Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1221 - 1187: A Place You Can't Leave

Yang Jian and Li Yang carefully inspected the third floor, collecting what had not been burned in the ashes and putting them together.

The burnt corpses numbered two, and there was one intact corpse.

One burnt corpse still had fire burning inside it, the other was curled up and completely lifeless.

The unburned corpse was the one nailed down by Yang Jian's Coffin Nail.

This was the ghost of the third floor. Yang Jian thought one of the burnt corpses and the ghost of the third floor were the same, just carried by different corpses.

Besides, there was a piece of bone still flaming.

The bone was pale, never charred, peculiar and eerie. Yang Jian forcibly extracted it from the furnace.

"Xiang Lan and Zhu Jian's bodies have disappeared, along with the ghosts they controlled, leaving no trace." Yang Jian came near the haunted elevator, searched around but couldn't find the familiar corpses.

Logically, although they died, since they also controlled powerful ghosts, the bodies should have remained.

But the fact was not.

"That tall, rotting male corpse seems to be gone as well. There is no Corpse Wrapping Cloth on these burnt corpses, so it's possible the ghost has already left here and didn't linger." Li Yang said.

Yang Jian nodded: "I see that too, none of the corpses match that male corpse, so it's not here."

"While we have time, I want to change the layout here, hide this golden door, tidy up and prepare to leave here. We have delayed for several days, we can't continue to waste time."

Then, Yang Jian activated the Ghost Domain.

He couldn't affect the position of the door but could change the layout of the third floor.

Very quickly.

A wall abruptly appeared covering the golden door, merging with the surroundings.

Covered by wall skin, the existence of the golden door was completely hidden. Unless one intentionally searched, it would be hard to find.

"What about these corpses? Should we imprison them or just leave them here?" Li Yang pointed at the burnt corpses.

These are ghosts, currently in lifeless states, but it won't be long before these powerful ghosts resurrect, becoming extremely dangerous.

Yang Jian's expression turned cold: "Don't imprison them. Leave the ghosts on the third floor. We probably won't come back here, so it's necessary to leave the ghosts to prevent anyone trapped here from finding the door and escaping."

Li Yang understood Yang Jian's approach.

The plan was to use the danger of ghosts to protect the door, preventing it from being easily opened.

"However, the furnace is peculiar and may be of help to me in the future." Yang Jian then looked at the furnace in the distance.

This thing can counter Ghost Lake, keeping oneself balanced.

If his ghost powers resurrect in the future, the furnace might be the key to regaining balance.

But he didn't dare take the furnace because it easily goes out of control, posing high risks.

This loss of control isn't because Yang Jian can't imprison the furnace, but there are too many uncertainties while using it. He doesn't want it to suddenly unleash a raging fire, burning down a city.

"Forget it, leaving the furnace on the third floor is fine. If I really need it someday, I can come back, though the ghosts on the third floor are fierce, they're not entirely unmanageable to me." Yang Jian then dismissed the idea of taking the furnace.

"I won't take the furnace, but the flaming bone can be used."

Yang Jian then focused on a flaming bone.

Being part of the furnace, this bone is like a small puzzle piece, of minimal danger and unlikely to go out of control if mastered.

"Just take it," pointing at the bone.

Li Yang nodded, took out a prepared bag, walked over and placed the bone inside.

The bag was made of gold, capable of isolating supernatural powers.

Even with flames dancing on the bone, once inside the bag, no heat could be felt, everything silent, without any anomalies.

"Alright, it's time to leave." Yang Jian's Ghost Eye scanned again to ensure nothing was missed, then prepared to leave.

He and Li Yang returned to the side of the door.

At this moment, the golden door seemed unimpressive, covered with wall skin. Without careful observation, one wouldn't notice it as a door, only a wall.

Squeak!

The door opened once more.

Yang Jian raised his cracked long spear, preparing to fling the corpse out and then pull back.

Suddenly.

His expression moved, looking in a direction.

It was the staircase entrance.

"Something's up." Li Yang also perked his ears, hearing a sound.

It was the rapid footsteps of someone descending the stairs, constantly echoing from the steps.

"Even if it's a ghost, once we leave, it can't catch up to us." Li Yang whispered.

Yang Jian shone his flashlight over: "No, it's not a ghost, the footsteps are too hurried and erratic, it must be a person."

"Those five people from before? Have they been resurrected and found their way here? Then we must kill them before leaving, otherwise, as soon as we close this door, it'll make a noise, leaving traces. Though it may not be discovered, we can't risk it." Li Yang said.

"Makes sense." Yang Jian didn't deny this suggestion, he halted his steps, ready to see.

Very quickly.

The hurried footsteps down the stairs stopped, and then a person appeared in the beam of a strong flashlight.

The person was panting, looking anxious, as if he had rushed over on purpose.

"Wang Genquan?" Yang Jian stared at the person, recognizing him immediately.

