Chapter 1154 - The Last Nightmare Daily Mission 2 in 1 (1/2)

When Zhang Ya was hibernating, Xu Yin had protected Chen Ge many times. Most of the time, both the human and the ghost were at their weakest, and they had somehow managed to survive through the impossibility. The ghosts that Chen Ge trusted the most were Zhang Ya and Xu Yin; the bond that they shared had already surpassed the distance between life and death.

“Are you sure you want to consume the black pattern of this Demon God?” Chen Ge looked at Xu Yin seriously. Even though Xu Yin was the most suitable candidate, he was not going to force him to do things that he did not want to. Even though Xu Yin was going to gain enormous power, he would also suffer from unimaginable pain. Just from the touch alone, Xu Yin’s skin had started to crack at a very fast speed.

Xu Yin looked at the black pattern at the tip of his fingers and then slowly nodded. No one knew what Xu Yin was really thinking. Perhaps he could feel the pressure coming from the Demon God, or perhaps he knew that Chen Ge was not in a good position. The danger that they had experienced together made him realize that his current power was not enough for him to protect everything that he valued. He never wasted much energy on words, but he knew deep inside his heart that he did not wish to lose anything else in his life.

“There is no need to force yourself.” Chen Ge and the other workers at the haunted house turned to Xu Yin. Among the group of ‘people’, Xu Yin slowly raised his arms and swallowed the Demon God’s black pattern. When the black pattern slid down his throat, Xu Yin’s face and neck surfaced with innumerable thin and tiny black blood vessels. The heart of the Red Specter in the middle of his chest was palpitating crazily.

Even just by looking at him, one could imagine how much agony he was in. Xu Yin’s expression gradually twisted from pain. Despair and sadness rushed into his eyes, he seemed to turn back into that helpless young man that Chen Ge once encountered. Rationality was being consumed. Xu Yin was at the edge of going berserk. The endless howls echoed behind the door. Chen Ge actively rushed forward to reach out and grab Xu Yin’s hands. The Red Specter’s cold and sticky blood enveloped Chen Ge’s hands. The blood vessels carved out numerable wounds on Chen Ge’s arms. The blood vessels slid across Chen Ge’s skin, cutting and slicing it open. Warm blood kept on leaking, but Chen Ge did not take one step back. “Do not be confused by the Demon God. You are Xu Yin. Your name is Xu Yin!”

The Red Specter employees behind him also moved forward. Blood vessels of different intensities fell on Xu Yin’s body. They were unable to help him share the pain, so they could only use their own method to help him induce the recovery of his body as soon as possible.

A Red Specter had forced himself to swallow the pattern of a Demon God. This was something that had not happened before. In a few short minutes, Xu Yin’s body felt like it had been reconstructed. A normal Red Specter would not have survived an ordeal like this, but Xu Yin had somehow survived it.

He slowly got used to that sensation of pain. The strange pattern around his red heart was growing rapidly while the black pattern from the Demon God with the surname Chi was disappearing at a rate noticeable to the naked eye. Suddenly, a strange male voice came out from Xu Yin’s body. It was unclear what the man was saying, but it sounded like it was mumbling some kind of vicious curse. Following the curse, the black pattern inside Xu Yin’s heart morphed into a mouth, and it attempted to bite at Xu Yin’s heart from inside the latter’s body.

When the mouth bit into Xu Yin’s heart, the black pattern around Xu Yin’s heart also crawled into that mouth. Neither party backed down, and they were both trying to eat the other. Resisting the extreme pain, with the aid from all the employees at the haunted house, the black pattern around Xu Yin’s heart gradually won over. The black pattern from the Demon God with the surname Chi was shattered and was turned into nutrients for Xu Yin. Drops of black blood with strange presence dripped out of Xu Yin’s heart. It changed the young man’s presence completely. The black pattern around his heart also started to spread madly.

“Was that successful?” Chen Ge asked the red high heels through Zhang Yi.

“I suppose you can call it a temporary success. The pattern of the Demon God might strike back at any moment because Xu Yin still needs some time to completely digest the nutrients.”

Other people could not assess Xu Yin’s body; only red high heels, who was familiar with curses, would be able to do that.

