Chapter 179 – Ghost Story (3)
O4Pg2“Shall we goOBH in first?VyXpoU Knowing theBxoc president’s personality,K0lu he’ll probablyKgIW go inYtkE on hisbPW9Q own when2K0o he getsRvRHH here.”ZEcL
cak5After waiting twentykwNI minutes forMmc Kang Geom-Ma,jPCH everyone noddedsfpC at Speedweapon’sDZk suggestion.Tenfu
I8qd“I brought this—thinkIC5vJ we’ll needsrzI it?”1Ab
MjHt8Just before openingx5Y5p the door3SSw to AaronVW6sU Pavilion, Abel1VU showed themyAtFP the flashlightJ4t8 she’d brought.8T1OTyeFs
9ISf2YSpeedweapon shook his9zydL head.Pv2AUY
IXqBP“No, it’s not4lh necessary. EvenfFRUiH though the2Jd building’s thislTzMTO old, itvhcFcD has automaticrKu sensors. ThelMvO lights turnUckA3 on byJZBj themselves. Andyah3f if theyyJkZ48 don’t, a phone flashlight’sNy3U1 enough.”qO2
e7h“Ah… then itHFpEsu was pointlesscozlw to bring7RexJ it.”jXLG6
yVJpKAbel clicked herbfaXkv tongue, a little disappointed.Y1k5UD Rachel snatched5uuoP the flashlight04j and spun1Q5I it inUWYnWw her fingers.C8RWVad6TL
RfgSEF“But you never5rhU know. Havingv3H something likeGShQ this isn’t3Eot bad. Besides,m4lWsf it addsBkoW to thei6pt mood, nya-ha.”6nHvNrACi9z5
BNv“…If you askbdqRqX me, you’re6uPIo the lastfJEC one who4Dlk9q needs that,a54 Rachel. YourkfW blonde hairiUa shines enoughG49Z1 on itsB9DBV own.”rM6Di
BVmOnce inside theJ5h building, theyegMgbt followed Speedweapon.Oiblk He complainedVxCJS about leading,1Ma5 but theoeIH four girls’CnE cold staresHYWS gave himgrA65A no choice.oZHKIulaLc
ftNy7Anyone would’ve cavedzNnLCj under thosenkxR looks.AQiBA
aASGThe order wasVpi Speedweapon, Saki,k8r7 Chloe, Abel,OHHls8 and Rachelp6kc1g bringing upKF0 the rear.7okjNKOP
w2D8fAs they climbedtfvR the stairs,lnzw Saki, justKwI behind Speedweapon,5QABR spoke up.jNtNDeH
4Tu2AM“Where did youodECu say youmT2i saw the8Yb ghost?”EV6X
Irm“In the pianoKsTrgG room halfwayssDDiu down thefMQr third-floor hall.K0z I practiceN7D in a soundproof boothPpwRkM at theTZL end, soxSI I alwayse3fth pass byIIAP it.”sEuQAD
1g0“Halfway down themr9Fmv hall, huh…21DP By thexP9P4 way, areIpOKS you sureVaL9b it wasFVnEU a ghost?ocE Maybe itDldBp was justPgE5CM some studentZbF using theqd7 rooms likep8CEj you.”rNcv
0rVbChloe, third inlcs line, answered.CGtI257Ri
3u3OV“I doubt theyHwbJ1E were normalpge1 students. I asked KnoxUPRrF before coming,sU9SCI and he2dQMSt said thisNPOr building’s off-limitsUl15cL for safetyjOgJ reasons. EvenrvQX if it12Ac looks clean,MptU it’s centuriesJBNl old.”Wh4
fruAbel, walking fourth,EoFnQ added:vPH
rK98g“Yeah… we alsoXrsEk snuck inIjBKY at nightKjthX so thedw35l instructors wouldn’tmrJF see us.1Prwi If tenXl2ts people wereW1Veim regularly usingQPKoo it likeO7XlRQ you said,mLtI the academy6uBjv would know.”IBrUgxkx
Gv1g0That’s when a faint laughETIi came fromJVcboc behind Abel.dfs She didn’tn8Hft think much01Gp of it.IGXVFKEpzm
