《Horror Game: All My Organs Have Their Own Consciousness》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Ugh, my head hurts.¡± Maron opened his eyes and rubbed his throbbing head. He then got out of bed and poured himself a cup of warm water to drink. When his mind was completely clear, Maron remembered that he had drunk too much yesterday and had slept until now. Just as he was about to wash up, a clear, yet unpleasant voice sounded. [The world reboot is complete; Global Thriller version 1.0 has loaded!] [The world¡¯s Yin and Yang have overlapped; therefore, ghosts will descend on Earth. The horror feast is about to begin!] [All players only need to do one thing, and that is to survive!] The voice was accompanied by a chilly wind. Maron shivered, and his back broke out in cold sweat. He couldn¡¯t believe what he had heard. The world had rebooted and Yin and Yang had overlapped? And worst of all, ghosts would come to the human world! ¡°Is this some kind of prank?!¡± Maron felt relieved all of a sudden. After all, pranks were common and it was very likely that his friends were behind this. Maron calmed down a little when he thought of this. How could there be ghosts in the world? He looked around and found nothing unusual. Everything around him was very calm. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll just ask them later.¡± He put aside the doubts in his heart and walked to the sink and picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush on it. Just as he was about to squeeze the tube, something terrible took place. There was a window on the left side of the sink and through it Maron saw a black curtain in the distance that looked like a swarm of locusts. It was coming from afar and was rapidly sweeping toward him. ¡°F*ck, no way!¡± Maron said in surprise. He quickly put down the toothpaste and toothbrush in his hand, ran into the room, and took out a telescope. Then, he returned to the sink and picked up the telescope to look at the approaching darkness. It was rapidly approaching him. ¡°That unpleasant voice just now is real!¡± Maron¡¯s hair stood on end. He saw that this was not a plague of locusts. In the black curtain, other than the darkness, there was nothing else. That sound was not a prank, but was actually real! The world was about to be flooded with ghosts! Before Maron could react, the black curtain arrived as promised. In just a moment, it had covered everything in the place. The black curtain began to attack Maron with a bone-chilling feeling. The chill woke Maron up in an instant and at the same time, his eyebrows and hair were covered in a layer of white frost. Maron hissed as hi vision darkened. ¡°No, it¡¯s too cold!¡± In the darkness, Maron fumbled as he tried to remember what had happened. After a few minutes, he finally returned to the bedroom and found a flashlight on the bedside table in the bedroom. He didn¡¯t know whether the flashlight had just not been charged for a long time or had been damaged, because when he switched it on, it only emitted a faint light. With the help of the flashlight, Maron quickly rummaged through his wardrobe. He remembered that the last time he went skiing, he had bought a very expensive down jacket. ¡°I¡¯ve finally found it!¡± Maron immediately put it on. Instantly, the chill felt only half as strong as it was. Then, he found a pair of hiking shoes and cotton pants to keep him even warmer. ¡°It¡¯s warmer.¡± His body was already warm, but he thought of another horrible problem; that strange voice. The world had been rebooted. The only thing he could do was to survive. The fear that this voice brought to him was not physical, but spiritual as well. He was just a regular person. How could he deal with ghosts? There was no way to start. This became a horrible problem. ¡°No, I can¡¯t just sit here and wait for death.¡± Maron rummaged through the bedroom again. Suddenly, his phone rang, but the flashlight went out. On the table beside the bed, the phone emitted a faint red light. Maron was stunned, and then he walked toward the light and picked up the phone and saw that a countdown was on. There were ten seconds left. Seeing this, Maron tried his best to calm himself down. This was a thriller game; all he could do was to ensure his survival. The ten-second countdown had ended. The words on the phone screen slowly disappeared, and another row of words gradually appeared. [The initial thriller mission has been released!] [Mission requirement: Find the source of the knocking in ten minutes, before midnight strikes.] [Mission reward: One year of lifespan.] [Mission failure: The source of the knocking will come to you.] [Players can choose to give up, but giving up means giving up the chance to live.] A line of scarlet words appeared and disappeared again. Finally, a time appeared, 15:44. Other than the time passing by, whatever was on his phone screen did not change anymore. Maron tightened his clothes. Knock, knock, knock! The sudden knocking on the door gave Maron a fright. He subconsciously took a few steps back until he reached the wall before he stopped. The knocking continued. Just as Maron was at a loss, he seemed to see a line of words in front of him. ¡°What is this?¡± To be more precise, the words seemed to be printed on his eyes. [Five minutes later, you died because you didn¡¯t carry out the mission.] Maron¡¯s eyelids twitched. What was this? Was it predicting the future? ¡®How can my eyes have such a function.? It¡¯s really incredible!¡¯ Thinking of this, Maron¡¯s courage suddenly increased a little. [With the help of your eyes, one minute later, you turned on the flashlight on your phone and walked out. There is nothing outside the door.] The notification in his eyes appeared again. Maron followed the notification, turned on the flash of his phone, and walked out of the door. Creak! He gently pulled the door. The door shaft seemed to have rotted, making a strange sound. When he walked out of the door, Maron used the light of his phone to shine on both sides of the corridor. Sure enough, there was nothing. [There is nothing outside the door. You have entered the room again. The knocking sound is heard again.] Seeing the notification, Maron walked back and locked the door. The knocking sounds were coming again. Maron could not help but be puzzled at the matter. He had found the source of the knocking sounds. It was a ghost knocking on the door, but how could he see the ghost? At this time, a new notification appeared in his eyes. [You have realized this problem. Three minutes later, you found a kitchen knife and cut your palm. Fresh blood flowed out.] Maron saw the notification and went to the kitchen to find a kitchen knife. He picked up his phone and looked at the time passing by. When the time was up, he immediately cut his palm with the kitchen knife. [Your eyes are tired from predicting the future. You need to rest so that you can use it later.] Then, the notification disappeared. Maron suddenly blacked out. His vision returned to normal, but the future vision disappeared. The wound on his palm was still bleeding. ¡°What should I do next?¡± Without the help of his eyes, Maron did not know what to do next. The knocking on the door continued and became louder and louder, with a hint of urgency in the sound! Maron¡¯s heart beat faster and faster, so much so that he could feel the frequency of his heartbeat. Thump, thump, thump! A minute later, it was beating at the same frequency as the knock on the door. Then, the knock was gone¡­ Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [Congratulations to the player for completing the initial mission!] [You have unlocked the Mall function!] [You have unlocked the Chat Room function!] [You have gained one year of lifespan!] After reading all this, Maron could completely believe that this world had become a game. He opened the chat room, and most of the people inside were asking for help. He did not know how to continue this game, ¡®No, how does this game work?!¡¯ [Who¡¯s close by? Please come and help me! I can give you money!] [I am now in a rural village, where there is a black coffin, my mobile phone prompted me to find the missing body, where can I find it? Who can help me!] [A ghost seems to be coming for me. I don¡¯t know what to do. I might die¡­] [What¡¯s going on? Is this someone¡¯s idea of a prank? Damn it, I¡¯m not playing anymore. Stop It!] [The sky seems to be brightening up!] [My lifespan seems to be only five years!] ¡­ Maron scrolled down rows of messages until he caught a key message. Someone had said that their lifespan was only five years. There was also the mission reward that lit up earlier. Maron saw that there was an exit button on the top of the phone. He clicked it. Sure enough, the forum was minimized and the screen and returned to normal. The surrounding darkness retreated, revealing a kind of dim yellow color around him. Maron looked at his phone. Other than some personal information on the top, the other functions were normal. He had some doubts that these were all fake. He opened his personal information. Thriller player: Maron. Lifespan: Six years. Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Fingernail. At the bottom, there was a shopping mall icon and Maron clicked in. A notification popped up. [Deadly Spectre Puzzles can be used to purchase items in the shopping mall, but it is not recommended to use Deadly Spectre Puzzles easily. Gather five different Deadly Spectre Puzzles and summon a Spectre to help you complete the mission. Deadly Spectre Puzzles can also fuse with each other.] After reading the notification, Maron clicked the exit button. Deadly Spectre Puzzles were indeed important and his organs were also amazing! His organs had self-awareness, which others did not have, but just in case, Maron did not use the puzzles to buy items. Now that everything had returned to normal, Maron looked at the time. It was already eight o¡¯clock in the morning, but the sky was not how it normally looked like, but instead looked eerie, as if a ghost would suddenly jump out at any time. This kind of twilight was even stranger than pitch-black darkness. Suddenly, Maron¡¯s phone rang and he picked it up and took a look. [Thriller leaderboard updated!] [Leaderboard 1: Maron.] [Leaderboard 2: Locke.] [Leaderboard 3: Martin.] ¡­ According to the leaderboard, so far, only three people had passed the initial mission. It meant that there were still billions of people who had not passed the initial mission. ¡®Many people might have died by now.¡¯ Maron thought in his heart. ¡°Help!¡± Just as he was about to rest, the screams of the neighbor came from next door. ¡°Huh?¡± Maron frowned. There were still ghosts? Puzzled, Maron opened the door and walked out. ¡°Is anyone there?¡± He knocked on the door. ¡°Help me, there are ghosts here!¡± A tragic cry for help came from inside. Hearing this voice, Maron knew that no matter what time it was, there were ghosts. [You stayed outside the door for three minutes and kicked the door open.] The hint in his eyes lit up. Maron was ready. Three minutes passed quickly. Bang! He kicked the door open and saw a ghost with a chainsaw cutting a door in the living room. The Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s body was rotten, and there was nothing good about it. It was wearing a red shirt, and the lower half of its body was empty and it did not wear any clothes over there. Looking carefully, there was a fruit knife in its head. Maron looked carefully, and the cry for help came from the room inside. Due to Maron¡¯s sudden intrusion, he attracted the Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s attention. The Chainsaw Ghost suddenly stopped, and it pulled the chainsaw out of the door. Then, it turned around slowly like a machine. At this moment, Maron saw the Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s real face. The Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s face was completely rotten, and only bits and pieces of rotting flesh hung on it. The flesh around the teeth had fallen off, revealing the bloody teeth inside. At the same time, there was disgusting mucus between its teeth. It opened and closed its mouth, and no one knew what it was saying. Then, it slowly walked towards Maron. It seemed like it wanted to laugh when the remaining flesh on its face suddenly fell off. Seeing this scene, Maron almost vomited. ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s so f*cking disgusting!¡± [Your stomach has been disgusted by the Chainsaw Ghost and awakened the Black Hole ability. You have to eat the Chainsaw Ghost.] The notification in his eyes lit up. Seeing this notification, Maron immediately vomited. ¡®Eat this thing?¡¯ It was better to beat him to death. The Chainsaw Ghost was still continuously approaching, walking very slowly. At the same time, Maron was also continuously retreating. [Your legs have gone soft from being scared by the malicious ghost. Your legs are feeling very ashamed and have awakened the Strength of a Thousand Djinn.] The notifications in his eyes were still continuing to come. Maron stopped. The Chainsaw Ghost also stopped, as if it was afraid. ¡®Just now, this person was still continuously retreating. Why did he suddenly stop? Was he not afraid of me?¡¯ It thought. Maron did not know what the ghost was thinking, but he felt that his legs were already full of strength. So he slowly walked towards the Chainsaw Ghost. The Chainsaw Ghost suddenly pulled its chainsaw, then raised it high, and with a fierce look on its face, it came towards Maron. Maron turned around and dodged the Chainsaw Ghost. Then he raised his leg and kicked the Chainsaw Ghost. Bang! The Chainsaw Ghost flew toward the wall behind him and hit the wall heavily. It left a human-shaped mark. Maron didn¡¯t expect the Strength of a Thousand Djinn to be so powerful. He kicked the Chainsaw Ghost so far that even the wall almost collapsed. The Chainsaw Ghost picked up the chainsaw and pulled again. This time it did not take the initiative to attack. The person in front of it was different from the people it had eaten before. Maron walked toward the Chainsaw Ghost. At this moment, the door that where he had heard the cry for help from was opened. A panicked head popped out from inside. Seeing the scene outside in the living room, she hurriedly closed the door again. The Chainsaw Ghost suddenly turned around and slammed the chainsaw heavily on the door. Instantly, the door was torn into pieces. ¡°Ah!¡± A scream sounded from inside. Immediately after, the Chainsaw Ghost rushed in. Seeing this, Maron took a step and followed. At this time, he had already awakened the Strength of a Thousand Djinn. In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived behind the Chainsaw Ghost. Maron raised his leg and kicked the Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s waist with a whip kick. Crack! The sound of bones breaking rang out! The Chainsaw Ghost¡¯s body bent ninety degrees in an instant, then flew sideways and smashed heavily into the wall. Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This time, even the wall collapsed with a loud bang. It could be seen how powerful Maron¡¯s kick was. The Chainsaw Ghost lay on the ground and squeaked in pain. The girl who was squatting in the corner sobbing raised her head to take a look. She looked at Maron in horror. ¡°You¡­ Are you a human or a ghost?¡± She asked in a trembling voice. Because she saw the Chainsaw Ghost lying on the side convulsing. Even the wall where the Chainsaw Ghost lay had disappeared. It was clear how strong the ¡®human¡¯ in front of her was. She did not know if he was a human or a ghost. How could a person have such strength? Then there was no doubt that the person in front of her was a ghost! Thinking of this, the girl became even more flustered. ¡°Please, let me go. I can do anything as long as you don¡¯t kill me!¡± The girl had already lost her mind and started to beg for mercy. Seeing this, Maron said, ¡°I¡¯m a human, not a ghost. Don¡¯t worry.¡± In fact, this girl was very beautiful. She had orange hair, long eyelashes, a perky nose, and a curvaceous figure. All of them were particularly eye-catching. However, Maron was not interested in appreciating these things. ¡°Let¡¯s go quickly. It¡¯s not safe here.¡± Maron reminded her and then walked in the direction of the Chainsaw Ghost. The girl stood up and looked at the handsome man in front of her in surprise. Then, she walked out of the room in a panic. Maron walked to the Chainsaw Ghost and stepped on its body with his foot. The sound of bones breaking could be heard continuously. The dirty blood splashed on his face. Maron stepped on it with a straight face. The whole building was shaken by him. [Your stomach strongly protests. It longs for this meal.] The notification in his eyes lit up. Maron felt a chill. What was going on with this stomach? Why did it always want to eat such disgusting things! He really couldn¡¯t bring himself to eat it. Thus, Maron fiercely vented his anger on the Chainsaw Ghost. In a short while, the Chainsaw Ghost had completely turned into a pile of bone fragments. Seeing that the Chainsaw Ghost had completely lost its ability to move, Maron finally stopped. [Your feet are overworking. You need to rest.] Instantly, Martin¡¯s legs went soft again. ¡°F*ck.¡± He had already begun to lose his balance. He barely walked to the wall and used his hand to support the wall. Then, he squatted on the ground and leaned against the wall. ¡°It won¡¯t recover for a while.¡± Martin knew that as long as his organs overused these abilities, he would enter rest mode. Once he entered rest mode, it would be terrible. Now, he had no choice. He could no longer move his feet and could only wait for his legs to recover. At this moment, the girl came back. She quietly walked to Maron¡¯s side. When she saw that the Chainsaw Ghost had completely shattered, she immediately vomited. After a long while, he finally recovered, but he still had the urge to vomit. ¡°Thank you.¡± the girl said softly. Maron waved his hand and said, ¡°Hurry up and leave.¡± The girl stuttered and didn¡¯t say anything, nor did she leave. ¡°This world is no longer the same as before. I don¡¯t know where to go.¡± the girl said. Maron asked curiously, ¡°Don¡¯t you have any family?¡± The girl said, ¡°That was my father just now¡­¡± Maron was stunned when he heard this. He had trampled her father into pieces. Seeing that Maron didn¡¯t say anything, the girl continued. ¡°My father was killed by a ghost. I didn¡¯t expect him to become a ghost.¡± Maron said, ¡°You¡¯re right. The current world is no longer the original world. The current world has become a game world, and everyone has to carry out the missions in it.¡± ¡°That is to kill a malicious ghost, obtain a reward, and gain set amount of lifespan. Otherwise, once your lifespan is up, you will die.¡± When the girl heard what Maron said, she was immediately shocked. She didn¡¯t know any of this. Ever since her phone displayed the activation of the Global Thriller, her father had confiscated her phone. After that, her father had turned into a terrifying Chainsaw Ghost. The girl looked at the man who had stomped her father into meat paste. ¡°Is that so? Then won¡¯t we all die? How can humans fight against these demons?¡± Maron didn¡¯t answer her. He wasn¡¯t too worried about this question. The only thing he was worried about was where his family members were now and whether they were dead or not. ¡°Then what should we do now?¡± The girl asked anxiously. She also realized the seriousness of the problem. It was the same as what she saw. The entire world was now filled with ghosts. It was impossible to rely on the power of mortals to fight against them. At this moment, Maron¡¯s phone suddenly lit up. He took it out and took a look. It was a mission notification. [Congratulations on completing the Deadly Spectre Mission: Chainsaw Ghost.] [Mission reward: Five months of lifespan.] [You have obtained a Cursed Tool: Soul-Stirring Chainsaw.] [Description: Soul-Stirring Chainsaw is a tool to help you complete missions. Please take care of it well and don¡¯t lose it.] ¡°Another five months of lifespan.¡± Maron said as he looked at his phone. The girl looked over curiously. Maron saw this and explained to her. ¡°Now everyone only has five years of lifespan. If you don¡¯t complete the mission, you can only wait for death. Completing the mission will give you different degrees of lifespan rewards, which will extend your chances of survival.¡± ¡°Five years.¡± The girl did not doubt Maron¡¯s words at all. She went to his father¡¯s room and retrieved her phone. As expected, whether it was the rules of the game or the notification of the start of the game, it had already been prompted on the phone. A few minutes later, the girl understood what was going on. When she went out to look for the man, only then did she know that the man had disappeared. She was a little anxious, so she chased after him. Outside the door, she saw the man walk into the house next door, so he was the neighbor¡­ The girl immediately chased after him. Just as the man was about to close the door, she came to the door. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Maron opened the door halfway and asked. ¡°My name is Mary, what¡¯s your name?¡± The girl asked politely. ¡°Maron.¡± ¡°Can I stay here for the night?¡± Maron was really too tired now. His legs had just recovered. Maron did not close the door. He did not even turn his head and instead left her a short message. ¡°Lock the door properly. I don¡¯t know what the hell will come out again.¡± Mary smiled and entered the door. She said to the tall figure, ¡°Thank you!¡± Then she closed the door and fastened all the locks that could be used. Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Maron went back to his room, found a suit of clothes, and went to the bathroom that came with the room. Splash! He turned on the tap, thought about it, and then took a bath instead. The whole world had changed, although he could now live as he used to before. But there was one more thing in life now, those were the ghosts, You didn¡¯t know when they would appear. They could appear in front of you at any time and everyone only had a lifespan of five years. If you needed to extend your life, you had to complete missions. Maron figured something out. In the beginning, there was an initial mission, but as long as you passed the initial mission, and as long as you encountered a malicious ghost, it would trigger the next mission. Correspondingly, he would also receive a life reward. He believed that this time, many people must have died. Those who died would also become malicious ghosts. After these two terrible experiences, Martin could deeply understand that if his organs would not be like this, then he would have died by now, instead of having the spare time to care about other people. Maron turned off the tap and dried himself. Then he walked out of the bathroom. As soon as he walked out of the bathroom, he saw the girl waiting at the door of the bathroom. ¡°Can I take a shower here?¡± Mary asked shyly. ¡°Isn¡¯t there another bathroom outside?¡± Maron asked, puzzled. Mary explained, ¡°The one outside doesn¡¯t release water.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Maron waved his hand and walked to the bed. Seeing this scene, Mary was a little puzzled. Was she not pretty? Or did she have a bad figure? She was starting to doubt herself. This man didn¡¯t seem to be interested in her at all. Could it be that he couldn¡¯t get it up?! Mary shook her head and denied this thought. She went to the bathroom, took off her clothes and prepared to take a shower. She kept thinking about it. How could a man with such strength, who could even kick down a wall, not get it up? As she thought about it, Mary¡¯s bad mood today was swept away. Then she looked at herself in the mirror. She was indeed very beautiful and had a good figure. She hummed a song. When she turned on the water, the hot mist quickly covered the entire bathroom. Gradually, the mist grew stronger. Mary opened her eyes and her vision blurred. She could barely see her fingers. She was a little afraid, so she reached out to touch the tap with her hand. Finally, she touched the tap and when she turned it off, the sound of running water stopped, but the lights weren¡¯t on anymore. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Mary was starting to get nervous. Then she quickly turned on the tap and the lights came on again. However, there was no sign of the steam dissipating at all, instead, it was getting thicker. Mary¡¯s eyes were covered and she couldn¡¯t see anything at all. ¡°Maron!¡± Mary shouted. Then she walked toward the bathroom door and left the bathroom in a hurry. But the scene outside the bathroom made her feel an inexplicable sense of fear. It was pitch-black outside, without any light. This was not Maron¡¯s room at all, but pitch-black darkness. This kind of darkness was not like the darkness of the night, but like thick black ink instead. ¡°Ah!¡± Mary screamed and ran back to the bathroom without looking back. Meanwhile, the bathroom had returned to how it was. There was no longer any misty steam and the lights were still on. Seeing this, Mary¡¯s heart was in her throat. This was no longer a matter of whether she was afraid or not, because in such a short time, how could the steam dissipate so quickly? Even if it was blown by the wind, it would take a certain amount of time to dissipate, but now, the steam had inexplicably dissipated. Even the mirrors on the wall did not have water droplets condensed by the steam. Everything was too strange and Mary was stunned, she did not know what to do. Faced with endless fear, she could do nothing. ¡°Ah ah!¡± Mary hugged her head in horror, then her legs went weak and she fell to the ground. Her entire body was weak. Now, as long as a malicious ghost appeared, she had no way to escape and she could only let it slaughter her. Time passed by minute by minute and Mary didn¡¯t hear anything, and no ghosts came looking for her. Everything was still calm; it was as if nothing had happened here. Everything was seemingly normal, but it was the kind of normal that was abnormal, after all, this world was not the old world it was anymore. There were ghosts now, and this kind of normal was abnormal. Mary struggled to get up from the ground. She was afraid to go out because the darkness was still there. She stood up and looked in the mirror. There was no reflection of her in the mirror. Instead, there was an invisible shadow standing in the direction of the bathroom door. Mary shivered and looked back. There was nothing but the door. She did not believe it and looked back at the mirror. In the mirror, there was indeed a person standing in the direction of the door. That person¡¯s face could not be seen clearly. It was as if someone had placed a filter on it. It was very blurry. But Mary was sure that there was a figure standing there! ¡°No, no, I won¡¯t die.¡± Mary shook her head frantically. She had already seen a malicious ghost, but it was far from what she was seeing now. The fear now came from her heart, from her entire person, it was as if every cell in her body was trembling. ¡°Maron!¡± Mary called out for help with all her might. Right now, her only hope was Maron. She didn¡¯t know if Maron was asleep at the moment, or if she was still in the same place as Maron. Nothing was known yet, but she had to try. ¡°Maron!¡± Mary shouted again. Except for her own echo, there was no response. After a few more shouts, there was still no response. Outside the bathroom, Maron was asleep at the moment. He didn¡¯t know what happened in the bathroom. He was too tired, especially his legs, especially after using the force of a thousand Djinn and his eyes were overloaded. So, he was still recovering. Fortunately, overuse didn¡¯t affect him. He just needed to recover. Vaguely, Maron heard someone calling him but he turned over and went back to sleep. ¡°Maron!¡± Suddenly, another call came. Maron woke up instantly and sat up. The voice seemed to come from the bathroom. He was very confused about what had happened in the middle of the night. So, he got up, put on his slippers and walked to the bathroom. The bathroom light was still on and the sound of water was still there. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Maron asked. After a while, there was no response. ¡°Mary?¡± Maron shouted again, but there was still no response. Maybe something bad had happened. He pushed open the bathroom door. However, there was no one inside. The shower was still running, and the lights were still on. ¡°What happened?¡± Maron was a little unhappy. After taking a shower, the water was not turned off, and the lights were also not turned off. Maron shook his head and turned off the faucet. He also turned off the bathroom lights when he went out. Then, he walked out of the bathroom and went to the living room. ¡°Where is she?¡± Maron looked at the empty living room and asked in puzzlement. Could she have left? He shook his head and walked into the bedroom. But the bathroom light was on again. ¡®Hmm? I remember switching the lights off?!¡¯ Maron was confused and without thinking, he walked into the bathroom. Just as he was about to turn off the light, he saw someone in the mirror! Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Maron saw a person in the mirror but to be exact, it was not a person at all. In the mirror, there was a blurred face standing in front of the bathroom door, as if it had been deliberately pixelated. It looked very unclear. Maron shouted, ¡°Mary?¡± Suddenly, a person appeared in the mirror. This person had a panicked look on her face. It was Mary who was trapped in the mirror. Mary was shouting loudly in the mirror, but Maron couldn¡¯t hear anything. ¡°I can¡¯t hear you,¡± Maron said. Mary in the mirror was also unable to hear him. This mirror was not only able to lock people up, but it was also able to block out sound. Maron suddenly thought of a way to communicate and that was to write on the mirror. He turned on the tap, dipped his hand in some water, and wrote a sentence on the mirror. ¡®Don¡¯t panic, go out and see what¡¯s outside?¡¯ Maron was not sure what was going on with the mirror, but one thing was certain, the mirror was made by a malicious ghost. Mary looked carefully at the words Maron wrote. She immediately shook her head and imitated Maron to write on the mirror. ¡®It¡¯s dark outside, I can¡¯t see anything.¡¯ Seeing these words, Maron was silent for a moment. The world in the mirror was limited to the range that the mirror could shine on. [One minute later, write this sentence on the mirror: ¡®Calm down first, I¡¯ll think of a way.¡¯] At this moment, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. He followed the upgrade and wrote the sentence on the mirror. [Your brain feels that your other organs are not up to par, it has awakened its Self-Reasoning ability.] [This ghost belongs to the reflection type. As long as there is a mirror, it will appear. The Ghost in the Mirror likes to play rock-paper-scissors. As long as the rock-paper-scissors match is lost, it will possess a person.] The notification in his eyes continued to light up. Seeing the notification in his eyes, Maron immediately had a clue. [One minute later, you begin to play rock-paper-scissors with the Ghost in the Mirror.] The notification in his eyes lit up again. Following the instructions from his eyes, Maron began to play rock-paper-scissors in front of the mirror. When Mary saw this scene, she was very puzzled. Why did Maron play rock-paper-scissors? Was there a way out for her? She also calmed down and quietly watched Maron play rock-paper-scissors. However, she was stunned soon, because, the figure standing at the bathroom door moved. It slowly walked toward the mirror. Mary covered her mouth in horror and then stepped back into the corner. The Ghost in the Mirror came to the mirror. Then it assumed the appearance of Maron and played rock-paper-scissors with the real Maron. Outside the mirror, Maron kept staring at the actions of the Ghost in the Mirror. He saw it slowly walking toward the mirror. Maron continued to play rock-paper-scissors. The mirror image in the mirror was the same as Maron¡¯s. After the Ghost in the Mirror came to the glass, the image in the mirror completely changed. In Maron¡¯s eyes, his ¡®self¡¯ in the mirror was half a beat slower. It began to imitate Maron¡¯s every move, even his expressions could be imitated. But there was one thing that the Ghost in the Mirror could not hide. That was that it did not have the breath of a human like Maron. Its body was covered with a deathly aura and the whole effect made it look very listless. Maron smiled slightly and the other Maron also smiled slightly. Maron threw a rock and the Ghost in the Mirror threw scissors. Maron won this round. Next, Maron next threw paper and the Ghost in the Mirror threw a rock. Maron won again. Over the next dozen rounds of rock-paper-scissors, Maron won all of them. Even he himself could not believe that his luck was so good. Could it be because of his hand? Maron wondered if his hand had suddenly awakened some kind of ability, causing him to win all the time in rock-paper-scissors. [Your hand has no Awakening ability. It¡¯s entirely your luck.] [One minute later, you deliberately threw a slow rock and lost to the Ghost in the Mirror. The Ghost in the Mirror possessed you.] The notification in his eyes lit up. This time, Maron did not immediately throw a rock. Instead, he clenched his fist and slowly extended his hand as if he was playing it slowly. The Ghost in the Mirror also began to imitate Maron and slowly threw a rock. Then, Maron suddenly opened his hand. The speed was very fast, and the Ghost in the Mirror did not have time to quickly change. Maron threw scissors, and the Ghost in the Mirror was a rock. The ghost won. The Ghost in the Mirror seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then smiled wickedly. Then it disappeared mysteriously. Mary in the mirror saw the whole thing, and she was surprised to the extreme. She didn¡¯t expect Maron to have so much power that he was even able to play rock-paper-scissors with the ghost. She saw the blurry face, and how it slowly walked to the mirror. Then it changed into Maron¡¯s appearance and played rock-paper-scissors. How did he know that this evil ghost would come to play rock-paper-scissors with him. She came to the mirror while thinking, then she looked at Maron in the mirror. ¡°Maron?¡± She called out softly. The evil ghost had disappeared, and the evil ghost at the bathroom door could not be seen in the mirror. Maron did not move, stood there without saying anything, and his lips did not move. Mary dipped her hand in some water and began to write on the mirror. But she was interrupted by Maron¡¯s cough. ¡°Cough cough!¡± Maron coughed twice. In fact, he had already seen Mary walking from that corner to the mirror. To be precise, it was not in the mirror, but in reality. Mary was walking from the corner. Mary was shocked and immediately had goosebumps all over her body. ¡°Is it Maron?¡± She probed a little. ¡°Yes.¡± Maron nodded slightly and walked out of the bathroom. Mary followed him out of the bathroom with a dubious look. When she came out of the bathroom, she knew that she had already come out. She was not trapped in the mirror, because it was no longer dark outside the bathroom. She was in Maron¡¯s bedroom and Maron was lying on the bed. When everything had calmed down, Mary remembered that she was naked now and while she was naked, she had stood in front of Maron for so long. So, Maron had seen everything. It did not matter. The most important thing was that Maron did not react! Thinking of this, she started to doubt herself. A girl with such a good figure and who was so beautiful stood in front of him, but he didn¡¯t react at all. He didn¡¯t even look at her. She stood rooted to the ground for a few seconds. Then, she walked to Maron¡¯s bed without any clothes on. She didn¡¯t believe that a man wouldn¡¯t be interested in attractive women. Mary climbed onto the bed and slept next to Maron. ¡°You¡­¡± Mary felt a little embarrassed. She had a strict upbringing. She was only eighteen years old and had never been in a relationship with anyone. To be precise, her father was very strict and said that no one was allowed to be in a relationship with her when she was underage, or he would shoot the guy who was in a relationship with her. So, she never dared date anyone and was always kept far away from men. There were many people who tried to pursue her as a girlfriend, but she rejected them mercilessly. There were even people who chased her to her door. But none of those people who chased her to her door were ever able to leave because they were all shot to death by her father without her knowledge. Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Mary climbed up to Maron in embarrassment and leaned into his arms. She could feel his heartbeat and breathing clearly. With all that Maron had done for her, she felt so safe in his arms. No one could give her that kind of security, not even her father had given her that kind of security. Maron also noticed Mary¡¯s actions but he was thinking about something. ¡®Where did the Ghost in the Mirror go?¡¯ According to the revelation in his eyes, the Ghost in the Mirror should have possessed him, but he did not feel anything. It was as if nothing had happened. This made him very confused. ¡°Do you want to¡­¡± At this time, Mary opened her mouth to speak, but halfway through, she stopped talking. ¡°You can go out and sleep.¡± Maron turned around and looked at the girl who had slept with him without his consent. ¡°I¡­¡± Hearing this, Mary did not know what to say, but she was not convinced. ¡°I¡¯m very clean.¡± Maron said helplessly, ¡°That¡¯s not what I¡¯m talking about. This bed is too small. It can¡¯t fit two people.¡± He had also seen that Mary was indeed very beautiful and had a great figure. In the past, he would have said that Mary could score 99 out of 100 on a test of how hot a girl was, but he was not interested in doing that now. The world had turned into a game world. He was tired from doing missions and now he just wanted to sleep. However, these words did not sound like that to Mary. She felt that Maron did not like her. ¡°I¡¯m really clean. I can do anything you want me to do for you.¡± Mary insisted. Maron shook his head and said, ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m not going to talk to you anymore. I¡¯m going to sleep now. I can sleep here if I want to. I don¡¯t care if I fall.¡± After saying that, Maron closed his eyes. Mary didn¡¯t say anything and didn¡¯t get out of the bed. After a while, Maron opened his eyes. He couldn¡¯t stand it. He was shirtless to begin with and was only wearing a pair of underwear. On top of that, Mary was sticking close to him. The feeling in his skin was a little unbearable. He didn¡¯t want to do that kind of thing. He was very tired now. He just wanted to sleep. ¡°You go and put on your clothes,¡± Maron said. At this time, Mary wasn¡¯t sleeping either, there was a handsome man lying next to her, how could she sleep? In fact, she was ready to give up her first time, but this man was indifferent, this made her very depressed. When Mary heard Maron¡¯s words, she was stunned for a moment, and then she noticed the distance between the two of them. They were already close together. The meaning of his words was that he couldn¡¯t stand this feeling of closeness and wanted her to put on her clothes. So, he did still have feelings! Otherwise, why would he ask her to put on her clothes? ¡°Oh, okay.¡± Mary got up from the bed and quickly walked into the bathroom, but saw that her clothes were already covered in blood and mud. Well, now she had no clothes to wear. She walked out of the bathroom naked again and returned to the bed. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to put your clothes on?¡± Maron felt them touch skin to skin again. ¡°I¡­ My clothes are covered in blood. I can¡¯t wear them anymore,¡± Mary explained. Maron shook his head and didn¡¯t say anything. Mary thought Maron was angry and quickly explained, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go next door to get them. There should be clean clothes there.¡± With that, she got ready to get out of bed, but Maron stopped her. ¡°Never mind, it¡¯s fine,¡± Maron said and then he fell asleep. The sound of even breathing came from Maron¡¯s nose. He was totally asleep. Mary couldn¡¯t believe it. He fell asleep so fast? ¡®I thought you said you couldn¡¯t sleep?¡¯ She didn¡¯t think much of it, went back to Maron, pulled the covers, and went to sleep. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ . . They slept together for hours and nothing happened. Now, Maron was awake. He looked at the time. He had slept for eight hours and according to his cell phone, there were dozens of missed calls. ¡°Who is it?¡± Maron wondered and then he flipped through the phone records. There were 50 missed calls, from five people, each having called him ten times each. He knew all of these people. Two of them were his parents, and the other three were his friends. Maron dialed one of them, his friend¡¯s and the call was picked up within a few seconds. ¡°Maron? My dude, you¡¯re actually number one on the game rankings! You¡¯ve completed a total of three missions, as well as a Deadly Spectre Puzzle and a support item. Impressive!¡± A young man¡¯s voice came from the receiver. Maron asked, ¡°What happened?¡± He knew about the rankings, but he didn¡¯t pay much attention to his own ranking. Did the rankings really show what he had obtained? ¡°Now this world has become a game world. Everyone only has a lifespan of five years. You have almost ten years now!¡± His friend said excitedly. Maron said, ¡°More or less.¡± ¡°You¡¯re really amazing! It took me a lot of effort to solve the initial mission and I didn¡¯t get anything. But you completed three missions in one go and even got a Spectre Puzzle!¡± His friend was still very excited. ¡°It¡¯s not bad. I¡¯m just lucky.¡± Maron said. ¡°What¡¯s not bad? Dude, listen, someone might target you because of the Spectre Puzzle.¡± ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± After saying that, Maron hung up the phone. Making a phone call also required one to spend one¡¯s lifespan; one minute meant one day¡¯s lifespan. However, he had to think about what his friend said. There were people out there who would snatch the Deadly Spectre Puzzle? When he looked at the phone again, he understood. The phone had a transfer function and a mall; players could trade with each other, which also meant they could rob each other. Then, he opened the leaderboard and saw that he was ranked first. There were only ten people who had obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle and he was one of them. It could be understood that Deadly Spectre Puzzles were very important, not only could it be used to buy and sell items, but it could also be used on him. If it was used on him, he could also obtain the ability of the malicious ghost. From there, he could strengthen his own abilities so that when he encountered a ghost, he could have the capital to contend against it. ¡°Is it dawn?¡± Maron suddenly noticed that the sky outside was already bright. At this moment, a message popped up on his phone. [Global Thriller version 1.1 has been updated. The player¡¯s degree of freedom has increased. After dark, the number of deadly ghosts will increase drastically! Please pay attention to your surroundings!] ¡®How did it update to version 1.1 so quickly?¡¯ Maron thought to himself. Now, it was the same as before. There was day and night. There were deadly ghosts during the day and at night. However, the number of deadly ghosts would increase even more now. Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Now that he was number one on the leaderboard, according to what his friend said, there would definitely be people coming to snatch the Deadly Spectre Puzzle from him. The value of the Deadly Spectre Puzzle was really high. Moreover, everyone could see that he was number one on the leaderboard. Actually, he was not very worried about this, after all, his organs were very good. [Your eyes think that what you said is right.] Maron saw the hint in his eyes and smiled. Indeed, it was very good. Maron stretched himself and was ready to get up. The sky had returned to its original color and it happened to be the morning. He slept very comfortably this time and at least his legs had recovered. At this time, Mary was still in a deep sleep and showed no signs of waking up. Maron glanced at her and did not continue to care about her. He had seen this girl in the elevator before. She was not like those people on the streets. Instead, she was very simple and dressed in a very conservative style and now, her father was also dead. He had stepped on him to death¡­ Maron did not feel any burden about this. After all, her father had become a ghost and to be precise, he was just carrying out a mission. As for this girl, Maron didn¡¯t really want to bother with her, but since she was already sticking to him, he had no choice but to bother with her. ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s take it one step at a time.¡± Maron shook his head. Then, he got up from the bed and prepared to wash up and go outside to take a look. A few minutes later, Maron changed into a set of clean clothes. The main thing was that yesterday¡¯s clothes were covered in blood and mud and could no longer be worn. Just as Maron was about to walk out of the room, he was stopped by someone. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Mary had already woken up. She looked at Maron and asked seriously. ¡°I¡¯m going outside.¡± Maron looked at Mary and said and after saying that, he was ready to leave. Mary looked anxious. She lifted the quilt and followed him. ¡°Wait for me. I¡¯ll go too!¡± She was afraid that if Maron went out, he would not come back. After all, this was not the original world anymore. Maron stopped and looked at Mary. ¡°I¡¯m just going out to take a look. I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± ¡®Would this work?¡¯ Mary, of course, refused. She insisted, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Maron thought about it and felt a little helpless. He smiled and said, ¡°How are you going to go out naked like this?¡± As he said that, Maron glanced at Mary from head to toe. Mary stood where she was and used her hand to cover herself. ¡°Alright, there are clothes in the closet. Find some suitable pieces and put them on. I¡¯ll wait for you outside.¡± Maron took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit one. Mary nodded blankly and rushed into the room as if she was running away. In the time it took for one cigarette to finish, Mary had already changed her clothes. She was wearing a black hoodie and a pair of black trousers. It was not very big, and it fit her. Mary felt a little embarrassed when she was looked at by Maron. ¡°It fits you well. Let¡¯s go. After we go out, follow my instructions. I don¡¯t know what will happen outside,¡± Maron said. ¡°O¡­ Okay.¡± Mary replied. Maron put out his cigarette and got up to walk to the door. Mary followed behind him. After they went out, they saw that there were bloodstains everywhere, and there was a smell of corpses. The smell of blood mixed with the smell of corpses was really unpleasant. Maron frowned, and Mary vomited on the spot. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back?¡± Maron turned around and said to Mary. After Mary vomited, she stood up and said to Maron, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Okay, if you¡¯re fine, you can continue to follow me.¡± Maron shook his head and smiled. Even he couldn¡¯t stand this kind of question, let alone Mary. [Your nose can¡¯t stand this smell. It has awakened its Filtering ability.] The notification in his eyes lit up, and Maron suddenly felt that the air was much fresher. In a few seconds, the smell of dead bodies was completely gone. Maron walked slowly, his eyes sweeping around. Overnight, the walls here were stained with blood for some reason. He remembered that there were fifty families living in this building, but now it seemed that they were all dead. Only two people survived, him and Mary. Maron walked to the elevator and pressed the down button. Soon, the elevator arrived. Ding Dong! The elevator door opened. Maron clearly saw two corpses in the elevator. They seemed to have rotted. Maybe they had been eaten by ghosts. They had been influenced by ghosts to become like this. In fact, this was the worst kind. They couldn¡¯t even be ghosts and died directly. He remembered what Mary had said, her father had been killed by a ghost, and he had become a malicious ghost. Maron walked into the elevator as if he hadn¡¯t seen the two corpses on the ground. Mary hesitated, but soon followed him. She wasn¡¯t as calm as Maron. The corpses on the ground were too horrible for her. She closed her eyes, grabbed Maron¡¯s sleeves with both hands, and pressed them against him. Soon, the elevator reached the ground floor. The situation downstairs was not so bad. There was only a little blood splattered everywhere and the air was much better. After leaving the building, Maron went directly to the street. The street was very quiet. Except for the bus that was still running, there was almost no one. Maron walked to the platform and waited. A few minutes later, a bus came to the platform. It stopped in front of Maron, and the door opened automatically. Maron looked back at Mary, then got on the bus and put in four coins. When he got on the bus, the door closed, and the bus started to run. The driver only glanced at the two of them, and drove the bus as if nothing had happened. Maron found a seat and sat down. Mary sat beside him and did not dare leave. Everything outside was empty and looked very strange. Maron looked at the side of the street. The shops that were supposed to be open for business had also locked their doors tightly. When Maron looked at a tall building, the notification in his eyes lit up. [Your eyes are very uneasy. It has received the gaze of a disaster-level malicious ghost.] Immediately after that, Maron¡¯s eyes felt a sharp pain. He quickly retracted his gaze and did not dare to look at the tall building again. Immediately after, his phone rang. Maron rubbed his eyes and took out his phone from his pocket to look at it. [Mission activated.] [The gaze of a disaster-level malicious ghost.] [Mission description: When you look at the tall building, you will receive the gaze of a malicious ghost from a different region. The malicious ghost will pick a time to hunt you down regardless of the what is happening. You need to observe the appearance of the malicious ghost and investigate its origins.] [Mission requirement: None] [Mission reward: Ten years of lifespan.] [Mission failure: Deduction of all current lifespans.] After reading the mission, Maron fell into deep thought. Ten years of lifespan was a pretty good reward, but this was the gaze of a disaster-level malicious ghost. It was not easy to deal with, and it was hunting him down indiscriminately. It could appear at any time. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Mary asked with concern when she saw the changing expression on Maron¡¯s face. Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Maron covered his head, waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± After a while, the bus stopped. Maron looked up and then got off the bus. This was a school, and it was the beginning of the school season, but there were no students. Mary stood behind Maron and looked at the empty school. She felt an inexplicable fear. The bustling street had become dead silent. ¡°Are we going in?¡± Mary took a few steps forward and stood in a row with Maron. ¡°Yes.¡± Maron replied and then looked at the school building in the distance. Being stared at by a disaster-level deadly ghost on the bus just now made him realize the danger he was in. He couldn¡¯t keep the Deadly Spectre Puzzle anymore. He had to control the deadly ghost to have some confidence. Some deadly ghosts could be destroyed with absolute strength, but if it was like this disaster-level one, it would be impossible to defeat it with just physical strength. Maron thought as he walked towards the direction of the school building. There was a high possibility that there were deadly ghosts here. However, it was daytime now. The power of the Deadly Spectre Puzzle would be weakened relatively. [One minute later, you entered the school. You found an empty classroom and obtained the Deadly Spectre Puzzle.] The blood red notification in his eyes lit up. Maron turned to look at Mary and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡± Mary nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡± Then Maron turned back and walked towards the dark teaching building. After a few minutes, Maron came to the teaching building. The first floor was not a teaching area. It was basically a laboratory. Maron did not stay long. He found a staircase and walked to the second floor. When he came to the second floor, everything here was very strange. Because there were people in the classroom. To be precise, those were not people. They were just corpses. They sat quietly in their seats. There was no noise, and no one moved. Everyone¡¯s expression was the same. Their mouths were wide open, their eyeballs were protruding, and even their tongues were hanging out. The teacher on the podium was the same. He held a pointer in his hand and pointed it at the blackboard. His other hand was supporting his glasses. However, they were already dead. Maron did not know what these people had experienced. It was possible that after the game world was activated, no one could react before they were killed by the malicious ghosts. It was also possible that this was just the game¡¯s settings. These people were just ghosts. But in Maron¡¯s eyes, these people did not have the characteristics of a deadly ghost, and did not have the ability to mutate. But in Mary¡¯s eyes, these were different, it was as if all the people inside were deadly ghosts, and could mutate at any time and attack the two of them. Thinking of this, Mary moved closer to Maron. Maron also noticed Mary¡¯s strange behavior, and only glanced at her without saying anything. Then, the two slowly walked down the stairs. During the process, Maron¡¯s eyes were on the classroom. It was the same situation in every classroom. There were people in there, but none of them were alive. The time of death was not very long, and the bodies had not rotted, so there was no unpleasant smell of corpses. When they reached the last classroom, Maron stopped for a while. This classroom was very abrupt. There was no one in it, and there were no corpses. It was very empty. ¡°Go in.¡± Maron pushed the classroom door open and walked in. As soon as he walked in, a gust of cold air assaulted his face, which was a strong contrast to the temperature outside. It was as if the weather outside was summer, but inside was winter. After entering, Maron closed the door and took out his phone. He found the equipment column and saw the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, Ghost Fingernails. After opening the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, there was a ¡®use¡¯ button. Maron clicked it. Immediately after, the phone suddenly became cold, and a chill spread from the phone to Maron¡¯s hand. Maron¡¯s hand was cold, but cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead. Mary, who was beside him, did not know what Maron was doing. She only saw that Maron seemed to be very uncomfortable. After a few minutes, Maron put away his phone. [You have successfully controlled the Ghost Fingernails.] [Description: When a malicious ghost appears, you can use the Ghost Fingernails to cut its belly and eat its internal organs. What a delicious dish! Your stomach longs for it.] As the blood-red notification lit up, Maron felt that there was something inside each of his fingers. Psst! As the sound of flesh being cut rang out, eight-inch-long nails appeared on each of his fingers. The nails were exuding a horrifying black color, and there was black gas coming out of them. Mary was stunned when she saw this scene, and then she took a few steps back. ¡®This is¡­ This is a nail! Could Maron really be a ghost?!¡¯ She was more and more worried about this problem. Maron noticed Mary¡¯s change in mood and didn¡¯t explain much. He only said one sentence, ¡°If you want to live, you have to control the Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± After saying that, Maron put away the Ghost Fingernails. He had successfully controlled the Ghost Fingernails. After controlling the Ghost Fingernails, he felt more confident. ¡°What is a Deadly Spectre Puzzle?¡± Mary was like a headless chicken. She only knew that there were ghosts in this world, but she didn¡¯t know the settings of the game world. Maron found a seat and sat down. Then, he took out a cigarette and lit it up. Then, he explained, ¡°A Deadly Spectre Puzzle, in layman¡¯s terms, is like currency. Using it, you can buy things in the mobile phone store or, conversely it can be used as a weapon, where you can use it as a means to strengthen yourself where you can merge them with your body. After merging them, you will gain some of the abilities of ghosts. But my suggestion is not to use the Deadly Spectre Puzzles to buy and sell things. It is best to merge them yourself.¡± Maron¡¯s explanation was very simple and easy to understand. Any normal person would be able to understand it. ¡°Do Deadly Spectre Puzzles require missions to obtain?¡± Mary asked again. Maron said, ¡°Yes, you can see it when you open your phone. What are these Deadly Spectre Puzzles for? All the answers are in your phone.¡± Mary was stunned. Then, she took out her phone and opened it to take a look. The picture on her phone was the same as Maron¡¯s. After looking at Maron, she opened every icon on her phone. After five minutes, she understood. The Deadly Spectre Puzzles were really important. Only twenty people on the list had obtained some Deadly Spectre Puzzles so far. There were even people in the chat room who used five years of their lifespan in exchange for a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. One could imagine the importance of a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. But thinking about it in the future, she was currently powerless. To obtain a Deadly Spectre Puzzle was simply an extremely difficult task. It was basically impossible. And she wanted to stay by Maron¡¯s side, but without some strength, it was impossible and sooner or later, she would be a burden. ¡°I also want to obtain a Deadly Spectre Puzzle,¡± Mary said with a determined look in her eyes. Hearing this, Maron smiled. It was not so easy to get the Deadly Spectre Puzzle. Not only did it require strength, but it also required a certain amount of luck. Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Not only did it require strength, but it also required a certain amount of luck. ¡°If you want to obtain one, that¡¯s fine too. You need to find a deadly ghost, and then activate the mission and follow the mission¡¯s requirements. After completing the mission, there¡¯s a possibility of obtaining a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Maron did not have any intention of mocking her. He had an ability that most people did not have, and only then did he obtain a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. ¡°I got it.¡± Mary replied. After saying that, her cell phone suddenly rang. [Mission activated.] [Students in the classroom.] [Mission description: There are always a few students who do not listen to the class seriously when the teacher is in class.] [Mission requirement: Observe the students in Room 403 before it gets dark and find the student who is not paying attention in class.] [Mission reward: One year of lifespan.] She looked at her phone and then at Maron. Maron noticed her gaze and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°I seem to have activated a mission.¡± Mary said as she held the phone in front of Maron Maron took the phone and looked at it. It was indeed activated. ¡°What do you think?¡± Maron asked. Mary thought for a moment and said firmly, ¡°I want to complete this mission on my own.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll wait for you at the school gate. If you don¡¯t come out in two hours, I¡¯ll treat you as dead.¡± Maron nodded, then walked out of the classroom and left. ¡°Okay, I got it. I¡¯ll work hard.¡± Mary steeled her heart once again. She could not continue like this. Even if she could be safe with Maron, she only had five years to live. After five years, she would still die. Mary watched as Maron slowly walked towards the school gate. She encouraged herself, then found tout where the stairs were, and walked towards the fourth floor. When she came to the fourth floor, she found classroom 403. The fourth floor was a little different from the second floor. There were many classrooms here. Every seat was filled with people. These people stuck out their tongues and stood there motionless. To be honest, Mary was still very scared. After all, there were so many corpses here, and each of them was very strange. Anyone who came here would inevitably shiver. Mary gritted her teeth and walked in. The classroom was very cold. It was not an ordinary type of coldness. She felt that she did not need to be killed by a malicious ghost. If she stayed here for a few hours, she would simply freeze to death. The teacher on the podium wore a pair of glasses. It looked like he was reading a textbook on the table, but in fact, he was looking at the students below from the corner of his eyes. Mary walked to the teacher¡¯s side and looked at the students below seriously. After scanning through them, she found that every student¡¯s expression was almost the same. It was difficult to tell which student was not listening carefully. Mary suddenly felt that this initial task was very difficult. Other than the mission description on the phone, there were no clues. The cadavers below all had the same expression. How could she tell which student was not listening carefully? She then looked at the teacher who was standing on the podium. Following the teacher¡¯s gaze, she saw a student. After taking a closer look, she found that something was not right. This student seemed to be different from the others. There was a bigger smile on his face. It was not a lot. It was a very small movement. Mary walked in front of the student and began to observe. When she got closer, she realized that the small movement was gone. She was stunned for a moment. Then, she compared it with the student beside her and found that it was still the same. There was no change at all. ¡°Am I mistaken?¡± Mary began to doubt herself. At this moment, a chill came from her neck. Mary shivered and hurriedly ran a few steps forward. At the same time, she looked back. She saw that the teacher had appeared in front of her at some point in time. He was holding a teaching stick in his hand. He looked at her with a strange smile on his face. The smile was wide and seemed to be happy. It was not the sincere kind of happiness, but rather the happiness of a predator looking at the prey in its hands. This made Mary¡¯s heart jump to her throat. Why was the teacher moving?! The teacher was an old man with a kind face, but in Mary¡¯s eyes, it was not kind at all. Mary observed for a while and found that the teacher did not continue to move, so she continued to observe the student who was not listening carefully. Mary began to look at them one by one, walked to them, and observed them carefully. When she walked to the second group to observe, Mary felt that someone was staring at her from behind. She turned around abruptly. There was no one, and the teacher was still there. There was nothing unusual. Mary let out a sigh of relief. She thought that she was probably too sensitive. She continued to observe every student. When she observed the last one, Mary observed for a while more. The last student was not right. The expression on his face was the same as the other students, but there was something different. This student seemed to be shy, and his face was a little red. ¡°Could it be this student?¡± Mary took out her phone and looked at it. She did not find any hint that she had completed her task. Mary returned to the podium and looked at the students. The teacher was also below, bending down and not moving. Mary was a little confused. Was it not one of them? Could it be that she had entered the wrong classroom? Impossible! Mary walked out of the classroom, stood outside the door, and looked at the class sign on the door: 403. That¡¯s right, it was here. ¡°How exactly should I observe this? The classroom isn¡¯t wrong, so what¡¯s the problem?¡± Mary began to think. If she continued to search like this, she would have to find out when it would end. Time did not wait for people. There was nothing unusual now, but as time went on, it was hard to say what would happen. After all, this school was full of corpses. Mary thought as she returned to the classroom. She went to the podium and looked down at the textbook. It was some basic high school knowledge. There was nothing wrong with the textbook. When she looked up, the corpse of the teacher had already turned around. It looked at Mary and she shivered. The task was too difficult. She didn¡¯t know whether the teacher was a ghost or something else. As long as she didn¡¯t look at it, it would slowly approach her. She didn¡¯t know what its purpose was. Mary didn¡¯t dare to try and find out. What if the teacher¡¯s purpose was to kill her. She calmed her fear and looked at everyone below. After a few minutes, she still couldn¡¯t see anything. ¡°It¡¯s so difficult. which student is it?¡± Mary shook her head and asked. At this moment, a voice made Mary¡¯s hair stand on end. ¡°May I ask what you¡¯re looking for?¡± The voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if it came from the teacher. Mary looked at the teacher¡¯s corpse with a horrified expression. It had spoken! It could move, and Mary could accept it, but it could speak as well? Mary did not answer it, but took a deep breath to calm herself down. After a while, the voice did not ring out again. Mary knew that the teacher was most likely the classmate who had not listened to the lesson carefully! Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Mary tried to calm herself down and analyze the situation carefully. The teacher was the classmate who didn¡¯t listen carefully. This answer seemed a bit wrong because the phone didn¡¯t indicate that the task had been completed. At this moment, the sky suddenly turned dark. Mary was shocked! The change happened too quickly, causing her to be unable to react for a moment. ¡°Ah!¡± she screamed and squatted on the ground. After a long time, it was only dark. Nothing else happened. Mary looked up and turned on the flashlight on her phone. On the other side, Maron was sitting on the steps at the school gate. He also saw the change on the other side of the school building. It was covered in darkness. It was like a black ink had surrounded the entire school building. He didn¡¯t want to care about it, nor could he care anyway. If Mary could really get a Deadly Spectre Puzzle or a Cursed Tool, that would be great. Of course, it had nothing to do with him dying in there. After all, this wasn¡¯t the world of the past. In the past, he might have rushed in to save people. But now it was different. If he rushed in, he might lead himself into a difficult situation, or he might lose his life. Also, in his current era, it could be said that he could give up such unnecessary feelings. It was the only way to survive. Maron picked up his phone and looked at the time. An hour had passed. There was still an hour left. If she didn¡¯t come out, he would have to leave. It didn¡¯t matter if she was still alive or dead. ¡°What is this?!¡± Maron inadvertently caught a glimpse of the shadow on the railing on the steps. The railing was polished like a mirror. ¡°Is this the Ghost in the Mirror?!¡± Maron narrowed his eyes and looked at the railing. The face of the shadow in the mirror was blurry, as if it had been pixelated. ¡°Could it be that the Ghost in the Mirror followed me to this place?¡± Maron had some guesses. This kind of ghost was usually not of a high level and could only appear in places with mirrors. It was very likely that it was because he had played rock-paper-scissors with the Ghost in the Mirror yesterday. As long as he lost, the Ghost in the Mirror would always follow that person. Maron gradually had a clue about the Ghost in the Mirror and he also thought about the rules. There was always the need to understand the rules of ghosts. He carefully thought about the events that had happened before. Those ghosts seemed to have a rule. Although deadly ghosts were terrifying, as long as one grasped their rules, they would be able to deal with ghosts easily. Thinking of this, Maron¡¯s guess became clearer and clearer. All deadly ghosts had their own rules. ¡°When encountering a truly powerful deadly ghost, one¡¯s own ability is only a support. The most important thing is still to see through the rules of ghosts,¡± Maron said to himself as he looked at the Ghost in the Mirror in the reflection of the railing. Maron suddenly saw the change in the Ghost in the Mirror. It seemed to be a little afraid. Was it afraid of its own organs? Maron shook his head. The level of the Ghost in the Mirror was very low now. It had some limitations. Without a mirror, it did not exist. However, this ability seemed to be very good. A place with a mirror could be of great use. Maron walked to a place where the railing could not refract, and the Ghost in the Mirror disappeared as expected. He walked forward again, to a mirror at the school gate. The Ghost in the Mirror appeared again. ¡®I¡¯m not in a hurry to deal with this Ghost in the Mirror. The main mission is still the Little Boy¡¯s Mother, and the gaze of the disaster-level malicious ghost at the top of the building.¡¯ Maron thought about it and sat down. Then he turned on his phone and looked at the time. There was still half an hour until the end of the two hours. Currently, the inside of the teaching building was covered in darkness and completely cut off from the outside world. Mary was very anxious now because she still couldn¡¯t find the student who wasn¡¯t paying attention to the class. All her previous guesses had been overturned. The teacher wasn¡¯t the answer, the students weren¡¯t either. This wasn¡¯t going to be easy. The temperature was getting lower and lower. Mary was wearing thin clothes, and her physical strength was gradually running out. ¡°Who is the student who isn¡¯t paying attention to the class?¡± Mary used her phone to shine at the students below. At this moment, a pungent smell came. ¡°What is this?¡± Mary saw a horrifying scene. The corpses of the students began to decompose at an extremely fast speed and even the paper on the table started to rot. Everything in the classroom started to rot at a speed visible to the naked eye. The corpses fell to the ground one after another. Some of the corpses had their heads separated from their bodies and rolled to the side. The classroom had changed. In Mary¡¯s eyes, the entire classroom was like hell now. ¡°I¡­¡± Mary didn¡¯t know what to do at this moment. There was only one thought in her mind. The difficulty of the mission had increased. Before this, these corpses had remained the same as before they died. But now, it was different. The corpses were no longer complete and the difficulty had increased. Mary covered her mouth and nose, blocking out some of the smell. But there was still a large amount of corpse stench entering her nasal cavity. ¡°Urgh!¡± Mary finally could not stand it anymore and vomited. After a while, she recovered a little, but her stomach was still uncomfortable. ¡°No, there are still twenty minutes left.¡± Mary stood up with difficulty and shone the flashlight under the podium and saw the teacher¡¯s corpse. The teacher¡¯s corpse did not seem to be affected and still stood there. To Mary¡¯s horror, the teacher¡¯s smile was even stronger than before. ¡°Is the teacher conscious or unconscious?