Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 62 The Invading Starving Ghosts (Please Subscribe)

The world in the painting.

The open space outside the post office.

Yang Xiao turned to look at Li Hui, and after a moment of silence, asked, "What's the situation in Dachang City right now?"

Yang Xiao couldn't make a judgment on what Li Hui had said before. After all, people in the supernatural world who trust others too easily usually don't live long, let alone reach his level.

But one thing Yang Xiao was certain of was that Yang Jian was now truly caught up in a large-scale supernatural event.

This is something that cannot be lied about.

Li Hui wanted to recruit these souls from the painting. The moment they stepped into the real world, everything would become clear, so it was impossible for Li Hui to tell a lie that was so easily exposed.

"As far as I know, the situation in Dachang City is not very optimistic right now."

Li Hui pondered for a moment, then said, "That was an S-level paranormal event codenamed 'Hungry Ghost.' Its ghost domain covered the entire city, and Yang Jian and the others were trapped in the Hungry Ghost's ghost domain and couldn't get out."

"The terror of the starving ghosts is extremely high. Not only do they possess a vast ghost domain, but they also have unlimited potential for growth."

"Just like its code name suggests, the Hungry Ghost can grow by devouring other vengeful ghosts, increasing its own terror level while also using the abilities of the vengeful ghosts it devoured."

Li Hui continued, "But that's not the most terrifying thing. As far as I know, the starving ghost also has the ability to restart. You should also know that the difficulty of imprisoning a vengeful ghost with this ability increases exponentially. To put it bluntly, even I might not be able to solve it if I went in now."

Li Hui did not reveal the existence of the Wish Ghost, because there was no need; it was enough to demonstrate the horror of the paranormal events in Dachang City.

Sometimes revealing too much isn't necessarily a good thing. Although restarting is the ability of the Wish Ghost, and the Starving Ghost itself doesn't restart, in the current situation, the Wish Ghost's restart is equivalent to the Starving Ghost's restart.

the most important is.

If Li Hui reveals the existence of the Wish Ghost and states that the Starving Ghost was deliberately released by the Wish Ghost, it would be too outrageous, as if he had witnessed everything firsthand. Yang Xiao might even suspect that he is one of the masterminds behind it all.

It's fine as it is now.

It reveals the terrifying nature of the paranormal events in Dachang City, while the content it reveals is also reasonable, making it the best option.

And the other side.

As Li Hui continued speaking, Yang Xiao's face visibly darkened.

"But you don't have to worry too much."

"The Ghost Riders Headquarters takes the paranormal events in Dachang City very seriously, and if you agree to join forces with me, I can bring you into the real world so you can go and rescue your son."

Seeing the change in Yang Xiao's expression, Li Hui seized the opportunity to continue persuading him, trying to completely bring him into his camp.

In fact, Li Hui knew very well that if the original plot were to unfold as it should, Yang Jian would not only resolve the starving ghost incident, but would also officially enter the ranks of the world's top ghost tamers.

But he knew this, while Yang Xiao did not; this is the advantage that information asymmetry brings.

"Tell us everything else you know, stop hiding it. But if you want us to join your ranks and become your subordinates, then there's basically no room for negotiation."

Yang Xiao's expression gradually returned to calm, and he continued:
"Although we are gradually disappearing, you should know that none of the ghost tamers are kind-hearted, and no one will willingly be driven by others. Moreover, your methods seem too immature."

"You now control the supernatural power of the Ghost Painting and say you want to take them out. Although it sounds tempting, based on my understanding of them, they are more inclined to kill you and replace you. After all, some of them have been plotting against the Ghost Painting for a long time."

Yang Xiao's seemingly well-intentioned reminder to Li Hui was a response to Li Hui's intelligence, but at the same time, he concealed crucial information.

"The person you're talking about is Zhang Xianguang?" Li Hui frowned slightly, his expression showing some surprise. He hadn't expected that Yang Xiao had already vaguely sensed something at this point.

"You actually know?"

Yang Xiao was also somewhat surprised. He then stared intently into Li Hui's eyes, trying to find some clues to help him make a further judgment.

However he failed.

Although Li Hui showed some surprise, that was all; his eyes didn't reveal much.

"Talking in your sleep is not a good habit."

Yang Xiao said, "Zhang Xianguang is a very mysterious person. He appeared in the world of the painting much earlier than I did."

"The ghost dream spirit I controlled had an effect on him and I obtained some information, but it was extremely limited. I only knew that he seemed to be planning a ghost painting, but I didn't know exactly what he wanted to do. After that, he became wary of me."

Yang Xiao once again expressed his goodwill and told Li Hui what he knew, without continuing to hide it.

"Zhang Xianguang, he is indeed a cunning old fox. As a living, breathing human being, he has been hiding in the world of paintings for so long, mingling with you dead souls. His intentions are certainly not small."

Li Hui did not hesitate to reveal Zhang Xianguang's information.

"What did you say?"

"Is Zhang Xianguang a living person?"

