Horror Resurrection: I Evolve Starting with the Ghost Buddha

Chapter 16 Someone Has to Die, the Bait

As Lin Chuan's thoughts shifted, a deep, eerie light faintly emanated from his jet-black Buddha statue, making the already dark and sinister Buddhist temple even more terrifying and bizarre.

The resurgence of terror is only beneficial to him, with no drawbacks.

The more the world collapses, the more followers he will have, and the more powerful and terrifying he will become!

"Zhao Linfeng".

Lin Chuan's loud and cold voice exploded directly in Zhao Linfeng's mind.

"Brother...Disciple is here."

Zhao Linfeng knelt on the ground, his body drenched in cold sweat. The fear of almost having his stomach burst by the "ghost fetus" still lingered deep in his soul.

"The ghost realm of this 'vengeful fetus' has taken shape."

"The entire city of Changyang has now become a prison."

"People outside can't get in, and people inside... can't get out."

Lin Chuan's words were like a bucket of ice water, extinguishing the last glimmer of hope in Zhao Linfeng's heart.

"Good heavens...then...what should we do?"

"May Buddha guide me through this confusion..."

Zhao Linfeng asked, his voice trembling with fear.

"If you don't want to die, do as I say."

A wicked glint flashed in Lin Chuan's stone eyes.

"Listen carefully, this monster has three major rules for killing."

"First, parasitism. Any physical contact, or even being deeply contaminated by its scent, can lead to parasitism."

"Second, crying. Hearing its cry will mark you, and you will then be attacked with certain death."

"Third, gluttony. Once it's marked, it will devour everything you have."

At this point, Lin Chuan paused, his tone turning sinister.

"Pass down the order."

"Get all the night watchmen who are still alive to action."

"Maintain order within the city."

"Tell those ants who are still alive..."

"If you want to live, come to the Temple of Rebirth."

"Kneel before this Buddha and you will receive protection."

"Those who do not believe... their life and death are determined by fate!"

Lin Chuan's voice was cold and eerie, devoid of any emotion.

Previously, they had to secretly recruit believers.

Now?

Under the despair of this Class A paranormal event, he was the only lifeline for the people of Changyang City!

……

As Lin Chuan's will was given.

The entire city of Changyang was in an uproar.

The "resurgent terror" that had been covered up by the government was now fully confirmed.

"Something's fishy! Something's really fishy!!"

"My neighbor... my neighbor is a man, and his stomach suddenly exploded, and a monster crawled out!!"

"Help! Someone please save us!!"

Panic spread through the city like a plague.

The streets were filled with people frantically fleeing.

Vehicle collisions, flames, and cries of pain filled the air.

Even more terrifying than that are the ubiquitous "babies".

Some of them crawled in the sewers, some hung on streetlights, and some... were crawling on the bellies of corpses and gnawing on them.

It was in this hellish scene.

Loudspeakers blared throughout the city.

That was because Zhao Linfeng used the entire city's broadcasting system.

"Attention all citizens!"

"This is the Guisi of Changyang Town."

"Please go to the Rebirth Temple on the outskirts of the city immediately! There is a sanctuary there! And the Buddha is there to protect it!!"

"I'll repeat it again! Head straight to the Temple of Rebirth!!"

This broadcast was like a lighthouse in the darkness.

Countless desperate people began to frantically flock to the outskirts of the city.

however.

Not everyone believes it.

"What Temple of Rebirth? What Buddha?"

"It's definitely a scam! We need to go to the city hall! To the police station!"

"That's right! There are no gods or immortals in this world!"

Some staunch materialists, or those with stubborn personalities, chose to stay put or hide in what they considered a safe basement.

pity.

There is no safe zone in the face of a Class A ghost domain.

Those who do not go to the temple of life, whether hiding in a bank vault or an air-raid shelter, are quickly attacked by the power of the rules.

Their bellies swelled up at the same time.

boom! boom! boom!

A series of muffled cracking sounds echoed throughout the city.

That was the sound of a belly bursting open.

It is also the sound of life passing away.

……

Outside the Temple of Rebirth.

The dark mass of people covered the entire barren mountain like ants.

120,000 people.

This is the last surviving population of Changyang City.

They huddled together in the open space around the temple, trembling, their eyes filled with terror.

And above them.

A faint golden light curtain, like a giant bowl turned upside down, protected the 120,000 people inside.

That was the [Level One Ghost Domain] activated by Lin Chuan.

Although his Level 1 Ghost Domain is not as domineering as his Level 2 Ghost Domain, as long as he narrows the scope of the Ghost Domain and concentrates the power of the rules, he can still barely block the erosion of the 'Vengeful Fetus Ghost'.

