What a face it was!
It is highly similar to humans, yet there are subtle differences, so much so that just one glance feels eerie and unsettling.
The girl's mouth was wide open in an exaggerated smile, and she remained motionless, the source of her voice unclear. "Little sister, why are you crying..." she kept repeating, her hands gripping Che Zhenhe, her nails digging into his flesh.
This is terrible!
Che Zhenhe's expression changed drastically. The sharp pain in his arm made his body tremble. He wasn't an inexperienced newbie; he realized he was encountering a Supernatural event. He forcefully tried to pull his arm away from the little girl's grasp, shouting, "I've encountered a ghost! Quickly, go and call the other Ghost Tamer to help me!"
"Little sister, why are you crying...?"
The dull, shrill female voice still echoed in his ears. Che Zhenhe did not sit idly by and wait for his death. He also tried to use the Supernatural within his body to fight back. However, his Supernatural power seemed to have no effect on the girl at all.
The girl's chilling aura grew stronger and stronger, and the surrounding lights seemed to be affected by Supernatural, hissing a few times before suddenly going out.
"Little sister, why are you crying...?"
Che Zhenhe felt as if his arms were bound by steel, unable to break free. It was dark all around, and he could hear chaotic footsteps in the distance, which meant that other Ghost Tamers were probably rushing here.
"It's good that there's a rescuer, "Che Zhenhe calmed himself down a little, but just then, a chilling coldness suddenly rose from behind him.
His pupils shrank to a single point, and a strong sense of terror crept into his heart.
Click--
The sound of bones cracking rang out, Che Zhenhe let out only a short wail before collapsing to the ground, his heart ceasing to beat.
A strange figure wandered the Shichuan.
On the Zhanying, numerous Ghost Tamer launched an investigation into the Yellow Sea Supernatural Incident.
One of the phenomena of this Supernatural event was darkness; the affected areas turned pitch black, obscuring the sun and moon.
The darkness spread rapidly across the sea; prior to this, several ships had already gone missing and remained unaccounted for.
Bai Yang used his abilities to observe for a long time, and apart from the Ash Urn from before, he did not find anything else unusual.
The sea was calm, but no one dared to let their guard down; this calm seemed more like the calm before a storm.
Being in a constant state of tension inevitably leads to mental fatigue. Fu Youhua took it upon himself to divide the Ghost Tamer into groups and have them take turns conducting investigations.
Hu Jiu and Huang Jingxing went to rest for a while. It was obvious that Huang Jingxing was a little nervous, but seeing how relaxed and calm Hu Jiu was, Huang Jingxing gradually calmed down as well.
Half a day has passed.
The Zhanying received news that something was wrong on the Shichuan. According to incomplete statistics, more than forty people had died on the Shichuan, and the death toll was continuing to rise at an increasingly rapid pace.
Fu Youhua convened another meeting to analyze the data transmitted from the Shichuan.
"To be honest, the death toll isn't that high. It might seem a bit cold-blooded, but that's the truth. Ghosts of this caliber can only be classified as C-class."
"That's true for now, but don't forget that the death toll on the Shichuan is still rising. At first, the rate of death wasn't fast, but now it's likely showing an exponential surge."
In the conference room, everyone was talking at once. The dead were all foreigners, but they didn't feel any particular urgency. Instead, they were thinking about using those deaths to gather intelligence and data.
"How did the deceased die? What was their state after death? Have any videos been recorded?" one of the Ghost Tamers asked.
"There's a video recording, but I suggest you don't watch it for now," Fu Youhua said very seriously.
"Watching the video triggers a pattern of murder?" Zhang Yuwei asked rhetorically.
Fu Youhua nodded. "That's possible. The first person to die on the Shichuan was a male Ghost Tamer named Che Zhenhe. He suddenly lost contact with the other Ghost Tamer."
"Upon discovering Che Zhenhe's unusual disappearance, the other Ghost Tamers immediately reviewed the surveillance footage and found that Che Zhenhe had likely encountered a ghost and was killed, and the Fierce Ghost within him was beginning to awaken."
"The Ghost Tamers on the Shichuan first retrieved Che Zhenhe's demon, followed by a period of calm. After that, the researchers who had watched the video and the Ghost Tamers began to die."
"Next to die were those who had close contact with these researchers and Ghost Tamers. So, after discussion, the Ghost Tamers on the Shichuan came to a conclusion—directly or indirectly Observation the demon might significantly increase the probability of being attacked."
Upon hearing Fu Youhua's description of this intelligence, one of the Ghost Tamer couldn't help but gasp. Huang Jingxing asked, "Is this information reliable? After all, the people on the Shichuan are South Korea. Could they be conveying false information?"
Fu Youhua shook his head. "I can't confirm the authenticity of the information either, but under these circumstances, the other party shouldn't do anything foolish."
"That's not necessarily true, "Hu Jiu thought to himself. "There are plenty of desperate people who want to drag others down with them before they die."
Clearly, many people share Hu Jiu's view, especially when the other party is South Korea, which makes domestic Ghost Tamers subconsciously feel that the other party is not trustworthy.
Fu Youhua said, "Regardless of whether the intelligence is true or false, we must prepare for the worst. Suppose that unknown Fierce Ghost can spread through Observation footage, how should we defend against it, countermeasures, and imprison it?"
"Didn't you see any other patterns?" someone asked.
"Yes, firstly, the ghost's appearance is very similar to that of a normal human, but a normal person would find it incongruous and abnormal at first glance."
"Secondly, the ghost's resemblance to humans is gradually increasing, and it is mimicking human speech and behavior."
After stating these two points, Fu Youhua added, "The Shichuan has already ordered a ban on the use of electronic devices such as mobile phones and required everyone to isolate in their rooms. I plan to have similar orders implemented here."
One of the more cautious Ghost Tamers readily agreed, "At times like these, we should be careful."
The others in the meeting room agreed, since it wasn't the Ghost Tamers who were isolated and had their phones disabled, but ordinary people on the ship.
Hu Jiu kept his head down. Amidst the chattering discussion, another question popped into his mind: the ghost could mimic humans, and its resemblance to humans was growing stronger and stronger. Would it eventually... completely blend into the crowd, becoming indistinguishable from the real thing?
Hu Jiu voiced his guess.
Someone immediately retorted, "Fierce Ghosts have no intelligence..."