I Went Crazy Killing in the World of Gods and Demons - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

The Red Wedding Dress would take a little more time to arrive.

In that brief period, it was enough for Xie Qingling to make some preparations.

She intended to use these two Enslaved Ghosts to break free from the Red Wedding Dress’s entanglement.

The top priority was to leave this studio apartment first.

However, both of these Enslaved Ghosts had certain limitations when used.

The Swift Ghost could only be used five times consecutively, and each swift movement had to be within the user’s line of sight. Once it exceeded the user’s visual range, the Swift Ghost could not proceed further.

The Crossroad Ghost’s disorientation ability could only be used three times consecutively, with each location shift not exceeding one kilometer.

This made Xie Qingling’s actions rather passive.

Every opportunity to use the Enslaved Ghosts was precious, and Xie Qingling didn’t want to waste them carelessly.

At the very least, when leaving this apartment building, there was no need to rely on the Enslaved Ghosts’ power.

Torn between taking the main door and jumping directly from the building, Xie Qingling hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding to jump.

If she took the main door, she would need to take the elevator down. Her intuition told her that when facing the Red Wedding Dress, it was best not to trap herself in an enclosed space.

Especially somewhere as cramped as an elevator.

In such a small space, wouldn’t it take just an instant for everything to be dyed red?

As for jumping… Chai Yuhu’s studio apartment was on the seventh floor, with relatively low ceiling heights. Given her current physical condition, this height wouldn’t be enough to kill her. However, the Embroidered Shoes on her feet were constantly stinging, greatly affecting her agility during movement, which might cause her to sprain her ankles upon landing.

But since she couldn’t walk properly anyway, adding a sprain wouldn’t make much difference the pain and mobility issues would be the same.

As long as she could see Ye Anran soon, no injury would be too severe it would just require one Returning Spring treatment. If Ye Anran knew what Xie Qingling was thinking, she would surely scold her again.

Xie Qingling took a deep breath, then picked up the chair by the bed and forcefully smashed it against the studio apartment’s window.

“Crash!” “Bang!”…

After several loud noises, Xie Qingling successfully shattered the window into pieces.

Just as she placed her hands on the windowsill, gritted her teeth, and closed her eyes, ready to jump, faint rustling sounds came from the doorway.

Immediately after, a “beep ” was heard, and the door swung open.

Dai Xingyu and Ye Anran rushed in through the doorway.

Seeing Xie Qingling standing unharmed inside the room, Ye Anran let out a sigh of relief and said, “It’s great that you’re alright!”

Xie Qingling silently withdrew her hands from the window frame and forced a weak smile.

It was too soon to say she was alright.

But with her department teammates here, their chances of success had greatly improved.

At the very least, she didn’t have to worry about spraining her ankles from the fall.

Noticing Xie Qingling’s unnatural walking posture and her pale face, Ye Anran instantly understood.

She cast a healing spell on Xie Qingling to restore her physical condition, but the spell had no effect.

Ye Anran was startled and asked, “What’s going on? Why can’t you walk properly? After my healing, you should have been fine.”

Xie Qingling smiled bitterly and shook her head, already having a guess in her heart.

She said, “Don’t worry about my foot for now. This isn’t something medicine can cure it’s a curse.”

Ye Anran nodded, quickly understanding what had happened.

It seemed that before their arrival, Xie Qingling had already confronted that Fierce Ghost.

Ye Anran couldn’t help but admire Xie Qingling’s mental fortitude.

This Fierce Ghost, capable of making their department head’s expression turn so grim, was clearly not an easy spirit to deal with. During their frantic rush here, they had prayed that Xie Qingling would remain unharmed.

In the end, she was indeed mostly fine.

At worst, she suffered a minor foot injury and was cursed.

But speaking of which, where was the ghost? Had Xie Qingling dealt with it alone?

Just as Ye Anran was about to ask, Dai Xingyu who had been scanning the room and sensing for ghosts suddenly widened his eyes.

“Sister Anran, there’s something over there!” Dai Xingyu pointed toward a small corner in the bathroom.

Three Black Needles shot out from Ye Anran.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh three sounds echoed as if something invisible had been destroyed.

“And there, and the ceiling…”

As Dai Xingyu spoke, two throwing knives flew in through the broken window, striking precisely where he had indicated.

Xie Qingling tilted her head and saw Yu Wei and Shen Huaizhou leaping in through the window.

With five people now inside, the small studio apartment felt instantly cramped.

Outside the seventh-floor window, Ling Fang hovered inexplicably in mid-air. He leaned his head in through the window, his gaze falling on Xie Qingling’s strangely afflicted foot, and asked, “What’s the situation here? We just received word that the actual ghost Chai Yuhu provoked might be a different one. The Hair-Eating Ghost was merely a decoy. Are you alright?”

Xie Qingling shook her head and quickly briefed them on what had just occurred.

“It’s an Auspicious Ghost, wearing a Red Wedding Dress. It’s targeting me and cursed my foot. I can’t move normally now.”

“We should leave this place quickly. It will be here soon.”

“It specializes in using Rituals and curses to kill, and it can use the guidance of a Killing Field as an anchor point. Be careful it’s best not to deploy a Killing Field.”

