When A Destructive Wolf Joins An Escape Game

Chapter 4 - Mourning Vigil

The abrupt reply of Gu Mozhi not only shocked all the players but even makes the female ghost froze for a long time. She then angrily asks, “Is this your way of treating guests?”

The system once said that the who hold vigil should treat their guests who come to mourn properly. Therefore, they cannot neglect the “guest ” in front of them.

The players instantly panicked, are they really going to allow the female ghost to enter?

Gu Mozhi stared coldly and stood unfazed. The female ghost was furious and stretched out her blistered claws. Surprisingly, she possessed five long and thin sharp nails, which were not easy to deal with. She charges towards Gu Mozhi, attempting to scratch him quickly and viciously.

“Bang–”

“Ah!!!”

The next second, the sound of heavy objects falling and screams sounded at the same time.

The young girl subconsciously closed her eyes and was not aware of when the corner of the coat clenched in her hand was pulled away. She waited for a long time, but there was no more movement, only dead silence in the air. She worriedly opened her eyes to look over, fearing to see her big brother’s corpse on the ground.

As a result ……

Outside the entrance, the puffy female ghost lay in a trance across the street and was getting hit by pea-sized raindrops that were falling on her. At the entrance of the mourning hall, the particularly impolite “human” boy is standing on one foot 1, calmly rubbing the foot used to kick her out on the threshold a few times.

Gu Mozhi’s eyebrows furrowed more tightly. This female ghost body is soaked with sewage and soiled the soles of his shoes. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, rushed over, and kicked the opponent out before it could enter the room. Otherwise, the dirty water would have flowed all over the room.

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After he finished rubbing his foot, he looked down at the ground that was splashed by a few drops of water and said unhappily to the female ghost outside the door, “You’re dirty, are you responsible for scrubbing the ground that you get dirty?”

Female ghost: “……” The female ghost was so angry that she wants to curse but she didn’t.

“Wipe the water clean before you come in.” The great demon Gu Mozhi ordered.

The female ghost is enraged. Wipe you big-headed ghost. The ghosts are always responsible for getting things dirty and not for cleaning up. If she makes an exception this time, what face will she have meeting her colleagues next time? This human kid is too arrogant, this is their ghost territory, their Lord God is still watching from above!

The female ghost who knew she had a backup, didn’t even bother replying to Gu Mozhi. She immediately got up and attacked again in the blink of an eye. Her action before was just a mistake and too slow which is why it was intercepted by the opponent. However, this time she will certainly be able to kill this ignorant kid.

” Bang–” another kick.

Young girl: “……”

“Ahhhhh!” The female ghost screamed furiously and attacked again in a flash.

“Bang–” the third time.

Everyone: “……”

“Are your brain damaged by blisters?” Gu Mozhi had a headache. It was the first time he had seen such a persistent ghost.

You know, when he was at the Purgatory looking for food, one or two of those ghosts are very shrewd and sly. When they were caught by him, they knew how to negotiate, stall for time and look for opportunities to escape. How can someone be as foolish as this fool? She was about to become a meal, yet she still insisted on submitting herself to her natural enemy. And the second time she was kicked off, shouldn’t she have been aware that she couldn’t defeat him?

The female ghost was lying on the ground and did not respond for a long time.

“Can you take the dirty water away ?” Gu Mozhi wiped off the soles of his shoes again and casually stated, “If you can’t, don’t come in.”

The female ghost who played dead slowly twitched and reluctantly got up from the ground, looked at him in awe and silently put the dirty water on her body away. Since then, she has gone from being a dripping fat person to a dry fat person.

The female ghost was unhappy, but it was undeniable that she was indeed much cleaner this way.

Gu Mozhi nodded in satisfaction and moved aside: “That’s right, you’re a girl. How can you not love cleanliness? Come in.”

“……” The female ghost pulled the corners of her mouth, revealing a hideous and reluctant smile. It actually made sense and could not be refuted at all2.

The young girl looks at Gu Mozhi with glistening eyes, big brother is awesome!

The female ghost stared at Gu Mozhi bitterly, but continued to walk and went straight towards the mourning hall. As she walked in, she turned her head, and eyes were glued on Gu Mozhi’s body. Even though she had walked passed him, her head turned 180 degrees, refusing to give up.

Gu Mozhi directly ignored her bitter gaze and stood in place, waiting for her to finish her mourning. He even gently licked his lips, his heart was full of anticipation for the big meal.

Suddenly feeling a bad chill, the female ghost shivered and swiftly withdrew her head, so fast that it made people wondered if she would twist her neck.

The female ghost walked and stopped in front of the coffin. The portrait of the deceased and the incense burner was placed on this side. She was silent for awhile, then opened her mouth and asked eerily in a hoarse voice, “Where is the incense?”

The players were confused, what incense?

The female college student was the first to respond, the female ghost probably wanted to offer incense. She suppressed her fear and was about to walk over to get it, but she heard Gu Mozhi impatiently said: “Isn’t it enough that your brain was filled with water? Did your eyes also get soaked causing you to be blind? The incense burner is right next to you, take it. Your hands still work yet you’re not using it?”

How does eating a meal becomes so eventful? He wants to speed things up and finish the process so he can start consuming his meal. If it weren’t for this being part of the guests’ mourning that can’t be omitted, he wouldn’t waste so much effort on food.

