Chapter 478: Hundreds of Ghosts Walking at Night, Virtual Games Return to Taiping Town
"It's foggy. Dadong City, as well as the former Zhongzhou City and Taiping Ancient Town. This time the virtual game has directly enveloped the two places. Has something happened? Is it related to the members of the King's Organization?"
The headquarters command center, even though it was late at night, was still brightly lit.
Every time a virtual game starts, Cao Yanhua and others will stay up late until the virtual game ends and his white mist ghost realm dissipates, and then he has the opportunity to rest for two or three hours.
Then when Cao Yang and others return from the virtual game during the day, they will continue the meeting.
In fact.
Wang Lu's diary is also a good way to get to know the "store manager". Unfortunately, the price of a diary is a bit expensive, and even the headquarters consumes a lot of money.
In addition, it was only Wang Lu's perspective, with too much subjective attitude and personal emotions, and the reference value was also affected.
On the contrary, virtual games that can travel to the past are the best choice in terms of cost performance and other aspects.
"It should be like this. There has never been such a change before. It happened when foreign ghost masters appeared. There must be a connection." Zhao Jianguo said.
But how did they know that this matter really had nothing to do with the landlord. He just watched a show, just like Ling Yingguang and Nie Yingping.
Shen Liang came over at this time and said, "Currently, the White Mist Ghost Realm has not been discovered abroad. The supernatural influence of the Peace Hotel is still domestic."
"This is a good thing. Remember to invest resources in publicity on supernatural forums and don't let foreign people believe too much in the existence of the Peace Hotel." Cao Yanhua arranged.
Most of the domestic ghost masters have gone there for various reasons.
The weirdness and terror in the store caused many people to post their experiences at the Peace Hotel online. The headquarters also monitored this in time and carried out relevant publicity strategies. Otherwise, it would not have been regarded as such by so many foreign ghost masters. Look at it as lies, and even think that this is a strategy carried out by the domestic headquarters, the purpose is to fool, or even scare foreign ghost masters.
And this method is very convenient for the headquarters to use.
Otherwise, in an era where supernatural events occur frequently, why would most ordinary people still believe that there are no ghosts in the world?
Zhao Jianguo responded quickly. He was responsible for following up on this matter, but suddenly, a staff member reminded: "The third white mist ghost domain has appeared, in ZS City, Caesar Hotel."
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"What?" Cao Yanhua frowned, "Contact Zhong Shan immediately."
Zhong Shan was contacted. He was woken up from his sleep, and then he looked at the white fog around him with a blank expression, and suddenly gave himself a slap in the face.
Amidst the crisp sound, Zhong Shan was on the verge of crying: "I am a big boss, do I need to torment a little person like me like this?"
Depressed, Zhong Shan did not dare to delay. While maintaining real-time contact with the headquarters, he walked out of the villa and looked solemnly in the direction of the Caesar Hotel.
The white mist naturally poured out from the Caesar Hotel, and in a very short period of time, it had enveloped the entire ZS city.
But in the center of the white mist, Zhong Shan's vision did not seem to be greatly hindered, and he could still vaguely see the location of the Caesar Hotel.
"First, the robot uses solar energy to charge. Now what should we do? The mobile phone signal is gone, and it will be troublesome here at night."
Zhong Shan could only see the outline of the Caesar Hotel, but could not see the interior of the Caesar Hotel. It had completely changed its appearance. It was no longer a modern hotel, but instead became eerie and strange.
Lin Yuan appeared here, went straight upstairs, and came to the mysterious corridor.
"Twelve players, as well as people like Zhang Bohua, the seventh elder of the Republic of China, Zhang Xianguang and Chen Qiaoyang are not weak. If there are too few 'monsters', I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Wei Jing and the others to grow up. . In this case, send more 'monsters' over and see how far they can grow."
This mysterious corridor was also filled with white mist.
The next moment, a series of door openings sounded, and terrifying figures walked into the white mist one after another, and then walked towards the outside.
Wang Genquan in Room 801, Dong Yulan in Room 501, Zhu Jian in Room 201, Anan in Room 701, and Xianglan in Room 101 were all in the room with their eyes wide open at this moment, with uneasiness and fear on their faces.
This happened once the night before yesterday.
Some people opened the door to take a look out of curiosity, but they saw one ghost after another, lining up and walking out the door. Such a weird scene, they didn't dare to stop it, and they didn't know what was going on.
