Chapter 144: The Difference Between the Rich‑and‑Beautiful Bride and the Poor Ghost Zhang Hao

After the Supernatural Incident development, the effects brought by integrated use seem to go far beyond this.

Some people were attacked because of memories, some because of Gaze, some because they heard Crying.

However, besides those people, some who merely came into contact with tears had their consciousness pulled into this world.

Some even only because they saw those Ghost Slaves killed while wearing Funeral Clothes, after evading other attacks.

Because those Funeral Clothes Ghost Slaves recalled something else, they triggered an unknown and incomprehensible attack.

This attack is extremely terrifying; it targets not only your exterior, but also your consciousness.

Whether it's your existence, others' memories of you, or even your own conscious memories, all fall within the scope of this attack.

Some people only recalled those teammates who were killed, and they strangely appeared beside those people.

"The effect is pretty good!"

Zhang Hao hovered in midair, quite satisfied with the effect of this attack.

Because this city lacks any powerful Ghost Tamer, Zhang Hao did not launch a very strong attack.

He simply released a Ghost Domain, deploying this Supernatural Incident technique, and its power was less than one‑tenth of his full strength.

"Then let's try the second type."

Zhang Hao stared at the Ghost Tamers in the city whose Fierce Ghosts revived after being killed.

He did not extract the ghosts from their bodies after killing them, because some matters cannot be measured by ordinary people.

Even the weakest Supernatural Incident is enough to kill ordinary people countless times.

Zhang Hao raised his hand, and the White Curtain at his waist began to extend.

Above the city, strands of White Curtain fell, each binding a single Fierce Ghost in the city.

These White Curtains seemed to carry an incomprehensible terrifying Supersupernatural Incident, causing the Fierce Ghosts to lose mobility when bound.

This is an Unsolved Suppression embedded in the White Curtain, sourced not from Coffin Nail but from Ghostly Servant.

A Coffin Nail can pin only one ghost; although this suppression is far more Unsolved than that of a Ghostly Servant, its quantity remains just one.

Even if Zhang Hao possessed two Coffin Nails, they could suppress only two ghosts.

But Ghostly Servant's Unsolved Suppression is different; Zhang Hao can split this Unsolved Suppression Quota across the individual White Curtains.

The Fierce Ghosts suspended by the White Curtains lose the ability to resist due to this Unsolved Suppression.

When the White Curtains completely envelop and bind them, Zhang Hao uses the Corpse‑Wrapping Cloth to control them and reclaim the Unsolved Suppression Quota.

Thus, he can achieve a one‑by‑one defeat effect.

When facing enemies whose strength is too great, capable of resisting Unsolved Suppression, or who require a large number of quotas.

Zhang Hao can even convert the White Curtain's suppression from Ghostly Servant's quota to Coffin Nail's suppression, achieving a surprise effect.

Of course, the area effect of this attack cannot match that of directly invading via Ghost Domain and Gaze.

However, this attack launches quickly, its single‑target capability is sufficiently Unsolved, and it has enough counter‑effect against swarm tactics.

Because no one can confirm whether the Suppression Quota in a single White Curtain is one, ten, or a hundred.

And even if the White Curtain that starts attacking you has only one Suppression Quota, Zhang Hao can transfer his other quotas onto the White Curtain during the attack.

Having faced the Seven Elders, Zhang Hao naturally cannot be unprepared for this Infinite Derivation ability.

The White Curtain is Zhang Hao's countermeasure; those trapped by it cannot even use Supernatural Incident, let alone employ Infinite Derivation to offset Ghostly Servant's suppression.

Moreover, even with Infinite Derivation, Zhang Hao can rely on the White Curtain's single‑target ability to manifest Ghostly Servant's power.

Even the Black and White Ghost Domain, when combined with memory, Crying and other Supernatural Incident series, can to some extent achieve a Restart block effect.

This block is not like Luo Qian's that prevents Restart, but similar to Meng Xiaodong's reverse invasion effect.

However, due to some unknown reason, the current reverse invasion can only block past invasions that Restarted against past enemies, not reaching the level of blocking the future.

