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Chapter 156 The True Spiritual Ghost! (4.8k)

Before choosing a dungeon, Lu Ming first led the four of them to a deserted corner and had the ghost bride appear beside him.

The ghost bride had a bright red veil covering her head, wore a red wedding dress, and had a pair of very suitable embroidered shoes on her feet.

Her outfit looked festive, but as the veil covering most of her face fluttered slightly, cold tear tracks were faintly visible on her face.

The moment the ghost bride appeared, the other four people's expressions changed instantly, feeling an inexplicable sense of oppression.

It wasn't because of her strange outfit.

In a sense, those who can survive in the God Realm are all gods, and they come in all sorts of outfits.

What caused Chen Xin and the other three to change their expressions drastically was that the ghost bride's aura was simply too terrifying.

"What level of challenger is this? There's no identification tag, it seems she's been deliberately hiding. She must have reached at least the sixth level, but why didn't she enter the higher-dimensional God Space?"

"This woman is holding hands with Captain Lu, could they be in a relationship?"

"And... why didn't we see her when she was hiding there?"

These thoughts shocked the four people beyond measure.

Jiang Zi, in particular, was shocked and extremely depressed.

Her ulterior motives had been quite obvious before; she even spent 5000 points to curry favor with Lu Ming.

At the time, I was wondering why the captain, a grown man, would need a dressing mirror. Now that I think about it, it turns out he bought it for his wife.

He used other women's money to buy gifts for his wife.

Ah.

"The person next to me is also our teammate starting from this dungeon. Please try to cooperate with her."

Lu Ming introduced the ghost bride to the other four people in the group.

At his current level, there's no need to hide his strength in the lower-dimensional god space.

The reason the Ghost Bride wasn't shown before was simply because her supernatural abilities were too limited and didn't have the same impact as Sadako in a horror movie scenario.

But now, Sadako is still fighting against the supernatural forces of the Oni Well, and the mummified bride has also become the current Oni Bride, controlling the Oni Painting and possessing a simple consciousness, becoming an alternative existence.

There's absolutely no problem in treating the ghost bride as a teammate.

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Tian looked around, then realized what was happening and said, "Captain Lu, since we already have enough people, I won't participate this time. Just call me next time you need more..."

Li Tian was very sensible.

In typical team-based competitive dungeons, a team of five is required.

Team Lu somehow found a powerful challenger whose rank was so high that it was impossible to even see who he was, resulting in a total of six people on the field now.

Someone will definitely have to leave.

The reason Li Tian chose to leave was not because he was weak, but because he had silently calculated in his heart and found that among the six people present, he was the weakest.

Even if they both reach the fourth rank, there is still a gap between the fourth ranks.

It's a good thing for the whole team that he's leaving.

"Phew—I can only keep working hard on my own. Sooner or later, I will catch up with the captain."

It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed, but Li Tian didn't lose heart; instead, he silently cheered himself on.

Lu Ming glanced at him expressionlessly, somewhat speechless.

He hadn't said anything yet, so why was this young man imagining so many things on his mind?

"No one needs to leave... There's no problem with the team's numbers. She's not a challenger; more accurately, she's not human."

The group was momentarily stunned by Lu Ming's words, their minds seemingly going blank.

So he wasn't a challenger after all... No, what does "not human" mean?
What else could it be but a human?
Could it be a ghost?
The moment the thought crossed their minds, everyone felt a cold sweat break out on their backs.

They all came to the Main God Space from their original worlds, and originally thought that what they had encountered was bizarre enough.

But to my utter surprise, there was another expert.

Which dungeon's ghost did Captain Lu bring out?

"Alright, don't worry, just treat her like a normal teammate."

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After the body was repaired, although there were slight changes in the basic attributes on the panel compared to before, the overall difference was not significant.

Lu Ming added the 10 attribute points he gained from the second phase of the Mysterious Resurrection World mission to his mental strength.

[Mental Strength: 79] [Mental Strength: 89]

Lu Ming wasn't in a hurry at all, as he was getting closer and closer to the 100 points he had previously guessed.

After completing the skill point allocation, in a somewhat silent atmosphere, Lu Ming led the team to the main god square for selecting dungeons.

There weren't many people in the square. Perhaps many challengers were still in the dungeon, or perhaps the number of casualties was too high and the God Space hadn't had time to restock from various planes.

The many orbs of light in front of them were still breathing rhythmically. The five of them came to a short distance in front of the orbs, and a huge semi-transparent panel appeared in front of them at the same time, along with a basic introduction to the instance.

The First Commandment

Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆☆

[Mission: Within one week, find and eliminate seven vengeful spirits lurking among the people of this world (accidentally killing ordinary people will result in immediate mission failure)]

[Reward: Unknown]

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[Terrifying Swimming Pool]

Difficulty: ☆☆

[Mission: Spend the entire night with the main characters at the swimming pool]

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆☆

[Mission: Defeate Freddy, the vengeful spirit of the superstitious, in a dream]

[Reward: Unknown]

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The Exorcist

Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆

[Mission: Completely eliminate the demon Pazuzu]

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Double pupils

Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆

[Mission: Survive for five days while being hunted by the true "immortals" of this world]

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Looking at the instance that appeared on the panel this time, not only Lu Ming, but the other four were also extremely surprised.

