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Chapter 195 Speedrunning the Head-Up Balloon! Shocking Tomie! (4k)

"Unexpectedly, he also had a pair of scissors..."

Chu Jianhuan looked surprised and somewhat incredulous.

She thought her Bloody Mary was strong enough, but seeing Lu Ming use the Ghost Scissors was like opening the door to a new world.

We're both using scissors, so why is there such a big difference?
Hao Ren, who was standing to the side, was not very educated and could only keep saying "Awesome!"

"Don't get distracted, it's not over yet. I only killed the two Tomie that split off earlier. There are still a lot of Tomie on the other side. They are not clones. Each one is similar to a main body and has the characteristic of infinite proliferation and division."

Lu Ming offered a reminder.

Only then did the two notice that a huge gash had been torn open in the gray sky, and countless giant human head balloons were floating in through the gap.

Each one of them looked exactly like Tomie.

"What the hell is all this?"

"Balloons, balloons that look just like human heads... I even feel like these balloons aren't made of plastic, otherwise they couldn't possibly be made so realistically."

This sudden turn of events caught not only Hao Ren and Chu Jianhuan off guard, but also Lu Ming, who hadn't expected things to develop to this point.

"This world is not just the simple world of Tomie, nor is it simply the worldview of Junji Itō; many things have changed."

"Just like now, Tomie has even become one with the human head balloon."

Lu Ming had no idea how Tomie had managed to do it; the scene before him was as if Tomie had controlled a human head balloon.

These heads are one-to-one replicas of Tomie's face; of course, this is only part of the head balloon.

As long as the rule of the head balloon exists, then every person who appears in this world will have a corresponding balloon.

Once you go outside, these balloons that look exactly like you will target you, then tie the rope attached to the bottom of the balloon around your neck and hang you.

The only way for ordinary people to deal with the human-shaped balloons is to stay at home and never go out.

But that's obviously not realistic either.

Because no one can exist outside of society.

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime.

Once the supplies run out, it's only a matter of time before we have to leave.

Once they go outside, they will be targeted by human-headed balloons, who will put a rope around their necks and kill them.

Even with superpowers, it's impossible to deal with this, because the human head balloon is connected to the original owner's life; if the human head balloon is popped, the original owner will die immediately.

Suddenly, just like in Black Vortex Town, a semi-transparent main god panel appeared in front of Lu Ming, which only he could see.

The panel was covered with tiny white characters.

[Second Phase Bonus Task: Resolve the Head Balloon Incident]

"As expected, after fulfilling certain hidden conditions, the extra mission in the second stage was unlocked."

"This time it's not just a simple survival mission; we also need to solve the 'human head balloon' incident..."

Just then, Hao Ren pointed into the air and shouted, "Those balloons... are coming towards us!"

The human head balloons in Junji Itō's world and the human head balloons in the mysterious revival world are completely different things. According to the killing pattern of the former, each balloon will only target the corresponding person.

But at this moment, these balloons with human heads that looked exactly like Tomie's face flew straight towards Lu Ming and his group.

Lu Ming thought to himself, "Has some unpredictable change indeed occurred between Tomie and the human-headed balloon?"

Although the demon scissors held by the demon bride can restrain these demons according to the rules, they can only barely protect herself and cannot kill Kawakami Tomie at the root.

If used frequently, Lu Ming will also be entangled with the curses on his hands by the Ghost Scissors.

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Not just this middle school, but the entire island nation was now covered with countless balloons depicting human heads!
Balloons floated between the tall buildings, their faces bearing eerie smiles, their expressions strangely unsettling.

"Quick! Look!"

"These balloons in the sky... how come they look exactly like me?"

"Who is playing this prank?"

Across the island nation, cries of agony rose and fell, echoing continuously.

At first, everyone thought it was just a silly prank, until later, as more and more people died from the head balloons and the head balloons became more and more terrifying, they realized that this was actually an apocalyptic catastrophe.

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At the middle school where Lu Ming and others studied.