The information Li Hui revealed this time did indeed shock Yang Xiao, but then he realized what was happening and muttered to himself, "But how is that possible? Even the most extraordinary ghost tamers couldn't possibly stay in this ghostly place for decades without eating or drinking..."

"It's unlikely to be normal, but what if it's abnormal?"

After pausing for a moment, Li Hui continued, "As far as I know, the administrator of the Ghost Post Office does not die in the post office. If Zhang Xianguang has the identity of the post office administrator, he can go for decades without eating or drinking."

"Post office administrator?"

Yang Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this.

He had indeed forgotten about it, or rather, hadn't thought about it in that direction. Now, thanks to Li Hui's reminder, many things suddenly became clear to him, and he understood some of the abnormalities he had noticed about Zhang Xianguang before.

"But why did he do this? He persisted for more than a decade. What exactly was Zhang Xianguang planning?"

Yang Xiao looked at Li Hui.

I hope this young man can answer my questions.

The information revealed by the other party was shocking. Although Li Hui was still somewhat immature in his behavior, he was very strong and knew many secrets that even Yang Xiao himself did not know. This made him see the potential of a true top expert in the supernatural world in Li Hui.

"Perhaps, following him wouldn't be bad?"

This thought suddenly popped into Yang Xiao's mind.

"Witnessing the rise of a top-tier paranormal master is far better than hiding in this painted world and slowly fading away."

Think of this.

Yang Xiao said to Li Hui, "I accept your invitation. I've been in this godforsaken place for almost ten or twenty years. It's good to have the opportunity to see the real world. As for what others think, I can't be sure."

"Even if the two of us join forces and force them to agree to your suggestion, they will definitely have other ideas in their hearts. If we really take them out, it may do more harm than good."

"..."

Yang Xiao shared his opinion.

But Li Hui had a different view. He didn't expect those undead to genuinely help him; he was content as long as he could barely control them, which would greatly enhance his power.

As a young man growing up in the new century, Li Hui knows that going it alone is not advisable. If you have to do everything yourself, even Zhuge Liang would be exhausted to death. It is simply impossible to manage everything.

At this point, the importance of subordinates becomes apparent.

The Ghost Post Office, in particular, is the best choice for the powerful spirits in the world of paintings who need to be attached to the ghost paintings to move around in the real world.

"Since you've made your choice, I won't try to persuade you anymore. My ideas may not be correct, and perhaps you can go further than me on the path of mastering the supernatural."

Seeing that Li Hui still held onto his previous idea of ​​recruiting the other wandering souls under his command, Yang Xiao stopped trying to dissuade him.

He said everything he needed to say.

No one can guarantee that their thoughts or choices are correct. Yang Xiao was only offering advice; the final decision rested with Li Hui.

"Since you've made your choice, let's go. The only person we need to watch out for is Zhang Xianguang, but he alone can't stop us."

Yang Xiao spoke to Li Hui, his words carrying an indescribable air of dominance.

After speaking, Yang Xiao took the lead, turned around and walked towards the lobby of the post office in the painting, intending to join forces with Li Hui to recruit the other dead souls.

at the same time.

Dachang City.

Inside an operating room in a hospital.

Yang Jian and Wang Xiaoming began their planned paranormal experiment.

Not long ago.

They found a ghost baby and tricked its senses, causing Yang Jian's ghost realm to conjure up images of Dachang City. They wanted the ghost baby to walk within his ghost realm in order to find the source of the supernatural events.

Yang Jian went to great lengths to make the scenery in the ghost realm more realistic, thereby deceiving the ghost infant's senses and making it believe that it was walking in a real city.

The scenery within its own ghost realm is exactly the same as that of Dachang City, whether it is the streets, buildings, trees, or greenery, it can be said to be a highly realistic one-to-one reproduction.

In this situation, no one who enters this place would think it's fake, and the same goes for vengeful ghosts.

The ghost infant walked unhurriedly through the ghost realm conjured by Yang Jian's ghost domain, completely unaware that it was all an illusion and that everything around it was a supernatural construct of the ghost domain.

finally.

The ghost baby came to a street and began to wander around it. It seemed to want to move forward, but there was a wall in front of it in the direction it had chosen.

The scene conjured by Yang Jian's Ghost Domain is a one-to-one replica of Dachang City. This situation could be due to either a problem with the ghost infant itself, or there might be a road behind that wall in the real world that doesn't exist on the map.

Then, Yang Jian's ghost realm did not change to reveal the road outside the map, so the ghost infant began to wander there.

“I think I’ve found the hiding place of the source of the evil spirit, that Seventh Middle School Street that doesn’t exist in reality.” Yang Jian said to Wang Xiaoming in the operating room.

"where is it?"

Wang Xiaoming took out a map and placed it on the operating table, indicating to Yang Jian to mark out the specific location.

This map is the most comprehensive map of Dachang City. Yang Jian's Ghost Realm was created by referencing reality and this map. Therefore, the place where the ghost infant wandered in Yang Jian's Ghost Realm can be circled on this map.