"The great hand of the supreme god exerted its power once again."

Although we didn't get a seven-star dungeon of difficulty like [Ju-on] this time, two out of the five dungeons were six-star difficulty dungeons.

A Nightmare on Elm Street and The First Commandment.

The final [Double Pupils] level is also five stars in difficulty.

The only one that can be described as lackluster is the two-star difficulty "Horror Swimming Pool," which is hardly an exaggeration to say it was just there to fill the gaps.

Lu Ming watched this horror movie when he was a child. Back then, he was so scared by excellent horror movies that he couldn't sleep and would carry his blanket to find his mother in the middle of the night.

However, when Lu Ming was a child, he watched "The Horror Swimming Pool" directly as a movie and didn't feel out of place at all.

The entire film focuses on a rudimentary swimming pool, which has no redeeming qualities other than its erotic content. Lu Ming even suspects that the water in the pool was created from the producer's imagination.

As for [double pupils]...

This instance is in a completely different league from the [Terrifying Swimming Pool].

There really are "immortals" here.

Although Lu Ming felt that the immortals in [Double Pupils] were more like unorthodox practitioners than true Taoist immortals, in this world, one could become an immortal by experiencing the five hells.

Those who commit unrighteousness will go to the Ice Hell; those who commit treachery will go to the Hell of Guts Pulling; those who commit adultery will go to the Hell of Fire Pit; those who commit filial impiety will go to the Hell of Heart-Digging; and those who commit disrespect for God will go to the Hell of Tongue-Pulling.

People born with double pupils can see the demons and monsters in the world, that is, they can see those who have committed sins and become neither human nor ghost.

"There are quite a few items and rituals related to Taoism here, whether orthodox or unorthodox. Perhaps they can be connected to the Zhengyi talismans I exchanged in the Main God Mall before, and I can discover something deeper..."

To be honest, Lu Ming was very interested in the [Double Pupils] dungeon.

But this time he needs to get as many reward points as possible.

The difficulty of [Double Pupils] is only five stars, so Lu Ming had no choice but to give up for the time being.

The only choices now are the First Commandment and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

The former's worldview is quite despairing.

In a world where ghosts exist, one must firmly believe in one principle: "Ghosts do not exist."

There are no vengeful ghosts in this world; that's an ironclad rule. But living in it, you can still encounter terrifying supernatural events all the time.

In the First Commandment, the physical body is merely a vessel for the soul. A vengeful spirit can seize the vessel that holds the soul, which is commonly referred to as "possession."

If an ordinary person were to transmigrate to this world, it would be practically impossible for them to survive.

Even for powerful challengers, the tasks given by the Main God Space are difficult to complete. Unlike the vengeful spirits in some dungeons, which are easily identifiable.

In the First Commandment, you have no idea who the vengeful ghost is.

Even if Lu Ming knew the plot beforehand, the ghost could change its vessel at any time, replacing another human...

If Lu Ming hadn't chosen the "First Commandment" and instead opted for the "Nightmare on Elm Street," it would have been a predictable and unsolvable dead end.

Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is an absolute psychopathic killer who is not worthy of any sympathy, and he is also the ruler of the dream world.

Freddy has the ability to enter dreams, dominate and control everything within them, and influence reality through dreams.

If the dungeon's mission is simply to defeat the malevolent spirit Freddy, the difficulty could be slightly lower.

The limitation is that Freddy must be defeated in the dream...

This means that Lu Ming needs to resolve the issue on Freddy's home turf.

"Right now, we're still focusing on the basic tasks, not to mention the additional tasks and team-based competitive tasks that need to be completed."

Lu Ming frowned.

The six-star difficulty dungeons are indeed second only to the highest difficulty seven-star dungeons; none of them are easy to handle.

I just don't know if there will be even greater difficulty later on.

After thinking for a while, Lu Ming made his choice quickly without much hesitation.

There's no point in overcomplicating things before you know more.

Based on current information, completing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" will likely grant access to some or all of Freddy's supernatural abilities.

Coincidentally, Lu Mingcai obtained a nameless vengeful ghost from an exorcism society in Japan, which could serve as the perfect piece of the puzzle for a vengeful ghost based on superstition.

Lu Ming, holding the ghost bride's hand, turned to look at the other four teammates and said, "This time, my choice is the six-star difficulty horror movie dungeon, A Nightmare on Elm Street."

"Six-star difficulty?"

The group was shocked, especially Jiang Zi, whose face was full of disbelief, thinking she had misheard.

She was indeed prepared to challenge high-difficulty dungeons alongside Captain Lu.

But this is taking too big a step.

