At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

Lin Bei stared at the gray mist surrounding the island for a while and immediately figured out what was going on.

That hazy grayness wasn't fog at all.

It is not the resentment of countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts.

No wonder no one who went to the island ever left alive.

It would be a miracle if they could leave. The vengeful spirits and evil ghosts on that island have been starving for hundreds of years. How could they possibly let those humans who have stumbled upon it leave?

This island is indeed a place that ordinary people should absolutely not come to; coming here will only lead to death.

The resentment surrounding the island will blind people, causing them to forever circle around the island, unable to find their way out.

Once the humans are trapped, the evil spirits on the island can make their move, luring them step by step into the traps they have set, until they finally surrender control of their bodies and are killed by the evil spirits.

That's a bit interesting.

Lin Bei stroked his chin. This little island was much more fun than the evil gods they had encountered before.

Why not experience the unique features of this island for yourself firsthand, and then figure out what to do next?

Thinking this, Lin Bei immediately became interested. He glanced around the island and spotted a boat moored near the opposite shore. He then leaped over the boat and flew towards it.

After landing near the small boat, Lin Bei strode towards it.

As they got closer, Lin Bei discovered that there were already four young people on the small boat, two men and two women, and the boatman was preparing to push the boat away from the shore.

Lin Bei called out, "Wait, I want to go too."

The boatman paused, looked up, and was somewhat surprised to see Lin Bei in a police uniform: "Why is an officer here? Has something happened?"

Lin Bei remained calm, glanced at the boat that was two steps away from the shore, and seeing that the boatman had no intention of returning, he jumped and landed lightly on the boat.

His movements were swift and stylish, without causing a ripple, which immediately attracted the attention of the four young men.

Lin Bei glanced at the boatman indifferently: "We're here to investigate a case, of course. You know about the five high school students who went missing in this area last month, right?"

Lin Bei's words reached the ears of the people on the boat. The four young men were also high school students. Surprisingly, they did not show any fear after hearing this. Instead, they all looked excited.

These four high school students actually attended the same school as the five missing high school students.

They came here not to help find the missing students from their school, but because they heard that an alumnus had gone missing and wanted to come and explore.

Young people always like to explore strange and dangerous things. This island is already famous in the area, and the disappearance of five high school students a month ago will naturally attract curious people to continue their exploration.

This is also why the evil spirits on this island are becoming more and more powerful.

With food supplies always coming their way, how could the country not become powerful?
Compared to the four excited young people, the boatman's expression was somewhat subtle.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking Lin Bei up and down. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Here to investigate? Haven't you been investigating for the past month without finding anything? The other police officers don't dare to come to the island. How come you dare to come alone?"

Lin Bei ignored the boatman. He sat down on the boat and said indifferently, "Why ask so many questions? I didn't intend to question you. Aren't you going to set sail? It's getting dark. Or do you want to stay on the island with us?"

The boatman's expression changed slightly. He lowered his head and continued pushing the boat away from the shore, turning his back to row. No one saw the coldness on his face.

"Alright, you five have a great time on the island. I'll come pick you up from the island at 3 PM the day after tomorrow."

The four high school students were polite, laughing and thanking them.

Lin Bei glanced at the boatman's back, a sneer flashing in his eyes.

Ordinary people might not be able to tell, but he could tell at a glance.

This boatman is not human.

He is also one of the evil spirits on the island, whose purpose is to send curious people who come to explore the island back to the island.

At the same time, he was also the one who started the rumor that strange events were happening on the island.

Otherwise, how could rumors about the island have spread?

After all, everyone who went to the island died, and no one can leave alive.

Lin Bei didn't expose the boatman's identity. He just sat on the small boat, his gaze fixed on the boatman's back, watching him row the boat to the edge of the island.

There is a simple harbor on the edge of the island, which is just a docking point built with a few broken wooden planks.

As soon as the boat docked, Lin Bei jumped off first. After all four high school students had disembarked, the boatman, with his back to them, gave them some instructions.

"Don't do anything disrespectful to the gods on the island. Remember, I will come to pick you up at 3 pm the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, the boatman prepared to leave, but Lin Bei chuckled and spoke up.

