Chapter 227: Lighthouse
【There are supernatural fluctuations near Dadong Gymnasium, estimated to be two C-level fierce ghosts, approximate position at the gymnasium main entrance and not far to the left front of the main entrance】
【There are supernatural fluctuations near Fuyuan Building, estimated to be one C-level fierce ghost, approximate position at the junction of Main Entrance Crossroads】
【There are strong supernatural fluctuations near Hui’an Estuary, estimated to be one B-level fierce ghost, approximate position under Hui’an Bridge】
【The above are the latest batch of supernatural locations, nearby teams please select targets nearby】
After issuing these instructions all at once, the frontline person in charge, Zhu Fan, finally put down the old notebook in his hand.
Headquarters assigned him to command for a reason.
The Ghost Notebook’s parent body and the paper as subordinate body can communicate in real time, and this communication is immune to distance and general supernatural interference, much more useful than a satellite phone.
Now shrouded in thick fog, with communication tools unusable, those field teams are equivalent to isolated ships, and only Zhu Fan can link them up.
But the price is not ordinary at all…
Zhu Fan somewhat headachingly covered his forehead, but unexpectedly touched a patch of cold sweat beads.
Fierce ghost power ultimately has a price, even though his state was good before and the Ghost Notebook’s corrosion speed was not fast, after such high-intensity use of fierce ghost power, his face was pale, even with some nauseating queasiness.
Might end up dying on duty, wonder how much compensation he could get…
Shaking his head, Zhu Fan looked at the youth sitting beside him: “Xiao Yaguang, how is your situation now?”
Compared to himself, Xiao Yaguang was the most exhausted one.
Not only was Xiao Yaguang’s physical condition already poor, but also because of the current large-scale listening for supernatural events.
It is well known that the stronger the fierce ghost power, the greater the side effect.
And Spirit Ear Xiao Yaguang’s detection even covers half of Dadong City, Zhu Fan didn’t dare to imagine how terrifying the burden from his fierce ghost was.
“……Give me five minutes.” The youth wearing sunglasses had a hoarse voice, like a rundown bellows, leaking air even when speaking.
The ghost controller acting as guard beside him advised, “Rest for a bit, you two absolutely cannot have any mishaps, forcing yourselves to death now will only make the situation worse.”
Everyone present, including Xiao Yaguang himself, clearly knew that this Spirit Ear was already on the edge of resurgence.
The most direct manifestation was that Xiao Yaguang’s “reporting points” frequency was getting lower, speed slower, intervals longer. Every sentence required a long pause, as if his consciousness was already detached, about to fall into unconsciousness.
However, to his teammate’s persuasion, Xiao Yaguang did not respond, just sitting there silently, showing his determination.
He currently had no strength to waste, even shaking his head was a luxury.
This miserable state was not only because of the high-intensity use of supernatural power.
More importantly, the information representing supernatural events was uncontrollably drilling into his ears, constantly corroding his spirit.
Thousands of radios echoing in his brain, this feeling probably no one could understand.
Moreover, the difficulty of accurately distinguishing positions was also rising, the only certainty was that Dadong City’s fierce ghosts not only did not decrease due to the field teams’ efforts, but were constantly increasing.
“How many fierce ghosts is this ghostly place still hiding, didn’t Wang Cha Ling say Dadong City was absolutely safe…” A short-haired ghost controller gritted his teeth.
He walked to the map of Dadong City, picked up a black pen and marked black crosses on the three just reported locations.
At this moment, the map was already filled with large and small symbols, black crosses for supernatural, circles for resolved, and red crosses for field teams that were wiped out.
Fortunately, the ghost controllers leading each team were not weak, and generally fought one against many, so no annihilation situations had occurred yet.
But looking at those unresolved black crosses, anyone with eyes knew casualties were just a matter of time.
“Calm down, this matter can’t be blamed on Wang Xiaoming’s head. After all, it was a sudden event, no one could predict it before the outbreak.”
The uniformed ghost controller guarding beside Zhu Fan reminded, “Now is not the time for infighting.”
“Am I trying to infight?” The short-haired ghost controller flung the pen away, irritably grabbing and ruffling his hair.
“Those people outside are fighting for their lives, are we just going to sit here and watch?”
When grouping, he randomly picked Xiao Yaguang’s group, and at first didn’t know his task was to stay at headquarters.
If he had known earlier it was this situation, he would rather go to that masked strange person’s group than waste time here.
Even setting aside Xiao Yaguang and Zhu Fan, there were still a full six ghost controllers here, just waiting idly in the meeting room, completely wasting combat power.
If these people were sent out, they could form one or even two field teams on their own.
“Stop arguing…” Zhu Fan headachingly rubbed his temples.
“Our task is also very important, field teams’ tasks are very dangerous, our task is to ensure their safety as much as possible. Whether intelligence or distress signals, they must be passed on in time.”
This command room was like a lighthouse in the fog, without the lighthouse’s guidance, ships in the thick fog could only charge around randomly no matter how fast.
“But that’s you and Xiao Yaguang’s role, we people besides fighting…”
“Cough cough.”
Before the short-haired ghost controller finished speaking, his companion beside him suddenly coughed twice and poked his kidney.
Following his companion’s action, Xiao Yaguang was already supporting himself with both hands on his cane, looking like he was on the verge of collapse.
“…” The short-haired ghost controller also couldn’t say more.
Looking at the room that fell into silence because of this, he suddenly found himself seeming a bit inconsiderate.
Damn!
Silently cursing, he slowed his steps and gently opened the meeting room door, planning to go out for a smoke to relax.
The people in the room didn’t express any opinions because of this, after all, everyone’s purpose in rushing to Dadong City first was the same.
The previous conflict wasn’t even a contradiction, could only say everyone’s compatibility had some issues.
After all, those who could become ghost controllers were mostly eccentric guys.
【This is Team Seven Xu Zheng, we are relatively close to Fuyuan Building, approximately three minutes to arrive】
A line of text suddenly appeared abruptly on the notebook, attracting Zhu Fan’s attention.
Finally, an idle team had taken a task.
Glancing at the name, Zhu Fan felt somewhat surprised.
Them again?
Xu Zheng… this small team’s efficiency was unusually high, if no accidents, the team with the best record should be their Team Seven.
“Should say not bad for the strongest?” Zhu Fan murmured.
