Chapter 221
Zhang Dong's Appearance, 2nd Floor of the Post Office!
Chapter 221 Zhang Dong's Appearance, Second Floor of the Post Office! (4k)
As a hazy, ghostly aura filled the air, Sun Rui and Li Yang simultaneously felt a sudden darkness before their eyes. When they regained their senses, they found themselves in an old, run-down neighborhood.
There were not many pedestrians in the neighborhood at this time, and the streetlights on both sides emitted a dim and oppressive yellow light.
"A paranormal event?"
Sun Rui leaned on a golden cane, his face solemn.
"No, this is not an ordinary paranormal event. The captain probably brought us here."
Li Yang looked at the ashes falling from mid-air and immediately recognized them as Lu Ming's Ghost Domain.
He was very familiar with the aura of the Ghost Painting Ghost Realm. The six months he had lived there before were like a nightmare, one he would never forget.
"Where is Captain Lu? Why isn't he here?"
"I don't know." Li Yang shook his head. "In any case, Captain Lu must have his reasons. He wouldn't want to harm us."
Just as the two were talking, the streetlights on the side of the road, which were flashing dim lights, suddenly went out.
The path that was originally lined with green belts on both sides now has an additional small path.
The strangest thing is that this obviously suddenly added path is placed here, which is obviously very out of place, but the few pedestrians passing by did not notice it and walked past as if they did not see anything.
Is the road only one we can see?
"Could this also be Captain Lu's doing?"
Now, even Li Yang is a little unsure.
However, the thought that Lu Ming was nearby, and might even be observing their actions, gave him much more confidence.
"Never mind, we'll just go up and see for ourselves."
Just as Li Yang was about to step onto the suddenly appearing path, a familiar voice came from behind him.
"Don't rush off, that's the road to the Ghost Post Office."
Li Yang turned around abruptly: "Captain? You're here?"
His tone was one of surprise and relief.
Lu Ming nodded and continued, "This road leads to the Ghost Post Office. Some kind of supernatural force is guiding us back to the post office and up to the second floor."
Sure enough, when Li Yang looked up again, he found that the scene at the end of the path had changed once more.
The path winds and twists, growing darker the further one goes in. At the end of this dimly lit path, a five-story building in the style of the Republic of China era is hidden in the mist, appearing and disappearing intermittently.
Like a mirage, or a blurry projection in the distance, it was hard to see clearly, but you could barely make out a neon sign above the entrance of the building that read "Ghost Post Office" in large characters.
"Captain, the post office wants to guide us back to the second floor... Does that mean you've already delivered the letter to room 31 on the fourth floor of the Caesars Hotel?"
Although Li Yang was asking a question, before Lu Ming could answer, both Li Yang and Sun Rui already had their answers in mind.
Since a path leading to the second floor of the post office has appeared, there is only one possibility: Lu Ming has already completed the mail delivery task on his own.
It was normal for Lu Ming to complete the delivery mission given his abilities, but they never expected him to be so efficient. Before they could even react, the mission was already finished.
What the two were unaware of was that Lu Ming not only completed the mission of delivering the message in such a short time, but also obtained a brand-new supernatural weapon through a special means, and controlled the group of ghosts wandering on the fourth floor of the hotel.
If they knew this news, they would probably be shocked.
"Let's go over there, we're short on time, let's go to the second floor of the hotel."
This road leads to the Ghost Post Office.
Logically speaking, this is Dachang City, while the Ghost Post Office is located in Dahan City. It's just a winding little road, so it's impossible for Dachang City and Dahan City to be connected.
However, in reality, the distance between a place and a haunted place cannot be measured by the same standard.
Places that are thousands of miles apart in reality may overlap on a supernatural level; these are all unpredictable things.
"Captain, what will happen if we don't return to the Ghost Post Office after this path appears?" Li Yang asked suddenly.
"The messengers on the lower floors have no choice. If we don't return to the post office on our own initiative, the post office will forcibly pull us in. This is unavoidable. Only the messengers on higher floors have the right to make their own decisions."
