Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

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Inside the silent underground palace, only the cracking sound of bones twisting could be heard.

The gray ghost stiffly turned its head, its gaze shifting between Chen Ji and Chen Yuetan, as if choosing a target.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ji and his uncle exchanged a brief glance, and then the two of them took off running!

The target is the stone gate on the left!

There are three brand marks inside the cocoon, which means that two more ghosts are still missing.

They were gambling, betting on a 1/4 probability that the remaining ghosts would all enter the door on the right.

The sound of falling gravel could be heard from time to time.

Wu Su, riding on Chen Yuetan's back, looked back and shouted loudly:

"It's coming, it's very close to us!"

The gray ghostly figure crawled along the wall at great speed, leaving a trail of water in its wake.

The flashlight beam illuminated the way ahead. After entering through the left door, they stepped into a passageway that led to a side chamber with a tightly closed stone door.

No other ghosts have been seen yet.

"Three ghosts..."

While fleeing for his life, Chen Ji frantically racked his brains for a solution.

The power of demons is worlds apart from that of humans; even without a single hair, they can be easily killed.

Moreover, this ghost has no taboos; anyone who sees it will be hunted down.

Restrictions...aren't there any restrictions?

Didn't you receive any notifications in your domain that time?

Chen Yuetan asked urgently, as his understanding of this ghost was far less than Chen Ji's.

It was also Chen Ji who deduced the several stages of the Hair Ghost.

"Yes, there is, but..."

Chen Ji paused for a moment, then quickly repeated the instructions he had received:

Greed, anger, and ignorance.

This guidance was very strange; until the end of the domain, they still didn't know what those three words actually meant.

Because this seems to have no connection with the Hair Ghost.

Greed, anger, and ignorance are Buddhist concepts, also known as the Three Poisons.

Greed, anger, and ignorance are not only three common delusions, but are also considered the root of human suffering.

At the time, Wan Xiaoshuang guessed that greed corresponded to the entrant who traded with ghosts, or Duan Cong; infatuation corresponded to Sun Weiming who couldn't distinguish right from wrong... but anger, to say that it reflected Qi Chen, was a bit far-fetched.

Chen Ji was lost in thought and didn't realize that the ghost was only inches away from him.

Chen Yuetan clicked his tongue and grabbed Chen Ji.

He pushed off with his foot, increasing his speed dramatically, and stepped directly into the side chamber!

Bang!

He slammed the stone door shut.

The side chamber fell silent for a moment.

"You're going in the wrong direction."

Chen Yuetan then spoke, his breathing slightly rapid:

"The guidance wasn't referring to the 'three poisons' at all, but rather these three demons!"

Chen Ji was jolted awake, his mind clearing as if struck by lightning!

Three words, three ghosts.

If that's the case, then this hint... could be described as either extremely obvious or incredibly subtle!

Or, more like a "safety net".

Because, to know that this corresponds to three ghosts, we must wait until the hair enters the final stage and all three ghosts are hatched.

But they didn't go through that stage at all.

The cocoon, which was most likely to hatch successfully and was hosted by the man from Chuncheng, was instantly killed by the little monkey using [Words].

The other few were either taken away by the monkeys or restricted by stone projectiles.

However, once words are spoken, blood will inevitably be shed; there are only three living people here, and even if they could speak, the conditions would not be met.

“Guidance is the key to breaking the deadlock,” Chen Yuetan said softly. “I have a general idea, but it still needs to be verified.”

He thought for a moment, then said:

"If I'm not mistaken, these three—"

His words stopped abruptly.

pat.

Footsteps sounded from a distance.

This side chamber....

It is not closed.

They weren't as lucky as they had thought, managing to gamble on a door that wasn't haunted.

Chen Ji's eyes narrowed slightly as he slowly raised the flashlight—

In the corner of the side chamber, there is an inconspicuous little door, sealed by a stone slab.

A heavy footstep, accompanied by frantic panting, gradually approached.

This ghost.....

I'm very angry.

"...anger".

Chen Ji murmured.

boom!

Countless pebbles flew everywhere, and the stone slabs couldn't stop the wrathful ghost for even a second.

A gray-white figure stepped into the side room.

Its skeleton was much larger than the previous ghosts, and its aura was even more terrifying. The gray skin covering the bones was extremely dry, and its eyes were not grayish-white, but as black as ink.

Wolves in front, tigers behind...

They are trapped in this small side chamber!

The next second, Chen Ji's vision suddenly blurred, and the red light reappeared!

【die! 】

His body was instantly grabbed by the charging demon!

The angry ghost didn't utter a single unnecessary word.

No hair was used.

It opened its mouth and bit Chen Ji's face before Chen Ji could even react.

All of this happened so fast!

Chen Ji couldn't help but cry out in pain. His whole body suddenly felt icy cold, and a sharp pain shot through his cheek. The strong smell of blood filled his nostrils.

Snapped.

A large piece of bloody flesh was thrown to the ground by the angry ghost.

Its next target is Chen Ji's neck!

Tick-tock...

Tick-tock...

Time suddenly stood still.

Even the angry ghosts suddenly stopped moving.

Chen Ji was the same, but his mind was still working!

Uncle... used a pocket watch!

Time begins to reverse.

Only Chen Yuetan and Wusu were able to move.

The blood droplets congealed again, and the flesh from Chen Ji's cheek flew back to his face from the ground, where it was instantly repaired.

Chen Yuetan opened the stone door, and the first ghost outside was still perched on the ceiling.

He grabbed Chen Ji and threw him outside the stone gate.

The seven seconds passed in an instant.

Three voices sounded at the same time.

The first one...

That was the last "tick".

The second one...

It was the loud bang of the stone gate being slammed shut again.

The third sound was Chen Yuetan's shout, the echo of which reverberated in the passageway:

"escape!"

Chen gritted his teeth, got up and ran!

This was the second time Chen Ji had experienced a time reversal. His reaction was faster than the ghost above his head, and in the blink of an eye, he had already run far away.

The angry ghost was clearly much stronger than the first ghost they encountered!

Speed ​​and power; both are beyond human comprehension!

Chen Ji doesn't have Wusu, so he can't dodge like Chen Yuetan. If he gets caught, he's doomed unless he uses a pen.

In the desperate situation just now, Chen Yuetan had no other choice but to try his best to find a safer path for Chen Ji.

That is, the way back.

He himself... stayed in the side room with Wusu.

He could have chosen to escape with Chen Ji, but the power of the wrathful ghost was extremely strong, and the stone gate could not hold it off for long.

In the end, they will most likely face being hunted by two ghosts at the same time.

His mind raced, and Chen Ji kept moving. He knew he had to find a way to survive in this short time!

And the first step...

It's about figuring out which ghost is on your head!

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