"Ah? There's such a saying?"
After hearing Captain Han's explanation, I couldn't help feeling a chill. I suddenly remembered that there was no button for the fourteenth floor on the elevator panel!
Perhaps due to psychological factors, I suddenly felt a lot colder around me, filled with an eerie atmosphere. In the darkness, it felt as if there were countless pairs of green eyes continuously staring at us, ready to pounce on us at any moment!
"Here's the thing!"
Taking a deep breath, I suppressed my inner fear and pretended to be calm: "Everyone, listen to me. Let's hold hands, close our eyes, and try again."
I couldn't act recklessly. The more critical the situation, the more I had to stay calm!
Both Zhang Ge and Captain Han seemed to consider me as their "backbone", even the only lifesaving straw. If even I became confused, their psychological defenses would probably collapse immediately, making the situation even worse!
The reason I asked everyone to close their eyes and try was based on a kind of wishful thinking. According to folklore, once you encounter the "Ghost Wall", it means you have completely lost your way. At this point, your eyes have actually lost their functionality, and everything you see is false. It might be possible to walk out of this so-called "Ghost Wall" by relying on feeling and stepping with your eyes closed!
I couldn't be sure if this theory was true, but it seemed to be the only option now.
"Good!"
Believing in what I said, Captain Han quickly nodded and encouraged Zhang Ge and Su Su: "Cheer up, with Wang Lin here, we can definitely walk out of this eerie fourteenth floor!"
"Let's go!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I immediately grabbed Zhang Ge, who was sitting on the ground, and made him hold hands with Captain Han. As for Captain Han, he directly lifted the completely frightened Su Su on his back.
"Close your eyes and remember, no matter what you hear, without my reminder, no one is allowed to open their eyes, let alone look back!"
After saying that, I quickly closed my eyes, leaned against the wall, and led the others step by step to continue walking down.
It was unusually quiet around us, and our footsteps were very light. I could clearly hear the accelerated heartbeat of the four of us...
Before we set out, I had already counted the stairs in advance. Each flight of stairs only had eight steps. In other words, including the turns, we only needed about twenty steps to reach the next floor!
I silently counted in my mind, not daring to be careless. I had to persist in completing these twenty steps before I could open my eyes.
One step... Two steps...
Five steps... Ten steps...
Until the eighteenth step...
The whole process went unexpectedly smoothly. We didn't encounter any danger or hear any strange noises, and we easily completed most of the journey! However, just as we were about to complete these twenty steps, I suddenly heard a terrified shout from Zhang Ge behind me: "Ah--"
"Pay no attention to him! It's all an illusion, an illusion..."
I suppressed the urge to open my eyes and look back, repeating this in my mind over and over again. In my opinion, this must be a vengeful ghost seeing us about to walk out of the "Ghost Wall" and coming to cause trouble again!
I couldn't open my eyes or look back; I had to persevere and complete these twenty steps before opening my eyes! Without any hesitation, I decisively took the nineteenth step!
However, just as my foot touched the ground, Zhang Ge suddenly pulled me forcefully, exclaiming in terror: "Something's wrong! The life symbol on Su Su's body is on fire!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, I subconsciously opened my eyes and quickly looked back at Su Su on Captain Han's shoulder. Su Su was lying there peacefully, and the life symbol was intact on her body, with no sign of it being on fire?
"D*mn! Are you sure you saw it clearly before saying that!"
I was so angry that I couldn't help but kick Zhang Ge. Just when we were only two steps away from safety, you messed up at this critical moment?
As I kicked, I couldn't help but inhale sharply in pain. It didn't feel like I had kicked a person; it was like kicking a piece of iron with no difference at all!
"Huh?"
Suddenly, I became wary and quickly looked at the life symbol stuck to Zhang Ge's chest!
D*mn!
There was no life symbol, there was only a pile of ashes from the burnt symbol on the ground!
"Bad news! Zhang Ge is possessed by a ghost!"
Seeing this scene, I was suddenly startled and shouted at Captain Han: "Brother Han, quickly! Let go of him!"
However, to my astonishment, Captain Han completely ignored me, still holding on tightly to Zhang Ge, showing no intention of letting go. Damn, is he that stubborn?
However, if Zhang Ge hadn't been stubborn just now, we wouldn't have ended up in this current situation!
Captain Han didn't react, but Zhang Ge, who was already possessed, suddenly made a move. He forcefully pushed Captain Han, who was holding him, to the ground, and then rushed toward me with bared teeth and clawed hands!
