Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 172 Controlling the Ghost Temple, People from the Exorcism Society Arrive
The eerie female ghost seemed impossible to completely suppress. Every time Li Hui suppressed a female ghost, a new vengeful ghost would crawl out of the ancient well in front of him. This situation was somewhat similar to the ghost messenger's infinite restart and the ability of the vengeful ghost in the 'Silent' incident.

Every vengeful ghost is real; they are not merely manifestations of some kind of supernatural phenomenon.

At this moment, several vengeful ghosts were lying on the ground beside Li Hui. He even held a strange female ghost in his hand. Under his terrifying supernatural suppression, the vengeful ghosts had fallen into silence and lost their ability to move, as if they had been frozen.

However, this situation has not completely resolved the current paranormal event.

Same as before.

As the female ghost in Li Hui's hand was suppressed, soon there was movement coming from the ancient well in front of him.

It was a gurgling sound, like bubbles rising from the surface of boiling water, and then a vengeful ghost, exactly like the female ghost he was holding in his hand, emerged from the dark well water.

The vengeful ghost was untouched by the well water. The white cloth wrapped around its body contrasted sharply with the pitch-black water at the bottom of the well. Its disheveled hair obscured its face, making it impossible to discern its features. The exposed skin was deathly pale, emanating a chilling aura that made it appear extremely eerie and terrifying.

After the female ghost floated out of the well, she began to crawl upwards towards the well opening using both her hands and feet. Her posture was very strange, as if all the joints in her body were broken.

In the blink of an eye.

The upper body of the vengeful ghost emerged from the mouth of the ancient well.

"Snapped!"

Just then, Li Hui swung out his other hand and slapped the emerging female ghost across the face.

The powerful force sent the female ghost, who looked just like Sadako, flying away. Her body left the well, arced through the air, and finally crashed into another corner of the abandoned temple's front yard.

Almost at the same time that the vengeful ghost was swatted away by Li Hui, a series of rapid footsteps came from the courtyard. Then, three figures walked out of the main hall of the abandoned temple. They were Li Leping, Ye Zhen, and Cao Yang.

"This is……?"

At this moment, Ye Zhen and the other two looked surprised. They had obviously noticed the abnormality of their surroundings. They had just come out through the dark and eerie passage when they saw Li Hui slap a ghost away. Therefore, the three of them were full of surprise.

"This shouldn't be Dasa City anymore, right? Is it some unknown, haunted place, related to that temple in Dasa City?"

At this moment, Cao Yang asked Li Hui, who was standing by the ancient well, one hand gripping the neck of a vengeful ghost, while looking in their direction.

Upon hearing this, Li Hui's eyes flickered slightly, and he then recounted the information he knew.

"It wouldn't be wrong to call this a haunted place, but to be more precise, we are now in the midst of another paranormal event, the S-class paranormal event in Japan called 'Haunted Temple'!"

"The headquarters' previous guess was correct. The 'ghost temple mummies incident' in Dasa City is indeed related to the S-class paranormal 'ghost temple incident' in the island nation. It can even be said that the 'ghost temple mummies incident' is a kind of paranormal extension of the 'ghost temple' incident."

Li Hui was not surprised by the arrival of Ye Zhen and his two companions. He continued, "..."
"These two paranormal events related to temples are not simply pieces of a puzzle, but have a deeper connection. The paranormal passage in the ghost temple is proof of this. One end of the passage leads to the 'ghost temple mummies' in Dasa City, and the other end leads to the 'ghost temple incident' in the island nation."

As he finished speaking, Cao Yang and the other two gained an understanding of the current situation.

"So, we used that supernatural passage in the temple to travel directly from Dasa City to the S-level supernatural event in the island nation?"

At this moment, Li Leping, one of the three, seemed to have thought of something and spoke up: "If that's really the case, then the 'Ghost Temple Mummified Corpse Incident' in Dasa City is very problematic. Was the outbreak of the 'Ghost Temple Mummified Corpse Incident' just a coincidence, or was someone in the island country secretly causing trouble, trying to completely steer this S-level supernatural event, the 'Ghost Temple,' to China?"

It's no wonder he had that idea.

Because there are precedents for similar things.

Take another S-level paranormal event, the Ghost Painting, for example. The Ghost Painting incident originally broke out in China before it was later spread abroad.

Speaking of which...didn't Li Hui do something like this before?

Think of this.

Li Leping gave Li Hui a strange look.

