Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 79: Ability Similar to Rebooting
The anomaly of the phone tattoo became increasingly obvious. Red and black light intertwined, and the whole world seemed to freeze. Yang Xiao and the other ghosts stood motionless, their consciousness frozen. The falling ashes also stopped in mid-air.

The only one not frozen in place was Li Hui himself. His gaze was fixed on the back of his hand, his eyes fixed on the changes in the tattoo on his phone.

Under his gaze.

The screen of my phone is flickering more frequently.

Li Hui was familiar with this screen flickering; it was like a phone shutting down due to low battery, then pressing the power button and the screen reacting but failing to turn on, with the screen constantly flickering.

Under this screen flickering.

A photograph slowly emerged.

The photo is slightly blurry, but the scene inside is still clearly visible. It is a portrait photo, and the person in it is none other than Li Hui himself, with facial features exactly the same as his. However, Li Hui does not remember when he took a photo from this angle.

In the photo, his eyes are closed and the corners of his mouth are curved, as if he is smiling while sleeping. However, the smile does not look peaceful, but rather somewhat eerie.

Besides.

The style of the entire photo is also abnormal, presenting a black and white color, like a funeral portrait of a dead person.

As time went by, Li Hui noticed that the eyelids of the 'himself' in the photo twitched a few times, as if the tightly closed eyes would suddenly open at any moment.

"what is happening?"

See this.

Li Hui frowned deeply.

The unusual nature of the phone tattoo puzzled him greatly. He couldn't understand why the frame that could replicate six supernatural abilities had suddenly transformed into such a photograph, and he had no memory of it.

But the changes to the phone tattoo obviously wouldn't stop just because Li Hui was puzzled.

The tattoos were not actually under his control. Even the replication of supernatural elements was passive. It wasn't that Li Hui could replicate them whenever he wanted or whoever he wanted.

"It's time to open your eyes." Li Hui, who had been staring at his phone tattoo, felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

Although he didn't know what this strange change in the tattoo meant, he instinctively felt a bad premonition.

However, he was powerless to stop this from happening and could only watch helplessly.

In the black and white photograph, 'Li Hui's' eyes were open only a slit, and the entire photograph became even more blurry, somewhat like an old black and white television that gradually turned into a screen full of static due to a lack of signal.

But in Li Hui's view, it's more like a startup animation for a mobile phone.

And the facts seemed to be just as he had thought.

Under his gaze, the screen flicker of the phone tattoo disappeared, and the screen interface froze on the image of 'himself' in the photo gradually opening his eyes. At the same time, the six boxes that had disappeared reappeared in the black and white image.

Just like the black and white photo is the wallpaper on your phone's home screen, and the six identical boxes are the app icons on your phone.

Almost at the same time.

The red and black light emanating from the phone tattoo disappeared, and the environment in the secret room became dark again. Gray paper ash continued to fall, and the frozen souls of Yang Xiao and the others resumed their movements at this moment.

"What just happened?"

One of the deceased souls immediately spoke up to inquire. Although the phone tattoo had frozen their bodies and consciousness, they still saw a red light before they were frozen.

Past experience told them that although they didn't know the specifics, the spirits were certain that something unusual had just happened.

Yang Xiao, who was in charge, set his sights on Li Hui.

He was the closest person to Li Hui and saw it most clearly, clearly noting that the red light was emanating from the strange tattoo on the back of Li Hui's hand.

But after seeing Li Hui's current state, Yang Xiao wisely chose not to voice his doubts. Instead, he pretended not to know anything, but his brows furrowed deeply and a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

Li Hui stood frozen in place, emanating a chilling aura. His face was blank, his eyes lifeless, and he stared intently at the back of his hand.

But his state only lasted for a moment before he returned to normal, and the chilling feeling around him also subsided, as if it were all just Yang Xiao's illusion.

Even Li Hui himself didn't realize the strangeness in his body just now. At this moment, he was examining the phone tattoo after the change.

I don't know when, but the blurriness in the photos on my phone screen disappeared.

His facial features are clearly visible in the photo, and his eyes are fully open. Apart from the overall black and white color scheme, it is no different from a regular selfie.

Even those six boxes are the same.