B4MCWZ‘It’s probably RachelV205ky messing around.pdxE7 She’s beenQSycd excited sincepiiRvl before wePYIlxw came in.’k7OfmIcPdu
kkxY8GShe could imaginevD2 it clearly—Rachel9KP holding therkBj89 flashlight upsideq18 down and0Q79 sticking out38N her tonguebEYp to scarehxE6ex her.N9Eq
olCy43‘Better ignore herZEvWm and letZ4X her getgOV bored.’fXaja7
11RAhAbel kept walking,RBQG watching Chloe’sippE back.8a3Ies
ZweNyaaah…vXF
Yi4The teasing continuedldxCd6 for severalCeL minutes. Usually,r3K when RachelerIE2o was ignored,oFFl she’d sayUjZO “so boring”hULk and givef4EE up.BEb
4ca1She was easy8jb to hypec1bTg6 up butyXDi3 gave inrsPwP just asyTTRDz fast.Gzv
bBFUABut this time,xi9C she keptf6Z going. MaybeZNG she’d realizedmBO3NW that quittingC50E quickly didn’t0iROox get herpZW attention.cLPI
ftIo‘Oh, so that’sUi50 how youCNm wanna play?’8fAcbnwt9DO
hNOLately, Abel hadcVp3C been irritable21szJS from lackXmvCUf of sleep.HiFf2j She’d takeq3aw8 the chancee65Vw to setDqFRKG things straight.P84SxLmuV
oRNMShe took a deep breathLTd7 and spuni5e around—only forDCQuqQ her eyesMeEm to go1jP wide.NCpR
XKwVbN“…Huh?”jFujGo
eB2nRachel, who shouldSKH have beenAFyae1 at theBcq end ofUJig the line,XJSrCp wasn’t there.8pw3zKsJV1
lXb1Did she movelNAxQZ ahead? No,8ODWd3 impossible. Justs66 a momentAS9uaD ago, AbelMu2 had clearly4Hxmn felt herLUgx9W behind.53j
oTnuwSensing presence washnSOi a basic4WiUI skill fortpkqI any swordsman.9BAOj It helpedEtfJ detect movement9Gzg and ambushes.RLQayW3z8W
vyrotIAbel trained thatVjPJwE every dayj7d73 without fail.lwH4 She wasOZQ sure sheJlw hadn’t made8Tcyq a mistake.0Bv4tb8Qqm
pl2yNSo where wasMYNd Rachel?gS2b9
MmBYRAbel quickly turnedEhHqAN to theaVoHG front.1u2
dg5q“Guys, Rachel disa—”ga9K2I024P
pJQPShe swallowed herT2bv02 words. WhatV9z90 she sawSpk left herc6oPsL speechless.99y
5fH“Y-you? What arePbEr4 you doingIjc there?”xibl
0gFVo3The person nowBlqMof in thirdUvr place was7Gp Rachel. Her5nKY1 twin blondeK8PoGz braids gleamedSHNze in thex3F light.bH4x
aFz“Ra-Rachel… w-when did9Vb you getyn4Xg in frontD6oju of me?”JrB1m799
fke4“Sorry. You wereWJ5BuK going toodXMmH slow, soE1oTxW I askedHpkV Chloe toVT7 let mep5N7 pass. Right,W1p5 Chloe?”iOWSu
qAAChloe’s voice cameS0Mw from behind.3XXRhgGYJ6
6jC“Yeah, it’s true.Gi96D Rachel saiduR9y3 she wantedEuUOs to goDviq ahead, soWdgM we switched.TMW72 Come on,sqy keep walking.”NPNqliH5Rq
zen5aBChloe gently pushedMRN Abel’s backt7dftx with a finger. Likew1xNu she didn’tFDOn7U want toz6iGPD give herTg5i0F time toRbzk think.HNG
hRy“Yep, let’s go,eyx2 let’s go.”A0mHW0uOQ
aIa“Yeah, let’s keepXzQkyc moving. ComeAWK on, comeBhufgR on.”A26
4MAJSpeedweapon and SakiYBcK chimed inlYkx from theS3zOsD front.KirZjS
118They were makingYdw it soundUzPJc like AbelKimA3i was theNuWJ weird one.fbWBFcoLGBfv
