Chapter 4: Earthbound Spirit

The parking lot on the second basement level is very large.

Li Yi walks alone on the ground full of silt, his whole body tense, vigilant of his surroundings.

"Knowing that this place is haunted and many people have died, these people still insist on acting alone. It seems they have made up their minds to gamble with their lives. That Lao Ya is really poisonous, painting such a big cake, who can withstand this?"

"At first, they just wanted to fight for a bit, to earn a few tens of thousands, but now they don't even want their lives. Even I, in this situation, can't help but look for a Mystic Object."

"After all, such an opportunity might only happen once in a lifetime. Everyone wants to advance too much."

Li Yi thinks wildly while searching everywhere with a flashlight.

The area illuminated by the flashlight is limited, and coupled with the obstruction of some abandoned buildings and load-bearing columns, this increases the difficulty of searching.

Most importantly, Li Yi doesn't know what exactly he is looking for.

Because he doesn't recognize Mystic Objects.

"Take advantage of the fact that danger hasn't appeared, wander around casually and go back. Don't go too far and get lost. I'll be content with earning some money this time. I can't risk my life for a Mystic Object that might be fake. As for what others do, that's their business. I can't be blindly coerced."

Li Yi calms down a bit at this moment, and he immediately slows his pace.

He continues to walk a short distance further, feeling that his search range should be enough to report back, so he doesn't go deeper.

He shines the flashlight left and right. If there is nothing abnormal, he will turn back.

But soon, from the darkness not far away, Wei Li's voice comes.

"I seem to have discovered some things here. Although I don't know what they are, I feel they are very unusual. If you are interested, you can move closer to me."

"Found something? Very good, I'm coming." Wang Hu's voice responds.

Zhang Kaiwen also says: "Wait for me, I'll be there soon."

Then, in the darkness, several beams of light are approaching one direction.

"Not far from me, go over and take a look. If I don't get any intelligence, I estimate I won't get the money in the end." Li Yi thinks for a moment and also approaches with curiosity.

Soon, several people converge in one area.

Although they are far apart from each other, the flashlights in their hands are shining in the same direction.

That is a slightly raised mound, but the mound seems to have been dug open long ago. Beside it, several broken tombstones are scattered, and some sacrificial items are scattered nearby. But that damaged grave is very special, not at all a product of Earth, looking more like a very new ancient tomb.

"Is that my illusion?"

Li Yi shines the flashlight at the mound, but finds that the mound is shrouded in a circle of light. But as the flashlight's light leaves, that circle of light hides in the darkness and disappears.

"Not an illusion, that place really seems a bit different."

The heart that had calmed down beats faster again at this moment.

Could that be the Mystic Object they mentioned?

Cannot be sure.

But the location is not far. If they go closer and take a look, they will know.

It's just that it's not just him who has such an idea.

But at this moment, everyone tacitly doesn't act rashly, because Wei Li's flashlight isn't shining toward the mound, but toward the ground around it.

They see that from the ground around the mound, arms of dead people have grown out eerily. Those arms are covered in silt, twisted and deformed, looking very eerie, and the further forward, the more there are. What makes people feel even more horrified is that they vaguely see something squirming in the silt.

"No wonder Wei Li didn't dare to go forward."

Li Yi feels a chill in his heart. He has a premonition that once he steps into this area, they will suffer an unimaginable and terrible attack.

Once an accident happens, as ordinary people, the probability of them surviving is definitely very low.

So Wei Li wasn't kindly notifying them, but rather he wasn't sure about crossing this area and needed others to help test for errors.

"The road is in front of us. There is risk, but the return is great. How to choose, it's up to you."

Wei Li, while wiping his lenses, says slowly: "If you turn around and leave now, getting the remaining hundred thousand won't be a problem. Just consider it clearly before making a choice."

A few people don't say a word, falling into a brief silence.

They are hesitating, and seem to be waiting for a bird to stick its head out.

However, at the same time, on the first floor of the building.

The tall woman is currently standing in an abandoned room, eyes closed, motionless.

She has maintained this posture for some time, and at this moment, the corner of her mouth reveals a smile: "They really arrived safely at that core area. I judged their location through some movements, and so far, not one of the five people has died. The previous deduction is true: ordinary people won't be targeted by the fierce ghosts wandering downstairs."

