Si Yehan lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the corpse that was gradually turning to ashes in the darkness. The woman ghost's killing pattern was now clear: it was touching any part of her body.
If it weren't for his excellent night vision and his constant observation of the direction of the ice coffin, he would have had difficulty discovering this murderous pattern.
The killing patterns of these four ghosts have been discovered. The next step is to further investigate whether they have any other killing patterns. As for the ghost on the sixth floor of the dormitory building, we don't need to pay attention to it for now; as long as we don't go in, we won't be harmed.
The sixth ghost is active at night, and you'll only encounter it if you don't Night Watch. If any unlucky participant isn't Night Watch or if you're a staff member of Renshou Funeral Home who's active outside, you'll run into this ghost. It has little to do with me now.
The fifth and sixth ghosts in this instance are completely superfluous. The fifth ghost placed on the sixth floor of the dormitory building is simply to exploit people's curiosity, luring them in and making them prey.
As for the sixth ghost, it only wanders around the funeral home courtyard at night.
Of course, there is another possibility...
There is no sixth ghost. The ghost wandering outside at night and the ghost on the sixth floor of the dormitory building are the same ghost!
Despite this speculation, Si Yehan's expression remained indifferent. He turned his gaze to the three people around him, concealing his true thoughts.
These three have lost most of their usefulness; their only remaining purpose now is to further probe whether these four ghosts have any other patterns of killing.
The commotion had naturally alerted Ge Congze, who was pretending to be asleep, as well as Qianjing Youhui and Xie Fei.
The expressions on the three people's faces could not be seen in the darkness, but their words revealed shock.
Ge Congze's voice was filled with doubt and a hint of coldness. "How could there be screams? That ghost has moved. These people deserve to die. What if we get implicated?"
Xie Fei moved, leaning forward with difficulty to make out some figures. With a hint of regret, she said, "There were two people. They've already been killed by that old woman. It's a pity we couldn't observe and discover the pattern of the killings immediately."
Qianjing Youhui's tone was somewhat confused. "The dead people were the Luo brothers, Luo Tian and Luo Hai. Their voices are very familiar. But how did they end up here?"
The sound of the ice coffin lid being lifted rang out, and the other three ghosts slowly stood up!
Black mist began to drift slowly through the hall. The Blood Ghost seemed to float above the ice coffin. The wounds on its face had not disappeared; instead, they appeared even more ferocious. Blood dripped down its body onto the floor, making a "drip-drip" sound.
The sound of drops of blood falling was amplified infinitely in the otherwise silent environment. Unfortunately, the four participants present were all men of strong will and would not be thrown off balance by such a small commotion.
The wounds on the red-clad Ghost Face had healed, but the crimson robes on her body now revealed grotesque and hideous female faces. One could vaguely discern some resemblance to her former self from those faces; her fingertips were sharp, and her skin was tinged with blood red. Crimson threads intertwined around her, emitting faint sounds.
The old ghost in black stood there without making a sound, and there was no swirling mist or intertwined threads around it, making it exceptionally quiet.
Ge Congze's voice held a hint of surprise, which he concealed with the commotion of the four ghosts as he spoke to everyone, "Don't worry about that now. We're the ones who should be worried. Shut up and don't respond."
The ghostly woman stood in the darkness, and by the faint moonlight, one could see the blood surging on her face. The blood-red patterns on her body seemed to writhe, exuding an eerie atmosphere.
The moment the old man in black stood up from the ice coffin, his indifferent, lifeless eyes met Xie Fei's!
Xie Fei was stunned. She tried to look away, but found that she couldn't move her body at all. For a moment, she felt a sense of despair. Various guesses flashed through her mind.
In a flash, as if lightning had struck her mind, she realized that eye contact time could be accumulated! She had been staring at someone for quite a while before, and had now begun to understand the patterns of murder, which was why she was being affected.
Xie Fei's lips trembled, as if she wanted to speak but couldn't. Her icy aura dissipated at that moment, and her expression barely managed to be described as calm! Was she about to die? But she couldn't die; she hadn't fulfilled her wishes yet...
Her mind gradually went blank, and just when Xie Fei thought she was doomed, Qianjing Youhui noticed something was wrong and slapped her face, ending their eye contact.
The old ghost in black robes stood on the ice coffin, his expression unchanged. Rather than being an enforcer of the law of killing, the ghost was more like an incarnation, so naturally he was not angry that his prey had escaped.
Ghost Slave might have some emotions, but ghosts certainly don't! Unless...
This ghost is so special that it possesses human consciousness.
Xie Fei lowered her head and turned her face away in the darkness, whispering her thanks to Qianjing Youhui.
Qianjing Youhui's lips moved, and because the two were quite close, Xie Fei understood what she meant. "You're welcome. Your death wouldn't benefit any of us."
Xie Fei nodded slightly.
Now, all four ghosts have awakened.
The threat of death hangs like the Sword of Damocles overhead.
The three of them were extremely restless and unable to fall asleep, after all, sleep might be one of the rules of murder. Although they had slept through the night before, it was always better to be safe than sorry.
Si Yehan's eyelids twitched slightly. He wasn't sleeping; instead, he was thinking about which direction to take to use these three people to probe the patterns of their killings.
But as ideas emerged, they became increasingly richer.
The deceased's past, mentioned in the envelope, has yielded no clear clues so far. All we've gotten from Luo Tian are a few fragments. Do we really have to wait until the memorial service? But there are still four days and three nights left. Let's see if we can get some clues from the other natives when it gets light.
If what Luo Tian said is true, and all four of them committed suicide by hanging, then the grotesque patterns or wounds on their bodies at this moment are inextricably linked to the bloody lines at the time of their deaths.
The birth of these four ghosts is probably inseparable from the Native Ghost Tamers in this instance. Since that person appeared earlier and still pretended to be mysterious and acted as a riddle teller, it was quite laughable.
It's unclear whether this copy is the Underworld or Half-Underworld, but that's not important at the moment.
Si Yehan plans to leave Renshou Funeral Home tomorrow. He doesn't know if the instance will restrict the participants' movement. If it will, he might die in vain.
Should we send any one of these three out first to test the waters?
Si Yehan's gaze swept across the darkness, finally settling on Qianjing Youhui.
Let's use her as a test case first.
We'll have one more car to complete the system; otherwise, tracking vehicles on foot isn't very practical.