Stopping the Deterioration
In the dimly lit restaurant, corpses, long dead, were suspended in mid-air by old straw ropes. Each corpse wore a strange smile, their lifeless eyes wide open, all looking in the direction of Yang Jian and Xiong Wenwen, and emitting eerie laughter.
From Tong Qian first encounter, it was clear that this grotesque laugh was deadly; an ordinary person who heard it would die with a smile on their face within seconds.
Perhaps even those Ghost Tamer cannot escape the curse of this laughter.
Just like the wailing of the grave-wrenching ghost.
The only way to avoid being killed by this cursed laughter is to completely plug your ears, or better yet, become deaf. If you can't hear even the slightest sound, you'll be safe.
The moment Yang Jian heard that laughter in the Ghost Domain, he knew something was wrong.
Having encountered the wailing ghost before, he knew that the Ghost Domain couldn't block out such sounds; it could only temporarily delay the time it took to be killed by that laughter.
"All the corpses are laughing, but it's impossible for every single one of them to have a ghost face. Only the laughing face on one corpse can truly kill; the others are just deliberate disguises. I'm activating three layers of the Ghost Domain to buy time. During this time, you must find the corpse with the real ghost face, or we'll have to run."
Yang Jian gritted his teeth and held his hands in front of the Ghost Eye. He tore open a gash in each of his palms, and one eye after another emerged.
The three layers of the Ghost Domain have been opened.
This time he was conservative and didn't expand the scope too much, only covering the restaurant. This way, he could temporarily keep the ghost that had gone outside out of reach.
There's no reason why the ghost outside the passageway in the third layer of the Ghost Domain could still get in.
"With so many corpses, searching will be a hassle. Let's just run. Your three-layered Ghost Domain is useless; it's been suppressed and is about to be invaded."
Xiong Wenwen was so scared he was almost crying; he had just witnessed a truly terrifying scene.
"What?" Yang Jian had just activated the third level of the Ghost Domain when he heard this news, and his eyelids twitched violently.
All three layers of the Ghost Domain have been invaded?
"That's impossible. Even starving ghosts can be locked down by my three-layered Ghost Domain. The ghosts here are definitely not at the S-class in terms of terror. Otherwise, the ghost ropes couldn't have lifted all the corpses so easily." Yang Jian didn't believe it at first, but then he suddenly remembered that ghost could only tamper with memories.
Blood-stained red newspaper.
That thing can restrain one's own Ghost Domain and completely suppress Ghost Domain.
Because the newspaper obstructs the view, the Ghost Eye's vision is hindered, preventing the Ghost Domain from being used smoothly.
"How much time do I have?" Yang Jian asked immediately.
"Only, only three seconds." Xiong Wenwen looked at the cartoon watch in her hand and shuddered.
The words had barely left his mouth.
Suddenly, a blood-stained red newspaper appeared in Yang Jian's Ghost Domain. The newspaper had the outline of a human face on it, exuding a terrifying and evil aura. With the appearance of this thing, it seemed as if a cold wind blew into the Ghost Domain. Moreover, the red Ghost Domain seemed to be smeared away where the blood-stained newspaper flew, revealing a corner of the dimly lit restaurant.
As this opening was torn open, more and more openings were created in other places, with the red, blood-stained newspapers being blown into the Ghost Domain.
In just a short while, Yang Jian's Ghost Domain seemed to be torn to pieces.
"I'll do it, you choose, and tell me the results as quickly as possible."
Yang Jian's expression changed drastically. He immediately disappeared from the spot with Xiong Wenwen, and reappeared beneath a smiling corpse that was emitting laughter.
The next moment, his ghostly figure rose from behind, preparing to invade the corpse, attempting to seize the ghostly face and stop the horrific event from continuing.
"No, not this corpse. I saw you successfully suppress the corpse, but the laughter is still there," Xiong Wenwen hurriedly exclaimed.
Clearly, he used his ability to foresee the future to tell Yang Jian the outcome.
Yang Jian stopped what he was doing and quickly went to the second corpse, ready to act as well.