"Because they haven't opened the Spirit Medium, they can't see the fierce ghosts, so they won't be attacked. People like us who have stepped into cultivation can see many things that ordinary people cannot see. Actually, as long as we enter the first basement level, we will be attacked by many fierce ghosts, and the fierce ghosts on the second basement level are even more numerous, dense, and if we rush in with our strength, we will die miserably." Lao Ya's voice says in a low voice to the side.

"Thinking of the countless dangerous fierce ghosts hovering around those five people, I can't help but feel my hair stand on end. But sometimes I still envy them. Not seeing is equal to not existing, and not existing means not being afraid. Otherwise, how could they reach the core area so easily? They would have been scared out of their wits long ago."

The tall woman continues: "Avoiding the attacks of fierce ghosts that can't be seen is only the first step. But the thing there is not simple; it has already formed an Earthbound Spirit. Once you get close, you will die miserably."

"These few people have high quality and are all very cunning. They won't approach rashly. They will likely just take a look from afar and then leave after taking a photo." Lao Ya thinks for a moment and says.

"That's fine too. As long as there is a photo, I can determine the precise location. By then, I will gather a few friends and rush in again. As long as the action is fast, taking the thing away won't be difficult." The woman says, suddenly giving a light "huh".

"What's wrong?"

The woman suddenly opens her eyes and then immediately says: "Damn it, that Wang Hu wants to snatch the thing in the hands of the Earthbound Spirit. His behavior has triggered a riot of the souls in the entire area. We can't stay here, we must withdraw from this building, otherwise, we will also be affected."

"Then those five people are all dead." Lao Ya's expression changes slightly.

The two quickly withdraw from the dangerous area, and at the same time, he orders other subordinates to stay away from here.

At this moment, on the second basement level of the parking lot.

Wang Hu rushes forward with big strides. He leaps forward, his feet landing precisely on a spot on the ground. According to normal circumstances, his body should have sunk into the silt at this time, but it doesn't, because under his feet is a car buried by silt.

The car becomes his stepping stone, allowing him to quickly approach the lonely grave.

But even though he thought of this method, his behavior has triggered a series of terrible reactions.

"Ah! Ah!"

Painful wails begin to echo in the darkness. In the soft silt, many twisted and strange corpses are squirming. They open their mouths, expressions painful, constantly approaching Wang Hu. That arm covered in mud also begins to sway like wild grass in the wind at this moment, trying to prey on anything it can touch.

"What the hell are these things?"

Such a scene makes people's hearts jump with horror.

Wang Hu jumps forward again, avoiding a terrible arm reaching out from the silt, but this time his luck seems a bit bad. The parking space in front seems to be an empty spot, and there is no car under the silt.

Suddenly, nearly half of his tall body sinks in.

As his movements slow down, the corpses in the nearby silt squirm and struggle to surge toward him. In just a few seconds, Wang Hu is surrounded by those terrible things, as if he is about to be dragged into the silt and completely swallowed.

"Body, damn it, hurry up and move."

He roars, his muscles tense, and under a strong desire to survive, he bursts out with unimaginable power.

Wang Hu actually breaks free from the shackles of the silt and quickly climbs onto the roof of a nearby car.

But the danger is not resolved, because more corpses are surging toward him.

However, at this moment, Wei Li moves. He steps on the soft silt step by step, approaching the lonely grave at the fastest speed he can achieve.

The terrible corpses in the silt are all attracted by Wang Hu, which is an opportunity for him.

"My life isn't worth much. If I don't fight now, when will I?" Zhang Kaiwen immediately takes off his shoes, and he also tries to cross this dangerous area in front of him.

Three people are gambling with their lives at this moment.

"Go, or not go?"

Li Yi is thinking quickly at this moment. He is very excited, because his path has a car as a stepping stone, and the corpses in the nearby silt are attracted by others.

He has the confidence to successfully cross this dangerous area in front and arrive near the lonely grave.

But that's all.

Whether there is danger in the lonely grave, whether a Mystic Object exists, and whether he can safely return, Li Yi doesn't know, nor does he think about it.

Because the next moment, he also rushes out.

"I want to advance too." ===== CHAPTER 5 =====