Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 146 Extinguishing the Fire
The top floor of the hotel.

After a conversation, Zhang Lei slowly got up and left Li Hui's room, but his physical condition was noticeably different from when he arrived.

The body, which had been like a stiff corpse, had returned to its healthiest state, and from the outside, it looked no different from an ordinary person who had not controlled a vengeful spirit.

This is a supernatural phenomenon caused by a deceitful ghost.

While the Deceitful Ghost's supernatural abilities aren't particularly strong when dealing with other vengeful spirits, its effects on the living are quite remarkable in restoring the physical condition of the ghost tamer.

Perhaps for those alien beings whose consciousness has replaced the vengeful spirit, their physical condition is merely an outward manifestation; their essence has changed. But for ordinary ghost tamers like Zhang Lei, their physical health is crucial to the resurgence of their vengeful spirits.

As long as their physical condition is good and they are healthy enough, the evil spirits inside them will basically not revive. Conversely, the worse their physical condition and the more they are eroded by supernatural forces, the closer they are to the critical point of the evil spirits reviving.

Therefore, Li Hui's casual action can be considered as helping Zhang Lei deal with the problem of the vengeful ghost's resurgence.

Although this is only temporary, as time goes by, or if Zhang Lei frequently uses the power of the vengeful spirit within him, the supernatural will continue to erode his body, leading to the vengeful spirit's resurgence.

But that's all for the future. At least Li Hui's help to him now is obvious, and this can be considered a perk that Li Hui is giving to Zhang Lei for joining his team.

Zhang Lei was well aware of this.

Therefore, before leaving, he firmly expressed his stance, stating that he was willing to obey all of Li Hui's orders and regarded himself as a member of Li Hui's Ghost Tamer Squad.

As for whether Zhang Lei's words were true or false, only he himself probably knows. Li Hui didn't care about it. Although he valued Zhang Lei's abilities, he didn't take him too seriously. He always maintained the attitude that it would be best to recruit him, but he wouldn't regret it even if he failed.

"Although the cannibal's abilities are not weak, having already devoured two vengeful spirits, its overall behavior seems somewhat strange..."

Sitting on the sofa in the room, watching Zhang Lei's departing figure, a hint of inquiry flashed in Li Hui's eyes.

Logically speaking, since the cannibal had devoured the other two vengeful spirits, there should be three vengeful spirits in Zhang Lei's body at this moment. However, judging from Zhang Lei's behavior, he doesn't seem like a ghost tamer who can control three vengeful spirits.
"Was he used by a vengeful ghost? Similar to Zhao Kaiming in the beginning, the wish ghost was using him to collect body puzzle pieces. In Zhao Kaiming's words, it was 'the vengeful ghost is resurrecting.' Zhang Lei's situation seems to be somewhat similar to Zhao Kaiming's."

"The only difference is that the wish-granting ghost is more thorough, possessing intelligence no less than that of a living person, and is completely exploiting Zhao Kaiming, while the cannibalistic ghost is driven by the instincts of a vengeful ghost, wanting to rely on Zhang Lei to devour other vengeful ghosts, thereby piecing together a complete vengeful ghost body."

This speculation is not without basis.

The most typical example is the starving ghost, which relies on devouring other vengeful ghosts to improve itself and increase its terror.

Li Hui didn't believe that the cannibal's terror level hadn't increased after devouring other vengeful spirits, but this increase wasn't manifested in Zhang Lei. Therefore, it could only mean that there was something wrong with the cannibal inside him.

However, although Li Hui realized this, he did not tell Zhang Lei. In his opinion, it was better if his subordinates had physical problems, as they would be easier to control. If they had no problems at all, how could the so-called 'reward and punishment' system be implemented?

While thinking.

Zhang Lei's figure had completely disappeared from Li Hui's sight, and the door to the presidential suite was closed again, restoring the atmosphere in the room to calm.

at the same time.

An unknown, haunted place.

On the seemingly endless asphalt road, a slightly old bus was traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour.

