21: Live as a hero, die as a ghost hero! (Bonus for Xinying!)

Although Song Zhong was very tired, he still had things to do.

He turned around and walked to Ghost Face King's corpse, took out a surgical knife, and removed Ghost Face King's internal organs.

Song Zhong packed the organs in a fresh-keeping bag, then left the area, disappearing into the rainy night.

A few minutes later, 136 Squad members finally arrived.

They saw Ghost Face King split in half, and Lin Qi Ye holding Zhao Kongcheng's corpse.

Everyone fell silent!

Rainy days are best paired with tears…

In the outskirts of Cangnan City, inside a deserted farm.

Song Zhong sat exhausted on the ground, next to an old box.

He rummaged through the old box for the last piece of bread, tore open the packaging, took a bite, and chewed it carefully.

After eating, he shook the packaging bag, pouring the remaining crumbs into his mouth.

As the food entered his stomach, it gradually warmed up.

The feeling of exhaustion had disappeared, and Song Zhong took out the fresh-keeping bag.

Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys!

All Five Elements organs were present.

The heart belongs to Fire, occupying the southern Li position.

The liver belongs to Wood, occupying the eastern Zhen position.

The lungs belong to Metal, occupying the western Dui position.

The kidneys belong to Water, occupying the northern Kan position.

The spleen belongs to Earth, located in the center.

After arranging Ghost Face King's organs according to the Five Elements positions, Song Zhong cut his finger.

A drop of blood fell, and before it could reach the ground, it split into five portions, landing on each of the five organs.

Bang!

A red mist suddenly appeared, descending beside Song Zhong.

On the offerings laid out on the ground, a faint green glow suddenly emerged.

The red mist quickly gathered towards those green glows, and the five organs were like lit candles.

They burned at a visible speed, but left no ashes.

A cold wind blew through the abandoned farm, but the green flames remained unaffected.

[Congratulations, Host, for completing the sacrifice! Sacrifice Value +130!]

"Phew!"

Song Zhong smiled, it was time to draw.

In the dim System space, Song Zhong was already standing in front of a coffin.

Yin Lingzi, the God of Escape!

As the first bronze coffin activated by the System's grand gift package.

Silver Spirit's Firefly had helped Song Zhong escape death many times.

Especially when he had just Transmigrated.

Song Zhong placed his palm on the bronze coffin, and the System immediately began to help him draw an ability.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for acquiring the ability "Transformation"! Current Sacrifice Value: 30]

Transformation?

Song Zhong clicked on the ability description.

Transformation: The user can transform into the appearance of other creatures, indistinguishable from the outside. At the same time, they can conceal their aura, becoming no different from an ordinary person.

This ability seemed interesting, so it was a Transformation spell!

With a thought, a black ribbon suddenly appeared over Song Zhong's eyes, and his height began to shrink.

In less than a second, he had transformed into Lin Qi Ye's previous appearance.

Song Zhong reached out and looked; indeed, from the outside, there was no discernible difference.

The next second, Song Zhong reverted to his original appearance!

"Interesting, this ability is truly interesting! It's time to go see General Zhao!"

…

At the edge of the sunless Netherworld, deathly gray mist enveloped everything, making it difficult for ghosts to see clearly.

"Damn it! Where did this kid send me? Is this still China?"

Zhao Kongcheng looked at the surrounding mist, completely unable to distinguish directions.

Rocks, withered trees, mist—it clearly wasn't a good place.

"Is this the Netherworld? It's too desolate!"

As Zhao Kongcheng observed his surroundings, footsteps suddenly echoed from within the mist.

Zhao Kongcheng immediately looked warily in that direction, clenching his fists; he had no knife in his hand now.

The mist parted, and a figure walked out.

"Damn!" Zhao Kongcheng couldn't help but curse, "Am I seeing a ghost?"

"Oh, no, I am a ghost now!"

A person identical to Zhao Kongcheng walked over.

"What kind of ghost are you?" Zhao Kongcheng asked.

The other party smiled slightly and replied, "I'm a talkative ghost!"

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Zhao Kongcheng instantly reacted: "So it's you, kid! What is this place? How did you bring me here?"

"This is the Netherworld, though only the outer reaches!" Song Zhong returned to his original appearance.

"Netherworld?" Zhao Kongcheng looked at him suspiciously, "Don't lie to me, I've been lied to a bit too much lately!"

Song Zhong was speechless, "You're already dead, where else would you go if not the Netherworld?"

Zhao Kongcheng subconsciously touched his pant pocket; no cigarettes.

"That's true! I died ten years ago!" Zhao Kongcheng pinched his nose, "Little brother, who exactly are you? Why do you know about that incident ten years ago?"

"Because my ability is somewhat special. Although you continued to live due to Michael's Miracle, when my ability touched you, I could only sense nothingness!" Song Zhong explained.

"So, you discovered something was off about me?"

"Yes, at first I didn't think much of it, until you told Lin Qi Ye that you had arrived in Cangnan ten years ago."

"So I had a theory: the moment Shiva's Grudge activated, you happened to be in Cangnan as well!"

"You were also one of those whose existence was erased at that time!"

Hearing Song Zhong's words, Zhao Kongcheng said, "Sigh, but no matter what, Michael's Miracle finally has an inheritor, and he promised me he would become a Night Watcher!"

Zhao Kongcheng's face lit up, "How about it? Aren't I handsome!"

Song Zhong gave a thumbs up, "Impressive. Although you're an ordinary person without Mental Energy, being able to guide a God's Proxy is one in a million!"

Zhao Kongcheng's face twitched, "You really know how to flatter people!"

After complaining about Song Zhong, Zhao Kongcheng's expression turned serious.

"But since you can send me here, you're not some Reaper's Proxy, are you?"

After all, humans couldn't do such things!

Recalling the bronze coffins in the System space, Song Zhong shook his head.

God's Proxy—at least those gods are alive. What about his pile of coffins?

He definitely wasn't a proxy; a tomb guardian was closer.

"I've never seen a god, and I don't know if my ability counts as a Forbidden Territory!" Song Zhong said.

"That's true, your abilities are so varied. If they were Forbidden Territory, wouldn't you have several? That's too unfair!" Zhao Kongcheng said self-deprecatingly.

He had risked his life just to gain one Forbidden Territory.

"However, Zhao Kongcheng, are you really content to be a lonely wandering ghost?" Song Zhong said.

Zhao Kongcheng's heart stirred; since the other party asked him, didn't that mean there was still hope?

"Please enlighten me, little brother!" Zhao Kongcheng bowed.

"In the Netherworld, ghosts run rampant, and powerful ones are called Ghost Kings and Ghost Generals! Don't you want to take their place?"

Zhao Kongcheng's eyes lit up, and a surge of heroic ambition suddenly rose from his heart!

"To live as a hero among men, to die as a hero among ghosts! My dream of being a General, I haven't achieved it yet! Hahahahaha…"

Watching Zhao Kongcheng's retreating figure and his hearty laughter, Song Zhong murmured, "General Zhao, I wish you a triumphant return!"