At midnight, electronic devices around the world all went black at once. The blood-red words “Paranormal Invasion” burned into the retinas of every survivor.
When Gu Yun jolted awake in his room, his former classmates had become “Grinning Ghosts,” saliva dripping from their mouths, while blood seeping from the blackboard flowed over his feet. As everyone else fought over a shard of glass for protection, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind: [Congratulations, you have awakened the SSS-rank talent: “Analysis of All Things”]
His fingertips brushed a moldy broom in the corner, and his talent immediately activated: [Wooden broom, contains a trace of “resentful energy,” which can be converted into “evil-banishing dust”; moldy patches conceal “spore ghost” eggs, which will hatch in 30 seconds]
When faced with the “Headless Horseman” roaming outside the school building, his talent generated a strategy: [Weak point: the third copper nail beneath the saddle. Pierce it with metal imbued with yang energy. Avoid its “carousel” illusion, which recreates the victim’s most regretful memory]
While the authorities were still issuing safety guidelines advising people to “avoid ghosts,” Gu Yun was already walking out of the school gates with a bloodstained fire axe in hand. While everyone else huddled in convenience stores, chewing dry bread, he used recipes uncovered by his analysis to cook “Evil-Banishing Soup” in the “Ghost Canteen.” While others fought tooth and nail over an ordinary pistol, he used his talent to turn a discarded phone into a “Spirit Detector.”
“That ‘Mirror Ghost’ keeps copying my moves?” Gu Yun raised an eyebrow and snapped its wrist. “Too bad you couldn’t analyze that I was about to break your neck.”
“There are ten paranormal creatures in this building?” He kicked open the door to Classroom 304. His talent projected every ghost’s weak point into the air. “Perfect. Saves me having to look for them one by one.”
