Mysterious resurrection, something's wrong with this guy.

Chapter 19: The Back of the Ghost's Head

A sharp, piercing pain suddenly shot through him, causing even this tough, hardened soldier, who had served for over a decade, to cry out.

Wei Jing swung his right hand while pulling the iron chain with his left, but it was still no use.

The rusty iron chain continued to struggle to penetrate his body, and in no time, the three-meter-long rusty iron chain was completely inside Wei Jing's body.

"Ah~!"

Wei Jing rolled on the ground in pain, feeling the strange chain crawling all over his body, causing him unbearable agony.

Wei Jing struggled desperately on the ground, but to no avail. He only managed to hold on for a few seconds before going completely still, curled up on the ground and motionless.

"Wei Jing!"

"Platoon leader!"

Zhang Zhen and Wei Jing's comrades rushed forward to check on Wei Jing's condition. Everything happened so suddenly that no one could react at all. Who would have thought that the ordinary rusty iron chain would be so strange?

Wei Jing's unusual behavior surprised Su Qin as well. He thought that Zhang Zhen should be the first to be in trouble, and that Zhang Zhen might have been targeted by a ghost.

Something's not right. This definitely isn't an attack from that gargoyle. Gargoyles are most likely petrified, but Wei Jing shows no signs of being petrified. It's the rusty iron chain that's the problem; it's very likely another ghost.

Moreover, if this Wei Jing is indeed the Wei Jing from headquarters, he should definitely not have died here; he could very well have become a Ghost Master because of it.

So now the one we should be paying attention to isn't Wei Jing, but him.

Su Qin's gaze fell on Zhang Zhen. He was certain that Zhang Zhen would be the first to be attacked by the vengeful ghost.

Sure enough, just as Zhang Zhen bent down to check on Wei Jing's condition, a seemingly insignificant stone statue lying nearby suddenly moved, without their knowledge.

creak~

The stone statue suddenly and strangely stood up, defying the laws of physics.

Click~

Its head was slowly turning, rotating 180 degrees to face Zhang Zhen with its back to him.

Its back of the head had another face, a sinister and numb dead face, with bulging eyes, a wide-open mouth revealing a mouthful of fangs, and those stone eyes staring at Zhang Zhen in a strange way.

The sudden appearance of the stone statue startled everyone. They hurriedly raised their guns, frantically changing magazines, preparing to fire at the eerie statue.

Zhang Zhen, who was about to bend down to check on Wei Jing, suddenly froze, as if his entire body had been frozen in place and he could not move.

"Run! Retreat immediately!"

Zhang Zhen used all his strength to shout those words. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt all his strength disappear, his mind went blank, and the light in his eyes quickly faded.

Immediately afterwards, his body began to petrify rapidly, and within a few breaths, he had turned into a stone statue.

Suddenly everyone realized what was happening and ran towards the door. Su Qin also chose to escape immediately, and the last thing he saw as he turned to leave was...

Zhang Zhen's head was turning strangely, as if he was trying to turn the back of his head around.

He decisively abandoned further observation and knew he had to flee the scene immediately.

The stone statue stood up strangely and turned its head, with the back of its head facing Zhang Zhen. Zhang Zhen was then attacked. So, this movement of turning its neck is definitely not a good thing. Even if Zhang Zhen was alive just a few seconds ago, there is no guarantee that something will happen when he turns his head back.

When the ghost turned its head, it was in the opposite direction, not in Su Qin's direction. Therefore, he couldn't see what was on the back of the ghost's head, but he was glad he didn't see it.

This is very likely the key point; the back of that ghost's head might be the crucial element that triggers the pattern of vengeful ghosts killing people!

However, he still had a chance to figure out what was on the back of the ghost's head, because several people were standing in the direction from which they could see it.

At this moment, the people were all terrified and ran downstairs as fast as they could. They had all seen that the ghost had a strange and hideous face on the back of its head.

The dozen or so men were all young and strong. They ran for their lives and escaped the brick house in less than two minutes. They quickly climbed onto the military truck, started the engine, and prepared to drive away from this godforsaken place.

That ghost was far too terrifying; they couldn't possibly handle it. Staying any longer would just be suicide.

