Upon hearing Jiang Qiao's question, the foreigner's eyes grew even more terrified.
Seeing this, Jiang Qiao understood. This guy had encountered a vengeful ghost outside. But he was incredibly lucky to still be alive!
It has to be said that sometimes luck is more important than ability.
If you're unlucky, even if you're at the sixth or seventh rank, you can still die without knowing why.
For example, he encountered a strange hand while walking in the swamp last time.
Seeing George's expression, the Chinese doctor also realized that something was wrong.
He quickly asked, "George, what did you find when you went out to look for food? Why didn't you mention it?"
George hesitated for a moment, then looked at Jiang Qiao again.
Jiang Qiao immediately said, "If I'm not mistaken, you must have seen a ghost. It's not surprising that there are ghosts in this county. Tell me, where did you see it?"
"You know this place is haunted?"
George was somewhat surprised.
"How could I not know? I even saw a woman with only half a body climbing up and down the stairs."
Jiang Qiao casually recounted the story he had heard on the ghost train.
This story was told by a vengeful ghost; it's absolutely true!
"No...please stop talking..."
George was startled. He waved his hands repeatedly, signaling Jiang Qiao to stop talking.
"I did encounter some unusual things outside, but… they were… different from what you encountered."
"Oh?" Jiang Qiao looked him up and down and said, "You can tell me about it. I have some research on paranormal events and may be able to give you some advice."
The doctor next to him also frowned and said, "George, we're partners now. I hope you won't hide anything from us, or you might get us killed."
The doctors were equally wary of this strange hospital and the surrounding county town.
Although he didn't know who Jiang Qiao was, he was very happy to see other living people at this time.
Moreover, this person seemed to have been traveling outside and even pointed out that George had encountered paranormal events, so he was probably not an ordinary person.
He hoped to contact Jiang Qiao to see if he could leave this place.
He didn't want to be stuck in this wretched place forever.
George glanced at Anna, whose eyes were wide open, and at the doctor, who was frowning. Finally, he rubbed his hair and began to recount a strange incident that had happened a few days ago, his voice trembling slightly.
He has been in this world for half a month, and he and the doctor have been taking turns going out to find food.
Although there was no one in this county, the supermarket was full of goods, and the production dates were all a month ago!
This left them feeling extremely surprised and uneasy.
But people need to eat; no matter how uneasy they are, they still need to fill their stomachs.
After carrying the load several times with gritted teeth, they began to grow bolder and were no longer as timid as before.
Instead, they started browsing and picking through different supermarkets, looking for items they liked.
Five days ago, it was George's turn to go out again.
As usual, he went to a nearby supermarket to buy some fruit that hadn't spoiled yet.
However, as soon as he went in, he saw that there were seven or eight people inside!
These people were pushing carts and putting piles of items into the shelves, seemingly hoarding supplies.
Hi everyone.
George was overjoyed to see humans and went up to greet them.
His arrival also surprised several people who were moving supplies.
Then, several people excitedly gathered around.
After some conversation, it turned out that these people had also inexplicably entered this world after the resurgence of supernatural phenomena.
Moreover, there were quite a few of them, more than thirty!
At this moment, everyone was gathered in an old residential building not far away, discussing how to leave.
These people sincerely invited George to visit them.
George saw that among the seven or eight people were elderly people, children, and women, and they did not seem to pose much of a threat.
If they could stick together for warmth, it would definitely be easier to move around and live in this strange and unfamiliar place.
So, after a moment's hesitation, he agreed to the invitation, which was extended with great enthusiasm.
Nothing strange happened along the way.
After crossing several streets, they arrived at an old-fashioned residential building with eight floors.
"We live on the eighth floor. We are high up and can see far, so we might be able to spot other humans."
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An old man smiled and said to George.
George didn't pay any attention and followed them into the building.
The hallway was dark and smelled musty, with strange graffiti on the walls.
At least George didn't know him.
This was neither the script of the Xia Kingdom nor the Yingguo script he was familiar with.
"Crunch"
"Crunch"
The sound of footsteps on the wooden stairs was constant.
George wondered if the plank might suddenly collapse.
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong!
He was walking in the middle of the group, and logically, the sound of loose planks should have been heard behind him.
But at this moment, there was only the person in front of him and the movement of his own feet; there was nothing behind him.
He turned around abruptly and found that there was no one behind him!
This startled him, and he screamed.
"What happened?"
The people walking ahead stopped and asked him with some confusion.
"What about the others behind them?"
George gestured as he asked.
However, after a brief fright, he figured that perhaps those people were on the lower floors and hadn't followed him up.
But the next moment, the person in front of him gave him a very shocking answer.
Is anyone behind me?
The old man who had introduced him to the man looked puzzled.
There are only a few of us.
This answer sent chills down George's spine.
This place—
Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran downstairs!
The old man called him a few times from behind, but he didn't respond. He cursed himself inwardly for being bewitched and wandering around with a few strangers.
Without stopping, he ran from the fourth floor to the first floor in one breath and rushed out the door.
Nothing strange happened during that time.
But when he got back to the street, his scalp tingled again!
He saw that the old man, who was clearly in the residential building, was standing right next to him!
Not only that, the few people who had disappeared while walking behind him were now standing next to the old man, looking at him with puzzled expressions.
"Why did you get into this building?"
The old man asked.
"Are you alright? Something's not right with this building. We often see people going in and out, but we don't find anything when we go inside."
"You'd better not go in alone."
Next to the old man, a chubby little boy smiled sheepishly and explained to George.
"You were like you were possessed just now, we couldn't stop you, you just ran inside. We were just about to look for you, and then you came out again."
George looked at them, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing and chose to run silently.
As he ran across a street, he subconsciously looked back at the corner.
He saw the old man standing a few meters away in front of a teahouse, beckoning him kindly, as if saying goodbye or calling him back.
The teahouse was dimly lit.
You can vaguely see a few people sitting inside, leisurely playing cards.
George was so frightened that his legs went weak, but he still managed to run all the way back to the hospital.
He refused to go out for the next few days.
Even when he needed to go out to find drinking water today, he ran all the way, like a frightened bird, going and returning quickly, not daring to linger at all.
Especially after seeing the river bridge, they were even more worried that it was another strange guy, so they quickly ran away.
He never expected that Jiang Qiao would follow him all the way to the hospital.
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That concludes the story of the foreigners.
Anna and the doctor were also hearing for the first time that George had encountered such a bizarre situation, and they couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Jiang Qiao, however, remained calm and composed.
For him, such paranormal events were nothing more than ordinary occurrences.
He was powerful and had dealt with many vengeful ghosts, so ordinary supernatural phenomena could no longer shock him.
He was about to speak.
Suddenly, the doctor standing to the side had a strange expression, and said in a somewhat uncertain tone:
"Hearing you say that reminds me of a strange thing that happened to me before."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiao swallowed the question he was about to ask George.
"Dr. Song, have you also encountered strange things?"
Beside her, Anna shifted uncomfortably and stammered, "What do you mean?"
