Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 286 Zhang Dong's Resurgence, A Clash of Titans

"What's happening here?"

"Why did it suddenly get dark?"

"I didn't hear about a total solar eclipse today!"

"..."

As the pitch-black ghost domain centered on Zhongzhou City expanded, several other surrounding cities were instantly enveloped within it.

The sudden darkness made the city's residents uneasy, wondering what had happened.

Moreover, this is an extreme form of darkness.

Once enveloped, everything in reality became equally pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Even the light was swallowed up, and the whole world seemed to have completely lost its light at this moment, leaving only endless darkness.

This phenomenon triggered widespread panic.

Some people were trying to call the police, some were searching online, and others were wailing. Car pileups were happening all over the streets and highways, with some vehicles even crashing into crowds.

Unfortunately, due to the supernatural influence of the ghost realm, all their ordinary cell phones lost signal and were all interfered with.

This phenomenon further fueled public panic, and the sudden darkness plunged several surrounding cities into chaos.

It wasn't just ordinary people; even the city leaders were terrified. In fact, compared to the ordinary people who knew nothing, these ghost-controllers who knew about the supernatural were even more afraid.

After all, as ghost tamers who wield supernatural powers, and city managers under the headquarters, they may not possess the abilities of the ghost realm themselves, but they are no strangers to it.

Quite literally.

When a vengeful ghost with a ghostly aura is registered, its level of harm is at least B-level, or even directly defined as an A-level paranormal event. Such an event can be said to have exceeded the upper limit of the paranormal events they can handle.

Although the degree of harm does not represent the level of terror of the ghost itself, the higher the basic level of harm a ghost poses, the more complete its supernatural puzzle will be, because it has already begun to wander, and therefore the greater its level of terror will be.

Although we don't know the exact size of this dark ghost realm, it's easy to guess that its area is probably terrifyingly large. For a supernatural event of this size, let alone classifying it as A-level, it would probably be classified as S-level by headquarters.

"What should we do? This level of paranormal event is beyond my ability to handle, let alone me. Even the head of headquarters might not be able to solve it."

In the top-floor office of a high-rise building, Zhou Lei, the person in charge of the city, frowned and looked worried.

At this moment, his gaze turned to the side, where there used to be a floor-to-ceiling window, but now it was all dark and he couldn't see anything.

"The source of this ghost domain is in Zhongzhou, but it covered this area the moment it erupted. Judging from its scale, this ghost domain could easily cover several cities. This is clearly a large-scale S-level paranormal event!"

Zhou Lei sighed inwardly.

The city he was in charge of was adjacent to Zhongzhou City, so Zhou Lei had a clear view of all the strange phenomena that had occurred in Zhongzhou City.

That's why, although he didn't know the details of the paranormal event, he did know where the event originated.

"An S-class supernatural event is something that even the captain might not be able to handle easily. Apart from Li Hui, the 'strongest ghost tamer in headquarters,' other captains might not be able to handle it alone. I really hope that the person who comes to help this time will be Li Hui."

Zhou Lei thought to himself.

Thanks to the special features of his satellite-positioned phone, he had just successfully contacted headquarters, and the operator there clearly told him that support would arrive soon, and that the person coming would be a captain-level Ghost Tamer from headquarters.

"We hope reinforcements can arrive soon, so that casualties can be minimized. Otherwise, once the vengeful spirits begin to act, who knows how many more people will die in this paranormal event..."

Zhou Lei sighed, feeling utterly powerless. With his abilities, he was simply not capable of getting involved in this supernatural event. Otherwise, if he were to encounter a vengeful ghost, he might not even know how he died.

Just as Zhou Lei was lost in thought, the team leaders from headquarters on the other side also began to take action.

There were five team leaders dispatched this time: Wei Jing, Liu San, Cao Yang, Shen Lin, and Li Leping. As for the remaining team leaders, Lu Zhiwen was stationed at headquarters, Wang Chaling went missing after entering the Wang family's old house, and Jiang Shangbai and Li Jun were dealing with paranormal events in their respective cities. Therefore, only the five of them could come.

