The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 362 - 255: The Night Ghost

Chapter 362: Chapter 255: The Night Ghost

As time gradually went by.

Guo You and the other two Messengers had temporarily figured out the situation on the first floor of the museum that afternoon, they were luckier than most as they did not encounter any ghosts, instead, they found an object suspected to be a Mysterious Item—an old hand warmer, though its specific use was unknown, it had been taken by one Messenger.

The Messenger who got the old hand warmer did not dare to study it recklessly for fear that the Mysterious Item would kill him inadvertently, so he just stored it and decided to research it slowly later.

This discovery made others envious and feel that this adventure was worthwhile.

"Li Yi, that’s the situation on the first floor for now, we really didn’t find anything else." At this moment, everyone gathered once again, eating snacks, drinking beverages, and chatting.

One would think they were here for a gathering if they didn’t know any better.

But what they discussed was how to find the ghost in the museum and how to complete the messenger task.

"Looking at this, we have to go to the basement no matter what," said Liu Qingqing.

Li Yi, with a calm expression, said, "When I meditated earlier, I sensed the situation in the basement, there was always some noise coming from there, and sometimes I sensed not just one set of footsteps, one heavy and one light, which is somewhat abnormal."

"Two sets of footsteps?" The others looked at Li Yi in surprise at this moment.

They did not doubt Li Yi’s super-sensing abilities, after all, as a superhuman, possessing some supernatural abilities was quite reasonable.

What they found astonishing was that there might be two ghosts in this museum?

"Could there be another supernatural person living downstairs?" Guo You asked, "Just like the previous curator, Fang Hua, who seemed alive but was actually already dead, as it’s impossible for a normal person to live with ghosts all the time, and this time’s messenger task was to deliver the letter to the ghost in the museum, if there are two ghosts, it somewhat goes against the requirements of the mission."

"Maybe we just need to deliver the letter to one of the ghosts," said another Messenger from the second floor.

"That’s unlikely," Guo You shook his head, "If that was the case, the task requirement would have explicitly said ’deliver it to one of the ghosts in the museum.’"

"Right now, there’s no need to think too much; we’ll decide after seeing how things go tomorrow morning," said Li Yi, "We’ve done what needed to be done today, you guys rest. I will keep an eye on our surroundings tonight, and if anything happens, I’ll let you know. I believe under such circumstances, you won’t sleep too deeply."

"How could we let you stay awake all night, let’s take turns instead," Guo You said.

Li Yi glanced and said, "Your sensory abilities are too poor, maybe the ghost could walk right beside you and you wouldn’t know. I’m different, with my senses, if there’s the slightest noise from the ghost, I could tell even from two stories up."

At night, in the quiet environment, his enhanced senses as an Evolver became even sharper, and tracking the movements of the fierce ghost was as simple as eating and drinking.

If it wasn’t for having a rough start after entering this world and losing so many teammates, once they adapted to this world’s supernatural power, they would definitely be among the most capable of surviving.

"I’m a Ghost Tamer and don’t need to sleep, I’ll stay awake with you," Liu Qingqing said at this time.

"Okay," Li Yi did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the others had nothing more to say, as they indeed did not possess Li Yi’s extraordinary abilities nor were they Ghost Tamers; they could only assist and do what they could.

As time gradually went by.

Night fell quickly.

The night was destined to be long.

Because the museum was closed long ago, there was no water and no electricity; it turned pitch dark at night, and only a little light from outside the windows shone in, which was almost useless for ordinary people, enough only to vaguely make out their surroundings and not nearly adequate for them to see clearly.

Although everyone had brought mobile phones, in such circumstances, they dared not turn on the lights and shine them around.

In such conditions, even Liu Qingqing dared not move around arbitrarily; although she was a Ghost Tamer, her eyes could not see in the dark, so she also reduced the frequency of her movements.

Although they were all seasoned Messengers from the second floor, sleeping in such conditions was still very difficult.

Given that the ghost was wandering somewhere downstairs, who knew when it might approach and target them.

But their worries seemed to be unnecessary.

Li Yi continued to sit with closed eyes, his senses spreading to grasp any movement around him; although his sense did not extend to the entire museum, ensuring the safety of his surroundings was still manageable, and throughout the first half of the night, the second floor remained safe, with no abnormalities whatsoever.

It was only after midnight that a rapid set of footsteps suddenly appeared on the first floor; the footsteps were light and the noise was not loud, resembling someone running past barefooted.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Li Yi slowly opened his eyes, his pupils glowing in the darkness.

He looked at Liu Qingqing beside him.

Liu Qingqing was resting against the wall, she had not been sleeping either, but she was completely unaware of the sudden footsteps on the first floor, she hadn’t heard a thing.

It seemed that the senses of ordinary people really were inadequate.

