I Really Am a Useless Person

The Ghost Infant dodged with ease.

It left a wound on Ji Wu.

"Gigglegiggle~"

The Ghost Infant grinned and giggled like a child at play, full of innocence and cruelty.

There was nothing I could do!

Xu Zhou realized this with perfect clarity.

His own incompetence!

His own cowardice!

Huff, huff! The Ghost Infant's cries made his ears ring, and he couldn't hear anything. Yet for some reason, his own breathing grew heavier and heavier.

Gradually, it seemed to overlap with the past.

Voices of blame began echoing in his ears. "You're nothing but a good-for-nothing!"

"That guy's so skinny and short. He doesn't look like a man at all."

"Hey, coward! You're too scared to even go into a haunted house. What kind of man are you?"

"Trash likes eating trash."

"Get on your knees! Someone like you is only fit to lick our toes."

"Hahaha! I bet he likes drinking toilet water. Didn't he gulp it down with relish last time?"

"Good-for-nothing! Xu Zhou is a good-for-nothing!"

"Xu Zhou!"

"Xu Zhou!"

"Xu Zhou!"

A shrill scraping sound rang out, followed by a cacophony of squeaks. The voices of those people grew fainter and fainter.

Why had he forgotten?

It hadn't even been that long.

"Mr. Ji Wu, I really am... a useless person!"

Xu Zhou smiled with a sense of relief. He untied the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Blade from his waist and charged at the Ghost Infant attacking Ji Wu. At the same time, he controlled his Ghost Hand to stop the other Ghost Infant.

"Xu Zhou!"

Ji Wu had been saved by Xu Zhou.

Ji Wu said, "What are you talking about? The moment you became a Contract Anomalist, you set out on a path completely different from the one you'd been on before."

Xu Zhou shook his head. "I was only admitted into the organization as an exception because I became Brother Bai's tool, right?"

The Ghost Infant slashed his arm, nimbly dodging his attacks.

Even though he wielded the A-rank Anomaly Artifact, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Blade, it was useless if he couldn't hit the Ghost Infant.

Tools were meant to be used by people.

Whether a tool was useful depended entirely on how strong the person using it was.

He was a useless person. Even with a weapon in hand, he still couldn't unleash its full power.

"Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, how unfortunate that you ended up with a useless master like me. Next time, choose a better master!"

Xu Zhou turned the blade toward himself.

"Xu Zhou! Stop!" Ji Wu ran toward him, trying to stop him.

"After absorbing blood, the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow can unleash a sure-hit strike that ignores all defenses. It only gets one chance. I think it should be able to tear through the Ghost Domain too, right?"

Xu Zhou wondered if the organization had given a newcomer a blade like this so it could be put to better use at a crucial moment.

Xu Zhou stabbed down hard.

But a figure rushed over and kicked him away. The blade fell from his hand.

Xu Zhou rolled across the floor several times before finally slamming into the Flesh Membrane and coming to a stop.

His mind was a little dazed.

Who?

Zhang Lin stood there with his fist clenched.

That's right, it was him!

Zhang Lin smiled bitterly to himself. He was an injured man, after all!

Still, even if he hadn't been under control, he couldn't have watched this kid die.

"Waaaah!"

"Gigglegiggle!"

The Ghost Infants retreated uneasily.

The phantom of a massive Spider gradually enveloped the entire Ghost Domain.

Its enormous mouthparts pierced through the Ghost Domain, tearing open a hole in the sky. The head of a gigantic white Spider poked through.

Bai Zuo stood on top of it and waved at the people below. "Yo~ Still alive down there?"

Ji Wu breathed a sigh of relief and grumbled with a laugh, "You little rascal! Why didn't you wait until we were dead before showing up?"

The Ghost Infants tried to sneak away, but Zhang Lin stopped them with a punch.

The entire Flesh Membrane began to twist and warp.

Ji Wu looked up and saw layer upon layer of white spiderwebs gradually forming over the pink Flesh Membrane all around them.

It meant that the Ghost Infants' Ghost Domain was being suppressed and taken over by another anomalous entity's Ghost Domain. The takeover was happening bit by bit.

The Ghost Infants had already fought as hard as they could, but their Ghost Domain was no match for the gigantic Spider's. The gradual takeover was proof of that.

White Spiders crawled all over the webs and spun cocoons there.

The white cocoons hung from the webs. Suddenly, they trembled a few times, and an eye sprouted from one of them. Cocoons like these hung densely across the webs. Countless eyes swiveled, then all turned toward the Ghost Infants at once, staring at them without blinking.

The two Ghost Infants froze in place, too afraid to move.

Xu Zhou and Zhang Lin watched the scene in shock.

"S-so powerful!"

What was that? Just looking at it sent a chill rising from the soles of his feet. He couldn't muster even the slightest will to resist.

That was something no human could ever hope to stand against!

Zhang Lin felt he would never forget this sight for the rest of his life!

Bai Zuo jumped down from the Spider's head.

He came over and looked the two Ghost Infants up and down. "They have physical bodies! And with an Incomplete Ghost Domain, these are two Twin Ghost Infants at the Green Face level. I see. They died before they were even born?"

"They're much stronger than ordinary Green Faces. What a lucky draw! If there'd only been one, you wouldn't have struggled so much."

Ji Wu walked over and took the Weird Cage out of his bag, then put away the two anomalous entities, who were under the control of the Heart Gu.

Bai Zuo reached out to snatch it, looking unhappy. "I'm not done looking."

"What's there to look at?"

Ji Wu blocked his hand and carefully put away the Weird Cage.

"Don't you think they're kind of cute, being so tiny?"

Xu Zhou: ???

Zhang Lin: !!!

Ji Wu sighed. He took out another cigarette and, without lighting it, held it under his nose and took a deep breath. Good. The urge to punch someone had eased a little.

Bai Zuo withdrew his Ghost Domain.

The giant Spider, the countless webs, and the Cocoon Eyes disappeared.

Everyone returned to the hospital corridor.

Xu Zhou let out an "Ah!" as he remembered something and ran over to Sun Chengzhi, who was lying on the floor. He felt Sun Chengzhi's pulse.

"He's still alive!"

Luckily, they were in a hospital. Doctors soon came and rushed Sun Chengzhi to the emergency room.

Xu Zhou clenched his fist. Unfortunately, he hadn't been able to save the other person.

Ji Wu walked up beside him. "You should know we can't save everyone. As long as anomalous entities exist, deaths like this can't be avoided. That's why the Aberration Association exists."

"Don't take it too hard. I hate to admit it, but you could learn something from Bai Zuo. Look at how shamelessly carefree he is."

Xu Zhou looked toward Bai Zuo.

Under Bai Zuo's control, Zhang Lin had been made to lie back down on the hospital bed. Bai Zuo stood beside him, laughing as he drew on Zhang Lin's cast and bandaged arm with a black marker. He even struck poses as he snapped photos, while Zhang Lin glared at him furiously.

"Ah! I don't think I can learn that!" Xu Zhou scratched his head, looking like it was beyond him.

"I'm not telling you to learn that!"