After she came into this world, she stayed on the basement level and never went outside.
Although I knew about the resurgence of the supernatural, I had never actually seen a vengeful ghost.
Upon hearing George recount his experience, he was immediately terrified and turned pale.
But that wasn't the end of it. Dr. Song, who had just seemed perfectly normal, also said that he had encountered strange things!
"I don't know if it was a hallucination or if I really saw a ghost."
The doctor frowned.
In fact, ever since Jiang Qiao arrived at the basement, this guy's brow hadn't relaxed.
"On my third day here, I went upstairs to check out the environment and collect some commonly used medicines."
"It was evening when I was on the fifth floor and I saw several nurses in the corridor."
"The nurses walked into a ward."
"Like George, I also thought it was another human being, so I quickly walked over and wanted to make contact."
"When I entered the ward, I found it was empty."
The doctor paused here, then hesitated before saying:
"I initially thought it was a hallucination, so I didn't take it seriously. And apart from that incident, I haven't seen any other strange things."
"If George hadn't told me about his experience today, I would have almost forgotten about it."
Nearby, George, after hearing this, put his hands on his head and pulled at his hair.
Oh my God!
"What you're seeing must be a ghost!"
"I actually lived in a haunted place for half a month, and just two days ago I even went upstairs alone to look for tools!"
George yelled in a state of utter despair.
Jiang Qiao did not comment on what they said.
He glanced at the three of them, and finally said, "You stay here for a while, I'll be right back."
After saying that, he turned and left, and followed the emergency exit to the waiting hall on the first floor.
In such a strange environment, after hearing two ghost stories, one would naturally huddle together with other humans instead of wandering around alone, according to normal human thinking.
Because you might just bump into a vengeful ghost as soon as you step outside!
But Jiang Qiao is no ordinary person.
He is not only not an ordinary person, but also a powerful awakened one!
This allowed him to listen calmly to the story told by George and the doctor.
"These three people look alive, but something is strange about them."
Jiang Qiao walked along, lost in thought.
This hospital is clearly not normal; the lights are bright everywhere, the floor is spotless, and even the elevators are still working.
These three people have lived here for half a month, yet they are completely oblivious to this, which is abnormal in itself!
Although Jiang Qiao sensed that their blood and energy were no different from those of humans.
But he knew all too well that in the supernatural world, anything was possible!
So he didn't go upstairs to explore and see what the ward the doctor had mentioned, where nurses went in, looked like.
He chose to leave the hospital directly.
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I heard two stories today and learned some information.
For example, this county town, like the village encountered in the simulation, contains some things that look like living people, but whose true nature is unknown.
These things, let alone him now.
Even if one has reached the sixth or even seventh level in the simulation, they still cannot see through the disguise.
It seems that they were indeed alive at some point in time!
besides.
He gleaned a message from the doctor's words.
evening!
The doctor encountered that group of strange nurses when he went upstairs to check on them in the evening.
According to supernatural legends, the setting sun at dusk is the last light before darkness, and it also signifies the beginning of supernatural activities.
"In a certain country in my previous life, this point in time was also known as the Twilight Hour!"
Jiang Qiao pondered, thinking that this county town would probably be quite lively at night.
I checked the time.
It was already past four in the afternoon.
There were less than two hours left until evening.
He walked out of the hospital.
When he arrived at the open space outside the outpatient department, he subconsciously looked back.
The waiting hall was dimly lit, a stark contrast to the bright lights that had been there just moments before.
It's extremely strange.
Moreover, after careful observation...
He saw two figures sitting on the chairs in front of the registration window, seemingly waiting to register.
At the triage desk, there was a busy figure, seemingly searching for something.
Unfortunately, because the light was too dim, Jiang Qiao could only see their silhouettes.
But his intuition had already told him who these three people were!
...
Just as Jiang Qiao stepped into the eerie county town.
Sun Kaifa's plea for help in the "chat channel," along with the video of the vengeful ghost, also sparked discussion throughout the entire 404 village!
"Are there really such terrifying things in the shady forest?"
"Holy crap! I thought that forest was full of rabbits and laughing dwarfs, but instead a bunch of dead bodies swinging on swings have emerged!"
"It looks like these people aren't going to survive. Who would dare to rescue them?"
"Exactly. Damn, three people dared to charge in, how brave are they? There are more than thirty people in our group, and we always go into the shady forest together."
"It's getting cold, let's call it a day."
No one dared to go and rescue them.
Even though Sun Kai kept posting his location, no one responded.
This survival system is very strange; it can not only conduct remote transactions and send videos, but also share its own geographical location!
However, if no one has been to a certain place, a large blank area will be displayed around it.
At most, we'll just check how far apart they are.
But that's enough!
There were two teams that were quite close together, so I quickly decided to make my escape.
Who would dare to provoke that vengeful ghost that hanged itself from a tree in the southeast?
Aren't you afraid of getting yourself caught in the crossfire?
Just then.
Another video was posted to the "chat channel".
Moreover, the person who posted it was "Jiang Qiao".
Immediately, the crowd of onlookers exclaimed "Holy crap!"
"Jiang Qiao posted a video?"
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Since the village of 404 was established, Jiang Qiao has never appeared in the chat channel.
Even though he became famous and a group of people tagged him every day, he never responded.
During this period, some people tried various ways to get Jiang Qiao's attention and make their presence felt.
Those who had already given up and were certain to be thrown out of the village in a month were especially subjected to all sorts of sarcastic remarks.
What do you mean, "Your record is all just bragging, isn't it?"
What do you mean, "Did you complete the task by doing nothing?"
Unfortunately, there was never a response.
Why?
It's not that Jiang Qiao is magnanimous, but rather that he simply doesn't look at private information!
Until a few days ago.
Jiang Qiao sold his own things at the "trading market," which was the first time he had taken the initiative to establish some kind of connection with other people in the village.
Many people felt this was an opportunity for them to get up close and personal with the bigwigs.
After all, as a seller, it's perfectly reasonable for me to consult you, right?
If the product is bad, there should be at least some after-sales service, right?
After a few back-and-forths, they started talking to each other, didn't they?
It is said that many people are still rehearsing in private, treating any possible reactions from the river bridge as research topics in order to develop response plans.
The goal is to chat more and build rapport.
However, all their efforts ultimately proved to be nothing but wishful thinking!
Jiang Qiao remained obstinate and completely ignored them.
They acted like they didn't care whether they bought it or not, but they were going to buy it anyway.
This has left many people both angry and helpless!
We have no choice but to give up for now.
But to my surprise, Jiang Qiao actually posted a video today!
Within minutes, the video was viewed and saved by the vast majority of people in the village.
After that, the sound of fog and grass continued to fill the air!
In the video, Jiang Qiao is walking on an empty street, which looks like a county town.
On both sides of the street are rows of somewhat old buildings.
The ground floor is a shop, and the upper floor is a residence.
These shops include repair shops, hardware stores, and small supermarkets. Everything along the way seemed ordinary, except for the absence of people in the frame; everything appeared normal!
However, it is precisely this normalcy that reveals something abnormal!
