Ghost Skill: Skinning

Before coming to Bright City.

"Little brother" had already told him online how to safely pass through Bright City's artificial ghost space.

That was, do not provoke the Skinning Wraith.

After peacefully pretending to be her family for twelve hours.

He could clear the stage, obtain ghost energy, and strengthen his bonded ghost.

But "big brother" did not want to follow the guide step by step.

Because he was a man with a "golden finger."

If he did not make proper use of this ability.

Wouldn't that waste an opportunity to enter an artificial ghost space only once a month?

So after Xin Yang accompanied the Skinning Wraith and played the family game for a while, he entered the sage phase like any man.

Everything suddenly felt dull and flavorless.

So he directly laid his cards on the table with the Skinned Ghost.

Xin Yang felt the increasingly oppressive resentment radiating from the Skinning Wraith before him.

The Skinning Wraith's pale neck twisted into the shape of a braid.

The skin on her body began peeling away layer by layer.

Sitting beside her made for quite the visual impact.

An ordinary person would soon be overcome by terror and dread.

But he was "big brother."

Xin Yang smiled as he looked into the Skinning Wraith's eyes.

For some reason!

When the Skinning Wraith saw Xin Yang's smiling face.

She could not help but shudder.

Xin Yang saw that the Skinning Wraith had stopped moving.

Smack—

He gave the Skinning Wraith another slap.

Xin Yang's eyes were as cold and gloomy as yellow jade.

"Be serious when you do things!"

"Otherwise, how will you ever amount to anything?"

"Continue the step from before!"

The Skinning Wraith instantly could not take it anymore.

A towering surge of resentment erupted from her body.

Her slender hands viciously clamped around Xin Yang's neck.

Xin Yang felt the flesh on his neck falling away chunk by chunk.

Yet he continued looking at the Skinning Wraith with a calm expression.

Xin Yang's vision quickly went black.

And information followed in his mind...

[You have been killed by the Skinning Wraith]

[Drawing a random reward from the opponent]

[Attribute obtained: Strength +1]

Let us shift our gaze back into the room...

A dim lamp was lit in the room!

The Skinning Wraith busied herself beside the bed. Xin Yang's blood flowed down from the bed, staining the floor red as it slowly trickled toward the kitchen partitioned off with wooden boards.

The bowls and chopsticks on the floor had also been stained with his blood.

A corpse lay on the bed with a smile on its face.

But every inch of skin had been completely peeled from its body.

Beside the corpse lay a woman in black stockings.

"Husband, now we can be together forever."

After the Skinning Wraith had completely peeled off Xin Yang's skin, she gazed obsessively at her masterpiece.

Suddenly, Xin Yang opened his eyes.

A pair of utterly emotionless pupils looked at the Skinning Wraith.

He asked rather abruptly:

"Is it tasty?"

"Don't choke..."

"Want some water to wash it down?"

Xin Yang's voice startled the Skinning Wraith in the room. A chill ran down her back.

She forcibly suppressed the unease in her heart.

Then turned around.

And looked at the completely unharmed Xin Yang on the bed.

She stared at her own hands in astonishment!

"Are you human or ghost?"

"What do you think?"

Xin Yang threw the question back at the Skinning Wraith!

What the Skinning Wraith could not understand most was why Xin Yang had revived completely intact.

Xin Yang looked at the Skinning Wraith, his eyes gleaming:

"Continue, sweetheart!"

"Stop guessing. You'll never figure it out."

"Continue using your ghost skill to kill me."

"Don't stop until I tell you to."

Xin Yang let out a strange laugh!

On his nearly perfect face.

An eerie expression appeared.

At that moment, the Skinning Wraith only felt as though some primordial beast had fixed its gaze on her. Her scalp exploded with numbness.

Her body instinctively tensed.

"Baby, can you do Candy Buying for me?"

Xin Yang's voice was like a demon's whisper.

Just as the Skinning Wraith was about to agree instinctively.

She came to her senses.

She continued activating her ghost skill and lunged for Xin Yang's throat.

What she did not notice, however, was that—

The moment she activated her ghost skill, the corners of Xin Yang's mouth began to rise.

He did not resist the Skinning Wraith's ghost skill.

"Big brother" was killed once again!

[You have been killed by the Skinning Wraith]

[Drawing a random reward from the opponent]

[Attribute obtained: Agility +1]

Xin Yang soon revived again.

After reviving, he stared at the Skinning Wraith with an ambiguous smile:

"One more time!"

"I wonder if I'll get a ghost skill next time?"

Under Xin Yang's eerie gaze, the Skinning Wraith felt as if he had seen through every inch of her, leaving not the slightest secret hidden.

Just as the Skinning Wraith wanted to make a move, she discovered that her movements had become sluggish! Her strength had also weakened.

"What exactly did you do to me?"

The Skinning Wraith's voice seemed to tremble.

Xin Yang spoke indifferently:

"Baby, what could I possibly do to you?"

"As for whether you believe me, that's up to you!"

"Come on, let's continue!"

After waiting for a moment.

Xin Yang realized that the Skinning Wraith had made no further move.

His expression turned grave.

Then, as if he had become a different person.

He seized the Skinning Wraith's neck with a ferocious, terrifying expression.

"I hate it most when people refuse to listen to me."

The Skinning Wraith could only struggle as she continued using her ghost skill, trying to kill this "psycho."

[You have been killed by the Skinning Wraith]

[Drawing a random reward from the opponent]

[Ghost skill obtained: Skinning]

[You have been killed by the Skinning Wraith three times]

[If you are killed by the Skinning Wraith again, you will be unable to obtain rewards]

Third revival!

This time, Xin Yang completely tore off his disguise.

"Peel some apples for me!"

"I'm hungry after dying three times."

He took out those three pounds of apples and handed them to the Skinning Wraith.

The Skinning Wraith felt humiliated. Just as she wanted to activate her ghost skill and kill Xin Yang.

She discovered that she could no longer activate her ghost skill.

Or rather.

She no longer knew how to activate her ghost skill.

Like an adult suddenly forgetting how to walk.

The Skinning Wraith said in shame and anger:

"You're not human."

"Give my ghost skill back."

"What exactly are you?"

Xin Yang once again came before the Skinning Wraith.

He decided to "subdue a ghost with virtue"!

In a comforting tone, he said:

"Baby, I'm human!"

"Just an ordinary person..."

"Can you tell me about artificial ghosts?"

Ten minutes later.

Like a wronged young wife.

The Skinning Wraith peeled apples for "big brother" on one hand,

While explaining the origins of artificial ghosts:

"Artificial ghosts are not ghosts in the true sense."

"To humans, artificial ghosts are more like the respawning dungeon bosses you talk about!"

Xin Yang frowned tightly.

And fell into deep thought.

"So that means artificial ghosts reset and revive?"

"Yes, husband!"

"And stop calling me husband!"

"Then what do you rely on to revive and reset?" Xin Yang continued asking.

The Skinning Wraith explained cautiously, afraid of provoking this man again:

"Yes, sir..."

"Actually, beneath every artificial ghost space, a high-level evil wild ghost is sealed."

"And the ghost energy of those high-level evil wild ghosts is the energy that allows low-level artificial ghosts like us to revive."

"This both consumes the high-level evil ghosts by having them kill ghosts, and provides trials for low-level human ghost energy users."

"These things are not secrets in the human world either."

Xin Yang nodded thoughtfully:

"No wonder that girl at the front desk said the Ghost God Cult often attacks the Trial Hall!"