Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

"Damn it, they all deserve to die..."

The ghost's sudden change seemed to have aroused the princess doll again.

Suddenly, the princess doll's eyes widened, and it began muttering something that seemed to be filled with endless resentment. Its body trembled slightly, and a chilling howl emanated from within it, a sound like the screams and wails of a thousand demons, unsettling the mind.

As the howl rang out, an invisible shockwave of soul energy instantly spread outwards from the princess doll, sweeping in all directions like a whirlwind.

"It hurts so much."

The Spider-Man and Xiao He, struck by the shockwave, immediately felt excruciating pain in their heads, as if pierced by steel needles. Unable to withstand this force that directly impacted their souls, they could only clutch their heads and grit their teeth in frustration.

However, unlike the Spider Man who was still affected by this soul power, the feeling of steel needles piercing Xiao He's mind suddenly receded like a tide for some reason.

"Huh? It doesn't hurt anymore?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Xiao He's eyes.

However, when he glanced at the Spider-Man and saw that the other was still gritting his teeth and looking pained, he immediately realized that it seemed that only he himself was not in pain.

Upon realizing this, Xiao He suddenly understood.

The black card in his mind was indeed able to help him resist some attacks from the soul.

He had suspected this before, since according to the old saying, some treasures hidden in the soul have the function of protecting the soul to some extent, and his guess has come true today.

the other side.

The ghost, now a pale blue spirit, simply waved her arm, and a mysterious energy wave emanated from her. The moment it came into contact with the incoming soul shockwave, it easily neutralized it. Then, the soul attack from the princess doll vanished without a trace, as if it had disappeared into the sea.

"Sorry, the main body is too far away, so the reaction is a little slow."

The ghost glanced apologetically at the Spider-Man and Xiao He, then fixed her gaze on the princess doll not far away. The next second, her eyes turned icy, and she thrust her hand forward, unleashing a blue soul shockwave that shot straight towards the princess doll. The shockwave, like a torrent, instantly slammed into the doll.

However, the princess doll only shuddered but did not fall down.

"This strange soul's power is not much weaker than mine."

The ghost's eyes narrowed, a glint in them: "So I'm going to use my full strength from now on. Don't blame me if I accidentally hurt you."

Before the words were even finished, the princess doll not far away seemed to sense something. Its eyes flashed with an even more ferocious light, and it kept muttering the word "damn it" again. Then it raised its arms and let out another soul howl. This howl was even more shrill, as if a thousand ghosts were biting and trying to devour the whole world.

However, the ghost was not intimidated by this even more powerful soul attack than before; her gaze became even more determined.

puff!

The next moment, pale blue flames suddenly appeared on the ghostly, illusory ear, and the burning flames formed a blurry and eerie halo around her body.

That is the power generated when the fire of the soul burns.

The ghost knew that this was the other party's territory, and she was not her true form. If she didn't finish the battle quickly, her chances of winning would only become slimmer. So, after she roughly figured out the other party's strength, she didn't hesitate to burn her own soul.

The strange entity she merged with not only granted her the ability to become a spirit, but also allowed her to increase her power by burning her own soul.

The ghost waved its arm again, and the surrounding aura instantly condensed into a pale blue shield in front of it.

In the blink of an eye, the soul shockwave from the princess doll struck the ghost's shield. Under the shield's protection, not only was the ghost unharmed, but even the Spider Man and Xiao He, who had sensed the danger and hid behind the ghost, were also unharmed.

"It's my turn."

The ghost's aura instantly turned chilling, and a strange light flickered in its eyes: "If children misbehave, there's only one outcome..."

"That means getting beaten up!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ghost launched a soul attack without hesitation. She flipped her palm, and the soul fire around her instantly surged into her palm, quickly condensing into a soul flame that looked like a blue crystal.

The ghost raised its hand and waved, and the soul flame in its hand instantly transformed into a stream of light that flew swiftly toward the princess doll.

At this moment, the princess doll also sensed the danger. It trembled all over, and then its whole body emitted strong soul energy. However, before it could make a move, the ghost's soul flames were already close at hand.

boom!

As the ball of soul flame flew toward the princess doll's body, a deafening explosion, existing only in the soul world, resounded.

The next instant, the princess doll's eyes widened suddenly. It stared at the ghost, its body trembling as if in great pain. Then, its body suddenly returned to calm, standing quietly in place. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the princess doll's previously malicious gaze had become extremely dull and lifeless, like a person who had lost their soul, a walking corpse.