It had only been less than two days, yet the resurrected Wang Genquan had come here once again.

In the dim environment, the flashlight illuminated the way for Wang Genquan, who composed himself and quickly made his way over.

Yang Jian's expression remained unchanged. His charred ghost hand moved slightly, ready to kill this guy to prevent the location of the door from being exposed.

However, at that moment, Wang Genquan spoke urgently while walking: "Yang Jian, give me a chance, how about not making a move first?"

"Hmm?"

Yang Jian's expression tightened: "You actually didn't lose your memory?"

"No, I indeed resurrected once, and my memory was lost, but before I came to the third floor, I left a backup plan to prevent things from developing like this. I'm not sure if you are Yang Jian, so I tried calling out. It seems the information I left was correct."

Wang Genquan said at this moment.

He was actually prepared in advance, leaving behind information early on, and this time, he discovered that information in a normal human state, managing to track it down here just in time.

"You knew you couldn't win that fight, so you made a backup plan early on? But it's already too late, this place will soon be sealed off, you will die, and you will forget the door's location, you cannot escape from here," Yang Jian stated a harsh fact.

Wang Genquan was silent for a moment, his expression changing unpredictably. He wasn't stupid; combining Yang Jian's words with the previously left information was enough to deduce the situation to some extent.

"I know, this is the price we pay for losing, but I really want to see the outside, can you give me a chance? Even if you kill me after I get out, I'll accept it."

He was very candid, making a small request after recognizing his fate.

"What good is seeing the outside if you'll just die and forget everything, starting again like a headless fly searching for an exit," Yang Jian said.

"I just want to know if we truly can be free if we really find the exit and leave," Wang Genquan said.

Yang Jian pondered for a moment and then said, "Since you want to see the outside world desperately, fine, I agree, come over here."

"You're really taking him out of here?" Li Yang said in surprise.

Yang Jian gestured with his hand to indicate it was okay: "It's alright, let him take a look. I had previously speculated that the people trapped here couldn't leave Kaiser Hotel. Now there's a chance to prove that, and if my speculation is incorrect and Wang Genquan survives, I will personally end him."

Li Yang nodded and didn't say anything more.

Wang Genquan was a bit excited at the moment, he ran over: "Thank you so much."

"No problem," Yang Jian said nonchalantly, "Come with us."

Soon, they walked inside that door,

and before closing it, Yang Jian flung out the corpse nailed by the coffin nail, throwing it heavily onto the third floor's ground.

Without the restraint of the coffin nail, the corpse that hit the ground suddenly sat up straight, emitting a chilling aura, and a darkness rapidly spread around, engulfing everything on the third floor.

The vengeful spirit reawakened.

And the only response was a loud bang.

That was the heavy door closing.

The ghost turned its mechanical head toward the sound but soon turned its head again, slowly standing up to roam aimlessly.

At this moment.

Yang Jian and Li Yang led Wang Genquan toward the outside of Kaiser Hotel.

"Yang Jian, you are not a bad person."

On the way, Wang Genquan earnestly said, "Although I don't know why that conflict arose, I still appreciate you giving me this opportunity, and I understand why you need to seal this place and kill anyone who knows. This place is indeed dangerous, if it gets out of control, the consequences are unimaginable..."

Yang Jian said nothing, just paused his steps, suddenly looking at him.

Li Yang also frowned and looked at Wang Genquan.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Wang Genquan said.

Yang Jian said, "You didn't say anything wrong, it's just that my assumption was correct. You can't leave Kaiser Hotel after all."

At this moment, Wang Genquan noticed some changes in himself; he touched his head, and a lot of hair kept falling out, turning from black to white, and his skin was visibly wrinkling, drying up.

"This is..." His eyes widened.

But everything happened too fast, Wang Genquan's body was decaying, collapsing, it seemed no force could reverse it.

Wang Genquan quickly calmed down, giving a bitter smile: "So this is the truth? We never successfully left, but die each time we try."

"Seems like it," Yang Jian nodded.

Wang Genquan looked around yet didn't see a window: "It's a pity, I couldn't even see the sky outside..."

Before this sentence was finished, he fell directly to the ground, becoming a long-decayed corpse, completely losing the breath of life.

The dead him will resurrect, but about this harsh truth, he will not remember.

"He exists in the past, unable to stand in the present, the curse's power protects his consciousness but deprives him of life, unless he becomes a complete anomaly, he can't fight this curse, to leave Kaiser Hotel alive," Yang Jian seriously examined Wang Genquan's corpse, then came to a conclusion.

"Captain, do you think, in these decades, has anyone really walked out of Kaiser Hotel alive? Previously, according to our speculation, there were ten cursed individuals, and we've only seen five," Li Yang said.

Yang Jian said, "Not sure, but it's possible someone could make it out. If so, that person wouldn't be an obscure existence, at the very least they'd be at the captain level, and also an anomaly, but so far, I haven't heard of anyone being associated with Kaiser Hotel."