Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

Black fog shrouded the city streets, like a thick black veil, exuding an eerie atmosphere that sent chills down one's spine.

At this moment, Xiao He, whose arm had transformed into a flesh-and-blood blade, slowly emerged from the black mist. The blade of the flesh-and-blood blade emitted a faint red light within the pitch-black mist, as if it contained endless killing intent.

His appearance not only intensified the chilling atmosphere around them, but also instilled a sense of fear in the ghosts who were attacking the hanged ghost.

That last strike not only killed one of the outermost ghosts, but also shattered the courage of all the other ghosts.

At this moment, Xiao He was staring intently at the eerie ghosts that seemed to be retreating gradually because of his appearance, his eyes flashing with sharp killing intent.

When he saw that several other bizarre corpses beside the hanged ghost had been devoured beyond recognition, a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

Good heavens, these bizarre corpses are all "trophies" he finally managed to acquire! Although Jack was the one who did most of the work.

Upon realizing this, Xiao He's eyes narrowed.

In order to avoid being discovered by Jack, who was following him, he had to finish the fight quickly.

the other side.

Upon seeing Xiao He's appearance, the evil spirits roared angrily, their piercing cries tearing through the dark night sky.

However, Xiao He knew very well that these ghosts were trying to use anger to mask their fear of him.

What he couldn't understand was why these ghosts would do this.

However, due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't have time to think much and immediately raised his flesh-and-blood blade, lunging at the cruel and ferocious ghosts.

He seemed to transform into a black shadow, swiftly weaving through the horde of evil spirits. As his flesh-and-blood blade sliced ​​through the air, it was accompanied not only by a sharp, chilling whistling sound but also by a curved blade of light that tore through the black mist.

With each swing of his blade, an evil spirit would be cleaved in two, eventually dissipating into a wisp of black smoke or merging into the surrounding black mist. These ghosts let out mournful howls before they died.

Next, with his extremely agile movements, he quickly moved through the horde of evil spirits, smashing them one by one.

In an instant, blades flashed through the black mist, like a phantom, seemingly scattering the evil spirits in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the evil spirits were also terrified by Xiao He, the god of death, and huddled together in fear like frightened wild animal cubs. However, a few ghosts tried to retreat and get away from this one-sided battlefield of slaughter.

However, without exception, all the lone ghosts were relentlessly hunted down by Xiao He. He wielded his flesh-and-blood blade without mercy, slicing an evil spirit into pieces.

Upon seeing this, some of the less intelligent ghosts huddled together, fearing that Xiao He would turn his butcher's knife on them.

Xiao He had his own reasons for doing this. Although he was several times stronger than the ghosts present, the number of ghosts was the opposite of their strength. In order to wipe them out in one fell swoop, he had to "gather" them together.

And fear is the best whip, which brought these lamb-like ghosts together.

Of course, there is another reason for doing this.

Soon, the ghosts who had abandoned their wives and children and only thought about escaping were gone. Only a few dozen trembling ghosts were left huddled together, seemingly trying to keep warm.

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao He slowly put down the flesh-and-blood blade in his hand. He then glanced at the "ghost group" and walked over to the dying hanged ghost.

He was so busy looking at his spoils that he neglected this loyal subordinate.

He looked at the other's injuries, sensed the other's aura, and through their connection, he vaguely knew that the Hanging Ghost was now seriously injured.

Although its body was not completely devoured by the ghosts, most of its eerie power ended up in their bellies.

It will take at least ten days to half a month to recover from the injury.

Thinking of this, Xiao He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "What should we do next?"

Without the Hanging Ghost as a tool, who will clean up the spoils for him next?

It's no wonder that business owners don't want their employees to "rest," because if employees "rest," who will make money for them?

However, since things have come to this point, we must at least collect those strange corpses first.

Thinking of this, and also of Jack who was about to arrive, Xiao He quickly walked to the side of those strange corpses and transformed all the spoils of war into strange cards.

Swish!

As streaks of black light flashed, one after another, the strange corpses vanished into thin air, leaving only cards shrouded in black mist floating in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, Xiao He immediately had an idea and instantly took all of these strange cards.

Then, he looked at the hanging ghost who was slowly recovering from his injuries and instructed, "Find a safe place to hide and come back to me after you've recovered."

After receiving Xiao He's order, the Hanging Ghost nodded slightly, then slowly disappeared into the black mist, dragging its heavily injured body.

Rather than turning the Hanged Ghost back into a Mysterious Card to heal its injuries, the best option now is to let it find a safe place in the black mist to heal.

The power of the surrounding eerie mist grew stronger, and in this environment, the strange creature recovered from its injuries even faster.

Shortly after the hanged ghost left, a petite figure appeared in the black mist.

The visitor was none other than Jack.

To avoid being caught up by Jack so quickly, Xiao He had deliberately taken a detour. Plus, Jack's short legs meant he couldn't run fast, which is why he arrived so slowly.

"This is......"

Jack, who had broken through the black fog, stared at the huddled, trembling ghosts not far away and was momentarily stunned.

If he wasn't mistaken or misremembering, the ghosts' attire seemed to be from some old horror movie.

However, that's not the focus right now.

If he wasn't mistaken, the thing that had been staring at them not long ago seemed to be these ghosts.

Strictly speaking, these ghosts are actually a kind of soul-level creature within the realm of the supernatural.

The reason Jack became a monster was, strictly speaking, also due to the influence of a certain strange soul, which is why he is so sensitive to the power of the soul.

