“Splash! Splash!”

In the accumulated water, strange men soaked to the bone walked and wandered, resembling water ghosts, suddenly appearing from unknown origins, only to immediately target the cold female corpses.

A male corpse dragged a cold female corpse, regardless of her struggles, both bodies eventually submerged into the water, disappearing in front of everyone.

The situation seemed to improve.

The number of female corpses was rapidly decreasing.

However, the confrontation between ghosts continued; after the female and male corpses disappeared together, new female corpses emerged from the murky waters.

But once a new female corpse appeared, a male corpse would come and take her away.

This was purely a numbers game, because the terror level of both male and female corpses was roughly the same; after all, these bodies originated from Ghost Lake.

Yang Jian stole the supernatural power of Ghost Lake, using it to combat Ghost Lake.

Though the outcome was uncertain, at least the immediate danger was alleviated.

At this moment.

Li Jun, Ah Hong, Leuk San, Cao Yang, and Feng Quan took this opportunity to escape the flooded, dark, and damp terrifying building, arriving at the rooftop.

They exchanged glances, understanding the current situation instantly.

“Yang Jian, have you found a way to deal with Ghost Lake?” Li Jun sat directly on the rooftop platform, with Ah Hong next to him touching up his makeup.

“If we keep going like this, is it possible to trap Ghost Lake here, preventing its supernatural power from spreading?”

Leuk San said, “The male corpses that appeared just now were unusual, but the female corpses are also terrifying. If this confrontation drags on, we’re certainly at a disadvantage. Who knows how many female corpses might emerge from the lake? The original malevolent ghost’s solution remains elusive.”

Cao Yang said, “Surviving the previous situation was good enough. Without Yang Jian, we would have been worn out here.”

He shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.

“But from the previous confrontation, I’ve seen that Ghost Lake can’t be contained. From the first day of Ghost Lake’s loss of control, it was evident that the ghosts here are beyond our capabilities. There’s only one way to resolve it: seal off this place, minimize losses, and prevent the malevolent ghosts in the lake from going elsewhere.”

Yang Jian stood on the rooftop of a building and said, “Numerical confrontation is only temporarily effective, but to solve Ghost Lake completely, apart from sealing it off, I have another method.”

“What method?”

Li Jun’s expression shifted, “You’re not thinking of sending it into the Ghost Painting, are you? That’s not feasible. Two S-class supernatural events together are already troublesome, and adding another, who knows what horrific ghostly thing might result from the supernatural collision.”

Yang Jian calmly said, “Since there’s no way to handle Ghost Lake, let’s find a way to send it away from the real world. There’s a captain named Wang Chaling, responsible for Dadong City, and in that city, there’s a Republic Era Ancient House, which contains a Supernatural Pendulum Clock that can disrupt the timeline in an area. If we can get our hands on it, we might use that clock to throw this area’s timeline into disarray.”

“If everything goes smoothly, even if Ghost Lake can’t be dealt with, it won’t appear in front of us anymore.”

Supernatural Pendulum Clock?

Hearing this information, everyone’s expressions tightened.

“Such a supernatural item exists? It’s incredible.” Leuk San was very surprised.

“In the supernatural circle, anything is possible. If that Supernatural Pendulum Clock really is as special as they say, maybe it can solve Ghost Lake.” Cao Yang pondered for a moment, nodding, indicating the plan was feasible.

Li Jun immediately said, “The old house I visited last time? That clock couldn’t be obtained.”

He had been involved in the Dadong City ancient house incident and even fought against a villain named Chen Qiaoyang in there, so he was naturally aware of the pendulum clock.

“That’s why it’s challenging.”

Yang Jian said, “The pendulum clock doesn’t exist in reality; it exists in a wrong timeline. To find it, one must constantly calibrate their timeline until they align with the clock’s timeline to locate that supernatural item.”

“And to achieve this, mastering the restart is essential.”

“Restart? That’s too difficult,” Cao Yang shook his head afterward.

Finding the pendulum clock-restart is only the prerequisite. Truly achieving the goal requires continuous restarts, repeatedly correcting the time, and ultimately hitting the same timeline as the pendulum clock.

“Indeed, it’s very challenging, but dealing with Ghost Lake is also very challenging, just in a different way,” Yang Jian said.

He watched the numerical struggle between the ghosts within the building.

With the mutual depletion of male and female corpses, the situation is currently evenly matched. However, the strange male corpses Yang Jian controls are not infinite; only twelve hundred. If the status of Ghost Lake doesn’t cease before exhausting these numbers, even he would fail in the confrontation.

Li Jun said, “Even going to Dadong City now won’t get that Supernatural Pendulum Clock, so let’s put that idea aside for the moment and discuss our current situation and what we should do next.”

“I can temporarily handle the constantly increasing malevolent ghosts in Ghost Lake, but even that has no effect,” Yang Jian said.

