[The right weird puzzle piece can extend the lifespan of the weird and make it stronger.]
[The headless ghost before him is exactly one of the puzzle pieces the weird needs.]
Seeing this hint, Chen Yu finally understood.
"Since you need it, then take it."
Chen Yu had just stepped into the basement door.
But the next moment,
he felt a chill on
his neck. When he reached out to touch his neck, trying to figure out what the cool feeling was,
the scene before him began to shift involuntarily, turning over and over again.
Chen Yu's head fell to the ground, rolling several times, and the scene before him spun wildly.
His body, however, continued to touch his neck.
That movement didn't last long, and then there was a muffled thud.
Chen Yu's consciousness began to stiffen.
His mind went blank, and his body became frivolous.
The dissipation of consciousness meant that he had entered death.
Death had opened its arms and embraced Chen Yu.
[Buzz!]
[You are the most arrogant person I have ever met.
Why go there, knowing there's a tiger?
Death should be your final destination.
If you don't die, how can you convince the others? Goodbye
, oh no, I hope we never see each other again.
At that moment, his phone vibrated, the text on it sounding so sarcastic.
But at that moment,
the time pupil in Chen Yu's right eye began to spin erratically.
An imperceptible, eerie light flashed from Chen Yu's right eye.
The crimson pointer in his crimson eye suddenly jumped back from one to four, as if it had never entered two or three.
Boom!
An incomparable force burst out from Chen Yu's right eye.
The overwhelming force caused his consciousness to restart, his body to gather strength.
His mind was no longer blank, regaining its previous clarity.
"Hiss—"
Chen Yu took a deep breath, his eyes wide open, bloodshot.
He appeared at the basement doorway once again!
[Oh, my dear old baby, I told you we'd see each other again~ You're as strong as ever.]
[The strange ability of the Time Phantom Eye returns you to the save point from three seconds ago.]
[Perhaps you should cherish your life and stay away from danger.]
"I didn't expect to die again... Fortunately, I have the Time Phantom Eye..."
Chen Yu came back to his senses from the fear of death.
The first time he entered the basement, he was just scouting the enemy.
This time, he would repeat the same trick and unleash the Ghost Slaughter.
He took a deep breath, then flung the door open, and the Ghost Slaughter immediately began!
After launching the Ghost Slaughter, everything around him felt so familiar.
There was no color, only a cacophony of black and white.
Everything around him slowed down.
The headless ghost in the basement also stopped in the same motion it had just been holding.
Chen Yu began to search for the reason for his death.
He looked around and saw a ghostly arm extending from the basement wall! The claws on his hand emitted a dazzling cold light, a hazy, twisted black light dancing on his arm.
It seemed that this thing had just severed his head!
Amazing!
He had just been killed by this hand, and he hadn't even noticed it!
The next moment,
a terrifying murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
"Cut!"
Chen Yu thought, and the strange butcher knife in his hand flashed with a flash of blade,
a sharp and cold aura spreading out. He locked onto the ghost's hand and slashed directly at its hip.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed.
Although the arm still maintained its original movement,
as soon as Chen Yu retracted the ghost, it would be instantly severed.
The next moment, he stared at the headless ghost in front of him.
He unfolded the ghost, ready to use the strange butcher knife to kill the headless ghost directly.
But the headless ghost was clearly not to be trifled with!
An eerie aura instantly spread,
forcing Chen Yu to consume three to four times his mental energy just to sustain the destruction of the ghost!
Chen Yu's mental strength was his lifeline, and he must not deplete it!
"Hold!"
With this thought, Chen Yu immediately sheathed his Slaughtering Ghost Den and, armed with the Trickster Knife, charged at the headless ghost.
The arm that extended from the wall behind Chen Yu instantly shattered.
The sound of the arm hitting the ground seemed to signal the start of battle!
"Little mouse, you want to kill me... I'll play with your shadow..."
The headless ghost let out a series of hoarse, agonizing cries like the devil of hell. Far from being afraid, it charged towards Chen Yu.
This was Chen Yu's first time wielding the Trickster Knife, engaging in a serious battle with something uncanny.
The Trickster Knife was indestructible, its sharp edge capable of cleaving through metal.
Unfortunately, the blade's impact on the headless ghost's shadow caused it to briefly separate, only to quickly begin to reconnect and mend itself!
"Can't cut it?!"
Chen Yu stared in shock.
"Mouse, why is that knife in your hand so powerful?! It actually frightens me?!"
Chen Yu was shocked, but the headless ghost was even more shocked.
In the past, no matter how severe the damage, he was able to recover quickly.
But this time, the recovery wasn't instant; it took nearly a second!
If the opponent could heal, why would he be afraid of his strange butcher knife?
Chen Yu looked puzzled and attacked again.
This time, the blade directly severed the headless ghost's legs.
But then, the legs healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, this time, it was a few seconds slower.
[Rat, you've angered me, I'll kill you!]
The headless ghost, enraged, charged at Chen Yu like a madman.
But Chen Yu seemed to have sensed the problem. A strange curve curved his lips, and he struck again, severing the headless ghost in half.
This time, the headless ghost's recovery was even slower.
[The headless ghost's strange ability allows for rapid recovery, making it invincible.]
[Unfortunately, he underestimated you.]
[The strange butcher knife in your hand desperately needs this piece of the puzzle.]
[The upgraded strange butcher knife has gained new rule power. Rule power is the very substance it severs, making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to recover.] [
The upgraded causal rule power of the strange butcher knife is affecting his strange ability.]
[His strange ability is slowly crumbling.]
[I believe it won't be long before he completely loses his ability to resist.]
"Cause and effect rule?"
Hints appeared, and Chen Yu instantly understood.
Knowing this, the original Chen Yu launched a frenzied attack.
The headless ghost, shattered by the Ghost Slayer Knife, began to reassemble more and more slowly, until it could no longer reassemble!
[You actually crushed its strange ability, transforming it into a real corpse!]
[How did you do it?]
The prompt in the Strange Era game became very surprised.
After dismembering the headless ghost over a dozen times, it finally stopped recovering, seemingly completely dead.
"Thankfully, after upgrading the knife, the power of rules emerged, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to kill it..."
Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief, sheathed the Ghost Slayer Knife, and began to devour the headless ghost.
Perhaps to others, the blackened pile of broken pieces was a bit terrifying.
But to him, Jiang, it was a delicious sight.
The headless ghost had a unique flavor, unlike other ghost clones. It didn't feel like plasticine, but rather like taffy. Not only was it difficult to chew, but it also had no taste at all.
[You have devoured new strangeness and gained new strange abilities.]
[Look down at your own shadow, and you might be surprised. After the
prompt appeared, Chen Yu glanced down at his own shadow.
He discovered that it had transformed!
It had become the headless, ghostly shadow it once was!
[Congratulations, you've devoured a Level 5 Headless Phantom.]
[Potential: Nine and a Half Stars.]
[Uncanny Ability: You can manipulate your own shadow, allowing it to escape the constraints of your body, the comfort of the light, and infiltrate the shadows of its former self, infecting and controlling them.]
[Death is unbearable.]
[Targeted by the Headless Phantom, you nearly met death.]
[Unfortunately, the Phantom Butcher Knife and the Phantom Eye of Time were too powerful.]
[Although the Headless Phantom can control shadows, it cannot defy time or the laws of nature.]
[You are alive.]
[And the Headless Phantom has become a part of you, at your disposal.]
[Perhaps, He never imagined in his lifetime that one day, he would not be controlled, but devoured. ]
...
"By the way, what does the previous puzzle mean?"
Chen Yu was very curious and took out the Strange Butcher Knife.
After devouring the headless ghost, Chen Yu was surprised to find that
the Strange Butcher Knife, which was originally bright, began to turn dark!
The next moment, the Strange Butcher Knife hummed, telling Chen Yu his thoughts.
Chen Yu let go of his hand, and the Strange Butcher Knife flew in the air for a moment, and then fell into the hands of the headless ghost on the ground.
[The Strange Butcher Knife and the headless ghost formed a puzzle. ]
[When the headless ghost uses the Strange Butcher Knife, he will have a deep obsession to cut other people's necks! ]
[The Strange Butcher Knife will produce an extreme cutting effect on cutting necks. ]
Seeing the two combined, Chen Yu was stunned.
This headless ghost likes to cut people's heads, but when he cut his own head just now, he used his fingers.
Now that he possessed such a powerful weapon, wouldn't severing heads be a piece of cake?
Furthermore, the two were related. The Strange Butcher Knife's recent performance clearly showed its superiority over the Headless Phantom.
Could it be that the Strange Butcher Knife had severed the Headless Phantom's head?
[It's truly astonishing! You've unintentionally completed two-eighths of the puzzle.]
[Having completed the puzzle, you've awakened a new power.]
[The Headless Phantom wielded the Strange Butcher Knife, completing them.]
"Two-eighths of the puzzle?"
Chen Yu pondered upon seeing this prompt.
It seems that besides devouring strange things, finding the right strange things to devour is another way to become stronger.
However, as I've warned before,
finding the puzzle pieces was a matter of luck, and from now on, it would depend on luck.
