Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 170 The Dark Passage, the Ghost Temple of the Island Nation!
"Boom~!"

A dull, eerie bell rang out, echoing around. The sound was not loud, but it was very clear, carrying an inexplicable chill and spreading an eerie aura.

Li Hui was the first to be affected by the bell, and he stood still for a moment, but he quickly recovered. The eerie atmosphere of the bus enveloped his whole body, like a wall built by the supernatural, isolating all other supernatural forces around him.

behind him.

Ye Zhen, Li Leping, Cao Yang, and others were also affected.

Ye Zhen's gaze instantly became lifeless, and his entire body was surrounded by deathly aura; he was being killed by this inescapable supernatural curse.

But in the next moment, Ye Zhen quickly regained his vitality. The supernatural power of the substitute ghost he controlled took away all the negative effects he was suffering.

Li Leping, who was standing to the side, did the same.

He was initially affected as well, his face turning ashen, but he quickly recovered, using his supernatural abilities to forget the supernatural power of the bell.

Among them, Cao Yang was the weakest. Relying on the vengeful spirits he controlled, he was unable to completely withstand the attack of the bell and almost died.

However, at the last moment, Cao Yang used a supernatural item he carried with him, which allowed him to survive.

It was a rag doll about the size of a palm, made entirely of dirty, old fabric, filled with something unknown, and reeking of rotting, decaying matter.

At this moment, the palm-sized rag doll lay quietly on the ground at Cao Yang's feet, its expression quite eerie, seemingly displaying human-like pain.

"I almost died just now?"

Cao Yang still seemed a little shaken. He glanced at the rag doll at his feet and a hint of relief appeared on his face. He thought to himself that it was fortunate he had brought three substitute dolls with him on this trip, otherwise he would probably be dead by now.

Yes.

At this moment, the rag doll at his feet was the last substitute doll for Cao Yang.

Before this, he had already used up two substitute dolls on Li Leping, who was in a sleepwalking state. Otherwise, Cao Yang would have died at Li Leping's hands long ago. This is one of the main reasons why he dislikes Li Leping now.

"That bell sound was terrifying; it was almost impossible to react in time. If I had been even a fraction slower in using the substitute doll, I would have been the one to die. I'm not surprised that Li Hui could withstand such a supernatural event, but how did Ye Zhen and Li Leping manage to resist this kind of supernatural attack?"

At this moment, Cao Yang first glanced at the black ghost bell that Li Hui was carrying with a look of full of apprehension, and then turned his gaze to Li Leping and Ye Zhen, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.

He was certain that neither Li Leping nor Ye Zhen had used any supernatural items similar to the substitute doll; they seemed to have endured it through their own supernatural abilities.

But how is this possible?

In Cao Yang's view, how could any other ghost-controlling person besides that 'pervert' Li Hui possibly withstand such a terrifying supernatural attack?

However, no one was destined to answer Cao Yang's question. At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the large black clock that Li Hui was carrying, including Li Hui himself.

"A terrifying supernatural attack. Even I was affected for a moment. No wonder Ye Zhen called it a deadly supernatural curse. Ordinary ghost controllers would indeed be unable to withstand such an attack."

Li Hui thought to himself.

"Most importantly, this kind of supernatural attack is difficult to control. It doesn't distinguish between friend and foe; everything within the range of the bell's sound will be attacked, whether it's a ghost tamer or a vengeful spirit. But if that's the case, then how did that strange mummified corpse control this ghost bell before?"

to be frank.

This black ghost bell seemed to be a bit of a double-edged sword for Li Hui, giving him a feeling that it was neither enjoyable to have nor worth giving up.

After all, Li Hui can deal with what the bell curse can deal with. If even Li Hui himself cannot handle the supernatural phenomenon, then the attack of this ghost bell is equally useless. In fact, using this ghost bell will affect him for a moment.

Thinking.

Li Hui's gaze shifted slightly, and he waved his left hand in front of him, as if he were painting in mid-air. Then, a cold, eerie aura spread out, and soon a special portrait floated in front of Li Hui.

