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Chapter 165 Black Umbrella, Supernatural Weapon (6.4k)

The raindrops kept falling, growing denser and denser, making a pattering sound. The villa's windows shook violently in the downpour, as if countless hands were pounding on them from outside.

The mist rising from the distance seemed to engulf the entire world.

This heavy rain felt like it would never stop.

Through the rain, the streetlights were still flashing at an abnormally high speed.

Unlike ordinary rainstorms, this rain had a strong, fishy odor that spread over a wide area, making people feel nauseous just from smelling it.

tread!tread!tread!
As the sound of footsteps pounding in the rain grew clearer, the ghost's figure finally came into view.

This is a ghost covered in black gauze, making it impossible to see its specific appearance; only a vague humanoid outline can be identified.

Beneath the black gauze, a pale arm covered in scars stretched out, tightly gripping the old wooden umbrella handle, holding up a black umbrella.

The umbrella was black from top to bottom—black fabric, black ribs—it exuded an ominous aura.

Lu Ming and Yang Jian simultaneously sensed this terrifying scene using their supernatural abilities.

Yang Jian's eyelids twitched, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Where did such a terrifying ghost come from? Why did it pass through Dachang City?"

Not only Yang Jian, but Lu Ming was also a little unsure about this.

The ghost, draped in black gauze and carrying a black umbrella, is most likely the supernatural event codenamed "Black Umbrella."

However, in Lu Ming's memory, what appeared with the black umbrella was a continuous drizzle, not a torrential downpour like this.

Compared to the black umbrella incident...
This heavy rain was more like a supernatural event that Yang Jian encountered at a station along the way on his seven-day journey to the haunted house.

Why are these two ghosts together?

Lu Ming frowned, a guess forming in his mind.

"Is it possible that the terrifying downpour was just a piece of the puzzle for the black umbrella?"

After this conjecture came to mind, Lu Ming thought about it more and more and felt that it was possible.

This black umbrella is definitely one of the most oppressive ghosts for those who control them.

The main body is an umbrella-shaped ghost domain with six layers. The ghost domain is incredibly powerful and has an unsolvable growth potential. The more fierce ghosts and ghost tamers trapped in the ghost umbrella ghost domain, the stronger the ghost domain will become.

If one inadvertently enters the ghost realm of the black umbrella, the rainwater within will carry a kind of supernatural corrosiveness, blurring the consciousness of the ghost tamer, chilling their body, and ultimately assimilating them into a part of the umbrella, becoming a vengeful ghost wandering in the ghost realm.

From the first to the sixth level of the Ghost Realm, the rain in the Ghost Realm will become heavier and heavier, and the strength of the vengeful ghosts will also increase.

The buildings on the first, second, and third floors are mostly real-world structures, and the ghosts wandering within are actually ordinary people in disguise. On the fourth floor, the buildings transform into dilapidated, collapsed wooden huts, and the fifth floor becomes a large, complete village…
The most sinister thing about this ghost is that its solution is completely illogical; the ultimate source of the evil spirit is not on the sixth level, but on the fifth level.

The demon tamer must find the right one among countless black umbrellas and fold it up.

If you make the wrong choice, the only outcome is death.

The sheer number of vengeful ghosts, densely packed together, was enough to send chills down one's spine just by standing in front of them, let alone having to find the right one among countless black umbrellas.

In the original timeline, even Yang Jian, much later in the story, needed to gamble a 50% chance to barely contain the Black Umbrella incident. This gives you an idea of ​​how terrifying this thing is…

"The black umbrella is almost flawless. If I had to point out something, it would be that the rainwater in the first few layers of the ghost realm erodes the ghost tamer too slowly."

"This downpour will make up for this deficiency."

"Judging from the speed at which this foul-smelling rain falls, standing in the rain, being cursed by the rain, and being assimilated into the ghost realm will be very fast."

"So this torrential rain is very likely one of the pieces of the black umbrella puzzle..."

Upon thinking of this, Lu Ming's expression changed slightly.

He can still clearly sense that the black umbrella in the ghost's hand and this rainstorm are two different supernatural events.

