The Gray-White World
Suburb.
The silence here tonight is almost eerie. Not a single vehicle has passed by on the nearby asphalt road for hours. Everything around seems to have fallen silent, with only a few figures gathered under the dim streetlights occasionally uttering sparse whispers.
This area within a 10-kilometer radius has long been sealed off; no living person is allowed to set foot here, without exception.
Because at the heart of this sealed-off area, a vengeful ghost codenamed "Ghost Messenger" is roaming the place, and any ordinary person passing by could potentially cause the Ghost Messenger to lose control.
Only those possessed by ghosts and who can control vengeful spirits are qualified to venture into this seemingly ordinary but actually extremely dangerous forbidden land.
Tonight, the operation to imprison the Ghost Messenger is underway.
The atmosphere around us was oppressive.
There weren't many people in charge of this operation; there were only five in total.
Li Jun is one of them.
This operation requires the use of the Ghost Domain, and also needs a Ghost Messenger who has had contact with Ghost Tamer to lead the team, so he is a very suitable candidate, but not the most suitable candidate.
The other three people were a man and a woman, and their appearances were somewhat familiar. They were all top-tier Ghost Tamer had previously attended the meeting at Headquarters.
Although the number of people is not large, none of them who have come all over the country to get here are simple people, especially in the process of dealing with ghosts, they are all experts.
Because these are the elites who survived after batches of Ghost Tamer were eliminated, each of their stories is enough to be written into a thrilling horror novel.
"They're here." Suddenly, a man squatting on the ground smoking changed his expression, and his hoarse, deep voice echoed around him.
Almost simultaneously, everyone else also received the relevant information.
The vengeful ghost, codenamed "Ghost Painting Incident," has been successfully lured and is moving this way.
Everything is proceeding as planned.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, their almost sickly expressions filled with solemnity, for this signal meant that tonight's action was unavoidable.
The collision of two S-class paranormal events will undoubtedly bring about unknown changes, and no one can be certain of what kind of unknown changes will occur.
Although Professor Wang's deduction suggests that one issue can likely be resolved, he also mentioned a small probability that it could trigger a chain reaction, causing both incidents to spiral out of control, which carries a significant risk.
Despite taking precautions to prevent things from getting out of control, those who actually come into contact with ghosts are always in constant danger.
Li Jun stood ramrod straight under the streetlight, repeating the same sentence regardless of whether the others were listening. "Everyone must remember, all of us ghosts combined are no match for the Ghost Messenger. Once we're targeted by Ghost Messenger, we're always alone. But according to the latest information from Yang Jian, the Ghost Messenger had some of their rules forcibly altered during their training at the training base, resulting in a slight change to the 'always die when alone' situation."
"The Ghost Messenger will prioritize attacking ordinary people without ghosts. As for whether other people with ghosts inside their bodies will become targets, no one can be sure. That thing is constantly changing, from Huanggang Village to the laboratory, then to the training base, and now. So our mission is very simple."
"Refuse direct contact, wait for an opportunity; if the opportunity doesn't arise, then we will do nothing in this operation."
After Wang Xiaoming's failed attempt to imprison the Ghost Messengers, Headquarters realized the seriousness of the situation and opted for the most conservative approach: even if imprisonment failed, they absolutely could not send anyone else to their death.
Otherwise, if a few more Ghost Tamer die, the Ghost Messenger will truly become an unsolvable supernatural event.
"To put it simply, it's about praying that the ghost codenamed 'Ghost Painting' can suppress the Ghost Messenger Ghost Domain of the ghost messengers and then seize the opportunity to imprison them, Li Jun. I don't need you to remind me; if things go wrong, I'll definitely run faster than you." A man with an ordinary appearance, who was squatting on the ground playing with his phone, raised his head and revealed a pale, weak smile.
It was as if the corpse was smiling, sending chills down one's spine.
"I'm rather surprised that Yang Jian didn't participate in this operation. Compared to you, I'd prefer to partner with that Ghost Eye Yang Jian. I heard his Ghost Domain can already infiltrate the Ghost Coffin. Li Jun, you can't do that, can you?" The speaker was a woman with heavy makeup.
The woman's blush was an oddly bright color, as if it were seeping with blood and about to drip down.