¡± Mary voiced her suspicions. These were very difficult for her. Reasoning was difficult, not to mention reasoning in a place full of corpses. Gradually, Mary began to feel sleepy. Outside the school gate, Maron looked at the passing of time. Then he looked in the direction of the school building. The area covered by darkness was getting larger and larger. It wouldn¡¯t be long before it reached the school gate. ¡°Did she die inside?¡± Maron was actually a little worried. He was not only looking at the teaching building, but also paying attention to the situation outside. Other than the bus in the morning, he had never seen a car. It seemed that there was no one in the city. This made him feel lonely. Just as Maron was thinking, the direction of the teaching building changed again. The walls of the dormitory building next to the teaching building became mottled. It was as if decades had passed. The walls were covered in moss and there were signs of cracking. [One minute later, you realized that something was wrong. You walked in and went to the fourth floor of the teaching building.] The notification in Maron¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°I¡¯d better go there.¡± Maron had this thought before the notification in his eyes. Maron got up and walked towards the direction of the teaching building. After a few minutes, Maron entered the darkness. After entering, the smell of corpses hit him, and the temperature inside was very low. ¡°What happened?¡± Maron looked at the mottled walls with his phone¡¯s flashlight. Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The current teaching building was no longer the one Maron had seen before. It was extremely dilapidated and looked as if it would collapse at any time. Maron used his memory to find the way up the stairs. The darkness caused Maron¡¯s visual range to be less than one meter, and this was under the illumination of a flashlight. Maron walked all the way to the fourth floor. Suddenly, a voice came out, this voice was not Mary¡¯s cry for help, but a very deep roar. Maron walked into room 403, and nothing could be seen clearly inside. At this time, Mary also heard footsteps. ¡°Who is it?!¡± Mary raised the flashlight in her hand and shone it over. ¡°It¡¯s me,¡± Maron said. When Mary heard that, she asked, ¡°Who exactly are you? Maron can¡¯t possibly come up here.¡± Maron was stunned for a moment, then he said, ¡°I know you have a mole under your right chest.¡± When Mary heard that, she heaved a sigh of relief and said, ¡°It¡¯s really you. I thought you really wouldn¡¯t come up.¡± Hearing her tone, she was on the verge of crying. There had been no clues here, so she was basically a headless chicken. Maron walked over to her and shone his flashlight on Mary. ¡°What happened? Why Is It so dark here?¡± He asked Mary explained, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ve been looking for the student who wasn¡¯t paying attention.¡± Maron was deep in thought when he heard Mary¡¯s words. This was a typical case of trying to understand the rules of ghosts. Maron had also seen Mary¡¯s mission, which was to find the student who was not paying attention to the lesson. Maron said, ¡°I¡¯ll go and take a look.¡± After saying that, Maron was about to walk over when Mary stopped him. ¡°There¡¯s no need to go. We can¡¯t find him anymore. He¡¯s all rotten.¡± Mary explained. Maron stopped walking. [You saw the teacher two minutes later.] The blood-red notification lit up and then fell. ¡°Where is the teacher?¡± Maron asked. ¡°Right in front of you,¡± Mary said. Then she walked in front of Maron and used the flashlight to probe forward. An old male teacher stood there with a hunched body and a smile on his face. Maron immediately frowned when he saw this thing. Its smile was very strange. It seemed to be eyeing some prey. But there should be some restrictions that prevented it from making a move for the time being. Maron thought in his heart. ¡®Why not test my guess now. And get some insight into the rules of ghosts.¡¯ ¡°Have you noticed anything unusual before?¡± Maron looked at Mary and asked. Mary thought for a moment and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s this teacher. It was at the podium before. As long as I don¡¯t look at it, it will move.¡± After listening to Mary¡¯s explanation, Maron already had an answer in his heart. Ghosts indeed had a pattern. This teacher was also a ghost. The pattern was that if you saw him, he could not move, which meant that he could only attack you from behind. ¡°Okay, now let¡¯s not look at him.¡± Maron looked at Mary and said. Then, he turned around and walked to the podium, squatting behind the podium. Mary followed Maron to the back of the podium and a few minutes passed. Maron looked up and sure enough, the ghost came. It was on his right. If he had been one step slower to look at the ghost, the ghost would have touched him. Not only that, Maron had other guesses, the closer he got to the Ghost Teacher, the lower the temperature around him got as well. Maron stared at it, then stood up and looked at it carefully. It seemed that its smile had become wider again. ¡°What should we do now?¡± Mary didn¡¯t know what Maron was doing. ¡°Wait a little longer.¡± Maron felt that he had already made a judgment in his heart. [One minute later, you stood on the opposite side of the podium against the wall and found the student who didn¡¯t listen to the lecture.] At this moment, the notification in his eyes lit up. Maron followed the notification and walked to the opposite side of the podium. Mary didn¡¯t follow. After coming to the back, Maron looked at the teacher¡¯s ghost again. Although he couldn¡¯t see anything now, everything was in Maron¡¯s mind. Scene after scene began to gather in his mind, gradually forming a movie of sorts where one by one, the students¡¯ bodies, the teacher¡¯s ghost, and the place where Mary was standing was depicted. A thought flashed through Maron¡¯s mind, it was in fact, Mary, who was the student who had not been paying attention to the class. Then Maron connected all the previous events, and all of them showed that Mary was the student who had not been paying attention to the class. Because Mary was only eighteen years old this year, just the age of other school children. Maron returned to the podium and said to Mary, ¡°I think I know who the student is who is not paying attention to the class.¡± When Mary heard this, she was a little excited, so she asked, ¡°Who is it? I have been looking for so long, but I still haven¡¯t found it. How did you find it?¡± ¡°You are the student who is not paying attention to the class,¡± Maron said very seriously. Mary was stunned. She was the classmate who didn¡¯t listen to the class? Then, she thought about it carefully. Maron was right. She was the classmate who didn¡¯t listen to the class. Because during the whole process, except for the teacher, everyone in the classroom was consistent. No one made any unusual movements. If there was only one person, it was herself. After everything was sorted out, Mary¡¯s phone suddenly lit up. [Congratulations on completing the mission: The student in the classroom who didn¡¯t listen carefully.] [You have received the mission reward: One year of lifespan.] [You have obtained a Cursed Tool: The Teacher¡¯s Ruler.] [Description: The ruler is in the teacher¡¯s hands. You need to obtain it yourself.] After Mary finished reading, she handed the phone to Maron. ¡°Thank you. Without you, I might have died in there.¡± Mary thanked Mary seriously. Maron did not say anything. Just as he was about to take the phone, something strange happened. The teacher moved! ¡°Step back.¡± Maron tilted the teacher. At this time, Mary did not know what had happened and took a few steps back. ¡°Listen carefully in class, or else the teacher¡¯s ruler will hit you!¡± The Ghost Teacher suddenly spoke, and his voice was very unpleasant. When Mary heard it, she was very surprised. The upgrade on the phone meant that the ruler was in the hands of the Ghost Teacher and she needed to get it herself. Why was the Ghost Teacher moving now! ¡°Don¡¯t talk, stay behind me and don¡¯t move.¡± Maron suddenly said. The Ghost Teacher was still changing and its bones cracked. Its entire body was like a robot that had just been activated. Every joint of its body would move. ¡°If you don¡¯t listen to the lesson, the teacher will punish you!¡± The Ghost Teacher said as it walked. Its target was Mary. ¡°You go out first and see if it follows you, or if it was going after a random target.¡± Maron said without turning his head. Mary nodded and walked out of the door with the help of the flashlight. Maron stared at the Ghost Teacher¡¯s every move. The Ghost Teacher walked very slowly. Just as it was about to reach Maron, it suddenly stopped, changed direction, and walked toward Mary. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Mary didn¡¯t notice that the Ghost Teacher was walking towards her. ¡°Be careful, it¡¯s walking past.¡± Maron reminded her. ¡°Is it coming?!¡± Mary¡¯s voice was filled with panic. Maron didn¡¯t answer her, but followed behind the Ghost Teacher. The Ghost Teacher walked forward step by step. Every step was stiff, like a child who had just learned how to walk. Maron followed behind, not saying a word. Just as he thought, the Ghost Teacher had a target, and that target was Mary. Because Mary was the student who didn¡¯t listen to the class seriously. ¡°You should be beaten if you don¡¯t listen well in class!¡± The Ghost Teacher¡¯s words carried a chilling air. [One minute later, you used the Ghost Fingernails to shift the Ghost Teacher¡¯s target.] Just as the Ghost Teacher was about to approach Mary, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Maron stretched out his Ghost Fingernails and stabbed the Ghost Teacher with them. Squelch! The Ghost Fingernails pierced through the Ghost Teacher¡¯s skin and was deeply embedded in it. After being stabbed by the Ghost Fingernails, the Ghost Teacher¡¯s moving body froze. Then, it mechanically turned his head and looked at Maron with a fierce look in his eyes. [You used the Ghost Fingernails and learned its ability to attract hatred.] Maron pulled out his nail and walked back. Mary looked at Ghost Teacher slowly walking in Maron¡¯s direction with a terrified look. ¡°Maron, what do I need to do?¡± Mary asked. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do anything. Just watch.¡± [Two minutes later, you asked Mary to take Ghost Teacher¡¯s ruler away.] Seeing the notification in his eyes, Maron added, ¡°You find the right time to take Ghost Teacher¡¯s ruler away!¡± Mary heard Maron¡¯s words and replied, ¡°Okay.¡± Maron raised his phone and looked at the ghost who was approaching step by step. The corners of his mouth curled up. ¡°Come on.¡± Then, he took out his Soul-Stirring Chainsaw and pulled the activation bolt. The weapon¡¯s roar suddenly sounded! The Ghost Teacher seemed to hesitate in the face of Maron¡¯s actions. Then, it raised the ruler in its hand and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t pay attention in class, you deserve to be hit!¡± Suddenly, the Ghost Teacher¡¯s speed increased, and in a few seconds, it rushed in front of Maron. It raised the ruler in its hand and was about to hit him. Maron lifted the chainsaw and retreated to the side. Then, Maron raised the chainsaw in his hand and hacked at the arm of the Ghost Teacher who was holding the ruler. Crack! Almost instantly, the Ghost Teacher¡¯s arm broke. But the ruler was still tightly held in the Ghost Teacher¡¯s hand. ¡°Go!¡± Maron shouted at Mary who was standing behind him. ¡°Okay!¡± Mary heard Maron¡¯s order and rushed in the direction of the Ghost Teacher¡¯s arm. Mary was about to snatch the ruler from the Ghost Teacher¡¯s hand but she missed and the whole arm and the ruler disappeared together. ¡°It¡¯s gone?¡± Mary was puzzled. Where did the arm go? The moment the arm disappeared, Maron saw the whole process. The arm seemed to have suddenly connected with the Ghost Teacher¡¯s body. It flew to the place where the Ghost Teacher¡¯s arm was broken at an extremely fast speed. Then, he pieced it back together. ¡°The arm is back. Be careful and find a good time to strike.¡± Maron instructed again. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Mary replied. At this time, the Ghost Teacher had completely changed. IT suddenly became peaceful. ¡°Good, the teacher won¡¯t hit you anymore. Put down the chainsaw you have in your hand.¡± The Ghost Teacher revealed a kind smile. All of this was seen in Maron¡¯s eyes. This ¡®kind¡¯ smile was not actually kind. When it was displayed on a ghost face that had no human presence, there was an indescribable strangeness. ¡°Teacher, put down the ruler in your hand. I¡¯ll put down the chainsaw too,¡± Maron said playfully. This Ghost Teacher seemed to be very slow, but it had the ability to recover. It would be difficult to deal with it for a while. Moreover, in terms of the sudden burst of power just now, the Ghost Teacher¡¯s speed was actually not slow. ¡°Be good, if you continue like this, the teacher will have to call your parent.¡± the Ghost Teacher said very seriously to Maron. The Ghost Teacher looked very amiable, as if it was trying to persuade a student who had gone astray. However, no matter how the Ghost Teacher said it, in Maron¡¯s eyes, it was very scary and there was no kindness on the surface. ¡°Teacher, you are already so old, can¡¯t you rest for a while?¡± Maron also looked very serious. ¡°Rest for a while? Then who will be in charge of you? Us teachers are responsible for your future life; how can we rest for even a little while?¡± The Ghost Teacher kept walking towards Maron with small steps. ¡°I think it¡¯s time for the teacher to rest for a while. Otherwise, the students can only let the teacher rest forever.¡± Maron waved the chainsaw in his hand. The Soul-Stirring Chainsaw seemed to have heard Maron¡¯s words and roared twice. ¡°Hahaha, the students nowadays are really undisciplined. Then I will take your parents¡¯ place to teach you a lesson.¡± The teacher suddenly laughed. There was a sinister quality to its smile. Maron noticed the ghost¡¯s actions and raised the chainsaw in his hand to block in front of his body. This time, Maron did not take the initiative to attack. He wanted to find out if the Ghost Teacher needed a cooldown time to launch an attack. The Ghost Teacher suddenly moved and in an instant, it rushed in front of Maron. However, it was facing a chainsaw. He suddenly stopped in front of Maron. The ruler in his hand had been put down. ¡°What should I do if my student doesn¡¯t listen to his teachers?¡± The ghost raised its stiff head and said to Maron. Maron understood that the ghost could only launch one attack. If it wanted to launch another attack, it would take some time. This was the rule of the Ghost Teacher. ¡°Teacher, you are too old. You can¡¯t even walk anymore. You should go home and retire.¡± Maron said with a smile. He knew the characteristics of the Ghost Teacher, and the unknown feeling in his heart instantly disappeared. ¡°Haha, students nowadays really don¡¯t know what¡¯s important. Even if you manage to graduate, there is no guarantee you will succeed.¡± The teacher said slowly, as if it was worried. He was worried that Maron had already seen through its restrictions. ¡°No need to pretend. You can only launch one attack. You need to wait two minutes for the next one.¡± Maron suddenly said. The teacher and Mary were stunned at the same time. Mary didn¡¯t know what Maron was going to say at all. But the teacher knew that Maron had stated its restrictions. ¡°Do you think that¡¯s the end of it?¡± The Ghost Teacher suddenly became strange. ¡°I still have other students!¡± After the Ghost Teacher said this, the sound of bones breaking suddenly came from the ground. Crack! Crack! Maron looked over and saw that the students who had fallen to the ground and could not get up, had begun to move. Their movements were very stiff and they wanted to stand up. ¡°Mary.¡± At this moment, Maron gave Mary a look. Mary was stunned for a moment before she understood. After saying that, Maron almost instantly raised the chainsaw in his hand and hacked at the teacher¡¯s arm that was holding the ruler. Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Before the Ghost Teacher could react, its arm was broken again. Then, a person rushed up from behind it and snatched its ruler away. The Ghost Teacher looked at the two of them fiercely and said, ¡°The student openly snatched the teacher¡¯s ruler that was to be used to educate the student. Just you wait, you¡¯re going to be punished!¡± After saying that, the Ghost Teacher¡¯s body began to twist and begin to rot. With a ¡®plop¡¯, it fell backwards to the ground and broke into pieces. [You startled the students in the entire teaching building. One minute later, you escaped.] The notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Seeing this notification, Maron knew that it was not appropriate to stay here for long. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Maron said and left the classroom with Mary. After leaving the classroom, they heard the sound of bones cracking, it was especially loud in the empty school. This time, all the students in the entire teaching building came out of the classroom and rushed in one direction and that was towards where Maron was now. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Maron said, then found the stairs and ran down. With his current strength, he couldn¡¯t deal with so many malicious ghosts. If he stayed here, he could only wait for death. One ghost wasn¡¯t much, but what about a group of them? They could exhaust you to death. Finally, the two of them escaped from the school in front of so many Ghost Students. Looking at the students who blocked the school gate and couldn¡¯t come out, Maron suddenly let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Fortunately, these students can¡¯t come out,¡± Maron said happily. Mary looked at Maron and said seriously, ¡°Thank you.¡± It was like this. If Maron really left and didn¡¯t go up, she would have died. Or she would have become a member of the school as a malicious ghost. ¡°No need. I just want to see if there is anything I need.¡± Maron waved his hand, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it up. Mary heard his words and didn¡¯t continue to say anything. She understood that everything Maron did was for her. Otherwise, who would accompany a person who knew nothing to such a place. He even brought her out from such a dangerous place. No matter what, she had to thank Maron. [Ding Dong!] Mary¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. She took out her cell phone and took a look. It was a mission notification. [Congratulations on participating in the mission: find the student who isn¡¯t paying attention to the class.] [Mission completion: 200%. Two years of life.] [You have obtained a Cursed Tool: The Teacher¡¯s Ruler.] [Star level: One star.] [Description: This ruler was once used to educate students. It is not known when, but someone once took it and smashed their heads into pieces.] After reading it, she handed the phone to Maron. This was her trust in Maron. Right now, the phone was very important. It could give you an upgrade, and you could also give your own things to others through the phone. In other words, the phone was the player¡¯s second life. Without the phone, after five years, they could only wait for death. Maron was stunned for a moment and took it. After taking it, he did not look at it immediately. Instead, he looked at Mary suspiciously and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that I will take your cell phone and run away? Or take away the Cursed Tool that you obtained?¡± Mary revealed a sweet smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid. Even if you really take away all my things, I won¡¯t do anything because my life was saved by you. I would even go as far as to say that my entire body is now yours.¡± When Maron heard this, he suddenly had goosebumps. What she said was a little mushy. Maron didn¡¯t say anything. He picked up the phone and took a look. He was a little surprised. Mary¡¯s was a little different from his. In this mission, Mary had gained a total of three years of life and a Cursed Tool. ¡°Not bad.¡± Maron threw the phone over and left without looking back. Mary took the phone. Although Maron¡¯s attitude had always been cold and aloof, to be honest, he was actually very good to her. He didn¡¯t even move her when she was naked and sleeping with him. He was always cold and aloof, but, he was also very handsome! Mary stood in the same spot with a sweet smile on her face and after a while, she realized that Maron had already gone far away. ¡°Wait for me!¡± Mary jumped up and waved at Maron¡¯s back. Maron acted as if he didn¡¯t hear her and kept walking forward. Seeing this, Mary quickly chased after him, afraid that Maron was really far away. After a while, Mary finally caught up with Maron. She put her hands on her knees and panted heavily. Maron was walking too fast. She couldn¡¯t catch up with him even if she ran. But Maron walked so fast as if nothing had happened. He didn¡¯t even take a breath. ¡°Why are you walking so fast? Why didn¡¯t you wait for me?¡± Mary asked coquettishly. Maron said casually, ¡°Who told you to be so slow?¡± Mary heard it and agreed. There was no reason to refute. She was walking too slowly. ¡°Smile, don¡¯t keep a straight face.¡± Mary jumped up and down behind Maron. Maron smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Can you be quiet for a while? You¡¯re always chattering. Can¡¯t you save some energy?¡± Mary acted as if she didn¡¯t hear it and only saw Maron¡¯s smile. ¡°Oh right, since I left home, I haven¡¯t seen anyone other than the driver. What¡¯s going on? Are all the people in this city dead?¡± Mary suddenly thought of this question. Maron thought for a moment and explained, ¡°It¡¯s very likely that there¡¯s no one in this city, and the driver as well, isn¡¯t human either.¡± Mary seemed to have heard a huge piece of news and quickly asked, ¡°Then¡­ are they all dead?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe they¡¯re dead, or maybe they¡¯ve already evacuated.¡± Maron continued walking. Mary followed behind him thoughtfully. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Mary suddenly asked. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Faced with Maron¡¯s cold answer, Mary had no choice. She was indeed a little hungry. After the incident at school, it was already evening. Mary lowered her head and followed behind Maron. ¡°AH.¡± Mary suddenly bumped into someone. He raised his head and saw that it was Maron. Just as he was about to say something, Maron covered his mouth from behind. Maron made a silent gesture with his hand. ¡°Shh!¡± Before Mary could react to what had happened, she was about to raise her head and look at Maron. Maron pointed at a place. Mary looked at the place where he pointed. She saw a group of people walking in an orderly manner on the road over there. The line was very long, so she couldn¡¯t see their faces clearly from a distance. Maron slowly retreated to the back with Mary, and then hid behind a tree to observe. At this time, Maron let Mary go. ¡°Are those people?¡± Mary asked in a low voice. ¡°I don¡¯t think so,¡± Maron explained. ¡°Then what should we do? It¡¯s going to be dark soon.¡± Mary asked again. ¡°When they leave, we¡¯ll go back.¡± Maron said, looking at a group of people in the distance. Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The figures walked very slowly, leaving the road bit by bit. It seemed that their movements were very stiff. It was not an action that a normal person could imitate. ¡°Now, we are sure that those are deadly ghosts.¡± Maron narrowed his eyes and looked over. ¡°Where did these deadly ghosts come from?¡± Mary also saw that there were countless deadly ghosts crossing the road. ¡°Judging from the clothes, these people should be employees of the clothing factory,¡± Maron said. ¡°Clothing factory?¡± Mary was deep in thought. Without waiting for her to think about anything else, Maron pulled her back. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Mary asked. Maron didn¡¯t answer immediately. The speed of his retreat became faster and faster. After retreating for dozens of meters, Maron stopped. ¡°They are coming.¡± Maron stared at the ghosts that were less than 100 meters away from them. Mary looked over. Sure enough, those ghosts were very close to them. ¡°How did they find us?¡± Mary asked curiously. Maron said, ¡°They should be listening. They heard our voices.¡± ¡°Listen¡­¡± Before Mary could finish her sentence, Maron had already gagged her. Being suddenly gagged, Mary tried to subconsciously avoid it, but she was still gagged by Maron in the end. She didn¡¯t mind, however, Maron was too sudden with his movements. Maron leaned close to her ear and pointed to the front. ¡°They are coming.¡± [You realized that something was wrong a minute later. You used the Strength of a Thousand Djinn to escape.] Seeing this notification, Maron understood. There were a lot of ghosts here. If it was just one ghost, Maron would not think of retreating, but there were too many ghosts now. Even if Maron could hold on for a while, his stamina would eventually be exhausted. Suddenly, those ghosts turned around at the same time and looked at Maron and Mary. Their scarlet eyes were staring at them. ¡°Run!¡± Maron shouted in a low voice. Then, he ran with Mary in his arms. [Your legs are running too slowly. You have awakened the Strength of a Thousand Djinn.] The notification lit up. Suddenly, Maron felt that his legs were full of strength. His running speed became faster and faster. He could only see an afterimage! Even the ghosts couldn¡¯t react in time. ¡®Are we ghosts, or are you ghosts?! How can you run faster than us?!¡¯ A large wave of ghosts gathered at the place where Maron and Mary had stayed. Some of the ghosts seemed to have smelled the residual scent in the air. Then they headed in the direction where Maron had left. The ghosts followed behind them and a minute later, Maron appeared at his home. His feet were already resting. ¡°Huff! Huff! Huff!¡± Mary lay on the sofa and panted heavily. She was scared to death. Maron was too fast. It felt like a trip to hell and it was very uncomfortable. Maron was fine. His legs were tired and he needed to rest. He was already overworking himself. Mary recovered a little and looked at Maron, who was sitting on the sofa without saying a word. ¡°How do you have such an ability?¡± Mary was very shocked by Maron¡¯s ability. Maron let out a heavy breath and said, ¡°This is my ability that I got from absorbing the Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Hearing Maron¡¯s explanation, Mary thought of the ruler she had obtained. She had never used it since she got it, so she didn¡¯t know what kind of ability it had. ¡°How many Cursed Tools do you have now?¡± Mary was very interested in everything about Maron. She was also very interested in him. Maron thought for a moment, then said, ¡°One.¡± Mary immediately understood what it meant to have a Cursed Tool. She had seen Maron¡¯s Cursed Tool before. It was that chainsaw. There was also the Ghost Fingernail Deadly Spectre Puzzle that Maron controlled. These were all known to her and she knew that these did not have the ability to make run so fast. Thinking of this, Mary not only thought of the image of Maron kicking her father away. From this, it could be seen that Maron was not an ordinary person. Or, rather he had an extraordinary ability and it was just that he did not easily show it in front of the world. ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Maron looked at Mary warily and said. Mary, who had been immersed in her imagination, was suddenly stunned. She did not know what Maron was going to do. Seeing Mary¡¯s puzzled gaze, Maron explained, ¡°There is a malicious ghost behind you.¡± Hearing Maron¡¯s words, Mary was suddenly shocked. There was a malicious ghost behind her. Why didn¡¯t she know about it? She did not feel it at all. Mary wanted to turn her head to look, but was stopped by Maron. ¡°Don¡¯t move. This evil ghost is very different. It shouldn¡¯t be easy to deal with,¡± Maron said. As soon as he said this, Mary panicked even more. She knew very well who Maron was. The ghost that could even make him feel fear was definitely not an ordinary ghost. Mary did as Maron said and didn¡¯t move. Instead, she looked at Maron for help. Maron looked over carefully. [You¡¯ve discovered the secret of Mary¡¯s ruler.] At this moment, the blood-red notification in his eyes lit up. ¡®Ruler? Could her ruler turn into a malicious ghost?¡¯ Maron didn¡¯t quite understand. ¡°Where¡¯s your ruler? Take it out and let me have a look.¡± Maron looked at Mary and said seriously. ¡°Oh, okay,¡± Mary answered, then took out the Teacher¡¯s Ruler from her back and handed it to Maron. Mary didn¡¯t ask much about Maron¡¯s strange behavior. Even if Maron wanted her ruler, she would give it to him without hesitation. After all, without Maron, never mind getting a Cursed Tool, she might even have lost her life. After Maron finished, he looked at it carefully. [You have discovered the secret of the ruler. There is a malicious ghost in the ruler that provides power to the ruler. The ruler¡¯s ability is: Slowness.] After seeing the notification, Maron knew that after using this ruler, the target would become slow. Maron took a look at Mary. What was he thinking about? When Mary was looked at by him like that, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. It was almost an instinctive reaction because there was something wrong with Maron¡¯s gaze. ¡°You¡­¡± Mary wanted to say something but hesitated. She had just organized her words and was about to say it when Maron suddenly raised the ruler in his hand and gently knocked Mary¡¯s head. Mary was stunned. She did not know why Maron would do that. ¡°What¡­ did¡­ you¡­ do¡­?¡± Mary spoke, but she spoke very slowly. In an instant, Mary realized the changes that had happened to her body. She seemed to have become slower. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯m just experimenting,¡± Maron said, then lowered his head and continued to study the ruler. Mary said, ¡°If you¡­ want¡­ to¡­ talk¡­ about¡­ things, I¡­ don¡¯t¡­ mind¡­ talking¡­ about¡­ things.¡± It took her almost two minutes to finish this sentence. It was clear how powerful this ruler was. Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Mary was not used to this kind of situation, so she said, ¡°Then¡­ can¡­ you¡­ change¡­ me¡­ back¡­ to¡­ my¡­ regular¡­ self?¡± This kind of situation was really uncomfortable and it could make people anxious to death. Maron raised his head to look at her and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t know how to relieve the Slowness effect.¡± Mary felt wronged and said, ¡°Then¡­ what¡­ should I do?¡± ¡°Well, please wait for a while. I can remove it after I figure it out.¡± Maron said apologetically. ¡°Okay¡­ then.¡± Mary had no choice but to wait for Maron to figure out the method to remove the slowness. Maron looked at the ruler and then at Mary. He could not think of any method to remove the slowness. If it could not be removed, then¡­ That was not very likely. It would usually be fine after a period of time. Thinking of this, Maron looked at Mary again, his eyes full of apology. When Mary saw the look in Maron¡¯s eyes, she was shocked. What is he doing? Why is he looking at me like that? No! ¡°What¡­ are¡­ you¡­ doing?¡± Mary said slowly. ¡°Nothing. I just want to tell you two pieces of news; one is good news and one is bad news,¡± Maron said helplessly. He didn¡¯t want to say this, but he felt a little guilty. He just wanted to try out the ruler¡¯s ability, but he didn¡¯t expect such a situation to happen. He had also gotten carried away and did not consider the consequences. ¡°What¡­ news? Then¡­ good¡­ news¡­ first¡­¡± Mary said. ¡°The good news is that this effect is not bad for you,¡± Maron explained. When Mary heard this, she heaved a sigh of relief. She had thought that there would be permanent damage. ¡°Then¡­ what about the¡­ bad¡­ news?¡± Mary asked. At the same time, her heart was also raised. Maron said, ¡°The bad news is that I don¡¯t know how long it will take to remove this slowness effect. But you don¡¯t have to worry. This effect will automatically be removed.¡± ¡°Ah! Then¡­ how¡­ long¡­ will¡­ it¡­ take to be¡­ removed¡­?¡± Mary said. This feeling was too uncomfortable. It was as if this body was not hers and was not under her control. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Anyway, it will be removed. It may take a few hours,¡± Maron said again. ¡°Don¡¯t talk anymore. It¡¯s so tiring.¡± Maron added, ¡°Tell me what you want to do. I will be your nanny for one day for free.¡± Maron had no choice but to do this for now. ¡°Okay¡­ then.¡± Mary nodded stiffly. At this time, Maron¡¯s legs had not recovered well. He could only sit on the sofa. Mary could not move. The two of them just sat there, looking at each other. After a while, Maron could walk. He got up and went to the toilet, then returned to the sofa. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Maron looked at Mary who wanted to speak but didn¡¯t know where to start. ¡°I. . . I. . .¡± Mary didn¡¯t continue. Maron was stunned. He reacted randomly and said, ¡°Do you want to go to the bathroom?¡± Mary nodded slowly. ¡°Oh, okay.¡± After saying that, Maron carried Mary to the bathroom. After a while, Mary finally finished dealing with the awkwardness, but it was still too embarrassing. Because not only was her body slow, but her system was also slow. It was like she couldn¡¯t finish peeing. It took more than an hour to finish and Maron had to help with the wiping. Mary seemed to want to mess with Maron and ask him to help her with bathing. In fact, Maron wanted to refuse, but there was nothing he could do! He could only help. After coming to the bathroom, Maron started to help her with bathing. While she was washing, Mary suddenly saw a shadow in the mirror. ¡°You¡­ look!¡± Mary pointed at the mirror anxiously. Maron turned around. Sure enough, the Ghost in the Mirror appeared again. He could only appear where there was a mirror. At this time, Maron did not know how to kill the Ghost in the Mirror. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it,¡± Maron said and continued to wash her. ¡°No, no, the ghost has come out!¡± Mary suddenly said in fear. After saying that, she was stunned. Why did this sentence not sound slow? She was fine! But now she faced another problem. The Ghost in the Mirror had come out. Maron stood up and looked over. Sure enough, the Ghost in the Mirror had come out. Then Maron¡¯s Ghost Fingernails appeared. The Ghost in the Mirror was also a blurred face in the outside world. Its eyes seemed to be staring at Maron. Then, the Ghost in the Mirror changed its appearance. It changed into Maron¡¯s appearance. Maron didn¡¯t know why it came out at this time. Was there something to lure it out? Was It Mary? There was nothing else in the bathroom worth the Ghost in the Mirror coming out for. [One minute later, the Ghost in the Mirror¡¯s eyes stared at the ruler hanging on your hip.] The future vision of his eyes worked and seeing this notification, Maron understood. So it was because of the ruler that he came out. It seemed that the temptation of a Cursed Tool was still very great. [Five minutes later, you broke the mirror. The Ghost in the Mirror has been absorbed by your Ghost Fingernails. Your Ghost Fingernails have evolved.] The notification in the eyes lit up. ¡®Break the mirror? What would the ability of the Ghost in the Mirror be?