For challengers in this low-dimensional god space, a six-star team-based competitive dungeon is not only not a challenge, but even the thought of it seems absurd.

Unless someone has suicidal tendencies, who below the sixth rank would bother challenging this kind of dungeon?
"I'm afraid only top-tier Tier 5 teams would dare to choose a team-based competitive Six-Star dungeon..."

"Furthermore, what exactly does the unknown reward refer to? No one in this space has ever received an unknown reward, so whether this thing is a trap or not remains to be seen."

Chen Xin had suspected that Lu Ming might pull something big this time, but even though she was prepared, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The four of them were somewhat unsure about Lu Ming's choice this time, but now that things had come to this, there was no room for backing down.

Including Lu Ming, the group selected the "Enter Dungeon" option on the semi-transparent panel in front of them and started the team battle.

However, before that, Lu Ming explained something to Gao Mingzhe.

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[Entering a horror movie scenario: A Nightmare on Elm Street!]

This instance is a team-based competition; we are currently matching you with a team of similar skill levels...

As the words appeared, the dense clusters of light orbs around them vanished, replaced by a solid darkness.

The specific rules for this instance are as follows:

The two challenger teams will be divided into an attacking team and a defending team. The attacking team needs to actively assist the vengeful ghost Freddy in killing people within a certain area and time limit, while the defending team needs to protect the residents within a certain area.

[If more than half of the players in the area survive when time runs out, the defending team wins; otherwise, the attacking team wins.]

Team matchmaking complete.

The feeling of weightlessness came without warning.

As Lu Ming fell, he noticed many points of light appearing before him again. These points of light converged to form lines of faintly glowing white characters.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Main God Space will assign him a separate extra task.

As expected, an unexpected event occurred.

There are no additional quests in this team-based competitive dungeon.

If the challenge can be completed within three days, the unknown reward is confirmed to be "mastering the abilities of the vengeful spirit Freddy."

[If the challenge is completed after three days, the originally unknown random reward will be given.]

"Indeed, there is a chance to master Freddy's abilities. He is a true spiritual ghost, capable of killing people invisibly. Although my mental strength is strong, I have never been able to control this kind of consciousness-based supernatural power."

"This is a golden opportunity."

"The task requirements are just too demanding."

This time, Lu Ming didn't even need to think carefully anymore.

Clearly, the attacking and defending teams are not balanced.

The former only requires killing, which is much easier.

The last time Lu Ming challenged the [Final Destination] dungeon, he had to roll dice with the opposing team to determine the order in which they would enter the dungeon.

But this time, the God Space isn't even going to put on a show anymore.

Direct allocation via the backend.

Lu Ming's team was assigned to the defending team.

In the darkness, Jiang Zi frowned and couldn't help but complain, "My luck is just too bad..."

Lu Ming, who was standing to the side, remained silent.

He knew it was probably not a matter of luck.

To put it nicely, this is God's trial.

To put it bluntly, this is targeted.

"Forget it, since the dungeon has already started, there's no point in thinking too much... Just deal with it seriously. At worst, I'll just pull everyone into the Ghost Realm as soon as we enter the dungeon."

As Lu Ming was thinking this, five semi-transparent figures appeared in the void of darkness.

This represents the attacking team participating in this instance.

Each person's panel displays basic identity information, including name, gender, and rank.

"As expected, there are five fifth-tier challengers."

As Chen Xin and the others had guessed, only five Tier 5 challengers dared to choose the six-star difficulty horror movie dungeon and start team competition.

The wait wasn't too long.

Soon, the void shattered.

The space behind both teams, totaling ten people, shattered, plunging them into endless darkness.

The Nightmare on Elm Street instance has officially begun!
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"Ok?"

"what happened?"

Jiang Zi turned her head in confusion to look at Lu Ming beside her, making sure that there was nothing wrong with her.

The attacking team has entered the instance, but the defending team is still stuck in the void.

Just then, white characters emitting a faint glow appeared in front of them.

The attacking team can exchange 15000 points for a "First Strike Charm" to act three minutes earlier. This effect can be negated by using 15000 points.

[Can it be offset?]

No/Yes

Lu Ming's usually expressionless face suddenly contorted into a fascinating expression.

What a joke!
How can there still be capital to orchestrate such a scheme?

He wanted to offset the effect of the "precursor rune", but the five of them didn't have enough points to pay for the 15000 points.

Jiang Zi and Chen Xin's expressions also changed.

Six-star dungeons are inherently difficult, not to mention this time the opposing team got the first move.

The more carefully they thought about it, the more their hearts sank to the bottom.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we're definitely going to lose this time.

"Damn it, if the area were smaller, three minutes would have been enough time for a powerful challenger to wipe them all out..."

As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, a countdown appeared before their eyes, reminiscent of the scene in the [Nightmare on Elm Street] instance.

"Well, things have come to this. In these three minutes, we should try our best to find out the details of the five people on the other side."

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