He gave Hao Ren and Chu Jianhuan a general explanation of how the "human head balloon" method of killing people was used.

Chu Jianhuan waved the blood-stained scissors in his hand and said, "I can use the scissors to stab them all off. Although my scissors are ineffective against Tomie, they should be able to pop these balloons without any problem."

Hao Ren nodded in agreement, "Good idea, I think it's a good idea."

Lu Ming shook his head and said, "It's definitely not going to work. These balloons have already established a connection with the original owner. If the balloons are destroyed, the original owner will die along with them."

"But...didn't all these balloons originally belong to Tomie?"

“They could be Tomie, or they could be anything. These human head balloons may not have originally looked like Tomie. They were just infected by Tomie’s cells and assimilated into her appearance.”

"In other words, if we destroy these balloons, the end result could very well be the killing of a large number of strangers, and we ourselves could even be affected."

"so what should I do now?"

Lu Ming glanced at the approaching balloon with the human head on it, then at Hao Ren in front of him, and suddenly smiled, "Then we'll have to rely on you."

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A moment later, all the human head balloons that Lu Ming had moved using Ghost Domain were gathered together.

These human head balloons have deviated from the original rules; unlike the original human head balloons, they no longer only kill people who look exactly like the balloons.

They kill indiscriminately, prioritizing those closest to them.

Therefore, Lu Ming used the characteristics of these balloons to get them all close to Hao Ren.

Dozens of tattered straw ropes were simultaneously looped around Hao Ren's neck, suspending him in the air.

"Lu...Brother Lu...Are you sure I want to be suspended by so many ropes?"

"This is nothing. There will be more later. As soon as a new balloon appears, I will take you to the vicinity of the head balloon."

"..."

To avoid being affected by the human head balloons, Lu Ming deliberately sent Hao Ren to the vicinity of the numerous human head balloons and used the Ghost Domain to control the specific location.

Once a new human head balloon appears, Ghost Domain will send Hao Ren nearby, waiting for a new straw rope to be put around his neck.

Hao Ren never died during the head-balloon test, so he continued to be the target of attacks.

Anyway, he has the immortal protection of human dice, so he won't die even if he's carried away by the human head balloon.

Therefore, it naturally became a means for Lu Ming to use to contain enemy fire.

Only Lu Ming, the Ghost Bride, Chu Jianhuan, and countless other Tomie figures remained on the field. The food in the entire cafeteria was covered with a layer of miniature Tomie faces.

This bizarre scene went unnoticed. They ate the food as if nothing had happened, and were then assimilated by Tomie.

With Hao Ren drawing fire, the human-headed balloons pose no immediate threat to Lu Ming.

Looking at the large group of Tomie in front of him, Lu Ming decided to finish the battle quickly.

This instance is so bizarre that even he dares not delay any longer.

Nobody knows whether, besides the human head balloon, more strange things will appear later.

For example, "The Beautiful Boy at the Crossroads," "Fish," "Stars from Hell," "Beautiful Model," etc.

In particular, the "Star from Hell," also known as the Hell Star, if this thing appears and merges with Tomie Kawakami, Tomie will probably directly enter her complete form.

"Complete the extra tasks in the second phase first."

Lu Ming's thoughts were clear. He silently recited in his mind, "I said, I will gain the memories of the person in front of me."

The three vengeful spirits at the consciousness level were activated simultaneously and invaded Tomie in front of them.

"Trying to control my mind? That's a bit too naive, hahaha!"

After sensing the supernatural force invading her consciousness, Tomie burst into manic laughter.

But before she could continue to be smug, her laughter came to an abrupt end.

A bloodstained old newspaper fell on her face and, as it left, took away her features.

On the field, the rest of Tomie watched all this with shock, wondering what kind of method this was.

After briefly accessing Tomie's memories, Lu Ming returned her facial features to her.

The Tomie in front of me is just one of many Tomies. Forcibly killing her or sending her away with the Ghost Domain will not be of much use.

"I see... So this is the place."

With the help of Tomie's memories, Lu Ming recalled a scene that did not belong to him.