¡¯ [Mission activated: Ghost in the Mirror in the bathroom.] [Mission tips: Whenever there is a reflective surface, a shadow will appear in it. You have decided to destroy the Ghost in the Mirror and let your Ghost Fingernails fuse with it.] [Mission requirement: Kill the Ghost in the Mirror within five minutes.] [Mission reward: Two years of life.] [Mission failed. You will remain in the mirror forever.] Many words suddenly appeared in Maron¡¯s eyes. When he saw this, he was a little puzzled. Wasn¡¯t this a notification from his phone? Why did it appear in his eyes.? Ding Dong! Maron¡¯s phone suddenly rang and he immediately understood that this was the ability of future vision. At this time, the Ghost in the Mirror decided not to observe anymore and slowly walked towards Maron. Suddenly, Mary stood up and took the ruler from Maron¡¯s waist, throwing it at the Ghost in the Mirror with all her might. Even the Ghost in the Mirror could not react to this sudden attack. Poof! The Ghost in the Mirror was hit. After Mary hit it, she immediately retreated to the side and picked up a piece of clothing to put on. ¡°Hehehehe!¡± The Ghost in the Mirror laughed. Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Such an attack was useless against it. In fact, it could even be said that all physical attacks were useless against it. However, when it wanted to take the next step, it was stunned. It seemed to be unable to move. No, its movements had become slower. ¡°Continue,¡± Maron said as he looked at the Ghost in the Mirror. The Ghost in the Mirror was very angry, but its speed suddenly slowed down. For a moment, it couldn¡¯t do anything to the human in front of it. ¡°Okay, you can go in peace.¡± Maron walked past the Ghost in the Mirror, then stretched out his Ghost Fingernails and stabbed it into the mirror. The mirror shattered and fell to the ground. The Ghost in the Mirror was stunned. ¡®Weren¡¯t they prey?¡¯ Maron didn¡¯t give the Ghost in the Mirror time to breathe. He stabbed the Ghost Fingernails into the back of the Ghost in the Mirror. The Ghost in the Mirror began to twist in pain. Then, its body slowly faded and turned into a transparent object, which was absorbed by the Ghost Fingernails. [Your Ghost Fingernails absorbed the Ghost in the Mirror and gained the mirror reflection ability.] [Description of the mirror reflection ability: Where there is a mirror, the Ghost Fingernails can come out.] At this time, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Seeing the notification, Maron instantly understood, as long as there was a mirror, the Ghost Fingernails could come out from inside, which was equivalent to an arbitrary door. However, this arbitrary door could only be activated through the mirror. [Congratulations on completing the mission: Ghost in the Mirror in the bathroom.] [Mission reward: Two years of lifespan.] [You have obtained the ability of Ghost in the Mirror.] The future vision of the eyes projected the contents of the phone notification after one minute. And now, Maron had eight years and five months of lifespan. The Ghost in the Mirror had disappeared, and Maron put away his Ghost Fingernails. Mary walked up and said a little embarrassedly, ¡°You go out first.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Maron nodded and then walked out of the bathroom. He also knew that Mary had recovered. He didn¡¯t need to do anything else. Maron returned to the living room and kept thinking about one thing. There was no one in the city now. He didn¡¯t know if they had been evacuated or if all of them were dead. But according to the malicious ghosts of the employees of the clothing factory on the street, most of them should be dead. Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many malicious ghosts appearing at the same time. Maron took out his phone. The reward message had already been notified, but he didn¡¯t look at it. He looked at the list. The list hadn¡¯t changed much. If there were any changes, there were already some people who had mastered the malicious ghosts¡¯ puzzle. Ding Ding Ding! Just as Maron was deep in thought, his phone rang. When he saw the number, Maron was stunned. It was his father¡¯s phone number. ¡°Hello.¡± Maron picked up. ¡°Maron, where are you now?¡± A middle-aged man¡¯s voice came from the phone. ¡°I¡¯m still at the same place,¡± Maron answered. ¡°Do you know that you¡¯re already at the top of the list? Someone is targeting you. You must be careful. Don¡¯t show the abilities you¡¯ve acquired to others easily.¡± Maron¡¯s father instructed. ¡°I understand. You too,¡± Maron replied. ¡°Yes. The world outside is completely different now. The relevant departments have set up a special bureau to deal with malicious ghosts. Of course, this kind of organization can only deal with the weaker ghosts that cannot fight back easily. There are also some people who have become a civil organization that does all kinds of evil and specializes in snatching things that others have obtained.¡± Maron¡¯s father seemed to have some understanding of the current situation. Hearing his father¡¯s words, Maron couldn¡¯t help but think. According to his father, there were two organizations now. One was officially established, and the other was spontaneously established. As it was spontaneously established, it was obvious as to why it was created. Everyone only had five years of life. Only by establishing an organization could they live forever. Once they had the capital to live, they would fight for it. ¡°I got it. I¡¯ll pay attention in the future. You have to pay attention too.¡± Maron said. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m in the next city now. It¡¯s very safe. You have to be extra careful where you are. Our city has already been classified as a Restricted Zone. No one is allowed to enter.¡± After Maron¡¯s father finished speaking, he hung up the phone. ¡°Restricted Zone? No wonder there¡¯s no one here. They¡¯ve already evacuated.¡± Maron put down his phone and couldn¡¯t help but think. ¡®Restricted Zone.¡¯ As the name implied, it was a Restricted Zone. A place that was classified as a Restricted Zone was very scary. ¡°Looks like I have to leave this place as soon as possible.¡± Maron thought of the malicious ghosts he saw on the street today, as well as the Ghost Students in the school. Those ghosts appeared in large numbers, so he had to take them seriously. One or two of them could be dealt with, but once they formed a union, it would be extremely difficult to deal with. As he was thinking, Mary had already come out, holding the ruler in her hand. She walked to Maron¡¯s side and sat down, handing the ruler to Maron. ¡°I know this ability is very important to you. I can give you the ruler as a thank you gift,¡± Mary said. Maron waved his hand and said, ¡°No need. Keep it. It¡¯s your capital to survive.¡± He didn¡¯t really need this thing that could slow down deadly ghosts. Even if he didn¡¯t have it, he could easily deal with one or two deadly ghosts. After all, his organs were very useful. And now, to deal with deadly ghosts, he needed to understand the laws of deadly ghosts. All abilities were just auxiliary, unless there was absolute power. What exactly was absolute power? No one could answer this question. Even if Maron¡¯s organs could awaken an ability that ordinary people didn¡¯t have, without absolute power, he wouldn¡¯t dare to say that he was very powerful. Hearing Maron¡¯s words, Mary took back the ruler. ¡°Then I can thank you in another form,¡± Mary said playfully. She liked to tease this man who seemed so stoic all the time. ¡°What?¡± Maron looked at her in confusion. Mary gave Maron a wink. Seeing this, Maron got up and walked into the bedroom without looking back. He only said, ¡°I¡¯m tired. I¡¯m going to rest.¡± Mary was ready to be rejected. She looked at Maron¡¯s back and said to herself, ¡°Sigh, I don¡¯t know when I can take you down.¡± Mary stayed in the living room for a while and then walked to the room where Maron was. After entering, she climbed onto the bed with ease and slept next to Maron. ¡°You¡¯re still awake?¡± Mary looked at Maron and said. Maron didn¡¯t answer her. His mind was still thinking about something. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Mary asked again. Maron felt the touch of Mary¡¯s skin and said, ¡°I¡¯m thinking about how to throw you out.¡± ¡°You¡¯re going to throw me out?¡± Mary¡¯s tone suddenly became pitiful. Hearing this, Maron immediately got up, picked up Mary, and walked to the living room. ¡°Hey, hey, hey, I¡¯m wearing clothes, okay?¡± Mary hurriedly explained. She didn¡¯t expect that this man would really throw her out. Maron ignored her, threw her on the sofa, and went back to the room. Just then, Mary¡¯s phone rang. Mary picked up the phone, hesitated for a moment, and then picked it up. ¡°Hello, pretty girl.¡± The voice on the phone was cold and lifeless, not like the voice of a living person. Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation When Mary heard this voice, she subconsciously became wary. ¡°Who are you?¡± Mary asked. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who I am. The important thing is that I know that there are two people in the place where you are now.¡± The other party¡¯s tone was a little playful. ¡°How did you know that there are two people here? You are wrong. Actually, there are four of us here.¡± Mary said. ¡°No, pretty girl, lying is not good.¡± The other party insisted that there were only two people here. ¡°It¡¯s up to you to either believe me or not. If you don¡¯t believe me, feel free to try to come see.¡± After Mary said that, she hung up the phone. At this time, Maron walked out of the room. ¡°Who were you talking to?¡± Maron heard Maron talking in the room. He was going to sleep, but he was a little worried. He had a feeling that something was going to happen. He felt uneasy. Mary looked at Maron and said, ¡°No one, just a weirdo.¡± In her opinion, this was a call from a weirdo. There was nothing of value to pay attention to. And now this world had become a game world. To those who made threats- just nod your head and move on. There was no need to take them seriously. They were still in a city with no people, so there was no need to worry about these problems. ¡°Weirdo? What weirdo? Tell me in detail.¡± Maron lit a cigarette and sat down. Seeing Maron¡¯s serious expression, Mary stopped looking down on him and told him the contents of the conversation. ¡°Someone called just now and said that they knew that there are two of us here. Their voices sounded very strange.¡± Mary said. Hearing this, Maron fell into deep thought. Not long ago, his father also called and said that there might be someone targeting him. This place was already a Restricted Zone. If that was the case, it was very likely that the Ghost Fighters of the non-governmental organizations had already entered the city. He didn¡¯t know where they got Mary¡¯s phone number. [Ten minutes later, you died at the hands of the Ghost Fighters.] At this moment, Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Seeing this hint, Maron realized the severity of the matter. His eyes had never hinted like this before. But now, it directly reminded him that ten minutes later, he died at the hands of the Ghost Fighters of a non-governmental organization. This was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous organization. He hadn¡¯t fought with them before, but his future vision had directly sentenced him to death. Maron could not stay any longer. He had to leave this place, or else he would only be left with death. ¡°Pack your luggage and leave quickly. We can¡¯t stay here any longer,¡± Maron said to Mary. Mary was stunned. What was going on? Wasn¡¯t it just a threatening phone call? Was there even a need for this? It was quite safe to stay here. Other than some malicious ghosts who were not strong enough, there had not been any major incidents. ¡°If you don¡¯t leave, I¡¯ll leave alone,¡± Maron said again. Mary saw the fear in his eyes and became serious. She said, ¡°Okay.¡± After saying that, Maron went to the room to find a backpack and casually put a few clothes in it. He had to leave this place within ten minutes. Since the other party knew that there were two people here, they must know their location. This made Maron unable to understand how the other party knew their whereabouts. Could it be the one of the Ghost Fighters¡¯ abilities? Was this Ghost Fighter¡¯s ability tracking? Five minutes later, Maron had already prepared everything and left this place. ¡°Where are we going?¡± Mary asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s leave this place for now.¡± Maron opened the door and walked downstairs. When he reached the bottom, Maron let Mary get on his back. Then, he started running. [Your legs think that you¡¯re running too slowly and fear that you¡¯re losing distance. You¡¯ve awakened the Strength of a Thousand Djinn.] This was exactly what Maron wanted. Although he had already overloaded previously, the current situation did not matter even if he used it again. Maron ran faster and faster, and the dust on the roadside was swept up. Two minutes later, Maron appeared in an attic about 50 miles away from where he was. At this moment, his legs were overloaded and he couldn¡¯t walk anymore. He hadn¡¯t recovered from the previous times, but he had used it again. Perhaps after this time, it would take a lot of time to recover. But he felt that other organs would also awaken just in case he was in danger. The ability to awaken organs was affected by the environment. As long as he was in an environment that would be fatal to him, the organs would awaken. But these abilities needed to recover and recovery required time. For a short period of time, Maron could no longer use the strength of his legs. ¡°Cough, cough, cough.¡± Mary could not bear such a speed, so she began to cough violently. After a while, Mary finally recovered. ¡°What should we do next? Should we stay here?¡± Mary looked at Maron, who was resting on the ground. ¡°We need to stay here for the time being.¡± Maron didn¡¯t want to talk. He needed to recover now. Mary saw that Maron was tired, so she didn¡¯t ask any more questions. Gradually, it was almost dawn. Maron had regained the ability to walk so he went to the bathroom in the attic to wash his face. Then he heard Mary¡¯s cell phone ring. He immediately went out and signaled for Mary to give him the phone. Mary took a look; it was the number from last night. Then she handed the cell phone to Maron. Maron took the cell phone, and then swiped to answer it. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you guys to run so fast, but it¡¯s useless.¡± The voice on the receiver sounded like an old man. The tone was as if they were talking about their deaths. ¡°Heh, let¡¯s try it. Let¡¯s see who will kill who first,¡± Maron said disdainfully. What he hated the most was people threatening him. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re not that pretty girl. Then you must be Maron. You¡¯re number one on the list. You must have a lot of good things on you.¡± The other party¡¯s tone was filled with excitement. ¡°Hehe, bite me.¡± After saying that, Maron hung up the phone. Obviously, the other party was not just one person. One person did not have the courage to come to a place called the Restricted Zone. Maron was thinking at this moment, when his phone rang. It was his father calling. ¡°Hello.¡± Maron took a look and picked up the call. ¡°They have their eyes on you. They have gone to the Restricted Zone to look for you. You must be careful. They sent a total of thirty people this time. Most of them are at the top of the list. You must be careful.¡± Maron¡¯s father said worriedly. ¡°Okay, I got it. You must be careful too.¡± Maron hung up the phone after saying that. Mary, who was beside him, also heard the conversation and was a little curious. ¡°Who is this?¡± Mary asked curiously. ¡°My father,¡± Maron said. ¡°Your father?¡± Mary didn¡¯t continue to ask as it seemed a bit impolite. ¡°Let me tell you the truth. Someone is already targeting me. You can leave now. Their target is not you, but me,¡± Maron said. Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation When Mary heard this, she said very seriously, ¡°No, I won¡¯t leave. I just want to follow you. I won¡¯t be afraid even if I have to die.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll really die. Aren¡¯t you afraid of death?¡± Maron wanted to laugh. wasn¡¯t she following him to seek safety? ¡°If you want to leave, I can send you out to the outside world. The outside world is much safer than here.¡± Maron added. Mary did not answer him immediately. Instead, she fell silent. To be honest, she did feel that Maron was very capable and could give her a sense of security. But it was different now. She did not know why, but she wanted to follow Maron no matter whether she was alive or dead. Maron had saved her a few times and even helped her complete the mission. ¡°I won¡¯t leave, and I won¡¯t hold you back,¡± Mary said resolutely. ¡°Okay, if you don¡¯t leave, I have no choice. But I won¡¯t be able to take care of you after that.¡± Maron was telling the truth. Now that he was being targeted, he had to focus all his efforts on dealing with the Ghost Fighters. He couldn¡¯t spare the energy to take care of Mary. Previously, it was fine. There were only malicious ghosts, and no one else was involved. But now, it had completely changed. Humans were much scarier than malicious ghosts. Moreover, Maron was being targeted by disaster-level malicious ghosts, as well as the Little Boy¡¯s Mother. He knew that disaster-level malicious ghosts were simply¡­disaster-level, but he didn¡¯t know anything about the Little Boy¡¯s Mother. He only knew a time. Ten days later. No, there were only seven days left. The Little Boy¡¯s Mother would arrive. ¡°Prepare to leave in ten minutes.¡± Maron couldn¡¯t wait any longer. He was prepared to take the initiative to attack, but he had to wait until his legs recovered. And now, he couldn¡¯t continue to use the Strength of a Thousand Djinn. He had to preserve his strength to deal with those Ghost Fighters. ¡°Okay.¡± Mary replied. Ten minutes later, Maron found a car below. The car¡¯s speed was much slower than the Strength of a Thousand Djinn, but it was still better than walking on foot. Maron started the car, and in two minutes he had reached the top of its speed. They sped in the opposite direction. Five hours later they arrived at a small town. There was no one here, which proved that they were still in the Restricted Zone. The car was also out of gas. Maron did not get out of the car, instead, he took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it up. This place was temporarily safe for a while. A few minutes later, the phone rang as expected. Maron picked it up. ¡°Wow, are you rabbits? You ran away again. You must have mastered something to increase your speed, but we will continue to chase after you.¡± The other party was getting more and more excited. ¡°Hehe.¡± Maron hung up the phone. ¡°Did they monitor our cell phones?¡± Mary guessed. Every time they went to a new place, the other party would call. Was it to track their location? ¡°No, it¡¯s the Ghost Fighter¡¯s ability, not the phone¡¯s location.¡± Maron was certain that this must be the Ghost Fighter¡¯s ability. Some of them had the ability to track. The phone¡¯s location could not be done. Moreover, the location of the phone could be changed. The method of tracking through the phone would be destroyed by itself. Since they dared to track the number one person on the list, they would not have failed to consider this point. There was no lack of smart people in this world. Not to mention people who had the power of a deadly ghost. ¡°This town doesn¡¯t seem to have many people.¡± Mary said as she looked at the scene outside. ¡°Go down and look for some supplies. It¡¯s not possible to not eat all the time.¡± Maron felt a little hungry at this moment. Although he had already fused with the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, he still needed to eat. Mary nodded and followed Maron out of the car. This place was very empty. There wasn¡¯t even a bird, let alone a person. All the houses and doors were open. At this time, the sky was gradually darkening. They had to find some food before it got dark. Otherwise, it would be easy for something to happen. Maron was not familiar with everything here. God knew what kind of evil ghosts existed here. Maron saw a supermarket at a glance and walked over. The door of the supermarket was open, and the things inside were placed haphazardly. There were some dried blood stains on the ground. It was unknown when they had been left. Maron took a few pieces of bread from the shelf and handed one to Mary behind him. Then, he began to eat by himself. ¡°It¡¯s good to feel full but don¡¯t eat too much. It¡¯s not conducive to action,¡± Maron said as he looked at Mary, who was wolfing down her food. Mary stopped and nodded. After a while, the two of them were full and ready to leave. At this moment, a voice came from upstairs. The voice was very unpleasant, as if it was scratching the ground with broken glass. ¡°You want to leave after eating my food?¡± A voice came from upstairs. Maron immediately reacted. His Ghost Fingernails had already appeared. He was certain that the person upstairs was definitely not a human, but a malicious ghost. Mary held the ruler in her hand and looked around vigilantly. ¡°You guys are full, but I¡¯m not full yet.¡± The ear-piercing and unpleasant voice was getting closer and closer. Maron narrowed his eyes and looked at the stairway. [You heard that there was no movement from above. In order to eliminate the hidden danger, you think you should go up and take a look. You are suddenly attacked by a malicious ghost hiding on the ceiling above the stairway, and then you are seriously injured.] The future vision told Maron what would happen through its eyes. Maron saw the notification and signaled Mary behind him not to move. He wanted to go up and take a look. Mary immediately understood. She took a few steps back and looked around. Maron prepared the Ghost Fingernails and walked toward the stairs step by step. He came to the front of the stairs and walked back up the stairs. Suddenly, there was a figure hanging on the ceiling. Almost instantly, Maron¡¯s Ghost Fingernails pierced through the back of the figure. Crack! The sound of flesh tearing rang out! The Ghost Fingernails instantly pierced through the malicious ghost. The malicious ghost did not expect Maron to attack so quickly, nor did it expect that Maron would not be an ordinary person. This caused it to be hit before it could react. ¡°You!¡± Just as the malicious ghost was about to speak, the Ghost Fingernails were suddenly pulled out. The malicious ghost convulsed and fell from the ceiling. Then, it quickly rotted and turned into a pool of blood. [Congratulations on participating in the mission: The malicious ghost that was preparing to attack from the ceiling.] [Mission completion: 100%] [Congratulations on obtaining a reward: Half a year of lifespan.] [Congratulations on obtaining the Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Rope.] [Description: Ghost Rope is formless and is used by malicious ghosts to attack upside down.] The blood-red notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. When he saw the notification, he did not expect to receive a Deadly Spectre Puzzle, Ghost Rope. Maron did not hesitate and immediately began to control the Ghost Rope. The Ghost Rope suddenly fell from the ceiling and locked AROUND Maron¡¯s neck tightly. It strung Maron up and hung him on the ceiling and Maron felt that it was difficult to breathe. Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation [Your hand has awakened the Power of Moving Mountains because of the threat to your life.] Seeing the improvement in his eyes, Maron immediately grabbed the Ghost Rope with his hand and then he pulled hard! Crack! The Ghost Rope broke and slowly disappeared. [The Ghost Rope has been torn apart by your Power of Moving Mountains. It has submitted. You have perfectly controlled the Ghost Rope.] At this moment, Maron was holding a blood-red rope in his hand. ¡°What is the ability of the Ghost Rope?¡± Maron muttered to himself and then, looked at the ceiling. At this moment, countless blood-red ropes suddenly appeared under the ceiling and fell down. They fell to the floor and disappeared. A Ghost Rope fell on Maron¡¯s body. Maron felt his neck tighten suddenly, and he was hung up by the Ghost Rope. Maron thought again, and the Ghost Rope disappeared instantly. After this test, Maron already knew the ability of the Ghost Rope. As long as there was a ceiling, the Ghost Rope could appear from below the ceiling, and people below the ceiling would be hung up if they touched the Ghost Rope until they lost their breath and died. This ability was undoubtedly very good for Maron. Against an organization like the thirty or so Ghost Fighters, the Ghost Rope was the most effective. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?!¡± Mary heard the movement from above and rushed up the stairs. She just happened to see the scene of Maron being hung up. ¡°Nothing.¡± Maron shook his head. Hearing Maron say that he was fine, Mary heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she said, ¡°What was that thing just now?¡± ¡°Deadly Spectre Puzzle, Ghost Rope.¡± Maron explained. Then, he put away the Ghost Rope. This was the second Deadly Spectre Puzzle he had obtained. The Ghost Rope¡¯s ability was carpet-like. As long as one was in the area of the Ghost Rope, they would be strangled by the Ghost Rope and hung up. Mary was surprised. ¡°You also obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle?¡± Maron was stunned at Mary¡¯s words. He said, ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°Because I just got a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Mary explained, ¡°Ghost Hair.¡± ¡°Ghost Hair?¡± Maron was surprised. He hadn¡¯t expected Mary to get a Deadly Spectre Puzzle just now. ¡°Did a deadly ghost appear just now?¡± Maron asked. He had a faint feeling of unease in his heart. ¡°Yes, a female deadly ghost, a ghost shop assistant,¡± Mary explained. This was her first Deadly Spectre Puzzle, but she hadn¡¯t mastered it yet. Maron thought to himself. Ghost Hair and Ghost Rope should be very similar. It was a very good Deadly Spectre Puzzle. ¡°Have you fused with it?¡± Maron asked again. Mary thought that Maron wanted it, so she said, ¡°No, I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± With that, Mary was about to take out the Ghost Hair, but Maron stopped her. ¡°I¡¯m not taking it from you. Hurry up and control the Ghost Hair.¡± Maron explained helplessly. He didn¡¯t want anything. Although the Deadly Spectre Puzzle was important, he didn¡¯t get it. Moreover, it was obtained by Mary. The Ghost Hair wasn¡¯t suitable for him to use, so it was just right for a woman to control the Ghost Hair. ¡°Oh, okay,¡± Mary said. ¡°Hurry up. There¡¯s a tough battle to fight later, and I need your Ghost Hair¡¯s help,¡± Maron urged. Mary was puzzled. ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°To find the people who are chasing us,¡± Maron said. After listening to Maron¡¯s words, she understood and began to control the Ghost Hair. Maron retreated to the back and watched her control the Ghost Hair. The fight for control had already begun. The Ghost Hair began to wrap around Mary. It started from the beginning and grew rapidly until it covered her whole body. Mary¡¯s whole body was tightly wrapped by the Ghost Hair. She let out a painful scream. Maron stood aside and watched. This was a necessary experience to control a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. As long as they survived, they would be able to successfully control a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. It was difficult to control a Deadly Spectre Puzzle with external help. It was best to do it on their own. This way, they could perfectly control a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. Using external help to control a Deadly Spectre Puzzle would weaken the ability. At the same time, Maron also saw that part of the Ghost Hair¡¯s ability was to entangle and then wrap tightly. It was similar to his Ghost Rope. However, he didn¡¯t know if the Ghost Hair was carpet-style. If it was carpet-style, its ability would be on par with the Ghost Rope. Maron also wanted it to be carpet-style, which would help him deal with those Ghost Fighters. Just as he was thinking about this question, a strand of Ghost Hair suddenly surged toward Maron. ¡°Is it really carpet style?¡± Maron asked in surprise. He touched the strand of Ghost Hair with his finger. The moment the Ghost Hair touched his hand, it began to grow rapidly. ¡°It really is!¡± Maron exclaimed and then retreated backward. Because a lot of Ghost Hair was surging toward him. The Ghost Hair that was wrapped around his body was cut off by his Ghost Fingernails. The Ghost Hair continued to come, and Maron had to back down. There was so much hair, it was very scary. Until Maron backed out of the supermarket, the Ghost Hair did not stop growing. ¡°The range is also okay.¡± Maron looked at the Ghost Hair that was slowly going back. It seemed that the control was almost successful. Maron looked elsewhere. It was already dark. After a while, Mary came out of the supermarket. She looked at Maron with joy. She could finally help Maron. After following Maron for a few days, she realized that she had to have her own abilities as well, so that she could help Maron. Maron looked at Mary, who was trotting over, and said, ¡°Did you manage to control it?¡± ¡°Yes, I managed it perfectly.¡± Mary jumped in front of Maron and said with a smile. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s good.¡± Maron looked at other places and said, ¡°It¡¯s already dark. Let¡¯s find a place to settle down. We¡¯ll wait here.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Mary answered and followed. Maron walked on the street and looked around. He didn¡¯t stop until he saw a large city stadium. ¡°Let¡¯s do it here,¡± Maron said and walked in. The gymnasium was big enough, and his Ghost Rope could also play its greatest role. After entering, Maron found an office. ¡°Let¡¯s rest here and wait for them to arrive.¡± Maron sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. Then, he took out his phone to look at the rankings. [First place in the Federation rankings: Maron. Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Fingernails, Ghost Rope.] [Second place in the Federation rankings: Locke. Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Eye.] [Third place in the Federation Rankings: Martin. Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Brain.] [Fourth place in the Federation rankings: Tom. Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Hand.] ¡­ [Tenth place in the Federation Rankings: Mary. Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Hair.] [Eleventh place in the Federation Rankings: Mark. Cursed Tool: Ghost Blade.] ¡­ This list was updated yesterday. Maron didn¡¯t pay much attention to the list. To his surprise, Mary was also on the list. Maron suddenly realized a crucial problem. In a short period of time, both he and Mary had obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. This meant that there was a good chance that more ghosts here had a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. Maron¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. Chapter 20 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In a game world, there would always be a few places with high drop rates. The most important point was that the deadly ghosts here were not very strong. As far as the supermarket ghosts were concerned, they were very weak. He had killed the deadly ghost with just one blow. It also verified that his conjecture, that with absolute power, one did not need to see the laws of the deadly ghosts. However, a new problem arose. If he could think of this solution, others could also think of it. Now that there were people watching him, those people were also on their way here. After seeing the changes in the rankings, coupled with their current location, they could also guess that they would be able to obtain the Deadly Spectre Puzzle here. ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Mary kept looking at Maron. Seeing that Maron was thinking, she didn¡¯t disturb him. But after seeing the change in Maron¡¯s expression, she was curious¡­ Maron always brought surprises. ¡°There¡¯s no need to leave now. We¡¯ll stay here,¡± Maron said. Mary asked again, ¡°Why? Is there anything different here?¡± ¡°Yes, this place is different from other places. I guess most of the malicious ghosts here have a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Maron revealed a rare smile. ¡°Deadly Spectre Puzzle?! That seems to be the case. You killed a malicious ghost and obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. I also killed one and obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Mary said in surprise. She could deal with all the malicious ghosts here, so the other ones were naturally not very strong. With her previous experience, she also came to some conclusions. In a place, either the malicious ghosts were very strong or very weak. Because deadly ghosts appeared at the same time, it was impossible for their strength to be mismatched. Maron looked at Mary¡¯s expression and said, ¡°Don¡¯t let your guard down. If anything happens, it will be bad.¡± It boiled down to this this: nothing was certain. Maron also did not understand why he was targeted by a disaster-level deadly ghost just by looking at a tall building. Who was he going to reason with? He could only accept it and wait for it to come. There was no escape. ¡°Oh, okay.¡± Mary nodded in shame. Maron had guessed her little thoughts at a glance. ¡°There is one more problem. You have to increase your strength as soon as possible. This place will soon become a battlefield.¡± Maron said very seriously. ¡°Why?¡± Mary was a little confused. She did not understand what Maron was talking about. ¡°Do you think a place with a puzzle will not attract others?¡± Maron felt that Mary was too naive. In such an era, innocence was not a good thing. On the contrary, ruthless people lived the longest. ¡°Well¡­ that seems to be the case,¡± Mary said awkwardly, and then stopped asking why. She thought about it. She had asked countless questions along the way. It was only because Maron could take it. Otherwise, others would have already been annoyed by her. The two of them were thinking about something in their hearts. Everything around them was very quiet. At this moment, the ringtone of a phone went off. The two of them looked at the phone on the table at the same time. It was Maron¡¯s phone. Maron picked it up and saw that it was still the same number as before. It was the number of the Ghost Fighter. ¡°Hello, I didn¡¯t expect that your place would be able to obtain a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. That¡¯s great. We¡¯ll be there soon. You guys can wash up and wait.¡± ¡°Yes, come quickly. There are Deadly Spectre Puzzles here. Almost every malicious ghost has a Deadly Spectre Puzzle. If you¡¯re late, there won¡¯t be any left,¡± Maron said. ¡°You! Ha! Very good. We¡¯ll be here soon.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it anymore. I already have a Deadly Spectre Puzzle in my hand. I¡¯m so productive,¡± Maron said sarcastically. After saying that, Maron hung up the phone. The person was coming soon and his legs had just recovered. ¡°Are we going to make any preparations?¡± Mary had been listening by the side the whole time and also heard the content of the conversation. ¡°No need. Just wait for them to come and throw their lives away,¡± Maron said with a fierce look in his eyes. It wasn¡¯t that he wanted to cause trouble, but that someone had taken the initiative to cause trouble. He couldn¡¯t be blamed for this. Since they wanted to die, he would fulfill their wish. Mary was startled by his gaze and didn¡¯t dare to ask any more questions. The two of them just sat there. [Ten minutes later, someone jumped down from the top of the stadium.] At this moment, the future vision of Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°There¡¯s still ten minutes left before they arrive.¡± Maron took out a cigarette and lit it up. Mary sat beside him and watched quietly. ¡°Maron, how did you know that they will be here in ten minutes?