Chapter 86 The Man Looking for Ghost Paintings
Chapter 86 The Man Looking for Ghost Paintings
"Nie Yingping, is it really okay for us to go directly into the haunted den of that evil painting?"
In the suburbs of Dadong City, a group of seven people are walking towards this city that has lost its color.
"Problem or not, we have to go now."
Nie Yingping looked at the gray sky and the paper ashes that kept falling like thick dark clouds, with a solemn look in his eyes.
"For some unknown reason, the bride ran away to the mysterious place, and the people we sent out to look for her were unable to find her."
"Some time ago, I heard that the one appeared in Dajing City, and the ghost painting also appeared there. If we don't investigate now, we may not have a chance later."
Nie Yingping and his group are the second generation of ghost riders in the Republic of China. After becoming aliens, their family members and friends are basically no longer alive, so they have no goals.
Later, he met Zhang Xianguang. Perhaps because they shared the same ideals and wanted to create a safe environment for human beings, or perhaps because they had nothing to do, they formulated a plan - the Taoyuan Plan.
The ghost painting that can replicate the ghost world in the real world is the key to the Taoyuan plan, or even the core.
"That's true, but when I think about the bride and the ghost painting now being in contact, I can't help but feel a little uneasy."
A young man said in a deep voice that he was not a ghost rider from the second generation of the Republic of China.
His name is Ye Yan. He was an early ghost rider in the new era. Later, he met Zhang Xianguang and others and voluntarily participated in this plan because they shared the same ideals.
In fact, many of the ghost riders of the new era are connected with Zhang Xianguang and others, and even include some ghost riders affiliated with the headquarters.
After all, this era can't get any worse. In this case, even if Zhang Xianguang's plan is a bit crazy, it is still a way to preserve the nation's spark.
"Don't worry. I can't say I can defeat them, but I'm sure I can lead the team away alive."
Nie Yingping noticed that everyone was in a low mood after entering the ghost cave, and said immediately.
In fact, he was not very sure that he could leave when facing the ghost painting, but some things would only make it more troublesome if you didn't say so.
"Don't worry, Nie Yingping was one of the best ghost riders in our time. He is equivalent to the captain of your era. He is a leading figure in the circle."
Du Hong said at this time: "In our time, apart from Lao Zhang, there were only a few ghost masters such as the ghost herder, the necromancer, and Gui Meng Yang Xiao who could fight him."
After hearing what Du Hong said, the solemn expressions of several younger men in the team relaxed a little.
Nie Yingping is the leading figure among the second generation of Ghost Riders. Having lived for so many years, his strength is probably much stronger than those of the current captains.
Having such a strong and experienced character leading the team can indeed avoid problems for the team.
A few clever people even noticed that Nie Yingping only spoke a few words briefly and the team's low morale was restored.
"Wait! Something's wrong."
When they reached a crossroads, Nie Yingping suddenly raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop.
"What's wrong?" Someone asked.
"It's too quiet here." Du Hong explained: "Dadong City has just been invaded, so it stands to reason."
"When the city suddenly faded, ordinary people in this city should have been in chaos."
"But in this place, no sound came out. This is wrong."
In paranormal events, silence is the norm, but that refers to places where paranormal events have been going on for some time.
In a situation like this where a paranormal event has just occurred, the city should be in chaos, not silence.
When they first walked towards Dadong City, it was still a suburb, and at that time they could occasionally encounter people fleeing in chaos, but now that they were in the city, it became quiet.
"Maybe all the living people here have been killed?" Ye Yan guessed.
"If that's the case, then that's a bigger problem."
Du Hong said in a deep voice: "A fierce ghost will not kill people for no reason. If all the people here are killed, it means that there is a terrifying fierce ghost in this area."
"Ghost paintings can kill living people by invading portraits and create clones. If someone died here, then perhaps there is a derived ghost painting in this area." Nie Yingping looked around, trying to find the movements of the evil ghost.
But unfortunately, in this dilapidated black and white city, everything is gray and white, and there is no sign of any evil spirits.
"Let's keep going. If the ghost appears, we will capture it. If it doesn't appear, we will continue to Ning'an Building."
Nie Yingping and others were not sure about the location of the ghost painting at this time, so they planned to go to Ning'an Building first.
That is the tallest building in the city. Standing on the top floor of Ning'an Building, you can easily see everything in the city.
Ye Yan followed the team, but suddenly at this moment, he caught a glimpse of a conspicuous red color from the corner of his eye.
Although it was just a flash, just this one glance made him feel a chill down his spine.
It was a room window on the second floor of a four-story building not far away.
In the gray and dilapidated building, a bright red flashed by. When Ye Yan noticed it and looked carefully, he only saw the afterimage of a corner of red cloth.
"Ye Yan, did you find anything?"
The person behind him noticed Ye Yan who suddenly stopped and asked.
"I just saw a flash of bright red." Ye Yan said truthfully.
"Red!" Nie Yingping and Du Hong looked at each other.
"Where is it? Lead the way, let's go and take a look." Nie Yingping spoke immediately.
