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Chapter 178 Game Rewards from the Mysterious Building

"Tsk tsk tsk, brutal, so brutal."

Ji Yi couldn't bear to look and retreated a few steps.

The little boy had somehow arrived on this floor as well, his expression complicated, and he was holding the strange camera in his hand.

"Was it all recorded?"

Hei Yi stepped forward, snatched the camera, and watched her battle replay with satisfaction.

Pangci and Xiaomang, perhaps out of curiosity, somehow mustered the courage to peek over as well.

Panties: "Wow, I've been hitting this guy for forty minutes straight without breathing. I've practically smashed him to pieces."

Xiao Mang: "Wow, amazing! This is truly eye-opening."

Hei Yi scoffed disdainfully: "You mere mortal, this is far from my prime."

Having said that, he ignored the two ordinary players and looked at the little boy:
"Do you expect me to teach you everything? What about the rewards for completing the game? Don't try to fool me with some junk."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi also looked at the little boy with some curiosity, wondering what item he would take out from the haunted building.

This eerie camera, in essence, should be considered an object, but its self-awareness is beyond the player's control, so it cannot be taken away or used. Moreover, it is one of the security measures brought in by the eerie building, and the ghost stories trapped in the building can no longer leave.

After thinking for a moment, the little boy finally took out the last item:
【Name: The Haunted Phone】

[Type: props]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect 1 "Ghost Summoning": You can freely choose to dial a three-digit number. Each call corresponds to a ghost. As long as you pay the corresponding price, you can summon it to take action.]

[Effect Two: "Ghost Calls": In some cases, a ghost will call you and ask you to fulfill its needs, and may be able to provide the help you require.]

[Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes]

[Note: Everything has two sides; you have to give something to get something, right? By the way, besides talking to ghosts, this phone has all the normal functions of a mobile phone.]

Looking at this item, Ji Yi actually felt a sense of unease.

'Little Eyes, what do you think?'

I read it lying down, I read it sitting down, I read it squatting down, I read it with my eyes.

Ji Yi: "."

Okay, I'm not kidding. In short, if it weren't for the need to pay a price, this phone would be worth as much as a legendary item, so the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

"Um"

After thinking for a moment, Ji Yi took the phone from the little boy.

Within the forbidden zone of ghost stories and haunted buildings, the phone was showing a full signal and could even access the internet.

When I opened my browser, the first news item that popped up was about supernatural tales and forbidden areas.

Click to view, the content is roughly as follows:

The island nation's government is demanding personnel and technological support from countries around the world, otherwise the fate of humanity will be in grave danger.

However, progress has been slow, and countries seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach, with some doubts about the SSS-level disaster classification.

After reading the news, Ji Yi put her phone away and then looked at Xiao Mang and Pangci.

The two of them were still watching the images in the ghost camera with great interest.

"Holy crap, they've even dug up the ** (referring to a specific type of illicit substance)."

"Strong and powerful, strong and powerful teeth!"

Ji Yi said coldly, "That camera is an S-class ghost story. Be careful not to get cursed if you look at it for too long."

Panties & Little Busy: "Huh?!"

The two quickly retreated, and at the same time put their hands together and began chanting Amitabha Buddha.

It's fortunate that the camera was in Hei Yi's control, otherwise the two of them would probably not even know how they died.

"I should go now, I'll pick you up next time."

Ji Yi stepped forward and patted Hei Yi on the shoulder.

"Humph."

Hei Yi sneered. Although she was extremely displeased with Ji Yi, she was in a relatively good mood at the moment, after all, she had just vented her destructive desires.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

Ji Yi suddenly remembered something and looked at the little boy: "In the room where you took me to play the four corners game, I'm looking for someone, no, I'm looking for a ghost."

The little boy was stunned and bewildered upon hearing this.

"I'm looking for your mother, the one in the red high heels. I want to take her with me."

Xiao Mang & Pang Panties: "?"

Hei Yi: "??"

Hei Yi felt like something was off!

Ji Yi ignored him and coldly ordered the little boy, "Go, don't waste time."

The little boy had no choice but to lead the way.

Panty and Little Busy whispered to each other at the back of the line:
"As expected of Brother Ji, he easily accomplished what no other Qidian author could do."

Ji Yi: "."

What are those two thinking?

The female ghost was a "stand-in" created by Ji Yi [Mirror in the Lake].

Since only one substitute can exist at a time, after the female ghost was absorbed by the Ghost Tower, the most crucial and important ability of [Mirror in the Lake] was essentially banned.

Ji Yi originally planned to wait until she had the strength to return and retrieve the substitute, but now it seems there is no need to wait.

