A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 700
Chapter 700: Chapter 516: Ghost House Demon Shadow_1 Chapter 700: Chapter 516: Ghost House Demon Shadow_1 After finalizing the contract and signing the agreement, Duanmu Huai called Lorena over and informed her about the haunted house.
“Haunted?”
Hearing this, Lorena immediately perked up and tightly gripped her Holy Canon.
“Are we exorcising demons?”
“No rush for now.”
Duanmu Huai waved his hand, putting off the exorcism. A mere small ghost was nothing much for him to deal with.
“I've hired a few people to clean up this house first, after all, it's going to be lived in.”
Indeed, even though it's an apartment, it had been observed by many and thus many of the furniture pieces were dirty, including the bedsheets and covers that needed washing.
The apartment layout includes a reception room, office, kitchen, dining room, and master bedroom on the first floor. The second floor has a servants' room and guest room, and the third floor has a children's room and warehouse.
Logically, the master bedroom should be on the second floor and the servant's room on the first, considering the servants' usual duties. Unfortunately, even in art one must obey the laws of physics. Such giant-sized furniture, if moved to the second floor, might cause a collapse.
So, the artist had to make some adjustments, moving the master bedroom to the first floor and the servant's room to the second. Otherwise… there would simply be no room left.
Cleaning wasn't Duanmu Huai's responsibility. He just hired a few helpers to clean up the entire apartment, washing everything that needed to be cleaned – all thanks to the wonders of modern technology.
“Phewww….”
After cleaning the room and having a delicious meal, Duanmu Huai comfortably soaked in the bathroom tub.
“So comfy…”
Enjoying the enormous tub, Duanmu Huai could not help but sigh. This bathtub, designed for a “giant's house”, was naturally larger than life, more like an indoor pool than an average bathtub. Nevertheless, Duanmu Huai, who just fit in, finally got to enjoy a really nice hot bath.
Ah, it's truly wonderful. Unlike before when he could barely get into the small tub, causing the water to overflow as soon as he got in.
Nothing like it is nowadays…
“Gurgle gurgle…”
However, while he was leisurely enjoying his bath, the water around him began to bubble and churn. As though something was rising to the surface…
“Huh?”
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai was taken aback.
Really? So soon?
He had just moved in! Under normal movie circumstances, there should be some build-up to this, maybe a few months of cohabitation before progressing to the next step.
What's the hurry to make an appearance?
Regardless of Duanmu Huai's inner mockery, he saw a shadow emerging from beneath him in the bathtub, a disheveled female ghost dressed in blood-soaked, dripping wet pajamas. The ghost surfaced from the tub, opening her mouth wide towards Duanmu Huai and then… just froze.
What, what kind of monster is this?
Why does it look more terrifying than me?!
Seeing Duanmu Huai, the female ghost became frantic. As she didn't know what to do next, she suddenly heard Duanmu Huai roaring.
“Ha, evil spirit, have a taste of my stick!”
With Duanmu Huai's roar, a thick, long shadow sprang up from the water and hit the ghost right in the face!
What, what the hell is this?!
At that moment, the female ghost completely lost her nerve. She cried out and tried to jump out of the tub and exit the bathroom. However, just as she was about to escape, Duanmu Huai grabbed her ankle. With the struggling ghost in front of him, a sly smile appeared on Duanmu Huai's face.
“Hehehe, lovely, you won't get away that easily,” he said, dragging the female ghost back from the door.
Before, when the artist told him about the house, Duanmu Huai imagined a number of Western horror movies. Usually, after the victims moved into a cursed house, strange events occurred, driving them to nervous breakdowns, madness, and then…
Surprisingly, this ghost was so damned welcoming, showing up as soon as he moved in.
As a man who believed in taking action rather than talking, of course, Duanmu Huai won't let a gift-handed duck fly away.
Is it possible for her to fly off?
“Ah —- Ah ——–!!”
At this instant, the female ghost was sprawling on the floor, slowly being dragged back by Duanmu Huai. Her face twisted, hands clutching the floor tenaciously; it was a scene reminiscent of a murder victim in an American horror film, being dragged to the execution site. Desperate, agonized, terrified… Wait, something wasn't right?
Perhaps because she's a devilish ghost, all that came from her mouth were uncanny roars and screams. Despite her desperate attempts to squirm and struggle, it had no effect whatsoever.
“Hehehe, how does it feel? The fear of being unable to fight back no matter what, it's about time you tasted it… I don't know where you ghost intruders come from, but making a scene under my vigilant eyes means you're done for!”
“Ah —- Ah ——–!!”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the female ghost became more frantic. She reached out, clawing at the floor tiles, unconcerned about her hard nails breaking, showing no signs of giving up. But Duanmu Huai seemingly didn't care about her struggles. In no time at all, the unfortunate ghost, initially darting halfway out of the bathroom, was gradually pulled back, and the bathroom door was closed again.
Next -….
“Ah——!!”
A chilling scream suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the room. After a moment, Duanmu Huai casually opened the bathroom door, stepping out refreshed.
“Hmm, all in a day's work. As expected, a mere evil ghost, doesn't pose much of a challenge at all… Huh?”
However, as Duanmu Huai was pondering, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a shadow darting across the corridor. Almost simultaneously, Ling'Nu, who had been snoozing on the couch, perked her ears up, opened her eyes, and leaped down from the massive couch, her gaze fixed on the corridor while her purring filled the air.
Oh, there's another one left?
Staring at the dimly lit end of the corridor, Duanmu Huai was taken aback, but almost instantaneously, he regained his composure. Recalling the artist's account of two girls in this house who had killed their parents, that suggested there were at least two evil spirits, right?
This was brilliant! With the long night stretching ahead and no sleep in sight, rather than remaining idle, let's… play a game of hide-and-seek.
With that thought, a wicked grin spread across Duanmu Huai's face.
“Let's go, Ling'Nu. Let's play a game.”
“Meow!”
On hearing Duanmu Huai, the black cat nodded. Then, it scrambled into the depths of the corridor.
“Thud… Thud… Thud…”
The hefty footfall echoed ominously. At the sound of these footsteps, the evil spirit sheltered in the dark would shudder uncontrollably.
He's coming! That man! He's coming towards me!
What the hell is that man?
The memory of Duanmu Huai's ferocious, cruel, and terrifying face made the evil spirit in the dark feel a chill rising from the depths of her heart. Even though she had been dead for years, even though she was nothing but an evil spirit reveling in bloodshed, the sight of that man's face evoked in her an indescribable sense of unrivaled terror.
Why, why did such a person move in?
Why does he look so excited when he sees me? Isn't it right for humans to flee in horror at the sight of evil spirits?
Why is it that when he sees me, it's as if he's seen…….
“Meow!”
The abrupt meow jolted the terror-stricken spirit. She opened her eyes, quaking. A black cat was skittering past her, looking around and then darting off to the other side of the corridor. The dreaded giant man followed the black cat, heading off in the opposite direction down the corridor.
Phew…….
Although she's been dead, in that moment, the evil spirit had an illusion of a narrow escape from death.
What should I do now?
Should I leave this mansion?
Regardless, I should get out of here first. That man is way too terrifying…….
As she pondered and turned around —- she spotted Duanmu Huai's face, which appeared abruptly in front of her, wearing a cold, savage smile, staring right at her.
“Found you.”
Chapter end
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