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Chapter 148 The Bride Speaks (5.4k)

Lu Ming felt that the strange clapper sound in the ghost temple was related to the human head balloon incident, and it was not just a rumor.

These two paranormal events have many similarities.

Moreover, before entering the Caesars Hotel, Lu Ming summoned the knocking ghost to reduce the level of terror, and the ghost took away many of the evil spirits in the hotel.

The direction the knocking ghost headed was towards the island nation.

In the original timeline, the head balloon obtained the rotting human head carried by the ghost child, as well as the female ghost with a curled-up body in Yamazaki's arms.

After obtaining these two puzzle pieces, he transformed into a terrifying suit-wearing ghost.

Like the wishing ghost, it possesses intelligence and will kill the ghost tamer who discovers its identity.

But now, Lu Ming has sent Yamazaki's vengeful spirit into the Ghost Painting World, and naturally, he can't get the rotten human head or the human head balloon either.

"Could it be that after the human-headed balloon arrived in the island nation, it found other puzzle pieces and became the Bangzi Ghost?"

"No, it should be said that the human head balloons have become part of the puzzle of this haunted temple..."

The more Lu Ming thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that this is just a coincidence, and that the Bangzi Ghost and the human head balloon have no direct connection.

After the third supernatural attack of the clapper sound, the courtyard of the Ghost Temple returned to calm. The headless corpses of the three members of the Exorcism Society gradually disappeared into the mist and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Ye Zhen's face darkened, and he angrily shouted into the depths of the thick fog, "What are you hiding in the shadows, playing tricks? Do you think you can fool me, Ye Zhen? Come out now, and I'll beat you to a pulp!"

There was nothing to respond to Ye Zhen's question.

A vengeful ghost and its tamer are different; they cannot communicate.

Triggering the rule will result in being killed; it's a very simple thing.

After about several tens of seconds, the clapper sounded for the fourth time.

This time, Lu Ming was prepared, and the moment he was attacked by the supernatural force, he transferred the "misfortune" to the ghost bride.

This level of supernatural attack did not exceed the limit that [Transfer Misfortune] could withstand, and it had no effect on the ghost bride.

Ye Zhen, on the other hand, did not have such an easy time dealing with the situation.

Every time the clapper sounded, he had to sacrifice one of his heads.

Other ghost tamers might not have thought much of it, but for Ye Zhen, it was nothing short of an insult from that vengeful ghost.

Ye Zhen straightened his head indignantly: "Damn it! With a do-or-die spirit, the Qin Pass will eventually fall to Chu; with perseverance and determination, the three thousand Yue soldiers can conquer Wu... When I, Ye Zhen, find you, I will definitely smash your ghost head!"

Beside him, after Lu Ming used his Ghost Domain to help the three members of the Exorcism Society collect the bodies, he said:
"There are many strange things in this haunted temple, but they don't pose much of a threat to us. I've already sent away the more terrifying ghost from earlier. We can now brave the constant sound of the clappers and venture deeper into the temple to find the source of the paranormal events as soon as possible."

All I can say is that his idea was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, the fourth clapper sounded, and with a bang, it seemed as if a door had been opened.

Then, a blurry ghostly figure appeared in the thick fog.

This ghostly figure made its entrance in the same way as the previous gaunt and fierce ghost, but its body appeared to be very burly, and it was dragging a rusty machete.

Strangely, the ghost's face was quite flat, without any facial features, only two through-holes, which were unclear whether they were noses or eyes.

This ghost was no less terrifying than the one Lu Ming had just sent away, and it was carrying a terrifying machete, which looked like a rather dangerous supernatural weapon.

Lu Ming's eyes narrowed as he realized what was happening.

It turns out that the sound of the clapper can not only kill people, but also be a signal to attract ghosts.

When the clapper is struck twice, a terrifying ghost will emerge from the depths of the thick fog.

"Ok?"

Ye Zhen didn't think too much about it. When he saw that another ghost had come out, his eyes lit up.

Firstly, since Lu Ming had sent away the previous vengeful ghost, he could now take this opportunity to imprison another one and get revenge.

Secondly, the sound of the clapper was really annoying Ye Zhen, and every time the clapper sounded, Ye Zhen's head would fall off. He had been wanting revenge for a long time.

Ye Zhen, angered, took two steps forward and punched the ghost in the face, denting his already featureless face.

