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The sky was a stagnant gray, devoid of sunlight or shadow, everything shrouded in a bleak and lifeless hue.
Yun Xiaoxiao walked ahead, recalling the message the Scholar had sent her.
If we consider the [Ghost Domain Game] as a war, then the real Ghost Domain is a rent-free concession, with actual control still in the hands of the World Will. However, the [ghosts] above have no say in the slaughter of living beings or the control of the territory.
These Reality Ghost Domain are actually running the core of the [Ghost Domain Game]. After the Reality Ghost Domain descended, this Small World was already beyond saving; all that was left was a death throes.
Yun Xiaoxiao's mission here is naturally to capture the [ghosts] that have descended into reality, and then collect data from the [Ghost Domain Game].
"Buzz--Ding~"
"Where did that wind chime come from?" Shang Yang looked up.
Above the utility pole ahead, where the traffic light used to be, hung a string of brass wind chimes, tinkling and ringing in the wind, the echoes clearly audible from several surrounding streets.
The Adjudication Sacred Dragon of Shang Yang emerged and wrapped its tail around him, while the Baldy had an ancient, illusory cauldron appear on his body, directly blocking the deadly rule for him.
"It's a [Cannot Be Heard] Killing Rule, just take it." Yun Xiaoxiao looked around, then looked at her account.
Just hearing the wind chime once cost 100,000 yuan from my account, not to mention that the wind chime looks like it will keep ringing.
She reached out and snatched the brass wind chime from afar, placing it into a Xiao Xiao Luo Dreamscape.
After walking a few more steps, Shang Yang stopped and pointed to a shop not far away:
"Along the way, the shelves in those convenience stores and supermarkets weren't emptied, so did they clear out the adult products?"
Looking over, Yun Xiaoxiao discovered that the vending machine's outer shell had been forcibly pried open, all the baby sterilizers inside had disappeared, and several bodies, wrapped tightly but stacked together, lay outside the store.
Yun Xiaoxiao: "No, they're all going to die anyway, so why bother with the Nascent Soul removal?"
After observing for a while, Shang Yang drew a conclusion based on his extensive experience:
"Look, everyone here is wearing gloves. They're even separated by a hollow roll of paper, eliminating almost all direct contact. So the Killing Rule here should be [Cannot Touch Each Other], only to be crushed by other Killing Rule while having a good time."
"Look over here, these two guys even took the steering wheel off and are using it as a barrier."
"This pair over there is even more amazing, two astronauts stacked on top of each other... How come they're both male?"
Yun Xiaoxiao: "..."
To understand the rules of ghosts, and then mate like fireflies before death—that sounds incredibly cool.
Humans are so damn curious.
But why does it feel so reasonable?
The three maggots continued their journey, collecting all sorts of Killing Rules they could find, and sending them into the Dreamscape for Xiao Xiao Luo, the Number Two of the Kin, to compile.
After collecting about thirty or forty maggots, the three maggots inexplicably heard faint sounds coming from distant buildings:
Thump, thump, thump.
At first they didn't pay attention, until the knocking grew closer and closer, following them relentlessly.
"What kind of rule is this? Hunting?" Yun Xiaoxiao had absorbed so many Killing Rule, but she really couldn't figure out what this was.
"I don't know, let's go wait for it in the house ahead," the Baldy suggested.
The three maggots immediately went into the house, waiting for the polite Knocking Ghost to arrive.
The knocking paused for a moment, then resumed, and this time it was a perfectly standard three knocks.
Although the rhythm sounded slow and each note leisurely, the source of the sound kept getting closer in silence, which sounded quite eerie.
Just like how a single "Mom" can warm your heart, but a thousand "Mom"s with the same tone can send chills down your spine.
Thump... thump... thump...
Everyone was dead, and most of the sounds in the city came from [ghosts]. But during the time it took for the knocking to start, the other [ghosts]' sounds were gradually taken away, leaving only the monotonous, dull knocking.
Ordinary people can't hear it, but the Three Maggots can easily detect the air fluctuations throughout the city, and naturally discover that during the time the Knocking Ghost is active, the activities of other [ghosts] almost disappear.
"It Suppression all the other [ghosts]..."
Shang Yang's eyes widened as he realized something was amiss.
If something is wrong with this ghost, then his Adjudication Sacred Dragon might not be able to protect him.
Yun Xiaoxiao also frowned.
Theoretically speaking, [Ghosts] are entities derived from [Ghost Domain Game], carrying a weakened version of the power of [Ghost Domain]. They should have no relationship or restraint with each other, and it is impossible for any single entity to Suppression all the other [Ghosts].
But...
Thump... thump... thump...
The knocking continued, getting closer and closer...
Slowly, the knocking stopped outside the door.
Shang Yang looked at his Adjudication Sacred Dragon with a grim expression.
The Adjudication Sacred Dragon wagged its tail, indicating that even it, the Demon King, couldn't protect him anymore; he wouldn't survive this without ten parents sacrificing themselves for him.
Yun Xiaoxiao stared intently at the door.
Thump... thump... thump...
Shang Yang looked at his Adjudication Sacred Dragon again with a grim expression.
The Adjudication Sacred Dragon looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Yun Xiaoxiao stared intently at the door.
Thump... thump... thump...
Shang Yang looked at himself again with a grim expression...
"Wait a minute, isn't the timing a bit off?"
Yun Xiaoxiao noticed something was wrong, watching Shang Yang and the Baldy repeating the same actions like idiots.
The knocking on the door continued, and the intervals between knocks became closer and the sound louder, as if the knocking was becoming impatient.
The world's timeline is Rollback; [Adjudication] is unaffected, but certain maggots, including the [Ghost] outside the door, will be affected.
Dozens, even hundreds, of knocks came one after another. The Knocking Ghost outside the door became the King of Haste, and the knocking was as frantic as a storm.
Yun Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, stepped forward, and with her terrifying hand speed, pulled open the door. Before the world Rollback and the Killing Rules took effect, Yun Xiaoxiao slapped the old Knocking Ghost.
This is her respect for the elderly and love for the young.
She then watched as the gate Rollback to its previous state.
The Knocking Ghost: "..."
Yun Xiaoxiao saw the human-like anger in the eyes of the Knocking Ghost.
"This is really not right."
The Knocking Ghost's actions are affected by the world Rollback, but its mindset will not be significantly affected.
Yun Xiaoxiao confirmed that all the other [ghosts] would be affected by the world Rollback, but only the Knocking Ghost would not, and quickly understood what was going on.
After the hundreds of knocks stopped, the world inexplicably Rollback for a long time. The Adjudication Sacred Dragon quickly took Shang Yang and activated the academy's Super-Transmission to leave, while Yun Xiaoxiao and Baldy stayed behind, waiting for the Knocking Ghost to come knocking.
But to their surprise, the Knocking Ghost didn't appear even after a long time.
"Is it because they're afraid of me?" Yun Xiaoxiao muttered to herself.
The Baldy suddenly looked up and saw something:
"This is it, we're doomed..."
Yun Xiaoxiao also looked up sharply and saw a figure floating in mid-air above the Ghost Domain City.
The figure had no facial features, a smooth head, and a pale yet muscular body.
The Knocking Ghost shell is Shedding from Him.
Infinite power is erupting from Him.
"How come this looks so much like the Alchemical Puppet in the materials provided by the Scholars?"