Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 243 The action begins

In the conference room of the Ghost Tamer headquarters.

As the meeting continued, Cao Yanhua kept explaining the rights and responsibilities of the enforcement team leaders, and most of the team leaders present changed their expressions.

The enforcement team leader simply has too much power.

In a sense, the position of law enforcement captain seems to have been created by headquarters specifically to target captains like them.

Because the enforcement team leader has the authority to manage other team leaders, and even the power of life and death, and can revoke or dismiss a team leader.

in other words.

The law enforcement captain has the full authority to revoke their captaincy and promote one of his own to the new captain.

Although becoming a captain requires certain achievements and strength, they are not so arrogant as to think that no one in the entire headquarters can compare to them.

After all, paranormal events are occurring frequently across the country, and the number of ghost tamers is also increasing. Among them, there are some outstanding individuals with great potential who, with a little training, have the potential to become top ghost tamers.

Take Jiang Shangbai for example.

Although he was one of the twelve captains of the headquarters, even he himself knew that if it came down to comparing his own strength, there were many ghost tamers in the headquarters whose strength was no less than his, or even stronger.

So if the law enforcement captain is guilty of nepotism, then these people could very well be removed from their captaincy.

the most important is.

Few among those present were confident they could become the head of the law enforcement team.

If we're talking about merits and personal strength, Li Hui is undoubtedly the best choice. But if we're talking about background, then he'd naturally be one of the few pre-selected captains from headquarters.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, the position of law enforcement captain has nothing to do with ordinary captains like them, but what's damn is that the person who sits in this position can control them.

Think of this.

Many people present had a gloomy expression.

However, some people seemed completely unconcerned about it.

For example, Li Jun and Lu Zhiwen.

They seemed completely unconcerned about who would become the enforcement captain; their expressions remained unchanged, utterly calm.

Others include Wang Chaling, Li Leping, and others.

They were very confident in their own abilities, believing that even if they were not elected as the enforcement captain, it would not affect their current status.

In addition, there are people with active minds.

For example, Liu San and Cao Yang.

Liu San even asked directly, "Vice Minister, you've been talking for so long, has the selection of the enforcement team leader been finalized by headquarters?"

I can tell.

Liu San clearly had his eye on the position of law enforcement captain.

"No one has been chosen yet."

Cao Yanhua said, "The position of law enforcement captain has only just been proposed and has not yet been officially implemented. I'm just taking this opportunity to inform you all."

"The main reason headquarters convened this meeting is still the Ghost Lake incident!"

"According to the latest news, the supernatural events of the Ghost Lake incident have now affected seventeen cities, with Zhongzhou City being the most severely affected. Not only are supernatural events occurring frequently, but Cheng Hao, the person in charge of the city, and Wei Jing, the captain who was sent to provide support, have all completely lost contact."

talking.

An image appeared on the projection screen at the very front of the conference room.

The scene depicts a lake that is not very large.

Judging from the shooting angle, it was probably taken from a high altitude.

The environment in the scene is extremely dark, and the entire lake exudes an eerie darkness, with ripples occasionally spreading across its surface.

However, the focus is not on the first picture, but on the second and third pictures, which are also taken from the air.

The photo shows a modern city, but it is flooded, as if the entire city is inundated.

At this moment, Cao Yanhua spoke up: "This is the latest scene in Zhongzhou City. After Wei Jing and the others went missing, the supernatural phenomenon of Ghost Lake affected the entire Zhongzhou City. The lake water flooded the city, causing all the people in the city to disappear, leaving only modern buildings."

"Vice Minister, are you saying that the entire Zhongzhou City has already fallen, and Ghost Lake has submerged the entire city?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Indeed!"

Cao Yanhua responded, "The fall of Zhongzhou City is a fact. Precisely because of this, after discussions at headquarters, it has been decided to upgrade the severity of the Ghost Lake incident from Level A to Level S!"

"Doesn't this mean that what we're about to face is no longer an A-level paranormal event, but an S-level paranormal event?"

Many people in the conference room frowned slightly.

Although S-class paranormal events and A-class paranormal events may seem to be only one level higher, the difference between the two is enormous!

