Mysterious Revival

Chapter 1249 - 1215: The Captain Lost in Memories

Yang Jian kept a sufficient distance from Li Leping, who was trapped by the Ghost Lake.

Once out of a certain range, Li Leping was unable to trigger the murderous pattern of the Searching Ghost, and Yang Jian's crisis was also resolved. Even without a restart, the deadly pattern began to dissipate under his supernatural confrontation.

"If I hadn't already become an anomaly, I really couldn't control Li Leping in his out-of-control state. This guy's Forgetful Ghost ability can actually make me forget how to use the restart, it's simply incredible."

Yang Jian thought to himself.

At this moment, although Li Leping, trapped by the accumulated water, was sinking slowly, the speed was not fast. This indicated that he was extremely dangerous, not an ordinary ghost that could easily sink into the lake water.

Yet, despite this, Li Leping was unable to escape his predicament.

This showed that in the confrontation with the Ghost Lake, it still had the upper hand.

However, this was not when Li Leping's supernatural power was at its strongest; that should be at midnight.

At that time, the Sleepwalking Ghost would be fully awakened, and the terror level would be even higher than now.

As time passed little by little.

At eight o'clock, Li Leping, who had originally closed his eyes and entered a sleepwalking state, opened his eyes and woke up. He once again regained control and returned to normal.

"Lost control again?"

After waking up, Li Leping began to look around at his surroundings.

He found that he was not in his usual villa but outdoors, and he was actually soaking in a puddle of water, with only his head above the surface.

In the water, the faint reflection showed many cold floating corpses. These corpses reached out and held onto him tightly, making it impossible to break free.

"Li Leping, you're awake? You lost control just now, so to prevent any accidents I trapped you in the water, I hope you don't mind."

Yang Jian's voice sounded from the side.

"Is this your new supernatural power?"

Li Leping's eyes moved slightly, somewhat surprised.

Yang Jian said, "You didn't participate in the Ghost Lake incident, if you had, you might have made some progress too."

As he spoke, the floating corpses in the water gradually released Li Leping and then slowly sank, disappearing into the depths of the water in an instant, no longer visible.

The suppression on Li Leping was noticeably reduced as well.

At this moment, he struggled to swim out of the water.

Though he hadn't experienced it firsthand, this seemingly bottomless water made him wary, as it could even subdue his out-of-control self.

"Progress in the supernatural comes at the cost of risking one's life. I lost a bet once and almost lost Dachuan City, and now my own issues are unresolved, leaving me no room to worry about other matters."

Li Leping freed himself from the water, standing on solid ground.

The water on his body quickly dripped down and quickly gathered with the nearby water, and then began to disappear rapidly.

Eventually, the ground became dry again, with no trace of water.

"The eight o'clock loss of control is over, next is the midnight one, prepare yourself, I don't have time to wait with you anymore. If it succeeds, we depart after sunrise."

Yang Jian finished speaking and threw a red Ghost Candle.

Li Leping caught it with his hand: "Don't worry, since I've agreed to your matter, I will definitely do it, as long as your plan works. However, I'm surprised that you could control me even when I was out of control. I think I underestimated you."

"I also underestimated you, having already controlled four ghosts so early on. If not for some accident, there's not many stronger than you in the supernatural circle."

Yang Jian said seriously.

When it truly came to a fight, he realized just how troublesome Li Leping was.

It's a pity he was delayed for too long, making no progress for almost a year. If it were the former Yang Jian, he would've been easily taken down by this guy.

"I'm just trying to survive, that's all. To me, strength or weakness means little," Li Leping said.

"True, if you can overcome the risk of losing control and evolve into an anomaly, with your strength, you'll be at the top, and there aren't many ghost handlers in the supernatural circle who can kill you."

Li Leping said, "That certainly doesn't include you, does it, Yang Jian?"

Yang Jian did not deny it, instead he asked, "How is the spiritual incident in Room 301?"

"You built a high wall and sealed off that old district. Everything is still calm for now, at least no ghosts have come out, but I've investigated. That area remains very dangerous, with signs of ghostly activity," Li Leping replied.

Yang Jian said, "Then you'd better keep an eye on it."

"This is my jurisdiction, Dachuan City, I'll handle it," Li Leping said.

"Good, since there's no problem, I should head to the next stop."

After asking a few things, Yang Jian didn't waste any more time and immediately set off.

Li Leping did not hold him back, merely watched Yang Jian leave. After he had gone far, Li Leping took the red Ghost Candle and returned to the suburban villa nearby to stay.

Before leaving Dachuan City, a bit of the Ghost Lake's water was left behind, soaking an inconspicuous pond, leaving a trace for future visits to the city.

"Who should we find next?"