In this colorless city, perhaps the only thing that can retain its bright red color is the ghost painting?
Although evil spirits may not be affected by this fading spiritual influence, at this time, it is impossible not to take action after making a discovery.
Under Ye Yan's leadership, everyone turned the intersection and entered a residential area.
"Unit 6, Area A, Longyang Community."
The seven people stopped in front of a four-story apartment building.
"It should be this building." Ye Yan pointed to the second floor.
"Just now I saw a red flash at the second window on the second floor."
"Okay, Du Hong will lead the way, He Ying will cover the rear, and I will coordinate in the middle." Nie Yingping made arrangements.
Du Hong and He Ying nodded and had no objection to this arrangement.
Nie Yingping is the strongest person, and it is the safest for him to be in the center. He Ying and Du Hong are both second-generation ghost riders. They can lead the way and guard the rear respectively, and can ensure that the team will not have any problems to the greatest extent.
The group walked into the building. Perhaps because the community was relatively old, the layout of the apartments was not as common as it is now where you could see stairs or elevators as soon as you entered.
After entering the apartment, the first thing that appears is a long corridor with a gap in the middle, which should be where the stairs are.
"Tread! Tread!"
Just as the group was walking towards the stairs, the sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground suddenly came from upstairs.
"Be careful!"
"Remember, if a female ghost in red appears, don't look at her face, and don't think about her in your heart."
Nie Yingping listened to the footsteps and reminded everyone.
"Don't worry, we remember it." Ye Yan nodded.
It’s strange, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the footsteps upstairs seemed to appear immediately after they came in, and the footsteps seemed to be strangely moving in the same direction as them.
They were walking towards the stairs to the first floor, and the ghost seemed to be walking towards the stairs to the second floor.
Du Hong tried to stop, but the ghost upstairs also stopped at this time.
"That ghost is targeting us, Du Hong, be prepared."
Nie Yingping reminded Du Hong who was leading the way in front.
"I know. I'm not one of those inexperienced youngsters." Du Hong chuckled, as if he was joking.
However, after hearing his words, the hearts of those new-age ghost masters who were originally expected to sink slightly when encountering evil spirits were relieved at this time.
Du Hong quickened his pace and walked towards the stairs.
However, the ghost upstairs also quickened its pace.
Soon, the group arrived at the stairwell.
"The evil ghost is upstairs, everyone be careful and take action at any time." Ye Yan reminded.
He was not saying this to Nie Yingping and the others, but to those ghost riders of the new era like him.
Although these people basically only control one or two ghosts, there are still four people in total.
After reminding them again, Du Hong led the team upstairs.
"Tramp! Tramp!" The sound of leather shoes stepping on the steps was dull and weird.
In this situation where one would immediately encounter a terrifying ghost once they reached the corner of the stairs, everyone undoubtedly felt depressed and gloomy.
Soon, as Du Hong stepped onto the corner of the stairs, a red figure appeared in front of everyone.
It was a bride wearing a red wedding dress, a red veil on her head, and a pair of embroidered shoes. The bride's hands were placed flat in front of her abdomen, and the distance of each step was just the same, neither too long nor too short, just like a daughter who was about to get married.
When Nie Yingping saw the bride in front of him, his face changed drastically.
"The veil on her head is a real ghost, the wedding dress is a real wedding dress, and the embroidered shoes on her feet are not drawn."
"Du Hong, prepare to retreat!"
After just one glance and seeing the bride's appearance clearly, Nie Yingping no longer had any thoughts of going any further.
However, at this time, everyone had obviously been targeted by the bride, so how could they withdraw so easily?
As the bride stopped, Du Hong also stopped moving, and the skin on his face turned blue and black.
There was a fatal curse in the sound of footsteps. Even though Du Hong had been prepared in advance, he was still attacked by this fatal supernatural attack after coming into contact with the footsteps.
Fortunately, Du Hong himself is one of the few ghost riders from the second generation who can survive to this era, and his strength is quite strong.
Faced with this fatal attack, he could still resist for a short time.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of drums could be heard one after another.
Nie Yingping took out a rattle, shook it quickly, and threw it at the bride in front of him.
"boom!"
The rattle hit the red veil on the bride's head, and the breeze blew open a corner of the veil, revealing a white, delicate and extremely exquisite chin.
Although they only saw half of the face, everyone's expression changed.
It was probably at the moment when a corner of the red veil of the strange bride in front of them was blown up, a pair of white ghost hands inevitably appeared in everyone's mind.
The image of a bride emerged from deep within their memories, as if she was about to walk out of their memories alive.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dull sound of the rattle seemed to carry some kind of mysterious and captivating power. As the drum sounded, everyone was startled and came back to their senses.
"It was a close call. The bride in my memory almost came out."
Ye Yan glanced at the bride at the corner with lingering fear, but the moment he saw the pair of embroidered shoes, Ye Yan turned his head away with great taboo.
He didn't dare look at the bride standing at the corner.
"Take action! Suppress it!"
He Ying, who was at the back, walked forward, passed the four people and rushed towards the bride.
