See the Law of Deception

Chapter 173 The House of Evil Spirits (17)

The fingers, along with the entire palm and arm, were trembling slightly, a sign of overexertion and intense pain.

The most severely damaged fingers were the index, middle, and ring fingers of the left hand, as well as the middle and ring fingers of the right hand.

Lu Jinzhao had some basic medical supplies in her backpack, but she didn't know how to treat this situation without external injuries, and the things in her bag were obviously not enough to deal with it, so she could only leave it there.

Fortunately, her physical condition is special. Although pain is unavoidable, she does not lose her ability to use the device. It's just that some delicate operations are obviously impossible for her. But if she doesn't care about the consequences, she can still exert force even with a fractured hand.

Anyway, you'll be healed once you get back on the train.

However, the fact that her finger was injured was still a bit of a problem for Lu Jinzhao. Not to mention that the pain in her finger would affect her thinking, she often needed her finger to perform certain operations, such as opening and closing doors, picking up things, or dealing with ghosts at close range.

The situation just now clearly told her that it was best not to leave the apartment again. If there was only one ghost on the first floor, then Lu Jinzhao planned to deal with that ghost in the corridor before the other ghosts arrived.

So she left the restroom immediately and went outside to observe the entrance to the first-floor corridor.

And the ghost did not disappoint her expectations; only one figure slowly walked down the stairs.

It's Tan Meng.

"Looks like my other teammate is also on the second floor."

Looking at Tan Meng's solitary figure, Lu Jinzhao realized that now was an opportunity.

"Tell me, do you think I have a way to peel her skin off?"

Lu Jinzhao kept thinking about this possibility. The three ghosts had separated, which was the best-case scenario. She had also seen the scene after the three ghosts poked their heads out of the window. They were just three human skins. Although it was terrifying, Lu Jinzhao immediately thought of the materials.

This is undoubtedly an excellent material.

【You can try. 】

The plain words on the sheepskin cover are tinged with a subtle sarcasm, as if mocking Lu Jinzhao for overestimating his own abilities.

Even if there's only one, a ghost is a ghost. You, a human, want to peel off a ghost's skin?
"It's not entirely hopeless, is it?" Lu Jinzhao pondered. Her current survival skills were enough for her to trade injuries for injuries. Although it was a huge loss, as long as she got the skin, this loss would eventually be compensated for.

What she feared was that the small knife she used for skinning wouldn't be able to cut the ghost's skin, or that the ghost would suddenly go mad after being "injured."

She wasn't sure if it was possible, but she had to take it into account.

"If I peel off a piece of skin, can I make it into something like you?" Lu Jinzhao asked deliberately.

Once the sheepskin's feigned aloofness was broken, it couldn't hold up any longer. Lu Jinzhao felt that it was becoming more and more like a human, since holding its breath and ignoring people was something only humans would do.

【laugh】

Sheepskin first scoffed.

【That's it? 】

[You? Or it?]

Alright, Lu Jinzhao understands now.

"The person who made you must be very talented."

Even though most of the supernatural items were brought out of the platform and transformed by the train, Lu Jinzhao still pretended to flatter him.

She felt that the sheepskin would definitely not like anything or anyone that turned it into a supernatural object.

And that is indeed the result.

【sharp?!】

The sheepskin was angry.

【one.】

It seemed to want to use some words to describe that person, but couldn't think of any right away.

The distorted, blood-red characters showed a noticeable pause for the first time, and then, as if to cover something up, the handwriting changed.

【Foolish!】

[Vicious!]

What a cruel guy!

[A guy who was already dead, deserved to die, and deserved to be torn to pieces before he died!]

The sheepskin was using the most vicious words it could think of at that moment to describe this person.

But Lu Jinzhao, upon reading this line of text, sensed an emotion that a ghost shouldn't have.

Hatred. A pure, immense hatred.

His murderous intent and malice towards himself were no less than that of the sheepskin.

"Was that the person who brought you out of the death platform?" Even though it wasn't a good time to chat, and Tan Meng was still approaching step by step in the distance of the corridor, Lu Jinzhao still pressed for an answer.

【hehe. 】

Sheepskin was blinded by rage.

Are you blind?

Didn't you see me say, "She's dead?"

【Ha ha ha ha】

【died! 】

"Bring her out? How could she? With me here, she thinks she can leave alive?"

As if venting, Yangpi suddenly changed the subject.

【the same as you.】

You deserve to die too!

But it doesn't matter, you'll die on the platform just like her.

[You two.]

【whee】

They all deserve to die!

"Do you hate her?" Lu Jinzhao asked.

【hatred?】

Sheepskin was puzzled.

What is hatred?

How could a ghost possibly feel hatred? It felt that Lu Jinzhao had already started talking nonsense.

Lu Jinzhao also felt a bit uneasy about Yangpi's answer.

Does this thing not realize that by devouring its own soul, it has begun to develop emotions that only humans have?
Lu Jinzhao has many questions to ask, and now that Yangpi is emotional, he might reveal something he doesn't intend to say, but the timing is really bad, as Tan Meng has already moved on.

She could only stop answering. Lu Jinzhao didn't respond, so Yangpi pressed her for an answer.

What is hatred?

"Okay, I'll tell you when we get home." Just in case, Lu Jinchao pretended to reassure her.

【go home?】

What if you can't go home?

Sheepskin was as sarcastic as ever, but its answer revealed that it was not certain that the deer would die today.

Lu Jinzhao didn't answer her, but went into the restroom before Tan Meng could catch up.

For a moment, Tan Meng's expression turned ferocious. Lu Jinzhao knew that she probably thought he was going to climb out of the window again.

But this time, Lu Jinzhao doesn't intend to do that.

She decided to confront the ghost head-on. With her life-saving items still available, she wanted to see how much damage the ghost could do to her and whether she could escape from it without "dying."

Only after confirming this can she decide whether or not to switch apartments.

Tan Meng's footsteps drew closer.

Lu Jinzhao took a deep breath, feeling the pain and trembling in her fingertips. She slightly raised her intact right index finger, and the somewhat damaged shadow puppet slid off her feet and onto the ground.

Tan Meng walked in.

She has the appearance and features of a human, but anyone who sees her for the first second will feel that this person is very strange.

The facial features are in the right position, but they are not harmonious. The smile at the corner of the mouth looks like two smiles forcibly pulled through the skin. Perhaps it doesn't even know how to "smile".

When it saw that Lu Jinzhao was still in the room, its eyes showed a light that could only be described as "surprise". However, this surprise did not add any sense of life to it. On the contrary, it made it even more terrifying, like a painted mask that couldn't wait to stick to a person.

(End of this chapter)