Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1203 - 1169: A Sudden Choice

"Captain, that Zhu Jian has followed us, and there seems to be something formidable trailing behind him."

The three of them were rapidly retreating, and at this moment Li Yang glanced back, discovering that the previous Zhu Jian was still sprinting wildly in their direction.

The danger seemed to have unlocked his potential, making Zhu Jian's movements exceptionally swift, with even a tendency of catching up to them.

Yang Jian also noticed and said bluntly, "Tong Qian, kill him. Don't let him lead the ghost here. He's been targeted by the ghost and can't shake it off. It's only a matter of time before he's dead. We can't let him drag us down."

"Alright."

Tong Qian nodded decisively, then slightly turned his head, revealing a bizarre crying face from his hair. However, at the moment he turned his head, he suddenly got goosebumps, witnessing a horrifying scene.

In the view of his crying face appeared a cold, lifeless corpse.

The corpse was pressed close behind him, less than ten centimeters away, almost about to touch him.

He had seen this corpse before.

It was when he was flipping through the notebook in room 100.

"Has this thing been following me the whole time?" Cold sweat emerged on Tong Qian's body.

He quickly turned his head back.

The ghost behind him vanished mysteriously once again.

It seems the ghost behind can only be seen at the moment of turning one's head; otherwise, it's invisible.

Fortunately, it was the Ghost Face that turned away just now; despite seeing the ghost, there wasn't any reaction. If he himself had turned back, who knows what might have happened.

"I can't turn my head, at least not until we've left the Caesar Grand Hotel without being targeted by this ghost." Tong Qian made a silent resolution in his heart.

"Bang!"

The next moment.

A gunshot rang out.

Li Yang pulled the trigger without hesitation. His aim was precise, directly hitting the Zhu Jian following behind.

Zhu Jian continued running forward, eyes wide open, staring ahead, but his pace slowed, stumbling as if affected by the shot.

"Tong Qian, what are you dawdling for? Why are you hesitating so long to take him out?" Li Yang said.

"I encountered a situation," Tong Qian immediately replied.

Li Yang instantly frowned, "Was it that notebook from before?"

"Mm."

Tong Qian nodded, "This issue hasn't been resolved yet, but now isn't the time to discuss it. We'll talk once we leave here."

"Alright." Li Yang put away his gun.

However, at this moment, that Zhu Jian swiftly chased up again, looking rather unaffected, glaring angrily at Li Yang.

"Didn't you hit him?" Tong Qian asked in astonishment.

"No, I'm sure I hit him. I've been trained; at this close range, and with him not dodging, it's impossible to miss. If I missed, I'd certainly admit it."

Seeing Zhu Jian catching up again, Li Yang's expression slightly changed, but he affirmed that he indeed hit Zhu Jian.

"So this guy's got something odd about him, as expected, not letting him get close was the right call," Tong Qian said, as a sound emerged from the Ghost Face.

"Woo! Woo!"

An eerie cry emerged from the Ghost Face and then floated over towards the approaching Zhu Jian.

The cries echoed through the corridor, multiplying within moments.

What started as a single cry now sounded like several people, a dozen people weeping, with the number increasing at an unbelievable rate.

The increase in crying represented the layering of supernatural power.

In this environment, Tong Qian's crying could produce unexpectedly terrifying effects.

Yet, this situation was also within Yang Jian's expectations.

The cries echoed.

Zhu Jian immediately stopped in his tracks, crying eerily, looking devastated, tears trickling down his face.

"He's dead."

Tong Qian's cries stopped abruptly to avoid affecting his teammates.

"That's good."

Upon seeing Zhu Jian halt, Li Yang saw the approaching supernatural entity also pause.

Meanwhile, Yang Jian had found the correct path.

The room number reached 11.

Just ahead should be room 10, at the front of room 10, there was an intersection with a golden bullet placed there, serving as a marker.

The appearance of the marker indicated that turning at the curve ahead would lead to the exit.

"Room 10, the last place where Xiang Lan recorded information, has to be checked," Yang Jian didn't hesitate, heading straight for room 10.

However, at this moment, Li Yang's exclaimed: "How is it possible? That Zhu Jian isn't dead; he's still coming our way."

Hmm?

Yang Jian's steps faltered, sharply turning back to take a look.

Behind.

A swath of darkness swept through the corridor, and in the front of the darkness, Zhu Jian ran towards them, eerily crying.

Shot, killed by Tong Qian's supernatural cries, yet still alive?

"This guy probably isn't human anymore. Perhaps, he's the ghost that followed, and he'd been taken over by it without our knowledge," Yang Jian said calmly.

"If that's the case, then don't get entangled further, head into room 10, and the exit is nearby."

As he was speaking, he had already arrived at the door of Room 10.

