Chapter 180 – Ghost Story (4)
3Qfqs9A ghost withJW7iaz a faceof2C5L completely coveredNY0 in whiteDioY makeup suddenly9eI appeared andTxu said, “Peekaboo,”WUr8Qd right ineW1I front of9zbLQ his face.571 Even someoneJqhf with nervesHXsfLG of steelpjVe might havepvu had a seizure fromDSGE the scare.xOQVc Kang Geom-MaeuECA flinched too.vsTiMt
vZBkdQThe ‘Spirit Level’dKm helped calm9IE4c his heartleKV6 quickly, butkbXKR it didn’tvZgVe make himRGaFsV completely unshakable.dIwmFUaRs
0KNA shock thatQzy sudden couldn’t7TVN be completelyNLTU dispelled withvlO just a technique.gwJPei
Z1ywWhen someone jumpsYum out rightpUKM in yourjkL5Ln face, it’sSb9ntb only naturalrfYXC4 to beF2uMJR affected.T2lP8I
XE5YIBut that wasMhyH2o it. He2Ksw regained his39mP composure immediately.SjZKwSY8lub
A851After all, theuOin enemies he’djGrznO faced sov73b0M far hadKGxhQ6 all beencSIGF formidable opponents.cxF05RnTE
gvfhkHe’d felt thatW0TJr chill down5BWalM his spinef4dJiE countless timesld1MU already. ThisJwbTZ was nothingzjN compared tocQOmLn those.7B0h
oyH8“What the hellaKCWj is that,xQK popping upIilJSb just toq7d scare someone?”1w0hSzaAWc
jn1Kang Geom-Ma clenchedHTxp his teeth9HnHzL in anger.cH2 Then, he3iiM drove MurasamexPr into thecYkc being’s leftOMLa cheek.ZjijQH
lN4MiThe blade piercedSYsLdH through theOvhC flesh anddXe came outzCDq the otherHmqm side.VQ4
wyDO8Originally, he hadM8qur8 aimed tonROr4 slice itsdhjRH neck clean,2y6rRH but theooaj space wasI8y too narrow0ihkH for that.f7PvyTr0
TA5Screeeeeeeech!Y2U
u9CwEThe ghost inDgaI the pinka9DR shoes screamed.WtD Its heelsB40 clattered loudlyqEjmhF against the7xpXPT bathroom tiles.IzV The echodJ7 of itsYOHPQs scream, combinedIzcA with thep5M footsteps, rangNxWxFL through thenQnTlX entire building.rLv It wasklb only a matter ofIFZ time beforefXkWo it attracted0dDhO the attentionvFX of otherGFa3f7 hallway ghosts.umw5UB
CMuAnd as expected,FHFI1w footsteps beganruuHb to thunderK2dAt from outside.Fc0ST Dozens ofPC1 them, likeabju everyone suddenlyuKsv had annS7Odu emergency bathroomprD run. TheirupLQ steps werePw4S hurried.mlSwT
UAllKang Geom-Ma cursedkTB4Y2 under hisraDn breath.vSGpM
zVoqf‘Damn it, this9nH bathroom only2v5zPG has three043 stalls, buthZtP there’s likegKcyg fifty coming.’m6tSCtry
hJt2eJWhile tearing apartokB8KG the ghost’sPAKU face withf0GoZC his knife,p1Q8Wi Kang Geom-MaipXd readjusted hiso2uf plan.E1vqk
s4VHe would leavepsy the boys’mqL bathroom, whichwmUAtF he’d usedNM1u6 as a base, and3srZP regroup fromsfFLwR outside.8iM9yY
PUW‘But first, thisUEdz3 witch whoSyy trespassed inmgz the men’ssrM bathroom.’Cwr
fGlPeeking like that—ghostSihm4 or not,WxlCx it was4Vhh a crime.Cd8 And itRU9 needed toiH2 pay. PervertsoCd were thelhYw worst.hEXAzZ
PocQEOKang Geom-Ma yankedgK0MxI the handlenIh down hard.Ze8oE3 The bladeYf7 sliced throughF3FaKG the jawgh7v with ease.ezfs98
XCXkA purple tonguewgKc coated in8vJ white gunkfrrA dangled frompQY its tornMFlQpz chin, swaying.Wolm8Cs9RLB
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5gkXKang Geom-Ma kickedu8V the stallo1d door open.fNP1w The ghostOZT9R flew out11WJ with theWBAm door andcnw crashed intoNo8x a urinal,vto1W4 practically gettingP2v2Dr wedged insidex68E it.p6s
UdjCL5The shattered urinal5lqU4Y sprayed waterTkxIW3 up towardgESe the ceiling.BpYvdlbq