"It's not this one either," Xiong Wenwen told him the answer.
"Oh shit."
Yang Jian cursed inwardly, already sweating profusely. His Ghost Domain was being invaded, and the ghostly laughter outside was incessant. Once it reached its limit, he would have to retreat.
This operation could only end in failure.
But he was not giving up. Since he had already chosen to confront the issue head-on, he would not back down easily, otherwise hesitation would only waste his abilities.
It's not easy for Ghost Tamer action; the cost is too high.
The fourth corpse, no, that's not right.
The fifth corpse was also incorrect.
Yang Jian's luck was clearly not very good. Faced with nearly thirty corpses, he made five or six choices, with a success rate of only about one in six.
But at this moment, the limit has been reached.
The circumstances no longer allowed him to continue experimenting, because his Ghost Domain could no longer hold.
The red Ghost Domain was no longer visible; only a dimly lit restaurant remained. A cold wind blew everywhere, and blood-stained newspapers with human faces on them fluttered in the air, closing in within a meter of Yang Jian. Several newspapers almost touched his face directly.
Once the patch is applied, Yang Jian isn't sure if he can hold on.
This is not like when he was attacked at home, where he could leave whenever he wanted. There are other dangers here, and if he makes even a brief mistake, he could very well die here.
"We can't keep trying! Run! That ghost outside has already come in, it's in this restaurant. Once the Ghost Domain is gone, we'll be killed instantly. I foresaw this outcome!" Xiong Wenwen screamed in despair, for the first time he had a premonition of his and Yang Jian's death.
He hadn't seen this result before.
In other words, this operation has come to an end. If they continue to hold on, the outcome will be the same as what Xiong Wenwen predicted.
Therefore, changes must be made.
Yang Jian gritted his teeth and had no choice but to give up. He immediately withdrew his Ghost Domain and took out a red ghost candle.
The moment the Ghost Domain was withdrawn, the blood-stained red newspapers surged towards them.
At the same time, a heavy, dead footstep sound rapidly approached from inside the restaurant. It was the ghost that had appeared outside the corridor earlier. Just as Yang Jian was taking action, this ghost had already pushed open the door and entered the restaurant, and was lingering nearby.
This thing didn't come looking for Yang Jian on purpose; it was an unknown terror that he had attracted by the white ghost candle he had used earlier.
The death that Xiong Wenwen foresaw originated from this ghost.
Besides the ghost, the eerie laughter echoing in the restaurant was even more chilling. This laughter carried a curse-like quality, and in just a moment, Xiong Wenwen's lips curled up into a smile, which gradually moved closer to the smiles on the corpses.
"I'm dead, I'm dead this time, Yang Jian, hurry up!"
Xiong Wenwen burst into tears at that moment, realizing that he had foreseen several outcomes, all of which were death.
He foresaw only two paths to survival: either dying with a smile, being killed by the ghost that entered the restaurant, or dying from the resurgence of a vengeful spirit.
One of them is to light ghost candles.
Yang Jian timed things very precisely.
At this critical moment, a flame ignited.
He held a red candle in his hand, its eerie green flame illuminating the surrounding darkness.
The ghost candle was successfully lit.
The moment the ghost candle's light appeared, the surrounding environment changed instantly.
The blood-stained newspapers that had been blown by the cold wind earlier could no longer get close to the area illuminated by the candlelight; they could only fly around aimlessly in the dimly lit restaurant, unable to attack Yang Jian.
The eerie, terrifying laughter was also cut off at this moment. Yang Jian and Xiong Wenwen, illuminated by the candlelight, were as if they had become deaf and could no longer hear the sound.
The situation was stopped at that moment.
Even the restaurant door was suddenly pulled open at this moment, and a tall, dark figure could be vaguely seen taking heavy, lifeless steps as it gradually turned and left. It seemed to have given up on staying here to attack Yang Jian and Xiong Wenwen, or perhaps the ghost was not satisfied with killing them and had only been forcibly attracted here by the white ghost candle.