Although Ping An Building had broken into two halves, the remaining structure was still more than a dozen stories tall. Those remaining floors were still covered by supernatural power and could not be easily investigated. They could only explore them in person.
But taking such a risk carried enormous danger.
The supernatural presence within Ping An Building was that terrifying ghost painting, and the Ghost Messenger still wandered inside it.
Even a captain could die here if he encountered one of those ghosts.
More importantly, unfamiliar Ghost Tamers seemed to be hiding within Ping An Building. They appeared to have come for the ghost painting and were very likely connected to Zhang Xianguang. Zhang Xianguang himself might even be here.
"If Zhang Xianguang is here too, then even captains working together might not get out safely. He fought me through a medium before. He's a very terrifying existence."
Yang Jian silently became alert.
However, he, Li Jun, Li Lepeng, Liu San, and Cao Yang had joined forces precisely to prepare for any eventuality.
They followed the collapsed floors downward.
After descending only one floor, everything around them became dark, as though all light had been absorbed. They could not see their hands before their faces. Even the bright sunlight shining down from above only reached a little more than one floor below.
But soon—
Specks of green fire emerged in the air around them.
The flames could dispel the darkness and bring light. Although the light was sinister, it illuminated the path around them and kept them from losing their way in the darkness.
Everyone understood that this was Li Jun's ghost fire. He was driving away the darkness and lighting the way ahead.
But the firelight was faint and could only barely provide some illumination.
"This darkness isn't normal.