Chapter 240: Life Lamp and Phone

In Guangling City, Shen Liang finally chose to adopt Xiang Shengnian's suggestion and took a few people to temporarily evacuate to this small city.

Xiang Shengnian didn't say anything more. A ball of red flame danced in the palm of his hand, and the photo of Cao Yang was instantly ignited by the flame.

In the photo, Cao Yang's image is rapidly twisting and deforming, with his facial features squeezed together, as if he is really enduring the pain of burning.

However, this red flame was not blazing, but instead emitted a bone-chilling chill that made Shen Liang shiver uncontrollably.

Soon, the photo was burned into a wisp of ash by the cold ghost fire, and then a paper lantern appeared out of thin air in the air, with a ball of red flame burning in the lantern.

"Qianye, it's time to start."

In forcing Cao Yang to light the life lamp, Xiang Shengnian himself had to bear a heavy price, because he forcibly lent a part of his life to Cao Yang.

Under the illumination of the red light, Xiang Shengnian's face was pale, without a trace of blood, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time.

At this moment, Chiba also opened the suitcase, which contained an old-fashioned dial phone, which was obviously a product of the last century.

The phone was made entirely of metal and had become rusty after hundreds of years of use. There were also a lot of long hair, scalp, and even small finger bones stuck in the microphone and dial, revealing a weird and ominous aura.

Qianye was feeling anxious. This was his first time using this magical item, and he was not sure if he could successfully call Cao Yang. He had few chances, and he had to contact Cao Yang before the life lamp created by Xiang Shengnian went out.

In addition, if he fails to contact him, the provoked ghost may appear nearby at any time and kill him.

"Do it, for Mr. Cao Yang!"

After muttering to himself, Qianye stretched out a hand and prepared to dial the number. Shen Lin provided Cao Yang's personal number. Now they could only try their best and pray that this ghost phone could call Cao Yang.

“Kacha, Kacha—!”

Surprisingly, there seemed to be something foreign stuck in the metal number dial, preventing Chiba from dialing.

Qianye increased the strength of his hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not move the turntable even a little bit.

"Is it interference from the supernatural? Or is it that Mr. Cao has frightened this phone and is preventing you from calling him?"

Xiang Shengnian's face gradually became rosy, and the lost life was being restored in some special way.

"No need to think about it. The ghosts in that gray-white world are undoubtedly the most terrifying. We can only find a way to reduce their terrifying level."

A bright silver samurai sword appeared in Xiang Shengnian's hand. At the same time, he took a step forward and looked at the gray-white world in the distance that was still expanding.

"I will use Onikiri to slash three times. This is my limit, Qianye. In this gap, you should try to dial as much as possible. After three slashes, I will retreat immediately. Moreover, I can't even guarantee that Onikiri can still work in front of this level of demons."

"I understand. Please be careful."

A red light flashed, and Xiang Shengnian opened the ghost den and left.

The southernmost part of Dasu City is the current border of the gray world. Since Xiang Shengnian had just forced Cao Yang to light the life lamp, Cao Yang must be in a "alive" state before the life lamp goes out.

Sure enough, the speed of the ghost's expansion was obviously curbed. Apparently, the life lamp did indeed restore some of Cao Yang's control over the ghost.

"It is indeed useful, but the life lamp can only last for a very limited time. If we want to truly deal with the incident, we can only rely on Mr. Cao to solve his own problems."

The bright silver samurai sword flashed a cold light, and the next second, Xiang Shengnian slashed directly at the gray-white world with his sword.

In an instant, a crack was torn open in the huge ghost cave, and this crack was spreading and spreading at a very fast speed to a deeper and farther place. As a price, the life lamp that had been floating beside Xiang Shengnian and existed in the idealistic level suddenly dimmed, and his whole body was like that lamp, visibly withered a little.

"The first cut."

Qianye had been in constant communication with Xiang Shengnian. When he made the first slash, Qianye used all his spiritual power and finally turned the dial, barely dialing out three numbers.

"The second knife."

When the second knife fell, Xiang Shengnian instantly looked several years older, his beard was untidy, and his face became sickly and sallow, as if he had a serious illness.

“Ku ...!”

The effect of this knife was very obvious. A deep gully appeared in this gray and white world, like a natural moat that was about to split this den of evil into two halves.

However, in the memory world, the number of ordinary people is decreasing at an alarming rate. The complete revival of the memory ghost, the crazy expansion of the memory world, and some kind of supernatural power of the ghost peddler have turned the memory ghost into an ultra-large furnace, constantly refining and absorbing everything inside.

Now, the ability of the memory ghost has evolved to the point that as long as ordinary people recall the image of Cao Yang, they will be instantly invaded and all their memories will be snatched away. These memories will be filled into the entire memory world, and the gray world is becoming more real and complete.

The ghost invasion replaced reality. The Lin'an Building in Dahang City has been completely replaced by the Beichen Building, and the urban layout of Dahang City has completely evolved into the appearance of Dajin City.

Outside of Dajin City, a number of cities including Dahang City, Zhonghu City, and Xiaoxing City began to replace reality in a chaotic manner.

Absurd, weird, and powerless.

In Beichen Building, Li Jun's figure has disappeared. His consciousness is completely maintained by the spirit, and the memory world will isolate ordinary spirits, so he is excluded and returns to the intersection of reality and the ghost world.

"We need to find someone who has been dragged into the evil den just like us. No, that person is the source of the evil den and the instigator of everything."

Zhou Deng put away his playful expression and spoke solemnly.

This was the information his sixth sense told him, but the other party was too terrifying. Even a sixth sense ghost could not make him make the completely correct choice.

Lin Ye reacted instantly. He had long noticed that Zhou Deng was not normal. He did not seem like a real person, but more like some kind of supernatural creature.

"The captain is also in the ghost cave, which means he is not dead yet."

Lin Ye digested Zhou Deng's words. He was the only one who knew Cao Yang's true appearance here, but that appearance might be a real ghost. But there were too many people in the ghost den, and it was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find a person, even if the target might be a special existence between humans and ghosts.

"Jingle Bell--!"

A phone call suddenly rang in the dead silence. The voice appeared directly in Lin Ye's mind. Zhou Deng didn't seem to hear it, but was just waiting for his response.

"Jingle Bell--!"

The ringtone was so sharp and piercing that it sounded more like a death knell from hell than a telephone call. Every time it rang, the listener's heart trembled, as if the sound could reach directly into the soul and cause the person's consciousness to shake violently.

However, it was not only Lin Ye who heard the phone ringing. The "Cao Yang" who was traveling through the world of memories also heard it. Beside him floated an illusory and transparent paper lantern with a red light burning inside.

"This is the life lantern of Xiang Shengnian, so the ringtone should be coming from the phone that was left for Qianye at that time..."

With the help of the life lamp that was forcibly burning, Cao Yang briefly regained consciousness, as if he was some kind of resurrection.

"The growth potential of memory ghosts is so terrifying. I'm afraid this life lamp won't burn for too long. I have to find Lin Ye. His memory contains the last piece of the puzzle that is lost outside. That is my last hope."

(End of this chapter)