Chapter 786 - Much to Learn (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

Chen Ge’s voice seemed to possess some kind of magical power, and words became a weapon even sharper than a knife. In the dark forest, the air stilled to the point that it formed a suffocating barrier, strands of black hair dangled down from the treetop, and the blood vessels on the ground weaved together. Based on some unique rules, when the skull in the tree hole spotted the shadow, a flash of confusion crossed her eyes that were pupil-less.

“Don’t hesitate! Any hesitation is a waste of time that we can use to escape! Do you wish to cancel out our hope with your own hands?” Holding the nails with both hands, Chen Ge stood behind the shadow. “No matter what happens, I’ll face it with you!”

The shadow, which was originally smaller than Chen Ge, was now three meters tall. The resentment and hatred gathered in his heart was evoked by Chen Ge. His hands morphed into claws, and a beast-like roar escaped from his throat.

This shadow that had been pinned to Room 413 possessed huge potential. In fact, his potential was far greater than Chen Ge imagined, which caused him to become more curious about the shadow’s past. “Everyone has hope, but to turn that hope into reality, it depends not on charity but everything you’ve got. Only by giving it your all might there be a chance!”

Chen Ge pointed at the skull inside the tree hole. “And that is our hope.”

The shadow body was continually expanding, and when Chen Ge said that, the shadow’s face cracked, causing many thin black lines to surface on his body. Then, the shadow charged forward.

The girl’s scream filled the brush again. The decayed muscles that littered the ground carried an indescribable stench with them, and they tried to stop the shadow. At the same time, the black hair from the branches seemed to gain a life of their own as they curled toward Chen Ge.

“Coming at the two of us at once?” From his many experiences of being chased by ghosts, Chen Ge’s body was very agile. This was a valuable skill that he had obtained.

“The girl can influence the neighboring grounds. If we don’t deal with her, it’ll be very hard to leave this place.” Chen Ge had no idea what was behind him walking in circles, and he could not fix it. Therefore, he could only try to solve the problem from its basis. The battle between ghosts was extremely violent, and most of the time, it would only stop once one party was torn to pieces. After the shadow expanded, he was stronger than before, but he lacked fighting experience and was not as mad and as crazed as Xu Yin, so he soon was tripped by the girl.

“This guy has great potential, but he’s too weak now!” Chen Ge knew that once the shadow was defeated, he would not survive on his own. Veins pulsed on his arms as he grabbed the bag and lobbed it as forceful as he could at the tree hole. Before the bag reached its target, it was stopped by the net of hair that dropped from the treetop. However, that was enough to buy time for Chen Ge. He grabbed the nail and ran toward the tree hole from another direction

“I can’t stop! The ground here is soaked with her blood. I’ll die if I slow down!” Ignoring the fear before his eyes, Chen Ge pushed forward with a powerful will. Compared to the shadow, he appeared more crazed. “Soon, the pain will be over. Soon, you will not be in the torment of pain and loneliness anymore!”

Chen Ge did not think about retreating, and he moved very fast. The girl sensed the threat from Chen Ge and pulled out part of her energy to stop him. The grass wilted at an incredible speed to expose a human skin-like ground.

“Since you’re unwilling to save me, then get buried here alongside my body.” Gashes opened on the ground, which looked like interconnecting wounds. The temperature dropped as something crawled out from the gaps.

Chen Ge felt both pain and numbness coming from his calves. He slowly lost feeling in his feet. The thing that had crawled out from the gaps earlier seemed to be various insects. He did not stop to take a look. He was temporarily ignoring anything that might slow him down. At that moment, the only thing in his eyes was the skull inside the tree hole.