"What a joke! They said that almost all the team leaders would participate in this operation, but in the end only the five of us showed up. The others are either out of contact or busy with their own things."

On a vacant lot in the suburbs.

As a dark, ghostly light flashed by, Wei Jing and his group of five appeared in the open space.

At this moment, Cao Yang continued to complain: "It's not just them, even Wei Jing, you can't enter that ghost realm, so the only people actually taking action are the four of us!"

obviously.

On the way here, Wei Jing had already explained the general situation to the others, including the abilities and characteristics of the source ghost, and the reason why he couldn't go in.

"That's outrageous. According to your description, that vengeful ghost can suppress other vengeful ghosts without any countermeasure, and for every one it devours, its own suppression capacity increases by one. And now it already has at least thirty or forty suppression slots?"

On the other side, Shen Lin frowned, then opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately stopped himself.

"That's right, yes."

Wei Jing said, "But don't worry, given the special nature of that vengeful ghost, headquarters already has a plan to deal with it, so you won't actually be alone when you go in!"

While talking.

A series of rapid footsteps came from the woods behind him.

Then, one by one, figures with the exact same appearance and build as Liu Sanquan emerged from the woods.

These are all paper figures, and there are many of them, at least forty or fifty.

Seeing this, Wei Jing continued, "These paper figures are all filled with vengeful spirits. Each one is equivalent to a spot. With these paper figures, as long as you are careful, you will definitely not be left alone."

Upon hearing this, the others' eyes flickered.

"To be able to create paper dolls using the bodies of vengeful ghosts as raw materials is truly a special ability. Moreover, judging from the appearance alone, they are almost identical to the original. Paper Doll Liu San is indeed worthy of his reputation."

While thinking.

The five of them exchanged a few more words.

Then, the other four people, excluding Wei Jing, began to act, using the supernatural powers of the Ghost Domain to invade the dark Ghost Domain in front of them.

Along with them entered were Liu San's dozens of paper figures.

And whether intentionally or unintentionally, these paper figures surrounded the group, seemingly protecting them while they themselves bore the danger from the outside.

"I hope your operation goes smoothly."

outside world.

Wei Jing watched as Liu San and the others disappeared into the darkness, lost in thought.

at the same time.

In the ghost realm.

The group that successfully infiltrated found themselves in an extremely strange place. It was also an open space, but strangely, this open space was not shrouded in the inky darkness.

There were several pits in this open space, which had collapsed and looked at first glance like several excavated graves.

And this is indeed the case.

Not far from the group, in the last pit, lay a completely black coffin, which was open and the lid was missing.

But that's not the point.

The key point is the 'human figure' standing next to that pit.

That's an old man.

He was dressed in a black Zhongshan suit and black cloth shoes. His face was extremely old and covered with wrinkles, but he stood up straight. Even though he had lost all vitality, he still exuded a kind of awe-inspiring and suffocating majesty.

"That was... a dead person?"

"No, no, it's not a corpse, it's a vengeful ghost that's coming back to life!"

The moment they saw Zhang Dong's body, everyone's eyelids twitched. Even those who were used to big scenes couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment.

After all, they had already learned from Wei Jing how terrifying the vengeful ghost they were about to face was.

Therefore, they encountered this strange scene the moment they broke in, which made them feel somewhat nervous.

The good news is that the old man in front of them is clearly not the vengeful ghost that Wei Jing described.

But the bad news is that the old man is also a vengeful ghost.

And the level of terror is probably extraordinarily high!
This can be seen from the surrounding environment. This open space is not shrouded in darkness, which is obviously not because the evil spirit did not want to cover this place, but because it could not.

This is an amazing thing.

"This unknown vengeful spirit hasn't fully awakened yet, but its own supernatural abilities are already influencing the other vengeful spirit's abilities?"

Shen Lin raised an eyebrow, a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

If his guess is correct, then wouldn't that mean that the vengeful ghost that the old man in front of them has become is no worse than the vengeful ghost that Wei Jing mentioned, which was conceived in the ghost coffin, and might even be more terrifying?
But how is this possible?

