Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 150 Evil Spirits in the Half-Annihilation Layer
After Eun-young disappeared, the strand of black hair wrapped around Liu Yan's neck suddenly tightened, digging into her flesh like a venomous snake!
But the next moment, the black hair broke off on its own and turned into ashes that scattered.

As a gu reincarnated gu master, her physical body already possesses a constitution similar to that of a gu worm.

Liu Yan coughed violently, her fingers touching the bloodstains seeping from her neck—

That wasn't physical damage, but a curse mark left by spiritual erosion.

“She’s more terrifying than Yingmin.” Liu Yan’s voice was hoarse and barely audible. “This female ghost probably already has one foot in the annihilation layer.”

This female ghost has already become a meme-like, rule-based evil spirit!

Although it is still far from being the most terrifying half-meme evil spirit in legends, it is already an extremely terrifying existence for Jiang Jin and Liu Yan, who are both LV1 classes.

"The fact that we're still alive feels like a complete miracle," Jiang Jin forced a grim smile.

He understood that it was because he possessed so many trump cards—the coffin nails, the Knocking Ghost classified as a Keter-class containment object, the Annihilation Layer pass, the opportunity to summon Ghost Eye Yang Jian, over thirty fragments of resentment crystals, and even a phone to contact the Wishing Ghost—that he encountered such an insanely difficult dungeon. It could be said that at LV1, there were probably only a handful of people stronger than Jiang Jin.

Liu Yan's neck began to crawl with Gu worms, attempting to repair the curse-corrupted spirit, but each Gu worm would die within seconds!
The dead insect corpses kept falling from her neck, like an hourglass counting down to her death!

Suddenly, a worm crawled out from next to the cream on the table.

Through the detection of the Gu worms, Liu Yan finally obtained some clues.

"I see." Liu Yan's pupils contracted slightly.

There was no resentment inside the cake; on the contrary, it conveyed a sense of warmth.

Obsessions aren't always resentful; some can be benevolent. Therefore, ghosts are divided into evil and benevolent spirits. However, in the terrifying world of meme contamination, the former inevitably far outnumbers the latter. But that doesn't mean they don't exist.

"This kind of warmth and the resulting obsession might be able to provide Yingmin with some 'nourishment'!"

This cake is filled with a mother's longing for her son!

Therefore, as long as Yingmin eats this cake, he can compete with the evil spirits of this half-annihilation layer!
With Jiang Jin and Liu Yan's current abilities, they are no match for En Ying. If things continue like this, it's only a matter of time before they are killed by En Ying and their bodies are displayed in that basement!

Just then, a deformed hand suddenly appeared from under the dining table!
Then, a person popped out!

It was he who had removed the rabbit mask, revealing his horrifyingly deformed face!

He reached out to grab the cake, but each time his fingertips were about to touch it, an invisible force would repel him.

“Eun-young is stopping him.” Liu Yan stepped forward and said to Jiang Jin, “Only a ghost can fight a ghost, but Young-min is too weak and he needs ‘nourishment’.”

Too weak... Jiang Jin smiled bitterly. This "too weak" Ying Min made him fully experience what overwhelming despair was, and he was even considering whether to use his trump card, such as the coffin nails and summoning the ghost eye Yang Jian!
"But, if Yingmin replenishes his 'nutrients,' won't it turn out to harm us in the opposite way?"

"There's no time left." Liu Yan pointed to her neck, where the curse mark was spreading. "I might not be able to hold on much longer when Eun-young reappears!"

Before he could finish speaking, a pair of rotting hands suddenly reached out from behind Jiang Jin's neck and grabbed his throat!
Jiang Jin did not dodge—his hunting instincts had already sensed it, and he deliberately exposed a flaw, all for this moment.

"Now!"

All the Gu worms that Liu Yan had placed behind Jiang Jin exploded, forming a barrier of insect mist that temporarily trapped En Ying!
Thanks to the insect armor's protection, Jiang Jin suffered no harm!

Liu Yan knew that the barrier wouldn't hold En Ying for long; it would probably only last two seconds at most. Her SAN value was currently locked at 30%, so she couldn't consume any more SAN value!

"Yingmin, now's the time!" Jiang Jin roared.

At the same time, Youngmin finally picked up the cake and stuffed it into his mouth!

The moment the cake melted in Yingmin's mouth, the surrounding air suddenly froze.

Almost simultaneously, the instant Eun-young tore through the insect fog barrier, Young-min's eyes suddenly turned a cloudy grayish-white—

Damp sand trails spread out beneath his feet.

The moment he swallowed the last piece of cream, Eun-young's movements suddenly stopped.

After she burst through the insect fog barrier, the muscles in her decaying face twitched. Her hair was withering at a visible speed, the ends curling and retracting as if electrocuted, forming a defense around her—but it was too late.

Yingmin's spirit is undergoing a terrifying transformation.

Immediately afterwards, Eun-young lunged at Young-min, but Young-min grabbed Eun-young's left hand, and that arm immediately withered and crumbled!

Immediately afterwards, their figures began to blur in Jiang Jin and Liu Yan's eyes!
Liu Yan immediately understood that Yingmin was going to drag Enying completely into the annihilation layer!

