I have a ghost diary

Therefore, the skinny man didn't think he had any chance of winning in a fight.

Seeing this, Chu Jiang became even more certain that the ghost in this room was not so simple; there was probably another ghost, and it had not yet begun to kill people.

So Chu Jiang didn't waste any more time and went straight up to open the door. He had to leave as soon as possible; the longer he delayed, the more trouble he would cause.

When the door opened, he was surprised to find that there was no room behind it. There were only four floor tiles on the floor, and the rest was endless darkness and a bottomless abyss.

Without time to think too much, Chu Jiang stepped into Room 4 first and onto the only square floor tile that looked safe.

The others quickly followed; there were only four rooms left, and nobody wanted to die...

After the remaining four people entered, the door closed by itself, but because the floor tiles were too narrow, the five survivors had to squeeze together.

In reality, the tile could only accommodate four people. It was the headless saleswoman who floated up and hovered above the four people, which barely allowed everyone to have a place to stand.

Chu Jiang could actually fly, but he didn't want to do so rashly unless necessary. What if the killing rule here was that flying meant certain death and hovering meant certain death?

In contrast, the saleswoman didn't think too much about it, and she seemed increasingly inhuman; even the abilities she displayed seemed to be getting closer and closer to the original headless monk on the card...

Standing close to Chu Jiang, the skinny man was very worried that Chu Jiang would push him off. Although he had two ghosts on him, making three including the cards, none of them could grant him the ability to fly.

Chu Jiang was also observing the thin man, to prevent him from going crazy and making a move against him or others.

However, after leaving room number 3, it seemed that everyone's perception returned to normal. The skinny man was trembling with fear and didn't dare to lay a hand on anyone else.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the seven-person team was reduced to only five members. If there really wasn't enough room for more people, then things would be hard to say...

This made Chu Jiang sigh. The setup of Room 3 and Room 4 was a chain. When a team that was completely unfamiliar with each other came to Room 3, their perceptions were easily distorted, and they began to fight each other.

After finally reaching room number 4, the people who had previously clashed were forced to squeeze onto a small floor tile. Even if their perceptions were no longer distorted, the previous conflicts and barriers still existed.

Faced with the pressure of survival, the remaining people are likely to engage in another battle.

It is precisely because Chu Jiang's team is special that Chu Jiang's strength far surpasses that of the others, enabling him to suppress many conflicts that have not yet occurred.

If seven demon masters with captain-level strength were thrown into this place, or seven ordinary people were thrown into this place, that would be quite interesting...

“Captain, Captain, you guys, no, maybe even us, were affected by the ghost before. I apologize to you, I didn’t mean to.” The skinny man noticed that Chu Jiang was just calmly scrutinizing him, no longer so aggressive, and became even more certain that the problem was caused by the ghost.

Chu Jiang simply shook his head. "Never mind, as long as you don't make a move, we're still teammates."

The two foreigners, who couldn't speak the same language, didn't interrupt.

At this point, the headless saleswoman stopped translating for everyone. In a sinister tone, she asked, "What's next? Should we choose one of the three floor tiles? Which one should we choose?"

In front of, to the left of, and to the right of the safety tile, there is another tile, with a gap between each tile.

Moreover, on the other three floor tiles, there was one item on each:

Directly in front is a handful of yellow sand; to the left is a shallow puddle of water; to the right is an inconspicuous little grass.

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Chapter 248 The Dead Go Their Way, the Living Make Way

Chu Jiang examined the three floor tiles: sand, water, and grass.

What does this represent? Earth, water, and wood?

There was no pattern as I had imagined; they simply represented three different ghosts.

Water was the first enemy Chu Jiang could eliminate; if they were to fight in the water, he could barely manage. But of the remaining four, only the saleswoman would likely survive; the others would all perish.

Of course, stepping on it doesn't necessarily mean you'll end up in the water, but according to past cases recorded by the research institute, places where water ghosts are said to appear are usually in water.

So, which should we choose, sand or grass...?

"The water won't work."

The thin man and the policewoman, speaking different languages, almost simultaneously expressed the same conclusion. But they weren't sure which was better, sand or grass, so they both looked to Chu Jiang.

Logically, the longer they stay in these rooms, the more dangerous it becomes; they must make a choice as soon as possible.

Surprisingly, Chu Jiang asked the saleswoman for her opinion, "What do you think?"

When asked by the team leader, the saleswoman didn't seem surprised; she simply replied indifferently, "Whatever."

The saleswoman was acting very strangely; if they continued, she might even become a ticking time bomb in the group.

As for why the other party had become like this, Chu Jiang could guess part of the reason.

In fact, the saleswoman had already been killed in room number 1. The reason she was still able to maintain her consciousness as a living person was because the power of the ghost was helping her to maintain it.

In this way, there is no such thing as pausing the use of supernatural powers; if it were to stop, the saleswoman would die permanently.

Therefore, it can be said that from the moment she was beheaded until now, the saleswoman has been continuously using the power of the cards and has been continuously being corrupted by the demon.

As the corruption intensifies, the saleswomen are increasingly transforming into something more like ghosts.

Chu Jiang even suspected that, in the end, the saleswoman would transform into the headless monk depicted on the card.

So, what to do with this character next is a question...