"Ghost Eye Yang Jian? Heh, that guy's a hothead. Headquarters doesn't trust him much, and they're even less likely to let him participate in important matters. If he's not in a team, he'll most likely mess things up."
The last man leaned against a nearby flickering streetlamp and let out a cold laugh.
Li Jun calmly replied, "Yang Jian is a very special person. He has a strong rebellious streak and is not very disciplined. We are more stable."
The time for speaking.
The quiet surroundings gradually turned gray, and indistinct things kept drifting down from the sky, like thick gray fog or cold, eerie auras. In the blink of an eye, everything around was covered by the gray mist, and everything visible to the naked eye changed.
There was no color left here; even the previously dim, yellowish streetlights were now gray, and their interiors were filled with this stuff.
Someone reached out and caught something that had drifted down in front of them, rubbed it gently in their hand, leaving a gray mark on their palm.
"This is... paper ash?" The man murmured in surprise, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
Originally, this grayish-brown everything was formed from the ashes left after something burned.
"This is the ghost Ghost Domain of Ghost Painting."
Li Jun frowned deeply. "It seems Liu San is much more efficient than expected; he has successfully attracted the ghost painting."
"Based on our previous assessment, there are no paintings around here, nor have we seen any paintings. We can most likely avoid becoming the target of ghost paintings. At the same time, this ghost Ghost Domain is likely to suppress the Ghost Messenger, so everyone should prepare in advance."
Looking at the ashes falling around him, the world around him had been completely changed, and for some reason, Li Jun felt heavier than ever before.
The ghost has not yet appeared.
However, the sheer size of the Ghost Domain already exuded an aura of despair, like the end of the world.
This gray world was devoid of any life or living creatures; there was only deathly silence and seemingly endless ashes.
"Nothing to say. If things don't look good, we'll slip away." The man who had been playing on his phone stopped what he was doing and slowly stood up.
"By the way, now that Liu San has completed his mission, where is he? Why haven't we seen him yet?" the heavily made-up woman asked.
The others shifted their gazes and began scanning their surroundings, searching for Liu San's whereabouts.
"Snap!"
However, the next moment, something resembling a corpse suddenly fell from the gray sky and crashed heavily in front of everyone. In an instant, the corpse was mangled beyond recognition.
However, it is still possible to identify that the corpse resembles Liu San, who participated in the operation earlier.
"It's not a corpse, it's a paper figure." Someone went over to examine it and found that it was indeed a paper figure made of paper, but the craftsmanship was so realistic that everyone mistook it for a corpse.
"Paper doll Liu San." Li Jun immediately recalled the information about Liu San in his mind.
This is a very mysterious Ghost Tamer. Apart from knowing that his surname is Liu, even his given name is fake. There is no record of him in the system files, and even his identity cannot be verified. This Liu San is as if he appeared out of thin air in the world, and there is no information to prove his origin.
Some speculate that Liu San is actually a stand-in, and that his real self is hidden.
"The plane couldn't fly in the Ghost Domain for long. Professor Wang's calculations were very accurate. After reaching this point, the plane completely lost control. Fortunately, the Ghost Painting was attracted to J City as expected."
The tattered paper figure was hollow inside, from which a yellowed hand emerged, and then a strange figure slowly crawled out from within it.
Soon, a man in his early twenties, with a sallow complexion and a somewhat sickly appearance, appeared before the crowd.
"But the ghost Ghost Domain of the Ghost Painting is very eerie. One of my paper figures died inside. In principle, my paper figure is similar to a ghost. I thought it could withstand the Ghost Painting's attack, but I didn't expect this." Liu San looked at the empty paper figure on the ground.
The paper figure stared at him with wide eyes and a strange expression, as if it had died unwillingly.
"I think there's a lot of information being concealed from foreign intelligence."
"What about the painting of the ghost?" Li Jun asked.
Liu San pointed to the woods not far away. "The plane crashed there, it should be inside."
"Stay away from it, our target is the Ghost Messenger." After saying that, Li Jun walked towards the valley.
He needed to confirm whether the ghost Ghost Domain of the Ghost Messenger messengers had been suppressed. If he failed, he would have to retreat immediately; if he succeeded, he would have to begin the next stage of the imprisonment operation.