Chapter 562: Chapter 562: They Took the Initiative to Feed Me

Delaney Clark saw Scarlett Jennings make a move against the Shadow Ghost man, instinctively wanting to step forward to stop her.

But before she could, Scarlett Jennings coldly questioned the Shadow Ghost.

“Did you consume her parents’ soul bodies?”

Though it was a question, her words were filled with certainty.

And with her sudden words, everyone present was visibly shaken.

Delaney Clark was even more frozen on the spot, her mind in chaos,

She just said, who ate whose parents??

Instinctively, she turned her gaze to the Shadow Ghost man that Scarlett Jennings was confronting.

Because it was residing within Joseph Snyder’s shadow, its appearance had become similar to his, which is why Delaney Clark had never suspected it wasn’t actually Joseph Snyder’s shadow.

But just now, Scarlett Jennings said it wasn’t his shadow but a Shadow Ghost that consumes others’ soul bodies.

Moreover, it had… consumed her parents’ soul bodies.

How could this be?

Delaney Clark didn’t want to believe it, yet she saw the Shadow Ghost man nod to Scarlett Jennings’ questioning without any concealment.

“Yes.”

In that instant, Delaney Clark felt as if her mind had burst open, her vision going blank and almost unable to see her surroundings.

She gritted her teeth to regain her clarity, unable to resist wanting to pounce on the Shadow Ghost man,

“What are you saying? My parents’ souls… how could it be?”

They clearly died in a car accident two years ago!

And at that time, she was there too.

“You’re lying to me, aren’t you?”

Delaney Clark couldn’t believe this truth, glaring at the Shadow Ghost man.

The latter met her gaze, yet displayed no waves of emotion, speaking in its still unsteady voice, one syllable at a time,

“They, voluntarily, let me, eat.”

Beside her, Ariel Zimmerman and the director couldn’t help but gasp, and Delaney Clark nearly went mad upon hearing this.

“You’re lying to me… you’re lying to me!!”

Her parents, how could they voluntarily let it eat them? It was clearly it…

It was this ghost that killed her parents.

She had always treated it as her guardian deity!!!

Facing Delaney Clark’s near breakdown, the Shadow Ghost man showed no significant emotion.

Just as Scarlett Jennings said, a Shadow Ghost inherently lacks the emotions a human should have.

And it certainly couldn’t love her.

It listened to her, helped her achieve everything she wanted, simply because of the consciousness her parents voluntarily left behind.

Two years ago one late night, in a car accident scene, the Shadow Ghost discovered Delaney Clark’s family of three.

The accident was severe; aside from Delaney Clark, injured and unconscious in the back seat, her parents in the front were half crushed, barely breathing in more than they breathed out.

The Shadow Ghost desperately needed to consume soul bodies to strengthen itself and naturally went for the still-alive Delaney Clark.

Perhaps due to being near death, the couple unexpectedly saw it.

They watched it approaching their daughter in the back seat, themselves on the brink of death, yet they used their last breath, pleading to it,

“Don’t… harm… my, daughter…”

“Save… her… I, give you… to eat…”

“We’ll, give you… to eat…”

The Shadow Ghost didn’t understand human emotions, but it comprehended the couple’s words.

They were humans actively requesting it to consume their souls.

Though dying, they were fresh.

Thus it spared Delaney Clark, consuming the couple’s souls before they fully perished.

The only thing the Shadow Ghost didn’t expect was that although the couple’s souls were consumed, their consciousness remained inside it.

In the time after, everything seemed normal.

It remained an ordinary Shadow Ghost.

Until half a year ago, when selecting a new target to feed on, it discovered Delaney Clark being mocked on set.

Delaney Clark’s real name was Delaney Minghua.

Delaney from her father’s last name, Ming from her mother’s, as she was their cherished jewel, bright and beautiful.

Perhaps due to her parents’ indulgence since childhood, she developed a somewhat selfish personality.

Because she wanted to become a celebrity, she became an influencer after graduating, persisting in her career despite little income.

Though her parents disagreed with her idea, they never tried to stop her from chasing her dream.

After finally recovering from her parents’ deaths, Delaney Minghua signed with a small agency to support herself.

The day the Shadow Ghost saw her, she had taken a minor role in a crew, and being mocked was a regular occurrence.

Perhaps Delaney Clark’s appearance triggered the Lloyd family’s consciousness buried in the Shadow Ghost, which influenced its actions.

Thus it actively approached Delaney Clark.

Hearing her express envy over a celebrity who gained resources by dating a funder’s son, it parasitized into Joseph Snyder’s shadow, controlling him to date her, providing resources.

She wanted the lead female role in this drama and asked it to scare Ariel Zimmerman, the actress.

It complied.

Controlling Joseph Snyder consumed much of the Shadow Ghost’s ghost power, and it urgently needed to consume fresh soul bodies to replenish itself.

…

“Ahhh!!!”

Upon learning the whole truth, Delaney Minghua completely broke down.

Watching her kneel and cry aloud, even Ariel Zimmerman, nearly harmed by her, felt a tinge of sympathy.

Setting aside her malice, only considering her personal ordeal.

Her parents protected her with their lives, not forgetting their love even when their souls were consumed.

Yet she knew nothing, even treating the Shadow Ghost that devoured her parents’ souls as her guardian deity.

How could one not feel pity?

Compared to them, Scarlett Jennings and Gregory Xander kept relatively composed expressions.

Not that they weren’t affected.

But the more they encountered ghosts and evil forces, understanding the karma behind them, they learned to view everything as observers.

Because when confronting ghosts and evil, they must stay calm at all times.

Empathy takes a backseat; they aim to vanquish harmful demon ghosts.

As for the Shadow Ghost man before them.

Consuming not just two living souls, which alone is unacceptable.

Such a ghost, if left unchecked, would continue to harm others.

Scarlett Jennings pondered and decided to end it with the Peach Wood Sword in her hand.

To her surprise, Delaney Minghua, who had been breaking down crying beside them, suddenly crawled up, rushing over to hug the arm holding the sword.

“No! You can’t kill it! Sob…”

Seeing this, Ariel Zimmerman was incredulous, unable to help but scold her,

“Delaney! Are you out of your mind?! It ate your parents’ souls! Yet you still want to protect it?!”

Is this person out of her mind?

It’s all explained; this is an emotionless Evil Ghost!

If not killed, would it be left to continue harming people?

“I know! It’s precisely because I know you can’t kill it!”

Delaney Minghua turned her head, crying as she shouted at her,

“It deserves to die! But inside its body are my parents’ souls!”