Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 377 - 259: Encountering a Female Ghost!

Chapter 377: Chapter 259: Encountering a Female Ghost!

Li Ping’an was so excited that he almost shouted:

"Ten thousand yuan for a one-star difficulty? If I keep completing the subsequent tasks, wouldn’t I be able not only to cover my mother’s medical expenses but also to improve our quality of life?"

As he was reveling in happiness, he suddenly heard a clanging noise. Whirling around, he saw that Jimmy, who had been dealing with Long Hair, had vanished without a trace, and Long Hair was knocking on a barrel, pleading for help.

"Brother Long Hair, are you okay?"

Li Ping’an ran over with feigned concern, then pulled Long Hair Brother out of the trash can.

"Wow, Brother Long Hair, I didn’t expect you to not only be polite but also pretty good at the Bone Shrinking Skill."

"..."

Long Hair tried to speak but couldn’t say a word, frantically pointing behind Li Ping’an, and then passed out.

"Hmm?"

Li Ping’an turned his head in confusion and saw Jimmy standing behind him, who then struck the back of his head with a stick.

When Li Ping’an awoke again, he found himself in a warehouse, tied to a chair with his mouth gagged, surrounded by Dong Guanzai, who was smoking and calming down, Big Head, who was mumbling gang rules, and Tutor Su, staring into another room.

...

Hehuang Psychiatric Hospital’s third ward.

Having just finished a pack of cigarettes, Li Ping’an heard the system’s notification:

[Inhaling harmful gases, congratulations host on earning ten Courting Death Points]

Li Ping’an frowned at the sound of the system.

"The Courting Death Points I’m getting are less and less..."

Originally a psychiatric patient on the Blue Planet, Li Ping’an had been transported five years prior to a world invaded by Demons, not only continuing as a psychiatric patient but also becoming an Awakener, gaining the talent for courting death.

When Courting Death Points accumulated to a certain extent, not only could he enhance his own attributes, but he could also exchange for various Cultivation Techniques, props, bloodlines, and weapons.

In those five years of inventive courting death, Li Ping’an successfully acquired several hundred attribute points, most of which he exchanged for skills, of course, the ones he concocted:

Binding Whiplash, originally called Subduing Curse, a life-saving skill, capable of immobilizing an enemy. When cultivated to high levels, it could even summon heavenly thunder to strike down foes.

Millenial Kill, originally called Soul Unbound, an offensive skill, causing an explosion in a lower body(constipation) part if one’s rank was a level above the enemy. When cultivated to high levels, it could achieve word-mandated power, no matter the space one was in.

Father’s Love is Like a Mountain, originally called Rule Reversal, a life-saving divine technique. Those affected would inexplicably think of their father when they saw the protagonist and then hesitate to attack. At high levels of cultivation, it could even twist spaces.

One Shot To The Soul, originally called Shennong’s Immortality, a god-level healing skill for oneself and others. However, it came with intense pleasure, even climax; at high levels of cultivation, it could nurture all things on earth.

The rest of his Courting Death Points he added to his attribute points to strengthen his body.

Li Ping’an was very satisfied with his current Attribute Template:

Host: Li Ping’an

Age: Eighteen

Level: 20

Strength: 19, Constitution: 19, Agility: 19, Spiritual Power: 19, Luck: 10, Spirit: 10

Skills: Your Wife, I Shall Provide lvl5 (0/1000), Arrow to the Knee lvl5 (0/1000), Millenial Kill lvl5 (0/100), Father’s Love is Like a Mountain lvl5 (0/100), One Shot To The Soul lvl5 (0/100), all consuming two points of Spiritual Power.

Weapon: None

Props: None

Bloodline: None

Current Courting Death Points: 10

"Apart from killing three ghosts which earned me a hundred Courting Death Points, the points for other methods of courting death are diminishing."

"No, I must continue to court death..."

Just as Li Ping’an was devising new ways to court death, he overheard a conversation at the door of the ward:

"Have you heard? A Headless Knight riding a Specter Horse appeared in North Bridge, and everyone who dies by his hand is beheaded!"

"I’ve heard something about that, but North Bridge is still quite far from here."

"But there’s a farmhouse nearby where the entire family was killed!"

"Ah? Is it that family who were all gnawed on by ghosts... "

"How come I didn’t hear about this? The Xin Hai Neighborhood isn’t far from Hehuang Psychiatric Hospital, right?"

"Hey, the news has already been censored, and people from the Ghost-Busting Division are now sending out notices house by house!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, these times are really troubled. Everyone, don’t wander around at night!"

"Goodness, don’t talk about it anymore, it’s getting scarier the more you say... "

"Huff huff."

A gust of cold wind swept through, giving the two nurses goosebumps all over.

Inside the room.

Li Ping’an pricked up his ears and listened for a while, then snuggled into bed with his shoes.

He held a shoe in his hand, wearing a sock on one foot but not on the other.

"Number 3, number 3, this is number 3, please respond if you hear me!"

"I’ve already scouted out the area, there are ghosts around here. We can cooperate with the ghosts to dominate the martial world!"

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Late at night.

Inside the Hehuang Building, several men in black trench coats were having a conversation, while an elderly man in a military uniform sat above them.

All were members of the Hehuang Ghost Detention Bureau, also known as Awakeners.

But instead of pride in being Awakeners, they were burdened with anxiety.

An hour ago, their companion was killed by a Second-Level Female Ghost. By the time they arrived to support, they only saw bodies strewn haphazardly about, limbs and body parts scattered everywhere.

All thirteen Awakeners were massacred!

"How are those ghosts that suddenly arose in the suburbs recently?"

The military-clad elder Bai Song asked.

"Report, sir! Of the three ghosts in the suburbs, two first-level ghosts have been annihilated by us."

"But that second-level Female Ghost has escaped, and we do not know where she went."

As Bai Song was about to respond to the men, suddenly an agitated individual, appearing to be an Awakener, burst in and said: