Chapter 1454 - 1421: The Wandering Ship

Yang Jian could roughly sense from the intelligence on Leuk San’s end that, although the King Organization publicly wanted to delay, in reality, they still wanted the Ghost Ship to land first. Despite the countermeasure plans with the flood, the King Organization seemed to have more confidence in their Ghost Ship, believing it could help them win.

“We still haven’t obtained information on where the Ghost Ship is held, but coastal areas have been put on alert, and headquarters has arranged patrols on the sea. However, no significant news has come back so far. Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that the Ghost Ship’s existence can’t be detected by normal means, but we also can’t send a large number of personnel to search for the Ghost Ship, so we can only wait passively,” Lu Zhiwen said hoarsely.

“The other side has been too quiet in the past two days, always feels like they are up to something. If the King Organization really plans to drag things out with us, it will definitely harm them more. Their Ark plan has already been implemented, and if it fails, continuing the conflict with us would only lead to mutual destruction. By then, even if their plan succeeds, it would be meaningless,” Lin Bei said while rubbing his bald head thoughtfully.

Yang Jian said: “You’re right. If the other side loses one or two kings with each action, dragging things out will only put them at an increasing disadvantage. Eventually, the whole King Organization could fall apart due to internal conflict. They are a force assembled for profit, not very united. Once they don’t gain any advantage, they’ll start having their own thoughts.”

“If those leading the King Organization understand, then landing the Ghost Ship is imperative. They hope to use the power of the fierce ghosts to defeat us, thus easily winning this war and avoiding an internal conflict.”

“After all this talk, I just want to ask, where is the enemy, and when will the fight begin? People in the supernatural circle are all watching us now, especially me, Ye Zhen. If I don’t take some action soon, others might think that my fame is just hype from paid commenters, which would be really misleading. I’m eager to prove myself with a King’s head,” Ye Zhen said, clearly impatient.

Ye Zhen was already a bit impatient, having come eagerly and not wanting to sit and wait without doing anything.

“Ye Zhen, have a little patience; this waiting won’t last long, and you’ll have plenty of chances to act when the time comes.” Yang Jian said.

“Seems like you’ve said this before.” Ye Zhen pouted. “How about this, since we’re just sitting idle, how about you and me having a purely friendly spar, Yang Wudi? Just to warm up and get into the groove. What do you say?”

“Not interested; who would be so bored to fight for fun.” Yang Jian flatly refused.

Besides, there’s no such thing as a purely friendly fight among ghost handlers; once you start, it’s easy to go all out, especially with someone like Ye Zhen who would definitely go overboard once he starts.

“Ah, such a pity. I wanted to show you some new skills I’ve recently mastered,” Ye Zhen sighed.

It was obvious that he had also been growing during this time, not just staying in Dahai City watching anime and drinking milk.

As everyone was talking, Leuk San came into the conference hall.

This time it wasn’t a paper figure, but the real Leuk San who came.

“Quite a crowd here, and a few unfamiliar faces.” Leuk San paused for a moment, seeing Ye Zhen and the Faceless Person beside He Yiner.

“Leuk San?” He Yiner stared at him, her face turning dark.

Given the importance of the current situation, she wouldn’t cause trouble for Leuk San, but that didn’t stop her from being hostile towards him.

Leuk San ignored He Yiner’s murderous look and directly said: “Yang Jian, I have already compiled the information on the Kings from the other side and sent it to Cao Yanhua at headquarters. Soon everyone will receive a confidential message on their phones…”

Before he finished speaking, everyone’s phones rang simultaneously with a text notification—a confidential document had been sent.

“Well done,” Yang Jian nodded; his phone had also received the document.

He briefly scanned it; it contained an introduction of fifteen Kings, their names, and general information. However, some of the information was useless, like the Manor Lord and the two Kings that had been taken out last time.

Leuk San continued: “However, now is not the time to be looking at the data; I have something very important to tell everyone.”

“What is it? Just say it directly, don’t beat around the bush,” Lin Bei grinned.

Leuk San seriously said: “Earlier, I sent all the paper figures out to hibernate in coastal cities, towns, and even seaside areas… But just now, one of the paper figures wandering by the sea saw a supernatural phenomenon, though it was brief and disappeared afterward. Without a doubt, that supernatural phenomenon is related to the Ghost Ship, and I feel it’s necessary to notify everyone immediately.”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference hall froze for a moment.

“What kind of supernatural phenomenon? Use your Ghost Domain to show us,” Yang Jian frowned and immediately said.

“Alright.” Leuk San nodded in agreement.

