"System?" Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. "My golden finger has finally arrived!"
He decisively said, "System, help me draw a Demonization Card!"
Although he didn't know what it was, it seemed to be the only thing that could save his life at the moment.
"Ding, spend 100 Ghost Qi to draw a 1-Star Demonization Card. Proceed?"
"Draw!"
As soon as he spoke, a series of fierce shadows appeared before Jiang Chen's eyes: a giant bear clad in sharp armor, a massive black bull with twin horns, a gray wolf with fur like steel needles...
A surge of menacing aura rushed toward him, sending chills down his spine.
These figures constantly shifted, finally settling on a monster with a tiger's head and a human body.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a 1-Star Demonization Card—Yin Jiangjun!"
Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, then suddenly realized, "Yin Jiangjun, isn't he one of the three infamous monsters at the start of Journey to the West?"
Having loved mythological tales since childhood and being well-versed in Journey to the West, he naturally knew about the three monsters before the monkey's arrival: Te Chushi, Yin Jiangjun, and Xiong Shanjun, notorious figures in the tale.
They had captured Tang Seng but only ate two of his servants, sparing Tang Seng temporarily after being sated, only to be rescued by Taibai Jinxing later.
"This monster isn't as foolish as the book describes," Jiang Chen recalled the shadow of Yin Jiangjun earlier, its bloodthirsty aura and imposing physique looming over him, tiger eyes cold and oppressive.
Just being watched by the shadow had soaked his back with sweat, instilling a profound sense of fear.
"How do I use the Demonization Card..." Jiang Chen looked at a virtual panel before him.
[Host]: Jiang Chen
[Ghost Qi]: 0
[Demonization Card]: Yin Jiangjun (1-Star)
As his gaze fell on the [Demonization Card], a line of explanation appeared.
[1-Star Demonization Card]: Mentally recite to use, enabling demonization to gain part of the monster's strength for half an hour, with a random draw of a Divine Power.
Note: After demonization ends, permanently retain 10% of physique and demonic power, with a 1% chance to permanently inherit the Divine Power.
Jiang Chen glanced at it, pondered for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.
"The initial Ghost Qi is used up. I must find a way to utilize this Demonization Card and the ghost before me to gather sufficient Ghost Qi, or life will become difficult."
...
In room 1202, a woman in a burgundy camisole nightdress was using a chair to brace the wooden door, half her body pressed against it, trembling like a sieve.
The woman was Sister Hong, usually graceful and poised, now in utter disarray, her hair in disarray, drenched in cold sweat, murmuring unconsciously.
"No, don't come in, please..."
Her eyes were vacant, seemingly on the brink of collapse.
"Knock... knock... knock..."
With the knocking outside, the bedroom filled with the 'buzz' of electrical interference, the lights dimming and brightening again.
Sister Hong's pupils contracted.
Because when the lights came back on, she clearly saw the bedroom door had opened a crack, pale fingers hooked inside, and a crazed woman's voice came through the door.
"Open the door, I know you're in there, why won't you save me?"
"Open the door, save me, I'm begging you!"
The voice, though pleading, carried a sinister smile, sending chills down one's spine.
"Knock... knock... knock..."
The lights went out again, and in the darkness, the knocking resumed. When the lights came back on, Sister Hong's eyes widened, her body going limp with fear, for this time the door gap widened, revealing half a pale woman's face, smiling at her.
"I see you, let me in!"
Staring at the ghastly ghost face, Sister Hong felt her heart nearly stop.
"It's over."
Just as despair filled her face, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, as if someone had rushed in.
Swish!
A shadow flashed outside, and in Sister Hong's moment of shock, someone seemed to rush into the bathroom next to the bedroom, slamming the door shut.
The female ghost naturally noticed this.
Daring to rush into a room and shut the door in front of her was a huge provocation for a Knocking Ghost.
Immediately, she abandoned Sister Hong, her head twisting, rigidly turning toward the bathroom, raising her pale arm.
"Knock... knock... knock..."
"Is anyone inside? Open the door!" The female ghost's hoarse, chilling voice sent shivers down one's spine.
Inside the bathroom, silence reigned for two seconds before a man's deep, powerful voice emerged.
"Sister, what's the matter? Do you want to come in and poop with me?"
As soon as he spoke, a system prompt sounded in Jiang Chen's ear.
"Knocking Ghost is stunned, are you disgusting? Ghost Qi +5"
At the door, the female ghost suddenly regretted knocking on the bathroom door.
In retrospect, it was true; any door could be knocked on, but knocking on a bathroom door seemed very strange...
In her moment of daze, Jiang Chen actually tapped the door twice, issuing an invitation.
"Coming in?"
"Knocking Ghost:???"
Such small words, yet so much damage.
"Ghost Qi +10"
Seeing the female ghost unmoved, Jiang Chen became even more proactive, actually opening the door a crack, peering at the ghost, and clearing his throat: "Don't worry, my poop doesn't stink, and I promise, it's my first time doing this with a girl, coming in?"
Faced with his sincere gaze, the pale-faced female ghost was dumbfounded.
She opened her mouth, unsure where to start venting her frustrations.
Are you a damn devil?
What kind of perverted move is going to the bathroom together?
"Ghost Qi +7"
"Ghost Qi +8"
Hearing the prompts in his ear, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, with 30 points of Ghost Qi gained in an instant. It seemed his actions were spot on, perfectly aligning with the system's requirements.
"I'm in so much pain, young man, can you save me first?" The female ghost wasn't easy prey either. After her initial shock, she sneered, her body suddenly starting to bleed.
Her chest and abdomen sprouted bloody holes, her pale face revealing numerous knife wounds, skin peeling back, looking hideous.
The female ghost stepped forward, entering the bathroom, her chilling aura instantly enveloping the cramped space.
"Ah!!! There's a ghost!!"
Jiang Chen, who had been squatting on the toilet, suddenly jumped up, face full of terror, letting out a scream as if being violated.
"The Knocking Ghost is stunned, where's your previous calm? Ghost Qi +5"
It's not that the female ghost was so easily emotionally swayed, but Jiang Chen had been so calm and composed facing her before, clearly not very afraid of ghosts, and now his reaction was so intense. The contrast left the female ghost puzzled.
But soon she sneered, stepping closer to Jiang Chen: "Hehe, now you know fear?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen didn't even glance at her, only pointing in terror at the mirror ahead: "Ghost! There's a ghost, can't you see it, miss? There's a hideous malicious ghost in the mirror!"