I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 18, Card No. 9

As the white hearse slowly approached, a crimson mist spread outwards along the train's path, clanging and clattering...

There seemed to be eerie, rhythmic musical instrument sounds coming from inside the vehicle, along with the heart-wrenching wails and helpless sobs of a group of women.

The summoning bell rang incessantly. The hearse looked a lot like a bus. Li Changgeng could vaguely see the number 9 displayed on the digital screen that usually lit up on the bus.

Bus No. 9, card No. 9, that should mean it, except that one side of the card has the number 9, and the other side is completely blank. The Skull Reaper card obtained on the Ghost Train at Sea has the number 15 and is purple. This number 9 card is blue. Li Changgeng did not find anything special about this card. It is about the size of a playing card.

Li Changgeng rubbed his eyes hard. This was truly bizarre. He had originally come to the Buddhist Academy of Black Sea City University to find Xia Mengmeng, but he encountered the disgusting evil spirit Thirteen Coffins, a white snake that was cultivating with the help of Buddha's relics, the cat-headed man he met at the hospital, and a masked middle-aged swordsman. After all that trouble, he finally escaped death, and now a hearse had appeared.

"Show your card number 9. Once you get on the bus, be sure to sit in seat number 9. After crossing the Bridge of Helplessness and seeing the Stone of Three Lives, you'll be home!"

Li Changgeng recalled what the man in black had told him. Could it really be believed? Coming to Black Sea City University should be in reality, not a dream or a game. But now there was a hearse here, which was too ridiculous!

It's a lie!
Li Changgeng then thought of the experimental method. It is said that if you dream, you will not feel pain in your body. The hearse will move very slowly, as if it is very heavy, like it is carrying a heavy load.

With a heavy heart, Li Changgeng bit his arm hard.

It didn't hurt at all! It was a dream! Li Changgeng panicked. What the hell was going on? Could it be that he fell unconscious at Black Sea City University and dreamed about this hearse?

However, if it's a dream, you'll wake up eventually.

It's not a big deal, but even if it's a dream, if it's a nightmare, it can be scary enough.

The hearse came to a steady stop at Li Changgeng's feet. The two ram-head-sized summoning bells rang a few more times after they collided, and the woman's mournful cries stopped. There was no driver in the hearse at all!

Li Changgeng raised the number 9 card in his hand with trembling hands.

The screen on top of the hearse lit up with the red lettering of bus number 9.

Bangdang...

The car door slowly opened.

Li Changgeng steeled himself and boarded the hearse. Each seat was marked with a number, which should be the seat number.

Bang!

The hearse doors closed automatically, and a dim blue light illuminated the interior. Li Changgeng, who was tense, shuddered in fright. Through the transparent glass in the rear seat, he looked back at the back of the hearse. Countless chains stretched as far as the eye could see, and at the ends of the chains were densely packed human heads. The eyes of these heads were moving, and they were baring their teeth, looking extremely painful.

Li Changgeng quickly found seat number 9 and sat down, hoping that the hearse would really take him home.

"Young man, you stepped on my foot!"

The old woman's ethereal, icy voice nearly scared Li Changgeng to death.

Hearing their voice but not seeing them is even scarier!
Li Changgeng jumped up from his seat as if his backside was on fire. The seat in front of him was number 5, and the seat behind him was number 7. Clearly, he had sat in the wrong seat and had reversed the numbers 6 and 9.

Li Changgeng stumbled and fell onto seat number 9. The hearse made a cracking sound as it slowly started moving.

The hearse was not moving fast, and it couldn't go fast even if it wanted to. There were countless heads on the chains behind it, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The fog was thick. Li Changgeng peered out through the car window. Visibility was very low. The hearse was definitely not on the road, much less on the water. It must be floating in the sky, moving as it went.

If you don't walk on the water, how can you see the Bridge of Helplessness?

The Bridge of Helplessness is made of snake bones, its surface is covered with moss and traces of tears. At the head of the bridge stands the Three Lives Stone, and the guardian deity of the bridge is named Meng Po.

The Golden Bridge carries immortals, Buddhas, and deities.

The Silver Bridge Crosses the River of Loyal and Honest Officials.

The copper bridge carries mediocre people across. The iron bridge carries evil spirits and the dead.

Li Changgeng saw colorful clouds taking flight outside the window, and above the auspicious clouds was a heavenly palace that stretched as far as the eye could see. This confirmed his idea that the hearse was indeed floating in the air.

Rumble…

A muffled rumble of thunder sounded.

A streak of crimson lightning blinded Li Changgeng.

The hearse plummeted downwards, crashing headlong into an endless abyss.

Bang!
The hearse landed on the bridge, shaking violently.

“This should be the Bridge of Helplessness!” As a game concept designer, Li Changgeng knew these things very well. He had designed similar plot scenes in many games. The scene in front of him was exactly the same as his design, which was a bit strange.

There are four Bridges of Helplessness, each a different color. Gold represents nobility, while the black of the iron bridge is the most menacing. These were all elements that Li Changgeng designed in the game. The hearse stopped at the crossroads, seemingly choosing which bridge to cross.

The hearse drove at an angle, and the closest bridge was the Golden Bridge.

"Don't turn around!"

Li Changgeng could only stare helplessly as the hearse abandoned the golden bridge and headed towards the dark iron bridge.

The hearse swayed and rocked as soon as it crossed the iron bridge. Li Changgeng saw a small pavilion next to the Three Lives Stone, which must be Meng Po there.

Once he crossed the bridge and saw the Three Lives Stone at the end, he would be home. Li Changgeng couldn't worry about anything else; he just wanted to get home first.

Crack...Boom...

The hearse was plummeting downwards, its exterior crawling with bizarre and malevolent spirits. The heads on the chains at the rear of the hearse roared ferociously, pulling the hearse madly towards the bridge! The water below the bridge was turbulent and turbulent, and those who fell in would never be reincarnated.

"Get the hell out of here!"

Li Changgeng cursed loudly, but he still couldn't stop the hearse from being dragged off the bridge. The hearse tilted, the front of the vehicle rose up, and the rear of the vehicle had completely fallen into the water.

Just a hair's breadth away, the hearse would have crossed the Bridge of Helplessness. If it had stopped next to the Stone of Three Lives, Li Changgeng could have gone home.

Boom boom boom!
Li Changgeng knocked on the car window.

"Granny Meng, save me!"

The only person who can save Li Changgeng now is Meng Po, the goddess who guards the bridge.

"You idiot, you little brat! Why are you sitting in the wrong seat?"

With her back to Li Changgeng, Meng Po said, "You wasted your opportunity. What a pity!"

Meng Po waved her hand, and the hearse roared as it crashed into the Three Lives Stone at the bridgehead. At the same time, the hearse door opened, and Li Changgeng lifted his buttocks. He could finally move. Ever since he sat in seat number 9, he had wanted to move but couldn't.

After getting off the car, Li Changgeng ran forward frantically, the fog was very thick.

Many strangely dressed men and women got off the hearse one after another. Their expressions were all strange, and they all stared at the direction Li Changgeng ran.

The last person walked steadily down from the hearse.

He held card number 9, his eyes bright and alert. Although he was slightly thin, he was well-proportioned. He looked exactly like Li Changgeng...

(End of this chapter)