Mysterious Revival

"Is there no light here either?"

When Yang Jian returned to Guanjiang Residential Complex, he discovered, like other parts of Dachang City, it was shrouded in darkness, not a single light was turned on.

A dark blue gloom enveloped the area, seemingly devouring this last piece of safe territory.

During the time he had been dead, everything had proceeded as anticipated, without any unexpected miracles. He had thought that the headquarters of the spirit manipulators might come up with something, but it seemed that, as always, he could only rely on himself.

"The lights being off doesn't mean those people are all dead, at least the ones in the safe house can't be."

With this thought in mind, Yang Jian parked his car at the entrance.

At that moment, the front gate of the house was tightly closed, curtains were drawn on every floor, and there were no signs of life inside—it resembled a place that was dead and silent.

"This should be the best scenario, right?"

Yang Jian glanced at it and felt somewhat relieved.

Had there been an accident here, it wouldn't appear so normal. If the doors were ajar and the windows shattered, it would indicate that terror had invaded and most people inside were likely victims.

He entered past the front gate with the help of the Ghost Mirror, ignoring the barrier.

He first locked this extremely important Ghost Mirror on the fifth floor to ensure it wouldn't be lost during the action to come.

He sniffed the persistent stench of corpses on him.

Yang Jian had no choice but to change his clothes and take a bath in the swimming pool on the third floor to get rid of the smell.

But it didn't.

The corpse stench still clung to him, albeit fainter, and the blotches on his hands were as clear as ever, not fading despite his resurrection.

Yang Jian frowned.

He wasn't pleased with the condition of his body, as these symptoms all suggested he was moving closer to death; he was just still conscious. If he were to lose his consciousness too, he surmised he'd be no different from a real ghost.

"Who's there?"

Suddenly, he sensed something, and the flesh on his chest split open, revealing an eerie eye that emitted a red light, instantaneously sweeping over the area.

The gloom was dispelled, replaced by a sea of crimson.

The Ghost Domain instantly opened up.

It took only one Ghost Eye.

"Ah!"

Someone was startled, then trembled as they said, "Is, is that Yang Jian? I'm Zhang Liqin, the salesperson who sold you the car last time."

Without needing her to say more, Yang Jian already knew as soon as he enveloped her in his Ghost Domain.

At that moment, Zhang Liqin was shivering at the doorway, using the dwindling battery of her phone to shine the flashlight in their direction.

Her face was pale, her expression haggard. Her once black and lustrous hair was now a tangled and dry mess, making her look like a lunatic, drastically different from before.

Being alone in this place for seven days, constantly anxious about ghosts possibly appearing, it was quite remarkable that she hadn't lost her mind under such mental strain.

"You're still alive. Good—I thought you might have died." Yang Jian spoke.

"I, I'm okay. I heard someone going upstairs, and I knew it could only be you returning... I've been waiting for you to come back." Zhang Liqin's tightly wound nerves suddenly relaxed, and she collapsed onto the ground, bursting into tears.

She was like a helpless child who suddenly found their parent.

Yang Jian didn't comfort her, simply stating, "This supernatural event should come to an end. I'll solve it. From now on, all of you will be safe. Bring me some clothes, I've finished bathing."

Zhang Liqin wiped away her tears and quickly stood up. She shone her phone around and asked, "Which clothes should I get?"

"My work clothes," Yang Jian replied.

Zhang Liqin swiftly found a new set of uniform that hadn't been worn.

As Yang Jian dried himself off, he stepped out of the swimming pool, "Did those things get into the house?"

"I, I don't know."

Zhang Liqin approached with the clothes: "I've been hiding on the fourth floor, really scared. But I haven't heard any noises. Though, I did hear someone screaming outside, I don't know who it was."

"Let's check it out."

The red light that covered the room with Yang Jian's gaze immediately spread outside.

In the blink of an eye, the entire building was engulfed in red light, which didn't stop there but continued to spread towards the complex outside. In less than three seconds, the whole complex was shrouded in red light.

How large is Guanjiang Residential Complex?

You'd need to drive just to get around inside what is the largest complex in Dachang City. Including the undeveloped areas, the complex spans over five kilometers.

To cover such an extensive area was a testament to the sheer scale of the Ghost Domain.

And it seemed this wasn't the limit of Yang Jian's power.

"There are no ghosts in the house, but there are quite a few in the complex," Yang Jian instantly understood the situation of the entire complex through the Ghost Domain.

"Is it that dangerous?" Zhang Liqin shuddered.

Yang Jian replied, "It's not particularly dangerous. This number should be considered small. If it were in the city center, the situation would be entirely different. Hmm? There seems to be something going on outside. I'll take a look."

