Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts
Running back to the tenth floor, I saw three other people pressing all three elevator buttons and exclaiming in surprise, "How did you guys get here so fast?"
"Stop! Hurry up, there's a monster behind us!" Wang Wencheng saw an elevator come up, and the five of them went in together. They pressed all the buttons for every floor. Although it would be slower, it would make it harder for the security guards to tell which floor they were on, allowing them to buy time to escape.
Just as Lu Li's mind cleared slightly, it went blank again in the next moment. Various chaotic images appeared in his mind: ancient creatures growing, wild men roaring, and a Snake People- like being living in a technologically advanced city.
With difficulty, he raised his right hand and saw that the void had transformed into an equilateral triangle mark, from which blue smoke began to rise. He was startled. "That monster is locating its own spacetime."
"Lu Li, what happened to your hand?" Bai Lu exclaimed in alarm.
"I was hit by something a monster spat out. It doesn't bleed or hurt, but it keeps giving me hallucinations." Lu Li shook his head as more and more bizarre images appeared in his mind, making Lu Li increasingly confused.
The elevator reached the second floor, and the group quickly ran out, faintly hearing the voices of security guards.
"Leave here first, to avoid being caught by security, then we'll deal with your hand." Chen Qiao sighed and said, "Give me your hand."
He then grabbed Lu Li's hand, pulled out a small knife from somewhere, and forcibly tore off the corner of the triangular mark. Lu Li's dizziness instantly subsided considerably.
Wang Wencheng grabbed the backpack on the bookshelf and threw it out the window. At this point, there was no need to worry about the surveillance frequency. Since the library was higher up, it was much easier to jump over by stepping on the window. The other three people, including Bai Lu, jumped over successfully.
"Are you alright?" Wang Wencheng asked Lu Li, who was standing by the window, in a serious tone.
Lu Li looked at the hole in his hand; the torn corner was slowly healing. He nodded and said, "It's alright, just be careful."
"Okay!" Wang Wencheng nodded towards the bookshelf. Behind him, the security guards were already shouting. Lu Li quickly moved, but suddenly felt dizzy. Some images flooded into Lu Li's mind, images that seemed to be similar to the real world but were not.
The feeling of landing brought Lu Li back to his senses. His body involuntarily leaned forward. Lu Li had overestimated himself. His current state was not the same as a year ago. Now, even his soul was just an ordinary soul, and his control over his body was at best decent.
Fortunately, Chen Qiao reacted quickly, grabbed Lu Li, and pulled him up to the toilet. Wang Wencheng, who was behind them, also jumped over quickly. The five of them grabbed their backpacks and ran away.
They removed their hoodies and vests, stuffed them into their backpacks, and quickly blended into the crowd of students strolling around. They returned to Lu Li's dormitory together, sat in the living room, and threw the four stolen books on the table.
"Now I'm sure there really are supernatural events in this world." Wang Wencheng stretched out his hand with a wry smile, and then saw a bluish-green pus on his arm that looked like a living thing, constantly eroding his arm. Bai Lu quickly pulled out some tissues and wiped away the pus, only to find that there was also the same bluish-green pus under the skin.
"I just realized I got splashed with the monster's pus. Lu Li, what about you?"
Lu Li took his hand out, and the triangular mark in the center of his right palm was slowly taking shape. Chen Qiao sighed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The pus on Wang Wencheng's hand can be removed with fire, but we need to prepare burn ointment and act quickly."
"But Lu Li, your wound is a bit more troublesome. His tongue is like a hollow straw; it probably sucked that piece of flesh from your hand into his stomach," Chen Qiao said uncertainly. "That's why you've developed a kind of resonance with the Hound of Tindalos's senses."
"Of course, that's not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that the monster will come back in about a month," Chen Qiao said with a wry smile.
Seeing the suspicious looks in everyone's eyes, Chen Qiao released some blood droplets from his hand, revealing his identity as a superhuman. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I wanted to deceive you, but I had no choice but to accept it."
Chen Qiao then introduced the Hound of Tindalos, pointing out that the eleventh floor of the Miskatonic University library has a protective magic array that restricts the Hound's spatial jumps, but this restriction is not complete.
Three billion years ago, during a period of epochal chaos, there were no restrictions on Hound. They could detour from there and, at a rate of one hundred million years per day, it would take them about a month to reach the present day.
"So the problem now is to be prepared and repel the Tindaros Hound a month from now. Generally, once you repel them, they'll give up hunting," Chen Qiao concluded. "That means it's just the two of you."
"To be honest, I'm strong enough to protect myself, but I'm powerless to repel the Hound," Chen Qiao said with a wry smile. "So your only chance of survival lies in these four magic books."
"Can't we ask the professors at the school? They should be able to help, right?" Bai Lu asked with a worried expression.
"We just stole from the school, how can we immediately walk into a trap? Let's look at these books first, and if there's really no other way, then we'll go back to the school." Wang Wencheng wasn't too afraid. He wasn't one to be terrified of such a supernatural event; he was actually quite eager to participate and naturally didn't want to return the books in disgrace and then ask the school for help.
So everyone's attention was drawn to the four books on the table.
The first book is a monster chronicle, which records a tamable monster called Byakhee. This book is probably the Lu Li took, and it's completely different from the other three books.
The other three books are all related to the supernatural, and it is estimated that Wang Wencheng brought them out together. One is a record of modern supernatural events, which records some unknown supernatural incidents. Another book is similar, which records a supernatural tragedy caused by a ritual on an isolated island. The last book is also a similar book.
This book, titled "Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts," records ten folk methods for seeing ghosts. It concludes by stating that once you start seeing ghosts using these methods, you can't stop. Only after completing ten ghost-seeing rituals will you stop constantly encountering ghosts and gain a state of Blessing of the Dead.
Those who attain this state are immune to most curses and may even have their lifespan forcibly extended. Some people who are cursed or have a short lifespan, when they have no other choice, will choose this ghost-seeing ritual, hoping to see ghosts ten times and thus gain a new life.
Lu Li's gaze shifted. His main body had calculated the result: if he received the Blessing of the Dead, Lu Li connection with this world would be much stronger. Therefore, it would be necessary to perform the Ten Ghost Ritual.