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Chapter 169: Filling the Gaggle of Consciousness-Based Supernatural Fiction! (6.4k)

It must be said that the headquarters' intelligence network is no match for the King Organization.

In the original timeline, when the national war began, the kings of the King's Organization had a basic understanding of the intelligence of the headquarters captains, but the headquarters was completely ignorant of those kings.

They don't even know how many kings there were, what their titles were, or what their corresponding abilities were.

Information asymmetry can lead to a passive situation, which can be quite fatal in supernatural confrontations where victory or defeat can be decided in an instant.

If this isn't improved, who knows how many captains will be lost because of it.

On the other end of the phone, Cao Yanhua continued, "We speculate that the pianist's supernatural abilities are very special, and may even be some kind of existence beyond common sense... We cannot determine the specific location, let alone track it using conventional technical means."

Lu Ming was not surprised by this.

Cao Yanhua's speculation was not far off. The King, codenamed Pianist, was an intelligence agent for the King's Organization, and the vengeful spirit he controlled was somewhat similar to Ghost Dream.

Through a strange piano melody played on the radio, the pianist is able to pull the consciousness of the ghost-controller into a supernatural place.

The King's organization's agents and spies scattered throughout the country exchanged intelligence in this haunted place, which was essentially a large intelligence hub, though there was no actual location there.

Having such a ghost tamer causing trouble in the shadows is a major headache for both headquarters and Lu Ming.

The pianist's group of intelligence agents not only exchange information with each other, but also occasionally engage in clandestine activities, such as creating terrifying supernatural events and murdering key figures.

The pianist, who was the mastermind behind the crime, was not as easy to kill as a typical intelligence agent.

In the realm of consciousness, this king is undoubtedly a very dangerous being.

Even if Yang Jian, who had mastered the ghost dream, had not found the location of the pianist's piano in reality, he would not have been able to kill him.

It is no exaggeration to say that pianists can outmaneuver most ordinary ghost tamers.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming said, "The fact that there are still moles within headquarters that haven't been eliminated is indeed a serious problem, and it takes priority over dealing with the Taiping Ancient Town paranormal incident."

"I will handle this matter. Just follow my orders."

For Lu Ming, this was a great opportunity to follow the clues and take down the pianist.

If he remembered correctly, the melody played by the pianist, the music box curse, and the melody from the Caesars Hotel were all pieces of a puzzle; only when pieced together did they form a complete melody.

Regardless of whether Lu Ming needs to master this melody, the pianist from the King's organization must die, and preferably be the first to die.

"Mr. Lu, are you going to make a move?"

"If I don't take action, do you have a better solution?"

Cao Yanhua fell into a brief silence.

His original intention in making this call was to ask for Lu Ming's opinion.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ming readily agreed and offered to personally resolve these two troublesome matters for headquarters.

When did Lu Ming, the ghost groom who invaded the headquarters, become so easy to talk to?
That's really surprising.

"President Lu, please feel free to arrange anything headquarters needs. With your position as the overall commander, you can also mobilize the other commanders to assist in the operation..."

"Alright, he's just a king, not a big shot. I can handle him on my own. Send over the ghost candle substitute doll and the ghost money. Once I'm ready, I'll deal with the pianist first."

Lu Ming interrupted Cao Yanhua and continued, "Besides what you mentioned before, are there any other clues? Or any suspicious supernatural items?"

"When an official at headquarters was investigating suspicious individuals, he discovered an old tape recorder... However, this thing was rather sinister, seemingly harboring a deadly curse. Everyone who used this tape recorder was killed by the pianist, so headquarters temporarily sealed it away."

"Take out this sealed tape recorder and bring it to me along with the paranormal items I requested."

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

With that, Lu Ming and Cao Yanhua's phone call ended.

The tape recorder with the curse of certain death that Cao Yanhua mentioned is the key to finding the pianist.

A strange piece of music played from the tape recorder can pull a person's consciousness into a special, supernatural place. Only by entering that place can Lu Ming have the opportunity to face the pianist directly.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming thought about it briefly.

In about another day, Sadako and Oni-i will be able to perfectly merge together through continuous conflicts, and at that time they will be able to control the supernatural torrential rain.

However, he did not wait until then to take action.

Preparation is indeed necessary, but that's not the starting point.

“Consciousness-related paranormal events… can be dealt with using Freddy Krueger.”

"But the pianist is considered one of the strongest among the kings, and his method of killing is unique, so we cannot be careless."

At this moment, Lu Ming thought of the two vengeful ghosts he had obtained from the exorcism society in the island nation.

One of them is a kind of idealistic existence.

"Although this thing's supernatural power isn't high, as a piece of the puzzle, it can make up for some of Freddy's weaknesses and increase my means of attack at the level of consciousness."