"And, what about me?" Zhang Liqin grabbed his arm and looked up anxiously.

"Of course, you'll stay here. I'll expel all the nearby ghosts; you're safe now," Yang Jian assured her with a serious tone.

"Then, come back soon," Zhang Liqin hesitated before letting go of his hand.

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"Mm."

Yang Jian simply acknowledged, got dressed, hung the satellite positioning phone on his chest, and then initiated the connection.

Before hanging himself, he had said that only he could contact headquarters from now on, and that headquarters must not contact him to avoid any accidents.

"I am Ghost Eye Yang Jian, now officially online."

After uttering those words, Yang Jian took a step forward, and then vanished from the spot.

At this moment, inside the headquarters' communication room.

Thanks to Yang Jian, Liu Xiaoyu got her own private office, with staff ensuring 24-hour coverage in shifts, making certain that someone was always there to respond.

It was now noon.

It was Liu Xiaoyu's turn on duty.

Just like yesterday, she sat in front of the desk, tediously monitoring the communication.

She thought today would be the same, with nothing happening.

But with a rustling static noise, a cold voice came through the speaker—it was Yang Jian, who had been missing for a full seven days.

"Hm?"

Liu Xiaoyu's eyes widened suddenly as she stood up abruptly, her face a picture of disbelief. Find adventures at empire

Yang Jian had been offline for seven days, and the higher-ups had speculated that he might be dead. To their surprise, he had come online again.

"Did I hear wrong?"

She thought she might be hallucinating from sitting too long, but as she focused on the signal light that had come on the communication console, she confirmed that Yang Jian's satellite positioning phone was indeed online.

"Yang Jian is online~!"

Liu Xiaoyu shrieked, rushing out of the communication room.

Soon, the news spread like wildfire within the organization.

"What? The Ghost Eye Yang Jian of Dachang City is online? Hasn't he been gone for seven days?"

"Quick, connect to the Dachang City Command Center now."

"Great, Yang Jian is online, there's a turning point for the incident in Dachang City."

Shouts of amazement echoed throughout headquarters.

But quickly, the news was suppressed, and many staff members were warned. Owing to the significant implications of Yang Jian's presence, the time had not yet come to make it public, and even internally, knowledge should be restricted as much as possible.

In less than five minutes,

The news of Yang Jian going online reached the temporary command center in Dachang City.

"Yang Jian is online? Is this information reliable?" Deputy Minister Cao Yanhua's eyes bulged upon hearing the news.

"Very reliable, the one who picked the line was Liu Xiaoyu, here's the recording from that time."

A staffer played a segment of the recording.

It was a simple sentence: I am Ghost Eye Yang Jian, now officially online.

"Quick, call an emergency meeting."

Cao Yanhua was no longer composed and bellowed; "Inform the higher-ups immediately, we need to implement the second phase of the plan. Also, tell the rescue center to get ready to join the rescue operation."

"Isn't this too hasty? Yang Jian has only come online, the Dachang City incident isn't over yet." A staffer hesitated.

"This is the plan formulated by Professor Wang in the safe house. As soon as Yang Jian comes online, we commence with the action. I'll take full responsibility for any problems that arise."

"Yes, Minister." The staffer immediately ran off.

Cao Yanhua was somewhat excited at this point; because Professor Wang had said that once there was news from Yang Jian's side, it meant there was a more than seventy percent chance of resolving the Dachang City incident and that preparations for the rescue could begin.

Of course, if there was no sign in from him, it would mean there was no hope left for the situation, and they would need to think of ways to minimize losses.

Yang Jian had no idea his single call would cause such a stir in the outside world.

He was at this moment on the top floor of a building in the residential complex, overlooking the area below.

Red light enveloped the area, exposing terrifying figures hiding in the darkness.

"Why is Wang Bin carrying Wang Shanshan on his back, stepping out?" Yang Jian spotted Wang Bin in the stairwell.

Although he didn't know what Wang Bin was planning to do, there were already two ghosts closing in on him in the hallway.

They were Ghost Infants from the third stage.

Ghosts of this stage would attack their targets only upon hearing a sound. Even though they were derivative ghosts, their Terror Level was already quite high.

"This is a good opportunity to test my current state with a third-stage Ghost Infant," Yang Jian thought to himself.

He knew he was special at the moment, having completely mastered the Headless Ghost Shadow, through which he had also fully controlled the Ghost Eye, and taken command of the Ghost Rope.

A series of chain reactions made him greatly different from regular ghost controllers.

But how much of a gap there was between him and a real ghost, he did not yet know; he needed to confront a ghost in person to understand how powerful he was at this moment.

The next moment.

He vanished from the rooftop.

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