At this moment, Yang Jian was still engaged in a showdown with the King known as the Captain.

He wanted to eliminate this person quickly and then use the restart to save Zhou Deng.

Initially, he thought this King known as the Captain was just average, not even as strong as the previous Manor Lord. But once they clashed, he realized he seemed to have encountered a terrifying figure, perhaps so formidable that even the King Organization wasn’t aware of this Captain’s true horror.

If they knew, how could they allow this Captain to join forces with the other two Kings? This Captain alone might be able to take down a Captain.

Yang Jian using the Wishing Ghost’s supernatural power was the best proof of that.

Though he had paid some price, he still managed to use a wish to make the Captain’s medium appear before him, and the appearance of this medium left Yang Jian startled.

The medium in front of him didn’t resemble the Captain at all, not even a bit, and instead looked like a thoroughly terrifying ghost.

A ghastly, limp body, slender and emaciated limbs, and huge, pitch-black hollow eyes… The most crucial part was that this horrifying figure was standing on a phantom Ghost Ship, turning its head ominously towards Yang Jian, as if he had become the hunted prey in that moment.

Yang Jian even saw the ghost inside the medium raise a ghastly white, slender arm, stretching its hand towards him.

Before it even touched him, he sensed the smell of danger.

Yang Jian didn’t doubt that this terrifying ghost could attack him through the medium. The last time he encountered such a situation was during the Dachuan City 301 event when he completed the mail delivery task at the Ghost Post Office. At that time, he faced Meng Xiaodong, a terrifying ghost that resurrected after death.

“The Captain is the controller of the Ghost Ship. It’s not a living person at all; it’s a real ghost disguised as a human. The Ghost Ship plan was likely proposed by it.” In that instant, Yang Jian instantly understood many things.

He had been puzzled before about why the King Organization wasn’t afraid of his Great Flood Counter-plan, why they had the ability to use the Ghost Ship, and why they chose to engage with the Headquarters Captain… Now all his doubts vanished.

It turns out, the real ghost has infiltrated the upper echelons of the King Organization, involved in significant decisions, and even some Kings have been influenced, causing them to make some wrong decisions.

When this war starts, there will only be one ultimate winner: the ghost.

“Unknowingly, even the supernatural circle of ghost handlers has been infiltrated by ghosts. This may be rare, but the impact is already significant, just like Japan’s Exorcism Club. They’ve also been infiltrated by ghosts internally, and they can’t even root out the internal ghost. Instead, those attempting to uncover the truth are all being ‘murdered’ by the ghosts. Once the truth is buried, who would believe that ghosts have taken over the Exorcism Club?”

“If the world were to become like this, where the real orchestrator isn’t the living but the true horrific ghosts, and the ones who know the truth are all dead, while ordinary people don’t have the ability to unearth the truth, that would be real hell, a hopeless hell.”

Yang Jian thought of many things, for at this moment, he had come into contact with the most despairing side of the world.

He even understood the ghost’s most malicious intent; whether it’s the King or the Captain, they are all mere obstacles hindering the haunting ghost.

This war started to greatly reduce the top ghost handlers of the supernatural circle, only to usher in the era of ghost resurrection unobstructed.

However, while Yang Jian was deep in thought, he was still in danger.

The terrifying medium in front didn’t fade but truly advanced towards him.

The ghastly, slender hand started out small, but by the time it reached Yang Jian, it completely covered him, bringing along a familiar chill and darkness, making him feel once again like he was aboard the Ghost Ship.

At that moment, the burning Ghost Flame was extinguished.

The Ghost Eye’s vision was obstructed.

The wavering Ghost Shadow was forced to retreat.

Just the attack of one medium rendered Yang Jian’s supernatural powers unusable.

“It’s exactly the same suppression as being on the Ghost Ship, but we are not on the Ghost Ship. We’re in Dahai City,” Yang Jian took a few steps back.

He wasn’t avoiding but making space.

In an instant.

The location where Yang Jian stood earlier was flooded with water, from which drowned corpses surged out wildly like a tide, submerging the cold hand reaching over and the terrifying medium presented before him.

