Chapter 1138 - 1104: A Peculiar Phenomenon

Three days can be neither long nor short.

After obtaining approval from headquarters, everyone’s opinions were completely unified, choosing to end this supernatural incident by sealing off the area.

Of course, this ending is only temporary. If Ghost Lake loses control again, the operation will continue.

On the first day.

Ghost Lake remained calm, and there were no reports of new supernatural incidents nearby, suggesting that the seal was effective.

On the second day, people only found some bizarre corpses in some rivers, but upon verification, it was discovered they weren’t malevolent ghosts, just some bodies scattered out from Ghost Lake, abandoned in other waters for some reason, and a simple disposal resolved the issue.

However, on the night of the second day,

During the final investigation of the day, at eight o’clock, Leuk San sent a message indicating the appearance of a supernatural phenomenon and requested everyone to come over.

Soon.

A dense mist that couldn’t be seen through drifted over from an unknown location in the countryside at night.

Once this mist drifted over, it quickly split into two, and Feng Quan’s form emerged from it: “Leuk San, what did you find that requires all of us to come over?”

“Encountered an incredible supernatural phenomenon; I’m not sure if it’s related to Ghost Lake, but it feels very unusual.” Leuk San said as he looked towards a nearby county town.

“There’s a problem with that county town?” Feng Quan asked.

Leuk San said: “This county town wasn’t on the map before, so I want to ask Yang Jian if he moved a county town here when he used the Ghost Domain to alter the terrain. If that’s the case, then it’s fine; if not, then it’s a problem.”

However, before he finished speaking,

Li Jun, Cao Yang, Yang Jian, and others arrived one after another.

They were investigating some distant places, so they were slightly slower in arriving.

Yang Jian’s complexion was pale, devoid of blood color, as he walked over coldly: “I didn’t move this county town here, and it’s not a county town near Zhongzhou City. This is a never-before-seen county town, and there’s no real-world counterpart to it. It’s almost certain it’s related to the supernatural.”

“Do you think it’s a supernatural phenomenon, or could this be a ghost’s Ghost Domain? I remember a malevolent ghost emerged from Ghost Lake and gradually disappeared afterward. Could it be a ghost lingering nearby?” Leuk San asked.

Cao Yang said: “I personally think this so-called county town is likely a Ghost Domain, but whether it’s formed by a malevolent ghost from Ghost Lake is unknown. If we’re not afraid of dying, we could go over and take a look.”

He felt it was a supernatural incident and suggested going to have a look.

Li Jun said: “Going for a look would be good too. If it’s a supernatural incident, we can handle it easily. Against Ghost Lake, we may struggle and might die in the incident, but dealing with ordinary supernatural events is certainly manageable.”

“So, shall we go over and check?” Leuk San asked, looking at Yang Jian.

Yang Jian frowned, using his ghost eye to ignore the darkness of night and looked at the county town. But the more he observed, the more familiar the town seemed, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

Browsing through his vast memory, he soon recalled a memory of a similar county town.

It was when he went to deliver letters for the post office, taking a supernatural bus passing through a station, and one station had a similar county town. Though it shouldn’t be the same one, since the station back then likely had little relation to Ghost Lake.

“Let’s go have a look; this is a chain reaction from the Ghost Lake incident and likely has some close connection to Ghost Lake. Investigating it to understand the situation is probably best.” Yang Jian said.

“Alright, let’s go.” Li Jun immediately said.

Without disagreements, the group promptly approached the county town.

“Indeed, it has relations with Ghost Lake.” As they approached, everyone noticed the ground of the county town was wet, as if washed by rain.

But having just gone through the Ghost Lake incident, they recognized that the wet patches were lake water, containing supernatural power.

“The water stains on the ground are slowly disappearing, as if gradually drying out, and the damp aura is dissipating.” At this moment, Cao Yang noticed a detail.

With the incident’s progression, the county town in front was gradually shaking off the influence of the lake water.

“This suggests the supernatural within the county town is resisting Ghost Lake, and seemingly stronger, hence the lake water vanishing, creating a drying illusion.” Yang Jian stopped walking, standing outside the county town.

Under his feet was a dirt road, but a step forward would be into a concrete road.

It seemed just one step was needed for him to enter the strange county town area, yet he didn’t take the step.

Because Yang Jian was very cautious.

If Ghost Lake’s supernatural was dispelled by this eerie county town, would Yang Jian, who stole supernatural power from Ghost Lake, also be affected?

So he didn’t choose to advance; instead, after stopping, Yang Jian squatted down and reached out a hand to touch the concrete road ahead.

Rough, cold, hard, the texture of the concrete surface felt very real, with the sensation on the skin proving it.

But the Ghost Domain possesses strong deceptive traits; Yang Jian wouldn’t just believe the county town was real based on touch, as he could achieve such effect himself.

“What is it, did you discover a problem?” Cao Yang stopped to ask.

Yang Jian said: “The supernatural in this county town has had some effect on me; it doesn’t concern you much.”