If that blurry-looking ghost can successfully become a piece of Freddy's puzzle and merge with him, it would be a small boost for Lu Ming.

Moreover, Lu Ming maintains the balance of Freddy's supernatural consciousness through his mental power. As long as his mental power is strong enough, he doesn't need to worry about the ghost reviving.

Unlike vengeful ghosts like Sadako, it doesn't need to rely on the Red and White Duo system.

The process of controlling that vengeful, superstitious ghost may involve some minor troubles, but overall, the risks are not significant.

After making a plan, Lu Ming began his journey through the Ghostly Realm.

Through the ashes, one could see that the surrounding world had turned into a hazy gray. Now, Lu Ming could perceive everything happening in the entire community. This was to ensure that the process of completing Freddy's puzzle would not be affected by the outside world.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Ming took out a body bag made of gold.

Stab it!

The body bag was pulled open.

Before you could even see what was inside, a foul stench of decay hit you.

The body bag contained the same vengeful ghost corpse as before, showing no significant changes, only a blurry outline, seemingly not an object existing in reality.

"Similar to Gao Zhiqiang's supernatural ghost, to control this ghost, one must use supernatural attacks at the level of consciousness..."

Fortunately, this happens to be what I'm good at.

After the body bag was opened, the surrounding air became noticeably colder, the already colorless electric lights went out with a hiss, and everything in sight became dim.

The moment the vengeful ghost was exposed to the air, a supernatural attack targeting Lu Ming's consciousness began.

Without any protection, Lu Ming will become a real vengeful ghost.

The next moment, a piercing scraping sound came from the depths of Lu Ming's consciousness.

The scraping sound wasn't just to protect Lu Ming's consciousness; Freddy was also invading the mind-bending vengeful spirit within the body bag at the consciousness level.

Am I a ghost?

"No, I'm not a ghost."

This time, even without the ghost bride's warning, Lu Ming was not affected by the ghost's attack for long and quickly regained his senses.

On the contrary, the outline of the indistinct corpse gradually revealed a burned face on its featureless face.

It is hideous and ugly; just one glance at it can send chills down your spine.

These are Freddy's facial features.

Freddy, the consciousness-type vengeful spirit controlled by Lu Ming, is invading this idealistic vengeful spirit from the level of consciousness.

The vengeful ghost inside the golden body bag trembled violently, struggling within the dream as if it were battling something far more terrifying.

Then, the corpse finally stood up.

Its form has become clearer from blurry; the faint trace of the island nation's demon tamer has completely disappeared, leaving only Freddy's appearance.

"I've almost finished controlling him. Freddy's supernatural strength is not weak, and with my nearly 100 points of mental power, it's only natural that I can successfully fuse this vengeful ghost as a piece of the puzzle."

Lu Mingzheng was thinking this.

The next moment, the corpse that stood up, or rather Freddy, flung his rotting hands away.

A clang.

A terrifying steel claw, stained with blood, extended.

A bizarre smile appeared on his distorted, burned face, exaggerated and astonishing in its intensity.

"Dude, what are you doing inside my body?"

Freddy spoke, his voice hoarse and dry, like flames erupting from a furnace.

Lu Ming didn't know if it was a real vengeful ghost speaking or just his imagination.

What do you mean by "your body"?

Freddy continued his grotesque laughter: "Have you forgotten who you are?"

"I'm Lu Ming."

"That's right, buddy. You are Lu Ming, Lu Ming is Freddy, so Freddy is you, and you are me."

"..."

Lu Ming fell silent for a moment, seemingly considering how to refute the statement.

Even Lu Ming himself didn't notice that the skin on his body was beginning to show signs of burning. Although these injuries were quickly absorbed by the teru teru bozu hanging from his waist, this change seemed to be hinting at something.

Just then, a vibrant color appeared in the gray, ghostly world.

A red wedding dress, a red veil, and red embroidered shoes on her feet.

The ghost bride appeared beside Lu Ming and tightly grasped his left hand.

Her lips didn't move, but she uttered a cold, emotionless voice: "Stop talking nonsense, get under control."

It remains as concise and to the point as ever.

But the ghost bride's voice had lost some of its stiff, mechanical quality; she seemed to be gradually adapting to speaking like a human.

The most unbelievable thing is that only Lu Ming could hear these words; it seemed as if they were spoken directly in his mind.

Although they haven't officially married, Lu Ming and the ghost bride are already able to communicate telepathically, but they haven't yet taken the final step to achieve complete fusion and control over the supernatural forces.

The ghost bride's words reminded Lu Ming once again.

He suddenly snapped out of his dazed state of consciousness.

"Freddy has mastered that vengeful spirit with supernatural power, increasing its supernatural strength and gaining control over new mechanisms, thus creating a trend of vengeful spirit resurgence..."

