Who says vengeful ghosts can't go on blind dates?

Why...why is a vengeful ghost standing at the bathroom door?

Jiang Xiaowei's face was pale.

For a moment, her mind went completely blank.

In this world, vengeful spirits possess intelligence.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the "egg" would be waiting at her destination.

But how did the "egg" know she was going to enter this restroom?

Or is there some kind of person or evil spirit guiding the "egg" from behind?

Even though she had many unresolved questions, Jiang Xiaowei didn't have time to think about them anymore.

The moment the phone's flashlight shone out, the hideous ghost reacted.

"Egg" brandished its whip and lashed out fiercely in this direction!

In this critical moment, the body's instincts are much faster than the brain's.

Although Jiang Xiaowei's brain almost shut down, her body reflexively fled back the way it came the moment she turned on the flashlight.

"Snapped!"

The whip struck the corner wall. The already cracked poster crumbled into a pile of rubble.

Jiang Xiaowei sprinted forward at the fastest speed she had ever seen in her life.

Even in university physical fitness tests, she wasn't as fast as she is now!

All the way, not a single light bulb in the corridor was turned on. Jiang Xiaowei could only hold up her phone and use the flashlight built into it to light her way.

The flashlight beam was very conspicuous in the corridor, making it hard to go unnoticed.

But she had no other choice. The human eye cannot see in the dark, so this was all she could do.

The posters on both sides of the corridor were also illuminated. However, all of these posters were cracked, so even if they were exposed to light, they would not pose a threat to passersby or ghosts.

But she must have only broken a portion of the poster. Meanwhile, all the posters in the corridor were cracked.

Jiang Xiaowei was too busy running around to pay attention to these details.

Even though she noticed the posters, Jiang Xiaowei was just very glad that she had destroyed them all.

In life-or-death situations, people can unleash astonishing potential.

At first, because Jiang Xiaowei was running at full speed, the speed of the evil ghost "egg" was a little slow to keep up.

However, people get tired and can't keep up. The speed can't always be as fast as when it explodes. Sooner or later, it will slow down.

But the situation with the "egg" of a vengeful ghost is completely different.

Although his limbs were a little uncoordinated while chasing, he didn't seem to get tired and kept chasing.

"Heh heh heh..."

Jiang Xiaowei started to pant.

She was already exhausted, both physically and mentally, from smashing posters with an axe. Under these circumstances, it was already her limit to sprint that far.

At that moment, she could clearly feel her lungs burning with pain, and every breath felt like swallowing shards of red-hot glass.

His legs felt heavier and heavier, as if they were filled with lead. His speed inevitably slowed down...

No, we can't slow down!

Slowing down will kill you!

Jiang Xiaowei gritted her teeth, letting the sweat the size of soybeans stream down her forehead.

Ahead is a T-shaped corridor fork in the road. The left path leads to a place we've never been before, while the right path leads back the way we came.

Without a second thought, she chose to return the way she came.

Fortunately, the joints of the vengeful ghost "egg" are reversed.

So, whenever they come to a corner, the "egg" will bump into the wall due to poor coordination. Every time this happens, Jiang Xiaowei gets a chance to catch her breath.

But not enough.

This won't take long.

not enough!

Suddenly, the phone's flashlight shone brightly on the staff member she had previously slashed to the ground. Jiang Xiaowei couldn't dodge in time and stomped directly on the man's face.

"Ouch!"

"I'm sorry... uh?"

After apologizing, she finally realized what had happened.

This is a vengeful ghost. Why apologize to a vengeful ghost?

Moreover, she almost fell because she stepped on a vengeful ghost.

Keep in mind, the vengeful ghost was only stepped on in the face. But if she had been slower, she would have lost her life!

If anyone should apologize, it should be the vengeful ghost apologizing to her.

Besides, that vengeful ghost couldn't hear her apology.

To escape the "egg's" pursuit, she didn't dare stop after stepping on the ghost's face. By the time she instinctively apologized, the movie theater staff had already been left far behind.

……

"Did something just fly across my face?"

The staff member crawled on the ground, pulling his head to his side.