Chen Yu dismissed these thoughts, his gaze finally settling on the Headless Phantom on the ground.
The Headless Phantom's strange ability allowed him to control his own shadow, thereby infecting the shadows of others. Chen Yu tried to mobilize his body, unleashing the Headless Phantom's strange power.
After casting the spell, there was no movement at all.
"What's going on? Not working again?"
Chen Yu was stunned. He looked at his hands and body, seeing no change.
But when he looked at his own shadow, everything became clear.
He saw his shadow begin to writhe like a snake, stretching, extending, and widening, rippling and twisting on the ground like water waves. His
previous strange abilities had been directly bestowed upon the body, but due to preconceived notions, he had assumed that all strange powers were directly affected by physical changes.
Then, an inexplicable feeling emerged in his mind.
His consciousness was gradually divided.
Split into two.
One part controlled his body,
while the other saw the landscape flattened!
In other words, it was as if he were looking up at a 90-degree angle at the ceiling!
Shocked, Chen Yu looked down and saw his legs and his standing body.
And his standing body was under his control!
He looked down at the shadow on the ground—himself!
"My consciousness is actually divided into two, one is added to the shadow, and the other remains in myself?"
Chen Yu was stunned. The feeling of being divided and overlapped layer by layer made his brain a little uncomfortable.
After his exploration, he discovered!
His second consciousness was also controlled by the brain in his body.
He tried to control his shadow and leave his body.
His body swam away from his shadow and slid on the ground like a long black venomous snake.
There were two landscapes in front of him.
One was the shadow's vision, and the other was his own vision.
"The previous strange ability introduction said that my shadow can infect other shadows?"
Chen Yu controlled his shadow and swam towards the shadow of the table next to him.
When his shadow entered the table's reflection,
it began to twist violently,
becoming an independent entity, though still unable to move or perform any action.
"Could controlling shadows be related to the medium of the reflection?"
Chen Yu slowly explored, realizing that if the shadow he was controlling was inanimate, then even if it was infected and unable to move, it would simply exist independently.
In other words, to control the actions of another's shadow
, the shadow's owner must be able to move, even a cat or dog.
His shadow penetrated everywhere, finding no gaps.
Whether it was a locked door or any pipe,
anywhere air could pass through, his shadow could pass through without issue.
He tried to use his shadow to attack an object.
The moment it touched the shadow, the object instantly shattered, dealing immense damage!
Pretty impressive!
Chen Yu was slightly excited!
He retracted the shadow, and another consciousness returned to his body.
He now possessed five strange abilities: [Time Eyes], [Strange Butcher Knife], [Strange Shoulder Pat], [Strange Stairs], and [Headless Shadow].
He obtained all these weird things through devouring.
However, the weird shoulder pats and weird steps have very little use. They should be useful if they are excavated in the future. They are useless now.
But the other three are different.
The time pupil in his right eye can reverse time, fast forward time, and even save and replay time. It is simply beyond the bug level. The
headless ghost shadow comes and goes without a trace, and can be used for stealth attacks.
Moreover, when controlling his own shadow, he found that he could integrate his body into the shadow. In other words, the consciousness of his shadow and the consciousness of his body can be combined into one, and the whole person can directly turn into a ghost shadow!
This would make sneak attacks much easier, and if danger arose, the Headless Shadow could be used to escape.
The Headless Shadow also possessed a crucial characteristic: its ability to recover.
After being severed, its shadow could regenerate on its own, effectively preventing it from encountering a creature with unique rules, such as the Butcher's Blade.
The Butcher's Blade was currently the most powerful creature, capable of slaying demons and wielding both offensive and defensive capabilities. It was a perfect match for the Time Eye.
Of the three creatures, the Time Eye was undoubtedly the most powerful, but its many untapped abilities were clearly untapped, and its low level meant its abilities were less effective.
Currently, it wasn't as direct as the Butcher's Blade in combat, but in the future, the Time Eye would undoubtedly be a formidable force.
When combined with the Butcher's Blade and the Headless Shadow, they became even more powerful, specifically designed for slashing necks.
Chen Yu once again attempted to use the Headless Shadow's uncanny ability, allowing it to control his body and transform him entirely into a shadow.
He turned back, preparing to try to escape the basement.
It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't turned back, but the moment
he did, his brow furrowed. There was something fishy about Tong Jian's shadow following behind him!
He hadn't noticed it before because he hadn't yet mastered the ability to see shadows. Now that he had, he could see shadows more clearly.
There was something else within Tong Jian's shadow!
A tiny, unformed shadow sat atop Tong Jian's shadow's belly.
What was that?
Chen Yu frowned and looked at Tong Jian.
The next moment, his expression suddenly changed!
[Buzz!]
[Did you spot it?]
[You have good eyesight. Yes, it's a strange thing, called a ghost embryo.]
[She's pregnant.]
[Aren't you going to bless her?]
A notification on his phone confirmed Chen Yu's thoughts.
How old was Tong Jian?
Pregnant in her teens? And with a ghost embryo?
This ghost embryo had an unusual aura. Although it hadn't yet formed, it filled Chen Yu with a slight sense of fear.
If it had formed and been born, how terrifying would that be?
He also understood why Tong Jian was the only one of the three ghost riders to survive.
At first, he'd thought the ghost doll had saved Tong Jian's life.
But now he knew the ghost doll had only played a supporting role.
It wasn't the ghost doll that had truly kept her alive, but the ghost embryo!
This thing is incredible!
A major discovery!
[Buzz!]
[I don't know what you think.]
[But I think you're quite shocked.]
[This ghost is unlike anything you've encountered before. You'd better not provoke it.]
[Otherwise, the Grim Reaper will take your life without hesitation.]
After seeing this, Chen Yu was shocked, but he didn't say much. He said to Tong Jian, "Let's go. The ghost has been resolved. You can leave now." Tong Jian said nothing, but the ghost doll behind her nodded and bowed to Chen Yu, saying, "Thank you, brother, for saving us. You're our benefactor. We'll never forget you!"
Chen Yu led Tong Jian and the ghost doll out of the hotel.
Tong Jian, carrying the ghost doll, left without a word, not even turning back, his face expressionless.
Chen Yu sighed.
Although he didn't know how the ghost embryo in Tong Jian's body appeared,
he still intended to help.
What he didn't know was that after Tong Jian left the hotel and entered the shadows, from an angle Chen Yu couldn't see, he turned back to look at Chen Yu for the first time before leaving.
...
Outside the hotel,
Chen Yu's goal had been accomplished. Now that the ghost had been dealt with, he could go home. But as soon as he emerged, Zhou Chu excitedly ran over, shocked, "You, why are you out? Didn't you encounter any ghost?!"
In his subconscious, Chen Yu was indeed terrifying and mysterious.
But the ghost inside the hotel was clearly more terrifying.
He had assumed that Chen Yu hadn't seen any ghost, so he could leave.
Chen Yu had only been in the hotel for about an hour.
The Investigation Bureau had already invited Xu Yu.
Xu Yu had agreed to come on the phone, but he was too arrogant and self-righteous. After an hour, he still hadn't arrived.
"I saw him, and I've already taken care of him..."
Chen Yu was about to speak, but Zhou Chu said in disbelief, "Is this... really true?"
"That's unbelievable!"
[Buzz!]
At that moment, Zhou Chu's phone rang.
He picked it up and saw a message from Weird Game.
[You fool.]
[The hotel is Weird's territory. The moment you step foot inside, you'll be targeted by Weird.]
[He's already taken care of Weird, making a contribution to those garbage in your Investigation Bureau.]
[Also, you probably don't know how powerful the person standing before you is.]
[Fortunately, He has no hostility towards you.]
[You should be thankful, not provoking Him!]
[If He really wanted to attack you, even ten thousand of you wouldn't be enough for Him to kill.]
['He' is something even more terrifying than Weird!]
Seeing these messages, Zhou Chu froze in his tracks, sweat dripping from his body.
He took care of Weird, and he's even more terrifying than Weird?!
Who the hell is he?!
Chen Yu had no idea what was displayed on his phone. Instead, he smiled and said, "By the way, you're just in time. I've solved the strange incident. Send me the money."
Chen Yu directly gave his bank card number to Zhou Chu and left without looking back.
Zhou Chu stood there in a daze, dumbfounded, his phone still in his hand, as if petrified.
After Chen Yu completely left, his stiff body softened and he fell directly to the ground. Urine had soaked his pants, and the air was filled with a foul smell.
After Chen Yu left the hotel, he saw a petite figure standing at the corner.
He was startled. Wasn't that Tong Jian?
"Why are you still here? It's so late, and you're not going home yet?"
Chen Yu asked curiously.
"Brother, I don't have a home. I'm wandering with my ghost doll!"
the ghost doll behind her said.
Chen Yu's heart softened slightly when he heard this.
Yes, previous information showed that this little girl in the red dress was abandoned as a child and grew up rummaging through garbage.
Tong Jian calmly walked up to Chen Yu, then rummaged in the pocket of her red dress for a moment, then pulled out a child's Band-Aid and placed it on the back of Chen Yu's hand.