Li Yi thought the footsteps downstairs would also disappear quickly, but unexpectedly, the footsteps moved around the first floor like a headless fly, though not running fast, their locations kept changing, sometimes in the distance, sometimes suddenly appearing near downstairs, and at times, it seemed about to run out of the museum.

"Constantly changing positions, huh..."

He thought of the Ghost Tamer named Wang Qiao whose ability allowed him to appear suddenly at a place and disappear just as quickly.

It seemed the ghost downstairs possessed this capability as well.

This made the task of successfully delivering the letter somewhat troublesome.

Just as Li Yi was thinking this, the next moment, his entire body suddenly tensed up, a chill surging from the depths of his heart.

Step, step, step!

The rapid footsteps sounded, and for some unknown reason, the ghost on the first floor was swiftly ascending the stairs to the second floor. This abrupt change in behavior was unpredictable, and the ghost was moving very quickly; it was almost at the top of the stairs now.

"Liu Qingqing, the ghost is coming up," Li Yi whispered.

At this moment, Liu Qingqing, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes. In the dark environment, she immediately found Li Yi because his eyes were glowing bright and clear, as if a galaxy was flowing within them, which appeared quite supernatural. Such a distinct feature made him immediately recognizable to her no matter where they were.

"I can’t see anything, it’s pitch black before me, but I think I heard something..." Liu Qingqing said softly.

"I can see, my eyes have night vision. You just need to be on guard. The ghost is coming upstairs, and I’ll create an opportunity for us to act if necessary," Li Yi said.

"Okay," Liu Qingqing nodded.

At that moment, Li Yi slowly stood up. He remained motionless, keeping quiet, clutching the cracked short stick in his hand, his eyes fixed in the direction of the staircase.

At the stairs’ entrance, he had poured a puddle of Corpse Water.

Wait a moment.

Why did the Corpse Water turn red...

Li Yi could see very clearly now, as the fierce ghost approached, the Corpse Water on the ground was rapidly turning red at a rate visible to the naked eye. In no time at all, what was once Corpse Water had become a puddle of blood.

"Is it because there’s a ghost nearby that the Corpse Water, which contains supernatural power, is reacting this way?" he speculated in his mind.

If that was the case, then it was a good thing, as Li Yi had discovered another use for the Corpse Water.

However, Corpse Water could not stop a fierce ghost, and Li Yi never expected a puddle of water to prevent the ghost from reaching the top of the stairs.

It’s here!

Suddenly.

When the footsteps reached a certain point, Li Yi instinctively judged the other’s position.

It was the final step.

In the darkness, a sinister head appeared from the stairs’ entrance. It wasn’t the head of a living person, but that of a child, who was very eerie—his face pale with makeup, dressed in a gray long robe with a round hat, resembling a landlord’s young master. However, this young master wasn’t human but a ghost, as evidenced by its eye sockets, which were empty, devoid of eyeballs, just two pitch-black pits.

At this moment, the head kept moving, not looking at anyone, but listening to the surrounding noises.

Moreover, as soon as this Little Ghost appeared, the temperature around seemed to drop several degrees, and a cold aura began to swirl around everyone.

Feeling this chill, Guo You, who had been sleeping, and the other two Messengers couldn’t help but wake up. At first, they thought they were just a bit cold from sleeping on the ground, but when they saw Li Yi standing still, his eyes shining, they felt a twinge of tension.

Has something happened?

They didn’t make a sound immediately but looked towards Liu Qingqing.

With the help of some light from the outside window, and their eyes having somewhat adapted to the dim environment, they could faintly make out some details.

Liu Qingqing gestured with her finger to a few people to stay silent and then pointed in a certain direction in the dark.

At that moment, everyone instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

No doubt about it.

The ghost was here!

And nearby.

This chill was not just because of the cold night air, but because a fierce ghost had appeared, and the surroundings were influenced by supernatural power, causing perceptions to become deceptive.

Only...

Where was the ghost?

They looked forward with a mix of fear.

But in the dark, they couldn’t see anything at all, unable to pinpoint the location of the fierce ghost.

At that moment, only Li Yi could clearly see the ghost.

Perhaps due to excessive tension, as a Messenger’s breathing grew heavier, the ghost at the staircase, shaking its head, seemed to hear some noise; suddenly, it twisted its neck, and the pitch-black eye sockets turned in this direction.

Followed by, the urgent footsteps sounded again.

The ghost had crossed over the steps, stepping onto the water, and swiftly ran toward them.

As the sound of water being trampled rang out.

At this moment, everyone’s nerves tensed up.

They all knew better than anyone that the water was the last layer of warning on the steps, and crossing that barrier meant the ghost had reached the second floor.

"Attracted by the noise, huh? Good, saves me the trouble of finding it tomorrow," Li Yi, gripping the cracked short stick, prepared to confront it instead of retreating at that moment.

After a strike, he might be able to use the opportunity to send out the letter, completing this delivery task.