“Baishui Town changes every day. Buildings that were visible yesterday might disappear the next day. It’s this very change that’s prevented me from understanding the situation here these past few days. All I know is that the deeper we go into Baishui Town, the more dangerous it gets. Yang Captain, you can observe the surrounding buildings. As we go further in, the normal buildings become fewer and fewer.”

“In the end, I’m afraid Baishui Town will completely vanish from sight, and I’ll truly enter an unknown supernatural town.”

“And I’m worried that if we go too deep, there is a risk of getting lost. In the end, there might be no way to return. So unless necessary, I suggest we must stop appropriately.”

On the road, Seow Yang explained the situation here while advising Yang Jian to proceed with caution.

In his view, taking such risks for a high school classmate named Wang Shanshan isn’t worth it.

The residents of Baishui Town are more important.

“I understand what you mean. You’re worried that if I go too deep and can’t come back, it might cause the evacuation plan at six tomorrow morning to fail?” Yang Jian walked down the road, his eyes surveying the surroundings, observing the anomalies around him.

“A single life versus the lives of everyone in a small town; it’s clear which is more important.” Seow Yang said.

Yang Jian said, “The life of someone important, versus the lives of strangers, which do you think is more important? Maybe you shouldn’t accompany me on this journey; staying in that building back there would be safer for you.”

“I also hope to quickly find the person and then return. If I hadn’t come with you and you really got lost, I would regret my decision then.” Seow Yang paused, not answering Yang Jian’s first question.

Liu Qi on the side said, “So, can you sense Wang Shanshan now?”

Seow Yang shook his head, saying, “I can’t sense her.”

After speaking, he looked at the zombies wandering on the road. These zombies were drenched in supernatural rainwater, but Wang Shanshan was not among them.

“There’s a possibility that the Wang Shanshan you’re looking for is not outside but inside, and her surroundings are supernatural, which is the only way to completely shield my senses.” Seow Yang suggested a possibility, and it’s a very likely one.

“If she’s indoors, then finding her among the buildings in Baishui Town is like looking for a needle in a haystack, practically impossible.” Liu Qi frowned.

These buildings are all unusual; any one of them could present danger inside.

Seow Yang continued, “But it’s not certain yet. I need further investigation to determine if Wang Shanshan is really indoors.”

“Let’s move on.” Yang Jian said expressionlessly.

After a brief exchange of words, the three continued along the road, moving against the crowd deeper into Baishui Town.

Indeed, as Seow Yang mentioned, the deeper they went, the fewer normal buildings there were, and instead, there were more buildings with flashing neon signs constantly appearing. These buildings emitted an unusual vibe, much like the previous clothing store, and some felt even more dangerous, yet some buildings had no entrances or exits, just completely blocked walls.

These walls sealed the buildings, preventing people from entering or exiting freely.

Yang Jian slightly raised his head, looking at a building with flashing neon signs.

That was the second floor.

The window on the second floor was lit, but there was no one inside. When approaching and listening closely, one could vaguely hear intense arguing from upstairs. The argument sounded like two people quarreling, but when trying to discern the specific content, it was impossible to make out a single sentence. The argument sounded like it was in a dialect or communicated in a way that couldn’t be understood.

But this building was sealed, and it was impossible for any living person to reside there.

Yang Jian wasn’t overly curious, merely paid slight attention before quickly moving on. He currently did not wish to provoke these eerie phenomena, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and waste time.

Liu Qi and Seow Yang also noticed the abnormalities in some nearby buildings.

They didn’t dare make a sound, even slowing their steps when passing by, afraid of disturbing anything.

But sometimes being cautious is not enough.

While continuing forward, they encountered something strange.

For some unknown reason, brightly colored flowers were stuck in the roadside, and upon closer inspection, they realized these were not real flowers, but paper flowers made from colored paper, in red, yellow, green, blue… various colors.

The paper flowers extended along the roadside greenery. Initially, the number of paper flowers was sparse, but as they went on, the flowers became more and more dense, completely replacing all the trees and greenery along the road.

“We can’t keep going.”