For a ghost, forcibly entering a dimension that is not its own can also lead to its annihilation by the meme, ultimately becoming part of the meme itself.

In his final moments before plunging into the annihilation layer, Youngmin glanced back at a window on the first floor. Kang Jin followed his gaze… and there stood Teacher Park at the window!

"Young-min! Young-min! My son!" Teacher Park opened the window, calling out in anguish. But in the end, she only saw her son's figure vanish into nothingness...

……

Deep in the woods, Han Wei leaned against a tree, around which a perfect hunting trap had been set.

He took out a black cell phone from the Reincarnator's Watch, the edges of which were inlaid with fine blood-red runes.

This is an extremely rare cross-server communicator, a priceless treasure even among top-tier reincarnators.

He made a phone call.

"Did you succeed?" The person who answered the phone was Kim Suk-mi.

“I have important information,” Han Wei said coldly, “I want to speak with the Blood Lord personally.”

"Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I understand the rules."

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "You'd better pray that your intelligence is valuable enough."

The call was then disconnected.

Five minutes later, the phone screen lit up, and Han Wei answered the call.

A deep male voice rang out:
"Speak, what important information do you have, Hunter?"

Han Wei's Adam's apple bobbed: "Before we go on, let me state that this intelligence is invaluable, and it concerns Jiang Jin."

The other side replied, "Tell me what kind of reward you want. You're emphasizing the value of intelligence, isn't that because you want a reward?"

“My sister, Han Ya, has late-stage ovarian cancer.” Han Wei felt his heart pounding. “Modern medicine has given up on treatment, and even traditional Chinese medicine techniques are ineffective against cancer. I need a reverse transcription gene therapy drug—NEO-TCR.”

A soft tapping sound came from the other end of the phone, like fingers tapping on a table.

The Blood Lord's voice held a playful tone: "You know the price of that stuff. Purchasing one costs 2000 Resentment Crystals, and it's not available to Reincarnators below LV4. Furthermore, regardless of class or level, only one can be purchased at a time. But a single injection can completely cure even terminal cancer patients. Even the imperial court considers it their most precious medical resource; after all, how many officials aren't afraid of death?"

Blood Lord already knew about Han Wei's sister's illness, which is why he worked as a bounty hunter to earn resentment crystals.

If one wants to cure a cancer in a materialistic being, then only materialistic treatment methods can be used. The NEO-TCR type reverse transcription gene drug produced by the Reincarnation System can cure all known cancers in humans. However, only reincarnators can purchase this drug, so governments around the world have always hoped to recruit all reincarnators for their own use, both as private armies and as mobile medical arsenals.

NEO-TCR (Neoantigen-specific T cell receptor) refers to a T cell receptor (TCR) that can specifically recognize neoantigens generated by mutations on the surface of tumor cells. Before the outbreak of meme contamination, this was already a cutting-edge anti-cancer technology still in the research and development stage.

The NEO-TCR system provides a drug that guides T cells to precisely identify and attack tumor cells without harming normal tissue. NEO-TCR technology acts like a biohacking program, infiltrating the body's immune system and transforming ordinary T cells into precise cancer cell hunters. Once a target is locked, the T cells release perforin and granzymes, creating pores in the cancer cell membrane and injecting a "death signal," forcing the cancer cell to self-destruct. The dying cancer cells release more antigens, attracting more T cells to join the fight, creating an immune storm that completely dismantles the tumor's defenses, ultimately achieving clinical cure and long-term cancer-free survival for cancer patients!

This medicine is a boon to countless cancer patients! Unfortunately, it is too expensive and can only be purchased in limited quantities. Therefore, the imperial court can only try to mass-produce it by acquiring the medicine, analyzing its ingredients, and so on. However, the genetic modification technology involved has far surpassed existing genetic technology, and the road to successful mass production is still very long.

"That's why I need to come to you. Such a huge expenditure can only be transferred by your finance department if you approve it."

Are you really sure your intelligence is that valuable?

"I am sure."

“Proof.” Blood Lord’s voice finally showed some fluctuation.

“I will pass on the information to you, and I can immediately have it certified by the reincarnation system to ensure its accuracy. If the system determines that my information is not worth 2000 resentment crystals, I will be immediately eliminated by the cleaner.”

Blood Lord's laughter came through the radio waves, accompanied by crackling static: "Interesting. It seems you do indeed have some very valuable intelligence."

“After providing the intelligence, I will ensure that Jiang Jin leaves this instance alive and leave a traceable hunting mark on him. He cannot die now.”

"Alright. I've always heard that you keep your word, so I'll do this business with you this time."

Not long after, Han Wei's Reincarnator Watch popped up an agreement with the following terms: Within 24 hours of Han Wei successfully ensuring Jiang Jin's departure from the current terrifying instance, Blood Owl Master must purchase NEO-TCR potion and then send someone to deliver it to Han Ya's hospital to save her life.

After the injection, Han Wei must immediately provide the promised intelligence to Blood Lord within one hour.

Those who violate the rules will be removed by the cleaners.

Even a Level 4 Reincarnator has no means of resistance against the Cleaner; the only difference is that the process of dying might be a little slower.

Han Wei was extremely excited.

Sister... she's finally alive!
(End of this chapter)