Mysterious Awakening-Chapter 470: Survivors and Hidden Dangers

The darkness that enveloped the training base dispersed, terror left, and light reappeared around.

Under the morning sun, the few surviving ghost hunters on an open ground inside the base were all sitting on the ground, their faces showing the joy of a narrow escape.

Yang Jian still wasn’t careless but chose to watch the darkness leave.

He wouldn’t let his guard down until he was absolutely certain of his safety. Being turned at the last moment could happen to others, but he would never allow it to happen to him.

"Has that ghost left?" he asked when he saw the darkness completely disappear from his line of sight, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, sitting on the ground as if all his strength had left him.

Despite basking in the warm sunshine, Yang Jian felt no warmth in his body at all, but rather an indescribable chill.

Up to now, he still found it hard to believe that he had actually survived.

It was so difficult.

This was his most disheveled experience among all the supernatural events he had gone through.

He had tried his utmost just to survive, and the danger involved was unimaginable; one wrong step meant death.

Especially when competing over numbers with the fierce ghost before, the pressure was enough to make one collapse.

On one side, ghosts were continuously murdering people, and on the other, he had to grope in the dark to find other ghost hunters.

During that process, his nerves were tensed every second, and he couldn’t afford to give up halfway. If he gave up and the ghosts killed enough people, the supernatural event would become completely unsolvable.

"To imprison this ghost, you definitely can’t do it from the inside; it has to be from the outside. Once you’re swept into the Ghost Domain, it means you’ve lost the chance to imprison it. You must think of a way from the outside to completely restrict the ghost," Yang Jian couldn’t help murmuring to himself.

In his mind, he was still recalling the scene of the ghost leaving.

A pitch-black Ghost Domain took the shape of a coffin, a coffin formed by the Ghost Domain that could bury all ghosts, all to cultivate an even more terrifying and unsolvable existence.

That was the true meaning of Ghost Coffin.

"Damn Wang Xiaoming, he should never have touched that coffin in the first place," he thought, wanting to curse.

Yang Jian guessed that the Ghost Coffin he had encountered in Huanggang Village before was not unfinished in its cultivation but had not fully revived yet. It had released just a hint of supernatural energy, which is why the ghost needed to return to the Ghost Coffin and continue waiting for the chance to revive.

So much time had passed since then; naturally, the Ghost Coffin had also revived.

That’s why the ghost started to wander away from the coffin to kill people, and it prioritized killing those solitary ghost hunters.

Of course, this was just one of his guesses; he didn’t know if there could be other possibilities.

He didn’t want to deal with it now because, if he was swept into the ghost’s Ghost Domain again, he had no confidence that he could survive and come out alive.

"Yang Jian, we’ve survived, we’ve survived. You’re incredible, finding an opportunity to turn things around in this situation. I thought all of us were going to die here," Wang Jiang said, still with energy, laughing excitedly and joyfully.

The joy of a narrow escape is something many people don’t get to feel.

This joy is more precious than anything in life because it contains the value of life itself.

"Right now, I just want to go back and have a good sleep. I feel like I’m about to collapse."

Zhang Lei lay on the ground without any grace, a look of relief painted across his stiff, corpse-like face, "I can’t believe I actually survived an encounter with a ghost of that level. Before, I thought the supernatural events I experienced were already terrifying, but compared to this ghost, those things seem as adorable as bunny rabbits." ɽãＮÒβÈŝ

"This is a truly unsolvable supernatural event that not only kills other ghost controllers as they grow but can also restart after being restrained, and yet we still can’t leave this Ghost Domain..." said another ghost controller who had narrowly escaped death, his face shadowed with lingering fear. Though he had survived, his eyes still betrayed a deep-seated terror.

"I swear, as long as I’m alive, I will never again deal with such things. If it’s truly unavoidable, I would rather kill myself."

He had already developed a psychological shadow.

If it weren’t for Yang Jian leading the team, he couldn’t imagine any other way to have survived.

If he’d encountered it alone, rather than waiting to die in fear, he would have preferred a direct suicide, at least to die more peacefully.

"Choosing this path of a ghost controller is all about struggling to survive, those who wanted to die early are already dead, those who are alive are the ones who don’t want to die." After resting a bit, Yang Jian slowly stood up, "That’s why conviction is important. You won’t last long with this mindset; if you want to survive, you have to change."