Without deploying a Killing Field, only Dai Xingyu among them could catch a glimpse of that world’s shadow. The others would essentially be fighting blindfolded.

The situation instantly turned extremely unfavorable.

Ling Fang nodded, then tossed her a new earpiece and said, “Give me your hand.”

Xie Qingling first put the earpiece back in her ear, then, though puzzled, extended her hand to him.

“I’ll take Xie Qingling and go first. The rest of you, cover our retreat. Remember, don’t engage unnecessarily. This ghost can’t be subdued by conventional means we need a new battle plan,” Ling Fang commanded.

At that moment, Xie Qingling felt a pull on her hand. Looking down, she saw Ling Fang tug her outward, pulling her out of the studio apartment.

Only then did Xie Qingling see why Ling Fang could hover mid-air: his shoulders were gripped by a pair of eagle’s claws more precisely, by the wooden feet of an eagle.

He had been standing in the air just like that, or rather, being held aloft by the eagle’s claws, speaking to them.

Xie Qingling froze for a moment, and the next instant, Ling Fang grabbed her wrists with both hands, lifting her into the air as the Wooden Eagle carried them away.

The Wooden Eagle was remarkably lifelike, flapping its wooden wings as it swiftly distanced them from the single apartment building.

“Xie Qingling,” Ling Fang’s low voice sounded from above her head, “since it has set its sights on you, it won’t give up easily. This Auspicious Ghost is one of the most tenacious, arguably among the fiercest ghosts. Ordinary people who encounter it are doomed. For your safety, your top priority now is to find a secure place to hide.”

“I can only take you part of the way. This Wooden Eagle carries a powerful curse and cannot be used for long. Soon, my entire body will stiffen, and I won’t be able to move. Once I lose mobility, use the Swift Ghost to find your way back to 221 Central Street.”

“The office is protected by blessings from the Qilin divine beast, preventing ordinary ghosts from entering. Until this ghost is completely dealt with, you and Chai Yuhu must not leave the office.”

Xie Qingling pondered briefly before asking, “Minister, how do we capture this ghost?”

“I will request a powerful cursed object from headquarters to suppress it, then subdue it.”

Pausing, Ling Fang added with a hint of frustration, “Here in Future City, we’ve never encountered such a ferocious ghost before, so we don’t have any strong cursed objects on hand.”

Come to think of it, haven’t supernatural incidents been unusually frequent this year?

The wind whistled past their ears as Ling Fang gazed into the distance. The endless night was dotted with neon lights and the warm glow of countless household windows, serene and peaceful. Yet, his brow furrowed with deep concern.

He hoped this tranquil life could last a little longer.

Suddenly, the flying Wooden Eagle tilted sharply, skimming past a building’s wall and nearly throwing both Ling Fang and Xie Qingling against it.

Ling Fang felt the Wooden Eagle grow heavy, as if something had landed on it…

[The Red Wedding Dress had finally arrived from the River of Forgetfulness into this unfamiliar mortal world, following its curse as it trailed behind you.]

[The Wooden Eagle, which had caused the deaths of a wife and child, carries the powerful curse of Lu Ban. Using it allows one to break human limitations and travel through the sky, but it demands a price. As another cursed object, the Wooden Eagle made the hastily arriving Red Wedding Dress wary. It initially intended to dismantle the large contraption directly, but its hands were burned by the eagle’s feathers, forcing it to abandon the attempt.]

[The Red Wedding Dress now hovers above the Psychic, its hair nourished by years of Yin energy grown down to its ankles, now dangling and swaying before your eyes.]

[Perhaps it only needs to wait a little longer, and the helpless Psychic will be ripe for harvesting.]

Xie Qingling looked up.

The moonlit, star-sparse night sky resembled a tranquil lake, and she saw nothing before her.

Xie Qingling said, “Minister, it’s here for me. It’s standing above us right now.”

Ling Fang gritted his teeth hard, his face turning ashen.

“My time is up.” Ling Fang said, “The Wooden Eagle is descending rapidly. Once it lands, it might attack immediately. Prepare your Enslaved Ghosts use the Swift Ghost and escape now!”

Xie Qingling nodded, already gripping two clay figurines in her hands.

The Wooden Eagle glided downward, flying lower and lower until it nearly skimmed the ground. Ling Fang released his grip abruptly and shouted, “Go! Return to the office!!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xie Qingling’s figure vanished with a “whoosh,” carried away by the Swift Ghost’s ability.

She disappeared from Ling Fang’s sight in an instant.

Ling Fang was thrown hard to the ground by the tremendous momentum, his palms scraping against the earth and drawing several drops of bright red blood, but he had no time to attend to the injuries.

He could feel the heavy weight pressing upon the Wooden Eagle had vanished as well.

The Red Wedding Dress was gone too.

But Xie Qingling had Enslaved Ghosts now it was a race to see who was faster.

As long as Xie Qingling could reach the office before the Red Wedding Dress, then…

Wait.

Ling Fang’s face suddenly turned ashen.

Staring in the direction where Xie Qingling had disappeared, his entire face trembled.

That direction was definitely not the way back to the office.

Finally unable to contain himself, he cursed aloud: “Xie Qingling, what the hell are you playing at?!”