Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 164 Completely Out of Control, Wei Jing Arrives

"Boom~!"

The eerie, oppressive tolling of the bell rang again, and unknown supernatural phenomena emerged, causing even greater changes in the surrounding environment.

The entire temple was shrouded in a gray haze, overgrown with weeds, and all the objects inside looked old, as if they had undergone the baptism of a long time in an instant.

Also.

The temple's name also changed imperceptibly, from the original 'Mengjia Temple' to the current 'Qingshui Temple'. And as time went by, the hideous ghost statue that looked like a fierce demon placed in the main hall slowly rose from the lotus platform, walked out of the hall with stiff steps, and headed towards the temple gate.

Judging from this, it seems that this terrifying ghost is planning to leave the temple.

Tap, tap, tap...

The dull, stiff footsteps echoed continuously in the deathly silent temple. At this moment, there was not a single living thing left in the entire temple. All those who had come to burn incense earlier had died under the terrifying, certain-death curse of the black bell.

Soon the ghost left the temple, but it did not stop. Instead, it continued to walk into the distance. If anyone had noticed the ghost's route, they would have seen that it was heading towards the city center of Dasa.

As the vengeful ghost continued its advance, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The vengeful ghost had clearly walked a great distance, but the old Kiyomizu-dera Temple remained behind it. At first glance, it seemed as if the ghost was standing still, but in reality, the temple was moving along with the ghost.

this moment.

The entire world seemed to shrink as the vengeful ghost moved, and everything around it was eerily shifting positions.

The hazy smog was like a phantom world, overlapping with the real world, constantly shrouding the entire temple, enveloping it, and carrying the evil spirits with it, spreading towards the urban area of ​​Dasa City...

.........

the other side.

As the person in charge of the city, Xia Yu was driving his SUV on the city roads as usual, preparing to inspect the city before finishing his work for the day.

"Dasa City is indeed good. Although it cannot compare with Dahang City in terms of prosperity, it is far superior to Dahang City in terms of safety. There are basically no paranormal events."

In the driver's seat of the SUV, Xia Yu glanced at the surrounding environment and thought to himself.

This was the last street he needed to patrol that day, meaning that once he confirmed there were no abnormalities, he could go home.

Although there were no strict rules for the daily work of the person in charge, Xia Yu still developed the habit of patrolling the city before leaving get off work.

Just as Xia Yu turned around and prepared to drive home from get off work, the changes in his surroundings caught his attention.

The light, which had been fairly bright, suddenly dimmed considerably, and a layer of gray mist permeated the entire street.

The fog wasn't very thick, but it was clearly visible, and at first glance it looked like there was a fire somewhere, with smoke drifting through the streets.

But Xia Yu, being a ghost tamer, naturally didn't think that way. He immediately became alert, pulled the car over to the side of the road, and carefully surveyed the street.

"An unknown paranormal phenomenon?" Xia Yu frowned. The vengeful spirit he was controlling was trembling, a reaction that only occurred when other vengeful spirits appeared in the surrounding area.

Tatata!
soon.

An even greater anomaly occurred.

A series of footsteps, seemingly coming from nowhere, echoed around, sounding stiff and dull, with a strange rhythm, as if each step had been specially calculated.

As footsteps sounded, the thin layer of mist quickly thickened, making it impossible for ordinary people to see their own hands in front of their faces. Only Xia Yu, who also possessed supernatural abilities, could barely see anything, but even then, his vision was extremely limited, only about five meters around him.

And because of the obstructed view, traffic accidents soon occurred on the street. In an instant, the sounds of vehicle collisions, shouts, and screams rose and fell, and the whole street was in chaos.

Hearing the commotion around him, Xia Yu's expression became extremely serious. He then picked up a special phone and pressed a button urgently, and the call was immediately connected.

"Hello, Xia Yu? Why are you calling at this hour? Is there some emergency on your end?"

