A bizarre resurrection: I, Yang Jian, am bound by a contract with the school beauty!

boom!

Like a bolt from the blue!

The minds of all the players went completely blank in an instant!

Arrived at...the bottom of the lake?!

Are you kidding me!

They had just barely escaped from that terrifying lake!

What's in the lake?

There are countless ghostly hands, densely packed human heads, and eerie sounds that can steal your soul!

And now,

They were going to deliberately enter the deepest part of that lake of death...?

"That's impossible!"

One player screamed, "Didn't you say that before?"

"The Ghost Lake itself possesses terrifying rules; any being with supernatural powers will be suppressed by it!"

"We've all become demon tamers now, going into the water is practically suicide!"

His words expressed the sentiments of everyone.

Everyone looked at the mysterious man, their eyes filled with fear and suspicion.

This isn't a mission; it's sending them to their deaths!

Faced with the crowd's doubts, the man simply shook his head calmly.

Don't worry.

He pointed to the small black pavilion behind him.

"We have already built a passage that can isolate the suppression of the Ghost Lake."

"You will not be directly affected by the lake water while inside the passage."

"but……"

His tone shifted abruptly, and his voice became extremely solemn.

"The passage can only isolate the lake water from its oppressive influence."

"But it cannot be isolated..."

"The real horrors are suppressed at the bottom of the lake."

"You will face the vicious and vengeful ghosts that have been sealed here since the beginning of this strange resurgence."

Done.

He stopped looking at the expressions on everyone's faces and simply said, "Those who are ready, come with me."

Before he could finish speaking...

He turned around and walked without hesitation into the small black pavilion that exuded an ominous aura.

As he entered.

The ground in the center of the pavilion cracked silently.

It revealed a bottomless, spiraling, pitch-black hole.

The man didn't even turn his head.

He went in first, and his figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Almost at the same time he disappeared.

Yang Jian moved.

He took a step forward without the slightest hesitation.

Following closely behind the man, they entered the deep, dark passage.

Seeing this, Qin Taotao gritted her teeth.

She glanced at the players around her who were still hesitant and looking fearful, and then at the bottomless cave entrance.

finally.

She still chose to trust her own judgment and the man named Yang Jian.

She took a deep breath and followed.

In the blink of an eye.

The three figures disappeared at the entrance of the passage.

On the island in the middle of the lake, only the players remained, looking at each other with expressions of struggle and fear.

Go down, or not go down?

This is a life-or-death decision.

Go down.

This means facing the legendary, vicious ghosts that are suppressed at the bottom of the lake.

Will these newly empowered "rookie" demon tamers be able to stand up to those terrifying beings?

The answer is almost certainly no.

This looks like,

It's a path with no chance of survival.

But what if we don't go down?

Staying on this eerie island in the middle of the lake seems to be the safest option right now.

At least.

There are no ghostly hands that might reach out of the water at any moment, nor are there countless rotting human heads.

After a period of painful struggle and reflection.

Most players chose the latter.

They preferred to stay on this seemingly safe island rather than venture to the bottom of the lake to face the unknown horrors.

"Let's...let's stay here."

"That's right. We've only just become Ghost Tamers, and we're not even familiar with how to use this power yet. Going down now would be no different from suicide."

"Since there's no set time for the mission, we can get used to the power here first before making a decision."

A player's words.

It was agreed upon by the majority of people.

Their faces showed expressions of relief at surviving a disaster, as if they were happy with their "wise" choice.

however.

The smiles on their faces froze before they could fully bloom.

"Splash... splash..."

A strange sound of water came from all directions.

Everyone turned to look in shock.

The once calm, mirror-like black lake surface began to rise slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The lake water was black.

Little by little, it devoured the black reefs and silt at the edge of the island in the lake, constantly approaching their location!

"Water! The water level is rising!"

"Damn it! This is a trap! This island is not safe at all!"

"Quick! Get in the passage!!"

Everyone panicked.

They finally understood.

This instance left them absolutely no choice!

Or...

Enter the passage to confront the vengeful spirit at the bottom of the lake and fight for a glimmer of hope.

Or...

Stay here and be completely swallowed up by this lake filled with resentment and death!

It's not the deadliest yet.

As the lake level rose, things that were originally submerged became clearly visible.

A series of grotesque faces, swollen and rotting from being soaked.

It's right below the surface of the water.

The ripples appeared and disappeared.

Their pupil-less whites stared straight and lifelessly at everyone on the island!

It's as if they're waiting for a grand feast to begin!

fear.

It instantly captured everyone's hearts.

No one dared to hesitate for even a moment longer.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Accompanied by desperate screams.

The remaining players scrambled and crawled, rushing frantically toward the small black pavilion.

They jumped into the dark passage leading to the bottom of the lake, one after another.

……

The real world.

When the water level of the haunted lake began to rise, the hearts of all the viewers jumped into their throats.

"The situation is dire! The lake is rising, and the island in the middle is being submerged!"

"Those players were driven to the brink!"

On the screens of various command centers.

Technicians quickly zoomed in on the live stream, focusing on the rising black lake water.

The image has been magnified and processed to an ultra-high resolution.

next second.

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt a chill run from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads!

"What...what is that?!"

The black lake water was not clear at all!

Instead, they are individual sheets.

Faces squeezed together, twisted, painful, and desperate!

Those faces.

Some belong to the elderly, some to children, some to men, some to women...

They were densely packed, layer upon layer, forming this ocean of despair!