Chapter 1498: Chapter 1461: End of the First Round

As Leuk San’s paper figures began to become active again in Dahai City, various pieces of information started to be exchanged.

The order from Yang Jian to gather the remaining commanders soon reached everyone’s ears.

“It seems like the first round of attacks from the King Organization has ended. Is this gathering meant for a counterattack? Forget it, since Yang Jian has made such a judgment, I can only temporarily set aside what I’m doing. I hope it doesn’t cause too much commotion by then.”

Li Leping received the message from the paper figures, but he wasn’t sure if he was forgotten or just lucky that he wasn’t targeted by the people from the King Organization. During this period, he was only responsible for dealing with spirit incidents.

Perhaps the King Organization didn’t want to attack him, or maybe it was simply because they couldn’t remember that Li Leping existed.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

He Yuelian also received the message from the paper figures. She didn’t say much and immediately prepared to gather at the designated location. Although she wanted to avenge Lu Zhiwen and kill those Kings, for some unknown reason, those missing Kings still hadn’t remembered her appearance.

This prevented He Yuelian from invading the past.

“Yang Jian’s order is more important. The King Organization’s matter can be dealt with later,” He Yuelian thought to herself.

Besides, Li Yang also received the message, and He Yiner also began to take action.

Soon, the remaining commanders were gathering in the direction of Ghost Lake.

In just a short moment, they had almost all arrived.

“Is this all that’s left?” Yang Jian, standing on Ghost Lake, glanced around and noted the commanders rushing over, feeling somewhat astonished at their numbers.

Not only was he astonished, but others were also taken aback.

Because this time, the gathering had far fewer people.

“Zhou Deng, Lu Zhiwen, Lin Bei, and Wang Chaling… four commanders missing at once?” Li Leping’s heart trembled, and he couldn’t help but ask.

Yang Jian explained: “Wang Chaling didn’t die, he was severely injured and had to temporarily withdraw, but now it can be confirmed that Zhou Deng, Lu Zhiwen, and Lin Bei have been killed.”

“Zhou Deng sacrificed himself to protect me,” He Yiner said at this moment, her expression low and voice heavy.

“In the first round of attacks, we lost three commanders, and even that third-generation of the Wang Family had to withdraw early. If there’s another round of attacks, I fear our headquarters might be completely wiped out.” This was said by Wen Zhong of Li Yang’s team, his words tinged with worry.

Leuk San spoke up: “The opposition cannot launch a second round of attacks. While we suffered losses, they suffered even more, losing more Kings. Yang Jian and I briefly tallied up just now and confirmed that the Projectionist, Clown, Captain, Preacher, Landlord, Pianist, and Butcher—seven Kings in total—died in this encounter. If we also count the King codenamed ’Killer’ that Ye Zhen took out earlier, that’s eight in total. Although the King Organization has more Kings than we do, they cannot withstand such casualties.”

“But right now, we still cannot ignore it. There are still several Kings left, but to completely annihilate us would be dreaming. Our backbone is still here.”

The backbone he referred to were commanders like Yang Jian, He Yuelian, and He Yiner, who could turn the tide, in addition to Zhang Xiangguang still being active.

It’s just unclear where Ye Zhen went at this time. Earlier, Leuk San’s paper figure saw him seemingly engaged in a battle with a very powerful King somewhere in Dahai City, but as they fought, the two simply vanished and have yet to return.

Yang Jian pointed out, “I need to correct something. Although the King codenamed Captain was killed, the real Captain is still alive, residing on the Ghost Ship. Moreover, it’s not a living person, but a terrifying ghost hiding in the deepest part of the ship. Therefore, the Captain might appear again in the future.”

“Also, Japan’s Exorcism Club didn’t participate in the battle. If the Exorcism Club chooses to get involved at this time, it could be fatal for us.”

After speaking, everyone fell silent.

Yes.

The enemy isn’t just the King Organization; there’s also an Exorcism Club. Although the Exorcism Club doesn’t have many experts in hand, who can guarantee they don’t have any aces up their sleeve?

“Yang Jian, what do you plan to do next?” Leuk San asked.

Yang Jian said: “Very simple, gather all remaining forces to counterattack. We will initiate the second round of attacks, leave the remaining members of the King Organization in Dahai City, and if possible, annihilate them completely, leaving them no chance to recover.”

“That’s how it should be done,” He Yiner immediately nodded in agreement.

“We’ve come this far, what more is there to say? We’ll fight them to the end. As long as they live, we can never have peace,” Li Yang said, teeth clenched.

Although their team hadn’t encountered attacks from the Kings, dealing with spirit incidents was still fraught with danger, with near casualties, all thanks to the Ghost Ship—an account that must be settled.

“Can we take them down with just the few of us?” Li Leping asked.

While Yang Jian’s decision was not at fault, it was necessary to assess the strengths of both sides at this moment.

