Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Is it a foolish ghost or a greedy ghost?

Gravel kept falling from the ceiling, and the wet, splashing sound echoed in the corridor as the first ghost chased after it, like the webbed feet of a giant salamander flapping.

Chen Ji listened to the commotion behind him.

He was faster than before, and in a short while he reached the underground palace. He turned around and ran towards the door on the right!

He held a flashlight in his mouth, and the bright light illuminated the way ahead.

There are three ghosts, one on the left and one in the main hall.

as predicted--

The same passageway leads to the right, at the end of which is a side chamber.

There must be another ghost in the side chamber!

However, if it is the one Chen Ji envisioned, then its threat...

Perhaps much smaller than the two he had just encountered.

The slapping sound gradually drew closer.

Out of the corner of Chen Ji's eye, he suddenly saw three strands of hair coming down from the ceiling at the same time!

The target was the back of his head.

He pulled out a small piece of blue brick from his pocket with each hand and held it behind his head!

However, the third strand of hair deftly bypassed the blue bricks and, in the blink of an eye, extended to the top of Chen Ji's head—

A furry monkey paw gripped a strand of hair.

The gray ghost on the ceiling slowed its movements almost imperceptibly for a second after seeing the monkey's arm.

The blue brick in the little monkey's palm instantly restrained that strand of hair.

It nestled on Chen Ji's shoulder, coldly watching as the strand of hair was severed by the ghost and fell to the ground along with the blue brick.

Its expression was somewhat irritable because it could actually touch the hair directly, so there was no need to use the blue bricks at all.

If Chen Ji hadn't just quietly revealed...

Bang!

Taking advantage of the gray ghost's hesitation, Chen Ji darted into the side chamber and slammed the stone door shut!

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and shone his flashlight into the entire ear chamber!

Chen Ji's pupils suddenly contracted.

The moment I saw that lump in the corner...

He has already confirmed his conjecture.

That ghost that crawls on your head, soaking wet, with grayish pupils...

It's a greedy ghost.

The demon of anger resides in the left side chamber.

In the corner of the right anal chamber lay a small, thin skeleton, with soft, rotten flesh hanging from the bones. The flesh was grayish-white and emitted a foul odor.

This scene made Chen hallucinate the frozen zombie meat in the refrigerator.

This ghost has no face; two eyes are embedded in a lump of soft flesh on its head.

Under the bright light, the ghost stood there blankly for several seconds before opening its eyes, its pupils pure white.

After opening its eyes, it stared blankly at Chen Ji.

Chen Ji was also looking at it.

The two stared at each other for a minute.

The genius tried to get up, but stepped on his own slippery flesh and fell to the ground again.

Chen Ji discovered that it wasn't very smart.

This is undoubtedly... a madman.

痴 (chī) means foolish or idiotic.

Lacking understanding and unable to distinguish right from wrong, they are easily misled and blindly follow the crowd.

This is the characteristic of "obsession".

Chen Ji thought for a moment and then had the little monkey jump to the side of the mad ghost. Sure enough, the mad ghost began to be confused.

It glanced at Chen Ji, then at the little monkey, seemingly unable to distinguish between the human and the ghost.

Chen Ji's heart stirred slightly.

He knew that as long as the little monkey could attract the madman's attention, he would be safe for the time being.

Sitting down facing the three ghosts, Chen Ji began to recall their characteristics.

【Angry Ghost】

It is the largest in size, the strongest, and has an extremely impulsive and irritable temper.

The moment he saw Chen Ji, he immediately took action.

Its pupils are black; its skin is also dry... it should only be able to move on the ground.

No hair was used.

Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought. He actually had a vague guess that the Wrathful Ghost might not be deliberately not being used, but rather that it was simply impossible to use!

It has no ability to produce hair.

The hair-split ghost split into three ghosts, so its abilities are also likely to be split.

Otherwise, it would be too unbalanced for the other two ghosts.

Greedy Ghost

Medium build, weak, extremely fast reaction speed, and capable of thinking.

Its pupils are gray and its skin is wet and sticky, which allows it to crawl very quickly on the wall.

Using hair as a means of attack, its power is not as great as that of the Wraith, but it is still an existence that humans cannot fight against.

The characteristics of "greed" are also very obvious.

Inside the underground palace, he clearly hesitated when choosing a target, much like a human being with decision-making difficulties.

Whether it's Chen Yuetan or Chen Ji....

He wants it all.

【Crazy Ghost】

"..."

Chen Ji moved to the side.

A lump of soft flesh, torn apart, was wriggling beside him, but because it was moving slowly, it did not touch Chen Ji.

He took out his pen and poked it into the rotten flesh.

The rotten flesh confirmed that the creature before it was a ghost, and slowly returned to its original form as a delirious ghost.

"You idiot, your reaction time is extremely slow, you mistook the pen for my body..."

"Easily confused in perception."

Chen Ji silently recited the characteristics of the mad ghost in his mind: "Movement speed... doesn't seem fast right now."

"Inherited the ability to split—"

"And strands of hair."

Chen Ji's lips twitched as he looked at the madman strangely.

The little monkey is pointing to its mouth, as if showing off its hair.

A few greasy black hairs also peeked out from the rotting flesh.

They are communicating silently.

"Pen, translate what they're talking about."

Chen Ji wiped the pen clean and removed the cap.

The pen began to translate.

[Monkey: Is there a single strand of hair?]

The meat is confused.

The little monkey touched the greasy hair of the fool.

Meat: Available

[Meat: How come you have some too?]

[Meat: Are you also a mother's child?]

The pen moved incredibly fast, the swishing sound like someone secretly laughing.

The little monkey immediately raised its head, and its button-shaped eyes seemed to be burning with raging anger.

His hand was waving incessantly.

The monkey got impatient.

【Ha ha】

[The monkey is hurling insults]

I didn't understand the meat part.

[Meat: Are you also a mother's child?]

Mother?

Chen Ji was completely bewildered.

This doesn't sound like an insulting word, so I don't know why the little monkey suddenly got so angry.

But in the end, the little monkey nodded.

The lump of rotten flesh was wriggling slightly.

[Meat: When will Mother come back?]

[Monkey: How many do you have?]

A clump of hair, glistening with oil and emitting a foul stench, was squeezed out of the madman's flesh with great difficulty.

[Monkey: Give it to me]

The rotten flesh stopped moving.

It doesn't want to.

[Meat: This was left to me by my mother]

[Meat: Without my hair, my mother won't be able to find me]

Chen Ji saw the little monkey staring coldly at the mad ghost, not knowing what it was thinking.

The pen remained silent for a moment...

After a moment, it wrote:

[Find a way to steal the hair from this lump of meat]

It is much more dangerous than the other two.

It is the container for the arrival of the splitting mother.

"Split parent body?"

Chen Ji was taken aback.

[That's what it called "mother"]

[Not here, but his consciousness could travel through the strands of hair that had split off from her body.]

[A single strand of her hair can hatch three such ghosts.]

Chen Ji roughly understood.

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Was the strand of hair that split into the three demons of greed, anger, and ignorance given to the demon of ignorance?"

The pen pointed at the greasy clump of hair.

He gestured for Chen Ji to go see for himself.

Chen Ji cautiously approached the mad ghost, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He discovered that the rest of the hair was actually split.

Like the roots of a tree, it has a dozen or so thin branches connected to an exceptionally thick hair.

The little monkey wants this tuft of hair...

This hair also serves as a medium for the splitting mother body to travel.

Chen Ji turned to look at the stone gate, and his previously vague thoughts became completely clear.