Chapter 107: Ghost's Invasion Ghost Post Office

Dahan City, Jianshe Road.

This is a Road that has been sealed off, barring entry.

At the middle of the Road stands a half‑finished building blocked by a wall; judging by the distance of the sealed section, the blockade appears centered there.

Abruptly, with a few bits of ash falling from the Ground, a Hong Bai Shuang Sha and a white figure appeared before the half‑finished building.

"It should be here."

Zhang Hao, with the Ghost Bride, slowly walked to the half‑finished building.

Whether because this spot is sealed off or because the half‑finished building exudes a chilling aura, one can tell that this is where the Ghost Post Office resides.

After all, in the original depiction, Dahan City seems, due to the Ghost Post Office's existence, to have no Supernatural Incident at all.

"Crack!"

On the wall gate of the half‑finished building hangs an iron chain, but it is an ordinary chain; Zhang Hao merely applied slight force and snapped it.

With the chain gone, the rust‑spotted iron gate opened at that moment.

The half‑finished building appears dim, yet the darkness cannot affect Zhang Hao's gaze.

Beyond the iron gate lies an open space, overgrown with weeds, piled with construction debris that hasn't been cleared for years.

Zhang Hao gave it a brief glance and headed straight for the half‑finished building.

The corridors of the half‑finished building are dark and damp, the air thick with mildew, and many spots on the Ground are water‑logged.

With Zhang Hao's Ghost's Walking, Footsteps echo through the empty floors, creating an indescribable oppression.

On the surrounding Ground, faintly visible are some gold ornaments, such as gold rings and gold necklaces.

Zhang Hao scans everything around; the Ghost Eye sees, in the Black and White World, a building out of place overlapping with this half‑finished building.

It is an old building, five or six stories tall, matching the half‑finished building, its style not modern but Republic Era.

The building appears especially dim and gloomy, as if shrouded in a mist, only a rough outline visible, not very clear, like a mirage.

Even Zhang Hao's Ghost Eye, which can see nonexistent things, cannot fully see through this building.

At this moment, the color on Zhang Hao's body begins to fade, and an invisible Ghost Domain appears.

As Zhang Hao continues to stare, the somewhat illusory building slowly solidifies, its entirety fully presenting before Zhang Hao.

It is a five‑ or six‑story Republic Era style building, with windows and a main gate.

Directly above the main gate hangs a plaque in traditional characters reading "Hell Apartment," with multicolored neon lights beside it, as if fearing they aren't eye‑catching enough.

However, these lights in the Black and White World have no color at all.

Suddenly, the building's top floor, the fifth floor—no, it should be a window opening above the fifth floor.

The window burst open with a bang, and a strange shadow stood there, seemingly having noticed Zhang Hao and staring at him.

"Opening door Ghost? But since it's renamed Hell Apartment, it should be the Ghost Post Office's new manager, right?"

Zhang Hao stared at that silhouette for a long time, making no rash moves.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

From the top floor came a coughing sound, like an elderly person on the brink of death coughing for breath before passing.

It seems Zhang Hao's supernatural influence on the Ghost Post Office causes that thing to try to affect Zhang Hao.

At this moment, in the Black and White World, a winding, rugged Road stretched out.

The Road exists only in the Black and White World, not appearing in the Reality World.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao released the hidden Ghost Domain.

With his Ghost Domain appearing, the world outside the half‑finished building turned Black and White, and the previously unseen Road manifested.

Leading the Ghost Bride onto this winding, rugged Road, following the Ghost Domain's invasion, the building's main gate was slammed open by a massive force.

Such a powerful force should have sent the gate flying away, yet the gate merely creaked, swayed a few times in midair, then slowly closed again.

Under dim, yellowed lighting, two figures followed the incomprehensible Road into the first floor's lobby.

A casual glance shows everywhere old Republic Era style architecture; the Floor is aged, peeled, even cracked, seemingly about to rot.