Chen Yu was so touched by the little girl's behavior that he didn't even notice the small wound on the back of his hand.
"You left just now to buy a Band-Aid?"
Chen Yu asked.
"My sister told me that she saw my brother was injured, so she used the money she had saved for buns tomorrow to buy him a Band-Aid."
"Wow, brother, my sister and I are going to be hungry tomorrow!"
the ghost doll cried.
Chen Yu's heart warmed even more when he heard this.
Unexpectedly, this little girl said nothing, yet had such a kind heart. Chen Yu asked with concern, "Without a home, where can you go? You can't sleep on the street, can you?"
"My sister and I don't have a home, only an orphanage."
"Where's the orphanage? Should I take you there?"
"The orphanage is gone too."
"Gone?!"
Chen Yu was stunned. What did this mean?
The spooky doll confessed, "My sister was in the orphanage when she was old enough to understand. The orphanage was originally her home, but later, it was slaughtered by a mysterious monster, leaving her alone to wander around. She found me while searching through garbage cans for food."
"Everyone in the orphanage is dead? Only she's left?"
Chen Yu was stunned when he heard this.
What kind of monster is so vicious that it even kills the children in the orphanage?
He couldn't help but glance at Tong Jian's belly.
Could this ghost embryo be the leftover from the monster that slaughtered the orphanage?
[Have you developed thoughts about Him again?]
[I advise you to discard this idea immediately. "
He's terrifying. You can't handle him. Don't provoke him."
The notification on his phone reappeared.
Chen Yu glanced at it, a faint smile plastered across his face.
To be honest, he'd been a little hesitant at first.
But now, he was warmed by this innocent little girl.
Leaving this ghost embryo inside her was dangerous.
The phone said it was incredibly powerful.
The more powerful, the more Chen Yu liked it!
Eating it might even give him a chance to evolve his own Time Demon Eye.
Chen Yu already had an idea.
He wanted to take poor Tong Jian out for a meal, but after checking his pockets, he realized he was broke.
There was no other way; he could only wait for the money from the Investigation Bureau to arrive before treating her to a good meal.
...
Linjiang City.
The top floor of Tiansheng Building. The
top floor was vast, with a massive floor-to-ceiling window spanning the entire wall.
On the other side of the window, inscribed in large, twisted, black characters:
The Bizarre Society!
This was the headquarters of the Bizarre Society.
A figure in a black robe had arrived early and sat on the sofa.
Opposite the black-robed figure sat a man with a haughty expression.
"Xu Yu, this strange incident is very troublesome, so I've come here to ask you. If you can help, everything will be easy."
The black-robed figure was Luo Mu from the Investigation Bureau. He was earnestly trying to persuade Xu Yu to come into the Linjiang Central Hotel with Chen Yu.
Xu Yu's face was haughty and arrogant, his arms crossed over his chest, legs crossed, and he spoke in a drawn-out tone: "If you want me to help, it's not impossible." As soon as these words came out, Luo Mu's eyes, hidden by his black robe, flickered slightly!
A chance?
But who knew, Xu Yu said, "However, as you just said, handling this strange incident at the Linjiang Central Hotel is very troublesome. I've also read about it before, and the strange things there are indeed very difficult to deal with. So if your Investigation Bureau can provide these, I will help you once."
After saying this, Xu Yu smiled and held up five fingers.
"Five million Chinese Yuan?"
Luo Mu nodded and said, "No problem. As long as you complete this mission, let alone five million Chinese Yuan, we'll even give you two or three million more. Our Investigation Bureau will accept it."
"You might be mistaken,"
Xu Yu sneered, then said loudly, "I'm talking about fifty kilograms of gold and fifty million more!" "Fifty kilograms of gold?!" Luo Mu was stunned, thinking he'd misheard. "Yes, if you can give me fifty kilograms of gold, I'll settle this for you!" Xu Yu said.
Luo Mu was slightly annoyed, his face darkening as he said, "Xu Yu, aren't you being too arrogant? Fifty kilograms of gold—do you even know what that means?!" Ever since the advent of the Weird Game, currency has depreciated dramatically. The value of gold has skyrocketed. This is because gold has a special effect on the Weird. It can temporarily seal away the Weird, isolating it from invading forces! For everyone's safety, the Chinese government frantically purchased gold. In just one day, all gold was under public control, and it was forbidden to appear on the market. Gold has become a life-saving tool. One ounce of gold is extremely valuable, and fifty kilograms of gold is priceless! Although the Investigation Bureau can afford so much gold, it still needs approval from the higher-ups! "Am I arrogant? I'm worth this price. If you give it to me, I'll go. If not, forget it." Xu Yu seemed very leisurely, with his hands behind his head, and said lightly. "You..." Luo Mu was a little angry.
With so many deaths at the Linjiang Central Hotel, the higher-ups' investigation bureau had already begun intervening, putting pressure on the Linjiang Bureau to resolve this bizarre incident and appease the public. Xu Yu might have the means to appease them, but the price was exorbitant.
However, there was no other way. Even if that wasn't possible, he still had to call the higher-ups to report the incident.
Luo Mu pulled out his phone and said to Xu Yu, "Wait a minute, I'll make a call first."
"It's time to ask. Go ahead, go ahead. Time waits for no one. I don't have that much time to waste with you."
"Oh, and just to be clear, there's no one else in Linjiang City who can handle this except me. If you need help, try your luck in other cities. Hahaha,"
Xu Yu said impatiently, waving his hand. The word "superiority" was written all over his face.
But the moment Luo Mu picked up his phone, it rang.
He looked over in confusion, and it turned out to be Zhou Chu.
Zhou Chu had been sent by him to receive Chen Yu before, and now he called. Could it be that Chen Yu didn't listen and ran directly into the Linjiang Central Hotel and then died?
He asked with an uneasy mood: "Hello, what's the matter?"
"Lord Luo Mu, something big happened!" Zhou Chu's anxious voice came as soon as the phone was connected.
Luo Mu's heart sank.
Listening to the anxious tone, it was probably the result he least wanted to see.
He said: "The man named [Night] died in the Linjiang Central Hotel, right? I know. I'm asking Xu Yu here. I asked him to deal with the strange incident in the Linjiang Central Hotel, so that no one will continue to die there in the future."
After speaking, Luo Mu was about to hang up the phone.
But Zhou Chu's anxious voice came again: "That's not the case! Lord Luo Mu!"Zhou Chu hurriedly told Luo Mu the whole story, concluding, "The spooky game notifications on my phone say Nightfall has dealt with the spookiness in the hotel. It's gone..."
Due to their close proximity, Xu Yu also heard Zhou Chu's voice.
Their expressions grew increasingly baffled as they listened, and finally, they all stood up, exclaiming in unison, "What?!"
Luo Mu excitedly asked, "Is this true?"
"It's the real deal! How could I lie to you about something this serious? If you don't believe me, I'll video call you right now."
Zhou Chu hung up, and a video call rang out shortly afterwards.
In the video, Zhou Chu, phone in hand, leaped straight into the hotel entrance, hopping around inside.
"Look, the hotel is back to normal. I've been standing inside for a few minutes, and the spooky creature hasn't even noticed me. Your spookiness is truly gone!"
Luo Mu and Xu Yu's expressions grew even more shocked.
Xu Yu had never imagined that this strange creature could be subdued by someone?
How was that even possible?
Luo Mu excitedly asked, "Was this really done by [Nightfall]?"
"It's definitely him, there's no way it's fake! Unless there's something wrong with my eyes!"
Zhou Chu also said excitedly, even a hint of admiration in his tone.
"Who is [Nightfall]? Did you see his face clearly? Any other clues?"
Luo Mu asked hurriedly.
"I didn't see him clearly. He was wearing sunglasses and a hat, so I couldn't tell what he looked like. It seemed like he was deliberately trying not to let me see his face."
Zhou Chu hurriedly explained, "But judging by his voice, he should be a young man, around eighteen or nineteen. Do you want to check his identity?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Luo Mu said firmly, "No, don't check! Don't reveal a single word about his figure or other information. He's shielding his eyes with sunglasses and wearing a hat, so he doesn't want us to know who he is.
Since he doesn't want to be exposed, we must respect him. Since Nightfall single-handedly dealt with the ghost, he's proven his strength. Even if we can't befriend him, we must never provoke him. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
Zhou Chu nodded vigorously.
Even if Luo Mu didn't say it, he would definitely do it.
He couldn't even show respect to such a powerful being, so how could he dare to provoke him?
After hanging up the phone.
Xu Yu's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten several pounds of dead rats. His face was slapped with a loud bang!
Luo Mu put away his phone, glanced at Xu Yu, and couldn't help but laugh strangely. He said disdainfully: "Mr. Xu, didn't you just boast that no one else could handle this weird Linjiang City except you? Now someone has handled it, what do you think?"
What do you think?
What can I think?
Damn it, you said this just to slap me in the face?
