Qiao was looking out the window at that moment, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
Because he noticed that the streets outside the window were desolate.
All the shops were closed, and the bustling crowds that had just been there had vanished.
On the sidewalk by the roadside, sheets of ghost money fluttered up and down in the wind.
"Giggle..."
A sinister laugh echoed in my ears.
"The Ghost Realm, huh?"
Jiang Qiao gave a cold laugh.
The next moment, the evil spirit cleaver swung back and chopped down on the driver's hand that was holding the steering wheel!
This kitchen knife looks rusty, but it is incredibly sharp.
With a single slash, it was as easy as cutting tofu; there was no resistance whatsoever, and the hands fell to the floor of the driver's cab.
"squeak--"
A harsh, screeching sound rang out.
Jiang Qiao ignored the clutch and slammed on the brake pedal.
The car jerked, its speed suddenly dropped, and it stalled.
"get off!"
Jiang Qiao tried to pull on the car door, but found it was as if it had been welded shut and couldn't be pulled at all.
"snort--"
"A trivial skill!"
He threw a punch, and the entire car door was smashed off.
"Bang--"
A loud bang.
The car door fell to the ground and was severely deformed.
After getting off the bus at Jiangqiao, strange things began to happen.
The once deserted streets have once again become bustling with traffic.
What's going on?
Liu Qian and Luo Wen, who got off the bus, were a little confused.
"Hehe, you'll see when you look ahead," Jiang Qiao said with a chuckle, pointing ahead.
"Holy crap!"
Following Jiang Qiao's directions, Luo Wen and Liu Qian looked ahead and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
If you keep walking, you'll reach the end of this street.
It was a T-junction.
If they don't turn and go straight ahead, they will veer off the road and plunge into the river!
"That female ghost is quite insidious."
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Jiang Qiao glanced at the crowd that was slowly gathering and immediately pulled the two away from the scene.
Meanwhile, in the taxi behind them, Li Xin and the others had no idea what had happened.
However, seeing Jiang Qiao violently get out of the car, they quickly pulled over and stopped him.
They followed.
...
On the other side.
Lobby of Lu Yue Hotel.
Bald Brother Long is surrounded by a group of security guards.
"Who are you? How did you get into the hotel room?"
The hotel manager asked angrily.
A guest just checked in; their room number is 233.
When it was opened, it was found to be a complete mess.
The walls were peeling, the furniture was rotten, and the sheets on the bed were covered in mold, almost sending the guests away on the spot!
The angry customer complained to the front desk.
Hotel staff went to check and were equally shocked!
This room was cleaned yesterday and no one has lived here since.
How did it change like this overnight?
They immediately retrieved the surveillance footage.
It turned out that a bald man left the room this morning.
However, after checking the hotel system, the staff found that the person had not checked in at all!
This is outrageous!
The manager took out his phone to call the police.
However, at that moment, the bald man from the surveillance footage swaggered back!
He immediately directed the security guards to surround them, ready to demand an explanation.
"A guy surnamed Wang opened the room and called me over to play cards. I don't know anything else."
"There was a large group of them, didn't you see them?"
Brother Long frowned as he explained, then passed the question to Jiang Qiao and the others.
Unfortunately, this explanation is tantamount to no explanation at all.
The hotel manager said angrily, "We checked the security footage, and you were the only one who came out from beginning to end. Where did the group of people come from?"
"Also, how did you get into the house yesterday, bypassing the security cameras?"
Brother Long was somewhat bewildered by what the manager said.
Such a large group of people, didn't you see them?
Unbeknownst to him, Jiang Qiao was avoiding unnecessary trouble. Whether it was bringing them into the hotel last night or leaving the hotel this morning, he was driving the Ghost Realm.
Let alone a group of ordinary people and surveillance cameras, even most awakened individuals would not be able to detect it.
"It's okay if you don't answer. Let the police handle it."
The manager said coldly.
Upon hearing that the other party had already called the police, Brother Long's expression changed.
As a veteran, he was well aware of the consequences of being targeted by the authorities during a mission.
This is a mission map given by the supernatural world. Although they all look like ordinary people, you never know what strange things might happen.
There have been survivors who, overconfident in their strength, disregarded the local inhabitants of the mission locations.
They actually started a massacre!
However, he soon mysteriously disappeared.
They were never seen alive, nor were their bodies ever found.
"These mission maps are very complex."
This is a consensus among all experienced professionals.
Therefore, it is best to avoid contact with officials unless absolutely necessary.
"I have something to do, maybe next time."
Brother Long said calmly.
He had no intention of surrendering, so he turned and walked out of the hotel.
When they saw him about to leave, a group of burly security guards immediately tried to forcibly stop him.
"Although we cannot kill them, it doesn't mean we can't fight them."
Brother Long's face turned fierce, and he started the engine instantly.
A series of screams rang out.
In just a few seconds, more than a dozen security guards were knocked to the ground.
The gap between ordinary people and second-tier awakened individuals is too great.
Even without using their abilities, they couldn't withstand it with just their physical strength.
If it weren't for some kind of restraint, all of these people would have been dead by now.
"I don't have time to waste with you guys."
"Take care of yourself."
After saying that, Brother Long turned and left.
He didn't notice that something seemed to have appeared in his shadow.
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After a long and arduous journey, Jiang Qiao and his group finally arrived at the edge of the city.
They encountered three paranormal events on their journey. However, aside from being somewhat frightened, there were no injuries or fatalities.
Moreover, the female ghost never actually appeared.
It was some kind of demon slaves that were carrying out the attacks.
This puzzled Jiang Qiao.
Surely the female ghost couldn't have been scared off by being beaten, could she?
Was it because they surpassed the group of youths that the female ghost ended up dealing with the youths again?
As Jiang Qiao pondered, he led the group up the mountain.
In the dim light, one can see a magnificent temple on the mountaintop.
As expected, that was their destination—Luohan Temple!
"This temple looks pretty good."
Repairman Rowan stood in an open space, wiping his sweat and panting slightly.
"What else can we do? After all, there's only one temple in the entire city, and monopolies are always a problem. How can a business that monopolizes everything not make money?"
Xue Lan said while observing the surrounding situation.
The area is sparsely populated, surrounded by forests and mountains. Occasionally, you can see villages, but they are all in a semi-abandoned state.
Only a few elderly people and children live there; you can hardly see any young people.
This desolate environment is extremely dangerous for them, who are being attacked by vengeful ghosts.
Li Xin even remained in a semi-waxed state to ensure he could withstand supernatural attacks at any time.
