Chapter 1: A Ring
[Case 1: Triple slaughterhouse serial murder case]
"March 6, three o'clock in the afternoon. A serial murder case occurred in the Sanlian slaughterhouse on the outskirts of Youshi, and all 79 employees of the factory were executed by slaughtering with sharp knives in just five minutes. In the three months since the closure of the slaughterhouse, more than two dozen cases of missing people have followed, and the Sanlian slaughterhouse has now been completely locked down by the military."
[Case 2: The case of the disappearance of the Black Crow Psychiatric Hospital]
"At 12 o'clock in the evening of October 15, a large-scale disappearance occurred in the Black Crow Psychiatric Hospital in Xiaguan District, Youshi, and more than 100 patients and staff members of the hospital disappeared, and a large number of police and medical personnel who entered the psychiatric hospital also disappeared. After that, the personnel of the special state agencies entered, and after two hours the entire Crow psychiatric hospital collapsed and became a ruin, but there are disappearances around the ruins every once in a while, and it is now classified as a forbidden area by the army. ”
[Case 3: The case of the corpse of Fresh Garden]
"At one o'clock in the morning of March 15, there was a tragedy in the villa building No. 103 of Qingxin Yayuan Villa District, Yuhua District, Youshi, where seven people surnamed Luo were torn apart by unknown creatures, and many police officers who entered later were also killed and injured. However, on 15 April this year, a similar murder occurred in the No. 502 villa building in the Hongwu Villa District, where 11 members of the family were torn apart by unknown creatures, and another similar murder occurred on 15 May, which has not yet been resolved. ”
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In the scorching summer, Ye Dou read the bizarre and bizarre case descriptions recorded in his notebook, but his back was cold, and cold sweat came out.
As an unlucky student assigned by the dormitory manager to clean up, he was cleaning the dormitory room for Professor Yang, who had just passed away, when he dug out a notebook from the corner, and it is estimated that the Yang family, who had collected the relics before, did not find it.
In addition to the hand-drawn skull pattern on the first page, the various cases recorded in this notebook are also strange and penetrating, and the horror level is almost comparable to that of ghost stories, scary is a must.
You must know that Professor Yang was a genuine professor of archaeology before his death, and he was quite famous in the industry, but I never expected that Professor Yang, who seemed to be unsmiling in his memory, was still a lover of supernatural stories.
It is said that a chef who does not want to be a tailor is not a good driver.
Who doesn't have a hobby?
But professional archaeologists like Professor Yang also believe in the words of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.
Won't he be weak when he digs up people's ancestral graves?
Hehe.
Is it necessary to light a candle in the southeast corner of the burial chamber every time the grave is dug up, and when the candle is extinguished, it is necessary to put back what you have in place?
Wait!
Isn't the ghost city in the notebook the city you live in?
Aren't the Triple Slaughterhouse, the Black Crow Mental Hospital, the Fresh Grace Garden, and so on all places that exist?
It seems that the names of these places have appeared frequently on the TV news, but the situation is not at all what Professor Yang described in his notes, I remember that there should have been fires or explosions in these places, and it is true that many people died, and the incident occurred in the past two years.
Could it be that Professor Yang is still a supernatural writer?
The other party stubbornly adapted all the cases in reality into horror stories.
Continuing to flip through the notebook in his hand, Ye Doupin read other bizarre and strange contents, but without turning a few pages, a small black key fell out of the notebook, and the end of the key handle was also engraved with a golden pattern, which was quite exquisite, and it seemed to be the key to some kind of box or box.
Coincidental!
He looked at the tabletop, which was covered by a locking wooden box made of rosewood.
This rosewood box was originally very cleverly hidden, and it was hidden in the mezzanine of the bottom of Professor Yang's bed, if he hadn't moved the bed a little while cleaning, I am afraid that he would not have found the hidden mezzanine and wooden box at all.
Judging from the professionalism of the archaeology students, Ye Dou is 100% sure that this carved rosewood box is from modern times, and that only women usually use this rosewood box to store some valuable jewelry.
It's weird.
How could an archaeology professor who loves antiques hide this modern item as a treasure?
"This key should be able to fit the wooden box, what is inside?" Ye Dou narrowed his eyes, full of curiosity.
It stands to reason that he shouldn't touch other people's relics, but driven by curiosity, he still poked the small key into the keyhole of the box, intending to see what relics were inside, and it was a big deal to return it to the Yang family after reading it.
Gada!
The key turned, and with a crisp sound, the rosewood box was opened, and when I looked closely, a dull dark gold ring appeared in the wooden box.
Pick it up and look closely, the surface of the glossy ring is deep and dark, almost no reflection of light, and in the center of the ring is a lifelike small skull.
"Huh, isn't the skull on the ring the skull pattern depicted on the first page of the notebook?" Ye Dou simply held Professor Yang's notebook and compared it with each other.
Yes, you can't go wrong.
The skull on this ring is the skull drawn on the first page of Professor Yang's notes, and the two are 100% similar, why did Professor Yang draw a picture of the skull ring?
Could it be that this skull ring has any special meaning?
After staring at the skull ring for a while, Ye Dou found that with his professional level, he couldn't tell what age this ring came from, so he simply tried to put the ring on his right index finger.
He thought that this seemingly small ring would not fit into his right index finger at all, but the skull ring suddenly became larger, and then it was put on the index finger without hindrance, and then it was instantly reduced and tightened.