¡± Mary could not help but be curious. Maron was stunned. It was not because of the question Mary asked, but because the way Mary addressed him had changed. He was not used to it. Mary looked at Maron¡¯s strange expression and quickly said, ¡°I won¡¯t ask, I won¡¯t ask.¡± ¡°You can call me Maron.¡± Maron blew out a smoke ring. When Mary heard it, she immediately understood what Maron was saying. ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. I just blurted it out.¡± She explained with some embarrassment. ¡°Forget it, call me whatever you want.¡± Maron was a little helpless. This girl might be a little silly. ¡°Okay!¡± Mary said excitedly. ¡°When someone comes later, don¡¯t talk.¡± Maron suddenly thought of something and instructed. Mary nodded blankly. Whatever Maron said, she would not refute. The two of them sat for a while. ¡°Three seconds left.¡± Maron said as he picked up the phone. When Mary still wanted to ask something, a figure descended from the sky. Bang! The figure landed with a loud sound. Even the dust was shaken. The lights in the stadium were extinguished without the loss of people. Maron walked out of the office and came to the audience seats at the top. He narrowed his eyes and looked towards the center of the stadium. A figure was slowly walking towards them. Then, Maron¡¯s phone rang. ¡°You didn¡¯t expect me to come so quickly, Hahaha.¡± ¡°Sigh, I really can¡¯t help it. There are always people who are in a hurry to die. I can only help them and let them meet their maker.¡± Maron said as he looked at the figure slowly approaching. ¡°Your voice is still so annoying. You better save some strength to cry, okay?¡± The other party¡¯s tone was filled with anger. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I¡¯m the third ranked person on the Federation ranking, my name is Martin and I have the Ghost Brain. All of your traces were analyzed by my Ghost Brain. You didn¡¯t expect this, right? Hahaha!¡± Martin added. When Maron heard this, he realized he was right, it was indeed through the ability of a deadly ghost that Martin managed to find them. ¡°Hehe, Ghost Brain. Not bad, but soon it will turn into brain matter.¡± Maron said disdainfully. ¡°You have a smart mouth. I suspect that even your mouth is a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Martin continued to mock him. ¡°Oh, so you want it? come up and take it, then.¡± Maron watched the figure slowly approach and then stopped. Chapter 21 After the knocking on the door disappeared, Maron felt that his heart had also stopped beating. [Your heart has been controlled by the ghost¡¯s thoughts. As the heart has not been activated, the heart will be activated in standby mode. It has already resumed beating.] ¡°Phew!¡± Maron took a deep breath. Immediately after, the chandelier in the room suddenly flickered. The chilly wind made Maron shiver. [The malicious ghost realized that your heart is different and was a little afraid. Five minutes later, a Little Boy in red appeared behind you. You ran out of the door.] At this time, red words appeared again in Maron¡¯s eyes. He turned around but did not see anyone. According to the notification in his eyes, he would only appear five minutes later. Maron decided to leave early. After leaving the door, he looked left and right. Other than the silent and empty corridor, there was nothing unusual. [Your eyes met the malicious ghost¡¯s gaze. You can feel the endless hatred of the malicious ghost. Your eyes have mutated, and you have gained the ability of the Death Lantern.] Maron was stunned. Meeting the malicious ghost¡¯s gaze?! That meant that there was a malicious ghost on the right. Because he was now facing the corridor on the right. At the end of the corridor, two small red dots were facing him. If one looked carefully, they seemed to be meeting his gaze. After that, images appeared in Maron¡¯s eyes. The Death Lantern started working. A little boy wearing a white baseball cap was playing by the side of the road. He was very unhappy. At night, the child¡¯s face became gloomy. He was very unhappy because his parents were fighting. The two of them fought because they were struggling. The child was too young to do anything. He could only watch his parents fight more and more fiercely. With a series of knocks and curses, the boy¡¯s father was strangled by his mother¡¯s nails. Gradually, the fingernails covered with red nail polish pierced deeply into his neck. Scarlet blood flowed out of his father¡¯s neck, and he looked at his mother in disbelief. His eyes widened and the father began to cough up blood from his mouth. After about a minute, the father¡¯s body began to twitch, then slowly stopped, and he lost his breath and died. The mother seemed to be bloodthirsty. She suddenly turned her head and looked at the boy fiercely. The boy stepped back in fear and fell to the ground. He used both hands to support himself on the ground and shouted, ¡°Mommy!¡± His mother seemed to not hear him and slowly walked towards the him. Her fingernails still had the remnants of his father¡¯s flesh on them. The child retreated to the wall, there was no way out. He shouted in panic. His mother walked to the child and squatted down slowly. Then she stretched out a pair of hands with flesh and blood, and her long fingernails slowly approached the little boy¡¯s neck. He closed his eyes in horror, he couldn¡¯t believe that this was his mother. The nails pierced into the little boy¡¯s neck. It seemed to have pierced into an artery, and blood spurted out like a pillar. The little boy felt the pain and struggled with all his might, but it was of no use. After a while, he stopped struggling and did not move. Blood flowed all over the ground. The mother slowly got up and inserted the nail into her own neck. Then she pinched hard, and blood spurted out. With a bang, they fell to the ground. [The Little Boy doesn¡¯t like to have long nails after being strangled to death by his mother. Now, he only hopes that someone will help him cut his nails.] The notification in his eyes lit up, and Maron was stunned for a moment. This was what the little boy saw before he died. He didn¡¯t expect that he would be strangled to death by his mother. Just as Maron was thinking, a red figure appeared about five meters in front of him. A sinister aura assaulted him! Maron stretched out one foot and subconsciously took a step back. This ghost gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. ¡°I know what you¡¯re going through. Don¡¯t you want to clip your nails? I can clip them for you!¡± Maron almost roared. This Little Boy was too terrifying. The way he stared at him was like he was being stared at by a pack of wolves. Fear burst out from within his heart and after a while, Maron felt the temperature around him rise. The feeling of being stared at as prey was gradually decreasing. The Little Boy walked towards Maron. ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Maron trembled as he stepped back. ¡°Didn¡¯t you want to clip my nails? Did you go back on your words?¡± The Little Boy seemed to be very sad. The temperature that had already started to rise decreased once again! ¡°Okay, okay, okay, I¡¯ll clip your nails. I didn¡¯t go back on my word!¡± Maron said quickly, afraid that the Little Boy would go berserk again. The Little Boy walked over slowly, reached out his hands in front of Maron, and then looked up at Maron. ¡°You¡­ wait a minute, I¡¯ll go get the nail clippers.¡± Maron held back the feeling that he was going to vomit. The Little Boy¡¯s entire body had already rotted, giving off a pungent and unpleasant smell. His small face was even more so horrifying. The rotten flesh hung on his face, swaying as if it was going to fall off at any moment. Maron resisted the urge to return to the room, found some nail clippers, and walked out. The Little Boy was still waiting here, his hands still waiting for Maron. Maron squatted down, gritted his teeth, and grabbed one of the Little Boy¡¯s hands that had already exposed the white bones. The cold and rotten feeling constantly stimulated his nerves. Maron clipped down hard, and his fingernails broke, then fell to the ground and turned into black water. Seeing this scene, he was terrified! He had never seen such a scene in his life before. Maron narrowed his eyes and continued to clip. The fingernails on one hand had already been clipped. Maron grabbed the other hand of the Little Boy and began to clip the nails on it. It was extremely difficult for him to clip this hand. After a long while, he finally finished clipping the nails. ¡°Thank you, mister.¡± The Little Boy revealed a smile. However, in Maron¡¯s eyes, this smile was not as innocent as a child¡¯s. Instead, it made one¡¯s hair stand on end. The Little Boy slowly walked forward and left a message. ¡°My mother may come to look for you. Mister, you have to be careful.¡± [Your hand relied on your exceptional courage to cut off the Ghost Fingernails. You have obtained the Deadly Spectre Puzzle: Ghost Fingernails.] After saying that, the Little Boy turned into a cloud of green smoke and disappeared. Maron finally heaved a sigh of relief. To be honest, he did not want to experience this feeling a second time. [Your eyes have received a gaze from the Little Boy¡¯s Mother. Your eyes are overloaded and need to rest. In ten days, the Little Boy¡¯s Mother will find you and hunt you down.] The notification in the eyes lit up. Maron suddenly felt that he had gotten into big trouble. He didn¡¯t know what kind of entity the Little Boy¡¯s Mother was. The Little Boy alone gave him a very scary feeling, not to mention his mother. This last reminder came a little too late. As the last red word disappeared, blood and tears flowed down Maron¡¯s eyes and down his cheeks. It was a side effect of the futuristic vision. When overloaded, the eyes bled and teared. Maron¡¯s phone lit up. Chapter 22 ¡°Do you think that I only have the Deadly Spectre Puzzle displayed on the leaderboard? Then you are gravely mistaken. The Deadly Spectre Puzzle that I snatched will not be recorded on the leaderboard,¡± Martin said sarcastically. Hearing this, Maron understood that the Deadly Spectre Puzzle that he snatched would not be displayed on the leaderboard. In that case, those who are not on the leaderboard may also control other Deadly Spectre Puzzles. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid to tell you that I have mastered a total of three puzzle pieces. Although I haven¡¯t mastered them perfectly, it¡¯s not a problem for me to deal with people who have mastered the puzzle pieces completely.¡± Martin continued. ¡°Don¡¯t you think you talk a lot? Some people actually die from talking too much.¡± Maron was very disdainful. Martin continued as if he had not heard what Maron said. ¡°Oh, my God, look at this lively victim. ¡°I hope you can be like this later. That mouth of yours can still keep talking. ¡°Do you think I¡¯m the only one coming? You¡¯re wrong. I don¡¯t dare come to a place called the Restricted Zone alone. Your strength is also above mine. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have been able to live in the Restricted Zone until now. ¡°This time, in order to hunt you, we¡¯ve contacted thirty of our people. I¡¯ve already sent the location to them. They¡¯re about to arrive. Let¡¯s see what you¡¯ll do next.¡± Martin¡¯s smile was playful, as if he had already decided the outcome for Maron. ¡°Oh, thirty people?¡± Maron said disdainfully, ¡°So what if there are thirty people? I will wait for you here. Do you think I haven¡¯t made any preparations?¡± ¡°You are very smart. You didn¡¯t continue forward. Otherwise, you would be a corpse now.¡± Maron was already prepared to kill Martin in one shot, but Martin stopped outside of his attack range. His Ghost Brain was very useful. Not only in tracking, but it also hid other Deadly Spectre Puzzles. ¡°Hahaha, can I understand that you¡¯re struggling with your death?¡± Martin took off the hat on his head and laughed. Maron said, ¡°Don¡¯t say any more nonsense. We¡¯ll just wait and see.¡± After saying that, Maron motioned for Mary, who was standing silently at the side, to go into the office. The two of them returned to the office. When Martin saw this scene, a burst of anger suddenly rose in his heart. No one could ignore him like this! The last person who ignored him was already dead. ¡°Humph, I don¡¯t believe that you have the power to avoid the pursuit of thirty people!¡± Martin gritted his teeth. If eyes could kill, Maron would have died countless times. Martin¡¯s eyes were terrifyingly cold. ¡°Soon.¡± Martin turned back and murmured while looking in that direction. He didn¡¯t dare to act on his own, as it would ruin the situation. Moreover, he didn¡¯t know what trump cards Maron had yet to show. A person who could stay in the Restricted Zone for so long without dying would definitely not be weak. If one looked down on him, they would definitely suffer a serious blow. As time passed, the atmosphere in the stadium became more and more tense. At this moment, a person suddenly jumped out from mid-air. This person jumped out very strangely, as if he had appeared out of thin air. That person¡¯s face could not be seen clearly because he did not have a face at all, revealing a ghastly skull. He came in front of Martin and saw the expression on Martin¡¯s face. ¡°Oh, in that case, you have already met him. How is it?¡± That person said with a faint smile. He knew that Martin must have been provoked by something, or else he would not have shown such an expression. ¡°I have met him. He is a very arrogant person. He actually dares to look down on me.¡± Martin snorted coldly. He was somewhat dissatisfied with that person¡¯s choice of words. ¡°Haha, Martin, I thought you wouldn¡¯t be humiliated. I didn¡¯t expect others to make you look like this with just words. It¡¯s really rare.¡± the person continued. ¡°Mike, will you die if you don¡¯t talk? It¡¯s the same if you go. You won¡¯t be any better than me.¡± Martin mocked. Mike shook his head and smiled. ¡°I¡¯m not like you guys. I actually like to talk nonsense. Isn¡¯t that asking for it?¡± ¡°Humph, how long until they arrive?¡± Martin didn¡¯t want to continue this topic. ¡°Soon, about five minutes.¡± Mike glanced at the watch on his right hand. He was the ghost face on the federal ranking list. He was very strong, and he had a few Deadly Spectre Puzzles that the others didn¡¯t know about. This was also his trump card. Ordinary people wouldn¡¯t dare try and provoke him. As a result, his status among the people was very high. ¡°Why is it so slow?¡± Martin said unhappily. ¡°They met a ghost on the road, and it took some time.¡± Mike said. ¡°A single ghost, you twenty odd people can¡¯t handle a single ghost?¡± Martin seized the opportunity and began to mock Mike. ¡°Ha, do you think everyone is as proud as you? That ghost is close to disaster-level. It is not normal and is difficult to deal with. If they were not afraid that you would go first and die here, I would not have come so soon.¡± Mike said with a smile. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that you wouldn¡¯t die, but your face turned red from being ridiculed by others. This is something we didn¡¯t expect.¡± Mike added. Martin was very unhappy when he heard this. It was all that Maron¡¯s fault. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have lost his composure like this. ¡°Forget it. Let¡¯s not talk about this. Tell me, how did you meet a deadly ghost close to disaster-level?¡± Martin deliberately changed the topic when he saw that he couldn¡¯t win the argument against Mike. ¡°Well, this ghost that was close to the disaster-level was encountered when we passed by a tall building. If it wasn¡¯t for the Ghost Eye, we would still be trapped there,¡± Mike said leisurely. ¡°That ghost¡¯s ability is very different. It can create a Ghost Domain and confuse us. Fortunately, we have the Ghost Eye, or else we wouldn¡¯t be able to find the ghost.¡± Hearing Mike¡¯s words, Martin said in shock, ¡°Ghost Domain?! That malicious ghost has a Ghost Domain?!¡± ¡°Yes, a Ghost Domain. It¡¯s not an ordinary Ghost Domain as well. I won¡¯t be able to explain it to you in a short while,¡± Mike said. ¡°Ghost Domain. Up until now, other than Tom, I haven¡¯t seen anyone who has it.¡± Martin said, looking forward to it. He really wanted to get the ability of the Ghost Domain. With the Ghost Domain, his strength would increase by several times. Even if he couldn¡¯t defeat his opponents, with the existence of the Ghost Domain, he could escape immediately. This thing could be called a masterpiece! However, it was useless to be jealous. Things like the Ghost Domain could only be found by chance. ¡°Yes.¡± Mike nodded and said. ¡°Are you guys aiming for the Ghost Domain?¡± Martin suddenly asked. Otherwise, with their personalities, they would have run away if they encountered a disaster-level malicious ghost. Who would fight with a disaster-level ghost otherwise? ¡°We¡¯re here for the Ghost Domain. As long as we can pass this test, we have a high chance of obtaining the Ghost Domain.¡± While they were talking about the Ghost Domain, those people had also arrived. It was a sudden appearance. A total of twenty-eight people appeared out of thin air in front of Martin and the others. Chapter 23 This kind of shifting of mounds was the ability of the Ghost Domain. As soon as the people arrived, Martin went up and asked, ¡°Which one of you obtained the Ghost Domain?¡± If anyone obtained the Ghost Domain, the strength of their team would increase again. ¡°No, that ghost ran away. We didn¡¯t get anything.¡± The guy with the Ghost Eye, Locke, said. ¡°What?! It actually ran away. What a pity, I thought you guys got it.¡± Martin was a little happy, but also a little sad. He was happy that no one had gotten the Ghost Domain, so his personal strength wouldn¡¯t change too much, and he wouldn¡¯t be too far away from it. Unfortunately, a good Ghost Domain ran away just like that. It was really a pity. ¡°Hehe, do you think a disaster-level ghost is so easy to deal with?¡± Locke asked. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I was just saying,¡± Martin replied. Locke was their commander, and this operation was also organized by him. He was very strong, and above all of them, including Tom, who already had a Ghost Domain, he was no match for Locke. The two of them had once sparred. Although the Ghost Domain was terrifying, it had been broken by Locke, and he had almost killed Tom. This was also the reason why Locke¡¯s words were so important to them. ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no need to say anymore. After we¡¯re done here, we¡¯ll go look for that deadly ghost. It¡¯s injured, and it can¡¯t escape.¡± Locke said. ¡°Captain Locke, that Maron is up there. He¡¯s very savage, even more savage than we guessed,¡± Martin immediately said. ¡°Savage? ¡°No, he¡¯s just a small fry. We can change our main target this time. It¡¯s the Deadly Spectre Puzzles here that are of interest. Both of them have obtained a Deadly Spectre Puzzle here. This means that the deadly ghosts here have a very high probability of producing a Deadly Spectre Puzzle.¡± Locke said without changing his expression. Indeed, they had a total of thirty people now. It was a simple matter to deal with one person. Moreover, the overall strength of the team was not bad. They could almost complement each other, and each of them could be different. ¡°Then, Captain, what should we do next?¡± Martin asked. ¡°We¡¯re not in a hurry to kill Maron. Our main goal now is to kill the ghosts here and collect the Deadly Spectre Puzzles here as soon as possible.¡± Locke looked at the crowd and said. ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± everyone said in unison. ¡°It¡¯s no secret that there are ghosts here. Since we can think of it, so can the others. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, let¡¯s strike first.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ve already seen it. The ghosts here are not very strong.¡± Locke said. In the office, Maron and Mary were sitting together. Maron didn¡¯t say anything, only a faint smile on his face. Mary saw Maron¡¯s expression and couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What should we do?¡± They had all heard the conversation of those people just now. At this moment, Maron was thinking that these people were really conceited and underestimated him. ¡°What should we do? They look down on us. What else can we do? Are we still waiting for them here?¡± Maron replied. Mary did not know what to say. After thinking for a moment, she said again, ¡°I heard them say that there are disaster-level malicious ghosts and Ghost Domains. What are these things?¡± Hearing that, Maron explained, ¡°Disaster-level malicious ghosts, appear in places where disasters have taken place and are extremely powerful. ¡°As for Ghost Domains, you can think of them as a type of buff to increase one¡¯s strength.¡± After listening to Maron¡¯s explanation, all the problems in Mary¡¯s heart were solved. ¡°Then should we go hunt evil ghosts and obtain the Deadly Spectre Puzzles?¡± Mary asked. Maron thought for a moment and took out his phone to dial a number. It was his father¡¯s number. ¡°Hello, did something happen?¡± Before Maron could speak, his father spoke first, his tone filled with worry. ¡°Father, help me with something,¡± Maron said after thinking for a while. ¡°What is it? Have they found you? What do you want? I¡¯ll do my best to help you.¡± ¡°Release a message saying that a large number of deadly ghosts have appeared in Olly Town, and the strength of the deadly ghosts here is very low.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll do it right away.¡± Maron hung up the phone and said with a faint smile, ¡°When he releases the message to the outside world and have them all come here, this place will become utter chaos.¡± ¡°Then what should we do when the time comes?¡± Mary didn¡¯t object to Maron¡¯s approach. On the contrary, although they might not be able to get many Deadly Spectre Puzzles, no one else could get them so easily. ¡°Let¡¯s watch the dog eat the other dog. We¡¯ll just watch the show here.¡± Maron said with a smile. As long as this place became chaotic, he would be the ultimate beneficiary. There was still a disaster-level malicious ghost that had yet to appear, and there was also the Little Boy¡¯s Mother. These were all unknown factors. As long as they appeared here at the same time, this place would be very lively. A disaster-level ghost was not ordinary just thinking about it. After all, Olly town was a battlefield filled with smoke and dust. ¡°Ah, we¡¯re not going to do anything?¡± Mary asked doubtfully. ¡°Yes, we don¡¯t have to do anything. We just have to wait.¡± [The people from the outside world are pouring into Olly town in large numbers. You have to observe in secret and wait for an opportunity to seize.] At this moment, the notification in his eyes suddenly lit up. Seeing the notification, Maron was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect it to come so quickly. He knew that the future vision could see what would happen in the next ten minutes. ¡°Alright, there¡¯s going to be a good show soon.¡± Maron said with a smile. ¡°Let¡¯s go out and watch a good show.¡± Mary said, ¡°So soon? Didn¡¯t you just make a phone call?¡± Mary also heard the conversation and released the news that there were a large number of Deadly Spectre Puzzles here. ¡°The people will be here in ten minutes. We have to be ready. Otherwise, the good show will start and we won¡¯t be able to see it.¡± Maron stood up and walked out of the door. They came to the tallest building and had a good line of sight. Maron had already checked and found that there were no malicious ghosts here. ¡°The line of sight is good here.¡± Mary looked into the distance. Maron didn¡¯t say anything. He took out a cigarette and lit it while blowing on the wind. At this time, the sky was already dark, but the line of sight was very good. This was also due to the fact that they had all controlled the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, and their physical qualities had improved. ¡°The good show has begun.¡± Maron saw many lights outside the town, and they were approaching this side. Mary noticed Maron¡¯s gaze and looked over. She saw many lights approaching this side. These were the lights of cars. ¡°Those are people who came after hearing the news, right?¡± Mary asked. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Maron felt a strange sense of comfort in his heart. He could see those people killing each other in order to fight for the Spectre Puzzle. They even killed each other for smaller things before. ¡°Will they see us?¡± Mary was a little worried about this question. ¡°Yes, but don¡¯t worry. We won¡¯t fight for it. They won¡¯t care about us.¡± Maron blew out a smoke ring. ¡°I think so. Let them fight over it.¡± Mary smiled at Maron. Chapter 24 As the cars drew closer, Locke and the others heard voices. ¡°Captain, why are there so many people here?¡± Martin asked as he looked at the countless cars that were about to arrive. With so many people here, they wouldn¡¯t be able to obtain many Deadly Spectre Puzzles. After all, they were considered average in the outside world. They wouldn¡¯t be able to compete with those very strong organizations. In terms of individual strength, they were very strong, but other people had their own groups. There was simply no way to compare. The strength of a team was always greater than an individual. They all understood these principles. Thus, their team only had a total of thirty people, but in terms of overall strength, they weren¡¯t the strongest. ¡°How did this happen?¡± Locke was also a little confused. Why did they come here so quickly. It shouldn¡¯t be possible after all, they should be the first people to receive the news. They were also the first batch of people to come to this place. The people from the outside world shouldn¡¯t have reacted so quickly. At this moment, Locke¡¯s phone suddenly rang. Looking at this unfamiliar number, Locke was stunned for a moment before picking up the call. ¡°Hello? Who are you?¡± Locke was puzzled. ¡°You don¡¯t remember me? Just now, you guys were threatening to hunt me down, but now you don¡¯t even recognize me?¡± The other party¡¯s voice was mocking, making Locke feel uncomfortable. ¡°You? You¡¯re Maron!¡± Locke instantly understood. This person was Maron. ¡°What, you can¡¯t wait anymore? Are you in such a hurry to die?¡± Locke smiled and his smile was very sarcastic. ¡°I gave you more time to live, yet you insist on making this call at such a critical moment. Are you courting death?¡± ¡°Death is impossible. I just have a gift for you. I don¡¯t know if you like it.¡± a delighted voice sounded from Locke¡¯s receiver. ¡°What¡­¡± Just as Locke was about to speak, he realized a problem. These people were most likely behind the news that had been leaked. Otherwise, how could they have arrived so quickly? ¡°So it¡¯s you. Why didn¡¯t I think of that? I like this gift very much, but I also have a gift for you.¡± Locke said playfully. In his eyes, Maron was already a dead man, but it was only a matter of time. ¡°Oh, a gift in return. It¡¯s pretty good. I¡¯m waiting for your gift.¡± the other party said. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t afford this gift.¡± Locke looked at the tallest building. He already knew Maron¡¯s current location. ¡°How big can it be? As big as the one I gave you?¡± The other party continued. ¡°Hahaha, you¡¯re really an interesting guy. I originally wanted to take you into the organization, but now I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s impossible.¡± Locke¡¯s face was full of frost. ¡°You¡¯re quite interesting too. You want to keep all the Deadly Spectre Puzzles here for yourself. Isn¡¯t that interesting? So, this gift of mine is very good.¡± The two of them looked at each other from a few kilometers away. ¡°You¡¯re very good. Don¡¯t run away. You¡¯re so good at talking. I really want to see you. The person ranked first on the list is indeed not simple.¡± Locke¡¯s words were full of mockery. ¡°Run? is that possible? I still have a good show to watch. Why would I run away?¡± Without waiting for Maron to say a second sentence, Locke crushed the phone with his hand. The people standing behind Locke had never seen the captain so angry before. ¡°Captain, why don¡¯t I bring people to kill him now?¡± The voice from Martin¡¯s phone was also very angry. He couldn¡¯t wait to go over and tear him into pieces. ¡°No need. We¡¯ll look for him after the matter here is over. He won¡¯t leave. He still wants to watch a good show.¡± Locke revealed a meaningful smile. ¡°Then, are we still going to look for the Deadly Spectre Puzzle?¡± At this moment, Mike came forward and asked. ¡°Yes, why aren¡¯t we looking? I don¡¯t care who he is. As long as he dares try and stop me, you can¡¯t blame me for not being as polite as I should have been,¡± Locke said ruthlessly. He was, after all, ranked second on the leaderboard and could be not bullied by others. As they spoke, a few cars had already arrived downstairs where they were. The people in the cars all got down and jumped up. ¡°Yo, isn¡¯t this our Captain Locke? Why do you have the time to come to such a place? This kind of place can also catch your eye?¡± The middle-aged man in the lead wore a combat uniform and an assault rifle hung on his chest. He looked at Locke and said. ¡°Hmph, how can you be any better? This is a Restricted Zone. If someone as timid as you can come, why can¡¯t I?¡± Locke said coldly. ¡°Hahaha, our Captain Locke is angry. Please don¡¯t be angry. We can¡¯t afford it!¡± The man said sarcastically. ¡°Other than your mouth that can only speak nonsense, what else can you do?¡± Locke said with his eyes narrowed. ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as you know how to speak. Why would a person need so many advantages?¡± That person continued to say. At this moment, one of the lackeys behind the man with the assault rifle stepped forward and whispered something. When that person stepped back, the man with the assault rifle immediately laughed out loud. ¡°Hahahaha, I knew it. Why did captain Locke¡¯s magnanimity become so small? It turns out that he was just ridiculed by someone. I¡¯m dying of laughter.¡± ¡°That person seems to be Maron, right?!¡± The man with the assault rifle asked with a laugh. ¡°Maron, where are you? Come out and meet me. I want to see what the person, who mocked our Captain Locke, looks like!¡± The man with the assault rifle shouted towards the sky. ¡°You! Hmph, I don¡¯t want to talk nonsense with you!¡± Locke¡¯s face was terrifyingly gloomy. ¡°Hahaha, Alright, let¡¯s not talk about you anymore. We still have to find the Deadly Spectre Puzzle. We don¡¯t want to be delayed because of you.¡± After saying that, the man with the gun was about to leave with his men. ¡°Hey, Alan, be careful later. Don¡¯t fall,¡± Locke said to the back of the man. Alan did not even turn his head and waved his hand. Then, he left with his men. ¡°Captain¡­¡± Martin hesitated. More and more people were coming because there were lights on outside of Olly Town. At this moment, Martin¡¯s phone suddenly rang. ¡°Hello?¡± He picked it up. ¡°I couldn¡¯t contact Mike, so I contacted you. Because someone spread the news that there are a lot of Deadly Spectre Puzzles in Olly town. You have to be careful. Many organizations have gone to Olly Town.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Martin hung up the phone. ¡°Captain, someone spread the news that there are a lot of ghosts here. That¡¯s why there are so many people.¡± Martin said to Locke. ¡°Got it. We¡¯ll act now.¡± After saying that, Locke looked at the tall building again. Then, he left with the group. Chapter 25 On the tallest building, Maron watched as the people left. ¡°If you play this game with me, I won¡¯t be able to kill you all.¡± Maron revealed a sinister smile. ¡°Maron, look, there are more and more people.¡± Mary looked into the distance of Olly Town. She saw that there were more and more lights there, and they were all converging in this direction. ¡°The more people there are, the more exciting the scene will be.¡± Maron said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and watch the good show.¡± With that, Maron walked down from the rooftop. When he reached the ground floor, there was no one there. Other than the darkness, there was only emptiness. Although so many people had poured in, Olly town was still considered a relatively large town. There was a high chance that the deadly ghosts had a Deadly Spectre Puzzle with them, but there was one thing that they had overlooked. There were not many deadly ghosts here. So far, Maron had only seen two deadly ghosts. One gave them the Ghost Rope, and the other gave them the Ghost Hair. ¡°Let¡¯s go, over there.¡± Maron pointed in a direction. There was a large shopping mall over there. Maron had noticed it when he passed by. The probability of a ghost appearing in a large shopping mall was very high. Usually in places like this, there would be many people, so the probability of becoming a ghost would also be higher. Mary looked left and right, then followed. After entering the mall, a gust of cold air hit her face. The temperature here was much lower than the temperature outside. Since there were no staff, the lights had long been left unattended. Maron took out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and began to walk forward. ¡°There must be a deadly ghost here.¡± Mary felt that her body was covered in a layer of white frost. It was too cold. Such a place was indeed suitable for deadly ghosts. ¡°Yes, I can already feel it. It¡¯s upstairs.¡± Maron had already found the stairs. Mary felt that something was wrong and hurriedly followed. After coming upstairs, the hint in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. [You walked fifty steps forward and were attacked by a deadly ghost. The deadly ghost was beaten up by you.] ¡°Don¡¯t move,¡± Maron suddenly stopped and said softly. Mary stopped and looked forward. She didn¡¯t see anything. Maron counted his steps and walked forward. When he walked forty-nine steps, Maron stopped again. There was a shop in front of him. He had already sensed the presence of deadly ghosts. Maron took out the Soul-Stirring Chainsaw and took the last step. At this moment, a red-clothed malicious ghost suddenly rushed out. It was extremely fast! Maron reacted at the first moment. He pulled the chainsaw almost instantly and hacked at the malicious ghost. PFFFT! The malicious ghost was eliminated before it could react. This was a very small malicious ghost, and Maron did not receive any reward. The phone didn¡¯t ring, and the blood-red words didn¡¯t light up in his eyes. Maron put away the chainsaw, and then flashed the flashlight in his hand in the direction of Mary. Mary followed and asked, ¡°What is this? Are there deadly ghosts?¡± ¡°Yes, but I didn¡¯t get any rewards,¡± Maron said with some disappointment. It seemed that this place didn¡¯t necessarily have deadly ghosts for one to get Deadly Spectre Puzzles. It was very likely that the two ghosts had given them the Deadly Spectre Puzzles because they were lucky. ¡°This place doesn¡¯t look right. It¡¯s too cold.¡± Mary said. Maron shone his flashlight in front of him and said, ¡°Yes, this place doesn¡¯t look right.¡± In fact, Maron already had some guesses in his heart. ¡®There must be a heavyweight ghost hiding in this place. It¡¯s just that it hasn¡¯t come out yet.¡¯ The future vision didn¡¯t give any hints, nor did it release the mobile mission. It shouldn¡¯t be time yet. The future vision would give hints about what would happen within ten minutes, which meant that no deadly ghost would come out within ten minutes. ¡°Where are we going now?¡± Mary suddenly asked. Maron thought for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the doll shop upstairs and take a look.¡± Usually, it was easy for evil ghosts to appear in such places. Evil ghosts were also divided into many forms. Some of them were similar to zombies, and they had human bodies. Some of them existed in the form of souls. Evil ghosts liked to possess certain objects. For example, dolls were the best choice for evil ghosts to possess. ¡°Doll shop?¡± Mary was very confused. Could there be evil ghosts in the doll shop? ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Maron led the way. He had already seen a signboard at the back. The doll shop was on the fourth floor. After going up to the fourth floor, the temperature here was even lower. [You feel that someone is coming up. You have an intense battle.] At this moment, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. This was a reminder of what would happen in the future, but if Maron knew in advance, he could effectively avoid it. ¡°Someone is coming. Find a place to hide.¡± Maron looked at Mary and said seriously. Mary was stunned for a moment. How did Maron know that someone was coming up. This was not the first time such a situation had happened. It was definitely not something that could be done by luck. The only explanation was that Maron was far from being that simple. However, she was now completely obedient to Maron. This was just her curiosity towards Maron. ¡°Okay.¡± Mary nodded and followed behind Maron. Maron leaned against the wall and walked quickly to a shop. He found a cubicle and hid in it. The location here was very good. It was in the middle of the entire shopping mall. As long as something happened outside, this place could hear it. ¡°Don¡¯t make a sound when something happens later,¡± Maron warned. He was afraid that if something were to happen, Mary would scream. Maron also knew that this might not be able to escape the perception of Martin. He could only try his best not to be discovered by Martin for now. He also had that kind of ability. ¡°Okay.¡± Mary nodded, and then tactfully covered her mouth. Previously, it was Maron who covered her mouth twice. It was not that she despised Maron, but that there were pieces of flesh left on Maron¡¯s hands. The smell of decay was too terrible. Five minutes later, there were footsteps outside. Judging from the sound, there were many people. Maron and Mary stayed in this small cubicle, squeezed together. But Maron was very calm. Mary was different. At this moment, she was very nervous, and her heartbeat was very loud. It was very loud in Maron¡¯s ears, but in this huge shopping mall, it was insignificant. It didn¡¯t have much of an impact. ¡°Captain, it seems that there are ghosts hiding here.¡± A familiar voice sounded. When Maron heard it, the voice was very familiar. It was the person called Martin. Why did they come here? Maron was a little confused. He had watched those people leave from the opposite direction. How did they get here now? Chapter 26 Outside the shopping mall, a team of thirty people was searching for traces of the deadly ghosts in the shopping mall. ¡°I know deadly ghosts like places like this.¡± Locke said. Mike stepped forward and said, ¡°Those people are bullies. They forced us into places like this!¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll make them pay the price.¡± Locke took a deep breath. As the second ranked person in the federation, he was actually being bullied by others. It was really too much for him to handle. When had he ever been treated like this before? If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the other team had more people, they would have slaughtered all of them long ago. Martin said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s too much. When have we ever been bullied like this? Why don¡¯t we fight it out with them!¡± At this moment, a stronger person walked out from the team. This person was the tenth ranked person in the federation, Mark, who owned the Ghost Blade. ¡°I also suggest that we stop being afraid of them and just fight them directly. The more we do this, the more they will take advantage of us!¡± Mark said angrily. ¡°I know that you guys are upset, and I¡¯m upset too. Didn¡¯t you see that idiot Alan taunting me? ¡°I can tolerate all of this, but there is a limit to how much I can tolerate. After we check this place, we will go look for them. I don¡¯t believe that our thirty people can¡¯t defeat them.¡± Locke said gloomily. ¡°Captain, do we still need to go and destroy Maron?¡± Martin suddenly recalled the scenes where he was ridiculed. This was simply too much. He had never seen such a person. He was so good at talking, and the key point was that he was very insightful, making him speechless. That was the worst thing. Their original goal was to look for Maron, but they were instead ridiculed by him. Maybe someone else could tolerate it, but they certainly could not tolerate it! At the mention of this, Locke also remembered the call. It was the call from Maron. He was also ridiculed. Just thinking about it made him angry. He really wanted to immediately go and tear him into pieces. ¡°Go? Why should we go now? Let him jump around for a while.¡± Locke¡¯s tone was frighteningly cold and even Martin was shocked. ¡°Yeah, the organization has been established for a few days. Wherever he goes, he is followed. At the very least, he is on the list!¡± Mike sighed. Mark added, ¡°I think we are too merciful, which is why they are so arrogant. I, Mark of the Ghost Blade, put it here today. In the future, if anyone dares to ridicule me or do anything weird, I will be the first to go up and f*ck them up!¡± ¡°Everyone, be reasonable. We don¡¯t have the ability like the club to bring people back from the dead. Once we die, we will really die.¡± Locke said. ¡°With our current strength, we cannot have too much conflict with them. However, after this, as long as we can obtain a certain number of Deadly Spectre Puzzles, I don¡¯t care who they belong to, they will all die.¡± Indeed, most of their organizations were ranked on the federation rankings. However, a small number of people couldn¡¯t stop a large number of people. Moreover, this wasn¡¯t an ordinary war. It was a war between Ghost Fighters, and there were too many uncertain factors. For example, some people might never use their trump cards. Therefore, you didn¡¯t know what powerful things others would use when the time came. This was also a problem that they had been worried about. Some of the people who were at the top of the rankings were in this organization. With this, they were able to get into the top ranks. ¡°Okay, we don¡¯t need to say anything more. This seems to be a place where deadly ghosts can appear. Let¡¯s not waste time,¡± Mike said. His words made everyone leave the bad thoughts behind. ¡°Right, we still need to find as many ghosts as possible.¡± Martin agreed. Leaving their thoughts behind was only temporary. ¡°That¡¯s all for now.¡± Locke ordered. Then, everyone wanted to look around. Since there was no light here, they could only use their flashlights to illuminate the area. The entire four-story shopping mall suddenly fell silent. No one spoke. They could hear each other¡¯s heartbeats. The fourth floor of the shopping mall was for dolls and other toys, and there was nothing unusual about them. ¡°Captain, it doesn¡¯t look like there are any malicious ghosts here,¡± Mike said as he stepped forward. Locke didn¡¯t answer him immediately. Instead, he looked at a suspiciously dark place. That was a place where the flashlight couldn¡¯t reach. The flashlight¡¯s light seemed to be useless. It would automatically disappear when it hit that place. ¡°No, there must be a deadly ghost here. Look over there!¡± Locke suddenly pointed in a direction where the flashlight could not reach. ¡°Something is wrong over there. Let¡¯s go over and take a look. I can already sense the deadly ghost¡¯s aura over there.¡± Martin used his ability and sensed the deadly ghost¡¯s aura over there. Locke walked forward while his team members followed behind him. When they reached that place, it was still endless darkness, as if this place did not belong to this shopping mall. The few people with higher status walking in front of them met each other¡¯s gazes. ¡°Captain, should we go in and take a look?¡± Mike asked with a solemn expression. That place gave him an extremely strong sense of oppression. It was as if once he entered, he would never be able to come out. Locke did not say anything. He looked inside carefully. ¡°There is indeed something wrong here, but there are so many of us. It is better to be more courageous,¡± Martin added. They had always been cowardly. That was why others would take advantage of them. After a while, Locke finally spoke. ¡°Let¡¯s go in and take a look. There might be a disaster-level malicious ghost appearing here.¡± When he said this, everyone was shocked. A disaster-level malicious ghost?! Wouldn¡¯t that be courting death? ¡°Captain, are you sure there¡¯s a disaster-level malicious ghost?¡± Martin was a little scared. Although he had never confronted a disaster-level malicious ghost before, he had heard from other team members that a disaster-level malicious ghost was not something he could deal with alone. Heck, only if there were all thirty people in the team, could they deal with a disaster-level malicious ghost. However, that was in an open space, so they could fully display their strength. The black hole in front of them looked very small. Many people could not use their abilities in such a small space, so their combat strength had undoubtedly decreased a lot. ¡°This place is very small. After we enter, everyone should be more careful. Let¡¯s distribute them,¡± Locke said. ¡°Those who are not affected by the small space, split into two groups. One group will be at the back, and the other group will be at the front. Alright, Let¡¯s start moving.¡± Locke added. Then, the team members stood in formation according to Locke¡¯s instructions. ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡± Locke walked in front to open the way. At this moment, the flashlight was very useless here. It could only see a meter in front of them. The space was so small that only two people could pass through it at the same time. The surrounding walls were very wet. Looking at the situation, Locke could tell that it was either a tunnel or a fire escape. Chapter 27 To be fair, it also looked like a passage to a bomb shelter. However, if one thought about it carefully, how could such a building appear in a large shopping mall? It was very illogical. ¡°Everyone, pay attention, this is very likely to be a Ghost Domain!¡± Locke suddenly shouted. That¡¯s right, his first guess was that there was a very high probability that this place was a Ghost Domain. They weren¡¯t unfamiliar with the concept of the Ghost Domain. A space formed by ghosts. As long as a ghost possessed the Ghost Domain, it would become quite terrifying. Within the Ghost Domain, the strength of the malicious ghosts would increase by a large margin. Hearing Captain Locke¡¯s words, they were all on guard. After all, that was the Ghost Domain! Within the Ghost Domain, malicious ghosts could appear anywhere. Their hearts also grew nervous. As they walked, the underground passage gradually widened. ¡°Everyone, be more careful here! Don¡¯t let your guard down!¡± Locke instructed once again. ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± ¡°Roger!¡± ¡­ The voices that rose and fell in the tunnel were abnormally loud. When they reached the end of the tunnel, they came to a basement. The basement was very big, and there was a weak light inside. The light was emitted by the oil lamp, which made the basement seem very strange. ¡°Everyone, pay attention, the aura of the malicious ghosts here is getting stronger and stronger!¡± Locke¡¯s expression became serious. They continued to walk forward slowly. Suddenly, there was a bang and the entire basement lit up! Before anyone could react, they were blinded by the light. ¡°Ah! What happened?!¡± Martin covered his eyes and shouted. After a while, they finally recovered. ¡°This is?!¡± They saw something incredible! There were many transparent jars here, and each jar contained people! There were adults, children, and old people. Everyone was naked, and their expressions were painful. They were soaking in the turbid liquid. Everyone¡¯s actions were different. Some were struggling, some were terrified, and some were in pain. This scene was horrifying and also struck fear into their hearts. One or two jars would be nothing, but there were countless jars of this kind here. ¡°Captain, Captain, what should we do?¡± Martin swallowed his saliva and asked in fear. This was much more terrifying than a deadly ghost. It was more from the fear of their own kind. One had to know that although they had also controlled the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, they were still essentially human. Whether it was in terms of perspective or psychology, it was a huge shock to a person. ¡°Yes, Captain. What are these things? How can such things exist in such a place? I¡¯m really confused,¡± Mike said. At this moment, Tom walked over and looked at Locke. ¡°Captain, this doesn¡¯t seem to be a Ghost Domain. These corpses are very likely to have been made this way by a human.¡± His point of view was that how could a deadly ghost leave the corpses behind? They had all seen the cruelty of deadly ghosts. How could one do such a thing? This was very illogical. ¡°No, I have a different point of view. This is very likely an illusion of a deadly ghost. We have all been deceived by ghosts before, this time is no different,¡± Locke explained. When everyone heard this, they were greatly shocked. An illusion! One had to know that among them, there were also Ghost Fighters who could create illusions, but how could they do it to such an extent. If it was really an illusion created by a malicious ghost, how strong was this malicious ghost? Disaster-level? No way, it was even higher than disaster-level, because an illusion could be seen through! What they said was only speculation, they didn¡¯t know what the truth was. As a result, things were getting more and more ridiculous. ¡°Captain, are we still going to continue?¡± Martin looked at the jars of corpses and felt a chill in his heart. Mike also felt that this place was very strange. It was beyond what they could deal with. If they continued, they might lose their lives. ¡°Captain, I suggest that everyone retreat. We should give up here. We can still get a Deadly Spectre Puzzle if we go to other places.¡± Mike said. This was no longer a problem with the Deadly Spectre Puzzle. It involved the safety of the entire organization. They could not take the risk. If they failed, they would all die. ¡°Yes, Captain. We can still get out of this situation. If something happens, we might not be able to get out.¡± Martin said anxiously. ¡°We can go find that Maron. He has two people with him. They both have the Deadly Spectre Puzzle. We can just go and snatch their puzzle.¡± Martin thought of the scene where he was ridiculed and added. ¡°That¡¯s right. We have killed so many evil ghosts over there, but there is no puzzle piece. There isn¡¯t even a mission hint.¡± Mike added. Locke did not speak. It was obvious that he was thinking of a countermeasure. If it did not work, he could only go out. Hearing Mike say a mission hint, Locke suddenly thought of something. ¡°A mission hint? Switch your phones on and take a look. Is there a mission hint there?¡± Locke looked at everyone and asked. Everyone took out their phones and shook their heads. There was no mission hint. Then it was very likely that this was not the setting of the game and they had mistakenly entered a place that existed before the world had changed. Moreover, the things inside were even more terrifying than the deadly ghosts. ¡°Captain, don¡¯t hesitate. I already have a feeling of unease in my heart,¡± Martin said. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s leave now.¡± Locke also gave up on the deadly ghosts here. Because everything here was too strange, they didn¡¯t want to take any risks, and they couldn¡¯t take any risks either. The group exited the tunnel and returned to the hall on the fourth floor. Just as Locke was about to say something, he was interrupted by a discordant voice. ¡°Oh, what a coincidence. I didn¡¯t expect to bump into you guys here.¡± A familiar voice reached Locke¡¯s ears. Then, a group of people walked out. Their leader was Alan. This group was Alan¡¯s group. ¡°Why are you here? Humph, you actually followed us. You guys are getting more and more shameless.¡± Locke snorted. They kept bumping into each other! Locke was already gnashing his teeth in hatred, but he could not show his courage now, or else they would be at a disadvantage. ¡°Oh, our great Captain Locke, don¡¯t misunderstand. We came here because we sensed the existence of a malicious ghost. I didn¡¯t expect to meet you here. This is all fate!¡± Alan stopped five meters in front of Locke. ¡°Hmph, don¡¯t be arrogant. One day, I will personally take care of you.¡± Locke snorted coldly. ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re getting anxious. Is this still our Captain Locke?¡± Alan looked at Locke¡¯s team members and then looked at his own team members behind him. Locke¡¯s team members only looked at Alan coldly. No one said anything. Chapter 28 However, Alan¡¯s team members were different. When they heard Alan¡¯s words, they burst into laughter. ¡°You!¡± Locke was at a loss for words. This person was never going to stop. ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m teasing you guys. What¡¯s wrong? I heard you guys say that you were going out. You didn¡¯t even find the Deadly Spectre Puzzle. How did you get out? There seem to be a lot of deadly ghosts here. This doesn¡¯t seem like our great Captain Locke¡¯s style of doing things.¡± Alan continued. ¡°Hmph, take a few steps forward and see what¡¯s over there. I believe you¡¯ll take back what you said just now,¡± Locke said unhurriedly. Hearing this, Alan immediately laughed. What else in this world could scare him? ¡°What thing? Let me see. To be able to scare our Captain Locke, this thing doesn¡¯t seem to be something that¡¯s ordinary.¡± Alan walked past Locke and then walked to the back. As soon as he appeared, the dazzling lights made it difficult for Alan to open his eyes. After a moment, Alan clearly saw what was inside. ¡°F*ck!¡± Alan exclaimed, then calmed down and tried to hide the shock in his heart. He squeezed his eyes hard and finally saw clearly. There were many large transparent jars inside, and the jars were filled with human corpses. There was a dense mass of corpses. Alan backed out and returned to Locke. ¡°What do I take it as? Aren¡¯t they just some dead people? Does something as silly as this make Captain Locke retreat?¡± Alan continued to ridicule Locke. ¡°Hmph, if you have the power, then go in and take a look. Don¡¯t talk big here.¡± Locke pursed his lips and looked at Alan disdainfully. When Alan heard this, he was momentarily at a loss for words. Then, he said, ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? I¡¯m not like regular people, I¡¯ve seen deadly ghosts before, so I¡¯m not afraid of some corpses.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just a loudmouth that knows how to speak. If you have the power, come and fight me one-on-one?¡± Locke mocked. ¡°There¡¯s no need to fight you one-on-one. I definitely can¡¯t beat you, but I do dare go in here. Do you?¡± Alan said with a smile. ¡°I thought you weren¡¯t afraid of death. Turns out you¡¯re also a coward.¡± Locke laughed. He liked to see Alan suffer. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m a coward. I know some people are leaving before they enter. I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m a coward.¡± Alan pursed his lips and looked elsewhere. The mockery was very strong. Locke was about to refute, but Martin stopped him. ¡°Captain, don¡¯t listen to them. They¡¯re trying to goad you. You can¡¯t let him lead you by the nose.¡± Martin said. Alan, who was at the side, also heard this and said with a smile, ¡°What is your name? Oh, right, I think you¡¯re called Martin. You¡¯re a big shot on the leaderboard. So that¡¯s how it is. You¡¯re really amazing.¡± Martin sneered and said, ¡°Who are you, you little piece of trash? Why are you shouting here? If you want to leave, hurry up and leave. Don¡¯t be an eyesore here!¡± He did not give Alan a chance at all and went ahead and cursed them. He believed that the other party did not want the two organizations to start a war, so there was no need to be afraid of him verbally. He could curse them freely. Both sides were afraid of each other. Once a war started, neither side would gain anything. When Alan heard this, he was a little unhappy, but he did not show it, so he pretended to apologize to Martin. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really sorry. It was me who offended you. Please don¡¯t blame me. I told you, you¡¯re a bigshot on the leaderboard. Why would you run away? We misunderstood you.¡± Martin listened to Alan¡¯s long speech. At first, he did not react, but later, he suddenly had an epiphany. This guy was still holding on to this! This guy really wanted to be torn apart by him! ¡°If you already know it¡¯s me, then who did you think it was? Your grandpa? Get lost!¡± Martin cursed angrily. Alan also didn¡¯t show any weakness. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s my grandpa. When did grandpa come here? Oh, I know. It¡¯s for the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, right? So you¡¯re leaving? ¡°The malicious ghosts here are so weak. Grandpa, you can¡¯t deal with them, right? Please don¡¯t disgrace my grandpa!¡± ¡°F*ck you!¡± Martin couldn¡¯t help but curse Alan. On the contrary, Alan¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change when he heard the curse. He looked at the people behind him and said, ¡°Look, they are anxious. Look at his red face, Hahaha!¡± ¡°Hahahaha!¡± Immediately, Alan¡¯s underlings also burst into laughter. ¡­ Maron and Mary still hadn¡¯t appeared but they had heard everything clearly outside. It was the team that had called him and the team that had a conflict with Locke. ¡°Maron, are we going out?¡± Mary asked when she heard the conversation outside. Maron said, ¡°No need. Just listen here. Now that the two teams are fighting, we¡¯ll just wait and see.¡± ¡°Two teams?¡± Mary was a little puzzled. ¡°Yes, another team came just now. But the two teams seem to have a lot of conflicts. They should be fighting.¡± Maron could tell the situation from the voice. ¡°Oh, so that¡¯s it. Then we don¡¯t have to go out to reap the benefits.¡± Mary said with a smile. Of course, it was best to take advantage of the situation like this. ¡°No, we have to add more fuel to the fire. Otherwise, we might not be able to ignite it,¡± Maron said with a mysterious smile. After listening to Maron¡¯s words, Mary was even more puzzled. ¡°What fuel?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll know when the time comes,¡± Maron said. After spending a few days together, Maron no longer felt unfamiliar with Mary. Maron¡¯s words also gradually became more and more frequent as he opened up to her more. ¡°I feel that the Little Boy¡¯s Mother is coming to kill me. This feeling is very strong, and I also feel like I¡¯m being targeted,¡± Maron said. ¡°The Little Boy¡¯s Mother? Who Is this person?¡± Mary did not know that Maron had been targeted by the mother of a Little Boy¡¯s malicious ghost. ¡°Previously, I helped a malicious ghost cut off his nails, and then I was targeted for no reason. Oh right, his mother should also be a malicious ghost,¡± Maron explained. ¡°The Little Boy died at the hands of his mother and turned into a ghost. I don¡¯t know if his mother is dead or not. Anyway, I feel that his mother is very strong and may exceed the disaster-level.¡± Mary could not help but worry when she heard Maron¡¯s words. Maron had already told her about the probability of a disaster-level deadly ghost. A disaster-level ghost was already terrifying enough, so when it came to a malicious ghost that surpassed a disaster-level malicious ghost, how terrifying would that be?! ¡°Then what do you do? What do you need me to do?¡± Mary asked worriedly. ¡°There¡¯s no need to do anything. Listen to those people outside. Aren¡¯t these all my teammates?¡± Maron smiled mysteriously. ¡°Teammates?¡± Mary was puzzled once again. This was Maron¡¯s style of speaking. She needed to guess. ¡°The deadly ghosts are here. I can shift my target to them and let them deal with them. I can¡¯t deal with deadly ghosts of this level, so I¡¯ll let them have a headache,¡± Maron explained. Mary was thinking about what Maron said. After a few minutes, she finally reacted. Maron wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife and he had already set his eyes on the two teams. ¡°You¡¯re so nasty!¡± Mary laughed. Chapter 29 ¡°Oh, my great Captain Locke, we¡¯re going in. If you¡¯re afraid, you can leave.¡± Alan laughed. ¡°Hmph, go ahead. If you go ahead, you¡¯ll be throwing your lives away. When that time comes, I won¡¯t have to kill you.¡± Locke snorted coldly. ¡°Mm, even if we throw our lives away, we¡¯ll always be stronger than you. You¡¯ll never surpass us. You¡¯ll be like this for the rest of your lives.¡± After saying that, Alan left with his team. When he reached the entrance of the black hole, he suddenly stopped. He felt that he was being targeted by something. It was like being targeted by a ferocious beast. His body could not move. The team members behind him also felt the same. It was as if they were about to be unable to breathe. They were so stifled that they could not breathe. ¡°Very good. You guys actually made the first move. Then you can¡¯t blame us,¡± Alan said through gritted teeth. He had already sensed the source of the stifling feeling. It was that person called Tom. This feeling was undoubtedly from the Ghost Domain. Other than Tom, no one else present had a Ghost Domain. ¡°Hmph, you guys are asking for trouble. Do you think that we will just sit and wait for death and let you bully us like this?¡± Locke sneered. Tom walked in front of Locke and said, ¡°Captain, should we kill them all?¡± ¡°No need. We can¡¯t kill them. They seem to be working with the club. They have a Resurrection Potion,¡± Locke said. They could have worked with the club, but the club¡¯s request was too excessive. They needed to contribute a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles every year. Gathering a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles would be harder than climbing to the sky. Resurrection was important, but gathering a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles was not simple either. ¡°Oh, you already know about this. Then I won¡¯t hide anything. You¡¯re right. I¡¯ve joined the club and they gave me a Resurrection Potion, but I need a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles every year.¡± Alan slowly turned and looked at Locke, he smiled playfully. ¡°Hmph, why would you dare agree to such a request? What an idiot.¡± Locke did not want a person like him to speak, for fear of insulting his intelligence. A hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles¡­where would one even find them? The entire world added up could not possibly have so many. The allure of the Resurrection Potion was great, but Locke could still wrap his head around it. Gathering a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. ¡°Gathering Deadly Spectre Puzzles? Isn¡¯t that what you guys are doing?¡± Alan said with a meaningful smile. Locke was stunned when he saw Alan¡¯s expression. He immediately understood what Alan was planning. He wanted to snatch the Deadly Spectre Puzzles from them. ¡°I knew it. I always felt that someone was following behind us. I didn¡¯t expect it to be you guys!¡± Locke said through gritted teeth. ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s us. We¡¯ve wanted to snatch the Deadly Spectre Puzzles from you guys for a long time, but because you guys are still very strong, we didn¡¯t take action. Now that you know, we can also take action.¡± Alan said as he looked at Locke. ¡°Do you really think you can snatch the Deadly Spectre Puzzles from us?¡± Locke said with a gloomy face. ¡°No, you must die this time, but not now. I have found something more valuable than you. If you have the ability, come in. Cowards can stay out.¡± With that, Alan stomped on the ground, and Tom¡¯s Ghost Domain suddenly collapsed. Tom spat out a mouthful of blood and watched them walk in. ¡°Tom, are you okay?¡± Locke walked in front of Tom and asked. Tom coughed a few times and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I just need to rest for a while. I didn¡¯t expect him to be able to crack my Ghost Domain, and it was very easy. He seems to have grasped an unusual ability. No wonder he has the confidence to ridicule me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. Their things should be given by the club. They can deal with evil ghosts, but they can also deal with us.¡± Locke said with a sigh. The club was a magical existence. No matter what it was, you could buy it in the club, but you had to exchange it for something of equal value. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t be able to get anything. Don¡¯t bother looking at the current ranking list with so many people because the club had already trained many Ghost Fighters in order to obtain benefits from them. In this game world, whether it was food, drinks, or daily necessities, they were all crazily increasing in price. This was unavoidable. In this way, the club became a very big existence, whether it was status or strength. ¡°What are we going to do next?¡± Martin asked with a cold face. ¡°Yeah, we can¡¯t keep going like this. If they dare go inside, we want to go too. I don¡¯t care whether they are members of the club or not. I just want our own things back.¡± Tom spat. ¡°I agree with them. We can¡¯t go on like this. Otherwise, we won¡¯t be able to raise our heads!¡± Mike also stepped forward and spoke. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you for once today. At most, we¡¯ll just die. If anyone wants to quit, it¡¯s still not too late to quit the organization.¡± Locke stepped forward and looked at everyone. Everyone looked at each other. ¡°I won¡¯t quit. I¡¯ve tolerated them for a long time!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t quit either. They¡¯re too much of a bully!¡± ¡°Whoever quits at this time will be a bastard!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll kill whoever dares to quit!¡± ¡°If we don¡¯t quit, we¡¯ll go in too!¡± For a moment, everyone¡¯s blood boiled. The atmosphere was also very good, and their morale reached its peak. They had been enduring humiliation, and now they could finally vent. To each of them, this was a form of transformation. As long as they didn¡¯t die this time, they might be able to go further. ¡°Good, since everyone wants to fight to the death with them, then as a team leader, I can¡¯t back down!¡± Locke¡¯s mood was also unprecedentedly high. ¡°We¡¯ll enter. No matter what¡¯s inside, it can¡¯t stop us from moving forward.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go in!¡± Locke brought his men back to that space. ¡­ At this moment, Maron and Mary appeared at the place where they had stood before. ¡°They¡¯ve already entered. Should we go in?¡± Mary looked at Maron and asked. Maron said, ¡°Yes, of course, we have to go in too, but not now.¡± After saying that, Maron started to observe in front of the dark cave entrance. Other than the pitch-black area, nothing else could be seen clearly. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Mary asked like a curious baby. ¡°This is a space formed by a malicious ghost. It is not man-made. You wait here. Don¡¯t run around. I will go and take a look.¡± Maron looked at Mary said. Chapter 30 Mary responded positively and watched as Maron disappeared into the darkness. Maron didn¡¯t go into the black hole. He went in the opposite direction. Mary walked to where Maron had stood and looked at the pitch-black hole. ¡°Nothing?¡± She didn¡¯t see anything. After a while, footsteps came from the hole. Mary heard the footsteps and quickly found a place to hide. ¡°Hey, why did the Captain call both of us out? Why didn¡¯t they come out?¡± A voice sounded. Another voice replied, ¡°Yeah, it made me so excited just now. That Alan fellow is way too much. I even wanted to go up and give him a few slaps.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. He¡¯s way too arrogant. However, just to be clear, Alan was actually able to shatter Tom¡¯s Ghost Domain. He¡¯s way too strong for us to take on by ourselves.¡± ¡°His own strength individually isn¡¯t very strong. He must have used something. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to shatter the Ghost Domain.¡± ¡°That makes sense. I just don¡¯t understand why the Captain called the two of us out.¡± ¡°The Captain also wants to leave two people behind to stop them. When the time comes, we can just go and get reinforcements.¡± ¡°Do we still have reinforcements?¡± ¡°Yes, why not? There are still a few small establishments who are allies with us. As long as one side is in trouble, they will come to our aid.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go. Don¡¯t waste time. Otherwise, when the reinforcements arrive, we can only collect the corpses of the Captain and the others.¡± After saying that, the footsteps gradually faded away. Mary walked out and looked in the direction where the two people had left. ¡°Are they going to get reinforcements?¡± She couldn¡¯t understand what these people were thinking. At this moment, a figure walked over from afar. ¡°Who is it!¡± Mary exclaimed and took out her ruler. ¡°It¡¯s me.¡± Hearing that it was Maron¡¯s voice, she heaved a sigh of relief. She thought that the two men had returned. ¡°How is it? Did you find anything?¡± Mary asked first. ¡°I know, but who were those two men?¡± Maron saw the two men when he came over. Maron had already hidden himself when they were about to meet. ¡°These two men came out from inside and said that they were going to get reinforcements.¡± Mary said. ¡°You weren¡¯t discovered?¡± Maron walked up to Mary and asked. ¡°They didn¡¯t discover me.¡± Mary replied. ¡°That¡¯s good, but which side are they from when they went to get reinforcements?¡± Maron asked. Mary thought for a moment and said, ¡°They are from Locke¡¯s team.¡± She heard the conversation between the two, and the meaning of the conversation was obviously from Locke¡¯s side. ¡°Locke¡¯s team, it seems that the team that has a grudge with them is not a weak as I thought they were.¡± Maron said. First of all, when the two sides were talking and fighting, it was already clear, Locke¡¯s team had a Ghost Domain. Listening to the conversation just now, that Ghost Domain was easily shattered which meant that obviously, Alan¡¯s team had an extraordinary ability. It could shatter the Ghost Domain. And as for the club they talked about, Maron was also very interested. It was really incredible that there was a potion that could resurrect people. The ability to resolve the Ghost Domain also came from there. It could be seen how great the ability of this club was. ¡°If there¡¯s a chance, it seems that I have to go to this so-called club.¡± Maron said faintly. ¡°What are you going to the club for?¡± Mary heard Maron¡¯s nagging. ¡°Nothing. I just want to see who this club is,¡± Maron explained. ¡°Oh, I see. From what they said, the power of this club is immense.¡± Mary said. ¡°Well, I said before that this place actually doesn¡¯t exist.¡± Maron changed the topic. ¡°Why?¡± Mary asked in puzzlement. ¡°This place looks very normal, and this black hole is also very normal. But when I went to take a look, this building simply doesn¡¯t have room for this space. So, this space could be another space-time, or it could be caused by a malicious ghost.¡± Maron explained. ¡°The probability of a malicious ghost causing this is higher, but I can¡¯t figure out why a malicious ghost would create such a space.