Even if the female ghost doesn't intervene, he can still handle the ghost servant to some extent.
Jiang Qiao was not as alarmed as the others.
He found a place to sit down, took out his sugary soda, and took a few sips.
We should be safe now.
He silently calculated in his mind that it had been three hours since they had been attacked.
However, he dared not let his guard down.
It would be such a shame to finally reach our destination only to have the car overturn at the last minute.
They're gone.
After resting for a while, Jiang Qiao got up again and walked up the mountain.
The road up the mountain is a two-lane highway with many curves.
However, they did not encounter any vehicles along the way.
Not only that.
As the temple drew closer, graves began to appear in the woods along the roadside.
"A burial place like this?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at it, his expression darkening.
You should know that just a little further ahead of these graves is a steep hillside.
Although the hillside is covered with lush vegetation, it is clearly not a suitable place for burial.
Not only is it inconvenient to worship, but heavy rain can also easily cause landslides that damage these graves.
"Could it be..."
Li Xin also noticed the graves, and he reached out and made a ghostly gesture.
Clearly, he also sensed that something was missed.
Jiang Qiao glanced at him with some surprise. Although this person wasn't very strong, he was much more clever than the others.
Three newcomers would be fine.
Xue Lan, who was also a veteran, was observing her surroundings, but it was clear that she was just looking around aimlessly without any skill.
"I don't know. Until something goes wrong, let's just pretend they don't exist."
Jiang Qiao said something.
"But from now on, pay a little attention to what's behind us. There might be an unexpected surprise."
After saying that, Jiang Qiao took out a rusty flashlight and handed it to him.
This was the loot he seized after wiping out an Awakened squad in the Shady Forest.
The main function of this flashlight is that it can illuminate things that normal people cannot see.
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For example, an invisible person, or... a vengeful ghost!
Jiang Qiao was almost discovered by this flashlight even while he was in stealth mode!
"OK."
Li Xin nodded, took the flashlight, and began to focus his attention behind him.
However, after scanning the area behind him with his flashlight, he found nothing.
He was not discouraged.
Since Jiang Qiao has given the order, then we shall do as he has instructed.
Now, if they want to survive the next seven days, they probably really have to rely on the river bridge.
Along the way, the strength displayed by the other party completely overturned his worldview and imagination!
He witnessed firsthand how a vengeful ghost of at least the third rank was killed by Jiang Qiao with a single punch!
How terrifying is that?
However, even so, Jiang Qiao was still very passive in the face of the female ghost.
Li Xin couldn't imagine how they would have gotten through this mission without Jiang Qiao.
Is it really possible for humans to fight against this kind of female ghost?
...
In a village.
Zhang Yin, along with four companions, hid in a dilapidated ancestral hall.
"We're almost there."
His eyes flickered as he saw the temple on the distant mountain.
Along the way, they tried countless methods, whether by taxi, bus, bicycle, or on foot, but they could not escape the paranormal attacks!
After experiencing five paranormal events, three of them died on the road.
"Xiao Liu, how long can you hold out?"
Zhang Yin asked in a low voice.
Beside him, a man the size of a telephone pole, panting, said, "I don't know. My noose will have different effects against different vengeful spirits."
"I've used it before against mutated animals that had just entered the second tier. But this is the first time I've actually used it against a vengeful ghost."
Zhang Yin nodded and said, "It's alright, just do your best."
Beside him, a burly, fat man coldly stared out the window.
"The mission requires survival for seven days; it's impossible for such a high level of supernatural attack to occur on the second day."
"The biggest reason is probably that the temple really has the ability to deal with female ghosts. At the very least, it should have a way to limit them."
"and..."
The fat man pointed to the memorial tablets in the ancestral hall and continued, "Have you noticed that these memorial tablets also have a problem? They all carry a faint ghostly aura."
"I've heard that even vengeful ghosts have their own territories."
"If that female ghost comes here, she might be able to use these memorial tablets to keep him away for a while."
Zhang Yin shook his head after hearing what the fat man said: "Don't forget, this is not a normal world, and it may not even be a supernatural world."
"Therefore, we cannot place too much trust in external forces."
"My decision to come to the temple was a last resort, a desperate measure."
"But we should also be prepared for disappointment."
Zhang Yin remained vigilant as always, and was not optimistic about escaping the female ghost's pursuit.
"I wonder how Liu Qian and the others are doing."
Standing in the corner, Zhao Ming looked around nervously, afraid that a ghost's head might suddenly pop out.
He was very lucky.
Last night, I went to buy barbecue with Ma Yu and we saw a female ghost together.
As a result, Ma Yu died, but he was completely unharmed.
Not only that.
He was almost unaffected by the five paranormal events that occurred today.
It was as if the vengeful ghost had ignored his existence.
However, he was unaware of this and often felt inferior because his skills were at the bottom of the team.
He was last among the eight people.
Now there are only five people left, and he is still at the bottom.
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."Is this Luohan Temple?"
After more than an hour of trekking, Jiang Qiao and his companions finally arrived at the temple.
However, what greeted them was an empty complex of buildings.
The temple gates were wide open, offering a panoramic view of the scenery inside.
Although the towering tower and the magnificent hall were towering, there was not a single person in sight.
The overgrown yard, the eaves covered in cobwebs, and the rotten and moldy wooden door all told Jiang Qiao that there had been no human activity here for a long time.
"Did we go to the wrong place?"
Liu Qian said somewhat uneasily.
It's almost evening, and it's definitely too late to get down the mountain.
In this situation, they can only stay overnight in the temple.
However, abandoned houses and temples in the wilderness are not good places.
Nobody knows what happened here.
"That's not right. At noon, I asked a local, and he told me that Luohan Temple is very popular."
Looking at the mountain gate in front of him, Luo Wen felt a chill run down his spine.
"native?"
"This is a supernatural world."
Li Xin walked over with a tin flashlight in his hand and whispered to Jiang Qiao, "I just saw a few shadows behind me."
But it was gone in a flash.
"Should we leave?" Li Xin felt a little uneasy at this moment.
"Leave? Where can we go? There's nowhere safe. We've come all this way, let's go in and take a look first."
"The worst outcome is just encountering a vengeful ghost; having too much debt is never a burden."
Jiang Qiao sneered, stepped over the gate without hesitation, and entered the temple.
The temple's front courtyard is very large, at least a thousand square meters, and is quite spacious.
In front of the courtyard stood a grand hall.
However, the main hall door was tightly closed, with a rusty lock hanging on it, making it impossible to enter.
Jiang Qiao tried shaking the wooden door a few times with his hands.
