"Is this Ghost Lake?"
Amid a dense fog, Feng Quan emerged. He had arrived at the outskirts of Zhongzhou City. The area was not completely deserted; there were newly built residential complexes and villa districts nearby, but all their lights were out, and no one had moved in.
Yet here, the air had become exceptionally damp.
Under the shroud of icy gloom, a lake gradually began to appear, as though it were transforming from illusion into reality.
This was a supernatural incursion.
And the incursion was happening quickly. Unless something unexpected occurred, this frigid lake would soon fully enter reality.
No one knew what consequences it would bring once the incursion was complete.
"This is bad." Feng Quan's expression changed at the sight.
Experience told him that the appearance of Ghost Lake meant Yang Jian and the others' operation had not gone smoothly. It might even have been obstructed. Otherwise, Ghost Lake could not possibly have appeared here.
Feng Quan's guess was correct.
The operation to deal with Ghost Lake had indeed failed.
None of the captains had fared well. Shen Lin had been invaded by a ghost and was now lost within his memories. Li Jun had fallen into Ghost Lake, his Ghost Makeup dissolving as he lost consciousness. Although Liu San had survived, he could barely protect himself. Even Yang Jian...
No.
Yang Jian was the exception. He had not failed.
At that moment.
Yang Jian, submerged at the bottom of the lake, suddenly opened several scarlet eyes. The eyes emerged all over his body, giving off a faint red glow in the darkness. Like evil spirits spying in every direction, they took in everything around him.
At that moment.
His body, which had been invaded and unable to move, regained its ability to act.
Some form of