Chapter 69: The Village in the Painting

Chapter 69: The Village in the Painting

Chapter 69: The Village in the Painting

"Has it started yet?"

Through the slowly dissipating darkness, Zhang Hao soon saw the strange changes in the sky.

Paper ashes kept falling from the gray sky, but they did not fall into the dark ghost den. The ghost den of the ghost catcher did not disappear because of the arrival of the ghost painting.

But it can also be noticed that the darkness in the ghost den has dissipated.

And as the gray ghost cave got closer, the outlines of the houses in the darkness were gradually becoming solid.

The ghost painting's ghost den is replicating the scene of the invaded place, and because the ghost is evolving towards Huanggang Village, a phantom has already evolved.

The area that emerged from the ghost painting and the haunted den was not an empty lot in the real scene, but a strange village.

At the same time, Zhang Hao could also feel that the ghost bride beside him became a little restless.

Perhaps it was because she sensed the spookiness of the ghost painting that she was attracted by the mysterious aura emanating from the puzzle.

Fortunately, at this time there was still the ghost catcher's isolation of the ghost's lair, and the source of the ghost painting had not really appeared, so the bride had not started to act yet.

at the same time.

Outside the ghost catcher’s den.

"Clap!"

Accompanied by the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

Suddenly, something like a corpse fell from the gray sky and landed heavily in front of Li Jun and others.

The moment it touched the ground, the body was already in tatters.

But it can still be recognized that the corpse looks like Liu San who had participated in the operation before.

"It's not a corpse, it's a paper man."

Someone walked over to check it out and found that it was actually a paper man. It was just that the craftsmanship looked so realistic that everyone mistook it for a corpse.

"Paper man Liu San." Li Jun immediately recalled the information about Liu San.

Liu San is a very mysterious ghost rider. Apart from knowing that his surname is Liu, even his name is fake. He is not recorded in the system files, and even his identity cannot be verified.

However, this is a common occurrence in the supernatural circle, and some ghost hunters will begin to conceal their own names after seeing something that can be cursed through names.

Moreover, in the supernatural circle, there are many ghost hunters who suffer from paranoia, and these people usually conceal their names.

"An airplane cannot fly in a ghost zone for a long time. Professor Wang's calculations are very accurate."

"After we made it this far, the plane completely lost control, but fortunately the ghost painting was lured to Dajing City as expected."

The torn paper figure was hollow inside, and a yellow hand stretched out from it.

Then a strange person slowly crawled out from the paper man, twisting his body.

Soon, a man in his early twenties with a sallow complexion and a somewhat sickly appearance appeared in front of everyone.

"But the ghost realm of the ghost painting is very strange. One of my paper figures died in it. In principle, my paper figure is similar to a ghost. I thought it could withstand the attack of the ghost painting, but I didn't expect it."

Liu San looked at the empty paper figure on the ground.

The paper man opened his eyes wide and stared at him with a strange expression, as if he was unwilling to die.

"I think there is a lot of concealment of foreign information and intelligence."

"What about the painted ghosts?" Li Jun asked.

Liu San pointed to the woods not far away and said, "The plane crashed there. It should be inside."

"Stay away from it, our target is the ghost." After saying that, Li Jun walked towards the valley.

Upon hearing this, several people immediately followed Li Jun. In this place, they did not dare to disappear from other people's sight.

The paper ash was like the smog floating in the city, and there didn't seem to be anything strange about it.

Although everyone has seen a lot of strange things since the appearance of paper ashes, it seems that there is a strange world hidden under the gray ghost domain.

In that world there were tall buildings, roads, and fields. But no matter what the scenery was, it was dead silent and gray. Apart from that there was no other color.

With the arrival of paper ashes, the surrounding environment has already changed. This is no longer the suburbs outside Dajing City, but a supernatural place derived from a ghost den.

Perhaps although two places seem not far apart, it may take a very long time to get from one to the other.

It is also possible that a place may appear to be very far away, but in fact it is just adjacent.

Everything seen in this ghost cave completely violates the logic of reality.

If they take the wrong path, they may never have the chance to find others.

Sure enough, as they approached the direction where the ghost was, an accident soon happened.

"Wait, was there this road here before?"

Suddenly, Ah Hong stopped and pointed to a winding asphalt road that connected the valley.

The light became dimmer as we went deeper into the road, and the trees on both sides of the road were so dense that it was a bit weird.

The trees are like rows of impenetrable walls, some twisted, some arranged straight, and many of them look almost the same, as if they were made from the same template.

"No, this is an extra road."

Li Jun's face darkened and he said, "Some unpredictable changes have occurred in the ghost realm. This is not a good thing."

"Of course it's not a good thing. An S-level evil spirit is wandering here. We are in a highly dangerous situation now. If we are not careful, we may die here at any time."

The one who spoke was Liu San, who had a sallow, sickly face. "The headquarters knew the danger, so they sent us ghost riders who have stronger life-saving abilities to deal with it."

The five people present, except Li Jun who possesses the ghost, are all experts in the field of life-saving supernatural powers.