But it didn't budge.
He tried to look inside through the window next to him, but even though it was broad daylight, it was pitch black inside.
Sunlight enters through the window, but only reaches about a meter away.
Further inside, the light was completely swallowed up.
Hey!
The next moment, Jiang Qiao opened his double pupils.
The gray light dispelled the darkness, and the entire interior of the hall came into view.
This place looks like an ordinary temple.
Inside, there is a Buddha statue, and in front of the statue is an offering table with an incense burner and some bamboo sticks on it.
Apart from that, he didn't see anything strange.
The source of that darkness was not found either.
That's strange.
After observing for a while, he looked away.
However, at that moment, he heard a "gurgling" sound coming from inside.
It looked like a glass bottle rolling on the ground.
"Um?"
Turning around suddenly, he was surprised to see a glass bottle on the floor of the main hall!
But just two seconds ago, there was nothing there!
Li Xin and the others were immediately startled and took several steps back.
They heard the sound too, but unfortunately they couldn't see anything.
"I'll go see what it is."
Jiang Qiao was captivated.
He didn't come earlier or later, but he happened to arrive just as he was observing the main hall.
Since that's the case, then so be it!
He returned to the doorway and pushed it open.
It remained completely still.
The next moment, a kitchen knife appeared in his hand.
He swung it out suddenly!
Bang--
Click—
The rusty iron lock fell to the ground with a thud.
"Wait for me outside."
After saying that, Jiang Qiao pushed open the door and went inside.
The main hall was very quiet.
A cold, musty smell wafted around.
But apart from the strange darkness, there was nothing else unusual.
Jiang Qiao quickly stepped forward and picked up the bottle, finding that it contained some pale yellow liquid, like unfinished beer.
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A piece of paper was also soaking in the liquid.
"Hehe, you're playing message in a bottle with me here."
With a soft chuckle, Jiang Qiao took the bottle and left the main hall.
Outside the door, in the sunlight.
Jiang Qiao smashed the bottle down the steps.
Immediately, liquid splashed, the bottle shattered, and the paper inside spilled out.
"A piece of paper?"
The others watched Jiang Qiao's actions with curiosity.
Jiang Qiao picked up the paper that was almost soaked and carefully unfolded it, revealing a line of words that were barely visible inside.
"I can already see you."
The words were written crookedly on the paper.
"???"
Jiang Qiao was somewhat puzzled.
"You saw your father?"
"What utter nonsense."
He glanced back at the main hall; everything seemed normal.
"Could it be that when I was looking through the window just now, I attracted the attention of something in the main hall?"
Jiang Qiao muttered to himself.
This was a bit strange, but he wasn't too scared.
Those who were watching curiously from the sidelines felt a chill run down their spines.
Li Xin and Xue Lan were alright, having experienced several paranormal events and thus being quite experienced. However, Liu Qian and the other two felt a chill run down their spines.
I couldn't wait to leave the temple.
But what good would leaving do?
A female ghost is chasing them outside; without Jiang Qiao, they will die immediately.
Jiang Qiao didn't seem to intend to leave.
"Playing tricks and deception."
Jiang Qiao crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it back into the main hall.
"Go check the back."
...
The village at the foot of the mountain.
Inside the ancestral hall.
Zhang Yin breathed a slight sigh of relief as he listened to the footsteps fading into the distance.
It seems the vengeful ghost was unaware of what was happening inside the ancestral hall.
Or perhaps these memorial tablets in the ancestral hall really do have some kind of deterrent effect on evil spirits?
Like the fat man, Zhang Yin also clearly sensed the ghostly energy on those spirit tablets.
This ancestral hall may not be a safe place.
Now, in their desperation, they're grasping at straws, neglecting the bigger picture.
Let's get through this crisis first!
"call--"
Xiao Liu, who had been guarding the door, plopped down on the ground.
He was also holding a rope loop in his hand.
This is his ability; theoretically, it can trap vengeful spirits, rendering them unable to move.
However, he had always used it to deal with mutated creatures, and had never used it on vengeful ghosts, so he was unsure of its effectiveness.
Now that the vengeful ghost had left, he felt relieved.
Just when everyone thought the matter was over, suddenly, the fat man who had been observing the memorial tablet spoke up:
"Have you noticed a problem?"
"What's the problem?"
The crowd asked, puzzled.
Why are there empty memorial tablets here?
He pointed to a memorial tablet placed high up, his tone somewhat solemn.
"Huh? How could this be?"
"I checked when I came in, there were definitely words on them. If there were no words, I would have noticed immediately."
"Another ghost encounter? Fatty just said these memorial tablets have a ghostly aura."
Zhao Ming, Xiao Liu, and another survivor named Shi Yan couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
Zhang Yin had already arrived next to the fat man, observing the memorial tablets.
Unfortunately, nothing seemed amiss.
However, a sense of crisis welled up in his heart.
"Walk!"
He made a quick decision to leave.
However, at that moment...
A strange sound came from the corner:
I see you.
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I see you...
A sinister voice came from the corner of the ancestral hall.
Everyone who heard this felt a chill run down their spines.
Who is it?
Zhang Yin roared angrily, his gaze fixed on the source of the sound.
But they found nothing.
There was no one else in the ancestral hall besides them.
"Thud"
Just then, a drop of water fell from the roof beam and hit the fat man on the head.
"Is it leaking?"
He subconsciously wiped his forehead and looked up, his expression immediately changing.
The entire beam was crimson, and drops of water fell, staining the fat man's arm red.
"This is blood!"
Xiao Liu cried out in surprise.
"Let's go, let's get out of here."
Zhang Yin said in a deep voice, then turned to open the door and leave.
They stayed in the ancestral hall to escape the vengeful ghosts that were constantly chasing them.
Judging from the footsteps, the ghost has already left, so there's no need to stay any longer.
Moreover, something strange has happened in the ancestral hall, and it has become dangerous.
Just then, the offering table in front of the memorial tablet suddenly began to tremble violently, as if someone was shaking the table vigorously.
The incense burner, bowls, chopsticks, wine cups and other utensils that were originally placed on it were scattered all over the ground.
The rows of memorial tablets kept making "clapping" sounds, as if they were colliding with each other.
Zhang Yin saw a plume of black smoke slowly emanating from the memorial tablet.
"Crackling"
A soft sound.
The memorial tablet placed at the very front suddenly developed cracks out of thin air and eventually shattered on the ground.
"Meow--"
A strange meow suddenly came from the beam.
Everyone looked up and saw a half-grown black cat lying there, its eerie green eyes staring straight at them.
