Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 138 Controlling Tattoos
At this moment, Li Hui's feelings were very complicated.

To be fair, he absolutely did not want the tattoo on his phone to be a vengeful ghost, because if, as Zhang Dong said, the tattoo on the back of his hand was not the 'golden finger' he thought it was, but a very special vengeful ghost, then there would be far too many things involved behind it.

First and foremost is Earth.

The phone tattoo came with him from Earth; to be precise, his time travel was closely related to the red light emanating from the phone tattoo.

If the phone tattoo is a ghost, then it means that Earth is not as simple as ordinary people know it to be, and there may be many vengeful ghosts lurking in the shadows, with the phone tattoo on his body being just one of them.

"Could it be that those strange and ghostly legends on Earth aren't just baseless rumors?"

Li Hui thought to himself.

He suddenly remembered the remarks made by "Professor Bai" in the training base in the original work, saying that ghosts and ghost tamers have existed since ancient times, but in ancient times, ghost tamers were called "City Gods".

Although those remarks were intended to appease the public, they may not be entirely unreasonable in retrospect. At least Li Hui knew of a ghost tamer who might have existed even before the Republican era.

That is the master of the Yin-Yang Road!
Although the ghost tamer hardly ever made a formal appearance in the original story, only being mentioned briefly as a background character, according to the introduction at the time, he was also an extremely terrifying ghost tamer. While it might not be fair to say he was on par with Zhang Dong, he was certainly no weaker than Luo Wensong and the others.

After all, it is a terrifying existence that has forcibly carved out a path between the real world, the supernatural realm, and the world of vengeful spirits, guarding that path and preventing the vengeful spirits from the other supernatural world from successfully invading reality.

This alone is enough to demonstrate the power of the master of the Yin-Yang Road. You must know that Luo Wensong in the original story was unable to open the gate to the underworld until his death, let alone sever the passage between the supernatural world and the real world.

While pondering, Li Hui thought of another question: Zhang Dong's erasure. Since the vengeful ghosts in this world cannot be killed, where did the vengeful ghosts that he supernaturally erased go?

However, just as he was considering whether to tentatively ask, Zhang Dong, who was sitting in the black armchair beside him, spoke up again:

"Although that vengeful ghost has good abilities and can copy the supernatural powers of other vengeful ghosts, it will indirectly affect your consciousness when you use those supernatural powers, causing you to perish without realizing it and be replaced by the vengeful ghost."

Although Zhang Dong's tone was still somewhat cold at this moment, it was noticeably different from the beginning, as if this was just his personality rather than something he was doing on purpose. This could be seen from his initiative in instructing Li Hui.

"Now that I have erased the ghost's consciousness, the effects on your use of supernatural powers will be greatly reduced. However, ghosts do not die, and even their consciousness will not completely disappear. It has only been temporarily erased and put into a dormant state. As time goes by, it will slowly revive."

The words fell.

Zhang Dong's gaze fell on Li Hui again, and he suddenly remembered what Old Qin had told him before.

According to Qin Lao, there are only two people who may end the era of the supernatural in the future.

The two have chosen different paths, but the most important thing is that they can move forward together. Ultimately, as long as one of them succeeds, the paranormal era will be successfully ended!
Li Hui was one of the two people Qin Lao mentioned, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Dong chose to help Li Hui. This was something he had agreed upon with Qin Lao long ago: he would erase the consciousness of the vengeful ghost so that Li Hui could completely control the supernatural abilities of that special vengeful ghost.

Speaking of the ghost's ability to copy, Zhang Dong thought of another person, his sister, who also had the ability to 'copy' other people's supernatural abilities.

Her name is Zhang Youhong.

Her wooden doll is supernatural; it can replicate 70% of the supernatural power of others. It's no exaggeration to say that Zhang Youhong alone is a top-notch team of ghost tamers!
Think of this.

Zhang Dong continued, "You came here not only because of Xiao Qin's instructions, but also because you wanted to replicate the supernatural abilities within me, right?"