After all, A-level paranormal events are also known as disaster-level events, while S-level paranormal events are known as annihilation-level events. The difference between the two can be seen from the names alone.

"But thinking about it carefully, Ghost Lake does indeed qualify as an S-class paranormal event. Its paranormal activity has already affected seventeen cities, and even a captain-level ghost tamer has been caught. Therefore, it seems quite normal for it to be classified as an S-class paranormal event."

Think of this.

So no one was surprised.

After all, if Zhongzhou City has fallen, then the other sixteen cities are at the same risk and may fall as well. This corresponds to the description of an S-level supernatural event, a devastating event.

After all, an S-class paranormal event is described as having the ability to destroy the population of several cities, and if it cannot be contained, it could even destroy a country.

obviously.

The current Ghost Lake incident has such potential, so headquarters has directly classified it as an S-class paranormal event and even wants to send the remaining captains to handle the incident.

Standing at the front of the conference table, Cao Yanhua continued, "You all already know the general situation. The main task of this meeting is to deal with Ghost Lake."

"Headquarters hopes that you will join forces and set off immediately after the meeting to handle the Ghost Lake matter as soon as possible, so as to minimize the losses."

One city has already fallen.

If this happens a few more times, the headquarters will clearly be unable to cope, so Cao Yanhua hopes to deal with this paranormal event as soon as possible.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to directly deploy nine team leaders.

If even this lineup can't handle Ghost Lake, then the Ghost Lake incident is truly beyond control.

But this is obviously not going to happen.

Li Hui, who was sitting in the first chair on the left side of the conference table, then spoke up: "It's not difficult to just restrict Ghost Lake, but it's not easy to completely deal with the entire Ghost Lake and imprison it."

This is the truth.

Even now, Li Hui doesn't have 100% certainty about the imprisonment at Ghost Lake.

It wasn't that he lacked strength, but rather that the supernatural characteristics of Ghost Lake were very unique, making it difficult to imprison. Even Yang Jian in the original story failed to imprison it, only managing to restrict and control a portion of it.

Li Hui is confident enough to face Ghost Lake, but not so much that he can completely imprison it. He can only restrict it, just like how Old Qin restricted Ghost Painting and Ghost Messengers in the original story.

Actually.

The Ghost Lake and the Ghost Painting share some similarities in their supernatural aspects.

Neither of them are easy to imprison, and both have a great supernatural influence. The waters of Ghost Lake are found in many cities, as are the oil paintings of Ghost Painting.

the most important is.

Ghost Lake can be left through the lake water, and Ghost Painting can also be transferred through oil paintings, which is why it is difficult to imprison them.

But then again.

Which of the S-level paranormal cases is easy to imprison?
Moreover, this is an S-class paranormal event that has already developed, unlike S-class paranormal events such as starving ghosts and ghost messengers that have not yet fully developed.

While thinking.

Li Hui turned his attention to Cao Yanhua.

Waiting for his response.

"If it is possible to imprison him completely, then it would be best to do so. But if it is not possible to imprison him, then restricting Ghost Lake is also a good solution."

Cao Yanhua said, "This operation will still be led by you, Li Hui, with the other team leaders assisting you and fully cooperating with your actions."

"Furthermore, if you need any supernatural items, as long as they are in the headquarters warehouse, you can use them at will."

Speaking of which.

This also demonstrates the headquarters' determination to handle the Ghost Lake incident.

Upon hearing this, Li Hui did not refuse.

Instead, they agreed.

Anyway, he was planning to go to Ghost Lake anyway, so it's always good to have the initiative, so that no one will dare to interfere with him later.

As for the other captains...

to be frank.

Li Hui didn't expect them to be of any help at the time; he would be happy if they didn't hold him back.

"Since everyone agrees, let's settle on this. Li Hui will lead the team when the time comes."

Cao Yanhua then began to recount other details.

that's it.

The meeting continues.

It continued until 5:30 PM.

The meeting lasted for a full half hour before gradually coming to an end.

In the conference room.

Vice Minister Cao Yanhua is giving the final summary.

"The relevant matters have been basically explained. The next operation will be under the full command of Li Hui, with the rest of you assisting him. Is there anything else?"