Seow Yang stopped walking. “The trees by the roadside have disappeared, and normal buildings along the street are becoming fewer. If we go further, it’s no longer Baishui Town where reality and the supernatural intersect, but an unknown supernatural space. I don’t suggest taking this risk.”

The multi-colored paper flowers served as a warning.

Seow Yang was informed that continuing here was no longer the world of the living, the boundary between reality and the supernatural reached its limit here.

“Wang Shanshan hasn’t been found yet.” Yang Jian said, still expressionless.

Seow Yang said, “What if she’s not ahead, but hiding in some building? If we keep going forward like this, isn’t it just wasting time and taking risks for nothing? I believe the Wang Shanshan you’re looking for isn’t further ahead because she has no reason to go deeper. The traces of the living have completely disappeared up ahead, leaving only traces of the dead.”

“Look at these paper flowers; they are the kind of thing inserted in the graves of the dead. What significance would Wang Shanshan have to come to this place?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Qi also said, “Yang Jian, he makes some sense. Not even those who control ghosts dare to venture this deep, so Wang Shanshan definitely wouldn’t. We need to find another way to find Wang Shanshan. Didn’t that dog previously have the ability to track living people? Maybe we can try that now, see which way the dog goes, and make a judgment.”

Yang Jian stopped walking. He wasn’t angry because of Seow Yang’s advice, but was evaluating, and said, “You’re right, if those who control ghosts don’t dare to go deeper, then Wang Shanshan has no reason to go there either. Since you both disagree, let’s stop here, let this be the boundary. If Wang Shanshan is deeper in, then we’ll give up this search.”

Upon hearing this, both Seow Yang and Liu Qi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If they continued going down the path, the pressure would be too great, and it might just lead to their deaths.

Yang Jian had the confidence because he was the captain and had the capability, but it didn’t mean they did too.

The drizzle fell.

The silhouette of the Evil Hound reappeared at Yang Jian’s side.

“Help me find conscious living people.” Yang Jian issued the order again.

The Evil Hound couldn’t pinpoint Wang Shanshan precisely, only in this way could it search.

Soon.

The silhouette of the Evil Hound in the rain moved, starting to run.

Several people watched the direction in which the Evil Hound was running.

The good news was, the Evil Hound didn’t go deeper forward, but the bad news was it also didn’t turn back to leave; instead, it ran toward the other side of the street.

“Whether it’s the person we are looking for or other survivors, we have to follow.” Yang Jian said, following the Evil Hound.

Liu Qi and Seow Yang hesitated for a moment before immediately catching up.

They crossed the roadside strip with paper flowers, attempting to cross the street.

However, when they stepped back onto this street and walked only a few steps, their faces changed dramatically.

The opposite side of the street disappeared, replaced by countless people wandering the road, their number seemed endless, unable to see where the road led.

“How could this be?” Seow Yang was stunned.

He could be certain that although the people on the street were drenched by the Ghost Rain, they were definitely not living beings, all were wandering souls.

Turn back!

Without much thought, his instincts told him there was no way to cross the street, and they needed to head back.

Yet, when Seow Yang attempted to turn back, he realized the path he came from also disappeared, just an endless sea of souls.

Souls wandered with the drizzle, making Seow Yang and Liu Qi like a single leaf lost in the vast ocean, struggling and at a loss, as if they might be swallowed up at any moment.

“We’ve truly entered the Ghost Domain, things are clearly not right here.” Liu Qi’s face was particularly grave.

“We can’t reach the other side of the road, nor can we turn back, we’re trapped here.”

Seow Yang said gravely, “Now we mustn’t get scattered, if we do we’ll surely become completely lost here, we need to immediately regroup with Team Leader Yang, the three of us together might have a chance to escape, and we need to act fast.”

“You must know, mixing of lost souls and living dead is nothing, the truly terrifying part is the presence of vengeful spirits among them.”

They have ventured too deeply.

You must know that walking on this road earlier would never have had such an occurrence.

When did this change start?

That’s right.

It should have started when the paper flowers appeared by the roadside.

Previously, there were no paper flowers by the roadside, so the road hadn’t fully merged with the Supernatural Space, but now, the appearance of paper flowers signifies their official entry into the Supernatural Space.

But the boundary is blurred.