¡± Maron stroked his chin as he pondered. Maron suddenly had a flash of inspiration as he recalled some crucial information. The people who heard them say that there were jars filled with people, and there were quite a number of them. Why would there be so many deadly ghosts? Could it be what he suspected it was?! Maron suddenly thought of a serious problem. Some deadly ghosts ate people to become more powerful, could many ghosts have converged to deliberately find people to eat?! Moreover, this thing was already very powerful, otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t need so many corpses to keep gaining more power¡­then, there was only one truth. This was a ghost lair! Maron was shocked. A space filled with ghosts. The boss inside must be very powerful. Then, they would only be sending themselves to their deaths if they entered. Not to mention sending themselves to their deaths, they were Ghost Fighters, which meant they were more attractive to ghosts than ordinary people were. If the boss needed to eat people to increase its strength, then a Ghost Fighter could be equivalent to dozens or even hundreds of ordinary people. Thinking of this, Maron couldn¡¯t help but shiver. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Are you very cold? Do you want me to¡­¡± before Mary could finish her words, Maron interrupted her. ¡°Don¡¯t talk yet. Let me think about it,¡± Maron said. Mary smiled helplessly, then looked at Maron and thought. If such a thing happened, it would be terrible. A disaster-level malicious ghost was already scary enough. If it was beyond the disaster-level, then who could deal with such a malicious ghost? It would be crazy. ¡°I think of a very serious problem.¡± Maron suddenly said. ¡°What problem?¡± Mary asked. ¡°There¡¯s a deadly ghost whose strength surpasses that of the disaster-level. Moreover, there are a certain number of disaster-level deadly ghosts and countless smaller deadly ghosts.¡± Maron said faintly. When Mary heard this, her heart was instantly shocked. Surpassing the disaster-level¡­that was too terrifying. It was simply unimaginable. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t go in. Otherwise, they would have died inside. ¡°Let¡¯s go. It¡¯s too dangerous in there.¡± Mary said. ¡°No, we can¡¯t go. We haven¡¯t seen the good show yet,¡± Maron said. ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not easy to deal with a disaster-level malicious ghost. We have to be prepared before we go in.¡± Mary said worriedly. She didn¡¯t want to die, and he didn¡¯t want Maron to die either. In short, they couldn¡¯t die in there. ¡°There¡¯s no need to prepare, and we don¡¯t need to deal with it. Someone will naturally deal with it.¡± Maron smiled mysteriously. When he went down there just now, he encountered a good thing. A malicious ghost that could hide its aura came out to look for food, and he happened to see it. He conveniently took care of it and obtained the same ability. It could hide its aura within that range, no matter if it was a human or a ghost. It was equivalent to a small space and they were isolated from the outside. Chapter 31 He had a faint feeling that the Little Boy¡¯s Mother was about to arrive. This malicious ghost was definitely not easy to fight, because the way it operated was too mysterious. It might have targeted him from a thousand miles away. Such an ability was definitely not something an ordinary malicious ghost could do. This was also Maron¡¯s plan. After they entered, there would be many people there, so there was no need to hide their aura. Moreover, their power was not enough to find out who exactly were the people following behind them. ¡°Ah, who¡¯s going to deal with them? I don¡¯t think anyone else would dare to enter this place other than them. That¡¯s a malicious ghost that has surpassed the disaster-level.¡± Mary was extremely worried. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s decided then. If you don¡¯t want to go, you can choose not to go.¡± Maron said. ¡°Go in? Why are you even going in?!¡± Mary asked seriously. Since Maron was going, how could she not go. ¡°Well, after you go in, adhere by my arrangements. Otherwise, I won¡¯t care about you.¡± Maron instructed. Even though Maron knew that Mary would definitely listen to him, he still needed to remind her again. ¡°Okay, I got it. I¡¯ll listen to you, okay?¡± Mary said coquettishly. Seeing this, Maron suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body. He was still not used to it. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go in now.¡± Everything was ready. Maron walked into the darkness. Mary looked behind him and quickly followed him in. ¡­ On the other side, Alan¡¯s team had already entered. Seeing the corpses soaked in the turbid liquid, a chill ran down his spine. There were too many of them, there were too many corpses here. There were more than ten thousand corpses! When Alan saw this, his expression did not look too good. He even had the thought of retreating. However, because he had already made a promise, he could not retreat. ¡°Captain, there¡¯s something wrong here. It doesn¡¯t look good from the outside. Why is there such a large space?¡± A person with a higher status in the team walked up to Alan and asked with a solemn expression. ¡°I see it. These may be man-made. Don¡¯t worry about it. Let¡¯s go in and take a look.¡± After saying that, Alan waved to the people behind him. Then, he walked along the path beside the jars of corpses. As they walked, they were blocked by a large door. This door was very technologically advanced. It was the kind that could only be opened with an iris tracker. ¡°What do we do? We can¡¯t get in.¡± The person asked. Alan thought for a moment and said, ¡°Look at this door, it must be man-made. Do you think the deadly ghosts would use this kind of thing?¡± Everyone also saw that this place was indeed built with modern technology. ¡°Don¡¯t make a fuss. Our goal is to find the deadly ghosts inside. We¡¯ll kill everyone inside.¡± Alan said. At this moment, the door suddenly opened. Everyone subconsciously took a few steps back and watched the door slowly open. When the door was fully opened, a person walked out. That person was wearing a biochemical hazard suit. When they saw so many people outside, they were stunned. Then, they stopped moving. Everyone looked at this motionless person and their hearts began to beat. Why did this living person stop moving? What was going on?! ¡°Someone, go up and see what¡¯s going on!¡± Alan shouted. Then, a person walked out of the group and walked in front of the motionless man. He touched him with his hand. It was very hard and cold. Obviously, he was dead. ¡°Captain¡­ Captain, this person is dead.¡± The man said with a trembling voice. ¡°What?! Come back here, I¡¯ll go and take a look.¡± Alan didn¡¯t believe it. How could a living person die just like that? And he didn¡¯t even see anything attacking that person. Alan walked up to that person and touched him with his hand. It was really hard and cold. Puff! Alan scratched the person with his weapon, and a large cut was made on the white uniform, revealing the person inside. ¡°What¡­ What¡¯s going on?!¡± Alan only saw a skeleton inside. It looked like it had rotted a long time ago. ¡°How is this possible?! Who is behind this?!¡± That person was clearly still alive, but after seeing them, he became like this. It was too strange! ¡°Captain, are we still going in?¡± Someone looked at the door that was not closed and asked. Alan took a few steps back, he said, ¡°Wait, don¡¯t act rashly. We¡¯re not in a hurry to go in. Inform the club, ask them what to do, and explain the situation here. If we can send reinforcements, send them quickly. There might be good things here, and I don¡¯t think they will refuse.¡± ¡°Okay, Captain.¡± Someone took out his cell phone and began to contact the club. After a while, that person came to Alan and said, ¡°The club asked us to go in and take a look first. They will send someone right away.¡± ¡°Okay, got it.¡± Alan replied. To be honest, he didn¡¯t know what was inside, and he didn¡¯t want to go in. This was too weird. It was even weirder than the deadly ghosts he had encountered. He was also considering whether to go in or not. The club said that they would go in and take a look. They had already sent someone. At this time, Locke¡¯s team had arrived. They saw Alan¡¯s team waiting outside. Locke went up to the ceiling and said, ¡°I remember someone saying that he dared go in? Why is he stopping outside now? He doesn¡¯t dare go in. Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s a slap in the face?¡± ¡°Hahahaha! Coward!¡± The team members behind Locke seized the opportunity to mock Alan and kept laughing. ¡°Hmph, what¡¯s there to be afraid of? I¡¯m just tired and need to rest outside. If you guys want to go in, then go in.¡± Alan laughed. After hearing this, Locke finally found an opportunity to begin his taunting. ¡°Yo yo yo, what¡¯s wrong with Captain Alan? is his kidney weak? Is he disgusted? He can¡¯t take it anymore? He doesn¡¯t talk big outside, but he¡¯s scared inside. This isn¡¯t your style.¡± Locke continued to speak, and it was almost the same as what Alan had said before. ¡°Hehe, I don¡¯t dare go in, but do you dare go in?¡± Alan also understood how he felt when he mocked Locke with such words. ¡°How would we dare go in? We¡¯re cowards and trash. How would we dare go in first in front of Captain Alan? Don¡¯t you agree?¡± Locke looked at the members of Alan¡¯s team and spoke. ¡°Hmph, I¡¯m not going to play games with you. Some people won¡¯t shed tears until they see the coffin. When the time comes, just don¡¯t kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.¡± Alan snorted coldly. Locke¡¯s words were no longer effective. At this moment, Alan was thinking about what had happened to that person just now and whether he should go in or not. ¡°You don¡¯t dare go in, but we dare go in. Some people were very arrogant just now, but now they don¡¯t dare go in. They must be scared to see those corpses outside.¡± As Locke said this, he called for the team members behind him to follow him inside. Chapter 32 When he walked towards the door and saw the corpse, he was stunned for a moment. Then he narrowed his eyes and saw that there was a white skeleton inside the biochemical suit. Locke looked at Alan with a puzzled gaze. Alan only snorted coldly and did not say anything. Seeing this, Locke did not enter the door but returned to his team. The team members looked at him, puzzled. Weren¡¯t they supposed to go in? Why did Locke come out now? ¡°Captain Alan, what¡¯s wrong with all of you? Why aren¡¯t you going in?¡± Locke looked at Alan and asked. Alan snorted coldly and said, ¡°Hmph, go in? Why are you back?¡± Actually, Locke had a bad premonition in his heart. He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen. Seeing Alan¡¯s situation, he was even more certain of this thought. It was definitely not something an ordinary person could enter. ¡°Isn¡¯t it because Captain Alan hasn¡¯t entered the area yet? We¡¯ll wait for you guys to enter first. How can we enter now?¡± Locke said with a smile. Indeed, something was very wrong. Otherwise, he would have already entered the area. Especially when he saw the corpse and Alan¡¯s expression, the uneasy feeling became even stronger. ¡°You guys go ahead first. We¡¯ll go in later. We won¡¯t argue with you today,¡± Alan said coldly. This time, Locke was a little embarrassed. After all, he had already boasted. Now, he felt a little guilty because of Alan¡¯s behavior. ¡°Well, since they won¡¯t go in, we¡¯ll wait here. We¡¯ll go in later.¡± Locke said to his team members. The team members were confused. What happened to their Captain? Why did his temperament change so quickly? Locke led his men and retreated to the back of Alan¡¯s team. Martin was very confused. He went forward and asked, ¡°Captain, What¡¯s wrong? Aren¡¯t we going in? This is a great opportunity to shut Alan up.¡± Mike said calmly, ¡°I believe that the Captain must have his judgment. We¡¯ll just follow the Captain. There¡¯s no need to fight over everything.¡± Tom walked forward and said, ¡°Captain, what happened? Didn¡¯t we already agree on this outside? This is indeed a good opportunity to quieten Alan.¡± Locke sighed and said, ¡°Actually, I also want to go in first before Alan¡¯s team, but did you see that corpse? That corpse in the biochemical suit and Alan¡¯s behavior, all of this is very abnormal. It¡¯s very likely that they set us up, or they have already discovered something.¡± Hearing the captain¡¯s words, everyone fell into deep thought. That¡¯s right! According to Alan¡¯s personality, it wouldn¡¯t be like this. Once there was an opportunity, he would definitely mock them, but why was it different this time? They weren¡¯t going in. They needed to undertake this required vigilance, or they would suffer a great loss. ¡°The captain¡¯s analysis is reasonable. If they don¡¯t go in, then we won¡¯t go in either.¡± Martin said with a sudden realization. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s wait. It¡¯s not too late. Let¡¯s wait until the reinforcements arrive.¡± Mike agreed with this view. They had to be careful. If they were at a disadvantage, it would be bad for everyone. If they had to go in, they would just wait until the reinforcements arrived. Alan was also looking at Locke¡¯s side. Seeing them talking together, he began to guess. Could it be that they also noticed that something was wrong here? They only saw a corpse. They didn¡¯t seem to see that the corpse was a living person who had suddenly become like that. Should they talk to them? Or should they cooperate? Although they were already enemies, at this time, it was better to put aside the past grudges temporarily. ¡®It was tiring to fight against each other. You had your trump cards, and I had mine. If you didn¡¯t dare to take the first step, I wouldn¡¯t dare to take the first step either.¡¯ They were all worried that the other party would lose their life. Such a situation was the scariest. Thinking of this, Alan decided to find Locke¡¯s team to cooperate and go in together. ¡®Let¡¯s put aside the grudges for now.¡¯ The club also had issued instructions to let them go in and take a look first. If there was really something good, he could get it immediately instead of handing it over to the club. In fact, they didn¡¯t care about the club¡¯s requirements. They just said that they would definitely hand it over. After all, they needed a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles a year. Not to mention them, even the people who now had Deadly Spectre Puzzles added up didn¡¯t have this many. To complete the delivery of a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles, killing them would not be possible. As long as their strength had greatly improved, they would be able to have a showdown with the club. They also had some understanding of the club¡¯s strength and could research some strange things. Not to mention, it was quite useful. For example, the Resurrection Potion, other than them, no one else could make it. Ordinary people could not buy such things at all. They had to suck it up. They could only sell Deadly Spectre Puzzles to the members of the club. Other than from the members, there was no other way to buy the Resurrection Potion. They were not members of the club, so they could not use hard currency to buy it. They could only take the worst-case scenario and become the club¡¯s subordinates. They had only obtained five vials of Resurrection Potion this way. Now, two vials had been delivered to them. The rest needed to be completed within a year. Alan had once inquired about what exactly they needed so many Deadly Spectre Puzzles for. He only knew that the Deadly Spectre Puzzles were necessary to make Resurrection Potions. One Deadly Spectre Puzzle could make about 50 vials of Resurrection Potions. When he heard this news, Alan¡¯s heart was filled with fire. To give only five vials of Resurrection Potions for a hundred Spectre Puzzles was too stingy! And it was given to them over the span of a year. From then on, Alan had the idea of putting everything on the table after improving his strength. He definitely could not stay in the club. The main reason was that the club was too greedy to give five Resurrection Potions for a hundred Deadly Spectre Puzzles. Alan stood up and slowly walked to Locke. Locke also saw him walking to him and could not help but think, what is this Alan trying to do? ¡°Hehe, can I discuss something with you guys?¡± Alan said with a laugh. This scene was really awkward. Locke raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Captain Alan? Is there anything you need to discuss with me?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. It¡¯s just a small matter.¡± Alan kept his attitude low. Hearing this, Locke could not help but guess what Alan was trying to do. Alan¡¯s attitude had changed so quickly that he could not react in time. He felt that there was nothing good about it. ¡°What is it? Tell me.¡± Locke naturally put his attitude higher than Alan¡¯s. ¡°I think we can work together and go in together.¡± Alan said. Locke frowned. He wanted to work together? How would they do that? Chapter 33 If they went in together, could there really be something inside? ¡®Was It related to the corpse? Why did he come to cooperate with me?¡¯ For a moment, Locke was puzzled. ¡°Of course, we can cooperate, but you have to tell me what you saw and what¡¯s behind the door.¡± Locke asked. ¡°Actually, it¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just that we watched him turn into a corpse. When he first came out, he was still a living person. After he saw us, he suddenly turned into a corpse. We didn¡¯t expect such a change, so we didn¡¯t dare act rashly.¡± Alan told them everything they saw. At a time like this, there was no need to hide anything. It was meaningless. The cooperation he needed now was to go in together and find out what was hidden inside. If there were really good things, it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal to have a falling out with Locke then. After all, everyone wanted resources, especially things like the Deadly Spectre Puzzles. ¡°Is that so? You didn¡¯t go in?¡± Locke said. ¡°No, I can¡¯t take the risk. I can agree to one request of yours. In exchange for your cooperation.¡± In order to show his sincerity, Alan could let Locke make a request. ¡°Oh, any request?¡± Locke raised his eyebrows and asked. Alan thought for a moment and said, ¡°As long as I can do it, I will do it, but I can¡¯t go too far.¡± ¡°Okay, cooperation is fine, but after we go in, if there are any good things inside, I¡¯ll take 60% and give you 40%.¡± Locke said. ¡°In addition, you have to give me a Resurrection Potion.¡± Hearing this, not only were the members of Alan¡¯s team shocked, but the members of Locke¡¯s team also felt that this request was a bit too much. Of course, they knew what the Resurrection Potion was. This item was priceless and could only be bought by club members. The most important thing was that the items inside still needed to be enough to split properly into 60% and 40%. No one would agree to this. Alan thought for a moment and agreed to Locke¡¯s request immediately. After all, he could not get anything out of loath. ¡°Okay, I can give you a Resurrection Potion, but only after we come out. 60% to 40% is not a problem.¡± Alan said calmly. ¡°No, I want it now. What if you go back on your word when you come out?¡± Locke said with a meaningful smile. If Alan really agreed, there was no harm in going in. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give it to you now, but the things inside are fifty-fifty.¡± Alan said. ¡°Okay, deal!¡± Locke said. Then, Alan took out a small box from the backpack on his back. The small box was black and exquisitely made. He pressed his fingerprint on it, and the box made a ¡°Beep¡± sound. Alan picked up the box again. There was something like a camera there. He pointed the camera at his eyes. After a ¡®beep¡¯ sound, the small box was opened. There were two locks on the box, one fingerprint, and one iris. Someone had tested that the box could withstand a hundred-kilogram TNT bomb. This box was also developed by the club. After the box was opened, there was two potions the size of a thumb in it. The potion was blue. Alan took one out and handed it to Locke, and then closed the box. ¡°Does this need special storage?¡± Locke asked after he finished the potion. He also saw Alan¡¯s small box. It must be stored in a special environment. Alan stood up and put the small box in his backpack. Then he explained, ¡°No, it¡¯s fine as long as you keep it safe. The bottle is also very strong, but it can¡¯t withstand the great pressure of gravity. My small box is used to hold it. There¡¯s no other special use for it.¡± ¡°Is that so? Is it okay if I keep it in my pocket?¡± Locke asked. In fact, he did not expect to get a Resurrection Potion. He did not spend anything to get it. ¡°No problem. It¡¯s just that we have to prevent others from targeting us. It won¡¯t be good if someone steals it,¡± Alan said with a snort. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. I have a way of keeping things safe.¡± Locke said with a smile. He did not have to worry about someone stealing. He had to be careful of Alan. If he gave it to him so easily, he might have some bad intentions in his heart. Locke looked at the blue bottle carefully. The liquid inside was blue. Looking carefully, there was a human-shaped thing inside. ¡°What is this?!¡± Locke said in surprise. A baby was inside?! He was a little confused. ¡°This should be a kid, but don¡¯t worry, there¡¯s no problem.¡± Alan didn¡¯t know what this was, but this potion was real. He had seen a dead person drink this potion when he was alive and then come back to life. ¡°Kid?! is this potion injected or taken orally?¡± Locke was worried about this problem. If something happened after drinking it, the loss would outweigh the gain. ¡°Take it orally. When you go on a dangerous mission, you can take this thing. After taking it, the time limit is two years. If you die within two years, you can be resurrected,¡± Alan explained. Hearing this, Locke felt that he could drink it now. Alan¡¯s behavior was too abnormal. The things inside must be very dangerous. Secondly, in order to not be targeted by others, after taking it, Alan no longer had any thoughts of taking it back. ¡°Is it okay if I drink it now?¡± Locke looked at Alan and asked. ¡°What? You¡­ you want to drink it now?!¡± Alan was shocked by Locke¡¯s words. Normally, this kind of thing could be exchanged for resources. No matter how much it was sold, many people would want it. This was the case for things that had a price but no market. Moreover, this was a Resurrection Potion. It was equivalent to buying his own life. He had originally wanted to snatch it back after this place was over, but he did not expect that Locke would want to drink it now. ¡°What, can¡¯t I drink it?¡± Locke put down the bottle and asked with a smile. ¡°You can¡­ you can drink it, whatever you want.¡± Alan was a little speechless. It would be a pity if he drank it. Locke raised his hand again, opened the bottle cap, and drank it. This thing did not have any taste; it was just like pure water. After drinking it, everyone looked at Locke to see if there would be any reaction. After a while, there was silence. No one spoke. They were all looking at Locke¡¯s expression. Locke¡¯s expression went from pain to joy. Alan was also staring. To be honest, he had never drunk this stuff before. He was also very curious about how he would feel. After a while, everyone¡¯s eyes were fixed on Locke. Locke suddenly exhaled and let out a very loud fart. Pfft! When everyone heard this sound, they almost subconsciously covered their noses. It was too smelly! They all scattered. Alan had a flushed red face; he did not expect to see this result. Chapter 34 ¡°It¡¯s so comfortable. I feel that the energy in my body has increased,¡± said Locke. He did not seem to realize that he had farted. ¡°What¡¯s that smell?!¡± Locke covered his nose and asked, but no one answered him. After a while, when the smell was almost gone, Alan asked. ¡°After drinking it, how do you feel?¡± Locke thought about it and said, ¡°I don¡¯t feel anything. I feel very comfortable. I vaguely feel that there is something new in my body.¡± Hearing his words, Alan said, ¡°This is normal. That little devil is the key to resurrection.¡± This was also heard by Alan from others. The principle had been spread in their circle, but no one could make something as effective as the club. ¡°It¡¯s really a good thing. No wonder there¡¯s no market for it.¡± Locke said. ¡°Why don¡¯t you drink that bottle?¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± Alan snorted. He wouldn¡¯t drink it so early. This thing was so precious. It would be a pity if he drank it himself. He wanted to use it to improve his strength. He wanted to use the Resurrection Potion to buy resources to increase his strength. ¡°Okay, you¡¯ve drunk the Resurrection Potion. Get ready to go in.¡± Alan said again. At this time, Martin walked up and whispered into Locke¡¯s ear, ¡°Captain, are we really going to cooperate with them? Aren¡¯t we afraid that it¡¯s just a conspiracy?¡± ¡°Wait a moment, I¡¯ll have a few words with my team. You guys go ahead and wait.¡± Locke said to Alan. ¡°Okay, it¡¯s best to hurry up.¡± Alan replied and then led his team forward. ¡°I¡¯ve thought about this. It can¡¯t be a conspiracy. He took out a Resurrection Potion. Unless he¡¯s an idiot, he won¡¯t take out a Resurrection Potion. Moreover, he has another one. But if there¡¯s a chance, we can take that one.¡± Locke said. ¡°Are we going to snatch his other potion? Isn¡¯t his safe double-encrypted? Even if we snatch it, we won¡¯t be able to unlock it.¡± Martin said. ¡°Who said we¡¯re going to snatch it? I want him to hand it over obediently,¡± Locke said. At this moment, Mike walked over and said, ¡°After we enter, what are we going to do? What if there really is a powerful deadly ghost inside?¡± Mike heard their entire conversation and felt that something was wrong. ¡®If there were a lot of resources inside, would Alan let you enter to get a share?¡¯ ¡®And he even took out a Resurrection Potion that was priceless to work with you? ¡® There were too many suspicious points. ¡°This question, we¡¯ll talk about it after we go in. You guys just remember one thing. If there are powerful ghosts inside, run immediately. Don¡¯t hesitate, run as fast as you can,¡± Locke said. They had to give it their all. If they won, the strength of the entire team would be greatly increased. ¡°Captain, I¡¯m still a little worried. Something isn¡¯t right,¡± Mike said again. Before Locke could continue, Tom walked over and said, ¡°Mike, you don¡¯t have to worry about this. Just listen to Captain. If something isn¡¯t right, I¡¯ll use the Ghost Domain to send us out immediately.¡± When Mike heard this, he felt a little more at ease. ¡°That¡¯s enough. You¡¯ve said enough.¡± Alan¡¯s hurried voice came from the door. Locke replied, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be right there.¡± ¡°You guys remember what I said. Let¡¯s go.¡± Locke said. Then he looked at his team members and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go in and see what¡¯s inside.¡± ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± Then, Locke brought his team members to the door. In fact, he still had a backup plan. Someone had already gone to get help. As long as there was something inside, Alan¡¯s team would not be able to get any benefits. ¡°Are you going in first or should I go in first?¡± Locke looked at Alan and said. Alan sneered and said, ¡°Hmph, looking at your cowardly appearance, I¡¯ve decided to go in first.¡± ¡°Then please go in first.¡± Locke didn¡¯t refute him. At this moment, everyone¡¯s eyes were fixed on Alan. Alan reached out to open the half-closed door. Suddenly, a chill came and everyone shivered. Then, the scene inside the door appeared in front of everyone¡¯s eyes. It was a black hole. Alan asked someone to bring a flashlight, and only then did they see clearly. It was a tunnel. The tunnel seemed to have been dug by hand. The tunnel was not big and could allow only five people to pass through it side by side. ¡°Ha.¡± Alan glanced at Locke and then walked in. Locke and Alan walked in together and the team members followed behind. The tunnel was very long and seemed to have no end. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why haven¡¯t we arrived after walking for so long?¡± Locke asked in puzzlement. Alan had the same thought. They had been walking for almost an hour, but they hadn¡¯t reached the end yet. ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Let¡¯s keep walking.¡± Alan continued to walk forward. At this moment, a bright light appeared in front of them from afar. ¡°Look! Is that light?!¡± Locke exclaimed. They had finally arrived at the end of the tunnel. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The two captains continued to walk forward. In a short while, they reached the place where the light was. They walked out of the tunnel, and there was a space there. It was very big, and they could vaguely see it under the dim light. After a while, everyone had entered. When someone threw a flare into the sky, they were stunned. They had never seen the building inside, but they felt a sense of trepidation. ¡°What is this?!¡± Alan and Locke both took a few steps back in surprise. The ancient atmosphere was extremely heavy, but this kind of place did not seem like a place that people could live in. It was more like a place for ghosts. ¡°It¡¯s really incredible, this place is really incredible!¡± Alan exclaimed. Locke looked at the people behind him and said, ¡°Throw a few more flares.¡± ¡°Yes, Captain.¡± Then, the two flares rose into the air again. This time, they had a clear view of the layout of the interior. About fifty meters in front of them, there was a huge stone step that led up to the highest point. They looked up along the steps and saw the end of the steps. At the end of the steps was darkness. After looking at the steps, they realized that this space was very vast! The distance from the ground to the top could not be estimated. Because the light from the flare was limited, it was not enough to illuminate the entire space. ¡°This is incredible. What is this place?!¡± Martin said in shock. Tom¡¯s face was full of worry. What kind of place was this? It was too strange. ¡°Everyone, be careful. There might be a malicious ghost hiding here. Don¡¯t be careless. Also, pay attention to above of your head. The area above your head is pitch black. You can¡¯t see the end. Who knows what might come out.¡± Locke said loudly. Everyone became vigilant. Alan was thinking about something. Chapter 35 Seeing this, Locke went forward and asked, ¡°Are we still going up?¡± Alan said, ¡°Let¡¯s go up and take a look. This step might be very long.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go up and take a look,¡± Locke said. Then, they walked forward. They walked for nearly half an hour. When they reached the front of the steps, they were stunned. The stone steps were way too big. Each step was as tall as a person. Standing in front of the stone steps, they looked really small. This time, more than a hundred people came. All of them lined up side by side, but none of them were as long as the length of one of the stone steps. ¡°No wonder I said it would take half an hour to walk dozens of meters.¡± Alan understood. This was enough to imagine how big the space was. ¡°I think we need to plan again.¡± Locke looked at the steps, his heart in shock. This was beyond their understanding. If they acted rashly, they would only lose their lives. No one knew what was at the end of the stairs. ¡°No, we still have to go up and take a look,¡± Alan said. Since they had already entered, it would be a pity not to go up and take a look. ¡°Go up? How do we go up? We don¡¯t even know how many steps there are,¡± Locke said. ¡°We¡¯ll know how many steps there are if we go up and take a look.¡± Alan said. ¡°Alan, I think we really need to replan. Are you just going to watch over a hundred of us die?¡± Locke said. He did not dare to take the risk. This place was too unfamiliar. He had never seen such a scene no matter where he was. If there were deadly ghosts here, they would not be ordinary deadly ghosts. Would they be able to deal with them? This was a question that was worth thinking about. ¡°Hehe, I¡¯ve already given you my Resurrection Potion. Do you think it¡¯s appropriate for you to say such words now?¡± Alan mocked. This sentence made Locke choke. He couldn¡¯t refute it. He could only take advantage of others. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go up with you.¡± Locke gritted his teeth. At this moment, Tom suddenly said, ¡°There¡¯s something wrong here. Don¡¯t go up. I feel like this is a Ghost Domain.¡± Tom¡¯s voice echoed throughout the space. Everyone looked at Tom. As soon as Tom finished speaking, there was a loud bang from the direction of the tunnel. Everyone quickly looked back and saw darkness. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Who¡¯s there!¡± Locke shouted. ¡°This place is too strange. Let¡¯s take a long-term plan.¡± Martin suggested. Alan took a few steps forward and shouted, ¡°Who¡¯s there?!¡± Other than the echo, they received no reply. ¡°Let¡¯s go over and take a look?¡± Locke looked at Alan. Alan nodded and walked towards the tunnel they came from. This time, they walked for half an hour. When they came to the tunnel, they were stunned. There was a stone door above the tunnel that had been closed by someone. ¡°Who did this?¡± Locke slammed the stone door hard. There was no movement from the stone door. After that, Locke used his own curse tool, but it was useless. ¡°Let me see if I can bring the Ghost Domain out.¡± Tom walked over. Then, he used his Ghost Domain. However, he was dumbfounded. His Ghost Domain couldn¡¯t be used when he reached the stone door. It was as if it was isolated. ¡°Impossible!¡± Tom was shocked. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Locke asked quickly. ¡°My Ghost Domain can¡¯t pass through this stone door,¡± Tom said. ¡°It can¡¯t be. Even the Ghost Domain isn¡¯t working?¡± Martin also went forward to check. Sure enough, the Ghost Domain couldn¡¯t pass through this stone door. Everyone began to panic. They encountered a problem. They were trapped. They were trapped in an unknown place. It was impossible for the people outside to know that they were here. They were unable to use the Ghost Domain inside, and the people outside couldn¡¯t enter either. ¡°I told you not to come in. It¡¯s fine now, but we can¡¯t get out.¡± ¡°If I had known earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have come in. I didn¡¯t even know where this place was, so I just rashly came in. Now, something has happened.¡± Everyone began to complain about their respective captains. Alan was also not feeling well. His expression was extremely ugly. ¡°Alright, stop arguing. The stone door is closed. Think of a way to find another door.¡± Alan said loudly. This kind of result was not what he wanted either. ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t panic. Think of a way. If you see something around you, there must be a second door. Don¡¯t worry, everyone. We will definitely be able to get out.¡± Locke also said. He knew that they might be in trouble now. He only hoped that when the reinforcements arrived, they could open the stone door from the outside. Otherwise, what awaited them would be endless darkness. ¡°It¡¯s useless. This is the Ghost Domain. We¡¯re trapped in the Ghost Domain.¡± Tom said with a serious expression. He had already observed it. Everything here matched the characteristics of the Ghost Domain. The only difference was that this Ghost Domain was extremely vast. This was clearly not something that an ordinary deadly ghost could create. ¡°What? What did you say? This is the Ghost Domain?!¡± Alan exclaimed. He simply could not believe it. If this was really the Ghost Domain, then what kind of strength would the deadly ghost that created the Ghost Domain have?! He did not dare to imagine. ¡°Yes, this must be a Ghost Domain. Otherwise, do you think that there would be such a building in a building? or could it be able to accommodate such a space?¡± Tom said. This was beyond the scope of their solution. The only thing they could do now was to wait. They had to wait for reinforcements to arrive. ¡°Tom, are you sure this must be a Ghost Domain?