Chapter 677 - New Employees - Do Not Read (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

Do Not Read – Major Spoilers – Bugged Chapter, Released Early

Due to a bug in the system, this chapter, Chapter 677, was released early. We thought that we had come up with a solution, but unfortunately, that did not work. So, until we catch up to where this chapter should have been released, read on at your own risk.

One of Xiao Bu’s hands was ingested fully by the shadow, while the other remained with the smiling man. While the big battle was happening, the smiling man had already disappeared, probably escaping during the commotion.

“Xiao Bu, now that you have regained most of your body, can you take control of the door?” Chen Ge was worried that the door in Li Wan City would continue to expand. Xiao Bu shook her head, and the blood gathered to form her reply.

“The door has gone completely out of control; the only thing I can do is to slow down the expansion speed. To have full control over it, I will need to find my entire body.”

“Then, can you open the door to send us out of here?” Xiao Bu was, at the very least, the door-pusher, and Chen Ge believed that she would be able to do something like that.

The blood flowed, and a new sentence appeared on the ground. “Yes, but I can only keep the door open for one minute per day. The door has been under the shadow’s control for too long. I need some time to refamiliarize myself with it.”

“One minute is more than enough.” Chen Ge knew that Xiao Bu was unable to leave this place with him. Just like Men Nan, she needed to stay behind the door to guard it. Understanding that, Chen Ge did not force Xiao Bu to leave with him.

Probably because she had seen through Chen Ge’s thoughts, the blood on the ground shifted again. “You’ve killed your own shadow, and based on the agreement, I should be your new shadow—I will never forget that. After I gain full control over the ‘door’, I will find you.”

Xiao Bu’s eyes wandered between Chen Ge and the shadow behind him; it was unclear what she was thinking.

“Okay.” Killing the shadow and then having Xiao Bu become Chen Ge’s shadow was Chen Ge’s parent’s plan, but the actual development was far beyond everyone’s expectations. Compared to the more easily controlled Xiao Bu, Zhang Ya was like another extreme. To make her into his shadow, no one could tell what would happen in the future.

“Right, there is one more thing that I wish to ask you.” Chen Ge was suddenly reminded of the question. “The ghost stories society hid one third of its treasures in Li Wan City. Do you know where they might be?”

Xiao Bu shook her head again, and Chen Ge did no press. Be it the shadow or Doctor Gao, they were both wily old foxes, so they certainly would have found a secret place to hide those things.

“Doctor Gao’s arrival might have something to do with that. That madman is extremely scary, and I fear he might return. You stay in Li Wan City, and the woman in the red raincoat stays at the ghost apartment. Both of you are my friends, and the friend of my friend is my friend, so if you run into any danger, I hope you two will look out for each other, or you can come to Western Jiujiang’s New Century Park to find me.”

After dealing with Xiao Bu, Chen Ge started to inspect his remaining employees.

When facing off against the shadow, the employees in the backpack had all volunteered their help. Now, everyone was injured, but thankfully, other than Xu Yin, no one else had been ‘infected’ by the curse.

“Ol’ Bai, thank you for your help earlier.” Bai Qiulin was a gambler who had finally seen the light. He had a heart that burned brighter than the icy exterior that he put on. Facing Chen Ge’s words of appreciation, he appeared rather flustered. Thinking back to his life of more than two decades, this was the first time that he had heard a word of thank from other, and actually, it felt nice to be needed by others.

“I just happened to be around.” Bai Qiulin pushed his hands into his pocket like speaking one more word would claim his life.

“No matter what, if not for you this time, every one of us would have been harmed.” Xu Yin had blocked the shadow, and Bai Qiulin had grabbed Chen Ge and the backpack to escape. They had split up their work nicely, and if there was a problem with any section, the one standing there would either have been the shadow or Doctor Gao.

This type of high-intensity battle was beneficial to Bai Qiulin. The redness around his heart had started to spread, and he could unleash around thirty percent of Xiong Qing’s power. The corner of his shirt and pants started to color with blood stains—Bai Qiulin was steadily heading toward becoming a Red Specter.

Compared to Xu Yin, his progress was a lot easier. He possessed Xiong Qing’s heart, so he did not need to find a breakthrough. By consuming more baleful Specters, eventually, he would turn into a Red Specter.

Actually, after doing some inventory, Chen Ge had gained a lot from this mission. Xu Yin had officially become a Red Specter, and Bai Qiulin had evolved into a Half Red Specter. Zhang Ya had consumed the heart of the glutton woman, and she also had in her possession half the heart of something that appeared to be greater than Red Specter. When she reawakened, she would be even scarier.