The King of Curses

Chapter 66 The Final Chaos
All the survivors were leaning on the windows, observing the situation here.

All their hopes were placed on Liu Xiaochuan. If they could not expel the female ghost wandering in the corridor, they would be trapped and die in this place sooner or later.

"It's done!"

Liu Xiaochuan was naturally aware of this. At this moment, he suppressed his tone and talked to himself with a little excitement.

Of course, he was not thinking about expelling the evil spirit for this group of ordinary people, but to absorb the Yin Qi to refine and become stronger. If he was lucky, he might even be able to take his own curse to a higher level...

Liu Xiaochuan was not overwhelmed by this idea. During this process, he was using the Eight Gates Ninjutsu to observe the direction of departure.

But no matter what, the female ghost blocking the door had to be defeated.

Liu Xiaochuan twisted the sword in his hand. This was his weapon, barely a forbidden item, the lowest level kind, equivalent to a medium for casting spells.

Under his feet, the scattered talisman water meandered through the entire corridor, connecting the magic circle, waiting for the evil spirit to come.

The talisman water was like a fuse, the magic circle was like a barrel of explosives, and the sword in his hand was like a trigger. With a slight movement, he could trigger a spell that was several times more powerful than the little tricks he usually used.

This is the power of the Talisman Water Technique. As long as you are well prepared and the venue allows, you can use the energy between heaven and earth to create a powerful offensive that exceeds your own capabilities.

However, for a spell-binding master of Liu Xiaochuan's level, this arrangement required a huge consumption of resources and true energy. There would be no next time, and he had to kill the enemy with one blow.

The crisp "tap tap" sound of high heels echoed on the marble floor, and the staggering footsteps were approaching.

……

A figure emerged from the darkness at the end of the corridor.

She was wearing a professional suit, a white shirt on the upper body and a short skirt and high heels on the lower body. She walked with a staggering gait, her hands shaking like a drunk; her exposed teeth were sharp, and the sound she made was like the panting of a wild beast, full of dangerous oppression.

When the teacher noticed someone in the corridor, she paused for a moment.

Then, she slowly raised her head, revealing a pale face. The two eyeballs where her eyes should have been were gone, leaving only bloody and hideous holes, looking horrible.

"hey-hey……"

The female ghost let out a sinister laugh. Her body was already crouching, and at this moment she began to run wildly like a wild beast.

The frequency of the reverberation of the high heels quickly increased, gradually forming a line.

The person closest to her was Yang Chao, who was in the middle of the road from the corridor stairs to the safe house. When he saw the female ghost appear, he screamed and turned around and ran away.

But even so, the female ghost's movements were much faster than his. Although she was wearing high heels, she was as fast as a cheetah. Her hunched body flashed between the walls, railings and the ground. In a few leaps, she pounced on the boy like a wild beast.

"Yang Chao!"

"Is he okay?"

The survivors who were hiding in the classroom watching the fight cried out in fear, worrying that Yang Chao might be killed by the evil spirit.

"Master Liu, can you save him?"

Liu Xiaochuan turned a deaf ear to the private detective's voice. Or rather, any words from the survivors could not disturb his decision at this moment.

He stared at the female ghost and saw that she had entered the talisman water area, so he immediately recited the spell and made hand seals.

"boom!"

There was an invisible flame burning in the air, and the classroom behind was brightly lit, illuminating the night. Seeing this scene, people exclaimed again.

A stream of pure true Qi transformed from the Yin Qi of the haunted house quickly spread along the path left by the talisman water towards the female ghost and directly hit the female ghost who was lying on his body.

After a moment of silence, bright flames began to burn on the female teacher's body.

“Ahhhhh——!”

The evil ghost screamed and no longer cared about anything else. It began to roll on the ground. After a while, most of its hair and face were burned off, and it shriveled up like a charred corpse.

Ghosts and monsters fear true Qi, which is their natural enemy and innate nemesis, just like wild animals are naturally afraid of fire.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As he expected, although he, as the master of the formation, could not move, this trick would work as long as someone lured the female ghost over.

As for the boy named Yang Chao, if he could escape back in time, it could only be considered luck; the reality is that he didn't, so he can only wish for the best.

