'So that's how it is.'
At that moment, Ethan immediately understood.
Something that shouldn't have been there had indeed slipped into his manor. If he had guessed correctly, it was this so-called "Old Ghost" standing before him.
As for how he had managed to sneak in, Ethan planned to interrogate him after capturing him.
"Heh! Heh! Heh..."
The Ghost Ferryman seemed to realize that Ethan had figured him out. He immediately returned to his eerie grin.
"I've heard that the Lord of District Seven is quite capable. Seeing you today, your reputation is well deserved."
"You know me?", Ethan looked at the Ghost Ferryman with interest, "That reminds me, how did you avoid being brainwashed by the one behind all this? You didn't become a mindless player. I'm rather curious about that."
"Heh! Heh! Heh! Why should I tell you?"
"If you tell me, I might consider sparing your life," Ethan smiled, "I might even consider giving you a chance to become one of my residents. What do you think?"
"You think just because you're the Lord of District Seven, you can definitely kill me? You're far too confident!"
As soon as the Ghost Ferryman finished speaking, he threw back his head and let out a long howl.
"Ghost Curtain Covers the Sky!"
The next moment.
The light above the manor instantly dimmed.
It was as if a giant black curtain had fallen from the sky and covered the entire manor.
Then...
The eyes of the new residents throughout the manor began turning red one after another.
They all went mad and charged at Ethan.
With both arms stretched out, they sprinted toward him at full speed.
At that moment...
It was as if they no longer knew what exhaustion or fear was.
Even though there were still people frozen in place by the Scarecrow ahead of them, and some had already been cursed to death by the Cursed Doll...
The new residents all went insane the instant the Ghost Curtain descended.
They only knew how to charge.
The Ghost Ferryman jumped directly onto the shoulder of one of the new residents and used his running momentum to reach the Scarecrow.
Then he leaped off the citizen's shoulder and reached out to grab the Cursed Doll.
But the instant he jumped down, the tip of a sword suddenly appeared in front of him.
It was as if it had been waiting for him to run straight into it.
Even though he saw it, there was nothing he could do.
Because of his momentum, he couldn't avoid it.
He could only watch helplessly as his body crashed toward the sword tip floating strangely in midair.
"Ugh!"
The icy blade pierced straight through his heart.
His fingers were only ten centimeters away from the Cursed Doll.
Yet no matter what, he could no longer seize the ghostly being that could have allowed him to rise again.
"Mhm!"
Ethan nodded and continued answering what the Ghost Ferryman had said earlier.
"I said I could kill you, and I can."
"Heh! Heh! Heh..."
The Ghost Ferryman let out a chilling laugh.
"My skills are inferior to yours. I have nothing to say about that."
"I never wanted to truly turn myself into a ghost."
"But now I have no choice."
"You forced me into this!"
"I willingly offer myself as a sacrifice to the Strange Statue in exchange for eternal life!"
BOOM!
The instant the Ghost Ferryman shouted those words... a black statue slowly floated up from his chest.
It was about the same size as the Prophetic Statue in Ethan's possession, except its color was completely different.
The statue in the Ghost Ferryman's hands was pitch black.
As it floated into the air, its eyes suddenly opened, emitting two dazzling beams of red light.
Then, rolling black mist began pouring out of the entire statue.
The black mist rapidly drifted downward, like the smoke from a backflow incense burner, gradually settling onto the Ghost Ferryman's bleeding body and quickly wrapping around him.
Everyone watched as the Ghost Ferryman was rapidly drained dry.
In an instant, he went from a man of flesh and blood to a shriveled corpse, like a skeleton wrapped in a layer of skin.
Then the black mist dispersed.
The Ghost Ferryman slowly staggered to his feet again, opening his mouth, now held together by only a layer of skin, and let out another eerie laugh.
"Heh! Heh! Heh..."
"Lord Ethan, you didn't expect me to survive, did you?"
"You asked me earlier why I wasn't brainwashed, didn't you?"
"I don't mind telling you now."
"It's because I stopped being human a long time ago."
"But I always wanted to keep a human appearance."
"At least that gave me something to hold on to, the hope that one day I could become a real human again."
"But now..."
"That's no longer possible."
"You forced all of this on me."
"You made me become a ghost completely and utterly!"
"In that case, today I'll use this ghostly body of mine to bathe your entire manor, and even your whole territory, in blood!"
"I'll use your blood to atone for the soul and body that I've lost!"
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