The bloodstains seemed alive, writhing and winding up the walls, tracing blurry human faces, twisted and suffering, howling silently.
Then.
An eerie, bone-chilling laugh drifted down from above the stairs.
The laughter was shrill, hoarse, and intermittent, like a vicious ghost crawling out of the depths of hell to whisper in their ears, making their hair stand on end and scaring their souls out of them.
"Who's there?" Yang Yong demanded in a low voice, tightening his grip on the Ten-Thousand-Forged Primordial Furnace.
He placed each step with extreme care, afraid of triggering some eerie mechanism hidden beneath the ground.
One step, two steps, three steps.
At the corner.
Whoosh-
A black shadow suddenly burst out of the darkness, claws flailing as it lunged straight at his face!
It moved as fast as a phantom!
Yang Yong reacted instantly, dodging sharply sideways as the Heavenly Dragon Slash behind him struck fiercely.
Squelch-
The black shadow took the slash and let out a piercing scream, its body translucent. It was a Ghost Eerie!
"Fuck!" Yang Yong cursed under his breath.
I knew it. This building has it in for me!
Even when I skip the elevator and take the stairs, these bastards still dare mess with me!
"Black and White Fiends, come out!"
Yang Yong blew on the Two-Yang Deity-Sealing Banner, and red and white light flashed simultaneously.
The Red-Clothed Female Ghost and the White-Clothed Love Letter Ghost appeared, one on either side.
"Something fun again?"
The two ghosts exchanged a look, then plunged straight through the wall without another word.
Soon, eerie sounds of voracious chewing came from behind the wall.
Clearly, the Black and White Fiends had caught that ghost and were feasting on it.
Yang Yong could not be bothered with them. Without breaking stride, he continued charging