Chapter 44: Sap
“Ghost… ghost!”
The few classmates closest to it scattered with a whoosh, some rushing toward the door, some hiding in the room’s corner.
Fear began to spread, screams and cries for help blending into one, people instinctively huddling together, desperately squeezing into the crowd, no one willing to stay on the periphery…
Only Zhang Qian remained calm, even having the leisure to observe the situation inside the compartment.
Within the narrow compartment, there was no longer any sign of life, only Liu Yu mechanically repeating the skinning action.
Fang Jun and Zhuang Min had their backs to the crowd, kneeling on the icy cold floor.
Their clothes and skin on their backs cracked open under some inexplicable force, forming a straight wound.
The wound was very shallow, just barely breaking the skin, revealing the deep red muscle inside.
No blood even seeped from that wound, as if what was being peeled off was not human skin, but just a layer of clothes.
Wang Ying boredly put down her finger, the skin on her face sagging down again.
She mercilessly pushed Fang Jun down, letting his obese body thud heavily onto the ground.
Fang Jun’s upper body clothes and skin thus fell off, spreading flat on the ground, exposing his back full of fat.
The killing method is skinning… unknown if there are other abilities.
Wang Ying excitedly licked the fresh blood on her finger, her exposed gums thus stained with blood streaks, “This dead fatty is too useless, why don’t you come play with me?”
“Ah~” Piercing screams echoed once again in the private room.
Zhang Qian was still covering Jiang Yu Xin’s mouth, not letting her make a sound.
The killing pattern is still uncertain. Zhang Qian himself is not afraid, but if ordinary people trigger the pattern, he has no confidence in protecting the attack target.
After all, a fierce ghost’s ability can be bizarre and varied; it doesn’t necessarily need to touch the target to constitute an attack.
Best to personally witness the process of this ghostly thing attacking, that way he can determine its ability.
But this Wang Ying can still speak; unknown if she is a ghost controller or a fierce ghost?
Fortunately, though her appearance looks terrifying, the sense of oppression she gives Zhang Qian is far less than the series of fierce ghosts encountered in the tattoo parlor.
Moreover, the killing method is a bit crude, feeling not like some very powerful ghost.
Since that’s the case, there’s nothing to fear.
“Don’t move, don’t talk recklessly, or you might die. Got it?” Zhang Qian whispered in Yu Xin’s ear.
Jiang Yu Xin blinked her eyes, indicating she understood.
Zhang Qian glanced at the panicked classmates and said loudly, “You too, don’t move—the more you move, the faster you die!”
“Damn it, not running now means staying here to die?” An emotionally agitated classmate burst out a curse, glanced at the classmates shrunk in the corner, and resolutely rushed toward the door.
Seeing this, Zhang Qian didn’t bother advising anymore, pulled Jiang Yu Xin to sit in the corner, planning to observe the situation before deciding.
“What are you standing around for! Open the door quick!”
Already many classmates were crowded at the only exit, scrambling to grab the door handle.
Liu Chuang leaned against the door, on the verge of tears, wailing, “This door won’t open; what can I do.”
He was hanging his whole body on the door handle, but the handle showed no sign of bending down at all.
“Get out of the way, I’ll do it!”
A male classmate who usually boasted as a tough guy yanked Liu Chuang aside, pressing both hands down with all his strength on the door handle.
However, with his feet off the ground and face flushed red, it was to no avail; that door handle was like it was welded shut, without the slightest movement.
The tough guy ultimately gave up, cursing fiercely, “Fuck, something outside must be blocking the door.”
“Let’s try ramming it open for him!” Liu Chuang was also getting anxious, crawled up from the ground, charged at the door with force, making a dull thud.
However, this action not only had no effect, but instead attracted Wang Ying’s attention.
“Hehehe, looks like you’re a bit eager…”
Pattering footsteps sounded, Wang Ying catwalked across the wooden floor, the skin dangling from her heel flapping against the ground like a deflating ball, making sticky noises.
“Liu Chuang, where are you going? Don’t you want to play with me?” Wang Ying’s voice was still soft and charming, yet it scared Liu Chuang out of his wits.
Hearing this, the classmates at the door quickly scattered, afraid of being targeted by the fierce ghost-like Wang Ying.
And Wang Ying didn’t disappoint them, her target very clear; ignoring the closer classmates, she went straight for the door-ramming Liu Chuang.
“Fuck, save me…” Liu Chuang stood up, looked left and right, and bolted straight for the corner.
“Brothers, let me hide for a bit; if she can’t find me, it’ll be fine.” Liu Chuang used his arms to shove the outer classmates, trying to burrow into the crowd, but the classmates pushed and shoved him away.
Someone shouted, “Get lost quick, don’t drag us down! Maybe Wang Ying is here for revenge on you and Fang Jun; once she kills you, she’ll leave naturally.”
Hearing this, Liu Chuang cursed loudly, “Revenge my ass, I’m not even close to her!”
He still tried to squeeze in, but the classmates didn’t indulge him, directly beating him with fists and feet.
Someone dissatisfied with the effect even secretly landed a critical hit, instantly knocking Liu Chuang to the ground.
Wang Ying quickened her steps, teasing, “Hehe, little bro, no need to struggle; come play with me~”
“Holy shit, which bastard…” Liu Chuang clutched his crotch, curled up on the ground, eyes still brimming with hot tears, “Don’t come over~”
At least turn into a beauty; why did Fang Jun get to die at a beauty’s hands, but when it’s my turn, it’s this ugly monster.
Looks like the attack target is confirmed…
Zhang Qian touched his chin, just unknown what the killing pattern is.
So many people have spoken, and not just Liu Chuang is running around.
Could it be this ghost only attacks the one moving the most vigorously?
He turned to look at the compartment; Liu Yu was still slowly peeling human skin, ignoring the people outside.
Based on experience from the hospital, a ghost slave will also inherit part of the fierce ghost’s killing pattern and ability.
So which is the fierce ghost, and which is the ghost slave?
Or perhaps no fierce ghost exists, only some rampaging ghost controller?
Zhang Qian turned his gaze back to Jiang Yu Xin, finding her covering her mouth, quietly shrunk on the chair.
“Whatever, let’s take out one first.” He stood up, pulling an extendable baton from his waist.
With a clatter, the extendable baton extended, revealing its shiny golden body.
Zhang Qian stealthily followed behind Wang Ying, raising the stick in his hand higher and higher.
The classmates gaped in surprise, not expecting Zhang Qian to have such courage.
But they didn’t make a sound to stop him; unable to get out now, they could only pin their hopes on the mysterious Zhang Qian.
“Come obediently with me…” Wang Ying slightly bent over, reaching out her right hand to touch Liu Chuang’s skin.
Zhang Qian unhesitatingly swung a heavy blow from behind, the force so great it even made the extendable baton whistle through the air.
“Bang!”