At the black cat's feet, countless scratch marks crisscrossed the beam.
It looks like it was just scratched.
Beneath the scratches, streams of blood were oozing out.
It turns out the bloodstains were caused by the cat!
"It's that cat again!"
The fat man roared in shock and anger.
Along the way, they experienced five supernatural events, three of which involved the appearance of the black cat.
They tried to kill it, but failed.
Bang--
Zhang Yin smashed the wooden door with a punch and shouted, "Get out of here! Get out of this ancestral hall!"
He understood.
The footsteps just now didn't mean they left; they just found a way to infiltrate the ancestral hall!
"The things in this shrine are fighting against evil spirits."
Looking at the increasingly dim light in the ancestral hall and the shattered memorial tablets, Zhang Yin felt a chill run down his spine.
This means that the things in the ancestral hall are no match for that vengeful ghost!
"There's no time, we need to leave the village immediately."
The fat man rushed out as soon as the door opened, followed by Zhao Ming and Xiao Liu.
However, just as the last young man was about to follow, he was stopped by a pair of eerie arms that reached out from the darkness.
"Get out of here—"
"Let me go—"
"Help!"
"Brother Zhang, save me—"
"ah--"
Terrified screams rang out.
He had already stepped one foot over the threshold, but he just couldn't take the last step.
More and more hands are reaching out from the darkness.
The arms of these dead people were pale and swollen, many of them already rotting, making them look extremely gruesome.
In the end, the young man was dragged back without any surprise.
Only a few scratches and torn fingernails with flesh remained on the door frame.
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But Zhang Yin didn't see any of this.
After escaping the ancestral hall, the four of them ran frantically towards the edge of the village, wishing they had more legs.
They dared not stay where they were.
So they didn't notice that the red couplets on both sides of the ancestral hall's main gate had slowly turned white.
Inside the ancestral hall, a pale woman slowly walked out.
Behind him were rows of elderly faces contorted with pain.
"Giggle giggle giggle"
A chilling sound echoed around them.
Sudden.
A sinister voice came from inside the ancestral hall.
"I see you..."
...
evening.
A minivan was driving on the winding mountain road.
In the driver's seat, the fat man said with lingering fear:
"Based on previous experience, we should be safe for at least the next half hour."
"We must go to the temple now."
The van was borrowed from the city center. The owner was a petty thug who had just transported a few people to cause trouble at a shopping mall and was standing by the roadside smoking.
Suddenly, eight burly men appeared and asked to borrow his car.
Based on the principle that all men are brothers, he readily handed over the key.
Zhang Yin and the others drove northeast, and soon arrived at the suburbs.
However, just as they were preparing to head up the mountain in one go, they encountered several supernatural attacks.
Ultimately, they had no choice but to abandon the car and run into a nearby village.
After all, there are some villagers in the village, and perhaps they can be used to divert the evil spirit's attention.
But they ultimately did not get what they wanted.
He who is destined to die will die.
"Even if we go to the temple, we don't know if it will solve the problem."
Xiao Liu was somewhat apprehensive and muttered to himself. He gripped the noose tightly in his hand.
Zhao Ming, standing to the side, remained silent.
When he left the ancestral hall, he was second to last in line and was almost arrested and taken back.
But at the crucial moment, he had a strange feeling that made him subconsciously avoid those hands and successfully escape.
His increasingly clear premonitions made him realize that something was wrong.
"Am I about to awaken my second talent?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Ming suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
His strength has always been at the bottom, the reason being that his talent is rather lackluster.
When a vengeful ghost appears, if he lies flat on the ground, there is a chance that the ghost will ignore him.
What kind of growth capacity is this?
It's useless against humans, and against vengeful spirits, there's only a chance it will be ignored.
What if it wasn't ignored?
Lying on the ground is like a lamb being led to the slaughter.
If it weren't for the fact that his physical attributes were modified after he awakened his talent, he probably wouldn't be much stronger than an ordinary person now.
However, if you can awaken your second talent, that's a different story!
In particular, if the second talent is also of the premonition type, it will have extremely high value both for him personally and for the team!
However, he did not tell Zhang Yin and the others for the time being.
Although everyone is friends in the real world and always leads Zhang Yin in the supernatural world, it doesn't mean he has to tell everyone everything.
Especially now, under such dangerous circumstances.
Having some trump card might give me a chance to leave alive?
...
Sitting in the passenger seat, Zhang Yin stared blankly out of the window.
He felt a little regretful.
Perhaps I should have joined Li Xin and the others back then.
He was worried that his group of new recruits would be used as cannon fodder, so he chose to act alone.
But now it seems that we underestimated the difficulty of the task and overestimated our own abilities.
In this situation, it's probably worse than being cannon fodder.
At least Li Xin and the others are veterans with rich experience. Even if we die following them, surely half of us won't die in two days?
Unfortunately, things have come to this point, and he can no longer contact Li Xin and the others.
Now I have to find a way to survive on my own.
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Luohan Temple.
The back mountain.
Jiang Qiao stood in front of the railing, gazing into the distance.
This is the highest point of the entire mountain, and apart from a pavilion, there is nothing else.
Standing here, you can overlook the entire temple and the road outside it.
It can be described as a true commanding height!
"It's getting dark soon, so we'll rest here tonight."
"Those rooms and halls down there don't seem right; we should stay away from them."
Jiang Qiao gave the instructions.
He had been through several eerie cities, so he knew exactly what the nights were like.
A hundred ghosts roam the night, and demons dance wildly!
In this situation, the more crowded a place is in reality, the more likely you are to encounter ghosts.
For example, in Nightmare City, you can browse the hotels and supermarkets during the day without any problems, but if you stay there at night, you might run into a lot of "good brothers".
Places such as warehouses and storage rooms, just like in real life, are rarely visited by people.
Therefore, it will be safer.
Here, night can be likened to daytime in the real world. Paranormal phenomena can be seen as "people" in the real world.
So, going to places with fewer people is the right choice!
"Okay, bro."
Li Xin and the others responded as they set up the tent.
Jiang Qiao looked at Li Xin and Xue Lan with great interest.
They set up the tent at the entrance to the mountain and placed two paper figures inside.
According to Li Xin, this paper figure will be attacked by vengeful ghosts as if they were alive, thus serving as a warning and defense.
In addition, they also scattered a circle of incense ash mixed with red beans on the open ground around the pavilion.
This is a supernatural item that Xue Lan obtained during a mission.
It can block out human presence, preventing evil spirits from sensing the presence of living people here.
"Good."
