This bug is amazing!

Chapter 184 SS-Level Chase
Panties and Xiaomang were stunned upon hearing this. What kind of ability was this? Possession?

If Ye Luo really had that ability, wouldn't he have turned the world upside down long ago? Why would he be afraid of nightmare dungeons or hell dungeons? He could just go and possess the BOSS, right? No matter how powerful Brother Ji is, he can't win, can he?
Clearly, things weren't that simple. Ji Yi saw through their thoughts and continued to explain:
"The effect of the 'Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell' technique is indeed very similar to possession, but it's not something you can succeed at just by wanting to; it requires the target's consent."

Panties clapped her hands upon hearing this: "Hey! You should have said so earlier, you scared me!"

Xiao Mang also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's far worse than possession. If the target agrees, then it wouldn't even be able to possess an ordinary person?"

Ji Yi nodded: "That's true for most people, and you could even say it's a pretty useless skill, but don't forget, Ye Luo is a fraud."

"A shrewd conman can go from being penniless to having millions in assets with just his mouth. If Ye Luo handles things properly, he might even be able to control the most dangerous Stitching Ghost."

At this point, Ji Yi glanced at the old street outside the door:

"Of course, even in the worst-case scenario where Ye Luo is possessed by some random ghost story, do you think the few of us would have a chance of winning?"

Indeed, within the forbidden zone of supernatural tales, all the supernatural tales are things that Ji Yi and his group cannot resolve with force. Ye Luo doesn't actually need to possess any SS-rank creature; he can still give Ji Yi a run for his money.

'Unfortunately, the NPC console skill can only be used on targets with pre-defined dungeon mechanics. If Ye Luo were to be reborn in another body...'

The entity that should have been a "strange tale" will then be transformed into a reborn form of "Fallen Leaves and Misty Rain." It will be neither a player nor an NPC and cannot be directly controlled by Ji Yi.

The most fatal flaw is that Ye Luo will retain his deceptive skills, making him a terrifying figure who can both fight and use persuasive arguments, ensuring their inevitable defeat.

"We can't delay any longer, we need to leave Dayan City immediately."

Ji Yi stood up and said.

"But given the situation outside, is it something we can just leave as we please?"

Xiao Mang glanced at the door with a hint of lingering fear.

Although Ye Luoyanyu's death was a performance, it wasn't entirely faked. The [Old Ghost]'s abilities looked quite terrifying, and the group clearly couldn't find a way to counter it for the time being.

Either find a way to solve the immediate problem, or wait for the old ghost to leave on its own and return to normal outside the door.

This will all take time.

Before that, whether Ye Luoyanyu will be reborn and then come back to fight is still unknown.

"How about we log out?"

Panties asked tentatively.

Although the logout button is incredibly valuable, it's still worth using it even if it means losing a level.

"No, it's far from that point."

Ji Yi spoke calmly.

"I've noticed that your thinking has hit a dead end. How many puzzle-solving dungeons with locked panels do you usually encounter?"

Pant and Xiaomang exchanged a glance, then replied, "Not much. We're not really good at this."

"In this regard? Haha, your way of thinking is too rigid."

As Ji Yi spoke, she turned her back to the door and walked towards the wall on the inside of the bank.

then.

boom!
The fist, like a cannonball, blasted out and smashed a large hole in the reinforced concrete wall.

On the other side of the cave, the scenery is naturally normal.

"Since the old man's effect field doesn't cover this area, as long as we go outside, the other three directions are safe, right?"

As Ji Yi spoke, she quietly retreated to the bank entrance, striking a pose of being ready to pounce.

Both of them were stunned.

Yes, this isn't a purely rule-based puzzle book. It's just that the abundance of S-rank ghost stories gives them the illusion that brute force is unusable and they have to rely on their brains to solve the puzzles.

Thinking of this, Ji Yi's figure suddenly blurred and transformed into a humanoid cannonball that blasted towards the wall.

boom! !

With a loud bang, the passage has appeared!

The two were stunned.

Ji Yi turned around and casually dusted herself off:

"Come on, what are you standing there for?"

Panties: "Brother Ji, you have a steel rod stuck in your nose."

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at the same time.

The consciousness of Ye Luoyan drifted far away in the air.

His state is not a spirit or ghost in the traditional sense, but a consciousness in the form of data.

Although it is stronger than so-called ghosts in terms of level, it cannot be observed or detected, and it is impossible to counter it.

However, the game is fair. The overpowered skill "Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell" still has some shortcomings. First, it will result in death if it cannot find a body. Second, it requires the target's consent, making it an extremely difficult skill to execute successfully.

