"Uh..." The half-faced ghost with only a head remaining didn't see what had happened. The head rolled on the ground, and as it saw its shattered body, it stared at the little girl with bloodshot eyes and almost roared, "You little brat, you're going to die today!!"
Crash!!
A muffled sound suddenly echoed through the restaurant, and then the ceiling began to tremble, with countless cracks appearing and lime falling off. All the customers looked terrified, stood up one after another, and tried to leave the restaurant. The guests from the second floor were coming down!
The half-faced ghost wasn't joking; it really knew the guests from the second floor. Moreover, their status was extremely high! At the staircase leading to the second floor, a strong ghostly aura emerged, and the staircase railing corroded at a visible speed, clearly indicating that something terrifying was about to come down. Nick was stunned. What kind of monsters were the guests on the second floor? Even coming downstairs caused such a commotion?
"H, I was just having a meal. What trouble have you caused me again?" A voice sounded in the first-floor restaurant.
"I was just ordering food, but this rat refused to make it. This little brat stole my ingredients and destroyed my body!" The faceless ghost seemed to be very afraid of the ghost from the second floor and said in a panicked tone, trying to appear innocent. The black mist in the staircase was silent.
All the customers in the restaurant held their breath and didn't dare to breathe. They looked at the black mist with fear and humility. Nick had seen this kind of look before. It was the same as when Wang Yang looked at them.
Soon.
The ghost from the second floor seemed to have assessed the situation and spoke in a hoarse voice, "This will be the last time I help you out. There won't be a next time." As the voice fell, a withered large hand reached out towards the little girl! Crash! The chair and table where the little girl was sitting flew across the room. All the customers almost saw the scene of the girl being squeezed into pulp.
However, the next moment, that hand quickly withdrew like it had been electrocuted!
In front of the little girl, a figure had somehow appeared. It was completely wrapped in bandages, including its face, and wore a suit, exuding a strange ghostly aura. "Miss, are you okay?" The suit-and-bandage ghost asked.
The ghost from the second floor suddenly realized something and spoke in a low and frightened voice, "Who are you guys exactly?"
The little girl ignored her, hugged the baby, and smiled, "Let's call you Little Mini. How about coming back with me, sister? There's another big sister at home!"
The ghost from the second floor was even more intimidated by being ignored and continued, "I won't get involved in your matters anymore. I apologize for my offense just now! I'll leave now!"
With that, the black mist dissipated rapidly, and the ghost from the second floor fled back to the second floor like it was escaping. The little girl gestured to the suit-and-bandage ghost, who walked towards the staircase and went up to the second floor.
"See you next time, big brother," the little girl winked at Nick.
The faceless ghost with only a head left on the ground looked at the little girl in horror and said, "You..."
Before it could finish speaking, the little girl stepped on it, and the head exploded like a rotten watermelon, splattering fragments everywhere.
"Welcome back next time," the little girl said as she left. The atmosphere in the restaurant didn't ease up even after she left. The customers all looked towards the staircase to the second floor.
Soon, the suit-and-bandage ghost came down the stairs, holding a bloodied and wide-eyed head in its hand, obviously the ghost from the second floor. When it came down, only its footsteps echoed in the restaurant, and the customers stayed far away.
As it passed Nick, the suit-and-bandage ghost suddenly stopped and handed a card to Nick. "Miss said, if you need anything, you can come here," it said.
Nick took the card, which had a black golden rose on it, exotic and ghostly! Below it was an address, and nothing else. When he looked up again, the suit-and-bandage ghost was already gone.
The restaurant seemed used to this kind of thing and soon returned to normal. The customers quickly pretended nothing had happened and happily continued their meals.
"Nick, are you okay?" Ada quickly came over, grabbed Nick, and asked worriedly.
"It's just a small thing. Did you see me panic?"
"But your pants are wet..."
"That's just some soup I accidentally got on them."
Soon, the sound of the closing bell rang. The customers in the restaurant gradually stood up and left one after another.
After the restaurant became quiet, Pinocchio clacked into the restaurant.
It first evaluated Ada's performance today and then gave her two 100 ghost coins.
After that, it turned to Nick and said, "Your performance today was terrible. No reward for you." "Moreover, because of you, the restaurant suffered a significant loss, and you will be punished accordingly!"
Upon hearing this, Nick's face darkened. No reward was fine, but punishment too? "The first table's customers were satisfied with my cooking," Nick said in a cold voice.
"But you performed poorly with the second table," Pinocchio replied.
"That ghost didn't even want to eat my cooking; it wanted to eat me." "So no matter how well I cooked, it wouldn't have been satisfied!" Nick said.
"Regardless, you caused a loss for the restaurant. Tomorrow, I will announce your punishment. Go back and rest well!" Pinocchio said before leaving, and as he turned the corner, he added, "Also, remember that you are an employee of the restaurant and a rat. Know your place!"
The last sentence was clearly a warning. Nick's face remained dark, and although he didn't say anything, he was extremely upset inside.
Damn it!
One day, when I have the ability, I'll buy this restaurant and chop you up, Pinocchio, for firewood!
"Nick, cheer up. I'll treat you to something today. You can have whatever you want," Ada said, holding the two ghost coins, trying to cheer Nick up.
Nick waved his hand and said, "No need for you to treat me. Someone else will."
Ada was confused. Besides the two of them, who else could it be?
Nick walked out of the restaurant and headed straight for the vending machine in the hallway. It had been badly damaged by Nick's chainsaw last time, but now it had been repaired and almost showed no signs of damage.
However— Nick approached without saying a word, directly pulled out his bone-crushing hammer, and started smashing it furiously.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The glass broke, the metal dented, and fragments scattered! The vending machine ghost roared angrily, "What the hell did I do to you this time? What's wrong with you?!"
"You didn't do anything to me. I'm just in a bad mood, and I need to vent." "Thanks, old buddy!"
With that, Nick continued to smash, releasing all his pent-up frustration.
"I'll thank your grandma! Why should I care if you're in a bad mood?"
"You little shit, don't think I'm a pushover. If you don't stop, I won't be so nice!"
The vending machine ghost tried to fight back but was kicked into the corner by Nick, where it continued to take the beating helplessly.
"This human's ghost power has grown again!" The vending machine ghost realized in horror that it was no longer a match for Nick.
Facing Nick's destruction of its body, the vending machine ghost was both angry and frustrated.
How quickly things had changed!
Who could have imagined that just three days ago, the vending machine ghost could have toyed with Nick like a mouse!
After a while, Nick felt much better after venting. He put away his bone-crushing hammer, sat down on the ground, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He patted the battered vending machine and said, "My hand is sore from smashing. Give me a bottle of water. My throat is dry!"
This almost drove the vending machine ghost crazy.
Ah!!
This was too much for a ghost to bear!!