Chapter 534: Fear of the Unknown (1/2)

When Lan had enlarged his body, he had suddenly crushed the stones that made up the roads; cracks ran around the whole street, even the houses had cracks traveling up on the walls, which showed how heavy his body had been, and how severe the damage done to the foundation of the road was.

The ghosts, which had seen this sudden transformation, had been so shocked that they had retreated rapidly, not wishing to be crushed beneath Lan's body. While they were retreating, they were also beginning to plan their options for regaining the advantage.

At that time, Lan was suddenly gone. He had shrunk to a tiny shape once more, and went after Xue Wei, who had begun retreating the moment the snake expanded.

Now that he had returned to his normal shape, Xue Wei had already gotten far away, and the two were gone from the sight of the present ghosts before they managed to react.

The three ghosts, who had been tasked with capturing Xue Wei, did not instantly hurry after them. They understood that Lan had been playing with the expert that he had fought and that even though the possibility of defeating them was high, the price they would have to pay would be equally high.

While these ghosts were working for another, they were selfish. They knew that if they attacked Xue Wei and Lan, they would end up sacrificing much of their power, and would likely become prey to others.

If they escaped, they had a chance of living. This chance was what they valued, and thus they did not spend much time considering what to do, before they turned on their tail, and ran away.

They knew that if they hesitated, or wasted even the slightest moment, then they were likely to be caught by their employer.

They knew that if they got caught, their ending would be gruesome. There was no hope of survival, and the street was suddenly empty; the only thing left was the destruction left by the crushing weight of Lan when his mingshe shape had grown.

The ghosts, which had hidden away in the stores and buildings, slowly began emerging once more. Their faces were full of shock and disbelief.

Beasts did not exist in the Ghost Realm, and while they had some robots shaped after their feelings, they did not actually know what a real beast was.

But now, the appearance of Lan made them fearful. Was this a new form for technology, or a new shape of a ghost that had appeared? They were unsure of what to feel, and felt that this uncertainty could easily end up becoming their doom.

Everyone feared the unknown. In a world like this, where death was even more domineering than in the world of the living, the fear of vanishing forever was rooted in these ghosts' hearts, and thus they shunned everything foreign.

Due to this deeply rooted fear, the ghosts hurried to share the event with others, but there was no way of recording what had happened, which resulted in no one knowing who the participating parties were.