Three Choices

At this very moment.

Li Jun looked at the empty street in front of him and couldn't help but frown slightly. There wasn't a single living person or vehicle on the entire street. Everything on the street had mysteriously disappeared in an instant, leaving only an undeveloped open space.

Such a situation would be impossible in a densely populated urban area where land is extremely valuable.

Moreover, as time went by, Li Jun noticed that the area that had disappeared was continuously spreading outwards.

The road surface seemed to have been eroded by something and quickly disappeared from sight.

"The area of Ghost Domain is expanding."

Li Jun's expression changed drastically, and he immediately gave the order for all staff to prepare to evacuate. Even he dared not stay there.

Once you're caught up in the Ghost Domain, no one can guarantee they'll come out alive.

Because there must be a ghost in the Ghost Domain.

However, what Li Jun didn't notice was that this Ghost Domain wasn't expanding, but rather extending, and the direction of this extension was very fixed.

Heading towards the Ping An Hotel, which is not far away.

What kind of place is Ping An Hotel?

A hotel that is not open to the public and only accepts Ghost Tamer. It houses a large number of special people and hides some very terrifying people and things. Yang Jian used to live in the hotel, along with other members from his cohort.

Within the Ghost Domain.

With only half a head remaining, Yang Jian barely controlled his remaining Ghost Eye, extending his Ghost Domain while also keeping an eye on his surroundings.

He wasn't interested in the ordinary people on the street; his gaze was fixed on his own corpse.

The headless corpse covered in blood.

At this moment, Yang Jian saw his headless corpse gradually moving away from him and towards the largest crowd, where dozens of fresh, living heads awaited the bizarre body.

No one can escape.

Within the four layers of the Ghost Domain, this place is a giant prison; those outside dare not enter, and those inside cannot leave.

Therefore, when Yang Jian's corpse begins to kill, a terrifying shadow will fall upon everyone.

Yang Jian was powerless to do anything about it. He only had half a head and one Ghost Eye left, and he could do nothing but watch helplessly as it all happened. The only thing he could do was to race against time and stop it before the headless corpse successfully took the first head.

It's not for anyone else, it's just for myself.

"The headless ghost has not fully recovered, and its eeriness and danger are not yet high. It cannot control its Ghost Eye or ghost hands, and can only rely on instinct to control my corpse. So, if the first person attacked is careful, he will not be killed immediately, and can at least delay him for a while."

"During this time, I must choose someone to help me piece my head back together."

Yang Jian could now see the Ping An Hotel, which was dozens of stories high, and even some of the people staying there.

It's evening now, and there must be quite a few people back at their hotels to rest.

However, Yang Jian cannot pull the entire Ping An Hotel into the fourth level of the Ghost Domain. It's not that he can't do it now, but that if a large number of Ghost Tamer enter the fourth level of the Ghost Domain, it will only make things worse and completely destroy the situation that was still somewhat under control. At that time, it will not just be a problem of his own ghost reviving.

Instead, it was the resurgence of ghosts.

Therefore, Yang Jian needs to select someone to enter the Ghost Domain to help him.

This person must not pose a threat to him, be willing to help him fight back to save his life, and there must be a certain level of trust between them. Otherwise, if things go wrong, not only will Yang Jian die, but the entire city will be in danger.

Zhang Lei, Wang Jiang, Huang Ziya.

Yang Jian's last remaining Ghost Eye saw the three people inside the Ping An Hotel. These were the best candidates he could think of at the moment. He didn't know or trust the others. These three had gone through the Ghost Messenger incident at the training base with him last time, and they had established a certain level of trust with each other. They had even previously intended to team up.

However, he plans to choose only one of these three people to enter the Ghost Domain.

The time for reflection is very short.

Of the three people seeking help, Yang Jian first ruled out Wang Jiang. He was too inexperienced, just a college student with little experience with supernatural events. He didn't perform well in the last Ghost Messenger incident, so he wasn't a good candidate for help.

