Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

On the streets of the small town.

Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, as if some enormous creature was slowly approaching.

Xiao He simply stood there calmly, his eyes fixed on the end of the street, where a huge dark shadow was slowly "moving" toward him.

The shadowy figure was enormous, almost occupying the width of the entire street. Although from a distance it looked like a person, as Xiao He got closer, he realized that it was not strictly a shadow, but a "green shadow".

Because the opponent's skin was green all over, like damp moss covering those firm and powerful muscles that seemed to be forged from rock.

Moreover, this "green shadow" is inlaid with various seemingly expensive minerals. Some of the minerals are blood red, like fresh blood; some are deep blue, like stars in the night sky; and some are bright yellow, shimmering with an alluring luster.

From a distance, it looks exactly like a moving mine.

As this "green shadow" moved, the entire ground seemed to emit a series of low rumbling sounds due to its enormous size.

The streets of the entire town seemed to tremble, and the dilapidated houses on both sides of the streets were on the verge of collapse.

Perhaps due to its enormous size, "Green Shadow" moved very slowly, making it look like a giant snail slowly inching along. Even so, its imposing presence was quite astonishing.

After an unknown amount of time, the "green shadow" finally "moved" to Xiao He's side.

Only now did Xiao He realize that the large, fat creature in front of him, with short thighs and arms and eyes that were almost invisible when squinted like blood-red gemstones, was one of the town's residents, a nightmare.

At first, Xiao He thought it was the ability of one of the town's residents, after all, he had been to the town so many times and had never seen a nightmare of such a huge size.

And it was the other person who uttered those deep, hoarse words, "What kind of request is not excessive?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao He did not ask any further questions, such as the other party's name or abilities.

Given the current situation, it's already quite good that someone showed up at all.

So he simply replied with one sentence.

"That depends on what your request is."

This ambiguous answer made the "green mine"-like monster in front of it narrow its already small eyes, and a thoughtful look flashed in its ruby-like pupils, as if it was thinking about what kind of request to make.

Just as Xiao He was waiting for the answer to the "green mine" in front of him, Sister Lisa, who was hiding in the shadows, also recognized his identity.

"Gondor? How did it get out?"

Sister Lisa stared intently at the man she called Gondor, her eyes flashing with shock and her face filled with astonishment.

While Gondor may not be one of the most powerful nightmares in town, it is certainly the largest.

For this reason, Gondor usually stays in its dwelling and rarely comes out. Only when it is its turn to "hunt" will this behemoth emerge from the cage that confines it all day.

"They must have been starving for a long time. Haven't you noticed how thin Gondor has become?"

Just then, Father Barth's voice slowly rang out.

Sister Lisa was intrigued upon hearing this and began to carefully observe Gondor's physique. She then discovered that he had indeed become much "thinner" than before.

Although the nightmares in the town do not die from hunger, the nightmare of Gondor gradually emaciates as "food" becomes scarce, which is why it adopts a hibernation-like state of "staying indoors".

Upon realizing this, Sister Lisa suddenly understood.

No wonder she always felt that Gondor no longer looked so large and majestic, but rather somewhat "worn out"—it turned out that he had been tormented by a long period of hunger.

It's important to know that even in a dormant state, energy is still required, although the process is relatively slow.

Just as Father Barth and Sister Lisa were discussing Gondor's arrival, on the other side, the "negotiation" between Gondor and Xiao He officially began.

Don't let Gondor's massive size fool you into thinking it's a nightmare that's all muscle and no brains.

In fact, Gondor's mind was no less sharp than Father Barth's.

Based on Xiao He's actions just now, it had already deduced that the reason he did this was to recruit manpower in the town, just like Tina and Fred did before.

Although Gondor spends most of its time in hibernation, it can obtain information from the "earth" whenever it wakes up, so there is no such thing as "being behind on information".

Therefore, it naturally knew that if it went out with the other party, it would become the other party's subordinate.

It doesn't want to sell itself just to satisfy some cravings.

So, after much deliberation, Gondor decided to settle for second best and send his clone out with the other party.

"A clone?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao He's expression immediately froze.

These two words reminded him of Crow Serx.

Before falling asleep, the other party also created a clone, a shadow clone, to follow him.

At first, he thought that creating clones was a very "basic" ability. It wasn't until later that he realized that while the ability to create clones was indeed basic, not every clone could have an independent consciousness like Raven Sorcus's shadow clone.

Therefore, Xiao He was very suspicious of the other party's ability to create clones.

Upon hearing this, Gondor didn't hesitate and immediately activated his power.

next second.

Gondor's breathing became rapid, and his muscular body, which resembled a mine, began to tremble slightly.

Suddenly, its body seemed to be torn apart by a tremendous force, splitting into two halves before Xiao He's eyes, and displaying itself in a breathtaking visual effect.

One side of Gondor's body rapidly extended to the left, while the other side extended to the right. In the process, its muscles and the minerals embedded in them separated piece by piece, as if a huge sculpture was being cut open by an invisible blade, or as if two surging tides were rapidly separating until they were completely separated from each other, forming two identical figures.

As the split was completed, the two Gondors, who could not distinguish whether they were the original or the clone, immediately stood still, staring at Xiao He and each other.

The two Gondor after the split were much smaller than their original massive form. Although they both inherited the appearance and aura of the Gondor, they appeared more "lean".

