The pad of his finger pressed on the recorder. Chen Ge bent over slightly, and the muscles all over his body tensed like a fully drawn bow.
The memory of his encounter with the Red Specter from the Society of Strange Tales at Fang Hwa Apartments was still fresh in his mind. That day, he had summoned the Pen Spirit and Xu Yin at the same time, but they had only stopped the Red Specter for less than ten seconds.
This was the second time he had faced a Red Specter without Zhang Ya. Different from Fang Hwa Apartments, this time, he had brought out all the ghosts inside the Haunted House. He was fully prepared.
Ten against one should be no problem!
His hair stood on end, and Chen Ge was ready to fight with everything he had.
The ghost baby looked at the wooden door, and its body started to wrinkle. A pungent red liquid leaked out from its skin, and when the liquid dropped to the ground, it circled around it like tadpoles.
All the blood droplets seemed to have their own consciousness. Similar to the blood vessels on the monsters from the Society of Strange Tales, they were infused with resentment and the presence of death. It was chilling.
This child looks like he's only several months old. He hasn't even reached the age where he can remember things, so why does he carry such intense resentment?
Even now, Chen Ge had not figured out the conditions for the formation of a Red Specter. He only knew a few key points. First, they had to be filled with resentment before death, and second, they had to be aggressive!
Every Red Specter was the epitome of cruelty. When they saw other ghosts, their first reaction was to tear them apart and consume them!
Be it Zhang Ya or Xu Yin, they had shown similar characteristics.
Facing a Red Specter, Chen Ge did not dare let his guard down.
The light from the lantern dimmed, and the walls on the side of the street started to glow red. The baby slowly turned its body. It did not attack directly but slowly crawled toward the wooden door.
Blood flowed under its body like it would rush toward the wooden door at any moment.
At that moment, Chen Ge rehearsed in his mind. He planned to summon Xu Yin first and then use Yan Danian's power. Even if he could not pull the ghost baby into the comic, he should be able to slow it down.
Seizing this opportunity, he summoned the other Specters from the comic. All of them attacked together, hoping to injure the ghost baby once and for all.
Chen Ge had been avoiding a direct confrontation with a Red Specter, but that did not mean that he was powerless.
"The risk is high, but if I can kill the ghost baby for Xu Yin to consume, then Xu Yin will definitely become a new Red Specter!"
Thinking up to this point, Chen Ge finally made a decision. He would go all out and fight for his life!
Yin Yang Vision radiated a chill. He was ready, but the ghost baby outside the door suddenly stopped. Its wrinkled ears twitched. It sounded like a woman was calling its name from far away.
The ugly face showed a trace of fear and dread. The blood on the ground returned to his body, and his skin returned to normal. The ghost baby left at a faster speed than before.
It was not until the ghost baby crawled away that Chen Ge slowly loosened his grip. He moved his body with difficulty.
"I wonder if it's a good thing that this Red Specter left." Chen Ge's expression was complicated. With the ghost baby's departure, he had avoided a fight that he had no chance of winning, but the woman's voice could scare the ghost baby away. This meant that there was a Red Specter that was scarier than the ghost baby in the village. The next time they met, he might have to deal with two Red Specters at once.
"So, this is a three-star scenario." Moving his wrist, Chen Ge stood up straight and turned to tell Ol 'Wei and Master Bai. "It's fine for now. The thing has left."
"Why are you so jumpy? What was that thing? Did it stop outside our door for a while?" Ol 'Wei rubbed his nose. "Even through the door, I could smell blood."
"It's a baby."
"A baby?"
"I can't explain it to you." Chen Ge was too lazy to explain. "Just remember, if you see a monster wearing a Red Specter in this village, hide. Don't try to fight back. Running away from it is unnecessary."
"Red Specter …" Ol 'Wei nodded and memorized the term. "Where should we go now?"
"Let's stay in this house for now." As the night deepened, more scary things started to appear inside Coffin Village. Chen Ge did not dare let his guard down.
"Even though this Coffin Village's Trial Mission is short, it's probably more difficult than the Third Sick Hall."
Surviving was just one simple word, but for Chen Ge, it was a big challenge.
"The ghost baby and the woman who scared the ghost baby away. There are at least two Red Specters inside Coffin Village, and the woman is probably stronger than a normal Red Specter." Chen Ge turned back to look at his shadow. He suddenly realized that other than Zhang Ya and Xu Yin, the other Specters inside the Haunted House were just people who looked scary on the surface.
"Thankfully, we didn't make a move. If it was ten against one and we still got wiped out, that would be so embarrassing."
Chen Ge stroked the white cat's head. The white cat had not recovered from its shock. Its pair of different-colored eyes looked at Chen Ge with a look of despair, and the fur on its neck was still standing on end.
"Don't be afraid. Tell me if there's any danger. I won't leave you behind."
Chen Ge carried his backpack and stood in the yard with the hammer. The old house was big, and it was overgrown with weeds. There were two dead trees in the yard.
"There are lanterns on the door, so there might be ghosts hiding inside. Be careful."
"Chen Ge, wait a minute." Master Bai shone the flashlight on the two trees in the yard. "Don't you think these trees look familiar? The branches are withered, and the roots are exposed. There's a big bulge in the middle. It looks like the tree that was planted on the body of the eldest daughter of the Zhu family. "
Hearing Master Bai say that, Chen Ge felt that it was similar. Zhu Xinrou was shoved upside down into the pit of the peach tree.
He pushed the trunk with both hands. The roots were rotten, and Chen Ge could see a person buried under the tree.
"Don't push the tree down." Master Bai stopped Chen Ge. "In the past, there was a saying in the village. After the bewitched died, they had to bury their bodies upside down and plant a peach tree on top of them. That was the only way to suppress the evil energy on them."
"In other words, they're doing this to suppress the evil energy?" Chen Ge touched the trunk, and he felt that something was wrong. "Master Bai, these two bodies don't look like peach trees."
The yard was dark, and the three of them looked for a long time before they realized that the two bodies were planted with locust trees.
"Locust trees are said to be ghosts of wood. This is the first time I've seen someone plant a locust tree on a dead body." Master Bai grabbed Chen Ge's arm. "It's better to avoid unnecessary trouble. In any case, we won't touch it."
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