Mutation

"The operation has begun. Will they succeed?"

On the outskirts of the city at night, at the training base where the Ghost Messenger incident had occurred, which had long been sealed off and whose personnel had been evacuated, Yang Jian revisited the place. He returned to the deserted training base and stood on the roof of the tallest building, darkness enveloping his figure, with only a faint crimson light flickering.

Although this operation had nothing to do with Yang Jian in principle, he was genuinely curious to see if it would succeed as expected.

Everyone has curiosity, and Yang Jian is no exception.

Especially in such a major event, any mishap could lead to unimaginable horror.

Even from a high vantage point, Yang Jian couldn't see distant objects clearly with his naked eye; only his Ghost Eye could allow him to see everything in the dim night sky.

It was a gray, gloomy area.

It was like being covered by a thin mist, or like the smog drifting through the city. There was nothing strange about it at first glance, but Yang Jian saw many eerie things in that gray place. It didn't seem like a place covered by Ghost Domain at all, but rather like a world hidden under some kind of eeriness.

That world had skyscrapers, roads, and Tian Ye. But everything was lifeless and gray, devoid of any color.

"An illusion formed within the Ghost Domain?"

Yang Jian's eyes flickered slightly as he thought to himself, "But what meaning do these illusory buildings have for ghosts? In other words, since these buildings and scenery have appeared, there must be a reason for their appearance. The way ghosts act is completely different from that of their Ghost Tamer. It's impossible for something to appear without meaning."

He had seen many ghost Ghost Domain, and in his judgment, everything in the Ghost Domain revolved around ghosts.

In other words, within the Ghost Domain, ghosts possess an absolute advantage in terms of terrain.

Therefore, every change and scene within the Ghost Domain has its own necessity for existence.

Like the ghost Ghost Domain of starving ghosts, the thick, dark blue fog carries curses. Anyone who breathes in it will suffer such curses, even becoming pregnant with Ghost Infant and being hunted down by ghosts.

The Ghost Domain of the Door-Knocking Ghost is a world just like the real world, designed to make it easier for the Ghost Knocking and kill people.

Just as Yang Jian was analyzing and thinking about something based on the limited information he had...

In a gloomy, Ghost Domain world.

Li Jun, Liu San, and the others began to quickly approach the valley.

They needed to determine whether the ghost Ghost Domain of the Ghost Messenger messengers had been suppressed.

"Wait, was there this road before?"

Suddenly, the heavily made-up woman stopped and pointed to a winding asphalt road that connected to the valley.

The further you go into the road, the dimmer the light becomes, and the trees on both sides of the road are eerily dense, like rows of impenetrable walls, some twisted and some straight. Moreover, many of the trees look almost identical, as if they were made from the same template.

"No, this is an extra road."

Li Jun's face darkened as he said, "Some unpredictable changes have occurred within the Ghost Domain, which is not a good thing."

"Of course it's not a good thing. An S-class vengeful ghost is wandering here. We're in a highly dangerous situation right now. We could be killed here at any moment. Headquarters knows the danger, which is why they sent us Ghost Tamer have better survival skills, to deal with it." The speaker was Liu San, whose face was sallow and sickly.

There was a reason they were chosen for the mission: the combination of these individuals could almost guarantee their survival in any paranormal event.

Unless they're stupid enough to fight a vengeful ghost head-on.

"If we don't take this route, we'll have to cross this eerie forest."

Another man slowly said, "The extra path may seem dangerous, but it might be safe. Changes are constantly occurring within the Ghost Domain, and no one can be sure which path is the right one. Why don't you try using the Ghost Domain, Li Jun?"

"Using one's own Ghost Domain within the Ghost Domain of a ghost painting is very restrictive and ineffective; it's even less efficient than walking."

Li Jun said, "Moreover, the situation is unclear right now, so this is not a good suggestion. If there is real danger, or if it is a critical moment to imprison a vengeful ghost, I will use the Ghost Domain."

"Anyway, it's not far, just a short distance. There's no need to waste our energy. It's better to save it for when it matters most. Su Fan, you choose a direction." Liu San looked at the other person.

The man named Su Fan was looking down at his phone, seemingly engrossed in a game.

Even someone with a modicum of common sense would know this wasn't the time to play games, yet no one stopped him from doing so.

Because they had all checked Su Fan's file.

On Su Fan's phone, a very rudimentary, even crude, game was running.

