Chapter 155: Attempt
Even putting the light bulb into the mouth was enough to completely block a person’s mouth; without breaking the light bulb, there was no way to remove it, let alone a ghost hand that was larger than the light bulb.
Even though the severed limb ghost’s upper and lower jaws were opened very wide now, it still couldn’t accommodate two ghost hands and a wooden stick at the same time.
The flesh on its cheeks bulged high, some existing wounds were stretched open, and through the wounds, the pale ghost hands inside the mouth could still be seen.
This sight looked somewhat eerie, but it didn’t cause the slightest harm to the fierce ghost.
On the contrary, on those ghost hands that hadn’t yet entered the fierce ghost’s mouth, Zhang Qian could clearly see streaks of blood threads.
The ghost hands not only failed to injure the fierce ghost, but were instead influenced by the fierce ghost.
“The subordinate body’s strength is still too weak; even without a physical form, it still can’t confront the attack.”
Zhang Qian understood in his heart that if he really wanted to rely on the ghost hands, he couldn’t drag it out too long.
Once the skin on the ghost hands peeled off, whether they would still be under his control would be uncertain.
Moreover, now locked in a direct clash with the fierce ghost, it wasn’t worth consuming true qi to summon more ghost hands.
Perhaps sensing Zhang Qian’s intentions, or maybe influenced by the thing in its mouth, the severed limb ghost no longer kept its mouth wide open trying to bite Zhang Qian; instead, it viciously bit down on that stick leg.
With the fierce ghost’s action, its remaining sparse teeth continuously scraped up and down the stick, producing a rustling sound like a saw cutting wood.
Affected by this, the two ghost hands could only be stuck at the fierce ghost’s mouth, unable to go deeper.
The idea of getting the ghost hands into the fierce ghost’s body seemed to have failed; after all, the two derived ghost hands simply didn’t have the ability to pry open the fierce ghost’s body.
“It feels a bit strange…”
Although the action was blocked again, Zhang Qian didn’t show any frustration.
He noticed some unusual aspects.
This fierce ghost didn’t seem as rigid as ordinary fierce ghosts; it had already made targeted responses to his attacks several times in a row.
A normal fierce ghost would have been imprisoned in the room long ago, but this thing not only knew how to ambush, but also how to avoid danger.
Although the severed limb ghost hadn’t shown human intelligence now, Zhang Qian had a strange feeling.
Apart from the fact that the opponent couldn’t speak, this process of countering move for move made him feel like he was fighting a ghost controller.
The unwillingness to enter the room could still be explained, but Zhang Qian didn’t think this feeling was a coincidence.
Were all the things on the ghost ship special, or was this fierce ghost different from the others?
“According to Yue Linhai, the ghost ship is a place to imprison fierce ghosts, so wouldn’t there be something like staff inside? The post office has messengers to keep it running; such a large place should have other crew members.”
“Maybe this is a crew member after fierce ghost revival, so it retained some different traits?”
If that were true, perhaps he could find information they left behind, and thus locate the captain.
But for now, he still had to deal with this thing first.
“Kaka kaka—”
A sour grinding sound rang out.
The material of the wooden stick was unexpectedly hard; even as the fierce ghost’s upper and lower jaws continuously ground against it, there was still no sign of damage.
Just like a pet dog gnawing on a stool to grind its teeth, it was still unknown how long it would take to bite through this stool leg.
The entire fierce ghost’s head clamped down on this wooden stick like a vise, and no matter how Zhang Qian shook it, it was useless.
But Zhang Qian had no mood to waste time with it anymore; he took a slight step forward, closing the distance between himself and the fierce ghost.
The severed limb ghost seemed oblivious, still focused on dealing with the stick in its mouth, with no intention of paying attention to Zhang Qian.
Without lips to cover them, several front teeth were directly exposed to the air, with several gaps between the teeth.
Just one glance, and Zhang Qian dismissed the idea of observing closely, “The teeth are still pretty good…”
“Just don’t know how good.”
The ghost hands that had been trying to force their way into the fierce ghost’s mouth quietly withdrew; at the same time, Zhang Qian’s left hand grabbing the fierce ghost’s neck and his right hand gripping the stick suddenly let go.
In an instant, apart from the stick still stuffed in its mouth, all restraints on the fierce ghost’s body disappeared.
After losing the restraints, the fierce ghost didn’t attack Zhang Qian who was within reach; instead, it suddenly darted backward.
This action showed no hesitation; its slender neck continuously contracted, pulling the fierce ghost’s head flying backward like a spring, so fast that it even left an afterimage in the air.
“There really is something odd…”
Seeing the fierce ghost actually give up the attack target and really try to escape, a trace of surprise appeared in Zhang Qian’s eyes.
Even whether this thing was a fierce ghost was now in question.
However, he had anticipated this situation earlier; otherwise, he wouldn’t have deliberately closed the distance with the fierce ghost.
Before the fierce ghost could completely escape from his side, Zhang Qian switched the direction of both hands, striking toward the fierce ghost in a pincer attack from above and below.
The next moment.
Fists wrapped in true qi struck the fierce ghost’s head; where they met, surprisingly, there was a dull thud.
Unlike the softness of the neck, the fierce ghost’s head seemed to be all bones; Zhang Qian even felt like he hadn’t hit the fierce ghost, but a whole block of high-intensity alloy.
His hands were shaken numb, not only did the true qi flicker dimly, but the wounds on his arms also expanded slightly again.
But the effect was also very significant.
The entire fierce ghost’s body suddenly stiffened from the blow, pausing for a moment as if stunned.
As a result, the square stool leg shifted slightly, with two corners perfectly wedged into the fierce ghost’s teeth gaps.
Accompanied by immense force, the icy cold wooden stick expanded the gap like a chisel, forcibly squeezing out several surrounding teeth.
“Plop…”
A stream of foul-smelling blood surged from the gums, carrying the teeth to smash onto the ground, producing a sticky sound.
But the fierce ghost showed no reaction; after pausing for a moment from this strike, it began retracting rapidly again.
It didn’t even have any intention to counterattack; it seemed single-mindedly determined to leave the room.
Seeing the fierce ghost about to exit his attack range, Zhang Qian hurriedly chased after it, no longer caring about disgust; he reached straight into the fierce ghost’s mouth.
His bent fingers hooked the fierce ghost’s head like hooks, and even with the fierce ghost’s struggling movements, the fingers dug deeper into the fierce ghost’s muscles.
Probably because of the blood and some unknown meat chunks, the feel inside was very strange—not only wet, but also somewhat greasy.
The severed limb ghost immediately wanted to bite the hand in its mouth, but its teeth had already fallen out, and with the wooden stick’s barrier, it couldn’t bite Zhang Qian even if it wanted to.
Just like a fish anchored in place, at this moment, all it could do was struggle continuously to drain Zhang Qian’s stamina, waiting for Zhang Qian to let go on his own.
