Chapter 0899 – A Shocking Deception?

　　The redcoats behind the door were hovering on the edge of life and death at all times, and they were very sharp.

　　Although Painter’s three henchmen had been fighting with the other redcoats of the Ghost School, most of their attention was focused on Chen Ge.

　　Everyone, including Painter, was curious as to how Chen Ge, a living person, managed to get so many Redcoats to follow his orders.

　　How did he do it? What was there to rely on?

　　The unknown was always the most frightening, the painter and his men did not make a move against Chen Ge for this very reason, they did not know Chen Ge’s undercurrent, and watched as Chen Ge grew stronger step by step, with more and more red clothes gathering around him.

　　”The reason you were able to drive the other Redcoats is in the shadows?” The blindfolded man wanted to see something from Chen Ge’s changing facial expression.

　　But to his disappointment, Chen Ge didn’t have any unusual reactions other than speeding up the movements of his hands, and that face was frighteningly calm.

　　One candy fell on the shadow, slowly melting like ice.

　　Not only the blindfolded man, but all the red-clothed stern ghosts around them sensed a faint aura in Chen Ge’s shadow.

　　This aura was slowly becoming stronger, as if something was awakening from its sleep, only this awakening process was very long.

　　”I remember that Teacher Bai once said that there is a special being hiding in his shadow.” Zhou Tu, who was severely injured and hiding in the back, said as if he was talking to himself.

　　”Yes, I also heard Teacher Bai say that.” Another student, Wang Yicheng, who had been brought out from the East and West Campus by Chen Ge, echoed in a low voice, “We felt it when we didn’t leave the West Campus, but instead, we didn’t perceive it as clearly after we left the West Campus.”

　　I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the conversation between the two happened to be overheard by the surrounding people, and the blindfolded man also heard it clearly.

　　”Your last card is hidden in the shadow?!”

　　The blindfolded man was already convinced that the reason why Chen Ge dared to enter the Ghost School as a living person was because there was something in his shadow protecting him, and it could even be further speculated that Chen Ge was just a puppet, and that thing in the midst of his shadow was the real mastermind behind the scenes.

　　No one in the ghost school knew exactly what Chen Ge was hiding in his shadow, and both the blindfolded man and Lin Si Si developed a bad feeling.

　　Coincidentally, right at this time, at the end of the corridor of the school building, several teachers ran over, and the leader was none other than Director Lei.

　　The red clothes surrounding Chen Ge saw Director Lei and the others coming over and were initially happy, after all, the two sides had dealt with each other before and could not be considered enemies.

　　But immediately afterward, Director Lei’s words shattered the fantasies of those red clothes around Chen Ge.

　　”There is a top-notch redcoat hiding in his shadow! Not inferior to Painter and Chang Wenyu, and has a deep bond with this school! He must be stopped!” Director Lei and most of the ghost school teachers were in cahoots with Painter; Painter constructed heaven, and they helped him manage the hell outside of heaven.

　　”Top Red?”

　　Four simple words but seemed to carry a kind of magical magic, shocking everyone’s mind, even the three Top Redcoats who were fighting to the most critical moment above their heads stopped briefly.

　　”To be able to hide until now, Chen Ge! You really didn’t let me down!” Chang Wenyu, whose back was fused to the door and covered in scars and cracks, laughed maniacally as if she was crazy, her scarlet one-eye filled with mockery, “Even if you kill me, you are destined to not be able to obtain this door! That Red Clothes who once destroyed this door is back, that ghost who even feared the ‘door’ is back!”

　　The situation seemed to change in an instant, Chang Wenyu hissed maniacally, the painter’s face was grim, and the hospital gown that manipulated the blood mist in the middle had a bewildered and tangled look on his face.

　　”Stop him, he must be stopped!”

　　Once the fourth top red coat appeared, the balance would be broken, and all the other severe ghosts and monsters in the ghost school, except for Chen Ge’s followers, all began to surround Chen Ge.

　　Instead of going to kill the stern ghosts that followed Chen Ge, they targeted Chen Ge alone, and they wanted to kill Chen Ge before he could call out the stern ghosts in his shadow.

　　”Stop them!”

　　Originally, the red clothes and students following Chen Ge were still a little shaken, but when they heard from Chang Wenyu that Chen Ge had a Top Red Clothesman on him, they instantly gained confidence in Chen Ge again.

　　It was also a top-tier redcoat, and Chang Wenyu wouldn’t lie, so they felt that they had placed their bets on the right one and began to put everything on the line to protect Chen Ge and buy him time.

　　The tide of blood was raging, and Chen Ge, who was standing in the center, did not have any unnecessary expression, but just kept throwing the candies in the bag into the shadow.

　　His shadow was like a deep pool, no one knew what was hidden underneath and could only vaguely see a shadow.

　　One after another, the candies disappeared into thin air, and the fight around Chen Ge reached its most grueling point.

　　A large number of blood clots appeared in Lin Si Si’s gray mist, and Xu Yin’s hysterical voice could be heard.

　　The red coats that surrounded the blindfolded man each carried wounds on their bodies, they were getting closer and closer to what they looked like when they died in life, the blindfolded man’s ability was having an effect on them, but no one cared, all of them spared the risk of their souls falling apart to buy time for Chen Ge.

