Infinity: Our Zhongzhou team is really amazing!

Chapter 423 Something big has happened!
The once brightly lit Ping An Building has fallen into complete silence.

Zhao Yingkong said with a hint of disdain, "It's done."

The ghost mirror above has stopped producing new "Zhao Yingkong" characters. It's clear that it has already vomited out hundreds of "Ghost Yingkong" characters at once, which has almost dried it up.

"No matter how you look at it, this is quite bizarre," Ming Yanwei said, frowning.

"The vengeful spirits of this world are, in some ways, a very dangerous resource," Saito Hajime remarked.

"I used the Spirit Binding Technique to control this Ghost Mirror, and then left Sakura's shadow in it."

"Then use the illusion of Feng Hou Qi Men to carry the 'Ghost Sakura Sky' that appears from it, so that Sakura Sky can control these fierce ghosts that come out for a short period of time."

"In addition, almost every one of these vengeful ghosts can replicate half of Ying Kong's strength, plus hundreds of Feng Hou Qi Men techniques, and hundreds of perfect bodies with half the strength."

"Tsk, tsk."

"It's terrifying."

"Sakura, I think you should just call this 'Soul Binding and General Dispatch' a 'Hairy Clone' instead of 'Sakura's ...

Zhao Yingkong said with her eyes closed, "But this move still puts a lot of pressure on me."

"Each of these ghost clones contains a part of my consciousness, which is why I can suppress the vengeful ghost's instincts."

"And it only lasted for a dozen minutes."

"These clones are merely clones of the Mirror Ghost, and their immortality is far inferior to that of a true vengeful ghost."

"That's already amazing." Zhan Lan hugged Zhao Yingkong's head.

"Now that it's all sorted out, let's leave the rest to the doctor."

A blue light flashed in Zhan Lan's eyes; she had just used her precognitive abilities again.

But the outcome was clearly not going to be good.

"However, I have a feeling that something is not right," she said with some suspicion.

"What's wrong?" Saito asked, puzzled.

Zhan Lan pointed to the national map, frowning, and said, "I don't know if there's something wrong with my premonition, but I always feel—"

"It seems like most cities are about to turn into hell."

“I have some feelings too.” Zhu Wen’s eyes rolled back. “The deathly aura in the city is getting stronger and stronger. It’s as if most of the people are being targeted by the Grim Reaper.”

"Zhu Wen, would you like your fortune told?" Ming Yanwei suggested.

The Zhongzhou team has become somewhat superstitious. When in doubt, they ask Zhu Wen to consult a fortune teller or Zhan Lan to predict the future.

Although the success rate is not high, it's still for peace of mind.

Zhu Wen scattered a piece of tortoise shell and began to examine it carefully.

"what?"

Her expression became even stranger: "Why? I feel that since entering this world, the divination results I get have gotten worse and worse each time."

"It seems like this time, everything is almost over?"

"Huh?" Saito was taken aback: "What kind of divination result was given?"

"The six lines are reversed, and yin and yang are upside down."

Zhu Wen's face turned pale: "The shattered Taiji diagram floated in a blood-red vortex, the Yin fish turned into white bones, and the Yang fish split into a blood moon."

"White bones form the steps, and the nine tripods crumble."

"The rotten lotus gives rise to blood, and the Yellow Springs break through the soil."

"This is the Blood Prison Devouring the World Hexagram!"

"Huh?" Zhan Lan glanced at the ceiling with some confusion.

"What fell down?"

"Paper ash?"

Just as they were talking, it seemed as if paper ash was floating in the sky outside.

Like willow catkins in the Jiangnan region in March, they landed on the Golden Safe House.

Densely packed.
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As the saying goes, small matters are discussed in large meetings, and big matters are discussed in small meetings.

After the meeting of more than two hundred ghost tamers ended, Zhuang Boshi, Cao Yanhua, Wang Xiaoming, and the pre-selected captains appeared in a small conference room.

In addition, there are representatives of the ghost tamers: Li Leping, Yang Jian, Shen Lin, Wang Chaling, Ye Zhen, Cao Yang, Lu Zhiwen, Li Jun, and Zhang Jun.

Among them, Ye Zhen and Liu San were already well-known, Li Leping was often forgotten, and Zhang Jun was abroad, so this was the first time that the new generation of ghost tamers had met.

Old Qin also appeared. He had been forcibly dragged over by Zhuang Boshi, but he sat in the corner with a blank expression and didn't say a word.

"First of all, thank you very much for attending this meeting and supporting our work," Cao Yanhua said politely.

"To avoid wasting everyone's time, I won't repeat those useless opening remarks."