"That's right!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hui made no attempt to hide his feelings and readily admitted, "The supernatural power you wield is extremely strong. If I can successfully replicate it, it will undoubtedly be a huge boost to my abilities!"

Done.

A dazzling crimson light appeared and quickly spread towards Zhang Dong's body, attempting to replicate his supernatural abilities.

The red light that appeared this time was different from the previous ones. In the past, the replicas were all passive, but this time the appearance of the red light was initiated by Li Hui.

In other words, Li Hui had now taken control of the phone tattoo, unlike before when he couldn't control it and could only use the supernatural abilities it had replicated.

of course.

His control is merely to allow him to actively replicate the supernatural; whether the phone tattoo has any other abilities remains unknown.

Will it succeed?

Li Hui stared intently at the eerie red light, silently praying that he could successfully replicate it this time.

However, the result was going to disappoint him.

The eerie crimson light disappeared again before it could reach Zhang Dong, just like before.

The only difference was that Zhang Dong had erased it himself before, but this time he just sat motionless in the armchair, quietly watching this scene unfold.

"The supernatural cannot be attached to him, all supernatural powers will be ineffective, is it really that absolute? Even though Zhang Dong suppressed his own supernatural abilities, he still failed to replicate it..."

Seeing this, Li Hui frowned. If it was Zhang Dong's resistance that caused the replication to fail, that would be one thing. But Li Hui knew very well that Zhang Dong had not only actively cooperated with his replication but also suppressed his own supernatural abilities, yet he still failed to replicate it successfully.

At this moment, Zhang Dong spoke up and said, "The essence of the supernatural still depends on the strength of each other's supernatural abilities. The vengeful ghost on your body is not terrifying enough, so it will naturally fail to replicate. However, its growth potential is very high, and it may be able to replicate the supernatural power on my body in the future."

"But if that time really comes, and you've grown to that level, what difference will it make whether you replicate the supernatural abilities I possess or not?"

Zhang Dong's tone remained calm as always, as if he were stating a fact, or perhaps instructing Li Hui.

Upon hearing this, Li Hui gave a bitter smile. He understood what Zhang Dong meant, and that was why he felt helpless.

The two then discussed the capabilities of phone tattoos again.

at the same time.

Dahai City.

A slightly surreal, old-fashioned bus slowly drove from the outskirts of Dahai City toward the city center.

As it moved, the somewhat ethereal vehicle gradually solidified, as if it were slowly invading the real world from a virtual one.

This is a ghost bus!

The seats on the bus are not for humans to sit in, but for ghosts. In other words, this is a ghost bus, and the passengers are all vengeful spirits.

Of course, ordinary people can ride in it too, but if a living person sneaks into a vehicle used to transport ghosts, the carriage will become a mix of humans and ghosts, and that will make things quite interesting...

"Boom~~~ Boom~~~"

The bus was traveling at a moderate speed, around 60 miles per hour, towards Dahai City.

"An unknown paranormal phenomenon, a ghost bus that transforms from an illusion into reality?"

In his office on the top floor of the Pearl Tower in the city center, Ye Zhen stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance with a slight frown.

From his vantage point, he could see the eerie bus in the distance.

"What's going on lately? Why are all sorts of weird things popping up in Dahai City? Could it be that someone dislikes my ways but can't beat me, so they've managed to lure all these supernatural beings to Dahai City?"

Ye Zhen thought to himself.

At this moment, the ending theme of the anime was playing on the TV screen behind him, and the hot milk on the coffee table had been drunk down to the bottom of the cup.

"If you think you can kill me, Ye, with these ghastly things, you're seriously underestimating me. Whatever these ghastly things are, since you dare to show your face in Dahai City, I'll tear you to shreds!"

Ye Zhen's face held a hint of coldness. He then waved his hand and shouted, "Sword, come!"

The words fell.

A strange longsword appeared and was held in Ye Zhen's hand. The blade of the longsword was uneven and some parts were severely twisted, making it look very strange.

However, Ye Zhen ignored everything and, carrying a long sword, vanished from his spot in an instant, reappearing on the road in front of the supernatural bus.