Leuk San pondered, “With the ever-increasing number of malevolent ghosts, the sinking Ghost Lake, an existence that can’t be contained… This supernatural event is unsolvable, not something us few captains working together can resolve. Yang Jian, you’ve already sealed off the area; I think we should leave it at that.”

“Abandon it?” Cao Yang asked suspiciously.

Leuk San said, “What else can we do, exhaust ourselves to death here? It’s simply not worth it. Yang Jian theoretically only has one option with the Supernatural Pendulum Clock, but that plan’s feasibility is low.”

Cao Yang said, “I did find one new detail, though. During my confrontation with those female corpses, I noticed a point: regardless of whether it’s the malevolent ghosts in Ghost Lake or those perpetually appearing female corpses, none of them have ever left the water.”

“Isn’t that stating the obvious? The ghost is inside Ghost Lake, and Ghost Lake is the ghost, so it obviously won’t leave the water.” Leuk San said.

Cao Yang replied, “No, what I mean is that those ghosts always maintain contact with the water. In other words, they only appear where there is water. Without water, those ghosts can’t come ashore.”

“That doesn’t prove much. The ghosts can’t come ashore, but Ghost Lake can constantly erode everything around it.” Yang Jian said.

Cao Yang continued, “What if there’s something that prevents Ghost Lake from eroding? Plus, if the ghosts in Ghost Lake can’t come ashore, wouldn’t it be possible to trap Ghost Lake here?”

“The only thing that can’t be eroded by Ghost Lake is other ghosts. Are you suggesting using Supernatural Power to lock Ghost Lake? It’s a good method, at least more feasible than using the Supernatural Pendulum Clock, but it’s still pretty difficult.” Yang Jian said.

Feng Quan spoke at this moment, “If I can deal with the issue of the ghost’s revival, I can use Grave Soil to surround the entire Ghost Lake, blocking its erosion and preventing ghosts from coming ashore.”

“That’s impossible. Even if your ghost malfunctions, trying to use Grave Soil to encircle Ghost Lake would exhaust you alive.” Yang Jian immediately dismissed the idea.

Ghost malfunction isn’t absolute; unlimited consumption of Supernatural Power will still be unsustainable.

The group discussed and consulted with each other, trying to find a reasonable way to deal with Ghost Lake.

Direct confrontation is out of the question.

Earlier, the group was almost exhausted to death, and if it weren’t for Yang Jian’s appearance, they would have fled by now.

In an unsolvable situation, you can only block.

However, Yang Jian’s altering of the terrain was just a preliminary blockade. To truly seal it completely, only Cao Yang’s proposal and Yang Jian’s clock proposal could work.

Unfortunately, neither plan was very feasible. The former was easy but consumed a lot; the latter was difficult but could solve the problem once and for all.

However.

As the group discussed.

In Zhongzhou City’s buildings that surfaced above water, the confrontation between the ghosts and ghost numbers gradually yielded results.

As batches of male corpses and female corpses canceled each other out, Ghost Lake underwent an incomprehensible transformation.

The number of female corpses no longer increased.

After the last dozen female corpses were forcibly dragged into the stagnant water by male corpses and vanished, not a single female corpse appeared for a full minute.

Yang Jian noticed this change; he slightly furrowed his brows.

He didn’t consider it good news.

Because he only stole forty percent of Ghost Lake’s Supernatural Power, he would certainly lose in a numbers game.

Yang Jian had no expectation that twelve hundred strange beings could win against Ghost Lake; he just hoped to have a means to combat the endlessly multiplying female corpses.

“Wait a moment, something seems off. No more female corpses are appearing.” Li Jun’s empty eye sockets flickered with Ghost Flame; he also noticed the situation inside the building.

Leuk San and Cao Yang also looked over.

Indeed.

Inside the damp, dark building, all the female corpses had disappeared, leaving only some male corpses standing around.

“Did you win, Yang Jian?” Cao Yang looked at Yang Jian again.

“Don’t celebrate too soon; I have no confidence in winning against Ghost Lake in numbers. There might be another change…” Yang Jian withdrew his gaze and began quickly searching the lakeside surface of Ghost Lake.

The group realized that this might signal some unknown change in Ghost Lake and remained on high alert.

Suddenly.

A muffled sobbing sound, eerie and lingering, wafted across the deathly still, cold lake surface.

The source of the sound was.

The wooden ship on the lake.

Yang Jian opened his ghost eye and immediately peered over.

In the next moment, his pupils slightly contracted.

On the wooden ship’s deck, at some unknown time, stood a bizarre woman. She wore clothes in old-fashioned style identical to the earlier female corpse’s; her long black hair hung down, reaching the deck, dripping with water as though freshly washed.

The woman faced away from everyone, making it impossible to see her face.

Yet, the deck’s woman was holding a blood-red wooden comb, slowly brushing her wet long hair.

The crying continued to echo, making one feel eerily uncomfortable.

With just one glance, the group could almost conclude.

This was the source of Ghost Lake.

The truly unknown and terrifying ghost.

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