Chapter 64: Ghost Slave
When meeting the other party, Liu Haoyu noticed a red formation drawn on Shirley Lai’s chest.
This formation was currently flashing with an eerie blood-red light, clearly indicating that something was controlling her.
And as for who was controlling her, there was no doubt that it was that Old Bastard Gu Qianyang.
Liu Haoyu’s expression was extremely grim, especially seeing Shirley Lai’s tragic death. His heart ached with the urge to curse Gu Qianyang’s ancestors for eighteen generations.
He truly found it difficult to describe a person with a single word.
“Why… why… why didn’t you come to save me…”
Although Shirley Lai’s face bore a strange smile, her voice sounded like wailing. Her swaying body disappeared into the darkness once more, and her venomous gaze was fixed on Liu Haoyu.
“I want you to die… I want you to be buried with me…”
Facing this situation, Liu Haoyu knew he couldn’t retreat. The workers who had fainted here were her hostages, and if he chose to leave, their fate would likely be no different from that of the security guard before.
Liu Haoyu picked up the fire axe, quietly sensing the killing intent around him.
When a cold wind blew from behind him, he suddenly turned and brought down the fire axe with all his might.
Although Liu Haoyu couldn’t see the other party, he still heard the “squelch” of the axe cutting into flesh and blood.
The axe blade, soaked in talismans water, was extremely lethal to ghosts.
“Ahhh!”
Screams echoed through the factory.
With just one blow, Shirley Lai was severely wounded and stumbled backward. Her venomous gaze was fixed on Liu Haoyu, and the terrifying killing intent gradually turned into chilling coldness.
“Die!”
She charged again, but this time her speed was faster and her attacks were more ferocious.
Seeing this, Liu Haoyu immediately blocked her ghost hand with the axe. However, not only was the other party extremely fast, but her strength was also terrifying. Even Liu Haoyu’s physique was being suppressed.
Seeing the axe getting closer and closer to him, Liu Haoyu made a swift decision. He took out a Zhenlei Talisman from his pocket and blasted it at the fierce ghost’s chest.
“Boom!”
The explosion made the light tubes overhead shake. Liu Haoyu’s tiger’s mouth was already cracking from the shock. He shook his hand, and blood splashed onto the ground.
This blow seemed to have heavily injured the fierce ghost, and it fell to the ground, struggling little by little.
Just as Liu Haoyu was about to deliver a finishing blow, he noticed that one of the workers beside him began to convulse violently, his muscles spasming, limbs twisting, until his entire body, like a puppet with a broken string, completely lost its vital signs.
The fiercely injured ghost then stood up again, and the wounds Liu Haoyu had inflicted on her had all disappeared.
The grudge in the workshop became even denser, Liu Haoyu gripped the fire axe in his hand, his knuckles turning white from excessive force.
At this moment, he understood one thing: no matter how many times he killed her, she could absorb the souls of the workers in the workshop to repair herself.
In other words… the workers here were not only her hostages, but also her nourishment.
If a better method was not adopted, he could only kill her more than a hundred times to completely eliminate her.
But the price was that all the workers here would die, not to mention that he himself would not be able to kill her a hundred times.
“This is troublesome…”
Liu Haoyu clicked his tongue inwardly.
Seeing the fierce ghost stand up again, Qin Liu couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and tentatively asked.
“Do you need my help?”
Although using the Guide’s ability would consume her lifespan, it seemed like there was no better option right now?
Consuming a little lifespan to save everyone’s lives here seemed quite worthwhile…
Just as Qin Liu was thinking, the fierce ghost that had stood up suddenly moved.
Its movements were swift and violent, like a furious beast, pouncing towards Liu Haoyu.
Its speed was comparable to a speeding car. Even though Liu Haoyu quickly retreated, the opponent was simply too fast. Its sharp claws brushed past his arm, tearing through his trench coat and leaving a bloodstain on it.
It was only a superficial wound, but the wound itself had already begun to glow with an eerie green light.
Liu Haoyu, seeing this, also took out a talisman, lit it, and applied it to the wound, thus stopping the spread of the corpse poison.
At this moment, Qin Liu was also getting a little anxious. Without a word, she took out her lantern, preparing to roll up her sleeves and fight.
However, Liu Haoyu immediately stopped her.
“Calm down!”
“But…”
Qin Liu still wanted to say something, but Liu Haoyu kicked the fierce ghost away and continued,
“She has already connected the souls of everyone here. Even if you take her away with the Soul Guiding Lantern, everyone here will die because of it.”
“Most importantly, find a way to locate its corpse and pin it with a peach wood nail. Only then will this ghost slave be completely annihilated.”
Because of the wound on his arm, Liu Haoyu winced in pain as he explained.
“For the ghost slave to act, it cannot be too far from its corpse. I guess it should be somewhere in this industrial zone, tsk…”
Liu Haoyu was extremely distressed at this moment. If he wanted to destroy the fierce ghost in front of him, he had to find its corpse. As long as he pierced its heart with a peach wood nail, it could be completely eliminated, but the problem was… he had no one with him right now.
This was the most troublesome part of being a lone wolf.
As for letting Qin Liu go to look for it… that was even more impossible.
What if Qin Liu encountered Gu Qianyang while looking for the corpse?
Liu Haoyu was no longer a saint. Qin Liu was ranked above all else.
Anyone could have an accident, but she couldn’t.
However, just as Liu Haoyu was wondering who should go look for the corpse, Qin Liu snatched the peach wood nail from Liu Haoyu’s hand and said with a resolute tone.
“I’ll go.”
“Wait!”
Liu Haoyu grabbed Qin Liu’s hand, trying to pull her back, but the young girl’s face showed a comforting smile, a smile that bore some resemblance to Liu Qian’s.
While Liu Haoyu was stunned, Qin Liu continued,
“Trust me. After all, I’ve also grown.”
Saying that, her body began to etherealize and break free from Liu Haoyu’s grasp. The latter still wanted to chase after her, but the fierce ghost blocked him.
“Don’t think of running…”
“Damn it!”
Liu Haoyu cursed furiously.
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Qin Liu passed through the wall and rushed to the outside of the factory building.
Her range of activity was now about two kilometers centered around Hong Yu.
This range was not enough to cover the entire industrial zone, so Qin Liu could only pray in her heart that the corpse had not left her active range. If it had indeed exceeded the range, then she would be powerless.
But the problem was… where exactly was this corpse?
Just as Qin Liu was at a loss, a blurred white ghostly shadow appeared before her.
The sudden appearance of this ghostly shadow startled Qin Liu, but the latter simply nodded at Qin Liu and then began to float forward.
