In the pitch-black corridor, the body of an Evil Ghost soaked in stagnant water, still slowly moving forward.

The stagnant water formed by the Ghost Lake could not submerge the Evil Ghost in front of him, only half of its body. Moreover, as other Evil Ghosts continually entered the water behind it, the suppression of the supernatural on ghosts within this water further weakened. Nonetheless, the presence of stagnant water was not entirely useless.

At the very least, the speed of the Evil Ghost moving forward slowed down, also generating some spiritual interference.

Because at this moment, as Yang Jian stepped into the stagnant water and approached, none of the Evil Ghosts noticed him.

“Very close now.”

Yang Jian stopped his steps, holding a cracked spear, staring intently at the Evil Ghost wearing a red opera costume, with a pale face and closed eyes.

Though this was just one of them, there were many others behind it wearing green, white, and various other opera costumes.

But Yang Jian had to deal with one Evil Ghost first.

The Evil Ghost continued to advance through the stagnant water, and at this moment, the Firewood Knife in Yang Jian’s hand was already raised.

As the Evil Ghost approached a certain distance, the Firewood Knife, long raised, unhesitantly swung down upon the icy cold forehead of the Evil Ghost.

The Firewood Knife possessed the ability to dismember all supernatural entities.

There was no suspense for the Evil Ghost before him; once the knife cut through, the head of the Evil Ghost submerged in the stagnant water was immediately lopped off.

The lifeless head rolled off from the neck, falling into the stagnant water and quickly sinking, disappearing before his eyes.

Due to being dismembered, the terror level of the Evil Ghost lowered, and the body floating on the water also began to sink.

The descent happened rapidly.

Just like that, the Evil Ghost in the red opera costume was silently drowned by the stagnant water, sent by Yang Jian into room 88.

“That’s effective.” Yang Jian’s gaze slightly shifted.

He was not surprised by the result.

After all, with the Firewood Knife combined with the supernatural power of the Ghost Lake, dismemberment plus suppression; if this wasn’t enough to deal with an Evil Ghost, he would truly doubt whether something was wrong with him.

However, the Firewood Knife had only dismembered a single Evil Ghost.

While the Evil Ghost sank into the stagnant water, the other Evil Ghosts behind it all stopped their steps.

They did not continue to advance but collectively raised their heads, lifting lifeless, pale faces, all turning towards the direction where Yang Jian stood.

“Huh?”

Yang Jian’s expression subtly shifted, his ghost eye moving slightly in the dark, staring dead straight at the horrifying Evil Ghosts in opera costumes.

He did not move.

Nor did the Evil Ghosts.

They seemed to be locked in a brief standoff.

“I imprisoned one ghost, causing an anomaly among these Evil Ghosts, but I haven’t triggered the killing pattern of the Evil Ghosts yet, so they haven’t attacked me.” Yang Jian thought to himself, slightly narrowing his eyes.

Yet a rotting scar slowly appeared on his neck.

The scar encircled his neck like a striking knife mark.

The side effect of the Firewood Knife manifested.

He did not immediately use a restart to heal his wounds; the danger still lingered, and he could not afford to restart just because he had used the Firewood Knife.

“Since I haven’t been targeted by the ghosts, I might as well dismember a few more Evil Ghosts.”

Another thought crossed Yang Jian’s mind.

Despite having attracted the attention of the Evil Ghosts, he was still contemplating his next move.

Because Yang Jian had a premonition.

If he couldn’t weaken the terror level of this group of Evil Ghosts as much as possible, once they escape the Caesar Hotel someday, it would be difficult to have such a good chance again.

Although Caesar Hotel is a gathering of Evil Ghosts.

This place’s peculiarity confines the Evil Ghosts to roam and linger in narrow areas; while it makes encountering ghosts easier, it also facilitates dealing with them.

The trigger for the Firewood Knife’s medium was specially prepared for this place.

Because for an Evil Ghost to leave, it must leave a medium in the corridor.

Take action!

Yang Jian took a few more steps forward, holding his neck with one hand to prevent his head from falling off. He then approached the Evil Ghost wearing a white opera costume.

Half-submerged in the stagnant water, lifting a pale face towards Yang Jian, its eyes still closed with no sign of opening.

Another chop downward.

The head of the white opera costumed Evil Ghost was dismembered.

The suppression from the Ghost Lake instantly came into effect.

The fallen head and the headless corpse swiftly submerged into the stagnant water, directly devoured by the Ghost Lake’s water, and sent again to room 88 by Yang Jian.

Anyway, there was already a ghost in room 88, one more or less didn’t make much difference.

“Once more.”

Yang Jian felt the process was smooth, wishing to seize the opportunity to dismember several Evil Ghosts, lest an unforeseen event occurred, and the chance was missed.

However, when he raised the Firewood Knife, ready to dismember the third Evil Ghost, an anomaly occurred.

Yang Jian noticed that somehow his sleeve had turned red, and the red was spreading rapidly. Within just a dozen seconds, his clothes turned bright red.

Just like the red opera costume worn by the first Evil Ghost he dismembered.

Furthermore, Yang Jian even felt something within his body, as if something was trying to come out.

He abandoned the attempt to dismember the third Evil Ghost and quickly retreated, pulling open his clothes for a look.

On the skin of his chest, a lifeless human face emerged, writhing like a living creature, with the contours of the face identical to the first Evil Ghost he dismembered.

“It’s a curse, a terrible curse.”

Yang Jian’s expression subtly shifted as his body rapidly thinned, as if possessed by an Evil Ghost, being rapidly drained of nutrients to nurture the Evil Ghost within his body.

Once this Evil Ghost matures, a new red opera costumed Evil Ghost will reappear.

This scene seemed familiar.

Since the Ghost Lake initially used such a method to erode the bodies of the living, turning them into part of the Ghost Lake.

“Abandon the body.”

Yang Jian decisively abandoned the cursed body.

A tall Ghost Shadow separated from the body, taking everything with it.

Then the Ghost Conman’s ability activated.

A new body appeared.

Yang Jian awoke once more, and opening his eyes again, he saw that the curse on his original body had fully erupted.

The emaciated body collapsed, an Evil Ghost donned the now red-stained clothes, then turned its head to gaze at Yang Jian.

At this moment, the ghost opened its eyes.

Those eyes had no pupils, pitch-black, exuding an inexplicable eerie and ferocious aura.

Meanwhile,

All the Evil Ghosts in the stagnant water behind him also collectively opened their eyes, staring intently at Yang Jian.

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