Chapter 76: The Released Fierce Ghost
From the mouth of the porcelain bottle, within that mass of twisted, mud-like dark shadow, a vague “darkness” was the first to crawl out.
By the dim light, everyone could still see everything in the village clearly, whether it was the mud houses or the tombstones on the ground, even the distant woods where its outline could be faintly discerned.
But only that mass of “darkness” was something no one could see through; neither the dim light in the supernatural land nor people’s gazes could penetrate it, as they were all devoured by this darkness.
Everyone could only see it wriggling nonstop on the ground, feeling as if something inside was about to burst out from the darkness.
As that mass of “darkness” struggled, it began to grow larger and larger, spreading like ink dropped in water. In Jiang Shan’s stunned gaze, a silhouette emerged from the darkness.
“Wooden Fish Ghost? How is that possible?!”
When that vague silhouette became clear, a ghost that everyone present was extremely familiar with appeared.
A skeleton composed of white bones, with no flesh and blood visible on its entire body. It held a “wooden fish” in its hand, but this time, the wooden fish was no longer made of mud; it was the head of a dead monk.
Jiang Shan’s pupils suddenly contracted. At the moment when that monk’s head looked at him with a face full of compassion, an unprecedented sense of threat jolted his heart.
“How did it appear again?!”
Not just Jiang Shan; everyone present found it somewhat unbelievable. Their eyes were filled with fear, especially Zhang Dongxing, whose teeth chattered and voice carried a sobbing tone as he said:
“Ah?! It’s this ghost thing again. This ghost almost killed me. Little brother, let’s run quick.”
Before the ghost launched an attack, any nonsense or rash actions could trigger the ghost’s killing pattern.
For example, with Quiet One, the moment you say the ghost’s name, its mental killing pattern would instantly launch an attack.
Jiang Shan glanced at Zhang Dongxing without speaking, instead silently wiping the gold leaf off the ghost rope. He exchanged a look with Ren Ying and said:
“Do you see those dark shadows on the ground? If I’m not mistaken, each mass of dark shadow is a ghost. The wooden fish ghost that held the wooden fish back then was fake, and this one that appeared this time is real. Now we only have two choices: run! Or suppress it in advance!”
But if they ran, where should everyone run to?
The ghost bus had brought them to the outskirts of the ghost village. The directions for escape were either along the road where the ghost bus was driving to flee for their lives, or deeper into the ghost village.
When they arrived, Ren Ying had noticed that across from this village was a pitch-black bottomless cliff. Although what she saw might be a supernatural illusion, she didn’t dare to bet on it, and no one else dared either.
So if they chose to run toward the road, when they reached a dead end, they would still have to face these fierce ghosts released from the porcelain bottle.
If they ran deeper into the village…
Ren Ying’s gaze turned to the depths of the village, where the serene, dilapidated village emitted a chilling aura at all times.
This ghost village also harbored great terror!
“You know the situation very well. That headless ghost has already disappeared. While the remaining dark shadows haven’t turned into ghosts yet, let’s suppress and detain that wooden fish ghost together. Then perhaps the three of us can still survive.
“I’ll give you three seconds to consider. Once time’s up, I’ll assume you refuse, and then we’ll each fend for ourselves.” Jiang Shan looked at the hesitant Ren Ying and said coldly.
The instant the porcelain bottle fell over, that headless, little girl-like ghost vanished.
Although the reason was unknown, this was still good news for everyone.
The current situation was laid out simply and clearly before everyone: running was definitely not the best way to deal with this.
Jiang Shan glanced at the pool of black ghost shadow at the mouth of the porcelain bottle that had gone still; they began wriggling and struggling again. Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before another ghost appeared.
Excluding Zhang Dongxing, there were three ghost wielders present. If they could suppress and detain that wooden fish ghost, the terror of this crisis would be greatly reduced.
“3”
“My sister and I agree, but we don’t have gold for detaining ghosts on us. If…”
Before Ren Ying could finish, Jiang Shan interrupted her and said:
“I have plenty of special gold leaf on me. It’s more than enough to detain that wooden fish ghost. For the subsequent ghosts, as long as they’re not much stronger than this human-head wooden fish, my gold leaf is sufficient.”
“Okay.”
After a simple exchange, the three simultaneously launched an attack on that wooden fish ghost!
Jiang Shan and Ren Xue’s ghost domains instantly enveloped the wooden fish ghost. At the same time, within Jiang Shan’s ghost domain, a straw rope began to resurrect.
In a breath, the straw rope floated densely in the air. As the ghost rope swayed continuously, it began searching for its attack target!
At this moment, the wooden fish ghost was sitting quietly on the ground. Just as it was about to strike the monk’s head, the ghost rope suddenly wrapped around its neck and yanked fiercely toward the sky.
The terrifying supernatural forces began to clash.
Seeing the ghost rope launch its attack, Ren Ying, standing to the side, had already placed the ghost comb wrapped with hair and bloody scalp on her head, then combed forcefully.
Accompanying the cracking of Ren Ying’s scalp, several ferocious cracks appeared on the monk’s bald head.
At this point, Jiang Shan and the others had used almost all their means on the wooden fish ghost.
“Bang~!”
At the moment the ghost rope was about to hoist up the wooden fish ghost, the straw rope wrapped around its neck snapped instantly. And no matter how Ren Ying combed, the depth of the cracks on the monk’s bald head remained unchanged.
“?!”
Jiang Shan’s expression changed. He gripped the withered finger in his hand, ready to launch the next round of attack.
“Dong~”
Suddenly, the sound of striking the wooden fish, like thunder, rang in everyone’s ears.
“Oh no, this ghost can still launch an attack!” Ren Ying’s eyes turned red as she said in terror.
Hearing three knocking sounds means certain death.
This terrifying killing pattern loomed over everyone’s hearts like a death knell.
“Under the suppression of Ren Xue’s ghost domain, not only was this ghost unaffected by the ghost rope and ghost comb, it can still launch an attack? The withered finger can only restrict ghost domains; its suppression power isn’t even a third of the ghost rope’s. We can’t continue like this. This ghost’s supernatural strength is no less than the knocking ghost’s.”
Cold sweat beaded on Jiang Shan’s forehead as he quickly analyzed the situation in his mind:
“The wooden fish ghost strikes that ‘head wooden fish’ at intervals of about one minute. There must be a way to evade its killing pattern. The grave crying ghost’s crying can be avoided if you can’t hear it, but this ghost’s knocking sound seems to ring directly in one’s mind.”
“Consciousness attack? Is it similar to the blood ghost?”
Ren Ying, Ren Xue, and the others, with grim expressions, glanced at Jiang Shan. They were now gripped by panic.
From accepting the missionary’s mission until now, the two sisters hadn’t encountered such a terrifying fierce ghost domestically.
“Sister, let me use that thing. I don’t want to be killed by a ghost. I haven’t had enough fun yet; I still want to kill.” Ren Xue said to Ren Ying with a face full of panic.
Her hand rested on her stomach. If she got Ren Ying’s permission, she would without hesitation pull that thing out from her belly!
Just as the three were preparing for a final desperate struggle, a shout rang out:
“Little brother, big sister, come to me quick. I can’t hear that sound here. Come quick!”
Five updates today, brothers. There are two more chapters this afternoon.
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