At the moment, the door was open, and inside was still arranged the same as the previous rooms, with no differences whatsoever.

Just as Yang Jian was about to enter the room, he saw a line of twisted scarlet letters painted on the wall: "No entry for the living."

These words seemed to have been on the wall for a long time, unfaded.

It seemed like a curse, also like a warning, something that really captured one's attention.

"Is it just a bluff, or is it real?" Yang Jian paused for a moment, quickly pondering.

He thought of that special notebook.

Clearly, the room where Xiang Lan stored information was not entirely safe; there must be some danger within it.

But Yang Jian still walked into the room.

As soon as he entered, he felt something was off.

The red writing on the wall seemed to be melting, turning into red blood slowly dripping down the wall, and in no time, the red writing had disappeared, leaving behind streaks of red bloodstains.

"Hmm?"

Yang Jian felt puzzled. He himself did not feel any curse, nor did he experience any supernatural attack; everything seemed normal.

But the situation inside the room was anything but normal.

However, the surrounding circumstances wouldn't give him much time to think.

Zhu Jian, crying and running, had already gotten close, and the darkness behind was rushing in, as if swallowing everything around.

If they didn't quickly enter a room to hide, they would have to face the supernatural behind them.

"Perhaps this room is a trap. The situation here is no longer the same as it initially was. Something seems to want to kill us here, and the secret of the information recorded in Room 10 might have been exposed long ago."

Yang Jian didn't know why this thought popped into his mind.

"Captain, there's no time." Li Yang urged.

"Leave here, do not enter this room."

Yang Jian made a decision. He believed his caution was not wrong.

Without saying another word, he immediately activated the Ghost Domain, taking Tong Qian and Li Yang with him, disappearing.

However, a burning furnace and a corpse previously nailed down with a Coffin Nail were left behind.

The furnace burned, and the Ghost Domain couldn't take it away, and Yang Jian, at this point, wanted to get rid of the ghost nailed with the Coffin Nail.

Simply opting to leave all the dangers here was better.

"Bang!"

The next moment, a door opened near the exit slammed shut as Yang Jian brought the others into the room.

This is... Room 5.

Just as they left, Zhu Jian appeared at the entrance of Room 10, his expression strange and still crying.

Meanwhile.

The vengeful spirit left by Yang Jian, no longer restrained by the Coffin Nail, suddenly awoke.

Inside Room 10.

Footsteps came from the direction of the bedroom, slowly approaching the living room.

At this moment, all the danger gathered together.

However, Yang Jian's choice seemed correct.

He did not enter Room 10 but transferred via the Ghost Domain to hide in Room 5, avoiding all the peril temporarily.

The Room 10 said to record information might indeed be a trap at this moment.

"Don't worry, this room is safe. I checked it with the Ghost Eye." Yang Jian withdrew the Ghost Domain and landed in the living room of Room 5.

Li Yang quickly barricaded the door. Everything seemed to have returned to calm.

"Yang Jian, we were already at the door of Room 10; why didn't we go in?" Tong Qian asked.

"It's simple; I don't trust the information in that notebook," Yang Jian replied.

Tong Qian said in surprise, "How can it be? Xiang Lan has no reason to fabricate anything in the notebook, right?"

"Xiang Lan has no reason to fabricate it, but the notebook is peculiar, giving me some bad thoughts. Besides, Room 10 is dangerous. If anything unexpected happens, we would face supernatural attacks from both Room 10 and Zhu Jian, not to mention we were risking carrying that furnace with us."

"And most importantly, the Coffin Nail can't be used; I still have a vengeful spirit nailed."

"With the current situation and our bad condition, retreating first was the natural choice," Yang Jian said. "The ghost won't linger there indefinitely. After a rest, we'll go back and check it out."

"Thinking about it, this choice is the most prudent," Li Yang nodded, also indicating understanding.

They still had time, no rush, no need to make a decision at that critical moment, they could completely avoid that critical juncture and return later, after all, they knew the way, the exit was nearby, no need to worry.

At this moment, Tong Qian seized the time to talk about the earlier incident: "By the way, the matter on that notebook isn't over. Just now when I turned around, I could see a vengeful spirit standing behind me..."

"Is there such a thing?" Yang Jian's expression changed.

Tong Qian nodded, "But for now, there's no danger."

"That's good. Let's deal with it after we leave here; now's not the time," Yang Jian said.

"I think so too."

"There's the sound of running outside; it's Zhu Jian... he passed by the door and didn't stop. He's getting further away, seems like he's headed towards the exit," Li Yang was listening to the activity outside.

He again mentioned the sound of Zhu Jian running.

Right now, being inside the room, they were safe.

Zhu Jian didn't fixate on them but went straight past, which let everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

At least, one ghost had left, reducing the nearby danger.