Mysterious Awakening

On the outskirts of J City, outside an experimental base.

There was something strange about the scenery here. Everywhere else was bathed in bright sunshine, warm and comfortable with beautiful landscapes, but this area was enveloped in darkness.

It was as if a localized rain shower had been forecasted.

Here, it was partly cloudy turning overcast.

However, the darkness enveloping this place was eerily frightening, as dense as ink. It was like a thick haze or a black wall blocking roads in every direction.

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If one were to look down from high above, they would notice that this darkness wasn’t drifting chaotically; instead, it was fixed in one place, not dissipating, and it took the shape of a coffin.

Only, this black coffin was rather large, covering several miles.

Inside this dark expanse, a group of people had the misfortune of being swept up in it.

No, perhaps it wouldn’t be accurate to call them unfortunate, as this darkness seemed to be targeting them specifically. If they had chosen to leave earlier, they certainly could have.

"Have you reported back to headquarters?" On a hillside outside the darkness, several ghost hunters frowned deeply and stared ahead with solemn expressions.

"We’ve notified headquarters, but the chance of getting support is slim. After all, J City’s top experts are all here already. If they go down, all hell will break loose. Don’t worry, each of those guys is very brave. They would have avoided this supernatural event early on if they intended to; it’s the captain’s plan that is being initiated now," someone replied.

"If we can solve an S-class supernatural event, we can almost guarantee our say in future matters," another person added with a laugh.

These individuals had not been engulfed by the darkness; they had chosen to leave earlier, taking responsibility for monitoring the situation from the outside, and also because they had given up hopes of competing for the team captain’s position, not wanting to get dragged into this struggle.

"It would be perfect if we could detain this ’Ghost Envoy.’ I’m just worried we might not be able to... If we lose our top ghost hunters at this critical moment, those of us who are uninvolved won’t fare much better. Without them on the frontline, our days of peace are numbered," the previously speaking person said in a deep voice.

He was more rational, believing that losing any of the top ghost hunters would be a grave loss.

"Don’t worry, Professor Wang will find a way. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been chosen to confront this ’Ghost Envoy’ head-on," someone nearby expressed confidence.

At that moment within the domain of the so-called Ghost Envoy.

An irritable yet frantic voice arose: "Are you kidding me? It restarted again. We had just managed to restrain this thing, nearly ready to contain it, and then in the blink of an eye it reappeared."

Following Yang Jian’s example, this group of top ghost hunters made a bold decision.

They assembled everyone to confront the Ghost Envoy head-on in an attempt to incarcerate it.

After all, they had already come all this way. It would be unacceptable to leave without doing anything and simply flee with their tails between their legs, especially since the supernatural event occurred in J City, and many of them felt obliged to handle it. They had not offered support earlier because the situation arose so suddenly, they were understaffed, and they couldn’t intervene directly.

"If we don’t find a solution, even with our numbers, we’ll be slowly drained to death here. A ghost has infinite energy. Even if we control two or three ghosts, we can’t withstand these repeated attacks," a young man in a suit said darkly, standing there with his gaze flickering, constantly scanning the surrounding darkness.

Just before, they had received a notification from headquarters: the supernatural event at the training base had concluded. The ghost wasn’t contained, but rather, it changed its area of activity, moving towards the laboratory.

Upon receiving the notification, everyone immediately left the laboratory, preparing to depart.

But then, they discovered that after approaching the laboratory, the ghost immediately began heading towards Wang Xiaoming, who they were all protecting.

Under normal circumstances, Li Jun would certainly have taken Xiao Ming and run to ensure Professor Wang’s safety.

However, Wang Xiaoming refused and said, "We can leave, we can run, but the ordinary people near J City can’t. Instead of letting this Ghost Envoy roam freely, it’s better to resolve it here. We’ve gathered the country’s top ghost hunters, many of whom are nominated for the team captain’s plan. If you all can’t solve this supernatural event together, then there’s no point in having the plan at all."

His proposal was backed by Li Jun, Tong Qian, and several other ghost hunters.

The supernatural event had to be resolved sooner or later. Now that they were well-prepared and had enough manpower, they were fully capable of handling it.

Additionally, they now understood the ghost’s pattern of killing; it only killed people who were alone.

The combined number of ghosts under the control of the ghost hunters present exceeded twenty. Even if everyone at the training base were wiped out with none left alive, they would not be in a position of being alone.

Since they could remain unharmed in front of the ghost, there was naturally no need to run. They might as well work together to deal with it.

However, upon engaging with the supernatural, they realized that something was very wrong.

First, they confirmed that they could not leave the ghost domain. Even those who used special methods failed to escape.

Then they found that the ghost’s killing pattern seemed to have changed.

Though they were still not within the range of the ghost’s attacks, the ghost specifically targeted Wang Xiaoming every time, as if determined to kill him there.

From start to finish, they had already faced three waves of attacks.

But each had been dealt with smoothly. They had the advantage in numbers and knew the pattern in advance. Even the Ghost Envoy couldn’t outmaneuver this top group of national ghost hunters. They had completely overpowered the ghost, easily restraining it.

However, the problem was here.

They resisted the first wave of attacks. As long as the ghost had the slightest bit of mobility, it would attack Wang Xiaoming. Helpless, they could only constrain it.

After successfully restraining it, the ghost restarted, and a second wave followed.

Then they changed their strategy and encased the ghost in a specially constructed box.

But the ghost restarted yet again.

During the third wave of attacks, they altered their approach, attempting to dismember and contain parts of it, thinking that by imprisoning it in parts, they could perhaps grind the ghost’s power down to a minimum and then completely eliminate it.

But they failed again.

The malevolent spirit once again chose to restart, and they were unable to imprison any part of the ghost’s paranormal essence.