"If there are no further problems, then you can begin."

It was nearly nighttime.

Normally, large-scale paranormal events like this are best handled during the day, but the Ghost Lake incident is too urgent and too special, so it's impossible to wait until tomorrow daytime to let everyone set off.

Moreover, in paranormal events, there is not much difference between day and night; the environment is always extremely dark.

"It seems everyone is alright."

Seeing that no one in the conference room raised any objections after he finished speaking, Cao Yanhua smiled slightly on his tired face.

He then said, "This meeting is now adjourned. The next course of action will depend on Li Hui's arrangements."

Done.

He turned around and left the meeting room.

The nine team captains remained seated in their respective seats.

Some of them knew each other well, had dealt with paranormal events together before, or had known each other for a long time, while others had never met each other before.

Because not all team leader candidates attended the first headquarters meeting.

Even setting aside captains like Lu Zhiwen who were originally hidden by headquarters, many others, including Wang Chaling, did not attend the last headquarters meeting.

But this is not important.

There will be ample time for them to get to know each other in the following actions.

Immediately.

Li Hui's ghost domain instantly expanded, enveloping everyone in the conference room.

"Don't resist, everyone. I'll use the Ghost Domain to take you there. It's getting late, so try to finish this quickly so you can get some rest."

Although even if everyone resisted, it wouldn't change the fact that he would take them away with his ghost domain, Li Hui still gave them a heads-up out of politeness.

And just as he finished speaking...

A hazy, ghostly light flashed by.

Then all the figures in the conference room disappeared.

at the same time.

Zhongzhou City.

At this moment, the city was like a 'water city', with water everywhere on the ground and even the surfaces of tall buildings covered in water stains, clearly indicating that they had been soaked in water before.

The weirdest thing is.

The entire city was deserted.

Whether it's the streets, shopping malls, or residential areas, everything is deserted; it's practically a ghost town.

Yet, despite the absence of any human presence, the city's infrastructure remained perfectly intact. There was no power outage, and everything was functioning normally; only the people within the city had vanished.

"It seems we're too late. The ghost lake has already receded, and all that's left in the city are some eerie puddles."

suddenly.

A man's voice rang out from the top floor of a building.

Then, Li Hui and his group of nine appeared out of thin air on the rooftop of the building.

This is the tallest building in Zhongzhou City. Standing on the rooftop of this building, you can see most of the city.

Although Zhongzhou City is also flooded, it is completely different from the scene of complete submersion that I saw in the conference room earlier. Obviously, Ghost Lake has left, leaving only a mess of flooded scenes.

Should we split up and look for clues?

Wang Chaling adjusted his glasses and suggested, "Although it seems that Ghost Lake has been moved, it was in the city not long ago. Maybe it left some clues that can help us find the real Ghost Lake."

“Indeed, I also think that what Wang Chaling said is very likely.” Jiang Shangbai chimed in at this moment.

However, Li Hui directly rejected Wang Chaling's suggestion.

“There’s absolutely no need for that. I know how to get into Ghost Lake, but it’s a bit dangerous for you.”

"I'll say it again: the Ghost Lake incident is not simple. Take Wei Jing for example. Even among us, Wei Jing's strength is among the top, yet he still got trapped here. Don't you think that's very suspicious?"

This is already considered a very tactful way of putting it.

In Li Hui's view, this is actually the case.

Apart from him and Wang Chaling, it would be extremely dangerous for everyone else to enter Ghost Lake. Perhaps some people could break free from the lake's constraints, like Liu San, but if he were targeted by the source of the evil spirit, it would still be very dangerous.

Wang Chaling, however, is a special case.

Although he was an ordinary person, he was accompanied by several dead souls.

Especially those two kings from the first generation.

It has even been personally acknowledged by the original author that it is possible to clear Ghost Lake without taking any damage!

This not only confirms that the supernatural power of Ghost Lake does indeed have its limits, but also demonstrates just how terrifying the ghost that Wang Daiyi transformed into was.

They are there to protect us.

Wang Chaling had no fear whatsoever when facing Ghost Lake!

(End of this chapter)