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Chapter 497 Three Months Later! (Please Subscribe)

After three months.

Dahai City, Jishui Base.

A wisp of moisture blown in from the East China Sea formed a thick, dark cloud over the Jishui base.

Rumble!
A muffled clap of thunder echoed across the sky, and a lightning bolt writhed in the clouds, flashing with dazzling white light.

Below the clouds, rows of neatly arranged reinforced concrete buildings flashed by in the lightning bolt.

slam-la-

The rain suddenly poured down, and the large raindrops shattered under the force of gravity on the gray concrete building.

"It's raining again!"

Wang Xiaoqiang leaned against the window, letting the raindrops pound against the glass, staring blankly at the gray sky outside.

The room was brightly lit; because of the small space, even a 100-watt incandescent bulb seemed a bit glaring.

There is a wall-mounted cabinet on the east side, which is used to store clothes and other items, and can also be lowered down to be used as a bed.

However, once a bed is placed in the room, there is not much space left to move around.

So, except when he's sleeping, Wang Xiaoqiang usually doesn't put the cabinet down, as this makes the room seem more spacious.

The incandescent bulbs overhead were also high-wattage bulbs that Wang Xiaoqiang specially chose, in order to make the small space look less oppressive.

It's been over two months since Wang Xiaoqiang moved in, and this is what he likes most every day.

I sat in a folding chair, leaning against the window, staring blankly outside.

"Luckily, I was assigned to the outermost part of the tombstone tower, and there's a window with a view of the outside."

Wang Xiaoqiang secretly rejoiced.

The residents call these concrete buildings "tombstone buildings" because of their rectangular shape.

And this cramped room, which resembles a tomb.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

A rhythmic gong sounded in the hallway outside the room.

Is it time to serve lunch?

Wang Xiaoqiang snapped out of his daze, took out his phone, and glanced at the time.

It was already 11 a.m.

Wang Xiaoqiang got up and went to the door. He pushed the door open, and a narrow passageway, only one meter wide, appeared in front of him.

A figure with an armband tied around his arm walked from the left, carrying a gong.

Every few steps, the man would strike a gong.

"Old Liu, is it your turn to be the night watchman today?"

Wang Xiaoqiang leaned against the doorway and called out to the figure walking towards him.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Old Liu walked slowly, tapping his gong, and paused when he reached Wang Xiaoqiang's door.

"Xiaoqiang, how many days have you been without going out?"

"Staying cooped up in the room all the time isn't a good thing; it'll make you feel suffocated."

Looking at Wang Xiaoqiang's dejected face, Old Liu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Get out? Where?"

Wang Xiaoqiang pursed his lips and said, "Shall we go to the activity room to watch TV? Or to the entertainment area to play video games?"

“I was already tired of these things before the big changes.”

Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head, looking completely uninterested.

"You still have to go out! If you can't, you can go to the mission hall to get some work, like cleaning up the environment, or even banging a gong like me!"

Old Liu continued to persuade, "At least this way you can earn some points, which you can then redeem for snacks and drinks."

"do not!"

Wang Xiaoqiang shook his head repeatedly: "I don't have those worldly desires. The basic meals provided by the base are enough. Anyway, I won't starve to death."

"My biggest wish right now is to find a beach and sunbathe, but unfortunately, it's too dangerous outside."

Wang Xiaoqiang recalled running in the sunset, a memory of his lost youth!

And then there's his work, shooting tokusatsu action movies.

If he could turn back time, he would definitely have directed the action actors' acting skills more frequently.

such a pity!
"There will be a chance. We have Lord Yama, and so many divine soldiers and generals from the underworld. One day, humanity will win!"

Old Liu patted Wang Xiaoqiang on the shoulder to comfort him.

"Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to get back to work. You should hurry up and go to the cafeteria for lunch!"

After saying that, Old Liu waved his hand and continued walking forward along the passageway.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of gongs echoed through the corridor, penetrating the concrete walls and reaching every room.

Most of the people in the room had left early in the morning, and only a few, like Wang Xiaoqiang, who had stayed at home, opened their doors and came out looking tired.

After closing the door behind him, Wang Xiaoqiang didn't lock it and walked towards the cafeteria.

One reason was the valuable items in his room, and the other was the strict laws of the base.

Theft will result in the hand being chopped off.

However, under normal circumstances, no one would steal anything.

Following the left wall, Wang Xiaoqiang made several turns and eventually arrived at a large hall that was several hundred meters long.

