Danger Within the Team

The situation is more complicated than imagined.

It was unclear how many ghosts the coffin could suppress; in fact, the attack led Yang Jian to release one ghost himself.

Yang Jian didn't know what the ghost in the golden bottle was, and it didn't even show up after he released it.

He guessed that the released ghost might be a hidden entity in the third layer of the Ghost Domain, just like the ghost hand, which ordinary Ghost Tamer couldn't detect with their eyes. That's why he didn't see the ghost's trace in the bottle.

Perhaps, the ghost is hiding among the five people.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

As long as the ghost candle doesn't go out, it can continuously attract the ghost in the ghost coffin to its side, allowing the ghost coffin to suppress the unknown ghost.

Now, they need to figure out how to reunite with the rest of the group and find a way to leave.

The longer we stay here, the more dangerous it becomes.

"Follow me, and be careful along the way. The ghosts here have undergone some changes I couldn't have imagined. Wang Jiang's attack is the best example, so don't be too convinced of the rule that you'll be safe if you're not alone. Also, there might be another ghost hiding among us. But you're not suppressed right now, so you can use your vengeful ghost abilities to save your lives if necessary. That's all I can do."

Yang Jian looked at the empty soul bottle, gritted his teeth, tidied up a bit, picked up the ghost candle, and began to take action.

The operation was imperfect and extremely dangerous, but at least it's certain that the ghosts in the coffin stopped killing, which means they extended the time before their total annihilation here.

This period represents their last hope.

Whether we can leave here alive depends on our next move.

"Yang Jian, is this really okay?"

Zhang Lei asked somewhat uncertainly, "What if the ghost you released gets taken away by the ghost coffin? The balance between us might be broken."

"I can't worry about that much. I can't control the whole situation by myself. This is the best I can do for now," Yang Jian said. "At least we've lit the ghost candles and haven't been attacked by the ghosts in the ghost coffin, which means the plan is mostly complete."

"In paranormal events, no one can guarantee that everything is under their control. I am just a human, not a god. Besides, what's the point of being picky at this point? You all saw it before; without increasing the number of ghosts, we were immediately attacked."

"This means that the number of people the ghost can currently suppress is nine. If it kills just one more person, we will be wiped out because we have reached our maximum limit."

The others immediately felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this.

They realized how dangerous their situation was. If the ghost candle had been lit any later, and the ghost had used that time to kill another person, they would have had no chance of survival.

The chance to survive and turn the tide is now worth it, even if it involves some danger.

There's nothing to complain about.

"Yang Jian, let's move out. Even if the ghost you released attacks us, we'll find a way to hold it off." Wang Jiang had just calmed down when he heard that a ghost might have infiltrated their ranks, and a chill ran down his spine.

However, the ghosts lurking in the darkness beyond them were even more terrifying, so they had no choice but to walk alongside them and continue on their journey.

As for whether he would be able to leave alive, he had no idea. He only knew that he was not dead yet, and he would live as long as he could.

"You're right. We can't ask for too much at this point. You've done a great job. If it were me, I would have died long ago. We still have a chance, so everyone, don't give up. We'll definitely find a way to get out of here."

Another Ghost Tamer also expressed understanding.

With doubts dispelled, I prepared to fight to the death.

Immediately, the group continued onward.

Led by Yang Jian, the others held hands and moved forward in the dark, continuing to search for the others in the dark training base.

The ghost candle flame in Yang Jian's hand flickered, and a chilling aura emanated from the surroundings, sending shivers down one's spine.

Sometimes he could even smell a faint stench of corpses wafting from nearby, and occasionally he could even catch a glimpse of a strange figure flashing past at the edge of his field of vision.

Ghosts were lurking all around.

Ghost candles are guiding lights; they are bait.

The two gathered together, firmly attracting the terrifying ghost to the vicinity, preventing it from escaping to kill other people.

However, this was only one step in the plan, risking total annihilation. There were still at least two more steps to take before they could completely escape danger and leave this place.

What dangers might lie ahead, no one knows.

