Chapter Thirty-Two: Playing Ghost to Scare People!

Among the applications of arcane arts, there are many that appear quite intimidating.

【Spirit Searcher: Can scan for spirits within a set range and indicate their energy intensity and type. Download cost: 20,000 gold coins.】

【Mystic Script Decoder: Automatically decodes any text belonging to a mystic energy system, analyzes its meaning, and translates it into a language recognizable by the user.】

【Atlas of Heavenly Treasures: Contains images and text information for 880,000 types of heavenly treasures, including their potential locations, environments, effects, and methods for harvesting and preservation. Download cost: 50,000 gold coins.】

【Introduction to Common Magic Arrays: Covers the basics of magic arrays, including principles and construction of simple arrays. Entry-level knowledge. Download cost: 100,000 gold coins.】

【Elemental Shield Generator: Can mobilize free elemental energy from space to form various types of shields. Defensive strength is adjustable based on output. Download cost: 450,000 gold coins.】

Tang Zhen closed his eyes in agony; he wanted to download every single one of these applications!

After pondering for a while, Tang Zhen ultimately spent 500,000 to upgrade his micro-storage space to a Level 1 storage space.

【Level 1 Storage Space: Provides five cubic meters of storage. The internal shape is adjustable. Download cost: 500,000 gold coins.】

With the storage upgrade complete, Tang Zhen’s 950,000 gold coins were almost entirely depleted.

Tang Zhen, however, was quite open-minded about this. Having suffered the pains of poverty before, he maintained a rational attitude toward money—both loving it and hating it.

"Money is just a piece of paper; if it's gone, we'll just earn more!"

Having obtained many valuable items from the Corpse Monster Lord and downloaded several pieces of "black technology" from the application store, Tang Zhen’s combat power could now be described as off the charts.

However, the moment he thought about returning and facing that terrifying Corpse Monster Lord, bracing for its boundless fury, the ambitious spirit that had just stirred within him withered away.

"No, I have to find a way!"

But at the thought of the monster lord's terrifying strength, Tang Zhen rubbed his head in frustration.

Just as he was worrying, his enhanced hearing suddenly caught someone standing at his door, whispering.

Listening closely, he realized they were talking about him.

"Is this the place?"

"Yes, Boss, this is his house."

"Alright, the door is locked. He might be out, or he might be hiding inside. Xiao Wu, Xiao Wang, jump over and take a look."

"Are you serious, Captain Sun? The top of the wall is covered in jagged glass. How are we supposed to jump over that?"

"Stop complaining. Just lay down the floor mat and it’ll be fine. Get to work..."

Analyzing their conversation, Tang Zhen couldn't help but sneer. It seemed they had come looking for trouble.

He hadn't provoked anyone, yet people kept coming after him, and in the end, they were the ones who would suffer. If this had happened in the past, Tang Zhen would have been boiling with rage and charged out to demand an explanation.

But Tang Zhen was no longer the man he used to be; he couldn't even be bothered to deal with such trivialities.

He walked out quietly, closed the door, and activated the quantum cloaking screen. He stood silently by the wall, watching the top of the wall as if observing a play.

Soon, a young man with short hair appeared over the brick wall. After scanning the courtyard, he climbed up and prepared to jump down.

A mischievous impulse struck Tang Zhen. He calculated the young man’s landing spot, waved his hand to retrieve a bucket filled with rainwater, and quickly placed it right where the man was about to land.

"Oh, damn it!"

Mid-air, the young man watched helplessly as the bucket suddenly materialized, and he landed squarely on it with his backside.

"What's wrong?"

Following the young man's scream, two more men scrambled onto the wall. They scanned the courtyard with tense expressions, and one of them was even holding a handgun.

However, when they saw the scene in the yard, the older man couldn't help but curse: "I’m telling you, what else are you good for? You manage to jump into a bucket, and you scream like a slaughtered pig! I thought you’d been stabbed!"

The other young man couldn't hold back his laughter, pointing at the soaking-wet youth in the yard who was clutching his backside: "Haha, stop spending all your time on your phone; your eyesight is failing! With such a big open space, you managed to land right in a bucket. Anyone who says you aren't blind must be blind themselves!"

