Chapter 109: Who Allowed You to Die?

Those who thought they had superb hidden skills had no chance to resist before Zhong Kui.

As a respected figure in Dragon Nation's history,

Zhong Kui possesses heavenly abilities.

His specialty is catching ghosts!

All ghosts and monsters, before him, no matter how profound their methods, cannot escape Zhong Kui's eyes.

His ghost-catching technique is top-notch in Dragon Nation's ancient records.

Even the ghosts of Dragon Nation can be caught,

let alone these weak ghosts before him.

In less than a minute,

the City of Thousand Ghosts already had hundreds of ghosts captured.

As for the wraiths formed from human resentment, Zhong Kui didn't even bother to look at them.

He blew a breath at them, and they vanished completely.

"Though weak, they at least count as merit, so it wasn't for nothing."

"Besides, they taste not bad."

After Zhong Kui finished playing with the ghosts in his hand, he swallowed them in one gulp and continued catching ghosts.

Thus,

Zhong Kui, who should have been the passive side, successfully turned the tables.

He became the most terrifying presence in the City of Thousand Ghosts.

All ghosts and monsters, upon seeing him, fled as if they had seen a ghost.

Without exception, none could escape.

The whole scene can be described in four words:

It's truly going against the natural order!

The spectators outside,

seeing this scene,

almost simultaneously had doubts.

"Wait, wait!"

"Is this still the City of Thousand Ghosts? Did I walk onto the wrong set?"

"Wasn't the City of Thousand Ghosts supposed to be Triumphant Alliance's turf? Did I get it wrong or did they?"

"I feel like Dragon Nation's summoned creatures are treating the City of Thousand Ghosts like a buffet!"

"Who can tell me what exactly happened?"

"I now think Triumphant Alliance's summoned creatures are just a joke."

As the person in charge of Triumphant Alliance, Steve's face looked extremely grim at this moment.

Originally I thought with the City of Thousand Ghosts' bonus,

plus the eerie support of Halloween,

the first defense battle would surely succeed.

But he never expected Dragon Nation's summoned creatures to be so outrageous.

They actually treated the summoned creatures as food,

and turned the City of Thousand Ghosts into a buffet!

"Damn! Are Dragon Nation's summoned creatures all reincarnated starving ghosts?"

"Did they come specially to fill their stomachs in my Triumphant Alliance's City of Thousand Ghosts?"

"Too much!"

"I've had enough! How long until twelve o'clock?"

He raised his hand to check the time,

It was already 23:40!

Only twenty minutes left.

Almost there!

……

City of Thousand Ghosts,

a hidden corner,

an S Rank witch and an S Rank headless knight huddled together, trembling, not daring to release the slightest aura.

"I say, if we really can't, we might as well surrender voluntarily."

"That Zhong Kui will surely find us sooner or later; then we're dead!" the headless knight said, hugging his knees, speaking carefully.

The witch, upon hearing that, immediately shook her head and refused,

"No, we cannot surrender under any circumstances!"

"Don't you know how cunning Dragon Nation's summoned creatures are?"

"Going out means death; staying here might still let us live!"

"Once noon twelve passes, it's Halloween, and then it'll be our home turf!"

When Halloween arrives,

from 12:00 AM to 12:10 AM,

the power of the City of Thousand Ghosts will reach an unprecedented peak.

That's also why the Summoned Creature, knowing Zhong Kui will find it, still fights desperately!

Headless Knight: "Although what you say makes sense, I'm still scared; it feels like a pair of eyes are staring at us."

"It feels like in the next moment we'll be caught by Zhong Kui."

"Can you understand this feeling?"

Witch waved her hand, "Don't worry, this place is a hideout I carefully chose; even if Zhong Kui turns the Thousand Ghost City upside down, he can't find us!"

"I'm very confident about this!"

As soon as the words fell,

Zhong Kui's voice rang out, "Oh~"

Headless Knight: "Hey hey hey?!"

Witch: "What what what?!"

Zhong Kui's sudden voice made them shiver.

The two trembled and turned their heads.

A super‑scary face was right before them.

Its wide, round eyes glowed with a strange light, eyebrows twisted into a knot, face full of ferocity, and a lush, heart‑shaped beard almost covered the whole face.

Seeing Zhong Kui's appearance clearly, the Headless Knight and the Witch almost simultaneously screamed:

"Ghost!"

A startled shout.

Then, unable to catch their breath,

they couldn't draw another breath.

Thus they were literally

scared to death.

【80】 Zhong Kui: "……"

【81】 His ugly, bizarre appearance is one of Zhong Kui's major traits.

Because of this trait, he seems to receive divine aid when catching ghosts.