It can just buy time for him. It takes some effort for a ghost to kill a person.

The so-called "bait" is used for this purpose.

He stretched out his sword and continued to pour more vital energy into it, making the flames on the ghost girl's body brighter and her screams more heartbreaking.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Liu Xiaochuan regained his composure and even his movements became slow and methodical.

After a few minutes, most of the ghost girl's body was burned and finally disappeared into smoke.

The student named Yang Chao seemed to have escaped halfway through, his face was pale and he looked frightened. The rest of the people gathered near the door.

Liu Xiaochuan sat in meditation on the spot, silently digesting his gains. After a while, he opened his eyes and smiled with satisfaction.

"Can we go now?"

Xiao Liting walked out of the crowd, came over and asked impatiently.

"Oh, yes……"

Liu Xiaochuan glanced at her, considering whether to take this opportunity to hunt down a few more lonely souls or even evil spirits. He only needed to follow the same method...

Suddenly, there was another violent earthquake like a dragon turning over, and the whole haunted house was shaking in this earthquake.

"Again? Mr. Cen again?"

"This movement... is stronger than before."

Only Liu Xiaochuan noticed something was wrong. The flow of Yin Qi in the surrounding environment was much more intense than before, like a storm that had been brewing for a long time and finally arrived at this moment.

This feeling is as if this haunted house has unveiled its true face at this moment.

He hurried to the side of the corridor and looked out. What caught his eyes were countless wildly growing vines that covered the original ground and buildings in the blink of an eye.

“Is… the core ghost in this haunted house?!”

Liu Xiaochuan's expression changed drastically.

Isn't it a bit too big?
He immediately realized that for a monster of this size, regardless of whether Cen Dongsheng could deal with it, he really had no means to deal with it.

Liu Xiaochuan acted decisively and decided to escape from the haunted house immediately.

But after just a short delay, the vines had already spread to the laboratory building...

"Let's go, let's go back!"

The only thing the survivors could do was to escape back to the classroom.

The next moment, the monster's tentacles grew wildly all over the building. Anyone who dared to take a step forward would be captured and digested by the vines as prey...

Once again, they were trapped.

*
A few hours later.

When Yi Qingyan walked silently into the classroom, what she saw was a depressing and desperate atmosphere among the people.

"You...you are actually still alive..."

"You came back alone? Where's Mr. Cen?"

"I was abandoned..."

When they saw her coming, they had different looks on their faces, and some spoke harshly.

Yi Qingyan didn't care. She remained silent as usual and found a corner in the classroom away from others to sit down.

The person who cares about her the most right now may be the private detective named Zhang Xiu, but he is not concerned about Yi Qingyan herself.

"Where's Brother Cen?"

He asked anxiously.

"Did he find a way out?"

"Brother Dongsheng defeated the core ghost."

"Really? Then we can get out?"

The little girl shook her head silently.

"The monster then went into hiding again."

"That's right." Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly.

"We saw the vines. That's the monster's body, right? It's too big, spreading everywhere. We can't get out at all."

"...Wait, you said Mr. Cen... Mr. Cen defeated the core ghost?"

Liu Xiaochuan stared at the girl, whose expression could not be seen clearly due to her long hair.

"I'll go out and see."

When he came back, there was joy on his face again.

"There is hope! This monster was seriously injured, and even most of the Yin Qi in the haunted house has dissipated. We can get out."

Everyone was looking at him, and no one responded for a moment.

This is not the first time. After several ups and downs, some of them have become numb.

"Just like before, I still need a bait."

As Liu Xiaochuan spoke, his eyes wandered over the faces of each survivor, finally landing on Xiao Liting.

Xiao Liting shuddered and forced a smile.

She looked at Du Changlong, then at Yang Chao, and finally, she looked at Yi Qingyan who had just entered the classroom.

But before she could speak—

"Let me be the bait!"

Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and volunteered.

He really had good intentions. When he saw Yang Chao trying to seduce the female ghost, he didn't say anything, but he felt guilty inside.

Zhang Xiu felt that as an adult, he should take responsibility for protecting the children.

Liu Xiaochuan glanced at him.

In fact, among this group of survivors, Zhang Xiu is the most useful one.

but……

Liu Xiaochuan didn't mind who served as the bait.

