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Chapter 690 Horror Theme Park: Ghost Church
Are these all victims, or slaves to demons?

Or perhaps, a ghost is hiding inside?
Yang Jian and the others exchanged glances, and finally chose the simplest and safest approach: "Brother Yuan, what do you think is going on?"

You little punk, trying to steal a chicken?

Lin Yuan saw right through what these people were thinking. Having finally encountered such an interesting situation, how could he possibly reveal the answer?

"This is my first time here too, so I don't know what the theme is. This is a horror-themed amusement park, so everyone should explore it on their own. It might be a very novel experience."

Lin Yuan's acting was so realistic that no one realized he was no longer the simple person everyone knew. So when they heard him say that, Li Jun and the others were a little disappointed, but they didn't suspect anything.

"What about you, Yuan-ge? Are you planning to join us?" Yang Jian made a final attempt.

Although he wasn't afraid to fight against vengeful ghosts, if there was an easier way, it would naturally be better to cling to a powerful figure; he wasn't a masochist.

Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm not too interested in these things. I prefer watching you guys play games to playing myself, so you guys go ahead and play, I'll just rest for a bit."

This statement is quite in line with his persona, so it didn't arouse any suspicion, but it was still disappointing.

As mentioned before, the Ghost Church has existed for a long time. When Yang Jian became a Ghost Master and logged into the Ghost Master website for the first time, he saw information about the Ghost Church.

At the time, the United States was still unable to resolve this paranormal event. They even resorted to using firearms such as airplanes and missiles, but they couldn't even scratch the ghost church.

In an effort to resolve this paranormal incident, the United States sought help from the Ghost Hunter website and rated the haunted church as a Category C threat level.

According to the severity rating system for paranormal events, this level of harm is actually not wrong.

After all, this ghost church is not mobile, and unless someone deliberately enters it, they will basically not be attacked or harmed by supernatural forces. A C-level rating is just right.

However, he was still severely criticized online, because this paranormal event seemed like the kind that could kill someone.

The fact that the US still promised a reward based on the price for a Class C paranormal event is just asking for trouble.
That was a year or two ago.

During this period, Greater New City has undergone great changes, with a large number of Ghost Tamers, just like the group of unlucky guys gathered by the manor owner at the entrance of the Peace Hotel Greater New City branch.

At the same time, powerful king-level ghost tamers like the manor lord emerged, ruling over their respective regions.

But the result?

The haunted church still stands openly here, untouched, and even the manor owner explains it as a "horror-themed amusement park."

Everyone present was aware of this, and after confirming that the "store manager" would not participate in this operation, they all became vigilant.

"Boss Lin, do you think there's a possibility of injury or death when visiting a horror theme park, like someone being scared to death?" Li Leping suddenly asked.

This is also the last line of defense.

Lin Yuan glanced at him. "I'm not sure either, but I've heard that some theme parks with a high level of horror prohibit people with mental illnesses or certain diseases from entering. Behind many of these rules are lessons learned in blood, so I think it's better to be safe. If any of you have such an illness, it's best not to go in."

"This……"

Li Leping was speechless for a moment, especially when he looked at Yang Jian, they both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Why is it so difficult to get a guarantee or a clear understanding from the "store manager"? I never thought the "store manager" was so difficult before.

Is it because we didn't have a good enough understanding of "store manager" before, or has the role of "store manager" changed in some way?

Yang Jian didn't understand, Li Leping didn't understand, Li Jun and A Hong didn't understand either, but they came here to inquire about Zhang Jun and Chen Qiaoyang's whereabouts, and even if there was danger, they had to go deep into the area.

No guarantee is no guarantee. With their current captain-level strength, even if one or two of them couldn't make a difference, they now have three captains and top-tier support like Ah Hong.

There was also the manor owner, his temporary teammate.

Even if "shop manager" Lin Yuan is unwilling to get involved, his presence, along with the White Mist Ghost Domain, is enough to suppress the supernatural phenomena here.