He glanced at this unfamiliar ghost controller.

Though the guy hadn’t been much help, at least he hadn’t caused any trouble, so Yang Jian felt no malice towards him, only a reminder.

"Yang Jian, is that guy named Qian Yi already dead?" Suddenly, Wang Jiang, who was in the midst of rejoicing over having survived, noticed a person lying on the ground nearby.

This person was seriously injured, collapsed into a pool of blood, unconscious, it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

Though the group didn’t know him, they had learned his name, Qian Yi, during the mission. He was a ghost controller who had participated in the training and had once deceived Yang Jian inside the dormitory building, wasting a lot of time and almost causing everyone’s deaths.

"Let me check."

Yang Jian walked over without immediately touching him, just standing to the side, his shadow casting over Qian Yi’s body. Explore stories on

His shadow was very dark, somewhat chilly, and headless, which was exceptionally eerie.

Qian Yi was also a ghost controller. Without being sure whether the ghost controlling him had been taken away, rash contact was risky, so using the Headless Ghost Shadow to investigate was the best course of action.

Even if there was a ghost present, the Headless Ghost Shadow had the power to suppress it.

"Still alive?" As his shadow invaded Qian Yi’s body, Yang Jian confirmed the situation.

The guy was still breathing, but very faintly. He’d fallen into a coma due to severe blood loss from his injuries. In such a case, even an immediate ambulance wouldn’t make it in time.

Unless Yang Jian used the Headless Ghost Shadow to patch up his wounds and transported him to a hospital using the Ghost Domain for an immediate blood transfusion.

This way, there might be a chance for survival, but it was just a possibility.

"I won’t kill you, but I won’t save you either. You brought this on yourself. If you had agreed to join me back then, none of this would have happened."

Yang Jian withdrew his gaze indifferently, and his ghost shadow retracted from Qian Yi’s body.

"This guy is close to death, Zhang Lei, notify headquarters so they handle this. Maybe they still have the capacity to save him."

Indeed, Yang Jian resented Qian Yi. If he had acted as agreed, Yang Jian and the others would have been in a much better situation, at least having time to discuss strategies, rather than being driven into a dead end during the meetup.

"Alright, I’ll notify them right away and report the situation here as well," Zhang Lei said.

Yang Jian remained silent, simply opening his ghost eye and releasing his Ghost Domain.

With no other ghosts to interfere, his Ghost Domain successfully replaced the previous darkness and once again enveloped the training base.

"This is..." Wang Jiang saw everything in front of him turn crimson, as if covered by a red light.

"At this time, why use the Ghost Domain?"

He understood Yang Jian’s abilities, after all, he was the one known as Ghost Eye, and the red Ghost Domain had long been Yang Jian’s signature.

"It’s nothing, just tidying up a bit, the Ghost Domain is faster," Yang Jian said offhandedly.

"That’s a bit too casual," Wang Jiang exclaimed in surprise.

After all, activating the Ghost Domain involved using the power of fierce ghosts, and even an exorcist who had harnessed two ghosts wouldn’t be so careless.

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"It’s fine, I have it under control," Yang Jian said casually, as he assessed the entire training base’s situation through the Ghost Domain.

But he wasn’t in a hurry. He first collected the blood-stained old newspaper that had fallen on the ground, then retrieved the half piece of white Ghost Candle lying on the ground at a distance, and also saw Huang Ziya, looking exhausted but relieved, walking towards them.

Similarly, Yang Jian found a broken doll in a clump of grass.

The doll appeared in his hand, having completely lost its paranormal abilities, but as a source of information, Yang Jian naturally wouldn’t discard it right away.

Then he moved the bodies scattered throughout the training base together.

The mutilated corpses were quickly arranged nearby.

There were quite a few: there were exorcists, as well as ordinary people from the training base... The casualties really weren’t few.

"I didn’t find that ghost," said Yang Jian, who after having done all this, began to muse with his head down.

He walked over and picked up a golden bottle.

However, the ghost that he released from this bottle had disappeared.

This ghost had not interfered when they were in contact with the Ghost Coffin, it didn’t even kill anyone; it seemed to have vanished mysteriously.