The torrential rain has not yet become part of the puzzle of the black umbrella.

But if Lu Ming's guess is correct, it's only a matter of time before the two ghosts perfectly merge together.

At that point, the black umbrella and the torrential rain will complement each other, amplifying the horror of this paranormal event to another level, making it even more difficult to deal with.

Lu Ming analyzed to Yang Jian, "This ghost is probably just passing through Dachang City for some special reason. If we ignore it, it will probably leave in a while."

"Oh? In that case, we don't need to intervene?"

Yang Jian hesitated when he heard Lu Ming say that.

His current idea is still to protect Dachang City. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. If Lu Ming's guess is correct, then they can simply wait for the ghost to leave on its own.

Yang Jian had a premonition that this ghost would be difficult to deal with, and that he might even get himself involved if he wasn't careful.

To Yang Jian's surprise, Lu Ming shook his head and said, "I will take action in this supernatural incident."

Lu Ming's thoughts were similar to Yang Jian's.

However, he also had some concerns of his own.

In the current situation, doing nothing would be tantamount to letting this monster grow unchecked.

On the other hand, Lu Ming could vaguely sense that the rainwater that fell was connected to the water in Ghost Lake and the water ghost that Sadako had merged with.

From this perspective, this paranormal event may also be related to the White Demon puzzle that he has been researching.

Moreover, Lu Ming had been looking for a suitable supernatural weapon, and in his opinion, using the black umbrella in the ghost's hand as the main body was perfectly fine, both in terms of strength and compatibility.

He even had a basic plan in mind on how to use the black umbrella as the main element to assemble a complete supernatural weapon.

Of course, Lu Ming is only thinking about it now. He is not willing to take such a big risk to take the umbrella away, and even if he did, he would not be able to handle it perfectly.

"There is a way we can try."

"If I can't deal with the black umbrella directly, I'll start with the rainstorm itself and separate the rainstorm from the ghost holding the umbrella... If I can do that, all my concerns will be resolved."

Yang Jian, who was standing nearby, was startled when he heard that Lu Ming was going to take action to deal with this supernatural incident.

In his memory, Lu Ming was not the kind of ghost controller who would casually interfere in supernatural events.

Even though his relationship with headquarters improved considerably after the intrusion, he couldn't simply obey headquarters' orders to handle paranormal events.

The recent case involving the "Demon Well" in Japan was reportedly handled by an exorcism society, which reportedly spent a great deal of money to persuade him to come.

"Forget it, Lu Ming must have his own reasons. There's no point in me guessing here."

"Speaking of which, this ghost is truly terrifyingly dangerous..."

Yang Jian didn't know what was wrong with Dachang City. Why were there so many supernatural events happening so frequently, and why were they all so difficult to deal with?

Yang Jian stood to one side, peering into the supernatural phenomena in the downpour with his ghostly eyes, without making any other unnecessary movements.

He knew very well that although some people in the paranormal community called him and Lu Ming the "Double Kings of Dachang City," there was still a considerable gap between him and Lu Ming.

To deal with this terrifying supernatural situation, Yang Jian didn't know the killing patterns of the vengeful ghost, nor was he confident in his ability to handle it. It would be better to wait on the sidelines and act according to the situation, so as not to be unable to help and only cause more trouble.

Lu Ming stretched out his left hand, and the ghost bride dressed in a bright red wedding dress immediately appeared beside him. The two held hands and stood quietly in front of the rain.

The moment the ghost bride appeared, the air inside the villa turned chilly.

Zhang Wei instinctively shrank back, and Wang Shanshan was also shocked—it was the first time she had ever seen a ghost bride, and she didn't even know when the ghost had appeared next to Lu Ming.

Then, Lu Ming slowly raised the ghost bride's left hand, which was holding hers, and stiffly swayed it in mid-air.

As the ashes of the paper fell, the hazy, ghostly realm of the painting spread towards the heavy rain.

Lu Ming planned to first try using the Ghost Domain to send away the vengeful ghost holding the black umbrella.

Because he needed to separate the torrential rain from the vengeful ghost holding the black umbrella, but Lu Ming didn't know where the source of the rain was, he could only approach it from the other side.