Besides that, the nearby walls bear huge black‑and‑white portraits of people.

These Photos include men and women, with varied attire: the old wear vintage long robes, Cheongsams; the newer don suits, floral dresses—both modern and older generations are represented.

Entering the building, Zhang Hao feels a certain degree of suppression on himself.

This suppression isn't severe enough to fully hinder his actions, only slowing the spread and coverage speed of the Ghost Domain, which he can sense.

The building here bears an incomprehensible supernatural force that repels the Ghost Domain from expanding inside.

Zhang Hao slowly walks deeper into the building.

The first floor is uncomplicated: a slightly empty lobby, the glass lamp overhead dim and yellowed, unable to fully illuminate, appearing dark and oppressive.

The wooden Floor beneath is slightly soft, suggesting the wood inside has largely rotted, and a lingering mildew odor persists.

Continuing a short way forward, one can see a U‑shaped Heavenly Well; on the first level below are rooms with wooden, equally aged and mottled doors.

Above are copper plaques numbered 101, 102, 103, slightly raised when looking up.

The building has five full floors, each with a similar layout, clearly revealing the U‑shaped corridor upstairs and the individual room doors.

"After becoming Hell Apartment, the Ghost Post Office's structure remained unchanged; only its style shifted slightly,"

Zhang Hao looks at the Ground, where an intricately patterned floor tile is laid, and occasional electronic devices can be seen on the surrounding walls.

"Creak!"

But at that moment.

Suddenly, a room door upstairs seems to open, the door‑opening sound echoing in the silent lobby, strikingly clear.

Zhang Hao follows the sound upward, where a strange silhouette emerges, though a partition prevents a clear view.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

The silhouette walks toward the lower floor, intermittently emitting hoarse coughs.

The person walked quickly, and before long had already reached the second floor.

When he saw clearly Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride on the first floor, he could notice the other's pupils contract sharply.

Obviously, the person upstairs recognized the existence of Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride.

Zhang Hao held the Ghost Bride's hand, and the Ghost Domain swiftly invaded the second floor, appearing before this person and staring at him.

Bang!

While observing the other, a black‑and‑white world seemed to press upon him, causing his knees to buckle and he fell to the ground, unable to support himself.

Red and White Double Evil!

Sun Rui gritted his teeth and spat out a few words, his eyes full of dread.

Your condition is indeed strange; your body has already been suppressed, and even the ghost inside you has now entered a state akin to a Dead Machine, yet it hasn't died.

Zhang Hao stared at Sun Rui, knowing his own existence of intelligence had been exposed, and Zhang Hao no longer had any hidden thoughts.

Anyway, the Headquarters should have already made his existence of intelligence public, and Liu Qingqing's presence should also inform the older generation of Zhang Hao's existence.

Indeed, just as Commander Yang said, you are very odd; I didn't expect you even have the ability to communicate with people.

Tears continuously fell from Sun Rui's face, his expression sorrowful, yet he could still continue speaking in a strange tone.

But even so, he could not hide the astonishment in his heart.

He is not Yang Jian, who has encountered countless bizarre Supernatural Incidents.

In Dahan City, a city with almost no Supernatural Incidents, the number of incidents he has encountered is not many.

"You seem curious why I don't die, but I won't tell you; if you have the ability, kill me."

Sun Rui stared at Zhang Hao; although he has seen few Supernatural Incidents, he is not foolish, but rather clever.

The moment Zhang Hao opened his mouth, he immediately guessed the reason the other was willing to expose his own intelligence just to speak.

However, inside this Ghost Post Office, he will not die, so Sun Rui is completely untroubled.

Upon hearing that, Zhang Hao only stared at Sun Rui; he was not curious why Sun Rui hadn't died.

In fact, what he wanted to know was merely the state of the Ghost Post Office's manager, how one becomes the manager. If he lets a ghost become the manager of the Ghost Post Office, would that be feasible?

