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Chapter 262 Beyond the Calculations of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China! A Max-Level Boss Returns to the Beginner's Village! (4k)

Lu Ming and Meng Xiaodong stood side by side and took a strange photo in front of the projector.

Both of their expressions were incredibly stiff and numb, revealing a certain disharmony.

It's as if the two weren't actually taking a photo together, but rather their images were digitally composited together in post-production.

With the appearance of this group photo, a certain change occurred imperceptibly.

"It's incredible that such a seemingly ordinary projector can be involved in the laws of space and time."

Meng Xiaodong seemed to realize something, and hundreds of cold, old faces simultaneously showed expressions of surprise.

And this is just the beginning.

As the black film reel in the projector spun, a dry, grinding sound echoed throughout the haunted house, and the film began to be consumed at an extremely rapid pace.

The disappearance of each frame means a restart.

When these frames are strung together, the effect of time reversal is achieved.

Although it only targets Lu Ming and Meng Xiaodong, and can be considered a unique type of single-person reboot, that's enough.

The countless Meng Xiaodongs inside the haunted house were disappearing into thin air at an extremely fast speed. Lu Ming used this method to trace back to the past and erase and kill the Meng Xiaodongs from previous time points one by one.

Since Meng Xiaodong has blocked the past, Lu Ming will break through this blockade in a simpler and more direct way.

"As I guessed, Meng Xiaodong, who was on the verge of a ghost's resurgence, underwent a peculiar change. Even without living people as a medium, she can invade the present from the past. However, this invasion is not without its limitations. These hundreds of Meng Xiaodongs are already the limit of this special invasion..."

"This haunted house is located in a completely deserted area, with no living people at all. As long as we eliminate all of these hundreds of Meng Xiaodongs who invaded using special methods, then this old man will naturally cease to exist."

"The supernatural abilities she can currently utilize are at most pseudo-infinite invasions. As long as a corresponding solution is found, it won't be truly unsolvable."

A chilling aura permeated the haunted house, as two supernatural phenomena beyond the comprehension of ordinary people clashed repeatedly. From everyone's perspective, Meng Xiaodong's hunched figure was being erased and disappeared one after another.

Ghost blood, blood umbrella, ghost crying face, ghost laughing face... different supernatural phenomena were used simultaneously, without holding back at all.

"Aren't you going to stop, young man?"

Although Meng Xiaodong's figure was fading and disappearing one by one, her wrinkled old face still wore a stiff smile, as if she was not worried about her situation at all.

"I just wanted to take that body away, to give you one last chance... But after a while, even I couldn't stop myself."

Lu Ming remained cold, dismissing Meng Xiaodong's words with disdain.

"You're too arrogant. Even if you can block the past, I can take you with me and restart you infinitely. I wouldn't dare to boast that I'll keep hunting you down until the Republic of China era, but I'm more than capable of dealing with you now."

"In less than five minutes, you will completely disappear from this world and become impossible to invade. Instead of pretending to persuade me, you should worry more about your own safety."

A supernatural confrontation, every second counts.

Even during breaks in their conversation, neither of them stopped moving.

At this moment, a corner of the black cloth covering the basket in Meng Xiaodong's hand was lifted, and a small head peeked out. It was a strange rag doll. The rag doll seemed to be given life at this moment. After looking around, it jumped out of the basket.

Moreover, it wasn't just the first rag doll that jumped out; one after another, rag dolls jumped out of the basket in Meng Xiaodong's hand. In just a short while, a large circle of surrogate dolls surrounded Meng Xiaodong.

From an outsider's perspective, Meng Xiaodong could completely ignore many dangerous supernatural attacks.

But in reality, she cannot ignore any supernatural attacks; it's just that she can withstand many such fatal curses.

The surrogate dolls on the ground kept breaking and kept reappearing.

These precious supernatural items are kept at headquarters; even the captains can only manage to have one or two.

But Meng Xiaodong used the surrogate dolls as if they didn't cost any money at all, breaking one after another, and there was no trace of heartache on her face.