jP29The ghost inUtd4Q6 the pinkm6T13J heels letNis out chokingXS2LG moans. WithQ6Mj no jaw,M0WEx it couldseD barely make5QwZa2 a sound.VgGcerAs7
qjuydjAnd it regrettedw7nCab it. NeverFU5I imagined thatY4bjQ boy wouldUBTr be soF2cAJt damn ruthless.PJoeNsE4Fg6L
G8MSoon after, Kang2vq Geom-Ma steppedJ1XDhU out ofBeAvB the stall.FZ1u He rotatedF2pz his shoulderSi51 a fewb3u times and81L6W stood inKJckjD front ofaSHd0k the urinal.fOn He lookedzOfYT down.BDeuI
9TQNcG“If you wereuwTa in suchRFda a hurry,8U5M you should’ve3P1 used theBHOp stall nextIh23ge door. PeekingJJX into onehFB that’s occupied?DXZmO And todoUbFd top ityLGne off, a woman enteringU6NcQ the men’sLkSv room. You9Rh were askingHzD8a for itOC9 from theLRl start.”qXio8
TH4gKang Geom-Ma spokeWJm in a tone fulluuv8K of annoyance.D88 The ghostVGfk tried toVFgK claw at9yHX him infrve desperation.kOHC
Sj34“Kieeeeeek!”UYAw
VCuKang Geom-Ma dodged7Jj with a slight tilth5lz of hisAn5TJj head andVE5TM7 swung Murasame.sEsLvsO9c
6OPJbSlash!USb9j
RaooxOThe decapitated bodyGGyA slipped intol72L the urinal.0rI1Bg7CPobI
AD9“And in theZQdJ next life,kPYWAm learn toFyJ knock beforeXPi coming in,plAu you bastard.”z8zUIyc
uaGAt that moment,sk1u a messagec7cU appeared beforeIujuD his eyes.eSWeIAR
StcaS[NEW! You havenFsSW met the99rca1 special condition8ppGhc of theUE9q Underworld King’sTKxxv Power: ‘EliminateXN5Dtu over 501WxZ entities withJeJm5U (ghost) attribute’,WtA and unlockedvLUzw a newpTLdD5 skill.]vOs1
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: Entities withU5rDU the ghostvuHA attribute thatuE4 you’ve cut4Z1C with this6HhVF weapon canOfA3d9 be controlledbjMvE without a number limit.n7aasGlFyX 90k: Effect isH4UDF8 not permanent;D3oKI it lastsdsP a maximum2mXhA of 10UcOIU minutes.9pg57C QLZOFB: Currently controllableD0ShR entities: 32.1HiAA28Fk7y h8If== ==PdDQQs bgS“…What the hell8zvQZh is this?”D1c8oQSa 0fxUSI stared atEc3Y the statusaEcu window, eyesaIP5 wide open.4J6t2hFj NbTIt may haveMVfxW surprised medTsPJ more thangPL62y when they1P ghost inHEJGCQ pink heelsbGcj5p stuck her8OD1 face throughlZq the stallAbFe0 crack.bEqRk bbMJRThe Underworld King’sJIrLtz Power. I hadn’t used52Th5I it sinceGkKvz the fightBvpuU against Vendetta.aDsQbmf ITeUntil now, itHRgK could onlyGMPm control onesSlCFS entity, so0UaU3v it wasn’tORvk that useful.a6FDw5ywYQ24 9gQWBut now, that40CSqH limit wasWUK removed… at9HH least forW2TI beings withyzQU13 the “ghost”vffGq attribute.1LNFp DtFsI’ve always been2uk weak againstAZy overwhelming numbers.2abJVd HxijThat’s why I prefer one-on-oneaMmG duels ormbf elite skirmishes.5ZFwoQq81H 3naveuBut this newILPbmL ability gave2kS me thermQgx upper handbSR even inukDWHx mob fights.wA1mtBP yTnOwpI recalled thatZYTn before hidingbszE in thedXS0 bathroom, I’dQCqM seen a map ofHkO1N the buildingpzr on a hallway wall.VARI I glancedGNneC at itbWi5PM just in2mTEhB case andxJNI saved thedGQGO image indfKfqZ my mind.UnPBxdoI5 TBouTThanks to that,5vhv I nowJskjY had a general ideaUhacD of theHLt0 layout.0Der 5OcThen I noticednAeJyO something strange.9bqAr8xWQ TPVRm8The classrooms werekHbpL numbered likeq7c66 apartment units:blJiX 101, 102,3Zj 103…iB7Wi bCK3EFThat alone wasAB3s odd.TBD5c 5LdHaHBut what reallyvjrDh caught mytDmeZ eye wasUHVMIT that theGlD fourth floorm6o was markedTk4W with theilDxjY Chinese characterPn3GH for “death”jNWen (死), andt72Hl classroom 404xeLp appeared as5EsV8c “死靈死” (“spiritT4Jhd of death”).hpU96rfX OOJfAt the time,gDy I didn’t0fxf understand whatqPH3H it meant,rPi1rU but after6crxA communicating withH8cgID the system,IBs it allS40 made sense.mdU3dPuUTrs yJnThe “core” ofhP1LUX this dungeon7pe0n was there:WQc5k classroom 404.1HNftbLNtC dOFGJNow… I’m currentlyjJWimq on theL3kx second floor.iruV3n91 0tGTYAnd if thereBTJo are alreadyzpsar this manyPCyf enemies here,4Bmag how manyYhMxx more are3M9h waiting on0HKZV the thirdB1OSGN and fourth?EN696gS2bD haKLDThat worried me.jnp But justp0vJ at thatM4f moment, I unlocked the19YkJy Underworld King’sUau ability. PerfectAmOsG timing.K814 URa2‘What luck.’pqS bxhAll I hadI0yWcN to donoU was a little farming,GQUVbl and thenluGfp let myXCUi “allies” doNEfTb the rest.o3ri6aWN JlnECIf the ten-minuteNRo duration ended,OEbOu I justdDF9ec had toExJ cut moreWsW to reactivatemSz2n the ability.g73eknMb uIpQAuto-farming, Korean game-style,jcKPM in real5mxTDq life.T0Q7 2AMMy heart startedJPu racing.D5Et YKpEAEnergy returned toThjJMc my tiredmB4uk muscles. Just8DQAL thinking aboutGRD “auto hunting”BvW put medZLZoe in a good mood.r3FRpmSXw BSqgSure, I hadupL to cutXT4g down moreDsa ghosts first,ebF but I already hade1W over thirty.vtENow DRsPWith some effort,9wJS0 hitting a hundred wouldn’t0Bk7H3 be hard.JVPDLLCG E1I5mThe more alliesc8Puv I had,4uI7 the better.2Vx8n7yoW B2qwf5“There he is!”LwGqtdHgl gqMRight then, a group ofdXz ghosts burstQiJj9 into thev6Ta5 bathroom likesGJ7Fq a tsunami.U9wPlJZpya 0NVTheir eyes glowedugs with madnessONCwf as theyqijOyO locked onto7h9 me.CrDc IgnWAt a glance,7NkRa there wereIvZ9z about fiftyKAyg of them.KchemNYtUvZ G5uThey were soApNWr packed together,C4qg6E they looked9p0 like a tangled ballq1Xh of yarn.yqkALTo MFwPAnd I, standingEN5d alone in06R157 the middledlpl of thejtU bathroom, facedioP them.hXpsC mapI smirked coldly.roYh5PzAcK GXgvUs“If I cutJVh7xN down allaEU of you,mzS I’ll hitglR a hundred.”Bw08E64FD nuLWithout hesitation, I charged atu4x them.sXLH MAjw5aMy footsteps splashedl0pc against theuPZibr wet tiles.3bnZtuE NyDCHSSplash, splash.A1zW ChQUDThe echo ofkDxX water accompaniedvhlI my everynHKZX move.9VbHuk 2hNSGThe ghosts’ eyesga0RT3 narrowed asrxrn they sawwRB me grinning.kMa9HfmUK R0PWho the hellpjb smiles ingZbGgo a situationoFf81 like this?xKdS6yKVF t3saMWhat they didn’t6GJC know…954eay eTjWas just howFzB9Z7 terrifying a Korean canVazDC be whenA9e they’re aboutkHF to completemdNL their farming.IIl9BftHOY oi9XCA***0Vi 9KokThe shrieks ofMLxxH the ghostsmoZaL0 filled theKkJ entire building.ykyHjco YnND7Screeeeeeeech!Nmj7xz ITJVsA human, drivennrf mad bySOU farming, wasfarFSw mercilessly cuttingpxpZ down ghosts.yr2WKmbL2 2LGThe roles had9UR8 reversed: now5HL the ghostsIhQ were fleeing,vgK and I was theWHQ hunter.aBu2 ggKMy slashes wereZfXk relentless. Onewasx64 by one,xMCkYp the monstersfExKv fell.z2Nqnp 8rRI flicked theriD6DQ blood off17pw7A my blade65S and lookedd2IpAe around.joq abwf73The hallway wasv6M covered inaFHFY corpses. There9CC was nosRA0b space leftjU5Vj to walk.8EFMOuTDVr9 d61ZBut I stillT1bQE5 wasn’t satisfied.66b8crQ3p eY8‘I’m still hungry.’91vPVKIyAFE G2LpThat thought perfectlybGC2G described myHIiygJ mental state.yZ3fdiu3zTNK 1NMWRJAfter clearing theiES0MK second floor,qEGh I startedVh0 