Chapter 450 - Chapter 450: 449 failed to rendezvous

Chapter 450: 449 failed to rendezvous

“Why hasn’t that guy named Qian Yi come over yet?” Yang Jian stood at the staircase waiting, looking down.

There was not a single person on the first floor.

According to the previous phone call, a ghost controller named Qian Yi should have already walked over from the first floor by now. Under normal circumstances, they would have already met up.

But something was wrong; he, Huang Ziya, and another ghost controller had not yet waited for the person named Qian Yi.

“I’m not sure either,” came the slightly anxious voice of Huang Ziya from behind him.

Yang Jian frowned deeply, “Hasn’t the headquarters sent any messages?”

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“Headquarters said they can’t contact Qian Yi anymore.” Huang Ziya held Yang Jian’s satellite positioning phone to communicate, but the result was that there was no response from Qian Yi’s side.

“It seems that the person named Qian Yi turned off the communication on purpose.”

Turned off the communication on purpose?

Yang Jian frowned, “What kind of joke is this? At a time like this, he turns off the communication, let the headquarters directly locate his position. The ghost is wandering around in the dorm building; at this critical moment, he pulls this move?”

“Okay, alright,” Huang Ziya behind him contacted headquarters again to ask for help with the location.

“Yang Jian, what do we do now? We can’t continue waiting here for that Qian Yi, right? The ghost could appear at any time.” The other ghost controller, although his tone was relatively calm, betrayed a sense of unease and fear.

After all, the three of them were still isolated at this time.

If the ghost found them, death was certain.

No one could remain calm under such a threat of death, not even Yang Jian, who was also quite anxious.

“Let’s go to the third floor; we’ve already made contact with Zhang Lei. He said there are a total of four ghost controllers gathered together, heading this way. This is good news. If we can meet up with them, our chances of surviving this time would be very high,” Yang Jian decided to start heading towards the third floor.

Honestly, he was reluctant to go deeper into the dorm building.

Because the higher they went, the closer they might be to the ghost’s location. Additionally, Zhang Lei had said they were coming to meet up, but so far no one had been seen.

This was a very bad sign.

Combined with the blood he had seen dripping down from the fourth floor balcony before, Zhang Lei and his people might have already been attacked.

However, even so, they could not retreat.

After all, this was a supernatural event that could easily lead to the annihilation of everyone involved—the only way out was to meet up with others and increase their own ghost controller numbers to withstand the assault of the malevolent ghost.

Beyond that, there were no other options.

He looked up the stairs cautiously.

Yang Jian could see the situation in the corridor clearly.

It was very quiet, and it seemed normal—at least there was no immediate danger.

Just as he continued to walk upstairs, Huang Ziya behind him relayed the message: “We’ve located Qian Yi’s position. He… is moving rapidly toward the entrance of the training base. He’s fleeing from here.”

Hearing this, Yang Jian, who was cautiously walking upstairs, suddenly stopped in his tracks, then his expression turned ice cold, “He tells us to meet up here, but he runs off to the outside of the training base? Is this guy using us as bait, trying to leave us in the dorm building closest to the ghost to hold it off and buy himself some safe survival time, and then take advantage of this time to leave?”

In an instant, he understood Qian Yi’s actions.

“Why would he do something like that?” Huang Ziya, shocked by Yang Jian’s deduction, exclaimed.

Yang Jian said, “Why not? Isn’t that also the arrangement from headquarters? To let as many as possible escape. Perhaps he believes he has a way to escape this Ghost Domain. After all, as a ghost controller, he does have some abilities.”

“I have nothing against him leaving; after all, one less person leaving is also good for me. At least those who get away won’t die at the hands of the ghost. But to deliberately make a phone call to leave us in the dormitory closest to the ghost, trying to use our lives to buy time—that, I cannot tolerate,” he said coldly, angry at Qian Yi’s actions, which reminded him of a past experience.

Because of Qian Yi, Yang Jian’s time had been delayed. Although it was not long, every second was critical at the moment. The ghost lingering here was growing all the time, and being a step later could lead to the death of another ghost controller, while the number of controllers in the training base was fixed.

Once the number of people killed by the ghost exceeded half, this game could almost be said to be over.