After Zhang Yi turned to her with the questions, he also returned to Chen Ge with some good news. “Due to some unknown reason, a huge change has happened to Xu Yin’s body. Now, most curses will not work on him. This was something revealed by the Top Red Specter who specialized in curses as well.”

The pain would continue for a while longer, but Xu Yin’s condition could be said to have stabilized. The Top Red Specter from the cursed hospital was utilized completely; not even a single part was wasted.

“Zhang Yi, you’d better look through his memory as soon as you can. The more you can find out, the more beneficial it will be for us.”

Summoning all the Red Specters into the comic, Chen Ge left the world behind the door. Returning to the haunted house’s underground scenario, Chen Ge suddenly felt it was more comfortable at home. When he was at Xin Hai, even though he had so many Red Specters with him, he did not feel safe at all.

“The next focus should be the cursed hospital. My parents should be there. I need to find them as soon as possible.” Chen Ge had returned to Jiujiang, but Zhang Jingjiu and Qu Changlin were still in Xin Hai. He knew that their situation there would get more and more dangerous, so he had to return there. “I have already given my promise to Mr. Wang to solve the case together. Other than that, I still need to consider Xiao Sun’s safety. If I stay too far away from him, even if he sends me a message through the wedding ring, I will not be able to rush to him in time to help him.”

Chen Ge could not stay for too long in Jiujiang. He planned to deposit Chi Ren at the haunted house, and then he would depart back to Xin Hai once the sun rose.

“Last time, I left in such a hurry that I still have many things that I did not have the time to do.” Chen Ge first entered the staff breakroom alone. He took out the black phone and used the remaining scream points to draw items from the wheel of misfortune. Perhaps he had really drawn all the Specters from the prize pool already. He did not encounter any Specter from his draws, but he won many strange and curious items.

“Is the game a scam? Either I draw a Specter or something only useable by Specters? Can’t you give me something I can use once in a while?” Chen Ge was getting rather annoyed. He read through the introduction of the Wheel of Misfortune provided by the black phone again. He knew that there were supposed to be many different prizes, but everything that he had won so far was related to ghosts and Specters. “Is it the influence of the title Red Specters’ Favored?”

Chen Ge had no other choice but to share the items that he had won with his employees. Seeing the happiness looks on his workers’ faces like it was Christmas, the annoyance in Chen Ge’s heart slowly dissipated.

“The strengthening of the employees is beneficial to me as well.”

After he was done with the gift-giving, Chen Ge realized that the Nightmare Daily Mission Coupon that he had won from the previous draw still had not been used. He glanced at the time and decided to use it before he could think twice.

“The Nightmare Daily Mission normally has a special requirement—I cannot bring any Specter and things related to the black phone with me. It is impossible to do the Nightmare Daily Mission in Xin Hai. The risk will be too great, so I can only give it a try at Jiujiang.”

Putting away the black phone, Chen Ge looked left and right before he spotted the white cat, which was curled up next to the wall. The white cat, whose body had grown even rounder, looked at Chen Ge with open eyes. It waved its tail back and forth. The other Specters and spirits had all been given gifts. It appeared to be anticipating one for itself.

“Do you think I have forgotten about you?” Chen Ge took out the high-class cat food inside the cupboard. After he lured the white cat to his side, he scratched the cat’s head gently. “We might need to go out for a spin this midnight.”

Since he had returned to Jiujiang, Chen Ge wanted to finish things that he had not handled. After taking a swift break inside the staff breakroom, Chen Ge waited for midnight to arrive. He took out the black phone and tuned into the daily missions, which would have refreshed.

“Simple Daily Mission: The number of surveillance cameras is seriously underwhelming, so accidents are bound to happen. Please install new security cameras in all three-star scenario within the next twenty-four hours.

“Normal Daily Mission: The number of baleful Specter employees is growing rapidly. To ensure that they are loyal toward you, you must ensure the state of their mental health. Please help five spectral workers complete their dying wishes within the next twenty-four hours.

“Nightmare Daily Mission: Have you ever wondered if there would be another version of yourself standing on the other side of the door when you pushed open a specific door inside your house alone at night?”