Inside the carriage, Su Qin glanced around and saw that Wei Jing, whom they had brought out, was still missing, his fate unknown. He then directly asked one of the soldiers.

"What did you all see when the ghost turned its head? What was on the back of the ghost's head?"

This is very important; you must answer truthfully. This could very well be a matter of life and death for us.

Upon hearing Su Qin's question, the soldier shuddered as if he had thought of something terrible. Even though he tried to remain calm, he could not hide the fear in his eyes.

"On the back of its head, there was a face, a strange and hideous ghost face. It was clearly made of stone, but I felt like those eyes were staring intently at me!"

The soldier got goosebumps all over his body. Even now, thinking back on it, he still feels terrified, as if there were a pair of terrifying eyes staring at him in the darkness.

A hideous ghost face? Stone eyes staring intently at people?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Su Qin, and he finally understood what was going on.

If the ghost face is on the back of the head, then Zhang Zhen must have seen this face when he was behind the ghost, which is why he behaved strangely.

Based on Zhang Zhen's actions at the time, could it be concluded that the ghost's killing pattern was based on seeing that ghost face?

So what does it mean when the vengeful ghost turns its head? A ghostly face! Stony eyes staring at people! Does that mean you'll die if you see that face a second time? Will you die if you close your eyes and don't look?

Just as Su Qin was deep in thought, a young team member sitting next to him suddenly stood up and kicked Su Qin.

Suddenly, caught off guard, Su Qin was kicked hard and slammed onto the carriage, wincing in pain.

"Chen Hao! What's wrong with you?!"

Having been kicked for no apparent reason, Su Qin's anger flared up instantly, and he stared at his teammate with annoyance and confusion.

At this moment, not only Chen Hao, but also the other three team members stared at Su Qin with hostility, their eyes filled with anger.

"At this point, don't you have any self-awareness? You coward! You wimp!"

You are clearly the only ghost slayer in the team, possessing the ability to fight against vengeful spirits.

But you didn't lift a single finger from beginning to end!

The ghost didn't make a sound at first. If you had used your supernatural powers to suppress it, it would have been imprisoned long ago, and none of this would have happened! The captain wouldn't be dead, and Wei Jing wouldn't be in this precarious situation!

You useless spineless coward, I really want to shoot you dead!

As he spoke, Chen Hao quickly drew his gun, cocked it, and aimed it at Su Qin's head.

He seemed serious, but his teammates reacted quickly and took his gun away.

Although they were also looking at Su Qin with angry eyes, they had not lost their minds and could not stand by and watch Chen Hao fire his gun.

Upon hearing Chen Hao's ridiculous remarks, Su Qin's face also fell.

"Heh! If you're so good, why don't you go and do it yourself? You idiot, can't you use your brain?"

You're still so naive even after encountering a ghost. What do you think a vengeful ghost is? A little chick? You think you can just grab it and suppress it like that?

Did you manage to catch it? Was all that firing effective? You went through all that trouble to grab that statue, and what was the result?

This is the hellish place. How can we catch a ghost if we don't even know if the thing in front of us is one?

Did any of you ask for my opinion before taking action? Do you think you're so stupid as to expect me to die with you?

Look at Wei Jing again. Are you all blind or have something wrong with your brains? That rusty iron chain that attacked Wei Jing is obviously suspicious. It could very well be another ghost.

How can we act if we don't even know how many ghosts there are? Let alone whether I can suppress even one ghost, what good would it do? What would the result be?

If I'm killed by another ghost, the vengeful spirit within me will resurface. Then there will be three terrifying vengeful spirits here. What should I do? Who will deal with them? You?

If the supernatural phenomena here get out of control, several surrounding villages and towns will suffer, and countless people will die. Are you willing to bear the consequences?

If you continue to hold these naive and foolish ideas, then I refuse to work with you. You will only make this paranormal event worse.

Su Qin's barrage of insults silenced his four teammates, and the anger in their eyes vanished without a trace.

The incident happened suddenly. Wei Jing fired first, and they followed suit. They didn't have time to discuss tactics with Su Qin, or even do the most basic confirmation. The captain was too careless at the time, thinking that he had captured the evil spirit, completely ignoring Su Qin, the ghost controller, and not expecting that there would be a problem with the rusty iron chain.