"Wow!!"

Occasionally, the cries of a baby could be heard in the darkness outside.

Whenever this happens, Lin Chuan's eerie light screen will tremble violently.

Fortunately, the terrifying power of the rules was filtered by the light barrier and did not directly affect the crowd.

"We survived..."

"Buddha has truly appeared!"

"As long as we're in the temple, we'll be fine!"

"Thank you, Buddha! Thank you, Buddha of Rebirth!!"

This moment.

Everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed frantically towards the direction of the main hall.

Faced with death, these people became even more devout to Lin Chuan, this "Buddha".

[Gained +1 Wishes!]

[Gained +5 Wishes!]

[Gained +10 Wishes!]

【…】

Inside the main hall, Lin Chuan stared at the frantically fluctuating numbers on the panel, his heart completely unmoved.

In the past few days, he has already reaped a total of 100,000 points of wish power!

Normally, it would take several years to accumulate this.

really.

Despair is the best catalyst for faith.

however.

Good times are not long.

On the morning of the fourth day.

Zhao Linfeng, dragging his weary body, found Lin Chuan.

"Buddha..."

His voice was dry and hoarse, and his lips were chapped.

"There's a problem."

"The temple's food and water... are running out."

Lin Chuan's dark stone eyes flickered slightly.

"Aren't there grain reserves in the city?"

"They're all gone." Zhao Linfeng shook his head bitterly.

"The influence of the Ghost Realm is too profound."

"Our food search teams found... all the food was rotten."

"All the water turned into black, corpse-like water."

"The power of that 'vengeful spirit' seems to be corroding all organic matter."

"At the current rate of consumption..."

"Seven days at most."

"These 120,000 people, even if they are not killed by the demons, will all die of thirst and starvation."

A deathly silence fell over the main hall.

Lin Chuan fell silent.

Although he is a strange being, he does not need to eat or drink.

But his followers need it.

If all 120,000 people die, his "leek garden" will be ruined.

and.

Without the source of his willpower, his desire to continue evolving to A-level will be a long way off.

According to the panel, it takes a full five million evolution points to evolve to rank A!

It's a hundred times better than when it evolved to B-level!

"no."

"These 120,000 believers must be saved!!"

Lin Chuan frowned.

"Zhao Linfeng! Listen, I need you to go..."

Soon, Lin Chuan issued an order to Zhao Linfeng.

……

noon.

A special group emerged from the protective glow of the Temple of Rebirth.

The leader.

It was a hunched, coughing, and eerie figure.

That was Lin Chuan's D-level clone... coughing strangely.

Behind it.

It was Zhao Linfeng, wielding a strange knife and with his hair wildly dancing.

There's also Qin Yao, who wields the Demon Hand, and Zhou Kai, who holds the Demon Pen.

And that wailing ghost that was always hanging upside down in mid-air.

Lin Chuan even selected five Night Watchers who could ride F-class monsters to assist him.

This is the strongest fighting force that Changyang City can currently muster.

"Set off."

With a cough, the ghost uttered a low command.

The group stepped into the dead city, where black paper ash was falling everywhere.

At this time, Changyang City had completely changed.

The once bustling streets are now a scene of devastation.

The skyscrapers looked as if they had been weathered by hundreds of years of wind and rain, with the plaster peeling off to reveal the blackened steel bars inside.

The roadside green belt had long since withered, and the trees were twisted and deformed, like withered human hands reaching towards the sky.

The air was filled with a strong stench of decay and blood.

The asphalt on the ground became soft and spongy, and a dark red liquid would seep out when stepped on.

It's like... stepping on rotting flesh.

"This...this is an A-level ghost realm...?"

Qin Yao looked at the scene around him and couldn't help but shiver.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Zhao Linfeng gave him a cold glance and gripped the dagger in his hand even tighter.

"Stay close to 'the Envoy'."

The messenger he spoke of was naturally the coughing ghost walking at the very front.

This clone, which was completely controlled by Lin Chuan, was now radiating D-level rule power, forcefully creating a safe zone in the surrounding strange domain.

The procession moved very slowly.

Their destination is the city center.

According to Lin Chuan's senses, the most massive and evil aura was lurking in the very center of the city.

"Cough cough..."

Sudden.

The coughing man stopped in his tracks.

It turned its head, its cloudy eyes looking at a building by the roadside.

It was a kindergarten that was completely sealed off by barbed wire.

Gaoyu Kindergarten.

"Since I'm passing by, I might as well clean it up."