climbing theB2Wd stairs.Nry eJw5vIt wasn’t enough.ffseJ Murasame andwdH Eternal FrostoeU6US vibrated, eageruprt6 for more.ra4W4elAb WQ1f8I went upXn6 to thesB5Hs third floor…YvX to keep10g1Ka feeding mygpGRwK hunger.XZ19 lR98r***YvGP KxFUnlike the secondF25v floor, thev2h9 third wasn8aAGH eerily quiet.7yCwfUb5 TxgIcThere was onlyI4ebP a solitaryNmCpe well inAbV the middlelwe of therEbyQ hallway.Bwyxx bNlIt looked likeabM5 a sceneULSmD copied andTun pasted straightBYe13 from a horror movie.U7PcyuZSBG pV0dKang Geom-Ma woreDEGAMn a disappointedbrTTrl expression.zIHf ph11He’d come upbvm2et hoping forFfX9V more prey,znmFr but this42koW floor wasZ8K a wasteland.kIYh4qxMaz lxoHMaybe this isJmur what a farmer feelskn28B like whenIGKCe1 facing a bad harvest.oXyfcnI9JDR NkeLUoThat’s when…C6npo dl39Creeeak—mbsCT bc5ZqmSuddenly, a handPle emerged fromZe5dz inside thegd9Va well.u9KGJ J8RYBloodless skin coveredEjgg in vein-like7Zh6 webs.ds2K nf1The owner ofBIeCyU the hand8QPqV began draggingNr0QKH herself outWF7A slowly.Txq 3f1KIt was a classic long-hairedgY8OAg ghost.TMW6 1PJxjdWith hair covering6TU her face,qPSa she staggered0Xd forward.1HhS59 ErC5V“M-my name isJuIk Ma… Ma…fTPk Malsook…”ne6aYO BfJ1OShe introduced herselfdkUUcj with a dry, crackedFC9Dvf voice, thoughe6Je no oneQZ9McL had asked.Nec0dVKJhW TqkIfq“You’re… sooo handsome…UFO b-be mytL7d husband…”oerxW jshSPI“Gross.”YkKRum jdUTGThe ghost openedVZ0 her mouthghkd wide withBATFDX a crunchinghXb noise.imvI lQFVgIts inside wasekDR2 pitch black,c6n and darktR7p ink flowed9Ej6Fy from everyzBQ9 hole inYnd3 her face.AER7vnhnfQz uIA“I don’t want…gDSj to beWVPPT aloooone anymoooore!”tVQygJA b9CShe stretched herx8t arms outQOGXz as ifeW2dD welcoming hernvZbe soulmate.
Kang Geom-Ma staredS8bn at herbxno with a blank expression.aytS6wcjHlEt GaGt18“You look likeRoR6 a halfway5j7 decent mini-boss.”SrfltWLlCa zUdmA slight disappointment,5NMXRC but stillebEmHJ a goodhVVSrt opportunity.84HO HmbDespite her slowqHossv voice, her3N7ktL magical auraRXd wasn’t normal.oJeT He estimatedk1N her tohpDPNh be a B-rank magicalAiap9 beast.GXW 6wlgtIf the secondkItd floor was8jnndH quantity, theVXl third wasdaAUj quality.R0595C ZMtIf he couldC9fNHE add herVt4Rz to hisggE4 army, itxvGnb would growWAW significantly stronger.Zh19OC 6xTLYsKang Geom-Ma smirked8Rl and raisedL9zAm a hand.61ln2cz6t UjRxNTime to testIOniQ the fruitsW3Z6v5 of his7lehM farming.EASbA GM4Rumble—QpNB8 i0zCQrThe ground shook.Rvsf The ghostAslFd fresh outzvSB of thegupy well staggered.UujP7
She quickly regainedg2IBU her balanceq5yvWu and lookedzKgho at him.Jv8dTwsv PDKhc“W-what… what didiF2 you do…?”IVnuyz6T joVKang Geom-Ma replied,460Hdip8s RWX“You said youhgyvb were alone.”pzwN1jBG syw6U“…?”yMvH VjKSk“You’re gonna regretZ2RQ saying that.”CFolUVMSSk jrgWtAt that moment,82gR the ghostkm9uzJ felt anucT166 indescribable chill.Lfr9UuuOKZ q6SrsAn overwhelming pressurerwEi squeezed herL6hqPD chest solLHdz tightly herppFW6b eyelids trembled.8sDVpPwJREH 0WrGrrrrrrrgh…4QiBpF 0BhNThe groans echoedRlR67 from thell8CVF stairs.HJVL4 fGfThere were atNQSY least a hundred specters.Pca1lDyq397 h1xMAll gathered behind2GF3Td Kang Geom-Ma.7TbGJ685oRwK tPwWith a simplecm2 flick ofNUaBi his fingers,AFT the ghostsHNz5K9 lined upn5bjfl in formationYyTYEe as ifqFpUH they wereRjuckV his naturalXy86FW followers.