As Chu Jiang pondered, the floor tile beneath their feet began to crack little by little, which startled the firefighter, who screamed. The other two also looked nervously at their captain.

Chu Jiang immediately made a decision: "Go straight ahead; theoretically, this is the shortest route."

"There may be three ways to get to Room 5; there may only be one way to survive, but we have no choice but to take a gamble now."

After he finished speaking, he voluntarily jumped to the paving stone in front of him, which had a handful of yellow sand.

What's even more bizarre is that Chu Jiang disappeared as soon as he jumped over, which made the others hesitate. Could it be one of those instant-kill mechanisms where choosing the wrong option means certain death?

Should we choose the tile with grass on the right? But what if Chu Jiang isn't dead, and has just reached the real Room 4? If we're separated from him, we'll die even faster.

While the others hesitated, the saleswoman silently floated above the floor tile directly in front of them, and then she disappeared as well.

Seeing this, the policewoman also made up her mind. She patted the firefighter on the shoulder and jumped over after him.

Firefighter Paul forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. He muttered a few words to the skinny man and then jumped forward with all his might. Luckily, it wasn't far, or he was afraid he would have fallen to his death.

Seeing that he was the only one left, the skinny man gave a bitter smile, "Let's die together if we have to."

After saying that, he jumped over and disappeared from the room.

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Rewind a little bit, to the moment when student Anan died in room number 3, to the outside world.

Peace City, located in eastern Kyushu, is a very ordinary third-tier city. Although there have been paranormal events in the past, the impact has remained under control thanks to the efforts of the local authorities.

However, on that very day, the lobby of an office building in the city suddenly collapsed.

Moreover, a pale human skull flew out from the collapsed pit, with a black hardwood stick in its mouth.

This scene naturally caused people to scream, and then... the ghost started killing people. The loudest screamers died the fastest, and even the softest screamers could not escape.

The more people scream, cry, run, and make noise, the faster they die.

By the time the city officials arrived at the scene, most of the people in the office building had already been killed, with only a few hiding in the shadows, trembling with fear, still alive.

The person in charge even thought for a time that it was a ghost that killed indiscriminately.

......

Leaving aside the egregious paranormal event that suddenly occurred in Heping City, not long after, a paranormal event also occurred in Furong City, located in western China.

Furong City is the provincial capital, with a large population and a thriving economy.

But on this very day, on the crowded streets of Taikoo Li, a strange funeral procession suddenly appeared. The procession consisted of both men and women, dressed in mourning clothes, their faces ashen and numb.

The men, women, and children in the procession were scattering paper money everywhere, and eight people were carrying a black coffin, which looked very ominous.

At first, locals and tourists thought it was some kind of special program, so they stopped to watch, and some even took out their phones to take pictures and record short videos.

But soon, people started dying.

Anyone who stood in the way of the funeral procession and failed to quickly move aside died silently on the spot.

Even more bizarrely, as the funeral procession stepped on their corpses, the feet seemed to pass right through them, as if they were all ghosts...

When people start dying, the situation naturally descends into chaos and panic, and the chaos leads to even more deaths.

Just then, the city's urban management team arrived. They had heard that someone was holding a large-scale funeral in Taikoo Li, and they thought it was outrageous.

Their arrival was of little significance, because they were completely unaware of the crux of the matter; they assumed the chaos was caused by the funeral and rushed forward to drive them away and negotiate.

Then these urban management officers died instantly...

Soon, the person in charge of Furong City arrived with the Ghost Master's assistant and others.

However, this funeral procession was extremely difficult to handle. The person in charge tried several times but had no idea where to start. Anyone who tried to block it while still alive would almost certainly die.

As for the killer's pattern, it seems to be that "the dead go on the way, and the living avoid them." As long as you don't go forward, you won't be killed.

Therefore, the person in charge could only immediately evacuate the surrounding residents and try to find a way to guide the funeral procession to an empty place...

Chu Jiang, of course, was unaware of the two supernatural events that had occurred in the outside world, which was giving him a real headache.

Because he was standing in the middle of an endless desert, yes, a desert. But there was no scorching sun, nor dry wind.

It was cold and gloomy here, with dark clouds covering the sky. Even the sand underfoot was grayish-white. It didn't look like gravel, but rather some kind of fine bone fragments that could be crushed into powder with a little pressure underfoot.

Chapter 249 Time Desert

Soon, a saleswoman, a policewoman, a firefighter, and a skinny man also appeared in this dark gray desert.

Everyone was stunned when they came in. What was going on?

The saleswoman was the second to come in. Before she could even react, Chu Jiang began to frantically circle around everyone, observing and probing them at an incredibly terrifying speed, so fast that it was practically invisible.

"What are you doing? What's wrong with you??" Although the saleswoman was getting closer and closer to a ghost, she still had the ability to think like a human.

On one hand, she felt that this man named Chu Jiang was abnormally strong. What kind of exaggerated speed was this? If he wanted to, she and her group would probably die at his hands without even having a chance to think.

On the other hand, the saleswoman didn't understand what Chu Jiang was doing. Was he showing off his abilities to them?

Before the saleswoman could finish speaking, Chu Jiang vanished in an instant, disappearing without a trace.

That figure must be Chu Jiang, right? If it were a ghost, it would have killed them long ago.