But it can also be vaguely guessed that this is the arrangement of the "store manager".
It's just that no one knows what impact this will have on their status, whether it is positive or negative.
This situation did not occur last night, and they thought it was an accidental incident, but this situation occurred again tonight, indicating that this situation is likely to occur one after another and become a norm.
"Perhaps it is a good thing to become the norm, at least it means that this will not be an accident and there will not be too bad results."
No one dared to open the door to check tonight.
Just because there was no accident once does not mean it will be safe the second time.
After an unknown amount of time, the movement outside the door finally disappeared. Xianglan and others breathed a sigh of relief, and then after a short while, several doors opened simultaneously.
Xianglan, Zhu Jian, Wang Genquan and Anan all walked towards the room where Dong Yulan was.
Lin Yuan saw all this and didn't pay much attention.
With the development of the Peace Hotel, there will be more and more members in the store, and when there are more people, there will be groups. These people in the Caesar Hotel are naturally a small group, and there is nothing worth paying attention to.
Even if they join together, they won't be able to have any impact on Lin Yuan. As long as it doesn't affect his interests, he doesn't have to care.
Just like the remnant soul of Zhang Youhong.
How could Lin Yuan not know about her bewitching Liu Qingqing? He just felt that being pursued by a woman with two souls was a good experience.
He also knew the story of Hong Kui and Lan Kui.
A full 120 ghosts gathered around Lin Yuan. The moment Lin Yuan walked out of the Peace Hotel, the supernatural aura generated by the gathering of more than 100 ghosts swept the entire ZS city instantly.
In an instant, the temperature in ZS City seemed to have dropped to below zero. Many people were woken up from their sleep by the cold. They quickly turned on the air conditioner and heater, and picked up quilts or people around them to keep warm.
Only Zhong Shan felt the deep fear when he felt the bone-chilling cold, "Again? There are more ghosts this time than the night before. I'm afraid there are more than a hundred? What does he want?" What to do?”
Looking in the direction of Caesar Hotel, Zhong Shan's eyes were full of horror.
He could clearly see that the countless evil ghosts gathered together were like a tour group about to go out. Just by stopping there, there was a terror spreading that made people's consciousness solidify.
And in front of these more than a hundred ghosts, the most terrifying Lin Yuan was the most human-like.
The next moment, Lin Yuan disappeared, the more than a hundred ghosts also disappeared, and the white mist shrouding ZS City also disappeared.
The temperature returned to normal from below zero in an instant, and Zhong Shan sat down on the ground, breathing heavily to release the fear and anxiety in his heart.
"Hello? Hello! Can you hear Zhong Shan? The white fog in ZS City has dispersed. How is your situation?"
Zhao Jianguo's anxious voice kept shouting on the phone, finally bringing Zhong Shan back to his senses, "I, I'm not, I'm fine. The situation just now..."
As one of the first people in charge of the headquarters, Zhong Shan has always been relatively conscientious.
After recovering a little, he immediately started reporting work to the headquarters, as if it had been engraved in his bones.
Listening to Zhong Shan's report, Zhao Jianguo grasped an important point: "Wait! You just said that you saw the store manager? Are you sure, is it him or the store manager?"
Zhong Shan also reacted, and his pupils shrank suddenly, "He was standing in front of the more than a hundred ghosts. He obviously wanted to take these ghosts to other places. If he was the store manager, even if he had to take so many ghosts away, these ghosts The ghosts will all turn into animals instead of maintaining the form of ghosts, so it shouldn’t be the store manager, but...him? I, I saw...a god?"
Bang!
Shen Liang punched the table in front of him, gritted his teeth and said: "Zhong Shan! Since you can tell the difference clearly, why didn't you come forward to communicate with him? Don't you know that we have been looking for opportunities to communicate with him? ”
Zhong Shan is the person in charge under his management. Now Zhong Shan has obviously made a mistake at work, and he must stand up. This behavior is actually protecting Zhong Shan.
Zhao Jianguo glanced at him and said nothing.
Zhong Shan was also very upset. Although he was yelled at by Shen Liang, he was not angry.
The two had a very pleasant cooperation in the past, and he knew what Shen Liang was like, so even though he felt a little uncomfortable, he did not refute.
"It's normal to have such a reaction when facing multiple ghosts. If it were me, I might not do better than Zhong Shan. Captain Shen should stop blaming Zhong Shan."
It was Li Jun who spoke.
