Chapter 18: The Fierce Ghost That Doesn’t Kill Females
Ghost attacks are absolutely impossible to distinguish between male and female.
In the eyes of a ghost, whether it’s a human, an animal, or another ghost, as long as the killing pattern is triggered, it will attack without hesitation.
But now, the entire corridor is filled with corpses, and without exception, they are all male corpses.
This is very abnormal.
The corpses blocking the corridor ahead indicate one thing.
This ghost’s killing pattern prioritizes males.
“Prioritizes killing males.”
Liu Lin’s complexion grew paler.
“President Lin, if that’s really the case, then we might not be able to get out of here.”
A fierce ghost that only prioritizes attacking males has an extremely easy killing pattern to trigger.
Or rather, the other party’s killing pattern is very likely to be that anyone who is male will be attacked.
“Whether you can get out or not, you don’t get to decide.”
Lin Qian surveyed the corpses in the corridor.
The thick stench of corpses almost made them nauseous.
But because they were all ghost controllers, they could temporarily numb their sense of smell with supernatural abilities.
“Wu Xun, clear the way.”
Lin Qian patted Wu Xun, indicating that he should clear away the corpses here so they could pass.
Whether their guess was correct or not, they would find out by going through and seeing if there were any female corpses.
“Huh?”
Wu Xun pointed at himself, “Me?”
Looking at the decaying corpses in the corridor, how could they possibly clear so many?
“Are you saying I should do it?” Lin Qian looked at Wu Xun.
Wu Xun’s gaze fell on Liu Lin upon hearing this.
Liu Lin was currently observing the corpses and paying attention to the movements around them.
Seeing Wu Xun’s gaze fall on him, he was startled, “What are you looking at me for? I can’t do that at all.”
It was a joke; with his current state of fierce ghost revival, going to clear the way would be like sending him to his death!
Who knew if he would be attacked by the ghost while clearing the way?
If he were attacked once, no, he wouldn’t even need to be attacked, as soon as the ghost appeared, he would involuntarily use his supernatural abilities. By then, if Lin Qian couldn’t attack the ghost in time, he would die.
In comparison, Wu Xun was just right; he hadn’t been attacked yet.
“What is your fierce ghost’s killing pattern?”
Seeing Wu Xun’s conflicted expression, Lin Qian felt a bit displeased.
Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Wu Xun’s eyes immediately lit up, “President, I know how to clear them.”
Wu Xun quickly walked in front of Lin Qian and lifted his clothes, revealing his chest.
Liu Lin’s eyes narrowed.
Lin Qian’s ghost eyes flickered slightly.
On Wu Xun’s chest, a brown mouth covered in corpse spots suddenly opened as his clothes were lifted.
Immediately after, a strange sound emerged.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
The brown, corpse-spotted mouth opened, revealing yellowish-brown teeth, and then, a foul-smelling breath blew out from the mouth.
A gust of chilling wind suddenly appeared in the corridor.
These chilling winds rapidly blew towards the corpses.
Liu Lin and Lin Qian’s hearts tightened.
Supernatural abilities manifested, and a terrifying scene unfolded.
The corpses touched by the wind began to rapidly desiccate.
As the chilling wind passed, the corpses turned into dried corpses.
The chilling wind howled, and the dried corpses gradually began to decay, eventually turning into ashes.
In less than two minutes, the corpses in the corridor ahead disappeared, replaced by a pile of bone ash.
With the corpses gone, Wu Xun quickly covered his chest with his clothes and then rapidly stopped using his supernatural abilities.
The two minutes of using his supernatural abilities left Wu Xun enveloped in a chilling cold.
His face was extremely pale; clearly, the continuous use of supernatural abilities came with a heavy price.
“President, I can’t use my supernatural abilities for a while,” Wu Xun said, his face covered in a chilling cold, looking at Lin Qian with pain in his eyes.
He couldn’t continue to use his supernatural abilities; if he did, he might enter a state of fierce ghost revival.
So, even if he had to use them, he would have to wait a while longer, until the fierce ghost had calmed down again.
Lin Qian looked at the bone ash on the corridor floor, feeling somewhat surprised.
Liu Lin’s gaze was deep as he looked at Wu Xun.
It was fortunate that this ghost’s terror level was not high, otherwise, it would be an extremely great danger.
“Rest for now.”
The corpses had been cleared, and Wu Xun’s usefulness was limited.
Although his fierce ghost’s killing pattern was creepy, its terror level was not high.
Therefore, he was still of little use here.
Furthermore, Wu Xun had not used this ghost to kill anyone; otherwise, its terror level would be even higher.
Wu Xun felt a sense of relief upon hearing this; he was afraid that after he revealed his killing pattern, the President and Liu Lin would make him confront the ghost.
After all, his fierce ghost’s killing pattern was area-based.
Given the characteristic of the ghost disappearing upon being attacked, as long as he kept attacking, they would be safe to a certain extent.
