Chapter 112: Fierce Ghost Knight
Zhang Qian wasn’t idle at this time either; one after another derivative ghost hands crawled out from his side, exploring the surroundings like spiders.
The ghost hands kept falling into pits one after another, but with endless ghost hands, after spending some time, he still probed out a safe route.
But the situation around was even worse than Zhang Qian had thought.
Two ghost hands, one in front and one behind; sometimes the front one safely passed through, but the next one following the same path suddenly lost contact.
Sometimes the front one dissipated, and the ghost hand following closely behind could pass safely.
Except for the small space around the lantern, the floors in other places had all undergone some strange changes, unpredictable and impossible to investigate.
At this moment.
Suddenly, a ball of light lit up in the upper left, and another lantern was lit.
“Get ready to escape; these lanterns won’t hold out for long. If you can’t escape now, get ready to spend the rest of your life on the ghost ship.”
Yue Linhai’s body tensed as he reminded the two.
Or rather, he just wanted to remind Zhang Qian; as for Xu Zheng, it was completely incidental.
After all, in his view, an ordinary ghost controller like Xu Zheng dying would just be dying. Anyway, he had seen plenty of unique ghost controllers with that old guy, and he really couldn’t muster interest in a newcomer who had just controlled two ghosts.
But Zhang Qian was different; Yue Linhai was very curious what kind of change this conscious fierce ghost could bring to the outside world.
As for the question of how many people would die from this change, it wasn’t within his consideration.
The words had just fallen.
A strange feeling suddenly appeared in everyone’s hearts, like the sudden clarity after clouds part to reveal the sun, or the relief after the stubborn stone in the heart is removed.
The surrounding mist seemed to be affected by something; although it didn’t dissipate, that oppressive feeling had faded quite a bit.
“It’s now!”
Yue Linhai shouted lowly and rushed out headfirst.
At the instant his toes landed, the lanterns in the corridor lit up one after another, like streetlights suddenly powered on, pointing out a way to survival for them.
“So sudden…” Zhang Qian was slightly stunned, then rushed out.
Running was just a small thing for him now.
After all, as an immortal cultivator, his body reinforcement was much stronger than that of a ghost controller. If he really went full speed ahead, Zhang Qian felt his speed wouldn’t be much slower than a small car.
On the other hand, that kidney deficiency kid Xu Zheng might not be able to keep up.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qian immediately shouted: “Xu Zheng, can you make it? Do you need me to carry you?”
With the mist obscuring around, he couldn’t see the others’ conditions and could only use this primitive method.
“No need to worry about me; I’m fine…”
Unexpectedly, Xu Zheng’s voice sounded full of vigor, not like someone who was running.
But judging from the position where the sound came from, Xu Zheng’s speed wasn’t slow either, so Zhang Qian didn’t bother with him anymore and sped toward the depths of the corridor.
In the mist at this time.
Xu Zheng was lying on the back of the cloaked fierce ghost, letting the tireless fierce ghost run for him.
To prevent falling off from bumps, he also summoned many ghost hairs, firmly binding himself and the ghost pusher person together.
The ghost pusher person’s speed was very fast; although its movements were stiff, each step covered a large distance, plus a high frequency, definitely much faster than Xu Zheng himself.
Moreover, the fierce ghost wouldn’t tire and needed no fuel; it was absolutely a top-tier escape tool.
But even so, Xu Zheng was still not satisfied. “Damn it, this speed is too slow.”
Looking at the lanterns disappearing one by one behind, he always felt a bit uneasy; if caught up, he would probably be done for here.
Relying on just two legs, the somewhat stiff ghost pusher person’s speed still couldn’t match the speed of the lanterns extinguishing.
Must go faster…
Xu Zheng thought quickly: was there any way to increase the fierce ghost’s speed?
Suddenly, he thought of the ghost pusher person’s ability, and his eyes unconsciously glanced toward the fierce ghost’s arms.
Although he couldn’t see now, if he remembered correctly, this thing’s arms seemed pretty thick…
After changing posture a bit, the speed of one person and one ghost indeed improved significantly; at least the speed of the lanterns extinguishing couldn’t catch up to their escape speed.
Xu Zheng withdrew his gaze from behind and satisfactorily patted the ghost pusher person’s head. “Sure enough, there are no weakest fierce ghosts, only weakest ghost controllers. I underestimated you before; I didn’t expect you to have such talent.”
The cloaked fierce ghost’s posture now was very eerie; it was no longer just running on two feet—even its hands were in use.
It used all four limbs, constantly hammering the ground with its hands to pull its body forward, and with its all-black color, it actually looked a bit like a gorilla.
And Xu Zheng was now sitting on the fierce ghost’s back, even feeling a bit comfortable.
After all, the fierce ghost itself was normally invisible and intangible, but the ghost hairs could directly wrap around it, helping to manifest part of its form.
The final features the fierce ghost showed became softness; sitting on it was almost as good as a sofa.
……
It was very quiet around, except for the thumping wooden boards underfoot; Zhang Qian heard no other sounds.
“I don’t know where Yue Linhai ran off to; he’s so fast I couldn’t even catch up.”
Although he couldn’t see the road conditions in the mist, he could still judge the distance by the lanterns rapidly receding behind.
Plus Zhang Qian’s estimate of speed, in this short while, he felt he should have run several thousand meters already.
This speed had already exceeded human limits, but it wasn’t yet Zhang Qian’s limit; to prevent sudden situations, he still wanted to keep his speed within a range where he could stop at any time.
“The speed of the mist corrosion behind is also fast; I don’t know if Xu Zheng can keep up…”
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Qian suddenly heard a strange footsteps sound from not far behind diagonally.
“Clop clop—clop clop—”
This sound got closer and closer, with details gradually becoming clearer.
Each set of footsteps sounded like two feet landing one after another; it wasn’t quite like jumping, but if forced to describe, it was probably similar to horseshoe sounds.
But where did a horse come from in this place?
It couldn’t be that tourists from the ship sneaked down, right?
No matter what, it was still better not to provoke it; now wasn’t a good time to deal with a fierce ghost.
But Zhang Qian didn’t want to tangle with it, yet the sound gradually approached, seeming intent on keeping pace with him.
“Zhang Qian, is that you?”
Before Zhang Qian could act, Xu Zheng spoke first.
“What are you doing? Why is the movement so strange?” Zhang Qian doubtfully glanced toward the source of the sound.
This speed wasn’t fast, but it didn’t seem like something Xu Zheng’s physical condition could achieve.
“I’m not moving myself; what’s moving now… is the ghost pusher person carrying me. You know, it’s pretty comfortable.”
