Chapter 253: The Message That Never Arrived
“The Detain action continues. I have already requested aid from Headquarters. What we need to do now is buy time.”
“Since they want to kill us so badly, we’ll use the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain to circle around with them. Even if we all die here, we absolutely cannot let that team of Ghost Wielders affect Old Qin or this action.”
“If necessary, I’ll fight them to the death. You all ensure the action proceeds normally as much as possible and wait for Headquarters support.” Li Jun, running at the rear, said hoarsely.
His steps were now sluggish, his body withered and dry, like a corpse about to burn to charcoal, horrifying to behold. Through the cracks in his charred black flesh, eerie green Ghost Fire burned.
Originally, from the start of preparing the action to Old Qin entering the Hotel, everything had gone incredibly smoothly.
But no matter what, he had never expected that at some unknown time, a team of Ghost Wielders had actually hidden in the Urban Area behind them.
Leaving aside how that team of Ghost Wielders recovered as good as new in the blink of an eye after each killing, as if resurrected, which was incredibly Weirdness.
What Li Jun found most unbelievable was:
Their surroundings should have been under Headquarters’ Blockade and control at all times, so how had this team of Ghost Wielders managed to lurk silently?
And this bloody fact right before them was enough to prove one thing:
There was a mole in Headquarters!
Li Jun, still fleeing, had already informed Sun Huafeng of all the information he knew.
What they needed to do now was ensure they didn’t die and wait for rescue while preventing that team of unknown Ghost Wielders from interfering with Old Qin’s action.
Although Li Jun very much wanted to fight those Ghost Wielders to the death,
dying himself was a small matter, but if the Fierce Ghost in the Ghost Wielders’ bodies underwent Fierce Ghost Revival and began to roam, affecting this action,
then his death would not be glory, but Sin.
Li Jun was very clear on this point.
So their current situation was very dire—they couldn’t flee, nor could they kill.
The appearance of that team of Ghost Wielders was like it was specifically targeting their action, stabbing at the vital point like a fishbone in the throat.
“Su Fan, which way next? Can we confirm our position now?”
After hearing the chaotic footsteps and bursts of conversation voices around them, Li Jun signaled everyone to stop and stay Vigilant, then looked gravely at a young man.
The man named Su Fan was now actually looking down and playing on his Mobile Phone, as if immersed in the game and unable to extricate himself.
At a time like this, even someone with a bit of brains knew it wasn’t the time to play games, yet no one stopped his behavior.
Because Li Jun and A Hong knew Su Fan’s ability.
On Su Fan’s Mobile Phone, a very crude, even extremely rough game was running.
The game was in first-person view, with a deep Road in sight. Through this first-person perspective, one could see the protagonist in this Mobile Phone game running forward quickly, but beside it was a dangerous Hint: Someone around.
With Su Fan’s clicks, the protagonist in the game soon reached a fork.
Now there were three Roads in front of him.
The straight Road on the left was shrouded in a horrifying, bruise-like bluish-black mist;
As for the right one, already nearly behind them, the Woods on both sides of that country Path were visibly full of writhing Weirdness Humanoid Figures;
As for the middle one, like a Hotel corridor Road, only a dim streetlamp appeared in the endless Darkness, emitting a faint light.
“We absolutely cannot take the first Road. This bluish-black mist means the Hotel detaining the Starving Ghost is in the northwest direction. As for the second Road, obviously, that team of Ghost Wielders is in the southeast direction. Support hasn’t arrived yet; it’s not time to Solve them.”
“So only the middle Road is viable, but what does the information it reveals mean?”
Su Fan, who had luckily survived the previous Attack, was now calmly analyzing everything the protagonist in the game saw.
Having made his decision, he frantically clicked the screen, controlling the character in the game to head down the middle Road, occasionally using some Props picked up earlier in the game.
Danger was approaching
When he saw the danger Hint change, Su Fan immediately used a Prop: Satellite Phone.
The protagonist in the scene stopped, then tried dialing a number with the Satellite Phone but found it couldn’t connect.
However, unexpectedly, as soon as the protagonist stopped, everything around instantly turned dark, the entire screen suddenly dimmed, just like the screen shutting off.
Then a big red word appeared: You are dead.
Su Fan frowned, his face somewhat gloomy.
This sudden death without warning wasn’t the first time. This crude, chaotic game could drive a person mad, but he had no choice but to spend large amounts of time on this nauseating game every day, because this game was linked to Reality in some way, carrying some mysterious and Terrifying Curse.
“Su Fan, any results?” Li Jun saw him put down the Mobile Phone and asked in a low voice.
Su Fan said with a grim face: “Run southwest. That’s the best option so far, but I can’t confirm if that Road is safe. After all, the information from my game is very limited. Give me a bit more time.”
“Also, Headquarters’ Satellite Phone seems unable to connect.”
“Unable to connect? No signal. Looks like Supernatural Interference on the Mobile Phone. Then we’ll proceed with the action as you said.”
After confirming the Information, Li Jun unhesitatingly chose to lead the team in the direction Su Fan indicated.
They now not only couldn’t contact Headquarters but were in the Ghost Domain with a pack of jackals, wolves, and tigers behind them.
The only things Li Jun could trust now were himself and Su Fan’s Foresight ability.
Just as Li Jun led the remaining A Hong and Su Fan from the Five-person team, circling nonstop with that team of Ghost Wielders in the Ghost Domain with visibility under five meters,
“The area covered by the Ghost Painting and Starving Ghost Ghost Domain is shrinking. Looks like this action is about to succeed.”
At this moment,
In the sky not far from that Urban Area.
Jiang Shan, sitting on the clouds smoking, was still observing that hazy world. Noticing the anomaly, the Unease in his heart involuntarily faded somewhat.
But Jiang Shan didn’t know that in the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain beyond his sight, Li Jun and the others were being chased by a group of “Immortal and indestructible” Ghost Wielders of unknown origin.
If Headquarters had sent support to Li Jun and them, Jiang Shan should have been the first choice.
But he hadn’t received any messages.
Not just Jiang Shan—every Ghost Wielder in Dajing City, whether Captain, Person in Charge, or civilian Ghost Wielder, had received no mobilization message from Headquarters.
