Mysterious Revival

"Hey, did you see that just now? There wasn't any outpatient room at all; every door down the corridor was haunted. Those things were just standing there, stiff as boards, not moving an inch. How many doorways have we passed since then?"

"Ten, twenty?"

Sun Yi said with some panic and unease.

Thanks to the appearance of the Ghost Candle, they had successfully found the way out. By this time, everyone had left that terrifying place and was walking up the hospital's stairwell through the safe passage.

"Shut up, no one would think you're mute if you don't speak," someone snapped at him.

Thinking back to the scene they had witnessed just moments before, everyone felt a lingering fear in their hearts.

If they had continued to stay in that place, once all the ghosts awoke, everyone there would have died.

"What's the deal with those things? Why didn't they attack us proactively? Normally, they wouldn't pass up the opportunity when we just walked past them so boldly," Zhang Han also said uneasily.

Wang Xiaoming replied, "Maybe they're undergoing some kind of change and haven't fully transformed into third-stage Ghost Infants yet. Or it could be due to some other reason that those ghosts haven't woken up. But that isn't important. What matters is that the hospital's situation is deteriorating further.

I originally thought there was only one ghost, not even counting the Ghost Infants inside those patients' bellies."

"Now it seems there's only one possibility."

"What possibility?" Zhang Han asked.

"The ghosts have been released and have already taken over this place. If that's the case, then the origin of this entire situation, the unknown ghost, doesn't seem to want us to discover its existence, perhaps even preventing us from finding it."

Wang Xiaoming's expression shifted as he said, "Previously, I was merely using the other Ghost Infants to locate Seventh Street, and I was discovered. That ghost immediately came looking for me. If we hadn't retreated quickly enough, Yang Jian and I might already have been trapped in the hospital."

"Perhaps this operation shouldn't have been carried out; it should have been called off."

Yang Jian didn't speak at that moment; he was just wondering what exactly it was that had so abruptly blown out his Ghost Candle.

Recalling the speed at which the Ghost Candle had burned before, he had encountered such a situation previously.

A ghost standing under the streetlight, visible only from behind, its face obscured.

During that encounter too, the Ghost Candle had burned intensely.

And the faster the Ghost Candle burns, the more vicious the surrounding ghosts are.

"The thing that snuffed out my Ghost Candle just now definitely wasn't a Ghost Infant from this hospital, but another ghost... a ghost that has been following us, yet remains unseen. This ghost's Terror Level surpasses all the Ghost Infants we've encountered so far."

Such an astonishing hypothesis emerged in Yang Jian's mind.

But no sooner had this thought appeared did it cause him to break out in a cold sweat.

If there truly was a ghost more terrifying than the current Ghost Infants lurking amongst them, then their lives might be in danger at any moment.

"When, exactly when did that ghost start following? Has it been tailing me since the Ghost Door Knocker incident, or has it always been following someone else? No, it definitely hasn't been following me; I've used the Ghost Candle before and there was no reaction from the candle flame, which means there were no ghosts around me."

Sweat formed on Yang Jian's forehead, a mix of nervousness and anxiety as he tried to quickly analyze the situation: "If that ghost isn't following me, then there's only one possibility—it's following Zhao Kaiming."

"In the last Ghost Door Knocker incident, there were four ghost controllers involved: me, Wang Yue, Tong Qian, and Zhao Kaiming."

"Wang Yue's ghost is the Ghost Rope, Tong Qian's is the Ghost Face behind her head, but only Zhao Kaiming's ghost is unknown, a complete mystery. Considering the ghost I saw under the streetlight last time, I have reason to believe that Zhao Kaiming and that ghost are somehow related; otherwise, it couldn't be such a coincidence." Stay updated through empire

"Whether it's true or not, a ten percent chance is enough."

With that thought,

Yang Jian suddenly stopped and said, "Hold on, I think with the current situation, it's too risky for us all to act together. I believe it's necessary to split up."

At those words, everyone looked at him as if he had lost his mind.

In this situation, to suggest splitting up? Was he courting death?