But essentially there are no Supernatural Incident attacks from the future, so this situation can be faced without fear.

"Perhaps I need some Precognition, or a prophecy‑type Supernatural Incident," Zhang Hao thought to himself.

"Red and White Double Evil reappearing? Wang Chaling offline?"

Dachang City, Yang Jian had just delivered the sixth letter with Zhang Xianguang and returned to Guan Jiang Xiao Qu.

He hadn't even had time to think when this message suddenly arrived.

"Yes, this time the Red and White Double Evil's operation is very aggressive, it seems to have achieved some purpose and no longer needs to conceal its actions."

Cao Yanhua was conversing with Yang Jian, pulling out documents and speaking continuously.

"Logically, after the last time, Big East City should no longer hold any value for the Red and White Double Evil."

"This time the Red and White Double Evil suddenly appeared in Big East City and killed all the Ghost Tamers in the city, making its purpose hard to guess."

"Now Big East City's influence is still spreading; the Black and White Ghost Domain shows faint signs of expanding outward, likely to affect other cities."

"How are things on Han Mo's side?" Yang Jian asked in a low voice.

"According to the reports, that is not the real Red and White Double Evil, but an accidentally born Fierce Ghost," Cao Yanhua replied.

"The five captains combined forces; although it took considerable time, they ultimately resolved the Skin‑Switch Bride incident smoothly."

"Moreover, that Skin‑Switch Bride seems to have some connection with Han Mo; his own condition improved during this Supernatural Incident."

Yang Jian nodded, pondered briefly, and continued.

"Is that so? Then that's a decent result, since the White Evil has been confirmed in Big East City, and the Red Evil cannot be elsewhere."

"Let's convene a Headquarters meeting; we need to figure out how to eliminate the Red and White Double Evil."

"If we let this ghost run amok, I'm worried more terrible things may follow."

The Red and White Double Evil arrived at Da Han City, causing the Ghost Post Office to go out of control.

It seemed to have appeared in Dachang City last time; thereafter a place called Baishui Town in Dachang City also began to experience incidents, and the Ghost Cabinet and Ghost Mirror were taken away.

The Red and White Double Evil roamed Ghost Lake, and Taiping Ancient Town was directly submerged.

It has appeared in ZS City several times, and that hotel there has recently caused increasing disturbances.

Went to Dazhuang City, directly killed Wei Jing there, and left behind an S-level Paranormal Event.

To this day the city remains frozen, its temperature has not risen.

It can be said that wherever this Ghost goes, that place will go out of control.

"Are you confident?" Cao Yanhua said in a low voice.

"No, but even if we have none, we still have to try," Yang Jian shook his head.

"Doesn't Daji have a Ghost Temple? If we keep letting this Ghost roam, perhaps the next place to lose control will be Daji."

"In these big cities, the huge population has left far too many Republic Era relics."

"Even a few items that go out of control because of the Red and White Double Evil are difficult problems for us; dragging them out just leads to a chronic death."

"Since we now barely have some free time, let's give it a shot."

Yang Jian: "In my capacity as Law Enforcement Captain, I summon the active captains to gather and take part in the Big East City Red and White Double Evil Event."

"By the way, you have already started training newcomers, right?"

"Those reserve captains who qualify as captains should automatically fill the vacant captain positions, handle other Supernatural Incidents, and maintain domestic order."

Although the situation is terrible, Yang Jian quickly made a decision.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoming was already dead, and Headquarters, hearing Yang Jian's words, could only choose to believe them.

"Don't worry so much; in the past month or so, each captain has grown considerably, and we may not be without a chance."

Perhaps sensing Cao Yanhua's worry, Yang Jian soothed the other's emotions.

During this period, Yang Jian obtained the Supernatural of the four‑layer Ghost Lake, can fully control Ghost Dreams, and has added many Supernatural effects to the golden Long Spear in his hand.

Moreover, some time ago, Yang Jian went to the Caesar Grand Hotel and there acquired part of the Furnace Fire's Supernatural.

Although there was little change in the Ghost Domain, in terms of Combat Power Yang Jian can be said to have utterly outclassed his self from a month ago.

