Slaying Spirits and Gods in a Supernatural World

“I want to call the police, I need to call the police…”

“I… I… I’m being followed by a ghost. This ghost, it’s been following me for three days… Please, I beg you, save me, save me…”

…

The frantic voice over the phone made the young, beautiful female dispatcher frown deeply. Her delicate face was now tinged with frustration, all because of this call.

“Sir, please be careful with your words. If you make a false police report, you will have to bear the legal consequences.”

“I… I’m not lying, I swear, really, something’s happened! I’m being followed by a ghost—a terrifying ghost! If you don’t come soon, I might die!”

The voice on the phone suddenly grew louder, the terror in it overwhelming.

“My name is Li Ming, I’m a doctor at Hospital 789. A few days ago, after work, I saw some animals, like rats, bullying a stray cat. I… I had a wicked thought, and I ran some of them over with my scooter. That’s when the horror began. Every night, I have nightmares! I keep seeing a blurry face in my dreams! As a doctor, I should have known better. I was wrong!”

“I love going hiking with friends… That day, after work, hoping to avoid nightmares, I agreed to go barbecuing and stargazing at Great Black Mountain near Hulu City at around seven or eight with three friends…”

“Two of them are a married couple, and the other brought a pretty girl, so I was left alone… As they paired up to stargaze through binoculars, I got bored and wandered into the mountain.”

“Near our tents, there was a small river, neither too big nor too small. That