At this point, the bus began to gradually reduce its speed, as if it was preparing to stop and enter the station.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, Ye Zhen, who had originally intended to swing his sword and strike, immediately stopped what he was doing and stood still to observe.

He discovered that there were actually passengers inside the ghost bus, and more than one. Although he wasn't sure whether they were living people or vengeful ghosts, the fact that there were people on such a ghost bus was definitely not right.

Yes.

At this moment, Ye Zhen saw the true form of the supernatural bus. His ghostly domain, which was powerful enough to completely influence reality, allowed him to see through the bus's disguise.

Who would have thought that this seemingly old bus was actually not much different from scrap metal, with many dents and rust on its body, making it look even more like scrap metal than those abandoned vehicles.

But this car was able to drive normally on the road, and there were more than one passenger in it, which immediately piqued Ye Zhen's curiosity.

That's when.

A screech of brakes followed.

The eerie bus came to a steady stop at a bus stop on the side of the road.

Then, as if they hadn't noticed anything unusual, the people waiting at the bus stop lined up to board the bus.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen's eyes flickered slightly. After a brief moment of thought, he also chose to get on the bus, wanting to take this opportunity to see the purpose of this ghost bus and, incidentally, to see if he could find the 'person behind the scenes'.

The layout inside the carriage was almost the same as other ordinary buses, but Ye Zhen noticed the driver's unusual behavior at a glance.

The appearance of the scapegoat made him realize that the driver in front of him was not actually a living person, but a corpse!
This made Ye Zhen even more curious.

Even the driver of this bus was a cold corpse, so who was actually driving the bus?

Fierce ghost?

Thinking of this, Ye Zhen examined the object even more carefully.

The scapegoat's supernatural influence instantly killed all the passengers in the carriage. Based on the scapegoat's supernatural feedback, Ye Zhen discovered that there were three vengeful ghosts, seven ordinary people, and two ghost tamers in the carriage besides himself.

"A vengeful ghost, an ordinary person, and a ghost tamer are all on a bizarre bus. This scene is getting more and more interesting."

Ye Zhen's eyes flickered, and then he walked straight to the last row of seats on the bus, carrying the twisted longsword. There were two passengers sitting by the window, one on each side.

The person on the left was wearing a baseball cap pulled low over his head and a long-sleeved shirt. He was leaning against the car window with his head down.

The person on the right was wearing a black trench coat, with his arms crossed in front of his chest and his head down, making it impossible to see his face.

The two people sat on opposite sides, motionless, like two corpses, appearing somewhat stiff, especially on such a ghostly vehicle, giving off an inexplicable eeriness.

But Ye Zhen ignored them and walked straight to the last row. The ordinary passengers in the other seats along the way looked at him curiously, or more accurately, at the twisted longsword in his hand.

soon.

Ye Zhen's actions also caught the attention of Xu Feng and Lin Bei. They both subconsciously looked up at Ye Zhen. After taking a quick look, Lin Bei turned his head back to sleep. Xu Feng, on the other hand, was clearly stunned for a moment after seeing Ye Zhen's face clearly, but quickly recovered and lowered his head.

However, even though Xu Feng reacted quickly, Ye Zhen still noticed his abnormality.

He sat down next to Xu Feng and then asked, "Do you know me?"

The words fell.

Xu Feng raised his head again and said, "Yes, I have seen your information in the personal files at headquarters. Ye Zhen, the administrator of the Dahai City Paranormal Forum."

"Are you from the Ghost Rider Headquarters?"

Ye Zhen seemed somewhat surprised, "Why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Feng explained, "I initially got on the bus because of an accident, but I stayed on it because of the supernatural abilities of this bus."

"I suppose you've sensed it too, this bus can help the ghost tamer suppress the throbbing of the vengeful spirit within them, so I stayed on the bus until now."

As he spoke, Xu Feng glanced at the scene outside the bus.

Upon seeing the modern city, some road signs, and some highly directional signs, I instantly knew where the bus was and also guessed why I saw Ye Zhen on the bus.

(End of this chapter)