A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Just making a note of this. A paranormal event has occurred here. The specific abilities of the vengeful spirit are unknown, but the entire street I'm on is shrouded in a layer of gray haze. I initially suspect it's a ghostly realm in the form of mist, and I can hear footsteps coming from deep within the haze..."

street.

Xia Yu, who had just dialed the headquarters, quickly reported the incident that had occurred on his end. This is something that every city manager would do after encountering a paranormal event.

"What did you say? Ghost Realm? Are you sure?" The operator on the other end of the phone seemed very surprised, and even raised her voice a few octaves.

It's important to understand that a vengeful ghost that has formed a ghost domain is a completely different concept from one that hasn't. It's no exaggeration to say that a vengeful ghost with a ghost domain is at least a B-level threat, and could even be directly classified as an A-level threat.

Then the woman's voice continued on the other end of the phone: "The vengeful ghosts with ghost domains are beyond your current capabilities. I suggest you retreat immediately, otherwise there might not be just one vengeful ghost in your area, but two."

"It's too late!"

Xia Yu said with a bitter expression, "I am currently trapped in the Ghost Realm. With my current abilities, I am simply unable to leave the Ghost Realm alone."

"Moreover, this is just my guess at the moment. It is still uncertain whether this smog is actually a ghost realm. I plan to try to contact that vengeful ghost and see if I can imprison it."

"Okay, I've recorded all the information you provided. Please be careful and don't hang up. Keep the call connected. I'll report to Captain Zhao." The operator on the other end of the line spoke very quickly.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu did not respond, but instead put the phone in the pocket on his chest.

At this moment, he was wearing the work uniform of the person in charge, and the pocket on his chest was for holding the phone, so that the person in charge could keep the phone on and communicate with the headquarters in real time when dealing with paranormal events, without having to hold the phone in his hand.

After finishing all this, Xia Yu looked around again and found that the smog on the street had become even thicker, and everything was gray as far as the eye could see.

Xia Yu then decisively used his supernatural abilities.

His normally clear black and white eyes suddenly turned into an eerie, ghostly green, looking particularly unsettling.

After using his 'Ghost Eye' ability, Xia Yu's vision instantly became clear and expansive. Although he still couldn't see through the hazy smog completely, he was able to see objects.

"That is……?"

Sudden.

Xia Yu's gaze paused, and he saw a building appear at the other end of the street.

It was a slightly old and dilapidated temple, shrouded in a gray haze. The temple buildings were faintly visible in the haze, making it look very eerie and terrifying.

Furthermore, a terrifying figure was advancing in front of the temple; it was a strange, desiccated corpse.

The mummified corpse had a strange smile on its face, and a huge wound on its head that looked ferocious and terrifying, almost splitting the entire head in two. Inside the wound was dried and black flesh, and in its hand it held a black bell that was more than half the height of a person.

At this moment, under Xia Yu's 'ghost eye' vision, the vengeful ghost on the other side of the street revealed its truest form, no longer resembling a Buddha statue, but transformed into a dried-up corpse.

"Is that mummified corpse the source of all this? Or is the truly terrifying thing the temple behind it, the real source?"

Xia Yu pondered in his heart.

However, at that moment, the vengeful ghost wandering on the other side of the street seemed to sense his gaze. Its cold, empty eyes immediately fixed on him, and then it walked stiffly towards Xia Yu's location.

"What a joke! Just one glance and you're targeted by a vengeful ghost? Does that eerie mummified corpse have a killing pattern that kills everyone who sees it?"

See this.

Xia Yu's expression changed, and at the same time, a strong sense of crisis surged from the depths of his heart. The source of the danger was the strange, dried-up corpse that was walking towards him!

at the same time.

The headquarters of the Demon Tamers in Dajing City.

In the office of the switchboard manager, Zhao Jianguo, after listening to the report from the operator beside him, asked with a solemn expression, "A paranormal event has occurred in Dasa City, and it is highly likely that the vengeful ghost has already created a ghost realm?"