Lin Chuan's consciousness flowed within the coughing monster's body.

Hidden within this kindergarten is that D-grade "ghost sculpture".

I didn't have time to deal with it before.

Now that we need to resolve the "vengeful spirit," we should naturally kick away this stumbling block on the roadside.

more importantly……

Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.

This D-rank weirdo might be the key to the evolution of the Coughing Monster.

"Go in."

He coughed and waved his hand.

Zhao Linfeng and the others dared not delay and immediately broke through the gate and rushed in.

The kindergarten was quiet.

Dozens of lifelike plaster sculptures are displayed on the playground.

There are little white rabbits, big gray wolves, and several human head sculptures.

But the moment everyone stepped onto the playground...

Swish!

All the sculptures turned their heads in unison.

Dozens of plaster eyes stared intently at the intruder.

"Don't move!"

Zhao Linfeng roared.

As the head of the Bureau of Suppressing Ghosts, he knew very well the rules of this ghost sculpture: if you move around while it is staring at you, you will be petrified!

Everyone froze on the spot.

however.

The coughing monster controlled by Lin Chuan suddenly moved.

It not only moved, but also swaggered over.

"Cough cough! Cough cough cough!!"

A violent coughing fit, carrying a terrifying curse, instantly swept across the surroundings.

Click!Click!

The sculptures that were originally about to launch an attack suddenly developed dense cracks.

Faced with Lin Chuan's control of the D-level coughing monster.

A mere D-grade ghost sculpture is simply not worth mentioning.

Lin Chuan quickly suppressed its true form!

"Lock it up!"

Taking advantage of the moment the sculpture was suppressed, Lin Chuan controlled the coughing monster to call out to Zhao Linfeng.

Zhao Linfeng reacted quickly, throwing out a specially made golden body bag and putting it inside the "clown sculpture" that was the source.

"Done."

After cleaning up the ghost sculpture.

The procession continued forward.

Half an hour later.

They arrived at the department store in the southern part of the city.

Here dwells another Class D eerie creature—the Ghost Alarm Clock.

"Ring ring—"

As soon as I approached the building, a rapid alarm clock rang.

Time seemed to have gone awry at that moment.

One of the night watchmen walking behind suddenly aged at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Hair turned white, skin became dry and withered.

In just a few seconds, it turned into a dried-up corpse and lay on the ground.

"Watch out, everyone!!"

Zhao Linfeng's expression changed drastically.

The ringing of the eerie alarm clock can speed up the flow of time.

If a living creature hears its alarm, it will quickly grow old and die.

However, its rule-making ability is completely harmless to Lin Chuan.

Because the eerie itself is immortal and indestructible.

"Swallow it."

Lin Chuan controlled the coughing monster and rushed directly into the building.

Under the protection of his B-level body's rules.

The coughing ghost ignored the eerie alarm sound and grabbed the black alarm clock on the counter.

sizzle...

The alarm clock vibrated wildly in the coughing ghost's hand, trying to break free.

But then the coughing monster's chest suddenly split open, as if forming a huge mouth, and shoved the alarm clock inside.

belch.

With a strange swallowing sound.

The aura emanating from the coughing ghost surged once again!

It not only incorporates the puzzle of an alarm clock, but also subtly grasps a trace of the power of time's rules.

"very good."

"Now, even if we encounter a C-level or even a B-level monster, we can fight it head-on."

Lin Chuan was satisfied.

The group then continued their journey.

The closer you get to the city center, the more terrifying the surrounding scenery becomes.

What was originally a decaying building has now begun to "grow flesh".

The wall was covered with a thick, dark red membrane that was still pulsating rhythmically.

It's like... walking inside the guts of some giant creature.

And the most chilling thing is...

It's those "things".

On the walls, on the streetlights, on the dead tree branches...

Grayish-white figures crawled everywhere.

That was the clone of the vengeful spirit.

But they are no longer just in the form of infants.

There are monsters with the heads of babies but the bodies of adults.

There are deformed children whose bodies are covered with arms and who crawl like spiders.

There were even fleshy lumps with several faces.

Densely packed.

Thousands upon thousands.

When Zhao Linfeng and the others stepped into this area.

Swish!

All the "vengeful fetuses" stopped wriggling at the same time.

Countless pairs of pitch-black eyes, without any whites, turned around in unison.

He stared intently at them.

No sound.

No action was taken.

He just stared at it intently.

This silent gaze is more devastating than a frenzied roar.

"Gulp..."

Zhou Kai swallowed hard, his hand trembling as he held the treacherous pen.

"Old Zhao...do we really want to get involved with these things?"