As Lu Ming had instructed, Li Yang looked ahead and indeed saw the ghost post office hidden in the mist approaching him.
Once the distance between them gets close enough, whether or not they enter the ghost post office will probably be out of their hands.
This eerie building seemed to have its eyes on every messenger; the power of a single ghost tamer was too insignificant in the face of the post office to resist.
As Lu Ming and Li Yang walked forward together, preparing to step onto the path, Sun Rui indeed stood silently behind them, his expression solemn and motionless.
"What, aren't you going to leave?"
"I'm not going upstairs."
After a moment's hesitation, Sun Rui made this decision.
"I'm going to stay on the first floor of the post office and kill all the new messengers."
"Without the replenishment of messengers, the mail delivery mission on this floor cannot continue. This ghost post office will soon become an empty building. And after all the messengers die, no one will deliver the cursed letter that pulls people away. The operation of the ghost post office will be interrupted, and everything will disappear."
"Moreover... from another perspective, the conditions for the two of you to go upstairs are easier to meet. If I were to be brought along, the burden would undoubtedly be much heavier."
Li Yang was startled upon hearing this and said, "Kill all the new messengers? Isn't that a bit too extreme?"
Is it extreme?
Sun Rui smiled and shook his head.
"There are no absolute rights when dealing with paranormal events. The ordinary people chosen to be messengers are innocent, but the ordinary people who die in the paranormal events they cause are even more innocent."
"As the person in charge of a city, I don't consider whether every little thing is right or wrong; I can only make decisions that I believe maximize the benefits."
Sun Rui's decision to stay on the first floor of the post office was undoubtedly a cruel thing for the new messenger, but it was also a cruel decision for himself.
No one wants to die, but Sun Rui has his own set of principles, which are more important than his own life.
To Sun Rui's surprise, he had originally thought that given Lu Ming's personality, he would definitely agree with his approach.
But Lu Ming spoke coldly, without a trace of emotion: "Coming up to the second floor with us is pointless and will only cost you your life. Most importantly, I might need your help later."
Lu Ming spoke with great certainty, as if he had foreseen Sun Rui's thoughts and predicted that his fate would not be good.
This made Sun Rui, who was originally very determined, hesitate.
What he didn't know was that Lu Ming wasn't just talking nonsense.
The Ghost Post Office turns off its lights at 6 p.m. every night. If a messenger has not returned to the room by then, he will be killed by the vengeful ghosts wandering in the post office.
Although Li Yang controlled the opening ghost, there were still other supernatural elements within that ghost that were not restrained or imprisoned.
After the lights are turned off, Sun Rui, who remains on the first floor of the post office, will undoubtedly become the ghost's primary target.
In the original timeline, Sun Rui obtained the corpse oil lamp on the second floor of the post office, which allowed him to escape death. But now, Sun Rui's idea has been brought forward. If he still insists on doing so, Lu Ming will certainly not stop him, but he will probably be killed by the ghost on the first night.
Such a sacrifice is meaningless.
A silence fell over the room.
Sun Rui looked at Lu Ming and remained silent for a moment.
After a moment, he sighed and said, "I'll follow Captain Lu's arrangements."
The reason for accepting Lu Ming's proposal was not because of Lu Ming's status as the captain.
If it were another team leader who said these things to Sun Rui, his attitude would certainly be very respectful, but he would never obey the other party because of this kind of positional pressure.
The reason Sun Rui chose to follow Lu Ming's orders now was because his previous experience made him realize that Lu Ming was no longer on the same level as them, the ghost tamers.
Whether in terms of the way it handles problems or in its own supernatural strength, it is a complete dimensional reduction attack.
After this little incident, the three of them set off together on that winding path.
As the three approached the Ghost Post Office, the Ghost Post Office moved closer to them.
The neon lights flashed incessantly, extremely conspicuous in the night sky, but they did not illuminate the surrounding environment. The post office was still shrouded in a hazy mist, and nothing could be seen, nor a single living person.
It seems that this ghost post office has been isolated in some supernatural place.