In the past, when there were virtual games, he would take Ahong to the scene to prepare for possible crises. However, this time, two cities were shrouded in white mist ghost realms, so he stayed at the headquarters temporarily.
If something goes wrong, support is always there.
"But it is indeed a pity to miss the opportunity this time. Judging from the current situation, although it is not clear why he took away so many ghosts, as long as we find the pattern, we will have a chance to wait for him. Next time Cao Yang and the others go During the virtual game, I can go to ZS City and look for opportunities to meet him.”
Cao Yanhua nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's nothing, it's all what I should do." Li Jun said expressionlessly. Zhao Jianguo suddenly said: "The importance of ZS City has increased, not only because of the Caesar Hotel, but also because of the possibility of contact with him. It is no longer appropriate for Zhong Shan to be responsible for ZS City alone. I suggest that even if he is not transferred Let’s go and send someone in charge to stay permanently.”
Shen Liang opened his mouth, but couldn't say any words of rejection.
"The candidates will be decided at the meeting tomorrow morning. The most important thing now is the virtual game." Cao Yanhua set a tone for this matter, then closed his eyes and took a nap.
The battlefield of virtual games is no longer now. Although it has also affected real cities, after several times, everyone has felt the context.
Basically, nothing will happen.
Ghost controllers like Li Jun don't need to rest, but ordinary people like Cao Yanhua don't. Even the staff in the command center are working in shifts.
It's okay now. Naturally, I can take a short rest and recharge myself so that I can carry out my work better.
……
"We're back again, but this time, it seems we're back as outsiders."
Outside Taiping Ancient Town, Boss Liu and the Faceless Man stood in the shadows. They did not go to their destination immediately, but looked at the town carefully.
The town is very peaceful. Children playing, old people sunbathing, and young people running around form a very harmonious picture.
This is an era where carriages and horses are very slow, and it is difficult for many people to leave the city where they live throughout their lives. It is precisely in this slow-paced era that wonderful stories are born one after another.
After observing carefully for a while, Boss Liu suddenly said: "Our previous guess was correct. Although the store manager's supernatural powers can allow me to go back to a certain point in time, everything we do here cannot have any impact on reality. Impact. And every time we return, It's the one on the normal history line. You see, Aunt Wang, Aunt Liu, and the boy from the Li family were all killed by those young people from the headquarters in the first round of the game based here. They are dead, but here they are still alive and well.”
The faceless man raised his hand and gestured: "This is a good thing."
"Yes, this is a good thing, but in this way, many things will not be clear to us. Did it really happen in the past, was it just our memory that was affected, or did it happen because of our arrival through the virtual game? , a story that does not exist in reality." Boss Liu sighed.
His tone was inexplicable, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.
The faceless man gestured again: "What you should consider now is how we should enter the old street. I am okay, I have no face now, no one can recognize me, but what about you? You in this era , but still in the hotel on the old street.”
Boss Liu laughed and said: "Look, are you thinking wrong? I was indeed here in this era, but I was only a teenager at that time. Even if we stood together, who would have thought that we would be the same person? Compared to this The problem I’m more concerned about is how many people who entered the game this time came to our side.”
There are two maps in this round of the game tonight, namely Taiping Ancient Town and Dadong City.
Needless to say, Cao Yang and others went to Dadong City, but they didn't know where Zhang Xianguang, Nie Yingping, and the landlord went.
Even they didn't know that Zhang Bohua and Chen Qiaoyang were added later.
The faceless man thought for a while and gestured: "It doesn't matter who comes. If you really want to cause trouble here, it depends on whether they have the strength. The paper shop, bank, and tailor shop are all in short supply. Resources.”
"That's true."
Even Boss Liu couldn't understand how terrifying ghosts were in their heyday, because he was just a newcomer at the time and had some understanding of supernatural powers, but he couldn't clearly understand how terrifying these people were.
But what is certain is that as long as someone who is not Luo Qian's level comes here and wants to cause trouble here, he will basically have to shed a layer of his skin.
"No matter what, we are the ones who attracted the people, so let's look for them carefully and don't bring trouble to the town."
The faceless man gestured, "Okay. But I have one last question. You are about the same age as Uncle Liu now. What will you call me then? Brother Liu? Or dad?"
Boss Liu's face darkened, "You have become a lot more lively now that you are here. This question is very simple. It depends on how you call your dad later, and I will do the same."
The faceless man gestured: "I have no mouth now, so I can't scream."
Boss Liu: "..."