"If it's a vengeful spirit that I control, like a deceitful ghost, without other supernatural forces to balance it, even if my mental strength is high, the supernatural forces will gradually erode my consciousness and assimilate me into the spirit..."

"But the rewards I received in the Main God Space are different. My mental strength is enough to control Freddy's supernatural abilities. As long as no new variables are involved, there is no risk of the supernatural abilities getting out of control."

"But now, this premise has been broken by the vengeful spirit of this island nation, so I need to regain control."

Lu Ming quickly understood what had just happened and thought to himself how close he had come to disaster. After regaining his senses, the hazy, foggy feeling in his mind disappeared.

As it turns out, adding points to mental strength so many times was quite useful.

With precautions in place, Lu Ming regained control of Freddy, who had acquired new supernatural powers, with almost no effort.

Before him, all the features of Freddy on the corpse had disappeared, and instead of returning to its original blurry state, it had become a real corpse.

Nobody knows which unfortunate islander this is.

After losing its supernatural power, the body, which had been preserved for a long time, began to decay and rot, with foul-smelling pus oozing from its emaciated, riddled skin.

Lu Ming waved his hand and used his Ghost Domain to send away the remaining corpses.

Zheng! ! !
The screeching sound of scraping echoed in Lu Ming's mind once again.

Freddy regained his sense of protecting Lu Ming.

Moreover, Lu Ming could clearly sense that he had gained another type of supernatural power, which simultaneously became a piece of the puzzle for the vengeful ghost Freddy.

"In this way, taking down a pianist is not a big problem."

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Cao Yanhua did not tell anyone that Lu Ming was going to take action against the King of the King Organization, codenamed "The Pianist".

This was a completely confidential operation.

Because no one was sure whether some high-ranking officials at headquarters would leak the operation, the pianist was able to prepare in advance and even set a trap to wait for Lu Ming to arrive.

And to be honest, Cao Yanhua wasn't sure if Lu Ming could successfully take down this king codenamed "The Pianist."

They had very limited information about the king, and the pianist's supernatural abilities seemed very strange, making him appear like a ghost.

The pianist could silently assassinate the Ghost Master at headquarters, but headquarters didn't even know his exact location, let alone kill him.

"With Mr. Lu's abilities, no matter how strong the pianist is, he can't hurt him. However... Mr. Lu may not be able to successfully defeat the pianist."

"This could very well be a trial-and-error exchange."

Clearly, although Cao Yanhua trusts Lu Ming, he doesn't really know him well.

They had no idea which terrifying ghosts Lu Ming had controlled.

His plan was that if Lu Ming's operation failed, he could at least learn some information about the king.

If successful, it will naturally be publicized extensively afterward, using the renowned ghost groom in the paranormal community to intimidate the King's organization and prevent them from making any rash moves or having other ideas in the short term.

After all, in China's current paranormal community, many promising new-generation ghost controllers are still in the development and growth stage.

Being able to rely on Lu Ming as a powerful figure to allow the new generation of ghost tamers to grow up peacefully for a period of time is the best possible outcome.

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Dachang City.

Lu Ming soon received the supernatural items delivered by a special plane sent by headquarters.

Five red ghost candles, five white ghost candles, three substitute dolls, and a total of fifty-eight yuan worth of ghost money.

At this time, most of the ghost controllers at headquarters are still unaware of the purpose of these supernatural paper money offerings.

By the time they all realize it, the headquarters' paper money will probably be completely used up in no time.

As for the red ghost candle...
After the system reform, many ghost riders who were to carry out missions were able to be assigned a team in advance.

Lu Ming could understand the headquarters' previous practices.

Several thousand ghost candles may seem like a lot to an individual, but considering the entire country of China, the number is insignificant.

Of course, being able to understand does not mean that Lu Ming supports the previous actions of headquarters.

The best option is to make the most of the ghost candle and save the life of the ghost tamer in paranormal events.

In addition to ghost candles, substitute dolls, and ghost money, the headquarters also delivered an old tape recorder as requested by Lu Ming.

The paint on the tape recorder is peeling and chipped, and it even looks damaged. This kind of outdated antique is obviously unusable.

Under supernatural influence, the radio not only works, but it doesn't even need to be powered on.

After confirming that the surrounding area was still within the ghost domain and would not be disturbed, Lu Ming first explored it for a while, and then tried to use it.

A melodious tune came from the tape recorder.

Lu Ming had never heard this melody before, nor had he heard music from a music box or the piano music from the Caesars Hotel.

However, it's reasonable to assume that the styles of these three pieces of music are quite similar.

"Music, which shares the same origin as music boxes, is also a kind of supernatural curse."

Lu Ming did not deliberately use Freddy to resist, letting his consciousness be drawn by the melody in the tape recorder, heading towards some unknown place.

The scene before his eyes gradually became blurry.