"This...this is way too much..."

Zhao Linfeng's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Even though he was an E-level Ghost Master who had experienced countless trials and tribulations, he still felt a sense of despair in the face of so many strange phenomena.

"Don't panic."

Lin Chuan's icy voice emanated from the coughing monster's body.

"These are all just clones..."

"We just need to find the source and detain them."

"These clones will naturally disappear as well."

Lin Chuan's gaze pierced through the obstacles and landed on the landmark building in the city center... Changyang Building.

There, it was shrouded in the thickest, darkest fog.

He could sense it.

The true form of that A-grade vengeful spirit is right there.

However, Lin Chuan was also very clear about this.

With their team alone, trying to force their way into that nest and kill an A-level monster is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Even if he were to arrive in person, on the opponent's home turf, his chances of winning would probably be no more than 30%.

"We must bring it out."

"Bring it to my home turf."

"Lead it to within one mile of the Temple of Rebirth!"

Only within the coverage area of the [Second Layer of Ghostly Domain] can Lin Chuan be relatively confident in using the tenfold amplified power of the rules to suppress this A-level ghost!

but.

This vengeful spirit doesn't seem to be very active.

It remained hidden in its nest, only allowing its clones to roam outside, without actually moving.

"We need bait."

"A bait large enough to drive it crazy and make it rush out recklessly."

Lin Chuan's gaze swept over the people around him.

Zhao Linfeng?

No, I'm too weak. The Vengeful Spirit might not even be interested in me.

Qin Yao? Zhou Kai?

That won't work either.

A ghostly cry?

Or not.

finally.

Lin Chuan's gaze fell on the coughing ghost.

At the same time, their gazes fell on the alarm clock ghost that the coughing ghost had just swallowed, and... the golden bag containing the "ghost sculpture" in Zhao Linfeng's hand.

"Among the bizarre, they can devour each other and grow stronger."

"For an A-grade vengeful spirit, three D-grade monsters are quite a temptation."

"But that's not enough."

"We also need a little... special seasoning."

Lin Chuan's consciousness stirred slightly.

He looked at the five trembling F-rank night patrolmen in the group.

A cruel plan took shape in his mind.

"Zhao Linfeng".

Lin Chuan's voice echoed in Zhao Linfeng's mind, cold and devoid of any warmth.

"Let those five night watchmen act as bait for me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Linfeng was taken aback, and then abruptly turned to look at his five colleagues.

"I need them to be parasitized."

"Then, just as the vengeful spirit's clones are about to burst out of my body... I will have the coughing ghost carry them back to the Temple of Rebirth."

Lin Chuan's plan was practically to send those five people to their deaths.

Zhao Linfeng's hand holding the treacherous knife trembled.

Although those five people weren't very familiar with each other, they were, after all, colleagues who fought side by side.

Just half an hour ago, they were encouraging each other, saying they wanted to get back alive.

But he also knew.

This is the only way.

For the sake of the survival of the 120,000 people at the Temple of Rebirth.

For the sake of this city's vitality.

Some people... must be sacrificed.

"sorry……"

Zhao Linfeng closed his eyes, and a single, cloudy tear slid down his cheek.

next second.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with only determination and ruthlessness.

"You five! Take off your paranormal protective suits!! Then, go ahead and clear the way!"

"Wh...what?!"

The five night patrolmen stared at Zhao Linfeng in disbelief.

"Captain Zhao... are you crazy?!"

"Without these protective suits, we'll die instantly!!"

"Do as I say if you don't want to die!!"

Qin Yao and Zhou Kai also realized what had happened; they had also received a telepathic message from Lin Chuan!

At this moment, although they felt reluctant, they immediately revealed their cunning hands and cunning pens, blocking the five people's escape route.

Under the threat of death.

The five night patrolmen had no choice but to take off their protective suits in despair.

sizzle...

Without the protection of their supernatural protective suits, the moment their skin came into contact with the ashes in the air, their bellies swelled up at an alarming rate, like inflating balloons.

"Aaaaaah!!"

The screams echoed through the sky.

The "vengeful spirit clones" that had been staring intently at everyone around them became even more agitated.

They smelled the scent of new life.

And just then...

The top of the Changyang Building, shrouded in black mist.

Suddenly, a deafening baby's cry rang out.

"Wow!!!"

The voice was eerie and ominous, filled with extreme greed!

"run!!"

Lin Chuan controlled the coughing monster, grabbed the five night patrolmen whose bellies were about to burst, and ran away!

Zhao Linfeng and the others followed closely behind, fleeing frantically.