Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 289 [Domain·Wedding Feast] Longevity Chicken

Humanity's greatest fears often come from the unknown.

Knowing that you will die is not scary.

The scary thing is... you don't know how you're going to die.

Ever since entering the domain, Chang Hao has been thinking about this question from time to time.

He had seen many people break the taboo that would lead to certain death, their lives ending abruptly in a mere second.

But Chang Hao felt that... for those who entered the domain, this was a pretty good ending, at least they wouldn't be tormented by the fear of death, nor would they feel much pain.

For example, being beheaded might only cause a brief moment of pain.

Worse still, they might be burned to death, or have their limbs torn off and bleed to death.

It will hurt a lot.

But once you die, you're dead... Once you stop breathing, your consciousness will also disappear.

Having witnessed so many deaths in so many domains, there was only one that made Chang Hao tremble uncontrollably.

He's a young boy... with a terrible temper and an arrogant personality, and he doesn't get along well with Chang Hao.

That domain is a museum.

After breaking the taboo, the boy turned into a stone statue and was displayed in a showcase.

Finally, after completing the mission, the entrance to the Domain River opened, and Chang Hao and the surviving entrants were just stepping into the Domain River—

He suddenly heard a clattering sound as stones rolled.

Chang Hao looked back one last time, and that one glance was enough to haunt him, even after he returned to reality, causing him to be startled awake from time to time in the middle of the night.

The eyes of the stone statue were moving.

For several days after turning into a stone statue, the statue remained unchanged, but precisely at the moment they left the realm—

The stone eyeball turned around with great difficulty.

Chang Hao understood.

The boy's soul and consciousness did not die at all; they remained inside the statue!

He is asking for help.

He was desperate.

But no one could help him.

He can still think, he still has his own memories, but he will never, ever be able to move or escape.

This is Chang Hao's greatest fear.

.....

"Chang Hao?" Chu Jing's trembling voice pulled Chang Hao back from his memories.

My body is getting colder and colder.

Chang Hao belatedly realized that they were being attacked from both sides.

The ghost blocked their way, preventing them from retreating.

The black goat is getting closer and closer.

“…Chu Jing.” Chang Hao suddenly spoke in a daze.

"You said that after we're replaced, our bodies are taken over, but what about our souls?"

"You'll get trapped inside the sheep's body, won't you?"

Chu Jing did not answer him.

Chang Hao didn't care. He slowly turned his head and looked at the road leading to the village, which was on their right.

His previously dim eyes suddenly narrowed.

"A person is a person... If they become sheep, is there any point in their survival?" Chang Hao suddenly scoffed.

After saying that, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and with lightning speed, he pulled a small knife from his pocket!

It slashed across Chu Jing's body!

Blood splattered everywhere!

"what!"

Chu Jing cried out in pain, clutching her lower abdomen, and stared at Chang Hao in disbelief!

Chang Hao pushed her forward expressionlessly, and Chu Jing was pushed to the feet of the black goat!

Chang Hao turned and ran, heading straight for the road into the village!

His mouth was tightly shut.

Blood attracts ghosts.

Chu Jing attracted the goats.

He, on the other hand, was responsible for writing a death story for Chu Jing...

Chang Hao's mind went blank. The overwhelming amount of information made it impossible for him to think, and he could only act on instinct.

Suddenly, he saw a figure walking down the slope leading into the village—

It seems they are heading towards the back of the mountain.

"Jiang Zhong!"

Chang Hao was startled.

......

Chu Jing was shivering from the cold!

She was shoved to the ground, and right in front of her were the black goat's hooves!

Only now did she notice the trail of blood that had traversed the path the black goat had taken.

The grassy scent had faded, proving that the smell didn't come from her, but from Chang Hao.

But she knew that the ghost had not left and was now licking the blood seeping from her abdomen!

It felt like being stabbed in the wound by an icy thorn; the intense pain almost made Chu Jing lose consciousness.

The black goat stopped in its tracks.

Standing in front of Chu Jing.

Drops of blood, carrying the stench of mutton, dripped onto Chu Jing's face.

It smells so fishy.....

Before Chu Jing could dodge, a huge weight suddenly appeared on her body, almost crushing her to death!

The black goat collapsed to the ground, pinning Chu Jing beneath its body!

Instantly, Chu Jing's face turned bright red, and she could barely breathe!

Her remaining survival instinct made her endure the excruciating pain and suffocation, and struggle to stick her head out from under the sheep's chest!

"Huff, huff..."

Chu Jing's eyes turned black.

Her whole body suddenly relaxed, she had no strength left, and she could only feel the air in her chest constantly draining away—

The sheep moved slightly.

The black goat shuffled back a few centimeters very slowly.

This movement was extremely strange; it didn't seem like the person was moving on their own, but rather like someone was pulling them backward.

Chu Jing saw a glimmer of hope for life!

She didn't know where the strength came from, but she suddenly shot upwards until her upper body was completely free from the sheep's restraint!

Although the wound was still being pressed, the pain had become so intense that she was numb...

But Chu Jing still greedily breathed in the air.

Finally, her brain was no longer lacking oxygen.

Only then did she realize that her legs were completely soaked in a cold liquid... it was blood!

The black goat was bleeding profusely.

Chu Jing slowly raised her head and stared at the sheep's face in front of her.

She was stunned.

Immediately, his brows furrowed tightly...

how come?

The sheep's eye sockets were like abysses, completely empty, with both eyeballs gouged out.

The same goes for the ears.

Chu Jing tentatively touched the goat with the hand she had pulled out.

The goat did not react at all.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally pried open the sheep's soft snout, and sure enough—

The tongue was also pulled out.

Who could possibly hurt such a big sheep?

Chu Jing was stunned for a moment. She hadn't forgotten how terrifying and incredibly strong that black goat with glowing green eyes had been last night.

My body started to feel hot.

That ghost seems to have left?

why?

Many questions surfaced in Chu Jing's mind, and as she pondered them, her eyes suddenly froze.

how.....

why?

Why does a small snake crawl out of a goat's mouth?

.....

Don't go back!

Chang Hao grabbed Jiang Zhong, his expression uncertain.

It wasn't out of kindness, but because he knew that Jiang Zhong hadn't been chosen and couldn't die in his place.

On the contrary, there is a chance that they will discover the wounds on Chu Jing's body.

"what happened?"

Jiang Zhong tilted his head, blinked, and asked with some curiosity.

"There's a ghost in the back mountain," Chang Hao clicked his tongue and said bluntly.

Sure enough, Jiang Zhong's eyes widened and he covered his mouth: "No way?"

Chang Hao ignored him and dragged Jiang Zhong away.

He was in a state of confusion.

Because the smell of grass on my body hadn't dissipated at all!

"So where are we going now?" Jiang Zhong asked again.

"We can't go to the back mountain..."

"The Zhou residence is probably also problematic."

Chang Hao was pondering anxiously when suddenly his expression shifted slightly.

Where did Jiang Zhong hide for so long without being discovered?

It seems to mean...

Did you go to Zheng's residence to pick up your phone?

Is it safe over there?

"You got your phone back?"

Chang Hao asked, while touching his arm, feeling that the goosebumps on his body hadn't gone away.

"Ok?"

Jiang Zhong was confused.

"Hey! I asked you, did you get your phone back?!"

Chang Hao glared menacingly at Jiang Zhong: "Yin Ziqin already told you to go get your phone, stop pretending to be stupid!"

After a long silence.

Jiang Zhong smiled charmingly, brushing her hair behind her ear—a non-existent long hair.

"Longevity Chicken?"

"There are no chickens raised in the village, are there?"