Mysterious Revival

“Yang Jian, stop running, stand still for me.”

“You think I’ll just stand still because you tell me to? Then why don’t you all just drop dead when I tell you to?”

Yang Jian retorted as he ran, not bothering to look back.

In the deserted, dimly lit castle, a few individuals wielding swords and hammers chased after Yang Jian, gasping for breath, intent on killing him.

But Yang Jian ran too fast. Although he was unarmed and not strong, he was agile, which was an advantage.

“You, as a leader, are such a coward, not daring to face us head-on, but instead turning and running away like a coward. Do you not even have the courage to fight to the death?” someone taunted loudly.

“Catch up with me first if you can, and then talk. If you can’t outrun me, how do you plan to kill me? Dream on.”

Yang Jian retorted without hesitation.

The man named Liu was infuriated and lost his cool: “Who’s going to circle around and trap him? We know the ways better here. No matter how he runs, he can’t get out. Once we catch him, he’s dead.”

Surrounding him was a good idea.

But no one dared to agree.

Because they were also ordinary people, albeit armed, their advantage wasn’t significant and they could easily be counter-attacked by Yang Jian.

“We don’t have many people. Together, we are stronger; if we split up and the trap fails, we could end up isolated and killed. I don’t agree with this plan.”

The burly foreigner outright rejected the idea.

“Liu, don’t be impatient. He can’t escape from here. If we take a little time, we will definitely catch up with him, and then we can torment him however we want. Now we’ve realized he’s just a coward without real skills, so there’s no need to worry.” My Vir-tu@al. Li#b^r*ar%y E#mpi*r&e (M|@V^|#LE-1M@PY*R*)& t&h!ank%s you for r#e&adi&ng at the source%.$

“That’s right; we’re the hunters now. Patience is needed to handle the prey.”

Liu only nodded slightly, but his expression was displeased. He understood in his heart that these guys were just afraid of dying, unwilling to surround Yang Jian, and their words were just excuses.

But he didn’t break it down, because he also had some concerns.

If an accident happened when they split up to circle around, it would be disastrous. After all, they had the upper hand now.

They had no choice but to keep chasing Yang Jian.

The group was panting heavily but maintained a distance, unable to successfully catch up.

After a while, they finally ran out of stamina and couldn’t help but stop, bending over and gasping for air.

“Can’t…run…anymore. Let’s rest for a bit.”

“Damn it, how can this guy run so much? Look at him, obviously exhausted and panting over there. But as soon as we move, he can keep running again, as if he’s playing with us.”

“We’re carrying weapons, which slows us down, so he has the advantage. I really wish I could twist that agile monkey’s neck.”

They glared angrily at Yang Jian, not far away.

Yang Jian, breathing heavily, watched the few people behind him. He was exhausted too, but he dared not stop. If these people caught up with him, he might be beaten to death on the spot, so he had to keep running. Fortunately, his opponents seemed unable to physically outpace him, so he was temporarily safe.

“These guys have been chasing me for so long. The Evil Hound should be here by now. At this critical moment, it better not fail me.”

Inwardly, he was urgently hoping the Evil Hound would arrive quickly.

Even though this was the Nightmare World, Yang Jian believed his Evil Hound could definitely invade it, though he wasn’t sure how long it would take.

The process of supernatural confrontation could be either brief or prolonged, and all he could do was delay as long as possible.

“Yang Jian, there’s no point in your running. We already know you’re just bluffing. Even if you survive today, what about tomorrow, or the day after? We could go back and bring more people into the Nightmare World, and by then, you won’t have any escape. So why not just give up and beg for mercy now, maybe we’ll spare your life.”

Lok Sheng said, panting while walking over.

“I just ran so long, and you still couldn’t catch up. I’ve discovered something new: although you can enter the Nightmare World, you don’t seem to fully control this supernatural power. Otherwise, you could manipulate the dream world to block my path, and there would be no need to run circles with me.”

Yang Jian took a deep breath and voiced his speculation.

“In my opinion, the ghost master controlling the Nightmare must have a problem themselves.”

“You’ve got it right, Ghost Eye Yang Jian. Even while escaping, you have time to analyze the situation. Indeed, the Nightmare World isn’t that easily controlled, but it’s enough for now. We only need to pull ghost masters like you, who can’t be defeated, into it, then we can easily kill them.”

Lok Sheng spoke bluntly, not worrying about leaking any information.

Anyway, Yang Jian was as good as dead today. If by some fluke he wasn’t, he’d be forever trapped here with no chance of escape.