Looking in one direction, he walked forward.
It was obviously just an ordinary step, and I didn't see him using much strength. He was very relaxed, but this step went tens to hundreds of meters.
There is a separation between vision and perception, which looks very strange, and there is a sense of escape.
The faceless man chose another direction. His performance was much more normal, without so many bells and whistles, but his steps were faster.
It can be seen that he is really anxious.
Taiping Ancient Town is not big, especially in this era. It didn't take long for the area to be searched, but no players were found.
But the two did not meet at the entrance of the town. Instead, they came to a mountain col several miles away from Taiping Ancient Town.
The two of them didn't have much memory of this place, but they found something wrong here, because there was already a small pool in this mountain col.
The water in the pool is turbid, and you can vaguely see some scary things under the water.
"This is... the origin of Ghost Lake?" Boss Liu looked solemn.
In his memory, there was no past history of how the ghost lake appeared. He only remembered that he experienced a catastrophe. Most of the shop owners in the town were affected by the disaster, and the ghost lake completely appeared at that time.
At the same time, the old people's use of ghost lakes and ghost money was completely formed.
The faceless man gestured: "Do you want to go down and have a look? If possible, imprison the ghost lake before it is completely formed to avoid future disasters. Even if it is just a game, I want to try it."
"You've mentioned this, so naturally I can't refuse. And you're right, even if it's just a game, I don't want my father to die in that disaster."
After making the decision, Boss Liu strode towards the pool below, followed closely by the faceless man. The two of them had a certain degree of confidence in their own strength.
If it's just Guihu who hasn't fully recovered yet, then given their strength, it probably won't be too difficult.
The two of them had just made a decision when heavy footsteps sounded on the top of the mountain opposite them, which instantly alerted the two of them. However, if they looked carefully, they could not see anyone.
"Is it an illusion? No, the grass has been stepped down, and something invisible is coming." Boss Liu said in a deep voice, with a fierce light flashing in his usually kind eyes.
The faceless man nodded, ready to take action at any time.
The footprints formed by handfuls of trampled grass spread all the way from the mountain to the edge of the pool. Under the reflection of the pool water, you could vaguely see a man wearing white mourning clothes, holding a piece of ghost money in his hand. , walking into the pool dully.
Wow!
The water in the pool, which should be no more than waist deep, quickly submerged the invisible man in filial piety, and there was no movement. But not long after, something happened to this turbid pool.
An armless corpse floated up from the bottom of the water, then two, three... more and more corpses floated to the surface.
In the blink of an eye, the small pool was filled with water.
Some corpses were pushed to the shore and separated from the water. As if they were resurrected, they were twisting and struggling to stand up. The cold breath and putrid smell continued to float around.
And the corpse also started to move around, wandering around.
This was just the first body. As time went by, more and more bodies were pushed to the shore, and then began to revive and wander around.
"Has the carrying capacity of the ghost lake reached its upper limit so quickly? How many ghosts are there here? Are there people raising the ghost lake?" Boss Liu grabbed the faceless man's arm and retreated quickly.
If there were only a dozen or dozens of ghosts, Boss Liu could still handle them.
Including the ghost lake under these ghosts, it is just a small pool that has not yet developed. But the problem is that everything in front of you is too weird and should not appear in reality.
There must be someone hiding in the dark.
The enemy was open and we were hidden, Boss Liu made the wisest decision, and after they escaped, a young figure slowly stood up from the pool.
He looked at the direction where Boss Liu and the faceless man were leaving, and murmured: "No face? They were used to make masks, right? Are they the 'guests' of the mask stall? But how can they just run away? The situation here is I can’t let those old guys know, otherwise, how can I take revenge on them..."
Countless amounts of ink poured out from his body, quickly dyeing him a deep color and also dyeing the corpses on the pool.
Even the turbid pool water began to be dyed with color.
Then, one corpse after another stood up and chased in the direction where Boss Liu and the faceless man had left. The sky became dark at some point.
The shining sun was also blocked by a thick layer of clouds and could no longer provide light to the world.
Boss Liu noticed something was wrong immediately. He looked up and then stopped, which forced the faceless man to brake suddenly and gestured: "What's wrong?"
Boss Liu sighed and said: "We are too careless, and we have fallen into other people's troubles without even realizing it. Look above our heads, we are already in the ghost land. Since the host is so kind, there is no need to be polite. , I hope you have the strength to keep us here, otherwise..."
(End of chapter)