"This ghost's domain is indeed shaped like an umbrella."

Under supernatural perception, looking down from high above, one will find that the ghostly realm of the black umbrella presents a complete circle, just like the canopy of an umbrella.

Lu Ming had encountered this situation three times in total. Besides the current one, the other two times were the coffin-shaped ghost realm in the training base ghost incident and the well-shaped ghost realm in the island nation ghost temple incident.

Without exception, all three paranormal incidents were extremely difficult to handle.

The gray, ghostly realm completely enveloped the black umbrella, without any obstruction.

"Has the ghost been sent away?"

Lu Ming didn't expect things to be resolved so smoothly.

But when he put away the ghost painting and ghost domain, he found that the ghost was still holding an old black umbrella in the rainstorm, unaffected.

The Ghost Domain that Lu Ming can currently utilize is simply insufficient to directly send away this vengeful ghost.

Not only that, the sudden attack just now seemed to have caught the ghost's attention. It stiffly twisted its neck, making a cracking sound, and looked at Lu Ming with its cloudy, numb, and emotionless eyes.

They were far apart, and the rain was pouring down, as if it would drown the whole world.

In such an environment, ordinary people like Wang Shanshan and Zhang Wei couldn't even see the vengeful ghost standing in the rain.

But Lu Ming and Yang Jian could sense it.

The ghost cast its gaze through the thick curtain of rain, sending a chill down their spines.

As time passed, the unease that the umbrella-wielding ghost brought to Yang Jian and Lu Ming grew stronger. This feeling was unique to ghost tamers, thanks to the ghost tamer's own ghost.

Before danger even arrives, the senses of the supernatural are already providing warnings.

Lu Ming had a feeling that the ghost would walk towards them from the rain at any moment, holding a black umbrella.

So he used the Ghost Domain again, sending his entire villa into the world of the painting.

Everyone discovered that everything in front of them had turned into a gray haze.

Yang Jian was quite surprised to find himself in the Ghost Painting Realm, because it was exactly the same Ghost Painting World he had entered when he dealt with the Ghost Painting incident.

"Lu Ming has indeed perfectly mastered the Ghost Painting. This ghost's domain is incredibly terrifying; I've heard that if it's fully expanded, it can even cover all countries..."

Yang Jian admired it in his heart, but did not speak.

The situation is critical. If Lu Ming hadn't used his Ghost Domain to temporarily pull them into the Ghost Painting World and away from reality, they might have accidentally triggered the ghost's killing pattern and attracted danger.

Outside the ghost painting, the only sound is the patter of rain.

The rain washed away all the filth from the ground, but it brought with it an even more terrifying supernatural experience.

There wasn't a single pedestrian on the street.

Realizing the impending downpour, most people sought shelter, while those who lingered became ghost slaves wandering among the first layer of black umbrellas.

The passage of time becomes blurred in this environment.

I do not know how long it has been.

The vengeful ghost, which had been standing stiffly in place, finally turned its gaze away.

tread!tread!tread!
The sound of footsteps wading through the puddles rang out again.

The vengeful ghost was about to leave.

"Luckily you reacted quickly enough and weren't targeted by this ghost." Yang Jian's back was already soaked with cold sweat as he sighed.

However, after Lu Ming led them away from the Ghost Painting Ghost Realm, he said, "This ghost is even more terrifying than I imagined, and the ghost umbrella and the rainstorm are still merging. It won't be long before this supernatural event becomes truly uncontrollable."

"Wait for me here. Be careful to avoid the rain that may have been contaminated by the spirits, and do not wander around."

Under normal circumstances, given the construction quality of the Guanjiang residential area, even a heavy rainstorm of a higher intensity would not penetrate into the interior.

But at this moment, foul-smelling water seeped out from the gaps in the floorboards and from the walls, making it extremely unpleasant to smell.

This is not difficult to understand.

Gold is the only thing that cannot be affected by the supernatural.

Lu Ming and his group are currently living in an ordinary villa, not a safe house built at great expense.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal to be affected by the supernatural.