Xu Yu's face turned ashen, and he was extremely embarrassed. He couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time. Seeing Xu Yu's expression of having eaten shit, Luo Mu was very proud. Then he sent a text message to Zhou Chu. The content was simple, but the posture of kneeling and licking was very correct!
That is to double the reward directly.
It directly became a reward of 18 million Chinese yuan and 100 kilograms of gold.
It was full of flattery!
After putting away his phone, Luo Mu stood up and said with a smile, "Alright, now that the strange incident at the Linjiang Center Hotel has been handled, I won't bother you any more. I
'm leaving now." With that, Luo Mu turned and left.
But just as he stood up
, the sound of high heels echoed at the stairwell.
Then, the door opened, revealing a pair of slender legs.
Then, a woman appeared before Luo Mu and Xu Yu. This woman was strikingly beautiful, with an extraordinary aura. She wore a uniform and black stockings, which perfectly outlined her figure, giving her the image of a high-end, domineering female CEO.
Their expressions changed.
"Sister Jiang!"
"President Jiang!"
They shouted respectfully.
This person was none other than Jiang Xinyue, the president of the Guangguaili Society! She
was also Chen Yu's sister!
Chen Yu was unaware of Jiang Xinyue's status because she was afraid he would be in danger and didn't want him to interfere.
Jiang Xinyue glanced at Xu Yu and Luo Mu.
Xu Yu's expression was clearly grim.
She said coldly, "What's going on? Are there any disagreements?"
"No, no,"
Xu Yu said hastily.
Luo Mu followed suit, "Yes, just some small things, small things."
"Luo Mu, what are you doing here?"
Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, Jiang Xinyue didn't ask any further.
"I originally wanted to ask Mr. Xu to do a favor for our Investigation Bureau, but when I asked, the matter had already been taken care of,"
Luo Mu said.
"Is that so?"
Jiang Xinyue said, "Your investigation bureau has been quite busy recently. Weird things are emerging one after another, and many people have been killed."
"Yes, we have begun to send people to check everyone in Linjiang City. As long as there is an abnormality on the mobile phone, our investigation bureau will protect it."
Luo Mu said, "But weird things are omnipresent, and our investigation bureau is also overwhelmed."
"Thank you for your hard work. And I recently heard that there is a terrifying weird thing in Linjiang City that is growing very fast?"
Jiang Xinyue thought of something and asked, "Have you heard of this weird thing?"
Speaking of this, Luo Mu frowned and said, "You are talking about the weird incident in Honghong Orphanage, right? The growth rate of that weird thing is really too fast. Several investigators in our investigation bureau have died at the hands of that weird thing... It is very difficult to deal with."
"Well, it's best to deal with it as soon as possible. If it really doesn't work, you can contact our Guangguai Luli Society. If we can help, our Guangguai Luli Society will definitely help."
"Thank you, President Jiang."
Jiang Xinyue was a good person, but usually she was like a frosty beauty, keeping strangers away.
After chatting for a few words, Luo Mu left on the pretext of not disturbing her.
After taking a seat, Jiang Xinyue looked at Xu Yu, who had a grim expression, and said, "Tell me, are you and him having a conflict?"
"Not really."
Xu Yu said, "Just when he asked me to solve a strange incident, it was solved by someone named Night."
"Night? How come I haven't heard of Night?"
Jiang Xinyue was slightly taken aback. She had heard of all the ghost handlers in Linjiang City,
but she had never heard of Night .
She knew that for someone from the Investigation Bureau to come here and ask Xu Yu to take action, it must be more than a simple case, but she still asked, "What strange incident did they ask you to handle?"
"The incident at the Linjiang Central Hotel."
At this, Jiang Xinyue's usually calm expression suddenly changed.
"The incident at the Linjiang Central Hotel is a high-risk one. I heard that three ghost handlers have already died there. I didn't expect Night to be able to handle this case? He seems quite impressive.
To be able to handle such a strange existence, he must be more than an unknown person. Could he be a newly emerged ghost handler?"
Jiang Xinyue asked in surprise.
Xu Yu said: "After the three ghost riders entered the hotel, there was no news at all. [Night] said that the bodies of two ghost riders were found in the hotel, but there was still one ghost rider who was not dead. He rescued the last ghost rider."
"Not only can he get rid of the weirdness, but he can also rescue the ghost riders from the weirdness?"
Jiang Xinyue was even more amazed: "Who is this person? It's amazing, isn't it?"
Just solving the weird incident in Linjiang Center Hotel is enough to shock people.
I didn't expect that [Night] could actually rescue the ghost rider from the weirdness!
This is even more amazing.
"I didn't believe it at first, thinking the Bureau was playing me. Only when I saw Luo Mu's beaming expression did I realize it was real."
Xu Yu said, "This person named 'Night' appeared in our Linjiang City. He must be from Linjiang. If a powerful ghost rider from elsewhere had come to Linjiang, we would definitely know about it."
Jiang Xinyue nodded, thoughtfully saying, "Furthermore, 'Night' is so powerful, yet the Bureau still came looking for you. This only proves that the Bureau doesn't know about 'Night' either. 'Night's not part of the Bureau.
The Bizarre Society is desperate for talent, so we should try to recruit 'Night' before the Bureau makes a move."
Xu Yu nodded.
Being able to handle the mysteries at the Linjiang Central Hotel is fully qualified to join the Bureau and the Bizarre Society.
But then...
[Buzz!]
Both of their phones vibrated simultaneously.
The two of them couldn't help but frown. Why did the Weird Era game have a prompt at this moment?
They picked it up and took a look, their brows instantly knitted into the shape of a "川" character.
[Are you trying to win him over?]
[But you need to consider your own abilities first.]
[With your current qualifications? Win him over?]
[Do you think you're qualified?]
[He alone is more than a hundred Guangguailiuli Societies, a hundred Investigation Bureaus.]
[Go to sleep, don't try to commit suicide.]
[You don't deserve it.]
The scarlet text, filled with irony, deeply stimulated Jiang Xinyue and Xu Yu's eyes and brains!
They don't deserve it!
They are Linjiang City's largest civilian weird organization!
And the Investigation Bureau is Linjiang City's most powerful official weird organization!
If they're not worthy, who else can be worthy?
That person.
Who the hell is he?! [Ding!]
Chen Yu's phone rang with a text message.
He opened the message and took a look.
[Your card number: **7861 has received 18,000,000 Chinese Yuan, and an additional 100 taels of gold in the bank. The Chinese Yuan in the card can be used at any time, and the gold can be withdrawn from the bank.]
"Wow, not bad, the Investigation Bureau is quite efficient."
He had expected it would take several business days to get money from an official institution like the Investigation Bureau,
but he didn't expect it to arrive so quickly.
He glanced at the numbers, then frowned again, surprised. "Why is there so much extra money and gold? Was it a mistake?"
He glanced at Tong Jian, who was walking beside him, then smiled and said, "Whatever. The money is mine after it reaches me. Let's take her to eat first."
Tong Jian was wearing a red dress and looked a little thin.
The strange doll explained that since everyone in the orphanage was massacred, Tong Jian had been wandering the streets, scavenging in trash cans for food and fighting with dogs for scraps. She looked very pitiful.
Tong Jian was now ravenously hungry, evidently having not eaten properly in days.
A warm sensation occasionally emanated from the bandage on her hand.
This invigorated Chen Yu's heart! He felt the urge to be Tong Jian's brother. A
little girl this adorable, anyone would want to protect her!
"Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious!"
Chen Yu said, and he led Tong Jian outside.
Tong Jian followed behind him silently, her face expressionless.
"By the way, I'm curious. Don't you want to find your home, your parents?"
Chen Yu said, "Maybe you weren't abandoned, but taken away, and for some reason, you were taken in by an orphanage?"
This situation actually happens all the time.
Some babies aren't abandoned by their parents, but rather accidentally lost.
"I've always wanted to find my home. Every time I see my brothers and sisters with their parents, I cry!"
Tong Jian remained silent, but the strange doll spoke.
"She's crying?"
Chen Yu was stunned. He hadn't seen any expression on this little girl's porcelain doll-like face since she appeared.
He hadn't expected her to have such a delicate side.
"Yes, sister is crying in her heart. Only the weird doll can feel it," the
weird doll said.
Oh my god.
She's crying in her heart, and her face is still expressionless.
All the way, Chen Yu kept chatting with Tong Jian.
But Tong Jian didn't say a word.
Instead, the spooky doll seemed to help her say what she wanted to say.
It was already around nine o'clock in the evening.
It was the beginning of the nightlife, and there were more people on the streets than during the day. The pedestrian street along the river was simply packed.
During the day, everyone worked hard. At night, the scene began to bustle.
Now that he had money, over 18 million, he couldn't just take Tong Jian out to eat, could he?
He should find a more upscale place to eat.
Chen Yu arrived at a restaurant called Helens and said, "Let's eat here. This is probably the most expensive place these days. The higher the price, the better the food."
With that, he walked in first.
But he noticed that Tong Jian's two small hands were resting on the spooky doll straps on her shoulders, and she didn't follow Chen Yu into the restaurant.
Chen Yu said, "What's wrong? Why don't you come in?"