"Given the current complex situation, headquarters plans to launch the Captain Program, using all available resources to cultivate Ghost Tamers who can stand alone."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of several team leader candidates lit up.

"The original purpose of this meeting was to announce the list of candidates for the Captain Project, but Mr. Zhuang requested that we first hold a national deployment meeting for Ghost Riders."

"This small meeting is to announce the team leader positions and some follow-up plans for the team leader program." Cao Yanhua glanced around at the nine Ghost Tamers, each with a different expression.

In fact, most of the spots for the captain program were decided long ago.

Many of the truly cutting-edge demon tamers had already been internally designated as team leaders by headquarters.

For example, Li Leping, Liu San, Ye Zhen, and others.

Yang Jian was somewhat puzzled. He had neither merit nor achievements, so how did he suddenly get included in the captain's plan?

Could it be because Mr. Zhuang finds me pleasing to the eye?

But he was immediately shocked by the captain's authority, which allowed him to mobilize all the resources of a region to the greatest extent possible, including military strength, financial resources, the right to allocate gold, the right to manage ghost tamers, and priority supply of supernatural items.

They also have the right to handle paranormal events and their ghost-controlling subordinates at will without reporting to headquarters.

This isn't a captain, this is clearly a local tyrant.

Ye Zhen didn't care at all, after all, his paranormal forum was like a local tyrant in Dahai City, and even the headquarters didn't dare to interfere with him.

The other ghost tamers were very interested.

However, they immediately looked at Bosch Zhuang, who was sitting in the very center.

The reason headquarters was able to approve the Captain Plan so readily was not only because the situation was extremely dire, but also because it had the backing of this Emperor Organization that could casually eliminate captains.

They are not afraid of the captain turning against them or going independent; the live broadcast of shutting down their WeChat Moments was just a warning to others.

Liu San sneered inwardly. Could the headquarters still be called a headquarters now? It had long since become a puppet of the Emperor's organization.

But he dared not say it aloud.

He was confident he could defeat any ghost tamer, but he had no confidence whatsoever against that man.

Zhuang Boshi began, "You are all among the best of the ghost tamers, so I won't waste any more words."

"The situation is worse than we imagined. According to Elder Qin's information, a large-scale resurgence of vengeful ghosts will come soon."

"At that time, S-class paranormal events will erupt all at once."

"Moreover, a group of conscious vengeful spirits mingling among the ghost tamers are preparing to launch the Ark Project against the country."

"Although I defeated it, that vengeful ghost has not been imprisoned yet, so it is very likely to make a comeback."

Zhuang Boshi played footage of the King's organization's attack, along with the captain's final words.

Looking at the ghostly figures looming on the ghost ship.

All the team leaders looked solemn.

The vengeful ghosts are already troublesome enough. If they didn't have consciousness, even a single C-level vengeful ghost could cause widespread damage and even wear down ghost tamers to death.

Ghosts are immortal, and those who control them are all short-lived.

Moreover, this vengeful ghost with consciousness is terrifyingly powerful!
“A vengeful ghost of human consciousness.” A thoughtful look flashed in Li Leping’s eyes.

Shen Lin's face was also solemn. Just from the scene, it was clear that the captain was no less than an ordinary S-class ghost.

Even stronger.

Yang Jian thought of the human skin paper and felt a chill run down his spine. He had been resurrected using the human skin paper method and nothing had happened to him. He could only feel that he was extremely lucky.

“There aren’t many conscious vengeful spirits, but there are definitely more than just one or two.”

Zhuang Boshi said meaningfully, "When a person controls a vengeful ghost and uses their own consciousness to dominate the ghost's body, they become an extraordinary ghost controller."

"Once the rider dies, or is invaded by supernatural forces and loses sight of the difference between humans and ghosts, then he will become a vengeful ghost with his own thoughts."

Zhuang Boshi looked at Liu San, Shen Lin, Li Leping, and Zhang Jun, these four outcasts. Their three souls had been completely entrusted to the bodies of the vengeful ghosts, and they relied on various supernatural means to protect their own consciousness.

Yang Jian's head is still human, so he can only be considered half an anomaly.

The most normal person among them was Wang Chaling, who was just an ordinary person except for the curse that bound him.

Wang Chaling said cautiously, "Mr. Zhuang, what you call a vengeful ghost with consciousness is indeed worrying."

"But for now, the situation is still under control, but the full resurgence of the vengeful spirits is too alarming."

Zhang Jun chimed in, "I met Mr. Zhuang once abroad. He saved my life. Mr. Zhuang, are you referring to the Ark Project organized by the King?"

"It's not just Project Ark, it's the resurgence of even more terrifying vengeful spirits, with multiple S-class terrifying vengeful spirits roaming the land."