The second punch followed immediately, and with a crack, the ghost's neck was broken, spun 360 degrees, and returned to its original position. However, due to the broken spine, the ghost's head drooped limply to one side.

Punches rained down on him, like a boxer pounding on his punching bag. Ye Zhen got more and more into it, and a joyful smile even appeared on his face.

Normally, ghosts have certain patterns of killing. As long as you don't trigger these patterns, you won't be killed by a ghost. However, direct contact with a ghost is an exception. Most ghosts will undergo unexpected changes when touched directly, and may even break the rules and kill the person who came into contact with them.

Ye Zhen either didn't know this, or she knew but didn't care; she simply treated the vengeful ghost as her toy.

Only when all the bones in the ghost's body were broken and its body was twisted and deformed did he take a few steps back and catch his breath.

"Ye Zhen, be careful, don't let your guard down, this ghost is very scary."

Looking at the rusty machete in the faceless ghost's hand, Lu Ming had a bad feeling.

He even felt that the rusty machete was more terrifying than the ghost itself.

As soon as he finished speaking, the faceless ghost suddenly looked at Ye Zhen through the two round holes on his face and raised his right hand holding the cleaver.

Ye Zhen wasn't stupid; he noticed the danger lurking in the cleaver. He took a few steps back, trying to dodge the ghost's attack.

From an observer's perspective, the faceless ghost's movements were stiff and slow, unable to keep up with Ye Zhen's speed at all, but its movements could not be explained by common sense.

The machete was raised, but before it could fall, the supernatural attack had already landed on Ye Zhen.

"The faceless demon's actions simply indicate that the demon's killing pattern has been triggered. As long as the trigger is there, this cleaver can kill without even falling."

Lu Ming made this judgment.

House seemingly endless rain.

Just then, the sound of the clapper rang out again.

Ye Zhen was momentarily controlled, but the killing curse of the cleaver was triggered extremely quickly, and the cleaver immediately severed his arm.

This seemingly ordinary strike, to the untrained eye, might not even be as effective as the sound of a clapper that could sever the head of a demon tamer.

In reality, the danger hidden in this strike far exceeds the murderous patterns of the clapper.

Similar to the ghostly machete wielded by the tall male corpse in Caesars Hotel, the faceless ghost's cleaver doesn't simply kill the person or the ghost wielder when it falls.

Instead, it is a vengeful spirit capable of dismembering the body of the ghost tamer.

With the aid of a medium, a single slash can dismember even a complete vengeful ghost.

A demon tamer whose vengeful spirit has been dismembered is no different from an ordinary person. In fact, most demon tamers are in very poor physical condition, and it is normal for them to die directly once the spirit inside them is dismembered.

If it weren't for the extremely special scapegoat that Ye Zhen was using, he would have been dead by that last strike.

"A scapegoat isn't a panacea; direct dismemberment has no effect, but if Ye Zhen is suppressed before being dismembered, he won't survive..."

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The dull sound of the clapper was struck for the sixth time.

A third ghost appeared.

The clapper is being struck very frequently now.

A chill ran through Lu Ming's heart.

He didn't know how long this situation would last.

Every vengeful ghost that emerged from the thick fog was terrifyingly powerful.

He could barely handle one or two, but once the numbers piled up, he was afraid he would die here.

"As expected of an S-class paranormal event, if you rush in without having enough information, it would be difficult to even get out alive, let alone contain the paranormal event."

"As long as those old guys don't make a move, with the few vengeful spirits I control, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I can run rampant in the paranormal world. But with unknown paranormal events like the Ghost Temple incident, one can easily get caught up in something if I'm not careful."

Lu Ming's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself that he could no longer waste time here.

The fluffy paper ash fell in front of them, forming a path. Lu Ming held the ghost bride's hand and walked forward step by step along the path. Their movements seemed unhurried, but in reality they were extremely fast. In just a few steps, they arrived at the end of the courtyard.

There's no point in wasting time arguing with that bangzi ghost here.

We must find the source of the haunted temple as soon as possible.

Just like in the ghost ship incident, you have to kill the captain.

Keep going.

Just before Lu Ming and the ghost bride were about to take their final step, their actions seemed to change the previously rhythmic sound of the clapper.

Instead of following the previous rule of striking once every so often, it started striking wildly in rapid succession.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The sound of clappers rang out one after another.

At this point, there were already four fierce ghosts on the field.