He saw his hand that touched the county town’s surface began to change in complexion, originally pale and bloodless, now recovering some color. This change was minor but very noticeable.

This indicated his body’s Ghost Lake supernatural was impacted to some extent.

Yet it was only just some impact.

Despite having four percent of Ghost Lake’s supernatural eroded severely, it wasn’t enough for this one eerie county town to suppress it; this merely slightly reduced some surface effects.

Yang Jian’s probing was merely a precaution.

“This county town is definitely strange, everything around seems to be disappearing.”

At this moment, Li Jun had already stepped onto the ground of the county town, the Ghost Flame flickering in his hollow eyes, emitting a sinister glow.

The water that had accumulated in the county town began to blur after disappearing, and although the texture remained real, if this continues, the county town will soon vanish as well.

“It’s simple, because the supernatural powers mutually influence each other, the lake water became a sort of medium which caused the county town to manifest,” Yang Jian said, standing up.

“Let’s go take a look together. I’m very curious. This Ghost Domain, like a county town, has been dormant in the Ghost Lake all this time. Now that it’s revealed, what kind of secrets might it be hiding?”

As he spoke, he didn’t hesitate to step into this supernatural place.

The team of captains entered the county town together, confident they could handle any emergencies.

This county town isn’t large, with just four streets laid out in a grid formation, and the architecture style is that of the seventies and eighties, but it’s eerily quiet, without a single noise, nor a single person, akin to a Ghost City, exuding an unsettling aura that nobody can adapt to.

“There’s nothing here, it’s just strange,” Li Jun said.

Leuk San frowned: “I feel like as the water in the county town disappears, something is emerging, no, to be precise, things that should appear after the supernatural interference fades are starting to show.”

“Listen, there’s movement.”

Suddenly.

Strange sounds suddenly echoed through the silent county town. Initially very faint, but gradually growing louder, capturing everyone’s attention.

“Follow the sound to see.”

Yang Jian’s face was expressionless, seemingly fearless, swiftly moving towards the sound.

Soon.

At the end of the road, after a corner, he narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of astonishment as if witnessing something terrifying.

There was a stage, built with wooden planks, covered with a black cloth, but white long strips of cloth hung from the stage top, the black-and-white combination gave off a funeral vibe, raising doubts whether this stage was for the living or the dead.

Only the stage was empty, no one nor any ghosts, just vacant.

But beneath the stage, there lay long wooden benches, coated in bright red paint, resembling fresh blood.

Similarly, the wooden benches were empty, with no one seated.

“Everything feels familiar.”

Yang Jian stared fixedly at the stage where the cloth strips hung; the white, rectangular strips of cloth resembled the Corpse Wrapping Cloth he once received at headquarters.

Except the Corpse Wrapping Cloth at headquarters was dirty, having wrapped corpses before, leaving traces, but the cloth strips here were clean without a speck of dirt.

The long wooden bench below the stage, he had even encountered this supernatural object.

In Dadong City, he came across a red wooden bench blocking the road, with a vengeful ghost sitting on it.

Now it seems, perhaps that ghostly presence on the red bench might just originate from here, or even if not, it’s likely connected in many ways.

“Maybe, the red wooden bench isn’t empty, but filled with people, only lacking the medium, temporarily invisible.”

Yang Jian contemplated the killing pattern of the red wooden bench.

Once you sit on it, you’ll be killed by the vengeful ghost, yet you can equally see the ghost sitting on the red wooden bench.

If you don’t sit on it, all you would see is just an empty red wooden bench.

“Yang Jian, what did you discover?”

Li Jun walked over boldly, not being cautious at all, unafraid of any attack.

But he had reason for such confidence, being the human-skinned ghost himself, he couldn’t be killed.

“An empty stage?”

Ah Hong, Leuk San, Cao Yang, and Feng Quan quickly approached, momentarily stunned upon seeing the thing.

“Don’t get close.”

Yang Jian stopped Li Jun, warning him: “The ghost is right there, getting too close, you might catch the vengeful ghost’s attention.”

“I see nothing,” Li Jun said, the Ghost Flame flickering in his eye sockets, even its light couldn’t reflect any supernatural presence.

“Seeing nothing is what’s dangerous. This stage isn’t what it seems; I advise against getting involved. Of course, if you’re intent on courting death, I won’t stop you,” Yang Jian seriously warned.

Hearing this, their hearts involuntarily shuddered.

They had truly failed to sense any danger, perceiving only the empty stage before them.

“There’s only this abnormal stage here, no other dangers noticed, if you think this stage is unimaginably perilous, then don’t get close, after all, the county town is about to vanish,” Leuk San said.

He sensed the danger too, feeling wary, not daring to venture too close.

“The sound is coming from the stage, although not loud, it sounds somewhat chaotic, not clear before, but now I can roughly guess, it seems someone is performing,” Cao Yang frowned: “An empty stage with sounds of performance is not a good omen.”

Yang Jian remained silent, just took a deep glance at the stage, then turned to leave: “At this critical juncture, I don’t want to meddle; this matter should just be recorded, archived, without breaching some taboo.”

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