A ghost storyteller can lose his life but cannot lose his job

Chapter 5 [Ghost Hunting]

Zhong Xie didn't say anything more to Kuster, and instead left the sea of consciousness.

For the ghost story master, controlling the sea of consciousness is an instinct, and once you have tried it, you will never forget it.

Back to reality, he looked around to make sure he was still in the storage room, then he lowered his feet and walked to the shelf to take a look.

There were some tools like screwdrivers and some detergents randomly placed on the shelves, all covered with dust. However, Zhong Xie did not find the "killing agent" he wanted, so he had to give up.

The killing agent should be the product of Miss Black Goat's rule ability. It is estimated that it has become completely ineffective after she was contained.

Wait a minute, this smell...

Zhong Xie stood behind the door and sniffed twice. Through the crack in the door, he smelled a familiar smell. He knew the guy in the corridor.

It was a breath that made his scalp tingle, and the instinct deep in his mind kept reminding him that danger was coming.

But Zhong Xie just swept his tail and showed a surprised smile.

It's a cat!

He opened the door excitedly and looked at the door next door.

At the same time, "Cat" at the next door chopped open the door of the small utility room with an axe. She heard the movement from Zhong Xie's side, so she looked over in surprise and stared at Zhong Xie for a long time when he showed his head.

With the light pouring in from the room, Zhong Xie saw a girl in sportswear with delicate little canine teeth, tall and slender figure, and healthy wheat-colored skin.

She kept raising the hand axe, and the muscles on her arms bulged slightly. They were not thick and heavy muscles, but smooth and shallow thin strips of muscle, which were quite charming.

The two tufts of hair on the cat's head are specially tied into the shape of small cat ears, making the overall look even cuter.

"It's really you, Cat. You're not dead." Zhong Xie exclaimed in surprise. Originally when he was in the pipe, he thought he had strangled the cat to death. Unexpectedly, the cat was so lucky and was saved by the rescue team with a breath left.

That makes sense. Maomao, who became a survivor of the ghost story, must have thought about Kuster's whereabouts, so he met Zhong Xie here.

"You!" When the cat girl saw Zhong Xie's appearance clearly, her hair stood on end, as if she was as scared as a cat seeing a mouse. Her body suddenly stiffened, and the only word left in her mind was "escape".

Her rationality disappeared, and her crisis instinct drove her body to move as far away from Zhong Xie as possible, so she rushed into the small utility room from the corridor in a panic, as if she wanted to escape from here through the rat trail.

"Hey, wait!"

Zhong Xie quickly stretched out his hand to stop it and chased for a few steps, but then he saw a corpse falling from the sky with a strange cry, tightly hugging the cat girl who had no time to dodge.

"hiss--"

The hot oil splashed out and evenly coated the cat's body. The crackling sound of frying spread along with the mouth-watering aroma, turning Zhong Xie's acquaintance into a ninety-degree acquaintance.

Uh.

Zhong Xie looked at the cat girl with oil bubbles all over her body, and he stretched out his hand and then silently retracted it.

It must be said that the wheat skin looks more golden and crispy than the white skin after frying.

A rare human smile appeared in the empty eyes of the corpse, and then he gave Zhong Xie a thumbs-up like a dried chicken claw.

Zhong Xie shrugged and gave a thumbs up.

Even if I didn't help anyone, I helped the story. At least I implemented what the dean said, "Do one good deed a day."

"Ouch."

Just when ghost stories and humans coexisted harmoniously, an extremely cold aura permeated down from above, causing Zhong Xieqing to shiver uncontrollably and let out a small cry of surprise.

The exploded corpse next to it was naturally not afraid of the cold because it was covered in hot oil, but it still imitated Zhong Xie and shook its body off to maintain coordination between the man and the monster.

However, when the cold suddenly intensified, Exploding Corpse was no longer so comfortable. It tilted its head to think for a while, then it picked up Exploding Cat and ran into the utility room. It dived into the rat hole, but was stopped by an invisible barrier. It held its head and felt a headache.

This scene was naturally noticed by Zhong Xie, and he immediately thought of the contents in the booklet.

barrier……

It means strange events.

The content of the "Strange Talk Incident" then emerged in my mind:
These are strange events that occur in a specific area. Sometimes it is a game, sometimes it is a puzzle, and sometimes it is a secret escape. The forms of expression vary.