Although his Ghost Domain wasn’t very strong, it was sufficient to recreate the scenes he had seen before using the Ghost Domain again.

Very quickly.

A chilling aura spread around Leuk San as the light in mid-air distorted, gradually sketching out a phantom image. Then, the image gradually turned from illusion into reality; at this moment, everyone saw a faint mist emerging from the distant dark sea under the night sky.

That wasn’t mist; rather, it was a result of the supernatural interfering with reality.

Within that mist, an old, deathly silent, and shabby ship appeared, seemingly flickering in and out of existence. Strangely, even though the ship looked utterly decrepit, it still rode the waves on the sea. Some of the windows on the ship even had dim yellow lights flickering, as if someone was living there.

Besides that, one corner of the ship was accumulating snow, and there was a striking pool of fresh blood on a part of the deck… Upon careful examination, the ship was filled with all sorts of unreasonable supernatural phenomena.

Although no ghosts were seen wandering around, it was evident that the dilapidated ship was already fully laden.

“That is the Ghost Ship?” Lu Zhiwen stared at the image presented by the Ghost Domain intently.

Unfortunately, the image didn’t last long. After just a short while, the mist over the sea vanished, and the Ghost Ship hidden within the mist disappeared as well. The sea turned calm again, leaving no trace of supernatural activity. Moreover, there was no sign of the mist moving in any other direction on the sea in the image.

It was as if the Ghost Ship’s movements were utterly unpredictable, making it impossible to track down.

“That’s all the information we have. My paper doll tried to pursue it but found nothing. That ship is like a mirage, impossible to locate. I suspect the reason the Ghost Ship can’t be pinpointed is that it doesn’t exist in reality; it’s always in the Supernatural Space and only reflects in reality at certain times, revealing a trace, just like the supernatural bus.” Leuk San shared some of his speculations.

“Makes sense; only a Ghost Ship that doesn’t exist in reality can’t be tracked. Even if the Ghost Ship exists within the Ghost Domain, it can still be found.” Lu Zhiwen agreed with Leuk San’s perspective.

“But the current problem isn’t that; it’s that the Ghost Ship is already quite close to the port and could dock anytime.” He Yiner said.

Yang Jian said, “It seems like the matter we discussed earlier is becoming real. They are indeed planning to let the Ghost Ship land early. Leuk San, what’s the situation with the King Organization?”

“No movements, at least not in Dadong City, Dafu City, Da’ao City, and surrounding counties. Their traces haven’t been detected. After their last operation failed, they withdrew thoroughly. I think this time, they don’t want to appear in person; they just wish to use the Ghost Ship to hit us, reduce our numbers.” Leuk San shook his head and said.

“They want to use the Ghost Ship to wear us down and take the advantage, unconcerned about our great flood plan. What’s going on in their heads? It’s completely illogical; if things evolve like this, this will lead to total chaos in supernatural events, which won’t benefit anyone. It’s such a simple truth; they can’t possibly ignore it.” Lin Bei said in a deep voice.

He Yiner said, “Maybe they’re just a bunch of lunatics without any logic.”

“Whatever they’re thinking doesn’t matter anymore. What’s important is the Ghost Ship has already arrived and might land tonight. We must be prepared.” Yang Jian said.

“Yang Jian, since they’re going to forcibly use the Ghost Ship, why don’t we release the Ghost Lake in return? Courtesy demands reciprocity; we can’t always be at a disadvantage.” Leuk San suggested.

Yang Jian said, “Releasing the Ghost Lake is easy. I’ll consider it if the Ghost Ship really lands, but it’s better not to do it until it’s necessary. Releasing ghosts is easy; capturing them again is difficult. After all, Lin Bei has a point. No one wants to see supernatural events get completely out of control. Therefore, our current priority is to find that Ghost Ship. Even if it lands early, we need to determine its location first.

“So tonight all captains need to split up and act, a few people per team, working together to find that ship.”

“True, we need to confirm the location of the Ghost Ship; otherwise, we’ll be in a passive position later.” Leuk San nodded.

“Then, let’s not continue the meeting. Everyone, start taking action.” Yang Jian stood up and said, “If anything happens, contact immediately; also, don’t get separated. The opposing side might use the Ghost Ship as bait to lure us all out, so everything must be done cautiously.”

“Too wordy, isn’t it just about finding a ship? No big deal; leave it to me, Ye. Besides, I don’t need a team; I, Ye, am a team by myself.”

Beside him, Ye Zhen, who had been listening for a while, finally understood, snorted, and immediately turned around to leave.

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