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According to the information, this lower-level supernatural phenomenon is a ghost spirit.
He was hit and killed by traffic while running around at a bus stop, and he died a ghost unwilling to accept his fate.
So it is locked in place, and every night at 9:30, it will cause a car accident, killing people waiting at the bus stop.
There have already been several car accidents.
While recalling the details of the mission, Zhongli had already arrived at the Shengde bus stop on his Blue Wing.
Zhong Li parked the car haphazardly and walked towards the bus stop, where he found himself inside.
There was a woman with waist-length black hair, a tuft of hair sticking up on the top of her head, a red decorative choker around her neck, and a delicate yet cold face.
She paired it with a black fitted t-shirt, highlighting her impressive bust, and light blue slim-fit jeans, which accentuated her straight and long legs.
She exudes a cold and aloof aura, giving off an impression that she's difficult to approach.
The aloof and mature woman is none other than Takanashi Touka. (From Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions)
Yu Shihua, a bird waiting at the bus stop, watched Zhong Li approach, her beautiful feathers slightly raised, looking a little puzzled.
Because she knew Zhong Li, although they weren't close, they were neighbors in the same apartment building and she would see him occasionally.
He naturally knew that Zhongli traveled by motorcycle, and he had just heard the sound of a motorcycle.
So she wondered what Zhong Li was doing at the bus stop.
Zhongli walked straight to Takanashi Touka and sat down next to her, waving as he watched the cars passing by on the road.
"Miss Takanashi, do you usually get off work so late? Are you waiting for the bus here?"
Takanashi Touka brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, shook her head, and denied it.
"We had a customer who ordered a custom-made dish today, so we're a little late."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Zhongli and asked curiously.
"And you?
Why go out so late, and even ride your bike to the bus stop? Are you waiting for someone?
After hearing the explanation, Zhongli nodded, looking at Touka Kotori with a strange expression.
"It seems that Miss Takanashi is working overtime at a very inopportune time today."
Because I was indeed waiting for someone, but rather than a person, I'd prefer to call it an evil spirit or a supernatural phenomenon.
Finally, Zhongli offered a suggestion.
"So, you'd better leave the bus stop for now!"
Takanashi Touka looked completely bewildered, her head full of question marks.
Is her neighbor also suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) like her sister?
Since they can openly and shamelessly say that they are waiting for evil spirits, such fantastical things.
Takanashi Touka, who is often tormented by her younger sister's chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), couldn't help but speak up and want to hit Zhong Li to shatter his delusions.
"Zhongli, excessive daydreaming is not a good thing; it can easily affect your studies."
You should try to face reality…
To the advice and instruction of Tokachi Kotori.
Zhongli frowned slightly, not out of displeasure at being lectured.
Instead, he sensed a slight drop in the surrounding temperature, took out his phone, and saw that it was 9:30 p.m.
At the same time, the paranormal event system also issued a notification.
[Ding, a supernatural quest has been triggered: Exterminate the lower-level supernatural entity – the car accident ghost child.]
A black cloud slowly rose from the middle of the road directly opposite the bus stop.
Seeing this, Zhongli shook his head, looking helplessly at the little bird, Yu Shihua, who was still trying to persuade him.
"You can't leave now even if you want to."
However, encountering the supernatural is definitely a bad thing.
As Zhong Li said this, an idea came to mind.
Katsura Kotonoha and Gokou Ruri are both characters in the story and are also chosen ones.
He encountered supernatural phenomena one after another, and awakened his spirituality, becoming a person with supernatural powers.
What about the little bird swimming among the ten flowers?
If a character in the same story encounters a supernatural being, can they also awaken their spirituality and become a supernatural being?
Hmm, worth a try.
Since Takanashi Toka has already encountered something supernatural, let's give it a try.
As for the danger?
Zhongli was confident that he could handle all lower-level supernatural phenomena, and even mid-level ones were not out of the question.
On the other side, Takanashi Tokami, seeing Zhongli's serious words, suddenly became furious, and her delicate face turned quite cold.
If it weren't for the fact that we're neighbors, I would have advised Zhongli to turn back from her pedantic ways and stop being so immature.
With her aloof personality, why would she say so much?
"Kid, you say you're waiting for an evil spirit, then let me see where the evil spirit is."
Don't tell me about invisible boundary lines or that I'm just a mortal and can't see anything.
I'm not buying it.
Takanashi Touka wants to see how ashamed and indignant this kid will be after his delusional fantasies are exposed.
She's just like her sister, completely stubborn and refusing to accept reality.
If that were the case, she would have nothing to say.
Faced with the questions, Zhong Li calmly pointed to the middle of the road.
A bizarre child gradually formed from black mist, with twisted limbs, a tattered torso, and black blood flowing from its eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
"You'll know when you see that."
Generally, a lower-level supernatural phenomenon that is about to kill someone can be seen by ordinary people.