How could such a place exist in the supernatural world?
Even in the footage, you can see blue sky and white clouds, suggesting it's a sunny day!
"Holy crap? Has Jiang Qiao returned to the real world?"
"Impossible, right? I've heard from people in other villages that once you come to the supernatural world, it's extremely difficult to go back. To this day, even fourth-tier experts haven't heard of anyone succeeding."
"That's right. I met a veteran from Village 111 before, and he knows a lot. He told me that it's impossible to go back to the real world. We'll basically be stuck here for the rest of our lives."
"Damn it! I don't like hearing you say that. What do you mean I have to stay here for the rest of my life? My wife and kids are still in the real world. I have to go back!"
"That's just the way it is, whether you like it or not."
"Brother Dong, tell me, where is Boss Jiang Qiao right now? Don't tell me he's in the supernatural world!"
"Why can't it be the supernatural world? Isn't our village surrounded by green mountains and clear waters? Maybe it's a human settlement?"
"What the hell is this gathering place?! Look again, there are so many handprints in this noodle shop, are you sure there were any living people there?"
"Holy crap? What is this?"
Jiang Qiao's video sparked a wave of discussion.
Many people started giving their opinions before even finishing watching the video.
But soon, someone exclaimed in surprise.
In the video, Jiang Qiao walked into a small restaurant called "Stubborn Beef Noodles".
Not only were there bowls of steaming hot beef noodles on the table, but the ceiling, walls, and floor were also covered with countless dark handprints.
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These handprints were messy and looked like they were left by a child.
At this moment, Jiang Qiao says in the video: "Guess what this place is."
After that, the screen went black, and the playback ended.
The nonsensical video and audio left everyone completely bewildered.
...
In the county town.
Jiang Qiao glanced at the video view count and closed the chat channel.
At that moment, he was holding a brochure in his hand.
It says that as long as you can help promote the store, whether it's sharing on WeChat Moments or recording videos and sending them to short video platforms.
If you increase the popularity of our shop, you can get a free meal and participate in a lucky draw!
"Hehe, in a sense, joining the village does have its advantages."
Jiang Qiao sighed.
Then he picked up a bowl of steaming hot beef noodles from the table and started slurping it down.
As someone with the talent of a "ghost story chef," it's quite easy for him to tell whether the noodles are edible or not.
It's certainly eerie to see a steaming bowl of beef noodles in an empty noodle shop in a deserted county town.
But upon inspection, it turned out to be just a regular bowl of beef noodles.
That's perfect, he was hungry too.
"These footprints on the ground look like they were left by a child."
"But how could a normal person leave a mark on the ground when walking?"
After finishing his noodles, Jiang Qiao began to carefully examine the strange children's footprints again.
The footprints looked like they were left by wet feet. There was no strange smell, nor any ghostly aura.
He reached out and touched it, but couldn't figure it out.
Finally, he took a stroll around and came to the back kitchen, where there was a lucky draw wheel.
As agreed, he promoted the store, so he was eligible to participate in a lucky draw.
"It's that kind of thing again, which looks fine but is full of problems."
Jiang Qiao frowned as he looked at the prizes on the disc.
The first prize is an Apple iPhone 31.
This reminded him of the paper replica of Fruit 100 he used for live streaming in the real world.
The second prize is 1,000 yuan in cash.
The third prize is a plush toy.
That's strange!
Is this a big deal for a small restaurant's prize draw?
In the real world, you'd be lucky to get a prize worth a few dozen dollars.
"Looks like all the vengeful ghosts are quite wealthy."
Jiang Qiao smiled.
Instead of using the lucky dice, he simply spun the wheel with his hand.
Splash!
A sound of cardboard rattling rang out, and the disc began to spin rapidly.
However, at that moment, Jiang Qiao suddenly heard a noise coming from the restaurant outside.
It looked like someone was pulling out a chair, preparing to sit down.
There were also sounds of tea being poured and bowls and chopsticks being placed.
This made Jiang Qiao wary.
He cautiously approached the kitchen doorway and looked outside.
Suddenly, I noticed that a bottle of strong liquor was now placed on the previously empty table number three!
Moreover, he seemed to see a person in the reflection of that glass bottle!
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"It's starting again."
Jiang Qiao looked at the strange phenomenon outside with a speechless expression.
He wasn't particularly surprised to encounter vengeful ghosts, but you're doing it way too frequently.
Although the supernatural world is said to be the home of vengeful ghosts.
But besides fellow villagers, shouldn't there also be some migrant workers in my hometown?
Otherwise, wouldn't we be left without any fresh blood?
Jiang Qiao glanced at the figure on the liquor bottle, who was drinking by himself and making no move.
However, the lighting in the lobby was noticeably dimmer than before.
It was as if something was blocking the sunlight from outside.
What's even stranger is that the footprints on the ground have also changed.
What was previously a mess is now slowly becoming tidy.
Just like the owners of the footprints all walked in a certain direction.
And this direction is precisely where Jiang Qiao's kitchen is located!
Are you leaving?
Jiang Qiao glanced at the roulette wheel that was still spinning rapidly beside him and hesitated.
He felt that there was something hidden in these prizes.
It was almost evening, and he couldn't continue his journey. He would definitely have to sleep in this county town tonight.
In this situation, he actually wanted to stay in this strange noodle shop.
"Although I am not afraid of vengeful ghosts, it is best not to fight them if possible."
"At night, there's probably nowhere safe to go, so it's better to stay in this noodle shop."
After a moment's thought, Jiang Qiao made up his mind.
At this moment, the rapidly spinning lottery wheel still showed no signs of stopping.
Jiang Qiao ignored it and went straight up the stairs to the second floor.
Based on past experience, Jiang Qiao believes that the second floor of the supernatural world often hides many secrets, but at the same time, it can resist the invasion of external supernatural forces.
It's a good hiding place.
The second floor was old-fashioned, but very clean.
There is a sofa in the middle of the room, and a television set opposite the sofa.
Besides that, there wasn't even a cabinet.
He looked around, trying to find some useful information.
"Just like the outside, it was unnaturally clean. Such a spotless environment could never exist upstairs in a noodle shop."
Jiang Qiao's eyes flickered.
I walked around the room but found nothing.
It seems this is just a temporary resting place for the owner.
"Let's see what's on TV."
Finally, he plopped down on the sofa and turned on the TV.
He was very curious: what would a TV in the supernatural world play if it were turned on?
Jiang Qiao pressed the power button.
The TV screen flickered a few times, then static appeared, accompanied by a hissing sound.
There seems to be no signal.
Jiang Qiao was very patient, holding the remote control and changing channels one by one.
Slowly.
Some television stations started making noise, although it was muffled and unclear, and it was impossible to understand what they were saying.
Then, the TV signal seemed to slowly start to improve.
The screen went from constantly jumping to flickering, and then to a blurry image.
Eventually, the picture became clearer and the signal became more stable.
But in fact, Jiang Qiao knew very well that this TV did not have a power cord or even a power plug.