"Yang Jian, how could you come up with such an idea? So many of us were moving together before, and there were still casualties. You want to split up? If I didn't see you acting normally, I'd even suspect you're not yourself," someone immediately retorted.

"What are you thinking?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

Yang Jian responded, "Nothing much, I just feel that it might be more convenient to split up. I don't need a team; I can go alone."

"If you run into a ghost, you'll have a miserable death," Zhao Kaiming said coldly.

Wang Xiaoming said, "Although I don't know what you're thinking, I refuse your suggestion. It's indeed irrational to separate at a time like this."

"I'm just letting you know, I don't need your agreement," Yang Jian said.

He really couldn't feel at ease acting alongside an unknown ghost, especially when even the Ghost Candle couldn't withstand that ghost's terror.

Compared to the unknown, Yang Jian would rather face the swarming Ghost Infants alone.

Even if he were to die, he wanted to die with a clear understanding.

"Has Yang Jian noticed something? What a sharp guy. No wonder he has survived paranormal events over and over again. Not only is he cautious, but he is also decisive in action."

Zhao Kaiming watched Yang Jian's distinctly determined demeanor and couldn't help but have his gaze flicker.

Although it was just a minor detail, he had confirmed that his ghost had been exposed, and Yang Jian had noticed it.

"Professor Wang, which floor is your office on? We can regroup there," Yang Jian said.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"On the top floor, because it's convenient for helicopter pick-up," Wang Xiaoming said, 'Since you've made up your mind, I won't insist. Just be careful.'

"You too." Yang Jian said his piece but still insisted on leaving.

Zhang Han was indecisive at this moment. He wanted to leave with Yang Jian, but in the end, he couldn't make up his mind. However, he knew that Yang Jian must have a very important reason to choose to leave the group at this time; he must have discovered something and didn't dare to act with the others.

But as much as he understood, he wasn't sure, so he couldn't make up his mind either.

After a while, Yang Jian disappeared into the corridor on the sixth floor, planning to take an alternate, safer route to the top floor.

After separating from the others, whether it was psychological or a genuinely correct choice, the strong feelings of disapproval and danger in his heart seemed to disappear.

However, to be safe, he lit the Ghost Candle again.

The crimson Ghost Candle emitted its green light once more, eerie and mysterious.

But this time, the burning speed of the Ghost Candle noticeably slowed down a lot, almost back to normal.

This indicated that there were no ghosts near Yang Jian, and for the moment, he was safe.

"My guess was correct. That ghost wasn't following me, but someone among them, with Zhao Kaiming being the most suspicious, and Zhang Han and Wang Xiaoming the least," Yang Jian sighed with relief but then became solemn again.

He then blew out the Ghost Candle, not wanting to waste the half that remained.

"Things have gotten complicated now. It's not just the Ghost Infants we have to be wary of, but also the people around us."

Thinking of this gave him a headache.

This was no longer just a difficult mode; it felt like he had prematurely entered a hellish paranormal event.

But there was no choice, the Hungry Ghost incident was a major event. No matter how difficult, he had to find a way to resolve it, so he hardened his resolve and continued to be involved.

Even though he was acting alone, with no worries behind him, Yang Jian didn't care as much. He moved quickly, taking advantage of the fact that he hadn't yet awakened any fierce ghosts and sprinted up the stairs.

The Ghost Eye was being suppressed at the moment; the Ghost Domain couldn't be used normally.

If he wanted to use it, he would have to give up suppressing the Ghost Shadow, which could lead to danger if it got out of control.

So for now, Yang Jian chose to play it safe, reasoning that it wouldn't be too late to take action if he truly encountered a dire situation.

However, while Yang Jian and Wang Xiaoming were acting together, something uncontrollable happened.

In the corridor they had previously passed through, the ghosts that stood on both sides with closed eyes, seemingly in deep sleep, suddenly opened their eyes all at once, revealing pitch-black, hollow sockets without pupils, exuding sheer viciousness.

They were no longer rigid in one spot, but began to move.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the dark corridor, like corpses walking on the ground.

Soon, all the ghosts vanished, melting into the darkness in various directions.