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Despite the risk of ghosts’ eyes possibly reviving, Yang Jian explored the depths of the fourth layer of Ghost Domain and reached the end of this darkness.
The range covered by the darkness wasn’t extensive, limited only to the training base and its immediate surroundings. However, from his exploration just now, it gave Yang Jian a bone-chilling sensation.
At the end of the darkness lay old wooden planks.
He wouldn’t mistake their appearance—they were a Ghost Coffin.
Having personally sent the Ghost Coffin out of Huanggang Village, Yang Jian had a very vivid memory of it.
"I’m inside this Ghost Coffin now? How is that possible."
Behind the horror and unease was a bewildering sense of astonishment.
Wasn’t the Ghost Coffin supposed to be in Wang Xiaoming’s laboratory at this time? And the ghost inside the coffin had been successfully turned into a Coffin Nail by Wang Xiaoming, a thing that could suppress three ghosts. So, what was this ghost?
The same ability?
"No, that’s not it," Yang Jian’s expression grew increasingly solemn.
"This isn’t the ghost from Huanggang Village. The ghost from Huanggang Village only ran out from the Ghost Coffin and then returned to it. I’ve always thought that the ghost in the coffin and the Ghost Coffin were two separate things, but from the information I have now, it’s very possible that the Ghost Coffin and its ghost are one entity."
The real ghost might actually be the Ghost Coffin itself.
This could also explain why the exorcists wouldn’t worry about the ferocious ghost reviving after lying in the Ghost Coffin.
If the coffin is a ghost, lying in it would mean entering the body of a ghost, and with the Terror Level of the Ghost Coffin, it could naturally suppress the ghost in your body perfectly, and might even produce some unexpected effects.
So, this might just be the real truth.
Yang Jian’s gaze flickered as various speculations surged in his mind. He tried to piece together the whole process, looking for clues that might help him escape the training base.
"We need to confirm this immediately."
Without delay, he contacted Liu Xiaoyu using his satellite positioning phone.
"The situation at the training base is worse than we imagined. This incident is intricately connected to the original Ghost Coffin incident. Help me verify whether the Ghost Coffin is still in the lab."
"Okay, I’ll inquire about it right away," Liu Xiaoyu replied immediately.
Yang Jian then quickly picked up another phone to make a second call, this time to Li Yao.
"Hello, Li Yao, it’s me, Yang Jian."
A sexy woman’s voice came from the other end of the line: "Hehe, Yang Jian? What’s up? You’ve only been at the training base for a few days, and you’re already eager to call me? Do you miss me? Guess what I’m doing right now?"
"I’m taking a bath; want me to send you some selfies?"
Yang Jian immediately cut her off: "There’s a problem with Wang Xiaoming’s laboratory. Ghosts have invaded the training base. It happened very suddenly, and you might not have received any news about it yet, but you will soon. Right now, I need you to send my mom back to Dachang City as quickly as possible. Someone named Jiang Yan will take charge once she gets there. After I hang up the phone, I’ll send you the number."
"What?"
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At this news, Li Yao’s voice suddenly rose a few pitches, filled with a hint of shock.
A supernatural event in J city?
This was a very bad sign, and Li Yao clearly understood what the emergence of such an event really meant.
But there was no time for her to ask more. She responded immediately: "Okay, don’t worry; I’ll definitely arrange for your mother to get back to Dachang City, and ensure that nothing goes wrong. How about you? Are you in any danger over there?"
"Nothing for now, but I can’t guarantee it going forward. You can pay attention to the situation here from the headquarters. I can’t say more because I’ll be taking other actions after this call. I won’t call you again after this, and you shouldn’t contact me unless this is over," Yang Jian said.
He had to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
If the severity of this incident exceeded expectations, he might very well die here, but at the very least, he must ensure that his mother could leave safely. With Jiang Yan taking care of her, he was somewhat relieved.
So this was like making arrangements for the aftermath in advance.
After ending the call, Yang Jian’s face had a slightly grim expression. He didn’t continue towards the outside of the training base but instead quickly headed back inside.
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If he couldn’t leave this damned place, then the next consideration should be survival.
To survive, he needed to ensure he wouldn’t end up alone.
And he also had to ensure that the other exorcists weren’t killed.
Because every death would allow that ghost to grow stronger.
Even if Yang Jian didn’t want to save them, he still had to take the risk and figure out a way to gather them together for a group survival strategy.
Soon.
Yang Jian’s figure disappeared into the darkness; he was heading in the direction of the dormitory building. It was very likely already invaded by ghosts, but at the same time, the other exorcists were also nearby.
But if those people together did not understand the pattern, they would all be killed by the ghost, one by one.
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Perhaps the headquarters had already informed them of the pattern, but by this time, it was already late; maybe the situation wouldn’t allow them to gather together as they wished.