It's like it has a built-in battery; you can turn it on by pressing a power button.
It's the supernatural world, you'll get used to it.
If you're not used to it? Sorry, you have no right to be. Unless you want to die.
at this time.
The television screen showed an abandoned house.
Weeds grew rampant and garbage was everywhere.
"Where is this place?"
Jiang Qiao watched curiously, guessing that a vengeful ghost would appear soon.
Maybe she'll crawl right out of the TV like Sadako!
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However, half an hour passed.
The image remained unchanged, like a picture pasted onto a television screen.
An hour later.
Unable to stay awake any longer, Jiang Qiao turned off the TV and prepared to rest.
"I'm on the second floor, so I can only fight one ghost at most. Once I go out, I might have to fight a whole bunch of ghosts."
He set up his portable tent at the end of the sofa on the second floor and hung a "corpse oil lantern" at the door to filter out some less terrifying ghosts through the ghost realm.
After completing the simple preparations, he reopened the chat channel.
The night was long and incredibly boring.
Just as Jiang Qiao began to pay attention to the chat messages.
The TV screen flickered suddenly.
If you look closely at this point, you will see a reflective image appearing on a completely black television screen.
However, this image is not of the sofa and wall it is facing.
It was an abandoned mansion!
Meanwhile.
The lucky wheel on the first floor finally stopped.
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Village 404.
Inside a wooden building.
Wang Hao was having a meeting with several of his trusted confidants.
"What do you think this means?"
Wang Hao frowned, watching the video Jiang Qiao posted over and over again, and asked with some doubt.
He had already subtly inquired with people from other villages.
At least for now, humans in the supernatural world live in villages.
I've never heard of a county town where any living people still live.
Because almost every city in this world, whether big or small, contains incomprehensible and terrifying supernatural phenomena.
In the eyes of those seasoned veterans, unless absolutely necessary, such as when carrying out a mission, they would rather wander the wilderness than set foot in these places that represent civilization.
Wang Hao also asked who left these cities behind.
Unfortunately, everyone told him they didn't know and advised him not to worry about it.
Because in the supernatural world, nothing strange is surprising.
Let alone the emergence of human cities.
Some people have even seen a hand that blots out the sky in the sky!
Within the area covered by this palm, whether you are human, a vengeful ghost, or a monster, you will all turn to dust.
There were originally seven villages in this area.
But why are there only four seats left now?
The other three were covered by that hand and instantly disappeared into the wasteland.
Not a trace was left!
Wang Hao was truly shocked when he first heard about this.
It's important to know that the distance between villages is not short.
As far as he knows, the four villages in this region are at least 400 kilometers apart!
He couldn't imagine how big that hand must be.
Because he found it too unbelievable, he was skeptical and thought it was just hearsay.
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"Brother Hao, I personally think Jiang Qiao is just flexing his muscles!"
Yang Yun, who was next to him, was also watching the video, his expression very serious.
"Jiang Qiao must also know that after the novice period ends, the village will elect a village chief."
"So he was making preparations in advance and risking entering a haunted county. After all, so far, we can't even find such a place, let alone go in."
Even if they found it, absolutely no one would dare to go in!
"Having the courage to go to dangerous areas is also a form of strength."
"In addition, listing items on the trading market is also a way for him to intimidate and demonstrate his strength."
"I initially suspect that Jiang Qiao is also a dual awakener."
"His first ability should be the gray aura seen in the video a few days ago. Ghosts will be slowed down in the aura, and when combined with his kitchen knife, the destructive power is astonishing."
"The second type should be some kind of ability to create items."
"This ability, to some extent, means that if he wanted to, he could immediately assemble the strongest team in the village!"
"We must prepare early!"
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Wang Hao listened to Yang Yun's analysis and thought it made a lot of sense.
The village chief can not only control the fate of thousands of people, but also mobilize the power of the sacrificial spirits!
Although it can only be used within the influence of the sacrificial spirit, that spirit is a fifth-tier being. Even if it only reveals a little bit of its aura, it can annihilate a third-tier expert.
Wang Hao didn't believe Jiang Qiao was unmoved.
"I asked you to contact Village 401 before, how's the situation now?"
He asked.
He knew he couldn't possibly fight Jiang Qiao with his own strength, so he decided to borrow the strength of other villages.
Even when the village had just opened, people from other villages were already trying to contact him, since he was the strongest person to be exposed in the entire 404 village at that time.
Those people hoped to control Village 404 through him, while he also hoped to consolidate his position and seize the position of village chief with the help of outsiders.
So the two sides hit it off immediately and began their cooperation.
By swaying left and right, he successfully gained many benefits.
This is also why he was able to reach the second tier within a week of the village's opening.
It's not that easy under normal circumstances.
The first-tier peak and the second-tier seem to be only one step apart, but it is difficult to take that step in less than one or two months.
Even if he has good talent and potential, it will still take him at least twenty days to get started.
However, through a certain potion from Village 400, he not only successfully purified his ghost energy and blood, but also slightly increased his experience after killing monsters!
He also learned from the veterans that these so-called experiences were actually ghost energy that could be absorbed by people!
After advancing to the second tier, he was full of confidence and ready to make a big splash.
He felt that the position of village chief was already in his grasp.
But unexpectedly, Jiangqiao appeared out of nowhere!
This person used absolute power to thwart all of his plans.
This made him both hateful and jealous.
What's even more infuriating is that after Jiang Qiao's video of the "paranormal village lockdown" was posted on the regional chat channel, the attitudes of several bigwigs from other villages towards him changed.
Among them, Village No. 400, which had originally strongly supported him, temporarily stopped supplying him with medicine, citing a lack of materials.
This caused his strength to improve more slowly after reaching the second tier, and a week has passed since then, and he is still stuck in the same place.
With the help of potions, he could level up to intermediate second tier even by killing first-tier monsters.
However, without the potion from Village 400, he would have to fight a second-tier vengeful ghost to level up normally!
The difference between these two is obvious to anyone.
This also led Wang Hao to harbor resentment towards the people of Village 400.
However, at present, he has no right to resent anyone, nor can he fight against Jiang Qiao.
However, just two days ago, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
News came from Village 401 that a powerful individual named Tie Bo had actually crossed the third-tier barrier and successfully advanced to the fourth tier!
This is the first expert in this region to reach the fourth rank.
Moreover, this person had contacted Wang Hao, hoping to invest in him.
However, Wang Hao was worried that the other party was too strong, so he did not respond.
But now, his mind is racing again.
So in the morning, Yang Yun contacted the other party.
"I contacted the authorities in Village 401, and they said that Tie Bo is still consolidating his power and will not leave the village for the time being."
"But he is willing to give us something that is said to be able to kill even a peak third-tier expert."
Yang Yun replied.
"Impossible, right? Even if he is a fourth-tier expert, he couldn't easily kill a peak third-tier expert, let alone an item."
"If he really had such a thing, why would he give it to us?"
Wang Hao didn't believe it.
Tie Bo isn't his father, how could he possibly give him something like this?
They do have that much self-awareness.