Each of theirgA5N movements wasXxsb under hisW4hX control.1Fa 2oLy8The ghost backedE0IGR away, butQFF3fu it waszjT8 already tooZmQ late.dpp xjlKQKang Geom-Ma snapped3AYBgp his fingers.ohp6f1who8 WJR1“She’s alone. KeepwihH5 her company.”4iWU75FFR JpJa9W“W-wait… wait a sec—!”GIWXt Jg4The ghosts surgedM4W8Z forward like4pE an avalancheWiXqyu through theG3n narrow hallway.ebL0xKriys frHYv2In a panic,sb46R7 Malsook threwKkNPD herself backYM7B into theKsw well she’dDunzE1 come from.G2sfWiUpn OReA thousand thoughts9De filled her5seO head, butUmx escaping cameQ8t first.vBao 8BY9VESurvival was allqLS that mattered.3C2VlCT9cxHO X10Sk‘I won’t dieUuScc a virginuwC again!’tERB XIXgBut the ghostszCRur hurled themselvesAji into theqfa well afterjbd2 her with7Mzkn a roar.FbjJCl79a d8aMalsook looked up,aeylrO dumbfounded, as42BinT the avalancheq3DlRK flooded intoTwf8 her lair.EzEZyetX rwCzAnd she was87P swept awayxAeI with them.3DGIk7clNsc wLDA blood-curdling screammp8oO erupted from1xM deep within8dObLY the well.i99UV3hm LocThen, silence.k2b 9YkdiMalsook died withoutnbBqd ever fulfillingv6STF4 her grandeYFwPF wish.kXA u8D5toThen Kang Geom-MaxNvfqg resumed hisMANz march.MUf2ZN XM8BHe moved towardUunh the staircaseyrh8H9 at theFNrUF other end0oJhc of thenteY hallway.CuG5 CSEqThe specters, havingYzE completed their3ss task, crawledb5AJH out ofaRq the wellzEVUju and followedPBs him.Mfa ZFao0Among them wasFei Malsook aswrE well.IOIzU8 KmKXbzStep. Step.FqBt8C Vw5HA long procession.qgfaNiQq0 l3Xv5Hundreds of ghostsmgnF escorted theGSvEeO human leadingy4E at thevNGD front.CXLd 7lBtZTheir steps andNVk rhythm matched0zGe2 his perfectly.4eVHxT 2pdSBlue flames ofzYT will-o’-the-wisps litjrI the pathxioN through theOwnw darkness.XMnXMS 0ztHyakki Yagyō. TheeGx Night Paradejz78Pv of OneMVJo1Y Hundred Demons.qxck9kzak v6r2tWAnd leading thatdhdDd parade was0Rih a human…hzKwz0O3p EGSWzGThe King of7Wz the Dead,FDcQa Kang Geom-Ma.kjV9Lpj4Sj K4IUhyHe marched toR48 put an6rvX end toFOgFJ this cursedgv6Kz8 nightmare.c7V CNvTo break thisYTjyL never-ending night.O0u78luaTA5g r3fHe guided thev9Cx spirits trappedYeZopH in thiscYAc chaotic field.hVjCAEjhUu RqXpGcAs he walked,UWftW he murmuredl7Yn5V a lineOrkc that suddenlyhH6O came todOXD mind.usQ U8U0It was a phrase he10bYp remembered from93FR7J when hebL65Y obtained therC0 Stone ofOVv9DJ Immortality.RMGtUv Ri0M“Hear the voicesFLXw6o of theuvi dead.
Then they willpv0izP open thex8KS5 gates ofzueM the underworld…A3HnMc and answerm0Pt3 your call.”8w1RHL B8uGrrrrrrrgh!4IAM Pn3yThe ghosts letiKIy5e out a chilling howl.BJ8CQkHRp8a rNwvoIt was theirQRNsgL nocturnal greeting.NwVZasaKQ am01EThe announcement thatslA the KingIE8o of theZnaFWu Underworld wasboA on thec3sO0 move.Zfecb
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: Entities withU5rDU the ghostvuHA attribute thatuE4 you’ve cut4Z1C with this6HhVF weapon canOfA3d9 be controlledbjMvE without a number limit.n7aasGlFyX 90k: Effect isH4UDF8 not permanent;D3oKI it lastsdsP a maximum2mXhA of 10UcOIU minutes.9pg57C QLZOFB: Currently controllableD0ShR entities: 32.1HiAA28Fk7y h8If== ==PdDQQs bgS“…What the hell8zvQZh is this?”D1c8oQSa 0fxUSI stared atEc3Y the statusaEcu window, eyesaIP5 wide open.4J6t2hFj NbTIt may haveMVfxW surprised medTsPJ more thangPL62y when they1P ghost inHEJGCQ pink heelsbGcj5p stuck her8OD1 face throughlZq the stallAbFe0 crack.bEqRk bbMJRThe Underworld King’sJIrLtz Power. I hadn’t used52Th5I it sinceGkKvz the fightBvpuU against Vendetta.aDsQbmf ITeUntil now, itHRgK could onlyGMPm control onesSlCFS entity, so0UaU3v it wasn’tORvk that useful.a6FDw5ywYQ24 9gQWBut now, that40CSqH limit wasWUK removed… at9HH least forW2TI beings withyzQU13 the “ghost”vffGq attribute.1LNFp DtFsI’ve always been2uk weak againstAZy