Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

Chi Nian didn't mind Su Ming's evasiveness; instead, her tone became even gentler: "Won't you invite the teacher in for a seat?"

She shook the bag she was carrying and said with a smile, "I also bought some food on the way."

Before Su Ming could respond, Chi Nian picked up her things and went inside.

The first thing she did upon entering the house was head straight for the kitchen.

"Su Ming, what would you like to eat tonight?"

As she tied her apron, she turned around and asked, her smile exceptionally gentle.

Su Ming frowned.

Tonight, Chi Nian's attire was different from usual, and even her demeanor had changed.

Although she looked like Chi Nian, Su Ming felt as if she were a completely different person, giving him a strong sense of unfamiliarity.

Just as I was about to close the door, a fair hand suddenly gripped the threshold.

The door was forcibly pulled open, and the person who entered was none other than Jiang Qian, who was supposed to have left.

Besides Jiang Qian, there was also a tall and slender woman standing beside her.

This woman's gaze was devoid of any emotion, yet extremely intimidating.

Cold and aloof was Su Ming's first impression of her.

She was like an unapproachable iceberg.

Beneath the surface, there's a ruthless edge.

"Su Ming, you should leave first."

Jiang Qian said to Su Ming.

That wasn't a tone of negotiation, but a tone of command.

Her gaze was fixed on Chi Nian, who was cooking in the kitchen.

The woman beside her sniffed, her expression growing even more serious.

"What's going on...?"

Before Su Ming could figure out what was going on, he was shocked to find tiny arcs of electricity crackling in Jiang Qian's hair.

How can there be an electric arc in a human hair strand?

Even Jiang Qian's eyes began to sparkle with tiny electric lights.

He rubbed his eyes violently.

My mind went completely blank for a moment.

The world doesn't seem to be as peaceful as he imagined.

Su Ming is very smart.

Although he didn't know the current situation, he was certain that something big was about to happen.

Without saying a word, he took off running, his movements swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

This decisive action drew a hint of admiration from the woman next to Jiang Qian.

He rushed downstairs in one breath.

Su Ming noticed that his Lanyue residential area was unusually quiet, and he couldn't see a single person on the street.

This silence made him even more uneasy.

At the same time, a middle-aged man with a somber expression walked down from the building across the street.

The man was also holding an old radio in his arms.

Upon seeing Su Ming appear, he immediately appeared in front of him.

Its speed is like a gust of wind; one second it's more than ten meters away, and the next second it appears right in front of you.

"Su Ming, right?"

"Come with me."

The man's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.

With a sudden burst of strength, he hoisted Su Ming onto his shoulder and sped off towards the outside of the residential area.

Extreme speed, accompanied by a gale, slammed hard into Su Ming's face.

As he sped along, Su Ming sensed that the atmosphere in the entire neighborhood had changed, and it seemed that figures had appeared on the rooftops of various buildings.

A loud bang suddenly exploded inside the residential building.

A somber, hoarse voice, filled with resentment, pierced through the smoke and dust, echoing through the night sky.

"You are the operators from the Anomaly Management Bureau."

"I didn't provoke you."

"Compared to the other ghosts, I only hunt a few prey that meet my requirements."

"Hand Su Ming over to me, and I guarantee I won't make things difficult for anyone in Jiangping City."

This was followed by a deafening clap of thunder and an angry roar.

"Give me back my sister's life!"

The fighting and roaring behind them grew even more intense.

Su Ming had no idea what was happening in the neighborhood.

He had already been shoved into the car by the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man didn't say a word, stepped on the gas, the engine roared, and the car shot off like an arrow.

Su Ming gripped the doorknob tightly, his pupils slightly contracted, and the turmoil in his heart could not be calmed for a long time.

"Uncle, what's going on?"

Do ghosts really exist in this world?

"Are you from the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs?"

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, then nodded frankly and admitted, "That's right."

He did not choose to hide it, because Su Ming was the real target of "Chi Nian".

"Chi Nian" was only recently exposed.

It had been well hidden until it killed Chi Nian, at which point Jiang Qian discovered it.

Jiang Qian is also a handler at the Bureau of Abnormalities.

She was able to find out because Chi Nian was her cousin.

The ghost that replaced Chi Nian was defined as the human-skin ghost.

Although it can be disguised as Chi Nian, the details cannot escape Jiang Qian's eyes.

At first, Jiang Qian still held onto a sliver of hope, believing that her cousin might still have a chance of survival.

So she originally planned to investigate and handle it on her own.

However, the human skin demon's strength far exceeded expectations, so she had no choice but to ask headquarters for help.

Because she had no other choice.

Headquarters has only one attitude towards the strange occurrences: kill.

Fortunately, the woman who came to Lanyue Community with her gave Jiang Qian a chance to ask questions.

This woman is named Gu Yan, and she is also the captain of this operation.

This operation to hunt down the human-skinned ghost was defined as an extremely dangerous anomaly.

Su Ming, sitting in the back seat, listened in stunned silence.

This world is truly full of weirdos.

"But, but, why is she targeting me?"

