People in the Darkness

We've reached the fourth floor.

Yang Jian, Wang Jiang, Huang Ziya, and their group walked up the dormitory building from outside. After a period of groping their way forward in the dark, they finally arrived at the most terrifying floor.

Because the ghost resides on this level.

In addition, at least two other Ghost Tamer also got lost on this floor.

What Yang Jian needs to do is find them and reunite them before they are killed by the ghosts, increase the number of ghosts on his side, thus preventing a group of people from being alone, surviving this ghost attack, and then trying to find a way to leave this place.

The plan was simple, but its execution was fraught with danger.

Once the ghosts have their eyes on them, or if the ghosts have already killed the remaining Ghost Tamer on the fourth floor, then Yang Jian and his group's trip will be no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

"Keep quiet, and don't let go or try to run away. Unless I tell you to, even if a ghost appears next to you, don't do anything rash. Just do as I say, and I'm confident I can get you through the first attack." Yang Jian said in a very serious voice.

Considering that the ghost was lurking on this floor, he had to give one more word of advice.

"Don't worry, we know what to do," Wang Jiang said through gritted teeth, his voice low.

"Yang Jian, I'll follow your orders. This is our only chance to survive," Huang Ziya said nervously.

"I hope everything goes smoothly and nothing unexpected happens."

Yang Jian, "Since you're all prepared, then follow me."

After saying that, he didn't hesitate any longer and immediately walked quickly forward along the balcony corridor.

The area ahead was pitch black and dim, and even his Ghost Eye couldn't see everything clearly. They were only slightly better than ordinary people's, at least able to see clearly within five meters.

He had considered using the Ghost Domain, but his own circumstances no longer allowed it.

The forced activation of the fourth layer of the Ghost Domain had brought the Ghost Eye, which was already on the verge of revival, to a near-critical point. Once the balance was broken, even the headless ghost shadow that had crashed would not be able to provide much help.

It can be said that the limit of Yang Jian's ghost resurrection has arrived ahead of schedule.

However, the only difference between him and others is that even when his Ghost Eye are nearing their limit, he can still use the Headless Ghost's abilities without restraint, so he is not completely powerless to fight back.

Keep going.

The darkness ahead was terrifyingly deep. Even though the real ghost was on this floor, his pace didn't slow down; in fact, he moved even faster than before.

We must find the others faster than that ghost.

We hadn't gone far.

Yang Jian saw a twisted, mangled corpse lying on the balcony of the corridor, with blood flowing from the body, staining a patch of ground red.

The blood had not yet congealed and was still slightly steaming.

"Is this why I saw blood dripping downstairs earlier?" Yang Jian looked at him intently.

If he wasn't mistaken, the ghost inside the Ghost Tamer's body had already been taken away by the ghost in the ghost coffin.

It's exactly the same situation as Huanggang Village back then.

We don't need your corpse, we only need the ghost inside your body.

Is it also completing its own body puzzle?

Or perhaps this ghost needs to devour other ghosts to continue growing, and like the starving ghost, will eventually become an absolutely terrifying nightmare.

The body was ignored.

Yang Jian continued walking briskly forward.

The people behind them followed closely without saying a word. They knew very well that they had no choice but to survive against all odds. They either had to gather enough people to survive, or they would be targeted by the ghost and die a miserable death in this dormitory building.

No one thought of running away.

Staying offers a sliver of hope, while fleeing guarantees certain death.

The hurried footsteps of Yang Jian and his companions echoed in the dark corridor.

Where are they? Where is everyone else?

Time passed slowly, Yang Jian's face showed anxiety. He walked to the end of the corridor and circled around another stairwell, but did not see the Ghost Tamer staying on this floor.

In other words, they got lost in some unknown place on this floor.

This made Yang Jian's search more difficult.

Going deeper into this floor means the probability of encountering that ghost will increase dramatically. Even though Yang Jian has some resources that can barely protect him, the danger is still immense.

"Ah!"

However, at that moment, a miserable and desperate scream came from the darkness nearby, and the scream was very close to everyone.

The sound stopped abruptly after only a few echoes, clearly indicating that the person who screamed had lost their life.

"What? Was someone screaming just now?"

"I heard it too. This is bad. That ghost has killed another Ghost Tamer."

"Oh my god, we're doomed if this continues!"

Although this scream didn't happen to them, it indirectly extinguished their hope of survival, filling them with immense fear.

"Don't panic, come with me, quickly."

Yang Jian shuddered upon hearing the scream, immediately turned around, and without hesitation, ventured deeper into the level, moving away from the source of the scream.

He's gambling.

The survivors will leave through the safe passageway to the north.

Because he came up from the south passage, and didn't encounter anyone in the east corridor, while the scream just now occurred in the northeast direction, if the survivor isn't stupid, he only has one place to go.

At the same time, the screams, while indicating the death of a Ghost Tamer, also indirectly revealed the true location of the demon.

This is an opportunity.

Yang Jian would not let go of this precious opportunity that had suddenly come his way.

"Speed up, everyone, don't fall behind." Yang Jian's eyes flashed, and he was practically running.

Being able to see clearly within a range of about five meters ahead gives him a slight advantage; he won't get lost in the dark, and he knows when to turn and when to slow down, so he doesn't have to grope his way forward in the dark.

The others fell silent in tension, running after Yang Jian, each holding onto the other, not daring to let go even for a moment.

As he ran, Yang Jian observed his surroundings.

According to his deduction, there should be one more survivor. If that person had heard the scream just now, they definitely wouldn't have chosen to stay on this floor; they would have tried to leave.

You're very likely to run into that person on the street.

Suddenly.

Yang Jian slowed his pace.

His eyes widened as a human figure appeared in the darkness five meters ahead.

Because of the distance, he couldn't make out what the outline looked like; he only knew it could be a person or a ghost.

"Yang Jian, what's wrong?" The sudden stop caught the person behind him off guard, who hurriedly asked.

"There seems to be someone up ahead," Yang Jian said in a low voice.

There seems to be someone there?

Isn't this a good thing? Why stop?

Then, everyone's mind jolted, and they instantly realized the meaning of what this seemingly personal statement meant.

"They wouldn't have come looking for us so soon, would they?" Wan Jiang asked, his voice trembling.

"It's not certain yet. I need to get closer to confirm," Yang Jian said in a deep voice, then continued to slowly approach.

He held a ghost candle in his hand, which he would light if things went wrong.

No, perhaps I should light the ghost candle first, just in case. If it's a human, we can meet up directly; if it's a ghost, then I should turn around and run now.

Our group absolutely cannot be targeted first; otherwise, if any members are lost, we will be doomed to lose this battle against the vengeful ghost.

"Yang Jian, we just received a message from Headquarters."

However, at that moment, the woman named Huang Ziya behind them said nervously, "Headquarters said Zhang Lei is still alive, on the fourth floor. He's lost his way. Headquarters also said that Zhang Lei's ghost count isn't one, but three, because Zhang Lei ate two ghosts before. That's why they weren't immediately attacked when they encountered the ghosts, but instead got separated and that's why there were casualties."

"What?" Upon hearing this news, the first person to be shocked was not Yang Jian, but Wang Jiang behind him.

He had been with Zhang Lei and they had finally managed to escape downstairs to meet up with Yang Jian. If they had known this would happen, they shouldn't have left in the first place.

They can slowly make their way down from the fourth floor and successfully reunite.

However, this act of panic left everyone isolated.