overwhelming numbers.2abJVd HxijThat’s why I prefer one-on-oneaMmG duels ormbf elite skirmishes.5ZFwoQq81H 3naveuBut this newILPbmL ability gave2kS me thermQgx upper handbSR even inukDWHx mob fights.wA1mtBP yTnOwpI recalled thatZYTn before hidingbszE in thedXS0 bathroom, I’dQCqM seen a map ofHkO1N the buildingpzr on a hallway wall.VARI I glancedGNneC at itbWi5PM just in2mTEhB case andxJNI saved thedGQGO image indfKfqZ my mind.UnPBxdoI5 TBouTThanks to that,5vhv I nowJskjY had a general ideaUhacD of theHLt0 layout.0Der 5OcThen I noticednAeJyO something strange.9bqAr8xWQ TPVRm8The classrooms werekHbpL numbered likeq7c66 apartment units:blJiX 101, 102,3Zj 103…iB7Wi bCK3EFThat alone wasAB3s odd.TBD5c 5LdHaHBut what reallyvjrDh caught mytDmeZ eye wasUHVMIT that theGlD fourth floorm6o was markedTk4W with theilDxjY Chinese characterPn3GH for “death”jNWen (死), andt72Hl classroom 404xeLp appeared as5EsV8c “死靈死” (“spiritT4Jhd of death”).hpU96rfX OOJfAt the time,gDy I didn’t0fxf understand whatqPH3H it meant,rPi1rU but after6crxA communicating withH8cgID the system,IBs it allS40 made sense.mdU3dPuUTrs yJnThe “core” ofhP1LUX this dungeon7pe0n was there:WQc5k classroom 404.1HNftbLNtC dOFGJNow… I’m currentlyjJWimq on theL3kx second floor.iruV3n91 0tGTYAnd if thereBTJo are alreadyzpsar this manyPCyf enemies here,4Bmag how manyYhMxx more are3M9h waiting on0HKZV the thirdB1OSGN and fourth?EN696gS2bD haKLDThat worried me.jnp But justp0vJ at thatM4f moment, I unlocked the19YkJy Underworld King’sUau ability. PerfectAmOsG timing.K814 URa2‘What luck.’pqS bxhAll I hadI0yWcN to donoU was a little farming,GQUVbl and thenluGfp let myXCUi “allies” doNEfTb the rest.o3ri6aWN JlnECIf the ten-minuteNRo duration ended,OEbOu I justdDF9ec had toExJ cut moreWsW to reactivatemSz2n the ability.g73eknMb uIpQAuto-farming, Korean game-style,jcKPM in real5mxTDq life.T0Q7 2AMMy heart startedJPu racing.D5Et YKpEAEnergy returned toThjJMc my tiredmB4uk muscles. Just8DQAL thinking aboutGRD “auto hunting”BvW put medZLZoe in a good mood.r3FRpmSXw BSqgSure, I hadupL to cutXT4g down moreDsa ghosts first,ebF but I already hade1W over thirty.vtENow DRsPWith some effort,9wJS0 hitting a hundred wouldn’t0Bk7H3 be hard.JVPDLLCG E1I5mThe more alliesc8Puv I had,4uI7 the better.2Vx8n7yoW B2qwf5“There he is!”LwGqtdHgl gqMRight then, a group ofdXz ghosts burstQiJj9 into thev6Ta5 bathroom likesGJ7Fq a tsunami.U9wPlJZpya 0NVTheir eyes glowedugs with madnessONCwf as theyqijOyO locked onto7h9 me.CrDc IgnWAt a glance,7NkRa there wereIvZ9z about fiftyKAyg of them.KchemNYtUvZ G5uThey were soApNWr packed together,C4qg6E they looked9p0 like a tangled ballq1Xh of yarn.yqkALTo MFwPAnd I, standingEN5d alone in06R157 the middledlpl of thejtU bathroom, facedioP them.hXpsC mapI smirked coldly.roYh5PzAcK GXgvUs“If I cutJVh7xN down allaEU of you,mzS I’ll hitglR a hundred.”Bw08E64FD nuLWithout hesitation, I charged atu4x them.sXLH MAjw5aMy footsteps splashedl0pc against theuPZibr wet tiles.3bnZtuE NyDCHSSplash, splash.A1zW ChQUDThe echo ofkDxX water accompaniedvhlI my everynHKZX move.9VbHuk 2hNSGThe ghosts’ eyesga0RT3 narrowed asrxrn they sawwRB me grinning.kMa9HfmUK R0PWho the hellpjb smiles ingZbGgo a situationoFf81 like this?xKdS6yKVF t3saMWhat they didn’t6GJC know…954eay eTjWas just howFzB9Z7 terrifying a Korean canVazDC be whenA9e they’re aboutkHF to completemdNL their farming.IIl9BftHOY oi9XCA***0Vi 9KokThe shrieks ofMLxxH the ghostsmoZaL0 filled theKkJ entire building.ykyHjco YnND7Screeeeeeeech!Nmj7xz ITJVsA human, drivennrf mad bySOU farming, wasfarFSw mercilessly cuttingpxpZ down ghosts.yr2WKmbL2 2LGThe roles had9UR8 reversed: now5HL the ghostsIhQ were fleeing,vgK and I was theWHQ hunter.aBu2 ggKMy slashes wereZfXk relentless. Onewasx64 by one,xMCkYp the