15: Chapter 15 The Ghost Child! A-Level Incident! The Resurgence of Terror Intensifies

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Rebirth Temple, on the outskirts of Changyang City.

After three months of expansion, the once desolate mountain and dilapidated temple had been completely transformed.

With black tiles and red walls, soaring eaves and upturned corners, magnificent halls were built along the mountainside, exuding grandeur.

In the center of the main hall, Lin Chuan's stone Buddha statue had gradually recovered from its damaged and shattered state.

Although at first glance, the statue still wore that same eerie, half-smiling expression, its surface was now coated with a dark golden luster, making it appear more majestic and even more... uncanny.

In a corner of the main hall.

Qin Yao and Zhou Kai were idly scrolling through their phones.

As core Believers of Lin Chuan, they were now the actual managers of this temple, living a life of comfort.

"Holy shit!"

Qin Yao suddenly cursed, his eyes wide as saucers.

"Old Zhou, look at this video!"

Zhou Kai leaned over and saw a video of a man in his seventies lying on a hospital bed, his belly swollen high.

With a piercing scream, a blood-soaked infant actually crawled out of the old man's stomach.

"This..."

Zhou Kai's mouth twitched. Even though he was over forty and had experienced numerous supernatural events, he was at a loss for words.

Beside him, Qin Yao shook his head and continued his incessant rant.

"A seventy-year-old man giving birth?"

"Is this the degradation of morality or the distortion of humanity?"

"The world is getting harder and harder to understand."

While they were talking, up in the main hall, Lin Chuan was checking all his evolution points.

He opened his panel.

"[Power Of Will: 0.]"

"[fear value: 0.]"

"[Current evolution points: 50030.]"

"Fifty thousand..."

Lin Chuan thought to himself.

Over these three months, he had harvested a massive amount of Power Of Will and, through the coughing ghoul clone, had practically combed through Changyang City's underworld.

Finally, he had gathered these fifty thousand evolution points.

"Deep Blue, add points... oh no! Evolution!"

Boom!!

As Lin Chuan consumed the fifty thousand evolution points, an invisible wave instantly swept through the entire Rebirth Temple.

On Lin Chuan's Buddha statue, the dark golden light surged violently before rapidly receding, transforming into an abyssal, pitch-black darkness.

It was a blackness that could devour all light.

"[Consumed 50000 evolution points.]"

"[Level Up: C-Rank → B-Rank!]"

"[Note: Consuming another five million evolution points will directly promote to A-Rank!]"

"[Congratulations, Master. Your horror level has ascended once more!]"

"[Unlocked Core Rule Ability — Second-Layer Ghost Domain!]"

"[Ability Description: You can overlay and open a Second-Layer Ghost Domain on top of your existing Ghost Domain. The Second-Layer Ghost Domain has a smaller coverage range (current radius 500 meters), but within this range, all your rule powers receive a tenfold amplification!]"

"[Note: Maintaining the Second-Layer Ghost Domain consumes immense energy. Every three minutes of use requires a 24-hour cooldown.]"

"[Current First-Layer Ghost Domain Coverage: 50 kilometers!]"

"B-Rank!"

"Tenfold amplification!"

Feeling the terrifying power within him, as if he could Control everything, Lin Chuan was extremely satisfied.

Now, just by deploying his Ghost Domain, he could cover the entire area of Changyang City!

And that Second-Layer Ghost Domain was his ultimate trump card.

Within that half-kilometer radius, even an A-rank Abnormality would find him a worthy opponent!

Just as Lin Chuan was immersed in the joy of his promotion...

Tap, tap, tap!

A series of hurried footsteps shattered the tranquility of the main hall.

Zhao Linfeng rushed in, sweating profusely, his face etched with unprecedented terror.

He thudded to his knees before Lin Chuan's Buddha statue, his voice trembling:

"My Buddha! Something terrible has happened!"

"A catastrophe!"

Qin Yao and Zhou Kai hurriedly went to him.

"Old Zhao, why the panic? Even if the sky falls, the Buddha will hold it up."

Zhao Linfeng ignored them completely, prostrating himself before the statue and continuing:

"In the city... many people are pregnant!"

"Men, women, old, young... so many people's bellies have inexplicably swollen!"

"And what's being born... isn't human at all!"

"It's... an Abnormal Fetus!"

Hearing the words "Abnormal Fetus," the smiles on Qin Yao and Zhou Kai's faces instantly froze.

They had just been discussing the old man giving birth.

"And also..."

Zhao Linfeng swallowed hard, his voice growing even more uneasy.

"The Laboratory sent a message."

"That drop of ghoul blood they've been researching... is missing."

"It... broke out of the Laboratory, whereabouts unknown."

Hearing this, Lin Chuan's heart sank heavily.

The ghoul blood missing?

Abnormal Fetuses appearing in the city?

There was absolutely a necessary connection between the two.

"Could it be that..."

Before Lin Chuan could ponder further...

Whoosh... a sinister wind suddenly blew in from outside the hall.

Immediately after.

Black snow began to fall from the sky.

No, it wasn't snow.

It was... paper ash.

Black paper ash swirling through the air, like funeral money, fluttering down onto every corner of Changyang City.

The next second.

The sky turned red.

A dark red curtain of light erupted from the city center, spreading outward at an astonishing speed.

In just a few breaths.

The entire Changyang City, along with the Rebirth Temple outside the city, was enveloped by this dark red curtain of light.

An oppressive, despairing, suffocating aura instantly filled every inch of the air.