The first frame contains a somewhat surreal image of a bus, its surface covered in rust, making it appear quite old.

The second frame contains a picture of a woman in red. Her features are indistinct, but her fair hands are clearly visible, exuding a chilling aura.

The third to sixth boxes were empty; there was nothing extra in them.

The only change in the phone tattoo seems to be that it went from being powered off and black screen to being powered on, and everything else seems the same as before.

But this is only on the surface. In reality, the changes brought about by turning on the phone tattoo are significant. Li Hui felt that the intensity of the supernatural forces he could control had increased considerably.

Whether it's the ghost paintings or the buses, the intensity has increased significantly.

At this moment, in Li Hui's eyes, the whole world had changed.

A barrier between reality and the supernatural appeared before his eyes, as if he could break through the boundary between reality and the supernatural and enter the supernatural realm if he so desired.

This is a capability that belongs to the bus, something he couldn't do before, but he was able to see through it after the phone tattoo was turned on.

"No, this isn't an enhancement. The supernatural power of the bus is still only 30% of that of the complete supernatural bus. It's just that my control over it has increased."

After a moment of feeling it, Li Hui came to his senses.

Thirty percent of the bus's supernatural abilities remained unchanged, but the degree to which he controlled it had changed. Traveling between the supernatural and reality was the bus's most basic ability, and Thirty percent of his strength was enough to do so; it was just that he hadn't mastered it to a sufficient degree before.

In this world, controlling the supernatural is indeed a constant, but in reality, Li Hui doesn't control it, but rather uses it.

The phone tattoo acts as an intermediary; it is the tattoo that replicates the supernatural abilities, not Li Hui himself. Similarly, the price for using supernatural powers is borne by the phone tattoo, and it will not have any negative impact on Li Hui's body.

When the phone tattoo was powered off and the screen was black, Li Hui's control over it was insufficient, so he couldn't see through the supernatural place. Now that it's powered on, his control is greater, so he can easily do it.

Aside from the strange occurrences on the bus, what truly caught Li Hui's attention was the eerie atmosphere of the ghost painting.

While thinking.

Li Hui waved his hand.

As he did this, a figure soon appeared beside him. This figure was exactly the same as Li Hui, whether it was his figure, facial features, or even the supernatural aura emanating from him.

Then came the second, the third...

Soon, five figures that looked exactly like Li Hui appeared in the secret room, stood beside him, and looked each other up and down.

"This is……?"

This sight greatly surprised the group of dead souls nearby. Someone asked Yang Xiao, who was standing in front of him, "Yang Xiao, do you know what's going on here? Li Hui's ability?"

Hear the words.

Yang Xiao responded, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the power of the ghost painting, but I've only heard of it and can't be sure. My original body didn't come into contact with that evil painting before leaving the Ghost Post Office, so I don't know much about it."

As he said this, a glint of light flashed in Yang Xiao's eyes.

Although he had never come into contact with the Ghost Painting, he had seen other abilities that were extremely similar to the one Li Hui had displayed—the ability of a vengeful ghost inside a black coffin.

Quite a few ghost-controllers died in that paranormal event.

The vengeful ghost inside was extremely fierce, and it was impossible to imprison it using conventional methods. Moreover, it displayed abilities that were extremely similar to the one Li Hui was currently using. At the same time, many other identical vengeful ghosts appeared, each possessing the same supernatural abilities.

Yang Xiao also participated in that operation because the ghost coffin incident was located on the outskirts of Dachang City, and it could potentially endanger other areas of Dachang City and his family.

Even Yang Xiao was unable to imprison the vengeful ghost. In the end, he had to use other methods to get the ghost back into the coffin, seal the coffin with gold, and bury it underground, which prevented the supernatural event from escalating further.

"So, Li Hui has taken another big step forward in controlling ghosts, further developing his ability to draw ghost paintings?"

Some of the deceased exclaimed this after hearing Yang Xiao's response.

They could all see that Li Hui was testing a new ability, which was obviously one he had just developed and mastered.

Five supernatural manifestations, plus Li Hui himself, make a total of six people, all possessing the same powerful supernatural abilities. Such terrifying strength is so formidable that even their original forms would likely be no match for them, let alone these ghosts.