The image depicted the large black bell, but the black ghost bell that Li Hui was holding in his right hand had disappeared and was now stored in the image in front of him.

Although the existence of the Ghost Bell did not greatly enhance Li Hui's abilities, it was still a powerful supernatural object with a terrifying death curse. He could not possibly discard it or leave it to Li Leping and the others beside him. Instead, he wanted to take the Ghost Bell with him and see if he could research some other uses for it in the future.

Li Hui then waved again.

All of a sudden.

As the ashes of paper filled the air, the portrait that had been floating in front of Li Hui suddenly disappeared, sent by Li Hui into the depths of his own ghost realm.

After doing all this.

Li Hui turned his gaze back to the dilapidated temple with its gate wide open.

next moment.

He stepped into the temple.

The front courtyard of the temple was overgrown with weeds. As he walked, his body touched the weeds, making a rustling sound that broke the deathly silence of the temple and gave people an extremely gloomy, oppressive, and eerie feeling.

"Ok?"

"Could there be other vengeful ghosts inside this temple?"

As Li Hui's figure disappeared into the old temple, Cao Yang, Li Leping, and others on the street all showed slight changes in their expressions.

They originally thought that after Li Hui dealt with the strange mummified corpse, the bloody hand, and the black ghost bell, the supernatural incident was over and there were no other supernatural occurrences. But now it seems that this is not the case.

"At first, I thought the temple was moving because of that strange mummified corpse, that it was using its ghostly aura to carry the temple along. But now, judging from Li Hui's actions, there must be other supernatural entities inside the temple!"

Li Leping's expression shifted slightly, and then he also stepped into the dilapidated temple with its gate wide open. Ye Zhen followed him in, leaving only Cao Yang standing there in thought. But soon he too stepped into the temple.

soon.

Li Leping, Cao Yang, and the other two followed Li Hui into the temple. Only Xia Yu, the person in charge of Dasa City, and Wei Jing, who looked thoughtful, remained on the street, without choosing to enter the main hall of the temple.

Because Xia Yu was too far from the temple, the previous death bell had no effect on him, and he did not hear the bell ring at all.

"Forget it, I won't go in. With my abilities, even if there are ghosts in that temple, I can't help much. I'd better not go in and cause trouble. I'll just wait here for them to completely resolve this paranormal event."

Xia Yu's eyes flickered slightly as he thought to himself.

at the same time.

The interior of a dilapidated temple.

After passing through the overgrown temple courtyard, Li Hui arrived at the front of the dilapidated main hall of the temple.

At this moment, the entire temple gave him a very strange feeling, and he was certain that there was definitely a supernatural presence inside the temple.

However, Li Hui's ghost domain covered the entire city, including this temple, but he couldn't find anything unusual about the temple. He could only sense a cold and eerie aura, and that eeriness was not affected by the suppression of the strange mummified corpse.

This made Li Hui suspect that the supernatural phenomena inside the temple did not manifest in the ghost realm.

This situation is not unprecedented.

Just like the eerie passageway leading to the haunted hotel from the Caesars Hotel.

That passage is impossible to enter using the supernatural abilities of the Ghost Realm. Even those within the Ghost Realm cannot see it. The only way to enter is to look at it with the naked eye and then step inside. There is no other way!
"This is... the script of an island nation?"

Outside the main hall of the temple, Li Hui frowned slightly as he looked at the characters on the plaque. The characters were not Chinese, but rather Japanese.

"Could it be that, as headquarters suspects, this paranormal event is indeed related to the Ghost Temple, an S-class paranormal event in Japan?"

Thinking.

Li Hui pushed open the tightly closed main hall door in front of him.

In his opinion.

If there are other supernatural phenomena inside the temple, then the main hall and side halls of the temple are most likely to be haunted by evil spirits.

"crunch~"

As the old wooden door was pushed open, the scene inside the main hall came into Li Hui's view.

