Chapter 7: The Family That Takes Care of All the Villains (1) This does not prevent...

According to the Ghost Academy's established rules, each mission would involve roughly one-third of the senior class, typically ranging from eight to twelve people. Lucifer had chosen nine people this time: the three werewolf brothers, the Corpse Bride Elizabeth, Alice from the music box, the vampire prince Aymeric, and another male vampire, Willy, who had sworn allegiance to Aymeric for family reasons.

Apart from them, there are Si Ling and A Zhui.

After the candidate is determined, the first thing to do is to go to Mammon’s Hell Technology R&D Department to select props.

Si Ling hadn't expected to be able to participate in a mission directly on the second day of school. This was quite different from what she had expected. So as she walked towards the Hell Technology R&D Department, she whispered to A Zhui, "Why do I feel like this isn't a school, but more like an operations department?"

"Because you encountered the mission before you even had time to attend class?" Ah Zhui laughed. "This is indeed a school, with a lot of theoretical courses. This kind of mission is more like an 'internship'. The monsters hope to get a good enough internship certificate to exchange for a senior position with Satan. As for the ghosts..." She glanced at the music box in Elizabeth's hand in front of her. "Many ghosts are actually 'foreign aid' invited by Lucifer. Lucifer has made some promises to them."

"Promise?" Si Ling's eyes were filled with confusion. Ah Zhui nodded. "The qualification to go to heaven, or good treatment in hell, or the promise to help them get revenge - some ghosts can't go to heaven because their revenge has not yet been taken. Once revenge is taken, they can go to heaven."

"Oh, I see." Si Ling nodded in understanding.

Aimeric, at the head of the group, had already entered the Hell Technology R&D department, with Levi following closely behind. Si Ling was quite curious about the props, so he stopped his private conversation and looked intently ahead.

The entire process of selecting props was led by Mammon himself. The shrewd and calculating Mammon would never allow them to choose randomly, which gave Si Ling the opportunity to learn about a lot of props.

"I guess the two vampire gentlemen will still want it." Mammon first handed over a small bat-shaped box. The noble Aymeric had no intention of reaching out, so Levi dutifully took it for him.

Ah Zhui whispered to Si Ling: "The Bat Phantom Box is powered by the mind. It can release swarms of bats and drive them towards their target. Vampires plus bats is the most standard combination that fits the stereotype of living people."

Si Ling frowned: "Why don't they create an illusion themselves?"

"...Not all species will experience that kind of illusion." A Zhui said.

Mammon walked back and forth in front of two rows of tall wooden shelves, then quickly selected another item and handed it to the three werewolf brothers: "This is your favorite. I upgraded it a few days ago to make its flavor more appealing to the ancient DNA of humans."

Si Ling's gaze passed through the gaps between the ghosts in front of him and saw that it was a small square box with a button on the top and small holes on the other five sides.

A Zhui said, "The Decaying Smell Releaser... can instantly emit a horrible smell of rotting flesh, making people imagine how many victims they have torn apart, and then believe that they are the next one."

Si Ling raised an eyebrow but didn't make any comment.

Soon, the members of the operation finished their selections one after another. Everyone except Si Ling picked three items. Among the three items selected by Ah Zhui was a "graveyard illusion box," which could be used both in reality and by penetrating the target's mind. This was a very clever choice, as their mission location was across from a cemetery. If Ah Zhui could trigger the cemetery illusion in the target's mind while they were in the cemetery, it would be easy for the target to lose the distinction between reality and illusion, which would be a quick way to make the target lose a lot of SAN.

Mammon looked at Si Ling and asked her politely, "What would you like to choose?"

Si Ling thought about it and nodded politely: "Not yet, this is my first mission, I want to learn how to do it first, so as not to waste your props."

Her last words hit the mark. Mammon smiled with satisfaction and was not stingy with his praise. "The Chinese are low-key and modest. I've seen too many arrogant ghosts. Although in a sense, they have reason to be arrogant, but you are more comfortable this way."

Si Ling smiled slightly, but a few steps away he heard a sarcastic sneer: "Maybe she really is just afraid of 'wasting' your props, Professor Mammon."

Si Ling looked up. The person who spoke was Elizabeth, the Corpse Bride. The Corpse Bride's attributes made her face as white as paper, with dark circles under her eyes and bloodstains on her face. Her smile looked particularly strange.