Seeing Zhongli pointing to the center of the road, Kotori Yushika subconsciously looked in the direction he was pointing.
His eyes widened instantly, goosebumps rose all over his body, and his heart skipped a beat.
"How...how is this possible? How could there really be evil spirits?"
Takanashi Touka witnessed the car accident ghost child, with its twisted body, ferocious face, wisps of black smoke rising from it, and occasionally, car wheels passing through its body.
They are not like human children at all.
As Tokachi watched, she felt a chill run down her spine, her body trembled slightly, and her worldview was completely shattered.
It's hard to imagine that in the world she's lived in for over twenty years, there would be such a thing as an evil spirit.
When asked about Tokachi Kotori's horrified question, Zhongli calmly replied.
"Of course there are evil spirits, and they even have names, like the Car Accident Ghost Child."
Accidents frequently occur at bus stops at night, and he was the cause.
As he spoke, a glint flashed in Palm's eyes, and he activated his Spirit Observation Technique to observe information.
[The Ghost Child from the Car Accident]
[Race]: Ghost Spirit
[Realm]: Lower-level Supernatural
[Abilities]: Ghostly weeping, ghostly car accidents.
Information flooded into my mind, though I only knew the realm and the name of the ability.
But that's enough for Zhongli to make a lot of judgments.
Upon hearing this, Takanashi Touka's pupils constricted sharply.
She then remembered the rumors that car accidents often occurred at bus stops.
Thinking of all this, Takanashi Touka suppressed her fear, grabbed Zhongli's hand, and was about to get up and run away.
"Go, go quickly."
As an adult, Takanashi Touka is not one to sit idly by and wait for her fate.
However, as soon as the person stood up, the child who had been sitting in the middle of the road amidst the traffic started crying.
"Waaaaah... Sister, brother, Tongtong is in so much pain, it really hurts! Please help me, waaaah..."
A child's cry, filled with resentment and grievance, rang out, pleading for the two to come closer.
A sudden chill ran through her body, and Takanashi Touka froze, slowly turning her head to look at the middle of the road.
A look of pity appeared in his eyes, but deep down, there was an overwhelming fear.
The car accident ghost child cried while glaring venomously at Touka and Zhongli at the bus stop.
He was filled with endless resentment. Why was he hit and killed by a car at the bus stop? Why wasn't someone else killed?
He is not satisfied.
So he wants everyone at the bus stop to be hit and run over by a car, to feel his pain.
Therefore, the cries became increasingly hoarse and vicious, further evoking emotions and sympathy.
Chapter 21: Grabbing Sound with Bare Hands, Slashing Through the Void with Tears, and a Hearse Traveling at Night.
Hearing the venomous cries of the child who had been killed in the car accident beside him, Zhong Li felt a pang of pity and wanted to go over and comfort him.
But the next second, this unusual emotion was suppressed by the complete control that the Dual-Hand Technique had over itself.
Zhong Li's gaze immediately turned cold, and he no longer showed any emotion as he looked at the car accident ghost child.
The idea of playing with the car accident ghost child and letting Takanashi Touka try to awaken her spirituality under pressure was immediately forgotten.
Because the ability of the car accident ghost child is to influence people's minds and emotions, it is too evil, and this child must not be allowed to live.
Zhongli looked at Touka Kotori, who was stiff and looking concerned as she tried to walk across the road.
He grabbed the other person's arm and pulled them behind his back, while his other hand, wrapped in white spiritual energy, suddenly made a grabbing motion in front of him.
"Heaven's Hand Power!"
Buzz!
A resounding hum echoed, and invisible sound waves rippled from the spot where Zhongli's arm was making a grasping motion.
The continuous crying of the ghost child from the car accident stopped abruptly as Zhong Li grabbed him with his bare hands and held him in front of her.
Caught amidst the cries, Takanashi Touka, whose mind had been clouded by the ghost's weeping, snapped back to reality, her eyes and expression filled with terror.
"I... I actually felt pity for that evil spirit, and even thought of saving him in the middle of the road. Am I crazy?"
Takanashi Touka couldn't believe that she couldn't even distinguish between evil spirits, and that she could feel compassion and kindness.
Only then did Tokachi realize the terror of the evil spirit.
Only then did I realize what it was like for people who had been in car accidents before.
The more Takanashi Touka thought about it, the more terrified she became. Her trembling hands gripped Zhongli's clothes tightly, as if seeking reassurance.
Sensing the deep trembling of Tokachi Kotori, Zhong Li offered words of comfort.
"There's no need to be afraid. I'm here to defeat this supernatural being."
Just stay quietly behind me.
As he spoke, Zhongli's eyes shone with a sea-blue light, and the Tears of the Void gradually condensed.
On the other side, the car accident ghost child in the middle of the road, seeing that Zhongli and Takanashi Touka were not bewitched, came to the middle of the road and was hit and killed by a car.