Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

The projection was still swinging the hammer, but Chen Ji could never see exactly what the forging ghost was doing to the brush.

Wisps of white smoke glowed, obscuring the brush that had just briefly appeared.

The waste hasn't appeared yet...

But it will be quick, no more than ten minutes.

The two quickly reached a consensus.

"We don't know who will end up with the waste."

Chen Ji spoke very quickly: "There are about 20 people in the mine now, mostly near the cave dwellings, including Lao Yang."

"Call Four-Eyes and the children, let's head there first."

Since each time the waste was thrown out, it killed someone, he deduced that the most likely location this time was inside the cave.

Xu Sandao nodded, and without saying a word, the two of them led Siyan and the others to the cave dwelling.

The situation is extremely tense!

Behind them, the blurry shadows of the ghosts gradually became clearer in the snowflakes, and judging from the direction they were walking, they were exactly the same as Chen Ji and his group!

They all want to go to the most crowded places!

At the same time, the shadow of death also loomed over Chen Ji's heart.

Once hit by the waste....

If you're unlucky and get injured in the neck like Liu Yunfeng and Xiao Fei, you're doomed.

"It's nothing." Xu Sandao probably guessed what Chen Ji was thinking. He lifted the corner of his shirt to reveal the half-eaten biscuit.

Chen Ji instantly understood and felt relieved.

Xu Sandao's preparations were indeed comprehensive, and the strange objects he brought covered all four aspects of offense, defense, medicine, and avoidance, making up for the lack of quality with quantity.

"you listen to me."

“We can’t just snatch it from the ghosts.” Xu Sandao said urgently, grabbing the firefly as he went. “Once the ghosts get their hands on this piece of scrap, our chances of stealing it will be close to zero.”

"We must strike first."

“Once the waste appears, Gui Jiu will definitely make a move immediately. At that time, I will use fireflies to attract their attention.”

"But, at most fifteen minutes."

This is a negative effect inherent to fireflies; its duration will gradually decrease with repeated use.

"Afterwards, when the side effects appear, I will take the place of the fireflies to attract the ghost's attention."

"How long will it last?" Chen Ji asked immediately.

“Double the time... thirty minutes,” Xu Sandao said. “And I can’t turn myself into a doll anymore.”

The doll is only allowed to exploit the bug once per domain to avoid fatal damage.

Chen Ji's gaze sharpened.

"Don't rush." ​​Xu Sandao shook his head helplessly: "If we really get the waste material, without fireflies, we'll probably have similar side effects."

The ghosts will definitely come after them.

This was Xu Sandao's deduction. The fact that all the ghosts came out at once this time proved that the waste material above the well held an irresistible temptation for them.

But there was still one thing he didn't understand.

"Why didn't these ghosts rob it before?"

When the second forging projection appeared, Zhang Xiangdong was already dead, but he did not try to seize Xiao Fei's scrap.

Xu Sandao muttered to himself, "Something's not right this time..."

His thoughts were interrupted by Chen Ji: "We'll know why once the waste material appears."

"Ah."

Xu Sandao nodded and looked at the cave dwelling in front of him.

He paused for a moment before continuing:

"If... all else fails, we'll just go to the abandoned mines."

"Find a way to get the helmet ghost's scrap."

The worst-case scenario is that they are constantly being chased by ghosts, in which case this is the only way.

Gathering all the waste materials in the shortest possible time and opening the exit of the Yuhe River is no less difficult than pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.

But at least this way, there's still a sliver of hope for survival.

Otherwise, it's just a slow form of suicide.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came, and Lao Yang stepped out of the cave with a child in his arms, his face extremely pale!

He didn't mention the blacksmith demon, but instead shouted:

"Old Sun and his wife have disappeared!"

"what?!"

Chen Ji was taken aback!

He immediately pressed, "When did this happen?"

"Last night!" Old Yang was covered in sweat. The chubby boy Sun Daqiang, who was standing next to him, didn't know what had happened and staggered over to Xiao Yu's side.

Last night? Wasn't that around the time at Dutouzi Noodles...?

Could it be that the reason the Helmet Ghost didn't come in person was because of Old Sun and his wife?

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Chen Ji's mind, but there was something more important at hand.

Old Yang's eyes widened suddenly; he saw it too—the ghostly figure behind Chen Ji!

at the same time--

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Because, in their minds, a projection is being forged...

A piece of junk was thrown out!

Instead of being thrown into the illusion of Tuotuo Mountain like last time, it flew upwards, farther and farther away!

It's as if it wants to break free from this projection and leap into reality!

Boom boom boom——

Tuotuo Mountain began to rumble, as if an earthquake had struck!

Chen Ji held onto the children beside him tightly to prevent them from falling over, while constantly looking around!

This time, who will the waste choose to hit?

Amidst the deafening roar, Xu Sandao's incredulous voice exploded in Chen Ji's ears—

"Appeared!"

"In the snow!"

A glowing object, much dimmer than the three that Chen Ji possessed, lay quietly on the snow outside the cave.

It didn't choose anyone.

This is a piece of... unclaimed scrap!

Chen Ji was utterly devastated. At that moment, he finally understood why all the ghosts were fighting over this piece!

His body moved faster than his brain, rushing towards the waste like a madman!

At the same time, an extremely terrifying feeling suddenly arose, and a red light flashed in Chen Ji's eyes!

Death warning!

Chen Ji hesitated for a second instinctively.

Immediately afterwards, he saw a pale blue hand sweep past him... It was Zhang Xiangdong, that frozen ghost!

It almost pierced through Chen Ji's head.

Its entire body was covered in frost, and its face bore the eerie smile of someone who had frozen to death. An endless chill emanated from this ghost!

Chen Ji moved his throat, but there was nothing he could do but retreat step by step.

The word "death" disappeared.

However, with Zhang Xiangdong around, Chen Ji had no chance of obtaining the scrap metal himself... He could only pin his hopes on Xu Sandao.

A star-shaped halo suddenly appeared in mid-air.

It was extremely dark, yet it immediately attracted the attention of Zhang Xiangdong and most of the ghosts!

Among the ghosts, Xu Sandao's body kept dodging and weaving, his movements extremely agile, as if the wound on his leg had not existed!

But his left arm hung limply at his side like a noodle.

Xu Sandao used some method to transfer his injuries.

The piece of waste material was suddenly grasped in Xu Sandao's hand, and it immediately emitted a faint light.

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