Program Effect

A pale, Ghostly Shadow emerged from the wall, its face obscured by long, jet-black hair. It wore only a White Robe, and in its bloodless hands gripped a rusty, square-headed kitchen knife.

Its body was semi-transparent, and its bare feet floated three inches off the ground, drooping limply.

It's like a character in an online game with frame rate issues; there's no actual movement, but rather it Teleportation forward in a series of stutters. Although there aren't any bloody or terrifying scenes, just watching it sends a chill down your spine.

[Host! Turn around!]

[What did I tell you? This streamer's mouth is just asking for trouble!]

[Turn around quickly! No, run!]

[If we don't run now, it'll be too late!]

A flood of comments instantly replaced the original game-related comments. Burrlett, sitting cross-legged on his yoga mat, sighed and pointed at the Ghostly Shadow appearing on the screen, saying:

"This kind of scene can scare you guys? Everyone, even if it's role-playing, can't you at least have some professional ethics?"

[Not that one, it's behind you!]

[Damn, they're getting closer!]

Turn around quickly!

"Here we go again." Feng Xue shook her head, ignoring it and Full Heart, Full Mind on manipulating her game character to avoid the ghosts' tablecloths in the game. Just as the audience's blood pressure soared, the Ghostly Shadow that had already raised the cleaver suddenly flew out as if it had been hit by a car. Although there was no sound, both the viewers on the screen and those in Holographic Mode seemed to hear the hallucination of flesh and blood hitting the wall.

[What happened?]

I don't know!

[Replay, replay quickly!]

[Damn, it's that hand!]

Following the alerts in the live chat, viewers immediately used the replay function to rewind to the segment from a few seconds earlier, then slowed it down to one-tenth of its original speed, finally able to see what had happened.

That's not quite right, because the Ghostly Shadow wasn't in the video, but they saw something else.

Although the Ghostly Shadow had disappeared, they clearly saw that when the Ghostly Shadow raised its knife, a pale ghostly hand suddenly clenched into a fist and slammed it into the spot where the Ghostly Shadow's head was.

Although the speed was so fast that it could only be seen as a phantom, when it was slowed down ten times, people still noticed a sudden pause at a certain moment.

Almost without much mental effort, everyone realized that in that instant, the fist slammed into the Ghostly Shadow's face. They could even imagine the entire process: the moment the Ghostly Shadow's face froze upon contact, the ghostly hand exerting force again, and then being blasted away.

[Damn, another ghost that won't be captured by the camera! Does the streamer only encounter strong Ghost Encounter?]

In the otherwise silent Live Broadcast Room, a flurry of comments suddenly appeared, but what they didn't know was that the disappearance of the Ghostly Shadow and the White Ghost Hand were based on two different principles.

The Pale Ghost Hand is based on the absolute premise of Phantom Object; it appears when it's supposed to and disappears when it's supposed to. In order to maintain Burrlett's Tough Talk persona of never having seen a ghost, Feng Xue must ensure that the camera cannot capture the ghost.

But there's only one White Ghost Hand; surely there can't be only one ghost like that from now on, right?

So, Feng Xue tried to create a special Gu Poison Body.

The essence of Gu Poison Body is a ball of Internal Force with spiritual will. People can see it not based on optical principles, but because they receive the spiritual signals it emits.

Simply put, it can be understood as a kind of illusion. It is not visible in itself, but when watching the live broadcast, the audience is affected by the illusion and has a hallucination that it is there. When the hallucination ends in the recorded broadcast, it disappears again.

In reality, the Gu Poison Body is still in the recorded video, but at this moment, it is just a colorless mass of Internal Force.

Although it can't appear and disappear as freely as the White Ghost Hand, the fact that it can't be recorded puts it a level above those ghosts that can be filmed, ensuring that Burrlett remains unique among ghost-hunting streamers.

The audience shifted their attention from the recording back to Feng Xue. The streamer was still rambling on about the puzzle game that should have been brilliant, but now seemed rather dull. However, after the audience switched to Holographic Mode, they could see the white-clad Ghostly Shadow who had been blasted out earlier was now charging towards them Killing intent, wielding a cleaver. And then...

Bang!

A ghostly hand descended from the sky and slapped it on the head.

Although there was still no sound, the auditory hallucination of flesh and blood slamming to the ground still caused the audience a slight Phantom Pain.

Immediately afterward, before the Ghostly Shadow could even get up from the ground, the audience watched in astonishment as the White Ghost Hand grabbed the Ghostly Shadow's collar, lifted it up, and positioned it in an obedient sitting posture before releasing its grip.

Then, the hand didn't disappear. Instead, it pointed at the Ghostly Shadow, then at Burrlett, who was playing a game, then at itself. After a brief pause, it pointed at the Ghostly Shadow again and made a disdainful finger-wagging gesture.

Finally, the outstretched five fingers slowly clenched in a powerful motion, almost making the viewer hear the cracking sound of the knuckles rubbing together.

Seeing the ghost hand's simple and easy-to-understand sign language, the white Ghostly Shadow nodded vigorously, as if pounding garlic. The White Ghost Hand seemed quite satisfied, reached out and ruffled the Ghostly Shadow's long, black hair covering its face, pointed towards the door, and then slowly disappeared from sight.

Seeing the White Ghost Hand disappear, the Ghostly Shadow suddenly sprang up from the ground, then transformed into a wisp of Yin Wind and slammed against the wall. A moment later, a pale arm with distinct knuckles suddenly emerged from the wall, carefully picked up the rusty red kitchen knife that had fallen to the ground, and then vanished again without a trace.

Although there was no extra sound, and even his expression was obscured by his long hair, the audience could all imagine him fleeing in panic after being bullied by a thug.

Am I the only one who feels sorry for this ghost?

[This isn't a vengeful ghost! This is clearly a spirit haunting you!]

Now I know why this streamer isn't dead yet, despite his suicidal tendencies.

[Speaking of which, it seems like this ghostly hand was also trying to kill the streamer, right?]

[Perhaps there's no chance?]

[There's no such thing as invulnerability to ghosts; clearly, a ghostly hand is bearing the burden!]

[A streamer who attracts ghosts? His life was given to him by ghosts!]

The live chat erupted in another frenzy. Feng Xue, focused on the game (controlling her character), frowned in displeasure, glanced at the comments, and then sighed:

"What are you guys playing at again! I've told you before, there are no ghosts in this world, why won't you believe it?"

[I don't believe you!]

[You're such a wicked streamer!]

[I suddenly feel like finding a spirit medium, do you have any suggestions, streamer?]

[I suggest suicide; not everyone has the resilience of a streamer!]