Chapter 1220: Chapter 814: The Chairs
The missing Davi reappeared, but she had already become a corpse.
Musa’s method was indeed effective. By forming a circle hand in hand, they successfully summoned the ghost, but the cost was also very heavy; they lost another teammate.
Davi died, and she died during the day, right in front of everyone.
The door was opened, and the sunlight from outside dispelled the darkness, yet the sunlight now felt devoid of warmth.
Davi’s corpse stood in place, still maintaining the hand-in-hand posture, arms extended as if waiting for an embrace.
The room was deathly silent, no one dared to attempt summoning the ghost anymore. Shortly after, the monks who received the news arrived to collect Davi’s corpse.
Davi’s death was a thorn in everyone’s hearts, but the mission had to continue. After leaving the dining hall, the two teams returned to their rooms to rest.
On the way back, the atmosphere in Datu’s team was very oppressive, Datu Supa kept a tense face without saying a word, Maria Hafeez also looked solemn.
Since coming to this mission world, three people have already died, and coincidentally, all three belonged to their team.
Yang Xiao and Musa’s team were all safe, with no reduction in members.
If it was purely a coincidence, no one would believe it; it seemed that the ghost was targeting their team.
Yet they couldn’t figure out why this was happening.
Maria even suspected that the ghost hadn’t left and was still mingling among them, just invisibly.
Closing the door, Yang Xiao and his group of five returned to their room, sitting around the table, clearly to discuss their next plans.
As a newcomer, Shari was very perceptive, sitting quietly by the bed without interrupting.
"This is really fatal..." Adila grabbed the water bowl and gulped down several mouthfuls, then overturned the bowl on the table, talking with lingering fear, "We’ve encountered a tough one this time, coming out in broad daylight to kill people."
"It could’ve been avoided, it was Mu... it was us who forcibly summoned it." As the words came out, Aisha suddenly changed her tone.
"Mr. Musa’s approach was not wrong; this at least confirmed the ghost is right beside us, following our actions all along."
Yang Xiao spoke up, "The problem now is when did the ghost infiltrate us?"
"Now that the ghost has already infiltrated, what is the point of discussing this still?" Adila seemed a bit irritable.
"Of course it has meaning, this will help us judge the ghost’s origin, thereby confirming its identity." Yang Xiao answered calmly.
"Surely it was when we saw the ghost lake, that ghost ship carrying ghosts sailed back from the island in the lake; at that time, the five of us had scattered." Aisha recalled.
The reason these five could be put in the same room was that the other team suspected someone among them had been replaced by a ghost.
"But that night, none of us died nor were we replaced." Based on the Esoteric Sect’s Martyr’s prophecy, combined with what he now grasped, Yang Xiao judged that his teammates were intact, but lurking nearby was an unseen ghost.
This ghost was the real killer; as for the twisted ghost shadow the other team mentioned, it must also be summoned by this ghost.
"The ghost’s most terrifying ability is to influence our perception, and I fear as the mission continues, its influence on us will grow stronger."
Musa’s voice was hoarse, he had barely spoken along the way, after all, it was his suggestion that led to Davi’s death, and he felt uneasy inside.
He had also noticed the distrustful looks from the other team toward him.
This was understandable; after all, of those who died since the mission started, all three belonged to the other team, it seemed the ghost was intent on eliminating them.
"I agree with Chu Xi’s view, perhaps seeing the ghost ship on the first night wasn’t the reason we were haunted, otherwise it should be us who’s dead now."
Musa clearly recalled, only their five went to the lakeside that night, witnessing the paper boat full of fierce ghosts, while the other team didn’t even approach the lake.
This didn’t make sense.
"I now have two guesses." Yang Xiao spoke, "Firstly, the haunting regards the first night at the lakeside, secondly, it’s because we entered this temple that we got haunted."
"But now the ghost’s appeared, how do we differentiate these two judgments?" Aisha asked.
"Simple, the ghost’s sphere of influence is limited, it’ll leave behind clues inadvertently, like used tableware."
"Remember, when we initially entered the town, we stopped by a household briefly; when we left, the chairs we sat on were then snatched by the townspeople who took them home to frame and cover with scripture slips, known as large scripture cushions."
As soon as Yang Xiao finished, Aisha had a sudden realization, "I understand, we just need to verify how many chairs were taken!"
The people present weren’t stupid, slightly triggered and they understood; if twelve chairs were found, it matched their original number, proving the lurking ghost hadn’t shown up, and it appeared when they entered this temple.
But if thirteen chairs were found, it meant they were targeted by the ghost before entering the village.
Uncertain about what tricks might spring up tonight, Yang Xiao advised everyone to rest first and act later.
