Chapter 1455 - 1422: Fallen into the Sea

The intelligence about the Ghost Ship brought by Leuk San made everyone sense a crisis. After all, in reality, the Ghost Ship was very close to the shore, so close that it could almost dock at any time.

To preemptively guard against the Ghost Ship, all the captains at headquarters, including external reinforcements and a team formed by candidate captains, were dispatched. The sole purpose was to locate the Ghost Ship’s position to ensure it never appears in the city.

The operation had already been underway for twenty minutes.

At this moment, Yang Jian stood alone on the murky sea. He opened his Ghost Eye, scanning the surroundings, trying to find any clues on the sea surface.

However, there was nothing on the calm sea, only a few returning fishing boats occasionally passing by. These fishing boats were ordinary, not tainted with any supernatural aura, having nothing to do with the so-called Ghost Ship.

“Even though everyone has been sent to be alert for the Ghost Ship, if that ship really wants to land, we cannot stop it. Since the King Organization dares to bet everything on the Ghost Ship, they must be very confident in that thing. And indeed, in reality, it is true; we can only take passive preventive measures, unable to discover it in advance.”

Yang Jian frowned, contemplating a solution.

“So, the most important thing now is to find a way to discover the Ghost Ship, as only then can we prevent it.”

He thought about Leuk San’s earlier hypothesis that the Ghost Ship doesn’t exist in reality, like the paranormal bus, something existing in a Parallel World, only emerging in reality at certain specific times. And since the Ghost Ship’s appearance in reality is very brief, coupled with the supernatural and terror pervading the ship, even if seen, it cannot be located.

Because to locate the Ghost Ship, one must board it when it appears or leave some mark on the ship.

“I really can’t think of any good method,” Yang Jian slightly shook his head, thinking that the means and abilities he currently possessed couldn’t locate the Ghost Ship.

“What I can do now is to use the supernatural of Ghost Lake to saturate the surrounding sea area so that I can detect the Ghost Ship the next time it surfaces. If luck isn’t too bad, I might find it before it disappears.”

Though unable to pre-locate it, he can sense it at the first moment, yet this result did not satisfy Yang Jian.

Just as Yang Jian felt at a loss, his phone rang.

A call came in.

The caller ID showed Wang Yong.

Yang Jian thought for a moment and decided to answer the call: “Hello, Wang Yong, what’s up? I’m very busy now; if it’s not something particularly important, don’t call me.”

“Captain Yang, I think this matter is quite important. Do you still remember that messenger from Dai Sen we met earlier?” Wang Yong’s voice came from the phone.

“I remember, what’s up?” Yang Jian said.

Wang Yong said, “Someone found him, wanting to connect with us through him, saying there’s a transaction to be made with us.”

“At this critical moment, what kind of transaction would make you contact me at this time?” Yang Jian asked.

Wang Yong, lowering his voice, said, “The other side is someone from the Manor Lord; someone inside the King Organization doesn’t want the Manor Lord dead, so this is an underground trade. The chip they offer is the Ghost Ship’s locating method, claiming that Captain, you need this urgently.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian’s eyes immediately narrowed: “The method to locate the Ghost Ship? They’re trying to play tricks; the Ghost Ship might dock at any time tonight, even knowing the method now won’t be very useful. By the time the transaction is completed, their Ark Plan might already be underway.”

“Thinking they can save the Manor Lord with something of little value, do they take me for a fool?”

He immediately rejected this foolish trade.

On the other end, Wang Yong responded through the phone: “Captain Yang, they offer a permanent method to locate the Ghost Ship, saying that once you master this method, you can always locate the Ghost Ship, not just use it once. If they aren’t deceiving us, then mastering this method could potentially break their Ark Plan.”

“Is that so?” Yang Jian frowned and pondered again.

No wonder Wang Yong made such a call at this time; this matter is indeed very important.

It seems there’s a traitor inside the King Organization trying to trade crucial intelligence to save the Manor Lord’s life.

If the intelligence is indeed useful, Yang Jian is truly willing to exchange it for the Manor Lord’s life.

After all, it is quite a worthwhile trade to swap the life of a King for a strategic opportunity in a war.

But the King’s Organization’s people’s credibility is very low; they’ve been playing tricks from start to finish, never genuinely wanting to trade.

“Wang Yong, reply that if they can show enough sincerity, I can agree to this deal.” Yang Jian, after a brief contemplation, immediately made a decision.

“Alright, I’ll contact them right away, Captain, you keep the line open.” Wang Yong said and took out another phone to make a contact.

Yang Jian could hear Wang Yong and Dai Sen’s conversation through the phone.

The two of them were negotiating.

And it seemed there was someone next to Dai Sheng as well; from the voice, it seemed to be a young foreign woman.

“Captain Yang, did you hear it just now? Their sincerity is a coordinate; they say the Ghost Ship will appear at this coordinate point in three minutes.” Wang Yong said.

“They’re offering a free location once? That’s indeed sincere.” Yang Jian’s eyes slightly moved: “But whether it’s true or false, I need to verify it; contact me again in three minutes.”

After speaking, he hung up the phone and, without hesitation, headed toward the coordinate point.

Soon.

Yang Jian appeared at the coordinate point, which is a sea area very close to the coast, with nearby islands and reefs.

“Will the Ghost Ship appear here in three minutes?” He still harbored some doubt in his heart, but to be safe, he prepared himself.

“If the Ghost Ship really appears, then it represents an opportunity for me, I must find a way to leave my mark on it for future search convenience, and also to understand the Ghost Ship’s situation.”

But Yang Jian didn’t act arrogantly; he also passed this information to the other captains.

“Captains who can reach this coordinate point within two minutes, come over; the Ghost Ship might appear.”