"I also asked the other party, but they said that this item has great side effects and is ineffective against fourth-tier items, so there is no use for Iron Wave anymore."
"However, if we receive the gift, we need to sign a contract agreeing that after becoming the village chief, we will give one-third of the profits of Village 404 to Village 401."
Yang Yun relayed the other party's request, his tone tinged with doubt.
"I'm just curious, if you really become the village chief, how could a contract possibly bind you?"
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"So I think there might be something wrong with it."
Wang Hao did not reply after hearing this.
He recalled some novels he had read in his previous life, which contained some strange contracts.
Either the item being signed, such as a contract, or there's a problem with the pen used to sign it.
Either the contract needs to be certified by some mysterious entity, so that no one dares to breach it.
Previously, he only treated it as a story and didn't take it seriously.
But now that we're in a supernatural world, we have to be careful, in case the other party really does have such a thing?
Although becoming the village chief allows one to mobilize the power of the sacrificial spirits.
But what if even offering sacrifices to spirits can't solve the problem?
and.
Giving up a third of the profits? They really dare to ask for that!
It's worth noting that Meng Wei, from 400 villages, only wants one-fifth of the profits.
"Let me think about it some more."
Wang Hao fell into deep thought.
The profits were secondary; what he truly desired was the power of the sacrificial spirits.
But signing the contract—
This was something he found hard to accept.
Because in his opinion, swaying left and right is the best approach.
At the very least, it should be equal cooperation.
At most, he'll just suffer a little loss; it's a brotherly relationship.
Find a boss and become his subordinate.
That's alright, after all, they're stronger.
But now, Tie Bo wants to be his father directly!
Damn it.
We can't just agree to that.
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When Wang Hao was caught in a dilemma.
Village 401.
Inside the meeting room, the village chief was speaking at length.
"Now that Xiao Tie has reached the fourth rank, our village is the strongest in the region."
"I think we should be more proactive in making arrangements for Village 404."
"Ma Tengyun, I asked you to contact Jiang Qiao. How's that going?"
On the right side of the conference table, a refined-looking man adjusted his glasses upon hearing the village chief's words and spoke:
"I sent him more than a dozen messages, but he didn't reply to any of them."
"I looked at some of the chat logs from their village, and it seems that Jiang Qiao never replies to other people's messages."
"Personally, I think he has probably turned off the private messaging function. So if you want to contact him, it's best to find someone you know well to act as a stepping stone."
"If we can't find him, we can find someone influential in 404 Village to act as an intermediary and help us make the handover with him."
Ma Tengyun spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.
As he spoke, he picked up the teacup on the table, blew on the tea leaves, and took a sip.
After listening, the village chief nodded slightly and gave the instructions:
"Remember, we're here to discuss cooperation, not to recruit him. So we need to give him the respect he deserves, but we also can't let him look down on us."
"You have to find the right balance."
Ma Tengyun wholeheartedly agreed: "Don't worry, village chief, I will handle this with caution!"
The village chief smiled.
"You've always been calm and collected. So I trust you to get things done."
Just then.
A burly man sitting at the head of the table to the left of the village chief suddenly laughed.
"Pfft."
"This Wang Hao is really interesting."
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Um?"
"What's wrong, Xiao Tie?"
Hearing the laughter, the village chief turned around and asked.
The other five people at the conference table also looked at the burly man with puzzled expressions.
Seeing that everyone was paying attention to him, the burly man revealed a mocking smile on his dark face.
"Wang Hao from Village 404 wants me to kill Jiang Qiao and help him take the position of village chief."
"They are even willing to give up one-third of their profits."
"But he wants us to kill someone first, and then sign the contract."
These words were spoken.
The others all wore strange expressions, their eyes darting back and forth between the village chief and Ma Tengyun.
After all, the village chief was just discussing how to win over Jiang Qiao.
"Is he mentally challenged, or does he think we are mentally challenged?"
Ma Tengyun frowned.
"Leaving aside someone as powerful as Jiang Qiao, he is far more important to us than a beginner village."
"So, you're saying you can't get something for nothing without signing a contract?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present smiled, but their smiles carried an indescribable and enigmatic quality.
It seems she remembered something interesting.
"He probably thought that as long as he became the village chief, we wouldn't be able to do anything to him with the help of the sacrificial spirits."
An elderly man with gray hair, who had been writing code on a laptop, stopped what he was doing and spoke.
"This person doesn't know their place."
The village chief shook his head and said, "He begged us, not the other way around."
"Xiao Tie, don't worry about him for now, let him have some space."
After saying that, he stopped paying attention to the matter and moved on to the next topic.
His expression suddenly turned serious.
"This very morning, an indigenous village in the Tianliang Region mysteriously disappeared."
These words were spoken.
Immediately, the expressions of everyone present became serious.
Tie Bo, who had been smiling, also showed a serious expression.
"The disappearance of the indigenous village? This is not a good sign."
A short, stout young man spoke up.
He had a big belly and a smiling face, like a Maitreya Buddha.
Ma Tengyun glanced at him and nodded: "That's right. Every indigenous village has a long history and hides great secrets, not just the simple matter of having spirit sacrifices."
"The disappearance of indigenous villages often indicates that a major upheaval is about to occur."
"Village chief, did you inquire about the specifics?"
"We asked, but the people over there in Tianliang don't know either. They're planning to form a team to investigate. They've also invited our village to participate."
"After all, we are located on the border between the Xiangjiang and Tianliang regions."
The village chief took out a tobacco leaf, slowly lit it with a match, and then took a deep drag.
"You agree?"
The programmer frowned.
"No."
The village chief grinned.
"They have nine villages, three of which are at the fourth level. They should handle their own affairs."
"but--"
The village chief suddenly changed the subject.
"I didn't refuse immediately."
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county seat.
Stubborn Beef Noodle Shop.
Second floor.
Jiang Qiao stood quietly by the window, watching the lights outside come on one by one with a blank expression.
Six o'clock.
This timing is exactly the same as the information we received at the hospital.
"It's the lights now. Maybe we'll see people appear after it gets completely dark."
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He thought of the three people in the hospital.
There was absolutely no trace of ghostly aura about them; they only possessed the vital energy of ordinary people.
Moreover, would the eerie phenomena in the supernatural world claim to originate from the real world?
Jiang Qiao's face was cold and stern.
"Let's just get through tonight first. As for the rest, once I leave this county tomorrow, it will be none of my business."
This area is located at the border between the county town and the swamp.
It wasn't in the center of this eerie city, so he believed that even if there was some great terror, it wouldn't easily affect this area.
But this does not mean that there is no danger in this area.
For example, right now, a commotion is starting to come from the first floor of the noodle shop, as if many customers are coming in to eat.
For example, the shadowy figures moving in the windows of the houses across the street.
For example, the shouts coming from not far away seem to indicate that there are vendors selling tofu pudding along the street!
"This place is very similar to that city; the paranormal becomes active at night."
Jiang Qiao silently compared the differences between this county town and Nightmare City.