In the world of souls that Spider-Man and Xiao He could not see, a phantom little girl turned into countless soul fragments and disappeared into the air.

At the same time, the ghost's pale blue illusory spirit seemed to dim slightly. She turned to look at the spider man and said in a weak voice, "The strange entity's main body has merged with He Fei's soul. I shattered He Fei's spirit body, so the strange entity lost its core and will not pose any threat for the time being."

"However, just in case, you must bring this monster back to me as soon as possible so I can seal it away."

The ghost pointed to the motionless princess doll: "I'll explain the details to you later. Right now, the most important thing is... speed."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pale blue ghostly body shattered with a crash, turning into specks of firefly light that gradually dissipated in the dim room.

Spider-Man glanced in the direction where the ghost had disappeared, then shot out strands of spider silk from his palm, binding the motionless princess doll tightly. Soon, an object resembling a cocoon appeared in the room.

While Spider-Man's webs aren't a cure-all, they do have some effect in suppressing the supernatural.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

Spider-Man's abilities are primarily geared towards physical enhancement. Although his spider silk can also harm some strange entities in their soul state, this can only be achieved when there is a significant difference in strength between them.

Just as a monkey's forte is climbing trees, it can also swim, though it's not a very good swimmer.

So when Spider-Man roughly figured out that the strange ability of the creature was mainly related to the soul, he immediately sought help from the ghost.

Because the abilities of ghosts happen to be related to the soul.

After doing all this, the Spider-Man walked over, picked up the "cocoon" steadily, and then turned to Xiao He and instructed, "I'll take this monster back to the Night Demon Division first and have the ghosts seal it. You work with the logistics team to clean up the factory and see if there are any living dolls left."

At this point, the spider-man glanced at the bear plush toy Xiao He was carrying: "Besides this, also, bring this back with you later."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Spider-Man hurriedly pushed open the door and rushed out.

Watching the Spider-Man's retreating figure, Xiao He felt a pang of regret.

To be honest, he was quite envious of that strange creature, that princess doll.

Although he doesn't know the specific abilities of that strange creature, just the few abilities it has shown so far are enough to tempt him.

However, this was the first time Xiao He had seen the Ghost, codenamed "Ghost," make a move. He hadn't expected that the usually unassuming Ghost would suddenly become so formidable.

Thinking of this, Xiao He thought of the princess doll that was defeated by the ghost, who has shown three abilities so far.

One is to give life to inanimate objects.

Although Xiao He didn't know whether the other party could give life to other inanimate objects besides dolls, that alone was enough to make Xiao He extremely envious.

After all, if conditions allow, this is a kind of ability similar to "one person forming an army".

Although those life-bearing dolls were like vegetables in Spider-Man's hands, it was because Spider-Man himself was quite powerful.

Keep in mind that even without using his trump card, it was very difficult for him to eliminate those dolls.

Its second ability is to create illusions that are indistinguishable from reality.

Although Xiao He also had a Hanging Ghost with illusion abilities, having personally experienced the Hanging Ghost's illusion abilities, he knew very well that the Hanging Ghost's illusion power was not on the same level as this strange illusion.

When Xiao He was in the illusion of the princess doll, he couldn't distinguish between what was real and what was fake.

However, with careful observation, one can still discern the difference between the illusion and the real one in the Hanging Ghost's illusion.

Its third ability is that howling sound, which sounds like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

This is a howl that strikes straight to the soul.

Xiao He's only trump card at present, besides the clown mask, is the knocking trick.

However, neither of these two trump cards specializes in the strange aspects of the soul, so so far, there is still a lack of strange Xiao He with soul attack or defense capabilities.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Xiao He coveted that strange ability, he was destined to be separated from it.

After all, he couldn't, and wouldn't, openly and publicly turn that strange thing into a card.

Although only Xiao He can see the card after the strange entity transforms, if the strange entity suddenly disappears into thin air after he comes into contact with it, then anyone would suspect that the disappearance of the strange entity is related to him.

Although it was just him and Spider-Man there... Oh right, I almost forgot there was also a teddy bear watching.

Thinking of this, Xiao He glanced down at the teddy bear he was carrying and began to ponder whether or not to...

However, after thinking about it, he finally gave up on the idea.

