Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

In the silent ruins of the neighborhood.

Xiao He, wearing a clown mask, stood quietly in place.

But if someone stood in front of him, they would see a glint of madness in his eyes.

This is the second time he has worn the clown mask.

Although every time I put on this mask, I am affected by the consciousness hidden inside it.

"But the feeling of having control over that power is really great!"

This is what Xiao He is thinking at this moment.

Long before he made the decision to come to the neighborhood to snag a bargain, he knew he would definitely have to use the "Clown's Mask" card. This was not only because the card was his strongest asset so far, but also because using it would allow him to effectively conceal his identity.

Although Xiao He can continuously acquire new identities through possession, once the Alliance sets its sights on his current identity, it will inevitably affect his next possession attempt.

Once someone puts on the clown mask, no one will know what their face looks like underneath.

Thinking of this, Xiao He put aside his thoughts. With a slight flick of his finger, the throwing knife that had just been sent out seemed to be summoned by something and flew directly back into his hand.

Then, he lowered his head, looked at the strange corpse of the man on the ground, and unconsciously let out a cold laugh.

After a cold laugh, Xiao He instantly realized what was happening, and then looked speechless.

He was once again influenced by the will within the mask.

He had only thought that he had found something strange as soon as he entered the community, and he subconsciously wanted to smile with satisfaction, but who would have thought that what came out was a chilling laugh.

Xiao He sighed.

This force is good, but the side effects are quite significant.

Thinking of this, Xiao He stopped thinking about it and slowly walked forward, preparing to turn the strange corpse of the monster into a card. But at this moment, the strange corpse of the monster began to turn into ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon after, all that was left on the ground was a pile of ashes that looked like wood that had been burned to ashes and a broken and rusty kitchen knife.

Xiao He raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.

He quickly squatted down and gently touched the kitchen knife with his fingers. Sure enough, the next second, with a flash of black light, a card surrounded by black energy slowly appeared in his palm.

[A worn-out kitchen knife]

Category: Ghostly Objects

Rating: One Star

Quality: Normal

Ability: No matter how skilled you are in kung fu, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife. As long as you hold this kitchen knife, you will have a strong physique and amazing reaction speed.

Side effect: The more you kill, the lower your IQ becomes, eventually turning you into a mindless, instinct-driven servant of the sword.

Note: The old kitchen knife is one of the failed creations of the Butcher. Its ability is to grant the user a strong physique and amazing reflexes. It can also heal its own injuries by harming others. However, the price is that after the user kills to a certain extent, it will become the Butcher's servant and turn into a monster with no eyes or nose, only a mouth. It is said that the monster looks like this so that it can better help the Butcher dispose of garbage.

"Butcher! Servant?"

Xiao He was taken aback.

He never expected that the strange and eerie person he had been fighting with for so long was actually just a servant who ate garbage.

What Xiao He was even more concerned about was that if a poorly crafted kitchen knife could create a one-star monster, then what kind of monster could a successfully crafted kitchen knife create?

"I wonder if this killer is the same person as the killer I got from the previous card draw."

Xiao He thought to himself.

He remembered that when he drew the card "The Mask of the Clown," he also drew the card "The Butcher's Chainsaw."

However, as things stand, the two are not closely related. After all, one is a kitchen knife and the other is a chainsaw, and they could not possibly have been made by the same person.

Xiao He, who was deep in thought, suddenly frowned and looked up at a certain direction shrouded in black mist.

He felt a strong sense of fear in that direction.

Since putting on the clown mask, Xiao He's perception has increased several times over. Not only that, he can also directly feel the emotion of fear.

Fear is the clown's food, and also a crucial prerequisite for Xiao He to remove his mask.

Only by absorbing enough power of fear can Xiao He prevent the evil will within the mask from taking over his soul.

"With such a dense aura of fear, how many people must be in that direction!"

After expressing his feelings, Xiao He turned the hanging ghost who was just standing by into a card again, and then put away the card [Old Kitchen Knife].

He didn't choose to sacrifice the card, even though he really wanted to see what kind of card he would get after sacrificing it. But he had a feeling that the card might have other uses in the future.

With that thought in mind, Xiao He put aside his thoughts and immediately headed towards the direction from which the power of fear was coming.

Only humans could exude such intense and pure fear, and the only thing that could evoke such fear in so many people is something eerie.

at the same time.

Inside a building in the ruins of the residential area, Han Cen and Shen Yuanliang were arguing about something, even though they both knew that such an argument might attract the strange things hidden in the fog.

"If you hadn't organized this event, how would we have ended up trapped in this horrible place!" Shen Yuanliang roared at Han Cen, his trembling voice revealing a mix of fear and anger.

"Nobody wants this to happen. Instead of blaming me, you should think of a way to survive." Han Cen replied calmly. Although he was trying his best to control his emotions, you could see from his flickering eyes that he was also filled with terror.

That was the fear of the "mysterious fog".

Those who were extremely familiar with strange events naturally recognized the black mist that suddenly appeared around them as the legendary mist that led to another world.

