I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 9 I have a broad mind and never hold grudges.
There really are other ghosts! And they're in the hospital. So, a relatively intact corpse must be one of the conditions for ghostly possession... Cao Yu's conjecture has been confirmed.

He had anticipated that ghosts would appear in the hospital area. He had also asked Mr. Du beforehand to confirm that the route home would pass by the city hospital.

As for why he didn't say it out loud so that Du's father could avoid it in advance... he was working through the puzzle in his mind, and if he wanted to continue to push his guesses forward, some key points had to be verified.

Otherwise, you can only become a gambling addict.

Cao asked Annie, who was in the passenger seat, "Can you drive?"

“No,” Anne said, “I’m not old enough to learn yet.”

“…Zhou Zheng, you drive.” Cao Yu gave the instruction.

Fortunately, he had been careful and asked Mr. Du for the home address beforehand, and wrote it down. He gave the address to Annie, asked her to use her phone's navigation to choose a different route, and then took charge of leading the way.

He quickly got out of the car, climbed onto the roof, grabbed the roof rack, gripped the blow gun tightly, and kept his eyes peeled for any danger while carefully observing the details of the surrounding area.

Zhou Zheng moved Du's father to the back of the car, sat in the driver's seat, and started reversing.

Annie activated the prop, and the powerful repulsive force blasted the car from behind, pushing all the vehicles that were approaching and stopping behind to the side of the road, forcefully clearing the road.

With everyone's cooperation, the vehicle quickly drove away from the hospital area.

At that moment, Cao Yu, on the roof of the car, noticed four figures suddenly rushing out of a building in the distance. They were incredibly fast, far exceeding human limits, and landed among the hallucinating crowd in just a few leaps.

then,

An incredibly bloody massacre began.

The four figures resembled bloodthirsty beasts, their hands waving like the talons of raptors, easily tearing apart human bodies, and the powerful wind pressure they generated even stirred up dust from the ground.

The "illusionary people" died as soon as they touched them, their bodies split apart, and limbs flew everywhere. Large amounts of blood splattered out, hovering in mid-air, before all of it rushed towards the four figures and merged into their bodies.

Chen Ran and the others inside the car also witnessed this scene. They instantly connected it to what happened at the funeral home... These four figures were all evil spirits like Du Ruo!

After the massacre, the four ghosts moved even faster, rushing towards the other "illusionary people" and continuing their slaughter... no, they were more like feeding.

"Damn! The more blood it drinks, the stronger it gets? Is this some kind of vampire?!" Zhou Fan's voice came from inside the car.

"They're formidable, but they're no match for a modern military," Zhou Zheng said as he drove. "Do you think they can threaten the world?"

"Don't forget they all possess wide-ranging illusion control abilities!" Chen Ran said. "And the most deadly thing isn't this overt threat, but the fact that people turn into ghosts after they die... Wait! That person, it looks like the guy with the hood... He's coming towards us!"

Chen Ran spotted the hooded man in the crowd.

The hooded man, having just escaped the crowded circle of "hallucinators," bit his tongue to stay conscious. He saw Cao Yu crouching on the car roof and immediately shouted:
"Help me! Quick! Help me!"

Just then, a ghost arrived behind him, quickly slaughtering the nearby "hallucinators" and chasing after him.

As the ghost drew closer, Cao Yu saw the details clearly—its exposed skin was deathly pale, covered in patches of lividity, and its lips were constantly curled up in a smile, which was very eerie.

The hooded man being chased felt his scalp tingle and his soul tremble. He ran desperately toward Cao Yu's location, trying to lure the monster away.

"You damn idiot!" Zhou Fan cursed, "Stop right there! Don't come any closer!"

Seeing this from the roof of the car, Cao Yu recalled the words the hooded man had cursed at him when he fled the funeral home: "I'll stop you! You're a lunatic!"
A smirk appeared on his lips as he raised his hand and fired a "Whirlwind Bullet," sending the hooded man flying and crashing into the arms of the ghost behind him.

He's not petty or vengeful.

The other party was luring monsters, so he naturally had to defend himself.

The ghost grabbed the hooded man, its fingernails digging deep into the man's flesh and torso. Then, with a soft thud, it tore the man in two, scattering his intestines and internal organs all over the ground.

"Holy crap...!" Zhou Fan exclaimed in shock.

The other passengers in the car were also disturbed by the bloody scene.

Annie, however, stared intently, seemingly lost in thought.

Fortunately, after tearing off the hooded man, the ghost ignored them and rushed towards the other people who were also hallucinating.