Because of Hei Yi's connection, Ji Yi can take away the substitute female ghost. Of course, if he can't take her away, he can kill the female ghost now.

In short, we can't let the female ghost occupy a substitute position for nothing.

Thinking it over, the group returned to the cube-shaped room.

As soon as the door to the room opened, the ghostly building seemed to have been prepared, and a terrifying-looking female ghost emerged from a corner of the wall.

Under the light shining from outside the corridor, her appearance was clearly visible to everyone.

Her eyes were mostly white, and judging from her face shape and features, she must have been a beauty in life. The mischievous boy's appearance was somewhat similar to hers.

Upon seeing this, Hei Yi felt inexplicably displeased.

His anger, which had just been vented, began to rise again.

Ji Yi was too lazy to explain anything to them. This substitute ghost was a summoned creature created by him, Ji Yi. He had no such nonsense thoughts.

The little boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "She's part of the haunted building, logically speaking."

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yi took out the Mirror in the Lake.

As the female ghost transformed into a phantom and disappeared into the mirror, everyone was dumbfounded.

Pantsy felt that Ji Yi had a lot of treasures on her body.

Indeed, just by looking at Ji Yi without changing his expression when he took two epic items, you should know that he has seen a lot of things.

Hei Yi snorted: "I'm going to find the troublemaker. I'm not seeing you out. Get lost."

Having said that, he transformed into a black shadow and disappeared.

Ji Yi gave a helpless sneer and left the haunted building with Pangci and Xiaomang.

Boom boom boom——

As soon as they stepped outside, the three of them could hear a rumbling sound behind them, accompanied by the entire building shaking.

"Ji Yi, your... clone, is he really not going to tear this whole building down?"

Panties looked back at the haunted building with a slight tremor. "Don't worry, if he could really destroy the haunted building, he would have run away long ago. He wouldn't have the time to help me. Actually, as you've all seen, this guy is not someone I can control. If he wasn't waiting for me to rescue him, this destroyer wouldn't give me a friendly look."

After speaking, Ji Yi gave the two of them another instruction:

"Remember what I just told you. When you encounter the other two players, you know what to say, right?"

Xiao Mang: "Understood, we all remember. Entering the haunted building was a near-death experience. We barely managed to escape with our 'burden' Brother Ji, but our number one scumbag is in mortal danger and we have to leave early."

Ji Yi chuckled: "I'm already a burden, what should you call me?"

Pangci quickly said, "You should call me Brother Ji, not Brother Ji. What, do I have to perform a dance or play ball for you?"

Xiao Mang quickly changed his address: "Then I'll still call you Ji Yi."

Ji Yi nodded, somewhat satisfied with their performance.

It wasn't that he wanted to play the fool to deceive others, but rather that he had to maintain the same persona as before when facing Ye Luoyanyu.

After all, he was going to deceive a guy who made a living by deceiving people, so he couldn't afford to be careless.

Ji Yi went over the details of their statements with the two of them again, and only stopped after Pangci and Xiaomang could recite their fabricated experiences fluently.

Judging from Pangci and Xiaomang's performance in the voting game, there is no need to doubt their abilities. Just keep Ye Luo in check and try to avoid them having contact alone.

While pondering, Ji Yi also kept an eye on the restricted area.

[One has to marvel once again at the terrifying sheer size of this malevolent force. At this rate of expansion, it will likely take only a year for the forbidden zone of supernatural tales to cover the entire island nation.]

Anyone with a basic understanding of mathematics knows that this is a linearly growing process. As the restricted area expands, the area covered by its constantly expanding radius also increases. Without intervention, the entire world could fall within a few decades, potentially leading to the extinction of all humanity.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Isn't this a case of reaping what you sow?

The island nation's abuse of the causative agent brought destruction to other worlds, and then the causative agent led to the destruction of the entire planet. This is probably what Shihime wanted to see.

'Speaking of which, with such a massive amount of malevolent energy, it's hard for me not to believe that it has nothing to do with the ancient gods.'

According to information obtained by the Eye of Data, the substance named "Calamity Element" comes from an ancient god sealed underground.

The ancient gods could use this power to transform living beings into so-called "monsters," and the Mist Woman is an example of this.

This power was introduced into this instance world and was strictly controlled from the beginning, so few monsters were born.

However, some of the dead inevitably reacted with the evil spirits, which became what are known as ghost stories.

The Calamity Essence has been secretly studied by major countries and has always been well controlled. S-level disasters like those caused by Shikiko are rare; otherwise, the Calamity Essence would have been known to the public long ago.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that humans will suddenly mess things up.

This forbidden zone, capable of destroying the world, is very likely directly related to the ancient gods.

