The King of Curses

Chapter 44: Stormy Night, Gathering Together (First Order Request!)

"Fuck me..."

Du Changlong was covered in cold sweat. He hid behind the table, curled up his body and dared not move.

"Then...what the hell are those things?!"

A dark figure, strange limbs, and a hunched body...

They don't seem to be able to speak human language and can only make rustling sounds.

Like whispering, like gasping weakly, like suppressing laughter.

The sounds may seem faint, but when they overlap, they sound like the noise coming from a TV or radio without a signal, making people feel irritated.

Groups of black figures gathered in the corridor, twisting their bodies slightly and lying on the window glass, like geckos magnified dozens of times.

Du Changlong didn't dare to go out, but the rustling sound was close at hand, lingering in his ears, continuing endlessly and never dissipating.

It was as if thousands of insects were crawling on the ground, and as if the sound from hell was surrounding him tightly...

He tried hard to suppress his emotion and covered his mouth with his hands to prevent himself from making any sound. Drops of cold water flowed from his forehead into his eyes, and he could hardly tell whether it was sweat or tears.

How long will this situation last? Am I forced to stay in this classroom forever?

Or have they actually discovered themselves and are just playing tricks on themselves?
"Boom!"

The blazing white light instantly illuminated the entire classroom, followed by a deafening thunder.

Hiding in the corner, he once again caught a glimpse and clearly saw the densely packed figures reflected on the glass.

After the white light, the dark shadows gathered in the corridor seemed to be distracted by something else and began to slowly disperse.

He also heard someone shouting and the sound of running footsteps...

It was not the sound of repetitive reading, nor was it the strange rustling sound. It was more like a living person.

Who knows, who knows, it might be someone who has had the same experience as me...!
Du Changlong pounded his thigh hard, trying to calm himself down. He knew that his only way out was to get out of the classroom as soon as possible.

He mustered up his courage, secretly looked in the direction of the window glass, and crawled on the ground towards the door.

The road was less than ten meters long, but he felt as nervous as if he was crawling on a battlefield full of mines and craters. He felt that time was passing so slowly.

After moving slowly to the door, Du Changlong looked at the corridor again. After making sure that the shadows closest to him were some distance away, he crawled to his feet and ran to the other end of the corridor.

He didn't dare to look back, nor did he dare to confirm whether the dark shadows had caught up with him, he just kept running forward.

Try your best and escape at the fastest speed in your life.

During this process, he ran past other classrooms. Du Changlong caught a glimpse of the scene inside through the window glass:
There was a dense crowd of black human figures sitting on the chairs in the classroom, each one of them looked like a real student.

The outlines of the black shadows were different, and the black shadow on the podium was obviously larger; the reading sounds just heard came from their mouths.

Such a strange scene makes people feel creepy.

Du Changlong quickly looked away, his heart beating so fast that it seemed like it was going to jump out of his throat.

He ran to the stairs in a panic, jumped all the way down, taking two steps at a time, and almost fell down the steps accidentally.

Soon... soon!
This teaching building is closest to the school gate, and he is about to escape from this damn place!

When Du Changlong really ran out of the teaching building and into the dark night, the cold feeling on his body, like rain vapor invading, became stronger and stronger.

He began to feel a little heavy.

But this is not what Du Changlong really cares about...

He suddenly began to slow down and finally stopped.

The boy was panting and standing in the darkness with a dazed look on his face.

In front of him - where the school gate should have been, there was no sign of a "door" or an "exit".

The school gate...disappeared.

"No...impossible..."

His heart was gripped by great fear, and he gritted his teeth and continued running forward.

But there was really nothing there, nothing could be seen or touched, and no matter which direction one ran in, one could not encounter any obstacles.

Not only the school, but even the streets and the city outside seemed to have disappeared. Nothing was left but the endless darkness...

The world has turned into an endless wilderness.

Du Changlong ran around like a headless fly for more than ten minutes until he was exhausted and could no longer run.

His body felt as if it were filled with lead. He took a few steps forward, then staggered to his knees.

He looked at the only place with a faint light in front of him - that was the teaching building where he escaped from.

I ran maybe one or two kilometers, but the distance between me and the building didn't decrease at all.

Seeing this, Du Changlong finally showed despair...