monstersfExKv fell.z2Nqnp 8rRI flicked theriD6DQ blood off17pw7A my blade65S and lookedd2IpAe around.joq abwf73The hallway wasv6M covered inaFHFY corpses. There9CC was nosRA0b space leftjU5Vj to walk.8EFMOuTDVr9 d61ZBut I stillT1bQE5 wasn’t satisfied.66b8crQ3p eY8‘I’m still hungry.’91vPVKIyAFE G2LpThat thought perfectlybGC2G described myHIiygJ mental state.yZ3fdiu3zTNK 1NMWRJAfter clearing theiES0MK second floor,qEGh I startedVh0 climbing theB2Wd stairs.Nry eJw5vIt wasn’t enough.ffseJ Murasame andwdH Eternal FrostoeU6US vibrated, eageruprt6 for more.ra4W4elAb WQ1f8I went upXn6 to thesB5Hs third floor…YvX to keep10g1Ka feeding mygpGRwK hunger.XZ19 lR98r***YvGP KxFUnlike the secondF25v floor, thev2h9 third wasn8aAGH eerily quiet.7yCwfUb5 TxgIcThere was onlyI4ebP a solitaryNmCpe well inAbV the middlelwe of therEbyQ hallway.Bwyxx bNlIt looked likeabM5 a sceneULSmD copied andTun pasted straightBYe13 from a horror movie.U7PcyuZSBG pV0dKang Geom-Ma woreDEGAMn a disappointedbrTTrl expression.zIHf ph11He’d come upbvm2et hoping forFfX9V more prey,znmFr but this42koW floor wasZ8K a wasteland.kIYh4qxMaz lxoHMaybe this isJmur what a farmer feelskn28B like whenIGKCe1 facing a bad harvest.oXyfcnI9JDR NkeLUoThat’s when…C6npo dl39Creeeak—mbsCT bc5ZqmSuddenly, a handPle emerged fromZe5dz inside thegd9Va well.u9KGJ J8RYBloodless skin coveredEjgg in vein-like7Zh6 webs.ds2K nf1The owner ofBIeCyU the hand8QPqV began draggingNr0QKH herself outWF7A slowly.Txq 3f1KIt was a classic long-hairedgY8OAg ghost.TMW6 1PJxjdWith hair covering6TU her face,qPSa she staggered0Xd forward.1HhS59 ErC5V“M-my name isJuIk Ma… Ma…fTPk Malsook…”ne6aYO BfJ1OShe introduced herselfdkUUcj with a dry, crackedFC9Dvf voice, thoughe6Je no oneQZ9McL had asked.Nec0dVKJhW TqkIfq“You’re… sooo handsome…UFO b-be mytL7d husband…”oerxW jshSPI“Gross.”YkKRum jdUTGThe ghost openedVZ0 her mouthghkd wide withBATFDX a crunchinghXb noise.imvI lQFVgIts inside wasekDR2 pitch black,c6n and darktR7p ink flowed9Ej6Fy from everyzBQ9 hole inYnd3 her face.AER7vnhnfQz uIA“I don’t want…gDSj to beWVPPT aloooone anymoooore!”tVQygJA b9CShe stretched herx8t arms outQOGXz as ifeW2dD welcoming hernvZbe soulmate.
Kang Geom-Ma staredS8bn at herbxno with a blank expression.aytS6wcjHlEt GaGt18“You look likeRoR6 a halfway5j7 decent mini-boss.”SrfltWLlCa zUdmA slight disappointment,5NMXRC but stillebEmHJ a goodhVVSrt opportunity.84HO HmbDespite her slowqHossv voice, her3N7ktL magical auraRXd wasn’t normal.oJeT He estimatedk1N her tohpDPNh be a B-rank magicalAiap9 beast.GXW 6wlgtIf the secondkItd floor was8jnndH quantity, theVXl third wasdaAUj quality.R0595C ZMtIf he couldC9fNHE add herVt4Rz to hisggE4 army, itxvGnb would growWAW significantly stronger.Zh19OC 6xTLYsKang Geom-Ma smirked8Rl and raisedL9zAm a hand.61ln2cz6t UjRxNTime to testIOniQ the fruitsW3Z6v5 of his7lehM farming.EASbA GM4Rumble—QpNB8 i0zCQrThe ground shook.Rvsf The ghostAslFd fresh outzvSB of thegupy well staggered.UujP7
She quickly regainedg2IBU her balanceq5yvWu and lookedzKgho at him.Jv8dTwsv PDKhc“W-what… what didiF2 you do…?”IVnuyz6T joVKang Geom-Ma replied,460Hdip8s RWX“You said youhgyvb were alone.”pzwN1jBG syw6U“…?”yMvH VjKSk“You’re gonna regretZ2RQ saying that.”CFolUVMSSk jrgWtAt that moment,82gR the ghostkm9uzJ felt anucT166 indescribable chill.Lfr9UuuOKZ q6SrsAn overwhelming pressurerwEi squeezed herL6hqPD chest solLHdz tightly herppFW6b eyelids trembled.8sDVpPwJREH 0WrGrrrrrrrgh…4QiBpF 0BhNThe groans echoedRlR67 from thell8CVF stairs.HJVL4 fGfThere were atNQSY least a hundred specters.Pca1lDyq397 h1xMAll gathered behind2GF3Td Kang Geom-Ma.7TbGJ685oRwK tPwWith a simplecm2 flick ofNUaBi his fingers,AFT the ghostsHNz5K9 lined upn5bjfl in formationYyTYEe as ifqFpUH they wereRjuckV his naturalXy86FW followers.
