A white Ghost Candle flickered with a tiny black flame.
The surrounding darkness was dim and cold, emitting an eerie and ominous aura everywhere. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel•fire.net
It had been over a minute since they lit the Ghost Candle.
But the ghost had still not appeared.
This situation made Yang Jian feel vaguely uneasy; he worried that the Ghost Candle was no longer capable of attracting the ghost over.
Or perhaps the Ghost Candle itself possessed some of the "ghost’s" characteristics and, faced with a ghost that kills those who are alone, its attractivness was not enough to overcome the rules of the ghost?
If that were the case, then his plan would have been a failure.
"Let’s wait a bit longer, if the ghost still doesn’t appear within three minutes, then the situation will have completely spiraled out of control," Yang Jian’s heart rose in apprehension. At this moment, his worry was not about the ghost appearing, but about the ghost not appearing.
If the ghost didn’t appear, it would mean that the Ghost Candle was ineffective and the other trainers scattered around the base would soon all be killed.
Time ticked away bit by bit.
The five people gathered together did not say a word at this moment, and the silence around them was almost terrifying. They could only hear each other’s heavy, anxious breathing.
The darkness surrounding them isolated them from the outside world; all of them were aware that there was no help coming, and they could only try to save themselves.
At that moment, it was as if a faint wind had blown around them, but instead of feeling the wind, the white Ghost Candle in the center began to flicker restlessly.
The flame shook violently, reflecting on the people and casting their shadows waveringly.
Unknowingly, their field of vision was greatly compressed, as a thick darkness surged in from all sides like a tide.
The black flame jumped more fiercely.
A trembling voice suddenly rang out beside him, as if asking and at the same time reminding.
"I know. The ghost is here, the Ghost Candle worked," Yang Jian spoke with an unusual gravity, fully aware of the abnormal surroundings, much like the experience he had had in Huanggang Village. ȒäNΟᛒЕＳ
After the ghost was drawn over, this first encounter was very perilous, as he wasn’t certain how many others this ghost could suppress right now.
Perhaps they were still safe, or perhaps they were already isolated.
He took a deep breath.
Suppressing the unease and tension within, Yang Jian made all the preparations he could.
The others were shaking with nervousness, doing nothing, saying nothing, for in the face of this ghost they might as well have been ordinary people. Their only function was to gather together and increase the numbers.
The encroaching darkness consumed the group without any suspense.
The previously dim surroundings immediately lost all light, becoming as dark as the dorm building had been, where one couldn’t see their hand in front of their face.
Except for Yang Jian, everyone turned effectively blind, unable to see the slightest trace of their surroundings, relying only on feeling, on their ears to detect the immense terror lurking around them.
The range of Ghost Eyesight wasn’t wide either.
This ghost could suppress any other ghosts without fail, including Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain, but Ghost Eyes also had a unique vision.
It was the Ghost Eyesight, so even though he couldn’t use Ghost Domain, he could still see the surroundings clearly through Ghost Eyes.
"Still about five meters range?" Yang Jian closed his eyes decisively, shifting his focus to the vision of Ghost Eyes, paying attention to the movements around him through Ghost Eyes.
Right now, there were a pair of eerie eyes on his forehead and the back of his head.
Two Ghost Eyes allowed him to see what was in front and behind him. The ghost didn’t particularly conceal its presence, so the vision from these two eyes was sufficient. Any more would be pointless and could actually interfere with Yang Jian himself.
"Yang Jian, has it arrived?" Zhang Lei, seeing no movement around him, couldn’t help but ask nervously in a low voice.
Yang Jian replied, "It’s not within the vision range of my Ghost Eyes, but I’m certain it’s already here, nearby. Don’t be nervous, follow the plan. If this operation really fails, then there’s nothing more to be said."
"Understood." Zhang Lei said no more and quietly waited for the outcome.
Yang Jian’s ghost eye moved slightly as he checked the position of the Ghost Candle.
The Ghost Candle was still stable, its burning speed was the same as before without any change.
Because the white Ghost Candle only had the function of attracting ghosts, it could not burn as intensely as the red Ghost Candle when a ghost appeared, meaning that the white Ghost Candle could burn for quite some time without fear it would suddenly burn out.
However, just as Yang Jian was about to look away,
A terrifying event occurred.
His vision was rapidly vanishing, everything around him was gradually dimming as if he had become blind, about to turn completely into a person without sight.
No, it wasn’t that I was going blind, but my ghost eye was being suppressed, closing on its own.
Instantly, Yang Jian realized that the situation was grim.
It wasn’t surprising that his ghost eye was being suppressed, but for it to close on its own was unprecedented. No, not unprecedented; back when he was in Dachang City, staying in Jiang Yan’s apartment, a passing ghost of unknown level had caused his ghost eye to do the same, to close on its own without daring to look.
This was a pure form of suppression.
Just like how his own Headless Ghost Shadow could perfectly suppress the Ghost Rope, turning it into an ordinary object.
But now, they were the ones being suppressed.
"Damn it, just how powerful has this ghost grown?"
Without a second thought, Yang Jian urgently opened a golden box he was holding.
After opening the box, something wrapped in thick gold foil revealed the shape of a hand; it was the Ghost Hand he had detained on the airplane.