*
"drink!"

Liu Xiaochuan's eyes were wide open, he held a talisman made of yellow paper in his hand, and spit out a cloud of water mist.

The mist touched the paper talisman and it immediately burst into flames, and a bright ball of fire touched his hand.

He seemed to be completely unaffected by the heat. Far from hurting him, the flames were controlled by him as if by his own arm, burning more and more fiercely.

Liu Xiaochuan seemed to be showing off his skills. He moved his fingers, allowing the dazzling flames to surround his body, moving up and down skillfully like a snake.

“Master Liu…!”

Zhang Xiu, who was standing behind him, looked at the corridor not far ahead with a terrified look on his face.

There, a group of black shadows with long limbs and twisted bodies were slowly approaching them, like a continuous cluster of shadows.

"Don't worry, they can't hurt anyone."

Liu Xiaochuan said.

He didn't swing his hand until the dark shadow in front was only a few steps away from them.

The fire snake quickly expanded in the air, and the burning python swallowed up a black shadow in one gulp, followed by the second, the third...

After circling around like this, the fire talisman thrown by Liu Xiaochuan directly cleared away the dark shadows in the corridor.

"Okay, let's go."

Liu Xiaochuan shook his hands lightly and put them behind his back, looking calm and composed.

No matter when, the master's demeanor must be firmly grasped, otherwise it will be impossible to convince others.

Some of his clients hold high positions, some are worth billions, and they are all shrewd people. If he wants to get money out of their pockets, he has to make them respect him willingly... In this regard, Liu Xiaochuan has some experience.

In life, three parts depend on strength and seven parts depend on interpretation.

"Wow, so awesome! Master, you are awesome!"

The high school girl hiding behind him cheered and applauded, showing her respect.

"It's just a small trick."

Although Liu Xiaochuan was somewhat complacent, he did not let down his guard. He looked around vigilantly, fearing that an evil spirit might pop out from somewhere and harm him.

The endless darkness outside the corridor, the occasional flashes of lightning and thunder, the occasional flickering lights in the school area... all make people feel creepy.

The group of ordinary people around him didn't understand, but he himself knew very well that these black shadows looked strange, but in fact they were the same as the floating spirits with white light and blurred outlines that people often saw in cemeteries or abandoned construction sites and buildings. They were the lowest level of ghosts.

That's why they are so numerous in haunted houses.

Even if ordinary people do not have true Qi or spells to protect them, they will be fine as long as they leave in time.

But... since we are already in a haunted house, the ghosts active in it cannot be limited to this level. The truly dangerous ones are those evil ghosts that are full of malice and greed towards the living and have all kinds of strange abilities.

"Master, what should we do next?"

"Let's find a place to stay first."

Liu Xiaochuan narrowed his eyes and his gaze wandered back and forth between the classrooms and offices on the opposite floors.

There were lights on in some of the rooms, and I didn't know if they were traps.

He took out the compass again and began to calculate.

……

Hearing that the entire incident of teachers and students disappearing might be related to the haunted house, Liu Xiaochuan still dared to come in person. He was confident. He was experienced and had escaped from a haunted house more than once.

Of course, it was a bit difficult for him to conquer the core ghosts independently. The only time he succeeded was with the joint efforts of several colleagues.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaochuan felt a little regretful that he was still reckless.

Compared with fighting, he was better at Feng Shui and Yi Numerology, but he did not expect that the density of Yin Qi in this place was so active. After a little trial, the surrounding structure really changed.

That would have been fine, but the speed at which Caixin Middle School responded to the "haunted house phenomenon" was completely unexpected.

He and Zhang Xiu had not walked far when they saw the scenery in the direction of the school gate becoming blurred like a mirage in the desert. Liu Xiaochuan immediately realized that they might not be able to get out in time.

Sure enough, after a while, the sky around, which was originally sunny in the afternoon, suddenly darkened, as if it had skipped several hours, and the world fell into darkness.

Then, evil spirits filled the air, ghosts and monsters roamed everywhere, the originally empty classroom became "lively", and the entire school was filled with a weird atmosphere...

This is the "haunted house". Anyone who has seen it once will have a deep memory of this extraordinary phenomenon that changes the world.

They have actually arrived in a mysterious space that is very different from reality.

