I saw the huge tree that emitted a red halo, with dead branches and leaves, twisting and soaring into the sky.

And under the tree was a human-tall monster, which was inserted into his body by six black iron pillars, staring it at the trunk.

It was a humanoid creature - hands, feet, head, and facial features!

It's just that its hands are tentacles that resemble octopus, and they are covered with dense scarlet eyes......

Its feet were normal—if you ignore the four thick toes.

The head was large, but it had only a bloody mouth full of sharp fangs. A long, slender tongue with spikes sticks out and reaches to the position of the chest.

That's right, just above the face that resembles him on his chest.

When the face opened its eyes and saw his figure, it actually smiled evilly.

"Apu, Runo, Resi......" (chaos, despair, death...... ）

Wayne stared blankly at everything in front of him.

It's just a simple meditation, so you don't need such a big scene, right?

"What the hell are you?"

The smile on that face froze, and he looked at Wayne in surprise, as if wondering why this person hadn't passed out yet.

"Apu, Runo, Resi......" (chaos, despair, death...... ）

"What do you mean?"

Wayne saw the expression on that face, looked at those weird tentacles with fear, and asked.

"Ryssi!" (Death!) ）

The face of the unbelieving man spoke again, but when he saw that Wayne was still standing there upright, his face couldn't help but collapse, "Ah ......"

"Can't you talk to people?"

Wayne stepped forward and slapped the face.

He had already seen that this strange thing couldn't hurt him.

If it's really dangerous, such a big monster, he can't run away if he wants to.

Just like the most widely circulated adage in the world: small disasters do not need to be hidden, and major disasters cannot be avoided.

The face realized his actions and opened its mouth wide in horror, "Haa! (Don't!) ）

Click!

The slap didn't feel like a fleshy body, but a crisp sound like glass breaking.

"Broken?"

It's not that the monster is broken, it's that the entire space around it is shattered and cracked.

The monster, along with the giant tree behind him, appeared with black cracks and clicked sounds.

Then the whole space shattered apart, as if a complete puzzle had been broken up by him, and the stars dissipated into nothingness.

Wayne only felt a flash in front of him, and by the time he saw it clearly, he had returned to the familiar room again.

"It's ...... Meditation? ”

How can this be meditation?

"Recy."

At this moment, a voice sounded in my ears.

Wayne was so frightened that he jumped out and turned to look, "Who?" Who's talking? ”

No one?

He took a turn and looked closely, but found nothing.

Hallucinations again?

"Apu."

"Not a hallucination! Bastard, where are you, come out? ”

"Recy."

Hearing that voice again, Wayne felt like he was going crazy, he was sure it was the monster with the face on his waist.

But no matter how much he searched, he found nothing until he looked up......

"!"

Wayne was startled, his eyes widening as he stared at his face in mid-air.

No, a head that looks exactly like him, to be exact.

What's even weirder is that he only has a head, like a ball, and he doesn't even have a neck.

"What the hell are you? So haunted? ”

"Runo."

"Uncle Lu!"

This time, Wayne couldn't bear it anymore, and jumping up was a slap.

but

I didn't touch anything, and I almost dodged myself.

"Phantom? Phantom? Still ......" Wayne got up from the ground and looked at it stunned.

"Apu."

The head glanced at him, and there seemed disdain in his eyes.

Wayne was furious, "I can't cure you anymore?" ”

Ever since I read that meditation scroll, this ghost thing has relied on him, and he can't shake it off.

And the bastard's expression is too annoying.

"You bastard—huh?"

That's when he discovered the head...... Like eating?

He put down the chair he had just picked up and watched for a moment to make sure it was eating.

Every time the head said a few words, his mouth would open wide and he would chew and swallow as if he were biting down on a piece of meat......

And when the chewing stops, he speaks again.

There are three tones over and over again: Reisi, Apu, and Luno.

"What the hell is going on?"

Wayne watched for a while, making sure the head wasn't a danger to him.

He looked at the properties panel in his mind to see if anything had changed.

Sure enough, there are hints!

[Meditate for an hour, reward: Spirit Level +0.01.] 】

Meditated...... An hour?

Wayne looked up at the head, feeling like it wasn't enough.

Is this really meditation?

Which meditation is like this?

When!

At this moment, there was a sound from the "automatic exchange machine" in the blue and white box, louder than before.

Well? There's a letter from the school?

Wayne glared at his head again before turning to open the box and take out the contents.

A letter, a crystal ball?

Puzzled, he opened the letter and read it.

"Congratulations on becoming the 10038234 th wizard apprentice of the Ghost School, I hope you won't mind this entrance test, everything is for the peace of the Ghost School!"

"The Ghost Meditation Method, which also has another name - the Soul Devouring Method, is the biggest secret of our school, and we are sorry for not telling it in advance."

"In order to show the reward for keeping your secrets, all knowledge exchange prices in the Future School are discounted by 10%, and a crystal ball is included. (By sticking your head to it, you can check your spirit level.) ）”

"Note 1: When you meditate, it is normal to have any abnormality, and the school advises you to get used to it and embrace its presence, which will not have any impact on your life.

To be precise, there is no way for anyone other than the wizards of the Ghost School to discover its existence! ”

"Note 2: Try not to beat it, this will interrupt your meditation. Of course, you can hit it with psychic power! (This is a kind reminder from me, after all, the other apprentices in the school...... ）”

"Note 3: It has a certain amount of wisdom, but not much!"

"Finally, let's remember the adage: death is not the end of the quest for knowledge - Ghost School Apprenticeship Administration!"

After reading it, Wayne couldn't help but read it again, especially the kind reminder from the apprenticeship management office......

It turned out that he was beaten in the wrong way before!

Wayne put the letter away on the table, looked at the head in mid-air with a cruel smile, and clenched his fist with one hand, his spiritual power condensed in his fist.

The head noticed his movements, and dazedly spat out a tone: "Recy? ”

Wayne punched him, "Rui, you geoduck, call Daddy!" ”