"My arm is gradually losing sensation, as if it's being eroded by a ghostly hand." As he walked, Yang Jian also discovered that after the headless ghostly figure forcibly replaced his arm with a ghostly hand, his entire arm had lost sensation.

It has lost its sense of touch, doesn't know hot or cold, and doesn't feel pain, but strangely, it can still move freely.

Moreover, after the ghost hand was replaced, the headless ghost's instinct to change bodies also disappeared.

Yang Jian knew that the headless ghost's instincts had only temporarily subsided because his body had gotten closer to the ghost's form, and his deteriorating condition had improved to some extent, which was why his instincts had disappeared.

However, such arbitrary body swapping can easily disrupt one's own balance, leading to even more serious problems.

"No matter how bad my own situation is, I can't worry about that now. If I can't survive, nothing I say will help." His face was gloomy.

I felt that if I made another mistake today, I might really die here.

The ghosts here were terrifying, leaving him feeling utterly powerless.

Supernatural events from which there is no escape can easily lead to despair.

Just as he continued his actions.

The meeting at Headquarters is still ongoing.

After speaking with Yang Jian, Wang Xiaoming returned to the conference room and directly assigned a task. "The situation on Yang Jian's side is worse than we imagined. If we don't do something, everyone at the training base will die there."

"Yang Jian has stabilized the situation. He has four Ghost Tamer by his side, so he is barely not alone and is safe for the time being."

"He won't be safe for long. Once the ghosts kill the remaining Ghost Tamer and increase the number of those they suppress, they will be isolated again. This supernatural event is unsolvable." The young man named Jiang Shangbai said with a somewhat grim expression. "Therefore, Professor Wang, I still stand by my previous suggestion."

"Let's form a team, remove the coffin nail that's binding the starving ghost, and I'm willing to personally lead the team to nail it down and resolve this S-class Ghost Messenger incident."

Those present were all top-tier Ghost Tamer, each of them controlling two or even three ghosts.

If you're in a team, you'll naturally avoid being alone.

If someone who controls the Ghost Domain, like Yang Jian, were to use coffin nails, it might be possible to repeat the scene in Dachang City and easily defeat this ghost codenamed Ghost Messenger.

Jiang Shangbai dared to take on this task because he was confident that, given the right conditions, he could do just as well as Yang Jian had done back then.

Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua pondered for a moment.

If things continue to develop, he will have no choice but to consider activating Jiang Shangbai's plan.

"I oppose implementing this plan at this time."

However, at this moment, a female Ghost Tamer wearing a headscarf spoke in a cold voice, "The most urgent task now is to find a way to rescue Yang Jian, not to consider the next course of action. If we implement your plan, it will be tantamount to abandoning everyone at the training base."

"Relieving people is the priority right now; we'll discuss the next steps later."

"Tong Qian? You're a newcomer, you don't understand the situation well enough. Don't you know that the people at the training base can't be saved at this point?" Jiang Shangbai glanced at her and said, "A supernatural event isn't like a fire, where you can rescue the injured just by using personnel. If the methods are wrong, going to provide support is just suicide. We need to learn to minimize losses, not send people to their deaths meaninglessly."

Tong Qian ignored the man and instead asked, "Professor Wang, do you have any good ideas?"

The others remained silent and looked at Wang Xiaoming again.

"After my phone call with Yang Jian, he mentioned something to me," Wang Xiaoming said calmly and coldly, "The ghost coffin in the lab is still there; this information is crucial."

"Is this ghost, codenamed 'Ghost Messenger,' the Ghost Coffin itself, or the ghost within it? Now that the Ghost Coffin and the ghost are separated, they don't seem to be a single entity. If they're not one, then what's the point of the Ghost Coffin now?"

"Has the ghost coffin lost its supernatural power and become just an ordinary coffin, or does it still maintain some connection with ghosts?"

"I need to go to the lab to study the ghost coffin myself. This might be of some help in the current situation. However, the training base is very close to the lab, so this trip might be a bit dangerous."

At this moment, Tong Qian immediately stood up and said, "I'll accompany Professor Wang. You'll be fine with me here."

"One person isn't enough, count me in," Feng Quan said while smoking a cigarette.