He felt that today was absolutely the worst day of his life.

It seems the movie theater has offended something it shouldn't have, as almost all the posters in the entire corridor are damaged and ruined.

So, under orders from the cinema, he was to check if there were any intact posters left. If so, they would be collected.

As per the rules, he first knocked on the doors of all the VIP rooms to notify the ghosts inside and warn them to stay indoors.

Then, before he could even check the poster, a ghost that looked human but was holding a VIP ticket walked towards him.

As we all know, movie theaters don't give VIP tickets to humans.

He had heard that some vengeful ghosts liked to disguise themselves as humans, so he didn't think much of it.

According to the rules of the cinema, staff members outside of working hours are required to proactively ask a ghost holding a VIP ticket if it needs help.

Although he was doing his "homework," he was still prepared to shamelessly go over and ask the ghost in order to win its favor.

But the result?

That vengeful ghost has no sense of martial ethics; he actually launched a sneak attack!

The other person chopped off his head and limbs with an axe, then quickly slipped away.

Fortunately, this axe didn't have any dismemberment-related killing rules attached to it. He only needed to retrieve the severed parts and wait for his own killing rules to repair his body.

Now, he's back to normal with only one leg and one head remaining.

Just as his head was about to be repaired, he was suddenly stepped on by something!

His nose immediately twisted in anger.

I'm numb! I have to start all over again!

"Don't let me find out who it is, or else... um?"

A figure stood behind him.

……

The vengeful ghost "egg" stopped in front of the movie theater staff.

The vengeful ghost cannot defy its own rules of killing.

So he had to stop and insert the fallen movie theater worker into his body.

He felt extremely agitated.

"Egg" made a deal with a high-ranking figure in the movie theater. He helped the other party kill a human, and in return, the other party helped him break free from the movie theater's control.

Normally, he would have scoffed at a deal that was simply impossible.

However, this time the ghost was right.

The movie theater is in big trouble; even the most troublesome and aggressive poster corridor has been destroyed.

There couldn't be a better opportunity to break free from the control of movie theaters.

The only problem is that this human can run faster than I imagined!

The egg was very annoyed.

The vengeful ghost in the film cannot leave the film; its true form is still inside the film.

Therefore, what is standing here now is just a clone of him.

But this clone was far too clumsy. If his original body were here, how could that human possibly dodge his whip?

"Are you... the vengeful ghost from the video? How did you get out?"

Ok?

It can actually talk?

"Egg" looked at its own stomach, clearly somewhat surprised.

Although it's just a clone, the rules for killing are genuine.

The vengeful spirits or objects implanted into his body would be suppressed—this was one of his rules for killing.

Furthermore, the clone is still considered a vengeful ghost. Theoretically, this clone could kill the staff member.

"Ah, so it's a derivative. Don't you know that movie theater staff have a set of murder rules bestowed upon them by the theater, specifically designed to target you?"

"Pfft!"

The uterus of the "egg" was forcibly broken open.

The staff member climbed out from inside.

At this moment, the "egg" saw a scene that greatly surprised it.

In order to successfully insert this lackey into his body, he used a whip to tear the other's body into several pieces.

But now, he sees the other person's body, which was shattered into several pieces, actually sticking together and gradually recovering?

"Egg" slightly rolled its eyes.

He got it.

The killing rules of this lackey in front of me are highly compatible with my own killing rules.

That's why he failed to subdue the other party immediately, allowing this movie theater lackey to escape using the movie theater's rules.

Thinking of this, his agitation vanished, and his eyes, which were fixed on the staff, were filled with primal desire.

How can a vengeful ghost become stronger?

There are three methods.

Firstly, it becomes a vassal of a stronger entity.

Secondly, equip yourself with ghostly items that suit your killing rules.

Third, seek out those vengeful spirits that are highly compatible with your own rules. Kill them, devour and merge with their killing rules!

But his excitement didn't stop there—

Once he kills and merges with the killing rules of the other party, the killing rules of his clone become stronger than those of his original body.

At this point, he no longer needed to be controlled by the powerful figure in the movie theater who only wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work.