These corpses were real ghosts, possessing the traits of ghosts. Although individually weak, collectively they generated a qualitative change.

“Breaking free from the shackles.”

As countless corpses resisted the supernatural attack, Yang Jian seized the opportunity to escape.

But things were far from over; the Captain, with a rotting human face, continued to stare this way with an apathetic expression.

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“The real ghost might still be on the Ghost Ship and hasn’t completely left it. The huge commotion I heard last time on the Ghost Ship was likely caused by that vengeful ghost, so the captain in front of me is at most just a part of that ghost… If he can’t be killed, then if I ever have to face the vengeful ghost on the Ghost Ship, wouldn’t I die miserably?”

Yang Jian did not back down. He gripped the red spear and attacked the captain once more.

The captain seemed intent on erasing Yang Jian’s existence as he walked towards him.

Despite the area being covered by Ghost Lake’s accumulated water, the captain was unaffected, stepping on the water’s surface as he approached. Meanwhile, terrifying apparitions began to appear around him, hovering like spirits beside him and growing in number; in just a moment, there were twenty or thirty.

With the appearance of these spirits, the captain’s vicinity was immediately isolated completely with an eerie atmosphere.

The captain hid among them, his form vanishing.

Clearly, the captain’s tactic was to avoid Yang Jian’s Coffin Nail, not wanting to be nailed down instantly. Simultaneously, the hidden captain was trying to attack Yang Jian and kill him.

“No wonder the people from the King Organization never suspected the captain to be a ghost; this guy shows the wisdom of a living person everywhere,” Yang Jian’s eyes flashed as his Ghost Eye opened.

The Ghost Flame spread once again.

Eerie screams came from within the Ghost Flame; some apparitions near the captain were ignited, quickly burning, yet it would take more time to destroy everything completely.

Yang Jian did not want to wait because he couldn’t afford to waste time.

Immediately, he charged into the area engulfed by spirits.

As soon as Yang Jian came into contact with the spirits, some of them frantically burrowed into his body, and he could distinctly feel a wriggling sensation of foreign objects within his body. These spirits were not just camouflage; they could also attack living people, completely devouring them.

He remained expressionless, allowing the spirits to assault his body.

Because now, it was no longer his cold body in control but the tall black Ghost Shadow behind him.

The body was merely bait.

As more spirits converged into his body, Yang Jian saw the captain’s figure fleeting by, seemingly about to strike him. Simultaneously, an old Copper Coin fell from his hand.

This was Ghost Money.

As long as there was a ghost nearby, it would surely reach out to pick up this coin.

“I want to see if the captain will pick up this coin,” Yang Jian thought to himself.

By now, his body was already being torn apart, but the tall Ghost Shadow was readying the red spear.

The Copper Coin fell to the ground.

The captain, hiding among the spirits and previously intent on attacking Yang Jian, immediately appeared at this moment, actively bending over to pick up the Copper Coin on the ground.

“Indeed, a ghost is a ghost, unable to escape its nature,” Yang Jian’s Ghost Shadow seized the opportunity, swinging the Firewood Knife without hesitation.

The captain sensed danger, turned sharply, then half of his body was swallowed by darkness.

The red spear slashed down, not cutting off the captain’s head, but slicing into the darkness, where Yang Jian felt the red spear was instantly obstructed by many things. Although it severed many obstacles, it finally hit something hard and was intercepted.

The captain did not stop moving; at that moment, he touched the Copper Coin and slowly pocketed it.

But in the next moment, his movement halted.

At some unknown time, a rusty Coffin Nail had pierced through his calf, nailing him down.

Instantly, the spirits disappeared, and darkness withdrew.

Even the terrifying medium engulfed by the corpse disintegrated directly.

“Indeed, at critical moments, the Coffin Nail never disappoints when dealing with this thing,” Yang Jian stared at the motionless captain, finally restraining him.

But he knew, this was just a part of the ghost used for action, not the source.

Even so, Yang Jian had expended considerable effort.

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