Whoosh … The sound of the falling wind rang in their ears.
As they rushed forward, the five men raised their hands at the same time, and a flying rope flew out from their robes and flew straight towards the nursing home.
At the same time, Zhuo Qinfen pouted his lips and let out a soft chirp.
Among the soldiers guarding below, the captain at the front turned around without batting an eyelid and said to the soldiers behind him, "Go patrol the first floor. I heard something just now."
As though rehearsed countless times, the flying rope hooked itself onto the window frame of the nursing home as soon as the five men entered the building.
The figures of the five of them were like Mount Tai, drawing a graceful curve in the air as they flew straight toward the nursing home.
This was the back of the nursing home, and it was the least heavily guarded area.
Evidently, they had inspected the place countless times before. The windows they entered through were completely devoid of glass.
Thud, thud, thud … Whoosh … The five men rushed into the nursing home and rolled on the ground in unison. When they stood up again, each of them was holding a gleaming dagger in their hands. They crouched down and scanned their surroundings like wolves on high alert.
Nobody spoke for a full three minutes. The only thing that could be heard was the howling of the wind outside, and the silhouette of the house was cast by the swaying trees.
It was a room that had been left untouched for a long time. The dilapidated furniture was covered in a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. There was also an old-fashioned table lamp in the corner, and the shabby decorations on the walls. It was as though they were in an old cemetery.
Su Feng spread out a map on the ground. It was a cross-sectional view of the entire hunting zone, and it was illuminated in the dark, "The entire hunting zone is divided into five levels, and each level has 36 rooms.
None of us have entered the hunting zone before, so I suggest we split up and search. "
Almost as though he knew that Qin Ye had just joined the Special Investigations Department, he continued to explain, "Here's the thing. If there's truly a terrifying existence with a Yin energy level of 30 million Yin here, it must be sealed in another dimension.
The Special Investigations Department has a name for it - Alternate Dimension. "
"It exists in the rift between the Yin and the Yang. Unless you touch the entrance, you won't be able to detect it.
The entrance to such an alternate dimension could be a mirror or a table lamp.
In other words … "
He drew a circle on the map, "We can't let go of a single item on the entire fifth floor!"
Li Runxue opened the box on her back and pulled out five walkie-talkies, "There's no signal in the alternate dimension. Therefore, we should search through one room every fifteen minutes.
Report your name and room number here. If you can't contact anyone within 15 minutes … "
She didn't finish her sentence, but Qin Ye understood what she was getting at, and he couldn't help but praise her intelligence in his heart.
The disappearance of the signal meant that the person had already entered the crevice of Yin and Yang. According to the serial number that the other party had previously reported, the location could be determined immediately!
"No matter how the search goes, gather here at 4: 30." Su Feng took a walkie-talkie and nodded at everyone. "Everyone, take care."
The existence of thirty million Yin was something that could not be underestimated, even if it was truly a seal!
With that, he left the house.
Everyone picked up their own walkie-talkies, each of which had the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 written on them. Qin Ye's number was 1.
Holding the walkie-talkie, he walked to the third floor. He did not search the room immediately but looked around.
It was eerie.
The bright moonlight shone through the broken windows of the corridor, giving off a deathly pale glow. The walls were covered in stains, and sentences of unknown meaning were written all over the walls. Some of them even … seemed to have been carved with fingernails!
There were even purplish-black bloodstains on the walls!
These weren't the marble walls of a newly-built apartment. Rather, they were ancient whitewashed walls. Large patches of the wall's paint had peeled off, almost like a festering face.
The windows appeared to be eyes that watched every passerby.
Walking along the corridor, one could only feel the stifling stillness of the place. 99% silence, coupled with the 1% sound of rats or other creatures scurrying past. It was a spine-chilling experience.
Qin Ye gently pushed open the door to a room. It was an old-fashioned building with two wings on the left and right. He chose Room 123 on the left.
The corridor on the left was intact, while the building on the right was a collapsed building.
He walked slowly. Ten minutes had already passed by the time he arrived at the room.
The door was ajar. As he pushed it, it let out a creaking sound. Just then, the walkie-talkies rang out, "Li Runxue, Room 201." "Lin Han, Room 301." "Su Feng, Room 523."
Qin Ye nodded. Just as he was about to push the door open, his gaze suddenly turned cold, "Where's Zhuo Qinfen?!"
He didn't push the door open.
Then, just as he was about to push the door open, he saw a figure standing right behind the door!
The moonlight shone down from behind. The front was completely dark, and it had a head of white hair that reached its shoulders.
It stood with its back against the door. It was dressed in a green costume with white sleeves. Its entire body was covered in dust, and its hands were hidden within its sleeves.
His face couldn't be seen clearly against the light, but he could see two blood-red eyes. His head was turned 180 degrees, staring straight at the door that had been pushed open a little.
"Hah … hahahaha …" A strange sound emanated from its throat, almost as though its throat had been torn apart and dried up.
Qin Ye's voice could be heard from the door.
It slowly … stretched out a claw-like hand towards the back of the door.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie. Then, Su Feng's voice grew somber, "Old Zhuo, this isn't a joke. Fifteen minutes have passed. Report your location."