Instead of the normal main hall of a temple, a dark and deep passageway appeared before Li Hui's eyes.

The passage stretched on and on both sides was pitch black. Even Li Hui could not see what was in the darkness. Gusts of cold wind blew outwards. Standing at the entrance of this passage felt like standing at the entrance to hell, giving people a sinister and eerie feeling.

"Indeed, the supernatural phenomena inside this dilapidated temple can only be seen with the eyes; the supernatural phenomena of the Ghost Realm cannot be manifested."

See this.

Li Hui's expression shifted slightly.

In fact, within his ghost realm, the main hall before him was also completely empty, but the environment was no different from that of an ordinary building. It was an empty room with no passageways and no pitch-black darkness.

"I wonder where this dark passage leads, perhaps to some supernatural place?"

Li Hui thought for a moment, then stepped inside, intending to walk along the passage without any hesitation.

It's no exaggeration to say that his strength has now reached the top level of the Republic of China. Even if he is not as good as the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, he is not far behind. There are not many supernatural events in this world that can make him feel worried. At least the supernatural passage in front of him is not within his scope of fear.

At most, the other end of this passage is just some supernatural place, and with Li Hui's current strength, he is already capable of suppressing a supernatural place.

soon.

Li Hui's figure disappeared into the dark passage. Seeing this, Li Leping and the others who followed quickened their pace and also stepped into the eerie passage inside the main hall of the temple...

.........

at the same time.

Island country.

Ōizu Island.

This is an island located in the north-central part of the capital islands of the island nation.

The people of the island nation all know that Ōizu Island has now become a forbidden place for the entire island nation, and the reason for this is all because of a temple located in the northern part of Ōizu Island.

It was a temple that was shrouded in a gray haze all year round. At first, the haze only covered the entire temple, but as time went by, the entire island of Oizu was now shrouded in that haze.

The island nation's official explanation for this is that the haze was caused by a strong radioactive gas, a natural poison that erupted from underground, and was an uncontrollable natural disaster.

However, this is just the official statement from the island nation. In reality, those in the know understand that Ōizu Island is actually haunted!
And this wasn't just an ordinary paranormal event, but an S-level paranormal event.

The Ghost Temple Incident!

"I don't know when this will end. Staring at this paranormal event every day is so boring. I don't know what the president and the others are thinking. Why don't they just send someone to deal with this paranormal event?"

On an island adjacent to Ōizu Island, a gaunt man exuding a cold, rotten aura complained.

His name is Yamamoto Kawa. He is a demon tamer and a member of the exorcism society. His current job is to keep an eye on the demon temple incident so that he can notify the exorcism society as soon as there is any abnormality.

"Alright, Yamamoto, stop complaining. If you ask me, things are fine as they are. Compared to the other people in the company who have to deal with paranormal events themselves, our observation tasks are already quite easy."

At this moment, another demon tamer next to Yamamoto Kawa spoke up: "Besides, how can an S-class paranormal incident be handled so easily? I doubt any demon tamer in the company is confident that they can handle the Oni Temple incident. Otherwise, how could the president and the others have let the Oni Temple incident go unchecked?"

"That's true."

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto nodded, agreeing with the other party's point of view.

He then turned his gaze towards the direction of Ōizu Island, shrouded in gloom, but after just one glance, Yamamoto Kawa froze, exclaiming:
"Then...what is that?"

The scene that had been shrouded in gloom suddenly changed. The gray haze quickly darkened, turning from gray to black. In the blink of an eye, the gray haze had completely turned into a pitch-black landscape.

Furthermore, the area covered by the 'gloom' began to expand. Originally, it only covered the entire island of Oizu, but now it was expanding at a terrifying speed, spreading in all directions, and everything along the way was swallowed up by the darkness.

Also.

The island where Yamamoto and his group were located was also affected.

Some faint things began to fall from the sky. He reached out and caught a clump to examine it, only to find that what was falling was the ashes left behind after something had burned.

(End of this chapter)