Under the shadow of fear, many foolish things can be done.
It was during Yang Jian’s operation.
At the headquarters, in a large conference room.
Wang Xiaoming, Li Jun, Vice Minister Cao Yanhua, Chen Yi who was responsible for overseeing J city’s ghost tamers, as well as Guo Fan, Zong Shan, Feng Quan, and others had all arrived. Moreover, as the incident unfolded, an increasing number of ghost tamers were hurrying to the headquarters overnight to attend the emergency meeting.
But Wang Xiaoming couldn’t wait for everyone to be present; he slowly stood up and began to recount the key points of this paranormal incident.
"This paranormal incident is the result of my experiment’s failure. Speaking of responsibility and consequences at this time is pointless; I’ll provide an explanation later, so please let me finish first. Those not present can join via a phone conference through satellite positioning on their mobile phones."
"Is it that urgent?" Chen Yi asked, his expression slightly warm with anger. "Professor Wang, it seems this incident is no small matter."
"Don’t rush to speak; let Professor Wang continue," said the Vice Minister, Cao Yanhua, gesturing for others to be quiet with a wave of his hand.
Wang Xiaoming said, "This matter started with the Ghost Coffin incident. You can look up the details of the Ghost Coffin incident in the archives later; the headquarters is preparing them. What I need to discuss is what happened afterward. The existence of the Ghost Coffin made me see the viability of a person turning into a ghost while retaining their sanity."
"Had the experiment succeeded, it would have had an unprecedented impact, but, unfortunately, I failed."
"The first ghost bred by the Ghost Coffin was successfully dealt with by me. I thought this would increase the experiment’s chance of success. Therefore, after making some preparations, I conducted a bold attempt to turn ghost tamers into real ghosts while still maintaining their consciousness."
"The subject of the experiment was Wei Jing."
Wang Xiaoming launched the slideshow, and an image of a personal file appeared before everyone.
Many people’s faces tightened slightly at the sight of this person named Wei Jing.
"Him?"
Wei Jing, one of the earliest ghost tamers, had resolved numerous paranormal events and had made considerable accomplishments during the initial outbreak of paranormal activities; he was a veteran international ghost tamer.
But unfortunately,
The earliest batch of tamers was also the first to face the problem of ghost resurgence.
At that time, the strategy to control two ghosts was not mature, and the success rate was quite low.
Thus, Wei Jing failed to control a second ghost.
But due to certain special emergency measures, Wei Jing didn’t die from the ghost’s resurgence and was instead suppressed, barely surviving in a half-dead state.
"So you’re saying Wei Jing has now fully resurged as a ghost and invaded the training base?" Zong Shan asked.
Wang Xiaoming nodded, "If nothing else, that should be the case. What I’m worried about is not that, but the special nature of the Ghost Coffin. If Wei Jing, having failed to turn into a ghost, has inherited the abilities of the Ghost Coffin, no, or rather he has become a part of the Ghost Coffin, then the consequences could be quite dreadful."
The person experimented upon is not important.
What mattered was the ghost bred by the Ghost Coffin, which was a cause for Wang Xiaoming’s concern.
"Talk about Wei Jing’s, no, that ghost’s abilities now," someone asked.
Others also looked towards Wang Xiaoming.
The Ghost Coffin incident’s archives had been sealed, and they had no privilege to access them, so they were unaware of the true story behind the incident; but now, this secret file would be revealed, and there would be no more secrets.
"The ghost from the Ghost Coffin can suppress the abilities of three ghosts within a ghost tamer’s body, which means, anyone controlling fewer than three ghosts would simply be a regular person in front of that ghost," said Wang Xiaoming.
"What?"
"Damn, you’re joking, right?"
"Can’t be."
For a moment, a series of shocked exclamations filled the conference room.
However, Wang Xiaoming hadn’t finished speaking. He continued slowly, "This ability to suppress other ghosts can grow. If this ghost kills a ghost tamer and takes the ghosts from their body, then the number of ghosts it can suppress would grow from three to four... What the limit is, I’m not sure."
As he spoke, many eyes widened, their expressions filling with dread.
The whole conference room fell silent.
If this was already making them feel hopeless, Wang Xiaoming’s third statement plunged them into the abyss, "Currently, the training base has been attacked, and it’s highly likely that there have been casualties already. So, this ghost has already begun growing, and after the paranormal event at the training base is over, the ghost’s abilities will..."
"Stop talking," someone who couldn’t bear this terrifying and desperate reality hastily stood up, his teeth clenched in anger.
If he continued, believe it or not, some would cry right in front of you.
Who could stand such news?
Wang Xiaoming chose to be silent, and he slowly sat down.
Because he had already shared the necessary information, and there wasn’t much else to say.