Chapter 47, Ghost
Chapter 47, Ghost
Wu Heng issued the standby command, and the chaotic skeletons halted, standing dumbly in place.
He quickly walked to the edge and looked down, relieved to see that no skeletons had fallen due to the crowding.
This ghost sure was persistent, even following him here.
Fortunately, no damage was done.
He tried asking Sword One about the situation, but Sword One couldn't communicate, so he didn't get much information.
All he knew was that the ghost had appeared last night but didn't show any significant hostility.
After confirming there were no issues, Wu Heng went downstairs to the unconverted corpses and began casting [Raise Skeleton].
Necromantic magic was unleashed.
Pale skeletons rose from the ground, taking kitchen knives from Sword One and joining the ranks of the skeletons.
As the skeletons were rising one by one,
The ghost peeked her little head out from the wall again, curiously watching him.
"Still daring to cause trouble, huh?" Wu Heng raised his staff to intimidate her.
"Uncle, I'm not here to cause trouble."
The ghost shrank back but didn't flee.
"Then why are you here again?"
According to what he had learned in Blackstone Town, ghosts were difficult to form, and even if they did, they couldn't exist independently for long.
The ghost before him was already almost completely transparent, wandering around in broad daylight.
She probably wouldn't last much longer.
"Uncle, are you the King of Hell?"
"Huh?" Wu Heng didn't understand what she meant.
The little girl stepped out of the wall and knelt on the ground, saying, "Uncle, can you release my grandpa and dad?"
Wu Heng glanced at the skeleton horde behind him.
He couldn't even tell which ones were her grandpa and dad anymore.
"Your grandpa and dad are already dead."
"I know, but can you bring them back to life?" the little girl asked again.
Wu Heng frowned, starting to understand what she was thinking. "I can't do that."
"Then why did you kill them? You could have waited for the doctor to save them," the little girl sobbed, though no tears fell from her eyes.
"Weren't you the one who tricked me into going there?"
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
"What do you want? If you keep causing trouble, I'll have to hit you," Wu Heng threatened.
The little girl hesitated but continued, "Uncle, will you let my grandpa and dad reincarnate? They were just too hungry; they didn't eat people before."
Damn.
This kid is really persistent.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "They've already reincarnated into a good family. They'll have a good life from now on."
"What about me? Can I go with them?" the little girl immediately asked.
Wu Heng shook his head. "Maybe next time."
The little girl seemed a bit disappointed, but it looked like a weight had been lifted from her mind. She stood up and spun around in the air.
After a moment, she asked again, "King of Hell Uncle, can I stay with you? I feel comfortable being around you, especially when you're turning them into skeletons."
After two encounters with ghosts,
It seemed that necromancers had a special attraction to the undead.
The ghost baby in the mining village had first appeared by clinging to his shoulder.
It showed no interest in anyone else, only wanting to be near him.
"Stay with me so you can trick me again? I'm not falling for it a second time."
"I already apologized! I promise I won't trick you again. Please, Uncle, I'm scared being alone now that my grandpa and dad are gone," the ghost pleaded, circling above his head.
Wu Heng looked at the ghost spinning around in the air.
He suddenly remembered what the captain had said.
Necromancers could employ ghosts to work for them, and this little girl seemed like a suitable candidate.
"Then you have to listen to everything I say from now on."
"Okay, I promise I'll listen to you from now on," the ghost agreed quickly.
"Come down here, then."
The ghost obediently floated down but looked a bit wary, as if afraid he might suddenly hit her.
Wu Heng attempted to use his mental energy to envelop her.
[Soul Imprint Failed.]
His mental energy was instantly repelled as he tried to wrap it around her.
He glanced at the tense little girl in front of him and said, "Don't be nervous, just relax."
The little girl didn't quite understand, but she nodded.
Wu Heng tried again, this time with a gentler approach.
Gradually, it felt as if a part of his own soul imprint was left within the ghost's spirit.
[Successfully Contracted Ghost.]
Wu Heng was delighted and immediately checked the ghost's attributes.
[Ghost]
[Level: 2 (0/300)]
[Attributes: Agility 14, Constitution 10, Intelligence 8, Perception 12, Charisma 12.]
[Traits: Invisibility, Phasing, Telekinesis]
[Invisibility: The mischievous ghost can make her spirit completely invisible.]
[Phasing: Enters a phased state, allowing passage through other creatures and objects.]
[Telekinesis: Can influence objects within range with telekinetic power.]
The little ghost was only level 2.
Her abilities didn't include any offensive capabilities.
'Invisibility' allowed her to become fully invisible.
'Phasing' was the trick she used to pass through walls, and 'Telekinesis' seemed pretty useful.
Could she wield a sword with it?
As he pondered, the ghost girl's body transformed into a light and entered his own, becoming a distinct yet connected presence in his consciousness.
His necromantic energy automatically flowed toward this presence, nourishing the weakened spirit.
It really worked.
With a thought, the ghost girl reappeared.
She blinked in surprise at everything that had just happened.
"Uncle, I feel different now," the little girl said, her body more solid than before, no longer looking like she could dissipate at any moment.
"Yes, you can stay with me from now on, but you have to be a good girl," Wu Heng said with a smile.
"Does this mean we're a family now?" the little girl asked, her eyes full of hope.
"Uh... sure."
"So you'll never let anything bad happen to your family, right, Uncle?"
Wu Heng looked at her again, "What do you mean?"
"Uncle, can you save my mom? She's in our house in the city."
Damn, this little girl is a bit too smart. Was all this leading up to this request?
Whether her mother was still alive or not, getting to the city wasn't going to be easy.
"You know how things are outside. We can't reach the city right now, but if we get the chance, I'll try to take you back to find your mother," Wu Heng said directly.
This little girl was much smarter than the average child.
Sometimes it was better to be straightforward.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."
Wu Heng nodded, continuing to cast [Raise Skeleton], and then asked, "What's your name?"
"Lan Xiaoxin, but Xiaoxin doesn't sound very nice, so everyone calls me Xiaoxiao!" The little girl floated over and naturally perched on his shoulder.
Unlike the cold sensation from the ghost baby, this time, after forming the contract, there was no discomfort.
"Your father's surname is Lan?" Wu Heng asked curiously.
"Yes, why?"
"It's just a rare surname. I'll call you Xiaoxiao from now on; it sounds nice."
"Uncle, what's your name?"
"Wu Heng!"
"Wu as in Sun Wukong?"
"Wu as in martial arts."
Having someone to talk to in the zombie world wasn't so bad after all.
The other skeletons had souls but couldn't really communicate.
Just as the conversion was completed and he was about to move on to the next step of his plan,
Boom~!
A loud noise suddenly echoed from outside the residential area.
Wu Heng was startled, and the ghost Xiaoxiao shrank in fear, ready to flee through the wall.
But she changed her mind and returned to Wu Heng's side, perching on his shoulder.
The sound had come from outside the residential area.
Wu Heng quickly ran to the rooftop and looked in the direction of the sound.
At the intersection to the east, inside a pharmacy with broken windows,
The booming noises continued to ring out.
Zombies from all around were swarming towards the pharmacy.
"Another
survivor? And at that intersection again?"
That intersection was the same place where the bus had crashed before.
He glanced at the ghost, who was also curious.
"Xiaoxiao, go see what's happening."