This is why Xiao He didn't feel like he was being watched by something before, but Jack did.

But what Jack couldn't understand was that Xiao He had said he couldn't feel this power from the soul, so how did he discover the strangeness of these ghosts?

However, just as Jack was looking puzzled, Xiao He, who had already noticed his appearance, flashed a strange glint in his eyes.

He left these ghosts behind so that he could "cover up the lie".

After all, the reason he left the "team" earlier was because he discovered something strange. If Jack didn't find anything strange when he arrived, then some things would be hard to explain.

Now that Jack has arrived and seen the ghosts, they're no longer of any use.

Thinking of this, Xiao He stared at the ghost group not far away, smiled coldly, and then suddenly raised the flesh-and-blood blade in his hand. The blade emitted a faint blood-red light in the dark environment, and then slashed fiercely at the ghosts.

Seeing this, the evil spirit at the front let out a roar of anger mixed with fear, and then rushed madly towards Xiao He. However, this was just a moth drawn to a flame.

The next instant, a blood-red blade of light flashed in the darkness, seemingly containing the power to destroy everything, and then it slashed fiercely down at the ghosts.

......

After a while, only Xiao He and Jack remained alive in the surrounding area.

Standing behind Xiao He, Jack watched as the former's arm slowly withdrew from its state of flesh and blood blades before walking slowly to his side and asking with a puzzled look, "The location of these ghosts seems to be... different from the direction of our mission."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He slowly lowered his head and glanced at Jack.

He understood the meaning behind the other person's words.

What they're really trying to say is that their mission is to go to that hospital, not to deal with the endless weirdness in this city streets teeming with strange occurrences.

It wouldn't be a problem to take care of a few monsters while traveling, but deliberately taking a detour to eliminate them seems a bit... too deliberate.

Thinking this, Xiao He knew that the other party had become suspicious. Of course, not the kind of suspicion that comes from being caught doing something wrong, but rather...

"Our mission is to go to a hospital to support the Ghost Keepers there, but... there's no rule on when we're supposed to get there."

Xiao He calmly said without expression, "Besides, the current situation is different from usual."

"The entire coastal area is now shrouded in eerie fog, and the fog is getting stronger and stronger, with more and more strange things appearing inside. Not to mention how long it would take to walk on foot, just encountering some unexpected situations would take a lot of time. By the time we finally get to that hospital, we might not even need to come to help."

Upon hearing Xiao He's words, Jack immediately fell into deep thought.

He seemed to be beginning to understand Xiao He's thoughts and actions.

To put it bluntly, they felt that the hospital was too dangerous, so they preferred to spend time dealing with the strange occurrences on the street rather than spending time going to provide assistance.

Even Jack wavered at the thought.

Like Xiao He, he was a Ghost Master recruited from the common people by the Ghost Night Division, rather than one trained internally.

The reason he was willing to work for Guiye Si was simply for two words: profit.

Of course, at first he just wanted to restore himself from a bear-like appearance to a human-like appearance.

After a moment of contemplation, Jack didn't directly express his thoughts, but instead...

"So, which way do we go now?"

Jack looked up at Xiao He.

Ultimately, unless faced with enormous profits, no one would be willing to gamble their life on a dangerous mission for which they know nothing.

Upon hearing this, Xiao He immediately understood and smiled, "Naturally, we should head towards the hospital."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction the two had come from.

This direction is indeed towards the hospital, but how long it takes to walk from here to the hospital is unknown.

......

Meanwhile, at the hospital where Xiao He and Jack were on their mission, Bat, Hunter, and Coyote had already entered the depths of the hospital.

The emergency lights in the corridor flickered incessantly, and water dripped continuously from the ceiling, making the entire corridor wet. In this somewhat dark and desolate corridor, the heartbeats and footsteps of the three bats echoed in the quiet and eerie environment, sounding particularly clear.

Although the lead bat didn't carry any lighting equipment, it could still accurately avoid the abandoned medical equipment on the ground in the dim environment, without even looking at the ground. Even the coyote at the back seemed to walk casually, relying on its sense of the ground. Only the hunter in the middle walked carefully with every step.

There's nothing we can do; this pile of things on the ground has absolutely no soul.

However, thanks to her mastery of the Deception, the Hunter did not fall down like some frail girls in movies.

Just then, eerie, faint sounds suddenly came from the rooms on both sides of the corridor and from the ends of both sides, as if something was crawling.

"That thing has been following us for a long time."

At that moment, the hunter's voice suddenly rang in the mind of the bat walking at the front.

This is one of the other party's abilities; they can transmit their voice through their soul. However, this ability has a drawback: the range cannot be too far.

"I know now is not the time to take action."

The bat calmly replied, "At least that thing hasn't made the first move."

"What if that thing makes a move and we're all gone?"

At that moment, the coyote's voice also appeared in the bat's mind.

This is not because hyenas also possess the ability to transmit their thoughts through the soul, but rather because the hunter's ability can cover several people at the same time.

"No, if that thing really had such an ability, it wouldn't just be following us."

The bat calmly analyzed the situation.

"Maybe that thing is preparing some amazing move."

The hyena murmured.

Suddenly, a cold, howling sound echoed through the corridor, as if something terrifying was approaching.

The three people who noticed the commotion immediately stopped and stared warily in one direction in the darkness.

A few seconds later, a pale shadow gradually emerged from the darkness, its eyes filled with twisted evil.