Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 107 The King's Squad
"what's the situation?"

"A paranormal event has occurred nearby?"

In the basement of a building on the outskirts of Hong Kong, five figures met urgently. They were all ghost tamers, and the vengeful spirits within them were stirring. There were only two possibilities for this: either the vengeful spirits they were controlling were about to revive, or other supernatural phenomena were appearing in the vicinity.

But clearly, the situation they are facing at this moment belongs to the latter category.

Even if some of them were indeed on the verge of their ghosts reviving, it was impossible for all the ghosts they controlled to revive simultaneously. Moreover, one of them was a powerful ghost tamer who controlled two ghosts and was also the captain of their team.

"How could we be so unlucky? We've only been infiltrating Hong Kong for half a month, and we've already encountered a sudden paranormal event?"

Under the dim, yellowish light.

A conference table can be clearly seen in the basement, around which five figures are sitting. One of them, a man in his late twenties, begins to complain.

He has some Western features, whether it's his hair color, facial features, or eye color, they are different from those of Asians. However, compared to pure Westerners, his facial features are softer, making him look like a mixed-race person.

"Alright, Jimmy, instead of complaining here, save your energy and think about how to deal with this paranormal event."

At this moment, a young woman sitting on the other side of the conference table spoke up:
“We all sensed that the vengeful ghost was around us, or even inside this building.”

“At this point in time, it’s obviously impossible for the person in charge of Hong Kong to come out immediately. But if we take action, we will expose our identities, which would not be in line with our purpose of hiding. Moreover, our mission is not yet completed. Exposing ourselves like this might affect the organization’s plans.”

"Captain, what do you think?"

Done.

The woman looked toward a figure at the very front of the conference table.

It was a man who looked to be around thirty years old, with blond hair and blue eyes, and obvious Western features. He also had a faint smell of corpses emanating from him, and his whole body was filled with a cold aura. Standing there, he was like a real ghost.

His name is John Witherer, the captain of this Ghost Rider squad, and also the King Organization's hidden head in Hong Kong.

As an international city, Hong Kong has people from all over the world. John's physical characteristics, which are different from those of Asians, do not affect his ability to hide, will not attract too much attention, and have little impact on his actions.

"Get out of there first!"

John said, "The fact that our surroundings haven't changed proves that this vengeful ghost probably hasn't formed a ghost domain yet. But it is an unknown vengeful ghost after all. We don't know its abilities or its killing patterns. Making contact rashly may not be able to deal with it in a short time. Once our identities are exposed, we will all be sinners of the organization."

The King's organization ordered them to remain hidden, gather intelligence, and gradually infiltrate high-ranking officials in Hong Kong, with the best goal of gaining control of the city.

This was an order issued by the 'gentlemen' of the King's organization. As one of the kings, the 'gentlemen' were extremely powerful and were also John's distant cousin. Entrusting this task to John might not have been without the intention of supporting him to ascend to the throne.

"Ok."

As soon as John finished speaking, his proposal was unanimously approved by the other four. This was not only because he was the captain of the King's Squad, but also because the others were unwilling to confront a ghost whose information was unknown.

It's important to understand that anything can happen in paranormal events. While their team is certainly capable of handling a paranormal incident, no one can guarantee that someone won't die as a result. After all, some vengeful ghosts possess unreasonable, certain-death curses...

soon.

The five people then evacuated the building.

at the same time.

On the other side of Hong Kong.

This is an island in the Xiangjiang Archipelago. There are not many people living on the island, but there are still dozens of households. Every family makes a living by fishing, and fishing boats are moored in the small harbor by the island.

It was nearly midnight, and all the residents on the island were asleep. But just then, more than thirty figures appeared out of nowhere in the sky above the island.

This is an extremely eerie sight.

Thirty-odd figures stood suspended in mid-air, without stepping on anything or using any props, defying gravity and science, looking incredibly bizarre.

"Is this... Hong Kong?"

A hazy, grayish ash cloud drifted and enveloped the entire Hong Kong archipelago; nothing in this city could escape the ghostly presence.

Although all modern cities are very similar in terms of urban construction, one can instantly identify which city one is in by some iconic buildings, billboards, road signs, shops, place names, etc.