But while they were safe, he wouldn’t be.
Wu Xun felt that his President and International Police detective Liu Lin were fully capable of orchestrating such a suicidal task.
He had heard about Liu Lin’s handling of supernatural events.
There were almost no survivors.
Those who did survive were driven mad by fear.
The reason for this was not difficult to guess.
Wang Zelong had said that Liu Lin was not a good person.
Unless absolutely necessary, never handle supernatural events with him, not even as an assistant.
Because it was easy to be treated as expendable.
Lin Qian did not care about Wu Xun’s convoluted inner thoughts.
All he knew was that he had to confirm this ghost’s killing pattern and then find a way to avoid its attacks.
And the key to avoiding the fierce ghost’s attacks lay in whether his guess was correct.
Lin Qian took the lead, walking towards the cleared corridor.
The staff break room was just ahead; he could already see the sign.
Liu Lin walked behind Wu Xun, his gaze falling on Wu Xun unintentionally.
“Perhaps, there’s a chance to survive.” Liu Lin’s eyes flickered slightly; Wu Xun was just a civilian ghost controller.
He could tell that Lin Qian was not a rigid person.
Although the latter was arrogant, based on their journey so far, Liu Lin was certain that he was not a reckless brute.
On the contrary, he was very intelligent and understood how to make difficult choices.
Liu Lin looked at Lin Qian’s back; the staff break room was ahead.
There was no longer the stench of corpses in the corridor, so the smell of people became exceptionally distinct.
Before they even reached the staff break room, they smelled urine.
“There are living people, quite a few.”
Lin Qian stood at the doorway of the break room and, without even opening the door to confirm, he knew there were people inside.
Wu Xun and Liu Lin looked at the liquid flowing from the room.
With that smell and color, there was no need to guess what it was.
Lin Qian glanced at Liu Lin and Wu Xun.
His guess had been confirmed.
Now it was up to them to see if they could deal with this ghost.
If not, he would have to resort to a clever maneuver to temporarily evade the fierce ghost’s attacks.
At that point, Wu Xun and Liu Lin would have to rely on their own skills and luck.
Thinking this, Lin Qian raised his hand and knocked on the room door.
Knock, knock, knock~!
The sound was dull but carried far in the empty corridor.
“Ah!”
“Wuwuwu!”
The moment the knock sounded, screams suddenly erupted.
Suppressed sobs also sounded at that moment.
“Alright, confirmed there are people inside, and they’re women.”
Lin Qian stepped back a few paces and looked at Liu Lin.
Liu Lin immediately understood, a smile appearing in his eyes.
The killing pattern had been basically confirmed, but further verification was needed.
Since the ghost didn’t kill women, they could completely use women as shields.
Although this wouldn’t stop the fierce ghost’s attack, it could cause a delay in its killing pattern when it was triggered.
After all, there were women present.
Liu Lin kicked the door.
The door was directly kicked open and flew into the wall.
In the dim room, the smell of urine and decay was pungent and suffocating.
Screams assaulted their eardrums.
Wu Xun rubbed his ears, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
Lin Qian found it too noisy.
Liu Lin frowned, “Quiet, everyone.”
The next moment, the screams instantly ceased.
Lin Qian walked to Liu Lin’s side and looked into the room.
Women, all wearing suits with pencil skirts and black silk stockings.
At this moment, these women were all huddled in a corner of the wall.
At a glance, there were about thirty of them.
They were all young and beautiful women, with only a few who looked to be in their thirties, but still retained their charm.
Wu Xun looked at these people, his gaze flickering, “President, your guess was correct. That ghost thing truly doesn’t kill women.”
Wu Xun’s voice was very quiet; the women in the room didn’t hear what he was saying.
Lin Qian scanned everyone. The killing pattern had been triggered; someone had looked at his eyes.
Very good, this was good news.
“Liu Lin, you arrange it. You know what to do.”
Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Liu Lin immediately understood that Lin Qian knew his intentions.
He nodded, his apprehension towards Lin Qian deepening.
He was now not only worried about his own survival but also worried that Lin Qian would use them as tools to delay the fierce ghost.
Especially after knowing that the fierce ghost couldn’t be contained, Lin Qian was very likely to do so.
But now was not the time to turn against each other, nor did he have the capital for it.
Liu Lin coughed, “Everyone, don’t be nervous. My name is Liu Lin, and I am an International Police detective from Da Jiang City, as well as the person in charge of this city.”
“My duty is to handle supernatural events.”
“This is my identification.”
Liu Lin took out his identification and scanned it over them before putting it away.
“I am here to save you. You can completely trust me.”
A cold sneer appeared beneath Lin Qian’s mask, Trust him?
Of the three of them, who would trust whom?
Lin Qian remained silent; he still needed Liu Lin’s help.
And the help of these women, so he didn’t speak, just watched and listened.