"There are gods on this island? That's a bit of a lie."

The boatman paused again, turned his head and glared angrily at Lin Bei, but ultimately said nothing and steered the boat away.

The boatman was indeed not human; he could sense a strange and dangerous feeling emanating from Lin Bei.

Unfortunately, he wasn't very capable, so he couldn't even sense the mysterious and immense power emanating from Lin Bei. He could only sense a slight danger through instinct.

The boatman didn't even take this sense of danger to heart.

After all, in his view, no one who had ever set foot on the island had ever left alive.

Thinking of this, a malicious glint appeared in the boatman's eyes.

Good that they're all dead; now they can devour five more people.

These five people are a rare source of nourishment for them.

at the same time.

On the island, Lin Bei and the four high school students watched the boatman leave. The four high school students looked at each other, then looked at Lin Bei.

"What's your name, officer? Are you coming on this adventure with us?"

Lin Bei glanced at the four people sideways; they were young and clearly two couples.

Lin Bei originally wanted to go directly to the sacrificial site in the ruins, but then he thought it would be better to follow these four young men and see how they courted death.

Lin Bei smiled slightly and said, "Just call me Officer Lin. What are your names? I'll join you. This is my first time on this island too. By the way, why did you decide to come to this island?"

Lin Bei is handsome, and his gentle and kind demeanor immediately won the favor of the four high school students.

They introduced themselves: the two boys were named Hao and Yu, and the two girls were named Lin and Lana.

On the way to the only villa on the island, the four high school students explained why they had come to explore. Partly it was out of curiosity and a desire for thrills; they had heard that there was an ancient sacrificial site on the island where many people had died, and some had even seen the spirits of the dead.

On the other hand, they naturally wanted to come to the villa to perform a soul-summoning ceremony, hoping to see if they could summon the souls of the five high school students who had come before.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bei looked up ahead. In front of him was a dense forest, and deep above the forest, he could vaguely see the roof of a building.

That must be the villa.

Lin Bei slightly curled the corners of his lips and asked casually, "A soul-summoning ritual? The authorities haven't officially confirmed that those five students are dead yet, right? Maybe they got lost near the island, or were abducted? How can you be so sure they're dead?"

The four high school students exchanged glances. Lana's eyes flashed with excitement. She was a sucker for good looks and had a particular fondness for the handsome Lin Bei. Even though her boyfriend Yu was next to her, she still moved closer to Lin Bei and began to explain mysteriously.

"Of course, someone at the school saw the ghosts of those five people. Apparently, their spirits returned to the school about two weeks ago."

It was the middle of the night, and only the security guard on duty was at the school. He heard a noise coming from a classroom on the second floor. When he went downstairs, he saw five students standing in front of the blackboard. By the time he arrived, the classroom was empty; only the island's address, written in blood, remained on the blackboard.

Seeing how concerned Lana was, Yu was a little unhappy. She squeezed over and put her arm around Lana's shoulder to add, "The security guard was scared half to death. He quit the next day. Some students at the school were on good terms with him and wanted to ask him what had happened. But when they got to his house, they found that the security guard had hanged himself. He left only a line of bloody words on the wall, which was also the address of this island."

Hao and Lin shuddered, their faces showing fear, but mostly excitement.

"Officer Lin, don't you think everything makes sense? All the information points to this island, so the five students must have died on this island."
That's why we came here on an adventure. Don't worry, we're not as reckless as those five; we'll be careful.

After hearing these words, Lin Bei had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

It's nothing more than the spirits of the island using the five dead students to lure more thrill-seekers to the island.

The results now seem remarkable, attracting four people at once.

Lin Bei glanced at the dark forest around him with a half-smile, and said indifferently, "Aren't you afraid of following in the footsteps of the previous five students? Knowing that five people died, you still wanted to come to the island?"

Lana waved her hand dismissively: "Officer Lin, don't worry, we're not stupid, we certainly won't do anything reckless."

The five of them must have done something disrespectful to the gods and the spirits of the dead, which angered them and caused this tragedy.

We won't do anything; we'll just look around the sacrificial site and then perform a ritual to summon the spirits at the villa.

