Vote, Draw Sword, Purge the Sect

"What the f***... why is it this thing."

"Haven't encountered an S-level Vengeful Ghost once in a month."

Upon seeing this Multi-headed Ghost appear, even the usually calm Shen Nian lost his composure, letting out a rare curse. He gripped the gun beneath his trench coat tightly, suppressing the instinct to fight or get off the bus.

This showed the terrifying nature of this vengeful ghost. If it went berserk, it was uncertain whether the Supernatural Bus could suppress it.

The more so now, the less they could get off. On the bus, the Multi-headed Ghost might still have some fear of the rules; once off the bus and in a place of supernatural occurrences, all the bus rules would be void, and it would be a certain death.

At the same time, upon meeting eyes with one of its countless heads, a near-mad thought flashed through Gao Tian's mind:

Should I use the Shattered Face Ghost's ability and seize its Killing Rule?

Although Gao Tian didn't know the Multi-headed Ghost's Killing Rule, the fact that Xu Yuan died by its hand and the reaction of the composed Shen Nian upon seeing it was enough to prove that this guy was definitely outrageously strong.

If he could seize its Killing Rule, this mission would be an absolute windfall.

However, if Gao Tian were to make a move against this vengeful ghost, the risks would also be immense. As an S-level Vengeful Ghost, the Multi-headed Ghost's own strength was absolutely terrifying. It wouldn't be hunted so easily.

If it were so easily targeted, it wouldn't be rated at this level.

After a moment of thought, Gao Tian gave up. This trip, after obtaining the Terror Blade, was already profitable enough; there was no need to risk his life again.

But he never expected that even though Gao Tian sat there without moving, the Multi-headed Ghost, with its countless faces, seemed to sense something. The numerous faces beneath its overcoat, which had originally displayed various expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, now all turned into peaceful smiles. Dozens of pairs of eyes and gazes swept towards Gao Tian.

It noticed him too?

Gao Tian didn't want to hunt it; yet, unexpectedly, he had become the target of the Multi-headed Ghost's hunt.

Simultaneously, as Gao Tian was stared at by the countless faces under the Multi-headed Ghost's overcoat, his face inexplicably grew hot, and two streams of blood slowly flowed from his eye sockets. The entire world spun before his eyes.

What Shattered Face Ghost power? At this moment, Gao Tian felt completely empty, unable to even lift a finger, let alone activate his ghost abilities.

He was suppressed. The Multi-headed Ghost had merely glanced at him, directly sealing his abilities.

"Vote!

"Everyone, vote for this ghost! Vote for it immediately, or none of us will be able to get off the bus today!"

Seeing Gao Tian's eyes bleeding, while the perpetrator, the Multi-headed Ghost, suffered no punishment at all, Shen Nian, realizing the gravity of the situation, immediately shouted at the fastest speed.

This ghost was different from other ghosts. It had to be made to get off the bus, not a second to be delayed.

At the same time, as the number of passengers reached eight, the other two ghosts on the bus also began to awaken.

The Tall Male Corpse in front of Gao Tian seemed to wake from a dream, patting around him as if searching for his lost rusty long saber.

Fortunately, only two gray dots remained in its eye sockets, making it impossible to see its surroundings clearly.

The old lady sat motionless on her seat, as if dead. The Blood Red Inverted Crosses stuck in her head opened blood-colored eye outlines, scanning everyone in the carriage, and began to become active.

Su Jiu panicked:

"How do we vote? Where's the voting button?"

At the same time, on the first head of the Multi-headed Ghost, which had just boarded and was already close to the ceiling, three faint blood-red crosses appeared at some point.

Voting had already begun.

These three votes, from Gao Tian, Su Jiu, and Shen Nian respectively, were an attempt to drive it off the Supernatural Bus.

All the faces on the Multi-headed Ghost still wore faint smiles. It extended a long, arm-like black withered branch, pointing at Gao Tian. A blood-red cross immediately appeared above Gao Tian's head.

The Multi-headed Ghost voted for Gao Tian.

The Inverted Cross Old Lady turned towards the Tall Male Corpse beside her. A blood-red cross appeared above the Tall Male Corpse's head.

The Tall Male Corpse was still fumbling around his seat for his lost long saber. He hadn't looked up to vote at all.

Currently, the Multi-headed Ghost and Gao Tian had three votes to one, and it looked like the former was about to get off.

Shen Nian turned his head, his gaze falling on Zhou Yan and Ling Feifei sitting at the back of the carriage. He shouted:

"Hey, you two vote quickly too. Didn't you come together?"

Ling Feifei's face showed an anxious expression:

"But, it's not good if we all vote for the ghost, is it?"

Hearing this, Shen Nian initially thought he had misheard. Then, an irrepressible anger surged into his heart:

"What are you talking about?

"Isn't it supposed to be people voting for ghosts?

"If you don't vote for the ghost, who do you want to vote for? If this Multi-headed Ghost doesn't get off, we'll all die here!"

Ling Feifei pointed to her head with her finger, her face full of innocence:

"But, have you ever thought about one thing?

"The number of people on this bus already exceeds the number of ghosts. If we all unite and vote for the ghost, don't you think it's too unfair to the ghost?

