Chapter 102 Madness and Chaos

Wei Yanqing was near the station and could come in to pick up Rong Yi at any time.

The two finally met, and Rong Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now that we've met, if I encounter those pretentious ghosts again, I'll definitely beat them to a pulp."

Although she had already defeated two opponents, she held back then.

“This instance world is perfect for me,” Wei Yanqing said. “Not only are the ghost crystals extremely useful to me, but I can also absorb the souls of those ghosts.”

Rong Yi glanced at him and said, "Then in their eyes you must be more terrifying than the King of Hell."

Wei Yanqing gave a cryptic smile. "More or less."

Rong Yi: "But when I dealt with them, they all dissipated like smoke. Is that a soul effect?"

Wei Yanqing, wearing an autumn coat and with his hands in his pockets, said, "That's right. We can actually collect those smokes, but we don't have the right container. Otherwise, players with mental talent would definitely buy them for a high price if we brought them back to Obsidian City."

Just like the ability users in the previous instance, who needed to absorb crystal cores of the same attribute, soul bodies are a great supplement for people with spiritual power talents.

Rong Yi raised an eyebrow: "If souls are useful, then you wouldn't intentionally kill people to obtain souls, would you?"

"What are you thinking about?" Wei Yanqing said, "Not just any soul can be absorbed. Only souls that lack the good aspects of humanity can be absorbed as pure energy, because they themselves are transformed into pure energy, thereby influencing the human world."

Rong Yi was amazed. "Do you understand how this world works? I just left the neighborhood and saw a sacrifice. The person being sacrificed was very willing, as if they had done something very glorious. No one else reacted to the sacrifice."

Wei Yanqing was also somewhat surprised when this was mentioned. "Although this place is not much different from modern society, the public's understanding of ghosts has obviously been reversed, or rather, they are unable to resist and therefore submit. I don't know the specifics. The information displayed online is all nonsense. I can only find books published within the last year."

It is clear that the previous data has been destroyed or hidden.

"Based on this, it can be inferred that this situation may have occurred within a year, and before that, this place should be in normal condition." This was just Wei Yanqing's superficial guess.

They've only been here for a few hours, so their understanding is very limited.

As the two walked out of the train station, they arrived at the roadside where Wei Yanqing's modified car was parked.

“There are no traffic police here. People are happy to see car accidents happen, and they even drag the dying people out as sacrifices after a car accident.” Wei Yanqing knew this so clearly because he had personally witnessed such absurd scenes.

Rong Yi shook his head. "It's like a world full of lunatics."

Wei Yanqing fastened his seatbelt and said, "Don't even think about going to restaurants or anything like that. In this instance, we have to eat the food we bring ourselves. I found a hotel, and we'll stay there for now."

Upon hearing him mention the restaurant, Rong Yi suddenly recalled the sacrificial offerings he had seen in the neighborhood, pieces of bloody entrails, and frowned, asking, "Does the restaurant sell strange food?"

Wei Yanqing started the car. "It's strange enough, but the key issue is whether they're selling animal meat or..."

Rong Yi covered his eyes. "We really can't go. Can we check into the hotel normally?"

"How could you say such a thing?" Wei Yanqing's tone was somewhat mocking.

Rong Yi glanced at him and said, "What? In a society governed by the rule of law, I am a law-abiding citizen."

The car sped along the road, the wind blowing Wei Yanqing's hair that was hanging in front of his mask, making him look extremely dashing and lazy. "Okay, this world may be crazy, but things other than human life are still in a normal cycle. Life and entertainment can still be enjoyed, it's just that a lot of things are related to ghosts. I pay for the hotel normally and they won't stop me if I have a room card."

She looked at Rong Yi, her profile was like jade, and her pale pink lips were pursed, "Are you hungry?"

Seeing her somewhat impatient expression, Wei Yanqing, who had once collaborated with her in a dungeon world, could tell that this level of impatience was most likely due to hunger.

Rong Yi closed his eyes and nodded. "Hungry. If I hadn't held back when hitting those two idiots, I would be even hungrier now."

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It was already dark before six o'clock, and the city was brightly lit, but there was no one on the streets.

The journey was smooth; during what should have been rush hour in the normal world, only their cars were speeding along the road.

As we approached the hotel, we saw a group of people.

Although they were alive, they were clearly not normal. The leader was neither male nor female, and his whole body was covered with a white cloth, with only his hand showing as he held up a soul-guiding banner. The people behind him were playing ghost music with an underworld feel.

Rong Yi rested his chin on his hand and looked out of the car, passing by the group.

When they arrived at the hotel, Wei Yanqing parked the car and walked into the hotel with Rong Yi.

The hotel looked luxurious from the outside, with its towering buildings and wide-open doors, while the surrounding shops were already closed.

The spacious lobby was illuminated as if it were daytime. A man in a sharp suit stood at the reception desk, his hair heavily sprayed with hairspray, making it greasy and sticky to his scalp.

Wei Yanqing showed a room card, indicating that they were guests here.

The man wore a stiff, fake smile. "Welcome, guests. The ceremony to worship the Ghost King is about to begin. Please return to your room as soon as possible to watch."

Even as he spoke, the curve of his lips remained unchanged, as if his face were fake, welded tightly to his skin.

Neither Rong Yi nor Wei Yanqing replied to him; they went straight to take the elevator.

Upon arriving at the room, Rong Yi immediately found a sofa to sit down. "Finally, I can rest for a while. The stuff here is too exhausting."

The zombies in the last instance were also quite troublesome, but they came in hordes, making them easy to kill. Unlike here.

Wei Yanqing took off his coat and hung it in the entryway. "What would you like to eat?"

"You decide." Rong Yi waved his hand and closed his eyes for a short rest.

As soon as Wei Yanqing put the stove and pot down, the large-screen TV in the room turned on automatically.

Rong Yisheng stared at the television with a sense of despair, "This is never going to end."

A man with a crazed expression appeared on the television screen. "The program starts promptly at 6:30 PM. It's the full moon again, and as usual, we've prepared a grand sacrificial ceremony..."

The camera then pans to an altar, on which stand five men and women dressed in white, their expressions solemn and dignified.

"These are all people who voluntarily offered themselves as sacrifices to the Ghost King. Let us congratulate them on their imminent gaining the Ghost King's favor. Their physical bodies will serve to satisfy the Ghost King's appetite, while their souls will become his loyal subordinates!"

As the host finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted in the audience.

Wei Yanqing remained unaffected, while Rong Yi stared blankly at the program, thinking to himself: "This is truly perverted, even putting on a live program as a sacrifice."

Worried that it would affect his appetite, Rong Yi picked up the remote control next to the bedside table and pressed the button to turn it off.

"..."

Unable to turn it off, Rong Yi pressed the button several more times, but it still wouldn't turn off.

Seeing her actions, Wei Yanqing said directly, "Unplug the wire."

Rong Yi located the wiring behind the TV, turned off the power strip, and the TV screen finally went black.

After pulling out her finger, she immediately said, "It seems we'll have to postpone our mealtime."

(End of this chapter)