¡± At this moment, Locke spoke. His expression was not good either. What kind of disaster would be brought to them if they mistakenly entered such a terrifying Ghost Domain. ¡°I¡¯m very sure. Look over there. Don¡¯t you guys feel that the distance is very short? However, if we walk over there, we¡¯ll find that it¡¯s very far away, and we¡¯ll need to walk for a very long time. This is the special ability of the Ghost Domain. Also, there¡¯s that staircase over there. Do you guys think that such a staircase will appear?¡± Tom said. When everyone heard this, their hearts instantly turned cold. What Tom said seemed to fit perfectly. There wasn¡¯t anything different about it. ¡°Then what do we do now?¡± Locke asked. He did not have a Ghost Domain. Only Tom had a Ghost Domain. Now, they could only place their hopes on Tom. ¡°A Ghost Domain is usually an illusion. However, as long as we stay where we are and do not move, we will not have any problems if we are careful of the attacks of evil ghosts. A Ghost Domain also needs energy to be maintained. We can only wait for the time limit of the Ghost Domain to pass before we can leave.¡± Tom continued. At this moment, Locke suddenly remembered the corpses outside. ¡°Are those corpses outside the Ghost Domain?¡± Locke asked. ¡°Those aren¡¯t the Ghost Domain, but I don¡¯t know why there are so many corpses.¡± Tom replied. ¡°The only thing we can do now is to wait. Okay, then we will compete with the malicious ghosts. Everyone, begin your preparation. Don¡¯t let your guard down!¡± Alan shouted loudly. ¡°Roger that, Captain!¡± Chapter 36 The team members were also feeling uncomfortable. After all, they had followed their Captain to such a dangerous place. If they were careless and lost their lives, it would not be worth it. Now, they could only listen to Tom and be on guard against this malicious ghost¡¯s attack. These people were all professionally trained. In a short while, a hundred or so people had already formed a warning circle. There were people watching in almost every direction in the space. If there were any unusual movements. Everyone would know. This was the only way. There was no way out. They could only hope that Tom was telling the truth. ¡­ On the other side, Maron had already entered the area when the gate closed, but he hid well and was not discovered. He could not hide his aura now, or else the Little Boy¡¯s Mother would not be able to find him. He had also heard the voices inside. After all, in such an empty space, it would be difficult to not hear them. ¡°So, are we waiting now?¡± Mary could not help but worry when she heard the words of the team inside. ¡°Yes, we can just wait.¡± Maron leaned against a rock. ¡°I heard from them that this place seems to be in a Ghost Domain. Will we not be able to get out?¡± Mary said worriedly. Maron thought for a moment. The hint in his eyes hadn¡¯t lit up yet. It proved that they were safe within ten minutes. There was no need to worry about such a problem. Once there was a hint, he would have ten minutes to prepare or escape. ¡°No, it won¡¯t be too dangerous for you to follow me. I know what I¡¯m doing,¡± Maron said. It wasn¡¯t good for Mary to follow him. The main reason was that it was easy for him to move alone. It wasn¡¯t so easy to move with a single person. He had to pay attention to Mary¡¯s situation at all times. ¡°What level do you think the deadly ghosts here are?¡± Mary asked. ¡°I¡¯m not too sure either, but they should be above the disaster-level. It¡¯s also possible that they¡¯re two levels above the disaster-level.¡± Maron said as he looked at the Ghost Domain. He could also tell that this space was actually the Ghost Domain. He didn¡¯t rely on his own ability, but rather, he relied on observing. The reason he left before was to determine if this space was the Ghost Domain. If it was a Ghost Domain, it would be more troublesome. Now, he was a little worried about the level of the Little Boy¡¯s Mother. He only hoped that it was not too low, or else he would not be able to deal with the malicious ghost in this Ghost Domain. He would not even be able to resolve the Ghost Domain. ¡°Will they discover us hiding here?¡± Mary was very curious. This was also the first time she had done something like this. Maron smiled helplessly. Mary really had a lot of questions. He explained again, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we won¡¯t be discovered. As long as you listen to me, you won¡¯t die. But if you don¡¯t listen, there¡¯s nothing I can do. So, from now on, unless there¡¯s anything special, don¡¯t speak. It won¡¯t be good if they hear you.¡± ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Just as Mary finished speaking, a voice came from the other side of the two teams. ¡°Who¡¯s there!¡± Someone suddenly shouted. ¡°Shh!¡± Maron motioned for her to stop speaking, then used the ability he had just obtained- hiding his aura. That person shouted, drawing the two team leaders over. ¡°What did you find?¡± Locke walked in front of him and asked. The man replied, ¡°Captain, I heard someone talking over there.¡± As he said that, the man pointed in a direction that was where Maron and the others were. ¡°Is what you said true? Are you sure you heard someone talking over there?¡± Alan asked first. The problem they were worried about was the deadly ghosts. What level would the deadly ghosts here be? ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure I heard it. It was someone talking, but I didn¡¯t hear what he said clearly.¡± The person continued. Locke glanced at Alan and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t we go over and take a look?¡± Alan thought for a moment and said, ¡°I think it¡¯s best not to take the initiative to provoke him. Regardless of whether he¡¯s a human or a ghost, we¡¯re currently in a passive position. If we rashly go over, if there really is a deadly ghost that¡¯s beyond the disaster-level, we won¡¯t be able to deal with it at all.¡± Hearing Alan¡¯s words, Locke also agreed. After all, they were currently in a passive state. The malicious ghost might not even attack them. If it really was a malicious ghost, it would be troublesome. ¡°Continue to be vigilant,¡± Locke said. Then, the two of them returned to the middle of the team. At this moment, Tom came over and said, ¡°Captain, I think it¡¯s necessary to take a look and rule it out.¡± ¡°Then what do you think?¡± Locke asked. Only Tom, who had the Ghost Domain, was more prescient. ¡°Because such a space is definitely not created by an ordinary deadly ghost. Do you think that a deadly ghost with such strength would scare us in the dark? It can¡¯t be, right?¡± Tom said. ¡°Definitely not. Previously, when we encountered powerful deadly ghosts, they were all very fierce, and most of them took the initiative to attack.¡± Locke said. ¡°Yeah, in that case, it¡¯s necessary to confirm it. It¡¯s very likely that the person who spoke was a human.¡± Tom said. ¡°Okay, I agree. Then let¡¯s take a look. Why don¡¯t you, Tom, go take a look?¡± Alan said. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go take a look. I¡¯m more familiar with the Ghost Domain.¡± Tom replied. ¡°Be careful. Bring a few people over.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± After the conversation, Tom brought four people and the person who said he heard someone talking and headed towards the place where they were talking. Locke looked at their backs and gradually disappeared into the darkness. ¡°Don¡¯t be a deadly ghost.¡± Locke said worriedly. ¡°It won¡¯t. Don¡¯t worry. Don¡¯t you trust your people?¡± Alan laughed. ¡°Humph, they¡¯re not your people. Of course, you¡¯re not worried. By the way, do you want to kill Tom?¡± Locke said unhappily. ¡°How can you say that? We¡¯re in the same boat now. If something happens to him, we won¡¯t be able to get out.¡± said Alan. ¡°Humph, you¡¯d better not have any bad ideas. Otherwise, think of a way to get out yourself.¡± said Locke. The two of them did not continue talking. Their gazes were fixed on the place where Tom had left. They could no longer be seen. Tom brought his men over, but they did not find anything. ¡°Did you really hear someone talking?¡± Tom looked at that person. ¡°I really heard it,¡± that person said. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s look again.¡± Tom did not continue asking. ¡°Huh? Why is there a road ahead?¡± Tom was stunned. They had reached the end just now, but now there was another road ahead. ¡°Let¡¯s go and have a look,¡± Tom said. Then he walked in front, the flashlight in his hand shooting around. There was a big rock in front. Tom stopped; he was sniffing. He smelled if there was anyone¡¯s breath. Chapter 37 Ever since he controlled the Deadly Spectre Puzzle, his sense of smell had become abnormally sensitive, and he could sniff out smells that ordinary people could not. ¡°No one.¡± Tom confirmed that there was no one there, and then walked to the side. Mary, who was hiding behind the rock, heaved a sigh of relief. Her heart was almost in her throat, and her hand was tightly holding onto Maron because she was nervous. ¡°Let go,¡± Maron said in a low voice. ¡°Oh, okay.¡± Mary was a little embarrassed, and then she let go of the hand that was holding onto Maron¡¯s sleeve. ¡°We were almost discovered,¡± Mary said after taking a deep breath. ¡°Don¡¯t talk, they¡¯re coming again.¡± Maron suddenly said. Mary immediately covered her mouth and listened to the footsteps slowly approaching. ¡°There¡¯s no one there either.¡± Tom¡¯s voice came from ahead of them. ¡°Forget it. Let¡¯s go back. It might be an illusion. After all, we¡¯re in the Ghost Domain.¡± Tom sighed. He thought that he would find something here. After coming over, he found nothing. At this moment, a person who followed Tom suddenly shouted. ¡°Ah, there¡¯s a ghost here!¡± Tom immediately rushed over with a flashlight, and only saw a corpse. It looked exactly the same as the corpse he saw outside. ¡°What¡¯s going on?!¡± Tom looked at one of them. ¡°No, I don¡¯t know. I only heard him scream and he became like this. I didn¡¯t see anything.¡± the person answered in horror. A living person suddenly became like this, and it was something that happened next to him. ¡°No, let¡¯s go quickly.¡± Immediately, Tom activated the Ghost Domain, wanting to take the person out using the Ghost Domain. However, the Ghost Domain took the person out, not where they were before. ¡°Oh no.¡± Tom¡¯s expression became serious. On the other side, Locke and the others also heard the scream. ¡°What happened? Did you hear that?¡± Locke thought he had heard wrong. Alan stood up and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t hear anything wrong. It was just a scream.¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on? Are they in trouble?!¡± Locke said worriedly. He was mainly worried that he had provoked the malicious ghost. ¡°Maybe. But with Tom¡¯s ability, it should be fine. Or maybe it¡¯s man-made. After we came in, someone followed us in.¡± Alan began to analyze the situation. Yes, they were not the only people who came from this town. Many organizations had also come. They could not rule out the possibility that someone followed them in. But now they were in a passive position. Those people were in the dark, and they were not easy to deal with. ¡°That¡¯s impossible. If they came in, they should be in the same place as us.¡± Locke said. ¡°No, it¡¯s very possible. As you can see, we are not the only ones who came to this town. There are other people. It¡¯s normal for some of them to follow us.¡± Alan explained. ¡°Then why can¡¯t we feel their aura?¡± Locke was very confused. He had already reached the point where he could sense the auras of humans or deadly ghosts. However, other than the auras of deadly ghosts, there were also the auras of people like them. There were no other auras of humans. ¡°No, it¡¯s very possible. There¡¯s a deadly ghost¡¯s ability to hide its aura. Once it¡¯s hidden, even a disaster-level deadly ghost wouldn¡¯t be able to discover it,¡± Alan said. ¡°There¡¯s such an ability?¡± Locke asked in surprise. Alan continued, ¡°You didn¡¯t come into contact with the club, or else you would have known. There are many strange abilities, but the ability to hide one¡¯s aura is very rare. Even in the entire club, only one person can hide their aura, and it¡¯s not perfect.¡± ¡°You¡¯re saying that someone has such an ability, and then can follow behind us, waiting for an opportunity to kill us?¡± The more Locke thought about it, the more horrified he became. In this godforsaken place, not only was his field of vision bad, but everywhere was filled with the aura of ghosts. He was too helpless. ¡°You¡¯re right, that¡¯s right. But Tom has the Ghost Domain. It¡¯s very difficult for ordinary people to kill him,¡± Alan said again. His understanding of the Ghost Domain was much better than Locke¡¯s. This was also the benefit of joining the club. He could get first-hand information. There was also some secret information that he could obtain. ¡°Let¡¯s pray that nothing will happen to them.¡± Locke was also helpless. He did not understand the Ghost Domain. Other than Tom, there was no one else who owned the Ghost Domain. Alan was right. There was no need to worry too much. However, he always had a feeling of unease in his heart. This feeling had been there with him before he had even entered. Now, he was a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have been greedy. He had asked for a bottle of Resurrection Potion and entered. ¡°I suggest that we don¡¯t doubt each other now and work together to get out of this damn place,¡± said Alan. ¡°Okay, but I think Tom is very important to us. He is the only one who can bring us out, said Locke. When Alan heard this, he also agreed with this idea in his heart. People who owned the Ghost Domain would have unique judgment in the Ghost Domain. ¡°What are you going to do?¡± Alan asked. ¡°I¡¯m going to find Tom. He¡¯s our only hope of getting out of here.¡± Locke said. But Alan didn¡¯t really want to go. Because the Ghost Domain was filled with too many unknowns, and everywhere was dangerous. Once an accident happened, it would be irreversible. But now that Locke had said so, if he didn¡¯t go, it would be very suspicious. ¡°Okay, we can go, but if we find that evil ghost, I will run without hesitation.¡± Alan said. ¡°Okay.¡± Locke was not worried about him running. In this Ghost Domain, where could he run to? Since he would die anyway, he might as well take a gamble. After all, they had more people, so there was nothing to be afraid of. What if this was really not the Ghost Domain, but a self-created space instead? Wouldn¡¯t that be a big mistake? Or perhaps, that shout just now was just a fall. Everything could only be a guess instead of concrete answers. Therefore, the two teams walked towards the place where Tom had disappeared. At the same time, they were constantly on alert. They entered the darkness. Someone took out a military glow stick to illuminate the area along with a flashlight. ¡°Be careful. Our visual line of sight is too short.¡± Martin said as he looked at the darkness in front of him. He didn¡¯t speak just now because he was too scared and didn¡¯t want to die. It was hard not to feel nervous in such a Ghost Domain. As they walked, a voice suddenly called out. ¡°Ah! Help!¡± Locke and Alan immediately rushed in front of them and saw a corpse. It was exactly the same as the corpse outside. ¡°This is?!¡± Locke¡¯s head was already covered in sweat, but the temperature here was very low. ¡°Remember what I told you? The person in the bio-hazard suit was the same. He suddenly turned into a corpse.¡± Alan¡¯s expression was very ugly. They were helpless. They were too helpless. Chapter 38 It would be fine if they could see what it was, but they just couldn¡¯t see it. Those things were hidden in the darkness. ¡°Everyone must be careful.¡± Locke shouted through gritted teeth. They ignored the corpse and continued walking forward. At this moment, they saw another corpse in front of them. If they looked carefully, weren¡¯t the clothes on this person the clothes of a member of Locke¡¯s team? Suddenly, Alan felt like he had to leave immediately. It was very likely that Tom was already dead. ¡°Go out. Go to the original place. Tom is very likely dead.¡± Alan said as he looked at the corpse. ¡°No, Tom has the Ghost Domain. He won¡¯t die.¡± Locke didn¡¯t want to argue with him. ¡°Look at this corpse. It¡¯s the same as the ones outside. We can¡¯t even find the cause. How did these people die?¡± Alan said. At this moment, another voice sounded. When they went over, the person had already become a corpse. ¡°See? If this continues, we¡¯ll only suffer heavy losses.¡± Alan said. This time, it was his people who died. ¡°If we don¡¯t see Tom, we can¡¯t be sure that he¡¯s dead. This is our only hope. Do you think it¡¯s possible that he used the Ghost Domain to get out?¡± Alan continued. ¡°No, I know Tom very well. He wouldn¡¯t do that,¡± Locke said. ¡°Then are you still looking? You won¡¯t be able to find him. You know that the Ghost Domain can confuse people. It¡¯s very likely that we¡¯re just walking in circles while we think that we¡¯re walking forward.¡± Alan suddenly thought of this problem. That¡¯s right, if the Ghost Domain could create illusions. It could also create very strong illusions to the point that you would be walking in circles while your eyes told you that you were walking forward. Hearing Alan¡¯s words, Locke also thought in his heart that it was very likely. Although he didn¡¯t know much about the Ghost Domain, Alan¡¯s point of view seemed to be correct. If it was a small Ghost Domain, then the deadly ghosts here weren¡¯t very strong. They weren¡¯t even above the disaster-level. As long as there weren¡¯t any disaster-level evil ghosts, they had enough people to deal with them. But this was the Ghost Domain, and their abilities would be greatly reduced. ¡°What you said makes sense, but I think we should find Tom and let him make the decision.¡± Locke said to Alan. Seeing that Locke kept insisting, Alan had no choice but to look again. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s look around.¡± Alan replied and started looking. At this moment, Mary¡¯s heart was already in her throat. She was constantly worried that someone would discover them, but those people didn¡¯t seem to have discovered them. They were even coming over. But hearing their extremely clear voices, she was still a little afraid of being discovered. This feeling was like doing something bad and hiding, afraid of being discovered. Maron, on the other hand, was looking at Mary without any expression on his face. He seemed to be very calm, and there was not a trace of emotion on his face. She could not be like Maron. But she did not know why Maron was so calm. Thinking back, it seemed that Maron had always been like this, very calm. It was as if these things had nothing to do with him. After a while, the sound of footsteps gradually faded away and then disappeared. Mary asked, ¡°What happened to them? I heard them talking. It seems like a dead person.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a dead person. Did you see the corpse outside the door? It seems to have become like this,¡± Maron said. ¡°AH?! Is this the work of a malicious ghost?¡± Mary became worried. What if they died suddenly like that. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. It¡¯s probably the work of a deadly ghost,¡± Maron said as he lit a cigarette. Mary suddenly remembered the jars outside, and she went numb again. ¡°Maron, what are those jars used for?¡± Mary asked again. ¡°They should be the corpses collected by deadly ghosts. Maybe they are used to feed other deadly ghosts.¡± Maron said. After saying this, Maron¡¯s hand that was flicking the ashes suddenly stopped. If he thought that the corpse was used to feed a deadly ghost, then how strong was that deadly ghost? [You were discovered and recognized by someone.] Suddenly, the hint in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Let¡¯s go. We have to change places. The person is back.¡± Maron stepped on the cigarette butt and stood up. Mary immediately reacted and stood up to follow Maron. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Mary looked at Maron, who was crouching and jogging, and asked in puzzlement. ¡°Someone¡¯s coming.¡± Maron said this and hid in the darkness. Maron had heard all their guesses. This Ghost Domain was not an illusion but real. The entire Ghost Domain was very big. After hiding, the notification in his eyes did not light up. Maron and the Mary had already hidden themselves, but they were not far from the two teams. A minute later, the sound of footsteps could be heard. Mary looked at Maron. She could not understand how Maron knew that someone was coming. Maron sat down again, his face still calm. He could not go out now. What he needed to do was to kill the person who wanted to kill him. He wanted them to experience true despair in the Ghost Domain. ¡°Maron, I realized that I really admire you.¡± Mary said with a smile as she looked at Maron. Maron did not speak. He made a silent gesture. ¡°Isn¡¯t there someone here? Where did they go?¡± Locke had already sensed that there was someone here, but he did not notice it after coming over. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Alan suddenly saw something on the ground. He bent down to pick it up. It was a cigarette butt. ¡°So there really is someone here. How can a cigarette butt appear in the Ghost Domain?¡± Locke took the cigarette butt and asked. At this time, Martin walked over. He looked at the cigarette butt and said, ¡°Captain, I think this place is man-made. Do you remember? Captain Alan said that before they went in, someone came out and turned into a corpse behind.¡± Hearing Martin¡¯s words, the two captains suddenly understood. Yes, there is someone here! Why didn¡¯t I think of it just now?! ¡°Martin, what you said is very important. This place is man-made.¡± Alan said excitedly. ¡°F*ck, so we were fooled!¡± Locke cursed. More than a dozen of them had died, and Tom had not been found. It was as if he had disappeared from this place, and his body was nowhere to be found. Thinking of this, Locke could not help but wonder if Tom had really used the Ghost Domain to leave. ¡°Captain Locke, we¡¯ve searched this place, but we haven¡¯t seen any sign of Tom. This member of yours couldn¡¯t have run away, right?¡± Alan sneered. Previously, he had said that Tom might have used his own Ghost Domain to leave. The bodies of those men were proof of that. All but Tom were dead. The names on the bodies were proof of that. Chapter 39 ¡°Hmph, let¡¯s ignore him for now. Now that we know that everything is man-made, let¡¯s find him.¡± Locke said through gritted teeth. ¡°Man, where do we find him? We¡¯ve searched all around, but we haven¡¯t seen a single ghost, let alone a human.¡± Alan laughed sarcastically. Even if you now knew that it was man-made, you couldn¡¯t even find him. He was still in a helpless state. ¡°I believe that as long as there is someone here, I will be able to sense it,¡± Locke said confidently. Suddenly, someone called out again. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s me!¡± Locke and Alan turned their heads almost instantly. They finally saw the thing that could turn a person into a corpse. That wasn¡¯t a person! It was a malicious ghost! The malicious ghost¡¯s eyes were red, and the flesh on its face had rotted, revealing the white bones inside. At first glance, this malicious ghost looked very much like the people that had turned into corpses. The malicious ghost seemed to smile terrifyingly, as if to say that these people were its food. Then, it disappeared into the darkness. Locke¡¯s head was already covered in sweat, and so was Alan. The appearance of this malicious ghost had shattered their previous speculations. When the malicious ghost appeared, the ghost aura here was several times denser. It proved that it wasn¡¯t a human at all, but a malicious ghost! But would a malicious ghost smoke?! It didn¡¯t make sense! ¡°Do you think that corpse outside is also a malicious ghost?!¡± Locke suddenly looked at Alan and asked. Alan muttered, ¡°It¡¯s very possible.¡± ¡°Then what should we do?!¡± Locke said. The deadly ghost had already revealed its identity to them. Facing such a powerful deadly ghost, they were helpless. The moment it appeared; the ghostly aura became very strong. It proved that this deadly ghost was at least a disaster-level one. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the place before. It seems that the deadly ghost didn¡¯t make a move there,¡± Alan said. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go there immediately.¡± Without a second thought, Locke led his team and rushed to where they left off. They had marked the entire way, so they knew where they had been and where they hadn¡¯t been. After a while, they returned to where they were, but there was no way out. The tunnel was still blocked. Tom had been here before. But when he saw that there was no one here, he started looking again. He couldn¡¯t hear anything, nor could he hear anyone talking. This made him suspect that the team leader and the others had been eaten by the malicious ghost. ¡°What level of malicious ghost is this? It can even block out sound?!¡± Tom sat in front of a rock, holding his head. ¡°Where did the team leader and the others go?¡± ¡°What should I do?¡± He couldn¡¯t think of any other way. He fell into an unknown fear. His own Ghost Domain was useless in this big Ghost Domain. Suddenly, two people appeared in front of him. He heard footsteps and quickly looked up to see a person. ¡°You¡­ Who are you?¡± Tom subconsciously stepped back, but was blocked by the rock behind him. ¡°It¡¯s the person who¡¯s come to take your life.¡± The person who spoke could not be seen clearly. His face was very blurry, as if he had been hit with a mosaic filter. ¡°You, you, you!¡± Tom was extremely terrified. The feeling that this person gave him was really too terrifying. There was no human aura, nor was there the aura of a ghost. It was as if he did not exist. And this unknown thing was standing in front of him. As he spoke, the person took out a chainsaw and pulled a few rings. The chainsaw rumbled. ¡°No, no.¡± Tom had already broken down mentally. He had already forgotten to resist. Under his despair, the chainsaw had already reached his head. A burst of blood appeared and splashed onto the person¡¯s blurry face. ¡°Die,¡± the person said coldly. Tom died in despair and fear. That person was Maron. His eyes told him that if he killed this person, he could obtain a Ghost Domain. The temptation of a Ghost Domain was unbearable for Maron. [You were discovered by the people who rushed here. They saw through you.] Suddenly, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Maron snorted and disappeared into the darkness. ¡­ Locke and Alan heard the voice at the same time. ¡°That¡¯s¡­ Tom!¡± Locke was extremely familiar with this voice. When he heard it, he had already reacted quickly. Alan was also shocked. Tom was not dead yet? ¡°No, I have to save him.¡± Locke rushed out and ran toward the source of the voice. ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look too.¡± Martin looked at Mike. Mike nodded and followed him. The members of Locke¡¯s team also followed him. When they rushed over, they only saw Tom¡¯s body. The head of the body was already rotten. It was severely injured. ¡°Tom?!¡± Locke tried to call out. But there was no response. Locke was completely in despair. Tom, who had the Ghost Domain, was already dead. It would be difficult for them to leave this Ghost Domain now. ¡°What should we do?¡± Martin looked at Mike and asked. Mike shook his head. He didn¡¯t know what to do. The Ghost Domain they were in was too dangerous. Martin looked at Tom¡¯s body and realized that his death wasn¡¯t caused by a ghost. ¡°Captain, Tom shouldn¡¯t have been killed by a malicious ghost. Look, he didn¡¯t even turn into a corpse.¡± Martin said. Locke¡¯s face was gloomy. It was true. This wound should have been caused by a chainsaw. It seemed that he had heard the sound of a chainsaw while he was there. ¡°In that case, there are people and ghosts here.¡± At this moment, a voice came from the darkness, followed by a person walking out. It was Alan. When Locke saw Alan, his eyes immediately widened. He said, ¡°It was all you. You let Tom go. That¡¯s why he died. If you didn¡¯t say it, he wouldn¡¯t have gone.¡± ¡°Is it my fault? It¡¯s so dangerous here. How would I know if he¡¯ll die?¡± Alan spread his hands and said with a smile. ¡°Alright, you guys go on your own. We¡¯re not cooperating anymore!¡± Locke said fiercely and left with his team. ¡°Heh, it¡¯s too late for you guys to cooperate now. If you don¡¯t cooperate, none of you will be able to get out alive.¡± Alan said to Locke¡¯s back. However, Locke acted as if he did not hear him and disappeared into the darkness with his team members. ¡°There are people and ghosts here. What should we do?¡± Alan looked at Tom¡¯s body. He noticed that Tom¡¯s eyes were wide open and his face was distorted. He seemed to be extremely frightened. However, what could make a Ghost Fighter so scared? Alan could not understand. If it was a ghost, it was unlikely, and if it was a human, it was even more impossible. Neither human nor ghost? Alan instantly rejected this idea. It was impossible for such a thing to exist in this world. ¡°Let¡¯s go. It¡¯s not safe here,¡± Alan said to the back and led his team back. Chapter 40 Returning to the same place, Alan saw that Locke¡¯s team was also here. The two of them did not speak, but each found a place to guard. ¡­ After killing Tom, Maron returned to that place. He had been hiding his aura, and the ghosts could not find him, nor could people find him. After returning, Maron saw a figure approaching the place. This figure was not Mary, so it had to be a malicious ghost. Maron¡¯s eyes narrowed, then he stretched out his Ghost Fingernails and rushed forward. The figure seemed to have not noticed Maron. PFFT! The Ghost Fingernails cut the malicious ghost¡¯s head. The malicious ghost seemed to be fine. The ghost slowly turned around and glanced at Maron, then slowly disappeared, leaving nothing behind. Maron was stunned. Was this just a shadow? Mary heard the movement, then got up to check and saw Maron. ¡°Maron, is it settled?¡± Mary asked. She didn¡¯t seem to know what had just happened. Maron walked over and sat on the ground. He looked at Mary and asked, ¡°Did anything happen when I left?¡± ¡°No, I was just sitting here,¡± Mary replied. ¡°That¡¯s good,¡± Maron said. He now suspected that Mary was no longer Mary. Because Mary had not called his name since then. She had not appeared once. [You were killed by Mary.] Then, the notification in Maron¡¯s eyes lit up. Seeing the notification, Maron was even more certain that this person wasn¡¯t Mary, but a malicious ghost! ¡°Were you discovered by them when you killed the person?¡± Mary asked with a smile. ¡°No, I also seized something. Do you want to take a look?¡± Maron said. ¡°What is it? Let me take a look?¡± Mary said. At this moment, Maron suddenly stretched out his Ghost Fingernails and slashed at Mary. Mary shouted in shock, ¡°Maron, what are you doing? I¡¯m Mary!¡± The Ghost Fingernails slashed Mary¡¯s head. This time, Maron seemed to cut through the air. Mary gave a strange smile and disappeared. ¡°Hehe.¡± Maron stood up and used the Ghost Domain he had just obtained to find the real Mary. Maron sat behind the rock and lit a cigarette again. ¡°Maron, how is it?¡± Mary looked a little uneasy. Because Maron had an indescribable killing intent. ¡°It has been settled.¡± Maron blew out a smoke ring. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re okay,¡± Mary said. Maron said again, ¡°I met another Mary just now.¡± Hearing this, Mary was stunned and looked at Maron in confusion. ¡°What? Another Mary?¡± Maron smiled. ¡°That was a fake Mary. After I killed her, she disappeared. She should be a shadow now.¡± ¡°What? Then how did you find out that it¡¯s not the real Mary?¡± Mary asked worriedly. If Maron was really deceived by the fake Mary, she would die of guilt. ¡°I used a little trick,¡± Maron said. Mary saw that Maron refused to tell her, so she didn¡¯t continue to ask. Anyway, she was fine now. Maron suddenly approached Mary and whispered in her ear, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that I¡¯m also fake?¡± Mary said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid, because you¡¯re real. I can recognize you.¡± ¡°Haha, I¡¯m just teasing you.¡± Maron smiled slightly. ¡°Oh.¡± Mary nodded lightly. This was the first time Maron took the initiative to contact her. She was very happy. ¡°Maron, what else do we need to do next?¡± Mary asked. ¡°Well¡­ nothing for now. Just wait. The Little Boy¡¯s Mother is coming.¡± Maron said as he blew out a smoke ring. ¡°How strong is the Little Boy¡¯s Mother?¡± This was a question that Mary had always been concerned about. Because Maron always said that the Little Boy¡¯s Mother was insanely strong. ¡°I don¡¯t know either, but I feel that she must be beyond the disaster-level.¡± Maron didn¡¯t know either. He would only know when it appeared. ¡­ On the other side, Alan really had no other way to do things. He walked in front of Locke. He said, ¡°Now is not the time to be impulsive. We have been trapped here for almost a day. In a few more days, we will all die here.¡± Locke snorted coldly and did not reply. ¡°Then you will just watch your team members die here?¡± Alan said again. ¡°Humph, if it were not for you, Tom would not have died. We might still have a way out. Now we can only wait for death.¡± Locke said. ¡°I have already contacted the club. They should be here soon. Now we have to think of a way to contact the outside world.¡± Alan did not hide it. Hearing this, Locke suddenly felt that something was wrong. There was no signal here, so there was no way to contact the outside world. So, he was connected to the outside world. Then why did he contact the club? To deal with him?! ¡°Hmph, do you think I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re planning?¡± Locke snorted. ¡°Don¡¯t talk about this. Just say one thing. Do you want to go out?¡± Alan gradually lost his patience. Their overall strength was not bad. But here, it was best to be strong individually. Only Locke and the others were strong individually. He had no other choice but to seek cooperation. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll cooperate with you again on the account of the Resurrection Potion.¡± Locke stood up and said. ¡°Then what do we need to do next?¡± Alan thought for a moment and said, ¡°We must find a place with a signal, then contact the outside world and tell them where we are.¡± At this time, Martin suddenly walked in front of Locke and spoke into his ear. After saying that, Locke smiled faintly. ¡°Okay, but I feel that our reinforcements are coming soon. They should arrive before you guys, and there¡¯s someone leading the way.¡± Locke said. ¡°Huh? You?!¡± Alan didn¡¯t know what to say. So they had called for backup. It would be difficult if they still had someone to lead the way. It seemed that Locke wanted to take revenge on him. ¡°Are we cooperating now?¡± Alan asked. ¡°Yes, why aren¡¯t we cooperating?¡± Locke laughed. He secretly praised Martin for doing well. He actually had such a backup plan. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s go.¡± Alan¡¯s expression was very ugly. The door was already blocked by a big rock. He just didn¡¯t know if it could explode from the outside. If it could, then he might be in trouble. After they went out, according to Locke¡¯s personality, he would definitely not let him off. He only hoped that the club could find this place as soon as possible. The two of them continued to explore with the team. It was not wise to wait for them to be rescued. They did not know what the outside world was like. If it did not work, it would be bad. They would be trapped inside and die. Even if they would not be attacked by the deadly ghosts in this place, without resources, they would be exhausted to death. They disappeared into the darkness. And as soon as they left, a cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared from where they were and a tall figure emerged.