"Perhaps, we could try, just to give Yang Jian and the others some trouble, so they don't constantly keep an eye on me."

Zhang Hao looked at the Ghost Bride: "Madam, could you go fetch the Ghost Scissors for me?"

The Ghost Bride, hearing this, produced patches of paper ash on her body, the Ghost Domain spreading from her; soon, a rust‑stained Red Scissors was taken out by a pair of pale hands within the Ghost Domain.

"Madam?" Sun Rui looked at Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride in astonishment.

No, it's been several months since returning to Reality World; have the Fierce Ghosts in Reality World already evolved to this stage? Among Fierce Ghosts, even couples have appeared—does that mean that mother‑son, father‑son relationships among Fierce Ghosts might appear later? Zhang Hao took the Ghost Scissors, avoided the curse on them, and then looked at Sun Rui.

This time, he could clearly see that on Sun Rui's body there was a curse thread invisible to the naked eye.

"Is this the Ghost Post Office's curse on you? Even I cannot see it easily."

Even Zhang Hao's Ghost Eye cannot pierce this kind of curse; only by relying on a specific thing can one see it.

Hearing this, Sun Rui widened his eyes and stared at Zhang Hao.

The identity of the Ghost Post Office's manager is both a protection and a curse.

"Is it that pair of scissors?" Sun Rui asked in confusion, but Zhang Hao did not answer.

Holding the Ghost Scissors, Zhang Hao cut the curse thread behind Sun Rui that represents the Ghost Post Office's curse.

However, the Ghost Scissors at this moment seemed rusted; no matter how hard Zhang Hao pulled, he could not sever that curse thread.

"Is it a difference in Terror Level? Or some special rule?"

Zhang Hao looked toward the top floor of the Ghost Post Office; the thread's endpoint was a certain room there.

"Forget it, better not explore; if I or Madam accidentally become the Ghost Post Office's manager, that would be troublesome."

The Ghost Post Office's manager cannot leave the Ghost Post Office.

Even though Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride possess the special Ghost Domain of ghost painting, which to some extent frees them from this restriction, it would still be troublesome.

Not wanting to investigate, Zhang Hao simply treated it as a protection the Ghost Post Office offers Sun Rui.

Because inside the Ghost Post Office, Sun Rui is protected from death, so the curse cannot be cut there.

Leaving the Ghost Post Office might allow the curse on Sun Rui to be cut, but that would be meaningless.

Zhang Hao thought of this, and with one hand lifted Sun Rui and walked upward.

"What are you doing?"

Being held in mid‑air by Zhang Hao's hand, Sun Rui had a bad premonition.

At that moment, the portraits hanging on the walls inside the Ghost Post Office seemed to witness the scene; though they were within the paintings, they involuntarily closed their eyes.

Soon, Zhang Hao, carrying Sun Rui, arrived at the fifth floor and entered a room there.

Seeing the opened door, Sun Rui involuntarily inhaled sharply.

For some reason, he suddenly recalled a story Yang Jian had told.

An A-Class Paranormal Event: the Knocking Ghost was an elderly Ghost Tamer in life, who fell from the fifth floor, which gave rise to the incident codenamed Knocking Ghost.

And from the existence within the Ghost Post Office of another Fierce Ghost codenamed Opening Ghost and the First Manager, the Knocking Ghost may be the resurrected First Manager of the post office.

Just as Zhang Hao pushed the door open, intending to throw Sun Rui out of the Ghost Post Office, in the next second.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A bizarre event occurred, accompanied by a series of booming sounds, and the yellow lights inside the post office exploded one after another.

The exploding lights started from the first floor, then the second floor's bulbs also burst with sound.

Third floor, fourth floor, fifth floor, and even some unknown places.

All the lights at this moment burst.

Although it was daytime outside, the interior of the post office instantly turned into night.

Darkness suddenly surged upon Zhang Hao, enveloping him at the doorway.

Bang!

The room door that had been opened at this moment suddenly, as if someone had forcefully shut it.