Jiang Qiao nodded.
These seasoned veterans all have some tricks up their sleeves.
If they hadn't encountered Kayako-san, a vengeful spirit who was halfway to becoming a ghost story, it wouldn't have been difficult for them to survive in their normal missions.
"Brother Qiao, have some water."
Liu Qian walked over and handed a bottle of mineral water to Jiang Qiao.
"Thanks." Jiang Qiao smiled, unscrewed the cap, and took a few sips.
He was seven or eight years younger than Liu Qian, but that didn't stop the young woman from calling him "brother".
It wasn't just her.
Even though Luo Wen was already forty years old, he still looked at Jiang Qiao with a fawning expression.
This wasn't because Jiang Qiao had any great personal charisma, but simply because the lives of these people were in his hands.
Without him, the grass on these people's graves would have already started to grow.
Even that ordinary, taciturn young man started making his presence known, chatting with Jiang Qiao every now and then.
"Sigh, what I've experienced these past two days has been even more terrifying than the previous two weeks," he said with a worried expression.
"Oh? You're a newcomer after all, so it's normal that you lack experience," Jiang Qiao said with a smile.
He knew perfectly well that the other person wanted to chat with him in order to get closer to him.
However, he didn't pretend to be aloof, because putting on airs is tiring.
Moreover...
Being willing to chat with you doesn't mean they'll definitely save you in a critical moment.
These are two different things.
It's like a customer having a great chat with a salesperson, and they talk for hours on end.
But he might just walk away after the conversation and not necessarily buy your stuff.
He's probably just bored and wants someone to talk to.
"Brother Qiao, how long have you been an Awakened One?" the young man asked curiously.
This is also a question that other people are very interested in.
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Especially Li Xin and Xue Lan, as veterans, their understanding of Jiang Qiao's strength is something the three newcomers can't match.
The deeper their understanding, the more terrified and incredulous they became!
"Me?"
Jiang Qiao squinted and slowly said, "I had already dealt with a third-tier vengeful ghost before the supernatural resurgence."
"hiss--"
A collective gasp filled the air.
For the first time, Liu Qian and her two companions had a concrete understanding of Jiang Qiao's strength.
I dealt with a third-tier vengeful ghost before the supernatural resurgence!
What is their current strength?
Peak of Tier 3?
Li Xin and Xue Lan were even more shocked than Liu Qian and the others!
They always thought Jiang Qiao was a highly experienced master in the supernatural world.
I never imagined that it had just come from the real world!
How long has the paranormal revival been?
According to the information they obtained from the starting village, it would only take about half a month.
But is it possible to reach the fifth level in the real world?
Li Xin was aware that there were also awakened individuals in the real world; he even knew of an organization called the "Blessing Society," which seemed to be able to travel between the two worlds.
However, he also knew that before the resurgence of the supernatural, vengeful spirits were almost invisible in the real world.
At least three years ago, when he left, vengeful ghosts only existed in movies and novels.
In this situation, evolved beings can still increase their strength by killing. Awakened beings, however, have virtually no room for advancement!
"Mr. Jiang, have you ever returned to the real world from the supernatural world?"
Li Xin probed.
"I also want to go back, but unfortunately, I haven't found the way yet."
Jiang Qiao said quietly.
He risked traversing the shady forest and wading into the swamp precisely because he wanted to return to the real world.
As a result, they encountered a strange county town and were inexplicably pulled into this mission by a television set.
This is so damn frustrating.
"With Mr. Jiang's abilities, he should be able to find a way back."
Li Xin forced himself to suppress the trembling that was distorting his voice.
He hadn't expected that Jiang Qiao had really just arrived in the supernatural world, and that his birthplace might even be some newbie village!
But how do you advance to the fifth rank in the real world?
He didn't think the other person had any reason to lie to him, but he really couldn't figure out how they did it!
Jiang Qiao didn't pay attention to Li Xin's expression.
His gaze fell on the road below the mountain, where a minivan was heading up the mountain.
"It must be that group of young people."
Jiang Qiao spotted the woman standing on the roof of the van at a glance.
His hair was disheveled, and his whole body was pale.
"It seems that the reason we didn't encounter an attack at noon is because the female ghost found a new target. I wonder how many of them are left."
Jiang Qiao had a good view from his location. He not only saw the woman on the roof of the car, but also a strange figure standing on the side of the road after three turns.
"It's evening now, and these ghosts aren't even bothering to hide anymore."
He frowned, took out a pair of binoculars, and wanted to observe more closely.
To be honest, he was quite surprised that these young men had managed to find Luohan Temple and come all the way from the city.
It seems there's a reason why the other party dared to act alone.
They do have some skills after all.
At the very least, there must be some smart people among them.
However, while intelligence is essential when dealing with paranormal events, it's not enough to rely solely on it.
Faced with absolute terror, a clever mind may not be able to make up for a lack of strength.
"There's one more bend, and we'll encounter that figure."
"Li Xin just said that there are some strange shadows following us."
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"Is that Luohan Temple up there?"
Inside the car, Xiao Liu looked at the several grand halls on the mountaintop and felt a surge of joy.
After experiencing a series of supernatural events, the temple became his spiritual refuge. He just wanted to find a master inside to exorcise evil spirits and ward off malevolent ghosts.
Just like the fat guy said before.
In such a big city, if there isn't a master who can suppress evil spirits, wouldn't something terrible have happened long ago?
And the most likely place for a master who can suppress evil spirits to appear is undoubtedly here.
"If the master in the temple saves my life, I will immediately donate all my money as incense money."
Xiao Liu laughed.
The fat man driving the car laughed and cursed, "You only have a few pennies, huh?"
"At worst, we can just borrow from that blond guy again. Look, we asked him for our car, and he lent it to us without hesitation. That's what you call loyalty!"
"I believe that if the brothers are short on cash and ask him for a loan, he will definitely help!"
Xiao Liu shook the rope in his hand.
When he borrowed the car earlier, he accidentally put a noose around the blond guy's neck.
Fortunately, the other party was quite magnanimous and repeatedly said it was no problem.
Otherwise, he really wouldn't have felt comfortable taking the other person's life.
Fatty and Xiao Liu chatted, but Zhang Yin, sitting in the passenger seat, remained silent with a serious expression.
He felt his blood boiling.
This wasn't because he was emotionally agitated, nor because he remembered some exciting or thrilling event.
Rather, it is a kind of reaction of the strange forces within the body when encountering the supernatural.
