The four of them stood there stunned. Just as the girl was about to scream, the boy wearing a baseball cap, who was not the one with the smug face and the boy filming, covered her mouth in time to prevent her from making a sound.
Giving the girl a lip was a wise choice, from the boy's perspective as well as the perspective shown in the video.
From their perspective, not far ahead was another T-shaped end, exactly the same place where the four of them were now.
This time it was clearly shown in the video. A dark figure that could be identified as female slowly walked from the left end to the right end. The girl almost screamed because of that dark figure.
As the shadowy figure walked past, it turned its head to look at the four people. Its red-glowing eyes were filled with murderous intent, which frightened the four young people into standing still.
"What is that?" the cameraman asked, his voice filled with fear.
The boy in the baseball cap who was covering the girl's mouth gasped, gritting his teeth as he said, "Could it be a ghost?"
These words sent chills down the spines of all four, and the thought of running instantly popped into their minds.
The boy with the thick skin was the leader of the four, and he calmed his body, which was trembling with fear.
"go ahead."
Two words left the other three feeling utterly hopeless, and the girl pulled back the shameless boy who wanted to continue walking.
"Don't go! I'm scared. What if something happens?!"
The thick-skinned boy wasn't one to abandon his companions. He saw the fear on their faces and said to the cameraman, "Shen, give me the equipment. I'll go by myself. You three go out and wait for me to bring the footage out."
"As long as I can bring the materials back to school, it's all worth it."
The boy's eyes no longer held fear of the unknown, but rather boundless fervor.
The cameraman, the boy in the baseball cap, and the girl exchanged a glance, all seeing the other's intention to back down. He gritted his teeth, handed the equipment to the cheeky boy, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "We'll wait for you outside. If you don't come out, we'll call the police and come in with them to look for you after dawn."
The thick-skinned boy nodded, adjusted the equipment, and watched the three of them rush towards the door of the cabin without hesitation. The pressure from this cabin was too great; staying there for even a moment longer would be torture.
He turned to face the new end, and as if by some strange twist of fate, the boy glanced back at the corridor to his left and discovered that there was also a new end to the left.
From the outside, it looks like an abandoned little house, and it shouldn't be very big, but it feels like it's endless.
The boy dared not look back. After taking a deep breath, he resolutely walked toward the new end on the right.
As the video played slowly, Zhong Jiudao found it somewhat boring, but he was still quite curious about how it would unfold, giving him the feeling of watching a mockumentary.
The boy walked very slowly, each step accompanied by heavy breathing.
Fear is an emotion everyone experiences, especially when there is no idea what kind of terror and danger lies ahead, which constantly stimulates a boy's nerves.
He soon reached the end of the corridor, and as he turned his head, his gaze also turned to the right of the new end.
This time, the boy couldn't help but be scared.
To the right was a T-shaped corridor identical to the original two ends, and at the newest end, a female figure, glowing with an eerie red light, stood staring directly at the boy.
"WTF!!" the boy cursed, then turned and ran off towards the end of the road.
As he ran at top speed to the middle and was about to turn, a wall in front of him stopped him. This time he didn't crash into it; after all, a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
The wall blocked his escape route. Terrified, he pounded on the cold wall, but the solid wall was impossible to break without tools. The boy could only turn and run to the left.
The shadowy figure seemed determined not to let him go. The boy tried to find a way to escape on the left, but all he found was a pale, peeling brick wall with tattered wallpaper on the lower half.
The boy pounded on the brick wall with all his might, tears of fear streaming down his face.
Suddenly he felt a chill run down his spine, and when he turned around, the video abruptly stopped.
The AI-powered android Yan Tu said, "According to 749's investigation, the device that recorded this video was brought out by the boy's companion with the police from the cabin the following morning."
"At the same time, there was a pool of splattered blood around the equipment."
Yan Tu made empty gestures in the air above the screen, then showed the audience several more eerie and terrifying videos.
Wang Yi frowned and said to Yan Tu beside him, "Representative Yan, just say it. What message do you want to convey to us from the research institute?"
Yan Tu nodded, and then swiped the screen again, revealing a top-secret investigation report to everyone.
A lot of information could be gleaned from the report, and Yan Tu began to explain it to everyone.
“Starting last October, not only in China, but also around the world, many different strange events have occurred, according to the joint investigation by 749 and Longhushan and Ms. Shao Shenyun’s racial description.”
“There is an alien race resurfacing in our world, and this alien race is called the Ghost Race.”
The Ghost Clan? Everyone present was filled with doubt.
Yan Tu continued, "According to Miss Shao's account, the Corpse Demon is also a conspiracy left behind by the Ghost Clan, an alien race."
"The investigation revealed that in an unknown era, a large number of sleeping demons were hiding around the world, and they are now gradually awakening."
"Through capture and research, it was found that the demon race does not have a specific physical form. The known characteristics are its black body and red eyes, and its strength level distribution is consistent with the realm level of demon hunters."
Everyone felt a sense of familiarity as they looked at the information about the Oni race on the screen, as if they were facing a corpse demon that could no longer be born.
"The Ghost Artifact can harm the Ghost Clan. With accurate location detection, 749 will join hands with the Ghost Hunting Bureau to exterminate the Ghost Clan within the territory of Longxia."
"It is currently known that the Ghost Clan is concentrated in the cities and provinces where each of you ninth-tier captains is stationed. Please return to your respective ninth-tier squads next Tuesday. At that time, the local 749 will coordinate with you to properly arrange the extermination plan and wipe out the Ghost Clan."
After explaining the new arrangements, Yan Tu left the meeting room.
For a moment, the meeting room fell silent; everyone was astonished by the appearance of the demon race.
To put it jokingly, it's like the old ones came after the young ones were beaten; having dealt with the conspiracy left behind by the Oni clan—the Corpse Demons—now they have to face the Oni clan directly.
This left the group, who had just finished their siege of the ghouls, somewhat dazed and even annoyed.
Everyone has been fighting the ghouls for quite some time, and it's inevitable to get annoyed when facing the same thing for too long.
Zhong Jiudao was different. He was very excited at the moment. The corpse demons were defeated before he could kill them all. Now that a ghost clan member had appeared, it would be perfect for Zhong Jiudao to kill to his heart's content!
Zhong Jiudao could never quell the hatred and anger in his heart towards the Corpse Demons and even the Ghost Clan behind them. He still had to hold back when facing the Corpse Demons, after all, they were all transformed from his own brethren.
But now that he's facing the Ghost Clan, Zhong Jiudao will no longer hold back. The idea of annihilating all Ghost Clan members in the human realm has become Zhong Jiudao's new goal, and he will successfully advance to the ninth-level Ghost Hunter in the future.
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