The Taoist Boss Is Dominating The Horror World - Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Tunnel Terror (Part 1)
Overtime was impossible unless the extra pay was more substantial.
Qing Li, who had originally floored the accelerator, began to dawdle, actively searching for passengers.
“Hey, beautiful, want a ride?”
“As long as you have two eyeballs, the fare is very cheap!”
In the night, a red-clothed female ghost stood alone on the roadside.
Following the principle of “girl help girl,” Qing Li rolled down the car window and warmly greeted her.
The red-clothed female ghost had disheveled hair, her face hidden behind her hair, so her expression couldn’t be seen. But upon hearing Qing Li’s words, her motionless body suddenly bolted.
Damn, are organ traffickers so brazen now?
[“Wow, that’s a red-clothed fierce ghost.”]
[“Just asking for your two eyeballs scared her like this. We rural girls don’t even want our faces.”]
[“Hey, want a ride? Just need two arms and two legs.”]
[“Completely intact before getting in, missing arms and legs after getting off.”]
[“Hey, Yaoyaoling, I’m reporting illegal organ trafficking in the spooky world. What? You say the spooky world isn’t under your jurisdiction?”]
(Yaoyaoling: an internet slang term and is a homophone for the Chinese number “110.” It means that someone needs to seek help from the police.)
Because Qing Li’s actions were too audacious, the audience in the live stream room was having a blast with the jokes.
Especially scaring the red-clothed fierce ghost into running away made people burst into laughter.
In the spooky world, ghosts also have different levels of existence.
The most common and low-level ghosts, followed by grudges, fierce ghosts, red-clothed fierce ghosts, supreme fierce ghosts, evil spirits, and the legendary archfiends.
In the present live stream room, players couldn’t even kill the lowest-level ghosts, and encountering a red-clothed fierce ghost would result in certain death.
But who could have imagined…
With just one word from the little village girl, even the formidable demons in red robes can flee in panic (comedic expression).
However, along the way, Qing Li has indeed picked up quite a few passengers.
Except for the spot beside Chu Ci, where no demon dares to cross the thunderous pool, the rest of the space is packed to the brim, with some demons even floating on the roof of the bus.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, they are all incomplete demons, not a single one with a complete body.
“I want to get off the bus…”
“Let me off.”
“Help, can anyone save a ghost?”
Inside the bus, there is wailing and howling, a scene of utter despair.
Getting on the bus was easy, but getting off is difficult!
The other three players wake up from unconsciousness, and when they open their eyes, they are faced with countless ghosts right in front of them. The bodies of these ghosts have been deformed and twisted, like twisted pretzels, forming a bizarre tangle.
With just one glance, the three of them are terrified, and their hearts almost jump out of their chests.
What’s going on?
Why are there so many ghosts?
This must be hell!
The three who had just regained consciousness, this time, completely passed out again…
The gentle voice of the navigation system rings out: “Entering a tunnel 100 meters ahead, the tunnel is 500 meters long, please slow down, but of course, you can also speed up, there are no cameras in the tunnel anyway, whoever you hit, they’re out of luck, no need to compensate!”
Tunnel?
Upon hearing these two words, Qing Li’s eyebrows slightly furrow.
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A decayed face smashed into the front windshield, and a mass of something squirmed out from beneath the skin of the face.
I screamed in despair, crying out, until finally, I calmed down…
“I… will wait for you there!”
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It seems that this tunnel is the location mentioned in the last sentence of the blood message on the wall.
Those densely packed things are likely the strange creatures that crawled out of the driver’s throat when she cut his neck.
Navigation: “You have entered the tunnel. Friendly reminder, tunnels are dark and humid, making them a breeding ground for insects. Please cover your mouth and be cautious of insects crawling in.”
As the navigation voice abruptly stopped, the bus entered the tunnel, and the engine’s roar was amplified infinitely by the tunnel’s walls, causing eardrums to throb.
This time, Qing Li heeded the navigation’s advice and slowed down gradually.
In the pitch-black tunnel, even the headlights seemed to dim, enveloped by boundless darkness, attempting to gradually swallow everything.
“Ssh… Ssh…”
Strange sounds suddenly came from above the car.
Qing Li focused her attention, remaining calm.
“Ssh… Ssh…”
The sounds grew closer, as if something was crawling from the rear of the car to the front.
[The young girl’s expression suddenly became serious. Has something happened?]
[Could there be something in this tunnel?]
[Something feels really off; did any of you hear strange noises?]
[I turned up my headphones to the max, and apart from the wailing of the bus’s creatures, I didn’t hear any strange sounds.]
[I have a feeling that something powerful might suddenly appear ahead. I’ll activate my defensive abilities first.]
The viewers in the livestream room, analyzing Qing Li’s expression, began to sense that something was amiss.
The next moment, their suspicions were confirmed.
“Bang—”
A pale hand suddenly reached down from the roof of the car.
Then came the other hand…
A pale, withered hand hung down, tightly gripping the edge of the car’s front window frame, as there were still shards of glass remaining on it. Those two hands were cut, and instantly, blood flowed profusely.
However, those two hands seemed to have no sensation of pain. They slowly crawled from the outside to the inside, sharp nails rubbing against the broken glass, producing a piercing scratching sound.
A face, withered and ashen, suddenly hung down, locking eyes with Qing Li.
Her hair was disheveled, and her sunken eye sockets had bloodshot eyes, staring intensely at Qing Li.
“Save… save me…”
Blood kept gushing from her throat, her voice desperate, and one arm reached out towards Qing Li, as if grasping for a lifeline.
Qing Li shook her head, choosing not to intervene.
“Save…”
She spat out another pool of blood. Because her head was upside down, blood flowed into her nostrils, dripping slowly down her forehead, staining the front of the bus.
“Forget about saving you for now. Let’s talk about the cost of cleaning the car and compensation first,” Qing Li said, her eyes darkening as she saw her new car getting dirty.
The woman’s bloodshot eyes momentarily turned vacant, as if this script didn’t make sense.
Most people, when faced with such a situation, shouldn’t they be screaming in fear and trembling in terror?
“How… how much money?” the woman asked tentatively.
Narrowing her eyes, Qing Li said, “Not much, just give me everything except your head.”
“You’re asking for death—”
Realizing that she was being played, the woman’s face suddenly contorted. Bumps appeared beneath her already withered features, and inside those bumps, one could vaguely see long worms wriggling and contorting, just like the driver from before.
In those bloodshot eyes, you could also see worms moving inside.
This scene was a godsend for those with a fear of Trypophobia!
A sinister smile tugged at the corner of Qing Li’s mouth, and she slapped a talisman onto the woman’s face. The woman let out a piercing scream, clutching her face, and fell from the roof of the bus.
“Ka—ka ka—”
The tires rolled over the body, the sound of bones shattering clear in the ears.
“A group of little pests with the audacity to target me,” Qing Li’s expression turned cold.