"I'm the only one this time. As for the guy called 'Dongsheng'...even if he has some real skills, it would be hard for him to defeat the core ghosts by himself, right?"

Liu Xiaochuan thought.

His cognition and vision determine his thoughts. Before the advent of the new era, the curse masters had not yet officially stepped onto the historical stage, and the opportunities for communication between them were rare.

Therefore, people like Liu Xiaochuan would never think from the bottom of their hearts that there is a huge gap between him and other spell-binding masters.

As for where does his confidence come from when he has no confidence in defeating the goblins?

"We need to find a safe place to stay, then carefully explore the 'Eight Gates', find out the pattern of the 'Falling Palace', and then look for the exit."

Yes, while exorcising a haunted house often requires defeating the core ghost, the situation is different if you just want to escape.

If you have a way to activate the haunted house, you will always have a way to get out.

then……

Liu Xiaochuan looked at the two high school students following him, one boy and one girl.

These were a few students we met at the breakfast shop, and there was a small conflict between the two sides at the time.

However, they now have to rely on this "magician" of theirs to survive in this haunted house full of dangers, so naturally they can't act arrogantly.

The woman was obviously well aware of this and had been trying to please him since the beginning.

He was stroking his goatee and was about to say something when the man named Wang Wei suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Quick, look! Chang Long is there! Let's go save him!"

Liu Xiaochuan followed his gaze and looked in the direction of the school gate, and saw a boy not far away, curled up and kneeling on the ground.

……

After his companions helped him up, Du Changlong finally came to his senses and looked at the people around him in fear and confusion.

"You, you..." He looked at Xiao Liting, then at Wang Wei, "Where were you just now? Why did you leave me alone?"

"We...we saw the sky suddenly turn dark and thought it was going to rain, so we wanted to go out and take a look, but we didn't expect the school to become such a horrible place. When we wanted to come back, the road was blocked by those strange shadows."

"So, I didn't sleep for long?"

"Yes, it's only a few dozen minutes before we leave the classroom."

"Then why..."

Du Changlong looked at the sky.

"According to the Master, this is because we have entered another dimension. This is no longer reality."

"It's not...realistic..."

Du Changlong was still confused when he heard Liu Xiaochuan cough.

"Okay, everyone is here. Since everyone is okay, let's go."

"Go? Where to?"

Xiao Liting's face was pale, and her eyes were full of hope.

"Can you, can you take us out of here?"

"I will, it just takes some time. As for now, we need to find a relatively safe place."

The compass in Liu Xiaochuan's hand spun rapidly, and after a while, the needle slowly stopped.

"The Yin Qi in that place is relatively scarce. Let's go there."

He raised his head and pointed to the experimental building opposite the teaching building, where a classroom was glowing with dim light.

In the endless darkness, it is like a faint candlelight.

……

Two adults and three high school students walked up the stairs.

Just before they reached their destination, they heard voices coming from the front.

Several people stopped subconsciously.

Liu Xiaochuan frowned, carefully identified the voice, and repeatedly confirmed the compass before saying:

"It should be a human being."

When they walked to the classroom door, they found that there were surprisingly many people gathered inside. A man in his thirties, wearing glasses and with a gentle appearance, and three students in school uniforms, all gathered around an electric heater.

The faint light they saw downstairs came from here.

"Li Ting! Why are you here?"

One of the short-haired girls noticed the footsteps, turned her head and saw them, then immediately stood up and ran towards the door with a look of surprise on her face.

"Wenwen..."

Xiao Liting was also surprised, and she looked at the man wearing glasses again.

"Teacher Tian, ​​are you here too?"

"Yeah, that's right." The man also stood up, his face showing joy of seeing a living person, but also a little confusion, "Li Ting, Chang Long, Wang Wei... are you guys also involved?"

——Those teachers and students who disappeared turned out to be staying in this classroom.

It’s not over yet.

When thunder sounded again outside and a sudden flash of dazzling white light illuminated everyone's faces, the last two visitors to the haunted house arrived.

"Interesting... I didn't expect this place to have so many ghosts and living people."

In the darkness, a tall young man strode over from the other side of the corridor. Behind him, a thin girl with long hair covering her face followed closely.

(End of this chapter)