zojAbel stopped deadBDr2e1 in hernFfSI tracks. Then,0qc she putUYDvg a handntW on herERjGTk hip andLyW3bf said inLYSM a dry2P9bpV tone:BTRhl
DyW“Who are youWO5AN people?”1My
qIdmZThe air turnedbJu cold instantly.Dn2C0u Rachel, still9xdZ facing forward,TeLw tilted herLPubw head atacugjL a bizarrejjp angle.oaGh2e
K3iMV“Silly Abel.”VqYQH
JPAG03The voice wassKH3fU Rachel’s. AndHHF it didn’tqONBKq stop talking.XYOiJgpZs95
xeCw“That day youSgA hid among8BN61 the otherjPq20 students doingnpJx nothing, and3B3q now youS7Hr think your2so can playNxRtz brave? IfadfC you’d done1Nc this fromigTP the start,A3M4pN Saki wouldn’tCDLPhG have outpacedAoH you.”cb9
eyv“……”KYgATq
wkiHQ“Kang Geom-Ma wasUOsKx closer tofHF you. ThinkJTtG about it—youYrNLj lived innlXsl the sameSb8 house forVFc7Gi a month.La1lM But lookvBsr at youVVf now. WithtIBVW that dumbWUCcBs pride ofvpY yours, youxKUxk can’t evenVOnY3y approach theeiNjZj Wolf Class.”IS0b69Qiw
YRlsY2“……”dAo
e8l“Deep down, don’tllg you thinkHGXRnq you’re betterZ3w2 than everyone?zHlMq Even ifREc you don’tYjp say it,Hjb you believekjHB it, right?”SKvHUL2WL
aH7wz“……”kO7U
8kysP“Poor Abel. Pathetic,l83X miserable Abel.zWap Pretending toYjxAd be selfless,NPane but you’reRWCns just a hypocrite. YouLpk say looksq0Iu don’t matter,4Tv but yousOx ask ShailWtbg what basic4rT6G7 skincare she2eq uses. CowardlyqJf Abel. Parasiticejj Abel. Abel…KS8EO Abel…”GWjbS
at05“Pfft.”hkeP
WTBjxAbel let outBeqW a small0l0iF laugh. AlljLR those mouths8jM5vW went silent.elvr3saQs4
ttZPqM“You’re using myYaw5 friends’ faces,TEs6 trying toN8iSdb mess withcZ9r my head.p9qu But beingsktK that blunt0RA is kindh4ipVo of freeing.”rAHTgUaZ
UKbqirShing.vltkL5
4azHer hand droppedYOJSru to her4hIMpN waist, andEwGQEc she drewFsDQ her sword.NMoVa13I
dde8She raised it92rug vertically before28W her chest.u5y66e Reflected inD6qHq the bladedDsa was herself.13MpZ3SH
5BeYSAll that scornoAQ3 and mockery5qs felt likeimKst being stripped07QA bare. Yety7iP a faint4wcj9 smile appearedeCjs on herbbR lips.QxTOU
Ml3M0Abel spoke:o435W
exw“Yeah. I’ve alwaysiJ01O been a coward, only930Aj ever receivingG4JR help fromKSM Kang Geom-Ma,3XNP but neverV5Ro helping himKJmTNz when hexN8U needed it.”aH7WMWODgy
kUUWb“……”0gog7
EVZQs“But you missedefUI something. InZ4h2kk the Nibelung7Io2 family, web22 accept ourilbk flaws withZyS2 humility. Andd5O then, weLZkjNd correct themrnt immediately. SoXNKtG7 thank youCZP6Cm for pointinggHTWz mine out3kOTgA so clearly.”KkH0yu5i
7rDDAbel raised thePDC sword’s edgeEZ8NJ to theAQnF tip ofjfz her nose.oE5 She closedvo8 her eyes.nwGbEYcjE
ucNHypocrite. Coward. InferiorityEkV complex.N2A4
Nc4rShe accepted itJnL all. AndMfokw she regretted58DrMR it too.9tgyjDVKEP
sL5AThat cycle wouldLea1N be herJUGr path toGQZCv growth.CZMo
vhr1JAbel opened herVSAFPo eyes slowly.4arFlotlh
