Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 144 Imprisoning the Ghost Messenger
"That is……"

Under the shocked gaze of the survivors, a huge rift was torn open in the sky above 'Huanggang Village', and the scene outside this ghostly realm came into view.

The sky outside was a dark gray, stretching as far as the eye could see. The gray sky exuded an inexplicable sense of oppression and coldness. Ashes of paper drifted in through the crack, floating around in this ghostly realm that had been transformed into a village.

In the place in the sky where the ashes were densest and the gloomiest, a figure that defied reality and science stood out from nowhere. His feet were not on anything, and he floated in the sky like a ghost, looking down at everything below.

He was a handsome young man in his early twenties, dressed casually. His striking features were expressionless, and his calm demeanor was somewhat unsettling.

"Who is that person? Is he the Ghost Master sent by headquarters for rescue? Li Hui, the one codenamed 'Ghost Painting'?"

The moment the survivors clearly saw the figure in the sky, the same question arose in their minds.

At the same time, they all remembered the message they had received from headquarters, which told them to gather together to avoid the attack of the evil spirits, and that headquarters had already sent reinforcements.

of course.

Not all the survivors present were unfamiliar with Li Hui. For example, Yang Jian and Zhang Lei recognized Li Hui immediately.

It was precisely because they knew this that they were deeply shocked, especially Yang Jian, who knew better than anyone how terrifying the vengeful ghost that had suddenly attacked the training base was.

After all, Yang Jian himself also had a ghost domain, and he knew how difficult it was to invade and suppress this vengeful ghost's ghost domain. Not to mention invading the vengeful ghost's ghost domain, his own ghost domain was even difficult to open, and the range it could cover was pitifully small.

Although the other survivors present did not have the Ghost Domain, it did not diminish their awe of Li Hui's abilities.

After all, they had all witnessed the terror of this vengeful ghost. If they were to encounter it alone, they would surely die, and it would be impossible for them to leave the ghost realm. Therefore, they found it incredible that Li Hui could so easily invade the vengeful ghost's spiritual realm.

At the same time, a question arose in everyone's mind: why is there such a big difference between us, since we are all ghost tamers?
Tap, tap, tap!

Just as everyone was staring blankly at Li Hui in the sky, a series of dull, stiff footsteps suddenly echoed through the village.

The sound wasn't loud, but it echoed throughout the village with a strange rhythm, as if each step was landing on everyone's hearts, seemingly trying to synchronize with their heartbeats.

To be precise, it was their heartbeats that involuntarily responded to the footsteps, gradually synchronizing with them.

"Damn it, those eerie footsteps... This is a supernatural being controlled by 'Zhou Xin'!"

At this moment, a survivor shouted:
“Zhou Xin and I are both ghost tamers from the same city. We joined the headquarters together for this training. We didn’t see him before, but now it seems he’s probably in grave danger. The vengeful spirit within him has awakened. This is the vengeful spirit walking around, not Zhou Xin using the supernatural power within him!”

At this point, his expression turned extremely grim, even somewhat panicked, and he continued, "The supernatural power that Zhou Xin controls is very special and terrifying, posing a great threat to the living."

"If our heartbeats were to become completely synchronized with that eerie footstep, our hearts would burst, and we would all die!"

Hear the words.

Everyone else's expression changed.

Even Yang Jian and the others turned their gazes toward the man who had spoken.

At the same time, someone in the crowd asked, "Since you know so much about this, do you know how to avoid being attacked by this vengeful ghost? Is it possible to avoid being cursed by covering your ears or doing something else to prevent this kind of footsteps from being heard?"

"I don't know!"

The person who spoke first said, "I know about this kind of supernatural rule because Zhou Xin and I are both from Daxia City. We once worked together to handle a supernatural incident and saw this kind of supernatural phenomenon, so I recognized it immediately. But I really don't know how to avoid it."

"However, the most effective way to deal with paranormal events is to deal with the source of the paranormal phenomenon. As long as we find the evil spirit and successfully imprison it, the crisis will naturally be resolved."