The young man clutching his backside wore a miserable expression. He thought to himself that he hadn't seen the bucket at all when he jumped, but it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It was absolutely haunted!

Captain Sun, the older man, was speechless at these two rookies. He cleared his throat and pointed at the door: "Alright, Xiao Wu, go inside and check. Xiao Wang, you go too."

The youth called Xiao Wang agreed, hopped onto the wall with a grin, and jumped down.

But before Xiao Wang could even land, Captain Sun and Xiao Wu heard a crisp "rip," like cloth being torn apart.

The three were stunned for a moment. Then, Xiao Wu, still clutching his backside, turned around and stared at the bewildered Xiao Wang, breaking into hysterical laughter. He pointed at Xiao Wang and gasped: "Haha... you... and you were laughing at... me! Your... flowery boxers are... showing!"

"Hahaha..."

By the end, Xiao Wu was practically rolling on the ground with laughter.

Captain Sun’s face darkened.

Feeling a cool breeze in his crotch, Xiao Wang looked down and his face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver.

His pants were completely ripped open, revealing his flamboyant-looking underwear.

"Damn it, I've lost all face..."

Xiao Wang wailed internally. *Can this day get any worse?* It was just a short wall; how did his pants rip open?

Quickly clamping his legs together, Xiao Wang looked at Captain Sun and the still-laughing Xiao Wu with resentment.

As the culprit behind Xiao Wang's torn pants, Tang Zhen was also struggling to keep from laughing.

Captain Sun, feeling helpless, decided to jump in himself.

"Look at you two, what are you good for? When we get back, you're both going through intense training. With all that noise, you'd wake the dead! If the suspect had a weapon and tried to resist, you’d be in for a world of hurt."

As Captain Sun lectured them, he reached for the door handle. The moment his finger touched the door, it flew open with lightning speed, slamming toward his face.

Captain Sun was shocked. Relying on the reflexes honed over years in the police force, he narrowly dodged the door and reflexively drew his pistol.

"Listen up, inside! I am..."

Before Captain Sun could finish his sentence, he felt a heavy kick to his backside, sending him face-first into the room.

"Who... who kicked me?"

Having seen the state of the room in an instant, Captain Sun stormed back out, roaring at his two subordinates, Xiao Wang and Xiao Wu.

"It... it wasn't me!"

"It wasn't me either!"

Xiao Wang and Xiao Wu hurriedly replied; they didn't want the Captain's wrath to fall upon them.

Even though Captain Sun was usually easygoing, everyone on the force knew he was a living volcano—when he erupted, it was earth-shattering!

However, while explaining, their eyes were filled with confusion. They had clearly seen Captain Sun draw his gun, and before he could finish speaking, he had been kicked from behind and landed face-first in the dirt.

Captain Sun was furious, pointing at the two of them: "There are only three of us in this yard! If it wasn't you, and it wasn't you, then what, was it a ghost?"

"In broad daylight, show me a ghost if you can!"

Captain Sun was livid. This was ridiculous; he would have to deal with these two later, or the whole team would be in chaos!

"You two... uh."

Before Captain Sun could finish this time, he saw Xiao Wang and Xiao Wu staring in terror at a shadow in the corner, their faces drained of color.

Captain Sun turned his head in confusion, and his scalp instantly tingled.

In the shadows of the wall corner, filled with moss and debris, a figure wearing a pitch-black, strange robe—but with no head—was jumping in place.

The figure seemed unaffected by gravity; with a light tap of its toes, it would spring nearly two meters into the air, land softly, and then jump again.

"Ghost!"

All three grown men let out a simultaneous scream. The headless figure, as if startled, vanished into thin air before it even landed.

"Damn it, this place is evil!"

This time, it was Captain Sun who spoke. He bolted, scaled the wall with incredible agility, and jumped out without hesitation.

Xiao Wang and Xiao Wu, terrified and limbs trembling, didn't care about their sore backsides or torn pants anymore. Crying and wailing, they struggled for a long time before finally scrambling out in a pathetic state.

A moment later, the roar of a car engine echoed through the air and quickly faded away.

Tang Zhen, standing in the corner, deactivated the quantum cloaking screen. Wearing his leather cloak, he walked out with a mischievous smirk on his face.