Taming Nightmare and the Ghost-Drawing Talisman
"Yes, we suffered a retaliatory attack from the Chu Family. Four Ghost Tamers, including Chu Yan, the head of Langzhou City, ambushed us, but we turned the tables and killed them all."
"Afterwards, perhaps enraged, the Chu Family resorted to some unknown long-range attack method to indiscriminately kill innocent civilians in Langzhou City. This behavior is utterly heinous. The Chu Family is clearly provoking Headquarters. We suggest Headquarters send troops to encircle and annihilate them!"
"It's true that I'm very capable, but how could I have known they would target innocent civilians! How could I possibly have foreseen this?"
Hu Jiu reported the situation to Headquarters "truthfully".
Langzhou City is now in ruins, and government officials are quickly organizing rescue and relief efforts. The disappearance of the municipal government building has left those who are still alive gasping in shock.
--Actually, there wasn't much to rescue. All the attacked people were swept away by a vortex, just like the city hall building, and it was virtually impossible for them to survive.
This incident, occurring in broad daylight in a densely populated area, has frightened many people and disrupted traffic. The main challenge facing the government now is how to explain this phenomenon to the public and minimize panic.
The subsequent work was no longer of much concern to Hu Jiu; he was merely temporarily stationed in the city.
He Ming was recalled by Headquarters. Before leaving, he inquired about controlling a second ghost. He felt that he could no longer remain stagnant! The Mirage Ghost was useful, but his overall strength was still too weak, so he conceived the idea of controlling a second ghost.
He didn't want to control any random ghosts, especially those that would cause physical deformities or lead to death and the smell of decay. Nightmares or Ghost-Drawing Talisman Fierce Ghost, which Chu Shan controlled, were powerful and had a similar appearance, and were He Ming's preferred choice.
Generally Ghost Tamer have virtually no choice; once they encounter a suitable Fierce Ghost, they don't care about its appearance at all.
During this time, He Ming had been following Hu Jiu, and his standards had indeed risen considerably. In fact, he had his eye on the "Snow Woman" that Hu Jiu had previously taken in, which basically met his requirements. However, he didn't know what price to pay to get the ghost in Hu Jiu's possession, and whether he could successfully control that ghost was also a problem. So he subtly probed Hu Jiu about it.
Hu Jiu looked at He Ming gently, concealing the coldness in her eyes, "You made a great contribution to this trip to Langzhou. My suggestion is, why don't you ask Headquarters for their opinion first? The researchers at Headquarters will definitely devise the most suitable career path for you."
He Ming lowered his head and thought about it, and realized that was indeed the case. After exchanging a few more pleasantries and saying goodbye, he set off back to the Capital.
Hu Jiu watched his retreating figure, feeling it was a pity to waste such an excellent chess piece.
Due to the constraints of force, Headquarters will not do anything to Hu Jiu, but it's a different story for He Ming.
He Ming was originally a hidden pawn; once he surfaced and everyone saw through his deception, he lost his original value.
It's just a chess piece. It's okay to invest some effort and resources, but it's not worth investing too much, especially when the piece becomes a sacrifice. Even if you waste resources and effort to keep it, it's just a useless piece.
After staying in Langzhou City for a few more days to stabilize the situation, Headquarters sent someone else to take over Hu Jiu's work, and the matter was completely concluded.
Hu Jiu did not return directly to Linjiang City. Headquarters invited him to Capital because there were still some follow-up matters to be dealt with regarding the Chu Family. Moreover, Headquarters might hold a meeting soon, and all those invited to the meeting were top Ghost Tamers in the country. Originally, there was no spot for Hu Jiu, and most people were not even qualified to know about the meeting. Now, Hu Jiu was qualified to be invited.
To prevent Headquarters from setting a trap, Hu Jiu still managed to control the two powerful Fierce Ghosts Nightmare and Ghost-Drawing Talisman!
It's not about imitating their Supernatural with Mirage Ghost, but about truly mastering them.
First, there's the Nightmare.
The nightmares it creates are its Ghost Domain, which can freely enter and exit reality and dreams, bringing terrifying nightmares to humans. Human fear can increase the power of this ghost.
Chu Shan's Nightmare Game plan is actually quite good. Based on Nightmares, he gradually builds his own power. He is a direct descendant of the Chu Family. It's just unknown whether the people recruited by the Nightmare Game work solely for Chu Shan or belong to the entire Chu Family.
Hu Jiu decided to take over the plan, but it needed to be improved.
Chu Shan's understanding of Nightmares is not very advanced, so he can only implement the Nightmare Game on a small scale, only bringing students from Langzhou University into the dream, and slowly growing from there.
The Nightmare controlled by Hu Jiu has become far more terrifying. In addition to its expanded range of influence, the most important thing is that it can create double dreams, triple dreams, and even more layers of dreams!
Multiple dreamscapes are the real killer move, especially multiple dreamscapes that are highly similar to the real world.
After mastering the Nightmare, the next step is to Ghost-Drawing Talisman.
But a problem arose here.
Due to the special properties of the Ghost-Drawing Talisman, it is like a special internal energy cultivation method in movies and TV dramas. Ordinary people who have never been exposed to martial arts can practice it, but people who have internal energy cannot!
Ordinary people can easily control the Ghost-Drawing Talisman and are very safe, with almost no need to worry about being backfired or resurrected. However, for someone who is Ghost Tamer, the difficulty of controlling it increases exponentially— Ghost-Drawing Talisman repel other Fierce Ghost!
This is going to be difficult. I wonder how Chu Shan manages to control both the Ghost-Drawing Talisman and the Nightmare at the same time. Does he have to control the Ghost-Drawing Talisman Symbol first before he can touch other Fierce Ghost?
But this kind of thing is no problem for Hu Jiu; he's just an ordinary person, isn't he?
Hu Jiu activated his Supernatural, and his left hand gradually turned pale. The paleness spread rapidly, from his fingertips to his entire arm.
His arm hung limply, as if it were dead. Now, this arm was extremely close to that of an ordinary person. Hu Jiu moved his body and struggled to touch the Ghost-Drawing Talisman with this hand.
I could still feel that rejection, but it was much less. My pale left arm gradually turned into a paper-like shape, like a paper effigy made up of stacked talismans.
On Hu Jiu's shoulder, where his body meets his pale left arm, cracks are gradually appearing, as if the hand is about to detach from his body and act independently.
Two different Supernatural forces were like a tug-of-war on Hu Jiu's body. This was not a fair competition because the difference in strength between the two sides was huge. The stronger side wanted to recruit the weaker one into its ranks, rather than defeat and suppress him.
Hu Jiu's Supernatural gradually became entangled with the Supernatural of the Ghost-Drawing Talisman, eroding each other, slowly merging, becoming one and inseparable...