What's going on here?
I found a photo out of nowhere and was silently cursed.
Then, without any resistance, he simply kicked the bucket.
Is this the terror of the North District?
Get out of my way!
Jiang Qiao took out his phone and called Shen Yingning, asking her to rent a house for him in the North District.
He remembered that during his first simulation, he was born in the North District. However, because he knew in advance about the resurgence of supernatural phenomena, he stayed indoors and didn't go out.
I remember on the first day, although it was foggy outside and I couldn't see anything, I could hear the screams of vengeful ghosts killing people.
Therefore, when the paranormal revival first began, the living people did not disappear.
But by the next day, there seemed to be no sound outside. What happened during that time?
Jiang Qiao was quite curious.
He plans to rent a house and open a business in the northern part of the city.
Jiang Qiao also knew that as long as he stayed away from the North District, the strange tales here would not harm him.
But after the resurgence of supernatural phenomena, all sorts of monsters have emerged one after another. Who knows if we will eventually encounter something similar?
Now that we're relatively safe before the recovery, and with the simulator available, we should definitely try to figure out everything we discover, one thing at a time.
Even if you don't need this information yourself, you can exchange it with others in the future.
Soon, Shen Yingning called back, saying that she had already rented a house for him near the school.
I don't believe it.
Jiang Qiao watched as the cooldown timer slowly disappeared.
[Simulator cooldown complete]
[Enable the eerie simulation?]
"Activate".
[Currently available talents for fusion: Top-notch, Crybaby, Explosive Genius, Outlaw...]
More useless talents.
But the outlaw is great, that's the one.
To make himself even more reckless, he added the personality trait "idiocy".
Yeah, a brain-dead outlaw, he's just perfect cannon fodder.
[Talent selection complete—]
[Current Talents... omitted]
[Simulation begins——]
Day 1. A bluish smog enveloped the city, and water, electricity, and gas were all cut off.
Having prepared in advance, you remained calm and went out to a breakfast shop.
You throw a fly into a pot in front of your boss and yell, "Give me 30 million, or I'll sue the Consumer Association, and I only want rice."
Your boss calls you crazy, ignores you, and just walks away.
There are vengeful ghosts everywhere now, damn the Consumer Association.
You feel very angry; your boss's behavior has insulted you. You grab a kitchen knife and chase after him.
The next day, you find yourself lost.
The surroundings were shrouded in mist, and only the outlines of the buildings on both sides of the street could be seen.
You don't notice that these buildings seem to have become dilapidated and worn, like old buildings from decades ago.
You're feeling excited right now and think you should start a zero-dollar purchase.
You found a restaurant, ready to eat and drink for free.
Just as you reached the door, you heard lively voices coming from inside.
It seems there are many people having a meal together.
But when you go inside, you find it empty.
Strangely, there were plates of steaming hot food on the table, as if they had just been brought out of the kitchen.
You were overjoyed and went straight up to eat.
You finished all the food and drinks at the restaurant, let out a satisfied burp, and prepared to leave.
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But just as you reach the door, you hear a sound coming from behind you.
"Sir, you haven't paid yet."
You turn around, and there's no one behind you. But there's a bill on the table next to you, showing an amount of 8848.
You are very angry and think that your boss is trying to extort you, so you leave immediately.
As you walked, you said, "I'm definitely going to eat this free meal."
Day three. You found nothing. No one, no ghosts, no search and rescue team. The entire city was silent.
You want to leave the North District, but you find that you can't get out no matter what you do.
If you leave from the east, you will eventually find yourself in the west. If you leave from the south, you will eventually end up in the north.
You feel like you're trapped in a maze.
[Day 4. You are walking when you suddenly hear a car horn behind you, and a hoarse voice asks if you want to come or not.]
You turn around, but see nothing.
You still subconsciously said, "I want to leave the city."
You find yourself inexplicably sitting in a taxi, with no recollection of how you got in, as if you've blacked out from drinking.
You were furious, believing the driver had drugged you.
But you find that there is no one in the driver's seat, and there is not even a steering wheel.
This car is autonomous.
You throw a punch to smash the car door, only to find that the car doesn't even have a door.
You were dumbfounded.
Day five. The taxi took you around all day.
Day Six. The taxis are still running, but the tall buildings are nowhere to be seen outside; it's pitch black.
[Day 7. You wake up and find the taxi still running.]
[Day 8. You're a little hungry, so you take out spicy strips, cola, and pickled cabbage from the human-skin ghost's pocket.]
[Day 9. You try to get off the bus again, but fail again.]
[Day 10. You ate, drank, and relieved yourself in the car, creating a terrible stench. In this situation, you solved the problem using a human skin bag.]
[...]
[Day 44. You see a large group of people, men and women, young and old, gathered next to the taxi, singing and dancing joyfully in a cheerful procession.]
[...]
Day sixty. The taxi still hasn't stopped; it feels like you're traveling the world.
[...]
Day 80. The taxi arrives in a city center, where you see a bustling scene of cars and people.
Young people going to work, children going to school, and elderly men taking a stroll—everything was peaceful. There were no signs of any paranormal resurgence in the surrounding area.
[...]
[Day 100. You pass by a stadium where a football match has just ended. The plaza outside is packed with people, all chanting in unison: "RNM, refund our money!"]
[...]
Day 120. You encounter a wedding convoy on the road. A taxi sideswipes one of the luxury cars. You expect the taxi to stop, but it chooses to flee the scene.
You've gone mad.
[...]
[Day 140. You're still in the taxi, trying countless times, smashing the car countless times, but to no avail. You begin to give up, preparing to lie down.]
[...]
Day 160. You suffered a mental breakdown.
After being confined for six months in this tiny taxi, you ultimately chose suicide. Before you died, you murmured, "I just wanted to go to Ancheng."
You are dead.
Before he died, the taxi stopped, seemingly having reached its destination.
...
[The eerie simulation has ended.]
[This simulated host survived for a total of 160 days, with a cooldown period of 320 minutes.]
[Congratulations, host. You have acquired the talent "Outlaw" in this simulation. You may choose to use it in the next simulation.]
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Fuck you!
Jiang Qiao took a deep breath.
He never imagined that the longest he would ever live would be because he was in a taxi.
This taxi is absolutely awesome!
It ran continuously for half a year, is it nuclear-powered?
And finally, the car stopped.
Damn, did they not stop earlier because they didn't give a specific destination?
Jiang Qiao realized that he had only said he wanted to leave the city.
But—
Did you not try to provide a specific address along the way?
Logically speaking, it should take 160 days, right? It shouldn't be that long.
Jiang Qiao pondered, his gaze inadvertently falling on the word "mentally retarded" in the talent description.
He immediately thought to himself, "mLGb, the case is solved."
This talent lowers intelligence; after realizing he couldn't get off the vehicle, he spent 100% of his time trying to use brute force.
Besides, most people would only try it a few times and then give up.
I looked at the information in the simulator and tried it countless times myself.
In the end, he completely lost his composure.
"This talent is insane, it's absolutely ridiculous."
Jiang Qiao muttered to himself.
However, after these two simulations, Jiang Qiao finally had some guesses about the northern urban area.
These things may not be vengeful ghosts, but rather some kind of supernatural tale.
Before crossing the river bridge, I had seen this kind of thing in some games, movies, and novels.
These things are particularly troublesome; they operate according to certain rules, and most of them cannot communicate or be killed.
Even if you grind its entire family to dust, they will all jump out again in a few days to take a family photo.
That's absolutely outrageous.
But conversely, if you break their rules.
Then I'm sorry, they'll chase you down like mad dogs and bite you, they're even more disgusting than keyboard warriors in a cesspool.
"What should we do..."
Jiang Qiao fell into deep thought, his mind flashing back to the novels he had read and the games he had played in his previous life.
