Chapter 470 - 479: Nose to Nose
At a single glance, the old man went rigid. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, his hands trembled, and utter terror appeared on his face.
His face was contorted and his entire body trembled, yet his torso and limbs were so stiff he seemed unable to do anything but shake.
His calves were quivering, and his legs trembled so badly they knocked together. A gentle breeze blew across the corpse, and it drifted ever closer.
As it drew nearer, the old man could make out the corpse’s appearance. It was completely naked, without a stitch of clothing on.
And yet, its body was bloated and pale from the frigid lake water, and the fishing line was cutting deep into its flesh.
The line seemed to have split the skin, and a reddish liquid now rippled out across the lake’s surface, making the scene even more grotesque.
Its head was the most terrifying part. From a distance, it looked like a black ball, but upon closer inspection...
He saw its head was completely entangled in black hair, leaving only a pair of hateful eyes and the corners of a sinisterly smiling mouth visible.
The corpse swayed, drifting closer and closer. The deathly white of its flesh was like a faint, sinister glow, and this glimmer had already locked onto the old man’s position in the darkness.
As the horror drew nearer, the old man trembled so violently he forgot how to walk.
[Help, help! What the hell is that?!]
[Are you sure this isn’t a horror movie?]
[I just came here to watch a livestream! Why am I seeing something like this!]
[Are we sure that isn’t someone in costume?]
[But those eyes... that whole aura... it doesn’t look like a living person at all!]
[You guys are too naive. You’re in Heavenly Venerable Bailian’s stream and you expect to see a living person pretending to be a ghost?]
[All I can say is you’re thinking too much. It’s more likely you’ll see a ghost pretending to be human!]
Time passed, second by second, and the bloated corpse drew nearer and nearer.
When it was only a meter from the shore, the old man finally snapped back to life. He turned and ran. He thought he was running at top speed, though his calves wouldn’t stop quivering.
As he recalled the scene from moments ago, his heart hammered in his chest. He had a powerful urge to glance back and see if it was following him.
But he quickly suppressed the urge, terrified that if he looked back, he would come face-to-face with that thing and be scared to death.
But despite his fear, his head involuntarily turned to look behind him. By now, he had run some distance, putting five or six hundred meters between himself and the lake.
He was curious if the ghostly thing was still following him.
The instant he turned his head, his pounding heart suddenly calmed.
Nothing!
The ghost wasn’t behind him at all!
However, the propped-up phone he had left on the ground had captured everything.
The online viewers were terrified. They watched the old man turn and flee, running far into the distance with the female ghost in hot pursuit.
Suddenly, the old man looked back in terror. But just then, the female ghost flashed forward and floated to a spot directly in front of him.
They watched as the old man, looking behind him, broke into a relieved expression.
This only made it more terrifying for the viewers.
[Holy crap! Even ghosts use psychological warfare these days!]
[Don’t do this to me, this stuff terrifies me!]
[Accidentally clicked on this, may my bad luck be banished!]
[I’m begging you, please don’t show up in my dreams!]
[Streamer, hurry up and use the talisman paper! Only talisman paper can make me feel safe!]
The old man’s heart had calmed somewhat, but he didn’t stop running. Just then, a ghostly chill wafted toward him from the path ahead.
A horrifying thought began to spread through his mind. Shivering uncontrollably, the old man stiffly turned his head, inch by inch, back to the front.
A face, so bloated from the water that its features were indistinct, was wrapped in layer upon layer of black hair, revealing only crimson lips and those hate-filled eyes.
Now, the old man and the ghost were nose to nose...