When Wang Xiaoqiang arrived, there were already quite a few people queuing in the cafeteria hall.

Wang Xiaoqiang chose a line that looked relatively short and obediently joined the back, waiting to receive his food.

"Hey, don't you think it's been raining a lot lately? I haven't seen the sun for half a month!"

"Don't you live in the 100th district? That's the innermost area, so of course you can't see the sunlight there."

"No, can't I go somewhere else? Do I have to stay cooped up in the house?"

"Well, that's true."

The people in front of him were talking about the recent weather. Wang Xiaoqiang wasn't interested in it, but their chatter still reached his ears.

"By the way, don't you live in the outermost Thousand Character Zone? Be careful these next few days, and remember to keep the windows tightly closed so that no ghosts can sneak in."

"???"

"That can't be right, can it? Isn't there a quarantine zone outside the base? What kind of monster could possibly get through the quarantine zone and come in?"

"Anyway, be careful. A friend of mine is on patrol, and a few days ago they encountered a ghost near Building 99."

If it weren't for the divine soldiers accompanying them, they might all be dead.

"Huh? What's going on? Explain in detail!"

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After finishing his meal and collecting his utensils, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but think of the news he had heard while queuing on his way back.

Has a ghost broken through the quarantine zone and entered?

Or has a new paranormal passage appeared inside the base?

Wang Xiaoqiang pondered the matter all the way home, but when he arrived at his doorstep, he still hadn't figured it out, so he put it out of his mind.

Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up; this is not his place to worry about.

After returning to his room, Wang Xiaoqiang played on his phone for a while. When he felt a little dizzy, he put down the wall cabinet and planned to take a nap.

The heavy rain outside was still pouring down, and the raindrops hit the glass window with a rhythmic pattering sound.

Hypnotically, Wang Xiaoqiang fell asleep quickly, lulled by the sound of rain.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of rain outside had stopped, and the room was quiet except for the occasional murmurs of Wang Xiaoqiang.

suddenly.

A blurry figure appeared outside the window.

The figure's face was pressed tightly against the glass, seemingly staring at Wang Xiaoqiang, who was fast asleep in the room.

The face gradually squeezed into the glass, and in no time the entire head was inside.

The air in the room suddenly became cold and damp, and a humid vapor spread, making the room foggy.

Wang Xiaoqiang, who was taking a nap, seemed to feel the cold and instinctively curled up. Just as the figure was about to squeeze its entire body inside, a gray light suddenly flashed past the window.

pop~
The ghost's body instantly collapsed, turning into a cloud of yin energy and dissipating into the air.

The fog in the room gradually dissipated, and Wang Xiaoqiang's curled-up body gradually straightened out.

Outside the window.

On the outer wall of the tombstone building, hundreds or even thousands of blurry ghostly figures suddenly appeared.

These ghostly figures clung to the window, their heads pressed tightly against the glass, desperately trying to squeeze inside.

"Where did all these ghost slaves come from?"

On the rooftop of the Tombstone Building, a figure stood, frowning as he looked down.

Ye Zhen raised his hand, and several more sword lights formed from the condensation of ghost domains flashed past.

The ghostly figures on the exterior walls were instantly wiped away.

"Was it brought in by rainwater?"

Ye Zhen had a guess in his mind, and with a thought, he flew up to a height of over a thousand meters.

At this height, even the clouds that had just poured down rain were beneath his feet.

The ghostly realm unfolded downwards, and the sparse clouds after the heavy rain suddenly appeared in Ye Zhen's perception.

Soon, Ye Zhen discovered a trace of residual supernatural power in the clouds.

"They really did sneak in using the rainwater!"

Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief; at least the quarantine zone hadn't been breached.

The quarantine zones outside the seven base cities of the Great Dragon Kingdom were all personally set up by Ghost King Mu Sheng, now the King of Hell.

Ye Zhen had a deep understanding of that power that suppressed all supernatural phenomena, and even now, thinking about it made his face ache.

Although the suppressive power within the quarantine zone was not as strong as when Mu Sheng personally exerted it, it was still sufficient to suppress vengeful spirits below S-rank.

If a ghost has indeed crossed the quarantine zone, it must be a terrifying vengeful spirit powerful enough to destroy several cities.

This is why Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that the ghostly figures in the base had infiltrated through the rainwater.

It wasn't that he was afraid of an S-level vengeful ghost.