Under normal circumstances, there are two ways to deal with this thing.
One type is low-end operation.
First, find out its activity patterns, then discover the loopholes in the patterns, and thus break free from the patterns, and naturally you will not be visited by strange tales.
This places relatively high demands on the parties involved.
He needs to have a calm mind, a wealth of knowledge, meticulous logical thinking, keen observation skills, and a tiny bit of luck.
Another type is advanced operation.
By finding another set of supernatural tales with similar rules and causing them to clash and fight each other, the person involved can not only escape the supernatural tale but may even profit from it.
This also places requirements on the person involved; they need to be the main character.
Most ordinary people would consider this a waste of time and effort.
They either scream and run around wildly, or they lie down and wait to die, giving up on treatment.
Occasionally, a few people want to play PUBG, but they either encounter bad teammates or the bad teammate is themselves.
...
Just as Jiang Qiao was pondering the strange tales.
In a courtyard in Beijing.
An elderly man looked at the report in his hand with a serious expression.
This was submitted through emergency channels 10 minutes ago.
The images above are paranormal events that have occurred in various places.
"This is the eighth one already."
The old man spoke softly.
In fact, from the very first report, he dispatched a research team to conduct secret studies.
But nothing was gained.
Although some vengeful spirits have been captured through special methods, research on them has reached a bottleneck.
No modern high-tech method can analyze their existence.
These things cannot be communicated.
The old man looked at the report and fell into deep thought.
You could hear a pin drop in the courtyard.
...
On the internet.
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The sensation caused by Jiang Qiao's live broadcast last night is showing signs of escalating.
In particular, the fact that someone came forward to share their personal experience, mentioning that the video featured their deceased relatives or friends, immediately brought the entire incident to a climax.
"Can you stop trying to ride the wave? The streamer has warped values, the platform is only after profit, and you people who ride the wave are no better."
"Shouldn't this kind of streamer be banned across the entire internet? What are you thinking, turning his live stream into a video and sharing it everywhere?"
"The platform is even worse than the streamer. I suggest checking the boss's water meter to wake him up."
"Exactly, exactly. My teenage mode is like a hacked version; it's completely useless."
"..."
"You think it's fake just because you say so? The woman in red at the intersection yesterday was clearly my ex-girlfriend."
"I personally escorted her to the funeral home."
"???"
"I think I saw something incredible."
"Holy crap, you personally sent her to the funeral home? That's terrifying to think about."
"..."
"To be honest, those vengeful ghosts are indeed suspicious. I think I saw a few familiar faces."
"Upstairs, did you see your parents being sent to the crematorium by your own hands?"
Next, the two sides began to veer off-topic and started greeting each other's immediate family members.
The internet is never short of bored trolls.
However, there is no shortage of people with good intentions.
Some netizens with a strong sense of crisis recalled the scene of the sun suddenly disappearing yesterday, and thus began to consciously search for information related to the paranormal.
...
Jiang Qiao was also looking at the news on his phone at that moment.
Although he didn't show his face, it still felt quite strange to become the subject of the news.
After all, the majority of people in the group were criticizing him.
He even left several comments himself, vehemently criticizing the streamer for trying to gain popularity.
I'm bored anyway, so venting won't hurt me.
"Jiang Qiao, where are we going now?" Shen Yingning continued to act as the driver.
"Do you know Jieqiao Town?" Jiang Qiao thought for a moment and asked.
"Jieqiao Town? I know it. It's not far from the eastern suburbs outside the city. But it's a demolition area. All the residents have moved away, and I heard they are very satisfied with the compensation."
"I see," Jiang Qiao said.
He remembered the little monk he had met during the simulation.
It is estimated that the young monk fled to Jieqiao Town after the resurgence of supernatural phenomena, but it is unclear where he came from before.
The simulator did not display the other party's personal information, probably because it considered it unimportant.
"Take a walk around the North District. If you see anyone jump off a building, tell me immediately." Jiang Qiao planned to look at a few more places, hoping to find other information.
Shen Yingning didn't say anything. She stepped on the brake, turned on the turn signal, turned the steering wheel, and made a U-turn at the intersection, driving in another direction.
Perhaps it was Jiang Qiao's calm demeanor in the face of the bizarre situation that influenced Shen Yingning.
At this moment, she was no longer as depressed as she had been a few days ago.
My tense emotions have also relaxed a lot.
...
Along the way, Jiang Qiao solidified his talent.
It's a little past 2 PM now, and after 320 minutes of cooling, the next time will be 8 PM.
"I wonder if we'll see a high-level talent next time."
Jiang Qiao was somewhat worried.
I've done so many simulations today, and I've only gotten one SSR. "Everyone gets a share."
Even including yesterday's "Stalker" (S), there are only two spots available.
If he doesn't get a high-level talent next time, he'll have to consider sticking with a regular talent.
That would be a bit of a shame.
Hopefully, the system will be more efficient!
...
[Do you want to permanently retain the talent "Rogue" (S)?]
"yes!"
[Curing——]
[Cure successful!]
...
[Should I choose the permanent "Everyone Gets a Share" (SSR) talent?]
"Yes, yes, yes!"
[Curing——]
[Cure successful!]
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Bang..."
The sound of something hitting the ground rang out.
Jiang Qiao stood in the square and witnessed a middle-aged office worker jump off the building.
However, this time, instead of a convertible, a pickup truck riddled with bullet holes picked them up, looking like it had just been imported from Africa.
"The vehicles are different now."
Jiang Qiao did not follow, because he was not yet able to deal with the supernatural tales, and if he were targeted, he would be easy prey.
He just wanted to gather some intelligence, little by little, to accumulate more.
Currently, different people are picked up and dropped off in different cars. He saw strollers, convertibles, pickup trucks, and even dump trucks!
When he saw that huge thing, his feelings were hard to describe.
Shen Yingning, standing nearby, didn't ask any questions and faithfully fulfilled her role as driver.
"These things won't harm you for now, but when you see them, it's best to pretend you didn't see them," Jiang Qiao said to Shen Yingning.
There's a saying among the people: "If you don't find the strange strange, it will defeat itself."
Pretend you didn't see it, and you can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
"Okay, I've got it."
Shen Yingning nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Qiao said there was no immediate danger, which put her at ease.
"Okay, didn't you rent a place for me? Take me there, I'll stay in the North District tonight."
Jiang Qiao plans to continue the simulation in the northern district that evening. If they still can't get any useful information, they'll have to temporarily suspend the investigation.
After all, he didn't dare to touch this thing too much in reality.
Jiang Qiao had hot pot with Shen Yingning again that evening, and then returned to his newly rented apartment.
This is a large, single-level apartment, over 200 square meters, with a fantastic view.
I was lying in bed when I suddenly heard a message notification.
"Master, thank you very much for today."
In addition to the message, there was also a transfer notification for 50,000 yuan.
Jiang Qiao was taken aback.
After spending the whole afternoon taking him around without solving anything, he suddenly got 50,000 yuan?
So generous and open-minded?
Jiang Qiao was quite wealthy before his time traveling through the area, and was even the top spender on a small streamer's fan club.
It's a pity that the young streamer was his college roommate, and some rights are simply impossible for him to obtain.
He wouldn't want it even if you gave it to him!
But even if he has money, he wouldn't give tens of thousands to a stranger he'd only known for a few hours.
If it were up to his personality, he would probably only give the other party one or two thousand at most.
So this girl is a good match; she'll definitely give you money if you have it!
I'm determined to make this friend of mine at Jiangqiao; not even Jesus could stop me!
After casually clicking "accept," I sent a thank you message.
Then Jiang Qiao tossed his phone aside and began to sense the new talent within his body.
The "everyone who sees it gets a share" thing isn't something you can really grasp; it's a passive talent, managed entirely automatically.
But the "Stalker" is a bit interesting.