His gaze shifted slightly as he recalled the remaining captains: He Yiner, Wang Chaling, Cao Yang, as well as Shen Lin and Zhang Jun.

"Go to Daxia City to find Shen Lin..."

Yang Jian decided to go to a closer place first, since Daxia City is not far from Dachuan City and doesn't require crossing north to south.

Using the Ghost Domain to travel.

In no time, Yang Jian appeared above the city of Daxia City.

He covered the city with his Ghost Domain, trying to directly locate Shen Lin, but found nothing. He contacted Shen Lin's liaison in the city, who also confirmed that Shen Lin had gone missing after the last Ghost Lake incident without any news.

This result made Yang Jian frown.

"Shen Lin is probably having issues due to the Ghost Lake supernatural event. He might have gotten lost in the world of memories; he's not a normal person. He only exists in memory, lacking a physical body in reality, making him very difficult to find."

He speculated in his heart.

Otherwise, why has this guy never shown up?

After spending some time without results, Yang Jian directly called Cao Yanhua.

Soon, Cao Yanhua answered.

"Stop looking for Shen Lin, he's in trouble. During the last Ghost Lake incident, he was eroded by Ghost Lake, invaded my memory, and has not been seen since. I estimate he's either dead or completely lost within his memory; finding him anytime soon is almost impossible. I'm just giving you a heads-up to avoid any disputes later on," Yang Jian said.

"Understood. If Shen Lin is indeed untraceable, his captain status will be temporarily frozen until he reappears. Meanwhile, the vacant captain position will be filled by a candidate from the shortlist," Cao Yanhua said seriously.

Yang Jian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Captain candidates? I remember Feng Quan is one of them. Is he qualified?"

Cao Yanhua paused for a moment, understanding Yang Jian's intention was to seize the opportunity to capture another captain position.

"Feng Quan has the seniority, but if his abilities are lacking, I wouldn't oppose it," he replied.

"I was just asking casually; looks like Feng Quan isn't going to be a captain,"

Yang Jian said, dismissing the thought in his mind.

Cao Yanhua's words clearly indicated Feng Quan's lack of ability.

However, he was right; although Feng Quan controlled three ghosts and was nominated for captain, his abilities truly lacked in many areas. Making him a captain would not be a good thing; rather, it would be detrimental because a person with insufficient ability handling supernatural events would die quickly.

"I want to know who, in your opinion, are the captain candidates," Yang Jian asked.

Cao Yanhua didn't hide anything and directly said, "Currently, there are two people who are very suitable. One is Lin Bei; you should have some impression of him, as you met him the first time you sat on that supernatural bus... After that, you even sent ten million to Lin Bei's family."

"I remember now, that's the bald guy who successfully got off the supernatural bus, indeed not simple."

Yang Jian's expression shifted slightly as he recalled this person in his mind.

This Lin Bei had been a ghost handler longer than him and successfully survived getting off the supernatural bus. He was indeed extraordinary, and his abilities were certainly stronger than Feng Quan's, so he agreed with nominating this person as a captain.

Yang Jian said, "I don't see any problem with this person becoming a captain. Who is the second person?"

"The second person you've also met, his name is Zhou Deng; you also encountered him on the bus," Cao Yanhua said.

Zhou Deng?

"I've been through supernatural events with him, and I know a bit about his character. Other than his penchant for stealing things, he's trustworthy."

Yang Jian nodded: "It would also be good for him to become a captain."

It seems Cao Yanhua is indeed being professional.

Lin Bei has seniority, strong abilities, and survived getting off the supernatural bus. Zhou Deng is reliable and capable, both are more suitable than Feng Quan. Placing these two in the first tier of captain reserves wouldn't be an issue.

"The remaining backup list also includes a few, such as Zhang Lei, Feng Quan, Ah Hong, Su Fan... Liu Qi," Cao Yanhua said.

"Wait, Liu Qi? Which Liu Qi?" Yang Jian asked.

Cao Yanhua seemed a bit surprised, "You don't know? Of course it's your classmate Liu Qi, haven't you been in contact?"

Yang Jian frowned.

He indeed had no contact with Liu Qi, but how did this guy suddenly go from an ordinary person to joining headquarters, and grow so quickly to become a captain candidate?

Could it be that he had some special supernatural experience like Sun Ren before?

Forget it, this matter can be asked about from Zhang Wei later; he is still in contact with Liu Qi and recently organized a class reunion.

Cao Yanhua added, "If you want to know more about Liu Qi, I'll send his dossier to you later."

"Send it to Liu Xiaoyu; I don't have time to look at it now. Since Shen Lin can't be found, I can only go find the next captain. Alright, that's it, I'm hanging up."

After saying this, Yang Jian hung up the phone. He didn't waste time wandering in the city and immediately headed to the next city.