When I first entered the city on the ghost train, it was already close to night, so I encountered quite a few paranormal phenomena while walking on the streets.
He even killed quite a few vengeful ghosts.
But when daytime came, the city returned to its deathly silence.
"Perhaps, in these cities of the supernatural world, supernatural occurrences all happen at night."
Jiang Qiao recalled the ghost stories he had heard in the real world.
Most vengeful ghosts tend to become active at night.
These cities seem to fit this definition perfectly!
"However, Nightmare City does not exist in the supernatural world, but in the real world."
"No, that's not right."
"It should be said that it exists between the real world and the supernatural world."
"That city is like a ghost story."
Jiang Qiao carefully recalled his experience and still felt a chill run down his spine.
"In Nightmare City, you can't use Double Pupil to see anything; your vision will become a foggy blur, and you won't be able to see anything."
"And this county town—"
The next moment, Jiang Qiao activated his double pupils.
Suddenly, several strange figures appeared in his line of sight from the house across the street.
They appear to be a family.
A middle-aged couple with a small child.
The woman is cooking in the kitchen, while the man sits on the sofa reading the newspaper.
Meanwhile, the children were watching cartoons on TV.
A very ordinary family scene.
However, upon closer inspection, you will find that the dish the woman cooked was actually a plate of hair, a plate of fingers, and a bowl of dark soup.
The newspaper in the man's hand was dirty and stained with blood.
The cartoons that children watch are even more bizarre.
In the picture, seven three-foot-tall dwarfs, dressed in old funeral clothes and carrying orange lanterns, are driving a dilapidated open carriage.
Inside the carriage, a plump woman dressed in a formal gown and wearing a crown was gnawing on a thigh while chuckling.
...
"Hell Fairy Tale?"
"snow White!"
Jiang Qiao stared intently at the screen playing on the television. This kind of plot would have been taken down immediately before he transmigrated.
But in this strange place, they brazenly showed it to children.
As expected, the needs of vengeful ghosts and living people are different!
But that's not the point.
The key point is that he never expected to discover information about hellish fairy tales in a small town in the supernatural world!
In particular, it features Snow White.
He remembers it very clearly.
This thing is at the seventh level of strength!
Let alone him now.
Even if he returned to the real world and leveled up through Hualong Mountain, he and his opponent would at most be evenly matched.
"Incredible."
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The town under the cover of night looked very eerie.
Jiang Qiao smiled as he looked at the heartwarming scene in the room not far away.
Regardless.
Unlike Nightmare City, the supernatural phenomena here can be seen.
If you can see it, then it's not a ghost story.
If it's not a ghost story, then he can try to deal with it. Even if he can't, he can still escape.
After all, vengeful ghosts aren't like those in ghost stories that can't be killed, nor will they chase after you like a mad dog.
In most cases, once you've escaped a certain distance or left a certain area, the vengeful spirit will give up its pursuit of you.
It seems that even vengeful ghosts are quite gentle.
Jiang Qiao couldn't help but nod, agreeing with his own opinion.
"Never mind, it's not good to disturb their happy family."
"The guests downstairs are eating, and they probably don't want an uninvited guest like me to barge in."
He looked away from the window, plopped down on the sofa, and took out the snacks from his pocket.
Braised pig's trotters, beef jerky, spicy strips, chocolate, dried tofu—a whole bunch of things were laid out on the table. They drank soda and happily ate their food.
You know what, this ghost skin bag really is a magical artifact!
The iced cola I bought in the real world is still frozen to this day; it comes out exactly the same way it was put in.
The supernatural world doesn't follow science!
"Click, click"
"Huffing and puffing"
"ton ton ton ton"
Just as Jiang Qiao was enjoying his meal...
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the television screen.
"Huh? What's going on? Didn't I turn off the TV?"
He saw that there were faint images on the completely black screen.
The image appears to be a reflection, but the content is not an indoor scene; rather, it shows the courtyard from the TV program we just watched.
That's interesting.
Jiang Qiao suddenly became interested.
He stood up and walked to the television, wanting to take a closer look.
Just then.
Suddenly, the TV screen lit up, but the picture flickered and blurred, as if the signal was unstable.
But soon, the flickering screen stopped, and an image gradually became clearer, appearing before Jiang Qiao's eyes.
The scene shows a house, which is empty and devoid of anything. However, looking out from the window in the wall, the view outside resembles the abandoned courtyard we saw earlier.
"Something's changed. They've gone inside?" Jiang Qiao's expression changed slightly.
He wasn't sure if this change in the scene was a coincidence or triggered by his arrival.
He reached out to touch the television.
However, the next moment.
Strange things happened.
His hand reached into the television without any resistance!
As he moved his hands, the screen flickered again.
Immediately afterwards.
A pair of feet suddenly appeared at the top corner of the television screen.
It appears as if someone is hanging from a roof beam, with their feet dangling at the very top of the frame.
The feet were wearing dirty leather shoes and no socks. The exposed skin was covered with purple patches.
Jiangqiao is very familiar with this thing.
Lividity!
"Is this a vengeful ghost?" Jiang Qiao stared intently at the screen, trying to pull his hand back.
But just then, he heard a series of banging sounds coming from the house behind him!
He instinctively turned around, but his expression changed drastically!
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Because there was a corpse hanging from the beam in the room behind them!
Not only that, the entire room had become completely unfamiliar. It was no longer the second floor of "Stubborn Beef Noodles" where he had been before, but the room that had been transformed into a television set!
What's going on?
Jiang Qiao suddenly turned around and found that there was no television set in front of him, only a basin of ice-cold water.
His hand was stretched out into the water.
"They changed the map for me already?"
Jiang Qiao looked completely bewildered.
This is absolutely amazing!
Holy crap!
With a single turn, the map changed; he didn't even blink, let alone notice anything amiss!
This really surprised him.
Subconsciously, he activated his third-tier double pupils and used Ghost Realm!
However, although the surroundings had become gray and gloomy, it did not lead him back to the second floor of the noodle shop.
but.
Under the gray light, he saw that there were more than a dozen people on the second floor of the building!
These people appeared to have been unconscious before, and have only now come to their senses.
"Damn it, how come there are so many people?"
A bald man who had just woken up screamed when he saw people lying all over the ground.
"The greater the difficulty of the task, the more people participate." A woman in a windbreaker next to him also looked grim.
"But why are there so many newcomers for this mission? These people aren't even at Tier 2 yet, and it's very likely that this is their first time participating in a mission."
"Impossible! Why would a newbie choose a B-level mission? Isn't that just suicide?"
Another young man, holding a gold revolver, also frowned.
at this time.
The newcomers had already started getting up from the ground.
The bald man strode over, grabbed a man, held a knife to his neck, and asked menacingly, "Why did you take this mission?"
After being grabbed, the man immediately tried to struggle, but found that he had no strength left in his body, and was immediately terrified.
"I...I don't know...this is the mission I was given..."
He answered in alarm.
The other newlyweds also showed unease when they saw the fierce-looking bald man.
The auras of the three people in front of them were clearly much stronger than theirs.