Jiang Qiao activated his Stealth talent with a thought.
In an instant, he felt his entire body fade away, as if he had turned into a cloud of mist.
She couldn't even see her own reflection in the mirror next to her.
"Isn't this just invisibility?"
Jiang Qiao moved his body, but the speed was too fast, and his completely transparent body became semi-transparent.
"I see. Although stalkers can become invisible, their movement speed is limited. If they go too fast, they will be kicked out of the state."
Jiang Qiao suddenly realized.
He tried it and found that he could maintain a maximum movement speed of 60%. If he went any faster, he would slowly emerge from the transparent state.
This does fit the word "stealth" quite well.
...
By the time we finished studying the talent, it was almost 8:30.
After the simulation ends, Jiang Qiao plans to go out and continue being a ghost hunter, and also do a live stream.
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The guys in the live stream are so nice to talk to; with them around, even a lonely night can be filled with joy.
[Simulator cooldown complete——]
[Enable the eerie simulation?]
"Activate!"
[Currently available talents for fusion: Wind Chaser, Bloodlust, Unbridled Audacity, Demonic Possession...]
[Speed Chaser (A): You're incredibly fast; even the fastest driver on Mount Akina couldn't catch you.]
[Bloodlust (S): You are ruthless and bloodthirsty; neither ghosts nor humans can escape your blade. Your strength increases dramatically with each kill.]
[You're incredibly audacious (A): You're incredibly audacious and reckless; there's nothing you wouldn't dare to do.]
[Possession by Demons (SSR): When the human body can no longer resist the supernatural, why not willingly embrace possession by demons? Wouldn't that be exhilarating?]
"Possessed by demons?"
Jiang Qiao looked at the introduction.
This talent is not a personality trait, but rather an ability that can be actively used.
It can be used to devour strange entities, absorbing them 100%.
However, they themselves will also be affected, gradually assimilated, and this process is irreversible.
This is a typical example of a route-based talent.
"Why don't you give it a try?"
This is the last game of the day, and Jiang Qiao doesn't have many options.
To maximize its effectiveness, Jiang Qiao also installed the "Cold-blooded Selfish" personality talent.
[Talent selection complete—]
[Fixed Talents: "Lightning Fist" (S), "Invincible Body" (A), "Double Pupils" (SSR), "Frankenstein's Monster" (SSR), "Dice of Fate" (SSR), "Strange Tales Chef" (S), "Stalker" (S), "Everyone Gets a Share" (SSR)]
[Current Talents: "Demonic Possession" (SSR), "Cold-Blooded Selfishness" (A)... (omitted)]
[Currently available talents: ... (omitted)]
[The eerie simulation begins—]
Day 1. A bluish smog enveloped the city, and water, electricity, and gas were all cut off.
You leave the rented room and go out onto the street, where you ruthlessly slaughter the survivors, forcing them to run towards the vengeful ghost.
The vengeful spirit gained an upgrade, and after you received the cultivation share, you killed the vengeful spirit.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
As you pass through street after street, your cultivation level continuously improves.
Not satisfied, you rolled the dice of fate, and the result was a 6!
That day, your "Lightning Thunder Fist" was upgraded to level three!
The Invincible Body has been upgraded to Tier 3!
All other talents will be upgraded to Tier 2!
The next day, you find yourself lost. There are no evil spirits or living people in the smog.
You walk along the road, seemingly unconcerned.
As you walk, a car horn sounds behind you, and a middle-aged man's voice asks if you want to come along.
You gave an affirmative answer.
The next moment, you are inside the taxi.
You didn't see the driver, and the car doors were completely sealed.
You think this taxi is terrifying and is the ideal item to enhance your strength.
So, you deliberately used the "possession of a demon".
Boom!
A terrifying red light flashed, and you found yourself as a taxi driver, with all sorts of people appearing on the street in your field of vision.
They included men and women, young and old, and each of them wore a strange smile.
They're all ghost stories!
A look of madness appeared in your eyes as you drove your car and pulled off a GT-A5 stunt!
They got up immediately after falling, still wearing strange smiles, neither injured nor attacking you.
But the next moment, you open the car window and merge them all into your body.
You believe that ghost stories are more terrifying than vengeful ghosts, and that they can give you true power!
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Um?
Holy crap!
Jiang Qiao's expression changed.
He originally thought this was just an enhanced version of a "ghost story chef" who could perfectly absorb ghostly energy.
I never expected that it could be combined with rule-based supernatural tales!
This time, I even used the "cold-blooded and selfish" talent, so wouldn't that mean—
Jiang Qiao silently lit a cigarette.
His intuition told him that something big was about to happen!
[Day 3. You have integrated a large number of strange rules and legends, and you have acquired a large number of murder rules.]
You can kill someone if you knock on the door.
You can kill someone by stepping on their footprints.
If you were a food delivery driver, the food containers you delivered could be deadly.
Even a cough in front of you can trigger your killing pattern.
But your consciousness begins to blur, and all sorts of memories appear in your mind.
A teacher verbally abused a student.
A child is looking for their parents.
Some vendors were spitting into lunchboxes.
A ride-hailing driver died suddenly at night.
...
All the memories have been absorbed into your mind, and you begin to forget who you are.
What's your name?
Jiangqiao?
Wang Yue?
Zhou Jianming?
Never mind!
kill!
kill!
kill!
You must become stronger!
[Day Four. Countless pale figures lie on top of you, overlapping each other, their faces bearing stiff, eerie smiles.]
You led them straight out of the North District and found a faceless, vengeful ghost knocking on the door.
You rushed up and tore off his smooth face, then snatched the "Face-Seeking Notice."
You're under the curse of the girl with braids, but you don't care at all.
You stormed straight into the South District.
You found the girl with braids near the library.
You and she had a fierce battle.
Soon, you discover that the rules of ghost stories are useless against vengeful spirits.
But she can't kill you either.
Every time you die, you will be resurrected on the spot.
Your attempt to merge with the girl with braids failed, but the girl with braids didn't bother you anymore.
She chose to leave.
And you captured many vengeful ghosts on the street.
On the fifth day, you released all the vengeful spirits into the Bincheng refugee camp, and instantly, slaughter became the only thing happening in this area.
Your abilities have grown rapidly once again.
Finally, you killed all the vengeful spirits.
At this moment, the earth was littered with white bones, and the resentment of ghosts and humans intertwined, seemingly gestating something.
You ignored it and let it develop.
Your "Lightning Thunder Fist" and "Overlord Body" have both broken through to the fourth level.
All talents except "double pupils" have broken through to the third stage.
[Day Six. You discovered a powerful female Awakened in Bincheng. You severely injured her and had her devored by a vengeful spirit.]
"This talent has gotten out of control."
Jiang Qiao's eyes followed the text on the panel as it moved.
After merging with the ghost stories, even the girl with the braids could no longer do anything to him.
Even though he was weak and unable to harm the girl with the braid, she was also unable to kill him and eventually retreated.
With his other talents, this leveling speed allowed him to reach the fourth tier on the sixth day!
That's terrifying.
No wonder in novels and movies, once someone becomes possessed by a demon, their strength skyrockets.
[Seventh day. You found human head lanterns in Bincheng and fused them into your body.]
Your head can now detach from your body and fly freely.
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You arrive at the hospital, where the pregnant female ghost has already reached the third level of power and is constantly giving birth to vengeful spirits.
You have merged her into your body.
Your belly starts to swell; you can now control the ghost baby.
You didn't control them; instead, you integrated them all into your body.
You are now surrounded by supernatural tales and vengeful spirits, all pressed together like a disgusting giant ball of flesh.
And you are in the middle of the fleshy ball.
[Day 8. You are shaking the dice of fate every moment.]
Whether you have 1 point or 6 points, you can rapidly improve your strength.
Soon, all his talents, except for double pupils, reached the fourth tier.
