Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 153: Escape

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Escape

Lu Guo immediately turned around and swam towards the shore.

However...

Despite his limbs constantly moving and his body advancing, the shoreline, so close at hand, was unattainable no matter what!

How could this be possible?

But... the riverbank was clearly right in front of him!

A wave of spine-chilling, abnormal aura swiftly surrounded Lu Guo, and he struggled desperately to swim, but it was all in vain.

The wind grew stronger, and the river water became increasingly cold...

Was this Fog Gathering or reality?

Could it be that I have never left, always stuck in the mission of Fog Gathering?

The bizarre events happening in reality threw Lu Guo’s mind into severe confusion.

This was extremely dangerous because it often affects a person’s normal judgment.

But the strange phenomenon before him exceeded anything Lu Guo could imagine!

This didn’t feel like being in the real world at all; even in Fog Gathering, such things would be considered terrifying.

Lu Guo’s mind was a mess.

He turned his head and glanced back, only to see in the middle of the river... that terrifying Water Ghost in a white dress was slowly turning her head to gaze at him.

It was a female ghost, and just judging from her features, she looked quite pretty, except... all her features were inverted.

This created a strong sense of eeriness.

Being stared at by it, Lu Guo suddenly felt his limbs go limp.

No... Fear was taking over his body.

Lu Guo had seen such things many times in Fog Gathering; many newcomers who entered Fog Gathering for the first time met their end like this.

Under intense fear, it is difficult for humans to control their actions.

Lu Guo never thought... he would face such a day himself.

Yet, having struggled for survival for a period in Fog Gathering, he refused to give up!

But... is there a path to survival?

Continuously swimming towards the riverbank, the shore seemed so close, yet unreachable.

This feeling was exceedingly despairing.

Where is the way to survive?

Lu Guo forced himself to clear a piece of clarity from his chaotic mind.

First of all... this is the real world, not Fog Gathering...

How could there be ghosts in the real world? Although Lu Guo wanted to avoid this question, the thought emerged from his mind anyway.

Unable to find an answer, he quickly pondered the next question.

In Fog Gathering, there is decryption, there are rules, but now it’s the real world, there is no decryption, no rules...

Even... the capabilities of a fierce ghost might not be restricted.

Damn!

Why has this ghost targeted me?

Lu Guo couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

However, just then, he suddenly thought of something.

Lu Guo forced down the fear in his heart and turned to look again.

The horrific female ghost, still staring at him from the middle of the river, its mouth full of sharp teeth had parted, seemingly smiling.

But it didn’t move!

Why isn’t it moving?

No... even in the real world, ghosts do not have unlimited powers...

It definitely has some form of restriction!

For example, right now, it made the riverbank unreachable, but it hadn’t approached him!

No... it’s not that it hasn’t approached, it can’t approach!

Lu Guo abruptly stopped struggling, and immediately, a strong sense of weakness flooded his limbs.

This feeling left Lu Guo with lingering fear, creating a strong sense of retrospection.

Thankfully, he reacted quickly...

He finally understood.

This ghost could make this river infinitely wide!

Not visually infinite, but conceptually infinite, meaning... that no matter what, he couldn’t reach the shore.

But at the same time, the ghost in the middle of the river couldn’t move either; its plan was to induce fear in him, thereby quickly exhausting his physical strength!

When his stamina reached its limit and his limbs could no longer move, it would lift this strange ability, then easily grab him and drag him... to the deepest part of this river.

Lu Guo shivered in the water.

When he stopped moving, no longer frantically struggling in the water, the expression of the female ghost seemed even more ferocious.

The slit on its forehead revealed sharp teeth, as if ready to devour Lu Guo in the next second.

But Lu Guo had a hunch, he suppressed his fear and watched it closely; if it moved, he would immediately swim towards the shore; if it stayed still, he would not waste any strength!

Lu Guo firmly believed that a ghost’s power also had its limits!

Some ghosts could teleport instantly, but only a few meters away, while some fierce ghosts could teleport to any place within sight.

Judging from this ghost’s tactics, Lu Guo was sure that it wasn’t a fierce ghost so overwhelmingly powerful that it couldn’t be resisted; its abnormal prowess was nearing its limit!

The water felt increasingly cold, and Lu Guo suspected he might be on the verge of catching a cold.

His mind was filled with pessimistic thoughts: what if he guessed wrong? What if it’s just two more meters to the shore? What if it suddenly lunged at him?

These various thoughts shook Lu Guo’s resolve.

Fortunately... he held onto the final bottom line.

That was if the ghost didn’t move, neither would he!

The man and the ghost stared each other down in the river, as if the ghost could see through Lu Guo’s thoughts.

This ghost with inverted eyes revealed strong resentment and bitterness.

Then, the river water slowly rose over its chin, and at the same time, Lu Guo suddenly felt the temperature of the wind.

Moreover... the river water wasn’t as cold anymore, sounds of cars and horns from the city reached his ears.

The abnormality解除ed!

Lu Guo immediately turned around and swam furiously!

This time, he grabbed the bank in one go!

When Lu Guo, completely soaked, climbed ashore, he saw ripples spreading from the center of the river, as if something had just submerged.

Lu Guo didn’t care to rest and hurriedly left the scene.

Only when he blended into the crowd did Lu Guo finally relax.

He didn’t mind the strange looks from passersby; at that moment, Lu Guo let out a sigh of relief.

He had survived...

Lu Guo couldn’t imagine if he had remained mentally disturbed by fear, continued exhausting his strength, what the outcome might have been.

And even more unimaginable was that such a terrifying and bizarre event occurred in reality...

This left Lu Guo shuddering; now even the real world wasn’t safe anymore...

What will this world ultimately become?

Lu Guo looked up blankly at the sky.

The spring sun hung high in the clouds, yet the sunlight it cast down made Lu Guo feel not a hint of warmth...

...

Ye City.

Bai Yanliang and Feng Xiuxue sat facing each other.

Feng Xiuxue looked him up and down, clicking her tongue in surprise, "I never expected you to end up helping the police with their work now."

Bai Yanliang chuckled, "Eradicating evil and promoting good, upholding justice, what’s wrong with that?"

Feng Xiuxue took off her large sunglasses, propping her chin with her hand and tilted her head as she looked at him, "Well, nothing wrong, it’s just surprising that despite your past crimes, they still trust you."

Bai Yanliang picked up the plain boiled water he specifically asked the waiter for and took a sip, "I didn’t expect it either."