Chapter 00084: A Ghost Knocks at the Door (Part 2)
# A Ghost Knocks at the Door (Part 2)
Chapter 84
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 84: A Ghost Knocks at the Door (Part 2)
Although it was a little past eight in the evening, there were still quite a few pedestrians and vehicles on the road at this time.
If Qian Sen had asked them for help, he would have received aid much faster than running to a residential complex to find Li Chengxi.
However, Qian Sen's sense of mission and responsibility did not allow him to do so, as it would easily involve innocent people.
Li Chengxi was no longer considered an innocent civilian.
He was aware of the situation, and with the transmigrator Audel at home, the safety factor was the highest.
Qian Sen said with some embarrassment:
"I'm very sorry for dirtying your home and phone. Don't worry, we will have specialists handle the cleanup and compensation."
"No, you're in this state, why are you still worrying about the floor!"
There was a reason for all this, and Li Chengxi truly didn't care about these things.
After all, saving a life was the most important thing.
"There's one more thing. Do you know Lei Lei's phone number? It would be best to call her over. Cultivators are the most skilled at exorcising ghosts."
"Uh... I actually don't know it. Doesn't your Section Nine keep records?"
"We do, but it's in my phone."
In this day and age, very few people would deliberately memorize phone numbers.
Besides, it would be impossible to memorize them all, as there were too many contacts in the address book.
"Anyway, Lei Lei lives in the building opposite. I'll go get her."
"Wait, don't you go."
Qian Sen quickly stopped Li Chengxi from opening the door:
"It's dangerous outside. When I came here, I felt like something was chasing me from behind. If you go out, you might run into it."
"Huh? You led it here?"
"I didn't want to, but it seems to have targeted me."
"Why? There are still plenty of people on the nearby streets. Why is it only chasing you?"
"Because I stabbed it a few times with this thing."
Qian Sen pointed to a baton-like object at his waist.
Li Chengxi took it off and looked at it; it felt like a metal police baton.
But the center of the baton had a distinct rotatable part.
With a light twist, a bright silver blade immediately shot out from one end of the baton.
"Oh, it's a silver-plated weapon, right? Most suitable for dealing with undead creatures."
Audel, who had been watching the whole time, explained:
"Silver is a type of sacred metal. Apart from magic weapons, only silver or silver-plated weapons can harm a ghost."
Li Chengxi looked this peculiar baton, or rather, short spear, up and down.
"This is all you brought?"
"I also brought a gun with silver-plated bullets, but I wouldn't dare to fire it in a residential building. It would be troublesome if a resident called the police or came out to watch the commotion."
It was just as Qian Sen said.
Their Section Nine's duties were similar to the police's, and every sentence they spoke revolved around the public.
"Ghosts tend to hold grudges. It will very likely chase you here."
As soon as Audel finished speaking, a 'thud' came from the main door, as if something heavy had slammed into it.
Li Chengxi swallowed hard:
"It's not your reinforcements, is it?"
"Do you think we would ram the door without announcing ourselves?"
"Probably not..."
The sound of something hitting the door rang out again.
This time, the sound seemed to be gradually moving upwards.
Within two seconds, the sound was even coming from the ceiling.
"It's an illusion technique. Don't fall for it. It's still outside the door."
Qian Sen, having faced it before, knew its tricks and quickly gave a reminder.
"Doesn't this thing have any weaknesses?"
"I don't know. Anyway, I hit it a few times and it didn't die. An ordinary little ghost would have been finished long ago."
"Undead creatures are generally afraid of positive energy."
Audel remained very calm.
For one, she was naturally expressionless, and for another, to Audel, a ghost was really not a particularly rare thing.
She grabbed a broom that was set aside and used the broom handle to draw a circle around the immobilized Qian Sen, seemingly using the broom as a staff.
A fine layer of spiritual radiance lit up beneath Qian Sen, forming a beautiful magic formation.
"This is an anti-evil formation. Ghosts will usually go around it."
But as soon as Audel finished speaking, the knocking sound became more and more intense.
Even the walls and ceiling began to echo with dense knocking, making one's hair stand on end.
"It seems to have no effect. It would be great if there was a Priest here. A Priest's healing spells are like deadly poison to a ghost."
Healing spells?
Hearing this, Li Chengxi grabbed the Amulet of Vitality hidden under his clothes.
He had completely forgotten about it before.
He remembered the item description for the Amulet of Vitality said it could be used to 'Cure Serious Wounds' three times a day.
That counts as a healing spell, right?
Li Chengxi hesitated for a moment, mainly because he was afraid Section Nine would confiscate the Amulet of Vitality from his neck afterwards.
But the clanging noise in the room was getting louder and denser, leaving Li Chengxi no time to hesitate any longer.
But how was he supposed to use the Amulet of Vitality?
Li Chengxi had always worn it as a necklace and had never thought about how to activate the spell on it.
Then he remembered the Ring of Flashing Light.
All he had to do was say the words.
So he took off the amulet and held it in his hand:
"Cure Serious Wounds!"
Qian Sen turned his head with difficulty, somewhat surprised.
He saw a warm healing radiance light up in Li Chengxi's hand.
"How do you know how to use healing spells?"
"It comes with this amulet, but it doesn't seem to be working?"
"Healing spells require touch to take effect."
"Is that so?"
He touched Qian Sen with his hand, half-doubting.
The latter immediately felt the pain greatly diminish, and a bit of color even returned to his pale face.
At this moment, the knocking outside suddenly stopped, without any warning.
"Did it work?"
"I don't think so. Unless it touches the ghost, it shouldn't be affected much."
"It's also possible that the ghost sensed the powerful healing spell and was scared away."
While the three of them were puzzled, the blood-stained phone on the floor suddenly rang.
Li Chengxi turned his head to look and saw it was an unfamiliar number.
"S-should I answer it?"
"Answer it. It might be our reinforcements."
Picking up the phone, Li Chengxi carefully avoided the bloodstains and pressed the answer button.
Then, the voice on the other end said:
"Hurry and open the door, it's Lei Lei!"
At the same time the voice came from the phone, Lei Lei's voice was also heard from outside the door, just a bit muffled by the door.
Qian Sen let out a solid sigh of relief:
"Open the door. We're safe now that Lei Lei is here."
"Huh? What if it's the ghost? What if it's disguising its voice as Lei Lei's?"
"Impossible. Ghosts can't make phone calls."
"Why can't they? Haven't you seen The Ring?"
Qian Sen was speechless:
"There's still a bit of a difference between reality and movies. Ghosts really can't make phone calls. Trust me."
At this moment, Audel also said:
"I can no longer sense any trace of an undead creature. There's only the signal of a woman outside the door. Judging from her attributes, it should be Lei Lei."
Since they both said so, Li Chengxi had no choice but to believe them.
He walked over, avoiding the bloodstains, and with a click, he unlocked the door.
"What happened? Why is there a malevolent spirit in front of the door?"
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Lei Lei dressed in pajamas and wearing slippers.
Only then did Li Chengxi truly feel relieved:
"It's a long story. Did you finish it off?"
"No, when I got here, it had already turned into a pile of ash and died completely on its own."
Lei Lei also found it a bit strange.
She said:
"By the way, Brother Li, you've stepped on the ghost's ashes."
"..."
(End of chapter)