They huddled together warily and took out their weapons.
They are survivors who have just completed their newbie missions and reached the peak of Tier 1.
Unlike Village 404, they did not experience too many setbacks.
By simply fighting monsters around the village, I easily leveled up to the peak of Tier 1 and completed the quest.
Things went relatively smoothly.
Their second task was to use a mirror to reach a place called Bailiu County and complete a seven-day survival mission.
"Alright, let him go."
The young man holding a revolver walked over, pried open the bald man's fingers, and told him to release the man first.
Then he said gently, "I'm sorry, he has a rather volatile temper, you don't need to worry about him."
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Xin."
"The beautiful lady next to me is named Xue Lan."
"This bald, handsome guy is called Long Ba, you can call him Brother Long."
Although Li Xin was carrying a pistol, he appeared gentle and refined, and spoke politely and respectfully, which made him very likable.
He said, "Now that you've all arrived here, you'll be teammates for the next seven days. I believe you've all received the message that you need to survive here for seven days."
Many of the newcomers nodded subconsciously upon hearing Li Xin's words.
"During these seven days, sometimes it's all about luck. You might encounter a vengeful ghost and be killed as soon as you step out the door, or you might not encounter any danger at all during these seven days."
"But more often than not, teamwork is required."
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Task?"
"Is this place called Bailiu County?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at his survival system subconsciously.
However, the taskbar was blank, and there was no information about accepting new tasks.
"They came in on a mission, while I came in through that weird television."
"Then can I go with them and leave together after they finish their mission?"
Jiang Qiao pondered the current situation.
The way he got here was too bizarre, and he also happened to run into a dozen or so people upstairs.
Moreover, more than a dozen of these people are newcomers.
Judging from what those three senior individuals said, this was a very abnormal situation.
Jiang Qiao wasn't sure if this was related to his joining the group. But he was determined to follow them.
Since he couldn't find a way out for the time being, he decided to see if he could leave with these people after they completed their mission.
...
The conversation upstairs continued.
Li Xin was quite eloquent, and gradually dispelled the wariness of more than ten people.
He was explaining some details of the mission, information he had gathered from other veterans before coming.
"A murder once occurred in this house."
His tone began to become somewhat serious.
"It is said that this house belonged to a woman who lived alone a long time ago."
"The woman was very withdrawn and rarely interacted with others; her only companion was a black cat."
"She had a crush on a boy in college. But because of extreme shyness and introversion, she never really had any contact with him."
"She would observe the boy from a distance, follow him, and even hide under his bed to eavesdrop on him playing cards with his girlfriend. She recorded his every move in her diary. She did all this until the end of college."
"Later, the black cat that accompanied the woman died, and her parents also died in the car accident, but the woman was not bothered by it."
"Later, she married an illustrator who rented her house and had a son."
"Years later, her son reached school age. When she took him to register at school, she was surprised to find that his homeroom teacher was the boy she had a crush on in college."
"Meanwhile, the woman's husband learned during a hospital check-up that he had a health problem and would have difficulty conceiving."
"It was at this time that he discovered the woman's diary and assumed that his son was born to the woman and that man."
"In his anger, the husband's hidden violent genes were activated."
"He abused the woman and dismembered her body, hiding the remains in the attic."
"Women accumulate negative energy from childhood, and when they are wrongly accused and tortured to death by their husbands, it eventually transforms into a strange curse."
"Everyone who sets foot in this house will be killed by her!"
Li Xin recounted the story of the house in a calm and understated tone, but it sent a chill down the spines of all the newlyweds.
Many people subconsciously looked around.
It was as if a venomous woman was staring at them from some corner of the room.
"This woman's curse is strange. Some people are brought to her door in just three days, but others live for seven or eight days without ever encountering her until the mission ends."
Li Xin continued.
"But without a doubt, the fewer people there are, the easier it is for her to come knocking on their door. That's the information I received beforehand."
Upon hearing this, the newlyweds couldn't help but nod in agreement.
After arriving in the supernatural world, all they saw was the power of numbers.
Often, leveling up by fighting monsters involves going in a team, so from the beginning, they didn't plan to separate.
This scene also relieved Li Xin.
He obtained a lot of information from other veterans, one of which was that this woman doesn't care how many people are in your party when she appears.
Given this situation, the more people the better.
Li Xin thought that if a group of people were together, it would be easier to escape later.
Moreover, under normal circumstances, anyone who enters this room will become a target. The order of the hunt is originally arranged according to the order of entry.
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But coincidentally, they all appeared in this room together when they were doing the mission.
Therefore, many veterans who have gone through this mission say that killing has become random, completely different from the indigenous people.
In this situation, it really becomes a matter of luck.
With a group of a dozen or so people, it's quite possible that some of them might not encounter the ghost at all.
But precisely because of its randomness, or rather, because everyone has the same priority, when the female ghost appears, you can die, and so can he.
"Let's get these people together first, then my chances of dying will be smaller."
Li Xin thought to himself.
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Downstairs at the river bridge, after hearing Li Xin's story, several big question marks flashed through my mind.
Isn't this the Japanese horror movie I watched before I time-traveled?
He used to really like this movie.
But why are they here?
and.
"This house doesn't really look like it."
Jiang Qiao looked around and saw that the houses were nothing like those in the movies.
The house in the movie is a two-story dwelling with an attic, and the whole layout is very cramped.
The house now is not only architecturally wrong, but it is also at least three or four times larger!
Most importantly.
He glanced at the corpse hanging from the beam behind him.
This thing isn't in the movie.
"I not only traveled to Earth, but now I've also traveled from Earth to an even more fantastical supernatural world."
"And you can also see Snow White and the lovely Aunt Kayako."
"Life is full of unexpected encounters."
Jiang Qiao sighed.
If it really is Aunt Kayako, he probably won't be able to do much against her.
This thing is difficult to eliminate in the movie, or rather, impossible to eliminate.
Now that they've entered the supernatural world, they're very likely to appear directly in the form of rule-based ghost stories.
However, if it's really like in the movie, he's not worried.
Because this thing doesn't kill people very quickly.
There are now more than a dozen people in the house, and he has more than a hundred lives.
Absolutely not!
What he's really worried about now is that the female ghost here is not the same as Kayako in terms of character design.
And what if I can't leave with these guys in seven days?
Just then.
Suddenly, a chilling sensation came from behind.
What is that?
Jiang Qiao suddenly turned around and looked at the corpse.
He sensed a strange aura separating from the corpse and heading upstairs.
"Is this... a curse?"
Jiang Qiao squinted and vaguely saw a black mist slowly merging into the bodies of the group of people upstairs.
But they were completely unaware.
At the same time, the rope that had been hanging from the beam suddenly broke, and the body fell to the ground.
"Thud"
The commotion wasn't loud, but it alerted the survivors upstairs.
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Who's downstairs?
A furious shout rang out, and the bald man cautiously walked to the top of the stairs and looked down.
A man as handsome as the reader was standing downstairs, quietly watching him, his eyes looking at him as if he were an idiot.
Who are you?