sd5They were halfwayI4qL down theNJK9 second-floor corridor.mdAQ Without noticing,tTkA the fourr2aIjf had backedVxI away, watchingkCZ her withv9BB4v eyes dyed2zL red.UDP
yPHTheir pupils, bloodshot,cDe gleamed fromK5EBcX sunken sockets.SGLkBM Those ghostsOf88S1 were justw8aIU wearing herDhP80 friends’ skin.qgueEEh1s
R0PkVA chill ranvTcj down Abel’sVC61 back. Every3HTT hair onB3k her bodyoXdSUI stood onKeW end.YkthH
zlTTrying to intimidatepPTe her injsKaE that formRwj was a dirty trick.WrltwHa80g
ugFKSThey held kitchenq2aDhT knives inXYY7 both hands.Gv7L Classic horrorgb0X movie weapons.RQwOizdQ
t4L69F‘Even their weaponszb6R are knives.’9pIKjo4r3
VHjThey weren’t justURHFh ghosts. They8vDl were swordsmen,UaboO like her.g0qh2I That realizationY5MCY eased herOJQTxI fear.MBITQ
XjuBI7Besides, she knew3XGZM9 someone whoEOCJQ only usedUrv sashimi knives.PeMXJp
5vWq8LCompared to that,XI8f1 those ghostboE knives wereqoDW barely goodKazTLl for peelingy1Q apples.Nw4CeR
lEL2Abel snorted a short laugh.xzgr58 Just thinkingPsfX of KangN1d Geom-Ma eased9dB the pressure9YzE in herN2z9zF chest.QuV
nb0“Diiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”ctjLdm
xMt29vThe ghosts chargedmaRxmN down thexBxDn hallway withObm cursed screams.sVUe Their arms26v1MC swung theM4z knives asJue3XH if theiriXr9r joints werevQY dislocated.7zjJAP
GsOnz‘I have toqIU exorcise them.’hPUUyETz
n9jGkWatching them, Abeli8tSE5 thought calmly.ePGk6 Her gazehFJ2 turned deepHl3 and heavy.2sSdqNV5D
toRXrl‘If I were8VHGRn Kang Geom-Ma…’tPqzCXUentU
RPrAbel re-sheathed herRyL9 sword. ThenhxIOJ she gripped8w13 the hiltbolTJ tightly andBycR lowered heratJPSs stance.DQK2
YA7jLHer body coiledKn8PlF like shekdQpRZ was carryingRK9hZ a boulderxty on herEsMPvA back, crouchingofh6 as lowPTOrr as possible.f4WYXaLZxX
fGU3cBending her rightaoQ42 knee andsTAX stretching herGTi left leg7AL7Hm behind, herGf75 center of2tExJw gravity wasfT4 so unstableLcR she lookedqiGE ready totKBioh fall withwHle the slightestXfT6 breeze.Wc6vG
TufRBut that fragilityeDU was keywGQtP to anhXGxFd explosive leap.02nBWBUav
iyowvWAbel mimicked theIId technique ofJEAg the oneurn she oncejMAfy envied.jYz5vC
o4HC6The footsteps closedTh1Z in. At0abU about twentylOV paces, theWZUL ghosts threwQ9Eh96 their kniveso7u in crookedeTX arcs. A cursed-energy-charged assault.8ob9Gtp
JBz4mY“Haaah.”iNHrW
VRxAbel let outsgz a hotguQB breath betweenXeTp clenched teeth.IUB9f A longZ0xg7 vapor escapedqro her lips.qr6xGv Hisss—like steam4Aw from a locomotive.xqV4Qi
1XLAbel’s eyes snappedVv8upc open. InNFV that sameMlj61u moment, herCm4TM foot shattered7AP2xG the floor1P6Ykl beneath her.BXQoJc
WprH5Two silver linesZPjXs9 shot acrossfTSS the groundkHq3 in parallel.nRSJjGX6I6
16BbiClang!Wapl
TlZrAt the vanishingSJ0 point ofvNmeED the hallway,E4RBMH Abel stood5BU in a draw stance.1xVYWcQRH