"[Warning! High-risk supernatural reaction detected!]"

"[Warning! Located within an unknown A-rank Ghost Domain!]"

On Lin Chuan's panel, red warning text flashed frantically.

"A-Rank?!"

Lin Chuan's pupils contracted sharply.

Even though he had just been promoted to B-Rank, facing this sudden A-rank Ghost Domain, he felt a strong palpitation.

At this point in time, aside from that mysteriously vanished old man, there had never been any supernatural event exceeding B-Rank anywhere in the world!

Changyang City... was about to undergo a drastic change!

"My Buddha... what's happening?"

Qin Yao looked at the paper ash falling outside the window, his voice trembling.

He was starting to panic too.

Because at this moment, the abnormality within him was showing signs of crashing!

After all, the Ghost Suppression Department had conducted experiments showing that under normal circumstances, even with a difference of two or three ranks, a lower-rank abnormality wouldn't crash... Zhao Linfeng's face was also deathly pale.

"We must call for reinforcements!"

"An event of this level is beyond our ability to handle!"

With trembling hands, he pulled out a specially made gold satellite phone, trying to contact the prefectural and provincial capitals.

Given the current situation, even with the Buddha present, it might not be resolved.

Lin Chuan also tacitly approved Zhao Linfeng's call for aid.

He was well aware of his own capabilities.

Facing an A-rank supernatural event, Lin Chuan wasn't exactly afraid, but he wasn't confident he could protect the entire Changyang City either.

However, after Zhao Linfeng dialed several numbers, only a busy tone came from the other end.

"Sorry, the number you have dialed... zzt... zzt..."

"Beep... beep..."

"Answer... please answer..."

Zhao Linfeng was frantic with sweat.

Suddenly.

The call connected.

But what came through wasn't the voice of an operator.

Instead, it was the eerie cry of a baby.

"Waa... waa..."

The cry was piercing, full of resentment, drilling directly into Zhao Linfeng's eardrum through the phone receiver.

"Ah!!"

Zhao Linfeng screamed in pain, dropping his phone.

Immediately after.

His belly, as if inflated, began to swell at a visible rate.

His clothes tore, revealing a bluish-purple belly.

Something inside seemed to be writhing frantically, trying to break out.

"Old Zhao... you..."

Seeing this, Qin Yao couldn't help but blurt out again:

"You... you're pregnant too?"

But this time, no one laughed.

"Hmph!"

Right at that moment.

A cold snort exploded within the main hall.

Lin Chuan had made his move.

"Na... Mo..."

Accompanied by the eerie, distorted sound of the Life-Reaping Sanskrit Sound!

A wave of rule power suddenly enveloped Zhao Linfeng.

Bolstered by B-rank rule power, the Sanskrit sound seemed to form a large net, forcefully suppressing Zhao Linfeng's belly.

"Whimper..."

Soon, the thing inside his belly let out an unwilling whimper before slowly ceasing its agitation.

Then, Zhao Linfeng's belly deflated like a punctured balloon.

"Th-thank... thank you, My Buddha..."

Zhao Linfeng collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath, his eyes filled with the fear of a narrow escape.

Just a moment ago, he had been half a step away from death!

Simultaneously.

Another series of messages popped up on Lin Chuan's panel.

"[Resentment Fetus Ghoul: A-Rank (Fully Revived)!]"

"[Rule Ability 1: Parasitism! Anyone who comes into contact with it or hears its voice will be parasitized!]"

"[Rule Ability 2: Wailing! Hearing its cry will trigger an attack!]"

"[Rule Ability 3: Gluttony! Once marked by it, the target will be cruelly devoured!]"

"A-rank Resentment Fetus..."

Looking at these impressive panel attributes, Lin Chuan also felt a chill.

This thing seemed born to destroy cities.

And at this moment.

Other cities outside also sensed the anomaly in Changyang City.

Qinglong Prefecture.

Inside the monitoring center of the Prefectural Ghost Suppression Department, alarm sirens blared incessantly.

"Report! Changyang City's supernatural index is off the charts! It has exceeded the monitoring upper limit!"

"Satellite imagery shows... the entire Changyang City is covered by a dark red Ghost Domain!"

"It's likely... a B-rank, or even B-rank-plus supernatural event?!"

The person in charge's face instantly turned ashen.

"Quick! Mobilize all forces! Prepare for support!"

However.

Before they could react.

More bad news arrived one after another.

"Report! Linjiang City has erupted with a C-rank supernatural event 'Ghost Rain'! The entire city is submerged!"

"Report! Fengyuan City has a B-rank abnormality 'Human Head Balloon'! It's spreading to surrounding areas!"

"Report..."

As if by prior arrangement.

Supernatural events everywhere were erupting in full force at this very moment.

The order that had been barely maintained was instantly shaken!

Above the provincial capital of Yanmang Province.

At this very moment.

It too was completely enveloped by dense clusters of black fog.

Within that fog, countless tall, shadowy figures could be vaguely seen wandering.

Inside the city, all external communications were severed, and transportation was paralyzed.

This super metropolis with a population of over ten million.

In an instant.

Seemed to have become an isolated island.

Sitting within the Rebirth Temple, Lin Chuan looked at the swirling black paper ash outside the window and the dark red light curtain enveloping the entire city. Instead of fear, a hint of madness gradually welled up in his heart!

"Chaos is good."

"The greater the chaos... the more opportunities."

"Heh heh heh!!"