Chapter 34 The Black Shadow inside the Coffin
In the dark basement, a strong stench of decay seemed to seep from somewhere.
Liu Haoyu remembered very clearly that this smell absolutely wasn’t here before!
At this time, the sudden appearance of this unknown foul smell was not a good omen.
“Ugh…”
Qin Liu painfully covered her nose.
Even with a gas mask on, Liu Haoyu could smell the foul odor.
Not to mention Qin Liu, the pitiful little ghost who had nothing.
She could only cover her nose with her hands, but it had no effect at all.
“Go back into Hong Yu first.”
Seeing Qin Liu so uncomfortable, Liu Haoyu didn’t want her to continue suffering here.
If there was real danger, he could just crush Hong Yu.
Qin Liu would save his dog’s life.
“Mmm…”
Because of the strong stench, Qin Liu really couldn’t stay any longer.
She was really afraid that she would be directly fainted by the smell.
Seeing Qin Liu return to Hong Yu, Liu Haoyu shifted his gaze back to the coffin.
Inside the red wooden coffin were many blood-colored runes that Liu Haoyu didn’t recognize.
But if Liu Haoyu guessed correctly, these were the complete form of the Substitute Death Summoning Talismans.
The Ghost Exorcist who could create such a talisman was definitely not to be underestimated.
Coupled with the fact that the other party was one of the masterminds behind sealing the Night Walker, Liu Haoyu could only proceed step by step, exploring cautiously.
As the entrance to the basement had already been opened by Liu Haoyu.
The night wind outside blew into the basement.
The flashlight’s beam barely illuminated the dark basement, but the hazy light, combined with the red wooden coffin in the room, made the environment very uncomfortable.
There was even a strong suggestion in Liu Haoyu’s mind.
Inside the coffin… it seemed there was a person lying there.
Or perhaps, something was awakening.
But no matter how Liu Haoyu looked, the inside of the coffin was empty. Let alone a person, he couldn’t even see a ghost.
For safety’s sake, Liu Haoyu placed a candle in each of the four cardinal directions of the basement.
If a ghost approached, the candles would ignite.
If not, then everything was safe.
Currently, the red candles were extinguished.
After placing the candles, Liu Haoyu returned to the coffin.
The Substitute Death Summoning Talismans inside the red wooden coffin were too complete. To prevent them from being used by other interested parties again, Liu Haoyu took out a can of red powder from his backpack.
This was cinnabar, which, when mixed with talismanic water, could erase all the patterns inside this red wooden coffin.
The man mixed the cinnabar with the talismanic water, muttering unclear incantations.
This seemed to be some kind of Taoist exorcism incantation.
As the muttering grew louder, the cinnabar mixed with the talismanic water was poured into the coffin bit by bit.
“Sizzle!!”
The moment the talismanic water came into contact with the coffin wood, it was like touching sulfuric acid, instantly emitting a large amount of green smoke. Fortunately, Liu Haoyu was wearing a gas mask, otherwise, this would have choked him to death.
The red wooden coffin was gradually corroded and damaged by the talismanic water. Just then, Liu Haoyu smelled an even stronger stench of decay.
It smelled like rotten eggs mixed with corpses, and even through the gas mask, Liu Haoyu almost vomited his dinner.
His face turned ashen, and he took a few steps back, which made him feel a little better.
The coffin was still being corroded by the talismanic water.
More and more green smoke was rising. Liu Haoyu shone the flashlight beam towards the coffin.
However, at this moment, the candles in the four directions of the room suddenly burst into flames.
The bright flames illuminated the entire basement.
The suddenly lit flames allowed Liu Haoyu to see an extremely strange scene.
Under the shroud of the green smoke, the faint shadow of a person was lying there.
And the place where this person was lying was precisely the location of the coffin!
Liu Haoyu was shocked, and then he quickly took out a Zhenlei Talisman and threw it at the figure.
“Boom!!”
In this dark basement, the exploding lightning was like throwing several flashbangs.
Coupled with the deafening thunder, Liu Haoyu’s head buzzed.
But he couldn’t bother with that, and stared intently at the coffin, holding the second Zhenlei Talisman in his hand.
As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the basement became so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
The candles in the four directions were still burning.
This meant that the ghost in the basement was still there.
Where was it?
Liu Haoyu cautiously looked around.
But he couldn’t see where the figure had gone.
For safety’s sake, Liu Haoyu decided to retreat from the basement first.
Along the way, he was safe and sound. until Liu Haoyu returned to the bedroom, and he still hadn’t seen that blurred figure.
However, when he retreated to the bedroom, he suddenly felt countless gazes upon him.
These gazes seemed to be everywhere, but he couldn’t see where they were.
This strange situation forced Liu Haoyu to retreat further back.
As expected, the situation here was far more bizarre than he had imagined.
And this village wasn’t that simple. It was very likely the place where the serial disappearance case of the 1950s occurred…
Liu Haoyu retreated all the way back to the living room.
But at that moment, the window seemed to be knocked on by something.
Liu Haoyu quickly looked towards the window, and he saw… that every window had a person pressed against it.
These people were all wearing clothes from the 1950s, and each of them had a terrifying, sinister smile on their faces.
And even more chilling was that among these figures, Liu Haoyu saw two familiar presences.
Bai Anting… Qiu Leling…
These familiar faces, which he usually saw, had also taken on those extremely bizarre appearances here.
Their faces were greenish, as if they had died of suffocation, but their smiles were split all the way to their cheeks.
This was definitely not the smile that a normal person would have.
And these strange smiles also reminded Liu Haoyu of a place.
The air-raid shelter in Gui Ping District, the deceased he had encountered there before also had these bone-chilling expressions.
“Brother Liu… Brother Liu…”
“Come with us…”
The voices of the two were also extremely hollow, like raging ghosts who had lost their minds.
Liu Haoyu gripped the Zhenlei Talisman.
“Evil spirits, retreat!”
As he shouted, the Zhenlei Talisman was also flung at the faces of these fierce ghosts.
“Boom!!”
When the lightning dissipated, everything outside the window turned to ashes.
Before Liu Haoyu could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt something scratching his clothes from behind him.
When Liu Haoyu turned his head, he clearly saw a bloated infant, waterlogged, clinging to his back.
Its small hand was constantly scratching Liu Haoyu’s body, as if it had grabbed something and was stuffing it into its mouth.