By the time the problem is discovered, it's too late.

This really can't be blamed on Su Qin. Wei Jing didn't know that Su Qin was a ghost tamer, but the captain and the others did. If anyone is to blame, it's that they weren't careful enough, were too presumptuous, and didn't realize the eeriness and terror of the vengeful ghost.

The atmosphere in the carriage became heavy and oppressive. If things continued like this, the group would have to break up. Chen Hao was the first to break the silence. He raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

"I was blinded by emotion and acted too impulsively. I didn't think about so many things."

I apologize to you! You are a ghost slayer, and you have experienced paranormal events before. Perhaps you understand ghosts better and have more experience with them.

The following actions are in your command! You will be absolutely obedient to any of your orders!

We cannot afford the consequences of mission failure!

The saying "a great man can bend and stretch" is perfectly embodied in Chen Hao. In order to complete the mission, he didn't care about saving face at all, and his tone was somewhat pleading, as if he was afraid that Su Qin would give up because of what had just happened.

Su Qin had to admire these soldiers, and he also had to admire Chen Hao's shamelessness.

Although his few words were not very convincing, Su Qin had no other plans at the moment. Only by imprisoning that vengeful ghost could they leave this ghostly realm alive.

"I can let bygones be bygones what just happened, but you can't be so reckless anymore. Otherwise, you won't be able to solve any paranormal problems, and you won't even be able to survive."

Based on my deduction, there were two ghosts in that room before, and they were probably in a special state of mutual restraint. However, the previous actions broke this balance, and the situation may get worse from here on out.

First, the strange chain is currently inside Wei Jing's body. Its patterns and abilities are unknown, which is a huge hidden danger. If Wei Jing dies, probably few people in this carriage will survive. To be on the safe side, it is best to put Wei Jing in the golden woven bag to avoid causing even greater trouble.

Secondly, there's the gargoyle. Based on my deduction, its ability is petrification, an irreversible and fatal attack. Once hit, you're doomed.

The pattern of killing is most likely related to the ghost face on the back of its head. It is highly probable that seeing that ghost face will trigger its targeting, and the attack method will most likely be seeing the ghost face again, but this cannot be determined at present.

It's also possible that this deduction is inaccurate, or that the ghost has broken free from the other ghost's control and might become even more terrifying and bizarre.

In short, those of you who have seen that funny face should be extra careful and mentally prepared.

Su Qin had already roughly deduced the ghost's killing pattern, and there was no need to hide it from them, lest it cause unknown changes.

The expressions of the soldiers who had seen the ghost face suddenly turned extremely ugly. Fear and despair were eroding their hearts, but they were helpless.

Chen Hao took out a gold woven bag from his backpack and put Wei Jing inside. During this time, Wei Jing's soldiers did not stop him. They all knew that this was the right thing to do. Although Wei Jing still had vital signs and was not dead, they had to take precautions.

"Since seeing that ghost face could lead to an attack, would closing your eyes and avoiding looking at it prevent the attack?"

As Chen Hao packed Wei Jing up, he asked the question that had been on his mind.

Su Qin had thought about this problem long ago, but he couldn't make a judgment.

"It's possible that we can avoid the attack of the vengeful ghost, but if we close our eyes, we can't take any effective action, so we can only try it."

Especially those of you who have seen the ghost face, if you see the stone statue turn its head, immediately close your eyes; it might save your life.

While Su Qin was discussing countermeasures with several people in the carriage, the soldier driving the car had a furrowed brow.

"That's strange, it's still the same intersection, and we haven't turned any corners along the way!"

The soldier had the accelerator floored the whole time; at that speed, he should have been far away from the previous area in just two or three minutes.

But no matter how he drove, he always ended up back at the same intersection, which made him nervous and his hands on the steering wheel started to sweat.

Suddenly, a stone statue that had been lying on the side of the road ahead stood up straight and stood in front of the car in a bizarre way. He didn't have time to turn around, so he could only press the accelerator hard, hoping to get through it smoothly.

The next second, he found himself unable to move, his consciousness became blurred, and within seconds he turned into a stone statue.