The muscle lines on the surface are almost clearly visible, and each muscle seems to be full of power. Whether it is the face or the body, the two Gondor after the split are almost identical, as if they are copies of each other.

At this moment, unable to distinguish which was the main body and which was the clone, Gangdu turned their heads and looked at Xiao He at the same time, their eyes revealing a meaningful light.

Immediately afterwards, two identical voices rang out at the same time.

"This is one of my abilities, splitting. Although the clones will be smaller and their abilities and strength will be weaker, they will definitely show my sincerity."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He stroked his chin and began to examine the two identical fellows from head to toe. After a short while, he discovered the difference between the two.

Those are eyes!

One of the creatures had only one eye that resembled a blood-red gem, while the other looked like an inconspicuous gray stone.

"You guessed right."

At this moment, Gondor's true form seemed to have also seen the meaning in Xiao He's eyes, and immediately pointed to his clone and said, "This is indeed my clone."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He nodded silently, and after pondering for a moment, he also made a request.

"I want to inspect the goods first."

Upon hearing this, Gondor remained silent for a moment, seemingly worried that Xiao He might "smuggle goods and abscond".

However, after thinking about it, it finally said something.

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao He walked up to his clone, gently placed his palm on the clone's body, closed his eyes, and silently prayed for success.

The next moment, a black light suddenly flashed and quickly spread from Xiao He's palm to the entire body of his clone.

In an instant, the air around the clone seemed to be torn apart by a force, forming a black energy vortex, and the clone's body began to gradually dissipate and become ethereal, eventually turning into a black card that floated in Xiao He's palm.

Of course, as mentioned before, apart from Xiao He, no one else can see the existence of the strange cards.

Therefore, in Gondor, with Father Barth, Sister Lisa, and many other hidden eyes watching from the shadows, Xiao He only lightly touched Gondor's clone, and the clone vanished instantly.

At the same time, Gondor, who had been watching this scene, changed his expression slightly. He could feel that the connection between himself and his clone had disappeared.

However, it quickly regained its composure and waited for Xiao He's reply.

After receiving the strange card, Xiao He merely glanced at the words "Gondor's Doppelganger" written on it, smiled slightly, and said something.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

It was at this moment that Xiao He learned the other party's name—Gandor.

Upon hearing this, Gondor smiled slightly, but the sharp, rock-like teeth he revealed when he smiled were quite unsettling.

"I've given you what you wanted, but what about what I asked for?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao He patted his chest and replied, "Don't worry, after I get out, I guarantee I'll bring in a few wicked, murderous, and arsonist bastards."

This was the deal between Gondor and Xiao He.

Xiao He needed manpower, so Gondor "cut off his own body" and gave it to him.

Gondor needed "food," so Xiao He promised to send in a few "people" after he left.

After all, nightmares are the food of these nightmares.

Of course, strictly speaking, these nightmares feed on the "souls" of these people.

It turns out that when Xiao He tried to develop a "combined ability" using the Dream Painting and Nightmare Statue, he was discovered by the people in the town, even though he tried to do so discreetly.

Such news naturally spread like wildfire, and eventually almost everyone in the town knew that Xiao He was able to "voluntarily" send people out from outside.

This isn't a gift; it's practically food!

Of course, the people in the town know, but they certainly won't stop it.

After all, this is a good thing.

No outsiders have entered the town for a long time.

This also resulted in them being hungry for a long time.

However, the townspeople were well aware that Xiao He would not give these outsiders to them for no reason.

Therefore, Gondor could not resist the temptation of food and made a deal with Xiao He by using his clone.

And it wasn't a one-time transaction.

Xiao He wanted to send a stranger in to it every now and then.

As for the specific interval and the exact number of outsiders, that was up to Xiao He.

As the transaction concluded, Gondor departed. Just when Xiao He thought Gondor's appearance was already an unexpected gain, a roaring sound of hooves suddenly came from the other end of the street, shaking the ground once again.

"Why are you here again?"

Just as Xiao He was wondering why these people always made such a grand entrance, he looked in the direction from which the sound came.

A figure was seen rushing towards them at high speed; it seemed to be... a man on horseback?

Or perhaps a knight?

As the horse galloped forward, the knight arrived before Xiao He.

As the heavily armored black horse came to a halt on the street, kicking up a cloud of dust and displaying an aura of charging and fighting, Xiao He was surprised to find that the rider was not wearing armor, but only an ancient garment.

However, Xiao He noticed that the knight's sharp eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the intense, almost tangible, killing intent could almost penetrate one's soul.

Although Xiao He knew in his heart that the killing intent in the knight's eyes was not directed at him, it still made him feel a chill in his heart.

Just then, the knight slowly spoke, his deep voice revealing a sense of vicissitude and hatred.

"My armor has been stolen."

"It was stolen by an outsider like you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He listened carefully and still discerned a deep sense of helplessness amidst the complex tone of his voice.

After a moment of silence, Xiao He tentatively asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Upon hearing this, the knight's murderous intent lessened slightly. He lowered his head slightly, looked at Xiao He, and spoke in a heavy and solemn voice.

"I know you can help me get out, and I know what the price will be, but I must personally snap that thief's neck and let him know what the consequences will be for stealing a knight's armor."