Chapter 248

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Chapter 248: The Departure of the Deceased, and the Avoidance of the Living

Chu Jiang examined the three floor tiles: sand, water, grass.

What does this represent? Earth, water, wood?

Or maybe there is no actual pattern at all, and it just represents three different ghosts.

Water was the first thing Chu Jiang excluded. If there was a battle in the water, he could hardly manage. But out of the remaining four, only the shopkeeper sister had a chance of surviving. Everyone else would die.

Of course, stepping on it doesn’t necessarily mean ending up in the water, but according to the records of the research institute, places where water ghosts appeared usually had water nearby.

So, which one should they choose, sand or grass…

"Water is not an option."

The skinny man and the policewoman, speaking in different languages, came to the same conclusion almost at the same time. But they didn’t know which was a better choice between sand and grass, so they both looked towards Chu Jiang.

In theory, the longer they stayed in these rooms, the more dangerous it became. They had to make a choice as soon as possible.

Surprisingly, Chu Jiang asked for the shopkeeper sister’s opinion, "What do you think?"

Facing the captain’s question, the shopkeeper sister didn’t show any strange emotions, she simply answered indifferently, "It doesn’t matter."

The shopkeeper sister’s condition was not right, if they continued to move forward, she might even become a ticking time bomb in the team.

Chu Jiang can guess some reasons as to why the other person ended up like this.

In fact, the elder sister was killed in Room 1 earlier, but she can still maintain the consciousness of a living person because the power of the ghost is helping her.

In this way, there is no such thing as temporarily borrowing supernatural powers. Once paused, the elder sister will permanently die.

So it can be said that from the decapitation until now, the elder sister has been continuously using the power of the cards and continuously being eroded by the ghost.

As the extent of erosion deepens, the elder sister also gradually transforms towards the direction of the ghost.

Chu Jiang even suspects that in the end, the elder sister will transform into the headless monk on the card.

So, how to deal with this character next is a question…

While Chu Jiang was pondering, the floor tile under their feet suddenly started cracking little by little. This frightened the firefighters, and the other two looked nervously at the captain.

Chu Jiang immediately made a decision, "Let’s go straight ahead. In theory, this route is the closest."

"Maybe all three paths can lead to Room 5; maybe only one is a way out, but right now we can only take a chance."

After speaking, he bravely jumped forward onto a tile with a handful of yellow sand.

Moreover, what was really strange was that as soon as Chu Jiang jumped across, he disappeared from sight. This made the others hesitate. Could it be some kind of instant-death mechanism if they chose the wrong path??

What if they chose the tile on the right with grass? But what if Chu Jiang didn’t die and actually reached the real Room 4? If they separated from him, they would all die even faster.

While the others were still hesitating, the shopkeeper silently floated above the tile right in front, then she also disappeared.

The policewoman, seeing this, made up her mind. She patted the firefighter’s shoulder and jumped over too.

Firefighter Paul revealed a smile uglier than crying. He mumbled a couple of things to the skinny man, then jumped forward with all his might. Luckily, it wasn’t too far or he would have been afraid of falling to his death.

When he saw that he was the only one left, the skinny man gave a bitter smile and said, "If we’re going to die, let’s die together."

After saying that, he also jumped over, disappearing in the room.

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In the peaceful city of He Ping in the eastern part of the Kyushu region, this is a very ordinary third-tier small city. Although there have been paranormal events in the past, everything was still within the manageable range under the local authorities’ handling.

But on this day, suddenly there was a collapse in the ground floor lobby of a building in the city.

And from the collapsed pit in the ground, a pale skull flew out, with a black wooden stick held in its mouth.

This scene naturally caused people to scream, and then… this ghost started killing people, with the loudest voices dying the fastest, and even those with quieter voices couldn’t escape.

The more people screamed, cried, fled, made noise, the faster they died.

By the time the city authorities arrived at the scene, more than half of the people in the building had already been killed, and only a few trembling people hiding in the dark were temporarily safe.

The authorities even briefly thought that this ghost was indiscriminately killing people.

The leader even thought for a moment that this was a ghost who indiscriminately kills people.

……

Something strange happened in Heping City, but let’s not talk about that for now. Not long after, there was another strange event in Furong City, located in the western part of the country.

Furong City is a big city with lots of people and a bustling economy.

But on this day, on Taiguli Street, a crowded street, there suddenly appeared a group of spooky mourners. Both men and women were dressed in mourning clothes, their faces pale and expressionless.

The people in the group were scattering paper money everywhere, and eight people were carrying a black coffin. It all looked very ominous.

At first, the residents and tourists thought it was some kind of special performance, so they stopped to watch. Some even took out their phones to take pictures or record videos.

But soon, people started to die.

Anyone who couldn’t quickly get out of the way of the mourners dropped dead silently where they stood.

What was even stranger was that the mourners walked right over the bodies, their feet passing through as if they were ghosts…

At first, people died, and then things got chaotic and everyone started to panic. The more chaotic it became, the more people died.

Just at this time, the city’s urban management team also rushed over. They heard that someone was holding a funeral in Taikoo Li. Isn’t this nonsense??

Their arrival didn’t mean much because they had no idea what the key to the situation was. They thought the chaos was caused by the funeral and hurriedly tried to drive people away and negotiate.

Then, these urban management personnel died instantly…

Soon, the person in charge of Furong City arrived with the Ghost Master assistant and others.

However, they had a difficult time dealing with the funeral procession. The person in charge tried several times but couldn’t figure out how to stop them. Approaching them would certainly result in death.

As for the killer’s pattern, it seemed to be "dead people go on the road, living people avoid." As long as you don’t approach, you won’t be killed.

Therefore, the person in charge had to immediately evacuate the surrounding citizens and try to guide the funeral procession to an empty place…

On Chu Jiang’s side, he naturally had no idea that there had been two paranormal incidents happening one after another. He was currently experiencing a severe headache.

Because he is standing in a never-ending desert, yes, a desert. But there is no scorching sun or dry wind here.

It’s very gloomy here, with dark clouds covering the sky. Even the sand beneath his feet is a pale gray color. They are not like gravel, but rather small pieces of bone. With a little force, he can crush them into powder.