I deliberately looked at his heels, which were raised, the typical sign of being possessed by a vengeful ghost!
According to Old Zhang, there is a large acupoint called "Kunlun" at the heels of humans, which can continuously receive earthly qi, but ghosts don't like earthly qi. Therefore, once possessed by a ghost, they generally walk on tiptoe to avoid the earthly qi. That's why women wearing high heels are the most likely to be possessed by ghosts!
Of course, there are exceptions, and a small proportion of fierce ghosts do not tiptoe when possessed, but this situation is relatively rare. When this happens, it means that the possessing fierce ghost has considerable abilities! At least, it should be a presence that can be listed on the "Hundred Ghosts List"!
"Fortunately, it's just an ordinary fierce ghost!"
Watching "Zhang Ge" tip-toe towards me, I relaxed, knowing that as long as it wasn't a big guy, I was confident that I could expel it from Zhang Ge's body and then completely destroy it!
Without any hesitation, I quickly bit my tongue. Ouch, it hurts! My tongue had only just healed!
But now was not the time to fear pain. I gritted my teeth, and a strong smell of blood instantly came from my mouth. I forcefully spat it onto Zhang Ge's face!
"Ah!"
A fierce scream filled the air. A fierce ghost in a hospital gown floated out of Zhang Ge's body, panic-stricken, and rushed towards Captain Han, who had fallen to the ground.
"Hmph! It's your turn to die this time!"
I sneered and quickly formed a sword tactic in my hand, then pointed it at the fierce ghost. "One decree, command the Heavenly Soldiers!"
"Ah!"
An even more piercing and desperate scream erupted as the vengeful ghost was directly killed by a faint golden glow, and its soul dispersed!
To be honest, with my half-baked strength, I was far from being able to sense the "qi field."
In theory, it was impossible for me to deal with a fierce ghost without the help of talismans, relying only on spells and handprints. But don't forget, I also have a strand of dragon qi in my body!
Dragon qi is extremely strong and positive, far superior in quality to ordinary "qi." So I could kill fierce ghosts with handprints and spells even when my cultivation was not sufficient.
"What happened in the end?"
It wasn't until I successfully killed the fierce ghost that Captain Han, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly woke up, looking confused and fearful.
"It's okay, the fierce ghost has been completely dealt with!"
While helping Captain Han up, I also breathed a sigh of relief. I hadn't let everyone down, so everything should be okay now, right?
"Already taken care of!"
When Captain Han heard that the fierce ghost had been killed by me, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he hurriedly asked, "So have we walked out of the 'Ghost Wall' now?"
"I don't know... Just now, Zhang Ge was possessed by a ghost, which interrupted us. I still don't know if we've walked out yet."
As soon as I finished speaking, Zhang Ge, lying on the ground, finally woke up.
"Cough..."
After coughing a few times, Zhang Ge slowly opened his eyes, looking puzzled, and asked, "What... what's going on?"
I was actually quite happy to see Zhang Ge wake up, but when I saw his innocent look, I couldn't help but get angry and scolded him, "Dammit! I can't believe you have the nerve to ask. You almost killed us just now!"
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ge's face changed dramatically, and then he looked apologetic, saying, "I remember I did open my eyes just now... I suddenly smelled burning, thinking my talisman caught fire again. When I turned around, I saw Su Su's talisman on fire, so..."
As I expected, Zhang Ge did open his eyes after all. As for the talisman on Su Su's body catching fire, it must have been an illusion created by the fierce ghost...
"Never mind, it's not all your fault. Anyway, I've completely taken care of the ghost! Let's go, let's keep going and see if the 'Ghost Wall' has been broken..."
I patted Zhang Ge's shoulder and quickly helped him up, then led everyone back downstairs...
However, after walking down for nearly twenty steps, when we reached the next floor, the corridor across from us still had the blood-red mark "14"!
Damn! The ghost has been killed, why is the Ghost Wall still there?
This doesn't make sense. The "Ghost Wall Formation" is a trap set by ghosts, and in theory, if the ghost is dead, the formation it set up naturally should fall apart. How is this possible?
"Hoo hoo..."
As I pondered over this, with a puzzled expression, a cold wind suddenly blew in my ear! A chill ran down my neck, making me shiver with an intense cold, as if I had fallen into an ice pit!
"Oh no!"
I yelled and almost subconsciously formed a sword gesture with my hand, pointing it behind my head, while cursing loudly, "Damn it! I underestimated this place. It seems that there's more than one ghost here!"