Mysterious Revival

“People inside the Peace Hotel are evacuating, leaving.”

Yang Jian saw this scene, as did Liu Qi and the others. Through the windows, they could clearly see the dense crowds outside dispersing and leaving.

The ghost seemed to have abandoned its plan to fill the hotel with people. It’s unclear whether the ghost intended to use another method, or if it gave up on this tactic after Yang Jian unraveled it.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The ghost doesn’t plan to use ordinary people anymore, which means fewer concerns for Yang Jian.

“After the reset just now, the ghost is pretty familiar with our previous plans. Who knows how it will appear before us this time,” Liu Qi said.

“This class reunion is really interesting, fighting a ghost non-stop with this group of people,” Wang Shanshan shook her head slightly and said, “No matter what, we still have to resolve this quickly, we can’t afford to drag it out.”

“Earlier, Brother Tui signaled, so I didn’t have a chance to make a move. Don’t worry, this time I, Ah Wei, will definitely take care of this thing. It’s not that I’m trying to prove how amazing I am, but I simply want to give that thing a chop,” Zhang Wei became enthusiastic again, touching the axe in his hand, looking for an opportunity to strike.

“Just don’t cause any trouble,” Miao Xiaoshan said, not believing him.

“No, the ghost has evacuated everyone, but left one person behind, and that person is coming towards us.” Yang Jian, who had been observing the Peace Hotel’s movements, noticed something amiss.

One person was behaving differently, not leaving with the majority of people, but instead approaching them.

“Is it the ghost or a human?” Liu Qi asked.

Yang Jian said, “It’s a human, but judging by the appearance, they’ve most likely been influenced by the supernatural and become a Ghost Slave. It seems that the ghost plans to use this person as a medium to contact me. After all, even after the reset, the ghost still has to fulfill its deal with me and appear before me before midnight. Our struggles continue.”

Thinking of this, Yang Jian did not stop that person from entering the lobby.

Soon, the lobby door opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit, with a blank expression and vacant eyes, strode in.

Everyone’s gaze immediately focused on this man in a suit.

Zhang Wei went ahead and lit an oil lamp, carrying the axe as he approached.

But under the dim oil lamp, there was nothing beside this middle-aged man; the real ghost was not beside this person, it hadn’t even entered the lobby.

“Damn, that ghost thing has hidden itself again.”

Zhang Wei wandered around the man in the suit with his axe, “Brother Tui, what do you think about me chopping this thing?”

“No, this is just an ordinary person who’s been influenced; chopping him won’t have any effect.” Yang Jian shook his head.

Suddenly.

The middle-aged man in the suit, expressionless, suddenly spoke, “Yang Jian.”

“It’s speaking?” Yang Jian’s face changed, and he immediately walked over.

It seemed that the ghost intended to communicate through this living Ghost Slave.

“Yang Jian,” the man in the suit spoke stiffly, still calling out Yang Jian’s name.

“Yang Jian, don’t respond to it, or you’ll be targeted.” Liu Qi urged cautiously.

Yang Jian gestured with his hand, “It’s fine.”

Then he approached the man in the suit, “I am Yang Jian, what do you want to say?”

The originally lifeless man in the suit suddenly moved his neck slightly, then stared eerily at Yang Jian in front of him. A strange look appeared in his eyes, and the stiff voice continued, “In the remaining thirty-five minutes, I want to play a game with you.”

“Why should I play a game with you? Even after the reset, you still don’t dare to show yourself in front of me. Your defeat is certain.” Yang Jian spoke calmly.

The man in the suit did not speak. He merely opened his palm to reveal a familiar sticker, and the stiff voice continued, “This is the reward for winning the game.”

Wish Sticker?

Yang Jian recognized the paper; it was a supernatural item that could grant wishes, originating from Zhao Xiaoya. But since Zhao Xiaoya was now in a deep sleep, no more of these were being made, and even when Zhao Xiaoya was awake, making these was forbidden.

Because behind each Wish Sticker was a human life.

However, this Wish Sticker already had words written on it, twisted and unlike those written by the living, with a simple content: The Wishing Ghost will never kill.

Clearly.

If Yang Jian won, the wish on the sticker would come true, and the Wishing Ghost would never kill again.