On the ninth day, you found a group of paper figures, tore them up, and used them to start a fire.
You see a distorted face in the void, but it triggers your ghost story rule—it stares intently, yet blinks.
You hear a terrifying scream.
The face disappeared.
[On the tenth day, you ventured into the wilderness and found a forest of bones.]
The fruit on the Bone Tree has ripened, and you've discovered that eating it actually helps boost your strength!
Because you've merged with too many vengeful spirits, their growth is your growth!
Your Lightning Strike Fist has broken through to the fifth level!
A fragmented lightning spirit has been born within you, but this lightning spirit is not purple; it is blood red.
Day 11. You head towards Ancheng. On the way, you pass through Jieqiao Town, where you swallow a young monk and gain the ability to consecrate. But the golden light turns into bloody light.
The items you consecrate will be tainted with misfortune and bad luck.
[Day 12. You see blood-red tumors on the highway, constantly writhing and swelling. You rush at them and engulf them with lightning.]
They devour you multiple times, but you are instantly resurrected the next moment.
Ultimately, through your infinite lifespan, you broke through all the tumors and found a broken doll inside.
You swallowed it.
You, who were originally like a giant ball of flesh, have changed again.
Your body begins to rot, and numerous proliferating blood vessels multiply on your body surface, spreading throughout your body like a spider web.
Your mouth has turned into insect-like mouthparts.
Your left eye disappeared, and your right eye became a bulging eyeball the size of a soccer ball.
Blood, slime, and bodily fluids spilled onto the ground as you moved.
[...]
[On the seventeenth day, you arrived outside Ancheng, causing great panic.]
Cannons, machine guns, missiles, airplanes...
A barrage of firearms is launched against you, but it's utterly useless.
Hundreds of awakened beings attacked you, only to become your dinner in the end.
Suddenly, a large amount of blood bursts from your body, and each drop of blood transforms into a vengeful ghost that you once merged with.
Tens of thousands of vengeful ghosts rushed towards Ancheng.
And when you perform the blessing ceremony on Ancheng, bizarre and strange rules of legends envelop the entire city along with the blood-red light.
Someone died because they stepped out the door with their left foot first.
Some people have died because they spoke loudly.
Some people die because they ignore others when they are called upon.
...
Under a vast array of rules, even breathing becomes a mistake.
[The eighteenth day. The entire city of Ancheng became desolate, empty except for the stench of decay and resentment, not even a single white bone was left.]
Your strength has increased dramatically once again.
Aside from double pupils, all your skills have reached the fifth tier!
hiss--
That's absolutely amazing!
On the fourteenth day, I completely stepped into the fifth rank. Can you believe it?
Moreover, after merging with ghost stories, not only will they not die, but they can also cover a large area with a huge number of murder rules.
That's absolutely terrifying!
The price is the loss of all autonomy, leaving only the desire to become stronger.
They are basically no longer human!
However, it's worth mentioning that Ancheng already has hundreds of Awakened Ones just over ten days after the supernatural resurgence, and who knows how many more will emerge in the future.
No wonder it has been able to stand strong for so long.
And within that blood-red tumor, a doll was being conceived!
After merging with him, my body underwent a direct change.
I have no idea what kind of unorthodox method this doll comes from.
Jiang Qiao recalled a previous simulation where, when he arrived at the highway in the later stages, he saw that the tumors had disappeared.
I wonder if the doll has finished developing.
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Day 19.
You encounter a female ghost on the road. She has only one leg and is wearing embroidered shoes.
You discovered that her strength has actually reached the fourth level!
You find this very interesting.
So you took her and made her your bride for one night.
[On the twentieth day, you merged the female ghost into your body, and now you wear an embroidered shoe.]
[Day 21. You begin your journey towards Lin City. On the way, you encounter a group of evolved beings.]
They came to investigate after hearing that Ancheng had been robbed.
Upon seeing you, they showed surprise in their eyes, but not fear.
They shout to you that you are one of them, but to you they seem so delicious.
They ended up becoming your breakfast.
[...]
[On the thirtieth day, you arrive in Lin City and find it filled with ragged beggar ghosts. You merge with them all.]
You are now wearing an embroidered shoe on your feet and tattered, dirty clothes on your body.
It reeked of an extremely foul stench.
But your strength has increased; your "Overlord Body," "Frankenstein's Monster," and "Strange Chef" have been upgraded to the fifth tier.
[On the thirty-first day, you rolled the dice and got a six. You then enveloped the city in a blood-red light.]
[Day 32. Except for double pupils, all talents have reached the fifth tier.]
[...]
[Day 35. In the evening, you encountered a little girl in the mountains.]
She was draped in a shroud, wore a blood-dripping hat, and held a two-headed wolf on a leash. One head was that of a normal wolf, and the other head was that of an old woman.
You hear the little girl calling the wolf "Grandma".
You rush up to her and hit her with a big nose pouch, trying to merge with her.
She began to resist!
The wolf's head can breathe fire, and the grandmother's head can breathe water.
The little girl opened her mouth, and inside was a pointed mouth!
You've discovered that her strength has reached the fifth rank!
You fought a great battle all the way, destroying countless mountains and forests!
You fought with increasing ferocity, covered in blood, trading wounds for wounds!
Soon, you severely injured her, but found that you couldn't kill her.
But that's enough, you forcibly merged with her!
You are now wearing an embroidered shoe, a shroud, a little red hat, and a mouthful of sharp teeth.
Two rotting heads have sprouted from your shoulders, a wolf's head and an old man's head.
Grass!
Is this Little Red Riding Hood?
So even Hell Fairy Tale has been incorporated?
Jiang Qiao was stunned, then somewhat puzzled.
What does it mean that you can only severely injure someone, but not kill them?
Is this a characteristic of hellish fairy tales?
However, he clearly remembered that when the girl with the braid fought the cloaked ghost in the castle last time, she successfully killed him.
Is there any difference between these two?
As the simulation reached this point, a whole host of questions popped into Jiang Qiao's mind again.
[...]
[Day 38. You encounter a group of evolved beings on a mountain path. They are carrying a coffin, inside which sits a pale old man.]
You killed him effortlessly, smashed open the golden chest, and swallowed the vermilion fruit.
Your double pupils are beginning to evolve towards the third stage!
[Day 39. In order to speed up the evolution process, you directly rolled the fate dice and got a five!]
In the afternoon, a coffin suddenly fell from the sky.
You blast it apart with one punch!
A bizarre woman with three mouths crawled out of it.
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When she saw you, she took off running.
You didn't give her a chance; you killed her directly.
You discovered that her strength had reached the peak of the fourth tier, and you merged with her.
Three mouths have grown on your face.
The first mouth can release poison gas.
The saliva sprayed from the second mouth is corrosive.
The third mouth revealed ferocious teeth.
In addition, you have mastered the ability to teleport short distances.
You find a card on the woman that reads "Taiping Avenue, Haicheng".
[...]
[Day 40. You begin your journey towards Haicheng.]
Day 41. You encountered a hellish fairy tale in the mountains.
Seven three-foot-tall dwarfs, dressed in old funeral clothes and carrying orange lanterns, blocked your way in a dilapidated open carriage.
Inside the carriage, a bulky woman in a formal dress and wearing a crown stares blankly at you.
The next moment, she kissed you.
Your heart shattered completely.
You revived amidst a roar and charged straight in.
You two have engaged in a fierce battle!
Your consciousness is confused, but your fighting instincts are extremely strong.
However, you soon discover that you are no match for her!
Her strength has reached at least the sixth level!
But you believe that you are immortal because you have merged with the ghost story, so you start to exchange lives with her.
You want to overwhelm her with your infinite rebirths!
You miscalculated.
She pulled a mirror out of her pocket and looked it at you.