But if that's not the case, how do you explain this scene?

"So, should we leave here first and try to deal with that vengeful ghost, or should we take care of this strange old man first?" Cao Yang asked.

"I think it would be better to deal with that vengeful ghost first. My intuition tells me that this old man is not simple. If it is not necessary, it would be better for us to avoid provoking him for the time being."

Liu San expressed his opinion.

If he could, he didn't want to confront the old man in the open space, at least not before dealing with the vengeful ghost that Wei Jing had mentioned.

He even had a hunch that it was too much of a coincidence that they had appeared in this open space, as if someone in the shadows wanted them to confront that old man.

“I also think Liu San is right. This vengeful ghost is not harming anyone at the moment. On the contrary, the vengeful ghost that was conceived by the ghost coffin has covered several cities with its ghost domain.”

At this point, Shen Lin and Li Leping also expressed their opinions.

"Who knows how many people have already been killed? After all, that vengeful ghost has a rule that anyone who is alone will die, and ordinary people who do not have the vengeful ghost inside them are essentially triggering the vengeful ghost's killing rule in front of it."

Cao Yang was not surprised to hear this, as he had expected such an outcome. He then continued, "In that case, let's go find the vengeful ghost that was conceived from the ghost coffin!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the group walked together into the darkness beyond the open space, and the paper figures surrounding them did the same.

However, before they could leave the open space, a strange noise came from behind them.

"Click-clack, click-clack-clack..."

The sound was not loud, but it was very clear, like the sound of a person's bones making when they suddenly move after holding a position for too long.

at the same time.

Upon hearing the commotion, Cao Yang and the others immediately turned around.

What came into their view was still the old man standing by the grave, but now the old man's eyes, which had been tightly closed, were open, his gaze cold and empty, without a trace of the warmth a living person should have.

Furthermore, the old man's posture had changed. Although his body was still upright, he appeared stiff. Moreover, the old man had been facing forward before, but now he was facing Cao Yang.

"Has the vengeful ghost fully revived? And it seems to have its eyes on us. Judging from this, if we don't deal with it first, our subsequent operations will not go smoothly."

Liu San spoke up.

The moment the voice rang out, all the paper figures around him, who looked exactly like him and had the same build, walked towards Zhang Dong, who had been resurrected as a vengeful ghost.

Not just him.

Seeing this, Cao Yang and the others were also ready to take action at any time.

Shen Lin, in particular, pulled out a strange, scarlet axe from who-knows-where, which he held tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on Zhang Dong ahead, his face full of vigilance.

Tap tap, tap tap tap!

next moment.

After the vengeful ghost revived, Zhang Dong also began to take action, walking stiffly towards the location of Cao Yang and the others. Clearly, just as Liu San had just said, he had already set his sights on them.

And as Zhang Dong's heavy footsteps sounded, the group immediately felt an immense sense of oppression.

"Since we can't avoid it, let's deal with it first. After we imprison this vengeful ghost, we'll go find the ghost that escaped from the coffin. Anyway, this operation involves just a few of us, and we'll eventually deal with all the vengeful ghosts here."

Seeing this, Shen Lin spoke up.

As he spoke, Shen Lin also took action, quickly approaching Zhang Dong with the scarlet axe in hand, and then slashing directly at Zhang Dong's body.

"boom!"

A crisp sound echoed, like a withered branch being snapped.

Shen Lin's axe strike failed to harm Zhang Dong, who was dead, in the slightest. Instead, the axe shattered Zhang Dong's supernatural weapon, the scarlet axe, on the spot.

"Are you kidding me? How can this ghost be so terrifying?" Shen Lin was stunned when he saw this.

He didn't expect that his attack would not only have no effect, but his supernatural weapon would also break apart, and the supernatural power on it seemed to fall silent as well.

However, Shen Lin's shock did not affect Zhang Dong's actions after he had transformed into a vengeful ghost.

next moment.

After the vengeful ghost revived, Zhang Dong raised his thin, withered hand.

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I've been quite busy with real-life things lately, which is why I haven't had time to write.
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