So the remaining choice is between Zhang Lei and Huang Ziya.

Zhang Lei, codenamed Ghost Eater, has handled two paranormal incidents. He is experienced and courageous, Headquarters is paying close attention to him. His abilities are the most outstanding among the three, and Yang Jian is more inclined to favor him.

However, he is not in good condition and there is a certain risk that the vengeful spirit will resurrect.

As for Huang Ziya...

Although she is a woman, she performed better than Wang Jiang. She was only slightly less capable, but her courage in critical moments was no less than Zhang Lei's. Although she was less experienced than Zhang Lei, she was in better shape.

"It's a pity that Feng Quan and Tong Qian aren't at the Ping An Hotel, otherwise they would be more suitable." Although this thought popped into Yang Jian's mind, he had already made up his mind to ask one of them for help.

Huang Ziya!

Yang Jian's Ghost Eye towards one of the floors of the Ping An Hotel.

Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see Huang Ziya sitting on the sofa, leisurely watching TV. The TV was showing one of those very old-fashioned idol dramas.

Choosing her was a well-considered decision.

It wasn't that Zhang Lei was bad, but Yang Jian was worried about the risk of Zhang Lei reviving, and also worried that his own corpse would prioritize attacking Zhang Lei.

Because the ghostly presence of Zhang Lei's body was more attractive to the headless ghost.

If the headless ghost were to use Zhang Lei as a puzzle piece to assemble the body of a vengeful spirit, then Yang Jian's actions would be tantamount to killing himself and others.

Huang Ziya only controlled one ghost, making her a smaller target and maintaining a stable state, so she was more suitable.

Now.

Huang Ziya, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, was unaware of what was happening outside.

Because everything happened too fast—from Yang Jian being killed, to his awakening, and then to the resuscitation of his headless corpse— the Headquarters didn't even have time to issue any relevant notices or warnings. Even Li Jun only rushed to the scene to check the situation in an emergency.

So everyone at the Ping An Hotel continued as before: those who needed to rest rested, those who suffered from insomnia suffered from insomnia, and those who needed to work worked.

Um?

When the four layers of Ghost Domain approach the hotel and are about to cover one of its floors.

Having worked all day because of the Ghost Painting Incident, Zhang Lei, who was about to rest, immediately noticed something was amiss.

This is a kind of crisis response.

Zhang Lei glanced out the window and saw the streetlights near the Ping An Hotel rapidly going out. It looked as if an invisible darkness was encroaching on him at an incredible speed, and they were already outside the hotel.

"Damn, what's going on?"

Startled, he jumped out of bed, wanting to run outside, but then stopped in his tracks.

With this range and this speed of coverage, the entire building will be affected. It's not something he can escape danger by running a few steps, unless he possesses Ghost Domain.

He wasn't the only one who noticed something was wrong. Some people, even though they knew they probably couldn't escape, still ran out of the room, thinking it best to get away first, or at least stay away from the danger.

Huang Ziya lacked awareness, or perhaps her possession by the ghost wasn't severe enough, making her less sensitive to paranormal events than others. So she remained seated on the sofa watching TV, completely unaware that a section of the streetlights outside had gone out, and an unseen supernatural force was invading the entire hotel.

"Hiss!"

At this moment, the lights in her room began to flicker, and the television, which had been playing normally, started displaying a distorted screen, as if the signal and circuitry had been interfered with by something.

"Um?"

Huang Ziya blinked, looked up, and her expression gradually changed as she stood up.

The next moment, all the lights in the room suddenly went out, plunging the surroundings into darkness. But this darkness came and went quickly, as a thick red light shone in from the hotel's glass windows, dyeing everything around them red, and the whole world seemed to fall into an indescribable eeriness.

"This is... Yang Jian's Ghost Domain?" Huang Ziya was initially tense and extremely vigilant, but when she saw everything shrouded in red light, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Yang Jian's Ghost Domain features were too obvious. She had seen them countless times when she experienced supernatural events with Yang Jian and recognized them long ago.