You discover that countless vengeful ghosts, strange tales, and evolved beings are densely packed within your body, leaving them nowhere to hide in front of the mirror.
She took out another apple and took a small bite.
"Bang"
With a crisp cracking sound, one of the strange tales within you was gone.
She can handle ghost stories!
After discovering this secret, although you are confused, your survival instinct makes you run away.
[Day 42. You are still running away, while the other party's carriage is following behind at a leisurely pace.]
You try to use the ghost taxi as a means of transportation, but after driving for a short time, the taxi bursts into flames.
You have to abandon the car.
[Day 43. The strange tales within you have been almost completely eradicated. The remaining 100,000 vengeful spirits and the evolved beings fused into your body cannot bring you a sense of security.]
[Day 44. You pass through a human town. You deliberately walk through the town, hoping to buy yourself some time. Perhaps the woman following behind you will be more interested in humans?]
Your wish has not come true.
Along her journey, countless humans have turned to ashes, but that doesn't stop her from continuing her pursuit of you.
[Day 45. All the strange rules and mysteries within you have vanished, leaving you in a desperate situation. The broken doll that was originally fused into your body has fallen out, and you have returned to a normal human body.]
[Day 46. Your hat disappears. The little girl with the wolf's hand stands smiling across from you, waving.]
You saw her then get into the open carriage.
You hear four "pop pop pop pop" sounds; those are the bouncy woman's flying kisses.
You're dead!
...
This simulation has ended.
The host survived for a total of forty-six days.
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the talent "Demonic Possession" (SSR) in this simulation.]
[Emulator Closed]
[Before 9:00 AM tomorrow, only talent solidification can be performed.]
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Time flies.
Jiang Qiao has solidified his talent into something extraordinary, and has secured all three of today's spots.
Although this talent leads down a path of no return, it might be able to find a way out in dire circumstances.
It's better to survive nine deaths than to face certain death ten times over!
Moreover, if the number of vengeful spirits and ghost stories that are merged is relatively small, it may not be unable to withstand the erosion.
I've made some preparations.
Jiang Qiao picked up his paper phone and went outside, preparing to continue searching for the vengeful ghost and, incidentally, start a live stream.
His target for tonight was a village in the eastern suburbs.
Jiang Qiao arrived at 10 pm
However, all the houses in the village were closed, and there wasn't even a single light in sight.
Approaching a room, he noticed that the windows were covered with an opaque black cloth, seemingly to prevent light from leaking out.
At this moment, Jiang Qiao had already started his live stream.
Because of the sensation the night before, a large number of viewers came to see what the platform's "father" looked like.
Within ten minutes of the broadcast starting, the number of viewers soared to 2 million.
The barrage of comments was incredibly fast.
...
"Holy crap, this live stream is open again. Streamer, are you really the platform owner's dad?"
"It's a long night, and I can't sleep. Host, hurry up and start the ride!"
Let's go! Let's go!
"Departure +1"
"Screw your car, the streamer seems to be in Hujia Village!"
"Hu Family Village?"
"I think I vaguely remember it. That place has been getting a lot of weird rumors circulating online lately."
"Yes, I heard that at midnight, there was a woman's crying sound echoing through the village. Some brave villagers went out to investigate and saw a woman float into a well."
"I'm from Hujia Village. It's not just the crying that's the problem; that thing also comes knocking on the door. I don't dare live in the village anymore, so I moved to a rented house in the city."
"Holy crap? That's terrifying?"
When Hujia Village was mentioned, quite a few people in the comments section actually knew about it, and they started discussing it one after another. Some even claimed to be villagers and came forward to share their experiences.
Jiang Qiao relaxed slightly upon seeing this.
It's spread so widely, it can't be fake, right?
Holding a selfie stick, Jiang Qiao followed the comments in the live stream and found the well where a woman was said to have floated in.
This well looks quite old.
The wellhead was built with blue bricks, which were covered with moss, and there were several gaps on the well rim.
Jiang Qiao craned his neck to look, and a thick, eerie aura emanated from it.
Not only that, he also sensed a ghostly aura.
This proves that there really is something supernatural going on.
After putting down his backpack, Jiang Qiao decided to wait and wait for the right opportunity to strike.
Suddenly, he saw a dim yellow light coming from not far away.
"Huh? What's that?"
Apart from a few streetlights, there were no other light sources in the village.
That direction was also pitch black before.
Jiang Qiao followed the light and discovered that it was actually a small three-story hotel.
But he had walked around the village before and hadn't found it.
"Did it just appear?"
Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes and strode inside.
...
"Does the streamer not even try to hide the fact that he's getting his car repaired? He went straight into a cheap hotel. Is he planning to ask for a business card to make phone calls next?"
"Holy crap, what good cars could you possibly find in a place like this?"
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"You just don't understand, we love streamers!"
"Wait a minute, when did a hotel suddenly appear in Hujia Village?"
"Alright, alright, stop being a shill."
"I, Tony, live nearby and have been to Hujia Village countless times. There is no such hotel here."
"That's really weird?"
"I can prove that there is no such hotel in our village. You can come and see for yourself if you don't believe me."
"Could the streamer have really seen a ghost? There seem to be a lot of ghost stories circulating online lately, and they don't seem fake."
"Yes, yes, I have a feeling something big is about to happen."
...
As soon as Jiang Qiao entered the hotel, he felt a ghostly aura emanating from it.
Looking up, Jiang Qiao noticed a woman in white flashing past on the stairs, her feet not touching the ground.
"Sir, would you like to stay at an inn?"
Behind the old, moldy cash register, a hunched old woman sat on a wooden chair, her cloudy eyes scrutinizing Jiang Qiao.
"Grandma, I'd like to stay one night. How much would it cost?"
Even a normal passerby would know that something was off about this hotel, but Jiang Qiao still planned to play along with her act.
Since it's a haunted hotel, what if a vengeful ghost comes to stay there?
He planned to wait until midnight before taking action.
It might get even more lively then.
As for this old woman, she was only at the level of a first-tier ghost, someone who could be knocked down with a single punch.
During the simulation, I visited the eastern suburbs multiple times, and only the human head lantern caused me trouble in the early stages.
Other vengeful ghosts were only briefly mentioned.
This means there's nothing too terrifying in the eastern suburbs.
"Ten yuan a night, payment will be settled tomorrow morning." A smile appeared on the old woman's wrinkled face.
"Can."
After receiving the reply, the old woman stood up shakily, took an oil lamp and a bunch of keys from the wall, and walked towards the stairs.
The hotel's first and second floors are connected by a rotten wooden staircase that creaks and groans underfoot, making one worry that it might suddenly collapse.
Jiang Qiao carefully followed her to the second floor.
As soon as I went upstairs, I saw a dimly lit corridor.
The walls around the corridor were peeling and mottled, the floor was covered in dust, and the corners were covered in mold, indicating that it had not been cleaned for a long time.
"Please stay in this room, sir."
The old woman led Jiang Qiao to room number eighteen at the end of the corridor and handed him the key.
"The other rooms have already been booked." The old woman's voice was a little hoarse, as if something was stuck in it.
"It's been reserved?" Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow.
This hotel was definitely not booked by a living person; it must be a vengeful ghost that came to stay, like the female ghost you saw when you first entered.
Tonight, perhaps I won't need to wander around; I can achieve freedom as a vengeful ghost right here in this hotel.
Currently, Jiangqiao is not really afraid of other ghosts, except for encountering strange tales. There won't be any particularly terrifying ghosts before the supernatural resurgence.
While he couldn't deal with ghost stories, he could still detect them using his double pupils.
The old woman opened the door, left the key with Jiang Qiao, and then left.
Jiang Qiao walked through the door and turned on the light.
I found that although the room was very simple, it was surprisingly clean compared to the hallway.
The layout of the entire house, however, felt very strange.