This feeling is amazing.

Lu Ming's powerful mental strength prevented him from feeling drowsy or sleepy, but the scene before him resembled what a sleepy person would see.

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"I found myself in an unfamiliar place."

"To be more precise, my consciousness appeared in an unfamiliar place."

Lu Ming first examined his own body.

The concept of a body seemed to disappear; he was like a ghost, becoming a strange floating object. The thought of walking would cause him to drift in mid-air.

After that, Lu Ming began to take in the scene before him.

This is a rather spacious hall, with an elegant-looking grand piano placed in the middle.

"At this time, it's still a long way before the King's organization starts its war, and there aren't as many spies in charge of intelligence gathering as you might think, not to mention that I had Cao Yanhua purge and eliminate a group of them recently."

"But no matter what, there should be someone at this intelligence hub. This situation is quite strange..."

After recalling the events, Lu Ming learned the pattern of this supernatural place.

All the demon tamers who enter this place exist in the form of consciousness, without physical form.

Therefore, there are no physical agents among them, they cannot see each other, and they don't even know who else is a mole in the King's organization like them. This avoids the situation where one mole is exposed and the whole organization is wiped out.

As for the exchange and transmission of information...

There should be a place here, similar to an archive, where intelligence officers are responsible for leaving intelligence.

No wonder the headquarters' investigation has made no progress.

The pianist's instrument is indeed a supernatural device well-suited for intelligence gathering.

"It was very interesting and well-hidden, but unfortunately, it ran into me."

Lu Ming's mind stirred.

Zheng!
Deep within his consciousness came the scraping sound of Fred's steel claws.

The supernatural forces invaded this supernatural place along with Lu Ming's consciousness.

After hearing the music playing from the tape recorder, it felt like a dream, but in reality, it was just that my consciousness was taken to a supernatural place, not that I was actually dreaming.

"In that case, let the intelligence agents here experience a real dream."

The scraping sound emanating from the depths of consciousness grew even more piercing, and seemed poised to break through consciousness at any moment and invade the supernatural realm created by the pianist.

Freddy's supernatural powers were activated, irrationally pulling all the consciousnesses drifting around into the dream world.

A strange scene happened.

The empty hall began to collapse and crumble, and in its place stood another magnificent theater.

The theater is filled with seats that stretch as far as the eye can see.

Moreover, the stage was very grand and imposing, and there was a piano on it that was even more artistic and looked more beautiful than the grand piano we had just seen.

One after another, unfamiliar figures appeared in the theater.

They looked around in panic, not knowing what had happened, but a premonition in their hearts made them vaguely feel that something was wrong.

These people were all informants from that haunted place.

Normally, Lu Ming couldn't see them, but this was Freddy's dream.

The dream invaded the supernatural land, and all the intelligence agents present became lambs to the slaughter.

Lu Ming glanced around with amusement.

The vast majority of the intelligence agents here are Chinese. These are the people who secretly stir up trouble and pass on intelligence to the King's organization, doing all sorts of bad things.

"It seems that Cao Yanhua's cleaning was not effective enough."

At this point, most of the intelligence agents recognized Lu Ming.

"You...you're the ghost groom Lu Ming?!"

What are you doing here?

The expressions on these intelligence agents' faces were quite interesting; they looked fierce, but in reality, they were just masking their guilty conscience.

Lu Ming found it somewhat amusing: "If you can be here, why can't I? It feels good to be a lackey of the King's Organization, doesn't it? Are you going to take matters into your own hands, or should I send you on your way?"

The expression on the leader's face changed several times, shifting between light and dark.

"Lu Ming, let's be lenient. You haven't joined headquarters, so we won't infringe on your interests. Let's just let this matter go; it's better for everyone. Besides... although you have a great reputation in the paranormal community, there are so many ghost controllers here. If we really went to fight, you wouldn't be in a good position..."

This person's understanding of Lu Ming was clearly limited to hearsay, which made him appear arrogant and even foolish.

Lu Ming didn't have the habit of wasting time talking to insignificant people.

Before he could finish speaking, Freddy's steel claws pierced through his brain, splitting his head open with a deep gash.

The intelligence officer's exposed brain was still beating rhythmically, and his split face and divided eyes revealed disbelief and terror.

"I will not try to extract information from you, so whether you can withstand it or not, the outcome will be the same."

“You have to bear the consequences of your mistakes. Now, you can all die.”

In an instant, the place became Freddy's paradise. He cruelly toyed with all the agents, blood splattering everywhere, until the last scream stopped. The elegant theater that was originally used for performances had now become a hellish scene.

when!
at this time.

One of the keys on the piano that was originally there was struck.

Then came a series of notes, flowing smoothly and effortlessly.

A strange melody began to play.

The king, codenamed Pianist, has appeared.

　One more chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)