Tong Jian didn't say anything, still standing at the door, but her eyes were looking at the distance.
But the doll stretched out its furry hand, pointed at a nearby KFC chicken, and said, "Every time I pick up trash to eat, I always come to the entrance of KFC. Because I love KFC, the brothers and sisters there sometimes leave a lot of leftover hamburgers and fried chicken."
Hearing this, Chen Yu almost burst into tears!
Holy shit!
This is so pitiful...
Who on earth was the bastard who abandoned such a cute little girl?If Chen Yu knew about this, he'd skin those two guys alive.
Thinking of this, he said gently, "Okay, then, let's eat here today, and order everything from over there to share!"
"Then I'll thank you, brother, on behalf of my sister!"
The strange doll seemed delighted.
Chen Yu didn't know if the strange doll could eat.
Later, the two of them arrived at the Helens Restaurant.
Everything there was a bit pricey.
"Hello, what would you like to order?"
A waiter in a restaurant uniform approached and politely handed Chen Yu the menu.
Chen Yu simply waved his hand and said boldly, "Forget the menu. Just order whatever's on it. Oh, and please go to the KFC Chicken next door and order everything from there."
Seeing Chen Yu dressed in his high school uniform, the waiter was slightly startled and asked, "You mean, everything on the menu? Not just individual items? And KFC Chicken too?"
"Yes, hurry up. I'm starving."
Chen Yu had never been so bold in his life.
The food at this restaurant isn't cheap.
Buying everything would cost over fifty thousand.
But Chen Yu was a wealthy man now, so the cost didn't matter.
"Okay, okay!"
The waiter, assuming Chen Yu was the son of some powerful family, nodded hastily and went down to make arrangements.
Since their table couldn't fit them, the waiter had a large round table brought in.
Soon, it was filled with all sorts of delicious food.
The spooky doll's eyes gleamed with gold as he asked, "Brother, can you eat all this?!"
"Yes, I'm ready for you."
Chen Yu also picked up a piece of fried chicken and began to dig in.
"I'm so moved I'm about to cry! My sister and I have never had a whole fried chicken or hamburger!"
The spooky doll trembled with excitement.
Tong Jian remained expressionless, but her eyes were fixed on everything on the table.
Seeing that Chen Yu had already started eating, she politely began to eat.
Chen Yu looked from Tong Jian to the spooky doll.
He was surprised to find that the spooky doll could eat.
Isn't it a doll?
Does it have a stomach to digest?
Tong Jian seemed to have been hungry for days, and she ate with reckless abandon.
Since these things were freshly baked, they were extremely hot.
Chen Yu noticed that Tong Jian's lips were red from the heat, but she still didn't make a sound. She just blew on them silently a few times and continued eating.
Chen Yu wondered if this girl was mute.
Did she really not like to talk?
"Right."
While eating, Chen Yu thought of something and asked, "What did you see at the orphanage?"
Weird Doll shook her head as she ate, "Sister, I can't remember anything, but Weird Doll remember something." "Oh? Tell me about it,"
Chen Yu asked curiously.
Weird Doll replied, "The orphanage massacre seems to have started with a female teacher. That's all Weird Doll remember, and we know the rest."
Seeing that they knew nothing, Chen Yu didn't ask any further questions.
During his break, Chen Yu took out his phone and opened the official website of Weird Times again.
He originally wanted to see if there was any special news or new events on the official website of Weird Times.
But just after he opened the forum, he found that there were 999+ red dots on his private messages.
Obviously, many people had sent private messages to Chen Yu.
"What is this?"
Chen Yu frowned slightly.
999+?
Doesn't this mean that he has suddenly become famous?
He frowned and opened the private message, and suddenly stopped eating.
[Brother, your thighs smell so good, can I hug you?]
[Dude, you are really awesome. I, Niu Aotian, will never submit to anyone except you. I didn't expect you to be able to solve the incident at Linjiang Center Hotel!]
[Brother, what organization do you work for? Can you tell me? I want to go with you, or you can create an organization of your own. I want to be your first brother. ]
[Handsome boy, do you have a girlfriend? If not, I'm single. I have a great figure and a charming look.]
[Get lost, I don't need any status. I just want to be your lover. Please accept me. You can do whatever you want to me in the future.]
[Sir, I'm Chen Qing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Weird Company. This is my company number. Our company was shocked to learn that you have solved the Linjiang Central Hotel incident. So we are willing to offer you an annual salary of tens of millions and invite you to join our company!]
[Fuck! Is this fake? It must be a trick, right? There is nothing weird in the Linjiang Central Hotel. It's just hype, right?]
[Are you a fucking human? You can even solve the Linjiang Central Hotel incident? I'm really impressed by you!] "
Brother, you're so awesome, could you do me a favor? There's a monster wreaking havoc here, killing everyone it sees. I might be next in line. Can you come save me and take care of this monster?" "
I'm offering a large sum of money to have a child. Condition: You must be the person who handled the Linjiang Central Hotel incident. After you've handled it, contact me at 1787375***. Just cooperate and get me pregnant."
...
After seeing these private messages, Chen Yu's face darkened. He quickly logged out and then opened the previous official bounty post.
The Linjiang Central Hotel incident was still pinned.
"Shouldn't the bounty post automatically disappear after the monster is dealt with? Why is it still there?"
Chen Yu, curious, clicked on it.
Below the post, a non-mainstream avatar of Chen Yu, which he had created online, appeared, with the name [Nightfall].
And below that, a line of text read:
[The monster has been handled. To promote your reputation, this post will remain pinned for a week.]
The handler is Mr. [Nightfall], as mentioned above.
Please learn from him, communicate with him, and eliminate evil for the rise of China.
"This is fucking intentional, right?! "
After Chen Yu discovered this post, it attracted nearly ten thousand comments.
Almost all of them were flattering.
Chen Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly, probably the work of the Investigation Bureau.
He had used his own account on the forum to take responsibility for the Linjiang Center Hotel incident. Now that the hotel incident had been resolved, he had been directly exposed by the forum.
Fortunately, however, the forum was highly confidential. Registration didn't require real-name verification; each phone could register an account, and the same name and profile picture could not be used. This ensured there wouldn't be anyone impersonating him, and his private information wouldn't be leaked.
So, while those people were frantically messaging Chen Yu, he remained oblivious.
The official administrators of Weird Times didn't seem to reveal any information about him.
All anyone knew was an unconventional social deadbeat profile picture and an unconventional username.
However, Chen Yu discovered two automatically pinned chats in his private messages.
For private messages to be pinned to the top, the two people were definitely related.
One of the users was nicknamed "Falling Curtain."
The other was named "Xu Aotian."
The messages they sent to Chen Yu were similar, both wanting to get to know him.
Who is Xu Aotian?
This online name is obviously non-mainstream, I don't like it.
Chen Yu swiped right and deleted it.
"This person called Luomu, his online name is very much to my taste, and we both have the word "mu" in our online names, so we have a bit of fate."
Chen Yu clicked on Luomu's chat window and simply sent a sentence: "Hello."
...
In the Investigation Bureau.
"News, news!"
Luo Mu shouted excitedly, holding his mobile phone.
In the Investigation Bureau, everyone stopped the work at hand, gathered around Luo Mu, and stretched their necks to look at Luo Mu's mobile phone.
"Quick, ask him to meet! At all costs!"
The director shouted excitedly.
"Okay, okay!"
Luo Mu's hands were trembling, and he quickly typed a few words, his tone very respectful.
"Ask me a meeting?"
Chen Yu, not wanting to reveal his identity, politely declined Luo Mu, saying
, "Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately." Luo Mu glanced at the reply on his phone, feeling somewhat disappointed. "What should I do? Any advice?"
"He's such a powerful person, he must be busy. If a meeting doesn't work out, then leave your contact information,"
the person from the Investigation Bureau offered.
"Yes, yes, contact information."
Luo Mu excitedly asked for Chen Yu's contact information. His attitude was very good, and his words were full of respect.
But Chen Yu still refused.
But at this moment, his phone vibrated again.
[Xu Aotian] had sent
another message. "Brother [Ye Mu], can we meet?"
Chen Yu still refused.
Xu Aotian remained unyielding, saying, "As long as Mr. Night is willing to join our organization, we're willing to pay him a large sum of money. With the advent of the Weird Game Era, Linjiang City is considering shrinking its size and creating a Weird Safe Zone in the Binjiang District. This will be the safest place in all of Linjiang. Once
it becomes a Weird Safe Zone, housing prices in that area will skyrocket. If you want to be among the first to get in, you've got to act fast. Our organization can help you."
Chen Yu was slightly taken aback by this news.
Binjiang District was a desolate, suburban area of Linjiang City.
If this news were true, then housing prices there would undoubtedly skyrocket. "Every inch
of land is worth a fortune" wouldn't be enough to describe the value of the land; it would be "millions of gold."
In other words, if Chen Yu invested first, he'd be a multi-billionaire in no time.
Chen Yu wasn't short of money right now, so he brushed it off casually, "We'll talk about it later." After browsing the official Weird Era forum again, Chen Yu found nothing interesting and put his phone away.
