Chapter 259

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Chapter 259: Liberation Within the Rules

Chu Jiang had thought about something before, like sealing objects such as pottery jars and being able to take out the ghost when needed.

So here comes the question, can the ghost sealed in the Ghost Diary be taken out as well?

In theory, it should be possible, but Chu Jiang has never tried it before. He’s not just going to take out the ghost for no reason. What if it comes back to life?

It was just a passing thought before, without action. But now it seems like it’s necessary to put it into practice.

Ever since entering this castle, Chu Jiang has been considering one question: Do we have to forcefully break through all seven rooms to get out?

Is there any shortcut we can take?

Before, he couldn’t find the answer to this question at all. If he didn’t forcefully break through, it seemed that he could only use high-level supernatural powers to forcibly resolve the situation.

But in Ghost Diary, after providing Chu Jiang with crucial information, he had a completely new guess.

The purpose of the castle is very likely not to kill people, but to release the trapped ghosts and accelerate the global revival of supernatural phenomena.

The death of the card holder is just a process, not the final goal the castle wants to achieve.

So, actually, death is not necessary. Releasing the ghosts is what’s necessary.

It’s just that within the normal rules, these two are bound together. Only when the card holder dies, will a ghost be released into this world.

So, if Chu Jiang voluntarily releases a certain ghost from Ghost Diary, does that count as setting a ghost free?

If he releases it, can he then leave?

Anyway, logically speaking, that’s how it goes. After Chu Jiang figured it out, he immediately started to take action.

He first spread his diary on the ground and then reached out his hand, placing it on the page depicting the ghost that opens doors.

At the moment of touch, Chu Jiang could sense that he could borrow the power of this ghost at any time, but he didn’t borrow it. He just looked like he was feeling for something.

Soon, Chu Jiang’s right hand gradually sank into the diary. This made him happy because it seemed like there was a chance to seal and retrieve something.

Feeling around inside the diary, Chu Jiang quickly grasped something and slowly pulled it out bit by bit.

Then, the firefighter holding the baby on the side witnessed an astonishing scene. Chu Jiang actually took out the highly decayed ghost from the diary.

Of course, it wasn’t fully taken out, only the head was revealed.

Moreover, this ghost didn’t look revived; its eyes were tightly shut.

Chu Jiang tested the feel of it and muttered to himself, "Why does it feel a bit heavy, as if it’s connected to something?"

After thinking for a moment, he exerted force with his hand and managed to pull out most of the body of the door-opening ghost from the diary.

This time, even Chu Jiang himself was surprised. On the back of the ghost, there was actually a black iron chain connected.

This thing is not tied to the ghost, but directly pierced into the ghost’s body, which looks somewhat strange.

This reminded Chu Jiang of what the old man said, that it involves the power of Ghost Diary, related to the area of "control".

The reason why Chu Jiang can borrow the abilities of the sealed ghost should be because of Ghost Diary, forcibly controlling these ghosts, and then lending this power to the host.

Even what Ghost Diary can control should be the full power of the original ghost, just that it lends fifty percent to the host.

……

Looking at the ghost in front of him, Chu Jiang estimated that even if the chain is connected, it seems that taking out all the ghosts is not considered "liberation".

Because essentially, it is still controlled by Ghost Diary.

Thinking of this, Chu Jiang took the baby with one hand and signaled the firefighters to come and catch this ghost.

Paul’s scalp felt numb, but he still lit the newspaper and reached out to grab the arm of the door monster.

If he didn’t light the newspaper, his hand would probably be directly corroded as soon as it touched.

After confirming that Paul had a firm grip, Chu Jiang wanted to use Chu’s Jiang’s power to try and break the chain.

But then he thought, if he did that, wouldn’t he take all the credit for the liberation?

So Chu Jiang took out the Shatterblade Topper again and had the firefighter put it on.

Although using this seal too much could turn someone into a murderer, using it once or twice for the firefighter shouldn’t be a problem.

The firefighter didn’t quite understand Chu Jiang’s meaning, so Chu Jiang spent a long time teaching him how to use the seal.

"See this chain? Imagine it in your mind and cut it in half," Chu Jiang said, and he gestured with his hand on the chain.

Paul nodded, deciding that he would do whatever Chu Jiang asked of him.

Clang! The invisible blade cut through the dark iron chain, but couldn’t sever it. Instead, sparks flew.

Chu Jiang had anticipated this. He placed the baby on the ground and firmly grasped both ends of the chain, then twisted with all his might!

The horror of Chu’s Jiang became apparent. The chain twisted into a knot as Chu Jiang pulled on both ends, showing signs of breaking.

"Quick, one more time!"

Following Chu Jiang’s instructions, Paul, feeling uneasy for some unknown reason, anxiously stared at the weakest spot in the middle of the chain, about to be twisted apart.

"Clang!" Countless blades sliced through the same spot, finally severing the dark iron chain of the Ghost Diary.

At the moment the chain was cut, the Ghost of the Open Door was officially released from its seal.

Moreover, what was incredibly eerie was that ordinarily, a ghost just released from a seal would need some time to fully recover. But the Ghost of the Open Door immediately opened its eyes!

Right as the Ghost of the Open Door opened its eyes, the firefighter suddenly vanished, leaving only a card floating down to the ground, which promptly disappeared along with the card itself.

Chu Jiang was surprised for a moment, did it really succeed?

Before he could react, two things happened at the same time.

One was from the direction of the door ghost, it didn’t attack Chu Jiang, as if it forgot what happened before, and just instinctively floated towards the nearest room door.

It wanted to possess this doorway, and if anyone tried to open the door, it would immediately trigger its deadly rule.

The other thing was that the Ghost Diary started to revolt!

Suddenly, on the page that had a picture of the door ghost, a large amount of blood gushed out. This blood was not red, but a thick, sticky, dark black color, as if it had been accumulating in the diary for many years.

This gushing black blood was not aiming for the door ghost, but for Chu Jiang, the host. It kept surging in increasing amounts, as if left unchecked, it could even flood the castle.

The rapidly surging black blood made Chu Jiang’s scalp tingle, it looked very dangerous. And this should be considered as the Ghost Diary’s first official attack on him, right?

Before, even when it devoured things, it was slow and leisurely, how could it suddenly have this murderous intent.

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