Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 52 The Era of Supernatural Revival
After class, Liu Yan went to the guardhouse to meet Jiang Jin.

"This Horror Resurgence instance is a novel, did you know that?" Jiang Jin asked. "That's what Assistant Officer Wen from the Yi Hai Camp said."

“My reputation has spread to the Yihai Camp. That's the last line of defense guarding the outer ring of Muxu City. The high-ranking officers stationed there are all top-tier reincarnators. Even an assistant officer is no ordinary person. I didn't expect her to personally receive you.” Liu Yan continued, “I know. Otherwise, why would I have Wu Qin be my free scout? It's to have him help me gather information about the dungeon so I can find the corresponding dungeon prototype.”

"It seems that the dungeon worlds will be based on real-world movies and novels?"

"Yes, that's true, but the actual situation in a dungeon is often very different, so movies, novels, and games can only serve as a reference. That's how I found the prototype of this world, which is a very popular online horror novel."

Then, Liu Yan took out a piece of paper and said, "I came to this world a little over a month earlier than you. My mission was also to stop the curse sweeping through Dachang City. Now this world has entered a terrifying era of supernatural resurgence. Abnormal supernatural phenomena are breaking out all over the world. Humans are becoming ghost tamers by incorporating ghosts into their bodies to fight against ghosts, forming official ghost tamer organizations. My current club, Xiaoqiang Club, is a civilian ghost tamer organization, and we are cooperating with the ghost tamer headquarters in Dachang City. Currently, the ghost tamers are stationed at this school as faculty and staff, but because I am not a member of the ghost tamer headquarters, I have no way of obtaining all the detailed personnel information."

"Then, I..."

“I already asked you. Your current identity is that of a Ghost Tamer who was assigned to work as a gatekeeper here by the Ghost Tamer organization. Your code name is ‘Hunter’ Jiang Jin.”

"That's a really straightforward code name."

"I compared the intelligence shared with me by the Ghost Master headquarters with the novel. In the original novel, in late June, Zhou Zheng, the Ghost Master in charge of Dachang City, came to No. 7 Middle School to popularize knowledge about the supernatural and promote safety. Coincidentally, a ghost descended outside their classroom. That ghost was later codenamed the Knocking Ghost. This was because one of the students in the class, the male protagonist Yang Jian, had read a post the day before and clicked on the audio recording of the Knocking Ghost knocking on the door."

“A knocking ghost?” Jiang Jin immediately said, “Now it’s in my hands. This situation… is very similar to ours, except we saw photos, while he listened to audio.”

“I know that ghost is in your hands. I had the gray worms parasitize Wu Qin’s body. At that time, Wu Qin used his professional ability as a Soul Reaper to find the boy named Fang Jing in the senior class in advance, then killed him, took the parchment he was holding, and obtained a lot of important information.”

"Is this plot point in the novel?"

“This plot exists, but it can’t be completely based on the novel.” Liu Yan said, holding the paper: “Wu Qin has already changed the course of history in this world. And according to the current timeline, the male protagonist Yang Jian, after obtaining a ghost eye and becoming a ghost tamer, has obtained a second ghost, the headless ghost shadow. I need to explain first that, according to the laws of this world, ghosts cannot be killed, only ghosts can fight ghosts, and it is necessary to understand the patterns of ghosts killing people.”

“A pattern…” Jiang Jin recalled those strange rules.

"By now, Yang Jian should have completed the Huanggang Village Ghost Village incident. However, due to the changes in the course of history, I cannot determine his whereabouts, and the Dachang City Ghost Tamer Headquarters is not sharing any information about Yang Jian with me. Even this operation is only said to have been arranged by Professor Wang Xiaoming of the headquarters."

"Wang...Wang Xiaoming?"

"Yes, he has an English name, Bruce P., and he was the first to propose using gold to seal ghosts. The Xiaoqiang Club, which I belong to, was opened by his younger brother, Wang Xiaoqiang."

"Is the author serious about naming their characters? Are you having fun being cheeky?" Jiang Jin couldn't help but complain, "Why not name them Lu Renjia, Xiao Bingyi, or Qun Zhongding?"

"The author's choice of names is full of flaws, but don't underestimate this world. Judging from the later plot of the novel, countless terrifying evil spirits and ghosts will appear in this world. I think even a LV5 reincarnator would have a hard time getting in. This is a hidden dungeon that even the reincarnation system cannot contain. It is not to be underestimated! Frankly speaking, I highly suspect that the material layer no longer exists in this dungeon. Even if our SAN value is normal, we can probably only live in the mysterious layer at most."

She then added, "All I know for now is that Professor Wang set up the plan to reopen No. 7 Middle School, but I'm not sure if those rules were set by Professor Wang. I remember very clearly that things like red flashlights and green glow sticks didn't exist in the original novel. Most importantly, at this point in the original novel, the school had already been completely abandoned."

“Then, according to the plot of the book…” “This city…” Liu Yan said in a stern tone, “will become a real tomb!”

This world has now entered what is known as the era of supernatural revival.

Around the world, all sorts of terrifying ghosts are beginning to resurface. As time goes on, it's only a matter of time before humanity enters its apocalypse.

"Look, this website. This is a website that only Ghost Tamers can log in to."

Based on the degree of harm that vengeful ghosts pose to the world, governments around the world classify ghosts into the following levels.

Note: This does not represent the level of terror of a vengeful ghost.

Category C: Restricted.

Class B: Dangerous level.

Level A: Disaster level.

S-rank: Destruction-level.

There are four levels in total.

Currently, the top three most notorious ghosts are: third is "Ghost Eater," second is "Nightmare," and first is "Ghost Call." It is said that a foreign president has already died from the number one ghost, "Ghost Call."

“The [Knocking Ghost] that you can currently control is S-rank.” At this point, even Liu Yan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Jin’s Reincarnator watch. “This is also because Wu Qin possesses that Soul Refining Jar infused with resentment crystal fragments. The Bloody Team’s hunt for him is largely for this item, because the Bloody Team’s leader, Blood Owl Lord, is a LV4 Soul Absorber—Soul Prison Master.”

“S-rank…” Jiang Jin gasped. “I control an S-rank vengeful ghost? Really?”

"That's why so many people are so eager to obtain Resentment Crystals. In a dungeon world, it's extremely difficult to get a single Resentment Crystal, and each one is incredibly rare. Once a Resentment Crystal is integrated into a supernatural item, it gains rule-based abilities. These abilities allow reincarnators to defeat enemies far above their level. Not to mention, there should still be several ghost slaves in your Soul Refining Jar."

"A rule-based ability?" Jiang Jin now possessed four fragments of resentment. "How powerful is it?"

"Simply put, it means that by following certain rules and taking certain risks, you can achieve unimaginably powerful results, even if your current job level is relatively low. Generally speaking, the reincarnation system will not provide any prompts."

Then, Liu Yan gave an example: "For example, follow a rule: you must do a thousand push-ups every day without interruption, no matter what happens. If you follow this rule, the supernatural item can kill enemy reincarnators who are at a higher level, and even injure very powerful ghosts. The risk is that if you don't do a thousand push-ups on a certain day, for whatever reason, you will be backfired by the rule."

(End of this chapter)