On both sides of the road was an endless wilderness, with no modern buildings except for weeds, some unknown species of trees and some small hills. It was deserted, as if it were a desolate world.

The sky was dark and gloomy, without a trace of sunlight, filled with an inexplicable chill, making it seem very eerie.

"Didn't you say this bus would stop at a station every so often? How come it hasn't stopped even once since I, Ye, got on? Are you lying to me?"

inside the carriage.

Sitting in the middle of the last row, Ye Zhen glared at Xu Feng with an unfriendly expression. He slightly raised the strange longsword in his hand, giving the impression that he would slash at Xu Feng if he didn't explain himself clearly.

"Everything I said before was true!"

Xu Feng quickly explained, "Besides the fact that this supernatural bus stops for five minutes each time, everything else about it, including the time and location of its arrival at the station, is completely unpredictable."

"It might stop at some haunted place, or it might stop in a city in the real world. At some stops, vengeful ghosts board, while at others, ghosts disembark..."

talking.

Xu Feng's expression shifted slightly, his eyes lit up, and as if he had discovered something, he pointed to a spot in front of the vehicle and said, "Ye Zhen, look, isn't there a building up ahead?"

"Based on my guess, the ghost bus has been driving for so long without stopping, and now a building has suddenly appeared on the side of the road. So the bus is most likely going to stop here. I just don't know if a ghost is getting off at this stop, or a ghost is getting on, or both."

As if to verify what Xu Feng said, before he finished speaking, the bus, which was originally traveling at about 50 or 60 miles per hour, actually began to gradually slow down and the vehicle moved toward the side of the road.

Now, not only Xu Feng, but everyone on the bus realized that the bus was about to stop.

moment.

The atmosphere in the carriage immediately became lively, after all, in addition to ghost controllers like Xu Feng and a few real vengeful ghosts, there were also ordinary people among the passengers.

They noticed something was wrong shortly after boarding the train, but no matter what they tried, they were unable to escape the carriage.

Therefore, over time everyone could only sit quietly and wait. Now that the bus has slowed down and moved closer to the side of the road, it is undoubtedly good news for them.

"Damn it, is it finally going to stop? This bus is so weird, I'm never taking the bus again."

"That's right, that's right, this is basically a ghost car. Not only is the driver a corpse, but the vehicle is also driving itself."

Someone in the carriage glanced ahead with a look of fear on their face.

A cold body lay on the ground in front of the carriage, still wearing the driver's uniform, clearly belonging to the bus driver.

After they noticed something was wrong with the bus, someone immediately approached the driver and demanded that he stop. However, after contacting him, they discovered that the driver was a cold, stiff corpse, and the bus was not driven by a human at all.

Everyone was terrified, and panic was spreading. Some passengers tried to pry open the doors to leave, while others tried to escape through the windows, but without exception, they all failed. Finally, after exhausting themselves, they gradually calmed down and returned to their seats on the bus.

"But parking in a place like this must pose some unknown dangers, right? And that building in front looks really eerie..."

Some people also raised their doubts.

In this desolate wilderness, the sudden appearance of a building, coupled with this ghost car, would make anyone realize that something was amiss.

"Who cares? Can anything be more bizarre than this ghost bus? Although getting off here might be dangerous, I guarantee that staying on the bus will definitely mean certain death!"

Like Ye Zhen, they all boarded the bus in Dahai City. So far, the bus has not stopped once, so they are unaware of the rules of this haunted bus, let alone the dangers of the haunted place. The only thing they can be sure of is that the bus they are riding is a ghost bus!
In their view, even though the outside environment looked eerie, like a desolate wilderness, and there might be some unknown dangers, the level of danger was definitely not as great as this eerie bus that was clearly a ghost bus.

not to mention……

Besides the bus itself, there were also quite a few passengers on board who looked strange. They all seemed abnormal and were suspected to be vengeful ghosts!

Because of this.

After seeing the bus gradually slow down and indicating a high probability of stopping, all the ordinary passengers began to consider getting off there...

soon.

As the vehicle drew closer, the building situated in the wilderness was fully exposed to the view of everyone inside the carriage.

