Chapter 841 - 808: Anomalies in the Thick Smoke

“Captain, is this really Li Leping’s corpse?”

Li Yang looked at the hideous, twisted corpse that had been darkened by smoke, feeling a chill in his heart.

The terrifying thing wasn’t the corpse itself, but the eeriness behind the whole incident.

If this really was Li Leping, then the Li Leping who called Yang Jian yesterday and told him he was in Mingyue Community couldn’t possibly be alive.

Most fatally, the mobile phone they encountered hanging on the building ruins on the way here was also left by Li Leping.

If Li Leping was dead, none of these events could have occurred, and if they did, then it’s worth deeply contemplating and suspecting what it means.

Yang Jian did not immediately respond to Li Yang’s words. After pondering for a moment, he spoke in a tone that sounded like he was talking to himself, “It’s impossible for a person in charge to lend out their uniform to others. Li Leping wouldn’t be so bored as to take off his clothes to dress someone else after encountering danger. Ghosts don’t just recognize clothes; they recognize people.”

“So, the possibility of changing clothes is almost zero. Moreover, this mummified corpse has been dead here for some time. Although I don’t know exactly how long, to be smothered into this state by the smoke, it definitely didn’t happen within the last couple of days; at the very least, it would take over half a month to end up like this.”

He was holding the mummified corpse in his hands.

Very light.

With no moisture left, it was no different from an animal body that had dried out.

Now that they had the evidence in hand.

Yang Jian couldn’t help but conclude; “This mummified corpse is most likely Li Leping’s body. After all, the Ferocious Ghost District has been sealed off for a long time, and ordinary people wouldn’t enter this place. Moreover, Li Leping had mentioned that he indeed entered the Ferocious Ghost District and encountered danger…”

“Could it be a Ghost Slave of that ghost we caught before?” Li Yang suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

“The ghost we detained yesterday stole Li Leping’s memory, disguised as Li Leping to take over Dachuan City. What if that ghost controlled a living person to wear Li Leping’s clothes, enter this Ferocious Ghost District, and then died here?”

“It’s possible.” Yang Jian’s gaze flickered slightly.

But after carefully calculating the time, it seems not quite right.

Because of the interference of this mummified corpse, everyone had to pause briefly.

The delay wasn’t long, but it was enough to make Li Yi and the others behind them extremely anxious.

Yang Jian and Li Yang had the confidence to wait it out here, but the others could not. Every breath felt like torture here, their insides burning as if on fire, stabbing pains coming in waves.

And this pain was becoming increasingly intense, as if the moisture in their bodies was being gradually evaporated.

What was eerie was that the community shrouded in this fog was not scorching hot, but rather cold and dim, giving one the feeling of a layer of cold air on their skin.

Chilly on the outside, scorching and painful on the inside.

This kind of torture was unbearable. They had no doubt that if they stayed here too long, they really would die and then become an unnamed mummified corpse on the ground.

“Yang Jian, should we act quickly? This mummy isn’t really worth studying for so long,” Li Yi said through gritted teeth, covering his mouth and nose as he spoke in a muffled voice.

Li Yang looked back and gave a cold stare: “If this is Li Leping’s body, then all the information given on the phone just now might be false, or even misleading us. You all just keep quiet, don’t disturb our actions.”

His attitude was quite unfriendly.

He believed these messengers only had experience in delivering messages, but no experience in handling supernatural events.

The former only needs to complete their tasks, while the latter involves confronting vengeful ghosts. The difficulty is more than a notch apart.

“Dragging on will increase the danger—it’s not worth it. If there’s something wrong with that mummified corpse, we can take it with us and investigate slowly later,” Li Yi spoke up, not intimidated by Li Yang.

“Let’s go.”

Yang Jian didn’t waste any more time, he spoke up and immediately set off, moving forward.

He didn’t throw away Li Leping’s mummified corpse but carried it in his hand, intending to find a place to hide it in case they needed evidence for verification later. If they carelessly lost it here, it would be troublesome.

Everyone continued to move forward.

Quickly.

Without hesitation or delay.

Before entering Mingyue Community, there might have been some hesitation, but after entering, it was a race against time. Every second of delay added a minute of danger.

The first row of five-story old houses quickly passed by.

The smoke-stained walls seemed to be enshrouded by a layer of eerie shadow, giving off a very uncomfortable feeling.

The windows of the surrounding houses are pitch-dark, like abysses leading to hell, making it very difficult not to pay attention, for fear that someone might suddenly appear near each window.