“Yang Jian, although Qian Yi’s actions indeed make one angry, maybe he has a way to leave the Ghost Domain. Shouldn’t we make a call to confirm? If he really can, maybe it’s an opportunity,” the other ghost controller said in a low voice from behind.

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Clearly, he didn’t care much about grudges when faced with life and death.

Yang Jian sneered, “He probably doesn’t even know what the true nature of the Ghost Domain is. Thinks he can leave this place? He’ll never manage that in his lifetime. Believes that being a bit clever will keep him alive? Little does he know, by doing so, he’s simply thrown away his last chance of survival.”

“I just hope he doesn’t die too quickly because if the ghosts don’t kill him, I will–by my own hand.”

The statement was harsh and cold, sending shivers down one’s spine.

Without a doubt, if Qian Yi happened to survive and was found by Yang Jian, his end would be extremely grim.

How could someone who has survived numerous supernatural incidents be one of the kind, good people?

While speaking—

The third floor was reached.

At this moment, Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly. He saw someone holding the staircase handrail, rushing down from the fourth floor, and soon they met on the third floor.

But that person didn’t see Yang Jian and was even unaware of someone being in front of him, continuing to hurry downstairs.

How could Yang Jian let him just run downstairs and escape? He immediately reached out to grab him: “Wang Jiang, it’s me.”

He immediately revealed his identity.

Wang Jiang, suddenly grabbed by someone out of the darkness, almost instinctively tried to break free, but upon hearing Yang Jian’s voice, he shuddered and immediately stopped in his tracks.

“Yang Jian, is it really you?” His voice was slightly breathless, clearly having just experienced a dangerous flight.

“Why are you alone? Where are Zhang Lei and the others? Didn’t you say over the phone that there were four of you? All the way up here, I only saw you heading downstairs,” Yang Jian immediately asked.

Based on the timing, he should have already met up with Zhang Lei, Wang Jiang, and the other four.

Had everything gone smoothly, Yang Jian could have gathered Qian Yi along with these four people, which would have nearly made up half of the group. With such numbers, they could have triumphed in this deadly competition,

But who could have foreseen such a drastic change in events?

Qian Yi had fled, and of Zhang Lei and Wang Jiang’s group, only one had been gathered.

“We were initially meeting with the group on the fourth floor before trying to meet up with you. But then the people on the fourth floor disappeared. They either left early or hid themselves. In any case, we couldn’t find them. Later, Zhang Lei led us in the dark and we encountered a ghost midway,” Wang Jiang said, his voice trembling. Recalling what had happened, he didn’t even know how he had made it here.

“So, a ghost attacked you?” Yang Jian asked.

“No, I don’t know. All I know is that Zhang Lei yelled at us to run, and we turned and fled,” Wang Jiang replied.

“Come back with me,” Yang Jian’s expression changed slightly as he hurried to the fourth floor.

“What? The ghost is on the fourth floor, and we’re going back?” Wang Jiang exclaimed in terror.

Yang Jian said, “Running is a dead end. Right now, the ghost likely hasn’t killed too many people, but as it continues, we will stand no chance. We must find a way to gather the few people left. Do you want to fight for your life now or resign yourself to a desperate death later?”

“Our only chance is now. Choose wrong, and it’s death—there won’t be a second opportunity for you to choose. You’ve encountered supernatural events before; you know the pattern of ghost killings. Do I really need to spell it out for you?” he said, his voice growing into a growl.

“I, I understand. I’ll go back to the fourth floor with you,” Wang Jiang said.

The other two didn’t speak; they tacitly agreed with Yang Jian’s course of action because it was the correct strategy. Although risky, it was their only chance at survival.

As for running, maybe they could survive now, but they would definitely die later.

Moreover, Ghost Eye Yang Jian was trustworthy. After all, he had dealt with an S-level paranormal event, so he couldn’t possibly make a foolish decision.

The group made their way to the fourth floor, determined to find Zhang Lei and the remaining two ghost controllers.

Even though Yang Jian’s numbers had increased by one, the crisis was still present.

The ghost was still killing, and its next target might be among their group.

Because Yang Jian’s group was still in a vulnerable, isolated state.

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