This was a true Ghost Tide Ascent.
Its scale, specifications, and numbers far exceeded the one Ji Li had created before.
Although this still did not conform to the original rules, the Clock Rule was equally powerful, forcing Old Yu Street into midnight ahead of schedule.
From a certain perspective, Mei Sheng's actions had already offset nearly three hours of Old Yu Street's forty-eight-hour mission.
Starting today, Old Yu Street's time rules would descend into chaos and could be altered by the living. Its original real-world time no longer mattered and was gradually fading away.
The vast ghost tide marched in formation. A quick glance showed far more than dozens—nearly a hundred—and their numbers were still increasing.
A terrifying, oppressive atmosphere of despair seemed to have blended into the air of reality itself, while the harsh weather of rain and wind further amplified its influence.
That irresistible controlling force was invisible and formless, yet penetrated everywhere. No power could contend with it.
Forget Lan Yu and Clyde—even the once-arrogant Head-Hand Ghost was completely tamed after stepping onto the narrow stairway of the south building.
Its posture remained savage and horrifying, but its overall presence had been utterly worn away. It truly merged into the ghost tide's ranks, no longer struggling or thrashing in the slightest.
Such vast and profound rule-based power declared that the Supernatural Incident in Room 201 had been completely resolved.
The Twin Female Ghosts, as representatives of the Root Ghost, had successfully used the employees' wisdom to completely suppress the Head-Hand Ghost.
Perhaps the third stage Lan Yu had deduced would inevitably arrive before long.
Unfortunately, he and Clyde, the two survivors, had also stepped onto the narrow stairway of the south building. Their identities had been forcibly merged into the rules as ghosts, sending them toward