“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.