Looking at the bus that had stopped with its engine turned off, Xu Feng’s complexion wasn’t good, because the engine cutting out ant he had to leave the temporarily safe bus and head outside.
If he forced himself to stay on the bus, he was certain to die, and it was the sa for a ghost controller, without any exception.
He had once witnessed such a scene, when almost half the people in the bus had died, including a ghost controller stronger than himself. That ti, he had been utterly clueless and only managed to survive by dumb luck, which made him understand the terror of the situation afterwards.
"There are three ghosts outside, I don’t know if they have left. If they have, everything will be easy to handle. But if they’re still lingering nearby, I can only continue to stall for ti and wait for the bus to restart. I hope the situation won’t continue to deteriorate further," Xu Feng glanced to the side.
He didn’t stray far from the bus that had stopped, all the while staying alert to everything unusual around him.
"Never mind the dangers outside for now, I heard your conversation just now. That newcor is also a ghost controller who tracked your signal. He should’ve been here to help you. Was it really okay to sell him out without saying a word?"
The man in the duckbill cap suddenly teased with a laugh, also monitoring their surroundings.
Xu Feng’s expression remained very calm, "What does it matter to if he dies out of ignorance about the bus’s rules? Without my warning, he would have died during the first stop. Strictly speaking, I helped him. What can I do if the bus suddenly stops? In this situation, nobody would want to be involved.
With the three ghosts lingering outside already very dangerous, plus the possibility of that newcor turning into a vengeful ghost after death, our survival chances out here would be minimized."
"So, strictly speaking, this is saving us."
The man in the duckbill cap said, "Maybe the other person is an expert. If you gave him a hand, it’s very likely he would cooperate with you to fend off the ghosts that might appear at any mont. This would greatly increase our chances of survival.
You also said earlier that having more people on the bus is good, and after all, encountering multiple ghost controllers on the bus isn’t sothing that happens easily. We’ve been waiting for days and have only encountered one."
"It’s precisely because it’s hard to co by that I don’t have high hopes. I don’t even know when his seat will co into play. If there’s no trouble, I could give him a hand, but not when there’s an incident. So, it’s better to take care of the present. If we can’t survive the present, talking is useless," Xu Feng said.
"As for the expert you ntioned, that’s even more unlikely. I have gone through the files at the ghost controller headquarters. The latest update was fifteen days ago. I rember the nas of all the top ghost controllers, and he’s just a pure newcor. Relying on him to be of great help? Here, the only truly capable people are just you and .
If it weren’t for being trapped by this bus, we would definitely be among the top existences in the ghost controller circle now," he said with strong self-confidence in his words.
"What’s there to be confident about with a freak accident?" the man in the duckbill cap comnted.
The conversation between the two n wasn’t hidden from anyone.
Perhaps they were accustod to this kind of exchange, since they spent all day in the eerie bus, and after soone died, only ghosts remained. So it didn’t matter what secrets ca to light. Even if soone heard, ordinary people couldn’t easily leave the bus and they would soon beco dead.
And the dead can’t rember secrets.
However, Xu Feng had overlooked the presence of Yang Jian.
He hadn’t seen Yang Jian get off and thought he was already dead on the bus. After all, that was the experience in the past, no exceptions.
However, Yang Jian managed to leave by using the Ghost Domain in the last mont before the lights inside the bus went out.
Not only did he get off, but he also spontaneously helped Zhang Haw and the other two ordinary people.
Yang Jian was now standing by the side of the road, only about ten ters from Xu Feng and the man in the duckbill cap. However, hidden as he was within the Ghost Domain, they hadn’t detected him.
The two n seed to have no resistance against the ability of the Ghost Domain.
"This strange bus can also stop running? People who stay on it after it stops are bound to die. Xu Feng needs soone to ’hold a seat’ on the bus, and not just anyone, but a ghost controller... He purposefully stepped off at the very last mont just to secure my position, to leave , the one closest to the door, inside the bus, ensuring my death."
Yang Jian’s gaze shifted slightly; he had overheard the entire process.
But he wasn’t angry about Xu Feng’s selfish actions.