Yang Jian's expression changed when he heard Lu Ming say that he still had to deal with the black umbrella incident.

He had witnessed the horror of the Ghost Painting Ghost Realm firsthand.

Even the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain that Lu Ming currently controls cannot directly send the black umbrella away.

This brief exchange alone is enough to illustrate many points.

However, once Lu Ming has made up his mind, no amount of persuasion from others will change it.

If the black umbrella is allowed to merge with the downpour this time, then not only will he not be able to get his hands on the umbrella in the short term, but he will also never be able to get his hands on it again.

Lu Ming quickly took action.

He did not rush directly into the torrential rain.

If you are corrupted by the eerie rain and pulled into the ghostly realm of the black umbrella, it will be difficult to get out.

In the original timeline, after Yang Jian entered the fifth layer of the umbrella, even the ghost realm of Ghost Lake was sealed off.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming said, "Give me some spare gold."

Although he didn't know what Lu Ming wanted the gold for at this time, Yang Jian still took some as he asked.

Lu Ming's plan was to make an umbrella out of gold. After all, in this kind of weather, ordinary raincoats and umbrellas would not be enough. Only a gold raincoat and a gold umbrella could block the invasion of supernatural forces.

The method of making the umbrella is also very simple. After all, Lu Ming only requires practicality and has no requirements for appearance. Ancient people could use lotus leaves to block the rain, so Lu Ming only needs to make a rough shape.

He first used the Ghost Realm to transfer some wood, then pieced the wood together to form simple umbrella ribs. Finally, he used physical means to spread out gold, forming thin sheets, which were then used as umbrella fabric to cover the umbrella ribs.

Before long, an ugly golden umbrella was completed.

Although it is not aesthetically pleasing, it is fully functional. Moreover, because the golden umbrella fabric covers a large area, it can completely cover two people. So even if you are in a downpour, you will not be splashed with foul-smelling rainwater.

Lu Ming, holding the ghost bride's hand and carrying the golden umbrella, stepped into the downpour.

From Yang Jian and the others' perspective, they could only make out two rough outlines, one red and one white, through the torrential rain, and the edges of the outlines were already blurred.

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Stepping into the torrential rain, Lu Ming realized that this unknown ghost, as a piece of the puzzle of the black umbrella, was by no means simple either.

Even if you don't get wet from the rain, being in the rain will make everything you see look distorted and strange, as if something has been shattered and cut into countless small pieces.

The torrential rain was mixed with supernatural phenomena, obscuring visibility.

Fortunately, Lu Ming did not need to use his eyes to observe.

It can perceive the surrounding situation solely through supernatural means, and no subtle change can escape its detection.

Heavy rain also has an impact on other paranormal phenomena.

However, this small area around it is still within Lu Ming's control.

"After I stepped into the rain, the ghost disappeared."

Lu Ming stepped on the puddles, making a splashing sound.

Previously, even from a distance, the approximate location of the black umbrella could be determined.

But now that it's raining, I can't see anything at all.

This scene is clearly illogical and somewhat unbelievable.

Why have even the footsteps disappeared?

This is something Lu Ming can't understand.

"Could it be... that my appearance has attracted the ghost's attention again, and some special pattern has been triggered?"

The ghost holding the black umbrella doesn't possess wisdom like the wishing ghost; it simply acts according to the rules.

So even though the black umbrella was very terrifying, Lu Ming still had a way to separate the ghost from the downpour.

He can lead the ghost bride and use his supernatural powers to summon ghosts near the black umbrella, drawing the evil spirit away from the rain so that the ghost bride's supernatural powers won't be washed away by the rain.

Given the Ghost Bride's current strength, achieving this wouldn't be difficult.

Moreover, once the summoning of ghosts is activated and takes effect, one will not be attacked by vengeful spirits.

Lu Ming just needs to be careful not to accidentally enter the ghost realm of the black umbrella before using the summoning technique.

As long as the two ghosts are separated far enough, the puzzle of the vengeful ghost cannot be completed. Then Lu Ming will be able to search for the source of the vengeful ghost in the rainstorm and completely contain this supernatural event.

