Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

When these children's psychological defenses completely collapse, they will be like crabs with their shells opened, full of plump and delicious crab roe.

As for the evil spirit's methods... the clown is just a facade.

Zhao Hao took some time to call Colt, explained the current situation, and asked him to check the information.

Colt was somewhat worried, after all, according to Zhao Hao's description, it would take at least several superhumans from the bureau, along with thirty or forty black-clad agents and various instruments, to properly handle that thing.

However, Zhao Hao refused the assistance; he only wanted the information.

Why the clown? Zhao Hao couldn't understand it.

A fax arrived quickly.

Zhao Hao understood immediately and grinned.

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Chapter 178 The Human Heart is More Terrifying Than Evil Gods

John Wayne García, known as the Joker Killer.

He was sentenced to death two months ago and committed suicide in prison a little over a month ago, but his face mysteriously disappeared.

It's like your entire face has disappeared, like a butt has grown on your face, smooth as a mirror, with no facial features at all.

Colt went to the prison himself to check, but found nothing.

Not long after, rumors about the terrifying clown began to circulate throughout America and even in parts of Europe.

……

John Garcy was born in Chicago in 1942. He was chubby from a young age and disliked sports. As a result, he was often bullied by his classmates and neighbors throughout his childhood.

But the most significant harm came from his father's domestic violence.

His father was a retired soldier who made a living repairing cars and was also an alcoholic with a penchant for excessive drinking.

After each drinking session, he would abuse Gazi and his mother. Gazi grew up in an environment of verbal abuse and physical violence. The more his mother tried to protect them, the more severely his father beat them.

Because he was very close to his mother and sister, the words his father said to him most often were "gay" and "sissy".

Even more tragically, when 9-year-old Gazi was taken on a picnic by one of his parents' male friends, he was sexually assaulted. He didn't dare tell anyone…

His father had kicked him out of the house, and for this reason, he worked as a caretaker in the hospital morgue for a period of time. During that time, he basically slept in the duty room behind the morgue's freezers. Sometimes he would even hug the corpses and whisper to them, feeling both afraid and excited.

After graduating from high school, he demonstrated outstanding business acumen and married a woman from a wealthy family.

To support the couple's finances, his father-in-law even invested in three KFC stores as a gift for him.

After getting married, he joined the local chamber of commerce, and through continuous efforts, he eventually became the vice president of the chamber.

He later became involved in politics, working as an assistant to a local Democratic Party candidate. Through continued efforts, he also became a Democratic Party candidate for the region.

Not long after, he was sentenced to ten years in prison after his crimes were exposed.

At the time, psychologists diagnosed him with extreme antisocial personality disorder, but this diagnosis was not taken seriously. Or perhaps money and power masked much of the problem…

After his release from prison, he went abroad and successfully laundered his money, becoming a construction businessman again. By 1978, his company's annual turnover had reached $200,000.

He even posed for photos and shook hands with the current president's wife, First Lady Carter, during some charity events. The negligent Internal Affairs Department failed to thoroughly verify the authenticity of his file.

Not long after, he set up a "clown club" in the area. The club's main activities were to hold charity events and raise funds to help poor families.

As the founder of the club, Gazi created the image of "Pogg the Clown" for himself, bringing a lot of joy to people.

To many, Fat John Garcy was a good husband and a successful businessman who would dress up as a clown at community events and perform various tricks to amuse children.

But no one could have imagined that the man hiding behind the clown mask was actually a ruthless serial killer.

Later, Amy police unearthed 26 bodies in the sewer cellar of the home of the killer, Fat John Garcy. They also found 3 more bodies in the concrete floor of the garage and the backyard of the hotel. Finally, they found the bodies of 4 more victims in a nearby river.

Between 1972 and 1978, at least 33 teenagers were sexually assaulted, abused, and murdered by Gaxi.

Of all the known victims, the oldest is only 21 years old and the youngest is only 14.

The method involved first drugging the victims, then binding and suspending them, and finally strangling them with a tourniquet. Many of the bodies were exhumed with tourniquets still wrapped around their necks and gauze stuffed in their throats.

In early January of this year, Gazi was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

As Ame rarely used the death penalty, this time he was executed in an unusual manner.

The lawyer berated the jury for two whole hours in court!

As a result, not long after being sentenced, while still waiting for the long death penalty, he died mysteriously in prison.

The Mysterious Bureau and other supernatural forces have all seen his body. Everyone knows that something is wrong with him, but they don't know what it is for the time being.

Then soon children began to develop the bizarre symptom of "clown phobia".

Fear of clowns began to spread in people's hearts, not only among children, but also among a small number of adults.