Lin smiled and walked around to the other side of Lin Bei: "If we can't get anything out of them, why don't we just give up? Wouldn't it be nice to rest in the villa for a couple of days?"

Lin Bei looked up and saw that the villa was already very close.

It's still early, and the setting sun shines on the villa and the forest. Apart from not being able to see the depths of the forest clearly, there's nothing eerie about it.

On the contrary, I found the air here to be fresh and the scenery pleasant.

The villa doesn't look out of place from the outside; in fact, its exterior and interior design give it a comfortable feel.

When they arrived at the villa gate, Lin Bei went inside first. The furniture and furnishings inside were perfectly arranged and dust-free, as if someone had come to clean it.

The four high school students also noticed this, and they excitedly rushed into the villa, looking around and seeming quite satisfied with the place.

Perhaps in their eyes, this villa was built by a wealthy person and is regularly cleaned by professionals. Their temporary stay of two nights wouldn't attract the attention of the villa's owner.

Lin Bei walked around the villa with his hands behind his back. He looked closely and immediately noticed some minor details.

For example, the wallpaper was newly installed, and there were specks of blood in the gaps between the wallpaper.

For example, the wooden stairs made a faint creaking sound when stepped on, and the handrail seemed to have broken from the stairs, with dark red dried liquid in the cracks.

A look of understanding flashed across Lin Bei's eyes. He saw Lana walk past him and casually asked her a question.

"How do you perform your soul-summoning ritual? Can I watch from the side?"

Lana's cheeks flushed, and she nodded hurriedly: "Of course! The soul-summoning ritual is very simple. We'll scatter a circle of salt in an open space, and then the four of us will light four candles inside the circle and start calling out the name of the soul we're summoning."

If successful, the spirit of the deceased will appear around the circle, followed by asking questions. After the questions are answered, the spirit is sent away. Once gone, the candles can be blown out, and the summoning ceremony is complete.

Lin Bei followed Lana downstairs. After hearing the last word, he paused, a dark light flashing in his eyes.

“Oh, salt can indeed ward off evil spirits and protect you temporarily. But Lana, how can you be sure that the summoned spirits are those five students, and how can you be sure that you sent them away?”

What would happen if you blew out the candles and stepped out of the salt circle before you could send the spirits away?

Lana, let me give you some advice: the dead are cunning; they'll do anything for food.

After saying that, Lin Bei chuckled, turned and left the villa, heading deeper into the forest. He was going to check on the situation at the sacrificial site.

Lana watched Lin Bei's departing figure and felt a chill run down her spine, shivering involuntarily.

Lin Bei's words were deeply etched in her mind, filling her with fear.

Only now did she vaguely understand the meaning behind Lin Bei's question.

Yes, how can they be sure that the souls of the dead have really been sent away?

They had only heard about the soul-summoning ceremony from other students at the school.

The process was rudimentary, and it didn't explain what would happen if the spirit refused to leave.

But Lana was young and didn't think about it any further.

She was optimistic, thinking that as long as there were salt circles and candles, the spirits of the dead could not harm them.

Yu from the next room called out to Lana, who quickly forgot Lin Bei's words and happily ran to find her boyfriend.

Let's get back to Linbei.

As he ventured deeper into the forest, he began to sense that something was amiss in his surroundings.

Perhaps because the sunlight doesn't reach the depths of the forest, ghosts, vengeful spirits, and other evil spirits hide here, making the place eerie and chilling, so chilling that you can feel a slight prickling sensation on your skin.

Lin Bei walked through the forest with a normal expression, and soon another clearing appeared in front of him.

The area is charred black, indicating that a major fire occurred here long ago.

The fire engulfed everything, but something was still left behind.

Lin Bei slowly walked to the center of the sacrificial site. He looked down at the array under his feet for a while and could sense that there had been evil spirits here before, but now the evil spirits had all left.

Lin Bei was somewhat surprised.

The traces left by the evil spirit were very fresh; it was almost as if they had left at the same time. He arrived, and the evil spirit left.

How is this going?

Is the evil spirit of this island afraid of him? (End of Chapter)