Unfortunately … nothing happened!
Three minutes passed. Five minutes passed. Silence.
Qin Ye took a deep breath and pulled out his phone.
11.40pm. The abandoned nursing home was filled with crazed chatter. Amidst the darkness, one of his teammates … vanished as soon as he entered!
Then, he abruptly turned around and dashed straight towards the fourth floor where Zhuo Qinfen was located!
At the same time, a pale hand silently opened the door to the room he had just left. A head with a head full of white hair slowly poked out.
"Hah … hahaha …"
Qin Ye was incomparably sensitive to Yin energy, yet he continued to rush straight towards the fourth floor at full speed, almost as though he couldn't sense the presence of Yin energy at all.
Unfortunately, when Qin Ye arrived at the fourth floor … not a single person was there!
Tap … The only sound that could be heard was the sound of his military boots in the dark corridor.
The pale moonlight illuminated the entire corridor, illuminating the black-and-red text on the walls. There wasn't a single person in sight.
Qin Ye's gaze flickered slightly. He pressed his hand to his waist and hunched over like a wolf on the hunt.
He had run up from the first floor. Logically speaking, everyone else should already be here by now.
Where are they?
"Something's wrong!" Arthis exclaimed softly.
Qin Ye whispered back, "Of course something's wrong … I haven't sensed the slightest bit of Yin energy up until now.
This … is a hunting zone … "
Just then, the walkie-talkie strapped to his waist rang out once more. A female voice sang in the silence of the corridor, "Dreams return to the orioles.
The light of the chaotic years.
Men stand in the deep courtyard.
Everything sinks into smoke.
Casting away the threads of embroidery.
Yet this spring is like last year … "
Kunqu.
As soon as she finished singing, the female voice suddenly grew louder and louder, "Li Runxue, Room 201." "Lin Han, Room 301." "Su Feng, Room 523."
"There's still one more. Hurry up and receive your death!!"
It was incomparably bizarre!
But as soon as she finished speaking, all of the unlatched doors on the fourth floor suddenly opened with a bone-chilling sound!
Sss … Ah … The sound was drawn-out and heart-wrenching, causing one's hair to stand on end.
There wasn't a single person in sight, yet it was almost as though countless people had walked out of the room in an instant!
Simultaneously, the silhouette of a woman dressed in a flowery robe suddenly appeared on the corridor illuminated by the moonlight!
Her phoenix coronet was draped over her shoulders, and her sleeves were flowing like water. Her slender figure shot straight towards Qin Ye like a bolt of lightning!
Qin Ye's pupils shrank, and he turned around and left without hesitation.
This isn't an Emissary of Hell …
This is definitely the strength of a Hunter-class expert!
Furthermore, this evil ghost was even stronger than Cao Youdao!
In fact … it gave him the same feeling as when he had faced the Assassin of the Underworld back then!
He desperately rushed downstairs. This building was far too bizarre. Four of the five Hunter-class experts had vanished in the blink of an eye.
But just as he turned the corner, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
There was a mirror in every corner of this building.
There was one here as well. It was old and covered with dust.
He could vaguely see his own reflection in the mirror. But … there was something else behind him in the mirror!
And there was a walkie-talkie placed right in front of the mirror!
Dead silence.
The sounds of the Kunqu tune faded away. The only sound that could be heard was the night breeze blowing through the empty window frame, carrying with it the whimpers of ghosts.
There was also the muffled sound of the window being blown against the wall.
Qin Ye drew a deep breath, picked up the walkie-talkie and wiped the dust off the mirror.
To his astonishment … he discovered that he was now carrying an old flowery robe on his back at some point in time!
Her phoenix coronet was draped over her shoulders, and her sleeves were flowing like water.
However, his entire head was filled with white hair, and his entire body … no, his entire corpse appeared to have withered away!
He was all skin and bones, and his white hair was disheveled. He simply lay motionless on his back.
His sleeves hung loosely in front of his chest.
Her head was resting on his shoulders!
Bzzt … Just then, the walkie-talkie rang out. There seemed to be a voice mixed with the static of countless electric currents.
He placed the walkie-talkie to his ear and listened to the voice clearly.
"124 … 1 … 24 …"
Seconds later, he put down the phone and sneered.
"Su." He called out, and then called out again, "Little Linny?
Little Li?
Small table? "
There was no response.
"I don't see any reaction from my true energy either …" He licked his lips. Then, with a loud bang, the Yin energy around him converged into a sea of Yin energy that covered a radius of three meters around him.
"Then … I don't have to dress up anymore, do I?"
Whoosh … A pale demonhead saber appeared, and Qin Ye dragged it out of the sea of Yin energy. His pitch-black Hell's Emissary robes fluttered wildly in the wind. In an instant, the silent corridor was filled with the wailing of thousands of ghosts.
"By Hell's Emissaries, all rabble shall disperse."
He pointed the knife at the ceiling. In an instant, the darkness, which was so thick that one couldn't even see their own fingers, became much thinner like a ghost, as if something invisible had retreated in fear.
"How dare a mere Yin spirit cause trouble in front of an Emissary of Hell?"
He patted the invisible shoulder on his shoulder, "Don't mess around. Let's see what you're hiding here."