Unless they are foolish enough to confront evil spirits, these few people together can survive almost any supernatural event.

"If you don't take this road, you will have to cross this strange forest."

The last man in the team spoke slowly. His name was Xu Yiping.

"The extra road may seem dangerous, but it may be safe. The ghost realm is changing all the time, and no one can be sure which road is the right one. How about you try it with the ghost realm, Li Jun?"

"The use of one's own ghost domain within the ghost domain of the ghost painting is very limited, and the effect is very poor. It's even worse than walking."

Li Jun said, "Besides, the situation is unclear right now. This is not a good idea. If there is real danger, or if it is a critical moment to imprison evil spirits, I will use the ghost realm."

"It's not far anyway, just a short distance. There's no need to waste your energy. It's better to save it for the critical moment." Liu San said.

"What a pity! I should have brought Xiong Wenwen here earlier." Ah Hong sighed.

If Xiong Wenwen had the foresight, they would be much safer here.

"Let me lead the way." Han Mo said.

Suddenly, an extremely cold aura emanated from Han Mo.

But soon, Han Mo opened his eyes, his eyes full of horror.

"No, this road is very dangerous. Once we go on it, we will be attacked immediately."

Hearing this, several people looked at Han Mo with some confusion, especially Liu San, who looked even more alert.

"As far as I remember, you don't have this ability, right?"

It is a taboo to pry into other people's information, but in supernatural events, if you cannot convince people, it will be difficult for others to listen to you.

After all, the person in charge of leading the team this time is Li Jun, not Han Mo.

"Indeed not. I can only say that, for some reason, I have gained an ability similar to Xiong Wenwen's foresight, but it has a big flaw. I cannot predict the specific situation and can only sense the general danger."

Han Mo explained calmly and said nothing more.

The two ghosts controlled by Han Mo are called Ghost Warding and Ghost Shedding.

Preventing disasters is, of course, more than just helping others avoid harm. It is also the so-called taking money from others to help them avoid disasters.

Han Mo once helped Xiong Wenwen resist the resurrection of the evil spirit in the other party, for which he received some alternative rewards.

With the explanation, everyone didn't continue to ask questions this time. All they needed to do was to make sure that Han Mo was not fooling around.

Li Jun's expression changed: "Since there is danger, there is no need to save energy. Just use the ghost candle to move forward and ensure safety along the way."

After saying that, he immediately took out a red ghost candle.

Light it up without hesitation.

The gloomy candlelight was lit in this gray world, and the flickering candlelight dispelled the surrounding haze.

The weird feeling that was lingering in everyone's heart disappeared immediately, as if some invisible and terrible danger was temporarily repelled.

However, the flame of the ghost candle was burning very quickly and was being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"If there are no ghosts around, a ghost candle can only last for less than five minutes at most." Liu San made a judgment.

"About three and a half minutes should be relatively safe. Let's speed up and get through this road as soon as possible." Han Mo judged. Li Jun took the lead and moved forward quickly with the ghost candle, and walked directly onto this unknown road leading to the location of the ghost messenger.

Everyone remained silent and just quickened their pace.

The seemingly endless winding unknown road is actually not that long. It’s just that once you walk on it, all kinds of strange changes occur around you.

They saw many forks in the road and some familiar yet unfamiliar scenery at the end of the forks.

There were abandoned, old city buildings, eerie old houses, and cemeteries leading to people's graves. They even saw some swaying figures at the end of the fork in the road.
The situation here is strange and changeable, and it is impossible to judge it with normal thinking. Fortunately, Li Jun did not take these detours.

The flames of the ghost candles covered the area, isolating them from some unknown dangers, allowing them to reach the open space very smoothly and avoiding the possibility of getting lost in this strange road.

Successfully found the true location of the ghost messenger and ghost den.

"We're here. It's right here." Li Jun stopped and his expression became more serious.

The positioning showed that they had reached their destination, but the huge coffin-like darkness created by the ghost catcher and the ghost den had disappeared.

In its place is a small village.

There is a sign in front of the road in the village with three words written on it: Huanggang Village.

"Where is the ghost? Where are the red and white evil spirits?" Ah Hong asked with some horror.

"Let's go back." Li Jun felt that something was wrong, so he turned around and left in a hurry.

Han Mo, Liu San and others also frowned and stared at the sign with the three words "Huanggang Village".

They have all read the files. This S-level supernatural event codenamed Ghost Messenger actually originated from the Ghost Coffin Incident, and the incident took place in a place called Huanggang Village outside Dachang City.

And now, this village actually appeared here.

The ghost catcher and the red and white evil spirits disappeared, and the coffin-shaped ghost area also disappeared. Without a target, there was no point in them detaining anyone.

The collision between the two ghost dens, the source of two horrific supernatural events, produced some unpredictable and terrible changes.

Retreat is the safest and most correct approach.

Although they did not encounter any danger along the way, they were already frightened when they turned around and left.

The situation in the ghost realm of the ghost painting is more complicated than imagined.

soon.

This worry and premonition of uneasiness became a reality.

