Kayako on the Hunt: Even Good Luck Comes Couldn't Hold Her Back

"Li, if you could get up here that fast, couldn't you have helped me?"

Zach felt ready to collapse. Those stairs weren't meant for humans; he'd almost missed a step and fallen.

Li Dan looked back at Zach and delivered a classic villain line.

"You have to rely on yourself."

When he looked back again, the courtyard was empty of people but packed with animals. They stared uneasily at the house and barked their heads off.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

No wonder Bruce was the bravest.

The wolves, hyenas, and other animals were all looking for a way out of the courtyard. Only Bruce and the other dogs kept barking at the house.

Zach stared at the animals filling the courtyard and asked blankly,

"Why are there so many animals? Did this ghost run a zoo when it was alive?"

Deafening music answered him.

Li Dan had expected them to play an English song or something, but when the intro started, he nearly lost it.

"Good luck is coming, wishing you good luck."

"Good luck brings joy and love."

"Good luck is coming, our good luck is coming; with good fortune, we'll prosper far and wide..."

Was whoever had put this on some kind of genius?

With that song playing, even the most terrifying atmosphere was washed almost completely away.

The gloom vanished.

Zach couldn't understand the lyrics, but the song sounded festive. Music really could give people strength.

While the song kept blaring, a third-floor window across the street flew open. A voice burst from the building, drowning out even the speakers.

"Shut up! Are you going to let anyone sleep?!"

Everyone froze. Another expert?

But everyone there had abilities of their own, and someone soon snapped back,

"Fat hag, this is none of your business! Keep meddling and we'll