Turning the enemy's home ground into your own—that's how domineering you are!
"Xiao Guo, aren't you going to have some fun?" Lin Yuan was quite surprised to see Guo Fan standing beside him, completely unmoved.

Guo Fan forced a smile and said, "No need, Brother Yuan. I'm not in the mood to go to any theme parks right now. I'll just stay by your side. If there's anything you need, you can just tell me."

Leaving behind the "store manager" to go to a theme park?

funny!

From beginning to end, Guo Fan was nothing more than the "shop manager's" lackey. At least before he latched onto the "shop manager's" coattails, he was absolutely centered around the "shop manager."

Especially now, he has even gotten rid of the ghost on him and has almost become an ordinary person.

Apart from a seed of white mist protecting his consciousness, there were almost no other supernatural entities around him, which was a painful torment for a demon tamer with several years of experience.

After all, with the Seed of White Mist present, there's no need to worry about the resurgence or death of vengeful spirits. So what's the difference between supernatural power and extraordinary power?

The lack of this power is Guo Fan's greatest heartache right now.

Although he set his sights on the tall male corpse, Li Qingzhi, wanting to follow in Fang Shiming's footsteps in controlling the ghost messenger, Lao Fan, this path was truly difficult to traverse.

At least, he doesn't have much interaction with the tall male corpse, Li Qingzhi, right now.

Without the other party's puzzle pieces, there would be no opportunity to establish contact with them, making it impossible for him to control the tall male corpse, Li Qingzhi, indefinitely.

Now, he has changed his approach to strategy.

Of course, he wasn't going to try to seduce "shop manager" Lin Yuan; he wasn't that stupid. Instead, he was going to take the "parents' route," having "shop manager" arrange a marriage for him. Wasn't that much easier and simpler than "free love"?
Guo Fan didn't know if this route would be feasible.

Even if he can't get through to the store manager, he still has to stick close to him, which is the right thing to do. But what if he does get through to the store manager?
At that time, he will be able to rise from a useless person to a top-notch ghost tamer!
No matter how terrifying the ghost messenger Lao Fan, whom Fang Shiming controls through marriage, is, the tall male corpse Li Qingzhi's wood-chopping knife can dismember the supernatural.

When the time comes, we'll just dismember Old Fan's suppression slots. How many blows can you withstand?

Thinking of this, Guo Fan became even more enthusiastic, acting like a complete sycophant, which made Lin Yuan feel very comfortable.

Even if you know Guo Fan has an ulterior motive, who in this world would do something without any purpose?
"Xiao Guo, you're very good." Lin Yuan praised him at just the right moment, which made Guo Fan beam with joy and serve Lin Yuan even more enthusiastically, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Of course, only Lin Yuan would have such an attitude.

Otherwise, if it were anyone else, Guo Fan would believe a word they said, even if they were a fool who only knew how to eat pancakes!

While they were chatting, Yang Jian and the others walked to the front row and looked at the believers who were sitting in their seats and seemed to be praying.

“Their clothes are all modern, or rather, recently worn, which indicates that these people are among the most recent victims,” Li Leping said.

The manor owner chuckled and said, "Not only that, they are also ghost tamers. If I'm not mistaken, they are the same group that the ghost shepherds brought in."

A demon tamer?
Yang Jian's expression tightened slightly as he carefully sensed the difference and indeed discovered a significant one.

These people sat in their seats with their eyes closed, looking like they were praying devoutly. They were not affected at all by the arrival of Yang Jian and the others, and were very focused and serious.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that their bodies are almost completely necrotic.

Although the clothes were not torn, a lot of moss could be clearly seen on the skin underneath the body, and the moss on the skin seemed to be wriggling and growing.

Like strange lines, they covered their entire bodies.

A small number of them even had moss creeping over their faces, and their aura weakened as the size of their bodies, covered by moss, changed.

A chilling and terrifying aura emanated from them, clearly a sign that supernatural powers were being used.

However, no supernatural phenomena occurred; only a strong stench of corpses mingled together, making people nauseous and want to vomit.

