446: Competing with a Fierce Ghost
Although Yang Jian had Wang Xiaoming confirm the situation with the Ghost Coffin, danger still lurked around him. The most urgent matter was to find a way to survive this paranormal event.
As for imprisoning that malicious ghost, he hadn’t given it a thought.
He had experienced the Ghost Coffin incident in Huanggang Village before and had imprisoned that ghost. However, what followed was a second attack by a vicious ghost that led to despair.
If this ghost was indeed the Ghost Coffin, then it surely possessed the same characteristics.
Therefore, confronting that ghost head-on would be the most foolish decision.
“All I need is to figure out how to survive and escape from here. With my current condition, fighting this ghost is akin to courting death,” Yang Jian decided on his next course of action.
Looking at the dormitory building being eroded by darkness, the unease in his heart intensified.
Because the real ghost was lurking somewhere in this very dormitory building.
The visibility was not good.
If it were just an ordinary person, it would be like groping around in the dark, seeing nothing at all, nearly as blind as when one’s eyes are open—you wouldn’t know even if the ghost was standing in front of you.
But ghost eyes were significantly better.
They could clearly see things within five meters, barely make out a silhouette beyond that distance—a person or a building could be recognized, but beyond ten meters, nothing could be made out at all. Even if a strong flashlight was turned on, it would hardly be effective, only a bit like a glow stick in darkness.
The power of the malevolent ghost created the Ghost Domain, exerting an absolute suppression.
Everyone was like prey that had walked into the world of ghosts, waiting for their inevitable hunting fate.
Yang Jian took a deep breath, moving closer to the dormitory building with anxiety and extreme caution.
He did not wish to be too close to that ghost.
But he couldn’t just watch other ghost hunters get hunted down and let that ghost grow to a point of absolute terror.
To survive, he had to fight.
After all, the pattern of killings was clear now. The rest was how you managed to live through it.
“Currently, I only have two ghosts with me, which means I am also in a vulnerable position just like everyone else. As I approach this ghost, I am just as likely to be targeted and killed. But at least for now, that ghost doesn’t appear within my sight, which means it likely doesn’t possess the ability to split itself and can only target one person at a time.”
“That’s a good thing, so during this time, I must find the other ghost hunters as quickly as possible to increase the number of ghosts on my side; otherwise, this might indeed be the end for me here.”
Upon entering the danger zone, Yang Jian exhibited no hesitation or fear.
Instead, he moved quickly towards the dormitory building, not in a straight line, but in a curve, intentionally making a round around the vicinity.
He believed inside the dormitory building to be the most dangerous area and did not want to step inside. If the ghost was in there, then the other ghost hunters would definitely notice it and would normally try to escape from the building.
But due to the encompassing darkness and the loss of visibility and direction, Yang Jian guessed that there must be people wandering near the dormitory, lost.
Sure enough, his guess was right.
In his ghost eye vision, Yang Jian soon spotted a faint light five meters away.
Like a spark.
Although too faint to see clearly, in the dense darkness, the recognition was still quite high.
With caution, he quickly approached.
A human silhouette emerged in the darkness.
But Yang Jian did not immediately rejoice, because the human silhouette could very well be a ghost, not a person.
It was not until he carefully approached within five meters that the silhouette finally became clear.
It was a person, a somewhat attractive woman, but Yang Jian did not recognize her. He recalled that among the ten or so ghost hunters present during Professor Bai’s lecture during the day, there was indeed such a person. He did not have a complete impression of her, but he had seen her a few times unintentionally.
“Good, as long as she is a ghost hunter, that will do,” Yang Jian sighed in relief.
His vigilance and caution had led him to the first ghost hunter, increasing his number of ghosts.
“Who—who’s there?”
The rapid footsteps approaching in the darkness made Huang Ziya, who was lost near the dormitory building, tremble violently, her body breaking out in goosebumps as a sense of inexplicable terror flooded her.
She could not see clearly what was making the sound, only knowing that a “person” was closing in on her.
It could be another ghost hunter; it could be a real ghost.
“It’s me, Yang Jian,” came a deliberately lowered voice from the darkness.
Yang Jian?
The Ghost Eye Yang Jian?
Hearing that name, Huang Ziya, who wasn’t particularly mentally resilient, nearly burst into tears.
“You, how are you here?” However, her rationality as a ghost controller steadied her emotions.
“Just like you, I got dragged into this man-made paranormal incident. Now’s not the time for explanations. If you want to live, follow me. If you keep wandering around here, you will only be waiting to die. That ghost will target you soon.” Yang Jian didn’t rush closer, but instead spoke as he walked over.
This would allow her to lower her guard so she wouldn’t attack him suddenly, using the ghosts’ powers out of fear.
Under extreme tension, it’s easy for one to react excessively.
Yang Jian had personal experience with this.