Yet, reaching in two minutes was somewhat difficult; receiving the message and taking action, even traveling swiftly using the Ghost Domain, the number of captains who could support was few, but Yang Jian did so to make more preparations and leave some information.

Time gradually passed.

The sea surface remained calm, without any anomaly.

The ghost eye of Yang Jian was peering into everything around, waiting for the appointed time to arrive.

The three minutes passed.

A strange scene occurred; a faint mist suddenly rose on the sea surface not far away. The mist resembled Feng Quan’s Ghost Fog, yet it was different, a supernatural interference caused by the twisting of reality by supernatural powers.

In the sky above a certain sea area, the supernatural and reality intertwined.

“It actually appeared.”

Yang Jian’s expression changed slightly, then a red spear was handed out from the water beneath him by a pale hand, which he grabbed.

With full alertness, he stared intently at the slowly rising mist.

At this moment, he could see that deep in the mist, an old and dilapidated ship’s outline gradually emerged, becoming clearer over time.

As if the illusion turned into reality.

“It’s exactly like what Leuk San’s paper man observed; no mistake, this is the Ghost Ship,” Yang Jian thought to himself.

Then, his Ghost Domain unhesitatingly enveloped towards the direction of the Ghost Ship.

The five-layer Ghost Domain should be sufficient to invade most supernatural places.

However, upon contact, Yang Jian felt his Ghost Domain being distorted and then dissipated, unable to invade the mist in the slightest.

“Unbelievable, my Ghost Domain is as fragile as paper in front of this thing, shattering upon contact. Not to mention invasion, even if I want to enter the Ghost Ship’s range, any supernatural aspects would be severely suppressed. No wonder this ship can transport fierce ghosts; I always found it odd how fierce ghosts could be so obedient once on board. Now it seems, this Ghost Ship’s terror level is very high, no less than the supernatural bus, perhaps even more terrifying.”

With a heavy heart, Yang Jian looked on; in his ghost eye’s vision, there was nothing but distorted reality, unable to see the existence of the ship at all.

“Given how severely the supernatural forces are being disturbed right now, the only way to leave a mark on the Ghost Ship for easy location would be to enter the Ghost Ship’s range… or even board the ship directly.”

Though a good idea, the risk was too great.

If caught up inside the Ghost Ship, he might perish inside, unable to survive until the ship’s next appearance.

But without taking risks, he’d miss this opportunity, as this was a chance to gain a position without doing anything. Otherwise, Yang Jian would be forced to negotiate with the opponent.

Of course, it’s also possible that the opponent set up this bait to lure Yang Jian onto the Ghost Ship, using the ship to make Yang Jian disappear from this world forever.

At this moment, Yang Jian felt torn inside.

But time waited for no one; the Ghost Ship’s appearance in reality was very limited, just like the supernatural bus’s stops, as soon as a certain time passed, the Ghost Ship would disappear, and where it would appear next was unknown.

However, at that moment.

A familiar voice suddenly sounded around Yang Jian: “Yang Wudi, a broken ship warrants such attention from you, even seeking assistance, truly not like your style at all.”

Ye Zhen had appeared without warning.

Evidently, he too had received Yang Jian’s prior message and had rushed over as quickly as possible.

Considering his speed, it’s not surprising he was the first to arrive.

“Don’t be careless, this ship is dangerous,” Yang Jian said.

Ye Zhen replied, “Being unable to find this ship before is one thing, but now that it’s discovered, might as well go on board and have a look. I, Ye, am curious to see what makes this thing so terrifying, that everyone goes to such great lengths for it, truly bringing disgrace abroad.”

Finishing his words with a cold snort, he dismissed Yang Jian’s warning, sprinting straight towards the Ghost Ship.

“Yang Jian, should we stop Ye Zhen?” a voice called out as He Yuelian also arrived.

Given her extensive Ghost Domain, her arrival was not surprising.

Yang Jian’s gaze flickered; he was about to speak when he suddenly saw Ye Zhen, who was charging towards the Ghost Ship, suddenly cry out, “This is impossible.”

The next moment, Ye Zhen plummeted from mid-air.

Being too close to the Ghost Ship, Ye Zhen’s Ghost Domain was disrupted, unable to maintain itself.

With a splash, Ye Zhen fell into the sea.

Yet more bizarrely, after Ye Zhen fell into the water, he disappeared without a trace, showing no sign of resurfacing, as if vanishing into thin air.

“Something’s happened,” Yang Jian’s face darkened.

He knew that Ye Zhen was no longer in reality, but had been drawn into the range of the Ghost Ship.

“He Yuelian, go find Lu Zhiwen and have him contact Wang Yong to discuss the transaction. The Manor Lord’s head is in this box, you take it. Let Lu Zhiwen decide how to proceed, while I find a way to retrieve Ye Zhen.”

As he spoke, Yang Jian immediately used Ghost Lake’s supernatural connection to reach other places, retrieving a box from the water and tossed it to He Yuelian.

“It’s too risky, not worth it,” He Yuelian advised.

“So long as we have to face the Ghost Ship sooner or later, now is just ahead of time. If everything goes well, the next time the Ghost Ship appears, I and Ye Zhen will return to reality,” Yang Jian said, then without any hesitation, headed towards the Ghost Ship.

Seeing this, He Yuelian did not stop him, only watching Yang Jian leave.

Just like Ye Zhen before him, Yang Jian charged towards the Ghost Ship, and upon reaching a certain distance, his Ghost Domain also failed, causing him to fall into the sea.

The mist-covered sea appeared calm, yet it could devour everything.

After Yang Jian fell into the water, he vanished without a trace in an instant.

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