Master of Kaidan
Chapter 342: The Death of Ausikus

Chapter 342: Chapter 342: The Death of Ausikus

"Thanks to the new visual enhancement device from Constantin Company, we no longer have to catch ghosts with a clunky thing weighing five or six pounds."

Ausikus, as usual, praised their main sponsor, then put on the special glasses. Because Dunn’s hot-selling "worst product" had been snapped up long ago, and Constantin Company didn’t continue manufacturing them due to this sale boom. Instead, they launched a newer model that was lighter, and of course, more expensive.

It was this pair of glasses that he was wearing now.

Having watched many ghost-hunting videos, the audience had gained some experience. Those who got dizzy immediately exited the streamer’s perspective to watch from a third-person or holographic view, while those who could withstand the visual enhancement joined the streamer in using the enhanced vision to observe the gambling ghost.

In fact, many viewers were curious at this moment, wondering why they needed to turn on the visual enhancement module when they had already seen the gambling ghost, but as they became immersed, the live comments exploded.

Because only then did they notice, in the visually enhanced state, the dice-playing ghost seemed like a 3D projection, and within his constantly shaking dice cup, there was a "Dice Monster" with many eyes.

[What the heck is going on?]

[Is the visible gambling ghost fake?]

[Man, I’ve watched a lot of ghost-catching, but this is the first time I’ve come across this.]

[So the dice is the real entity?]

...

There were all kinds of comments in the stream, but Ausikus only smiled slightly. Holding a chocolate sword, he began to approach and spoke,

"As everyone knows, ghosts are formed by a person’s ’observed information’ and, in more mystical terms, can be broadly termed as ’fixations.’ When a being dies, their own and their surroundings’ fixations can under certain coincidences form a relatively stable quantum cloud, which is what we call a ghost."

[Your boss has mentioned this many times already!]

Seeing the comments saying this, Ausikus wasn’t in a hurry and continued,

"It’s precisely because of these fixations that ghosts take various bizarre forms and cling to different subjects. For example, some fans who still think about their idols just before death will produce ghosts that are particularly fond of these idols, and depending on their ’feelings’—or to put it more coldly, their desires or emotions— the form of the ghost can also change, like having huge eyes. Those who were more formidable in life, like assassins or soldiers, if they become ghosts, can transform into weapons or fists, and such ghosts are often very dangerous because they usually crave combat and slaughter."

[Damn, I think I know why Bert’s ghost hand is so strong!]

[Shit! Now that you mention it, I understand too!]

[Wait a minute, by that logic, if Shy Ghost dies, wouldn’t it...]

[Cough cough...]

...

As everything tends to go bizarre, seeing the chat go out of control, Ausikus quickly said,

"In short, as a gambling ghost, its real focus should never be on itself; otherwise, it wouldn’t appear in a casino. In other words, it shouldn’t be this close to a human form, so I concluded that this human form is fake."

[Streamer is spot on!]

"How are we going to catch it?"

"Should we sneak attack with a chocolate sword?"

"No, we’ll continue to fight the humanoid ghost." Ausikus said, seeming to kick something into his arms before he picked up the chocolate sword and struck towards the dice-playing ghost.

The ghost, sensing something, immediately turned its head and dodged the chocolate sword slashing from the side.

Seeing this, Ausikus quickly changed his tactic, pushing the ghost away from the dice cup while explaining to the audience in the livestream:

"Ghosts come in different ranks; the strongest are those that can appear and disappear freely. They possess intellect close to humans but are more persistent because they are essentially made of ’obsessions’."

"The slightly weaker ones also possess high intellect, but can only be observed by sentient beings and cannot be captured by cameras or camcorders. They are not as effortless as the first type."

"The weakest level has no combat power to speak of, nor much intelligence. They are mainly driven by a single obsession, and are so weak instinctually that they get paralyzed easily when observed by a certain number of people."

"This gambler ghost that can move even under the watchful eyes of the livestream and clearly shows dodging behavior, is almost at the second tier. Be very careful when dealing with such a target."

As he spoke, he suddenly changed his moves, and as he swung the chocolate sword, it even produced a slight whistling through the air.

The humanoid gambler ghost was driven to desperation by his swordsmanship, barely avoiding harsh strikes.

When struck by the chocolate, the ghost did not show any visible injuries but reacted as if seared by a red-hot iron, violently twitching for a moment. Just as Ausikus had the ghost scrambling in all directions, the previously quiet dice cup suddenly cracked open, and a weird dice creature with tentacles and twenty-one eyes shot towards Ausikus at high speed.

The barrage of comments went silent at that moment, and Ausikus, clearly prepared, shouted—

"I’ve been waiting for you!"

As soon as his words fell, he performed a Powerful Slash, not with the edge of the blade but with a sweeping smack, knocking the dice down to the ground. At the same time, he reached into his pocket with his left hand and pulled out a small net seemingly used for scooping goldfish, and scooped towards the dice—

"And here’s the ghost-catching cling film specially for catching ghosts, affordable and convenient to use, order now to enjoy..."

Ausikus hadn’t finished speaking when the dice, wrapped in cling film, suddenly burst out, its many tentacle-like tendrils piercing his body.

This well-known streamer’s body instantly stiffened, his complexion turning from rosy to deathly pale.

He looked up at the floating livestream drone with a look of despair and said,

"Counterfeits, they kill..."

Before he could finish, he suddenly collapsed to the ground.

In front of over a hundred thousand viewers, the previously triumphant streamer rapidly shriveled up, his skin wrinkled and dried, his eye sockets sinking in an indescribable manner. In an incredibly short amount of time, a corpse, as if just brought out from a Pyramid, appeared before the countless viewers.

No one could believe that this dry, blackened corpse had died just seconds ago...

Countless comments frantically emerged in the livestream, but the broadcast of this accident wasn’t stopped, as if trying to milk the last bit of popularity from the streamer...