Once the Wishing Ghost never kills again, it would mean the ghost has given up on killing Yang Jian and his relatives, and the terror level would drop sharply.

“What if I lose?” Yang Jian frowned slightly.

The ghost shutting itself off from the supernatural, such a good thing must be balanced by an appropriate cost.

“All your relatives will die before midnight today,” the middle-aged man said in a stiff voice.

“Yang Jian, don’t agree to it, it’s a trap.” Wang Shanshan immediately refused.

Liu Qi also said, “It can’t be trusted, it can reset and cheat again.”

Yang Jian signaled slightly, then said, “Why should I engage in this pointless game with you.”

“Refuse, and after 11:30, every minute, ten thousand people will commit suicide in Dachang City,” the man in the suit said.

The ghost adheres to the killing rules and can’t directly kill, but it can influence the living to commit suicide, effectively circumventing the killing rules.

“You’re threatening me?” Yang Jian said coldly.

“Do you agree to the game?”

The man in the suit didn’t respond, just stiffly extended his hand, stained with blood. This blood was thick and scarlet, reminiscent of the paint on the Ghost Cabinet.

“This isn’t an ordinary game, it’s a supernatural game. Yang Jian, the ghost must be prepared if we really agree, we’ll lose miserably,” Liu Qi said, eyeing the bloodstained hand of the man in the suit.

It’s clear that this is a curse, not just a verbal game. Agreeing means the game proceeds under the curse.

Wang Shanshan also said, “Yang Jian, it wants to use new rules of transaction to override the old killing rules. Only then can it kill wantonly. Previously, it could only kill one of our relatives, but if we agree to the game and lose, it can break the rules and kill all our relatives at once.”

“But the ghost killing our relatives is surely not the main point. The main point is that there’s a second step hidden in its request. Ultimately, it likely wants to use all our relatives as leverage, to let it safely pass midnight. It found that the price of one relative isn’t enough for us to compromise.”

“And winning doesn’t benefit us, it can restart.”

“Killing ten thousand people in Dachang City every minute, the cost of refusing is too high. The ghost clearly wants to use the lives of ordinary people as leverage, and if the ghost locks up like before in the last minute, then it has twenty-nine minutes to kill, costing us two hundred ninety thousand lives.” Miao Xiaoshan pursed her lips in fear.

This is the evil of the ghost; hundreds of thousands of people are just numbers in its mouth.

“The ghost found our weak spot in the first wave of encounters.” Liu Qi wanted to curse the ghost at this moment; it’s truly insidious.

“This situation absolutely cannot happen. Dachang City will be protected by me, Ah Wei, today. I’ll agree to play the game with you.”

Zhang Wei shouted loudly at this time, then without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the bloody hand of the middle-aged man.

Blood stained his hand, forming a crimson blood handprint, some kind of curse and trade seemed to be made.

“Zhang Wei, don’t be impulsive.” Liu Qi’s face changed abruptly, wanting to stop it, but it was too late.

Yang Jian stood aside; he could intervene but chose not to.

Zhang Wei’s choice was not wrong, and he silently agreed with this action.

“You can add two more ordinary people to the game.” The middle-aged man spoke again in a daze.

Apparently, after Zhang Wei accepted the game, the supernatural game changed. The game was no longer aimed at Yang Jian but at ordinary people. This is the transaction mechanism of the Ghost Cabinet, which adjusts according to the strength of the traders, avoiding sending them into certain death situations.

After all, if people die, who would complete the transaction?

“Still need to add two teammates?” Zhang Wei scratched his head, looking around.

“I’ll participate in its so-called supernatural game.” Wang Shanshan came forward and said.

Miao Xiaoshan pursed her lips and said, “Count me in, only Wang Shanshan and I meet the criteria here.”

“Some people have more experience in supernatural games than you, and you’re a bit early to join.” Yang Jian’s eyes moved slightly, ghost eye looking towards Shangtong Tower.

In the next moment.

A man around thirty suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, looked around, and quickly calmed down: “Yang Jian?”

“Eagle, do you still have the experience from the Ghost Post Office’s delivery task? There is a supernatural game that needs your help, which requires someone who meets the criteria of an ordinary person to participate. I would like you to do me this favor.” Yang Jian said seriously.