Ghost Power appeared, and then a humanoid shadow eerily stood outside the first‑floor main door, as if sealing it shut.

The Ghost Post Office's main door wasn't entirely wooden; there were several transparent glass panes in the middle.

At this moment, through those glass panes, one could clearly see a bizarre figure standing behind the door, preventing it from opening again.

The shadows behind the Post Office door were not just one; a second, then a third figure appeared. These black silhouettes converged like a black wall, completely sealing the door.

The black shadows seemed to keep appearing; beyond the door, the rooms inside the Post Office continuously emitted 'Bang Bang Bang' door‑closing sounds.

The most terrifying part was.

The door now began to shake violently, as if a massive force were distorting and cracking it, emitting creaking sounds, as if it could shatter at any moment.

It seemed something was Ghost's Invasion of the Ghost Post Office, trying to break inside.

At the same time, in the darkness of the Ghost Post Office, one eerie figure after another appeared; they were all terrifying Fierce Ghosts.

Now, as Zhang Hao planned to kill Sun Rui, Sun Rui released these Fierce Ghosts to attack Zhang Hao.

Accompanied by a rapid series of 'Dong Dong Dong' sounds.

Something was moving upward, moving quickly as if running, causing the wooden stairs to shake.

"Can the manager of the Ghost Post Office control the Ghosts here?"

Zhang Hao unexpectedly looked toward the darkness of the Ghost Post Office; the original text never mentioned this.

The darkness blocked his view, yet in that black‑and‑white world he could still see each eerie figure moving.

"Perhaps it's because, in the original, Sun Rui was facing Zhang Xianguang, that's why."

Zhang Xianguang and Sun Rui are both managers of the Ghost Post Office, so Sun Rui's methods inside the Ghost Post Office are ineffective against Zhang Xianguang.

Zhang Hao, however, is a ghost unrelated to the Ghost Post Office; he cannot stop Sun Rui from controlling the Ghosts inside the Ghost Post Office.

"Then, you might as well die first."

Zhang Hao ignored the silhouettes in the darkness; in that dark world, a hazy layer of paper ash slowly unfolded.

The falling paper ash, mixed with Paper Money, clung to those dark silhouettes, quickly rendering them immobile.

The Fierce Ghosts that appeared first were not powerful; Zhang Hao could easily imprison them.

The black‑and‑white Ghost Domain also manifested at this moment; each Black and White Painting, accompanied by the falling paper ash, seemed to come alive, staring at the Fierce Ghosts climbing upward.

As the initial Fierce Ghosts could no longer bear the pressure and fell to their knees, a strange Crying echoed inside the Ghost Post Office.

At the same time, the murals hanging on the Ghost Post Office walls began to warp.

Originally the murals depicted men and women, but now they had all merged into the image of a woman in red.

The red‑clad woman who abruptly appeared in the murals now eerily stepped out of the painting into reality.

"Step! Step Step!"

Accompanied by a rhythmic Footsteps, the once‑noisy Ghost Post Office grew quiet, the chaotic Footsteps and clapping fading one after another.

Sun Rui watched the scene, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.

He could not understand why a Fierce Ghost could, on its own, resist the out‑of‑control Ghost Post Office.

It should be noted that even back then, Yang Jian had summoned Ye Zhen from Da Hai City; together, with the aid of a host of Ghost Couriers, they managed to resolve this Supernatural Incident.

But at that moment, he could no longer continue to think.

The door that had suddenly closed earlier was now pushed open by Zhang Hao, revealing an elderly man in a Zhong Shan suit, his face covered with corpse spots.

However, the corpse‑spotted elder, just after appearing, knelt with a 'Bang' and then vanished inside the room.

It was struck by an incomprehensible Ghost Power.

Moreover, the elderly figure in the room seemed merely a kind of Spirit Phenomenon, not the source of the Fierce Ghosts, and could not withstand such an attack.

(End of Chapter)