Tall, thin ghost, holy crap, is this still human?

The bathroom was quiet.

Everyone slept soundly, except for the dazed and deranged Mike.

Li Dan had never felt fear so clearly, not even in the cave; sometimes, the unknown was more terrifying.

When Li Dan shook them awake, they were all bewildered.

Da Shan's emotions were the most intense.

"Holy crap, didn't I already go home and eat Mom's cooking?"

Jessie said disbelievingly, "If this is a dream, it's way too real. I've never had a dream this vivid..."

Jennifer didn't say anything about a dream, but her face was flushed, and the way she looked at Li Dan made it obvious what she was dreaming about.

"Li Dan, what do we do now?" Jessie remembered the door slamming shut when they left in the dream. What if it was the same this time?

Were they dreaming, or had they truly woken up?

Li Dan wouldn't be affected this time, so he wanted to see what that thing was.

"It's simple, open the door and walk out. I'll cover the rear."

Jennifer whispered, "It's not safe for you alone. Why don't you let Da Shan cover the rear?"

Da Shan: "?"

Am I not a person? Da Shan really wanted to curse.

Li Dan shook his head, "No need. Da Shan can carry Mike. Actually, I'm an exorcist from the church, so you don't have to worry."

This time, Li Dan walked at the back.

As soon as they stepped out, the bathroom door slammed shut.

Everything was exactly the same, except Jessie didn't scream.

Jessie, walking at the front, tried the door and found it locked from the outside. The windows also seemed sealed shut, impossible to open no matter what.

Li Dan observed, "It seems something doesn't want us to leave."

As if to confirm his words, the ceramic items in the living room and kitchen inexplicably fell to the floor, shattering with a piercing sound.

Jennifer, Da Shan, and Jessie all hid behind Li Dan.

Li Dan had lost patience with these little tricks. He turned and kicked the door off its hinges, and the wind and rain immediately surged in.

Da Shan's eyes widened. Oh my god, is this even human?

Jennifer and the others now truly believed Li Dan was an exorcist from the church. Could a human kick a door off its hinges like that?

Li Dan said calmly.

"You guys go first. I'll come down and check."

The others didn't want to trouble Li Dan and ran out into the storm.

However, they glanced back as they left.

What they saw almost scared them to death. At the top of the stairs, a dark head with a pair of white pupils seemed to be staring intently at them.

This eerie sight made them speed up instantly.

The moment they left.

The door Li Dan had kicked open flew back and reattached itself perfectly, like a coffin lid closing on a coffin.

The supernatural phenomena inside the house began to escalate.

The second floor was the most intense.

The sound of furniture breaking, mixed with chaotic static, like a poorly maintained television displaying snow.

A black head slowly emerged from the top of the stairs again, its face obscured.

Anyone else would have been scared to tears.

Li Dan wasn't extremely frightened, but his Sanity Value was dropping rapidly.

He couldn't describe the thing. It didn't look like a demon. Its body was entirely black, with only the eyes, a point of white in the dark sockets, being exceptionally noticeable.

It stared at Li Dan and crawled along the ceiling towards him.

Li Dan suspected that the black-haired girl might have been eaten by this thing. He suddenly felt Jennifer was quite lucky.

To have such a ghost hidden in the house and still be alive.

Or perhaps it was a spirit attracted by the summoning game.

Seeing it getting closer, Li Dan stopped pretending and fully transformed into the Evil Spirit Wendigo, activating Terror Transformation Stage Two. His body began to swell, and bone spurs broke through his skin, erupting from his body in crimson streaks.

In the blink of an eye.

There was no trace of people left in the small house.

Instead, two terrifying monsters faced off.

If he had a choice, Li Dan wouldn't want to transform into the Evil Spirit Wendigo. It was mainly because he had too few usable containment items.

If they didn't fuse, it would be easy to harm the innocent, and the innocent here referred to Li Dan.

Although he still had a Deformed Person in his hand, he didn't think this thing could deal with the ghostly creature in front of him; he might not even be able to protect himself.

On the ceiling.

The Slender Ghost Shadow paused, seemingly surprised that a normal human would suddenly transform into an evil spirit.

It was contemplating whether to continue.

Meanwhile, Li Dan had fully transformed. The bone spurs on his elbows extended along his arms, becoming crimson bone blades embedded in his flesh. He gathered his strength, leaped, and slashed in a cross shape.

The Slender Ghost Shadow let out a strange cry and didn't dodge. Instead, it lunged towards Li Dan in mid-air.

The bone blades cut into the Slender Ghost Shadow's body. It wasn't as hard as expected, feeling unusually smooth, but it was incredibly difficult to slice through.

The Slender Ghost Shadow's claws struck Li Dan's bone spurs, which were like steel needles against an iron wall. Pain drove Li Dan's bone spurs to grow once more.

The two collided in the air and then crashed heavily onto the ground, shattering the living room floor.

The Slender Ghost Shadow opened its pitch-black mouth and let out a hollow, terrifying sound.

Li Dan was pinned beneath this ghostly creature, and one could only imagine the psychological trauma he endured.

If viewed from another angle, the slender, black monster pounced on another monster covered in bone spurs, its shadow slowly engulfing it, as if it were about to devour the bone-spurred monster.

Rainy night.

Da Shan and the others who had escaped were still shaken, hearing the commotion even from afar.

After calming down, Jennifer realized Li Dan hadn't lied to her. The events of the day had shattered her worldview.

No wonder Li Dan had kept suggesting he come to her house to take a look...

Jennifer had thought he was just after her body, but he had actually come to save her. Touched, she wanted to go back to find Li Dan, even if her house was haunted.

Da Shan glanced at the frantic Mike and turned on the car radio.

Jessie was fiddling with her phone, trying to get a signal.

Perhaps due to the rain, there was still no signal at all.

If she weren't scared, she would have smashed this useless phone right now!

"Crackle... crackle crackle."

The old radio emitted static.

Da Shan impatiently slapped the radio. The static disappeared, and a local public channel was picked up.

A steady male voice came from the radio, speaking with a standard American accent.

"This is the Round Clam Town Police Emergency Communication Channel. Repeat, this is the Round Clam Town Police Emergency Communication Channel."

"Please note that a homicide occurred in the suburban area around midnight tonight. The deceased are one male and two females. Residents are advised to lock their doors and windows, secure their personal belongings, and if you see any suspicious individuals or unusual situations in the area... Repeat the above notice..."

The static intensified, eventually leaving only a rustling sound.

Jessie immediately realized this was about Xiao Shuai and the others who had driven away.

The number of people, genders, time, and location all matched.

Da Shan was a beat slow to react. Once he understood, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had narrowly escaped death. If he had left with Xiao Shuai, several more people might have died by now.

Regardless of anything else, Da Shan had never believed in God or Jesus before, but now he truly did.

"Click."

Jennifer suddenly opened the car door and ran out into the rain.

Jessie rolled down the window and shouted.

"Hey, Jennifer, where are you going?"

"I'm going back to find Li Dan."

Jennifer's figure slowly disappeared into the rainy night.

Jessie didn't dare to go back to find Li Dan; her fear was only natural.

Jennifer's courage stemmed from her obsessive love, which was related to her upbringing.