So by the time they realized, it was already too late.

Liu Qi’s face subtly changed at this moment, he heard a familiar sound beside his ear, it was the sound of a manhole cover shaking.

He tried to look towards the source of the sound, yet saw nothing, there were no manholes on the road here.

But he could already guess, the lurking vengeful spirit hidden in the sewer had set its sights on himself once more.

In a sudden moment, Liu Qi seemed to see a pair of bloodshot eyes hidden within the dim crowd.

“Be careful.”

Just as Liu Qi was slightly distracted, Seow Yang’s low shout came through beside his ear.

Suddenly.

Liu Qi was startled awake, he saw a chilling figure almost brushing past his nose, flashing before his eyes.

Even though it was just a glimpse, he saw this was an extremely tall person.

Like walking on stilts, roughly three meters tall, wearing gaudy clothes, with an unseen face.

“Are you alright?” Seow Yang let out a sigh of relief.

Liu Qi had almost been hit just now, fortunately, his luck was a bit better.

“I’m fine, what was that just now?” Liu Qi asked, still somewhat unsettled.

“I don’t know, but I’m certain, that was definitely a spirit…a vengeful spirit roaming through the crowd,” Seow Yang said deeply after taking a breath.

Liu Qi dared not linger here any longer, he and Seow Yang decided to first regroup with Yang Jian.

However, looking around, there was no trace of Yang Jian.

Despite moments ago being only a few meters apart, here those few meters seemed to stretch infinitely, resulting in their separation.

And perhaps due to an illusion.

Liu Qi and Seow Yang felt the people around them gradually moving closer.

The vicinity began to feel somewhat crowded.

This subtle change made both of them simultaneously sense impending danger.

“I seem to see my grandparents again.” Liu Qi froze for a moment, spotting two elders trudging through the rain.

No mistake.

Those were indeed his deceased grandparents.

And now, these two elders were slowly approaching him.

“It’s starting again.”

Seow Yang gritted his teeth, muffling his voice, “Here you’ll see many familiar relatives, do not be swayed, they can’t be called humans, they’re apparitions of lost souls, believing them is fatal.”

“Though rumors say that leading a lost soul off this road could bring them back to life, as I said before, no one has succeeded, instead they’re dragged by the souls, lost together, dying without knowing how, I once saw my parents, even my deceased little sister, my most impulsive time I even grasped my sister’s hand.”

“But that was not my sister, as the girl led me in the wrong direction, I tried to change but couldn’t, I too gradually lost myself, finally I had to let go, give up resurrecting my relatives, only then did I leave the road, back to the roadside.” This update is available on NoveI[F]ire.net

“That experience made me fully aware of the horrors here.”

“I understand, I won’t be fooled,” Liu Qi nodded, turning away, unwilling to look at his grandparents.

Yet in another direction, he saw his childhood friend from the same village.

This friend was very important to him, but had died in a supernatural incident within the village.

“You too are here?” Liu Qi murmured to himself.

But in Seow Yang’s eyes, that lost soul took the form of another fourteen-year-old girl.

She was his little sister.

A relative dying before his eyes, unable to save.

This was his lifelong regret.

The girl looked at Seow Yang, seemingly reaching out, pleading for him to take her away from here.

“I won’t be fooled a second time,” Seow Yang took a deep breath, clutching his fist tightly.

Meanwhile.

Yang Jian was in a world of wandering souls.

He, like Seow Yang and Liu Qi, had become lost, although the two of them had each other, while he was alone.

At this moment, Yang Jian faced the same situation as they did.

Wandering souls nearby approached, familiar faces emerged.

He saw Zhao Lei, he saw Zhou Zheng, he saw Yan Li…

Friends previously deceased, transformed into wandering souls here, seemingly indicating for Yang Jian to rescue them.

Just by leaving this road, they could be resurrected.

Yang Jian’s face was indifferent: “A mere illusion.”

As he spoke, holding a cracked spear, he struck down.

The soul transformed into Zhao Lei was instantly cleaved in two.

Blood spilled, eyes widened, unpeaceful in death.

With Zhao Lei killed, his visage in the souls was never seen again, seemingly erased from Yang Jian’s world forever.

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