The female ghost was taken aback. A mirror?
Her stiff head slowly turned.
At this moment, Jiang Chen took out a blue light he had prepared in advance and turned it on.
In horror films, half of the terror comes from oppressive lighting.
So when the female ghost looked into the mirror, she saw a scene bathed in a ghostly blue light, revealing a female ghost whose face was indistinct but terrifyingly grotesque.
She had already shown her most frightening form, intending to scare Jiang Chen to death. With the added filter, the horror intensified, leaving the female ghost frozen in place, her pupils gradually dilating.
Then.
"Ah!!!"
She let out a scream, leaping into Jiang Chen's arms, overwhelmed by fear, forgetting she was a ghost.
"The Knocking Ghost is terrified, Ghost Qi +15."
"Don't be afraid, I'll run with you!" Jiang Chen suppressed his fear, comforting her, then carried the female ghost in a princess hold, running out of the bathroom towards the balcony.
Reaching the edge of the balcony, he panted heavily, "Don't worry about me, you go first!"
The female ghost was stunned, a flicker of emotion in her eyes, "We'll leave together!"
But Jiang Chen wore a resolute expression, giving her a sorrowful smile before shaking his head firmly, "One of us must stay to hold back the malicious ghost in the mirror. If we both leave, neither of us will survive."
Saying this, he went to the balcony edge, lifting the female ghost into the air, gently lowering his head to place a soft kiss on her pale forehead, "Wenwen, live on."
He had learned from Sister Hong that Sun Fang's best friend was named Li Yiwen.
"The Knocking Ghost's heart flutters, Ghost Qi +20."
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, he had just been trying his luck, not expecting such a big reward.
Then, he let go.
The female ghost fell from the 12th floor.
Bang!!!
A loud crash, the cement ground seemed to crack.
This was also Jiang Chen's experiment, he had yet to use the Demonization Card, wanting to see if an ordinary person could kill a ghost.
Soon, a prompt sounded in his ear, making Jiang Chen realize he had failed.
"The Knocking Ghost realizes this is the 12th floor, he wasn't letting me go first, he was trying to send me away! You bastard!"
"Ghost Qi +30."
"I'll make sure you die a horrible death!!" From below came the female ghost's furious voice.
Then, Jiang Chen heard a chilling 'scratching' sound, like nails clawing at a cement wall. He seemed to realize something, looking down, the scene before him sent a chill through his heart.
On the cement wall, a woman with a twisted, deformed body, dripping with blood, was climbing up at a terrifying speed.
"Hiss!" Jiang Chen sucked in a cold breath. Though he hadn't seen other ghosts, he felt this Knocking Ghost was among the stronger ones.
"Hu..." He exhaled deeply, understanding he had no choice but to fight to the death.
"Use Demonization Card—Yin Jiangjun!"
He roared in his heart.
The next moment, a tremendous power surged from his chest, flooding through Jiang Chen's limbs and bones. He felt as if magma was roaring through his veins, his muscles knotting tightly, his stature rising to nearly two meters.
Blood boiling, ancient power enveloping him, Jiang Chen couldn't help but want to howl at the sky.
"Ding, randomly drawn Divine Power—Azure Tiger Roar!"
A realization dawned in Jiang Chen's heart. He could feel a faint black energy flowing within him, this was the so-called demonic power, and Divine Power was a way to harness it.
At this time, the climbing sound approached, reaching the balcony below.
Jiang Chen leaned out, seeing the female ghost, his face lit up with surprise, "Great, you're still alive, I forgot this was the 12th floor."
Saying this, he extended his hand, full of sincerity, "Quick! I'll pull you up!"
The female ghost was initially stunned, then began to laugh sinisterly, "Sure, pull me up!"
She no longer believed a word from this man, her pale ghost hand reaching out, intending to let him experience the despair of falling from the 12th floor.
The moment the ghost hand grabbed Jiang Chen's, a burning sensation spread, as if encountering a natural enemy.
"The female ghost's palm is scorched, Ghost Qi +10."
She was momentarily stunned, vaguely sensing something amiss.
But Jiang Chen gave her no chance to react, his feet pushed off the ground, leaping from the balcony, his large hand gripping the female ghost, wielding her like a hammer, smashing downwards.
One man and one ghost fell from the 12th floor, combined with Jiang Chen's full force downward smash, the impact erupted with a terrifying boom.
"Boom"
The cement ground exploded, creating a deep pit, the Knocking Ghost was no longer human, almost reduced to a pile of flesh.
"Ah!!!"
She let out a painful shriek, her venomous gaze threatening to devour everything.
Jiang Chen gave her no respite, bending down, his eyes cold, mouth opening, demonic power roaring within, operating instinctively, transforming into a terrifying tiger roar.
"Roar!!!"
The sound wave swept out, the air nearly twisting, the female ghost's eyes widened in terror, her body gradually disintegrating, turning to ash.
"No..."
"Ding, Knocking Ghost (Malicious Ghost) dead, Ghost Qi +99."
This prompt made Jiang Chen's eyes light up, 99 points of Ghost Qi, an unexpected bonus.
The reason he chose to go all out was that after a series of actions, he had already accumulated 110 Ghost Qi, enough for another draw, and now, he could draw twice.
"What does the bracketed Malicious Ghost mean, a ranking of ghostly entities?" Jiang Chen murmured, not thinking much of it, turning to head upstairs.
The Knocking Ghost had been completely obliterated, leaving only a large pit, unlikely to cause panic, and there might even be specialized personnel to handle the aftermath, but that was no longer his concern.
Arriving at 1202, Sister Hong was leaning against a wall in the living room, sitting weakly, looking towards the balcony, her eyes red and tear-streaked.
"Little Chen, how could you be so foolish..."
When Jiang Chen and the Knocking Ghost were speaking, Sister Hong knew who was outside.
The person was the young man renting across the way for over a year. She was usually alone, sometimes inviting Jiang Chen over when she cooked too much, but they weren't very close.
But Sister Hong hadn't expected that faced with the terrifying ghost knocking, Jiang Chen would risk his life to save her.
When she rushed out of the bedroom, she saw Jiang Chen pulling the female ghost and jumping from the 12th floor, which in Sister Hong's eyes, looked like he was perishing together with the ghost.
Jumping from such a height, there was no way he could survive, and thinking of this, Sister Hong cried until her eyes were swollen.
"Knock... knock..."
At this moment, the security door was knocked.
Sister Hong's body instantly tensed, but when she saw it wasn't the female ghost entering, but a man, she breathed a sigh of relief. Yet, upon seeing Jiang Chen's face, her expression turned pale again.
"Little... Little Chen, are you human or ghost?"
Jiang Chen: "..."
After a brief pause, Sister Hong's face lit up with joy, her womanly features blooming into a smile like a vibrant rose. She ran up, pinching Jiang Chen's arm.
"Great! You're really alive! Sister Hong almost died of guilt just now!"
"What solid muscles, you could rival a bodybuilding champion, Little Chen, you've been hiding your strength!"
"By the way, that ghost..."