The man driving the car was named Li He, a Level 2 processor and a member of Gu Yan's team.

He lit a cigarette, looked at Su Ming, and said with a helpless tone, "What else could it be?"

"The Skin Ghost likes to collect beautiful human skin."

"It must have its eye on your human skin."

"You've probably been targeted by it for a long time."

"It's just that this guy's killing pattern is very ritualistic."

"From what we understand, it first marks the target, and then spends time cultivating a relationship with the other party."

"It will only take action after a certain emotional foundation has been established."

"For it, the deeper the emotion, the greater the satisfaction and nourishment it gains when it peels off human skin."

I rely on.

Su Ming was stunned.

The root cause was actually that he was too handsome.

No wonder the way Chi Nian looked at him made him feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this ghost enjoys rituals, otherwise it would already be dead.

"Then, then, then Jiang Qian, she..."

Seeing Su Ming's shocked expression, Li He chuckled and said, "That girl has tremendous potential."

"He is an Awakened One, whose awakened ability is lightning, which has extremely strong explosive power."

Su Ming looked completely bewildered: "What...what is an Awakened One?"

Today, his worldview is truly collapsing.

It was all new terms that I didn't understand.

One moment it's eerie, the next it's an awakened being.

He no longer recognized this world.

Just as Li He was about to explain, Su Ming's phone suddenly rang.

Upon picking it up, he saw it was a netizen he had added before, named "Peppermint Candy".

I learned about the Lychee Hotel by chance while searching for posts about whether ghosts really exist.

This netizen, nicknamed "Peppermint Candy," seems to know a lot about Lychee Hotel.

Just as Su Ming's fingertips were about to touch the phone, Li He hurriedly called out.

Don't answer.

At this moment, Li He's face was no longer solemn, but began to turn pale.

His eyes were filled with disbelief and terror as he looked at Su Ming.

"What's wrong with you, kid?"

"Why are you being targeted by one ghost after another?"

"How exactly did you survive the first seventeen years of your life?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ming was so frightened that he threw his phone away.

No way, it's another ghost.

My life was very peaceful seventeen years ago.

Forget about seeing ghosts, nothing unusual has happened at all.

Why is it that as soon as my 17th birthday passed, one ghost after another came looking for me?

Was it agreed upon that you would form a group?

Li He, who was driving, frowned, completely puzzled.

He even began to suspect that Su Ming might have a ghost-absorbing constitution.

But how can we explain his experiences before he turned seventeen?

The discarded phone automatically connects to a video call.

The man in the video appears to be in his forties.

His skin was dark, his body was thin, and his cheeks were sunken, as if he had suffered long-term torment.

The moment the man appeared, he suddenly grabbed his own neck and strangled him to death right in front of Su Ming.

Li He reacted quickly and threw the phone out the window.

But it was too late.

As the man in the video died, a terrifying head peered down from above the screen.

It grinned a hideous and terrifying smile.

A lifeless sound pierced through the phone's earpiece.

"I...see...you..."

The air inside the carriage suddenly turned cold.

Su Ming's reaction, however, surprised Li He.

He first exclaimed "Ah!", then raised a middle finger and said, "Holy crap, how can it be so ugly?"

His first reaction wasn't fear, but disgust.

They thought the ghost was too ugly.

Having worked in the field for many years, Li He has seen countless people encounter paranormal events.

Some people broke down in tears, some froze, and some ran away frantically, but no one ever saw that their first reaction to seeing a ghost was to find it ugly.

Ugliness and fear?

Do they mean the same thing?

For a moment, Li He didn't know what to say.

Moreover, the boy in the back seat seemed quite excited.

At the same time, Li He's phone rang.

The sudden noise made Li He's heart clench, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He barely managed to calm himself down after seeing that the caller ID showed Gu Yan.

The processors' phones are all specially made.

That was developed by Lin Jiajia; it has an extremely stable signal and also has the special function of blocking out eerie signals.

He answered the phone immediately.

Gu Yan spoke very quickly: "Li He, immediately turn towards the capital, as fast as you can."

"We couldn't stop the human-skin ghost; it's most likely going to find Su Ming."

"I have already contacted Mr. Lin."

"Furthermore, I suspect it's close to becoming catastrophic."

"Headquarters has just upgraded the level of this incident to disaster level."

Upon hearing this, Li He's face turned completely pale.

Disaster level.

Looking at the whole world, there have been very few catastrophic abnormal events.

If it were to happen, it could devastate a city and endanger the lives of millions of ordinary people.

He glanced quickly at Su Ming, who was quietly listening to their conversation in the back seat.

Is this guy really that charming?

The human-skin demon had been lying low for years, extremely cautious, yet he was determined to have him, his obsession running deep.

If it were to obtain Su Ming's human skin, it would very likely become a true destructive force.

"Hey kid, hold on tight."

Li He gritted his teeth, floored the accelerator, and the car sped off like a black lightning bolt toward the highway.

His only hope was that Mr. Lin could arrive in time.

Faced with this catastrophic event, the entire city of Pingjiang was powerless to help.

Now, only a powerful figure who is a Level 5 Awakener can handle this.