Mysterious Revival

On a patch of open ground at the training base.

Yang Jian, Zhang Lei, Wang Jiang, Huang Ziya, and a few others gathered together, forming a small circle.

However, in their midst stood a white candle.

Once lit, this candle burned strangely, emitting a black glow that enveloped them, as if they were immersed in darkness.

The candlelight flickered.

A cold, gloomy aura surrounded them in this quiet, open, and dark environment, where any slight rustling could make each person's tense nerves twitch.

The Ghost Candle had been burning for over ten seconds.

Everyone's mood was heavy because from this point on, the next period of time was likely when real ghosts could possibly appear nearby. They had to be vigilant of any movement around and determine the ghost's location immediately.

Yang Jian squatted down and opened his luggage bag, seemingly making quick preparations.

"Although I feel some questions shouldn't be asked, I still want to make a suggestion. Why don't we leave the Ghost Candle here and then we leave to find other people? Since the Ghost Candle attracts ghosts, it shouldn't need us to stay here, right?"

The unfamiliar exorcist looked at the burning candle on the ground and thought he had a foolproof plan.

Without lifting his head, Yang Jian replied, "Do you think the Ghost Candle can continue to burn normally if we leave? A ghost might blow out the Ghost Candle. After attracting a ghost, the Ghost Candle might then repel it. Also, the Ghost Candle itself could be under attack... I've used the Ghost Candle about ten times, and many emergencies have occurred. I've already considered what you're suggesting."

His experience handling paranormal events reduced the likelihood of making mistakes.

And with higher-level paranormal events, the margin for error was even lower — a single slip could mean death.

In the past, when he dealt with the Ghost Coffin incident in Huanggang Village, he made a mistake, which resulted in the balance being broken, ghosts began to kill people, and he and the other exorcists almost perished together.

"Listen to Yang Jian. We can't be suggesting ideas recklessly at this time. Since the Ghost Candle is already lit, we better think about how to deal with the upcoming situation," said Zhang Lei.

At that moment, everyone maintained silence and began to prepare to face the ghost that could arrive at any time.

The preparations Yang Jian made were simple.

He couldn't be certain of the number of ghosts the Ghost Candle could suppress, so he had to take some precautionary measures.

In front of him were placed a golden bottle and a golden box.

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The bottle contained the soul bottle found on the plane to J City, which was suspected of containing a ghost. Guo Fan had been attacked by the ghost inside the bottle at the airport.

Whereas in the box was a hand.

Part of a ghost's body, Yang Jian could not be sure whether the hand would be counted as a ghost, so he brought out both items.

"With my current condition, I should be able to control this Ghost Hand," Yang Jian's gaze shifted subtly.

He planned to use these two items in times of danger to increase the number of ghosts on his side and ensure that he and the others were not left alone.

But this was a measure for emergencies.

Because ghosts released at random could bring many uncontrollable factors. Unless it's a critical moment, he would never do it.

While they were lighting the Ghost Candle and waiting,

Other areas of the training base witnessed the continuous unfolding of eerie and terrifying scenes.

The base's canteen.

There was an exorcist who ran out of the dormitory building. He chose not to leave the training base but to hide in this relatively safe and hidden place, waiting for the paranormal event to pass. He trusted his own judgment because he believed the training base, being in the scope of J City, could not be completely ignored.

If he just held on for a while, someone would surely come to resolve the situation.

However, this exorcist didn't have a satellite-located phone and was unaware of the fierce ghost's situation. He thought that hiding quietly and not making any movements would keep him safe.

On the contrary,

He was in a state of isolation, precisely what the fierce ghost was targeting.

Soon enough, darkness from all directions crept in, engulfing the canteen.

Within the depths of the darkness, a clear and heavy footsteps echoed in the canteen, and judging by the sound, the owner of those footsteps was moving closer and closer to the exorcist hiding there.

As if it already knew someone was there, hiding made no difference whatsoever.

In just a few minutes,

A piercing scream echoed through the cafeteria, and when the scream stopped, the surrounding darkness began to dissipate rapidly. Yet, in a certain part of the cafeteria, there remained a twisted and broken corpse.

"Back here again, dammit, can't I ever get out?"

A ghost manipulator named Qian Yi hastily left the dormitory building, and after walking out of the training base, found himself back where he started.

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He understood that his time was running out, because he had previously deceived Yang Jian into entering the dormitory building to ensure a period of safety for himself.

At that time, the dormitory was inhabited by a ghost.

Qian Yi had planned to use Yang Jian, a top-notch ghost manipulator, to hold off the terrifying ghost and buy himself some time to escape from this place.

However, he had failed.

"This isn't an ordinary Ghost Domain; otherwise, I could definitely get out. Now I've really screwed up. This ghost kills people who are alone, and right now, I'm in that state. The ghost could appear next to me at any moment and kill me." Qian Yi gritted his teeth, desperate madness threatening to take hold of his mind.

If he had known this would be the outcome, he should have joined up with Yang Jian from the start, instead of trying to escape on his own.

But he had no way to go back and choose again.

As he hesitated and deliberated, Qian Yi suddenly noticed a terrifying change in his surroundings.

A layer of darkness enveloped everything around him and was quickly encroaching in his direction.

"The ghost is coming, and this time I'm the target. How can it be? Were all those people in the dormitory killed by the ghost so quickly? What about Yang Jian? Hasn't he even handled S-level supernatural incidents? How could he not hold off this ghost?" His heart pounded fiercely, his breathing grew rapid, and his eyes instantly showed a look of terror.

It was over.

Qian Yi's will to struggle dissolved, leaving only a sense of impotence and despair. He knew about this ghost, understood its abilities and patterns. Once targeted, it meant certain death.

Thinking that he was about to be killed by the ghost, his emotions collapsed, and he slumped to the ground, unable to stop himself from bursting into tears.

He didn't want to die; he was clearly capable of getting out of the Ghost Domain.

Why, why was this cursed place different from a regular Ghost Domain? No matter how he tried, he couldn't escape.

He wanted to scream, but he didn't even have the courage to do so.

Watching the darkness draw nearer, he felt he had at most three minutes to live, no, perhaps only one minute.

Because the ghost hidden in this darkness was at least a terrifying force that could suppress seven ghosts.

Qian Yi, who had only controlled one ghost, was even more vulnerable than a mere chicken in the presence of others when facing such paranormal forces.

Any struggle or resistance was futile and would not change this cruel reality.

However, when the darkness had crept to about three or four meters from him, something close to a miracle occurred.

The darkness began to recede quickly, flowing in one direction.

The ghost's target had changed.

"What's going on..."

Qian Yi watched the darkness retreating; he was so scared that he had already cried out, and was now utterly bewildered, unable to believe such a thing could happen.

The ghost was within that darkness and had chosen him as its target, so why did it leave?

Could it be that reinforcements from headquarters had arrived?

No, that couldn't be possible, he had received no such notification.

Of course, it wasn't reinforcements; it was the Ghost Candle from Yang Jian's side that had taken effect.

The real ghost was drawn away, thus abandoning Qian Yi as its target.

But was the fact that Yang Jian had drawn the ghost over to him a guarantee of safety?

After all, during this time, no one knew how many ghost manipulators the ghost had already killed. It was very likely that Yang Jian and the others were also isolated in the presence of this ghost.

If that was the case, Yang Jian and the other four were about to face a terrifying scene.

The dreaded ghost was striking.