The sudden appearance of the man started led the bald man.
He glanced at Jiang Qiao, and finally his gaze fell on the flintlock pistol in the other man's hand.
This gun looks old-fashioned, but it's very beautiful.
The golden gun body was engraved with patterns and talismans, and the walnut handle had a few lightning strike patterns.
Most importantly, a very strong supernatural energy was emanating from the muzzle of this double-barreled flintlock musket.
The fluctuation was so great that he felt the other party only needed to pull the trigger to kill him on the spot!
"Supernatural weapons?"
Li Xin heard the bald man's voice and came over with Xue Lan.
He immediately noticed the weapon in Jiang Qiao's hand and asked, "Friend, are you also participating in this mission?"
Jiang Qiao glanced at them.
Li Xin's strength has reached the third tier, while the bald man and the woman are at approximately the peak of the second tier.
It's about the same level as the human head lanterns you encounter in the real world.
With this kind of strength, encountering a rule-based supernatural tale would be like being sent to their doom, unable to even struggle.
It seems that Kayako's disguise in this world can also continue to have the same ultimate effect!
However, Jiang Qiao didn't care about the strength of these people; he only cared about whether he could leave in seven days. So, he planned to wander around with this group for the next few days.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said calmly, "Yes, I am also a survivor participating in this mission. I just woke up and went downstairs to check, and found a corpse."
After he finished speaking, he pointed to the corpse lying on the ground behind him.
In just a minute or two, the corpse had already begun to decompose and was emitting a foul odor.
However, Jiang Qiao was not surprised.
The corpse was previously cursed, which is why it has remained fresh.
Now that the curse has spread to other people, and the corpse has lost its supernatural power, it has shown its normal side.
Jiang Qiao glanced at the sunlight outside.
I thought to myself, who knows how long this person has been dead? In this sweltering heat, it would be a miracle if he looked as fresh as he did just now.
Upon hearing Jiang Qiao's words, Li Xin and the other two's expressions changed.
"You just woke up?"
Xue Lan stared at Jiang Qiao and asked in surprise.
It's important to know that the tasks in the supernatural world are all different.
If you go to the mission area on your own, you will remain conscious.
However, if the mission involves a transition to a supernatural space, the participants may temporarily lose consciousness.
Because this kind of supernatural power is something that ordinary people cannot withstand.
Therefore, in this kind of mission, the person who awakens first is the strongest.
Now, this person has not only woken up first, but has even gone downstairs to investigate, which means that he is much stronger than them!
Thinking of this, the three of them had different expressions.
Brother Long frowned, Xue Lan was pleasantly surprised, while Li Xin smiled.
Jiang Qiao calmly withdrew his gaze and said, "Since this house is cursed, we'd better leave first."
"Otherwise, instead of the female ghost coming to our door, we'll be delivered to our door as takeout."
Li Xin and the other two hadn't spoken yet.
The group of newcomers behind him immediately agreed to the suggestion.
"That's right, that's right, let's leave first."
"Since this is a survival mission, I think we should go as far as we can, so that the female ghost will always be chasing us, but she will never be able to find us."
"That makes sense. We're not here to catch ghosts, but to play hide-and-seek with them. I also think the farther we run, the better!"
As they talked, they hurriedly ran downstairs.
Among the dozen or so people, eight were young men who looked quite immature, probably only eighteen or nineteen years old. Moreover, they seemed to get along quite well with each other.
Jiang Qiao guessed that they knew each other in the real world.
Among the remaining people was a beautiful young woman in her thirties.
A middle-aged man in his forties, all muscle, holding a wrench.
There was also a man who looked refined and silent.
Jiang Qiao learned from their conversation that they actually came from the same village!
This means that this group of people can communicate with each other more easily.
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"Interesting. It seems Li Xin wants to use these people as scapegoats."
Jiang Qiao watched them run out of the house with great interest.
If this world really is just Kayako's disguise, then what's the point of having so many people?
He who is destined to die will die.
Moreover, they have all triggered the curse now. Under these circumstances, if they stick together, they will probably be wiped out!
In Jiang Qiao's view, under these circumstances, splitting up and fleeing might actually save some people's lives.
After all, it only takes seven days to endure. And for the female ghost to come knocking, it takes time.
Li Xin said that some people stayed for seven days and didn't even see a ghost, which is entirely possible.
"Li Xin gathered them together so that someone would take the fall when he ran away at a critical moment."
Jiang Qiao grumbled a few words and then left the house.
Beside him, Li Xin asked politely, "May I ask your surname, friend? Are you planning to stay with us for the next seven days, or travel alone?"
Jiang Qiao was clearly a veteran, so he didn't use the same rhetoric he used on newcomers on Jiang Qiao.
After all, those who know, know!
Jiang Qiao gave him a half-smile and said, "My surname is Wang, you can call me Lao Wang. I'm quite bored by myself, since you guys are planning to team up, why don't you include me?"
"Oh, it's Mr. Wang. Welcome to the team."
Seeing that Jiang Qiao was not planning to leave, Li Xin immediately reached out and shook hands with him.
In any case, having an experienced player in the survival mission will increase the chances of overcoming difficulties.
Xue Lan also showed a delighted expression.
Only Bald Dragon Brother showed a flicker of displeasure when he saw Jiang Qiao agree to stay. However, he quickly concealed it and a smile appeared on his face.
Jiang Qiao seemed a bit strange.
Is this bald guy mentally challenged? I haven't done anything to you.
Seemingly noticing Jiang Qiao's expression, Li Xin said with a smile, "Don't worry about him. He's wary of everyone, afraid that someone might try to harm him."
"I see."
Jiang Qiao smiled and nodded.
I don't believe a single punctuation mark in my heart.
He planned to find an opportunity to hang up Brother Long and torture him.
Ask him why he can't stand you.
...
The group quickly left the courtyard.
Outside the house was a quiet path.
The road is lined with two- or three-story houses, but most of them are dilapidated and look like they have been uninhabited for a long time.
"We're out now, that house was really uncomfortable."
As soon as Xue Lan stepped out, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Li Xin nodded in deep agreement.
There was an eerie sense of oppression in that house.
Although the space was spacious and bright, they felt as if they were locked in a solitary confinement room.
There was a suffocating sense of oppression.
Jiang Qiao looked at their expressions and felt a pang of sympathy.
Powerful people, like Boss Jiang, don't feel too uncomfortable in this room.
Those who are utterly incompetent, like the newcomers, don't feel any pressure because they can't sense any danger.
These three are of average or mediocre strength.
It's not that strong, but it's not particularly bad either.
The result was that they sensed something supernatural, but were powerless to do anything about it.
This directly caused a heavy physical and mental burden!
How pitiful!
Jiang Qiao sighed inwardly.
Turning around, I found that the only newcomers standing outside were the young woman, the wrench-wielding uncle, and the silent guy.
Eight young men have disappeared without a trace.
Where are they?
Jiang Qiao asked curiously.
"They left first, saying they planned to walk around the area."
The wrench-wielding uncle gave a simple, honest smile.
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