Chapter 55

At the same time.

Inside the Ghost Tamer Training Base.

After a bout of confrontation with the Fierce Ghost, Yang Jian and the others finally figured out the Ghostly Servant's current Ghost's Killing rules and Suppression Quantity.

First, the Ghostly Servant's primary rule is Infinite Restart; in this Ghost Domain, as soon as the Ghostly Servant is suppressed, it immediately restarts.

Then comes the second Ghost's Killing rule: solitary death. When you are in a solitary state, the Ghostly Servant will suppress and kill you, and take the ghost within your body.

It is worth noting that the Ghostly Servant's solitary death is not the traditional notion of being alone, but being solitary in terms of Suppression Quantity.

As long as the number of Fierce Ghosts around you is lower than the Ghostly Servant's Suppression Quantity, you are considered solitary.

Third, the Ghostly Servant will seize other ghosts; each ghost it takes grants it a portion of that ghost's abilities, and also increases its own capacity to suppress other ghosts.

However, this suppression is not perfect; each time a ghost is suppressed, that ghost loses some bizarre ability in its body, reducing one Suppression Quota.

If the number of ghosts the Ghostly Servant can suppress reaches its limit, all its abilities temporarily vanish, rendering it unable to perform Ghost's Killing.

In short, each suppressed ghost cancels out one of the Ghostly Servant's internal ghost abilities and one Suppression Quota.

Having learned all the Ghostly Servant's rules and the current Suppression Quantity, and at the suggestion of the Human Skin Paper, Yang Jian and the others have now begun to act against the Ghostly Servant.

They are not suppressing the Ghostly Servant, but trying to escape its Ghost Domain to seize a chance to survive.

One can see that on the pitch‑black playground, Yang Jian and the others have already made direct contact with the Ghostly Servant.

At this moment the Ghostly Servant's Suppression Quota is nine; Zhang Lei and Yang Jian each grasp the Ghostly Servant.

Zhang Lei has tamed a ghost, but because that ghost in his body had previously devoured two ghosts, the Ghostly Servant perceives his Suppression Quantity as three.

On Yang Jian's side, the Suppression Quota is also three, because earlier his body's headless Ghost Shadow seized a pair of Ghost Hands and grafted them onto him.

The two of them successfully offset six of the Ghostly Servant's Suppression Quotas.

"Three more, Wang Jiang, Huang Ziya, you all go together; once you make contact with this ghost's body, it means the number of ghosts on our side will completely take the upper hand, and we can fully suppress it."

Zhang Lei feels a bit excited now; although confronting the Fierce Ghost feels unpleasant, it is their lifeline.

"So that's how it is? Great." Wang Jiang exclaims, overjoyed.

Huang Ziya is both shocked and delighted; this form of suppression means they can deal with this ghost and need not fear being killed by a ghost.

However, just as the three of them are about to act together, Yang Jian's voice suddenly rings out.

"Stop. Do you want to die here together?" Yang Jian's face turns grim: "Suppress this ghost? You think I didn't foresee that? That Ghost Coffin was originally carried by me to hand over to Wang Xiaoming. I've already been in contact with this ghost; once perfect suppression is achieved, it will trigger the ghost's second ability."

"The Ghostly Servant's most unbeatable ability is Infinite Restart; without a restart, the Ghostly Servant cannot be considered an unbeatable Fierce Ghost."

"What?"

Hearing Yang Jian's outburst, Wang Jiang, Huang Ziya and the others instantly froze in terror.

Zhang Lei suddenly feels as if a bucket of cold water was poured over him, his complexion changes abruptly, and an inexplicable dread washes over him.

"Two of you, leave one ghost for the Ghostly Servant to ensure it won't restart."

"Also leave one person outside the Ghostly Servant's Suppression Range to fend off the final ghost's attack, preventing us from being killed."

Yang Jian quickly makes arrangements.

Upon hearing, Wang Jiang and another Ghost Tamer immediately join, leaving only Huang Ziya and another Ghost Tamer outside.

