Turning His Back

"You filthy little bug! How dare you relieve yourself on my bus?!"

Liao Qi's actions instantly enraged the ghost driver.

The next second, the ghost driver approached with an icy look in his eyes.

At the sight, Liao Qi was so terrified his eyes rolled back. Clutching Wang Hao's trouser leg, he pleaded, "Hao, save me! I don't want to die yet!"

But his words frightened Wang Hao just as badly.

He was only the class thug.

All he ever did was bully ordinary people.

How could he possibly dare defy these vicious, terrifying ghosts?

"Let go! I don't fucking know you!"

Wang Hao immediately turned his back on Liao Qi and kicked him away.

Lin Luo shook his head at the sight.

Liao Qi had grown used to being someone's lackey.

In the end, it hadn't done him any good.

Beside them, Lin Xiaoli couldn't bear to watch, but she was powerless to help and didn't dare intervene.

"Filthy bug, since this is your first offense, I'll take an arm as compensation!"

As the ghost driver spoke, he tore Liao Qi's left arm clean off.

Blood sprayed across the floor again.

Ignoring the filthy mess on the floor, the ghost driver began gnawing on the arm right in front of Liao Qi.

In just a few bites, he stripped all the flesh from it.

The bloody sight left Liao Qi in such agony that he wished he were dead.

Perhaps dying outright.

Would have been easier instead.

"Frog, you're pretty lucky. You even managed to keep your life."

Wang Hao showed no trace of shame and spoke to Liao Qi with a cheeky grin.

But this time, Liao Qi, who had always acted as his lackey, shot Wang Hao a venomous glare and snapped, "Shut your mouth, you heartless bastard! You might end up worse off than me!"

Wang Hao hadn't expected the cowardly Liao Qi to dare curse at him, and his face darkened.

"Frog, say one more word, you fucking cripple, and I'll kill you!"

"Come on, then! If you can't kill me, you're my bitch!"

Liao Qi's eyes reddened with fury, and he wasn't afraid of Wang Hao at all.

Lin Luo and Ghost Loli watched this dog-eat-dog spectacle with great interest.

Beside them, however, Lin Xiaojing's face was deathly pale.

Ever since coming to the Horror World.

Lin Xiaojing had found that the classmates she once knew had become complete strangers.

To stay alive.

They would stoop to any kind of scheming.

It left Lin Xiaojing in terrible anguish.

"Shut up, you two filthy bugs! If you disturb me again, I'll rip out both your tongues."

The ghost driver barked the threat with blood coating his mouth.

His sinister, terrifying face left Wang Hao and Liao Qi trembling, too scared to utter another word.

"What a pair of cowards."

Seeing the two stop arguing, Ghost Loli pouted, a little displeased.

Lin Luo ignored Ghost Loli's sulking and looked out the window instead.

Thick, clinging fog obscured the scenery outside.

Unless someone used ghost power to break through the fog.

The blocked view meant they could stumble into a ghost's ambush at any moment.

Clearly, lethal dangers lurked everywhere in the Horror World.

"Lin Luo, I was wrong earlier. We're classmates, after all. I'll be counting on you to look after me on this trip."

While Lin Luo was absorbed in the view outside, Wang Hao walked over with a fake smile.

He might have been an arrogant thug, but that didn't mean he was an idiot. Lin Luo was ruthless enough to kill the Stuffed-to-Death Ghost. If he could secure Lin Luo's protection, he might just survive.

"Luo, Wang Hao is an ungrateful bastard. Don't help him."

Liao Qi hated Wang Hao to the core and immediately lashed out.

This infuriated Wang Hao even more, making him want to kill Liao Qi.

"Lin Luo, don't listen to the nonsense that loser Frog is spouting. As long as you help me survive, I'll give you a million as thanks once we're back in the real world."

Wang Hao dangled a tempting promise before Lin Luo.

His family was indeed fairly wealthy.

"Words are cheap. Why should I trust you?"

Lin Luo smiled teasingly. Wang Hao never kept his word. Even if Lin Luo helped him get back alive, he would probably refuse to pay.

His words made Wang Hao's expression turn even uglier.

Wang Hao hadn't intended to give Lin Luo any money, but now that the conversation had reached this point, failing to make a gesture might anger him.

With that in mind, Wang Hao could only say, "Lin Luo, our personal accounts support transfers. I'll send you the money right now."

To save his own life, Wang Hao promptly transferred a million to Lin Luo.

"Fine. Until I get off the bus, I'll do what I can to keep you alive."

Wang Hao, who had thought his life was now secure, froze.

"Lin Luo, I still have to stay in the Horror World for three days. If you get off halfway through and I die, what then?"

Wang Hao struggled to contain his anger, but Lin Luo simply spread his hands and shrugged. "Then I guess you're just unlucky."

Those words made Wang Hao grit his teeth in fury. But before he could start cursing, Ghost Loli, seated beside Lin Luo, slowly opened her red ghost eyes.

"He's my lackey. If you dare run your mouth, I'll smash your fucking head."

Ghost Loli's tone was calm, but it sent a chill through Wang Hao.

There was no doubt.

If Wang Hao really dared curse at Lin Luo, he would lose more than just his head.

"I wouldn't dare. I'm already more than happy that Lin Luo is willing to help me."

Seeing Wang Hao put in his place, Liao Qi smiled with smug delight.

Just then, after traveling some distance, the Death Bus suddenly stopped.

The stop was so abrupt that Wang Hao couldn't steady himself in time and slammed his head straight into the window.

He instantly saw stars.

Liao Qi, who had lost an arm, fared even worse, falling hard enough to split his head open.

Unlike the other two, the taciturn Lin Xiaojing had grabbed a handhold and steadied herself in advance, escaping injury.

A flicker of surprise crossed Lin Luo's eyes at the sight.

It seemed Lin Xiaojing was more capable than he had imagined.

Of these three players, Lin Xiaojing was the most likely to survive.

"We have arrived at Mass Grave."

At the same time, an announcement slowly sounded through the Death Bus.

The announcement was harsh and grating, as though a vicious ghost had its throat in a stranglehold, making it deeply unpleasant to hear.

But no one paid any attention to the sound now. They were all staring at the Death Bus's doorway.

Just as expected.

A ghost slowly crawled aboard.

The ghost's belly was swollen like a ball, and every so often, foul-smelling sewage spilled from its mouth.

It was clearly a Drowned Ghost.

"Fresh human flesh tastes best when you soak it in water."

The Drowned Ghost cast an eerie glance over Lin Luo and the other three.

Aside from Lin Luo.

The other three players all looked terrified and uneasy.

They had neither developed ghost power nor become Ghost Tamers.

If the Drowned Ghost set its sights on them, their chances of survival would be slim.

"Lin Luo, you took my money. You have to save me."

Wang Hao's lips trembled with fear, and he was utterly at a loss.

"Shut up. Keep quiet, and you'll live."

Lin Luo couldn't be bothered with this coward who was all bluster, nor did he think much of the Drowned Ghost.