Aimeric held his breath and shouted at her rudeness: "Elizabeth!"

The smile on Elizabeth's face suddenly disappeared. She looked at Aymeric silently, and the emotions in her eyes changed again and again.

"...Okay." Mammon cleared his throat a little embarrassedly, "Anyway, I wish you all the best." He nodded to everyone, and everyone thanked him and left.

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According to the information Satan provided to Lucifer, the five Sterman brothers planned to start a short vacation trip today, and Elliot's sudden death did not make them change their plans.

They chose a villa on the outskirts of Freiburg as their base. Freiburg is located in the southwestern border of Hans Country. It not only has famous attractions such as the Black Forest and the cathedral, but is also close to the neighboring country of Gaul, making it very suitable for this kind of short vacation.

This place wasn't far from Hohenzollernburg, home to the Ghost Academy, only a little over 200 kilometers away. For a ghost like Si Ling, floating there was the most convenient option. However, werewolves who wanted to use this "free-running" method of transportation would have to transform into their true form, and Lucifer couldn't cast a barrier over 200 kilometers long. Seeing a werewolf running was too exciting for humans, not to mention the even more exciting creatures like the Corpse Bride.

So when going on such missions, Lucifer usually chooses a more common means of transportation: bus.

The bus is large enough to accommodate everyone and some simple equipment. It only takes a simple spell to make the traffic police subjectively give up inspecting the vehicle during a random check. It is safe and convenient.

About three hours later, the bus stopped outside the villa where the five Sterman brothers were about to move in.

If nothing goes wrong, they should arrive at the villa in more than an hour.

After the car stopped, Lucifer immediately cast a spell to construct a barrier, which included the bus and the villa within the barrier. As long as the five brothers entered the barrier, they would be out of the normal world and in an independent space. The bus also disappeared from the eyes of mortals from then on.

Before getting off the car, the mission members checked the functions of the sound transmission note and SAN value meter, and then got off the car one after another and walked into the villa to choose their teammates and the room they wanted to use.

According to the established rules of Ghost Academy, the map chosen by the player with the highest kill count in the previous mission was preferred. Vampire Prince Aymeric and Corpse Bride Elizabeth had fought to a draw, and Aymeric politely said, "Ladies first," so Elizabeth chose the master bedroom on the third floor of the villa.

Aymeric chose the second bedroom on the second floor, and together with Levi, they occupied all four bedrooms. The music box ghost Alice chose the study on the first floor.

The three werewolf brothers chose the attic. In Western ghost movies, the attic is obviously a great place for haunting.

"We only have the living room and kitchen left." Ah Zhu sighed and looked at Si Ling with some guilt, "I'm sorry, I'm so inexperienced, I..."

"What do you think about us going to the cemetery across the street?" Si Ling suddenly asked.

Ah Zhui was stunned and said in silence: "If you want to use the cemetery, I have a cemetery illusion box..."

"Why not use a real cemetery?" Si Ling smiled. "I see there's a forest behind that cemetery. What a perfect haunted place."

"But..." Ah Zhu wanted to persuade Si Ling, but suddenly an idea came to his mind and he nodded immediately, "That's right!"

——She originally wanted to say that Lucifer did not set up a barrier around the cemetery, so if they wanted to go there, they would have to set up another barrier. This would be a test of their cultivation.

Moreover, although both are done to scare people with ghosts, the cemetery is an open area.

Compared to a narrow room, open areas always consume more spells and are more likely to allow the target to escape without a trace, which greatly increases the difficulty.

But she suddenly thought of Si Ling scaring Americ. She didn't know what Si Ling had done, but it proved that Si Ling was much more powerful than her.

A Zhu is a self-aware little demon. Realizing this, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​meddling in Si Ling's affairs.

On the bus outside, Professor Mimir, with only his head left, was placed in the passenger seat, with Lucifer sitting behind him in the first row of passengers. Mimir looked out at the empty street scene while muttering, "Tsk, Lucifer, I know Satan's fear and suppression over the years have annoyed you, but aren't you being too impatient when it comes to Si Ling's situation?"