The clown began to transform from a comical and laughable figure into a part of people's fear.

From then on, the phrase "the killer clown will take your life" became an urban legend.

……

After reading the information, Zhao Hao grinned, realizing why the evil spirit was now in the form of a clown.

Because its true purpose is to address the fear in people's hearts.

The clown is just a mask, used to instill fear in children.

This evil spirit may not be a big problem, but what about the clown concept that has been distorted in the psionic sea?

In the future, the fear in many bizarre events will be naturally represented by the clown.

This is an image of the collective fears of the people in the psionic sea.

That thing is so powerful that even Superman couldn't do anything about it!

"According to the town's records over the years, this thing didn't just appear recently. It was here from the very beginning of the town's establishment, or even earlier. It just couldn't leave for some reason and was suppressed."

"However, it seems the person who dealt with it back then was quite skilled; it was already capable of interfering with external things more than fifty years ago..."

The town's records show that there was a major, tragic accident more than twenty years ago, and many of the footage from that time shows some strange things.

Of course, this requires a certain level of spiritual vision to see.

As if to verify Zhao Hao's statement, the chubby boy found some information in his father's collection of notes.

That was his father's grandfather's notebook from when he was young.

It is said that at the beginning of the town's establishment, the townspeople fought a great battle against a terrible enemy and won a Pyrrhic victory.

But this period of prosperity was short-lived; disaster struck more than twenty years later. More than twenty people died!

The entire town has just over a thousand people.

Later, a priest came to the town. He gathered some people and fought another great battle against that terrible enemy. "By the power of the Lord, at a great cost, they finally sealed away that great enemy."

The little fat man's great-grandfather's notes didn't describe the specific process, only that of the seven companions who participated, only he, the youngest, survived, and even the priest was left behind in the seal.

The fear conveyed between the lines was like a ferocious and ugly bird of prey, about to leap off the page and assault you!

In the eyes of those children, the words seemed to surge forth, and images began to appear involuntarily in their minds!

Zhao Hao closed his yellowed, frayed notebook, interrupting the children's fear.

He used a talisman to stick the notebook on, sealing it like a seal.

"Alright, I roughly understand the process now. Luckily, your great-grandfather recorded the approximate location. By the way, don't look at this notebook again. Your great-grandfather's fear has been etched into it. Every time you look at it, you'll be terrified."

Zhao Hao returned the notebook to the chubby boy.

“Listen…” Zhao Hao said to the seven children, “You shouldn’t have been involved in the rest of the matter; it would have done you more harm than good. But there’s no other way; the seven of you are now its chosen sacrifices.”

"So I need you to be involved the whole time... I know you're scared. But you can't hide from it, and the more you try to hide, the faster it will come."

Zhao Hao stroked his chin, a knowing smile spreading across his face: "What's that saying again? Maybe that's just life!"

The seven children were very uneasy, and even the leader, Bill, was trying to remain calm, though sweat was beading on his forehead.

Even a frail little boy like Finn turned pale.

Elena rolled her eyes at Zhao Hao, then quickly pulled the children aside to comfort them, "Don't worry, since Zhao Hao said he'd help you, he'll definitely protect you. He's a professional!"

Elena's calmness and comfort made the six boys and the little girl feel much better.

Judging from Zhao Hao's tone, it felt as if he was telling them, "Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate."

To be honest, these children have suffered a lot in the past two weeks.

Not only do I often wake up in the middle of the night, but I also frequently experience hallucinations.

Blood flowing from the tap and hair in the sewer, a terrifying man covered in sores and filth, a moving shadow, a clown appearing on television...

In short, whatever you fear will come to pass.

These children told their parents, but the adults can't see these things.

Even if blood dripped onto their noses, hair got tangled around their ankles, and shadows were right in front of them, they would not see it.

If this situation continues for a few more days, the children's minds will begin to give way, their spiritual vision will further improve, and they will be very likely to be possessed by that thing or pulled into its domain.

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Chapter 179 The Birth of the Joker

The things suppressed in the town are like ancient evil spirits.

But don't worry too much, their strength shouldn't be too great.

Zhao Hao thought it was at most a 4-star Iron rank, overestimating it by 1 star, and even considering it a 5-star rank wouldn't be a big problem.

It's not true that the older something is, the more powerful it is; otherwise, dinosaur fossils would be considered divine weapons.

This thing has inherent limitations; it basically has no chance of becoming bronze.

Zhao Hao even suspected that if it hadn't been sealed away back then, this ancient evil spirit wouldn't have even survived the period of spiritual dormancy.

This can be considered a blessing in disguise!

Zhao Hao was preparing consumables such as talismans while summoning Orange and the others.