When a Person Becomes

San Gou took a deep breath and hooked his toes around Er Ge on the nearby bed.

Jiang Yue was extremely vigilant and opened his eyes at the first opportunity.

San Gou pursed his lips, gesturing for him to look at the surveillance feed on the TV screen.

Snap!

The monitor suddenly lit up with a blinding white light.

Then, the screen turned into a depressing mess of static.

The surveillance had been destroyed again!

Jiang Yue's heart leaped. In just one day, this vengeful spirit had evolved so quickly?

Yesterday, it fumbled around trying to scratch at the door, but today it could already control electricity, causing it to surge madly for a short period, burning out the lights and surveillance in the hallway.

The two roosters placed outside the door suddenly let out terrified screams.

Goo...

Goo...

It sounded like the roosters were trying their best to muster their strength and let out a powerful, resonant crow, just like they did every morning.

But the sound that came out was short, suppressed, and weak, as if their throats were being squeezed.

Just hearing that miserable, powerless sound sent shivers down one's spine.

It was like being held in someone's hand, with the butcher's knife already at your neck, a dying cry of resignation.

Jiang Yue peered through the peephole. It was pitch black outside, and he couldn't see anything.

He only heard the intermittent and tragically weak cries of the two roosters.

Woof woof woof!

Heitu Gou, who was locked inside the room, suddenly seemed to wake up, and began to frantically slam itself against the security door, its claws scratching desperately at the metal.

The scratching made a grating sound.

Its two eyes were bloodshot, and it barked madly.

The sheer ferocity of its barking alone was enough to send shivers down one's spine in the middle of the night.

Even the deepest sleeper would be woken up by it.

Everyone in the room looked at each other, their faces filled with tension and fear.

No matter how strong one's mental fortitude, it would be a lie to say they weren't terrified in this situation.

Zzzzt zzzzt zzzzt...

The voltage in the room became unstable again, and all the appliances that were turned on flickered erratically.

This rhythm of flickering on and off was said to be the pulse of a ghostly entity, often appearing in horror movies.

When this happened, it signaled that something dangerous was approaching.

Something terrifying was likely about to happen.

Heitu Gou continued to bark frantically.

Suddenly...

Heitu Gou's frantic barking stopped abruptly.

Its tail tucked between its legs, its eyes wide with terror, it slowly retreated into the room.

Its throat seemed to be choked by an invisible hand, and it let out whimpering growls, as if it had seen something terrifying and was desperately trying to suppress its presence.

At the same time, everyone heard the sound of a lock turning!

Yes, the lock was turning!

The movement was visibly apparent, as if someone outside was using a key to open the door.

But the security door's triple deadbolts were clearly all engaged.

Even if someone outside had a key, it would be impossible for them to get in!

However--

Things became even more bizarre.

The deadbolts inside the room, as if guided by an unseen force, sprang open on their own.

It was as if an invisible hand was controlling them.

Jiang Yue gestured to everyone.

They had a plan, and everyone had a batch of San Gou's "boy urine" with them.

Some were holding it with ladles, some in soda bottles, and some in large basins.

Xiao Yi was the most exaggerated, having found a water gun and filled it completely.

Jiang Yue was going all out this time, holding a large bag of lime, and standing to the side of the security door.

As soon as the security door opened, waiting for the ghost to enter the house.

The security door creaked, and finally slowly opened.

A distinctly chilling cold wind poured in from the hallway.

Pat pat pat pat!

As this chilling wind poured in, all the electrical appliances in the house that could light up seemed to have their power cut off simultaneously, instantly burning out.

The room was plunged into darkness.

"Little sister, excuse me, how do I get to Unit 2, Building 8?"

A ghostly voice with a tremor sounded, chillingly.

"You're going home without leading the way? That's not good, giggling giggling..."

The voice seemed to come from hell, engulfing every corner of the room.

Especially the eerie laughter, at this critical juncture, made one's scalp tingle and hairs stand on end.

Jiang Yue suddenly shouted, "Turn on the flashlights!"

Swish swish swish, several flashlights and phone flashlights were all turned on, aimed at the doorway.

"Second Brother, it's right on the doormat!"

Jiang Yue's bag of lime suddenly scattered.

Instantly, white lime powder flew everywhere around the entrance.

A bizarre scene appeared.

In the originally formless void, as if by magic, a figure covered in white lime, but incomplete, slowly emerged.

This incompleteness was not due to a physical defect, but because the lime powder had not been evenly spread.

This caused the normally invisible ghost to have parts exposed by the lime powder, while other parts remained transparent and unseen.

The situation was indescribably bizarre, like a dilapidated wooden house in the wilderness, constantly battered by wind, sun, and rain, with leaks in every corner. It looked truly dilapidated, yet one could still discern its overall form.

This bizarre scene naturally stunned everyone.

Jiang Yue, however, did not hesitate. He lunged forward, embracing the semi-transparent, semi-visible ghost in a bear hug, holding on tightly.

"Shoot at me!"

Jiang Yue shouted with all his might!

Instantly, five streams of virgin boy's urine shot towards Jiang Yue from different angles and in different forms.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Like oil poured into a sizzling hot pan.

Like sulfuric acid splashed on a human body, the virgin boy's urine landed on the ghost, forming blisters wherever it touched.

The virgin boy's urine was surprisingly effective!

"Ah!"

The ghost Jiang Yue was holding let out a piercing scream.