Each one, taken out individually and placed outside, would cause a terrifying paranormal event. Not to mention the exorcists of the island nation's exorcism society, even the captain of the Chinese exorcist headquarters would find it difficult to successfully restrain them.

The good news was that the sound of the clapper only brought out four vengeful ghosts, not the endless stream of ghosts that Lu Ming had expected. The bad news was that even with only these four vengeful ghosts, Lu Ming and Ye Zhen were still in considerable danger.

Especially that faceless ghost wielding a machete, which could even dismember a real vengeful spirit.

Looking back carefully, from the moment I stepped into Kamiyama Town, the danger and attacks never stopped.

Having finally entered the ghost temple, be careful not to get hanged by the well in the courtyard. Afterwards, while being restricted in the ghost realm, you will also have to deal with attacks from the sound of clappers and four extremely terrifying ghosts.

"If we were to rate it, the current Ghost Temple incident has definitely exceeded S-level. This is certainly not the situation the Ghost Temple should have been in. Otherwise, the island nation would have perished long ago. Why would we have waited until today?"

"It is very likely that the arrival of the human head balloon caused this series of chain changes in the ghost temple... In that sense, I indirectly caused these changes."

On the other side, Ye Zhen's eyes widened, and he retreated to a very far place.

"Four against two, isn't that cheating?"

His severed arm had been repaired by the scapegoat, but Ye Zhen was still somewhat apprehensive.

If the other three ghosts launch a supernatural attack at the same time and suppress him, and this faceless ghost takes the opportunity to use a cleaver to dismember him, then even Ye Wudi would not be able to survive.

Lu Ming stopped and didn't leave. He said to Ye Zhen, "Don't let that faceless ghost see you."

The rusty machete in the faceless ghost's hand is similar to the ghostly woodcutter's knife in the hand of the tall male corpse in the Caesars Hotel; both rely on a medium to trigger supernatural attacks.

The medium for the Ghost Cleaver is footprints. As long as the footprints overlap, whether you step on its footprints or it steps on yours, it will trigger the attack of the vengeful ghost.

The medium through which the Faceless Demon is communicated is through sight.

As soon as it stares directly at you through those two dark holes, the machete will be raised, and a terrifying attack will come in the next instant.

At this critical juncture, even Ye Zhen is in no mood for trash talk.

He wielded a cracked and twisted longsword, constantly battling four vengeful ghosts in perilous situations. Several times, he almost died before he could even use his substitute ability.

"What exactly did these islanders do? Why is there such a terrifying place in this tiny country that even I, Ye, find it difficult to deal with?"

"The exorcism organization that posted the bounty on the paranormal website is definitely up to no good. After I, Ye, finish dealing with this paranormal incident, I'll go out and cut off that Mishima president's head and use it as a football."

Meanwhile, Lu Ming, who was standing some distance away with the ghost bride, was also busy.

He had roughly figured out the killing pattern of these four ghosts.

One of the ghosts was the exact opposite of the ghost that Fang Shiming controlled.

The ghost that presses down on people will kill the tallest person within a certain range, while this ghost will kill the shortest person within a certain range. Moreover, it is not a single-target attack; as long as this ghost is in a high position, everyone below it will be killed.

There is also a ghost that steals things. When it gets close to the ghost tamer, it can directly steal the ghost or supernatural items from the tamer.

The obese ghost with a large, veiny belly is the Drunkard, capable of interfering with the Ghost Master and paralyzing their nerves. Upon contact with it, the ghost within the Ghost Master's body may even fall into a brief period of dormancy.

As for the faceless ghost wielding the ghost-slaying knife, it was even more terrifying than Lu Ming had initially assessed.

Every time the faceless demon raises its hand, it triggers the curse of the demon's cleaver. If it hits, it will increase the terror of the next attack, like stacking buffs.

In a sense, the potential of this ghost-slaying knife is quite high, and the faceless ghost is definitely the most terrifying of these fierce ghosts.

"I don't know if it's a coincidence, but including the emaciated ghost from before, the five ghosts used to guard the ghost temple courtyard correspond exactly to the five precepts of Buddhism."

"Killing, stealing, adultery, lying, and drinking alcohol."

"However, considering these things is not very useful. Just like the ghost bus, it is meaningless to consider what special meaning the ghost bus had in ancient times before the invention of buses. The essence of a ghost is the rules, and its external manifestation is not important."

"..."

"If only we could take the demon cleaver from the faceless demon's hand."