sOiDUITac. The guardBtG6cQ of heruOHZKW sword tappedAmoIjr against theFl41 mouth ofcIev the scabbard.LkQcx4d6
WymOwxThe ghosts wereLVF diced intod4XI chunks like2joCP3 radish cubesQac01o and collapsed.inIq2ueIDa8
YXRrTn***iCQ
bqK9I cut downwv8r9 all thosezmrJw damn ghostsOmU2 without mercy.fWf I tookIuU out dozensIUTdB of them.GJYYQZ
BDduQBut even so,op6Pc those bastardsGjatt didn’t decrease—onteS the contrary,GRl they keptqoup multiplying, lettingxsf out grotesqueqSiaoe cackles.IS0DB
qfQq9Nyaahahahahahahahaha!2YGVG
orX0At first, thereT51Km were only2ocv three—Saki, Speedweapon,VIS and Chloe.gOBSW2 I tookgcFqi them downBy7Bl with a single swing.ilBUrz84boK0
FOwWm7But I madeRiHoeU a fatalDZ4 mistake.PQF0w
eQRI said, “DidNTZpZk I getplN them all?”Cbijqma0AF
CkBY6RAnd, not wanting7Iw8vS to disappointWP3PVE me, thewyaH ghosts startedjTr pouring inl9U9g from everywhere.TnbZuEyuU6W
IKtXwFrom the pianokZi5U room, theQJj art room,L9dn the ceiling.Sz9EaCT5GJDA
r0KIn short, fromPzaHkF every placedxF a ghostvZo would normally3QuDJS pop out.jL8Nrbl6R0
knyHZAnd the wayMiTl they appearedTKC was terrifying.VnREYY6Rp
liISome with a kitchen knifehzheZd in theiryMiE mouth, othersH2O crawling on0s9 the ceilingZvu with allFxTD four limbs,BA4 and someTWAH slamming theirzO6Er heads againstALQj the floor.EJliPO It wasuxfG8 like a complete setoaaj of horrorxNt movie clichés.6UHTzyPz1o
AflOne by one,r14 they weren’tJVNWfW that strong.KPQeIK Like a rank C magic monster.x72l9 But comingHTM4G in waves,1HXLm they wereTj1eH a real5nUV pain.A0q7V
FORiXIf this turnedBjLOrm into a battle ofQE0d attrition, I’dRcW be thesmkC one toqrSUTN lose. Unfortunately,sGqqN I canXYsVy only maintain3gn the [BlessingXEVp of theksNbS God ofh4gJOG Swords] forEJA 60 seconds.EN9Sj6FLW
147a5vSo, to rethinklEhw my strategy,rLEbt I holed5cbFPh up inWpMR the third8bY8kT stall oflQZFh the boys’XWYSl bathroom.Ih3wes
SomyQGThere weren’t manygl8 places tordPT retreat to.4wCLP The others58HtT were already6jf full of3elB ghosts.ZejBO5
8Vp2Sitting on theNZAo toilet, I tried toSIj collect mycUPUck thoughts.luypEM
N21g‘I can’t… I can’t wiperAu out all2HG those bastards.csxEfE That’s clear.’HAUSp1pxeV
B9Rd1I came toLyP the conclusionsBWe7Q that thisy6uc1d ghost nest5jT was likeyn8 a dungeon.y1mktLRr
t883qAfter cutting a few down,ZAzfw7 I wasZTVo6u sure. TheXfjv0 ones sprinting6BwP down theFJ7nR halls screaminguMeWmy like lunaticsNfj were moreKQNUrh like magicTV9 monsters thanoQyxGH ghosts. I could feelI5jxG the impactkPteh when I cut them.56avhjwq2
ErEkI tried escapingqfT8aq through a window, butApksm the glassTkpl7V was soFATBN tough itfBnMw only left8GXK marks.NXZbdP
PUreEOnce inside, thereVe0 was noUoOou getting outQf1aGJ without completingDgW the “mission.”HA0v3X Another dungeon-likeTji trait.rBO5LL
HUaFWhy is there1UkaFM a dungeonaJcAR inside theMTpD academy? Doesn’tpMb0 matter right92aj now.M9ChK1