In the very center is a double bed, and opposite the bed is a huge full-length mirror.
Next to the mirror is a large, old-fashioned television from over twenty years ago.
Several red double happiness characters were pasted on the glass window, and they looked very new, as if a wedding had just been held here.
Jiang Qiao checked the room inside and out, but apart from a faint ghostly aura, he found nothing else.
Jiang Qiao plopped down in a chair and began to wait for midnight to fall.
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It happened right when Jiang Qiao was live streaming.
The capital city, a secret underground base.
A middle-aged man in combat uniform walked up to an elderly man, saluted, handed him a tablet computer, and said:
"Dean, that live stream is on again."
"Oh?"
The elderly man took the tablet from the middle-aged man, which displayed a live stream of Jiangqiao's life.
"After investigation, we found that this live stream room is indeed consistent with what the platform said, and we cannot interfere with its permissions. It's as if it's on another server that we cannot control."
The old man nodded without saying anything, and watched the live stream intently.
After a long silence, he raised his head and said to the middle-aged man with a serious expression:
"We must find this streamer. If sending private messages doesn't work, then have someone contact him via live chat."
"Recently, there have been more and more paranormal events, and all indications suggest that something may be brewing. We must prepare for the worst."
"This streamer can deal with paranormal phenomena and is willing to deal with them. I think this is very important information."
"When you make contact with him, you should pay attention to your approach and avoid offending him."
"Yes!" The middle-aged man saluted again, then turned and left.
After the man left, the old man picked up his computer again and muttered to himself, "Another one of those so-called new humans?"
...
In the live stream room.
Jiang Qiao was unaware that he had attracted the attention of relevant departments.
He was still chatting with his fans.
"Let me tell you, when you encounter a vengeful ghost, don't panic. First, glare at it angrily, shout 'Ganni Niang,' and then slide on it... That way you'll die with more dignity."
"???"
"Damn, your words are more insightful than any other."
"I can't slide anymore. This 200-pound fat guy should just lie down. I think that would be more dignified, at least he wouldn't be so tired before he dies."
"The anchor seemed to have shown off a sliding tackle yesterday, so are you really not planning to join the national football team?"
"Hurry up and play football, so our viewers can get rich. Whichever team you're on, we'll bet against you on the outcome, because you'll get a red card the moment you step onto the field for a sliding tackle."
"So, what time is it? Why is the streamer still in this dilapidated house? Where's the car?"
...
Just as the live stream was in full swing, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Thump!"
"Knock knock!"
"Knock knock knock!"
The sound was loud and urgent; Jiang Qiao even felt as if someone was banging on a door.
Who is it?
Jiang Qiao stood up and went straight to open the door.
Are all vengeful ghosts this impatient nowadays?
Outside the door stood a tall woman, her face pale and her eyes bloodshot.
She was wearing a hard hat and a construction worker's uniform.
"Boss, does your room need wall repairs?"
His voice was deep and hoarse.
Jiang Qiao's gaze swept over her and he noticed two faint handprints on her neck, as if she had just been choked.
"Who notified you to come?" Jiang Qiao asked.
At this moment, the live stream chat was flooded with comments.
"Haha, finally the streamer is going to start driving! Those who wait will never lose!"
"Safety helmet, dress, long legs, 666, the streamer certainly didn't disappoint me."
"I'm Coudidi, and I want to ask you guys, are streamers always this good at playing games?"
"This live stream is so cool! The screen can even be zoomed in with two fingers. I'm going to take a closer look at the details later."
"Get out of here, LSP. This woman looks obviously abnormal, anchor, be careful."
"What's wrong? Isn't this young lady quite pretty? It's just that her face is a little pale, and her eyes... Holy crap, her pupils are dilated?"
"..."
The paper phone in Jiang Qiao's hand is some kind of cutting-edge technology. Not only is the resolution incredibly high, but the live stream can also be zoomed in several times with just two fingers.
It is estimated that the underworld server is not subject to the constraints of the mortal world.
"Boss, does your room need wall repairs?"
The woman did not answer Jiang Qiao, but repeated her previous question.
"No, you've come to the wrong room. The room next to mine needs wall repairs."
Jiang Qiao replied.
However, the woman did not leave and continued to ask, "Boss, does your room need wall repairs?"
"..." Jiangqiao.
What the hell? Is this another case of forced buying and selling?
OK!
"Yes, it's my room that needs wall repairs. Come in."
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Jiang Qiao smiled kindly, wanting to see what this ghost was planning to do.
Just as Jiang Qiao agreed.
Suddenly, a creaking sound came from the room next door, and the door opened a crack.
Jiang Qiao saw several pairs of eyes peering through the gap.
It seemed as if someone was standing on top of each other, peering through the door.
Jiang Qiao remained calm and pretended not to see it, but a surge of excitement welled up inside him again.
Sure enough, there were quite a few ghosts in this hotel.
Under the double pupils, the strength of these vengeful ghosts was fully exposed; they were all only at the first level.
The female ghost, a construction worker, entered the house and casually locked the door from the inside.
Then, Jiang Qiao saw her feet leave the ground and float to the head of the bed.
Without using any tools, she simply dug a large hole in the wall, leaving Jiang Qiao stunned.
He also has a talent for masonry.
Did I run into a competitor?
The woman dug through the wall... and then lay down inside!
Then nothing happened.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Qiao was dumbfounded.
He considered many possibilities, such as digging through the wall and finding a bunch of corpses inside.
For example, women might want to brick him into a wall... after all, he often does that in the simulator.
But... what's going on now?
Jiang Qiao walked over and pried the woman off the wall.
They found that she didn't react at all.
At this moment, the ghostly aura around her had dissipated, and she seemed to be nothing more than a cold corpse.
"A vengeful ghost can mimic someone's behavior in life."
Jiang Qiao pondered.
Although he still doesn't know the reason behind the ghost impersonation show, it doesn't stop him from deducing many things through this behavior.
For example, this hotel might actually have existed.
It is highly likely that a murder occurred there.
A female construction worker was strangled to death and then bricked into the wall when she entered the room.
Jiang Qiao suddenly remembered that when the female ghost came in, the door next to him quietly opened, and there were several eyes that looked like they were looking at him with evil intentions.
Let's talk about it at midnight.
Jiang Qiao was worried that he might alert the evil spirit and scare it away.
So the body wasn't disposed of; it was simply thrown under the bed.
It was getting later and later.
However, the popularity of Jiangqiao's live broadcast room is getting higher and higher.
Fans from other platforms gathered together, bringing the online number of viewers to 100,000.
These are all living people!
The barrage of comments flashed by so densely that they were impossible to see clearly.
"I'm a bit confused. I suspect this really is a ghost. What living person could squeeze themselves into a wall?"
"This is a ghost! I'm from Hujia Village. I'll say it again, there's no hotel in our village! I'm hiding under the covers now. I hope the ghost will abide by the rule of not bullying the person under the covers, otherwise I think I'm going to die tonight."
"You're such a coward. I don't believe it's a ghost."
"Why don't we just go and check it out in person? Are there any big names in Bincheng who want to join?"
"You go if you want, I wouldn't dare."
"I'm a local from Bincheng, not far from the eastern suburbs. Weren't there a few brothers from the eastern suburbs just now? Let's team up and go see if the streamer is really using a script."
"I'm from the South District, and I'm curious too. Let's get more people together; there's strength in numbers, and we won't be afraid of ghosts."
"Count me in. How about we meet at Renmin Square in the eastern suburbs later?"
"good!"
There are quite a few people who are bored out of their minds at night.
With some skepticism, many local netizens from Bincheng actually decided to come to Hujia Village to see for themselves.
Those who have never encountered a vengeful ghost will never know how vulnerable ordinary people are in their presence.
However, Jiang Qiao did not stop it.
On the one hand, he knew that it would be useless for him to say anything.