If nothing unexpected happens, that will also be the location of the source of the vengeful spirit.

"it is good."

Yang Jian responded and then picked up a pen to circle the location on the map.

But just as he was about to put pen to paper, his expression suddenly changed, his whole body tensed, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He said, "How is this possible? That road has actually appeared."

"What road has appeared?"

Seeing Yang Jian's appearance, Wang Xiaoming frowned slightly, his heart sank, and he had a vague premonition of something bad.

Yang Jian quickly said, "A street suddenly appeared where that ghost infant was."

“I didn’t control the ghost realm to cause this change at all. It feels like my ghost realm has been invaded, and the power of other vengeful ghosts has forcibly modified my ghost realm, causing a street that didn’t exist before to appear out of thin air.”

It was clear that Yang Jian was extremely shocked by this situation.

The Ghost Realm has been forcefully invaded by other supernatural entities, and even the scenery within the Ghost Realm has been forcibly altered. This is the first time Yang Jian has encountered such a situation since becoming a Ghost Tamer.

"The situation is a bit complicated, you should see for yourself." With that, Yang Jian displayed the scene in his ghost realm to Wang Xiaoming.

The operating room was bathed in red light, and in this world of red light, a virtual city appeared before Wang Xiaoming's eyes. The clearest part was the scene of one of the streets.

Across the street, the wall that had once stood there had disappeared, replaced by a narrow path that led to a dark, bluish-black world, like an endless abyss of hell.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xiaoming's expression changed, and he shouted, "Yang Jian, immediately withdraw the Ghost Domain. That street is taboo. At the same time you found it, the vengeful ghost also found you. This has already involved another level."

However, Yang Jian's response made Wang Xiaoming's mind even heavier.

"Actually, taking back the Ghost Domain now is not useless. Even if I take back the Ghost Domain now, the street will still exist."

As if to verify his words, Yang Jian closed all his open ghost eyes, and the red light filling the operating room immediately dissipated, as he withdrew his ghost domain.

But what followed was a persistent gloom, the entire hospital filled with a bluish-black aura, and the surrounding lights quickly dimmed, turning gray. In the place where the gloom gathered the most, the scene of a street appeared.

It's like a movie projection, but much clearer.

Tatata!
at the same time.

Footsteps suddenly echoed through the illusory street, and then a figure appeared in the dark blue-green gloom deep within it.

The figure was indistinct, with only a general outline visible. As it drew closer, the heavy footsteps grew clearer, echoing throughout the quiet, dimly lit operating room.

It was as if the vengeful ghosts deep within that street were about to emerge. Once they did, they would likely be ghost infants that had surpassed the third stage and reached the fourth stage, and their terror would be unimaginable.

Yang Jian even suspected that the vengeful ghost was very likely the source of this supernatural event, the ghost infant that Zhou Zheng revived after his death.

"We can't wait any longer! The vengeful spirits are about to completely invade us. We must leave here immediately!"

See this.

Without hesitation, Yang Jian enveloped Wang Xiaoming and the others with his Ghost Domain and left without waiting for their response.

His idea was simple: to leave the hospital first and then discuss countermeasures. The vengeful ghost had already appeared, but they had not yet formulated a corresponding plan to imprison it.

If it were an ordinary paranormal event, it would be fine; one could try to imprison the vengeful ghost the moment they encountered it. But for the vengeful ghost that was the source of this large-scale paranormal event, a more thorough plan was needed, and Yang Jian did not want to show off.

However, after Yang Jian and the others left, the strange changes in the hospital did not disappear; instead, they intensified. The bluish-gray haze became even thicker, as if it were about to solidify, exuding a chilling aura.

Tap, tap, tap...

Inside the hospital, the sounds of vengeful ghosts moving about could be heard; there wasn't just one, but a dense, numerous group.

As the supernatural influence of the starving ghosts completely invaded, ghost infants at various stages also appeared throughout the hospital.

Among these ghost infants, the true source of terror, the S-class supernatural being, the Hungry Ghost, also began to roam the hospital.

As you can see, in the dim environment, there are many figures wandering around. Their bodies are stiff, their skin is bluish-black, and their eyes are empty and lifeless, revealing a kind of coldness.

"Ah~!"

Deep within the hospital, faint screams of pain could be heard, the cries of patients left behind due to delayed evacuation.

.........

And on the other side.

Li Hui, Yang Xiao, and the others also left the painted post office and went to a deeper area of ​​this painted world.

Clearly, Li Hui wanted to get the paint jar containing the dye.

Beside him was Yang Xiao, and the two were discussing something. Behind them were more than thirty figures, including men and women, young and old, who were the spirits of the world in the painting.

After Li Hui and Yang Xiao's "kind persuasion," most people agreed with Li Hui's suggestion and chose to cooperate with him.

However, not everyone made the same choice; some people declined Li Hui's invitation, such as Zhang Xianguang and others.

Li Hui did not force everyone to cooperate with him. In the end, he only brought out the spirits who followed him and were willing to leave with him.

(End of this chapter)