When Jiang Lin saw clearly what was wrapped by the ghost qi vines, the viewers in the live stream also saw it.
Instantly, everyone gasped, a chill running from their tailbones upwards.
Their scalps tingled.
Pointed, elongated ears, protruding facial features, and eyes like marbles.
A mouth that could barely contain its contents, filled with teeth like a saw.
Saliva dripped from the edges of those teeth, and its blood-red eyes stared intently at the 'person' before it.
It seemed to wish it could pounce and tear off the other's flesh immediately.
"What, what kind of monster is this? It made me instinctively want to grab my knife."
"I've got goosebumps all over. Is this really a creature from the human world?"
"Since the streamer is here, it must be, probably, maybe some kind of ghost thing???"
When faced with the unknown, humans involuntarily feel a sense of dread.
What's more, this little thing looked so terrifying.
No, perhaps it shouldn't be called a little thing.
Judging by the shape it was wrapped in, this thing was at least the size of a basketball.
"Does anyone else feel like this thing actually looks a bit like a rat?"
"Holy crap, rats look like that? Don't lie to me, I'm uneducated!"
"Its ears are pointed! How can it be like a rat?"
"It just vaguely resembles a rat? If it's mutated from a rat, it wouldn't be strange for it to turn out like this, right?"
The viewer who suggested it was 'rat-like' wasn't entirely sure.
It was only because they had some knowledge of rats that they felt a slight resemblance.
But the creature on screen was truly bizarre.
Yes, 'bizarre' was the only word to describe it.
If it really was a rodent...
Damn!
The viewer rubbed their arm and glanced at the various pet rats in their cage.
Was he afraid of rats?
Squeak—
A rat in the cage let out a sound.
The image of the monster from the live stream flashed in his mind, and he shivered, immediately grabbing a cloth to cover the cage.
He wasn't afraid of rats! He just...
Didn't want to see them for now.
"Why does everything you guys are saying sound like an alien invasion..."
"Aliens? Or a zombie rat apocalypse sounds more fitting, doesn't it?"
"...Please, just shut up. The child is already scared!! Leave the child alone! (covering ears jpg.)"
...
Above the swamp.
Jiang Lin narrowed his eyes as he looked at the little creature enveloped by ghost qi.
The aura emanating from this little thing... was rather peculiar.
Just then, bubbles began to gurgle from the swamp below, and pairs of blood-red eyes appeared amongst the green grass.
Hiss! Hiss!
Two unidentifiable cries rang out, like commands.
The next moment, dozens of dark figures shot up from the grass, their mouths agape and filled with sharp teeth, lunging towards Jiang Lin in the air.
Thwack! Thwack!
The sound of flesh being pierced.
Dozens of tendrils of ghost qi burst forth from Jiang Lin, tapering to sharp points.
Like spears being hurled, they directly pierced the dark figures.
From afar, it looked as if Jiang Lin had a hedgehog hanging upside down beneath him.
Each spike had struck a rat-like monster.
Drip—
Black blood fell from the dark figures, dripping into the swamp below, disappearing quickly.
From beginning to end, Jiang Lin merely lowered his gaze, watching the swamp with an unruffled expression.
He hadn't moved an inch.
The splashing blood was repelled by the ghost qi circulating around him.
However, a flicker of confusion appeared in Jiang Lin's eyes.
Why would these things attack a ghost messenger?
When ghost messengers travel, many ghosts and creatures, before even getting close, can sense the deterrence emanating from them...
And the deathly aura that threatens them.
So, when ghost messengers appeared, many little beings would either hide or flee.
Yet, these little monsters not only didn't hide but charged out as if they had no regard for their lives.
Who gave them the courage?
Were they tired of living?
The spikes beneath Jiang Lin retracted.
The pierced dark figures landed on the swamp with a 'pat'.
The scent of blood caused the small creature bound by ghost qi in front of Jiang Lin to struggle violently, and it also caused the swamp below to become restless.
The bubbling grew more intense.
Whoosh!
Three creatures, twice the size of a basketball, shot up from the swamp, enveloping Jiang Lin from three different directions.
Like a swift gust of wind.
The viewers in front of the screen hadn't even seen them clearly before the three figures lunged around Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin, appearing slow, actually extended a hand swiftly.
He grasped.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Three bursts of blood mist exploded in the air simultaneously.
Those three dark figures vanished before they could even cry out.
By the time the viewers saw clearly, they only saw clouds of blood mist that hadn't fully dissipated.
Some were still trying to process what had happened.
"What just happened?"
"It looked like something attacked, and then the streamer just clenched his fist? The fist of power?"
"Did everyone forget? The streamer is at the Ghost King realm. Even the arena couldn't withstand him. (doge)"
"The streamer usually broadcasts daily life. Honestly, I'd forgotten. I only remember how delicious the hot pot was that night..."
The viewers watched the live stream, seeing the streamer in white, standing serenely in mid-air, his robes fluttering.
The blood mist around him and the beams of light falling from the sky seemed like mere adornments.
At this moment, it was like a living painting.
After a two-second pause, the comments began to flood in.
"Why are you all stunned! Start drawing!"
"Another day of instinctively trying to screenshot. My wife asks me every day why I save so many black screen pictures, doesn't it take up memory?"
"Streamer is awesome! It's like whack-a-mole! Hit every time!"
"Whack-a-mole, you say? (doge)"
In front of the screen.
A chuunibyou teenager suddenly stood up and put down his phone.
He then adopted a horse stance, one hand behind his back, inhaling, exhaling.
With a sudden motion, he clenched his fist!
"Explode, little hamster!!!"
"Hah!"
???
Beside him, a Siamese cat stared at him with its pale blue eyes, bewildered.
Suddenly, the chuunibyou teenager's eyes lit up. He picked up the Siamese cat and extended his claws!
"Explode, giant monster! Hahahaha..."
The chuunibyou teenager was amused, but the Siamese cat frantically struggled free, then darted away.
With a black face, it reached the doorway before looking back at the idiotic cat owner.
...