In a sense, Gao Ming's wish really had come true.
The middle-aged couple before him were neither people from the real Xinhu nor residents of Hanhai. Even if Wang Jie's Uncle and his people checked the entire city's population database, they would find no clues connected to the two.
In all of Hanhai, Gao Ming was probably the only one who knew them, because they were his father and mother.
At least, they had the same faces.
Weird Wish had first appeared in the Old District. His core wish was—I wish Dad and Mom could stay with me forever.
Gao Ming had died countless times, made the same wish countless times, and accumulated an obsession that eventually became an anomaly event. There was an unbreakable connection between Weird Wish and Gao Ming, their fates tightly entwined. This was also one reason Weird Wish had taken on Gao Ming's karmic burden and grown vastly stronger after Gao Ming successfully escaped Hanhai.
Seeing Weird Wish wearing his parents' faces left Gao Ming with complicated feelings. Back then, he had only made up that wish to placate his parents. He had never expected it to create such a terrifying monster.
Weird Wish was a genuine Dream Ghost. His terrifying aura blanketed South City District Six like a lingering dark cloud hanging over every living being. He was even stronger and stranger than Yan Xizhi.
"How long has it even been since the Great Calamity broke out? Hanhai's monsters are already emerging in an endless stream. Even after being slaughtered, this Blood City still can't be underestimated."
Gao Ming ignored the factory employees who had been scared senseless. He set down the birthday cake and slowly walked toward Weird Wish, the bloody marks on his body writhing.
"You appeared in answer to my wish.