　　The upside-down monstrosities that ran out of the withered well in the Twilight Sun Middle School and the monsters in the blood mist simultaneously surged towards Chen Ge, the students of the Psychic Ghost School spontaneously shielded themselves on Chen Ge at this moment, and he used his actions to win the recognition of those students.

　　”Painter, you didn’t think of it, did you? My last card isn’t even in my possession.” Chang Wenyu kept irritating the painter, she was also stalling for time, the door of the Psychic Ghost School was almost finished being devoured by the three evil ghost patterns, and the cracks on the door had widened to the point where it was very difficult to recover.

　　The painter was not affected by Chang Wenyu, but a hint of hesitation could be seen in his eyes as he stared at the shadows behind Chen Ge, and the last canvas wrapped in blood silken threads silently appeared in his hands.

　　The monsters in the withered well and the blood mist rushed out of the way, and Chen Ge was right in front of him, but all the ghosts and monsters that surged to Chen Ge’s side were blocked by the ghost school students.

　　Low gasps were hidden in the crowd, foul-smelling saliva dripped down the corners of their mouths, and a pair of sinister eyes stared at Chen Ge’s back.

　　Moving his limbs quickly on the ground, that humanoid monster from the garbage transfer station seemed like a praying mantis approaching its prey, rushing to Chen Ge’s side with the cover of the surrounding monstrosities.

　　He aimed at Chen Ge’s neck and opened his mouth.

　　”Boom!”

　　A woman’s head crashed into the deformed monster’s face.

　　Blood dripped down, and the headless female ghost dressed in red half-kneeled behind Chen Ge. She was covered in wounds, one of her arms had been chopped off and could not be recovered for a long time, and the other hand was holding her head.

　　The monsters swarmed over her, and the headless female ghost’s other arm was ripped off, her pale hand falling onto Chen Ge’s shadow, and the black hair bound at her wrist slowly blended into Chen Ge’s shadow.

　　In that instant, Chen Ge’s shadow seemed to become different.

　　The few top redcoats present seemed to sense something, and the three “people” looked behind Chen Ge at the same time.

　　”She …… woke up?” The smile on Chang Wenyu’s face lurched, while the man manipulating the blood mist developed a strong sense of crisis.

　　The painter was the calmest among the several people, and he no longer hesitated.

　　When everyone didn’t react, his pupils became pitch black as he looked towards Chen Ge’s shadow, his blood-stained finger landing on the last canvas.

　　”No good!”

　　”Chen Ge! Cover your shadow!”

　　Shouting continued to come from the crowd, and Chen Ge subconsciously moved his body as he looked up to see that the painter was painting none other than his shadow!

　　”The painter’s special ability?!”

　　The painter used his last ability on Chen Ge’s shadow, and it suddenly became quiet amongst the blood mist filled ghost school.

　　The winner had been decided, the painter was able to paint ghosts and could deprive any of the severe ghosts of their entirety.

　　This ability had a great limitation, but only the painter himself knew what the exact limitation was.

　　”It’s over ……”

　　The tide of blood surged as Chen Ge and the painter became the center of attention of the entire ghost school.

　　On the painter’s canvas, Chen Ge’s shadow slowly became clear, and the shadow’s appearance was changing.

　　”It’s possible to paint without seeing a real person, only seeing a shadow?” Chen Ge felt that something among his body was being stripped away, and an existence that was intertwined with his destiny was disappearing a little bit.

　　”Painting is just one of my abilities, these eyes of mine can vaguely see the outline of fate. I can follow the vein of fate and paint that which is related to you.”

　　Chen Ge’s shadow on the canvas kept changing, everyone’s attention was drawn to the painter, and Chen Ge covered his heart.

　　The feeling was unspeakable, he could clearly feel what he was about to lose.

　　He wanted to hiss, wanted to shout out that name.

　　The shadow behind Chen Ge grew fainter and fainter, while the shadow on the painter’s canvas grew clearer and clearer.

　　Unable to breathe, after a few long seconds, the shadow on the painter’s canvas changed shape, becoming the true appearance of the stern ghost hiding in Chen Ge’s shadow!

　　The painter’s breath suddenly weakened, and everyone looked at the canvas in his hands!

　　The canvas made of human skin depicted a skinny and timid boy with many wounds from nails remaining on his body.

　　As the silhouette on the canvas stopped changing, the shadow behind Chen Ge was slashed, and a short black shadow stood timidly next to Chen Ge.

　　He was holding the sweet-smelling candy in his arms, his mouth still chewing heavily, and it took a few seconds before he realized something was wrong.

　　The candy in his arms rolled to the ground, and the short black shadow forgot to chew as he stared blankly at the painter and saw himself on the painter’s canvas.

　　The body dissipated like black smoke, and the short black shadow was as if he had never existed in this world.

　　”Scapegoat?” When the painter unconsciously uttered these words, the three top redcoats and the countless redcoats around Chen Ge froze.

　　That stern ghost that hid in Chen Ge’s shadow and was scorned by countless people was actually just a scapegoat that wasn’t even half a red coat!

　　”We’ve been tricked?”

　　The smile on Chang Wenyu’s face completely disappeared, and the faces of the three top red coats all darkened, and at this moment no one had noticed that Chen Ge’s shattered shadow had not disappeared, but had spread out to the surroundings like a black ocean.