Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

The fourth piece of scrap material has been obtained.

This means that Chen Ji and his companion are very close to achieving their goal of leaving the domain.

But the moment Xu Sandao picked up the scrap, a sudden change occurred!

Behind him, more than twenty fierce ghosts roared furiously, as if Xu Sandao had violated all their taboos.

Immediately, the eyes of each ghost became extremely venomous, as if they wanted to skin Xu Sandao alive!

If it weren't for the fireflies still managing to keep their attention, Xu Sandao would probably have been caught and killed on the spot in the next second.

However, the fireflies' abilities are also in jeopardy.

Despite the fireflies' attempts to lure them away, it was to no avail. As soon as the fireflies left the area, the ghost would immediately turn around and head towards Xu Sandao's direction.

"..."

Xu Sandao looked around, his eyes filled with uncertainty.

This was only under the condition that the fireflies were effective; once the light disappeared, he had no doubt that he would be torn to pieces by the ghosts.

and.....

Why are these ghosts so angry?

We can't waste any more time here.

Without saying a word, he took advantage of the ghost being trapped by the fireflies and quickly walked towards Chen Ji, showing him the faintly glowing object in his hand.

"Their goals have changed."

"It's not just about getting the scrap; it's about killing me."

Xu Sandao's expression was very serious.

Chen Ji's gaze sharpened, but before he could ask, Xu Sandao continued, "I can sense it."

He quickly explained what had just happened.

The moment Xu Sandao's hand touched the scrap, he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. It was as if an invisible thread was connecting him to the scrap.

The next second, Xu Sandao realized that these ghosts suddenly unleashed an extremely strong malice.

The object of these ghosts' hatred is none other than himself!

“It’s not because I took the scrap,” Xu Sandao concluded, “but because this scrap now ‘belongs’ to me.”

Chen Ji carefully observed the luminous object, and after a few seconds, suddenly spoke:

"etc....."

"To be precise, it doesn't completely belong to you yet."

He took out the other pieces, and compared to them, the one in Xu Sandao's hand, though no longer dull, was not as dazzling as the others.

"The radiance is fluctuating."

Chen Ji pondered and guessed, "It will probably take some time before this piece of waste establishes a connection with you."

"I guess the ghost wants to kill you before all this settles down, so that this piece of trash will sever its connection and become ownerless again."

At the same time, another thought arose in his mind.

If this piece of waste material were to be completely bound to Xu Sandao, and its brightness were to be like that of Xiao Fei and Liu Yunfeng... what benefits would that bring to Xu Sandao?

Waste materials can make demons stronger....

What about people?

Xu Sandao suddenly chuckled: "Have you noticed that not a single strange creature has appeared in this domain this time?"

Chen Ji's heart stirred slightly.

He had the same guess.

Over the past few days, they had no doubt about the difficulty of the Tuotuo Mountain Domain; this was definitely Xu Sandao's ninth domain challenge.

How could there not be a single ghost?

However... even if it's true as they think, they still need to be alive to get it out.

Chen Ji tried to remove the waste, but the waste's radiance immediately stopped fluctuating.

It must be held in Xu Sandao's hand.

This thwarted Chen Ji's plan. He had originally intended for the little monkey to carry it later, hoping it might attract some of the ghosts' attention.

"Ten minutes left." Xu Sandao glanced at his watch. "The ghost is about to come after me."

He looked around and saw only emptiness, with only a few scattered brick houses and sheds besides the cave dwellings.

There are hardly any places to hide.

Through the windows of the cave dwellings, you could see the workers inside, all huddled in corners, trembling, and too afraid to even glance out the window.

These people are completely powerless against ghosts and may even be accidentally injured.

The ghosts of today are different from those that killed the thugs before...

This unclaimed piece of waste material unleashed the ghost's most primal, malicious instincts.

Chen Ji followed Xu Sandao's gaze to the cave dwelling and fell silent for a few seconds.

"Go to the abandoned mining area."

He said simply.

This was the last method that Xu Sandao had proposed.

"Ah."

Xu Sandao nodded, and the two were about to leave when they suddenly heard the sound of a door being pushed open behind them.

crunch--

"Are you... going to the abandoned mines again?"

It's Lao Yang.

Chen Ji turned around and saw that Lao Yang's face was pale and his eyes were dim.

But his voice was firm.

"Take me one."

“No way,” Xu Sandao immediately refused. “There are helmeted ghosts there.”

"Besides, these ghosts will follow me down the well later, so it's safer for you and the children to stay here."

"I won't hold you back." Old Yang said to himself as if he hadn't heard, "After we go down, you don't need to worry about whether I live or die."

Xu Sandao paused for a moment, then said, "That's not what I meant..."

He wanted to say something more, but Chen Ji stopped him.

Chen Ji had realized beforehand that Lao Yang would definitely go back to the abandoned mining area to find his wife.

Xu Sandao fell silent, glanced at Lao Yang with a complicated expression, and then looked out the window.

Four-Eyes stood by the window with several children, gazing silently at the three people outside, their expressions filled with sorrow.

He was holding a piece of paper in his hand, covered with dense writing.

Chen Ji recalled that before keeping watch last night, Lao Yang had spent a long time at his desk, writing something.

He asked out of curiosity, but Lao Yang didn't say much, only that it was written for the child.

"...Let's go."

Chen Ji sighed softly. The fireflies' glow grew dimmer and dimmer; they were running out of time.

The three of them ran through the snow towards the bottom of the well.

There are still 8 minutes left.

"...We estimate that we will be facing a pincer attack from Zhang Xiangdong and his group, as well as Helmet Ghost."

Xu Sandao hugged his left arm, his expression uncertain.

It remains to be seen whether they can obtain the fifth piece of scrap material before Zhang Xiangdong and the others arrive.

crunch--

crunch--

The winch emitted a dry, harsh metallic scraping sound as the three people stood inside the cage and slowly descended to the ground.

The white light brought by the heavy snow turned into darkness again.

There are still 3 minutes left.

"I just remembered something."

Chen Ji suddenly said.

"what?"

"When Liu Yunfeng came to find us that night—" Chen Ji squinted, his eyes slightly dazzled by the lantern that Lao Yang had just turned on.

...It seems that only Lao Sun was bypassed.

Chen Ji's words came to an abrupt end.

Also halted was the cage that had descended halfway down.

Everyone held their breath.

A yellow safety helmet had appeared in the corner of the platform where they were standing, without them noticing.