The Final Negotiation
Within the park, the top ten S-class ghost stories all seem to have their own unique "territory".
Such territories are completely isolated from the lighthouse and not monitored by it... Moreover, these guys all have their own forces.
Abyss Gladiator Arena.
The Butcher set a rule for Han Dong and Abel's return... Since the last gladiatorial match did not proceed as planned, they would have to fight the Butcher this time.
Afterwards, we can sit down and discuss terms.
After all... Han Dong was someone who had been personally summoned by Lord Hell.
When Abel and Han Dong faced off against this butcher who had a pig's head hanging from his waist, a metal chin, and was carrying a chainsaw and an iron hook, a high-intensity battle immediately broke out.
It took a total of One Hour.
Ultimately, Abel's act of severing the butcher's Achilles tendon became the catalyst.
As the butcher lost his balance, Han Dong flapped his bone wings, instantly transforming into a black shadow and pressing against the butcher's forehead, ending the duel.
Inside a room with a lava-themed style.
Various kinds of rough-hewn roasted meats were thrown on the table.
Due to the physical exhaustion from the fight, the butcher kept biting down on its metal jaws, crushing the meat and swallowing it all.
With food consumed, the body gets ample rest.
The butcher's body also underwent changes.
Sizzle! Steam continuously escaped from its fiery red skin, and its originally tall and obese body, which was nearly several meters tall, continued to shrivel and shrink inward.
He gradually transformed into an ordinary person who was less than 1.6 meters tall and slightly overweight (with long horns still growing on his forehead).
Beneath his messy, tousled black hair was a rather endearing round face, completely at odds with his butcher image in a black leather apron.
"Um?"
This was a figure Han Dong had never imagined.
Because Han Dong had been received by Lord Hell... the butcher became very warm and no longer harbored any hostility.
After a hearty meal, he told Han Dong about his origin story.
This butcher's name is Amuro Hara. Due to his short and slightly chubby figure and introverted personality, he is often bullied in various circles.
After learning culinary skills, she worked at a large restaurant, where her superb skills and attitude towards food earned her praise from the Head Chef.
This aroused jealousy among the chefs in the same kitchen, leading to even more intense bullying of him.
On one occasion, Amuro was surrounded by a group of chefs in a hotel restroom.
When Amuro was pushed down by one of them, the floor was too slippery, and his body fell backward suddenly... The back of his head hit the corner of the sink.
He suffered a fractured skull and died on the spot.
This story surprised Han Dong.
After all, judging from the butcher's appearance, one might have assumed he was a public toilet thug in his past life.
"Now that you have gained the approval of Lord Hell, I will also help you... Are you going to attack the [Lighthouse] now? I will immediately lead the flesh and blood troops from the Abyss and set off with you."
Butcher Amuro pulled the chainsaw, looking determined and ready to fight.
This response was completely unexpected for Han Dong. He had thought that the butcher would be difficult to negotiate with... but he turned out to be the easiest to talk to among all the ghost stories so far, and he showed a strong desire to help.
"There's no rush..."
Han Dong was slightly taken aback by such enthusiasm and quickly handed over the "Plan Document".
"According to the Plan Document, once you see the special signal on the lighthouse, Butcher, immediately bring your Abyss army to provide support."
If it succeeds, I will allocate you more land.
The butcher quickly waved his hand to refuse, "No need! Consider this a test from Lord Malon."
Once I've completed these trials, I can follow Lord Malon to Hell for true training. I have no interest in this territory.
The butcher's situation is similar to Mr. Aha's; once he reaches a higher level, he naturally looks down on the things he has now.
"Alright! We'll share this Plan Document with more ghost stories, so we won't stay any longer."
Although the competition in the public restroom took up a lot of time, it was definitely worth it in the end.
Using the public toilet's transfer function, the butcher led Han Dong to leave through another, relatively safe, public toilet exit so he could continue his 'flyer-giving' journey.
One day and one night.
We received flyers for all the ghost stories marked as B-level or higher in the ghost story collection.
However, Han Dong also had a special Plan Document that he wanted to give to a special person.
This particular ghost story is categorized under Category 4 of the "Ghost Story Collection" - [Malignant Neutral].
Unlike neutral individuals such as Key Master and collectors.
This particular ghost story belongs neither to the Lighthouse nor to Horror Kaidan, nor is it completely neutral. It hunts ghost stories from both camps and is inherently highly aggressive and invasive.
On a main street in the amusement park.
A team of doctors searching for Han Dong and others was searching a dark alleyway.
Crunch, crunch!
The sound of bones twisting came from the Depths.
Just as the Attending Doctor's eyes, peering through his chest, glimpsed some Terrifying Existence deep within the alleyway, urging the team to flee quickly.
Numerous arms sprouted from the damp walls, dragging the formidable medical team inside.
It was precisely because of the appearance of this thing.
All the streetlights in the street were off... It seemed she didn't like the lights.
"Nicholas, are you sure you want to hand out 'flyers' for this thing?"
A second-floor window across the street.
Han Dong and Abel observed this scene using their night vision.
The ghost story that instantly devoured the medical team and was classified as the fourth category was the terrifying woman's head that had initially chased Han Dong and his group on the street, causing other ghost stories to retreat in fear.
Its head could take up two-thirds of the street width.
It was named "Yin Head" in the collection of ghost stories.
"It's not far from Mr. Aha's shop. If the negotiations fail, we can just run away like last time... If we can pull this Yin Head to the [Horror Kaidan] camp, our chances of winning will increase First Year."
Furthermore, I will go to this negotiation alone.
Abel, be ready to help me escape at any time!
Just as Han Dong was under immense pressure, he walked towards the gloomy alley.
Splash splash splash...
Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall.
The torrential rain instantly flooded the streets, and the drainage outlets were insufficient to keep up with the flow.
This is.
A red umbrella spun and drifted down, landing right in Han Dong's hand.
A cold, lifeless head immediately grew along the umbrella handle onto Han Dong's shoulder.
"Long time no see..."
"You!"
What arrived was the first strange tale that Han Dong encountered, but it was in the outer layer.
"What's wrong? I already said... we'll meet again."
"Your mother is right here. You seem to want to talk to her about something... I can take you there. But your mother has a bad temper, so you'd better watch your words."
"Mother?"