Someone like Li Leping has also successfully resolved his own consciousness issue during this time and can now move freely at night. As for Li Jun, after Ah Hong's death, Li Jun obtained the Ghost Makeup Ah Hong left behind and even mastered the burning Ghost Hand that Wang Xiaoming prepared for him.

If Li Jun used to be a Candle, now he is like a log that can burn continuously.

Becoming the master of the Ghost Makeup spared him the awkward situation of having to constantly ask Ah Hong for touch‑ups after using certain Supernatural abilities.

Han Mo, after the last encounter with the Red and White Double Evil where his body lost control, has now completed a Ghost Balance for himself.

This time, by dealing with the Skin‑changing Bride, he retrieved his lost Supernatural and his strength received a certain boost.

Besides that, Captain He Yiner, who comes from Taiping Ancient Town, has also logged back in; it can be said that Headquarters has temporarily reached a peak in strength.

However, compared with the ever‑growing Supernatural Incidents, their strength is still too weak.

"Perhaps we can, during the time the captains are gathered for a meeting, send Li Jun to the Caesar Grand Hotel to try; maybe it can enhance some Ghost Fire Supernatural."

"There are also some of the older generation; they should be contacted as well."

"Now all the Headquarters captains must go all out; if they lose, they can't just watch the new generation's power die before their eyes, can they?"

In Yang Jian's mind, memories flashed one after another, with the headless Ghost Shadow present; his mental processing ability is extremely strong.

After all, the headless Ghost Shadow has corrupted the whole Dachuan City, and Yang Jian possesses the memories of both political and business elites.

Beyond these, Yang Jian also has corresponding memories of elite personnel from all walks of life.

In other words, the current Yang Jian is like a multiple‑personality patient, except the primary personality is Yang Jian.

On the other hand, Zhang Hao is not very clear about Yang Jian's and Headquarters' arrangements.

After all, he has no channel to learn this information; the only way he hears news is when he occasionally meets some Ghost Tamers and hears their words.

At this moment, Zhang Hao is still conducting his own experiments in Big East City.

Not only Zhang Hao's, but even the Ghost Bride's Supernatural methods, Zhang Hao has been developing recently.

The Ghost Bride's growth now can no longer match his own, which is indisputable.

To compensate, Zhang Hao must develop the Ghost Bride's use of Supernatural.

After all, the Ghost Bride's previous Ghost Tamer was a Republic Era figure whose ghost was dismembered after death.

The Ghost Bride inherits only few habits of using Supernatural from that Republic Era Ghost Tamer.

At this time in Big East City, people with pallid expressions and emotionless faces are walking around.

These are all Zhang Hao's developments of the Ghost Bride's attack methods.

The Ghost Painting possesses invasive artwork, even a Supernatural that can render its clones as other people's likenesses.

After obtaining the painter, Zhang Hao quickly thought of the first attack method.

Since the Ghost Painting can use others' appearances to spawn corresponding Paint Ghosts.

Why not use the painter's Supernatural to affect these Paint Ghosts? After all, each Paint Ghost is essentially a living portrait.

The painter's creations can replace reality and even launch attacks through others' portraits.

When the two combine, a Paint Ghost that has taken another's form steps out to confront other Ghost Tamers.

The target ultimately affected by the attack placed on the Paint Ghost is obvious, isn't it?

The Bride's Infinite Derivation combined with this Supernatural instantly raises the threat level.

Then there is the Ghost Summoning stacking that was once used in Baishui Town; Zhang Hao also developed this Supernatural.

However, the strongest effect of Ghost Summoning requires Zhang Hao to hold hands as a medium.

So when the Ghost Bride uses Ghost Summoning stacking alone, the effect may not be that strong.

Next are the Ghost Bride's primary attack means: Ghost Scissors and Footsteps.

With Ghost Dye, the current Ghost Bride can, while holding Ghost Scissors, achieve Infinite Derivation of Ghost Scissors in her hand.

Combined with the Ghost Painting's Supernatural and the painter's Supernatural, the stacking becomes an unsolvable Certain Death attack.