Although the team leaders did not explicitly refute it, they were clearly somewhat skeptical.

A single S-rank hungry ghost left headquarters almost helpless; if several S-rank vengeful ghosts were to revive together, no amount of ghost tamers could possibly be enough.

Just then, a secretary burst in.

Cao Yanhua's face was cold: "I already told you, we're having a confidential meeting!"

The secretary turned pale and quickly handed a document to Cao Yanhua.

"Minister Cao, the surface water in thirteen cities across the country has been infected by supernatural forces!"

"Hundreds of terrifying ghosts emerged from the lake, causing the deaths of at least tens of thousands of people, and that number continues to rise."

"It has been confirmed by the Evaluation Department as an S-class incident, Ghost Lake!"

Cao Yanhua's expression changed, and he looked at Zhuang Boshi opposite him.

Bosch appeared very calm.

Cao Yanhua maintained his composure: "Understood, I'll handle it immediately." After the secretary left, Cao Yanhua smiled gently: "Mr. Zhuang, it seems our meeting will need to be postponed."

"Ghost Lake?" Zhuang Boshi nodded and glanced at Old Qin.

He remained completely unmoved.

Theoretically, Ghost Lake should still be in a state of chaos for some time, but it seems that this is the beginning that Old Qin was talking about.

But it was really too fast.

"Minister, something terrible has happened!" The secretary who had just rushed in again was even more panicked this time.

"What is it now!" Cao Yanhua said, her voice tinged with anger.

The secretary was covered in cold sweat. He trembled as he handed over another report, which was still warm, obviously just printed out.

"Minister, the S-level paranormal event, the Ghost Temple incident, which was originally in Vietnam, has suddenly spread northward, with a large number of headless ghost monks invading Dai Nam City."

"Danan City has fallen!"

"In addition, Dahai City, Dachuan City, and Dadong City have all experienced varying degrees of ghost resurrection incidents!"

"What?!" Cao Yanhua's face turned deathly pale.

Although Da Nang City is not as large as Da Chang City, it still has a population of two million. Unexpectedly, the Ghost Monk incident, which had been confined to the borders of the Southern Vietnam, suddenly expanded.

Shen Lin could no longer sit still.

His city of Daxia is only two hundred kilometers away from Da Nan City!
Zhuang Boshi rubbed his temples and said, "Don't panic, this is just the beginning of the recovery. An even more terrifying wave of recovery is coming."

"Everyone should return to the city they are responsible for as soon as possible, just in case."

Cao Yanhua hurriedly said to the team leaders, whose faces were already pale, "The matter is urgent, and I can only ask you for help."

The captains were clearly quite shocked by this sudden news.

It's outrageous that a city fell so quickly.

I never expected that just after talking about the end of the world, there would be such a great resurgence of vengeful ghosts.

The meeting wasn't over yet, and they hadn't even digested or absorbed the so-called doomsday prophecy when the doomsday actually arrived.

That's incredibly efficient.

"Don't worry, we will provide you with priority support based on the level of danger," Zhuang Boshi assured them.

The team leaders breathed a slight sigh of relief and stood up.

Just then, a female operator ran in, crying.

"Minister, something terrible has happened!!"

"Something terrible has happened!!"

Everyone in the meeting room felt a chill run down their spines.

Cao Yanhua rushed forward and snatched the intelligence report. After just one glance, his face turned pale, and he swayed and almost fell to the ground.

"An S-level ghost-borrowing incident has occurred in Dachuan City, and the entire city has fallen."

Li Leping's expression changed, and he quickly opened his Ghost Domain to leave the area.

"An S-level plague outbreak occurred in Daxia City, and half of the province where Daxia City is located has also fallen."

Shen Lin's legs almost gave way, and he was about to fall.

"I have to go!" he said, his face grim, and the ghostly domain opened and he disappeared.

"A swarm of sea ghosts has broken out in Dahai City, with more than one hundred B-level or higher vengeful ghosts landing on the island."

"You scoundrel, how dare you launch a sneak attack while I was away!"

"Watch Grandpa Ye deal with you!"

Ye Zhen suddenly transformed into a rainbow and disappeared.

"There is also an S-level vengeful ghost incident in Da Dong City, and an S-level obscure ghost incident in Xiao Zhou City. More than 30 cities across the country have already fallen."

"Just within the last hour!"

"The death toll has exceeded fifty million!" Cao Yanhua wailed.

Fifty million people—a medium-sized European country doesn't even have fifty million people.

So many people died in just a moment?!
Now only Zhang Xun, Li Jun, and Lu Zhiwen, who are not in charge of the city, remain in the conference room; the other team leaders have already left in a hurry.

