264: Yang Jian Comes Online
“Is there no light here either?”
When Yang Jian returned to Guanjiang Residential Complex, he discovered, like other parts of Dachang City, it was shrouded in darkness, not a single light was turned on.
A dark blue gloom enveloped the area, seemingly devouring this last piece of safe territory.
During the time he had been dead, everything had proceeded as anticipated, without any unexpected miracles. He had thought that the headquarters of the spirit manipulators might come up with something, but it seemed that, as always, he could only rely on himself.
“The lights being off doesn’t mean those people are all dead, at least the ones in the safe house can’t be.”
With this thought in mind, Yang Jian parked his car at the entrance.
At that moment, the front gate of the house was tightly closed, curtains were drawn on every floor, and there were no signs of life inside—it resembled a place that was dead and silent.
“This should be the best scenario, right?”
Yang Jian glanced at it and felt somewhat relieved.
Had there been an accident here, it wouldn’t appear so normal. If the doors were ajar and the windows shattered, it would indicate that terror had invaded and most people inside were likely victims.
He entered past the front gate with the help of the Ghost Mirror, ignoring the barrier.
He first locked this extremely important Ghost Mirror on the fifth floor to ensure it wouldn’t be lost during the action to come.
He sniffed the persistent stench of corpses on him.
Yang Jian had no choice but to change his clothes and take a bath in the swimming pool on the third floor to get rid of the smell.
But it didn’t.
The corpse stench still clung to him, albeit fainter, and the blotches on his hands were as clear as ever, not fading despite his resurrection.
Yang Jian frowned.
He wasn’t pleased with the condition of his body, as these symptoms all suggested he was moving closer to death; he was just still conscious. If he were to lose his consciousness too, he surmised he’d be no different from a real ghost.
“Who’s there?”
Suddenly, he sensed something, and the flesh on his chest split open, revealing an eerie eye that emitted a red light, instantaneously sweeping over the area.
The gloom was dispelled, replaced by a sea of crimson.
The Ghost Domain instantly opened up.
It took only one Ghost Eye.
“Ah!”
Someone was startled, then trembled as they said, “Is, is that Yang Jian? I’m Zhang Liqin, the salesperson who sold you the car last time.”
Without needing her to say more, Yang Jian already knew as soon as he enveloped her in his Ghost Domain.
At that moment, Zhang Liqin was shivering at the doorway, using the dwindling battery of her phone to shine the flashlight in their direction.
Her face was pale, her expression haggard. Her once black and lustrous hair was now a tangled and dry mess, making her look like a lunatic, drastically different from before.
Being alone in this place for seven days, constantly anxious about ghosts possibly appearing, it was quite remarkable that she hadn’t lost her mind under such mental strain.
“You’re still alive. Good—I thought you might have died.” Yang Jian spoke.
“I, I’m okay. I heard someone going upstairs, and I knew it could only be you returning… I’ve been waiting for you to come back.” Zhang Liqin’s tightly wound nerves suddenly relaxed, and she collapsed onto the ground, bursting into tears.
She was like a helpless child who suddenly found their parent.
Yang Jian didn’t comfort her, simply stating, “This supernatural event should come to an end. I’ll solve it. From now on, all of you will be safe. Bring me some clothes, I’ve finished bathing.”
Zhang Liqin wiped away her tears and quickly stood up. She shone her phone around and asked, “Which clothes should I get?”
“My work clothes,” Yang Jian replied.
Zhang Liqin swiftly found a new set of uniform that hadn’t been worn.
As Yang Jian dried himself off, he stepped out of the swimming pool, “Did those things get into the house?”
“I, I don’t know.”
Zhang Liqin approached with the clothes: “I’ve been hiding on the fourth floor, really scared. But I haven’t heard any noises. Though, I did hear someone screaming outside, I don’t know who it was.”
“Let’s check it out.”
The red light that covered the room with Yang Jian’s gaze immediately spread outside.
In the blink of an eye, the entire building was engulfed in red light, which didn’t stop there but continued to spread towards the complex outside. In less than three seconds, the whole complex was shrouded in red light.
How large is Guanjiang Residential Complex?
You’d need to drive just to get around inside what is the largest complex in Dachang City. Including the undeveloped areas, the complex spans over five kilometers.
To cover such an extensive area was a testament to the sheer scale of the Ghost Domain.
And it seemed this wasn’t the limit of Yang Jian’s power.
“There are no ghosts in the house, but there are quite a few in the complex,” Yang Jian instantly understood the situation of the entire complex through the Ghost Domain.
“Is it that dangerous?” Zhang Liqin shuddered.
Yang Jian replied, “It’s not particularly dangerous. This number should be considered small. If it were in the city center, the situation would be entirely different. Hmm? There seems to be something going on outside. I’ll take a look.”