He only needs to have the clone remaining in the video kill the original body, and then this clone that leaves the video will fight against the rules when it is about to perish because the rules of killing are different from those of the original body.

Because the rules of killing after fusion will definitely be stronger, this clone will likely become a survivor of the conflict between the rules of killing, and then become the new main body.

At this point, he will be freed from the control of the projector and able to return to the outside world.

Thinking of this, the way "Egg" looked at the staff changed.

He began to have his main body kill other clones in order to reclaim the killing rules that had been distributed and to enhance the strength of these clones.

Because everything in the film was being monitored by the cinema, what he did was extremely risky.

But what is this risk compared to power that is readily available?

Cinemas are probably struggling to survive themselves right now, so they probably don't have time to worry about it.

"Egg" stared intently at the cinema staff, its eyes filled with greed.

He had a very strong rule for killing. As for the conditions that triggered this rule—

In front of that movie theater thug, he began to rapidly grow reproductive organs on his body.

The staff member had no idea what he was doing and just kept attacking him, trying to suppress him with the rules of the movie theater.

During this period, the "egg" remained on a passive defense.

One.

Two.

three...

Humans, rats, horses, even insects...

After replacing the reproductive organs of countless creatures, he finally smiled.

His stomach suddenly bulged open, and a large amount of umbilical cord shot out, instantly wrapping the staff member into a ball.

This time, the staff at the movie theater will never hear Jiang Xiaowei's apology again.

……

Thanks to the staff member's delay, Jiang Xiaowei was given a brief respite.

Although she didn't know why the voice behind her had disappeared, she didn't dare to be careless at all.

She quickly ran back to the private room area.

If you keep walking forward, you'll find the same path that the Octopus Ghost led her and Ren Zhizhe on.

There seems to be a poster ahead of us with a ghostly hand sticking out, so it's clearly a dead end.

Furthermore, even if she went outside, she would end up in the cinema lobby. In that case, she would be walking right into a trap.

So, should we go back to the private room?

...That's the only thing we can do.

Whether he survives or not depends on how quickly Ren Zhizhe returns.

Jiang Xiaowei quickly ran to the location she remembered the private room door was in. Then, she reached into her pocket with one hand and held up her phone with the other to take a picture of the door.

But the next second, Jiang Xiaowei was stunned.

She received two pieces of bad news and one piece of good news.

The first piece of bad news was that I couldn't find my keys when I put my hand in my pocket.

She remembered. Since the brass key belonged to the movie theater, she hadn't taken it with her when she left the private room.

The good news is that she was facing the door to the women's restroom, not the door to a private room.

The other bad news is that she's pretty sure she didn't go the wrong way!

In other words, the private room has been turned into a restroom?

There was no time to answer her questions. Despite her dazed expression, Jiang Xiaowei opened the door quickly.

"Click."

He opened the door, rushed in, and locked it behind him.

A series of actions, all done in one go.

As an external force different from the movie theater, the restroom should be able to fight against "eggs", right?

I think... right?

……

corridor.

After all, the rules of both sides are compatible, and the "egg" can merge with the murder rules very quickly.

Then, he acted as planned. He was lucky; the ghost itself broke free of the film and successfully stood on the corridor beneath his feet.

"It's been so long..."

He felt a surge of joy.

However, the cinema must have noticed what was happening. Now, he desperately needs that person in a high position to cover his escape from the cinema.

"Kill that human?"

He looked up. At that moment, the light bulb in front of him began to flicker.

He knew what that meant.

The person in a high position was guiding that human in the right direction. The reason he was able to wait at the restroom door in advance was because the person in a high position led him there in this way.

Thanks to the guidance of that high-ranking person, he avoided meeting other cinema employees, reducing the risk of exposure.

But instead of being grateful, he was quite annoyed.

Were they watching me all along?

He gave a soft hum, suppressing his dissatisfaction.

Now is not the time to dwell on this.

Hmm. Anyway, today's a good day, so let's kill a human to liven things up?

The "egg" followed the light bulb's guidance and walked forward. Finally, it stopped.

The "egg" slightly raised its head and saw a sign—

Women's restroom.