After turning around and walking a short distance, just passing through a gray forest, everyone found that there was a village in front of them again.

Huanggang Village.

"Are we trapped?" Everyone immediately realized their situation.

Not terrible, but definitely not great either.

The good thing is that they haven’t seen the Red and White Devils or the Ghost Messenger yet.

The bad thing is that they can't leave this area, even if Li Jun uses the Ghost Den.

Although the darkness shown by the ghost catcher's den had disappeared, the area near the village seemed to be shrouded by an invisible den of ghosts.

"Now it seems that something unexpected has happened and we are at a deadlock, with no way out."

A strange smile appeared on Liu San's sick face:
"The only good news is that we haven't been attacked by evil spirits yet. Both the ghost messenger and the ghost painting are in a relatively calm state now."

"But this peaceful state won't last long. If we can't think of a way out, we might be trapped here to death."

"Li Jun, you are the leader of the team this time. Don't you want to come up with some ideas?" Xu Yiping asked.

"If we want to leave now, there should still be a way. After all, Han Mo is here. With the help of Gui Zhu, we should be able to leave."

"The way out may not be safe. It may be the most dangerous option." Han Mo shook his head.

"As the two demonic dens continue to fight each other, the path we have taken before may have undergone earth-shaking changes."

"I have read about ghost paintings. They are terrifying entities that can create a supernatural world through paintings. There are countless evil spirits imprisoned in the ghost caves of ghost paintings."

Hearing this, several people looked at each other.

"Forget it, wait for me."

Seeing this, Han Mo had no choice but to close his eyes. The cold aura appeared again, but this time his skin color became even paler.

It seemed that the stimulation to his body caused by using that kind of predictive method this time was much more severe than the first time.

But logically speaking, this situation should not happen, after all, Han Mo is controlling two ghosts.

Time passed slowly, and soon, Han Mo opened his eyes.

He pointed in the direction of Huanggang Village ahead.

"Every direction is full of danger. Only by walking into that village can we avoid being killed immediately."

"How confident are you about entering Huanggang Village?" Liu San asked after a brief silence.

"I'm not sure, but in a short period of time, the possibility of being killed in Huanggang Village is lower than in other places." Han Mo shook his head.

"After all, I don't have true foresight. I just got a little warning through some tricky means."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent, apparently lost in thought.

"The ghost cannot be imprisoned or restricted. This is a truly unsolvable supernatural event."

"The Red and White Devils also have the ability to reboot and can summon ghosts. Apart from the lack of ghosts, they have almost no weaknesses."

"But after the Red and White Devils came into contact with the ghost messenger, unknown changes occurred, making the supernatural events even more terrifying."

"The emergence of ghost paintings has led to various changes in the painting world that may be worse than before, but there are also some turning points after the collision between the two sides."

Han Mo looked at the hesitant people and spoke.

"That's true. Since there are dead ends ahead, we might as well give it a try. After all, confirming the situation of the Ghost Messenger and the Red and White Devils is our goal."

Li Jun spoke, which was considered to be the decision of this discussion.

This mission must be completed. Turning around and running away may allow them to leave here, but if the Red and White Devils and the Ghost Messenger are not restricted by the ghost painting, it will be an immeasurable danger.

By then, the defenseless Dajing City will completely turn into a living hell.

Although it is different from the previous plan.

But no matter how smart the people who make the plans are, they cannot anticipate all situations; they are the ones who make the choices.

Entering the village?

Hearing Li Jun's words, the others felt a little depressed.

Do you want to have a face-to-face confrontation with the ghost?

"I don't care. Dying a few more times won't have much of an impact on me. What if I win?"

A strange smile appeared on Liu San's sick face, and his yellow skin was wrinkled like pieces of crumpled yellow paper, which made people feel scared.

"Then let's stop talking nonsense and take action." Li Jun said.

After making up your mind.

The five people began to walk towards the terrifying Huanggang Village.

The entire Huanggang Village has a half-new, half-old feeling.

The house in front is a newly built rural villa, which looks very comfortable, but the houses in the back half of the village are very old. There are not only mud houses, but also wooden houses that are more than a hundred years old.

In some of the relatively intact wooden houses, human figures can still be seen, but in others, there are abandoned places with broken windows and half-open doors. It is pitch dark inside, with not even sunlight getting in.

With a eerie feeling.

Plus, considering that there are two S-level evil spirits lurking here, it makes people feel uneasy just by looking at it.

"what is that?"

Xu Yiping pointed to a wooden house in front, where he could vaguely see a light. Judging from the color of the light, it should be an oil lamp or something like that.

Looking out the window, you can see a figure standing motionless in the wooden house.

"That's the light of something lighting up."

Li Jun spoke. He was controlling the will-o'-the-wisp fire and was extremely sensitive to all kinds of fire.

Although there was a window between them, he was able to make a judgment based on the light.

"Want to go in and have a look?"

Everyone knew that there could be no living people in this place, so there was only one explanation revealed in the firelight.

"ghost!"

(End of this chapter)