"Yes, Captain Zhao."

The operator spoke quickly: "According to Xia Yu, the person in charge of Dasa City, it was a layer of hazy smog that covered the entire street and even a larger area. He judged that the smog was very likely the Ghost Domain."

"Okay, I'll take over this personally. The vengeful ghosts with ghost domains are extremely dangerous. You can go and get to work now."

After saying that, Zhao Jianguo transferred the phone line of Xia Yu, the person in charge of Dasa City, to his satellite phone and then said, "This is Zhao Jianguo. I have all the information you provided. Is there anything else you need to add?"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yu's voice rang out: "Captain Zhao, this is Xia Yu. The vengeful ghost has appeared and is walking towards me. It's a ghost that looks like a dried corpse. Behind the ghost is a temple, and the temple looks like..."

Xia Yu on the other end of the phone recounted everything he had just witnessed, but Zhao Jianguo in the office was completely stunned after hearing his description.

"Smog, mummified corpses, temples...wait, isn't this that unsolved S-class paranormal incident in Japan, the Ghost Temple Incident?"

"But how is that possible? How could a ghost temple suddenly appear in China? Could it be the work of an exorcism society from Japan?"

Zhao Jianguo was initially startled by his own guess, after all, the impact and harm of S-level supernatural events were incomparable to those of B-level or even A-level events, but after calming down, he immediately overturned the idea in his mind.

the reason is simple.

If the exorcism societies of the island nation were truly capable of diverting the vengeful spirits that caused S-class paranormal events to other countries, they would have done so long ago. How could they have allowed the ghost temple incident to run rampant in their own country for so long without being dealt with?

"It's most likely an unknown, sudden paranormal event. Although it looks somewhat similar to the ghost temple incident in Japan, they are two completely different paranormal events. At most, it's a piece of the ghost temple incident's paranormal puzzle, not a real S-class paranormal event!"

As the head of the hotline department, Zhang Jianguo naturally knew about the ghost puzzle, but as long as this paranormal event in Dasa City was not a real ghost temple incident, then the problem would be much simpler.

While thinking.

Zhao Jianguo said into the satellite phone in his hand, "Be careful and try not to come into direct contact with the ghost. I have recorded the relevant information, and headquarters will send people to rescue you soon."

Although he had already ruled out the possibility that the sudden incident in Dasa City was the same as the S-class paranormal event in the island nation, Zhao Jianguo would still be extremely cautious as long as there was even the slightest possibility.

Let’s take a step back.

Even if he was just being paranoid, and this supernatural event had absolutely no connection to the ghost temple incident in the island nation, a vengeful ghost with a ghostly domain was still something Zhao Jianguo should handle with caution.

soon.

Zhao Jianguo reported the incident to Vice Minister Cao Yanhua. Although Zhao Jianguo himself had the authority to transfer other city officials, he felt it would be safer for a team leader to personally handle the case.

He had no authority to move the team leader...

Just as the Ghost Riders headquarters was extremely busy dealing with the sudden paranormal event in Dasa City, Li Hui, who had just returned to the Ping An Hotel, greeted Cao Yang and the others before going back to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

Back in his room, Li Hui lay down on the bed to rest.

Time passed by, and soon it was evening.

Like most bustling cities, Ogyo City is very lively at night, with the number of people just as high as during the day.

Nine o'clock at night.

A strange darkness silently departed from the experimental base and then quickly drifted towards Dajing City. It was an extreme black, perfectly blending into the night, and even the moonlight that fell was swallowed up by that darkness.

soon.

The darkness then descended upon the Ping An Hotel, located in a bustling area of ​​the city.

Immediately afterward, the fog surged, and a human-shaped silhouette could be vaguely seen hidden in the darkness. Then the darkness spread, extending directly towards the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

at the same time.

As if sensing something, Li Hui, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards a corner of the living room...

.........

(End of this chapter)