The King of Curses

Chapter 87 Shura Field, Starts
"what……"

Song Yutang froze in place and could only watch it all happen in a daze.

Her friend's head fell to the ground, and her headless body fell forward. Faced with this cruel scene, her brain went blank for a moment and she had no time to react.

First, he accidentally entered a terrifying forest full of ghosts and was nearly killed. Then he was rescued and suddenly met his good friend. The next second, he saw his good friend die in front of him.

The ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, make people physically and mentally exhausted.

"Ning Jie..."

She staggered forward a few steps and looked at her friend's head that had fallen to the ground.

...Huh? Weird, Song Yutang blinked her eyes, and she found that something seemed to be wrong.

"Look carefully."

The high school girl who walked out from behind Ning Jie said in a light tone.

"That's not a 'person'."

Song Yutang recognized this face.

She was Cen’s companion, the younger one among the two girls who were particularly eye-catching in the crowd.

Her appearance easily left a deep impression on people, so Song Yutang remembered it very clearly.

Not a human… ?
What she said made people worry. Song Yutang stared at the body and head of "Ning Jie".

No blood flowed from either wound section; even the outline of the corpse itself became illusory.

She quickly remembered that the ghosts killed by classmate Cen had the same ending as them.

"It's not a human... it's a ghost?"

Song Yutang murmured.

"Well, I accepted it very quickly."

The girl glanced at her, as if a little surprised.

"Have you seen it? No, you must have just escaped from the haunted house."

"……Yes."

Song Yutang tried hard to move his eyes away from the head. Although he knew it was not real, it still made him feel uncomfortable when he saw how lifelike it was.

She took the initiative to speak.

"You are Cen's friend, right? He saved me and helped me escape from the haunted house."

"Oh……"

Yi Qingyan narrowed her pupils, and a different emotion flickered in the depths of her eyes.

Song Yutang didn't notice this. She just looked at the ghost disguised as her friend who was gradually disappearing and felt a little bit unacceptable.

There are actually such ghosts in this world, they are so cunning...

Moreover, he did this specifically when he had just escaped from the haunted house and was completely relaxed.

She didn't even dare to think that if she was alone, she would definitely be fooled. Although she vaguely felt that the timing of "Ning Jie" appearing here was a bit strange, no one could have imagined that her friend had turned into an evil ghost in human skin.

"This thing is..."

"Illusion ghost."

Yi Qingyan replied.

She and Brother Dongsheng had encountered something similar in the haunted house at Caixin Middle School.

According to my brother, that phantom ghost is a high-level type that can create the most terrifying and frightening person or scene in a person.

In fact, she has always been very curious about this afterwards.

I always felt that Dongsheng’s behavior at that time was... a bit strange.

If it was just pure fear, it would be understandable. Everyone has something they are afraid of, even people with great power and strong will are no exception. At worst, she, as a younger sister, could eliminate all these threats in the future.

But in fact, Dongsheng's performance at that time did not seem like he was afraid at all.

Looking at the female figure with blurred facial features that appeared in front of them, his face showed a complicated and nostalgic expression, as if he was meeting an acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time.

Yi Qingyan also imagined what kind of scene she would see if it were her.
Although for her now that the seal on her own abilities has been lifted, such weak ghosts can be chopped into pieces with just a thought, she still fantasizes about it.

After thinking about it, Yi Qingyan felt that what she would see could only be "another self"——

It was because I didn't meet my brother, and I couldn't suppress my inner desires. After awakening my abilities, I became uncontrollable and started killing people.

Later, Yi Qingyan learned from her brother that the abilities of phantom ghosts vary. Some not only reflect the most feared things in people's hearts, but also turn into people close to a person, such as lovers, friends, and relatives, so that people let down their guard and are unknowingly deceived and misled.

So-called ghosts are such cunning creatures.

Just as wild animals evolve survival instincts and organs and skills suitable for hunting in order to catch prey; they are naturally hungry for the essence of living people, and in order to hunt humans and devour their flesh and blood, they also possess strange and unpredictable abilities.

It's just that all things are interdependent and mutually exclusive, and there is a balance between heaven and earth. The ability of the phantom ghost is invincible for ordinary people, but it is quite restrained in front of the spell master who has the true qi.

