Pale Ghost

Wow!

That's really disrespectful.

Upon seeing the shadowy figure rush into the cabin, Linsey's face immediately darkened.

He told his companions it was safe a second ago, and the next second this guy launched an attack.

The timing was just too perfect!

Despite her inner complaints, Linsey moved even faster.

Before the girl's shadowy figure could reach him, he jumped off the spider web first.

The long whip in his hand appeared instantly, drawing a line of fire under the torchlight.

Snap!

The long whip lashed out, passing through the girl's shadowy body and striking the wooden plank behind her.

Linsey extinguished the flames in time, preventing the cabin from being burned.

"This thing is immune to physical attacks!"

The next second, the two were pressed together.

The girl's shadow passed right through Linsey's body.

In an instant, Linsey felt his body temperature plummet, as if a cold Meteorite had taken away the heat from his body.

"Hiss--"

Linsey gasped, as if she were in the Arctic.

Fortunately, the Life Source Material has an extremely strong regenerative ability, and the body temperature and physical strength that needed to be maintained were instantly restored by the Essence.

After their figures passed each other, Linsey turned around and looked back.

The girl's shadowy figure lunged at Ala Song and Wala Wala.

[The Unwilling Soul —the souls born from Miserable Soul— are largely unaffected by the Real World.]

What is this?

"Ghost?"

Ala Song and Wala Wala struggled to escape from the spider web.

Just then, a giant wave crashed in, causing the cabin to shake violently. The two tumbled and bumped around, narrowly escaping the attack of the undead.

Boom—

The ship suddenly flew forward several meters.

The undead's body was unaffected by the waves; it surged backward, passing through the ship's deck just as it had come, and returned to the open sea.

How are you two doing?

Linsey regained his balance amidst the impact and quickly scooped up Wala Wala and Ala Song, then stuck them back onto the spider web.

He simultaneously switched out of the [Hunting Simulation] module, and the [Hunting Notes] began collecting information about this type of undead:

"That thing is a ghost born from Miserable Soul."

Have either of you heard of making something like this? Do you have any ideas on how to deal with it?

Ala Song and Wala Wala exchanged a glance, and the latter immediately said:

"If we're talking about ghosts, it has to be the story of ' The Arizona Town Undead Revenge '!"

"But these kinds of things are usually dealt with by awakened members of the School of Death."

"Other awakened individuals who want to deal with this need to possess Source Material Skill of the corresponding nature, and their strength must be sufficient!"

Ala Song shouted blankly:

"But given the current situation, where are we supposed to find people from the School of Death?"

"..."

Linsey actually wanted to express that she was a member of the School of Death.

In fact, that is indeed the case.

However, as an Awakened One, he lacked the corresponding School of Death skills, and even the abilities of a [Game Player] couldn't help him!

"When will Horror Game be able to deal with ghosts...?"

Linsey wanted to complain, but his mature, adventurous mindset helped him regain his composure:

"Calm--"

"The School of Death, the Nun's abilities..."

Linsey carefully recalled every detail of her past studies.

The first stage of the School of Death's skills is cultivated by witnessing death, and is also known as the Witness of Death."

The Second Stage is burying the dead.

The Third Stage: the tomb keeper.

In the Fourth Stage, true extraordinary skills are revealed, Witness of Death and bring peace to the Living Corpse.

The Fifth Stage is the sublimation that leads all things to Return to Death.

At each stage of ability development, the most important thing is to understand the rules and will of death.

Will!

Linsey immediately had an idea.

As he watched the movement of the Red Dot on the map, he took a deep breath and activated his Willpower Source Material — the Stairway to Heaven.

The Essence of courage, imbued with Linsey's will, surged forth within the cabin.

Wala Wala and Ala Song, entangled in the spider web, immediately focused their attention on it:

"Isn't this the Life Source Material?"

"It's Willpower Source Material, and it looks like it's around the Fourth Stage!"

"Shouldn't Fourth Stage awakened being, possessing both principles, have already exploded on the spot?"

Wala Wala and Ala Song were utterly shocked.

Linsey's sudden burst of Willpower left him completely bewildered.

But Linsey didn't have time to explain.

At this point, the undead were once again close to the ship.

This time, Linsey did not activate any destructive power such as flames. Instead, he poured his Willpower Source Material into the weapon, his right arm muscles tensed, and he swung it violently against the ship's wall.

"Ah--!!!"

The undead just happened to burst into the cabin and caught the blow head-on!

Judging by the movement alone, it looked as if it had deliberately run into Linsey's whip.

This time, the tip of the whip didn't pass through its body, but instead lashed out hard at its surface.

Linsey was right.

The power of will erupted from the Essence, firmly locking down the enemy, who had no physical form.

In an instant.

The black ghost's body exploded, like snowflakes, scattering in all directions after hitting the ground.

Boom!...

Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, the ship jolted violently.

Linsey quickly steadied himself, and the undead fled with a shriek.

This attack failed to kill the undead, but it also dealt them a heavy blow, and they dared not launch another attack.

Linsey immediately said to her two companions in the boat:

"It worked! That guy escaped!"

Wala Wala is more concerned about Linsey's condition:

"Linsey, how come you also have Essence of the will type?"

"The simultaneous existence of these two forces could very well kill you!"

Linsey pulled on the spider silk and pressed her hand down, signaling to Wala Wala to relax.

"No problem."

"My Essence has undergone special treatment and there is no risk of serious conflict."

Ala Song, standing to the side, looked somewhat helpless:

"Linsey, if you have any special abilities, you'd better let me know in advance."

"I'm really afraid that one day I'll be scared to death by something you suddenly pull out."

Linsey smiled modestly:

"Actually, it's not so bad."

"I only accumulated a few trump cards during my adventures, nothing to boast about..."

Before Linsey could finish speaking, her expression turned extremely serious.

Young Wala Wala became nervous:

"Linsey, what's wrong?"

Linsey stared at the map.

More Red Dot are approaching their ship from all directions.

Moreover, their movement patterns are completely different from those of fish schools affected by ocean currents!

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that more undead are approaching us."

Ala Song waved his one-armed arm:

"At most, I can help stabilize the ship."

"My Source Material Skill are not yet sufficient to affect the soul."

As soon as he finished speaking, the one-armed painter took advantage of the brief moment to wield his brush inside the cabin.

He reinforced the ships.

At the same time, paint was used to expand the area of the spider web, providing sufficient cushioning inside the ship and minimizing the impact of turbulence on people.

"..."

Linsey remained silent, his gaze quickly sweeping through his luggage.

Endlessly engaging in a war of attrition with the undead is definitely a bad strategy; a change in the situation is urgently needed!

The decision was made in an instant:

"Ala Song, Wala Wala."

"The upcoming impact could be quite significant, so hold on tight!"