"Perhaps that ghost is hiding within the third layer of the Ghost Domain," Yang Jian thought to himself, intending to activate the third layer of the Ghost Domain to confirm his suspicion.

If it were present, it would be a good idea to capture it immediately. If not... then it had nothing to do with him anymore. If it had run away, then it had run away. Maybe it was taken by the ghost in the Ghost Coffin, or it managed to escape on its own during the commotion.

After all, it was a ghost, not a factor that humans could control.

Just as Yang Jian decided to explore, suddenly, Zhang Lei said, "Yang Jian, I have reported the situation here to headquarters, and they will send someone to deal with it immediately. However, headquarters is asking about the condition of that ghost—whether it’s been detained or has it left, and if it has left, where did it go..."

"That ghost can’t be detained, and now it’s heading towards the laboratory, the lab near the training base, which likely holds a Ghost Coffin. I suspect that the ghost might return to the Ghost Coffin," said Yang Jian; "This is my personal assessment, for your reference only."

He wondered if the ghost now thought the number was zero and therefore believed it had not fully developed, leading it to continue staying inside the Ghost Coffin.

Although it was just a speculation, it was quite likely.

If that was the case, this was an opportunity.

If the ghost really returned to the Ghost Coffin, then it could be detained.

As long as a gold casket was constructed, large enough to completely seal the Ghost Coffin inside, it would ensure that this kind of paranormal phenomenon would not reappear in this world.

However, if he could think of this, headquarters should also be able to. Thus, he didn’t bother to explicitly remind them.

Zhang Lei nodded and continued reporting to headquarters.

Yang Jian had also finished cleaning up. He felt that after confirming whether the ghost that had emerged from the bottle was still around, he could leave.

"Yang Jian, your operator wants to talk to you." But Huang Ziya, who had arrived from afar, was running over with his satellite positioning mobile phone.

"Alright, give me the phone," Yang Jian took the phone.

"It’s me, Yang Jian."

Hearing his voice, Liu Xiaoyu in the communication room became somewhat agitated: "Yang Jian, is that really you? You’re alive, I just heard from the other side’s temporary communications department that you resolved this paranormal incident and led many people to survive."

"Resolved is not the right word, I merely escaped from the ghost’s grasp," Yang Jian spoke: "If there’s nothing else, I’m going to disconnect now, as I have some follow-up work to do."

"Wait, don’t hang up yet. I want to confirm whether that ghost really went in the direction of the laboratory," Liu Xiaoyu said.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Yang Jian asked.

Liu Xiaoyu said: "You probably don’t know yet, but Professor Wang, in order to retrieve the Ghost Coffin for further research, took all the top exorcists from headquarters to the lab, and they should still be inside."

"Oh, then we have to abandon the Ghost Coffin and let them run away," Yang Jian said calmly, without any sign of panic.

The life or death of others didn’t concern him much, and judging by the time, Wang Xiaoming should have enough time to escape.

After all, that guy was constantly guarded by a bodyguard, Li Jun, who also had a Ghost Domain, making escaping a matter of mere seconds.

"I will relay your message to them; for now, headquarters would prefer if you don’t immediately return to J City. If you can stay in the suburbs for a few days, that would be best," finally, Liu Xiaoyu’s tone was somewhat complicated.

"Are you worried that our survivors’ state is precarious, and if a fierce ghost revives in J City suddenly?" Yang Jian’s gaze shifted, quickly grasping the intent of headquarters: "I understand, I’ll see to it..."

Before he could finish,

He suddenly turned around, looking toward the corpse of Qian Yi a short distance away.

At that moment, Qian Yi had died.

He had stopped breathing while still unconscious.

Because he was within the Ghost Domain, Yang Jian had complete grasp of the surroundings. Without even seeing, he could instantly control the entire situation at the training base, no movement could escape his Ghost Eye.

Since Qian Yi hadn’t survived to see rescue, his body’s ghost was likely about to emerge.

He might as well take it now.

The ghost residing in Qian Yi could still be useful to him. He hadn’t thought of taking it earlier when Qian Yi was still alive to avoid giving anyone a handle to criticize his actions or in case Qian Yi managed to last until rescue arrived. But now with the man dead and the ghost emerging, taking action now would be considered meritorious, not a fault.

Yang Jian didn’t continue the conversation but put down the satellite positioning mobile phone.