Lu Mingsheng had this thought.

But it’s just a thought.

The faceless demon is too terrifying, and the demon temple is the demon's home ground. The possibility of snatching the demon cleaver in front of the faceless demon is too low. Even if he did manage to take it, Lu Ming is not like Xiao Yang at the Caesars Hotel who brought a shroud.

Holding the demon cleaver in your hand, without doing anything, something terrible might happen.

All we can say is to leave this machete in the temple for now, and retrieve it when we have the chance later.

"However, although we can't directly take the Ghost Cleaver for ourselves, we can still borrow it for use."

Ye Zhen looks like he won't last much longer. The only way to break this deadlock is to use the Ghost Cleaver to dismember all four ghosts.

It sounds impossible.

However, Lu Ming exchanged for the fifth-tier ability [Transfer Misfortune] in the Main God Space.

The problem now is that while the [Transfer Misfortune] ability can withstand a high level of supernatural influence, it absolutely cannot withstand the dismemberment caused by a ghostly cleaver.

After so many times of raising his hand, the Ghost Cleaver has accumulated many layers.

Even if the Deceitful Ghost temporarily increased the upper limit of what [Transfer Misfortune] could withstand, Lu Ming, as the user, still couldn't bear this level of supernatural influence.

There was no way back, and no other choice.

If this situation continues, Ye Zhen will also die.

"We have no choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless, and take a gamble."

To be honest, this wasn't the first or second time Lu Ming had risked his life in the mysterious world of resurgence.

But this was the time when he was least confident.

If in the past the plan was deemed feasible, then the gamble was placed on the possibility that no unexpected events would occur.

This time, Lu Ming was certain that the plan was unfeasible, or had major flaws, and then he stubbornly gambled on that slim glimmer of hope.

Just as Lu Ming was about to make a move, the ghost bride spoke up.

"I'll trigger it."

Except for very special vengeful ghosts, most vengeful ghosts cannot speak.

However, the ghost bride's state is very special; she is neither human nor a vengeful ghost, but possesses a vague consciousness and can engage in simple communication.

Her voice was stiff and mechanical, and the meaning she was expressing was not very clear, but you could tell it was a woman's voice.

Lu Ming instantly understood the ghost bride's thoughts.

The ghost bride must take the lead and use the "Transfer Misfortune" skill to borrow the faceless ghost's cleaver for an attack.

The Red Demon and the White Demon have not yet married and have not yet fully merged into one.

However, it is still possible to get the ghost bride to use Lu Ming's abilities.

Just like Lu Ming could also use the ghost bride's supernatural abilities to summon ghosts.

"It's a good idea."

Lu Ming had no idea whether following the ghost bride's idea would be successful.

But I can't think about that now.

He glanced at the teru teru bozu hanging from his waist and lied to himself, saying, "The upper limit of the high-level ability [Transfer Misfortune] can withstand the curse of the Faceless Demon's cleaver."

The teru teru bozu (Japanese sunny doll) didn't react at all.

Even the tiny black dot on top didn't get bigger.

"The joke went too far; is the liar completely ignoring me?"

Having no other option, Lu Ming had to change his approach.

"Within ten seconds, the maximum value of the high-level ability [Transfer Misfortune] can withstand the curse of the Faceless Demon's cleaver."

This time, the Teru Teru Bozu finally reacted.

The doll began to bleed, the straw rope of the hanged ghost broke, and the teru teru bozu fell to the ground.

Soon, the doll was swallowed by thick blood and disappeared without a trace.

Boom! ! !
Lu Ming felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, as if his brain had been hit by a heavy blow, and he almost fainted.

Even with the added preconditions, it's still difficult to complete this lie.

The Deceitful Ghost was on the verge of resurrection, constantly invading Lu Ming's consciousness. If Lu Ming's mental strength hadn't been terrifyingly strong, he would have already been replaced by the Deceitful Ghost.

"It was done..."

"Ye Zhen, this time, I'm here to help you."

Lu Ming let the ghost bride take the lead, guiding him step by step toward the location of the faceless ghost.

A cold wind blew in from nowhere, dispersing part of the thick fog and lifting the bright red veil covering the ghost bride's head.

Her face, formed by the supernatural and seemingly flawless, bore traces of cold, still-wet tears.

On the sunken faces of the ghost bride and the faceless ghost, the two pitch-black holes stared at each other.

(End of this chapter)