Before figuring out exactly what abilities this bear doll possesses, he shouldn't risk "keeping" it for himself.

With that thought in mind, Xiao He put aside his thoughts and began to carry out the task assigned to him by the Spider Man: to find any possible escapees.

at the same time.

Although Jack, who was being held in Xiao He's hands, could already speak, he decided to obediently be a motionless puppet for the sake of his own life, even if it meant being abused by others.

Xiao He patted Jack's fluffy head and said, "Now it's just you and me left, I advise you to behave yourself."

Upon hearing the implied threat in Xiao He's words, Jack immediately nodded vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Understood, I promise I will behave myself."

After saying that, Jack thought for a moment, then asked with a slightly respectful tone, "May I ask how this Master of Demons is addressed?"

Hearing this, Xiao He looked at him with slight surprise and asked, "How did you know I'm a Demon Slayer?"

Jack chuckled and explained, "As I said before, I'm a detective, and a fairly well-known one at that, so naturally I could tell at a glance who you and that other adult were."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He nodded, thinking to himself.

It seems this guy really does have some detective skills.

Thinking of this, Xiao He didn't dwell on it and simply revealed the code name he had chosen earlier.

"You can call me The Ripper."

Ripper?

Jack was slightly taken aback.

Upon hearing the name, he instinctively thought of a case he had previously witnessed.

The psychopathic killer in this case who was sentenced to life imprisonment was named Ripper, I think.

The reason he was so familiar with this case was simply because he shared the same name as the criminal.

Thinking of this, Jack glanced at Xiao He almost imperceptibly.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after he realized that the other person's appearance bore no resemblance to the Ripper in his memory.

At first, he thought he had encountered one of those ghost hunters specially recruited by the Night Demon Division.

Jack had learned that these specially recruited paranormal agents were usually criminals.

He had no desire to deal with a demon tamer who came from a criminal background, especially given what had happened not long ago...

Fortunately, it seems the other party just happened to have the same name as the criminal.

Thinking of this, a hint of flattery appeared on Jack's face.

"So you're Sir Jack the Ripper! I've heard so much about you." Jack's tone was full of admiration.

However, upon hearing the other party's flattering words, Xiao He was instantly speechless.

If he hadn't known that almost no one in the world knew his name, he would have almost believed the other party's nonsense.

Although Xiao He didn't know how a doll could express such a fawning expression, it didn't affect the subsequent communication between the man and the doll in the slightest.

"Then... Lord Ripper, is it possible for me to change back?"

Jack asked cautiously.

Xiao He was silent for a moment, then replied seriously, "I'm not really sure about that either."

After all, he was just a newcomer; how could he know so much?

He looked at Jack, who seemed slightly disappointed, and thought to himself.

I'm already being nice by not turning you into a card, and you want to turn back?

Upon hearing Xiao He's reply, Jack's spirits plummeted.

Although he knew something about Guiyesi, it was only a preliminary understanding.

He only knew that anyone who survived a strange event would eventually disappear without a trace, so he wanted to subtly deduce his next course of action from the eerie Night Guardian.

However, based on the information Jack has gathered so far, there is a high probability that he will not be able to turn back. He may even have to cooperate with Guiyesi in the analysis of the strange creature that turned him into a doll.

Thinking of this, Jack sighed inwardly.

I don't know if I'll ever have a chance to spend the little money I've worked so hard to save.

The thought of his savings filled Jack with remorse.

If he had known this would happen, he should have replaced that old car last month.

"It's okay, it's okay. At least I'm still alive, which is lucky enough."

Jack offered himself a word of self-consolation, his mind filled with mixed emotions.

Then, he chatted idly with Xiao He, making small talk.

Xiao He, who was eager to extract information from Jack, who had been turned into a bear doll, was naturally quite happy to do so.

As for what he wanted to extract information from, it was naturally the other party's strange abilities.

Xiao He believed that there must be something hidden in this bear doll.

However, as an experienced detective, Jack naturally discovered Xiao He's thoughts quickly, but he was unsure of the other party's attitude, given his status.

He was just an ordinary detective, though he could be considered somewhat skilled, but his opponent was a master of deception, someone he could not afford to mess with.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the two people and the doll who were each harboring their own secrets.

The speaker was Zheng Hao, who had already led the logistics team to the vicinity.

"Sir, we've made a new discovery."