Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 171 The Ghost That Cannot Be Confined

"here it is?"

Looking at the scene before him.

Li Hui was taken aback.

What came into his view was a severely abandoned building. The outer walls had collapsed, and some parts of the house had also collapsed. The walls were covered with moss, the trees were dead, the fallen leaves were everywhere, and the yard was overgrown with weeds.

Judging from the overall architecture, this also appears to be a temple.

"An unknown, haunted place, huh? It's related to the 'ghost temple mummies' incident. In fact, that mummie, and all the vengeful ghosts in the 'ghost temple mummies' incident, all escaped from here..."

Li Hui had these thoughts in his mind.

He had opened the main hall door of the dilapidated temple, and a strange, dark passage appeared behind the door. Li Hui then stepped into that eerie passage, and when he walked out of the passage, he found himself here.

It is certain that this severely abandoned temple is not the dilapidated temple in Dasa City. Although they are related, they are two completely different places.

"Wait, no, this isn't a supernatural place, it's the real world. This is... a city in an island nation?"

suddenly.

Li Hui seemed to have sensed something, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

His ghostly domain enveloped the surrounding area and quickly spread in all directions, allowing him to see everything within it.

At this moment, in his ghost realm, not only did a modern city appear, but ordinary people also lived in the city, and there were also ghost tamers with supernatural powers.

This was not some kind of supernatural manifestation of Li Hui's ghost domain, but a real modern city that had been enveloped by his ghost domain.

He was able to determine that this was a city within the island nation because the people there were speaking the island nation's language, and the shop names, street signs, and other signs in the city were all written in the island nation's script.

"So, that passage doesn't connect to some haunted place, but goes directly to the island nation, just like the ghost gate at headquarters. As long as you have the doorknob of that ghost gate, no matter how far apart you are, you can cross countless distances and reach the ghost gate by opening the door at the right time?"

"Or perhaps...like Ghost Lake."

At this moment, Li Hui thought of Yang Jian in the later part of the original plot. After mastering the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, he could instantly reach places with the supernatural waters of Ghost Lake.

"So one side of that supernatural passage leads to the main hall of that dilapidated temple in Dasa City, and the other side connects to this island nation. There are similar supernatural phenomena here, and this might even be the real source?"

Li Hui is not stupid.

Although much crucial information is still missing, based on the clues we have now, we can make a rough guess after a little deliberation. He has even guessed what the real source of the supernatural phenomenon is.

Ghost temple!

Looking across the entire island nation, the only large-scale S-class paranormal event in the island nation with such bizarre abilities is the Ghost Temple Incident.

Furthermore, both the dilapidated temple in Dasa City and the abandoned temple at the other end of the paranormal passage are related to temples. With such a strong connection to the paranormal events, how could Li Hui not guess?

"By the way, was the ghost temple incident in the original story ever dealt with? And what kind of abilities does this S-rank ghost possess?" Li Hui frowned in thought, recalling the original plot.

He vaguely remembered that the Ghost Temple was mentioned only briefly at the beginning of the first headquarters meeting, but it was not described in detail whether it was successfully dealt with afterward.

While pondering.

Li Hui's gaze fell on a spot in the front courtyard of the abandoned temple.

There is an old well built of bluestone.

Under Li Hui's perception of the ghost domain, the most eerie place in the entire temple was the ancient well. Even his ghost domain could not completely cover the ancient well. The paper ash floating in the sky fell into the ancient well and disappeared without a trace, just like a stone sinking into the sea.

Tatata!
soon.

Li Hui then arrived at the edge of the ancient well.

The well opening is oval-shaped and expands outwards, about one meter high. Li Hui looked down into the well and found that the environment inside was dark and the well was about ten meters deep.

The well water below was not clear; instead, it was somewhat black. It was unclear whether this was the natural color of the well water or simply due to the dark environment inside.

"Gurgle," "gurgle," "gurgle"...

Sudden.

A strange noise came from the bottom of the well.