Zhou Deng cursed inwardly, "What is this old woman trying to do? So many scapegoats, I wish they were mine."

Zhou Deng has seen quite a few treasures in the haunted house these past few days.

However, due to Lu Ming's tyranny, he forcibly restrained his original impulse and has held back until now, without taking anything.

Seeing Meng Xiaodong wasting the scapegoat dolls so carelessly, his professional instincts kicked in, and he subconsciously wanted to steal someone else's things.

However, on the other hand, reason told Zhou Deng that the old woman opposite him was too terrifying. If he dared to set his sights on her, not only would he fail, but he would also die a terrible death.

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After an unknown amount of time, Meng Xiaodong's numbers finally decreased to below a critical value.

Just when Lu Ming thought he would be able to completely eliminate this guy soon, the remaining substitute dolls gathered together and brought over a broken mirror from somewhere.

The mirror was covered in stains, and from the side, the image reflected in it was completely obscured; all that could be seen was a hazy gray mist, as if some kind of supernatural force was shielding others from its perception.

About five or six stand-in dolls moved their broken little legs, constantly adjusting the angle of the shattered mirror.

Finally, the entire mirror was pointed at Lu Ming.

Only at this moment did Lu Ming see the reflection of himself in the mirror.

At first, it was just a blurry outline, with indistinct and unclear edges, and nothing could be seen clearly.

As time passed, the blurry figure gradually revealed its true form.

Both in terms of physique and facial features, he looks exactly like Lu Ming.

The only difference is that the figure in the mirror looks much better; at least he doesn't look as pale and cold as Lu Ming does now, and he still looks like a normal living person.

The figure looked somewhat bewildered, as if he hadn't figured out what was going on.

Lu Ming saw his past self through the mirror, and the Lu Ming of the past seemed to cross time and space to meet his gaze in that instant.

"This is... me, just arrived in the mysterious world of revival?"

Lu Ming's expression shifted slightly, as if he were considering something.

He hadn't expected that Meng Xiaodong would produce this mirror from somewhere, which could actually reflect past scenes.

More accurately, this past scene was only directed at Lu Ming, as if it were prepared specifically for him.

"It's too bizarre. It's hard to say that everything I experienced back then wasn't orchestrated by the Seven Elders of the Republic of China..."

"The specific uses of these supernatural items are unknown, but judging from their current appearance, they are definitely not simple... During the Republic of China era, the supernatural revived, and many strange supernatural items were sealed away. It is normal that I have not heard of them, especially given the background of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China. Whatever they can produce is within a reasonable range."

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Lu Ming wasn't the only one who noticed something was amiss.

The expressions of the other ghost tamers present also changed.

"Are you kidding me? Why is my body gradually fading?" "That mirror is eerie. Don't look in the direction of the mirror."

"It's too late... It's already too late... From the first moment we looked in the mirror, the replacement had already begun. We in the real world are disappearing, and no one knows what will happen next."

As everyone was talking, Meng Xiaodong's wrinkled old face revealed a final smile.

"Good luck to you."

"What will happen next is beyond the control of us old folks."

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After a moment of mental disorientation, accompanied by the dry scraping sound of steel claws rubbing against the wall, Lu Ming slowly opened his eyes.

pain!
it hurts!

Since his mental strength underwent two transformations and he had mastered the vengeful spirit Freddy, the Deceitful Ghost, and the vengeful spirit from the Japanese exorcism society, he hadn't experienced this feeling in a long time.

"It's hard to imagine that with my current mental strength, there are still supernatural objects that can threaten my mental world."

Lu Ming felt as if he had been reborn. His mind was blank, but soon, memories as clear as ink quickly filled his consciousness.

Lu Ming looked around at the unfamiliar yet familiar surroundings. The lighting here was extremely dim, as if he were on an old bus.

A faint stench of decay lingered in the air.

A series of blurry, cold, numb figures sat on Old Zhou's chair.