"Illusion ghost..."

Song Yutang murmured as she looked at the body of her "friend" on the ground, which had completely disappeared. She was certain that it was the other party who saved her.

"...Thank you for saving me. Um...you and classmate Cen saved me several times. I don't know how to thank you..."

"You're welcome." Yi Qingyan stared at her expression and observed that she did not show much abnormality when she mentioned Cen Dongsheng.

This person was saved by Brother Dongsheng...

She doesn't need thanks, and she thinks Brother Dongsheng doesn't need it either.

"Leave here, it might be dangerous later."

"okay, I get it……"

The girl's tone was cold, but from her tone it seemed that she had good intentions, so Song Yutang naturally would not disobey her.

To be honest, she was really exhausted now. A series of unimaginable experiences almost made her lose the energy to be surprised. She just wanted to leave this damn place as soon as possible.

Especially after leaving the haunted house, Song Yutang felt like he was rescued from drowning. Although he felt relieved for a moment, he could also sense a large loss of energy.

The girl felt that this experience had left her with a great psychological trauma. It was hard to say whether she would be able to enjoy climbing alone and her free hobby like in the past... For the first time, she felt the powerlessness of being alone.

But to be honest, in the situation I'm in, even if there are more people, it won't be of much use, right?

Song Yutang recalled that in the horror movies she had seen before, the characters were all ordinary people. Even if they formed a group, the final outcome was just to serve a few more dishes to the ghosts.

...By the way, when she was unconscious before, classmate Cen said that she entered a state called "clairvoyance", which seems not everyone can do.

Maybe, she is also qualified to become a curse-caster.

"what happened?"

The girl opposite cast her gaze over again, and this time, her eyes seemed to have a certain "weight" and "sharpness", making people subconsciously not want to look at her.

"nothing."

Song Yutang shook her head.

Regardless of whether this is possible or not, now is not the time to think about it...

After thanking the little girl again, she returned to the camp, picked up her luggage, and hurried down the mountain under the cover of night.

This time, no other accidents happened on her way home.

*
After watching the strange woman who came out of nowhere leave, Yi Qingyan was finally able to focus her attention on the forest.

"The haunted house... is just ahead."

she said to herself.

She also knew very well that Brother Dongsheng was in this space, and was about to engage in a battle with the core ghost - the demon called "mandrill".

In order to fill the curse in the body and become stronger, this is good, this is all good...

But why won't you let me help?

The girl began to feel a little anxious, which she couldn't tell anyone else.

Also, the biggest problem is not here... not with Dongsheng. He has his own ideas. Even if she can't fully understand them, they can be solved through communication.

——The problem is Miss An.

She actually took the initiative to use her ability on herself!
In Yi Qingyan's eyes, this was equivalent to the two sides having torn their faces apart.

"Tiankui Quanshou" - It is said that this is a special spell that can forcibly destroy the mind of others and reshape it, thereby manipulating others.

She was under special curse and would not be brainwashed, but the discomfort she felt at that moment was very clear, and her mind was indeed strongly interfered with.

This ability, which sounds evil, was actually abused without restraint by the other party. She is indeed a terrible woman.

Yi Qingyan held her forehead.

"I didn't do anything because of Brother Dongsheng's kindness... You just took the initiative to use your ability on me. It was a sneak attack without any warning. You were the one who unilaterally provoked the fight."

"I just want you to calm down, Sister Qingyan."

Along with a slight sigh, the woman's voice sounded in her ears, but no one was visible.

“Think about it, who is being willful?”

"Oh, who is it?"

Yi Qingyan put down her hand and stared coldly at the empty void.

"Also, I already told you, don't call me sister."

"How cold."

Even at this time, the other party was still smiling, and her tone and expression were very gentle, really like an older sister treating her younger sister.

But it was this kind of place - this kind of performance that always seemed to be at ease - that she hated the most.

She wants to tear off this superior disguise with her own hands.

"Don't pretend, Miss An. You actually hate me too, right? Maybe you hate me so much that you want to kill me."

"..."

"I'll give you this chance."

Yi Qingyan raised her pupils, her eyes as sharp as a knife.

"—Come on, come now."

(End of this chapter)