The black hair on her head seemed to come alive at this moment, and each long hair was tied towards the bride.
At the moment when the long hair touched the bride, a layer of something like oil stains suddenly appeared on the hair, dripping down the hair onto the bride's wedding dress.
At the same time, several strands of hair from He Ying shot towards Du Hong, and oil continued to pour into Du Hong's body.
The oil stains on the hair seemed to have some ability to protect them. Du Hong, who had just lost his ability to move due to the attack of footsteps, raised his head again.
After taking a few glances at the situation at the scene, he also attacked the strange bride in front of him.
At the same time, Ye Yan and the other four also used their own methods.
For a moment, a strange sound of dripping water appeared in the corridor, accompanied by drops of water falling from the ceiling, as if it was ringing in people's minds.
At the same time, some incomprehensible green smoke came out from the corridor, turning the surrounding walls black.
Ye Yan closed his eyes, thick rotten water continuously flowing out of his hands. Relying on his previous memory, he punched at the position of the bride in front of him.
With the combined efforts of the seven men, they instantly knocked the bride in front of them incapacitated.
However, just as one of them stepped forward with the golden box, the bright color of the bride suddenly turned dull and faded.
The bride, who originally had bright colors and smooth and delicate skin, now looked like a burning painting, and parts of her body began to turn into pieces of ashes and fall off.
"withdraw!"
Nie Yingping took a quick glance and didn't seem surprised by the bride's change.
"The bride and the ghost painting have now merged into one, complementing each other. Unless both the painting frame and the bride are imprisoned at the same time, the ghost cannot be confined."
"And the ghost bride we are facing now is just a ghost bride that walked out of a derived painting."
"It would make no sense even if we confined her."
After Nie Yingping finished his painting, he took the lead and walked out of the apartment.
The others looked at each other and immediately followed Nie Yingping's footsteps.
Just this ghost bride that walked out of the derivative portrait is so difficult to deal with. If they really face the ghost bride herself, they will not be able to compete at all.
However, at this moment, some kind of accident seemed to have happened in this originally peaceful city.
The originally peaceful street outside the apartment suddenly began to see falling paper money and paper ashes.
On the other side, after Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride decided not to continue attacking Yang Jian and others, they entered the Ning'an Building and found a red bench.
That red bench has the power to force people to sit down, and only after sitting down can one see the source ghost.
In addition to the main body of this stool, it can also produce an endless supply of stools. After Zhang Hao realized the ability of this stool, he realized that this thing is very suitable for brides.
Regardless of whether this stool is the stool in the red room, its ability to force people to sit down and continuously generate red stools can serve as a puzzle piece for the ghost bride.
After a brief confrontation, Zhang Hao successfully summoned the source ghost out of the stool.
Facing the ghost bride and Zhang Hao, this stool naturally did not have much resistance.
Zhang Hao and the ghost bride easily controlled and suppressed the stool.
But unfortunately, perhaps because the bride has not yet completed the red room, she is unable to control the medium of this stool.
The most you can do is sit on the stool as if it were a supernatural object, and then use its abilities.
Like a ghost coffin, Zhang Hao could control it remotely, and it could not appear beside the bride at any time like a paper sedan.
Finally, Zhang Hao decided to put the red stool in the sedan chair first, and take it with him until he could control the red room later.
But just when Zhang Hao was about to do something, the bride who was originally sitting on the red stool in the sedan chair suddenly stood up.
"What happened?"
Zhang Hao noticed the ghost bride's unusual behavior, looked up at her and asked.
However, it is obvious that the ghost bride's thinking ability has been improved after mastering the ghost painting, and she can understand more of Zhang Hao's words.
However, it is unrealistic to expect the current ghost bride to communicate with Zhang Hao and express her intentions.
After getting up, the ghost bride walked straight to Zhang Hao, and then Zhang Hao felt the feeling of losing control of his body for the first time in a long time.
Speaking of which, ever since the bride completed the ghost painting, it seemed as if she had inherited some of the instincts of the ghost painting's Republic of China Yue Lian.
It seems like she likes painting, and likes holding or holding Zhang Hao's hand.
But the most important thing is that the bride is now more like a real ancient bride, with the instinct of three obediences and four virtues, which further improves Zhang Hao's status on the ghost bride's side.
In the past, the bride would often suddenly control Zhang Hao's actions.
After mastering the ghost painting, the bride would basically follow Zhang Hao's instructions unless in special circumstances.
Just like when it appeared in Dadong City this time, the ghost painting's ghost den had covered the entire city.
If this situation had happened earlier at the Caesar Hotel, the ghost bride would probably have killed all the living people in the city by now.
However, now, it was Zhang Hao who started killing people in order to derive new portraits from the ghost paintings.
Just when Zhang Hao was wondering if something had gone wrong, pieces of paper ash fell around him.
The next moment, Zhang Hao and the ghost bride arrived at a relatively suburban area in Dadong City.
This place is a residential area, and inside the area there is a group of strange-looking people who are constantly running out.
It's Double Ninth Festival. Something happened at home. Chapter 2 will be posted later.
(End of this chapter)