Since this person is seeking death on his own initiative, let him do it.

"Okay, let's get ready."

*
Yi Qingyan sat on the chair.

She didn't have to come to see them.

If you just want to get out of the haunted house, just find a corner and wait for Brother Dongsheng to deal with the vine monster, and everything will be settled.

She is now different from her past self and is no longer alone.

Brother Dongsheng made an agreement with her that he would take responsibility. Once they got out, he would find a way to train and guide her so that she could accept her power with peace of mind...

Accept her "other side".

Yi Qingyan trusted him and believed that what he said would come true.

So, she could have not come. The survivors here, the people in this school, everything here, had nothing to do with her.

But she wanted to seek an "answer" from them.

……

Yi Qingyan's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the classroom.

She saw the teacher and the girl together, and their behavior revealed an unusual intimacy that went beyond the scope of teacher-student relationship;

She saw a boy pursuing a girl attentively. The girl looked kind and gentle, but her eyes showed impatience.

She saw a girl who was observing everyone like her. When she saw her gaze, she gave a strange smile.

Yi Qingyan and Dongsheng witnessed a series of tragedies that had occurred in Caixin Middle School. Behind each case, there was one or two evil spirits.

But the only evil spirits they actually encountered were the male teacher and the principal.

Therefore, what Yi Qingyan cared about at this moment was not the monster, but the "people" in this classroom——

She had already guessed that there were ghosts hiding among this group of survivors.

Until now, they have not revealed their true faces, but Yi Qingyan is very clear that this moment is very close.

She didn't alert anyone, just waited silently.

*
"Go."

Zhang Xiu took a deep breath, climbed over the railing, and climbed down along the vines that had grown to the third floor and covered the entire wall, stepping on the thick branches.

Liu Xiaochuan stood on a high place, holding the rope with one hand and the other end tied to Zhang Xiu's waist, which was wrapped with talismans.

When he reached the first floor, Zhang Xiu jumped off the vine, walked forward a few steps, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After a while, he came back again and shouted to them with a look of surprise:
"School gate... a gate appeared!"

Everyone saw that the school gate that had disappeared all along suddenly appeared at this moment, standing among the circles of transparent ripples.

Liu Xiaochuan immediately realized that that was the "gate of life".

It is so obvious that it can be observed with the naked eye without Feng Shui calculations, which means that the entire haunted house and the core ghost are in a weak state.

But just then——

"Quick, get out of the way!"

Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, turned his head and found a tall figure over two meters tall standing in front of him.

It has a humanoid shape, but does not look like a human at all. Its body is made up of tangled tree roots and tangled vines, and its face is a blooming yellow flower.

Zhang Xiu's hair stood on end. He had no idea how this guy appeared. He subconsciously took off the rope from his waist and threw it over. According to Master Liu, it could tie up ghosts...

But he was caught by the other party.

The talisman papers on the rope spontaneously combusted without wind, but then went out in an instant.

The vine man raised his head and looked at the people gathered upstairs.

"What……?!"

After a moment of panic, Liu Xiaochuan quickly realized that he was facing the most terrifying enemy.

Because even he didn't see the monster's movements clearly, the vine man appeared suddenly under everyone's eyes.

It is the ability to interfere with space!

He had heard that in the most dangerous haunted houses, ghosts with this high level of power would occasionally appear, and they were called "house owners."

Liu Xiaochuan immediately gave up the idea of ​​fighting. No matter how weak his opponent was, he could not defeat the owner of the house.

He turned and ran away without hesitation, as nimble as a monkey.

“Master Liu…!”

Xiao Liting, who had been watching him, screamed when she saw this scene.

"Wait, I haven't left yet!"

She didn't expect to be left behind so easily, and immediately followed.

“Li Ting…!”

Yang Chao followed closely behind.

At the same time, the vines covering the floors began to entangle and exert force, the reinforced concrete structure began to collapse, and the entire teaching building was crumbling.

"Wait, this is too dangerous, let's go back first...!"

Tian Jingwen grabbed Wei Yanyan and ran into the house. He felt that only there was safety.

The survivors who gathered together finally fell apart.

The final chaos began.

(End of this chapter)