Sensing that the ring was strange, Ye Dou immediately put his left hand on his right hand, wanting to take off this strange skull ring on his right index finger first.
As a result, no matter how hard he tried, the strange skull ring didn't move at all, as if it was connected to his flesh and blood, and once he tried it, his fingers hurt sharply.
"What's wrong with this ring, you can't take it off anyway?" Looking at the skull ring on his index finger blankly, Ye Dou was shocked inexplicably.
It's a fake to say not to be nervous, this ring is so weird, it's like becoming a part of your body, maybe it's just too hard, the skin of the index finger wearing the ring is torn, a little stinging, and it's already starting to bleed.
Blood quickly stained the dark gold ring.
Unexpectedly, after being stained with blood, the skull on the ring suddenly shone brightly, and the image became plump, and then opened its big mouth and spewed out a brilliant purple streamer from its mouth, and the purple light instantly skyrocketed, filling the field of vision.
When Ye Dou came back to his senses, he couldn't help but be shocked, and he didn't know if there was something wrong with his eyes, the whole room was coated with a layer of purple by the purple streamer spit out by the skull ring, and a strange and inexplicable pattern appeared in front of him.
This pattern shows all kinds of demons and ghosts, including demons with horns on their heads, strange monsters with animal heads, and zombie ghosts, as well as some unnamed, indescribable terrifying creatures, these terrifying creatures are lifelike and vivid, making people shudder.
Directly above these monsters, there is a mysterious existence hidden in the dark curtain, leaving only a pair of purple eyes full of evil light, full of mystery and deterrence, like a high demon king, looking down on everything in the world.
Looking up at his purple eyes full of magic, Ye Dou only felt some strange and obscure whispers echoing in his ears, his eyes gradually became hot and hot, and then there was a black ...... in front of him
Ye Dou had a dream.
I dreamed that I had become a hairy crab that had been put into a steamer, and that I had been put into a black cauldron, and that the scorching steam rising around me was constantly roasting me, and it was really hot.
He wanted to swing a pair of pliers to pry open the dark and boundless steamer lid above his head, but unfortunately his body seemed to be tied up and he couldn't move at all.
Under the continuous edification of water vapor, he felt that his dirt began to beat violently, his body gradually became hot and hot, and the bones of his whole body were in severe pain, as if he had entered the furnace to be calcined.
Finished!
This time, it will definitely turn into a fragrant red-shelled hairy crab.
Is it because I love crabs?
Heaven is going to turn me into a crab and stew me in a pot?
In the haze, Ye Dou, who was full of heat, only felt that a gurgling clear stream came from the index finger of his right hand in time, surging towards his limbs, making him feel relieved and comfortable, and the pain in his body was constantly relieved and gradually receded.
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The next day, at dawn.
Ye Dou slowly opened his eyes, got up from the floor, and stretched out in the slightly pale morning light, looking around: "I slept so well this night, I haven't slept so well for a long time, hey, did I sleep on the floor last night?"
What does it smell?
He couldn't help but frown as his nose fluttered.
When I looked down, I saw that my whole body, including my face and hair, was wrapped in a layer of gray-black sludge, faintly emitting a fishy smell, which was very unpleasant.
"It's disgusting! What are these things?" Ye Dou had goosebumps all over his body.
When did I fall into the manure pit?
Could it be that someone is playing a prank?
That's not right.
The doors and windows were locked, he was the only one in the room, and there was no trace of any other items moving, so it was impossible for someone to break in and play a prank and deliberately.
Echoing carefully, it seems that yesterday I found a skull ring from the box left by Professor Yang, and I fainted after wearing the ring...... Then I had a strange dream, and I can't remember exactly what it was.
It's useless to think about it, so it's better to wash this dirty thing first, and it's best not to let people bump into it.
Ye Dou gently pushed open the door and found that the old dormitory building was surprisingly quiet, and the corridor was empty, so he quickly left the old dormitory building where he didn't even have a bathroom, and trotted all the way back to the school's new dormitory building a kilometer away.
There were not many pedestrians on the road, and he expected that his classmates were in their last class before graduation, so he returned to the dormitory and took a change of clothes, and rushed to the student bathroom downstairs to start washing off the smelly filth on his body.
After scrubbing with bath liquid four or five times, he made sure that there was no smell on his body, so he dried his body and put on his clothes and walked out of the bathroom.
"I'm going! this is me?" Coming to the mirror at the outer door of the bathroom, Ye Dou was startled.
In the mirror, his skin is fair, his lips are red and his teeth are white, his eyebrows are delicate, and his eyes are as bright and clean as cold stars, which is simply an upgraded version of himself.
In addition, Ye Dou could even clearly perceive that his five senses had increased a lot, and his physique seemed to have been strengthened to a certain extent.
The humidity in the air, the scent of grass outside the window, the sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves, the insects crawling on the trunks of the trees in the distance, etc., can be clearly perceived, and there is a feeling that everything is under control.
"Those martial arts masters in martial arts novels have their ears and eyes clear, and as long as there is wind and grass around, they will be aware of it, and it is nothing more than that, what happened last night?" Feeling the wonderful changes that occurred in his body, Ye Dou was dumbfounded.
Could it be that in this night, I came to a I Ching to wash the marrow and be reborn?