"Hey, Chen Yu?"
Just as Chen Yu was munching on a chicken leg and chatting with the strange doll,
a sudden cry of surprise rang out, followed by a ball of wiped paper being thrown towards Chen Yu.
Chen Yu turned his head and looked towards the source of the sound.
He saw a boy about his age sitting at the next table. Next to him sat a middle-aged man who looked a bit like the younger man, presumably his father.
The others were all dressed in suits, looking successful.
"Li Kun?"
Chen Yu was also taken aback. "Why are you here?"
"My dad and I are here discussing some business," Li Kun said with a slightly boastful tone, his head held high.
Chen Yu smiled. "I got my holiday paycheck, so I came here for a meal."
He knew Li Kun's personality well. He loved to show off, a typical rich second-generation kid who always looked superior at school.
"Who's that? Is she your sister?"
Li Kun asked in surprise, seeing Tong Jian devouring her food.
"Uh... yes,"
Chen Yu nodded. Tong Jian's identity remained a mystery. Chen Yu couldn't just say he'd brought her from the Linjiang Center Hotel, could he?
The middle-aged man next to him then spoke up, "Son, do you know him?"
"Yes, he's from our class,"
Li Kun explained.
Hearing this, Li Fanghua smiled and said, "Since we've run into classmates here, why not invite them over for dinner?"
Li Kun was also thinking the same thing.
"Chen Yu, my dad asked you to come over for dinner,"
Li Kun said with a smile, his tone thick with boasting. He was always the epitome of the wealthy at school, always enjoying pretense.
Now, given the chance to show off, he certainly wouldn't miss it.
"No, I just like these,"
Chen Yu smiled, politely declining.
Seeing Chen Yu wasn't coming, Li Kun naturally didn't want to lose face and continue yelling. He simply turned away and resumed chatting with the others at the table.
Perhaps because Chen Yu was at the next table
, Li Kun's voice grew louder as he chatted.
"By the way, have you heard about the recent sharp increase in gold prices?"
Li Kun said to the others at the table.
They were there to curry favor with Li Fanghua, and since Li Kun was his son, they were naturally very respectful. "A friend of mine who owns a gold shop tipped me off and told me to buy some gold and store it. I didn't think much of it at first, but then I realized the price has really gone up.
And it's gone up quite a bit."
"Yes, I've heard that, but we don't have any gold at home,"
several people chimed in.
One of them asked in surprise, "By the way, Young Master Lin, your family used to own three gold shops, didn't they?"
The others, stunned by this, remembered.
"Yes, yes, the Lins used to own gold shops. I'd forgotten!"
Li Kun smiled and said, "Yes, we have a lot of gold in our collection, and for some reason, the price has suddenly gone up. When we sold it, it was nearly a hundred times what we paid for it!" He
spoke loudly, as if deliberately meant for others to hear.
Chen Yu was eating and smiled slightly after hearing this.
Selling it for gold at a hundred times the price?
This stupid son of a landlord doesn't even know how much he has lost.
The news about the Weird Era game was blocked by the official, so most of the people who knew about it were those who received a prompt on their phones.
Those who didn't receive a prompt had no idea about it.
And these people naturally couldn't see the undercurrent surging underground.
Gold can temporarily seal the weirdness and can also isolate the weirdness. It is something that can save lives.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the price of gold has increased by a thousand times, or even several thousand times.This guy actually sold it for a hundred times the price, completely unaware of his massive loss, and instead gloated over it.
In the near future, this will undoubtedly become a priceless treasure!
Absolutely foolish.
"Young Master Lin is truly foresighted! He made a hundred times the profit just by reselling it. He's truly Mr. Lin's son! Like father, like son!"
"Indeed, we'll have to rely on Mr. Lin and Young Master Lin for support in the future!"
"Mr. Lin, Young Master Lin, if you have any good things in the future, please let us know so we can have a piece of the action."
Li Kun and Li Fanghua were flattered by these flattering words, each grinning proudly. Li Fanghua said, "Don't worry, as long as you follow me, you'll definitely benefit."
Li Kun also patted his chest and promised, "If you have any gold, feel free to sell it now. Sell as much as you can. My friend told me that the current price increase will only last a few days and will return to normal after a few days."
The others nodded hurriedly, their attitudes extremely respectful.
Chen Yu nearly spat out the food in his mouth when he heard this.
Not only was he stupid, but he was actually dragging others into this business?
Selling gold at a hundred times the price? Isn't that pure rip-off?
The reason Chen Yu had been so focused on Li Kun was because he had a unique scent.
This scent was undetectable to ordinary people,
but Chen Yu, possessing five ghostly incarnations, could sense it.
It was the same scent as the ghostly incarnations.
This meant that Li Kun had likely been targeted by the ghostly incarnations.
But this guy had been a frequent bully back in school, and Chen Yu's current target was the ghost embryo in Tong Jian's belly, so he had no time to worry about Li Kun. After
eating the ghost embryo
, Chen Yu prepared to take Tong Jian to the bank to withdraw gold.
Gold could temporarily seal and isolate the ghostly incarnations.
Ghostly incarnations were cunning and likely to flee if threatened.
Especially small ghosts like ghost embryos, they were known to be quite timid.
Chen Yu would not let any powerful ghost go unpunished, so he had to be cautious.
"Have you finished eating? Come with me somewhere."
Chen Yu smiled, cleaned up, and handed Tong Jian a tissue.
Tong Jian looked at the tissue but didn't reach for it.
"It's here,"
Chen Yu placed the tissue on the table. Tong Jian reached for it, wiped his mouth, and followed Chen Yu out.
The Linjiang People's Bank is one of the largest banks in Linjiang.
Chen Yu chose to withdraw gold here because it's so valuable these days that most banks can't hold much.
Gold is controlled, and every withdrawal must be reported to the Investigation Bureau.
The Linjiang People's Bank is probably the only one with the authority to withdraw 100 kilograms of gold at once.
As soon as they arrived at the bank, a slender woman in a bank uniform approached them. She was very polite and spoke in an official tone, "Hello, sir. This is the Linjiang People's Bank. How can I help you?"
"Oh, please help me withdraw some gold,"
Chen Yu said, then took out his bank card.
The gold and Huaxia currency from the Investigation Bureau had been deposited onto this card.
Not many people can withdraw gold these days.
I didn't expect Chen Yu, who looks so young, to start with gold.
Immediately, the waitress's attitude warmed up a bit. She took Chen Yu to the counter, swiped his card, and Chen Yu entered his password. The waitress then politely said, "Sir, you have 100 kilograms on your account..."
At this point, her face suddenly changed,
and she wiped her eyes, thinking she had misread! But the unit was clearly written at the end!
It was kilograms!
You know, everyone else's number is grams!
At most, it's a pound or two!
Why is it showing 100 kilograms?
Is there a system glitch?
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Chen Yu asked.
The beautiful waitress was stunned for a moment, finally recovering from her shock. She trembled and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. I'll ask the manager... This machine might be broken."
"Okay, then, hurry up. I'm short on time."
"Okay..."
The waitress hurried away. Immediately, a manager came over. This manager was also good-looking, around 25 or 26 years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and giving her the air of a female CEO.
Next to her was the waitress from before. As
they walked away, the manager exclaimed in astonishment, "How is that possible? Our bank machines can't possibly have problems."
"But... look at this gentleman's gold..."
The waitress led the manager to the computer.
The manager took a look.
Crack!
His glasses nearly shattered!
"One hundred kilograms?"
The manager looked stunned. Then, looking up at Chen Yu, he said, "Did you know you have a hundred kilograms of gold in your account?"
Chen Yu was only eighteen or nineteen. How could he possibly have such an asset?
Even if the price of gold wasn't rising, a hundred kilograms of gold would still be a considerable sum.
"Do I have to answer these questions
just to withdraw gold from your bank?" Chen Yu was speechless. It was just gold, wasn't it?
While he knew gold was expensive these days, the other party couldn't be so exaggerated, right?
Chen Yu believed this because his method of obtaining the gold was too simple.
One hundred kilograms of gold, nowadays, could probably buy a super luxurious villa complex.
Upon hearing this, the manager immediately realized his mistake and hurriedly apologized, bowing his head. "Excuse me, sir, I asked too many questions..."
Chen Yu's words had inadvertently raised his expectations.
In the manager's opinion, Chen Yu must be a super-rich second-generation kid.
Under the stunned gazes of the entire bank staff, Chen Yu successfully withdrew one hundred kilograms of gold and then headed back home.
One hundred kilograms was heavy, but Chen Yu now controlled several monsters and his own strength had increased, so lifting it was a piece of cake.
After returning home, Chen Yu sat on the sofa and looked at Tong Jian.
Tong Jian was being observed around the room by the strange doll.
Chen Yu poured Tong Jian a glass of water and then said, "Do you know why I brought you home?"
Tong Jian said nothing, without any expression.
But the strange doll said, "Sister said she didn't know."
"Do you believe me?"
Chen Yu suddenly said, his tone becoming serious.
Tong Jian's face remained expressionless.
He just nodded silently.