"Protecting Professor Wang is my responsibility. I'll escort him to the lab to retrieve the ghost coffin," Li Jun, who had been silent, finally spoke up.

However, Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua suddenly spoke up, "As the Deputy Minister, I might as well make a decision for you all right now. This time, I plan to have you all act collectively. Everyone here who has controlled two ghosts should escort Professor Wang to the laboratory. We not only need to retrieve the ghost coffin, but also take away other important items in the laboratory."

"If we can find a way to resolve the paranormal event, that would be best. If not, at least we must minimize the damage and ensure that the impact of the Ghost Messenger incident does not spread."

Collective action?

Everyone else was stunned for a moment.

More than a dozen Ghost Tamer have arrived one after another to attend the meeting, including Tong Qian and Gao Ming, another person in charge from J City.

They are all among the top Ghost Tamer in J City.

This is the first time that more than a dozen people have worked together.

"If anyone disagrees, they can speak up," Cao Yanhua added.

I have no objection.

I have no objection either.

"It would be interesting to witness this S-class paranormal event. Since the Deputy Minister has given the order, we should naturally carry it out." Jiang Shangbai suddenly smiled and didn't say anything more at this point.

He understood the Deputy Minister's meaning this time.

Let's brainstorm and assess the severity of the situation before making a decision.

If even these top-tier Ghost Tamer can't solve the problem by then, there's an 80% chance they'll resort to his plan.

"Since you've all agreed, let's set off," Li Jun said earnestly.

The entire conference room was enveloped in a bluish-green light, making everything around it appear exceptionally eerie and sinister.

He activated the Ghost Domain, intending to lead everyone directly to the location of the laboratory.

As someone who escaped from the laboratory, Li Jun was extremely familiar with the place, so this person was the most suitable to guide him.

The eerie green light flickered for a moment, like a faulty light bulb.

Everyone in the conference room except for Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua immediately disappeared.

If it weren't for the fact that as Deputy Minister, he had encountered many paranormal events, an ordinary person would definitely be terrified in this situation.

However, whatever decision Headquarters makes, at least for now, providing support to Yang Jian and the others who are in the training base and shrouded in darkness is not very realistic.

They can only rely on themselves.

While we can't provide physical support, we can still offer some informational assistance.

"Yang Jian, we have news. Qian Yi is still alive. He wants to meet up with us. We have his location on his phone. He's about 500 meters ahead of us." Suddenly, Huang Ziya, who had been staring at her phone, spoke up.

She located a living signal source.

Information from Headquarters confirmed that the signal source belonged to Qian Yi.

A Ghost Tamer participated in the same training as them.

"Qian Yi? That bastard is still alive?" Yang Jian was walking ahead, paused slightly, his voice unusually cold.

"Did he offend you? You seem to dislike him a lot," Zhang Lei asked.

Huang Ziya explained, "When we were in the dormitory building earlier, Qian Yi contacted Yang Jian and me, asking us to meet him at the entrance of the corridor on the second floor. But he lied to us, telling us to stay there and wait while he ran away. He even turned off his phone and blocked the signal. Otherwise, we would have met you earlier."

"If he hadn't wasted my time, I might have saved a ghost candle, and the ghost wouldn't have grown so fast," Yang Jian said coldly. "Now that he can't leave this training base, he knows to use his phone to contact us?"

Zhang Lei said, "Although what he did was outrageous, even causing the deaths of all of us, we should put aside our grudges and figure out a way to get out of here first."

Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly; he was unwilling to swallow this insult.

But Zhang Lei wasn't wrong; it's very difficult to gather a person right now.

Finding even one surviving Ghost Tamer increases their chances of survival; the more Ghost Tamers they lose, the closer they are to total annihilation.

"Let's meet up with him first."

Yang Jian didn't say a word, but suddenly spoke.

"That's more like it." Zhang Lei nodded. "We'll teach this guy a lesson later."

And while speaking.

In the nearby darkness, a heavy footstep followed them like a shadow, never leaving their side.

In addition, a chilling aura lingered and lurked within the group.