The once calm water surface suddenly began to boil, with bubbles constantly rising to the surface, as if the well water had been boiled, or as if something was bubbling up from the bottom of the water.

"A bizarre paranormal phenomenon—is the source of the Ghost Temple Incident the vengeful ghost in this ancient well? If that's the case, then this S-class paranormal event in the island nation shouldn't be called the 'Ghost Temple Incident' but rather the 'Ghost Well Incident'!"

Outside the ancient well.

Li Hui calmly observed the unusual situation unfolding inside the ancient well, feeling no fear or apprehension, only curiosity—curiosity about the abilities possessed by the vengeful spirit that was the source of this S-class supernatural event in the island nation.

Under his gaze.

Soon, a strange figure emerged from the bottom of the pitch-black well and floated on the surface of the water.

It was a bizarre female corpse dressed in a white cloth, with long hair covering her face, making it impossible to see her features clearly.

This corpse is a vengeful ghost!
Its exposed eyes are cold and empty, carrying an inexplicable deathly stillness, giving those who look into them an extremely terrifying feeling.

However, Li Hui did not feel anything like that at all. In fact, he was even a little surprised by the appearance of the female ghost.

The reason was that the appearance of the vengeful ghost in the ancient well was highly similar to that of a vengeful ghost in his memory, almost identical.

Yes.

The moment Li Hui saw this vengeful ghost, the first thing that came to his mind was Sadako!

"Click-clack, click-clack-clack..."

At this time.

A sound of bones shifting rang out.

The female corpse at the bottom of the well was twisted in a bizarre posture, and then, using her hands and feet, she climbed up the well's opening upwards along the stone walls.

The ghost was very fast; in the blink of an eye, it climbed up from the bottom of the well, which was more than ten meters deep, and poked its head out of the well opening.

"Snapped!"

Almost the instant the vengeful ghost poked its head out, Li Hui, who was standing by the well, reached out and slapped the ghost's face, which was covered by its long hair. The powerful force immediately slapped the ghost back into the well.

at the same time.

Osaka.

Headquarters of the Exorcism Society.

I just received news that the exorcism organization leader, whose influence has expanded again due to the ghost temple incident, has urgently convened a meeting to discuss ways to stop the expansion of the ghost temple.

Now that they know how terrifying the haunted temple is, they no longer expect to be able to completely resolve the incident. They only hope to stop the temple from expanding further and prevent the paranormal phenomena associated with it from affecting other cities in the island nation.

Because the island nation's land area is so small and the distance between cities is so limited, if left unchecked, the island nation may soon be completely overrun.

However, if they were to intervene, the ghost tamers under the Exorcism Society's command are currently unable to imprison the Ghost Temple, or even contain the Ghost Temple incident within a certain area. This is one of the reasons why the Exorcism Society's higher-ups are having a headache.

"You all know the relevant information, right? So, everyone, tell me, should we deal with this matter now?" In the meeting room of the Exorcism Society, President Mishima, who was in charge, asked the crowd below.

At this point, those qualified to attend the meeting, besides the high-ranking members of the Exorcism Society, were only these powerful ghost tamers.

At this moment, one of the ghost tamers spoke up:
"President, if you ask me, the Ghost Temple incident is just a supernatural event, nothing to be afraid of. Why don't you form a Ghost Tamer team, and I'll lead the team to deal with this supernatural event?"

The speaker's name was 'Ichiro'. His strength wasn't top-tier in the exorcism society, but he was still a first-rate demon tamer.

Normally, when he speaks, others will more or less agree with him, but today something unexpected happened. As soon as he finished speaking, the environment in the meeting room fell silent instantly, and no one spoke up to agree with him.

The reason for this situation is that the Ghost Temple incident is too famous.

As the only S-class paranormal event in the island nation, countless ghost tamers have died in the ghost temple, including a top ghost tamer who was qualified to become a 'Jade'.

Even such a powerful demon tamer died and failed to successfully resolve the demon temple incident, so what chance do these people have?

In the conference room.

Seeing that no one responded for a long time after he finished speaking, Ichiro's face immediately turned ugly.