"I always feel that developing the Bride's Supernatural is far simpler than developing my own."

After Zhang Hao let the Ghost Bride test every conceivable attack method, he suddenly realized he might have no need to develop the Ghost Bride at all.

The Supernatural Artifacts and Supernatural techniques on the other side are all complementary.

Any Puzzle that can appear in the Ghost Bride's hand has none that she cannot use to unleash infinite stacking methods.

Even Zhang Hao, the groom, in the Ghost Bride's hand likewise possesses stacking techniques that can infinitely summon Ghosts.

For example, those endlessly derivable Ghost Stools—once the Ghost Bride summons them, they are very handy whether to control enemies or to conceal herself.

There is also the Ghost Mirror, whose inner ghosts can supply the Ghost Bride with a steady flow of Combat Power; summon the ghosts when needed, and return them to the mirror when not.

Although she lacks infinite Ghost's Growth, her Puzzle series is truly complete.

Even that Wooden Comb, in recent days, Zhang Hao has discovered its effect.

Combing hair with that item not only enhances bodily vitality, but also stains the hair with an unknown paranormal curse.

When others come into contact with the Ghost Bride's hair, they receive the curse.

And the Ghost Blood that the Ghost Bride has yet to master can perfectly ward off any bodily effects those curses might bring.

Unlike Zhang Hao, whose this Puzzle is somewhat conflicting and that Puzzle is also somewhat conflicting, he must devise ways to avoid various conflicts before he can wield the paranormal.

I have to say, people are more infuriating than people, ghosts are more than ghosts, and likewise they can make a ghost die of anger.

If the Ghost Bride is a second‑generation ghost from the Republic Era, the reason she hasn't become a big boss is merely that she hasn't finished receiving her inheritance.

Thus Zhang Hao is a bona‑fide poor ghost; he started with not even a ghost, but through the Ghost Bride, this second‑generation ghost white‑rich beauty's favor, he grew into a powerful ghost.

Nevertheless, even as a poor ghost, Zhang Hao, despite wielding paranormal abilities stronger than the Ghost Bride's, still carries a host of problems.

When Zhang Hao stands atop Shangtong Building, the Ghost Bride's Puzzles mutually enhance each other, achieving perfect complementarity.

Feeling his own Puzzle as if made of patches of torn cloth sewn together, the Ghost Bride at that moment also returned to Zhang Hao's side.

She successfully employed Zhang Hao, enabling her to use various paranormal methods, and now she has memorized how to use them.

"Hao~"

The Ghost Bride stared at Zhang Hao standing still, paused for a long while, then suddenly said a single word.

"???"

Zhang Hao heard the voice, thought someone was near, turned his head to look around, yet saw no figure.

The Ghost Bride, seeing Zhang Hao's movement, also stayed by his side, and the two Ghosts began searching along the rooftop.

However, after ten minutes, let alone any human power, Zhang Hao didn't even see a single bird.

"Who just made that sound? Why did it suddenly arise beside me?"

Zhang Hao returned to his previous spot, gazing at the empty city, his mind full of bewilderment.

Claiming it was an illusion is clearly impossible.

Fierce Ghosts do not experience illusion, even after the Human Skin paper harnessing ordeal.

Zhang Hao now possesses the ability to form expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and the like, even harbors some emotions, yet his consciousness remains essentially a ghost.

"Could it be that what just occurred was some curse I cannot comprehend?"

Zhang Hao stared at the empty city, sinking into thought.

The voice just now, judging from recollection, was a woman's voice.

Given his current power, which woman in this world could stand beside him and speak without him noticing? "Even Zhang Youhong probably couldn't," Zhang Hao frowned, thinking.

"Excluding the possibility of my own presence, it must be a curse or some sort of Medium."

"If it's a curse, many ghosts can wield similar abilities, but likely none that I wouldn't detect at all, right?"

"Could it be He Yuelian speaking to me?"

Zhang Hao thought of the only possible appearance: He Yuelian, knowing his background, could link his Medium and converse with him.

But just now he also seemed to have noticed no sign of anyone triggering his Killing Rule.

(End of chapter)