Advancing in the Dark

Yang Jian wasn't sure how many Ghost Tamer were still alive in this dormitory building. After all, since the incident, the others had likely already scattered and fled. They might not have even had time to receive notifications from Headquarters, let alone know the ghost's killing patterns.

But this is where the darkness is most intense, which means that ghosts and other Ghost Tamer are all here.

Yang Jian had no choice but to risk entering this place. If he failed to achieve his goal, he would be faced with an unsolvable supernatural event.

This is an unprecedented horror; if that ghost continues to grow, the outcome will be utterly hopeless.

They can't escape, they can't be dealt with, and they can't be imprisoned.

Even if you know the pattern, there's nothing you can do about it.

Thinking of this, his steps became even more hurried.

"Bang!"

Yang Jian kicked open the door of a dormitory room very roughly and glanced inside.

It was completely empty; there wasn't a single person there.

But his search for other things didn't stop; he continued toward the second dormitory to look for the possibly lone Ghost Tamer.

The second dormitory was empty. The door to the third dormitory was open, and there was some of a Ghost Tamer's luggage inside, but still no one was there. They must have reacted quickly and escaped.

This made Yang Jian's heart sink.

Once you escape the dormitory building, even if you don't die immediately, it's practically the same as being dead, because ghosts won't let go of a lone target; only by gathering together can you have a chance to survive.

However, the difficulty lies in how to gather all these people in a short period of time.

This is the Ghost Domain. Most Ghost Tamer, when controlling a single ghost, cannot see through the darkness and easily get lost.

He kicked open the door to the last dormitory room on this floor.

Suddenly, Yang Jian saw a person sitting in the far corner of the room, hugging their knees. Although their expression was somewhat calm, they still looked uneasy and panicked.

Especially when he kicked the door open, the man was so frightened that he covered his mouth.

"I am Yang Jian. You are also one of the Ghost Tamer in this batch, right? There's no time to explain now. Come with me immediately." Yang Jian breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the man.

As long as you're alive, that's enough.

"Are you Yang Jian? What happened outside? I woke up and everything felt strange. There must be something supernatural happening here." The man was startled at first, then breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a very serious expression.

Yang Jian walked over and said, "A supernatural event has occurred. If you want to live, don't stay here, or the ghost will come and kill you soon."

"Do you know the ghost's killing patterns? If not, staying quiet and not moving around like I am is the safest thing to do. As long as I can get through this period, I will survive after the ghost leaves," the man said, clearly having his own way of surviving.

Moreover, this approach is very safe.

Indeed, in most paranormal events, if a person remains quiet and still, like a wooden statue, there is a high probability that they can avoid being chosen as a target by the ghost.

The chances of survival are much greater than those who run around and shout.

"That ghost targets lone individuals. What you're doing is practically suicide. I don't want to waste any more time explaining. Come with me now; I need to find the others." Yang Jian had already walked up to him and grabbed him.

Then he placed his hand on his other shoulder.

"Don't let go, I can see clearly from here, I'll lead the way."

"Okay, okay." The man was clearly starting to panic and stopped insisting on staying put. He immediately followed Yang Jian out of the dormitory building.

Those who are arranged to receive training here are all potential Ghost Tamer, and most of them know their limits.

"Yang Jian, there's news. A Ghost Tamer named Qian Yi on the third floor is leaving through another safety passage and has already returned to the first floor," the woman named Huang Ziya suddenly whispered.

"Who?" The other person next to him exclaimed in surprise.

He couldn't see his surroundings clearly at all; he only realized there was someone else next to him when he heard the sound.

"My name is Huang Ziya. I'm one of the trainees in this session. Like you, Yang Jian found me and brought us together," Huang Ziya explained.

Yang Jian, "Very good. Have him turn around and come up. I'll go to the safety passage on the other side and meet him there."

The dormitory building is not small; on the contrary, it is very large.

Although it was built not long ago, it is much larger than a typical dormitory building, perhaps because of its practicality. It has eight emergency exits and the staircases are much wider than those in typical buildings.

This is entirely for safety reasons, so that everyone can be evacuated in the shortest possible time in case of an emergency.

The downside is that the space inside is too spacious, and it takes time for a person to get out in the dark.

Although Yang Jian could see the road ahead clearly, he couldn't run recklessly through the dormitory building because he needed to be mindful of his surroundings and had two people with him. He could only walk quickly forward.

Including this person,

Currently, Yang Jian has four ghosts on his side, but under special circumstances, this number can become five, because Yang Jian still has one imprisoned ghost, which he can take a gamble on at a critical moment by releasing it and suppressing it.

However, the ghost in the dormitory building can suppress at least five ghosts.