The only light source inside the bus was a counter in the middle that emitted an eerie red glow, with a red "8" written on it.

"What's going on? I left the haunted house and ended up back on the haunted bus?"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Lu Ming dismissed it.

Because he remembered very clearly that the last time he rode that ghost bus, there were even more vengeful ghosts on board than now.

Lu Ming slowly turned his stiff head and continued to survey the surrounding scene.

He saw a figure that was extremely familiar.

Although they were old acquaintances, that figure could never possibly appear in the real world.

"Xu Feng?"

The ghost tamer sitting not far from Lu Ming was none other than Xu Feng, the first person Lu Ming encountered after arriving in the mysterious resurrection world.

However, this guy was vicious and tried to kill Lu Ming and Yang Jian several times, so he was killed by Lu Ming a long time ago.

Lu Ming reacted quickly. Combining what he had seen in the mirror that Meng Xiaodong had taken out earlier, he soon understood what had happened.

“I went back to the past, or more precisely, back to the point in time when I first came to the mysterious world of resurgence.”

After figuring this out, another short memory appeared in Lu Ming's mind.

Just now, "Lu Ming," who suddenly appeared on the bus, looked at the stained bus window with a mixture of nervousness and curiosity.

In a daze, the car window seemed to turn into a mirror, and he saw his own reflection in it.

The figure looked much like himself, but his face was paler and colder, and his environment was completely different.

The moment their eyes met, Lu Ming, who was originally in the haunted house in Zhangdong, replaced the "Lu Ming" who boarded the ghost bus for the first time.

"I see······"

In a daze, Lu Ming seemed to understand something.

He calmed himself down and continued to observe his surroundings.

"The good news is that the supernatural entity within me did not disappear, but rather invaded along with me."

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Lu Ming's original supernatural entities to invade at the same time.

However, due to his overwhelming mental strength, just like when he was pulled into a dream by the vengeful ghost Freddy, supernatural forces also invaded him.

The bus bumped along and stopped at a new station.

The dim world outside the car window became a little brighter.

Several boys and girls dressed as students got on the bus, chatting and laughing.

"Just like I remember, we should be in the real world now, but only the front door of the bus is open, the back door is not open, so we can only get on the bus, not get off."

Just as Lu Ming was pondering, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from the other side.

"What's going on? Why are we suddenly back on the bus?"

Lu Ming glanced sideways and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The man was plain-looking and had no outstanding demeanor. He was none other than Zhou Deng, who had been trapped in the haunted house with Lu Ming not long ago.

"When I first came to the mysterious world of revival and boarded this ghost bus, Zhou Deng was definitely not on the bus. So, it seems that I wasn't the only one who was sent there, but also all the ghost controllers in the haunted house."

Sure enough, in those blurry shadows, Lu Ming saw Yang Jian, Li Yang, Zhou Deng, and some other very familiar faces, but he couldn't recall their names.

"All of this must have been arranged by Meng Xiaodong, or rather Zhang Dong."

"It is somewhat similar to the illusionary world of Whitewater Town in the original timeline, but it is not exactly the same."

"Apart from me, Yang Jian and the others are most likely unable to use their own supernatural abilities..."

"As for the attitude of the natives of this new world toward me, that remains to be seen."

As if the fog had been lifted and the scene before him was gradually becoming clear, Lu Ming seemed to understand something.

The seven-day haunted house event was just a pretext, or rather, merely an incidental element.

The true measure from Zhangdong is actually this new world, the old timeline.

According to the original plan of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, when Lu Ming arrived here, he should have been no different from an ordinary person. He needed to rely on his own efforts to become a Ghost Tamer again, and develop rapidly to meet the final assessment.

However, Lu Ming's strength exceeded the calculations of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, and the help from the Main God Space was beyond the scope of the plan.

No one expected that Lu Ming, who was given a second chance, was not a "newcomer" who only had information but also no supernatural abilities.

Instead, it's a fully-fledged, max-level player returning to the beginner's village.

(End of this chapter)