Besides, I will kill the evil spirit myself after midnight, so these people may not be in any danger.
Of course, the accident had nothing to do with Jiangqiao.
He only has himself to blame for his own self-destructive behavior.
On the other hand, letting the whole internet know about the paranormal revival might not be a bad thing.
What's meant to happen will happen eventually; it'll only take a few days. What's the point of hiding it?
With some preparation, at least more people will survive.
Even if it can't change anything, at least I'm more mentally prepared to die.
Right?
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Before we knew it, it was midnight.
The night was deep.
Looking out the window, only a few streetlights in the distance emitted twinkling lights, like fireflies in the night.
Jiang Qiao did not witness the "lively" scene he had imagined.
The corridor outside remained quiet.
The guest who had booked a room, as mentioned by the old woman, did not show up.
"If the evil spirits won't come looking for me, then I'll go looking for them myself."
Holding a selfie stick, Jiang Qiao opened the door and walked out.
The light from inside the room shone on Jiang Qiao, casting a shadow in the corridor.
He first went to the house where someone had previously opened the door to peek in.
"Open the door, your takeout is here."
There was no sound inside.
"Bang!"
A loud bang shook the entire hotel.
Jiang Qiao kicked the door open.
The layout of the room was no different from the surrounding area, but there was no one inside at the moment.
It seems that the owner of those pairs of eyes has already left.
"wrong!"
Although Jiang Qiao didn't see any vengeful ghosts in his gray vision, he did notice a large wardrobe next to the bed in the room.
In normal vision, there is nothing there.
Jiang Qiao walked over cautiously, a bolt of lightning flashing in his hand.
"Clang"
With a soft click, he opened the cabinet door.
"Grass!"
Upon seeing the scene inside the cabinet, Jiang Qiao's pupils contracted, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
This wardrobe was filled with dozens of eyeballs!
Some of these eyeballs were shriveled, some were bright, and some even had blood vessels dripping from them, as if they had just been picked.
Next to the eyeballs were several mummified corpses.
As Jiang Qiao opened the cabinet door, the eyeballs seemed to be startled and began to twitch in unison.
"Screw you!"
Jiang Qiao, who was plagued by trypophobia, was struck by lightning.
"Sizzle!"
In an instant, all the eyeballs turned to ashes.
These eyeballs were very small and did not bring much benefit to Jiangqiao.
"It's a pity that in reality I still can't accept using vengeful ghosts as food."
"Otherwise, cooking these eyeballs and eating them would have a much higher absorption rate."
Feeling that his innate talent remained almost completely undisturbed, Jiang Qiao shook his head, returned to the corridor, and knocked on the door of the room opposite.
Still, no one opened the door.
They still resorted to violently breaking down doors to check the water meter.
Upon entering the house, Jiang Qiao noticed that the layout of the rooms on this side had changed.
The double happiness character that was originally pasted on the window is gone, replaced by a white character for "offering sacrifice".
On the bed lay an elderly man with a stiff body.
It appears that he has been dead for some time.
At the old man's feet was an oil lamp, but the flame on the wick had gone out.
Jiang Qiao went over to check and found that the old man was just an ordinary corpse, with no ghostly aura on him.
"This corpse is definitely a ghost, it just hasn't come back to life yet."
Jiang Qiao wondered to himself.
He thought of the human head lantern, which was a normal lantern during the day and could even be torn apart by ordinary people.
But at night, they turn into terrifying ghosts!
Even if you tear all the lanterns to pieces during the day, new lanterns will float down from upstream at night and turn into vengeful ghosts.
"This body should just be a vessel."
Jiang Qiao walked around the bed but found no clues. Finally, he focused his attention on the oil lamp.
In funeral customs, an oil lamp, called an ever-burning lamp, is lit next to the deceased's body.
Legend has it that this lamp can guide the souls of the dead and illuminate their path to the underworld.
"Try lighting the lamp." Jiang Qiao took out a lighter.
"Thud"
With a soft sound, a tiny, eerie green flame, the size of a soybean, appeared on the wick.
A faint, putrid smell began to waft through the room.
Jiang Qiao covered his nose and took a few steps back, only to unexpectedly bump into a light, floating body.
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"who!"
The sudden turn of events startled Jiang Qiao, who turned around and threw a punch.
"boom"
With a loud bang, the figure behind him was blasted away and crashed into the corridor, with streaks of electricity still coursing through his body.
"Click"
"Click"
"Click"
Jiang Qiao was about to go out to see what it was when he heard a noise behind him.
The corpse that had been lying on the bed suddenly started moving, its mouth opening and closing, making a clanging sound of teeth hitting each other.
A chilling, ghostly aura began to surround him.
"It seems that the evil spirit is residing in the lamp oil. Lighting the lamp will release the evil spirit."
Jiang Qiao remained inactive, observing the situation with indifference.
Soon, the old man's body suddenly sprang to his feet.
Those cloudy, lifeless eyes looked at Jiang Qiao, and a chilling smile appeared on his stiff face.
"Hehe, laugh at your motherfucker."
Jiang Qiao rushed forward.
Although he didn't solidify his talent as a "sliding master," isn't sliding a skill that anyone with feet can do?
With the added boost from his invincible state, he tripped the old man and knocked him to the ground.
If this happened on the street, he'd probably be charged at least 300,000 to 500,000 yuan.
But at that moment, Jiang Qiao held the old man's neck with one hand and slammed down with the other.
The old man struggled frantically to get up.
But Jiang Qiao gave them no chance and launched a powerful attack!
He discovered that this old ghost was quite strong; converted to levels, he was probably close to the peak of the first rank.
Jiang Qiao didn't use the Lightning Thunder Fist, but instead used a normal attack.
He discovered that basic attacks were more effective at extracting ghost energy.
After the Lightning Strike Fist blasts the vengeful ghost, a large amount of its ghostly energy will be cleansed away by the lightning.
One punch.
Two punches.
Three punches.
...
After a dozen or so punches, the old man slowly calmed down and turned back into a corpse, albeit a mutilated one.
Jiang Qiao released the immobile old man and went to the corridor again.
The vengeful ghost he had swatted away was still lying on the ground.
"This is?"
Jiang Qiao's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the vengeful ghost.
It's actually a paper figure!
Jiang Qiao has a deep impression of paper figures.
These strange things were arguably the biggest obstacles in the early simulations. From ordinary paper figures and paper hearses to paper figures in floral jackets and paper animal figures, each one was more troublesome than the last.
Moreover, he had never actually met the paper figure behind the paper figure.
When removing the traces of the paper figure, a distorted human face usually appears. Jiang Qiao has always suspected that it is a paper effigy, but he has no evidence.
"Paper figurines also existed before the supernatural revival."
Jiang Qiao found a mark on the paper figure.
I've seen this mark many times in simulations; I can't mistake it.
Why are paper figures in this hotel?
"Could it be related to the corpse on the bed?"
"Paper figures are indeed burial objects."
Jiang Qiao pondered for a moment but couldn't find an answer. So he simply put the paper figure into the ghost skin bag.
Then, they continued knocking on other doors.
However, the next room was empty, and no trace of any vengeful ghost was found.
Not only were there no vengeful ghosts, but there wasn't even any ghostly aura to be detected.
It seemed like just an ordinary room inside.
"Didn't that old woman say all the rooms were booked? What a joke! I really didn't book you!"
Jiang Qiao walked out of the last house, somewhat speechless.
He had assumed that since the eyeballs, the old man, and the paper figure had appeared, there must be a lot of dirty things hidden in the other rooms as well.
The result was a huge disappointment.
However, despite the commotion he caused on the second floor, the old woman on the first floor never came upstairs to check on him.
It seemed that Jiang Qiao was the only person in the entire hotel.
"Let's go check the third floor."
