The Green-Faced Ghost's reaction was beyond my expectations.
I hadn't expected it to attack me of its own accord.
The Green-Faced Ghosts I'd encountered before hadn't been strongly aggressive. They tormented the people they followed with hallucinations rather than killing them outright.
I instinctively stepped back, at a loss for a moment.
The Green-Faced Ghost lunged after me as I retreated. Its body knocked over the memorial portrait on the spirit table.
The portrait hit the floor with a crash. Xu Tie and his wife, who were in the room, and Xu Gang and his wife, who were at the door, all turned to look.
I hadn't expected this change, either.
The Green-Faced Ghost could actually touch things?
No, it wasn't strange that it could touch things.
If it couldn't, how had it clung to the wall?
My thoughts were slightly muddled for a moment.
The Green-Faced Ghost's slender finger bones had already closed around my arm.
I shuddered and reached back to grab it.
I didn't know what my chances were against a monster.
But my ability could definitely kill it!
I had to be faster!
My palm touched the Green-Faced Ghost's hand. I was about to use my ability when I felt something slick beneath my palm.
Like a startled fawn, the Green-Faced Ghost landed on its feet, kicked off, and sprang away from me.
My arm hurt. The Green-Faced Ghost's claws had scratched me.
There was no blood.
I didn't know whether that was because of my current state, or because the claws that had grazed my skin weren't sharp enough.
The Green-Faced Ghost retreated to the wall.
Its reaction left me even more stunned.
The Xu family had already started shouting.
Someone had just died, and now the memorial portrait had fallen. No matter how you