Ghost story events often appear in areas with strong ghost story power, and the contributing factors include "strong emotional fluctuations", "special scenes", "the ghost story's own intention", etc. After the full formation, the area is closed, and people can enter but not leave before the incident is resolved. However, each ghost story event has a carrying capacity limit, and it will not be perceived after exceeding the limit.

As for how to resolve strange incidents, there is no fixed answer, and the booklet only gives three suggestions.

1. Be careful in making assumptions and be bold in seeking verification.

2. Be flexible and protect yourself.

3. There are no unsolvable strange incidents. Death has traces to follow, so don’t make mistakes.

No matter how strong the participants are, there is no absolute dead end in ghost stories. The weak are naturally not easily targeted by ghost stories, so every "death" essentially has a traceable pattern.

Simply put, use your brain.

Zhong Xie felt the cold and gloomy aura that continued to seep down from above and made a judgment in his heart.

The scope of the strange incident most likely includes the entire Miss Black Goat's villa. Judging from the timing, the cause of the strange incident may be "death."

The death of the cat girl.

"The smell of death alarmed her, and she followed the trail, triggering a strange incident."

Deep in his heart, Mr. Custer's voice was solemn.

Zhong Xie felt the strange talk stored in the tip of his tail and asked, "Speak more clearly, Kuster."

"It's the neighbors." Custer explained succinctly, "After Miss Black Goat left, the strange stories in this city will change in three ways."

"The ghosts that are completely attached to the black goat will dissipate; the ghosts that are partially attached to the black goat will be transformed into 'eggs'; the ghosts that are independent of the black goat will be weakened, but will retain their self-awareness and ability to act."

Normal ghost story eggs have no ghost story memories from their previous lives. The fact that Kuster retains consciousness now is purely due to the superiority of the "second ghost story".

"Neighbors" belong to the third category.

She has indeed been weakened, but she still has a strong ghost story power, and her intervention has led to the birth of ghost story events.

Kuster said solemnly, "I was already a hot commodity before I got the first foreign entry. By devouring me, you can gain the same potential as the 'Second Strange Story'. She must have come for this reason."

Zhong Xie gave a solution: "Helping you get an entry will make her lose interest in you?"

"Trying to make it unprofitable for the bandits won't drive them away, it will only anger them." Kuster rejected it. "Now we are trapped in this area with her. We can either break the strange barrier with force, or complete the strange incident and escape before she kills us."

"I understand. Let's leave the basement first." Zhong Xie nodded. After the rat hole in the basement was blocked, it became a dead end. If the neighbor blocked him at the door of the basement, he would have no choice but to surrender.

The basement gradually became colder, and the smell of decay was brought out by the power of the ghost story. Zhong Xie turned around to look at the corpse hiding in the corner holding the fried cat in his mouth, and waved goodbye.

The corpse didn't move, his eyes were dim, and he just waved gently with his crispy cat hands to say goodbye.

Now it will continue to hold the corpse.

Zhong Xie quickly walked through the basement corridor, walked up the stairs to the basement door, and pushed open the rusty iron door.

The moment he went out, Zhong Xie realized something was wrong, because the rotten smell in the basement was swept away, making the air he inhaled into his nose feel fresh.

Behind the door was another corridor with smooth marble floors. There was an antique wall lamp lit at regular intervals, and between every two wall lamps there was a colorful oil painting. The content of the painting had no real meaning, only distorted and chaotic brushstrokes, as if outlining the end of the world.

The door behind him closed quietly, then sank into the wall and disappeared without a trace. Zhong Xie looked around and noticed that opposite each painting was a room with a closed door. He immediately made a judgment based on this familiar scene layout.

This was not the first floor, but the guest room area on the third floor. The door to the basement was like a portal, bringing him directly here.

At the same time, a large amount of information related to strange events flooded into my mind.

【Catch the Ghost and Play House】

[You are the owner of this villa. You will play the roles of "Ms. Black Goat", "Mr. Kuster", "Mouse Mom", "Mouse", "Cat" and so on to play a ghost hunting game. ]

[Note: A neighbor with bad intentions has mixed in with you. Please find him/her through the game and kill him/her! ]

【May the family be harmonious and everything be prosperous, and everything go smoothly】

　Based on the experience of the previous book, the strange events in this book will basically be written in five or six chapters, so you can read it without any worries. There will be another 4k chapter later, this chapter is a gift^_^
　　
　
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