"They were attacked after they sat down? So, these seats were the medium?" Ah Hong frowned and offered a guess.

Li Leping shook his head. "These seats look abnormal. They're covered in moss. No normal person would sit down here, let alone these ghost tamers."

“There are two possibilities. According to the manor owner, these people were brought in by Chen Qiaoyang. Perhaps Chen Qiaoyang wanted to test the patterns of killing, so he made them do this,” Li Jun pondered. “But this explanation may not be correct. If I were Chen Qiaoyang, I wouldn’t keep so many ghost slaves here. Just two ghost slaves would be enough to test them. Besides, Chen Qiaoyang isn’t here.”

"Perhaps there are some coercive methods involved?" Yang Jian said, looking up at the spot in front of the statue on the high platform.

The figure in the long robe standing there, who was originally facing the statue with his back to them, had somehow turned around and was now facing them with his back to the statue.

Upon closer inspection, one can clearly see that beneath that long robe is a face also covered in moss, with only a pair of eyes visible—empty, cold, lifeless, and numb.

Yang Jian's pupils contracted sharply. Just as he was about to warn the figure, he saw the figure open its mouth, and then... an electronic voice rang out: "Sit down!"

Wait, electronic sound?

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. This was supposed to be a terrifying paranormal event. Even with the "shop manager" present, he hadn't set any rules or instructions, just telling everyone to explore on their own. So why did an electronic voice suddenly appear?

Isn't this too jarring?
The next moment, electronic sounds began to ring in everyone's ears again:
"Rule number one of the horror theme park: If the priest attacks, there is no way to avoid it without special defensive measures and props. You must follow the prescribed actions."

"Judgment: Player Li Leping, defense failed. Please sit in any position."

"Judgment: Player Yang Jian has successfully defended and is free to move."

"Judgment: Player Li Jun, defense failed. Please sit in any position."

"Judgment: Player Ah Hong, defense failed. Please sit in any position."

"Judgment: Player Manor Owner, defense successful, free to move."

The next moment, a terrifying force descended upon Li Leping, Li Jun, and Ah Hong, causing their bodies to move uncontrollably toward the nearest empty seat.

In Yang Jian's mind, a black, vicious dog howled to the sky, like a celestial dog howling at the moon, blocking the supernatural force invading his mind.

It's simpler for the manor owner.

Countless terrifying phantoms appeared around him, also blocking the "priest's" attacks and preventing them from touching his true form.

At that moment, everyone understood the attack method of the vengeful ghost known as "Father," or rather, it was a method of attack used by the ghost in the haunted church:
Consciousness attack!
Li Leping's expression changed slightly as he activated the power of the Forgotten Ghost, forgetting the attack he had just suffered.

"Judgment: Player Li Leping has successfully defended and is free to move."

Li Jun and Ah Hong lacked specific methods; once they were hit by this kind of terrifying consciousness attack, they had no way to retaliate.

Yang Jian's face darkened, and he immediately took out a bottle of mineral water from his pocket, opened the cap, and splashed the water at Li Jun and Ah Hong's feet.

Then, the silhouette of a black, vicious dog appeared in the reflection of the water.

It lingered, and just as Li Jun and Ah Hong were about to sit down, this vicious dog, which was clearly a shadow, suddenly leaped out from under the water and into reality.

"Wang!"

Amidst the barking of dogs, Li Leping had already rushed towards the high platform.

The four wild beasts circling around him charged at the "priest" and knocked him to the ground in a single encounter.

"Judgment: Player Li Jun has successfully defended and is free to move."

"Judgment: Player Ah Hong has successfully defended and is free to move."

Li Jun and Ah Hong regained their mobility, and at this moment they were only one step away from sitting down, their whole bodies covered in a cold sweat.

However, before anyone could think, they all looked towards the high platform.

Li Leping stood beside the "priest," surrounded by four wild beasts. At his feet lay the "priest" who had been pounced on. Yet, there was no joy on his face; instead, his expression was solemn. "This is just a... tool, not the real person."

(End of this chapter)