The fox‑eared girl appeared very suddenly.

When she materialized out of thin air in front of the bus, quite a few people on board froze, thinking they were seeing things.

“Instructor, there’s someone ahead.”

Seeing that the speed had not decreased in the slightest, Shangguan Yueying, who sat behind the driver’s seat, shouted a warning.

However, Lu Tianrong not only did not brake, he actually accelerated straight ahead.

In this desolate wilderness, a beast‑eared girl suddenly showing up to block the road was clearly no friend.

Stopping would be asking for trouble.

It might even be asking for death.

Vmmm—with a drawn‑out sonic crack, the military bus carrying twenty‑one people, at over one hundred kilometers per hour, charged straight at the fox‑eared girl blocking the way.

At that moment, everyone on the bus thought the fox‑eared girl would be sent flying.

Or that her body was so strong she would stop the massive military bus in its tracks.

But at the instant the vehicle struck the fox‑eared girl something extremely bizarre happened.

The sturdy military bus actually passed straight through the fox‑eared girl’s body.

As if through air, it slipped right through her.

Everyone on board was stunned, unable to make sense of what they had just seen.

After a moment, once they processed it.

Voices rose one after another, everyone puzzled over it.

“Was there a fox‑eared girl up ahead just now?”

“There was, I saw her too.”

“The bus clearly hit her, so how did it not hit that fox‑eared girl.”

“An illusion.”

“If only one person saw it maybe, but we all saw it, it can’t be an illusion.”

“Could it be a mirage?”

“The conditions for a mirage aren’t here either.”

Everyone could not figure it out and were full of questions about that eerie scene.

Lin Zichen did not speak, his brows slightly knit, his eyes scanning outside the bus.

At the same time he pushed his senses to the limit to see if he could locate the fox‑eared girl.

When the fox‑eared girl appeared, he had immediately spread his mental power to sense her and probe her biological level.

What shocked him was that there was not the slightest hint of biological pressure from her.

Not only that, there was not even a trace of a life aura, as if she were an inanimate object.

That made no sense at all.

A strong unease filled Lin Zichen’s heart.

Beside him, Shen Qinghan felt the same unease.

Holding Lin Zichen’s hand, she asked worriedly, “Xiao Chen, what was that just now.”

Lin Zichen shook his head, “I don’t know either.”

Then he asked the driver, “Instructor Lu, do you know what that was just now.”

Lu Tianrong’s biological level was higher and he had lived longer, perhaps he could judge something from it.

However, Lu Tianrong also could not figure out what had happened.

Facing Lin Zichen’s question he could only answer, “I don’t know exactly what it was, the only thing I can confirm is that at the moment the bus hit, when I was closest to that fox‑eared girl, I could not sense any sign of life from her at all.”

At this, several faces in the bus changed slightly.

Among them, Shangguan Yueying looked fearful, “You don’t think… it was that.”

“What do you mean ?”

“She means the fox‑eared girl we saw was a ghost,” Ma Xiwei said evenly.

In this extraordinary world, although there are aberrant beasts, Gene Fusers and cyborgs, the notion of ghosts still exists in many people’s hearts.

Many get scared the moment they hear the word ghost.

Even if they are powerful Gene Fusers or powerful cyborgs, they still get scared.

There are simply too many terrifying stories about ghosts and they are chilling to hear.

Maybe only those who often watch ghost films, or who have seen a lot of blood, can truly not be afraid at all.

“You’re joking, what era is this, we even have giant mechas and you’re talking about ghosts,” Zhang Kai said with disdain.

Shangguan Yueying frowned, “You not having seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, there are many things in this world that science can’t explain, better to believe than not.”

Zhang Kai was speechless, “I bet you got into college through connections and the back door.”

“You….”

Shangguan Yueying was so angry her chest heaved.

Listening to them argue, Lin Zichen noticed Zhang Kai had changed a lot, he was no longer a simpering boot‑licker.

Back in junior high, Zhang Kai had grovelled after his goddess tirelessly.

Now there was no trace of that.

‘Most likely after becoming a cyborg his social standing rose, women threw themselves at him and they licked him instead, making him the “receiver” in the dynamic.’

After letting his mind wander for a bit.

Lin Zichen quickly reined his thoughts back and continued to scan outside.

Everyone else on the bus did the same, uneasily searching outside for the fox‑eared girl.

Except for Zhang Kai and Shangguan Yueying.

Those two were going at it.

They were locked in debate over whether ghosts exist, each trying to convince the other.

They had thrown the matter of the fox‑eared girl out of their heads.

After all, the fox‑eared girl had only appeared for an instant and vanished.

After a while it did not feel so vivid anymore.

In the meantime, Zhang Kai and Shangguan Yueying dragged quite a few people into taking sides on whether ghosts exist.

The great majority thought they did not.

A small number stayed neutral.

A few thought they did.

Seeing most thought there are no ghosts, Zhang Kai smirked, “The minority obeys the majority, everyone thinks there are no ghosts, Yueying, just admit you’re being superstitious.”

Shangguan Yueying was fuming.

Just as she was about to retort.

From the very back of the bus a sweet voice spoke up in her defense, “This little sister is right, ghosts do exist in this world.”

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, everyone immediately turned to look.

They were horrified to find that the fox‑eared girl who had suddenly appeared in front of the bus earlier had somehow gotten on board.

Right now she sat by herself in the last row, one leg crossed over the other, her chin propped on one hand, smiling as she looked at everyone.

Lin Zichen looked at the fox‑eared girl, deeply alarmed.

‘How had she gotten into the bus and after being in the bus for so long how had he not noticed her at all. Even Lu Tianrong, whose biological level was as high as Advanced Six, had not sensed her. This fox‑eared girl’s biological level likely far exceeded Advanced Six.’

Thinking that, unease flooded Lin Zichen’s heart.

Seeing the fox‑eared girl in the rearview mirror, Lu Tianrong’s heart lurched, then he quickly calmed down, slowed the vehicle and pulled over.

He immediately stood from the driver’s seat, turned, fixed a sharp gaze on the fox‑eared girl in the last row and demanded, “Who are you?”

As he spoke, he was ready to strike at any time.

He did not attack right away because the fox‑eared girl was too uncanny, he could not judge her strength and acting carried huge risk.

Rather than striking first, it was better to talk and see what she wanted.

If it could be resolved peacefully that would be best.

Smiling sweetly at his question, the fox‑eared girl said, “I am not human.”