Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 245 The Coffin at the Bottom of the Lake
Cold, eerie, deathly still, damp... these were the first feelings that Li Hui and his group of four had at that moment.

At this moment, they entered the real Ghost Lake, and their bodies were sinking continuously, as if an invisible force was pulling them into the depths of the lake, wanting them to sink into it forever.

Entering the Ghost Lake by triggering the vengeful ghost's killing patterns is a quick but obviously very dangerous method.

After all, the lake water here is not comparable to the murky puddles on the streets of Zhongzhou City; it is the true source of Ghost Lake!
The lake here is even more eerie; even a ghost tamer would be powerless to struggle if he were to sink into it and would gradually sank.

This is exactly what happened to Li Hui and the others at that time.

The feeling was as if the body was bound by something, no longer belonging to itself, and could only drift with the current in this lake, like a dead body.

But all of them remained perfectly conscious, and could even see everything clearly in the lake.

Furthermore, because they triggered the vengeful ghost's killing pattern, the situation became even more dangerous. They not only had to face the suppression of the lake water, but also the danger that could come at any moment.

"This feeling is really unpleasant, as if the body is not one's own. The supernatural forces within the body are suppressed. No wonder Wei Jing would stumble and fall in this incident."

Sensing their current state, the other two people present, besides Li Hui and Wang Chaling, all looked grim.

It should be noted that both Li Leping and Lu Zhiwen have become outcasts. If even they have such feelings, what about other ghost tamers and even ordinary people? They would probably die soon after sinking into this lake.

However, compared to the two of them, Li Hui and Wang Chaling performed much better.

Two terrifying, eerie old men had appeared beside Wang Chaling at some point. They were black and white, like two giant portraits standing beside him.

Because of these two deceased souls, Wang Chaling was minimally affected, and the supernatural elements contained in the lake were isolated.

However, it was precisely because of the presence of these two terrifying ghosts that Wang Chaling sank much faster than Li Leping and Lu Zhiwen.

In just a short while, the three of them had widened the gap in their positions.

"Grandpa and Grandma, take me away from here to the water." Wang Chaling immediately gave the order to the two dead souls beside him.

He even swallowed several mouthfuls of lake water because he opened his mouth to speak. Fortunately, the supernatural force within had been isolated, otherwise Wang Chaling would have died on the spot.

However, what happened next was somewhat unexpected by Wang Chaling.

The two kings who had previously obeyed him, now transformed into ghosts, showed no reaction at this moment, as if they had not heard the instructions Wang Chaling had just given.

But this is obviously impossible.

Therefore, there is only one answer.

"What a joke! The supernatural power in this ghost lake is actually affecting the spirits of my grandparents?"

This is a very surprising fact.

In the past, the two kings and their descendants could easily suppress any supernatural beings, even tearing the bodies of vengeful ghosts apart and beating them to death. This situation had never occurred before.

This phenomenon greatly shocked Wang Chaling.

Just as the two kings and the ghost lake reached a balance, the ghosts were also suppressed while the ghosts in the lake water were isolated from him and the ghosts in the lake water were also suppressed.

However, although Wang Chaling was surprised and shocked, he did not panic because he believed that Li Hui, who was in charge, would definitely have a solution.

Based on the previous situation, it can be seen that Li Hui has a deep understanding of Ghost Lake. Since he still dares to enter Ghost Lake in the most dangerous way, it proves that he must have made preparations.

"I wonder what method he will use. Judging from Li Hui's past actions, he should have made preparations before taking action. His seemingly reckless behavior is actually a result of his having already planned out the entire process."

Wang Chaling thought to himself.

A quick glance around revealed that Li Hui was nowhere to be seen.

After sinking into this ghost lake, Li Hui sank the fastest among the four, as if a huge rock was tied to his feet.

Wang Chaling and the others were not surprised by this situation.

Although they had only recently come into contact with Ghost Lake, they had already figured out some tricks of the trade and realized that the speed of sinking was related to the supernatural abilities they possessed. The more powerful the ghost tamer or the more vengeful the ghost, the faster they would sink.

Therefore, it can be seen that Li Hui's supernatural powers far exceed those of the other three.

By this time, he had sunk to a very deep place, where many corpses were submerged. These corpses were scattered and mutilated, all ordinary people who had died in the Ghost Lake.

However, given the supernatural abilities Li Hui currently possesses, this area is clearly not his final destination. Almost without stopping, his body sank into the deeper waters.

"It seems we'll be entering the second level of Ghost Lake soon."

Li Hui thought to himself.

His eyes kept scanning his surroundings.

There were many corpses in this area. As Li Hui continued to sink, it was as if he was passing through a group of floating corpses. The swollen skin from being soaked in the lake water and the empty, white eyes were enough to make anyone's scalp tingle.

But not long after, Li Hui left the area and sank to a deeper part of Ghost Lake. The number of corpses around him also decreased significantly, with only a few scattered ones soaking in the surrounding water.

According to the original story, this should be the second level of Ghost Lake. The corpses in this area are either ghost tamers or some less terrifying vengeful ghosts.

Among these corpses, one figure caught Li Hui's attention.

That was Cheng Hao, wearing the uniform of a city official, his skin deathly pale, and devoid of any life.

As the person in charge of this operation, Li Hui had naturally seen detailed information about Zhongzhou City and the Ghost Lake incident, including the file information of Cheng Hao, the person in charge of Zhongzhou City, which included Cheng Hao's photo. Therefore, he recognized him at a glance.

However, Cheng Hao is now a cold corpse, soaking in the lake not far from Li Hui.

Even in a certain sense.

At this point, Cheng Hao was already a ghost.

The reason why the vengeful spirit within him has not yet revived after his death is because he was immersed in the lake water, which has the ability to suppress other supernatural forces.