Three consecutive times, each action could be described as very systematic, any other supernatural event would have been resolved by now, but this ghost, dubbed the Ghost Envoy, publicly slapped them in the face.

Once overpowered, the ghost wouldn’t hesitate to choose restart and attempt the same approach again.

"The ghost’s pattern of behavior has indeed changed," said Wang Xiaoming, standing calmly in the midst of the crowd. "According to previous information, the ghost wouldn’t attack us. Our side has far more ghosts than the Ghost Envoy, not fitting the ghost’s attack profile, but now after multiple restarts, the target has always been me, as if it desperately wants to kill me."

"If that’s the case, then we should be even more resolved to deal with this entity. Even if we can’t completely resolve it, we must confine it to a certain place. Otherwise, if this ghost wanders freely, it will bring about a massive disaster, which is unacceptable," Wang Xiaoming continued, glancing at the coffin behind him.

"Yang Jian has survived. He didn’t die at the training base, and he even saved quite a number of people, preserving several spirit hunters. Perhaps he has some new information," a spirit hunter from Zong Shan said with a frown.

"Li Jun, consult with headquarters, but I have another suspicion, and that is the ghost is targeting this Ghost Coffin." Wang Xiaoming looked back at the coffin.

He had brought it out from the lab because, considering the lab’s failure and the seriousness of the Ghost Coffin, he decided it should be sealed and dealt with.

But after hearing that the ghost was heading towards the lab, Wang Xiaoming decided to move the Ghost Coffin to protect it.

And the result proved that the ghost wasn’t targeting the lab, but most likely the Ghost Coffin.

Perhaps because of the Ghost Coffin, he was dragged into the malevolent spirit’s attack targets... but it doesn’t matter. Wang Xiaoming wasn’t worried about his own safety; if he were to die here, he wouldn’t be afraid. His goal was to use his identity and this opportunity to resolve the Ghost Envoy incident.

"Next, let’s try to separate this Ghost Coffin from us and see if the ghost will return to it. If it does, this supernatural event might be resolved with the least effort," Wang Xiaoming said once more.

At this moment, Feng Quan among the crowd spoke up, "Just like before in Huanggang Village?"

"Exactly," replied Wang Xiaoming. "I suspect Yang Jian has done something to this ghost, making some aspect of it change. Otherwise, this situation wouldn’t occur."

This situation referred to the ghost repeatedly restarting and relentlessly attacking him.

If not for the crowd holding off several attacks, he would have died here long ago.

Before the fourth wave of attacks, Wang Xiaoming made a change.

He no longer thought about restraining the ghost with sheer numbers but instead actively relinquished the Ghost Coffin, replaying the scenario from Huanggang Village.

He wasn’t rushing because he had the advantage on his side. This allowed for a margin of error, and after trying multiple strategies, he could find a way to resolve this paranormal incident.

Meanwhile.

In the Ping’an Hotel of J City.

"What? You’ve returned to the hotel already and brought others with you, but the order from headquarters was..." In her communication with Yang Jian, Liu Xiaoyu confirmed Yang Jian’s location and found to her surprise that he was in J City.

Previously she was well aware that Yang Jian wasn’t in good shape, and after the Ghost Envoy incident, the assessment of his condition was quite poor. Considering this, the earlier order had been given for him to stay on the outskirts.

"I have it under control; I’ll be fine," Yang Jian said. "How’s Wang Xiaoming doing? Didn’t you tell me earlier that he went to the lab?"

Liu Xiaoyu immediately swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. It seemed not the time to pursue the trivial matter of Yang Jian returning to J City for rest.

"To study the source of the Ghost Envoy incident, Professor Wang visited the lab with a group of top spirit hunters from headquarters before dawn. Their purpose was to handle some special items in the lab and to investigate the Ghost Coffin," she explained.

"I’m talking about the current situation. Have they gotten involved in a supernatural event?" Yang Jian inquired.

"Your guess is very accurate. Just earlier, Professor Wang and others decided to deal with the Ghost Envoy incident head-on, and now they are right in the midst of the Ghost Domain," Liu Xiaoyu replied.

"It’s pretty much as I thought; Wang Xiaoming isn’t likely to run away, probably involving himself in the supernatural event," Yang Jian narrowed his eyes.

With the status of Professor Wang, he could leave easily, surrounded by a group of protectors. It wasn’t possible that he’d get involved in a supernatural event with prior warning unless he participated actively.

This fit his personality perfectly; he indeed intended to resolve the Ghost Envoy incident.

Having amassed a group of the top spirit hunters from headquarters, Wang Xiaoming had the confidence to handle the situation.

Only, no matter how clever Wang Xiaoming was, he lacked the firsthand information from Yang Jian’s side. His outdated intelligence was no longer sufficient to support him in dealing with the Ghost Envoy incident. Now, he was likely in trouble.

He wouldn’t die, not in the short term at least, since he wasn’t alone.

But to handle the Ghost Envoy incident, that wasn’t possible.

"His progress is probably not going smooth, right?" Yang Jian asked.

Liu Xiaoyu said softly, "I don’t know the specifics, but the Ghost Domain is still there, so it’s probably not resolved yet. However, there’s been no news about the death of any spirit hunters."

"Stalemate, huh? But this kind of stalemate is actually disadvantageous for Wang Xiaoming’s side. Humans can’t outlast ghosts," Yang Jian murmured. "Well, let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll keep the communication open. If there’s any news, you can inform me."

He indeed had some new information and guesses, but he chose not to share them.

If Wang Xiaoming truly needed help, he would naturally come to find him. Right now, Wang Xiaoming was more likely relying on his own abilities to solve the problem, and after all, those spirit hunters wouldn’t be in danger.

The only one truly in danger was Wang Xiaoming himself.

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