Something's Wrong
"It seems that of these four books, the one most likely to be helpful to us is this 'Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts of Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts'," Wang Wencheng emphasized, then said with a hint of excitement, "Leaving aside the other two books on supernatural events, although the Notes on Taming Byakhees contains some methods of taming, we neither have any Byakhee cubs nor have the time to raise them."
"The problem now is whether the so-called Blessing of the Dead can remove the time-space markers on us." Wang Wencheng looked at Chen Qiao. He and Lu Li had traveled through time and space together to the library. They had been marked by the Hound of Tindalos. As long as the markers remained, they would be relentlessly pursued. The Hound would only remove the markers if they were defeated.
"Yes, it is!" Chen Qiao said confidently. "I have heard of this state before. It has an extremely strong removal effect. Marks like this can also be dispelled. Moreover, people who obtain this state have many benefits."
"Then let's proceed with the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts." Wang Wencheng's eyes gleamed. He had been looking forward to this kind of event for far too long, and now that he had finally encountered it, how could he let it pass by?
"Wencheng, I think you should go find the school teachers. Seeing ghosts is too dangerous," Bai Lu said hesitantly. Although she liked to cause trouble and was a restless person, she still felt that it was better to find a safer way when it came to matters of life and death.
"Isn't it recorded that someone succeeded before? But seriously, Lu Li, if you're not willing, you can go talk to a professor at the school." Wang Wencheng was quite tactful; he said with a smile, "After all, I initiated this whole thing, and now that things have gone wrong, I can't drag you down with me."
"That doesn't matter. I'm also quite interested in seeing these so-called Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts. Otherwise, why would I study the Department of Mysticism?" Lu Li said with a shake of his head and a smile. The mark in his hand returned to a triangle, and some scenes of time and space began to enter Lu Li's mind.
An endless, desolate scene unfolded, ruins everywhere, and corpses of all kinds—human and monster—scattered across the landscape. These images flashed by rapidly, and a phrase entered Lu Li's mind. "The chaotic era at the end of the epoch, three billion years ago."
His head was throbbing more and more, so Lu Li quickly asked Chen Qiao for a knife and tore off the corner of the hole. The images stopped transmitting instantly. Lu Li felt his head was throbbing painfully. If it happened a few more times, the feeling of countless things being stuffed into his head would be enough to drive a normal person crazy.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Li around for something, and finally took off the dark green bead hanging around his neck and stuffed it into the empty space. The hole tried to close again to form a triangle, but the bead blocked it and instead clamped it tightly.
"That's good. Although some images still occasionally come through, they no longer affect my thinking," Lu Li said, moving his hand towards the others.
"Lu Li, I've been meaning to say that the round bead you have is probably a damaged magical artifact with some special abilities. If you're stuck in that hole like this, something might happen," Chen Qiao suddenly said.
"Is that so? I've had it for a year, and it hasn't developed any special abilities." Lu Li asked in surprise, but he knew in his heart that it wasn't just a possibility that it might mutate, but a certainty that it would mutate.
Even if it doesn't mutate, the main body will find a way to make it mutate. This was the result calculated by Lu Li's main body before. The mark on his hand originally only shared some of the Hound's perception perspectives, but after this bead was Implantation, using the life energy inside as an energy source, Lu Li is very likely to acquire some of the Hound's abilities.
Chen Qiao will become a witness to Lu Li gaining superpowers. In addition, Lu Li senses that Lin Tong's identity may not be simple either, thus making his ability legitimate.
"The only problem is that this superpower is of no help to my survival in this world. I must find a way to obtain the Blessing of the Dead." Lu Li's thoughts raced as he confirmed his next plan.
"In that case, I'll join you in this ritual!" Chen Qiao said with a smile, patting Wang Wencheng on the shoulder like a good brother who would share weal and woe. Then Lin Tong also said with a cold face that he also wanted to see some ghosts.
"Bai Lu, you shouldn't participate. It's easy for something to happen, especially for a girl like you..." Wang Wencheng looked at Bai Lu and said sincerely.
"What's wrong with girls? You're all participating, so why can't I?" Bai Lu said stubbornly, but her shifty eyes betrayed her guilty conscience.
"Honestly, we're courting death ourselves. If we die, we can't blame anyone else. You should just leave it at that. I really don't want to drag you down with me," Wang Wencheng said earnestly. Finally, they reached an agreement: Bai Lu wouldn't participate, but she had to be with them the whole time.
"Since we already have five people, why don't we find a few more to join us?" After dealing with Bai Lu, Wang Wencheng reverted to his true nature and said, "I know a few mystery enthusiasts; I can easily recruit them. I'm sure they'll be willing to join."
"We'll set the date for National Day. There are still more than ten days left, which is perfect for us to prepare. Seven days should be enough." Chen Qiao nodded and said, "I'll try to see if I can get some other ability users on board."
"That's settled then. We can discuss the specifics further later. Everyone be careful in the meantime and don't give anything away and get caught by the school," Wang Wencheng nodded and said.
Before long, everyone dispersed. Wang Wencheng put the four books away, and Lu Li returned to his room.
Thinking back on what happened tonight, he smiled slightly. There were many problems in this team. Chen Qiao seemed to be reluctant to see himself and Wang Wencheng being chased by the Hound, so he took the initiative to reveal his identity as a superpowered person.
However, there are many problems. Chen Qiao knew what the library contained from the beginning, which is why he didn't want to enter the eleventh floor. Later, whether he revealed his identity as a superpowered person or explained the function of the Ten Methods of Seeing Ghosts, his purpose was to get these people to perform this ritual together.
Furthermore, this book theft was far too easy. A few students managed to steal the magic book so easily. Even when they encountered the Hound, there wasn't much danger. Never underestimate the methods of a magical organization.
Even more coincidentally, the stolen book contained the solution, as if everything was unfolding according to the plot, with the sole purpose of guiding these people into this ritual.
"But they're probably not after me; their main target is Wang Wencheng." Lu Li thought to himself that he was probably just caught in the crossfire. "However, this protection from the dead is exactly what I need, and it'll be a good opportunity to see what tricks they're playing."