However, this only applies to the lake water. Once Cheng Hao's body leaves the Ghost Lake, the vengeful ghost will immediately revive and transform into a terrifying vengeful spirit.

On the contrary, being immersed in the lake water suppressed the supernatural forces within Cheng Hao.

While this might increase the terror of Ghost Lake, conversely, isn't Cheng Hao's corpse also restricting Ghost Lake?

Because of his existence, Ghost Lake has to disperse some supernatural forces to suppress it. While this increases the terror of Ghost Lake, it also indirectly lowers the upper limit of Ghost Lake.

But that's not the point.

Li Hui's body did not stay in this area and continued to sink.

The further down you go, the colder the lake water becomes, and the darker the environment becomes, with even light unable to reach this area.

Soon, Li Hui sank into the third eerie area. Most of the corpses soaking in this area were no longer ghost tamers, but real vengeful ghosts, and the kind that were extremely terrifying!
A quick glance over it.

Li Hui saw many strange corpses. The corpses were all intact, just as they had been when they died. Their bodies were not white or rotten from being soaked. They looked as if they were just sleeping and could wake up at any time.

Even the supernatural power of Ghost Lake couldn't cause these corpses to rot, nor were they soaked and bloated. In fact, apart from being suppressed, they remained completely unchanged, which shows just how terrifying these vengeful ghosts were!
without any exaggeration.

If any of the vengeful spirits that have been lurking in this area were to escape, it would be enough to cause trouble for the leaders of ordinary cities, and even captain-level ghost tamers would have to be careful.

of course.

Li Hui is not included!
After only a few cursory glances, Li Hui turned his attention away from the corpses and became more interested in his surroundings.

Unknowingly.

He had sunk to the deepest part of the third layer of Ghost Lake, but his sinking speed had not slowed down at all. This meant that the third layer of Ghost Lake could not completely trap him, so he needed to sink to an even deeper place.

Li Hui still did not resist at this point.

Although he possessed the ability to break free from the lake's supernatural constraints from the beginning, Li Hui did not choose to do so. Instead, he went with the flow, letting the ghost lake's supernatural power carry him deeper and deeper to the area he wanted to go.

Li Hui, who had read the original work, naturally understood.

The source of the ghostly power of Ghost Lake lies at the very bottom of the lake, in the fourth layer of Ghost Lake!

soon.

Li Hui then set foot in this area.

After passing through the unusually cold lake water, Li Hui sank to the fourth level of Ghost Lake and arrived directly at the bottom of the lake.

The environment here was pitch black, but it did not affect Li Hui's vision. He could clearly see some rubble and silt around him.

Unlike the first three levels of Ghost Lake.

This fourth layer of the lake was not filled with corpses, but there was a strange object that attracted a lot of attention.

It was a black coffin.

The coffin was large and lay quietly at the bottom of the lake. A corner of the coffin lid was lifted, and a few strange black hairs drifted out from the lifted corner, swaying in the water like seaweed.

"Strange. Logically speaking, given Wei Jing's supernatural abilities, he should have been immersed in this layer. Even if he was affected by the supernatural influence of Ghost Lake, he shouldn't have completely disappeared. Could it be that he's lying in that coffin?"

After a quick glance.

Unable to find Wei Jing, Li Hui turned his attention to the black coffin not far from him.

He then broke free from the lake's embrace and walked directly toward the coffin—or rather, swam there.

Although Li Hui was not an anomaly at this time, and in a sense still needed to breathe, sleep and other normal physiological needs that everyone should have, he had actually forgotten how long it had been since he had eaten or slept.

Especially after successfully replicating the scapegoat's supernatural abilities, even though he wasn't an outcast, he behaved no differently from one.

When he was tired, sleepy, or hungry, he could use the supernatural power of the scapegoat to transfer these negative feelings to others, including the suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe in the lake.

When the supernatural force of the scapegoat constantly takes away all the negative things that are detrimental to him, then Li Hui is no different from the so-called anomaly.

As for the person he took the place of...

Isn't the number of vengeful spirits infesting this ghost lake enough?

They directly take the place of other vengeful ghosts.

Isn't this just the usual way scapegoats are used in supernatural situations?
While thinking.

Li Hui swam to the black coffin.

Then, peering through the lifted corner, they entered the coffin...

.........

at the same time.

Meanwhile, the actions of Li Jun and the other five team leaders also made a breakthrough.

Through Shen Lin's ghostly domain, which could influence reality, they all entered an ancient street in Taiping Ancient Town.

This ancient street does not actually exist in the real world, but is built in a supernatural place, which simply overlaps with the location of Taiping Ancient Town.

All the buildings on the street have a vintage feel. There are rows of shops on both sides of the street, as well as some small stalls set up by the roadside. However, because the street is so deserted, there are hardly any people, and no stall owners are doing business. Some shops are even closed.

On the surface, this place seems like a street forgotten by history, where everything is basically frozen in time from decades ago, as if it has never changed.

obviously.

There's something seriously wrong with this street!

It's not just because the street is located in a haunted place that requires the power of the ghost realm to infiltrate, but because the buildings, the environment, everything here is wrong.

"My intuition tells me that there is definitely a big secret hidden here. Should we explore this ancient street? Or should we deal with the Ghost Lake incident first and come back to check it out after that?"

Jiang Shangbai asked.

"Take care of Ghost Lake first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jun chimed in, "Compared to Li Hui and his group's actions, we are clearly far behind. We must speed up our progress, find Ghost Lake, and rendezvous with them. As for the anomalies here, we can only ignore them for now and deal with them later!"

Finished.

Li Jun led the way forward, intending to walk directly through the entire street. He merely glanced at the stalls displaying strange and unusual items on both sides of the road before ignoring them.

(End of this chapter)