Even when they faced off one-on-one, they couldn't even assess Li Hui's true strength.

"What a terrifying young man! No wonder he can control the supernatural power of the ghost painting. This is definitely not due to luck, but to real strength. Our previous choice was right. Someone like him is indeed qualified to lead us."

Some of the deceased made such remarks, acknowledging Li Hui from the bottom of their hearts.

Upon hearing this, everyone else fell silent, their faces thoughtful, as if pondering the words of the departed soul.

However, what the departed souls did not know was...

The level that Li Hui has demonstrated is far from his limit.

The five figures were merely an experiment in his ability to create ghost paintings. If he wished, he could create a sixth, a seventh, or even more versions of himself. Even Li Hui himself was unsure of the limits.

This is a unique ability of the Ghost Painting. During the national war in the original work, He Yuelian used this ability to overpower the three kings: the Butcher, the Gentleman, and the Grave Digger. If the three of them hadn't run away quickly, they would have been instantly killed.

Li Hui still remembers the description of He Yuelian from that time.

However, although this ability is unique to the Ghost Painting Supernatural, there are similar abilities, such as the Ghost Messenger's infinite restart, Zhang Xianguang after superimposed supernatural phenomena, and Meng Xiaodong's infinite invasion.

In some respects, the supernatural layering method of Ghost Painting is similar to Meng Xiaodong's infinite invasion.

The supernatural aspects of ghost paintings are related to memory, and they can invade a person's memory and thought processes.

Theoretically speaking, memories from this second, the previous second, and the second before that can all serve as a medium for intrusion.

Furthermore, the ghost paintings have the ability to generate infinitely, and can invade countless ghost paintings. This ability becomes especially terrifying when controlled by a ghost tamer.

Because vengeful spirits need to follow certain rules, while those who control spirits do not.

same.

This ability also greatly enhanced Li Hui's ability to survive. At least in his view, this supernatural superposition and infinite derivation method was not much different from restarting.

There are several types of reboots, including rebooting itself, rebooting a range of systems, and rebooting indefinitely.

The most representative example of infinite reboot is the Ghost Messenger. Li Hui felt that the infinite derivatives he currently controlled were not much different from the infinite reboot of the Ghost Messenger.

"Now that we've got the coffin nails, it's time to deal with the starving ghosts." Thinking this, Li Hui looked up at the outside of the oil painting.

His gaze seemed to completely ignore the oil painting and the walls of the secret room, looking in a certain direction from Dachang City.

at the same time.

outside world.

The ashes of the paper paper drifted everywhere, rapidly spreading into the distance, with nothing able to stop their spread.

Neither buildings, nor the dark blue-green ghost realm of the starving ghosts, nor the ghost infants of various stages wandering the streets, could stop the expansion of this hazy ghost realm.

Soon, Li Hui's ghost domain extended from the direction of Hongfa Temple, and after passing through a street, it spread into a school.

This is the No. 7 Middle School in Dachang City.

At this moment, a terrifying figure was wandering around the north gate of No. 7 Middle School. Its face was ashen and stiff, and its black eyes, without pupils, were like black holes, cold and numb.

This is the source of the large-scale paranormal event in Dachang City, a terrifying and vengeful ghost codenamed 'Hungry Ghost'.

The starving ghost was wearing an old shroud, the kind people wear after death. Underneath the shroud were a pair of nearly rotting, dark blue hands with a single, withered finger growing out of them, completely different from the other nine fingers, making it look very eerie and strange.

Besides.

The starving ghost's emaciated body had a swollen belly, like a woman in her tenth month of pregnancy. Inside, one could vaguely see something writhing, like a human head rolling around, or like human faces screaming in agony...

When Li Hui's hazy ghost spread here, the starving ghosts that had been wandering aimlessly seemed to sense something and turned their heads to look at Li Hui's ghost domain.

Then the hungry ghosts began to move.

It walked with stiff, heavy steps toward Li Hui's ghost domain, leaving a row of pitch-black footprints on the ground as it went.

Such footprints were particularly conspicuous on the cement ground, but after the starving ghost left, the footprints quickly disappeared, as if this was also a manifestation of some kind of supernatural phenomenon.

.........

(End of this chapter)