The game is played from a first-person perspective. The viewpoint is a dark road, and through this first-person perspective, you can see the protagonist of the mobile game running forward quickly. However, there is a danger warning message on the side that reads: Danger Ahead.

Su Fan tapped the screen, controlling the character's movement in the game, and occasionally using items he had picked up in the game.

Danger is approaching

When he saw the danger warning message change, Su Fan used a prop: a torch.

The main character in the scene stopped, then used a lighter to light a torch.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the protagonist stopped, everything around him instantly went dark, and the entire screen went black, as if the screen had been turned off.

Then a large red message appeared: You are dead.

Su Fan frowned, his face turning somewhat gloomy.

This sudden, unpredictable death wasn't the first time. This rudimentary and chaotic game could drive anyone insane, but he had no choice but to spend a lot of time on this nauseating game every day because it was somehow connected to reality and possessed a mysterious and terrifying curse.

"Su Fan, is there any result?" Liu San asked again as he saw Su Fan put down his phone.

Su Fan, however, said with a grim face, "Going towards the direction of the Ghost Messenger will bring unknown dangers. I don't know where the dangers will come from, but I am certain that once the danger arrives, someone will definitely die, and they won't even have a chance to save themselves. After all, the information revealed by the game I have is very limited. Perhaps Xiong Wenwen, who can foresee the future, is more suitable for this situation."

"Is that so?"

Liu Jun's expression shifted. "In that case, there's no need to be frugal. Let's use the ghost candles to advance and ensure safety along the way."

After saying that, he immediately took out a red ghost candle.

Without hesitation, it was lit.

The eerie candlelight illuminated the gray world, its flickering flames dispelling the surrounding gloom. The unsettling feeling that had been lingering in everyone's hearts vanished instantly, as if some invisible and terrifying danger had been temporarily repelled.

However, the ghost candle's flame was burning rather rapidly, consuming at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"In the absence of ghosts, a ghost candle can only last for less than five minutes at most."

Su Fan glanced at it and estimated, "About three and a half minutes should be a safe bet. It's really hard to imagine that the ghost painting would have such a big impact. In normal paranormal events, even if there are ghosts around, a ghost candle can last for half an hour without any problem."

"Therefore, we must speed up our actions."

Li Jun led the way, carrying the ghost candles, and quickly advanced, directly onto the unknown road leading to the location of the Ghost Messenger.

Everyone remained silent, simply hurrying on their way.

The seemingly endless, unknown road is actually not very long; it's just that once you start walking on it, all sorts of strange changes occur around you.

They saw many forks in the road, and some familiar yet unfamiliar sights at the ends of those forks.

There were abandoned, old city buildings, eerie old houses, and even a cemetery leading to a burial ground. They even saw some swaying figures at the end of a side road.

This place is strange and unpredictable, making it impossible to judge using normal thinking.

However, Li Jun did not take these side paths. Under the glow of the ghost candle, it seemed that some unknown dangers were isolated, which allowed them to reach the valley very smoothly.

The true location of the Ghost Messenger.

"We're here, right here." Li Jun stopped in his tracks, his expression growing increasingly serious.

The location tracking showed they had arrived at their destination, but the valley that Yang Jian had created to isolate the Ghost Messenger had disappeared.

Instead, a small village was built.

A sign stands at the entrance of the village road, with three characters written on it: Huanggang Village.

"Where are the Ghost Messenger?" the heavily made-up woman asked, her voice tinged with fear.

"Let's go back."

Li Jun sensed something was wrong and quickly turned to leave.

Su Fan, Liu San, and the others also frowned, staring intently at the sign with the three characters "Huanggang Village".

They had all seen the files. This S-class paranormal event, codenamed "Ghost Messenger," actually originated from the Ghost Coffin Incident, which took place in a place Huanggang Village outside Dachang City.

And now, this village has appeared here.

The Ghost Messenger vanished, and so did the coffin-shaped Ghost Domain. Without a target, what was the point of imprisoning them?

This shows that the collision of the two paranormal events caused some unpredictable and terrifying changes.

Retreating is the safest and most correct course of action.

Although they encountered no danger along the way, they were already looking terrified when they turned to leave.

Soon.

This worry and premonition of unease became a reality.

They hadn't gone far after turning away, just passing through a gray forest, when they discovered another village ahead.

Huanggang Village.

"Are we trapped?" Everyone immediately realized their predicament.

It wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't good either.