Chapter 236: Yama King Investiture

Sha Huaqiang used to be a ruthless person.

But many years ago, he had been scared out of his wits by Han Ke, and since then he had lived a cautious and fearful life.

His former courage had long been worn away, until he became cowardly.

So cowardly that he would tremble even while holding a weapon.

After entering the Fudi.

He was PUA-ed by Han Ke again; he finally mustered the courage to resist, only to be easily resolved by Han Ke; since then, he had been even more worried about gains and losses, his will scattered.

So in reality.

He was the one with the weakest will among the group.

Even the elderly Old Lady Liu and Tong Yuai, who had been trembling, had a firmer will to live than him.

Therefore, when everyone else overcame the hunger and offered the potatoes, only Sha Huaqiang alone couldn't resist that impulse and ate the potato in his hand...

The Starving Ghost smiled for a moment.

Then immediately jumped into a rage, crawling around Sha Huaqiang, low growls full of hatred in his mouth, but Wu Xian and the others couldn't understand what he was growling; they only heard a sharp voice and strange echoes...

"I'm hungry!"

"Why won't you give me a bite to eat? I... I..."

This voice was incomparably clear in Sha Huaqiang's ears, so his expression was painful, and an uncontrollable guilt arose; he could only cover his head, squatting helplessly on the ground, tears streaming down his face.

"I was wrong... I have sinned; I will find food for you."

Seeing Sha Huaqiang promise to compensate for the food, the Starving Ghost retreated with ghost-like movements, lying in the shadows, greedily peeping, waiting for the development of things.

A moment later.

Sha Huaqiang stood up, raised his head, his expression looking the same as before, even becoming a bit more sunny; he greeted Wu Xian and the others.

"Do you have any food on you? Someone is hungry; I need to find some food for him."

Everyone looked at each other.

They knew Sha Huaqiang should have been tricked, but no one was clear yet about what trick he had been tricked by.

Liao Yifang barely supported her body and answered: "The food was all eaten by the Starving Ghost just now; let's return to the hotel lobby first; there is plenty of food there."

Liu Kai was killed by her.

So she guessed that Sha Huaqiang should be the same as Liu Kai now, already controlled by the Starving Ghost.

But everyone was so hungry that even moving was difficult, and the foul odor still hadn't dissipated, so everyone simply didn't have the ability to counterattack, so Liao Yifang wanted to stall for time.

Once they walked to the hotel lobby, they could recover enough physical strength to deal with him.

But Sha Huaqiang didn't want to give everyone time.

"That won't do; that person is almost starving to death; he must eat food quickly, and how can you say there is no food left? Aren't there eleven right in front of us?"

After saying this.

Sha Huaqiang reached out and touched the assault rifle he had been carrying on his body.

Wu Xian's face changed drastically; he suddenly understood that Sha Huaqiang was going to treat them as food to offer to the Starving Ghost!

He secretly took out a poker card; now he didn't have the strength to slash people, but releasing an Electric Chain Incantation to kill Sha Huaqiang was still possible.

Just as Wu Xian was preparing to take action, he suddenly discovered that someone was approaching Sha Huaqiang while covering their nose; Wu Xian was slightly stunned and put down the poker card in his hand.

Bang!

After a muffled sound, Sha Huaqiang screamed; it was actually a brick that had smashed onto his skull!

Sha Huaqiang turned around and saw that the person who smashed him was actually Zhu Shuhui!

Zhu Shuhui was the first to be questioned by the Starving Ghost; he had been watching secretly after surviving the crisis, but because the Starving Ghost had always been near the crowd, he didn't dare to return to the team.

Just now.

He realized that Sha Huaqiang was being bewitched and wanted to kill, so he realized he couldn't continue to watch from the sidelines.

Sha Huaqiang was smashed until his head was broken and bleeding; he turned his head back blankly, and before he could see Zhu Shuhui's figure clearly, his face suffered another heavy blow, and his eyes and nose were smashed until they were sunken.

So his body swayed twice and fell heavily to the ground.

Zhu Shuhui wiped his sweat.

To prevent Sha Huaqiang from pulling the trigger and fighting back, he had used all his strength for these two hits; if Sha Huaqiang still didn't fall, it wouldn't be because he was controlled by a ghost, but because he was possessed by a ghost.

The Starving Ghost watching in the shadows saw this scene, but his expression didn't change; he crawled a few times and disappeared into the air.

Thus.

This crisis was considered temporarily passed.

Wu Xian and the others rested on the ground for a long time; they needed to recover their physical strength, otherwise, if they encountered anything else, they would really be wiped out.

During this time, Zhu Shuhui recounted his experience.

"Miao Shi once said before he left that at midnight tomorrow, at the place closest to 'Heaven' on Luo King Island, the Yama King will be invested with a divine position; he hopes we can stop this ceremony..."

Wu Xian pursued: "What about the others?"

Zhu Shuhui shook his head: "Nothing else."

This brief information was very important, but because it was too brief, Wu Xian was somewhat suspicious of its authenticity.

"What about Miao Shi? Why didn't he come to tell us himself?"

Zhu Shuhui's face changed slightly, covering his nose: "He said he had something very important to do, and... it's too stinky here; he really couldn't stay."

Shi Ji touched his nose awkwardly.

He couldn't be blamed for this; if it weren't for his Skunk Wind, they would all have died here.

Wu Xian sighed.

The terrifying thing about the Starving Ghost was that no matter how much strength everyone accumulated, it was useless in front of him; only by overcoming their own hunger could they escape the influence of his ability.

However, this type of ghost was only the most terrifying the first time it appeared.

Next time they met.

They could come up with a way to deal with it.

The group rested simply for a while, and their physical strength recovered slightly, enough for them to stand up and return to the hotel lobby.

As for continuing to climb the mountain to photograph the Electricity Ghost... that was out of the question!

After the Starving Ghost's fuss, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted; now they just wanted to find a place to have a good rest.

However, before returning.

They still had some loose ends to deal with.

Liao Yifang walked to Sha Huaqiang, who was lying on the ground, felt his carotid artery, and shook her head helplessly.

"He is already dead."

Sha Huaqiang's death was not unexpected; from the moment he didn't resist the temptation and ate that potato, it was impossible for him to live any longer; he would either be killed by the Lotus Juanren or played to death by ghosts...

Then they found a corridor; under the corridor door, fresh blood was seeping out...

Liao Yifang pulled open the room door and saw a bloody scene inside; a dagger was fiercely stabbed into the wall, and a skeletal arm with flesh foam tightly gripped the dagger.

Judging from this broad skeleton.

This person was... Luo Shiyi.

He was still fighting until his death!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 237 =====