"The real world that intersects with that desolate village in the supernatural land is actually Hong Kong?" Li Hui, high in the sky, was slightly surprised, but after a brief moment of thought, he was no longer surprised.

The original novel contains very little description of Hong Kong, even less than the plot of Tai O, which is a special place with a person like Ho Yuet-lin.

But what about Hong Kong?

It seems that it was only described during the national war, and even then, it appeared as a background scene. It was a place where the captains of the Ghost Tamer Headquarters and the King of the King Organization pretended to exchange things. The content of the exchange was the head of the 'Manor Owner' and the corpse of 'Captain Zhang Xun' who was lying dead in a foreign land.

"During the national war, the person in charge of Hong Kong was Su Fan, that old sixth brother, but the person in charge now is still a nobody, a passerby whose name and code name are not even worth mentioning in the original work."

The ghostly domain enveloped the entire city, and nothing in the city could escape Li Hui's perception. He automatically ignored ordinary people, but some figures and a few places caught his attention.

Those who caught his attention were naturally ghost tamers, and those few places were because Li Hui's ghost domain could not completely cover them; they were 'blank areas' within his ghost domain.

Besides other supernatural forces, only gold can withstand the invasion of the ghost realm. Therefore, those places that the ghost realm cannot cover are obviously safe houses built with gold as the raw material.

There are six safe houses in total, located in different parts of the city's most bustling area.

Four of the safe houses were built in the form of houses, but their exteriors were disguised by covering them with tiles or adding a new layer of exterior walls. The other two were basements.

Besides the safe houses, there are also a small number of demon tamers in Xiangjiang City, totaling fifteen.

One of them was in the lounge of the city's tallest building, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with an unusual expression, looking at something, and holding a brick-shaped mobile phone in his hand.

He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, dressed in a suit, and looked like a business elite. In addition to his composure, there was also a strange and unsettling quality to his demeanor. He was clearly the current person in charge of Xiangjiang City.

That's why Li Hui thinks this way.

Besides the satellite-guided phone in that person's hand, there was another reason: the heads of every city in China would inevitably occupy the tallest building as their office; this had become an unspoken rule in this world.

Of the remaining ghost tamers, four were scattered throughout the city. They seemed to sense something as well, their faces filled with terror as they looked around, resembling frightened birds.

The remaining ten people were divided into two groups.

Five people gathered in a private club whose entrance was filled with various high-end luxury cars. Li Hui did not recognize the name of the club. In any case, it was not written in ordinary Chinese characters. As for whether it was some rare traditional characters or the script of other countries, Li Hui was not sure.

Compared to them.

The remaining five ghost tamers are Li Hui's main focus.

Three of the five people had distinctly Western physical characteristics. They were sitting in two SUVs as they drove out of the underground parking lot of a building.

During the journey, the group exchanged words, and because of the close attention they were paying attention to, Li Hui overheard their conversation.

"A member of the King's Organization?"

For a while.

A hint of coldness flashed in Li Hui's eyes as he overheard their conversation.

Not long ago, several kings joined forces to hunt him down. For Li Hui, the King Organization had already become his mortal enemy. Going abroad headlong would be unrealistic, but if he encountered some lone members of the King Organization, he wouldn't mind collecting some interest first.

This is a matter of perspective, not a matter of right or wrong.

Although these people did not participate in the attack on Li Hui, as long as they joined the King's Organization, while enjoying certain benefits, they would also have to assume the 'external debts' owed by the King's Organization!
next moment.

The thirty-odd figures that were in the air above the island vanished instantly.

And on the other side.

After driving for a while, John, who was driving, suddenly realized something was wrong and asked Jimmy, who was in the passenger seat:
"How much time has passed since you left the building?"

Hear the words.

Jimmy was a little surprised by the question, but after glancing at his watch, he replied, "We got in the car at 2:30, left the garage at 2:31, and it's 2:35 now..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Jimmy seemed to realize something as well, his face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and his gaze immediately turned to the street outside the car window.

"For a full four minutes, the road was unobstructed, and vehicles were traveling at top speed, yet they couldn't even leave one street, and this street..."

