Entering the small gate, what met the eye was an empty construction site, all valuable facilities and equipment had been taken away.
Clunk, clunk, the dull sound kept coming.
In the distance, there was a circular building under construction without a roof, only a preliminary framework.
Without lighting, but under the moonlight, one could see that there was a slender and tall figure outside the building, swinging something in his hand, and violently striking the ground! The clang sound came from here.
Li Tong swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to make a sound, hiding behind me.
I walked straight towards the shadowy figure.
A few minutes later, only about twenty meters away from the shadowy figure, I could see more clearly.
He clenched the hammer tightly in his hand, covered in blood, and his entire face appeared very painful and tormented.
The ground was not the normal ground of a construction site; it seemed as if a large piece of cement had been added from the outside. At this moment, the cement had been cracked open into a large hole.
Even as we approached, he did not pause his actions; he swung the hammer wildly, striking down with all his might!
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
"Come near again, and I'll smash your skull!" The sharp voice was filled with malice, clearly belonging to a woman.
Li Tong's legs were almost giving out, making him appear especially restless.
"He's Tang Lu..."
"Get out! Do you hear me?" Tang Lu was still wildly swinging the hammer, still not looking at us.
Li Tong couldn't see anything, but I could clearly see that there was an intermittent shadow on him, sometimes disappearing and sometimes appearing with outlines.
That shadow was a woman!
A woman with disheveled hair, wearing extremely thin clothes.
In the head and face area, the woman's outline appeared most frequently, while her waistline was the most in tune.
I slightly raised my hand and made a pressing motion, indicating for Li Tong to stay still. Then I walked straight towards Tang Lu.
When we were only five meters apart, Tang Lu suddenly looked up, his face contorted in a fierce expression. He raised the hammer wildly and charged towards me!
His action was very sudden and the speed was exceptionally fast!
I did not dodge, quickly sidestepped, and the hammer hit the ground heavily, splashing up a lot of soil and rocks. At the same time, my left hand shot out a formula of putting ghosts in chains and hit Tang Lu at his waist.
A sharp scream echoed, and a shadow was knocked out from Tang Lu's body.
That shadow was a woman with torn clothes and disheveled hair.
She snarled and charged towards me, but after just two steps, she suddenly changed direction and charged towards Li Tong in the distance!
At this moment, Li Tong was still standing there swallowing his saliva, completely unaware of the impending danger.
Tang Lu spat white foam and fell to the ground.
I did not chase after the woman, but instead, I crouched next to Tang Lu and quickly felt around his waist.
I immediately felt a cold sensation in my hand and quickly retrieved a finely crafted silver comb.
Only the surface of the comb was slightly blackened, exuding a malevolent aura.
Another 'Ko Guo' symbol was cast onto the comb's surface, followed by a high-pitched shriek.
In that instant before she collided with Li Tong, she collapsed into a pile of ash and dispersed into a mist...
For a moment, everything around us became silent.
The wind blew against the wild grass on the ground, making a faint rustling sound.
I looked one last time at the silver comb in my hand before walking towards the nearby cement pit.
To be honest, it's almost impossible for a normal person to smash such a big hole in the cement with just their strength. It's all thanks to the power of ghosts, making people stronger and more fierce.
Li Tong hurriedly approached, first crouching down to pat Tang Lu's face, and then nervously walked over to my side.
"He's possessed by a ghost. Normally, a ghost possession disappears during the day, but because of this object on him, he continues to be possessed at night. This is called a spirit-possessing object." I picked up the silver comb and casually explained.
Li Tong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and muttered, "Silver? Right, he said his luck was good, whoever finds it gets it... But it was found on the road outside the construction site... I never thought there would be anything strange about it."
I remained silent for a moment before responding, "Who says that you have to pick up ghostly items in haunted places? Often times, ghosts will bait people into possession. Sick ghosts won't mess around their own sick homes, but will instead drop money far away from the house to cause people to catch their sickness. Water ghosts will set traps by the shore to lure people closer to the water. Ghosts who died in car accidents won't only grab your ankle on the road, but may also suddenly possess the driver, causing them to crash and kill someone else."
Li Tong: "...”
"Then... is there a ghost in here?" he asked uneasily.
I no longer answered him, and my gaze fell entirely on the cement pit.
A dark hole, located at the bottom of the pit, was hollow from below, emitting a cold and eerie breeze continuously.
No wonder the woman kept smashing the pit earlier; it was because it had already been opened here.
It's just that the hole isn't big enough, only the size of a head, not large enough to see what's inside clearly.
Put the silver comb in my pocket, I picked up the long-handled hammer on the ground and took a deep breath, before raising my hand and smashing it down with all my might!
There was a dull clang, and a shock wave shot through my palm. I quickly adjusted my body movements and released the force, then struck again with the hammer, this time using the force from the previous strike!
Li Tong stumbled back several steps, looking dumbfounded, and then ran wildly in the direction we had come from.
I paid no attention to him and continued to smash the cement pit.
Li Tong quickly ran back and just looked at me with saliva in his mouth.
The black hole began to expand, and the view gradually became clearer.
A round object appeared in my eyes.
The space below the cement wasn't large, but the round object, wrapped in a special fabric, looked like a human head in shape.
Looking at the cement, it shouldn't have been there in the first place. It appeared as if the object was buried below and then covered with cement to conceal it.
I dropped the hammer from my hand, jumped into the pit, stepped on the sides with my legs, and reached in to grasp the round object.
It felt cold and had a tingling sensation.
My eyelids flickered slightly, and I pulled up forcefully to extract a long cylindrical object!
The fabric was tightly wrapped around it, with a rope tied around every few centimeters.
Li Tong was gulping saliva and staring at me dumbly.
I took a deep breath and threw the object to the side with all my might. It clanged to the ground next to me.
I jumped out of the cement pit, quickly untied the rope, and opened the object.
What I saw was shockingly a lifeless woman's face, only her eyes were staring wide open, and her mouth was agape, as if she were unwilling to close her eyes.
Especially around her neck, there was a deep groove.
At first glance, it appeared as if she died from suffocation.
A muffled thud as Li Tong's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
Then he let out a scream that broke in the middle, making him look like he was scared to tears.
I frowned slightly, not because of anything else, but this matter seemed too simple and I felt like I had wasted my time.