Previously, the Ghost Painting broke out in Dahai City. Later, Li Hui controlled the supernatural power of the Ghost Painting and ultimately resolved the crisis in Dahai City by diverting the Ghost Painting incident overseas. It is said that in order to divert the Ghost Painting away, Li Hui also spread the curse of the Ghost Painting on a large scale in foreign cities. Rumor has it that many people abroad died as a result of the Ghost Painting's attacks.

"Although this possibility exists, it is unlikely. The 'ghost temple mummies incident' is more likely a coincidence."

Cao Yang, unaware of Li Leping's thoughts, offered his opinion: "I've read detailed information about the 'ghost temple mummies incident' in Dasa City. The incident originated from the 'Mengjia Temple,' located in a remote area of ​​Dasa City."

“That temple had problems a long time ago, and it was even closed for several years because of it. I suspect that the closure was due to the ‘ghost temple and mummified corpse’ incident, but the vengeful ghost was later imprisoned, so things have been peaceful for so many years…”

As Cao Yang recounted the story, Li Hui and Li Leping gained a deeper understanding of the "ghost temple mummies" incident in Dasa City.

As for Ye Zhen...

At this moment, he was not paying attention to the conversation among the group, but instead focused his gaze on the vengeful ghost that had just been slapped away by Li Hui.

As time passed, the vengeful ghost in the courtyard gradually regained its activity, which was also related to Li Hui's failure to completely suppress it, as he wanted to use it for an experiment.

"This vengeful ghost seems quite extraordinary? Even you couldn't handle it immediately. It seems that this S-class paranormal event in the island nation is not just for show and deserves to be called an S-class paranormal event."

Ye Zhen's gaze swept around the courtyard of the abandoned temple, especially the female ghost on the ground next to Li Hui and the vengeful ghost whose neck Li Hui was currently choking. He had obviously realized something.

After all, he was just a bit immature and didn't like to use his brain, but that didn't mean Ye Zhen was really brainless. On the contrary, Ye Zhen wasn't stupid at all; he was actually very smart, just with often quirky ideas.

"This vengeful ghost is indeed quite special; it's almost impossible to imprison it!"

Hear the words.

Li Hui said, "Based on my probing, this vengeful ghost should be the source of the Ghost Temple incident. The ghost crawled out of this ancient well, and every time I suppress one, a new ghost will crawl out from the bottom of the well..."

While speaking.

Li Hui's gaze also fell on the eerie female ghost that was gradually regaining its mobility.

The reason he didn't choose to completely suppress the female ghost was to see if a new vengeful ghost would emerge from the ancient well after such a brief suppression.

But it seems that there is none now. So much time has passed and there has been no movement from the well. This shows that as long as the evil spirit is not completely suppressed, no new evil spirit will emerge from the well. Instead, the female ghost will gradually recover and then begin to act again.

This discovery also gave Li Hui a new perspective on the Ghost Temple incident.

He is thinking.

If the female ghost is not completely suppressed, but instead the power of the Ghost Domain is used to take her away, or the golden container is used to isolate the ghost's senses, what will happen? Will a new ghost crawl out of the ancient well in front of us?

Li Hui's ghost domain couldn't cover the ancient well in front of him, but if it was just a female ghost crawling out of the well, his ghost domain could still cover her.

Think of this.

Li Hui immediately had the idea of ​​giving it a try.

However, before he could even make a move, Ye Zhen on the other side reacted first. He suddenly disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of the female ghost who had just gotten up from the ground, and punched her body.

"boom!"

No surprises.

The female ghost, who had just stood up, was sent flying again by his punch. Ye Zhen then took another step and stood in front of the female ghost he had knocked away.

You can see that he is wearing a pair of special boots, which are supernatural items. It is thanks to these boots that Ye Zhen has this almost teleportation-like ability.

Because Li Hui's ghost domain covered everything around him, Ye Zhen's ghost domain was suppressed to the point that it could not be opened. Therefore, he could only rely on the supernatural power of the boots on his feet to achieve what he was doing.

"What is Ye Zhen planning to do?"

Under the watchful eyes of Li Leping, Cao Yang, and Li Hui.

Ye Zhen, who had come to the ghost again, reached out and grabbed the female ghost by the neck. His posture was similar to that of Li Hui, who was standing by the ancient well, both of them grabbing the ghost by the neck.

next moment.

A strange thing happened.

Ye Zhen exuded a chilling aura. His body began to emaciate, his face turned ashen, and his body was covered with a strange array of livid spots. A faint stench of death began to waft around him.