Or perhaps, this haunted place itself is part of the Ghost Post Office.
"We have to go in immediately. It's 5:50 now, and the post office lights will go out at 6:00. We must find a room to stay in before 6:00 to avoid being attacked by wandering ghosts."
Crunch!Crunch!
The group stepped onto the old wooden floor, their voices stiff and hollow.
A cold, damp atmosphere permeated the air.
In such an environment, a few dim lights barely illuminated the surroundings, and visibility was extremely low; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
This time, the scene of entering the Ghost Post Office was different from the last time.
The rooms that were previously labeled with numbers have all disappeared, replaced by a huge staircase.
The stairs, like the outside floor, were made of very old wood, making one wonder if they might collapse at any moment.
The end of the stairs was completely shrouded in a thick, mercury-like darkness, making it impossible to see what was there.
"If you go up this staircase, you should be able to get to the second floor of the Ghost Post Office."
Each part of the Ghost Post Office is separated in a supernatural way, and a "key" is required to move between these separate parts.
And the envelope is the key.
Crunch!Crunch!
Lu Ming led the way up the wooden stairs.
The strange sound rang out again.
The moment Lu Ming stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor of the post office, all of his senses were affected and became disordered.
The sense of distance and space was completely disrupted at this moment, and all that could be seen was darkness.
I originally thought that I could get to the second floor of the post office smoothly without any problems.
But suddenly, a strong sense of crisis arose in Lu Ming's heart.
This is a warning unique to ghost tamers. Encountering some extremely terrifying existence has affected the vengeful spirit within Lu Ming's body.
Following closely behind, Li Yang and Sun Rui were also affected.
They all looked with fear into the dark end of the corridor.
What is there...?
Lu Ming subconsciously stopped, but he found himself still moving forward.
No.
It wasn't him moving forward.
Instead, it was a blurry figure not far away that was actively approaching him.
Before he could even make out the blurry figure, Lu Ming's ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger.
He quickly took out the newly forged golden umbrella.
The gold material and the eerie, ghostly aura of the black umbrella were what gave Lu Ming a modicum of confidence.
At the same time, the dismemberment with the Ghost Cleaver and the suppression with the Umbrella Ghost can instantly restrain and imprison most of the fierce ghosts, even those with a high level of terror.
But now, holding this umbrella wrapped in gold, Lu Ming still felt a little apprehensive.
Firstly, he was unsure what the blurry black shadow was or why it gave him such a strong sense of crisis.
Secondly, the umbrella in his hand is not yet stable. It's fine for normal use, but if the evil spirit he's imprisoning is too terrifying, it could easily go out of control.
When they saw Lu Ming take out the umbrella, Sun Rui and Li Yang were both stunned. After realizing what was happening, they both widened their eyes in shock.
This umbrella is definitely not simple.
Moreover, setting aside the umbrella itself, the colorful patterns on the umbrella fabric are clearly the costumes worn by the ghost actors on the fourth floor of the Caesars Hotel.
Could it be that... Lu Ming has already mastered those ghostly apparitions, and has even combined them with another ghost to create a terrifying supernatural weapon?
This conjecture is so absurd that it seems absolutely impossible.
But this is the situation that Li Yang and Sun Rui are facing.
There is no better explanation than this.
"More than thirty complete vengeful ghosts have been crafted into a supernatural weapon. If this news gets out, the entire supernatural community will probably be shaken."
The paranormal community is teeming with talent, with heroes from all over the world appearing like carp crossing a river.
However, in front of Lu Ming, those so-called geniuses paled in comparison, appearing extremely mediocre, and even somewhat laughable.
Lu Ming paid no attention to what the two were thinking; he was just staring intently at the blurry figure that was gradually approaching.
Finally, he could see the figure's face clearly.
This is an elderly man with wrinkles and age spots on his face, and his clothes are outdated and not from this era.
But this did not diminish his suffocating sense of oppression.
Although he had never met the old man before, Lu Ming immediately remembered his name.
Zhangdong!!!
(End of this chapter)