It was a slightly old and dilapidated temple, shrouded in a layer of gray haze. The temple buildings were indistinct and appeared very eerie and terrifying.

"This……"

For a while.

The ordinary people who saw the temple scene fell silent instantly. They knew without a doubt that there must be evil spirits in that old temple, so if they got off the bus there, they would likely encounter other evil spirits.

My original plan to get off here was instantly shaken.

"Don't worry about that. Even if there really is a ghost in that temple, as long as we don't go in, it's fine. After we get off the bus, we'll head in the opposite direction, cross this barren mountain, and call the police for help as soon as our cell phones regain signal. That's better than us all being trapped and dying on this ghost bus."

Someone in the carriage said this loudly.

The speaker was a middle-aged man, a senior executive of a company. He was adept at understanding people's thoughts and was good at figuring out what his superiors were thinking in his daily work. Therefore, he immediately noticed that the other passengers around him were starting to have second thoughts, so he directly started to 'advise' them.

He planned to get off here, but he needed others to scout ahead first, so he had to encourage others to get off here as well, in order to minimize the risk.

While thinking.

The man continued, "And think about it, if you don't get off this time, who knows how long it will be before the bus stops again. Although there's no danger inside the bus right now, who knows what might happen next?"

As he spoke, the man's gaze swept across the faces of the passengers in the carriage, his eyes revealing an undisguised panic. Clearly, his inner state was not as calm as his tone suggested, which was why he was eager to get off the bus—to him, this bus was simply too eerie.

Compared to these ordinary people, Ye Zhen and the other two ghost riders sitting in the back seat of the vehicle were undoubtedly much calmer.

Xu Feng and his group were familiar with the operation of the supernatural bus, while Ye Zhen simply believed in his own strength and was completely unafraid of any other ghosts that might appear. He even felt a little eager to try and kill the other ghosts with his sword.

"Should we stop?"

As the bus slowed down, from about 60 miles per hour to 40, and then to around 30, Lin Bei, who had been looking down, also turned his gaze to the outside of the window.

However, just when everyone in the carriage thought the bus would come to a smooth stop...

An accident has occurred!

The bus, which was traveling normally, suddenly braked hard, causing everyone inside, even the ghosts in the seats, to shake.

"This is?"

Xu Feng and Lin Bei, sitting in the back seats, suddenly looked extremely pale, as if they had recalled some unpleasant experience.

"Are you kidding me? Is the bus going to stall again?" Xu Feng couldn't help but shout out loud.

As he finished speaking, the lights inside the car began to flicker, as if they were about to go out at any moment.

In addition, after the sudden braking, the car seemed to lose all power and came to a stop in the middle of the road without moving forward, which was very abrupt and did not come to a complete stop on the side of the road.

"Damn it, it really did stall!" Xu Feng suddenly stood up from his seat, a look of horror on his face.

next moment.

With a creak, the front and rear doors of the bus opened at the same time, and instantly a gust of cold wind blew in from outside, causing the already low temperature inside the carriage to drop even further. Several ordinary people couldn't help but shiver.

Immediately afterward, as if they had received some kind of notification, all the actual 'passengers' on the bus stood up at the same time and walked stiffly toward the door.

Almost simultaneously, a pitch-black darkness spread from the front of the carriage to the back, and the lights inside the carriage began to go out one by one.

"go!"

No hesitation.

Xu Feng and Lin Bei skillfully opened the car window next to them and jumped out. They did not choose to get off through the open back door of the bus in order to avoid being targeted by those vengeful ghosts.

At this moment, besides Ye Zhen, there were only seven ordinary people in the carriage who were still not fully aware of the situation.

"Yes, that's the feeling. This eerie aura is exactly the same as the one on Li Hui. Sure enough, the eerie power that Li Hui initially controlled originated from this ghost bus!"

inside the car.

Ye Zhen stared at the darkness stretching from the front of the carriage all the way to the back, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Without hesitation, he swung the twisted, strange longsword he was holding...

.........

(End of this chapter)