Upon hearing this, Ji He's expression hardened; she feared a fierce battle was about to unfold.
With Ruan Qing'an's command, a vast array of ghostly figures surged towards Ji He from behind her, their imposing presence like a massive army. This almost cursed house must have housed countless dead and countless ghosts.
At this moment, under Ruan Qing'an's control, they all rushed towards Ji He, and for a moment, a chilling and sinister aura filled the air.
Ji He, who had originally wanted to fight: ...What a load of crap!
Her face suddenly turned grim. As the ghostly aura expanded in front of her, Ji He reacted extremely quickly, igniting a protective talisman. In the next instant, a golden shield appeared, blocking Ji He's way and protecting her.
'Ding ding ding—'
A crisp sound came from the contact with the ghost, and not only that, flames inexplicably ignited after the rebound, forcing the ghost back. The effect was remarkable, but—after only a moment, it began to crack.
Seeing the dense, rapidly expanding cracks on the shield, Ji He's heart, which had just relaxed, was once again gripped with trepidation.
'What on earth is going on?!'
'This is fucking ridiculously strong! This kind of massive, overlapping ghost realm has absolutely no rules!'
Ji He finally panicked. Logically speaking, the Ghost Realm would definitely leave players a way out. This is the underlying logic and basic rule of creating horror-themed dungeons worldwide. How could it be an exception?
But this time, the pressure from Ruan Qing'an made Ji He completely uncertain; she even felt a fear of facing the final boss...
Just before the shield was about to shatter—
In a panic, Ji He finally remembered a way to deal with the situation. She immediately pulled out a tool, something similar to a dowsing rod, with its sharp tip spinning wildly without stopping.
This item is called Heavenly Guide, and it can only be used once.
Ji He obtained this item from a random draw given by Global Horror when she first entered the rankings. She kept it and couldn't bear to use it, firstly because it could only be used once, and secondly because... the effect of Heavenly Guidance was beyond imagination.
When facing imminent danger, the Global Horror system will provide guidance that is absolutely correct. Furthermore, if the player is unable to escape the predicament using this guidance, Global Horror can retrieve the Heavenly Guidance and forcibly remove the player, leading them to a safe location.
In short—it's like having a second life!
"...To survive, there was no other way."
Ji Hexing made a horizontal stroke, directly activating the Heavenly Guidance artifact. Immediately afterwards, the tip, after spinning wildly, finally stopped. The direction the tip pointed to was precisely where the red thread was tied to Ruan Qing'an's body, at the place where the red thread was most tightly wrapped.
For a moment, Ji He was stunned. Could it be that Ruan Qing'an's weakness was in such an obvious place...?
Yes, that's in accordance with the rules!
Ji He finally snapped out of her chaotic thoughts. She then remembered that the more powerful a ghost realm was, the more obvious its weaknesses became, and the easier it was to break through them. It was a two-way street.
She was just in a state of confusion and couldn't remember.
Ji He temporarily put away the Heavenly Guide, and in the end, the only use for this prop was to have it retrieved by the global horror team, but it couldn't be wasted.
'boom--'
At that very moment, the defensive shield that Ji He had just laid out shattered completely, sending a large number of fragments flying everywhere.
She flipped herself up, holding an old-fashioned oil-paper umbrella prop in her hand. With each opening and closing, a golden Buddhist chant appeared, incredibly powerful, instantly repelling the approaching vengeful ghost!
But clearly, this is only a one-time use prop.
After repeatedly repelling the vengeful spirits, the Buddhist chanting grew increasingly faint, but thankfully, Ji He finally reached Ruan Qing'an. She gathered the nearly shattered oil-paper umbrella, and then—
With a 'whoosh' sound!
The oil-paper umbrella pierced straight towards Ruan Qing'an!
Ruan Qing'an's leaden gray eyes narrowed slightly. The instant Ji He attacked, she suddenly raised her foot and kicked Ji He in the chest. The next moment, Ji He flew straight backward.
Immediately afterwards, Ruan Qing'an raised his hand again, and the red threads and black ghost hands behind him all surged towards Ji He. They grabbed Ji He as if to drag her into hell, and ghost faces appeared one after another.
“It’s time to go to hell, Ms. Jihe.”
She lowered her eyes, a bright smile on her lips, but her gaze was indifferent.
037: [My ancestor is increasingly acting like an NPC. Are you trying to boost the performance of the ghosts in this dungeon?]
"...You'd better not say anything, little system."
Just as Ruan Qing'an was talking to 037, Ji He, who was lying on the ground, grabbed the red thread, then suddenly flipped over and quickly moved upwards along the red thread, grabbing the densest part of the red thread behind Ruan Qing'an: "Got it!"
"you--"
Ruan Qing'an was startled and was about to turn around when he suddenly froze.
The other end of the red thread was none other than the original owner's obsession, namely Jiang Shihe. When Ji He forcibly tried to touch it, she suddenly startled the red thread itself.
In an instant, the red threads binding Ruan Qing'an and the countless black ghostly hands that had been holding her tightly intensified once again, as if the cursed house was trying to devour others as it had before, turning Ruan Qing'an into one of them as well.
Ji He missed this excellent opportunity.
Because Ji He was currently caught in a red line, her face gradually turned pale. There were girls following her, secretly taking pictures, hidden cameras, and a little devil who wouldn't leave her side...
There were so many photos of him; she even lay on her bed covered with his pictures, as if that would bring her closer to him.
It was so sickly that it sent chills down your spine.
This twisted and viscous emotion, like a swamp, dragged Ji He deeper and deeper, making it difficult for her to escape, and her mind became hazy and confused—this was indeed the Ghost Realm's greatest weakness, but also a crisis, and she only realized it now.
Just then, Ruan Qingan, who was standing to the side, regained consciousness.
The ghostly hand and the red thread seemed to want to pull her completely into becoming a ghost, but Ruan Qing'an simply stepped the outstretched ghostly hand back, which made the inexplicable dragging feeling disappear.
The ghost hand that got stepped on: ...Damn it, I feel so wronged!
In a daze, Ji He looked up and saw the sinister murderous intent on the girl's face. She was like a cat whose bottom line had been crossed, or rather... to her, Ji He, who was forced to experience and struggle in this relationship and could not get out, was a despicable defiler.
"Don't look at him..."
"He is my detective."
The girl's face was filled with an almost morbid and twisted love. Her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, and her eyes were curved into crescent moons: "Has your system ever told you anything, Ms. Ji He?"
"Enraging the boss will indeed expose your weaknesses."
"But—I'm betting you'll survive."
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