Many ghosts, upon seeing Zhong Kui's true face, first react with confusion rather than fleeing.

This guy, with such a personality, could he be a more powerful ghost?

Thus, many ghosts choose to side with Zhong Kui, only to meet their own death.

The world is vast; nothing is impossible.

Such things are not uncommon with Zhong Kui.

"Useless, you scared them to death before I even asked any questions!"

Zhong Kui grabbed the Witch's head and forcibly pulled her back from Death God's grasp.

Revival!

The Witch's eyes were dazed as she looked around,

"Hmm? Where is this?"

"Who am I, and where am I?"

Zhong Kui said, "I've revived you; I'll ask you a few questions—answer correctly and you won't suffer!"

Hearing the voice,

the Witch suddenly turned, "Oh my! A ghost!"

Seeing his appearance, the Witch's complexion turned pale instantly, her eyes rolled, and she seemed about to faint from shock!

Slap!

Zhong Kui smacked the Witch's face, knocking several of her yellowed teeth out,

"Hey, I just revived you, and you want to die again, huh?"

"Don't die; stay alive!"

Fortunately,

this slap was strong enough,

to pull the near‑dead Witch back to life.

……

The Witch curled up in the corner, hugging her knees, head buried between her legs, too scared to look up at Zhong Kui.

His face seemed to carry a strange power; even low‑level terrifying things would flee at a glance.

"I ask, you answer—understood?"

Zhong Kui stood before the Witch, the Demon‑slaying Sword in his hand radiating a chilling murderous aura.

"I hope you won't play tricks in front of me; otherwise, the consequences are on you."

The Witch muttered "uh‑uh", even if it borrowed ten times its courage it still wouldn't dare.

"First, who are you, what ghost are you, and who is your boss?" Zhong Kui asked.

"I'm a witch, nameless, S Rank, my boss is Sèxi Witch."

"She is SSS‑Rank, one of the strongest terrors of the Thousand Ghost City!"

SSS‑Rank?

One of the strongest of the Thousand Ghost City?

Zhong Kui's eyes brightened, "How does that compare with the Wolf King?"

The witch replied, "Wolf King? It doesn't reach SSS‑Rank; it's just a super‑SS Rank, approaching SSS‑Rank."

"Not even worthy to fetch shoes for Sèxi Witch! Of course, the beautiful Sèxi Witch wouldn't let a filthy wolf fetch her shoes."

Slap!

Zhong Kui slapped the witch on the head,

"Shut up, I asked you to answer the question, and you're boasting instead?"

"Next question: what is the origin of Witch Sesi?"

The witch, having suffered a loss, became frank and told everything, not daring to conceal anything,

"As far as I know."

"Witch Sesi is a witch who made a pact with demons, possessing immense magical power; she can use clouds and mist to cover the sun and moon, plunging the earth into darkness."

"She can also summon deities, turning those who offend her—or any living being—into animals, such as mice, pigeons..."

"I have personally witnessed a prosperous kingdom whose king offended Witch Sesi; the entire nation was shrouded in darkness, never seeing daylight again."

"All nobles related to the king, overnight, turned into pigs, dogs, chickens..."

"All turned into livestock, to be eaten by the populace!"

Merely offending Witch Sesi can cause even a powerful nation to collapse instantly.

One can imagine,

How formidable Witch Sesi's power is.

"Witch Sesi, right? I've noted it down, hoping it will pique my interest a bit when the time comes."

Zhong Kui took out a little notebook and wrote down Witch Sesi's name.

Meanwhile,

On the giant bell tower of the city.

Witch Sesi, sitting on a broom and overlooking everything, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill.

"Huh?"

"Strange, even someone of my level is starting to feel cold?"

"Is it because Halloween is approaching?"

A cool breeze blew from behind.

But she didn't think much of it, threw on her clothes, and continued watching from the bell tower.

However, she was somewhat puzzled,

"That guy called Zhong Kui, why hasn't he moved at all after so long?"

"Could it be that he fell for a trap and is hiding to heal his wounds?"

"Alright, final question."

"Answer it, and you can go on your way peacefully."

Zhong Kui said leisurely.

The witch in the corner twitched the corner of her mouth.

Listen, what kind of talk is this!

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be 'answer and leave,' or something like 'spare your life,' right?

Coming from your mouth, it becomes 'answer and then go die'?

This is way too overbearing, like a domineering CEO!

"Huh? What, you have an opinion?" Zhong Kui raised his eyebrows.

The witch hastily waved her hands, "No, no, no, no opinion, death is fine, hehehe (bitter laugh)."

"Now that's more like it."