After discovering the strange fog, the group immediately chose to return the way they came, but it was too late. The path they had come from had already disappeared, leaving only a dark and eerie fog.

Finally, at Han Cen's suggestion, the group had no choice but to risk continuing forward, searching for a glimmer of hope in the ruins of the neighborhood that were faintly visible in the eerie fog.

"Only by finding allies can we have a chance to survive."

Han Cen said with a gloomy expression.

In his view, since they were trapped in the eerie fog, the allied armed forces that had been stationed in the community should also be trapped in the fog, just like them. Only by finding each other and getting their protection could they get out of the fog alive.

Han Cen believed that, given their identities, they would certainly receive the protection of the alliance.

Thinking of this, he ignored Shen Yuanliang, who was still yelling at him, and turned to look at Feng Qian and Du Yushan, who were trembling and embracing each other.

At this moment, the two girls in the two teams were both pale-faced, their eyes filled with fear.

Although they were very enthusiastic about exploring strange events, when they actually faced the eerie, a deep sense of fear still arose in their hearts.

Especially when they saw Huang Zong, who was in the group, being slashed more than a dozen times by the strange creature in order to hold it off and buy time for everyone to escape, the fear shot straight to their heads, making them shudder.

"Feng Qian, Zi Shan, are you still able to walk? We need to find the Alliance Armed Forces in the community quickly so we can get out alive."

Just as Du Zishan was trembling as she recalled what had happened that day, Han Cen's voice suddenly entered her ears.

She looked up absently at Han Cen, who was walking towards her with a concerned expression, and replied in a voice trembling with tears, "I...I can still walk."

Although my legs feel a little weak, it doesn't affect my ability to walk normally, it just might make me walk a little slower.

"Me too."

Feng Qian, nestled in Du Zishan's arms, looked up at Han Cen and gave the same reply.

After listening to their conversation, Han Cen nodded, then walked over to Huang Yi, who was standing silently to the side, patted her shoulder, and comforted her, "I will always remember your brother's sacrifice. Once we get out of here safely, I will give you an extra settlement allowance."

Hearing Han Cen's words, Huang Yi remained silent with his head down. Although his face was expressionless and he seemed indifferent to the death of his brother Huang Zong, only Han Cen, who knew the two brothers well, knew that the person who was most heartbroken by Huang Zong's death was Huang Yi.

Huang Zong and Huang Yi are orphans and have relied on each other since childhood, making a living by scavenging garbage.

Perhaps it was destined that the two would have a change of fortune. While scavenging for trash, they unexpectedly found a martial arts manual left over from the Martial Era. With this martial arts manual obtained by chance, the two accidentally mastered some skills and became Ming Jin martial artists.

Relying on their martial arts skills, the two went from being underground gang thugs to becoming bodyguards who can now appear in public, which can be considered as a leap in social class.

However, the two never expected that such a change would occur in a place that was supposed to be just a formality, accompanying those rich young masters and ladies to the place where they were killed by the Alliance in a bizarre way.

Although both of them had come from a life of danger and were used to witnessing death, when it came to the moment of life and death, they still had an indescribable feeling in their hearts.

After a long silence, Huang Yi slowly nodded and said in a calm tone, "Don't worry, I will keep our promise."

Having been involved in underground activities for many years, Huang Yi immediately saw through the other party's ulterior motives.

Upon hearing this, Han Cen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He worried that if Huang Yi abandoned everyone and left alone because of Huang Zong's death, their chances of survival would be greatly reduced.

After all, after Huang Zong's death, Huang Yi was the one with the highest combat strength among them. Without his protection, they probably wouldn't have survived until they found the Alliance Armed Forces.

To put it bluntly, whether we can even make it through today is still uncertain.

Thinking of this, Han Cen couldn't help but sigh.

I originally thought this was just a normal adventure to find some bargains, but I never expected to be so unlucky as to encounter the eerie fog.

At this moment, Shen Yuanliang, having vented his resentment, calmed down. He then walked over to Han Cen and asked about his next plans.

"What should we do next?"

Shen Yuanliang was noticeably calmer, but his eyes still revealed the same fear as everyone else's.

Upon hearing this, Han Cen thought about it carefully.

Before he arrived, he had already memorized the entire community's map, and with the help of previous Alliance news reports, he knew that the Alliance armed forces were stationed in the community's central square.

In this perilous place, Han Cen believed that the other side would not easily relocate their base.

"Go to the central square, the Alliance armed forces will definitely be there," Han Cen replied.

Although the neighborhood shrouded in eerie fog has become different from usual, and in some places it can even be said to be completely different, some of the main roads are still the same. As long as you follow the main road, you will definitely reach the central square.

After hearing Han Cen's words, everyone stopped hesitating and, after calming their chaotic emotions, hurriedly and carefully followed the dilapidated road covered with moss and stones to find the Alliance Armed Forces.

But what they didn't know was that the people in the alliance weren't having an easy time either.