San Gou's Yin-Yang Eyes were responsible for locating it, Jiang Yue used the lime powder to make it visible, and the rest used virgin boy's urine to attack it.

This was Jiang Yue's meticulously planned Tactic One.

The ghost, in pain and held tightly by Jiang Yue, struggled to break free.

It let out waves of shrill screams, twisting wildly in Jiang Yue's arms, desperately trying to escape his grasp.

Jiang Yue used all his strength!

He used all four limbs, only lacking the use of a fifth.

He clung to the ghost like an octopus, refusing to give it even a sliver of an opportunity.

He knew this was a life-or-death moment.

If it escaped, even if they were safe for the night, with such enmity formed, and with this ghost's immense resentment, they would never have peace again.

Therefore, it had to be today.

Today, this ghost must die.

Jiang Yue had only one thought in his mind: to strangle it!

"Continue, continue! Fire at me!"

At this moment, Jiang Yue felt like a martyr sacrificing himself to blow up a bunker, with the resolute courage of "fire at me."

San Gou's daily output was limited and couldn't withstand such bombardment.

After two rounds, everyone declared they were out of ammunition.

Fortunately, at this point, the ghost's struggling strength in Jiang Yue's arms had clearly weakened.

Under Jiang Yue's death grip, the ghost's skin was like steel burning in a high-temperature furnace, red tinged with black, emitting a suffocating stench, and constantly emitting blackish-green smoke. It rapidly disintegrated at a visible speed.

According to thousands of years of folklore, a consensus has formed: ghosts are difficult to kill with physical attacks.

But at the same time, ghosts can be eliminated.

Everything in the world has its counter.

In reality, ghosts are a type of aura, existing between spirit and substance.

At this moment, this ghost's aura structure had clearly been destroyed!

It actually—

Succeeded!

BOOM!

The ghost, having suffered continuous heavy blows, was already on its last legs.

It let out one final, despairing shriek and, in Jiang Yue's arms, completely dissolved into a plume of black smoke, vanishing entirely from this world!

Jiang Yue, inevitably "mistakenly injured" by the boy's urine, was covered head to toe in the stench of dog urine and collapsed onto the ground.

The system owner had once again suffered a humiliating ordeal.

Was this even human work?

Last time, fighting the "Sui Eater" hand-to-hand was already demeaning.

This time was even more absurd: he'd thrown himself into a fight with a ghost, only to be doused in urine. His reputation had been thrown into outer space.

He was as pathetic as one could possibly be.

However, in this situation, no one had the mind to focus on that.

Everyone had only one thought: the ghost was actually defeated?

San Gou's mind worked the fastest. He darted to the door, swept his flashlight across it, and exclaimed in surprise, "Second Brother, it worked! The handprint is gone!"

Aunt Zhang, disregarding propriety, quickly pulled Xiao Yi's shoulder to check.

Her shoulder, with its delicate skin, was no longer marked by the terrifying, bruised black handprint. It had vanished completely, as if it had never been there!

They had succeeded!

Aunt Zhang hugged her daughter and sobbed uncontrollably.

Uncle Ye, holding his wife and child, also wiped tears from his eyes.

After spending a good half hour scrubbing himself in the bathroom, Jiang Yue could finally no longer smell the urine.

The others were cleaning the living room, mopping and washing the floor.

After a considerable effort, things had finally returned to a semblance of normalcy.

The ghost had manipulated the electricity, and many appliances were fried.

Fortunately, they still had their phones and flashlights, which were more than enough to get through the night.

Uncle Ye's family thanked them profusely, insisting they accept fifty thousand yuan.

Jiang Yue politely declined at first, but seeing their determination, he finally relented and accepted.

With the ghost gone, accepting the money didn't feel so burdensome.

"I never imagined this ghost would evolve so quickly in just one night. Yesterday it was visible to the naked eye, and today it evolved into something formless and ethereal. If it had managed to harm a few more people, how terrifying would it have become? How many lives would it have taken?"

Jiang Yue still felt a sense of lingering dread.

The contingency plans he'd made were actually unproven, combining some folk remedies he'd vetted and chosen what seemed most reliable.

For example, boy's urine and white lime.

If those failed, slaughtering a black dog on the spot was the ultimate weapon.

If even that didn't work, Jiang Yue would have had to rely on his "Immune to All Evils" halo, like yesterday, to drive the ghost away.

It wasn't that Jiang Yue wanted to take risks, but he refused to sit idly by.

Every day they waited, the risk increased.

Today it was Xiao Yi, but tomorrow it could be his own family.

The ghost's range of activity was clearly confined to this neighborhood. It probably didn't have the ability to cause trouble elsewhere for now.

But then, who was the one who broke into the morgue at Xingcheng Second Hospital late last night to turn over a corpse?

This ghost clearly couldn't travel that far, nor did it have the ability to shapeshift into others.

Jiang Yue was utterly exhausted and couldn't bring himself to ponder these questions.

Of course, he knew his plan was incredibly risky and couldn't be replicated by others.

Anyone else attempting it would undoubtedly have been wiped out without a doubt.

The most crucial element of this plan was him, the person possessing the "Immune to All Evils" halo.

Without the protection of this halo, how could the ghost have been contained?

If it were someone else, even if they managed to entangle the ghost, the ghost could have easily counter-killed them in minutes.

Even though the specter was eliminated, Uncle Ye's family was still traumatized.

Since Jiang Yue was already doing a good deed, he decided to stay another night.

It was natural for the group, having survived a disaster, to chatter about it for a while.

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