His ability is called "Strange Blood," which possesses an extremely strong corrosive effect on supernatural forces. When a vengeful ghost comes into contact with his blood, it's like a human coming into contact with sulfuric acid—it will instantly suffer severe damage.
Moreover, by stimulating the strange blood in a special way, it can produce a "blood-burning" effect, increasing the body's explosive power by more than three times!
Therefore, although Zhang Yin only has one talent, it is equivalent to having two abilities!
However, the "blood-burning" effect puts a great strain on the body, so he rarely uses it. Even his teammates are almost unaware of it.
Besides Zhang Yin, who looked wary, Zhao Ming, sitting in the back row, was also somewhat uneasy.
He felt his heart pounding wildly, as if something big was about to happen.
And this feeling gets stronger and stronger as the car moves!
"The best option is to get off the bus."
The idea kept flashing through his mind, but he didn't dare to bring it up.
Now that both Xiao Liu and Fatty are eager to go to Luohan Temple, Zhang Yin has no objection. He suggests that if he gets off the bus, he might really be the only one who has to get off.
But if you're all alone, with no village or shop in sight, you're probably doomed tonight.
"It seems we can only play it by ear now. Zhang Yin seems to have discovered something as well; we'll have to keep an eye on his movements."
Zhao Ming's eyes flickered as he pondered something.
"Huh? There's someone up ahead."
Suddenly, the fat man exclaimed in surprise.
The group looked ahead and saw an elderly man with a hunched back, dragging a large bag of recyclables, struggling to walk up the mountain.
The old man was shirtless, his thin body was just skin and bones, and his ribs were clearly visible.
"It's so pitiful, they're so old, yet they still have to struggle to make a living."
Xiao Liu sighed, but felt a sense of relief.
I've been driving on this road for twenty minutes, and this is the first time I've encountered a pedestrian.
Although he was alone, and an old man at that, it provided him with some kind of psychological comfort.
The vehicle sped up, quickly overtook the old man, and turned a corner.
However, at that moment, Zhang Yin suddenly spoke:
"Everyone be careful, something's up."
"What's wrong?"
The fat man subconsciously replied, but soon he also exclaimed in surprise.
"Damn it, how come I keep running into these weird things everywhere?"
Looking in his rearview mirror, he was surprised to see the old man following behind the car!
The old man seemed to be walking unsteadily, but strangely he maintained a distance of about ten meters, making it impossible to shake him off.
"It seems the vengeful ghost is determined to keep us occupied today."
Zhang Yin gently tapped on the car window, carefully observing the old man.
The old man had his head down, his messy hair hanging down, and he looked like he hadn't bathed in a long time.
Judging solely from his appearance, one can only identify him as a pitiful scavenger, but cannot discern whether he is human or a ghost.
At least Zhang Yin didn't detect any ghostly aura on him.
The fat man's eyes were now filled with ferocity: "Ignore it! Let's keep going. If it doesn't attack us, then let's just pretend it doesn't exist."
"If he attacks us, then we'll fight him to the death!"
He was about to reach his destination and would not allow any evil spirits to stop him.
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"I'm afraid we won't be able to continue."
Zhang Yin suddenly rolled down the car window and stuck his head out.
"brake!"
Then came a loud shout.
The fat man instinctively stepped on the brake pedal.
squeak--
The screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground filled the air.
Because it was at a bend, the van jerked and almost overturned.
"Are you crazy, Zhang Yin?"
Although the fat man stopped the car, he growled in a low voice, somewhat dissatisfied.
"You'll see when you look ahead."
Zhang Yin revealed a cold smile.
"Front?"
The fat man was a little confused. He imitated Zhang Yin's actions and stuck his head out of the window.
"Holy shit!"
The next moment, his face turned deathly pale.
What lies ahead is not a bend in the road, but a sheer cliff!
If Zhang Yin hadn't stopped him in time, he would have been sent flying with a single turn!
"Prepare for battle."
Zhang Yin sighed.
He wasn't sure if the old man was a local vengeful ghost from the neighborhood or a servant of the female ghost.
But now it's clear that leaving is no longer an option.
Upon hearing about the battle, both Xiao Liu and Zhao Ming tensed up.
The fat man frowned, but ultimately did not object to Jiang Qiao's decision.
Although he often argued with Zhang Yin, Zhang Yin was clearly smarter than him, so he always listened to Zhang Yin on important matters.
"Shall we get off?"
He turned and asked.
"It won't go down."
Looking at the elderly man approaching from the right side through the rearview mirror, Zhang Yin whispered, "Open the left door a crack and lower the window halfway. But don't open the right door."
Then, cuts began to appear on his body, and blood slowly flowed out from these cuts.
He immediately began using his abilities!
The blood that flowed out was not absorbed by the clothes, but instead eerily spread along the body, slowly covering the entire body.
At this moment, Zhang Yin looked as if he were covered with a layer of red plastic film.
Meanwhile, the fat man next to him took out a piece of cardboard and started drawing windows on it.
He worked quickly; in just over ten seconds, an outward-opening window appeared on the paper.
However, the handle of this window was left unfinished, seemingly a deliberate flaw.
rustling sound—
rustling sound—
The sound of woven bags being dragged on the ground grew louder as the old man gradually came to the outside of the car.
For the people sitting in the car, it was the first time they had clearly seen the old man's face.
"hiss--"
Although the group had prepared themselves mentally, they still felt a chill run down their spines!
The old man's eyes, mouth, and nose had all been sealed with cement, leaving only hard cement blocks.
Not only that.
His hands were also twisted and grotesque, covered with huge stitched scars, as if they had been pieced together from various places.
Several fingers, some like old people, some like women, some like laborers, and some like babies!
These fingers, of varying lengths and sizes, were sewn one by one onto the palm, looking quite bizarre.
The old man slowly walked over and eventually stopped outside the car.
Zhao Ming and Xiao Liu were extremely nervous, while Zhang Yin and Fatty were also ready to make a move at any moment.
"They really came for us."
The blood on Zhang Yin's hands grew thicker and thicker, and a strong smell of blood began to permeate the carriage.
Bang--
Bang bang—
"Do you... have... a bottle...?"
The old man reached out and knocked on the car door.
Even though her mouth was sealed, a hoarse voice still came out.
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An elderly scavenger appeared outside the car window.
They knocked on the car windows and asked the passengers inside for used water bottles.
This is a very common thing. In reality, although it is rare for scavengers to knock on windows and doors, it is not entirely unheard of.
However, when this happens in the supernatural world, and the person demanding the money is suspected to be a vengeful ghost, the situation is different!
