Mysterious Resurrection: Starting with Controlling Sadako

Chapter 43 The Key Without Side Effects

There were dozens of bonfires burning around him, but Wang Liang felt no warmth at all.

The temperature around them was dropping, and a cold wind blew past the clumps of will-o'-the-wisps, causing the dark orange flames to flicker and sway.

The old ghost and the will-o'-the-wisp in front of her slowly appeared in the air, gradually becoming clearer as they emerged in this eerie place.

The moment the old ghost appeared, Wang Liang pulled out the coffin nail from his waist, held it in his right hand, and stepped closer.

No dawdling, they take action as soon as they meet.

A chilling aura emanated from Wang Liang, and Sadako's supernatural presence completely permeated his body. Strands of black ghost blood oozed from his skin, forming a thick, black protective layer to defend against the burning ghost fire that would come upon him.

The old ghost sensed the presence of a living person, but without even raising her head, she brushed her stiff, withered hand across the fire pit.

Instantly, a large number of sparks were sent into the air and drifted towards Wang Liang.

Upon colliding with Wang Liang's body, they formed clusters of eerie, dark orange ghost fire that adhered to the surface of the black ghost blood.

The ghost blood's supernatural power was insufficient to counteract these ghost fires, and it was quickly burned through. The ghost fires began to scorch Wang Liang's flesh and blood, which were filled with supernatural energy.

Fortunately, by this time, Wang Liang, who had been burned for the fourth time, had crossed the area where sparks were flying and arrived in front of the old ghost.

The old ghost turned her head stiffly with a click, her lifeless eyes, devoid of any human emotion, silently staring at Wang Liang in front of her.

Its face, marked with lividity, began to burn as before, with sparks emerging from the flesh beneath, instantly forming a vast expanse of ghostly fire that completely engulfed Wang Liang.

This time, however, Wang Liang did not try to forcefully resist the suppression with his own supernatural abilities. Instead, upon getting close, he decisively raised the coffin nail in his hand and stabbed it downwards.

The unadorned coffin nail tip pierced the old ghost's forehead, instantly creating an almost insurmountable supernatural suppression. The coffin nail is a near-absolute weapon against ghosts with physical forms.

Wow.

The chilling atmosphere that permeated the surroundings vanished instantly, and the sparks in the air gradually dissipated, returning to nothingness.

After four confrontations, the old woman's body finally stiffened and fell to the ground, motionless.

Having been in contact with him long enough, and having figured out his patterns of behavior, Wang Liang only needed to find the right moment to nail the coffin in to deal with this old ghost from the Republic of China era.

Even a vengeful ghost of A-level terror level could not resist the terrifying suppressive force of the coffin nails.

In the original storyline, there was only one instance where an accident occurred after the coffin nails were nailed in place: the fully grown S-class vengeful ghost—the Hungry Ghost.

Even the starving ghosts, after being nailed to the coffin, experienced a long period of death before they could gradually devour and merge with the coffin nails and regain their ability to move.

Wang Liang's body, which had previously recovered through an alternative reboot, was charred black again during this brief confrontation, with large areas of burns on his body.

Unlike Li Jun's will-o'-the-wisp, which is only effective against the supernatural, this dangerous will-o'-the-wisp burns everything. Fortunately, it's all over now.

Standing before the nailed old woman, Wang Liang's breath was now scorching hot.

[Strange Record Value: 55%]

After providing another 5% more Weird Value, it was finally impossible to harvest any more Weird Value from this old ghost.

Wang Liang looked at the ghost fire basin to the side. Even though the old ghost had been nailed to death, the basin was still burning eerily.

At the bottom of the basin, through the dim orange firelight, one could see a layer of ash—the eerie ash that could forcibly send people into haunted places.

Apart from the eerie ashes, there was nothing flammable in the brazier, yet a strange dark orange flame still flickered and burned within it, seemingly burning the ashes or air at the bottom, never extinguished.

This confirmed Wang Liang's earlier guess that the will-o'-the-wisp was a separate supernatural object. "The matter is resolved, it's time to leave. It's a good opportunity to test the effects of this supernatural ash."

Wang Liang attached Sadako's spirit to his right hand, then reached into the brazier, intending to scoop out a handful of the spirit's ashes.

He didn't summon the derivative Sadako to do this. Anyway, this body was already charred and broken, so it didn't matter if it was broken a little more. He could just restart it when he returned to reality.

The dark orange ghost fire that never went out in the brazier scorched his charred right hand. Wang Liang quickly grabbed a handful of ashes from the bottom and then raised his right hand again.

A handful of eerie ashes, carrying a faint warmth, appeared in Wang Liang's palm. He could feel the faint chill emanating from the ashes.

Wang Liang lifted the ghost fire basin and placed it on the old ghost's stomach. Then he picked up the old ghost's withered, corpse-marked hands and made it grasp the two sides of the ghost fire basin.

Finally, Wang Liang grabbed the old ghost's neck with his left hand and prepared to scatter the ashes from his right hand onto him and the old ghost, so they could travel back to reality together. One hand full of ashes should be enough.

As for the other vengeful spirits burning in the bonfire in this haunted place, he had no intention of taking them away.

It wasn't that he didn't want to take them, but if he took them away, he would inevitably need to consume more supernatural ash. He had just acquired this ghost fire basin and hadn't yet figured out how to produce supernatural ash.

If the old ghost is not controlled, the puzzle pieces cannot be complemented, and the ghost fire basin will produce supernatural ashes.

Doesn't that mean that the remaining layer of eerie ashes in the ghost fire basin is the last thing he can use, and every bit he uses will be less?

Therefore, before we figure it out, we shouldn't waste this precious supernatural ashes for a few less powerful ghosts.

The eerie ashes fell on Wang Liang and the old ghost, blurring Wang Liang's vision and giving him a sense of disorientation.

Once his vision returned, he was back at the intersection of Changxing Road, his left hand gripping the old ghost's neck, the old ghost's forehead pressed against a coffin nail, and his hands holding a ghost fire basin.

He made it back successfully.

"It is indeed a very special supernatural item. This means I can now travel back and forth between supernatural places."

Wang Liang felt exhilarated; this was the greatest gain from his trip.

Although the old ghost was terrifying, it wasn't that valuable to him; his imprisonment was mainly to deal with paranormal events in the city.

The old woman's abilities don't match Sadako's, nor do they seem to match the other movie ghosts he's remembered. It's highly unlikely she can be directly used as a movie ghost puzzle piece, and he'll be unable to control her.

A vengeful spirit of this strength is difficult for others to control and cannot be used to train subordinates.

However, the ghost fire basin is different from the ghost ashes. It not only has the ability to travel between the ghostly realm and reality, but it is also like a key that anyone can use without any side effects, making it very valuable.

Wang Liang used an alternative reboot to fully restore his body, then went to the side of the building to retrieve the gold body bag that had been thrown on the ground, took out his satellite phone, and checked the time: 2:42 AM.

He dialed the number for Su Xinxi.

The call was answered immediately, and Su Xinxi's anxious voice came through.

"Wang Liang, how did it go? Did it go smoothly?"

"The detention is successful. You can arrange for the reopening of Changxing Road. I'm going back now. Oh, and have someone send a gold box to my place. It doesn't feel safe to keep this thing in a bag all this time."

“Great, I’ll arrange for people to deliver the boxes and clean the streets right away.”

"There's no need to rush. There's no danger here anymore. We can clean it up anytime. Okay, bye."

"Wait, Wang Liang, Captain Zhao wants to..."

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(End of this chapter)