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Having found nothing, Jiang Qiao walked directly through the corridor to the stairwell.
The staircase connecting the second and third floors looked extremely dilapidated, with potholes and cracks in many places.
As you climb the steps, the walls on both sides become increasingly dilapidated, and a fishy smell permeates the air.
It doesn't smell bad, but it's very fishy.
Like the mixed smell of oil and sweat emanating from some overweight people in the summer.
As soon as he arrived on the third floor, he saw a figure flash past at the end of the corridor.
They came out from the left wall and ran into the right wall.
A chilling aura enveloped Jiang Qiao the moment he stepped onto the third floor.
At this moment, the live stream on Jiang Qiao's phone had already ended.
Not only was there no internet on the third floor, but even the phone screen was flickering, as if it had been affected by something.
"It seems the real target is on this floor."
Jiang Qiao recalled a scene from the horror movie "Ju-on".
The body of the female ghost Kayako was hidden in the attic of the house.
Perhaps something is hidden in the hotel ceiling as well.
Beneath his gray pupils, the surrounding environment unfolded before Jiang Qiao's eyes.
The corridor also has rooms on both sides, but these rooms look much older than those on the second floor.
The door was not only rotten, but also covered with black moss.
Jiang Qiao pushed one of the doors and touched something damp and slippery.
"Crunch...squeak..."
A tooth-grinding sound rang out; the door was surprisingly heavy, and it was unclear how long it had been since it had been opened.
As soon as the door was pushed open a crack, a chilling aura wafted out, sending shivers down one's spine.
This is--
Jiang Qiao paused for a moment after looking at the furnishings inside, then went in.
The cramped house reeked of mildew. The ceiling was damp and appeared to be leaking.
All the windows of the room were boarded up. Jiang Qiao touched the board; it was pinkish and must have been there for a long time.
There was no extra furniture or appliances in the room, only a black coffin placed in the middle.
A bench was placed under the coffin, so it didn't touch the ground.
There are two explanations for why the coffin should not touch the ground.
One type is an empty coffin prepared by the elderly, which has not yet been used, so it cannot touch the ground, as it is considered unlucky.
Another possibility is that a person has already been placed inside, but this person died tragically and harbors immense resentment, and there is a fear that after landing, they will be affected by the earth's energy and rise from the dead.
Jiang Qiao wasn't sure which one it was. He touched the coffin lid, getting his hand covered in black grease.
The oil looked like it had been mixed; Jiang Qiao could smell incense ash, dog blood, cinnabar, and other things in it.
After all, Frankenstein's nose is quite sensitive, almost like a dog's.
With a loud clang.
He directly lifted the coffin lid.
Since we're already here, we should at least take a look.
Don't be fooled by Jiang Qiao's reckless actions now; in the simulation, these things were practically everywhere.
The simulation only records important information and doesn't describe in detail what the ghost looks like or how it was killed.
There was no corpse inside the coffin, but a layer of brown leather.
On the leather lay a broken tombstone.
When Jiang Qiao saw the tombstone, his eyes narrowed, and then a strange expression appeared on his face.
Because the person with a bright smile in the black and white photo on the tombstone is Jiang Qiao.
For some reason, a lyric flashed through his mind.
"Your smile is so beautiful, like a flower on a grave."
"Grass!"
Without saying a word, Jiang Qiao tore the photo off and punched the coffin.
They punched a big hole in the coffin.
However, this action seems to have triggered some kind of supernatural event.
The lights in the room began to flicker on and off. A strange, medicinal odor seeped from the surrounding walls.
Then, heavy footsteps echoed on the stairs outside.
Jiang Qiao did not pay attention to the changes inside the house.
He walked to the door and looked outside, only to find that the corridor was pitch black, as if it had been splashed with ink.
Even with the gray vision of double pupils, one can't see very far.
The footsteps approached from afar, each step with the same frequency and volume.
Even someone who has received special training cannot replicate this exact same gait.
As long as they are human, there will always be subtle differences.
Jiang Qiao looked in the direction the sound came from, waiting for the vengeful ghost to appear.
Soon, as the footsteps drew near, a strange figure slowly approached.
The figure wore a wrinkled shirt and dirty leather shoes, and was withered and thin, making it impossible to discern its features. However, it gave the impression of having just crawled out of a coffin.
"This ghost is not simple."
Jiang Qiao's fists were enveloped in lightning, and the blue markings on his body became even more pronounced.
This vengeful ghost should have already reached the second tier.
This is the most powerful ghost he has ever encountered in reality.
As for his encounter on the antique street the night before last, he can now roughly deduce that it must have been a strange place with bizarre rules!
"tread--"
"Tap tap—"
"Tap tap tap—"
As the man approached, the air around them grew increasingly oppressive.
Jiang Qiao sensed an unseen supernatural force trying to erode him, but it was blocked by his Overlord Body.
At this point, the surrounding walls began to rapidly turn black and grow mold, and the mold spots became more and more numerous.
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"Are second-tier vengeful spirits really that terrifying?"
As the figure drew closer, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but sigh.
During the simulation, such fierce ghosts were not uncommon, and in Jiang Qiao's eyes, they were just a bunch of pushovers.
But in reality, such a ghost can cause terrible disasters.
Ordinary people are as fragile as weeds in front of it, easily cut down in large swaths.
Above the second tier, there is a third tier.
Above the third tier, there is a fourth tier.
The girl with braids in the South District is even a fifth-tier existence!
Even in this corner of the coastal city, things are like this.
What about other places?
When Jiang Qiao was traveling to a nearby city, he discovered a terrifying hellish fairy tale!
At least Snow White started at level six!
So, what if we expand the scope to the entire globe?
Is there really any hope left for humanity?
No wonder those evolved beings called themselves "new humans".
In the supernatural apocalypse, those who are not attacked by most vengeful ghosts do indeed live longer than ordinary humans.
Even the Awakened are no match for them.
But then again, can these things, parasitized by vengeful ghosts, really be considered human?
Amidst a jumble of thoughts, the vengeful ghost had already arrived before him.
Its bloodshot eyes stared intently at Jiang Qiao, and the next moment, a look of fury appeared on its face.
"You... you've damaged... the hotel... you're asking for death!"
The sound was sharp and strange, like the howl of an owl.
Then, it lifted its feet off the ground and pounced.
Jiang Qiao didn't hesitate when facing the vengeful ghost. His fist, crackling with black lightning, slammed hard into the ghost's face.
"Bang!"
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
The fist struck a hard object, followed by a crackling sound.
The vengeful ghost staggered back several steps, its body crackling with electricity.
A burnt smell began to permeate the air.
"This vengeful ghost is actually at the peak of the second tier?"
Jiang Qiao showed a hint of surprise.
However, this did not stop him from stepping forward and throwing another punch!
Thunder magic has a powerful suppressive force. Unless this vengeful ghost reaches the third level, it must die tonight!
"boom!"
Lightning flashed through the corridor, tearing through the surrounding darkness.
The vengeful ghost wanted to fight back, but it was paralyzed by the electric shock and could hardly move.
Jiang Qiao's third punch has arrived!
"boom!"
The lightning bolt shattered the ghost's body into pieces, merging with the electric light from the previous two punches.
"ah--"
The vengeful ghost let out a mournful cry.
The next moment, the lightning within its body exploded, instantly reducing it to ashes.
"call--"
"suck--"
After Jiang Qiao blasted the vengeful ghost, he quickly absorbed its energy.
The "Lightning Thunder Fist" is powerful, but it purifies ghost energy, greatly reducing his benefits.
However, when facing a peak second-tier ghost, relying solely on the second-tier "Overlord Body" for self-preservation is barely enough; there is absolutely no possibility of capturing the opponent.
Jiang Qiao was desperately hoping that tomorrow's simulation would reveal some offensive talents.
...
At this moment, outside Hujia Village.
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