The city of Dachang was shrouded in gloom, silent as if it would never see the sunlight again. It seemed as though the city was on the brink of becoming a ghost town, sinking forever into the darkness, engulfed in the last remnants of twilight.

But outside the city, the sun blazed relentlessly, the air sweltering with no hint of chill, an eerie atmosphere pervading the surroundings.

All roads leading into the city were under martial law.

The area within five miles of the gloom was designated a military restricted zone, with armed soldiers patrolling every inch.

The Asian Criminal Investigation Headquarters had made preparations.

Either they would successfully resolve this large-scale supernatural event, or they would have to isolate the entire city to prevent the further spread of whatever lurked inside, causing greater casualties and losses.

At this moment, on the road leading to Dachang City, a middle-aged man in military uniform stood outside the boundary, staring intently at the dark, bluish haze before him.

The haze writhed like a living creature, impervious to the wind, even military strikes couldn’t disperse the ghostly presence, opening a path into Dachang City.

The only consolation was that the signal remained unaffected, some communication channels were still operational.

“Li Jun, the latest intelligence from the professor’s side is not good. Most of the ghost tamers gathered in Dachang City are almost dead. Only Zhao Kai Ming, Yang Jian, and that Zhang Han are still alive. The liaison officer, Sun Yi, who was previously sent, has already sacrificed himself.”

At this moment, Zhao Jianguo walked over with a serious expression, and the soldiers around him saluted.

“The professor intends to place all his hopes on Yang Jian, making a final effort. There is a chance, but it’s not great.”

Li Jun’s sturdy figure trembled slightly, his face turning grim. “Can’t the other detectives break through? With so many detectives, there should be a few anomalies among them.”

Zhao Jianguo shook his head. “The ‘starving ghost’ incident has been classified as S-level. There are no detectives capable of handling this level of event, not just in the Asian region, but globally. Once those things revive, they change too quickly. Our research and preparations can’t keep up.”

“A whole city, left to die like this?” Li Jun growled, tears welling up in his eyes.

“I’ll revive the ghost and give it a try with my life.”

“Li Jun, don’t be impulsive.”

Zhao Jianguo pressed his shoulder. “This thing can’t be solved by recklessness. Yang Jian is still trying. There may be a chance, and you need to know that if you sacrifice yourself and the ghost in your body escapes, it will only make things worse.”

Li Jun understood this, but as a soldier, what else could he do in the face of a national crisis?

“What’s the plan from above?”

“The minister has contacted the International Criminal Investigation Headquarters to see if they can resolve it. After all, there have been precedents of S-level supernatural events abroad. Although they were not resolved, they were at least suppressed,” Zhao Jianguo said.

“It’s useless. They are eager to see a joke from our Asian side. Even if they have the ability to solve it, they won’t help.”

“Even if it costs a little more, there is still a chance. But even if we can’t save the city, we must save the professor. He cannot die here,” Zhao Jianguo said in a hushed voice. “Yang Jian has left a backup plan. I agreed. At a critical moment, I will have him protect the professor.”

“Will it work?” Li Jun asked.

“I’m not sure, but I trust Yang Jian. He’s like those wolf cubs in the army, unruly but sensible in critical situations.”

“Even if he saves the professor, if the situation can’t be resolved, it won’t last long. But delaying for some time is still good. Let’s see what the higher-ups say. Perhaps we might have to use that thing after all. After all, the professor’s status is too important. We just need to follow orders and not lose our footing, causing further losses.”

“I understand,” Li Jun said.

Zhao Jianguo looked at him, standing straight there, and couldn’t help but sigh.

He felt stifled.

He was also someone who had come out of the army, and how could he bear to watch a city of his own country fall into the hands of a ghost?

But after joining the Asian Criminal Investigation Division, Zhao Jianguo deeply understood.

This world was no longer the same.

In the face of these ghostly things, recklessness would solve nothing. Ultimately, this incident was the hidden danger left behind by Zhou Zheng’s desperate actions.

But could Zhou Zheng be blamed for this?

No.

Zhou Zheng had acted out of good intentions, loyal to his duty. He just hadn’t expected the mess he left behind to evolve into this.

At this moment, in a hospital in Dachang City.

Yang Jian looked at the ghost candle in his hand, which was about to burn out in two minutes, knowing that he had no more time to hesitate.

“I’ve figured out the rules of the first, second, and third stage ghost infants for you. Their killing conditions are triggered individually, while the source ghost has the characteristic of repeated accumulation. I can guarantee that once you extinguish the ghost candle, the first ghost to attack you will definitely be the source ghost.”

“…I don’t want to say anything else. It’s a waste of time. If the operation fails and you’re still alive, run and report the situation here to the higher-ups. It’s the last effort I can make. As for me, you don’t need to worry. Your role is more important than mine now. If I die, I die.”

After Wang Xiaoming finished speaking, he didn’t give Yang Jian a chance to respond, and directly blew out the ghost candle.

The remaining small section of the ghost candle was left for Yang Jian to escape. It couldn’t be wasted here.

As the ghost candle extinguished, the surrounding gloom instantly enveloped them.

The quiet outside was once again filled with the sound of heavy, stiff footsteps, sending shivers down the spine.Yang Jian didn’t speak; instead, he turned and left the bathroom. At this moment, he wasn’t acting out of any grand sense of duty—not for the city, nor for the country. He was simply fighting to survive this supernatural incident for his own sake.

After all, the entire city had been dragged into this chaos, and no one could remain uninvolved. If there had been a chance to escape, he might have taken it long ago.

“Zhang Han, go help him,” Wang Xiaoming said from the darkness.

“Professor, what about you?” Zhang Han asked, startled.

“It’s okay, Zhao Kaiming is still here; we probably won’t die just yet. We should be able to hold on for a while,” Wang Xiaoming replied, glancing at Zhao Kaiming. His words were not so much for Zhang Han as they were for Zhao Kaiming.

He was prepared to use his own life to keep Zhao Kaiming in check, to prevent him from interfering with Yang Jian’s actions.

Whether Zhao Kaiming saw Wang Xiaoming’s gaze or not, he simply smirked coldly.

Sending Zhang Han away was clearly a sign that Wang Xiaoming was wary of him.

Dealing with these people was indeed no easy task.

But it didn’t matter. No matter what, all of them were destined to die here. To think they could resolve this incident was nothing but a dream.

The ghost had grown to an unimaginably terrifying extent…

In the end, only he would survive—no, only his family would.

Zhao Kaiming looked back into the darkness.

A seemingly nonexistent figure entered his vision from the shadows behind him, but there was no smile on his face, only a grim and crazed expression.

“Yang Jian, I’m coming to help you,” Zhang Han charged out.

Having only controlled two ghosts, he was still years away from a ghostly resurgence, but the recent attack had drastically shortened the hard-earned time he had to stay alive.

A few more attacks like that, and he might face an early resurgence of the ghostly force.

However, there was no time to wait for that resurgence; if he didn’t succeed this time, he would die here.

“I must open the Ghost Domain again to stand a chance. Once you’re inside my Ghost Domain, you only need to do one thing: help me suppress the Ghost Shadow behind me with all your might. If it kills me or possesses the body of a fierce ghost, then we can declare it’s all over,” Yang Jian said quickly, his actions just as swift.

He had to retract the Ghost Eye, giving up the suppression of the Ghost Shadow. Once this suppression was gone, the Ghost Shadow would go out of control, and so would the Ghost Eye.

He intended to use the changes brought about by this resurgence to fight for a chance.

Please remember the original domain name of this book: [Jiutian Shenzhuang mobile reading website]