Ghosts wander in this smoke-shrouded neighborhood.

The community isn’t large, and the back gate is visible at a glance, so it is possible to encounter fierce ghosts on every interior street and every path within the community.

Moreover.

Ghosts also roam within this community.

Luck seems to have been quite favorable all along.

Passing the second row of old buildings, whether in front, behind, or on the left and right, as well as the windows of the buildings on either side, no abnormalities have been discovered.

It seems that the ghosts are not in the vicinity.

The quietness around is somewhat terrifying, with only the sound of each other’s heavy breathing; aside from that, there is no other noise at all.

The third row of old houses is right in front.

Apartment 301 in Building 7 is in one of the buildings to the left or right, and it seems that it will only take a minute or two more to reach the delivery destination. The task is simple, not complicated at all, even if it feels a bit too easy—as if the task could be completed by an ordinary courier without the need for Yang Jian and Li Yang to lead the way.

“Still no abnormalities,” Li Yi thought with tension, yet he let out a slight sigh of relief.

Having approached this close, it seems that even if there really were ghosts, there would be a chance to fight for survival desperately.

After all, hope is near.

Yang Xiaohua even has a rolled-up paper gripped in her hand already.

That is a black letter from Ghost Post Office.

After successfully delivering the letter, ignite the paper, and the road to Ghost Post Office will appear, then the courier can use that road to escape back into Ghost Post Office.

Even if pursued by ghosts, the ghosts would be blocked outside Ghost Post Office.

However, at this moment.

Yang Jian, who was leading the way in front, suddenly changed direction and headed straight toward a building in the second row.

“Hm? Changing direction,” Li Yi was taken aback all at once.

“This is the second row of houses, not the third row. Building 7 is not here,” Yang Xiaohua couldn’t help but speak up urgently in reminder.

Yang Jian turned around fiercely, his eyes faintly glowing red, cold and numb: “Shut up, follow if you want to live, the ghost is already here.”

“What?”

Yang Xiaohua immediately widened her eyes, shocked, and then looked around.

But she saw nothing.

Where are the ghosts? Isn’t everything normal around here? There’s simply no sign of ghosts at all.

Li Yi’s face changed, and he hurriedly took out a small glass bottle containing some yellowed, turbid liquid.

This was something he had saved from a previous letter delivery.

Li Yi once personally delivered a letter to a household where there was no one, just a bloated, foul-smelling corpse floating in the bathtub, and his task was to deliver the letter into the hands of the dead man in that bathtub.

Some unexplainable, terrifying supernatural events also occurred midway, afterwards he boldly took some water from the bathtub as he left.

Mixed with the water formed from the rotting corpse, it has the effect of testing whether there are fierce ghosts or supernatural phenomena nearby.

Li Yi opened the small glass bottle.

The yellowed, turbid water dropped to the ground, immediately turning into thick blood.

And what’s eerie is that this blood slowly flowed towards one direction, as if attracted by something.

“The ghost is in that direction?”

Li Yi glanced over there.

That was the residential building in the middle of the third row.

At this moment, that building is covered with a thin layer of thick smoke, the smoke billowing and vaguely forming a blurry human silhouette, but the figure quickly dissipated, forming a foul-smelling smoke again.

I wonder if I saw it wrong.

The thick smoke is gradually drifting over here.

“Damn.”

Li Yi immediately cursed inwardly, shivering all over, he hurriedly followed Yang Jian.

The fierce ghosts here are not in human form at all, but something hidden within the thick smoke. No wonder they went unnoticed before. If he hadn’t tested this ghost, he might not have realized it even if it got close.

“Hurry up.”

The urgent prompts almost made them run to keep up.

“Why bother going to such lengths? Yang Jian has already spotted the ghost,” Leuk Qingqing also quickly caught up, whispering.

“No need to economize, if we survive this ordeal, none of these things will matter. Plus, more accurately ascertaining the situation also helps us,” Li Yi said without looking back, sweat breaking out on his back.

He doesn’t trust Yang Jian’s judgment.

He’s also worried that Yang Jian might have other plans and overlook the mission of delivering the message.

After all, nobody knows what Yang Jian and Li Yang are planning to do, nor can anyone stop them.

But now it seems.

Yang Jian’s judgment is correct.

They hurriedly rushed towards the building next door.

The hallway was frighteningly dark. Only a suppressive light could be seen through the windows of the staircase, otherwise, everything was pitch black and tainted by the smoke.