"Have you ever experienced the feeling of being isolated?"

Shen Nian felt his head explode with a bang. He had traveled far and wide for many years and seen all sorts of people and ghosts. This was the first time he had encountered such an extreme person.

What was she saying? What was this woman saying? He couldn't understand at all.

Shen Nian's brain had crashed. He turned blankly in Gao Tian's direction:

"Hey, aren't these two people with you?

"Are they human or ghosts?"

At this critical juncture, Ling Feifei's words no longer sounded like something a human would say. Shen Nian would rather suspect she was possessed by an evil ghost than believe these words came from her true heart.

On Gao Tian's head, there was originally only one red cross, but another new red cross immediately appeared. This meant someone in the carriage had voted for him again.

It was Zhou Yan from the back seat.

He wore a very innocent expression:

"I'm sorry, Gao.

"Heaven and earth are big, but my wife is the biggest. Feifei was often isolated on campus when she was young, and she can't stand to see similar things happen, even if it happens to a ghost."

Immediately, a third red cross appeared on Gao Tian's head again.

Ling Feifei also made her choice, and she also voted for Gao Tian.

The situation took a sharp turn, from the original three to one, to now the Multi-headed Ghost and Gao Tian each having three red crosses on their heads.

The only stroke of luck in misfortune.

In this situation, this round of voting would be invalidated, and it would enter the second round of blood voting mode.

Gao Tian reached out and wiped the blood from under his eye sockets. The invisible fear that enveloped him gradually dissipated. The bus began to exert its power, suppressing the Multi-headed Ghost and protecting him. He took a slight breath.

The bus could still maintain its suppression of the Multi-headed Ghost, which was good news.

Just then, the Multi-headed Ghost, still standing, had over twenty masks on its body. They all opened their mouths in unison, emitting a uniform sound of "hehehe hahaha hehehe." It was like canned laughter from a third-rate soap opera.

Immediately after, it casually tore off the head of a forty-something short-bearded uncle from its body. As the head fell to the ground and rolled a few times, pink meat pillars began to split from the broken end below the neck. On the meat pillars, protrusions grew, resembling vermicelli that formed limbs.

That thin, stick figure-like "body" slowly crawled up, supporting the uncle's head. Its body was not even as tall as its head. This deformed proportion was like a newborn child with an adult's head. At first glance, it was both comical and terrifying.

After removing a head, the Multi-headed Ghost's height immediately decreased by the height of one head.

However, Gao Tian, seeing this scene, couldn't laugh at all.

Because after the Multi-headed Ghost removed its head and it landed on the ground, the red text at the front of the bus, indicating passengers, jumped again, from 8 to 9.

This was also possible?

This meant that the Multi-headed Ghost itself was a composite entity made up of countless ghosts. As long as it detached a part of its body, it could become a new ghost. The bus acknowledged its passenger status and even gave it voting rights.

The S-level Vengeful Ghost had too many tricks up its sleeve. It could still vote Gao Tian to death while completely adhering to the rules of Bus 444. How could this be played?

In the midst of everyone's shocked and fearful gazes, the thing Gao Tian worried about most still happened. The Newborn Ghost, with its disproportionately large adult head and wobbly gait, did the first thing upon landing: it extended its "hand" and pointed towards Gao Tian.

The Red Cross above Gao Tian's head turned to four.

Four versus three. There was no way he could survive until the next round. Gao Tian was about to be stripped of his Passenger status.

"Change your votes!"

In despair, Shen Nian roared towards the back rows.

He couldn't understand, he truly couldn't understand, how there could be such stubborn fools in the world.

What benefit did they gain from voting to kill their companion, Gao Tian?

Zhou Yan and Ling Feifei looked at the Red Cross above Gao Tian's head, unmoved, pretending not to hear Shen Nian's roar.

"Please... change who you're voting for..."

Su Jiu couldn't take it anymore, tears streaming down his face.

But no matter how desperately she pleaded, Zhou Yan and Ling Feifei's target remained Gao Tian.

For Gao Tian, once his Passenger status was revoked, all the Vengeful Ghosts on the train could freely slaughter him.

His only remaining option was--

"Get off the train, get off right now!"

Shen Nian gave up on Zhou Yan and warned Gao Tian, "You can live for a while longer if you get off the train. You'll definitely die if you stay in the carriage."

This was a last resort, a desperate attempt.

The gazes of the other Vengeful Ghosts also shifted to Gao Tian after the four Red Crosses appeared above his head.

Gao Tian looked towards the Station outside the rear door.

This must be Dexin Hospital from the timetable. Outside, a gray mist permeated the air, and within the station, countless figures in White coats and Blue and white patient clothes flickered in and out of sight.

This stop, the Inner World, looked extremely dangerous. He might not survive as long outside the train as he would on it.

Even if he could Teleport away immediately using his Black Card after getting off, his third Green Text Mission would be a complete failure. Doing so would mean too great a loss for Gao Tian; all the small advantages he had accumulated would be wiped out in one go.

Gao Tian slowly raised his head, the Terror Blade in his hand roaring deafeningly:

"The one who needs to get off this train is not me.

"I won't die in some insignificant ghost place like this."