Chapter 262: The “race” Between Man And Ghost
“On our side including Liu San and Huang Ziya later, the number of ghosts is 9. Even if I release the three ghosts from the Ghost Mirror Shard, the number is at most 12, but this is just drinking poison to quench thirst.”
“10 is still the situation with the fewest number of fierce ghosts suppressed by the Ghost Messenger, and this number will only increase, not decrease, so we are still in a scattered state now, and there is still a possibility of being killed.”
Now the terror level of the Ghost Messenger has far exceeded Jiang Shan’s expectations. He is now racing against the fierce ghost to see whether its killing speed is faster or his speed of gathering these scattered Ghost Wielders is faster.
Once the Ghost Messenger kills all the Ghost Wielders in the Training Base, let alone Jiang Shan, even Old Qin might not be able to suppress its complete form.
Now,
What Jiang Shan needs to do is not just to use the Newspaper Ghost’s Supernatural to modify the Ghost Messenger’s Killing Pattern.
He also needs to gather all surviving Ghost Wielders together as much as possible, and then restrict the Ghost Messenger at the first opportunity.
This is his only chance to turn the tables in the Training Base.
The Ghost Messenger, which has the ability to suppress more than a dozen ghosts, is no longer something he can handle alone. As long as the surviving Ghost Wielders in the Training Base are gathered together as much as possible.
Only by ensuring that he and the others are not “group killed” does Jiang Shan have a chance to handle the Ghost Messenger.
So,
Time is key.
“There are still Ghost Wielders in the building.”
Jiang Shan, who only had perception left in the Ghost Domain, headed straight upstairs along the stairwell without hesitation after discovering the Ghost Wielders in the building.
The stairs in the darkness exuded a inexplicable sense of oppression, and faint footsteps could vaguely be heard echoing in the silent stairwell.
Not his own, nor from behind Liu San and Huang Ziya’s, but from an unknown existence.
“Is the Ghost Messenger also in this building? Then take this opportunity to detain it. It absolutely cannot be allowed to continue developing.”
Upon hearing those faint footsteps, Jiang Shan’s expression instantly became grave.
He had already confirmed that there were still six Ghost Wielders alive in this dormitory building, but he did not know how many people were outside this building.
After all, by now, other Ghost Wielders might have already scattered and escaped from here.
During this time, they might not even have had time to receive notifications from Headquarters, let alone know this ghost’s Killing Pattern.
Compared to Yang Jian, whose Ghost Domain was completely suppressed and who was almost groping in the darkness.
Jiang Shan can now not only quickly find the positions of the others in the building through the Ghost Domain, but also know how to handle the Ghost Messenger:
“Take the fake Coffin Nail made by Wang Xiao Ming, alter the Ghost Messenger’s Killing Pattern, and make it misjudge its own numbers.”
“Finally, modify the terrain and forcibly restrict the Ghost Messenger in the Training Base. The detention issue afterward can only be discussed with Old Qin, and perhaps then a reasonable method can be found.”
Jiang Shan knew that in the original work, because the Coffin Nail artificially made by Wang Xiao Ming fell into the Ghost Messenger’s hands, it had the ability to suppress three ghosts from the start.
“Follow up.”
After a reminder, Jiang Shan immediately led Liu San and Huang Ziya into action within the building.
For some reason.
Although the Ghost Messenger’s footsteps kept echoing in his ears, Jiang Shan did not see its figure in the building or in the Ghost Domain.
Although he had doubts in his heart, this did not conflict with what he needed to do.
He simply ignored it.
“Bang!”
With the precise positioning of the Ghost Domain, Jiang Shan roughly kicked open the door of a dormitory and glanced inside.
As expected, he saw a person hugging his legs and sitting in the farthest corner of the dormitory. His expression was slightly calm but still showed some unease and panic.
Especially when the door was kicked open by him, the person was so scared that he covered his mouth.
“I’m Jiang Shan. You’re also one of this batch of Ghost Wielders, right? There’s no time to explain now. Come with me immediately.”
After seeing this person, Jiang Shan gave him no time to ask questions and continued:
“The Ghost Messenger has been released. Headquarters has fallen. The Ghost Messenger targets isolated people. What you’re doing is no different from suicide. I don’t want to waste time explaining now. Come with me immediately. I still need to find others.”
“I’ll give you three seconds to consider.”
Jiang Shan had already walked to his side and directly reached out to pull him up.
Then he placed his hand on the other shoulder.
“Don’t let go. I can see clearly here. I’ll lead the way.”
“I… I’ll go with you.” This person was clearly starting to panic and no longer insisted on staying put. He immediately followed Jiang Shan out of the dormitory.
The people arranged here for training are mostly Ghost Wielders with some potential, and many know their limits.
If not for the fact that killing and handling fierce ghosts takes more time, Jiang Shan would even consider killing every Ghost Wielder he found.
This is not because he kills indiscriminately.
Jiang Shan, who didn’t know when he would encounter the Ghost Messenger, is now racing against the Ghost Messenger in this dormitory building to obtain fierce ghosts second by second.
Compared to explaining and waiting.
Any second wasted could very likely affect the outcome of the subsequent confrontation.
If the Ghost Messenger loses, it will only have its Killing Pattern modified and be restricted in the Training Base;
But if Jiang Shan and the others lose, it won’t just be these few Ghost Wielders who die.
It could be the entire Dajing City, the entire country, or even the entire world that “dies” because of it.
“The Ghost Messenger is now on the sixth floor. Has another person in charge died? Now it has at least 12 slots for suppressed fierce ghosts. Need to be faster.”
Just as Jiang Shan was about to go find the Ghost Wielder on the fourth floor, he suddenly discovered that the Ghost Wielder in a washroom on the sixth floor had lost vital signs.
However, he, who had been paying attention to any anomalies in the Ghost Domain, never perceived the Ghost Messenger’s presence from beginning to end.
It was as if,
The Ghost Messenger was always in the Ghost Domain, but at the same time not in the Ghost Domain.
This weird description sounded like a grammatical error, but under the power of the supernatural, it was truly happening right in front of Jiang Shan.
“Among your batch of people in charge, is there a Ghost Wielder named Qian Yi? Does he also live here?” Jiang Shan, who was running toward the fourth floor, suddenly asked the people behind him.
“Yes! I saw him on the seventh floor yesterday.” Huang Ziya immediately replied.
After confirming that Qian Yi was also in this dormitory building, Jiang Shan had guessed the reason for the Ghost Messenger’s bizarre state.
Although most ghosts do not fully manifest in the Ghost Domain, a situation like the Ghost Messenger completely disappearing in the Dead Face Ghost’s Ghost Domain was the first time Jiang Shan had encountered it.
If nothing unexpected happens,
The current Ghost Messenger has already killed Qian Yi and fused Qian Yi’s fierce ghost—a pair of eerie Embroidered Shoes—into its own Puzzle Piece.
That pair of shoes, which seemed to be part of the Ghost Bride’s Puzzle Piece, could move freely in Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain. If controlled by the Ghost Messenger, it was very likely to have mutated.
“As long as I rescue the Ghost Wielder on the fourth floor and release the three ghosts from the Ghost Mirror Shard, there’s a high probability that our side will have more fierce ghosts.”
“As long as we can find the Ghost Messenger on the sixth floor, everything can be solved.”
