Chapter 263: “tug-of-war”
Now Jiang Shan is in the final life-and-death race with the Ghost Messenger. He must successfully rendezvous with that Ghost Wielder before the Ghost Messenger reaches the fourth floor.
Only in this way can he handle it in this dormitory building and successfully restrict it.
At this moment,
Within the fourth floor corridor of the person in charge dormitory
“Damn it, what the hell happened? Did a ghost escape? What the hell is Headquarters doing!” In the dark corridor, a Ghost Wielder had an ugly expression on his face as he groped forward along the wall.
“Is anyone there?”
The man’s hoarse voice echoed in this pitch-black dormitory building, but not a single person responded. The silence was almost suffocating.
“Can’t get through on the satellite phone, can’t contact a single Ghost Wielder. What the hell happened!”
Although Wang Bin didn’t know what exactly was happening in the dormitory building at this moment.
As a Ghost Wielder, he quickly calmed himself down:
“Can’t stay in this building anymore. This darkness is definitely related to a ghost. Looks like there’s a ghost wandering in this building. Gotta get out of here first.”
Because he had only become a Ghost Wielder not long ago, he could still maintain a normal person’s physiological routine.
But it was precisely this normal physiological routine that nearly cost him his life.
If someone hadn’t been shouting loudly in the corridor and woken him up, he who was immersed in sleep wouldn’t even know a ghost had appeared in the dormitory building.
He immediately quickened his pace.
Not long after, Wang Bin’s footsteps suddenly stopped, and his already stiff face showed a horrified expression in the dark environment.
Because while exploring forward, he touched a hand on the wall.
This hand was ice-cold and stiff, slightly bent. Just touching it sent a bone-chilling coldness through him, instantly making his hair stand on end.
Like an electric shock, Wang Bin jerked back, yet the darkness ahead was terrifyingly quiet, as if some terrifying thing was standing in front blocking his way forward.
“This hand ghost is right in front of me?!”
Upon feeling that hand as cold as a corpse, Wang Bin shuddered all over instantly.
“Escape!”
This was the only thought in his mind.
With almost no hesitation, he turned and ran. From touching that hand to taking action, not even three seconds passed.
How terrifying would a Fierce Ghost that escaped from Headquarters detention be?
He, who was already alone, knew he absolutely had no capital to contend with a Fierce Ghost of this terror level.
So at this moment,
Running became the optimal solution.
But just as he turned around, Wang Bin suddenly felt as if a person had appeared out of thin air in the darkness behind him. A chilling, stiff palm grabbed his arm, stopping him from continuing forward.
“How could this…” His whole body was enveloped in fear, his heart seeming to stop beating at that moment.
“Let go of me, let go of me now.”
Then, a ice-cold, stiff palm suddenly appeared on his shoulder in the darkness. The chilling cold penetrated through his clothes, stirring the fear in his heart and instantly stopping his already tense heart from beating.
He began to struggle violently, roaring madly, trying to break free and escape.
But it was no use.
At this moment, Wang Bin was just an ordinary man. The ghost in his body was suppressed without any reaction, his own body fragile beyond belief, with no room for resistance.
“How could it be so fast?… Damn it! Damn it! Why is the ghost in my body showing no reaction at all?! Is there anyone to save me… save me, I’m about to die!”
Feeling his body’s life force rapidly draining away, Wang Bin’s mind was filled with despair and unwillingness.
The most terrifying, most feared thing had happened.
The ghost had found him.
It’s over.
Clearly, the moment he touched that hand, he had immediately launched an attack from the Fierce Ghost in his body against it.
But this attack was like a mud ox entering the sea—not only did it have no effect, it didn’t even cause a ripple.
Now,
Wang Bin’s mind was empty of thoughts, only filled with despair and the fear of awaiting death.
In the next second after being grabbed by the Ghost Messenger,
A intense pain came from his body. He felt that chilling stiff hand brutally reaching in from the ribs on both sides of his arm,
That hand seemed to have torn open his skin, crushed his bones, and was groping around inside his body, as if searching for the whereabouts of the ghost he controlled.
The intense pain made Wang Bin nearly faint from the agony.
Yet despair and hope arrived at the same moment.
“Wang Bin, hold on.”
Upon seeing Wang Bin, Huang Ziya immediately shouted. She, Liu San, and another unfamiliar Ghost Wielder all grabbed Wang Bin together, stopping him from being dragged into the darkness.
Earlier, Jiang Shan had made arrangements, considering that the ghost would very likely target the lone Ghost Wielder on the fourth floor first.
So while suppressing three Fierce Ghosts, he had everyone stay together, holding onto each other in a straight line.
Once they found the Ghost Wielder on the fourth floor, because they were holding each other, they would count as a single entity in the Ghost Messenger’s judgment.
As long as they ensured that the attacked Ghost Wielder wasn’t killed immediately, they would have a chance to turn things around.
In the darkness, a huge force came from Wang Bin’s body, trying to pull out his intestines and crush his bones.
But with Huang Ziya’s appearance, Wang Bin could clearly feel that the hand inside him was no longer searching for the Fierce Ghost he controlled.
Instead, that hand wanted to pull him away from the group, as if to take him to some terrifying presence deep in the darkness.
Although Huang Ziya and the others were extremely terrified, they still didn’t let go, gripping Wang Bin tightly to prevent the ghost from taking him away.
Because everyone knew very well that in this action, no matter who died, the rest would be wiped out. So even if the first one attacked wasn’t themselves, they had to risk their lives to save the others.
“Jiang Shan, we don’t have enough slots here. Think of something quick!” Liu San, noticing something wrong, immediately shouted toward Jiang Shan in the middle of the group.
Based on the information Jiang Shan had shared with everyone on the road, he judged:
At this moment, the group holding Wang Bin could already count as a single entity.
If the Ghost Messenger’s killing pattern hadn’t changed, it shouldn’t continue attacking Wang Bin. The current situation could only mean one thing.
The number of Fierce Ghosts controlled by their group was less than the number suppressed by the Ghost Messenger!
So once Wang Bin died, everyone present would be targeted, with no one able to escape the Ghost Messenger’s attack.
Now, they were like in a tug-of-war, using the simplest method to confront the ghost, but this was clearly ineffective.
Everyone was being dragged backward, and Wang Bin was in even more pain. His body felt like it was about to be forcibly torn apart by this pulling force, gritting his teeth in agony and letting out screams.