Yang Jian quickly went upstairs.

He had just ascended one floor and quickly kicked open the door of an apartment after reaching the second floor.

The wooden door was old and couldn’t withstand Yang Jian’s kick.

“Everybody in, Li Yang block the door. The ghost has noticed us; it’s coming for us,” Yang Jian’s voice was very calm, without a trace of panic: “Close the door, block the ghost’s approach, then we’ll decide what to do next.”

The psychological quality of the people behind him was still passable.

In this strange and terrifying environment, no one fell behind, even if they were afraid, they did not lose the ability to act.

It’s a little more reassuring to rely on the third-floor messenger.

The group of people quickly entered the room, and then the wooden door slammed shut.

“The living room won’t do; it’s safer in the bedroom,” Li Yang said, his expression slightly changing after closing the door.

“Okay.”

Yang Jian didn’t ask why, he just turned and entered the bedroom, abandoning the living room door.

The room was more enclosed, with the surrounding walls, bed, and furniture all pitch-black as if dusted with ash.

The door closed, and Li Yang took charge of blocking it.

“It’s done,” Li Yang whispered in the dim environment.

Yang Jian didn’t speak, but pulled out his phone, giving off a faint light: “That ghost was just lingering around Building 7. I saw the smoke gathering and dissipating, the fierce ghost hiding inside. This is its Ghost Domain. It might exist in any form here, so don’t trust your eyes too much. Many things within the Ghost Domain can deceive you.”

After speaking, he immediately went to the door, gesturing for others to step back, and then listened for any sound from outside.

Li Yi, Yang Xiaohua, and Leuk Qingqing held their breaths, forcing themselves to make no noise.

Suddenly, the surroundings fell into silence akin to death.

Soon.

The anomaly occurred.

A charred smell, akin to the burning of corpses, gradually wafted in from outside the room. Although the smell was already present, it had never been so intense.

“I haven’t used the Ghost Door Blocker yet. I thought I’d wait a bit longer,” Li Yang explained as he too caught the smell.

Once he used the ability of the fierce ghost, the smell could be isolated.

The burnt odor would be blocked as well.

However, Li Yang didn’t want to waste the opportunity to use the ghost’s power, as every second extended was a drain on himself.

“I’ll handle it if anything unexpected happens,” Yang Jian said nothing more, only signaling Li Yang not to worry.

If Li Yang couldn’t hold on, Yang Jian would not hesitate to take action.

They surely can’t be facing annihilation.

“It’s coming,” Li Yang suddenly tensed up.

As his words dropped.

“Creak!”

In the dim living room, the door was forced open by a thick smoke, making a distinct sound of opening. Then, it seemed something entered this uninhabited house.

No footsteps were heard.

But the difficulty in breathing was palpably worsening.

The suffocation was intense.

Soon after, other noises came through.

In the living room, sounds grew louder – the clattering of a chair being knocked over, pots and pans in the kitchen falling to the ground.

There were also noises of furniture being moved.

It was as if a thief had entered, rifling through for valuables.

But in reality.

The fierce ghost was searching for people.

It was looking for the living who had just entered this room. Once found, there was no doubt they would die.

The fierce ghost had already noticed Yang Jian and the others and had quickly followed them. If Yang Jian hadn’t reacted promptly, they would have collided head-on.

Even if not completely wiped out, several would certainly die.

The ghost searched through the living room and seemed to find nothing of interest.

The noise temporarily ceased.

“Sigh!”

But in this brief silence, a chilling sigh echoed in the living room.

It was as if a corpse was speaking, or as if the thick smoke was howling, eerie and terrifying.

At this moment, the ghost seemed to notice something, or maybe it realized there was one more room it hadn’t searched.

The burnt stench within the thick smoke grew even stronger.

The ghost was getting closer here.

Still no footsteps, just the smell of burning corpses.

At the same time.

The door that Li Yang was blocking was shaking violently, as if it were about to shatter or be pried open soon.

“It’s started, the ghost is outside the door,” Li Yang said, pushing against the door, his voice tense to the point of quivering.

Yang Jian, his eyes slightly reddened, peered through the crack of the door.

He saw a desiccated and charred hand like that of a mummified corpse, reaching out from within the thick smoke, caressing the door.

Hiss!

The wooden door made a rough noise with the friction.

At the same time, thick smoke had already started seeping in.

The barricade of the Ghost Door Blocker began to show weaknesses.

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