"Unfortunately, I am the one who uses it."

Ye Luo sneered. His consciousness gradually slowed down, and instead of rushing to find a strange tale, he began to search for the traces left by the stitched ghost last night.

Last night, it wasn't just Murayama who was dragged away by the stitched-up demon.

About a third of the area of ​​Dayan City is almost entirely within the territory where the Stitching Demon commits its crimes at night, and the scene he and Ji Yi witnessed last night has been repeated in many other places.

Of course, it also left behind many traces that can be verified.

As a strategist, Ye Luo also possesses strong investigative abilities.

He quickly located the Stitching Ghost's current position, but instead of moving, he shifted his consciousness and drifted towards a hospital.

After drifting for more than three hours, Ye Luo discovered many things, and gradually formed a mental image of the Stitching Ghost.

"A pervert who pursued so-called 'art' at any cost, a freak who was insane in life and became even more twisted after death."

Muttering to himself, his consciousness drifted toward the location of the stitched-up ghost.

It was a tall building standing in the city center.

However, judging from its appearance at this moment, it is difficult to say that this is a building.

All that could be seen were the fur of various unknown species, or even non-living things, covering the exterior of the building, and the dense stitches on it resembled a piece of ceramic full of cracks.

From the outside, the entire building appears to be covered in unidentified fur and flesh, making it look like...
A huge egg.

You can also see blood seeping from the surface, which is a very disheartening scene.

The falling leaves and misty rain left no ripples, and consciousness directly penetrated this "stitched shell".

Then, I witnessed an even more terrifying scene.

What was originally a modern building has now been transformed into a massive flesh and blood fortress, with bones replacing steel bars and flesh replacing cement.

Of course, by this time the "building" had long lost its original internal structure and become intricate and complex, making it easy for people to get lost inside.

Ye Luo felt a chill run down her spine, realizing she was less confident about her chances of success.

But he did not hesitate and continued to drift towards the center.

Finally, after traversing layers upon layers of unsettling sights—lines, flesh, bones, and skin—[the story continues].

He finally spotted the guy in the middle.

Stitching ghost.

According to the clues Ye Luo had found earlier, the other party should be a refined-looking man who even seemed harmless and easy to talk to.

But now, all Ye Luo saw was a lump of something indescribable.

It was a creature comparable to Cthulhu, whose mere appearance could cause discomfort, even madness. Its flesh was seamlessly integrated with the flesh inside the "building," indistinguishable from one another.

"No wonder it couldn't personally capture the ghost stories; so this is the price it pays for becoming an SS-class ghost story?"

The Stitched Ghost is not strictly an SS-class ghost story; it originally evolved from a regular S-class ghost story.

His growth pattern is very similar to that of the haunted building.

However, the latter mainly "recruit allies", while the Stitched Ghost is more like "devouring and evolving".

However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. This form of stitched ghost is difficult to move and basically cannot leave the area of ​​Daiyan City. Its evolutionary development path is roughly radiating outward from this building, which is essentially the same as the Ghost Story Forbidden Zone.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Luo still focused his consciousness into the stitched-up ghost in front of him.

"Hello, let me introduce myself. I am a follower of the Ancient Gods."

The sound of falling leaves and misty rain echoed within the stitched-up ghost's brain.

The seemingly dormant, ugly mass of flesh slightly opened its eyelids at that moment.

"what are you up to?"

The Stitching Ghost spoke slowly and deliberately, clearly not intimidated by Ye Luoyanyu's methods.

In reality, Ye Luoyanyu in this state can do nothing except possess and speak, and the Stitching Ghost is aware of this.

If Ye Luo cannot fool the Stitched Ghost within a few hours, his consciousness will vanish.

But he remained calm and continued speaking:
Do you know how the "forbidden zone for ghost stories" came about?

The stitched-up ghost was getting impatient: "I don't know. If you have nothing else to say, get out of here."

Ye Luo chuckled:
"Ryo Yamamoto, would you be interested in creating an even greater work of art? Something unprecedented and breathtaking, something that will leave everyone in awe?"

The Stitching Demon was taken aback upon hearing this.

After a long pause, he spoke softly, "Tell me about it."

After a three-hour drive, the three had now left Dayan City.

After all, none of us are ordinary people. Ignoring physical exertion, our speed is almost as fast as a car.

However, due to encountering strange tales along the way, various detours and stealth were delayed, and it took more than three hours to finally escape the city and arrive in the surrounding countryside.

Beside the dirt road, you can see a gray melon field with watermelons that are ridiculously large, the largest of which is almost half a person tall.