The female ghost dares not to speak, swallowed her anger and picked up the incense herself, not even daring to ask someone to help her lit a fire. She obediently reached out to put the incense head in front of the lighted candle. When the incense was lit, she quickly inserted it into the censer, turned around, and left.

With that, the incestuous mourning ended.

The players sighed with relief and happily watched the female ghost leave. However, when things are about to end, there will always be a little mishap. The female ghost reluctantly left. She was originally walking very fast, but couldn’t help but slow down when she passed by Gu Mozhi, still trying to cut him into pieces with her sharp gazes. Unexpectedly, Gu Mozhi suddenly extended his hand and held her down.

The female ghost: “???” How dare you to friggin’ touch me!

Enough is enough, she then stretched out her claws to scratched back. However, her speed is not as fast as Gu Mozhi and therefore was dodged.

In just a blink of an eye, Gu Mozhi smoothly pulled out a bead from her Dantian 3 and without saying anything, shoved it into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed it. The speed was so fast that the female ghost failed to react at all.

Even the players in the distance did not see anything strange. They only saw the female ghost walking towards Gu Mozhi’s side and slowed down, then the two suddenly scratched each other. No one was hit, but the female ghost froze first.

The players were baffled and didn’t know what was going on.

The female ghost was completely dumbfounded and froze in place. She looked up at Gu Mozhi’s mouth incredulously and then looked down at her stomach. It took her a long time to accept the fact that it had just happened.

The dantian of a ghost produces a sort of ghost bead, which is solidified from the ghost’s grievances, yin, and other energies. It was the source of their power and losing their beads allows even an ordinary woman to easily defeat them.

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It was written in the devil’s cookbook that the ghost bead, which was not tainted with the breath of Purgatory, was one of the most delicious delicacies. Hence, Gu Mozhi’s so-called eating ghosts is actually just eating this bead. He had little interest in gnawing on the ghost’s soul, and he couldn’t get his mouth around it.

Now, the ghost bead of the female ghost have been eaten by Gu Mozhi, there is no possibility of getting it back. Her body suddenly trembled, not knowing whether she was angry or scared.

Just when Gu Mozhi thought she would fight to death, the ghost suddenly turned into a black mist and scurried out of the mourning hall, disappearing instantly.

“Huh?” The young girl tilted her head, not understanding what was going on.

Gu Mozhi who ate and drank enough, yawned and pulled the young girl to sit back to her previous position: “Okay, go to sleep.”

The female ghost is quite good-tempered, the ghosts that he ate in Purgatory before would be so angry that they would fight him till death. Even if they can’t defeat him, they still want to scratch him twice to let off a steam, which is unlike this one.

Gu Mozhi estimated that there will be no more guests tonight, otherwise the difficulty of this novice instance would be too high. One ghost a night should be about right.

After having a full meal, he can finally sleep in peace.

Gu Mozhi was full of anticipation for the future, he hadn’t seen a ghost with a pure bead in a long time. It emits a tantalizing food aroma and leaves an everlasting aftertaste on the lips and teeth after it was eaten. This is simply a treasure trove for the demons and he will never leave until he gets tired of eating ghosts.

He hopes that there will be a sufficient number of ghosts here for him to consume.

The ghosts will slowly turn back into normal spirits without the ghost beads, and those without sins can be reincarnated directly, while the sinful ones would go to hell for atonement. Hence, Gu Mozhi eats without pressure and even felt that he was doing something good. He was practically helping ghosts for fun.

He has no idea that at this moment, the swollen female ghost was embracing the thigh of the game Lord God while complaining tearfully.

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It has been agreed on that she will go to the Abyss game from Purgatory, and after working for the Lord God for a hundred years, she could be reincarnated with a good life. Now that the ghost beads are gone, what will she do with the remaining fourteen years? Without a ghost bead, she can’t even beat a little girl, how can she still work? If she can’t be reincarnated in her next life, who will pay for her spiritual damage?!

The Lord God had a headache and rubbed his temples helplessly: “Wait a minute, I’ll go check the player’s information.”

The one who can eat the ghost beads is definitely not a normal human and is probably a creature from Purgatory. He had to go to the person in charge of the Purgatory to have a good chat about life and discuss the issue of compensation fees.

“boohoo”

“…… don’t howl, the one who ate your bead is probably a Purgatory demon, if you have the ability, go to him and howl.”

The female ghost’s body stiffened and instantly disappeared without a trace.

They should have mentioned earlier that the guy the female ghost encountered was a demon. If she had known that, she would not rush and deliver herself as a dish. Now, it was too late to regret it. Anyway, she wouldn’t dare ask Gu Mozhi for compensation. After all, demons just don’t love consuming the souls of ghosts and monsters, but that doesn’t mean they can’t eat them. If she takes the initiative to send herself again, she’ll likely be chewed and eaten clean.

At last, it was quiet, the Lord God let out a long breath and hurriedly sent a message to the Purgatory side, asking them to investigate the demon that they had recently lost. According to the principle, demons will not leave Purgatory, neither can they find a way to leave, so the missing person will easily be identified. He just had to sit and wait for the results.

 

Footnotes

The impolite “human” boy mentioned here is Gu MozhiThis pertains to what Gu Mozhi just stated“Dantian” in Chinese directly translates to ‘the elixir of life’. It is where our core energy is stored and the main focus when meditating.