And during this conversation, the others caught up once more. Having rested a bit, they had regained some energy and could continue the chase.

“Talk to me again when you really can kill me; saying tough words now is useless.”

Yang Jian let out a cold laugh, and without another word, turned and ran again.

They were well-rested, and he had almost caught his breath too.

When it comes to stamina, Yang Jian has a slight advantage.

But this time, during his escape, Yang Jian was suddenly attracted by the scene outside the window. He had run around this castle several times, and the scenery outside the window had always been fixed, but now it had changed.

Not far outside the walls of this castle, he actually saw a forest, and outside the forest was a dead silent village. Although that village was shrouded in darkness and not very clear, Yang Jian could immediately tell that it was just like his hometown.

He was very familiar with the layout of each building in the village, so he would not mistake it.

“That is another dream world, the world belonging to the Ghost Dream. So, Ghost Dream and Nightmare World have collided?”

Yang Jian’s expression shifted slightly: “That Evil Hound must have already successfully invaded here. Although it took some time, the result is as I anticipated.”

The scenery outside the window flashed by, but at this moment, he felt a growing confidence.

The best time for the opponent to act had already passed, and now the Evil Hound could show up at any time. Once it arrives, these people will face a lifelong nightmare.

Thinking of this, Yang Jian no longer continued to circle around the castle but instead changed his route to run down a corridor.

Previously, during his escape, he dared not wander aimlessly, fearing a wrong turn, but now he was deliberately taking the wrong path.

Unfortunately, this route was not a dead end, so Yang Jian had no choice but to change course again.

After two or three tries, constantly changing routes, Yang Jian finally ended up in a dead end.

The end of this passageway was a wall, and there were no doors on either side. Yang Jian had no way out.

He gasped for breath and finally stopped.

The others caught up and, seeing a dead end ahead of them, burst into laughter, laughing heartily.

“Yang Jian, you really are foolish to the core, taking unnecessary detours with us, and now you’ve run into a dead end. But this was inevitable; since we’ve already acted, we’ll certainly succeed.”

The man named Liu stopped and said with a cold laugh.

In his heart, there was an unexplainable sense of pleasure.

A top captain of headquarters was driven into a corner by him today.

“Stop talking nonsense with him. I can’t wait to smash his head open.” The foreign brute was exhausted, but still clutched an iron hammer in his hand. Seeing his chance now, he was even more impatient to rush up.

Liu stopped him: “Don’t rush, catch your breath first. You’re so worn out that you can’t even stand steadily, how could you make a move? He could counterattack at any moment, and it would be too great a loss if one or two of us were accidentally taken down.”

The foreigner felt it made sense and stopped to take a rest.

“Letting Yang Jian rest now? What are you thinking? You’re tired, and you think he isn’t? Let’s all attack now and take him down so he doesn’t slip away over time,” Lok Sheng said urgently from behind.

He currently felt a strong unease in his heart.

This unease arose when Yang Jian changed his route.

Yang Jian was always so cautious and careful. Without a reason, he would not have changed his route and trapped himself in a dead end in such an unfamiliar place.

Liu frowned: “Stop with the nonsense. You’ve been contradicting us this whole time, saying Yang Jian was baiting us when we wanted to act, but your judgment was wrong; Yang Jian was just pretending. Now he’s cornered, and you want to rest and recover energy, but keep insisting we act immediately. Do you think it’s too easy for us to succeed and want to add some trouble for us?”

Lok Sheng, hearing this, was left speechless.

At this moment, Yang Jian spoke: “Whether you rest or not makes no difference to me. It’s you who will have the nightmare today.”

“What do you mean?” Liu asked, his face cold.

“Take a good look behind you, what’s really there?” Yang Jian pointed behind them.

Liu said: “Is this trick supposed to work? Do you think we’re children to fall for such childish antics?”

“What do you lose by looking back? Just two seconds. Do you think I can escape within those two seconds?” Yang Jian said.

Liu frowned, suspicious, and immediately looked behind him.

The passage behind was dark and oppressive, with old walls on both sides, and the red carpet on the ground, which had been laid for an unknown length of time, was now dark and dull. But in this very passage, without anyone knowing when, stood a large, entirely black Evil Hound. The Hound let out a low growl, showing its sharp white fangs.

This Evil Hound looked like a monster; its sheer size was enough to instill fear in anyone.

“Xie Te.”

The foreigner was stunned, instinctively letting out a sound.

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