Lucifer also turned his head to look out the window, and after a while he asked, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean," Mimir smacked his lips, "is that you shouldn't rush her into the mission. You can observe her abilities through other means first. Otherwise... if she's strong enough, that's fine, but if something goes wrong, it'll become a diplomatic issue with the Porcelain Kingdom, which would actually suit Satan's wishes."

"Besides, you also have to understand Satan's sense of crisis. In literary works over the years, you and he have often been lumped together. Sometimes people even use your name to replace his. This is terrifying for any god. We all understand the meaning of a name, don't we?"

——The names of gods need to be remembered by the world, which will directly affect their magical powers.

This also applies to ghosts, which is why in the distant East, metaphysical practitioners always emphasize "not using uncommon characters in names." Any character in a name that is remembered or repeated will have an "infernal" impact.

For example, if a person’s name is “Zhang Bi’e”, since the two words “Bi’e” are rarely mentioned by the world, he must practice diligently if he wants to maintain his spirit after his death.

If his name was Zhang Wei, Li Wei, or Wang Wei, every time people used words like "great" or "majestic" it would subtly affect him. Although this influence was minimal, it accumulated over time and was enough to prevent him from dying, making it easier for him to achieve something remarkable through cultivation.

Lucifer knew this, of course, but he had no intention of discussing it further. He remained silent, staring out the window beside him until Mimir spoke again: "Oh... what are they going to do?"

Lucifer came back to his senses and looked out the window in front of him in the direction of Mimir's gaze. About seven or eight meters away, Si Ling and A Zhu were crossing the road together and walking towards the cemetery opposite.

Mimir suggested in a friendly manner, "Although according to the rules, we shouldn't expand the mission map at will, it's not bad to take care of the newcomers, what do you think?"

Lucifer had no objection to this and tried to get out of the car, but as soon as he stood up, he stopped.

Mimir's gaze also paused, and they looked together at the right side of the road in front of them. That was the edge of the barrier set up by Lucifer. If they took one step forward, they would be out of the barrier. The cemetery across the road and the endless forest were just outside the barrier.

Si Ling and A Zhu stopped at the edge of the barrier. Lucifer watched Si Ling open her arms, and a black mist suddenly rose. At first, there was only a small area in front of her, but within a few seconds it began to expand rapidly outward, rushing towards the cemetery outside the barrier like a surging wave.

…She was expanding her own barrier.

"Okay, I was overthinking it..." Mimir began to mutter again. "The gods and ghosts of China are always like this, too humble! Did you know? They once sent a three-eyed Mr. Yang to visit the Aesir. Odin wanted to exchange magic and asked him if he could fight. Guess what he said?"

Mimir raised the question. Although Lucifer's eyes were still fixed on Si Ling, he still cooperated and asked, "What?"

"He said, 'No, I can play with you' - and then, haha, we watched him cast a giant illusion, the same size as him, but so big that it blocked out the sun. Odin's temple was only half the size of his boots. We were all terrified, thinking Ragnarok was coming early! Later... luckily, he noticed something was wrong in time and took the initiative to retract the spell. He apologized to Odin, 'I'm sorry, I thought you wanted to have this kind of competition.' Odin was so embarrassed, hahahaha!"

Mimir gossiped in his usual nagging tone, but this time he didn't get a response from Lucifer.

——Lucifer watched as the black waves cast by Si Ling covered the entire cemetery and then attacked the forest farther away. The area of ​​the barrier expanded was almost twenty times the area of ​​the barrier he had set up.

Of course, he only set up a very small barrier, mainly because the villa and the yard were only this big, and they couldn't go to the neighbor's house to haunt it just to scare the five Sterman brothers to death.

But this did not prevent him from being shocked by Si Ling's strength.

Lucifer felt a sense of joy in his heart, a joy that "I can finally teach Satan a lesson."

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【Notes】

①【Aesir】The realm of the gods in Norse mythology, another translation is Asgard. Friends who have been fans of Marvel should be familiar with Asgard (the author who turned against Marvel fans after Avengers 4 gnashed his teeth and wrote this sentence

② [I watched him cast a huge phantom, the same as him, but so big that it blocked out the sky and the sun] Advanced magic in Chinese mythology, the law of heaven and earth

③【Ragnarok】A legend in Norse mythology, a depletion of the Aesir realm, in which many gods died

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