“I believe the remaining Kings are not many, and there are already signs of spirit incidents getting out of control in Dahai City. We don’t have time to wait, and also, don’t forget, the Ghost Ship has set sail before, and no one can guarantee when it might return to attack us again. If we wait for them to strike first, we’ll be finished.”

Yang Jian spoke directly, simultaneously sharing his concerns with everyone.

Li Leping said, “That’s right, if the Ghost Ship comes again, we indeed won’t be able to stop it. In that case, let’s act now and completely end this.”

“Leuk San, use all your paper men to locate the King’s position,” Yang Jian immediately ordered.

“My paper men have already been dispatched, but it will take a little time,” Leuk San replied.

Yang Jian said, “We can’t waste the waiting time, we can handle some local supernatural events.”

“The Faceless Person has already gone to handle it. He’s been helping all along. If it weren’t for him being unable to break away, Zhou Deng wouldn’t have been in trouble,” He Yiner said.

Yang Jian said, “I know you’re very guilty about Zhou Deng’s death, but now is not the time for sadness. You are a Soul Summoner, ask headquarters to collect relics for you later. As long as you are willing, you can summon souls again, bringing Zhou Deng and other dead team leaders back to life, so as long as you are around, our headquarters’ team leaders will never be wiped out.”

Hearing this, He Yiner’s eyes lit up slightly.

That’s right.

She can still summon souls.

Whether it’s Zhou Deng or the other team leaders, there must be many relics from their lifetimes. As soon as she gets them, she can summon souls, and as long as there are enough attempts, many people aren’t truly dead, because eventually, they will reappear in this world.

Others also nodded in agreement, finding this method to be quite sound.

Seeing this, Yang Jian suddenly thought of Sister Hong for some reason. That Sister Hong also carried a fate similar to He Yiner, as long as Sister Hong exists, she can use Puppet People to mimic her teammates’ past selves, and those Puppet People can even wield sixty percent of her teammates’ past strength.

So as long as Sister Hong’s supernatural powers don’t fail, that reconnaissance team can always reemerge in this world.

Currently, Soul Summoner He Yiner is also on this path.

Who knows, decades later, when various team leaders have fallen one by one, whether He Yiner will occasionally summon their souls awake to handle some insurmountable supernatural events.

Yang Jian stopped dwelling on it and simply said, “Alright, don’t waste time, commence the operation.”

Immediately.

He once again led the team to launch an assault, intending to wipe out the remaining members of the King Organization with their remaining strength.

At the same time.

In an inconspicuous corner of Dahai City.

No one visits or notices this place, but it is precisely this unremarkable corner that serves as the gathering point for the King Organization at present.

At this moment, the Manor Lord’s face was frighteningly gloomy, with traces of being bitten by the Evil Hound still on his body. Fortunately, he withstood the nightmare’s invasion, otherwise, he might actually have died at the hands of that Evil Hound.

Despite being fine, he was entangled with the Evil Hound for too long, unable to free himself to stop Yang Jian, which led to many issues in their operations; for example, He Yiner and Wang Chaling being rescued, and the Captain and Preacher being killed. These changes inflicted heavy losses on them.

Even more fatal is the presence of a ghost handler named Zhang Xiangguang lurking in Dahai City, who keeps hunting the King, with terrifying strength.

“Do we only have this few remaining? Such losses are hard for us to accept,” the Manor Lord glanced and said.

There are still quite a few Kings remaining, but in comparison to before, it’s significantly reduced.

“The opposition was prepared, and under desperate circumstances, showed fearsome strength, leading to many deviations in our plan. It seems the previous actions were too conservative, after all, they are team leaders and shouldn’t be underestimated,” said the King codenamed Easel, shaking his head slightly.

“According to the previous plan, the first round of attacks should have reduced the enemy by at least four, while we remained intact. Now, although we did eliminate Zhou Deng, Lu Zhiwen, and Lin Bei, achieving some results, the price we paid was too great,” the King codenamed Gravedigger said in a deep voice.

“Manor Lord, you hold the main responsibility. If Yang Jian hadn’t appeared, Wang Chaling would have already been dead, and we wouldn’t have lost the Preacher.”

The Gravedigger went on to blame the Manor Lord for his failures.

The Manor Lord’s eyes turned colder: “I chose the most difficult task; you have no right to blame me. That Yang Jian is no fool, willing to let himself be held down by me. He has his own thoughts, and during your actions, you should have guarded against their support, since some of their team leaders weren’t in the attack range.”

“Now doesn’t seem like the time for mutual blame, let’s think about the next step,” said the Painter.

“Launch the second round of attacks as soon as possible, have the Ghost Ship dock at Dahai City again,” a cold voice suggested, from a stranger King.

The Manor Lord immediately refused, “No, if we press on with the second round of attacks now, there’s a definite chance we’ll be wiped out by the enemy. The formidable ones on their side are still intact; we aren’t confident of winning. Those formidable team leaders originally intended to be dealt with in the second round using our numbers’ advantage, but now with our numbers severely lacking, this plan is doomed to fail.”

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