However, before he could finish speaking...

The source of the footsteps came into view.

It was a man wearing a special uniform, slightly thin, with a dark complexion and lifeless eyes, who was walking stiffly out from among the buildings in the village.

Behind the man was an inky darkness. The gray paper ash that had been drifting around the village was twisted and swallowed up when it came into contact with that darkness, becoming part of it.

"Who is he?"

After seeing the man's face clearly, all the survivors were stunned, especially the first one to speak. The person in front of them was not Zhou Xin, whom he knew, but a complete stranger.

However, they were very familiar with the strange man's special uniform. It was the special uniform of the Ghost Tamers from headquarters, also known as the 'Interpol' uniform. Many of them were wearing the same uniform at the moment.

"A person wearing a ghost tamer's uniform, but not participating in this training, is the source of this supernatural event, the vengeful ghost that killed the other ghost tamers in the training base?"

No one here is a fool.

In fact, when they saw the darkness behind the man, they already knew that this man was the source of the paranormal events that broke out at the training base.

The only thing that surprised them was the clothes on the ghost. They never expected that the source of this incident was a ghost tamer from headquarters who had revived a ghost.

There are also the supernatural abilities displayed by the vengeful ghosts, which belong to the ghost tamers who participated in the headquarters training this time.

Although headquarters had previously informed them about the ghost's abilities, saying that the ghost's terror level would increase significantly for each ghost tamer it killed, and that the upper limit of the "lone wolf will die" rule would increase by one, it did not mention that the ghost could "control" the ghosts inside the ghost tamers it killed.

It can control other supernatural entities, even though they are not the same supernatural pieces. If this kind of terrifying ghost, which can control other supernatural entities and increase its terror infinitely, is left unattended and allowed to develop for a period of time, then who can deal with it?

But the good thing is...

Thinking.

Everyone's gaze turned upwards.

at the same time.

Standing high in the sky, Li Hui took action the moment he saw the vengeful ghost appear below, reaching out his palm and waving in the direction of the ghost.

next moment.

Supernatural curses that attract ghosts have emerged.

As if summoned by some force, the vengeful ghost in 'Huanggang Village' below stopped abruptly, then floated up and drifted towards Li Hui's location.

No, that's not right. To be precise, the entire village, along with everything in the village, is drifting towards Li Hui's location.

This is the ghost realm of the ghost messengers moving!

"Is he... controlling a vengeful ghost? He can even control a vengeful ghost that he doesn't control himself? Is it some kind of terrifying supernatural power?"

"As expected of a formidable expert who has handled S-class paranormal cases, he can invade the ghost realm of vengeful spirits without warning and directly control their actions. His strength is truly terrifying!"

One survivor remarked.

However, the next moment everyone found that their surroundings suddenly began to change.

The hazy, gray ash that drifted around them enveloped their bodies, and then everything went dark. When they came to their senses again, they found themselves standing by the roadside.

"This is the road leading from the suburbs to the training base. Did Li Hui rescue us from that vengeful ghost's domain?"

Some people recognized certain features on the road and immediately determined where they were.

"Look quickly in the direction of the training base!" a Ghost Tamer shouted.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of the training base, where they saw an extremely strange scene unfolding in the sky above the base.

A pitch-black, coffin-shaped ghost realm was rising into the sky, and above that dark ghost realm was a huge portrait. At this moment, the darkness was gradually disappearing into the portrait.

Above the painting is a gray sky, where the original blue sky and white clouds have been rendered as a dark gray, including the sky above them. Clumps of faint gray objects drift down and spread across the surrounding ground.

"It seems that Li Hui has successfully imprisoned that vengeful ghost. Indeed, there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names. There must be a reason why Li Hui's code name is 'Ghost Painting'."

One of the ghost tamers expressed this sentiment.