The ghost doll hurriedly said, "Brother, what do you want to do? My sister and I trust you very much because you saved our lives. You are our benefactor."
"That's fine. What I'm about to say may scare you. Don't panic. I brought you back to save you."
Chen Yu said, "I found a ghost in your belly. It's only in its embryonic stage right now. If it grows into a full-grown form, it will definitely pose a threat to your life."
"Huh?!"
the ghost doll exclaimed in shock. "Brother, what should we do?"
Chen Yu had saved their lives and treated them to delicious food.
Naturally, they trusted him.
If he really wanted to harm them, he would have done it long ago. There was no need to waste time.
After all, Chen Yu could deal with the headless ghost.
"I have a plan..."
"I'll cut open your belly, remove the ghost embryo, and then use my ghostly abilities to restore your belly."
This would be considered surgery, and it would be extremely difficult and risky.
But if that thing continued to develop within Tong Jian, sooner or later, she would be controlled by the ghost embryo and transformed into a complete creature.
Chen Yu shared his plan, expecting Tong Jian to refuse.
But unexpectedly, Tong Jian agreed!
This was the first time Chen Yu had ever seen Tong Jian answer him with her actions!
"Then bear with it. I'll be gentle. It might hurt a little..."
Chen Yu said,
and then he walked towards Tong Jian. Tong Jian's face remained expressionless.
Finally, Chen Yu carried Tong Jian to the bed, then lifted her red skirt.
Tong Jian remained completely expressionless, allowing him to proceed.
He pulled a sheet over the rest of her body, leaving only her small belly exposed.
That's when the gold came in handy.
He stacked the gold bars around Tong Jian, one by one, as if performing a special ritual.
Gold could seal in the ghost and isolate it.
As long as they surrounded Tong Jian, even if the ghost embryo emerged, it would be unable to escape.
Chen Yu took a deep breath, and with a thought, a gleaming butcher knife appeared in his hand.
He now faced two major challenges.
First, opening the stomach and surgically extracting the embryo was a delicate and technical task. Previously, Chen Yu had used the Ghost Slaughter Knife with impulsive force, but this time he had to proceed with caution, step by step, or he might cut Tong Jian in two.
He had never before mastered the power of the Ghost Slaughter Knife to such a precise degree.
Second, he needed to be quick. He needed to quickly cut open the stomach, extract the ghost embryo, and then use the Time Puppetry to reverse time and restore Tong Jian to normal.
He had already raised the knife and placed it on Tong Jian's stomach, but finally withdrew.
"No, I need to practice first,"
Chen Yu rummaged through the refrigerator and pulled out some apples.
Since it was a delicate task, he decided to practice with apples!
The next moment,
he began slaughtering the ghosts!
The world around him suddenly turned to the colors of black and white film.
He swung the butcher knife, attempting to peel the apple skin bit by bit.
A flash of cold light flashed.
Chen Yu put away the butcher knife.
The perfectly healthy apple was instantly reduced to shreds.
"A butcher's knife is meant for chopping meat, so it's a bit difficult to use it for peeling fruit. Let's try again."
Undeterred, Chen Yu took out another apple and continued practicing.
This time, Chen Yu tried to control the knife's power, his movements slowing down.
By the time he put away the butcher knife, only the core remained.
While his knife skills were crude, this was the first step towards success.
Chen Yu tried again.
The butcher knife's power began to merge with his body.
With a twist of his wrist, the butcher knife danced with a series of sharp blades.
A sharp and terrifying force erupted from the butcher knife.
By the time Chen Yu put away the butcher knife,
the apple's skin had fallen away layer by layer, though a good deal of the flesh remained.
It was getting better step by step!
He also felt that his careful use of the butcher knife had yielded considerable benefits!
The butcher knife seemed to have a stronger connection with him.
After repeated failures,
Chen Yu learned from his failures, absorbed his experience, and finally mastered the trick!
The strange power of the butcher knife poured into Chen Yu's body.
What Chen Yu saw before him was not an apple.
Instead, it was tiny strands of hair.
He had to cut each hair, one by one!
Each strand was nearly ten centimeters long.
But he could only cut one strand at a time, and he had to leave five centimeters for each strand.
No more, no less!
At this point, he was no longer human.
He was the knife!
Every part of his body could be used as a knife!
Only the last apple in the fruit basket was left.
Chen Yu finally put away the Slaughter Ghost Den.
Swish, swish, swish!
The crimson outer layer of the apple began to peel away slowly, like a girl shyly removing her clothes before entering the bathroom!
Each shave was incredibly thin.
And the width was exactly the same!
Success!
Chen Yu, having mastered the technique, was overjoyed.
He glanced at the time; eight hours had already passed without him noticing!
[Buzz!]
[Wait! What did I discover? You've managed to control the Strange Butcher Knife so precisely?]
[I can't believe what I'm seeing. The Strange Butcher Knife has killed countless people in his lifetime and is one of the most domineering and violent Stranges. And you can actually control him!]
[In your hands, he's practically a scalpel.]
[How many secrets do you still have?]
[It seems the Strange will avoid you from now on.]
A scarlet background lit up on the phone screen.
The words dripping with blood looked like a ghost's bloodwritten note!
Chen Yu glanced at the notification on his phone.
The Strange is avoiding me?
So I'm something even more terrifying than the Strange?
[My friend, your self-awareness is lacking.]
[Strange Butcher Knife experience increased by 30% (Level 5)]
The phone screen dimmed.
Chen Yu put the phone down.
Now that he had the ability to perform surgery, the next step was to reverse time.
The Time Pupil hadn't been fully developed yet, so there were limitations everywhere.
Using it on himself, reversing time would consume about 10% of Chen Yu's mental energy each time.
This was limited to him.
She had never tried using it on anyone else.
Chen Yu simply removed his sunglasses.
In his right eye, a scarlet clock was ticking.
He stared directly at Tong Jian.
The next moment!
The scarlet scale in his right eye began to spin wildly and irregularly, finally freezing at twelve o'clock.
Then, the longer hand began to jump back.Tong Jian, standing before Chen Yu, remained in the same position lying on the bed.
She hadn't moved since getting into bed.
However, the strange doll seemed to be affected. It had been moving more frequently before, so now it was frantically moving backwards, its movements appearing quite comical.
Tick-tick-tick-tick!
Chen Yu's right eye began to swell slightly,
and his head began to ache.
This indicated that his mental energy was being used.
"Huh!"
After five minutes, Chen Yu paused, a look of surprise.
"Five minutes has already consumed nearly half of my mental energy. How could this be?"
This puzzled him because Chen Yu had tried reversing and fast-forwarding time.
In the past, whether it was fast-forwarding or reversing, even when bestowed upon others, the effect would last for two hours.
But upon Tong Jian, it only lasted five minutes.
Why was this so?
The next moment, he looked at Tong Jian's stomach, where a strange, eerie aura emanated.
"It seems this ghost embryo is causing all this trouble. It's quite impressive. The stronger the target, the higher the potential or level, or the more things it changes, the faster it consumes its power..."
"Eating it will definitely increase my level!"
Chen Yu said, then he picked up the knife. After a word to Tong Jian, he began to work.
With his previous practice, Chen Yu's cut was swift, accurate, and ruthless.
Success was his first attempt!
After Chen Yu sliced open Tong Jian's belly
, she began to tremble, her eyes tightly shut, but she didn't scream.
It was clear this girl was patient.
A quick and decisive action was necessary.
Chen Yu looked inside Tong Jian's opened belly and
tried to remove the ghost embryo .
But the ghost embryo, as if aware of something, struggled frantically within Tong Jian's stomach!
Instantly, a large amount of blood flowed out of Tong Jian's stomach!
Tong Jian's face turned into a pained expression!
[Congratulations, you've discovered a Level 6 ghost embryo. You're such a troublemaker! The ghost didn't seek you out, but you went after it.] ]
[And you've even gone after such a powerful monster. Are you truly not afraid of death?]
[Perhaps this is what they call, the more powerful the more fearless the more they're willing to die?]
[…]
"Brother, brother, sister's in pain! Sister's in pain!"
the ghost doll cried anxiously, tears etched in its voice, before rushing over to comfort Tong Jian .
"It'll be over in a minute!"
Chen Yu was also stunned, his heart growing anxious.
He hadn't expected this ghost embryo to be a level six monster.
No wonder his phone was frantically reporting that this monster was extremely terrifying!
Furthermore, the ghost embryo was struggling frantically within Tong Jian's stomach.
If this continued, every organ within would be crushed!
"Damn it! Stop!"
Chen Yu instinctively activated the Headless Shadow.
Instantly, Chen Yu's inky shadow, reflected on the ground, suddenly came to life and abruptly stood up!
The dark shadow, headless from the neck up, looked incredibly creepy.
The next moment,
at Chen Yu's command, the shadow grabbed the struggling ghost embryo within Tong Jian's stomach!
The shadow's darkness, like tiny, inky snakes, crawled, spread, and expanded toward the ghost embryo.
In less than a few seconds, the ghost embryo was engulfed by the shadow, becoming a small black ball and falling silent!