Looking down from the roadside, all you see are countless densely packed, gray-black spherical objects.

Ji Yi didn't find this creepy at all; in fact, she felt thirsty and had an urge to jump down, smash open a watermelon, and have a good meal.

If you knew that these watermelons were made by people, would you still want to try them?

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi's eyes immediately cleared up.

Data Eye provides the following information:
[Name: The old man who was very angry because of the poor melon harvest]

[Danger Level: Highly Dangerous]

Rating: S-

'Highly dangerous?'

Ji Yi was puzzled.

It's important to understand that danger level isn't always directly related to strength. At least this ghost story doesn't seem that threatening, assuming you don't provoke it.

Once the text in front of you disappears, the data eye illuminates a recliner amidst the dense cluster of watermelons.

On the recliner was an old man with a somewhat fierce expression. He looked no different from an ordinary old farmer. In fact, if Ji Yi hadn't been alerted by the Data Eye, she would have thought he was a living person.

Just as he stopped to observe, Pangci and Xiaomang stared blankly at the melon field, their steps slowly moving forward, as if some kind of magic was attracting them, without their knowledge.

Ji Yi rushed forward and grabbed the wrists of the two men, one on each side.

"Don't you want to live anymore? Wake up."

Suddenly, their eyes lit up again.

Panties turned to look at Ji Yi, then at the melon patch that looked incredibly strange, and patted her chest in lingering fear.

He was so close to dying.

Xiao Mang also seemed to wake up from a dream, and then activated the skill [Cleansing Mantra], which instantly made the three of them even more clear-headed.

"That was terrifying," Pantsu said, still shaken. "The bewitching power wasn't strong, but it could make people fall for it without them even realizing it, leaving them completely defenseless."

Xiao Mang seemed to understand the tricks better: "It's because the power is weak that we can't detect it when we're hit. If it's a very strong bewitching power, we'll definitely be on guard and won't be as easily hit."

As the two were talking, text messages appeared before Ji Yi's eyes again:
As you know, fruit is very expensive in island nations, and locals really crave it, so the sight of huge watermelons everywhere is incredibly tempting. And how much do watermelons cost per pound where you are?

Ji Yi: "."

The strange tales in this place always gave Ji Yi the feeling that "there was really no one else to choose from, so they just picked someone to fill in."

Along the way, we encountered quite a few bizarre and strange tales, and not only were they bizarre, but we also couldn't beat them.

"Don't waste any more time, let's go."

Ji Yi said to the two of them that she would never look at the watermelon field again, and then walked away quickly with her back to Dayan City.

With his God-like vision, he could see Panty and Little Busy following behind him.

At the same time, you can also see Dayan City, which is ten kilometers away.

With this knowledge, Ji Yi could know everything, even if some strange tales attacked or followed her from behind.

Since leaving Dayan City, Ji Yi has not let his guard down at all, constantly keeping an eye on his back while traveling.

Just as he was about to turn his attention back to what was ahead.

A beam of red light shot into the sky, like a ray, which startled Ji Yi.

He suddenly turned around and looked up at the sky.

"Ji, Brother Ji, what are you doing? You almost scared me!"

Panties was halfway through her sentence when she noticed Ji Yi's strange look and looked behind her. Xiao Mang saw this and looked behind her as well.

But the distance was still too far, and the two saw nothing, so they turned back.

"Brother Ji, what did you find?"

Xiao Mang asked cautiously.

Ji Yi remained silent for a long time: "So he still succeeded? And so quickly."

Pangci and Xiaomang felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this. Could it be that Brother Ji's words had come true, and Ye Luo had really possessed the [Sewed Ghost] and been reborn?

At the same time, a loud system announcement came through.

Side quest: The Stitching Disaster Completed

really!

Panty and Little Busy were utterly horrified!
The Stitched Ghost is really dead! That means Ye Luo has successfully been reborn by possessing another body! So how the hell is he supposed to fight? Being chased all the way by Ye Luo Yan Yu, who has SS-level strength, can he still leave the forbidden area alive?
Oh no, I guess I should just use the logout button after all.
"Looks like I need to prepare; I can't win by just running."

Ji Yi remained calm and unhurried. Instead of moving forward, he walked back towards the melon field.

"If I were the only one to escape, I might have a chance, but you would all definitely die. So let's just fight it out."

As he spoke, he stepped into the melon patch and went straight to the old man sitting in the recliner:

"Old man, how much are these melons?"

　I'm not in the mood today, I'll see how it goes tomorrow and update more.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)