However, just as he was about to say something, another ghost tamer in the conference room spoke up.

"President, how about this: I'll lead the team to check out the situation first, and then we'll decide how to handle it."

The speaker was a strong, bald man with a smile on his face, but the smile actually gave off an extremely sinister and vicious feeling.

The bald man's name was Yamazaki. Unlike Ichiro, who spoke earlier, he was one of the true top demon tamers in the exorcism society. Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, many demon tamers present immediately spoke up in agreement.

"Yes, President, I think Yamazaki-kun is right. Only by going to the scene and understanding the real situation can we determine the final solution. Otherwise, if we decide on a plan now, the operation might cause big problems later."

"That's it."

"..."

For a while.

A chorus of agreement rose and fell in the conference room, clearly indicating that most of the demon tamers present agreed with Yamazaki's statement.

Whether they genuinely thought Yamazaki's suggestion was good, or simply didn't want to be in danger entering the demon realm of the ghost temple, only they themselves knew the answer.

"Since you all agree with this proposal, then it's settled. Yamazaki, you'll lead the team to investigate the situation, and we'll figure out a solution once we've finalized the details."

Seeing that everyone agreed with the proposal, President Mishima gave the order.

soon.

A team of demon tamers, led by Yamazaki, departed from the exorcism society headquarters in Osaka City, heading to the site of the Oni Temple incident, Ōizu Island—or more precisely, to the city closest to Ōizu Island—to observe the situation…

.........

at the same time.

the other side.

Li Hui, who was caught up in the ghost temple incident, was naturally unaware of what was happening at the exorcism society. At the moment, he was dealing with the attack of the vengeful ghost and trying to find a way to deal with the vengeful ghost that was the source of this supernatural event.

"Clap!"

Faced with yet another terrifying female ghost crawling out of the ancient well in a bizarre posture, using both hands and feet, Li Hui suddenly reached out and instantly grabbed the female ghost's neck.

All of a sudden.

The female ghost's body froze on the spot.

Li Hui's seemingly ordinary pinch actually carried a terrifying supernatural attack. It not only incorporated the power of the supernatural bus but also the supernatural power of the ghost messenger, suppressing the vengeful ghost in front of him.

Under such a powerful supernatural attack, the female ghost in Li Hui's hand was instantly suppressed, her supernatural power subsided, and she looked like an ordinary corpse, except that her skin was pale from being soaked in water.

However, upon seeing this scene, Li Hui showed no joy whatsoever; instead, he wore a furrowed brow.

This was not the first female ghost he had suppressed, but the third. If we include the one he had initially slapped back into the well without completely suppressing her, then this was the fourth wave of attacks from the vengeful ghost.

At this moment, besides the female ghost who was strangling Li Hui, there was a mutilated corpse lying at his feet, its body dismembered into several pieces. On the other side of the ancient well, there was also a female corpse, with a rusty coffin nail stuck in its forehead.

The three female corpses were identical in appearance, clothing, and demeanor, as if they were made from the same mold.

"It's almost impossible to imprison it, somewhat similar to the characteristics of ghost messengers. The moment it's suppressed, it will switch bodies and start over. The only difference is that it always appears as the exact same female ghost. No wonder this incident was classified as an S-level paranormal event!"

At this moment, Li Hui's brain was working at high speed, thinking about how to deal with this paranormal event.

"Gurgle," "gurgle," "gurgle"...

It was at this time.

As if to verify Li Hui's idea that 'the vengeful ghost cannot be completely suppressed', the sound of bubbles rising from the bottom of the ancient well resounded once again.

soon.

A female ghost, wrapped in white cloth, with disheveled hair and an obscured face, whose only feature was a pair of cold, lifeless eyes, floated out of the dark well water once again.

Strange to say.

The female corpse clearly floated up from underwater, yet it wasn't wet at all.

Both the white cloth wrapped around her body and her long, loose hair were dry, not wet at all; only her skin was pale and sore from being soaked.

(End of this chapter)