Chen Yu was slightly stunned!
He had subconsciously used the headless ghost to suppress the ghost embryo. He
hadn't held out much hope, after all, the headless ghost was only level five, while the ghost embryo was level six!
[Buzz!]
[Are you surprised?]
[Then you're right.]
[The Weird Age game boasts numerous and terrifying monsters, some of which can even suppress monsters of higher levels.]
[However, this is also due to your good luck.]
[Although the ghost embryo is powerful, it's still in its early stages of development.]
[That's why your headless ghost can suppress it.]
[Be thankful.]
Seeing the lines of crimson, flaming text on his phone, Chen Yu finally realized the strength of the headless monster.
He tried to separate his consciousness.
He then controlled the shadows and removed the ghost embryo from Tong Jian's stomach.
Drops of blood flowed from the ghost embryo
, soaking the bedsheets. Tong Jian's face grew increasingly pale and unsightly.
Finally out!
The moment the ghost embryo was removed from Tong Jian's stomach, it seemed to discover something. It took in the unfamiliar surroundings and began to tremble violently.
It broke free from the shadows' restraints and leaped onto the bed, attempting to escape.
However, Chen Yu had already blocked the area with gold, making it impossible to escape even with wings!
The gold shone with rays of golden light. To humans, this light appeared golden.
But to the eyes of the spirits, it possessed an immensely intimidating power,
preventing them from unleashing their strange powers and preventing them from escaping.
"Brother, brother! Sister doesn't look well! It looks like something's going to happen to her!"
the ghost doll hurriedly warned Chen Yu.
Chen Yu looked back and saw Tong Jian's eyes were tightly closed, her face pale.
He had to use his Time Eyes to quickly rewind time!
He checked the time on his phone.
It had been exactly five minutes since he'd made his move!
The next moment,
his right eye widened .
Scarlet bloodshot began to madly fill the white of his eye, coating it in a bloody hue.
Those scarlet markings continued to spread towards the skin around Chen Yu's eyes. Those blood vessels, red to the point of bluish, crawled around like sickening tentacles, taking root in his skin.
Blood even began to overflow from Chen Yu's eye sockets!
The pupil of his right eye shifted, and the next moment!
Click!
A sound like the turning of gears echoed in Chen Yu's eyes.
His pupils began to shift wildly, eventually becoming two hands, one long and one short!
Tick-tick-tick!
The two hands moved faster and slower, spinning erratically
until they finally stopped at exactly twelve o'clock.
Tick-tick.
The long hour hand rebounded.
Imperceptibly to the naked eye, the short hour hand also moved back a fraction of a second.
Tick-tick-tick!
The mechanical throbbing sound echoed again and again.
The long hour hand spun wildly, the short hour hand slowly retreated.
And before Chen Yu, Tong Jian's blood began to flow miraculously back to her body. The hole in her stomach healed automatically, even covering her skirt once more.
Tong Jian was recovering at a visible pace.
Her face flushed once more,
though her eyes remained tightly shut.
Her breathing had evened out, clearly indicating she had fallen into a coma.
Time had rewound five minutes in total.
Chen Yu's mental energy was completely depleted, and beads of sweat dripped down his face.
"Why is reversing time for her alone so taxing? The ghost embryo has already been removed. Could it be that this girl's constitution is different from others?"
Chen Yu wiped the sweat off his face, took a deep breath, and spoke after recovering a bit.
He had previously used the Time Vision on his roommate.
The roommate was pooping, and the Time Vision fast-forwarded him. What would normally take five minutes actually took only a second.
And after reversing time, the poop could be rewound.
While using it on those people would have consumed some mental energy, it was definitely not this significant.
It was impossible to explain the sheer intensity of a single level six ghost embryo; it wouldn't have been so taxing.
Even for Chen Yu, the Time Eyes were a bit overwhelming.
This little girl... seems quite capable.
Chen Yu thought, wiping the tears and blood from his face.
"Brother, why hasn't Sister woken up yet? Is Sister alright?"
The Ghostly Doll was deeply concerned for Tong Jian, yet also shocked by Chen Yu's methods!
He was a spooky creature, but even though he wasn't a high-level one, he could sense the terrifying aura of the Ghost Slayer Knife.
A profound sense of threat!
But when Chen Yu used the Time Eyes, he felt an immense fear!
It was a visceral fear, like the natural fear of an antelope fleeing from the sight of a lion.
"She's fine, just unconscious. She'll wake up soon,"
Chen Yu reassured the Ghostly Doll, then pulled out a blanket and covered Tong Jian.
After taking care of everything, he set his sights on the Ghost Embryo.
The Ghost Embryo was now blocked by the gold, with nowhere to hide, unable to escape.
Chen Yu grabbed the Ghost Embryo, opened his mouth, and bit down.
Puff!
The sound of flesh tearing was heard.
The ghost embryo was, after all, an embryo, and it was in the shape of a meatball.
With one bite, blood splattered, and all sorts of liquid filled Chen Yu's mouth, tantalizing his taste buds.
The crunchy sensation was like eating a large, pissed-out beef ball.
It was also mingled with the stench of human blood and the taste of immature hairy eggs.
Chen Yu usually devoured strange things with relish, but this time, he frowned.
But this was the ghost embryo he'd worked so hard to obtain; it couldn't be wasted. He
had to eat it!
He gritted his teeth and swallowed the whole embryo.
The next moment,
a warm current filled Chen Yu's body, stirring his soul.
Finally, all this energy was channeled into his eyes.
[Time Strange Eyes Level 5 to Level 6!]
[Strange abilities have been enhanced.]
[Time speed increased.]
[Time reversal speed increased.]
[When using Time Strange Eyes, the mental energy consumption is slightly reduced.]
...
[You have devoured the ghost embryo. [
Introduction: Level 6 ghost embryo, immature.]
Chen Yu excitedly awaited the next notification from his phone.
[What are you expecting?]
The phone seemed to read Chen Yu's thoughts.
"I, I ate a level 6 weirdo. Where's its ability? Why did you just introduce it?"
Chen Yu asked in surprise.
Why didn't they follow the routine this time?
In the past, after swallowing a weirdo, they would first introduce the weirdo, then explain its origins, and only then give Chen Yu the weirdo's ability.
[Weird ability? You're overthinking it.]
[Do you think you can get what you eat?]
[This is just an infected organism parasitic on the human body, not even a clone of the weirdo.]
[Just think of it as a beef ball.]
[…]
Chen Yu: "…"
Although he was speechless, a wave of emotion surged within him.
An infected parasite, not even fully developed, and already at level 6!
It even caused the phone to frantically warn of danger. If it fully developed, it would definitely be a formidable opponent.
Moreover, when Chen Yu eats a strange object, it turns into energy and either flows into the Strange Butcher Knife or into other strange objects in his body.
It will never enter the Time Eye,
because the Time Eye is the most powerful and terrifying strange object Chen Yu has obtained.
Consuming the ghost embryo directly upgraded his Time Phantom Eye.
It's easy to imagine how powerful the ghost embryo is. If
the parasite itself is already this powerful,
then...
how powerful is the original body?
The strange thing in Tong Jian's stomach must be a remnant of the strange thing that previously massacred the Honghong Orphanage.
What exactly is that strange thing?
And how powerful is it?
A sense of danger arises.
And just then...
[Ding!]
[Ding!]
Several beeps rang out from the phone he had just put in his pocket.
Chen Yu picked it up and saw it was a private message from the forum.
Chen Yu opened the forum private messages.
The private message mailbox, which had been filled with tens of thousands of messages, had been cleared.
However, one message was pinned to the top: a location message.
Chen Yu frowned.
Someone who could directly control his backend, clear the data, and then pin the chat messages to the top
must be someone of high status.
Chen Yu didn't click on it immediately, being extremely cautious. This was truly bizarre. Although Chen Yu had handled a high-risk dungeon,
high-risk dungeons appear every day and are solved every day.
Chen Yu's sudden popularity stemmed from his immense mystery and the fact that he was an unknown ghost rider.
This kind of hype was only sustainable for a while. It might have attracted the attention of some civic organizations, and it made sense that he'd even caught the attention of the local investigation bureau.
But for Weird Era officials to clear their data and pin him to the top of their chats was a bit illogical.
Chen Yu's abilities weren't yet enough to warrant such serious attention.
Sure enough,
his phone rang like a charge.
A call came in from the Linjiang Investigation Bureau.
Chen Yu frowned, hesitated, and then answered.
"Hello, you've registered an account with Weird Era, so we've tracked down your phone information. Please be mindful of what I'm about to say! Be careful!" "
Just a few minutes ago, our investigation bureau's database was hacked by a ghost rider who's controlled a strange computer! This ghost rider is suspected to have been a hacker in the past!"
"If you open the pinned private message, you'll be in trouble!"
"Please don't open it!"
At that moment, his phone began to vibrate.
[Buzz!]
[Wow, a hacker taking control of a spooky computer? What a match made in heaven!]
[I'd love to see what kind of sparks these two will create when combined.]
The notification on the phone seemed a bit excited.
The spooky computer had been taken over by a hacker.
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