With only one ghost ability left, the Ghostly Servant finally chooses to use a paranormal tool: Ghost Rope, a Straw Rope the Ghostly Servant snatched from Yang Jian's hand, which can forcibly pull others away.

These Straw Ropes float midair, the lower ends resembling a hanging loop, dangling above each person's head.

At this moment, the nameless foreign Ghost Tamer working with Yang Jian has already been hoisted by the Ghost Rope; if the Ghostly Servant kills him and takes the ghost within his body, the numerical gap between Yang Jian's group and the Ghostly Servant will shift from 1 to 3. The Huang Ziya and the other Ghost Tamer left outside the Suppression Range cannot fend off the three ghosts' paranormal attacks.

Seeing this scene, Yang Jian's expression changes.

He grits his teeth and roars: "One person should take the lit Ghost Candle on the ground and leave, drawing the Ghost Rope away; the Ghost Rope will likely target the person holding it first. Trust me, this is the only way to survive."

"What?" The others, hearing this, are instantly stunned.

Let one person take this white Ghost Candle to lure all the Ghost Ropes away?

Isn't that a death sentence? Perhaps success could buy time, but the person acting could never leave alive.

But Yang Jian hurriedly tells the two outside: "I have a cloth doll; when danger comes, drip a drop of blood onto it, and it can safeguard your life, with a high chance of preventing death."

"Huang Ziya and you, you're the only ones who can move now; who goes? Hurry, there's no time."

The two exchange a glance; the Ghost Tamer hesitates, clearly unwilling to take on the task.

"Yang Jian, I believe you, I'll go."

Huang Ziya grits her teeth and steps forward, without a word grabs the burning white Ghost Candle from the ground, rushes to Yang Jian's side, takes the strange cloth doll, and then, without looking back, dashes toward the distance.

She runs swiftly; within moments her figure blurs and she vanishes into the darkness.

At the same time.

The Ghost Rope descending from the sky now changes direction, drifting toward the direction Huang Ziya fled.

The Ghost Rope, drawn by Huang Ziya, gives Yang Jian space to safely act; he immediately uses the Ghost Newspaper to remove the Ghostly Servant's face.

And to ensure absolute safety, Yang Jian once again takes out the Human Skin Paper for verification.

After a bout of wits and bravery with the Human Skin Paper, Yang Jian finally determines the modification plan.

Originally he intended to alter the Ghostly Servant's memory so it believes its Suppression Quantity is zero, but in that case the Ghostly Servant would instantly restart, and the Ghost Newspaper's effect on it would be erased.

The Human Skin Paper, however, lets him change it to three.

The Ghostly Servant misjudges the correct number, will lift its suppression of them, and simultaneously begin to restart.

Yang Jian must, at that moment, immediately dismember the Ghostly Servant and remove the Coffin Nail (Low-quality Version) within its body that contains three ghosts.

First make the ghost misjudge its own number as three, then remove the three ghosts.

Thus, after the ghost restarts, it will think its ghost count is zero.

This misjudgment isn't formed by memory alteration, but by the ghost's own misunderstanding; after all, it deceives itself, and a ghost cannot simply be unable to trust itself.

If all goes well, the ghost after restarting will continuously believe its ghost count is zero.

Then it naturally won't continue attacking Yang Jian's group.

As Yang Jian modified the Ghostly Servant's memory according to the plan and then reattached its face, Yang Jian immediately made the others release their grip.

With one ghost fewer to offset the quota, the Ghostly Servant sprang into action, first reclaiming its own face, and then, due to memory problems, began to Restart.

At that moment, Yang Jian, controlling a headless Ghost Shadow, tightly grasped the Coffin Nail inside the Ghostly Servant's body.

As the Ghostly Servant Restarted, the darkness of the Ghost Tamer Training Base began to slowly dissipate.

Yang Jian and the others could see a clump of darkness gathering and rushing swiftly toward a location.

And that direction was toward Wang Xiaoming's Laboratory! After the Ghostly Servant encountered problems, its instinct was to return to the Ghost Coffin to be reborn.

(End of Chapter)