"Could there be a problem with the 'Sealed' instance?"

Considering that the Headhunter Alliance possesses so-called "dungeon fragments," and that Ye Luoyanyu is a high-ranking member within it...
From this perspective, the culprit mentioned by Data Eye might actually be related to Ye Luo.

Ji Yi decided to check it out in the next dungeon. If the Ancient God's seal really had a problem, then the Mist Maiden...
I dare not think any further.

The Mist Maiden also has a mission, but if the Ancient God's seal malfunctions and the Mist Maiden dies, then the investigation into the truth of many dungeons will lose its clues.

"This is tricky."

[Sorry to interrupt your sentimentality, but there's an S+ rank ghost called the Juice Extractor at the 11 o'clock direction. If you don't want to be killed by her in any way, please change your route as soon as possible to avoid her.]

Ji Yi nodded silently and had Pangci and Xiaomang change their direction of travel.

Guan Yu: "I regard the enemy army as broken bricks and tiles, why does my lord not fight?!"

Ji Yi: "."

With the combined power of data insight and godlike vision, Ji Yi can detect enemy activity from all directions and easily avoid various risks.

Like a playful little boy, if the three of them, including Pangci, hadn't been so careless, from Ji Yi's perspective, they could have avoided the risks from the beginning, so why would they have participated in a game that was bound to end in death?

However, even the combination of data insight and God's vision is not a panacea.

Whenever there was an obstruction to his view, Ji Yi couldn't directly see through it to observe. Although these buildings didn't require as much mental energy to see through as the Ghost Tower, it was still a waste of energy, so he would avoid using it if possible.

"Let's take a break. This area should be relatively safe."

After traveling for about an hour, Ji Yi said to the two of them.

The three of them sat on the ground under the black cherry blossom tree. Xiao Mang even spread a large tablecloth on the grass and took out food to arrange, as if they were on a picnic.

He was initially on edge, but after being safe with Ji Yi for so long, he gradually relaxed.

Pantsu had a similar mindset, taking out various foods in preparation for regaining her strength.

Ji Yi glanced at them, but instead of taking out rice to eat, she took out the [Rotten Cradle] and [Proliferating Flesh and Blood].

Then, he took out the Evil-Slaying Dagger.

Pfft!

Blood splattered onto the food that Xiaomang and Pangci had arranged.

The two stopped moving abruptly and looked at Ji Yi blankly.

"Keep eating, why are you all staring at me?"

Ji Yi looked completely bewildered, picked up the forearm that had been cut off at the joint, and scratched his back.

Next, he first threw the forearm into the decaying cradle, and then began to use the proliferating flesh.

As bones, muscles, blood vessels, and skin grew, Ji Yi grew a completely new arm.

The arm looked rather bizarre, its entire body a purplish-red color, and it had several tightly closed eyes.

Ji Yi stared at him and left.
Zheng!
Several eyes opened simultaneously, their pupils exceptionally blood red, and a terrifying power of contamination seemed to be flowing through Ji Yi's eyes.
[You're looking at me? I'm looking at you!]

Text popped up in front of me.

The eye of data seems to have shielded us from the pollution of the visual system.

The same thing happened in the convenience store instance before; they spilled [inhuman blood] on Arima Yu, turning him into a monster that was impossible to look at.

But Ji Yi's eyes were not afraid of these things.

As if realizing that the contamination was ineffective, those scarlet eyes slowly closed again.

"For me, this is a completely positive buff."

Feeling the extraordinary strength in his left arm, Ji Yi felt he could easily crush an iron ball.

Then look at the cradle of decay.

[Current infant feeding progress: 1.2%]

"Good, the progress is very fast."

If you were to sacrifice an entire thigh, the bonus would be tenfold, but the risk is too great. We're currently deep in the Nightmare dungeon, so there's no need to be greedy.

After putting away the two items, Ji Yi stood up and walked towards the cherry blossom tree.

I was passing by Xiaomang and casually took a piece of bread from his hand.

While eating bread with her right hand, Ji Yi dug her deformed left hand deep into the tree trunk, and then climbed up the tree trunk with only one hand.

This resting spot wasn't chosen randomly; it's situated on high ground, and the black cherry blossom tree is much taller than normal trees.

A few minutes later.

When Ji Yi climbed to the top of the tree and looked down at the city,

The data eye finally provided the information he wanted.

At the three o'clock position, about three kilometers away, the phrase "carrying a bag of rice up several flights of stairs," also known as "falling leaves in the misty rain," seems to be enticing a strange tale.

Oh right, you know that ghost story too? Her name is Maeda Misaki.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi's eyes narrowed sharply!
　I'm adjusting my mood; there will be more updates later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)