Therefore, the three of them are still alone.

At this very moment.

The fourth floor of the dormitory building.

Because of the previous darkness, the suddenness of the events, the abrupt invasion of the ghosts, and the Ghost Tamer, the remaining people began to hesitate and become somewhat restrained in their actions.

Everyone here is practically blind; unless you're feeling your way along the wall, you'd probably lose your bearings after wandering around for a while.

There was nothing to indicate direction.

The existence of ghosts has made some people afraid to act rashly, as no one knows whether continuing forward will lead to paranormal events.

"Damn it, didn't we just tell the people on the fourth floor to wait for us here? How come they've disappeared when we arrived?" In the dark corridor, four Ghost Tamer gathered together, groping their way forward along the wall in the dark.

The darkness seemed to block out even sound; Zhang Lei, who was leading the group, had also shouted loudly.

The sound echoed through the dark dormitory building, but no one answered; the silence was almost suffocating.

"Maybe they've already left. In this situation, it's unlikely they'll continue waiting for us here. We should try to leave this dormitory building first. After all, you saw it yourself. The ghost was on the top floor. Right now, it's highly likely it has already entered the dormitory building from the top floor. Maybe it's on the fifth floor, or maybe it's on the first floor." Behind him, Wang Jiang joined him, along with two other Ghost Tamer.

"Therefore, whether we stay here or try to leave, there is a great danger involved."

Unsure of the ghost's location left them with no direction to escape.

"According to information from Headquarters, these ghosts target lone individuals for murder. Only by gathering together can they have a chance of survival. They shouldn't be so stupid as to scatter and run away before gathering together, right?"

Zhang Lei's voice came from the darkness.

If they leave the dormitory building, the chances of them reuniting will be even lower. The training base is so large, and there are only about a dozen people participating in the training this time. Once they get separated, how will they find each other?

The only way to survive is to gather everyone and leave.

Although the ghost is in this dormitory building, Ghost Tamer with a little experience knows that if you don't understand the patterns, running away might only lead to your quicker death.

"That's true, but while we know this, others don't. Some are new recruits who don't even have GPS-enabled phones, so it's unlikely that Headquarters can contact them by regular phone. Besides, some people don't even have their phones with them. I think at least half of them haven't received this information."

"Even if we received the message, it might be too late. Headquarters transmits information in two steps. The first step is to tell us to leave the training base immediately, and the second step is to tell us the ghost's killing patterns. There is a time interval in between, which is extremely fatal."

Wang Jiang's voice was particularly grave. "This will cause most people to scatter and flee after hearing the first message, and by the time they hear the second message, it will be too late."

"Damn it, this Headquarters is really ripping people off!" someone cursed.

Zhang Lei said, "We can't blame Headquarters. It all happened too suddenly. The ghost had already arrived when I answered the phone. Headquarters definitely needed some time to confirm the ghost's information, files, patterns, and so on. By the time they reported it, they had missed the best opportunity. Luckily, I was careful and invited you to come with me."

His thinking at the time was that more people meant more strength, so that even if they faced a ghost, they could put up a fight.

The chances of surviving are much higher if we work together.

That's why they got off to a good start, gathering four Ghost Tamer right from the beginning.

Unfortunately, the people who were supposed to meet up on the fourth floor were nowhere to be found.

Otherwise, with these two groups combined, there would be at least seven or eight Ghost Tamer, giving them a much higher survival rate.

"If we still can't find those people from the fourth floor, then we'll go up to the third floor, searching floor by floor, and finally leave this place," Zhang Lei said.

"Okay, let's do it that way."

"Wait, we've got another message from Headquarters."

Wang Jiang listened to Zhang Lei's GPS-enabled phone for a moment and suddenly became somewhat delighted. "Headquarters said Yang Jian is not dead, and he is leading people up from the first floor. They want us to meet up with him."

"Really? That's great. Let's go to the emergency exit first and tell Yang Jian we'll meet in the hallway." Zhang Lei felt much more relaxed upon hearing this.

Once the two groups reunite, the increased number of people will greatly increase their chances of survival.

However, just as Zhang Lei increased his speed,

Not long after, he suddenly stopped, and a look of horror appeared on his already stiff face in the darkness.

As he explored forward, he touched a hand on the wall.

The hand was cold and stiff, slightly bent, and just touching it sent a chill down his spine, making his hair stand on end instantly.

As if electrocuted, Zhang Lei jerked back, but the darkness ahead was eerily quiet, as if some terrifying thing stood in front of him, blocking his way forward.

"Quick, retreat! The ghost is ahead!"

A suppressed growl sent a chill down everyone's spine.