Upon seeing this, Cao removed the "Immortal-Slaying Curse".

It seems the "safe house shelter" is working well; the ghosts no longer see them as attack units.

The parents, who had fainted inside the car, were clearly less attractive than the other groups of "hallucinators."

Zhou Zheng seized the opportunity, made a U-turn, shifted into drive, and then slammed on the gas, driving away from the hospital area completely.

……

"This really shows that showing off your love will lead to a quick breakup."

Chen Ran used jokes to adjust his mindset and suppress the psychological impact of the bloody scene just now. At this time, more than ten minutes had passed since they successfully left the hospital, and Du Ruo's home was almost there.

Having witnessed a corner of the apocalypse, everyone felt somewhat depressed and remained silent the entire way.

Chen Ran's joke slightly dispelled the atmosphere.

Incidentally, Cao Yu had already returned to the car from the roof.

“Those four ghosts must have escaped from the hospital morgue,” Zhou Fan said doubtfully. “That hospital is quite large; there should be more than that number of ghosts.”

"For a person to become a ghost after death, certain conditions must exist."

Chen Ran guessed:
"We previously speculated that the source of the ghosts might be 'Ti'ou Yuan'. These ghosts only kill couples, could 'Ti'ou Yuan' do the same?"
"The 'Tearful Couple' kills couples, and the dead couples become ghosts who then continue to kill other couples... Could this be a pattern?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Cao Yu and asked, "What do you think?"

The others also looked at Cao Yu, their eyes filled with longing for an answer.

"Use your eyes to see," Cao Yu said.

Chen Ran: “?”

"Do you think I'm all-knowing and all-powerful?" Cao Yu said helplessly.

"I was just asking casually," Chen Ran chuckled.

At the same time, I mentally complained – Oh no, my “external brain” has started to go on strike.

“I do have some guesses about this,” Cao Yu said. “But we’re almost at Du Ruo’s house, so let’s see if he left any information first.”

Fortunately, my "external brain" is still working well... Chen Ran said, "Don't keep me in suspense, tell me."

"...Ghosts exist in multiples, and the source is suspected to be 'Tiouyuan'. I believe everyone has no doubt about these two points."

Seeing Chen Ran's insistence, Cao Yu stopped trying to hide it.

After all, this is the City of Songs, and it's not auspicious to be a riddle teller here.

Just listen to him continue:

"So, let's take a look at the background story of the dungeon. Du Ruo and his girlfriend fell in love... His girlfriend died in a car accident... He returned on the seventh day after her death... Du Ruo was killed... This is a ready-made perspective of a victim of a supernatural event, a ready-made pattern of death."

Therefore, there's no need to speculate about "Tiou Yuan" for now; its pattern has already been revealed to us.

If Du Ruo's family didn't leave any records, we could follow this line of thought and investigate the police station, finding information on all the victims with similar circumstances, tracing back the timeline to the source; perhaps that would lead us to the answer.

"We've arrived." Zhou Zheng stepped on the brakes.

Cao Yu didn't say anything more. After waking up the unconscious Mr. and Mrs. Du, he opened the car door and asked them to lead the way.

The group of seven quickly arrived at Du Ruo's house and searched through Du Ruo's bedroom.

The gambling frenzy has begun again.

Fortunately, their gamble paid off, and their trip wasn't in vain—they found a bound document and a notebook with a pink cover labeled "Diary" in Du Ruo's bedside table.

The bound document contained densely packed information about the deceased on every page, including printed photos. It identified a specific group of deaths: a couple where the girlfriend died in a car accident and the boyfriend suffered brain death seven days later.

There were 198 deceased individuals who met all three criteria, spanning a period of over a year.

If we include Du Ruo and his girlfriend, the number of deceased would be 200.

This cannot be explained by mere coincidence.

This is definitely a paranormal phenomenon.

Cao Yu's words have been verified—the dungeon had already revealed the supernatural patterns in the background content.

"Including Du Ruo and his girlfriend, that's 200 people, 200 ghosts..."

Although he was mentally prepared for "a lot of ghosts," Chen Ran was still a little frightened and said:

"The side quest is to save the world... it doesn't mean we have to kill all these ghosts, does it?"

They have "safe houses" for protection, and under normal circumstances, they won't be attacked by ghosts. But if you deliberately offend them... surely they won't just take the beating without fighting back, right?

Even if there are 200 pigs, once you surround them, you can still kill them by goring them.

(End of this chapter)