For survival and self-preservation, it was not surprising for a ghost controller to do such things. If it had been him, he wouldn’t have saved Xu Feng either if he were in trouble. The only difference was that he wouldn’t deliberately trap others.
Of course, not being angry didn’t an he had no opinion about Xu Feng.
Whether it was the intentional reminder not to get off earlier or the decision to leave him inside the bus, both actions were purposeful, taking advantage of his knowledge to manipulate him, a newcor to the bus.
"Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to discuss in front of like this?"
Yang Jian suddenly beca visible at this ti, his figure appearing out of nowhere on the road, watching them with a cold gaze.
Hmm?
Upon hearing his voice, Xu Feng shivered violently and then looked at Yang Jian with extre shock, "Weren’t you on the bus? How could you possibly be here?"
Just now, he had deduced that it was impossible for Yang Jian to have gotten out of the carriage.
Even if he moved very quickly, he would have been trapped inside.
"I’ve got quick feet, so I got off the bus quickly, and that’s why I left," Yang Jian said. "Sorry to disappoint you, but it looks like this newcor is going to be a bother for you."
"Interesting."
The man in the duckbill cap next to them was startled for a mont before laughing, "I thought soone who was supposed to be dead had actually survived and left the bus. I was keeping an eye on you the whole ti; the mont the carriage went dark, you disappeared. I thought you were dead for sure, but you managed to escape."
After all, as a ghost controller, he had seen many strange things and quickly stopped finding them strange.
Those who could control vengeful spirits were not to be judged by common standards.
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"And here I was, thinking the person sitting in the back row was a ghost. Turns out it’s a human. When did you get off the bus?" Yang Jian asked.
"There’s a window in the back row; I escaped through the window," the man in the duckbill cap said, shrugging his shoulders, looking pretty relaxed.
Yang Jian said, "The windows can’t be opened. I tried."
"They can’t usually be opened, but once the engine is off, they can open, just like the doors. The doors won’t open while the bus is running; when the engine is off, the restrictions are lifted. This is an ergency situation on a Ghost Car and doesn’t happen often.
Once it occurs, all spirits and passengers must get off; otherwise, it becos extrely dangerous, more perilous than facing a vengeful spirit. For people like us, that’s a checkmate situation, with no chance of survival. Fortunately, this ti it wasn’t so bad. There were only three ghosts on the bus, and... they’re not here now. They must have left," the man in the duckbill cap said.
"Since you’re not dead, let’s cooperate and strive to survive together. As long as you can leave the Ghost Car with us afterward, there will be unexpected gains," Xu Feng imdiately changed his tune, seeking cooperation.
Yang Jian looked at him and said, "I refuse to cooperate with you."
"Why? Is it because of what just happened? There’s no need for that. In the adult world, it’s not about right or wrong, just pros and cons. If you were in my shoes, you’d do the sa, all in the na of survival."
He spoke righteously, without the slightest sense of sha about his previous actions.
"That’s true, but people always have their tempers. You could have withheld information from , but you shouldn’t have deliberately set up. After all, I’m a bit petty," Yang Jian said.
Xu Feng said, "Whatever, if that’s the case, then we’re on our own. I won’t rescue you. Good luck to you."
If Yang Jian refused, then Xu Feng wouldn’t press it; a newcor wouldn’t be much of a help in cooperation, so seeking an ally was better than having one more enemy.
"Before I leave this Ghost Car, at so point, I’m going to attack you. If you survive that, we’ll call it even. If not, well, goodbye," Yang Jian said.
He held up a finger and very seriously told him, "I’m giving you a heads-up as a return for the warning you gave earlier, so you can be a bit more prepared."
"Are you saying this to get to finish you off right here?" Xu Feng’s face turned cold, and he spoke with a hint of threatening intonation.
Yang Jian smiled slightly, "I may be new, but do you think a newcor has to be easy to deal with?"
"Another arrogant young man. Gets a little skill and thinks he’s above everyone else," Xu Feng said with a cold laugh.
"Then try and see if you can take down," Yang Jian replied calmly.
As the two faced off, a mournful wailing suddenly drifted from the dark woods by the roadside.
A chilling sense of dread arose in everyone’s heart.
The Crying Tomb Ghost... hadn’t left.
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