As for the black umbrella, we can deal with it later when we have enough confidence.

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The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

The rain pattered on the ground at an extremely high frequency, a sound that was incredibly irritating.

"time is limited."

Lu Ming frowned and looked up at the gloomy sky, which had become increasingly dark since the beginning of the day.

Before long, the area covered by the torrential rain will turn completely black, signifying that the black umbrella and the eerie downpour have perfectly blended together.

By then, Lu Ming will have lost his last chance.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming quickened his pace.

He guessed that the vengeful ghost might have stopped somewhere again, and his supernatural perception would be disrupted by the rain if it was too far away, so he had to speed up to achieve his pre-planned goal.

"Upon sensing the presence of the vengeful spirit, immediately stop and cease your attack..."

Being in this downpour for a long time feels like being isolated from the whole world. The sky and earth are all white, and the exposed skin can feel the coldness in the air. Vision is blurred and fragmented.

Lu Ming felt somewhat dazed...

at this time.

A harsh scraping sound echoed in his mind.

That's the sound Freddy makes when he rubs his steel claws against the wall.

Freddy protects Lu Ming's consciousness, and if any supernatural force tries to invade, it will be resisted by Freddy.

Unless the supernatural power surpasses Freddy's, it's impossible to get past this line of defense.

Lu Ming suddenly woke up.

"It's not just getting wet from the rain that can cause supernatural disturbances; being in the rain for a long time can also affect people, eroding their consciousness due to the moisture in the air."

"I was in such a hurry that I didn't even notice it."

After realizing what had happened, Lu Ming calmed himself down and became composed.

Finding a vengeful ghost amidst numerous supernatural interferences is not impossible.

He could have easily used the ghost candle to locate the black umbrella.

The white ghost candle can attract ghosts. After lighting it, it will lure the ghost holding the umbrella closer. Then, keep it within a suitable range and quickly extinguish the white ghost candle, replacing it with a ghost-summoning paranormal device, thus achieving the previous plan.

No, it still won't work.

"Doing this is too risky, and there are too many uncertainties."

Lu Ming quickly realized that this approach was not very feasible.

First, he is unlikely to be able to accurately time the extinguishing of the white ghost candle, and if he is not careful, the black umbrella will get too close to him, triggering the terrifying killing pattern.

Or, even if the timing is perfect and the white ghost candle is extinguished, it doesn't mean the vengeful ghost will immediately stop its actions.

Once this ghost spots Lu Ming, it will likely continue walking towards him.

At that time, Lu Ming will be forced to deal directly with the black umbrella incident.

"We have no choice but to use the red ghost candle."

Thinking this, Lu Ming took out the scarlet ghost candle without any hesitation.

Lighting a red ghost candle not only temporarily protects you from attacks by vengeful spirits, but also allows you to judge the distance of the spirits by the speed at which they burn.

This is also where the red ghost candle has an advantage over the ghost porcelain.

puff!

The eerie flames leaped up and flickered incessantly.

The humid air and eerie rain could not extinguish the ghost candle directly.

But what happened next was completely unbelievable.

call!
The ghost candle, which had just been lit, shone with an eerie light for a fleeting moment.

In less than a breath, the entire ghost candle had burned out.

"What a joke!"

Lu Ming was startled.

The faster the ghost candle burns, the closer the vengeful ghost is.

Ghosts are all around us.

Almost instinctively, Lu Ming turned his head and met a pair of numb eyes, like old glass beads, not far behind him.

The ghost, holding an old black umbrella, followed Lu Ming for an unknown amount of time.

The sound of footsteps splashing in puddles, combined with the increasingly heavy raindrops, masked the ghost's original movements. Furthermore, the rain restricted Lu Ming's supernatural perception to a very small range...
If the ghost took a few more steps forward, it would allow Lu Ming to enter the area shrouded in that pitch-black ghostly domain.

The moment Lu Ming turned around, a certain rule was triggered.

tread!tread!tread!
The puddles on the ground were disturbed by being stepped on.

The ghost increased its speed and accelerated towards Lu Ming.

　One more chapter, to be updated before midnight.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)