"Ye Zhen is using a substitute to die, no, he's forcibly using the supernatural powers of the substitute to control that female ghost?"

See this.

Li Hui's expression shifted slightly as he realized what Ye Zhen was doing.

He had seen a similar situation before in Dahai City, except that back then Ye Zhen had forcibly controlled a terrifying old man.

at the same time.

Outside Li Hui's Ghost Realm.

On an island near Ōizu Island, Yamazaki and his companions, who had just arrived from Osaka by private car, stood on the island's shore, looking at the gloomy scene in the distance.

"That is indeed a ghost realm, and its area is astonishingly large, encompassing the entire Oizu Island and several surrounding islands. But why is this ghost realm different from the ghost realm of the Ghost Temple?"

Among the group of demon tamers, Yamazaki, who was in charge, frowned as he looked at the scene in the distance.

As far as they knew, the ghost realm of the Ghost Temple incident should have been shrouded in a gray haze, quite different from the gloomy scene they were witnessing.

Moreover, what filled the ghostly realm before them was not gloom, but clusters of unknown black and gray things.

"Could it be that some other vengeful ghost has wandered here, or has the vengeful ghost that was the source of the Ghost Temple incident undergone some kind of mutation that we are unaware of?" Yamazaki wondered to himself.

However, due to a lack of crucial information, Yamazaki was unable to immediately guess what kind of anomaly had occurred.

Furthermore, due to the involvement of the ghost messengers and supernatural beings, Li Hui's ghost realm was significantly different from that of the ghost painting, which is why Yamazaki and the others outside the ghost realm did not associate Li Hui's ghost realm with the supernatural beings of the ghost painting.

"Yamazaki-kun, what should we do next?" At this moment, one of the demon tamers behind Yamazaki spoke up.

Previously at the exorcism club headquarters, President Mishima's order was to first investigate the situation before deciding what to do.

“Call the president and report the situation here truthfully. See what the president thinks about how to proceed,” Yamazaki replied.

Hear the words.

The ghost tamer behind him immediately took out his phone to report...

at the same time.

Inside the abandoned temple.

Li Hui and the other two watched Ye Zhen's actions and fell into thought. At this moment, not only Li Hui, but also Li Leping and Cao Yang had a vague idea of ​​what Ye Zhen was doing, but they were not sure. Only Li Hui was 100% sure.

"Will it succeed?"

Logically speaking, with the ability of a scapegoat, it shouldn't be difficult to forcibly control a vengeful ghost. However, the female ghost that Ye Zhen is about to control is not simple. It is the vengeful ghost that is the source of the S-level paranormal event, the Ghost Temple incident. Therefore, Li Hui dared not make a definitive conclusion on whether Ye Zhen could succeed.

However, based on various factors, Li Hui believes that Ye Zhen's chances of success are still quite high.

Having fought against that eerie female ghost several times, Li Hui was already quite familiar with how terrifying this vengeful spirit was. He was also no stranger to scapegoats. Comparing the two, Li Hui felt that Ye Zhen had a 70% chance of success!

As if to verify Li Hui's idea, the results soon began to emerge.

The abnormality in Ye Zhen's body was rapidly fading, his emaciated figure returned to normal, the ashen color on his face faded, and the lividity on his body began to disappear quickly, and he returned to his original state.

The only difference is.

The vengeful ghost that Ye Zhen had been holding also vanished abruptly, as if it had never existed at all, leaving no trace.

"Ye Zhen is actually controlling that vengeful ghost, and it seems he may have already succeeded. It's unbelievable!"

At this moment, Cao Yang and Li Leping confirmed their guesses and looked at Ye Zhen, who had recovered, with disbelief.

They never expected that Ye Zhen would actually be so bold.

The vengeful ghost that caused the S-level paranormal event actually dared to be forcibly controlled. Wasn't Ye Zhen afraid of failing, being killed by the vengeful ghost, or losing balance with the vengeful ghost he was controlling?

Both Li Leping and Cao Yang looked puzzled and confused.

But no one was destined to answer their questions. Having recovered and successfully controlled the female ghost's supernatural power, Ye Zhen immediately turned his gaze to the ancient well beside Li Hui.

He then said, "That female ghost is just a manifestation of the supernatural. If I'm not mistaken, the real source is this ancient well. Li Hui, what do you think, should we..."

However, before Ye Zhen could finish speaking, he froze for a moment, then swallowed the rest of his words and stared intently at Li Hui's palm.

I only saw this moment.

Li Hui's palm began to emit a strange scarlet light...

.........

(End of this chapter)