Under Jimmy's scrutiny, he discovered an extremely terrifying fact.

Before they knew it, the scene on both sides of the street had become extremely unfamiliar. Although it was still a scene of a modern city, the buildings on both sides of the road had changed. This was not the street that Jimmy knew, but a place they had never been to before.

"Is some kind of paranormal phenomenon, a ghost realm?"

For a while.

Jimmy's face was ashen.

Not only had the environment changed, but another SUV that had been following behind their vehicle had also disappeared. Keep in mind that there were three members of their team in that vehicle.

"What do we do now?" Jimmy asked John after failing to contact anyone else, seeking his opinion.

"Be prepared to respond to attacks from vengeful ghosts at any time!"

John said in a low voice, "Our previous calculations were wrong. This vengeful ghost has already created a ghost realm, and it is very likely that it has already set its sights on us, as it can change the surrounding environment without us even realizing it."

"John, do you think it's possible that we're being targeted by other Ghost Tamers, not vengeful spirits, but perhaps people from Ghost Tamer Headquarters?"

Sudden.

Jimmy, who was sitting in the passenger seat, raised this question.

But his idea was immediately rejected by John.

"If they were truly from the Ghost Riders Headquarters, they would have made their move while we were still in the building. Even if they considered the five of us together to be a great threat, their Ghost Domain ability could have easily separated us and defeated us one by one. They wouldn't have needed to wait until now."

"Moreover, if the Ghost Riders headquarters were to attack us, they would obviously be absolutely certain of success, and there would clearly be more than one person coming, so they wouldn't have much to worry about us."

John continued his analysis, saying, "The most important thing is this feeling... The vengeful spirit inside the body is constantly warning us, which is obviously a reaction that only occurs when encountering a vengeful spirit of extremely high terror!"

As John finished speaking.

Before Jimmy could respond.

The surrounding environment changed again.

The changes were extremely obvious and did not happen silently. The buildings on both sides of the street were distorted, and it was as if the buildings of several cities had overlapped at this moment, making the scene very eerie.

Also.

Something strange was floating in the air above their street. Because of the environment, John and his companion couldn't see it clearly, only a rough outline. It was round, like a balloon, but more like a human head.

"Uuuuuuuuu~!"

at the same time.

A strange crying sound could be faintly heard coming from a building ahead. At first, the crying was very faint, but as time went by, the sound grew louder and louder, echoing in waves on the street, as if the sounds were intertwined and overlapping.

"Damn it, this crying is very strange, it's an attack by a vengeful ghost!"

The moment they heard the crying, John and Jimmy's expressions changed drastically. A strange sense of sorrow welled up in their hearts, and their lips turned down uncontrollably, as if they were about to burst into tears as well.

They weren't sure what would happen if they joined in the crying, but even a fool could tell it wouldn't be a good thing.

However, before John and his companion could figure out a solution, a new unexpected event occurred.

"boom!"

The sound of a vehicle colliding with an object rang out, and a strange figure suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, causing John, who was unable to dodge in time, to crash directly into it.

The expected scene of the figure being thrown into the air did not occur. The figure was far more solid than imagined, and it was embedded directly into the front of the SUV, causing John's SUV to stall immediately.

It can be seen with the help of a faint light.

John didn't hit a living person, but a skeleton, and this skeleton had three heads growing on its neck.

obviously.

This skeleton is also a vengeful ghost!
"Damn it, it seems we can't leave immediately without dealing with the vengeful spirit. It has completely targeted us. In that case, we'll just keep it here!"

John's face revealed a kind of madness, and his whole body exuded a cold aura. He pushed open the car door and got out.

at the same time.

On the streets of Hong Kong.

Li Hui stood quietly in the middle of the street, with two portraits floating in front of him. The scenes in the paintings were extremely eerie; they were two modern city oil paintings with vengeful ghosts.

John and his five companions were now standing within these two oil paintings.

Li Hui had no intention of personally dealing with ghost tamers of this level. Instead, he wanted to use them as test subjects to probe the other vengeful ghosts he had imprisoned in the Ghost Realm!

(End of this chapter)