Acting Separately

"Hey, did you guys see that just now? There's no clinic at all. All the doors in front of the corridor are haunted. Those things are just standing there, completely still. How many doors have we passed since then?"

"Ten, twenty?"

Sun Yi said with some unease.

Thanks to the appearance of the ghost candle, they successfully found a way out. By this time, everyone had left the terrifying place and was walking upstairs in the hospital through the emergency exit.

"Shut up, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak," someone yelled at him.

Recalling what they had just witnessed, everyone was still shaken.

If we continue to linger there, everyone will die once all the ghosts awaken.

"What's going on with those things? Why didn't they attack us? We just walked right past them; they shouldn't have missed the opportunity," Zhang Han said anxiously.

Wang Xiaoming said, "Perhaps they are undergoing some kind of change and haven't completely become third-stage Ghost Infant yet, or perhaps for some other reason, those ghosts haven't woken up. But that's not important. What's important is that the situation in the hospital has become even worse. At first, I only thought there was one ghost, and the Ghost Infant in the patients' wombs weren't even that."

"Now it seems there's only one possibility left."

"What's possible?" Zhang Han asked.

"The ghosts there have been released and have now taken over this place. If that's the case, then the source of the whole thing, that unknown ghost, doesn't really want us to know about its existence, or even find it."

Wang Xiaoming's expression shifted slightly as he said, "I was only searching for the location of the Seventh Street through the other Ghost Infant when I was discovered. That ghost came looking for me immediately. If we hadn't retreated in time, Yang Jian and I would probably be trapped in the hospital."

"Perhaps this operation shouldn't have been carried out; it should have been canceled."

Yang Jian remained silent, lost in thought, wondering what exactly was that thing that had forcefully extinguished his ghost candle just now?

Recalling the burning speed of the ghost candle, he had encountered a similar situation before.

A ghost standing under a streetlamp, only its back is visible, its form cannot be seen.

That time, the ghost candle was also burning fiercely.

The faster the ghost candle burns, the more ferocious the ghosts around it are.

"The thing that blew out my ghost candle just now was definitely not one of the Ghost Infant in this hospital, but another ghost—a ghost that has been following us all along, but we can't see it. That ghost is far more terrifying than any of the Ghost Infant we've encountered so far."

A startling conjecture popped into Yang Jian's mind.

But this conjecture gave him a fright.

If it's true that a ghost even more terrifying than the current Ghost Infant is lurking among them, then their lives are in danger at any moment.

"When? When did that ghost follow me? Has it been following me ever since the Ghost Knocking incident, or has it been following someone else? No, it definitely isn't following me. I used the ghost candle before, and the flame didn't react at all, which means there's no ghost around me."

Sweat beaded on Yang Jian's forehead; he couldn't tell if it was tension or unease. He tried to analyze the situation as quickly as possible. "If that ghost isn't following me, then there's only one possibility: that ghost is following Zhao Kaiming."

"In the last Ghost Knocking incident, a total of four Ghost Tamer were involved: me, Wang Yue, Tong Qian, and that Zhao Kaiming."

"Wang Yue's ghost is a ghost rope, Tong Qian's is a ghost face on the back of her head, only Zhao Kaiming's ghost is unclear and has always been a mystery. Combining this with the ghost I saw under the streetlight last time, I have reason to believe that Zhao Kaiming and that ghost have some kind of connection, otherwise it would be too much of a coincidence."

"Whether it's true or false, even a 10% chance is enough."

This thought came to mind.

Yang Jian immediately stopped and said, "Wait, I think that acting together in the current situation would make us too conspicuous. I believe it's necessary to split up."

After he said that, everyone looked at him as if he were a fool.

In this situation, you're suggesting splitting up? Are you trying to hasten your demise?

"Yang Jian, how could you have such a thought? So many people have been killed or injured when they acted together before, and you still want to split up? If you didn't seem so normal, I would have suspected that you weren't even the real person." Someone immediately retorted.

"What are your considerations?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

Yang Jian, "I didn't really consider it. I just felt that it would be more convenient to split up. I don't need a team; I can do it alone."

"If you encounter a ghost, you'll die a horrible death," Zhao Kaiming said coldly.

Wang Xiaoming said, "Although I don't know what you're thinking, I reject your suggestion. Splitting up at this time is indeed a very unwise move."

"I'm just explaining this to you; I don't need your permission," Yang Jian.

He was really uneasy about traveling with an unknown ghost, especially since the ghost was so terrifying that even the ghost candle couldn't withstand it.

Compared to the unknown, Yang Jian preferred to face the horde of Ghost Infant alone.

Even if I die, I want to die knowing why.

"Did Yang Jian notice it? He's a really perceptive guy. No wonder he's survived so many supernatural events. He's not only cautious, but also decisive in his actions."

Seeing Yang Jian's resolute attitude, Zhao Kaiming's eyes flickered.

Although it was just a small detail, he was already certain that his ghost had been exposed and that Yang Jian had noticed it.

"Professor Wang, which floor is your office on? We can meet there," Yang Jian.

"On the top floor, because it's convenient for helicopter pick-up and drop-off," Wang Xiaoming said. "Since you've made up your mind, I won't force you. Be careful."

"You too." After saying that, Yang Jian still insisted on leaving.

Zhang Han hesitated. He wanted to leave with Yang Jian, but in the end, he couldn't make up his mind. However, he knew that Yang Jian must have a very important reason for choosing to leave the group at this time. He must have discovered something and was afraid to act with the group anymore.

But even though he understood it clearly, he wasn't sure, so he didn't dare to make a decision.

A short while later, Yang Jian disappeared into the sixth-floor corridor, intending to take another emergency exit to the top floor.

After separating from the crowd, whether it was psychological or because he had truly made the right choice, the intense sense of unease and crisis he felt seemed to have vanished.

However, still feeling uneasy, he lit the ghost candle again.

The scarlet ghost candle once again emitted a green candlelight, eerie and mysterious.

But this time, the burning speed of the ghost candle decreased significantly, almost returning to normal levels.

This means that Yang Jian is not surrounded by ghosts and is currently safe.

"My guess was correct. The ghost wasn't following me after all, but one of those people. Zhao Kaiming is the most suspicious, while Zhang Han and Wang Xiaoming are the least suspicious." Yang Jian breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then became serious again.

He then blew out the ghost candle, not wanting to waste the half-burnt candle.

"Things have become complicated now. At this point, we not only need to be wary of the Ghost Infant, but also of the people around us."

Thinking about this gave him a headache.

This is no longer just a difficult mode; it feels like I've entered a supernatural event in hell mode ahead of time.

But there was no other way; the Starvation Ghost Incident was a major event, and no matter how difficult it was, a solution had to be found. So he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to participate.

Although he was acting alone, without any worries, Yang Jian was less concerned. He moved quickly, taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't yet awakened the evil spirit, and ran wildly down the stairs.

The Ghost Eye is currently suppressed, and the Ghost Domain can no longer be used normally.

If you want to use it, you must give up suppressing the ghost, and if the ghost gets out of control, you will be in danger.

Therefore, Yang Jian chose to play it safe for now, and it wouldn't be too late to take action if a really bad situation arose.

However, just as Yang Jian and Wang Xiaoming were acting together...

Something uncontrollable happened.

The ghosts that had been standing on both sides of the passage, seemingly asleep with their eyes closed, suddenly opened their eyes all at once. Their dark, empty eyes, devoid of pupils, revealed a fierce and menacing nature.

They stopped standing there and began to move.

Heavy footsteps echoed through the dimly lit passage, like corpses walking on the ground.

Soon, all the ghosts vanished, disappearing into the darkness in all directions.