He brought in a very experienced messenger from the company.

However, Eagle was also someone resurrected from the supernatural, unsure if he fits the profile of an ordinary person.

Eagle quickly understood the situation around him, smiled and said, “Since you’ve asked, how can I refuse? What should I do?”

“Shake hands with him.” Yang Jian pointed at the middle-aged man in a suit.

Eagle looked at that bloody hand, did not hesitate, and reached out to shake it.

Soon, his hand also had a crimson palm print on it, like a curse.

“Seems like I qualify as an ordinary person.”

Eagle then added, “But next time, get me earlier, I was just on the phone with my family. By the way, who are you planning to get as the third person? Yang Xiaohua? She’s not suitable.”

“I’ll be the third one.”

Wang Shanshan came forward without hesitation and shook the blood-stained hand.

The third crimson palm print was left on her hand.

“Such a pretty girl, Yang Jian, you can bear this?” Eagle took a glance, surprised at Wang Shanshan’s actions.

“You’re speaking too much nonsense, Eagle.” Yang Jian glanced at him and said.

Eagle shrugged, speaking no more.

At this moment, the middle-aged man in the suit spoke again, stiffly: “The game starts in three minutes, the three participants enter the Peace Hotel, the others leave. The content of the game is: Survive. At eleven thirty, the ghost will begin killing in the Peace Hotel. If there are survivors after midnight, the ghost loses; if there are no survivors before midnight, the ghost wins.”

“Game interference is prohibited, otherwise the ghost will leave the Peace Hotel, free from rule constraints, and kill randomly.”

“Interesting, the ghost can still set game rules.” Eagle squinted his eyes and said.

Liu Qi said, “This ghost seems eager for us to break the rules.”

“Let’s retreat from the Peace Hotel first.” Yang Jian did not speak much, directly left the hall with everyone, arriving at the entrance of the hotel.

Looking at the time, there are still two minutes until the game starts.

“Zhang Wei, Wang Shanshan, Eagle, since you chose to participate in this game, then you must win. The ghost will adjust the difficulty according to the trader; this is its rule and cannot be changed. You are ordinary people; the ghost won’t show too terrifying murder methods, so you have a chance to win.” ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI(F)ire.net

“If you fail, shout, and I’ll intervene.” Yang Jian said seriously.

“Brother Tui, don’t worry, would I lose a game? You have too little faith in me.” Zhang Wei confidently spoke, carrying a red axe.

“If it’s just the ordinary person difficulty of the supernatural game, our winning odds aren’t small.” Eagle said.

Wang Shanshan said, “This is the best choice, Yang Jian, trust me this time.”

Yang Jian said, “Okay, then I trust you this time, begin the operation, I’ll be watching from outside.”

The three nodded, immediately walking towards the dim Peace Hotel.

“Yang Jian, what are you planning this time? Knowing your character, you would never agree to any supernatural game.” Liu Qi came over, lips slightly moving, secretly asking.

Just like before, Yang Jian removed all traps, lured the ghost out.

He felt Yang Jian still had countermeasures this time; otherwise, how could he let Wang Shanshan and Zhang Wei accompany the ghost in the game?

“The ghost wants to set rules to decide victory inside the game, and I want to decide victory outside the game. I won against the ghost once before, and I can win a second time. Liu Qi, don’t rush, have some patience, cheating is not the ghost’s privilege; if the game is lost, I’ll also cheat.” Yang Jian said calmly.

“But what if we win? After all, once the ghost sets the rules, it cannot violate them.”

“But it will reboot.” Liu Qi said.

Yang Jian said, “I said I would block the ghost’s reboot; this kind of thing can only appear once, I won’t let it happen a second time, also, the supernatural game seems beneficial to the ghost, but in fact, it’s digging a pit for itself.”

“Previously, it only had one transaction rule binding it, now it also has a game rule binding it, the more bindings the ghost has, the more its weaknesses are exposed.”

“It’s eleven thirty, the supernatural game has begun.”

Then, he raised his head to look at the Peace Hotel.

The Peace Hotel became blurry, interfered by the supernatural, his ghost eye vision was affected, unless using the Ghost Flame, he wouldn’t know what’s happening inside.

However, once the Ghost Flame is used to ignite the hotel, it means the end of the game.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com