Each of theirgA5N movements wasXxsb under hisW4hX control.1Fa 2oLy8The ghost backedE0IGR away, butQFF3fu it waszjT8 already tooZmQ late.dpp xjlKQKang Geom-Ma snapped3AYBgp his fingers.ohp6f1who8 WJR1“She’s alone. KeepwihH5 her company.”4iWU75FFR JpJa9W“W-wait… wait a sec—!”GIWXt Jg4The ghosts surgedM4W8Z forward like4pE an avalancheWiXqyu through theG3n narrow hallway.ebL0xKriys frHYv2In a panic,sb46R7 Malsook threwKkNPD herself backYM7B into theKsw well she’dDunzE1 come from.G2sfWiUpn OReA thousand thoughts9De filled her5seO head, butUmx escaping cameQ8t first.vBao 8BY9VESurvival was allqLS that mattered.3C2VlCT9cxHO X10Sk‘I won’t dieUuScc a virginuwC again!’tERB XIXgBut the ghostszCRur hurled themselvesAji into theqfa well afterjbd2 her with7Mzkn a roar.FbjJCl79a d8aMalsook looked up,aeylrO dumbfounded, as42BinT the avalancheq3DlRK flooded intoTwf8 her lair.EzEZyetX rwCzAnd she was87P swept awayxAeI with them.3DGIk7clNsc wLDA blood-curdling screammp8oO erupted from1xM deep within8dObLY the well.i99UV3hm LocThen, silence.k2b 9YkdiMalsook died withoutnbBqd ever fulfillingv6STF4 her grandeYFwPF wish.kXA u8D5toThen Kang Geom-MaxNvfqg resumed hisMANz march.MUf2ZN XM8BHe moved towardUunh the staircaseyrh8H9 at theFNrUF other end0oJhc of thenteY hallway.CuG5 CSEqThe specters, havingYzE completed their3ss task, crawledb5AJH out ofaRq the wellzEVUju and followedPBs him.Mfa ZFao0Among them wasFei Malsook aswrE well.IOIzU8 KmKXbzStep. Step.FqBt8C Vw5HA long procession.qgfaNiQq0 l3Xv5Hundreds of ghostsmgnF escorted theGSvEeO human leadingy4E at thevNGD front.CXLd 7lBtZTheir steps andNVk rhythm matched0zGe2 his perfectly.4eVHxT 2pdSBlue flames ofzYT will-o’-the-wisps litjrI the pathxioN through theOwnw darkness.XMnXMS 0ztHyakki Yagyō. TheeGx Night Paradejz78Pv of OneMVJo1Y Hundred Demons.qxck9kzak v6r2tWAnd leading thatdhdDd parade was0Rih a human…hzKwz0O3p EGSWzGThe King of7Wz the Dead,FDcQa Kang Geom-Ma.kjV9Lpj4Sj K4IUhyHe marched toR48 put an6rvX end toFOgFJ this cursedgv6Kz8 nightmare.c7V CNvTo break thisYTjyL never-ending night.O0u78luaTA5g r3fHe guided thev9Cx spirits trappedYeZopH in thiscYAc chaotic field.hVjCAEjhUu RqXpGcAs he walked,UWftW he murmuredl7Yn5V a lineOrkc that suddenlyhH6O came todOXD mind.usQ U8U0It was a phrase he10bYp remembered from93FR7J when hebL65Y obtained therC0 Stone ofOVv9DJ Immortality.RMGtUv Ri0M“Hear the voicesFLXw6o of theuvi dead.
Then they willpv0izP open thex8KS5 gates ofzueM the underworld…A3HnMc and answerm0Pt3 your call.”8w1RHL B8uGrrrrrrrgh!4IAM Pn3yThe ghosts letiKIy5e out a chilling howl.BJ8CQkHRp8a rNwvoIt was theirQRNsgL nocturnal greeting.NwVZasaKQ am01EThe announcement thatslA the KingIE8o of theZnaFWu Underworld wasboA on thec3sO0 move.Zfecb
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MahayanaKing of the dead huh title sounds cool.