There were actually several bottles of mineral water and drinks in the van, but Zhang Yin didn't believe that was what the other party wanted.
He didn't even dare to open the car window, fearing that the action would cause some bad consequences.
The vengeful ghost outside was unknown to him, but he had heard that vengeful ghosts sometimes needed a trigger to kill someone.
And this opportunity might be triggered by you coughing.
It could also be something you said.
It's even possible that you'll step out with your left foot first.
Regardless of the circumstances, Zhang Yin dared not take any action for the time being.
Therefore, a stalemate occurred at the scene.
Xiao Liu held the rope noose in his hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
The pencil in the fat man's hand had already landed on the doorknob in the drawing, ready to finish the last stroke and bring the window to life!
Can we win?
Zhao Ming lay back in the back seat, having already used his ability.
He could only hope that the vengeful ghost would ignore him and not attack him immediately.
The eerie old man stood outside the window and paused for a moment.
Then, he reached out again and knocked on the car window.
Bang--
Bang bang—
Do you have... a water bottle...?
His voice was still hoarse, but compared to before, it carried a hint of painful groans.
Zhang Yin's expression changed.
Things have changed!
Before he could think any further, the knocking on the window started again.
Bang--
Bang bang—
This time, however, he suddenly felt a sense of danger rushing towards him!
Zhao Ming, who was lying on the back seat, screamed in surprise.
In an instant, the blood film covering Zhang Yin's body rippled like a lake surface where a stone had been thrown in, and quickly began to wrinkle.
Damn it!
Zhang Yin's expression changed drastically.
The sound of knocking on the window could actually be used to attack him!
He felt as if his body had been hit hard with a sledgehammer, and his brain was experiencing severe dizziness, and he was on the verge of losing consciousness at any moment.
"I'm not that easy to kill!"
His face was contorted in agony, revealing an expression of extreme pain.
Blood gushed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, quickly covering the car windows as if a film had been applied to them.
"Cough cough."
His methods were effective.
This layer of blood seemed to sever the supernatural connection between him and the old man.
The intense dizziness that had been building up began to subside.
Having escaped death, Zhang Yin felt a surge of ecstatic joy!
"This vengeful ghost can be blocked!"
"We can take him down!"
Although the attack from the vengeful ghost was incredibly terrifying, he managed to withstand it.
This means that the other party is not as scary as they imagined!
"Xiao Liu, trick him!"
"Fatty, materialize the window!"
Despite his physical discomfort, Zhang Yin immediately gave the order.
At the same moment, the old man outside the window raised his hand again, ready to knock on the window!
But it failed because its hand was tangled in an old, blackened hemp rope, preventing it from swinging.
Not only that, the rope also began to wrap around and bind its body, following its hand!
"Fuck you!"
Xiao Liu quickly stepped out of the car, gripping one end of the rope tightly in his hand.
The vengeful ghost, once bound, immediately began to struggle.
Strands of hemp fibers kept falling from the old hemp rope, making a "crackling" sound.
It's starting to break!
On Xiao Liu's arm, there were also bluish-purple marks from the restraints.
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"Hey!"
The next moment, a jet of blood shot into the old man's body.
Zhang Yin has made his move again!
The old man's skin began to rot rapidly, and his struggles slowed down considerably, but soon the blood began to fade.
This was erased by the supernatural power emanating from the old man!
As the bleeding stopped, the old man's struggles intensified once again!
Zhang Yin gritted his teeth and continuously used his blood to cover the vengeful ghost, fighting against the supernatural forces emanating from it.
His face grew paler and paler, his heart beat faster and faster, and his breathing became more and more rapid.
This is a sign of excessive blood loss!
Not only that, the scarlet blood also began to slowly turn black.
Using talent comes at a price; if overdone, it can trigger the awakening of unpredictable tendencies.
In just a few seconds, Zhang Yin and Xiao Liu had used all their strength, but they still couldn't completely restrain the old man.
The old man slowly but powerfully raised his hand again.
The cement that had been sealing its eyes had also developed cracks and seemed about to fall off.
And once it falls off, nobody knows what will happen!
"The window is here!"
At the crucial moment, the fat man rushed over with a piece of cardboard.
He finished the last stroke, bringing the window in the painting to life, and then pushed it open!
A chilling aura emanated from within; the dark windows led nowhere.
The fat man held the cardboard and covered the ghost's head with it, trying to put it in the window!
"Fuck your mother!"
"Die!"
Zhang Yin and Xiao Liu also intensified their efforts, desperately trying to restrain the vengeful ghost.
The three of them worked together and achieved results!
In an instant, the old man was trapped inside that eerie window, completely buried from head to toe.
But soon, a violent shaking came from the cardboard.
Clearly, the old man wanted to climb out of the window again.
"Little Zhao!"
"Come and help quickly!"
Zhang Yin shouted anxiously.
Only then did Zhao Ming climb out of the car, trembling with fear.
"You should lie down right now!"
Zhang Yin pressed down hard on the cardboard, but a strange aura emanated from it, causing him, who had lost too much blood, to feel dizzy.
"I..."
Zhao Ming glanced timidly at the cardboard sheet that was pressed to the ground.
Although he couldn't see the back of the cardboard, he knew very well that it was a strange window, and that a vengeful ghost could come out of it at any moment.
What are you still standing there for?
"Come quick!"
The fat man, who was also pressing down on the cardboard, shouted angrily.
Zhao Ming gritted his teeth, finally walked over, lay down on the ground, and pressed the cardboard under his back.
A strange thing happened.
The cardboard, which had been shaking continuously, suddenly stopped.
"I was right."
Seeing this, Zhang Yin breathed a sigh of relief.
He plopped down on the ground, panting heavily as he fought off the dizziness caused by excessive blood loss.
"Zhao Ming's ability allows vengeful spirits to potentially ignore him. The more people around him, the greater the chance of them ignoring him."
"As long as he's on the cardboard and there are a few of us around, the vengeful ghost will likely ignore him."
"But he sealed the windows, which ultimately prevented the vengeful ghost from getting out."
Zhang Yinshu expressed his thoughts, feeling a sense of joy.
Previously, we would just besiege the mutated animals within a safe range, and we could win no matter what we did; we never studied proper tactics.
So strictly speaking, this was the first real collaboration!
Therefore, the synergistic effect of their respective abilities can only be guessed.
Fortunately, it turned out he was right!
"You're a real genius!"
"The window will only be there for a minute; soon the vengeful ghost will disappear."
The fat man said with some surprise.
Although he and Zhang Yin weren't particularly close, he certainly couldn't keep up with Zhang Yin's intelligence.