This is a remote "no-man's land" in an island nation, a place devoid of human habitation and emitting chaotic magnetic field fluctuations.

This place is the origin of the human head balloon.

By stealing memories, Lu Ming learned the origin of the human head balloon. However, after searching through all of Kawakami Tomie's memories, he still couldn't figure out how Tomie obtained the information about the human head balloon.

It's possible that the derivative in front of us has some missing memories, or it's possible that a powerful force erased this part of the process.

However, none of that matters; as long as Lu Ming knows the source of the human head balloon, that's enough.

To Chu Jianhuan's astonishment, an old altar appeared, with a portrait of a deceased person placed on it.

The portrait was initially blurry and unclear, and it was unknown whose portrait it belonged to.

Gradually, the image in the portrait began to become clearer, revealing a female ghost with long, flowing hair and dressed in white.

It was Sadako.

Sadako crawled out of the portrait, and this was just the beginning. More and more Sadako, or rather, derivative Sadako, crawled out.

These derivative Sadako are not real vengeful ghosts, but simply ghost slaves, so creating them will not pose too much of a burden for Lu Ming.

Soon, the number of Sadako clones was almost the same as the number of Tomie clones present.

"Leave this to them. Let's go and deal with those hidden dangers in the sky first."

Lu Ming spoke calmly, and with the sound of rushing water, Chu Jianhuan felt as if her vision had been wetted by rain, becoming blurry and unclear, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

The next second, they had left the fallen middle school and arrived at another eerie place.

Chu Jianhuan was secretly shocked: "He was clearly only a challenger who had just advanced to the sixth rank, how could he have exchanged for so many high-level abilities?"

At first, Chu Jianhuan didn't have a particularly special impression of Lu Ming, but now it seems that, in terms of both the number and strength of his abilities, Lu Ming is not like a simple sixth-tier challenger.

Chu Jianhuan was willing to believe that he was indeed at the seventh rank, but had simply concealed his true rank through certain methods.

"For some reason, Tomie got the news here and merged with the human head balloons, making her even more troublesome. So, the only way to deal with Tomie is to deal with the human head balloons first."

"You mean... this is where the human head balloons originated? But I can't see anything."

Chu Jianhuan looked around. Although she subconsciously felt that the place didn't feel very good, she couldn't figure out what the specific problem was.

"Sometimes, the truth is hidden in a deeper place."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ming immediately activated the fifth layer of Ghost Domain.

pat!

pat!

pat!

The raindrops began to fall, growing increasingly dense, and even the surrounding air became damp. The gloomy sky hung low, as if a torrential downpour was imminent.

Finally, with a muffled roar like that of a wild beast, the leaden clouds were torn apart, and a torrential downpour began.

This so-called "forbidden zone of life" is under the influence of Lu Ming's fifth-level ghost domain.

The accumulated water on the ground quickly created shadows, one after another, piling up together.

Chu Jianhuan looked up, a chill running down her spine.

Only then did she realize why, from the moment she entered this place, she felt that the sky here was lower than the sky outside.

It turned out that countless human-shaped balloons were arranged above their heads, forming a new "sky".

The faces on the balloons do not have clear features, suggesting that a suitable candidate has not yet been found.

This is the origin of the curse of the human head balloon.

Almost instantly upon realizing this, all the human-shaped balloons in the sky turned around at the same time, looking at Lu Ming and Chu Jianhuan, who had intruded into this place, with their faceless faces!

This should have been a scene of utter despair.

But Lu Ming seemed unhurried.

“I said, all the human head balloons here should fall.”

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Dense, heavy rain pounded on the surface of those human-shaped balloons.

The human-shaped balloon, unable to withstand the weight of the eerie rain and the supernatural influence of the deceitful ghost, kept falling downwards!
On the other side, the numerous Tomies, still undergoing differentiation and sporting maniacal smiles, realized something and their expressions changed drastically.

　After sleeping all day and adjusting my sleep schedule, I can only write 4,000 words today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)