Several people looked at the stiff headless corpse in front of them and studied it carefully for a moment.
Gu Yang took the lead and said:
"Uncle Zhao, these deceased people all have common characteristics. First of all, they are all overseas students from Waiguo. Secondly, they are all cosplayed by overseas fandoms. Finally, they all participated in the celebration. Of course, I don't think the last point is a rule.
"
After a slight pause, he said solemnly:
"Did you know? The strange story this time is actually the Headless Horseman of the West!"
"Huh?" Zhao Zhengyang was stunned for a moment.
Mu Lingyun was also very curious.
"What? The Headless Horseman? How do you know that?"
Gu Yang thought for a while and said:
"It is summarized from the background of what happened and various rules."
He felt that telling them about this matter was no big deal, as they were all working hard to eliminate the ghost stories.
What if they did him a big favor?
He didn't tell them the previous few times just to hide his strength. Now that his strength has far surpassed these two big guys, there is no need to hide anything.
Besides, they don't seem to have any ill intentions towards me, and they also think highly of them.
In short, everyone's goal is to eliminate ghost stories, not to compete over who is better.
After hearing Gu Yang's words, Zhao Zhengyang and Mu Lingyun were both shocked.
Suddenly, Mu Lingyun was the first to ask:
"You guys have really figured out the patterns! Then tell me, what are the patterns? How do you kill people? And how should we avoid being killed?"
Every question he asked was what Zhao Zhengyang wanted to ask.
So Zhao Zhengyang didn't speak again and looked at Gu Yang quietly and expectantly.
Gu Yang said:
"Its killing pattern is to specifically look for people who are Western fans of COS. Of course, I don't know whether those who are fans of COS will be killed, but the former is certain."
"Huh? What else?"
"Most of them will find trouble with foreign students."
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Zhengyang's face, as if he was waiting for him to ask questions.
Zhao Zhengyang thought for a moment and asked:
"Then when this strange story appears, will you sense its ghostly energy?"
He knew Gu Yang's current strength, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was C-level. The higher the strength, the ghostly aura he sensed would naturally be a hundred times stronger than that of someone with lower strength.
for example.
When a D-level awakener senses a few traces of ghost energy, a C-level awakener has already sensed a very strong ghost energy.
Therefore, what Zhao Zhengyang thought was not unreasonable.
Gu Yang said bluntly: "Of course, sometimes it is strong and sometimes it is weak."
As he was talking, he felt ghost energy again.
"Uncle Zhao, let's go there quickly!"
Gu Yang pointed to an open space opposite the artificial lake.
Zhao Zhengyang looked over curiously and found nothing strange.
Mu Lingyun also looked over curiously.
"What's there?"
Zhao Zhengyang suddenly remembered and asked, "Have you sensed ghost energy?"
Gu Yang walked forward quickly and replied:
"That's right, that strange story has appeared again."
Several people quickly came to the empty field.
Sure enough, there were several more corpses lying on the ground, and there were several people running crazily not far away. It was obvious that they were all frightened by the horrific scene just now.
"As expected, these people are all COS users."
Mu Lingyun couldn't help but speak.
"That's right."
Zhao Zhengyang affirmed: "Look at them, the shoes they are wearing are all in English, which means they are all overseas students from Waiguo. Gu Yang's conclusion is correct."
After hearing this, Gu Yang said again:
"Uncle Zhao, I also discovered a pattern."
"What's the pattern?" Zhao Zhengyang was curious.
"This strange story seems to be deliberately designed to avoid people like us who have awakened the guardian spirit. Of course, this is just my personal opinion. I have not put it into practice, and there are not many examples to illustrate it."
"You're right. Sometimes, we just have to believe in our own feelings and follow our own feelings at all times. That's right." Zhao Zhengyang said.
"I know this."
Mu Lingyun raised a question at this time:
"Then where did their heads go?"
Gu Yang shook his head, indicating that he was unclear.
Zhao Zhengyang was also confused by this and did not respond.
Afterwards, several people observed the corpse for a while, but in the end they couldn't conclude any patterns.
Mu Lingyun said:
"All of these foreigners just like to seek death. Our Rabbit family has a famous saying, if you don't do it, you won't die! Look at them, I don't think they are unfair at all for having such an end."
"That's right, these strange stories are most likely created by them." Gu Yang affirmed.
"Then what did you just say about the Headless Horseman? You kid, you have a lot of imagination!" Mu Lingyun said half-jokingly.
"The more patterns we find, the easier it will be for us to see the truth from the appearance." Gu Yang said modestly.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy to convince the two big guys in front of me.
Mu Lingyun nodded.
He said he had no doubts, but Zhao Zhengyang was a little disapproving and said:
"Can you explain it to me specifically?"
Gu Yang pondered for a moment and explained:
"This is actually very simple. This protest is against Halloween, which is a traditional Western festival. The basic element of Halloween is the pumpkin lantern. Of course, it was originally made of carrots. You must know this."
After a slight pause, he continued:
"In Western mythology, there is such a legend. It is said that on Halloween night, a poor young man met the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow. In a panic, the poor young man picked up the jack-o-lantern in his hand and suddenly put it on the headless horseman.
The headless horseman stopped chasing the knight's neck, and the poor young man was spared.
"So, the Headless Horseman has a primitive connection with Halloween."
Upon hearing this, Mu Lingyun waved and applauded.
"Gu Yang, what you said makes sense. Is there really such an allusion in Western legends?"
"Of course, I can search a lot of them online."
"Oh? Then I'll go back and search."
Zhao Zhengyang pondered for a moment and said:
"If that's the case, then maybe it has something to do with the headless horseman."
At this moment, he had no doubts.
Anyway, the world itself is full of unscientific nature. The more incredible it is and the less logical it is, the closer it is to the truth.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhengyang asked again:
"Gu Yang, have you found a way to restrain the Headless Horseman?"
Gu Yang raised his eyebrows and said: "Not yet, mainly because we rarely come into contact with the Headless Horseman."
Several people were discussing.
Zhang Yu on the side suddenly said: "Brother Gu Yang, I just checked and found that the Headless Horseman also has a source."
Everyone immediately turned their attention to Zhang Yu.
Gu Yang was also curious.
Zhang Yu said:
"Brother Gu Yang, it is said that the Headless Horseman is an Irish folk myth and legend. His origin is very mysterious, but it is also in line with the social conditions at that time.
"The Headless Horseman was a brave knight during his lifetime. Unfortunately, he was killed on the battlefield and his head was chopped off by the enemy. Therefore, every night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, he will ride a horse that is also undead and appear in the city.
Sleepy Hollow, looking for his lost head everywhere.
"Whenever he saw someone who looked similar to himself, he would cut off their head and sew it on his neck with thread."
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, Mu Lingyun, Zhao Zhengyang and others felt incredible.
But my belief in the so-called 'Headless Horseman' has increased a lot.
Gu Yang always had no objection.
If there is, it means that the information you searched is not enough.
As a pure tracer, it is ridiculous that I don’t know as much about this strange story as a layman.