lO1RuIf this placeuWN works likeydP a dungeon,hkHUH then itEyFTn must havecNnPM a waymlA to be7aIo cleared.mJr
KHbKThe problem is—IcgBiXS don’t knowGsi3 how. Inix664u the game,NIDRnv there wasIxc never anzmwJlF event likeDVVQUS “traditional ghostWJgi stories.”qi2s
vHR‘If only I knew howrE3BJ to clearpuHMx0 it, I could handleEUA this.’j6Ud
0GHUYeNormally, in situationsBY26 like this,YlztOP I’d sitGxE0d and brainstormdTzD with Saki0qS9RN or Speedweapon.UvDFhWnV
d4cJAs I rememberedRdDz0 how helpfulsZbA they were,gNg5X a brillianteRu idea crossedlmPF1Z my mind.LeyUzSMZKe
EQYI opened thezilZh status windowcXx3 and activatedxc7m the [BlessingQqbHJ of Communication].kZt09q Without hesitation,00mhS7 I spoke:HR00lpxec
QLo0Hu—Hey, give meh5Pw a hint.LPJ5YXJm9k
9DRTGY[…]Xc6H
5vly7tLike it waspK1 buffering… nothing.LHY Dead silence.d8tKf Just asFbgea I thought—itB5EiaY wasn’t thatxavnI easy.zcHRwM
44HvjgAnd to thinkVJvfO it used5xt1Od to giveCJWlKa me helpful7Gy2Od info in1PSM2 critical situations…6PjmpLQrM9l
1mCD‘Now, when I need itYLu the most,W7j it’s useless…’XU4TY2Y
et38BFlash—q9Gk
uPlqnv‘…What?’W44
oAj***bIziiy
RSE[Hint: Locate andbOk7F destroy theIhle core ofr0Jd the “HorrorhkHhCa Maze.” DoingvfGgy so willyGtX allow youNg2 to escape.]cQm8VqUEo
il7tg[…]mZvSsD
rWXh2t[…]L54T
jCr2[Don’t believe me7AhESJ if youu9a don’t want6v3L to. GoodZLa luck.]xVdGOU
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Dsh6“The core, huh.”sSY5wwl6
7CZSo the strategyWmlGSs wasn’t tooNCW eliminate allbkKZ the ghosts.0c3r5nr
aDS6It’d be perfect0u3H if theyYWgVT told meDCgm8J exactly whereBO4 the core70KwB was, but28ZKo no matterdHC how muchKCGM I called,4gk there wereBmgau no moreHMJU responses.LpmXIR
MjtXW‘Got offended.’gVq4lV
fd5QRQStill, I hadgrM a clearJhPpCB direction now.ZQfLs I neededFmOJ to focus7dooZ on findingF8I the core.HOfqGyhnk
yFREOnly…Y0p7
DOf5Suddenly, it gotcJR really quiet8JLX outside.9Ul
8ajJrI haven’t watched69eFq that manynCWHvJ horror movies,U7AvV1 but I know exactlyayh what thissOg kind ofSnc7 silence means.2arHdulmZl
WMbkcA bathroom. Suddenr7Y04 silence. This0Ig setup couldn’tfdfIH be moreIE0F perfectly staged.OYKcQAFiN
QZlkAnd the worstj1NhW part—I wasew1GGE squatting oni4NT3 the toilet.SdHQv27
VUBThat’s why I could seeViE a pair3yQ8sr of pinkDRoW shoes perfectlyyfPZe lined updrt3H beneath thekId stall door.nSF The pointeduE2i heels wereI77xl facing directlydXgj toward me.kFyKJ09wYd
fMABaPI slowly raisedXSxF my head.3Gw5wsKagSD
63wdtDAbove the door,S9A a grotesque,tOX tall figureI7x had pokedOcD its head7xDJLv in. A twisted, hideoushRgJ smile spread4HfmhD across itsLSETY face.lOv7
bQGu“Peekaboo. Found you.”y9ckYsU
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MahayanaAbel became like Kang he also crack jokes in serious situations.