The news just now indicates that many of the cities under their jurisdiction have been attacked by at least a Level A event, and those that were not attacked have basically believed the so-called doomsday prophecy.

With our hometown about to be gone, we no longer care about team leader authority.

They all ran incredibly fast.

Zhuang Boshi rubbed his temples, looking at Cao Yanhua who was equally at a loss, and could only comfort him, "Minister Cao, we will do our best to resolve this matter."

He turned to look at Old Qin, who was still silent and slacking off: "Old Qin, didn't you say there were still half a month left?"

Old Qin said blankly, "I can't see the future."

"But I know that any effort to get this world back on track—"

Ultimately, each time it leads to a worse result.

Realizing that the more he did, the more mistakes he made, and the faster the end was to come, Old Qin was heartbroken and could only give up.

Zhuang Boshi then looked at Wang Xiaoming, who had remained silent.

He remained indifferent, pushed up his glasses, and said, "Don't panic, things just need to be dealt with one by one."

"For example, solve the immediate problem first."

As he spoke, he reached out and pinched a piece of ashes.

Bosch Zhuang had already stood up and walked outside.

Before anyone knew it, ashes from the paper began to fall from the sky.

At the same time, a thick fog began to gather.

"It's bad, Minister! The ghost messengers at the training base have broken free and are heading this way."

A secretary screamed as he tumbled and crawled.

Cao Yanhua looked at Zhuang Boshi with pleading eyes.

"I have another piece of bad news for you," Zhuang Boshi said expressionlessly.

"Not only ghost messengers, but also ghost paintings."

According to the original story, it was Xiao Wang who caused the ghost messenger incident in order to obtain the hungry ghost that could be restarted.

But now the wishing ghost has no control over the starving ghost, and it has already imprisoned itself.

Xiao Wang had no idea about the restart and obediently came to the meeting, so naturally he wouldn't release the ghost messengers.

So, who is it?
As for the ghost painting, it might have been attracted by the captain.

Cao Yanhua felt as if he had been hit hard by a hammer, and he almost fainted, seeing stars.

At this moment, the cold voice of the Supreme God echoed in the minds of every member of the Zhongzhou team.

[Side Quest Triggered: A large-scale resurgence of vengeful spirits. Protect the survival of humanity at the border. Within seven days, if more than 3/4 of humanity survives, all members will receive an A-rank side quest and 10000 points. If more than 2/4 of humanity survives, all members will receive a B-rank side quest and 5000 points. If more than 1/4 of humanity survives, all members will receive a C-rank side quest and 2000 points.]

If the human population at the border drops below 1 million, everyone will be wiped out.

Current human population: 1425611123

How long has it been since we've seen a mission that wipes out everyone?

"It happened!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Boshi's eyelids twitched involuntarily. He clearly saw that the number of human survivors was plummeting.

In just a few seconds, tens of thousands of people have been lost.

No!

This can't go on like this!

Zhuang Boshi swung his machete horizontally, and the ghost realm was immediately cut in half, but the mist quickly spread again.

More paper ash fell to the ground.

Things are getting out of hand; the ghost messengers and the ghost painting's ghost realm are starting to merge.

With both ghostly auras overlapping, the woodcutter's knife could no longer cut through them.

He quickly contacted Zhang Jie: "Zhang Jie, where's Zheng Zha?"

Where are the other teammates?

“They are all outside Dajing City. I only had time to remind Zhan Lan and the others to leave Dajing City as soon as possible.”

As for Zheng Zha.

Zhang Jie said helplessly, "He just ran headfirst into the ghost realm of that painting."

"Now, we've lost contact."

"Zheng Zha, Zheng Zha!" Zhuang Boshi was furious at his lack of ambition.

"Mr. Zhuang, should we protect the deputy minister and evacuate him first?" Lu Zhiwen suggested.

“No.” Zhuang Boshi refused.

"Ghost messengers are different."

Zhuang Boshi said, "Its ghost domain has already covered this place. Don't forget, there are nearly two hundred ghost tamers from all over the country here. They haven't all left yet after the meeting just ended."

Lu Zhiwen and Li Jun's expressions changed.

Zhang Jun's expression was also grim: "If we let the ghost messengers kill at will, they could accumulate more than a hundred suppression slots!"

This is even more exaggerated than the buffet at the new recruit training base in the original story. If the ghost messengers were really given this to eat for a while, no one would be able to control it.

Cao Yanhua's eyelids twitched violently: "Mr. Zhuang, what should we do?"

Zhuang Boshi said expressionlessly.

"First, eliminate the ghost messengers."

"The Ghost Painting was destroyed later."

(End of this chapter)