As the former head of Dahai City and now the administrator of Jishui Base, Ye Zhen, who has the power to control the scapegoat, would find it difficult to die even if he wanted to.

The problem is that he won't die, but the others at the Jishui base are different.

If the casualties are too heavy, he won't be able to explain it to Mu Sheng.

"With so much supernatural power infiltrating in, it seems that the ghost is just outside the quarantine zone."

We need to resolve this as soon as possible!

Even if this kind of evil spirit manages to bypass the quarantine zone by using trickery, Ye Zhen has no intention of letting it go.

A streak of light flashed across the sky, and Ye Zhen's figure disappeared from the rooftop.

The Jishui base is surrounded by a one-kilometer-wide isolation zone.

Looking down from the sky, one can clearly see a ring of stark white bone forest growing in the quarantine zone, as well as a yellowish-brown river encircling the entire base.

The bone forest was filled with blood-red insects flying everywhere, and many fierce ghosts wandered back and forth on the ground.

The quarantine zone is so terrifying that even the most skilled ghost tamers dare not venture deep into it.

However, it was precisely this terrifying zone that protected the lives of 150 million people at the Jishui base.

Outside the eastern isolation zone, a rainbow descended from the sky.

Ye Zhen suddenly appeared here.

"The Ghost Realm unfolds!"

A gray light spread outwards.

The area from Jishui Base to the coastline was shrouded in Ye Zhen's ghost domain.

With his control over the Ghost Domain, Ye Zhen meticulously examined the area inch by inch.

"Got you!"

Suddenly, Ye Zhen abruptly turned his head to look in one direction.

Three kilometers away from him, a depression left by the receding tide caught Ye Zhen's attention.

next second.

Ye Zhen appeared in front of this depression.

This depression is several hundred square meters in size and is filled with water, whether it is seawater or rainwater, it is unclear.

An ordinary person might think this is just an ordinary depression.

But in Ye Zhen's perception, this depression exuded a faint sense of danger.

"You mere water ghost, how dare you offend the might of Heaven! Die!"

Ye Zhen shouted loudly, clenching his fists, and the light of the Ghost Domain burst forth.

Two fists transformed into large light bulbs and slammed down hard into the puddle in the depression.

boom! boom! boom!
Ye Zhen's fists were like machine guns, relentlessly bombarding the puddle.

Huge splashes of water erupted on the surface of the water.

A thick fog suddenly rose from the ground.

Within the mist, blurry figures appeared all around, surrounding Ye Zhen.

"Be bold!"

"Not only do you refuse to surrender, but you even dare to resist!"

"This is absolutely heinous!"

Ye Zhen gripped his hand and pulled out a golden dragon spear from somewhere, then charged toward the ghostly figure in the mist.

"Zhao Zilong of Changshan is here again! Who dares to stand against me!"

"A bit of cold light arrived first, and then the gun came out like a dragon!"

boom! boom! boom!
A loud roar soon came from the fog, as if it had been bombarded by a missile barrage.

Ten minutes later.

Ye Zhenxu emerged from the mist, carrying a ball of water.

This water sphere is the true form of the ghost that caused this supernatural invasion. Ye Zhen controls the ghost domain, and ordinary ghost tamers really have a hard time dealing with this thing.

Just as Ye Zhen was about to return to the base, seal the water ghost in gold, and send it to the headquarters of the underworld.

Suddenly, a ship's horn sounded on the sea.

Ye Zhen gazed into the distance and finally spotted a shadow on the horizon not far away.

A fleeting glimpse of a ship.

"What the hell is this thing? Why would a ship come here at this time?"

Dachang City, Kangjin Base.

On the top floor of the Yama Building, Mu Sheng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the concrete buildings that resembled tombstones.

It just doesn't feel right to look at it.

"A perfectly good city has been turned into this."

Although the Yama Building was preserved, Mu Sheng still enjoyed everything he was entitled to.

But given the desolate and oppressive scene outside, resembling the end of the world, it was hard for Mu Sheng to be in a good mood.

"It's still too weak. The power of the Golden Ghost Prison can only protect such a small area."

"But it will be soon."

With a thought, Mu Sheng brought up the refining panel in his sea of ​​consciousness.

[Golden Ghost Prison Level 4: 99%]

"Almost there, almost there, the fifth level of the Golden Ghost Domain!"

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Just then, the progress bar on the panel became blurry, then became clear again in the next instant.

[Golden Ghost Prison Level 4: 100%]

(End of this chapter)