This is also why he is willing to follow orders at crucial moments.
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The back mountain of Luohan Temple.
Pavilion on the top of the mountain.
Jiang Qiao watched the road below the mountain quietly. He saw clearly the scene of the newcomers working together to suppress the evil spirit.
Neither Zhang Yin's ability to corrode the blood of vengeful spirits nor Xiao Liu's old hemp rope attracted his attention.
As for Zhao Ming, who finally "laid down," he was completely ignored.
What he was really most concerned about was the window on the cardboard!
In the gray light, through this eerie window, he could see skyscrapers and a constant stream of pedestrians and vehicles.
It seems to connect to a bustling city.
This shocked Jiang Qiao greatly!
Unfortunately, in order to suppress the evil spirit, the group quickly pressed the window down to the ground and then had someone lie on it to block Jiang Qiao's view.
Jiang Qiao saw that there were fine lines flowing around the body of the young man lying down.
These thin lines connected his limbs, head, and torso, and stretched into the void, seemingly connected to something.
"It looks a lot like the thin lines you see on those puppets."
He thought of the paper figure.
Behind the paper figure, a thin line extends into the void, controlled by a paper figure hiding somewhere!
So, was this person also being manipulated by someone?
Jiang Qiao had some doubts.
If that's the case, then this person's situation is rather complicated, and it's not just as simple as being an awakened being.
After confirming that the window had disappeared, the four youths on the highway immediately got back into the van.
Before getting into the car, the fat man wiped the window on the cardboard with an eraser and then lit it with a lighter to prevent anything strange from happening.
When he first gained the ability, he didn't remove the window he drew.
He thought it was over because the window would turn into a painting again after a minute.
However, one night, he saw that the window he had drawn had come to life on its own!
Not only that, but several pale faces appeared behind that window. They were pressed against the windowpane, banging on it as if trying to get out.
As a newcomer who had just gained his abilities, the fat man had never seen such a scene before and was so frightened that he kept backing away.
At the critical moment, the painting alerted the spirit, and a bolt of lightning struck it down from the sky, shattering it into pieces. This prevented a supernatural event from occurring.
From then on, Fatty would only draw windows when he needed them. If he wasn't sure when he would need them, he would leave a stroke or two in the key areas and add more later.
After use, immediately erase the window with an eraser and burn it with a flame.
With multiple layers of protection, he used it five times in the past two weeks without any further problems.
"Let's hurry up and leave, who knows what kind of weird things are around here."
Xiao Liu sat in his seat looking exhausted.
In the recent battle, he and Zhang Yin were the main force, and they did their best to restrain that vengeful ghost.
At this moment, his entire body was covered with shocking marks from the restraints.
This is the price of using power!
While binding others, one will also suffer approximately half the damage oneself. It is a classic case of harming both oneself and others.
Zhang Yin, who was sitting in the front row, was in no better shape.
His situation is even more serious than Xiao Liu's!
Because the body loses a lot of blood, it cannot be replenished in a short time.
Even though the Awakener's body is different from that of ordinary people, his strength is only at the peak of the first level, and he is still within the scope of a human body.
Therefore, he felt extremely weak and powerless at this moment.
"It's up to you guys now. I can't use my abilities recklessly for the time being."
Zhang Yin smiled wryly.
Deep down, he had lost some hope of surviving.
The situation at the temple is unknown, and it's almost evening.
But his body is so weak now that he has no way to fight another enemy.
"We're almost there. No matter what, there will be a result."
The fat man glanced ahead and said in a low voice.
The temple gate had come into view.
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"Mr. Jiang, everything is arranged. Do you have any instructions?"
After Xue Lan and Li Xin finished their work, they went to Jiang Qiao's side, hoping to get further instructions.
"I have no instructions, because this is also my first time dealing with ghost stories."
Jiang Qiao said softly.
Faced with a female ghost resembling Kayako, although he still had a few cards to play, he didn't have much confidence.
The encounter that morning made him truly understand how terrifying ghost stories could be.
"In the supernatural world, there may exist some humans who portray themselves as supernatural beings."
How did they do it?
Jiang Qiao thought of two organizations: the Illuminati and the Prayer Society.
He knew nothing about the Illuminati.
However, he had seen the head of the prayer association in the simulator, and he seemed to have become a kind of ghost story.
besides.
He also heard the leader of the "New Humans" mention that the strongest human in the supernatural world had apparently reached the eighth level and possessed abilities like those in the legends.
"If a person can transform himself into a legend, then he is truly invincible. Neither the Awakened nor the Evolved can be his match."
Jiang Qiao pondered to himself.
"I wonder what the side effects of turning it into a ghost story are."
All abilities, whether they come from the mysterious Awakened or the evolved from the vengeful spirits, have side effects.
Excessive use of abilities by awakened individuals can cause the strange entity to awaken prematurely.
The eerie awakening will take away control of your body.
The evolved beings' abilities come from the parasitic vengeful spirits, which are always awake and constantly devour your consciousness, eventually replacing it.
At that time, all the memories of the evolved beings will remain, but all their human emotions will be gone.
His way of thinking and acting will become the vengeful ghost residing within him.
This is similar to—
Possession!
The reason Jiang Qiao can use his abilities at will is ultimately because these abilities come from the simulator.
It seems that this cheat code helped him get rid of all the side effects, allowing him to have no worries.
However, he didn't believe that those who turned to the supernatural also had a cheat code at the simulator level to smooth out the side effects.
"Even if there are side effects, the fact that it cannot be eliminated is enough to make it worth the risk for many people."
Jiang Qiao felt a mix of emotions.
I feel like I still have a long way to go.
"At night, try to stay in places where you are unlikely to see people."
Jiang Qiao snapped out of his thoughts.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke seriously to Li Xin and the others.
"In paranormal events, it's best to follow human rules whenever it involves human settlements."
"For example, during the day, people will offer incense at the temple."
"So it's best not to wander around at night, because to evil spirits, nighttime is like daytime."
After hearing this, Li Xin and the others immediately nodded and kept it firmly in mind.
"Yes, Mr. Jiang."
"Brother Qiao, I'll listen to you."
"Got it, bro, thanks."
"..."
They knew very well that although Jiang Qiao had only said one sentence, the experience behind it required going through countless horrors to accumulate.
This knowledge is extremely valuable to them.
"Alright, someone has entered the temple."
Jiang Qiao waved his hand, not caring.
His gaze was fixed on the van that had arrived at the entrance of Luohan Temple.
I want to see what happens.
Current time: 6:30!
evening!
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