Beside him, Zhang Lei's expression shifted slightly as he recalled the scene of Li Hui recruiting him. Then, his gaze gradually hardened, and he had already made his decision.

at the same time.

Li Hui's operation to imprison the ghost messengers was also coming to an end.

There are no difficulties in imprisonment, nor any life-or-death races; the collision between the supernatural beings will produce results in a short time.

Clearly, Li Hui's operation to imprison the ghost messenger was not dangerous at all. With his current strength, imprisoning a ghost messenger who had not yet grown up was extremely simple, and there was no possibility of anything going wrong.

After all, the difference between the two was too great, and the moment the ghost realms collided, the result was one-sided.

soon.

The pitch-black ghost realm was completely absorbed into the painting floating in mid-air, and the ghost messengers within the ghost realm were also imprisoned inside. Or perhaps, the dark ghost realm itself was the ghost messengers' true form!

After all, the ghost messengers are actually that dark ghost realm, and the 'ghost messengers' within the ghost realm are actually just a manifestation of the supernatural.

The originally blank portrait was altered after the ghost messenger entered it.

The painting depicts a pitch-black coffin, within which a miniature village is faintly visible. At the village entrance stands a sign bearing the words "Huanggang Village."

In addition, a stiff figure could be seen standing in the village, giving off an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

"Now I have separated the starving ghosts and ghost messengers and imprisoned them in the ghost realm. Next, I can try to make them become one. However, this cannot be rushed. We need to plan for the long term. Right now, let's clean up the beginning and end first, and deal with other things first."

"And that ghost coffin... Although I have already imprisoned the ghost messenger, I still need to get my hands on that ghost coffin, since it might play some unexpected roles later."

Standing high in the sky, Li Hui's mind raced as he quickly sorted out what he needed to do next.

His figure then vanished instantly, followed by the disappearance of the gloomy ghost realm. The surrounding environment returned to normal, with green water, green mountains, blue sky, and white clouds all regaining their original colors, no longer a dark gray expanse.

"Is this the end?"

In the crowd, Huang Ziya stared wide-eyed at everything around her that had returned to normal. Although she had witnessed it all, she couldn't help but feel shocked.

The terrifying ghost that terrified them all, and that they had no confidence they could defeat even when they joined forces, was easily captured by Li Hui.

Li Hui didn't even move much; she just waved her hand from high above, and the vengeful ghost automatically entered the portrait and was imprisoned. It was so bizarre that even if she told people, they probably wouldn't believe her.

"Yes, it's over. The vengeful ghost has been imprisoned by Captain Li, just as you see."

Zhang Lei picked up the conversation and said, "Let's go. I think everyone must be tired. We've been under a lot of stress for so long. Let's go back to the hotel and rest for a bit. As for that training, I don't think it will continue for the next few days."

Hear the words.

Huang Ziya gave Zhang Lei a strange look and asked, "Zhang Lei, why do you call Li Hui 'Team Leader Li'?"

"What, you two know each other? Could it be that you're both ghost tamers from the same city, and Li Hui is the person in charge of your city, and you work for him?"

As soon as these words fell.

Everyone else looked at Zhang Lei, their eyes filled with inquiry and curiosity.

"No, I am not a Ghost Tamer from the same city as Captain Li, and I am not currently working for him."

Zhang Lei explained, "As for why I call him 'Captain Li,' I think you'll find out in time."

Upon hearing this, the others didn't react much, but Yang Jian seemed to have thought of something and gave Zhang Lei a deep look, but he didn't say anything.

Furthermore, Huang Ziya also picked up on something else, especially the word "currently" in Zhang Lei's statement, "currently not working under Li Hui," which was even more intriguing.

However, being clever, she didn't continue asking questions. Instead, like the others, seeing that Zhang Lei wasn't going to say anything useful, she stopped paying attention to him.

The group then headed towards the city center, intending to find a place to rest. As for the follow-up work at the training base, other headquarters staff would handle it, so they didn't need to worry about it.

Updating while sick, sob sob~
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