Chapter 59: Chapter 57: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
After reaching the top of the mountain, a chill could be clearly felt.
Behind Mo Lin, two ghosts appeared at some point.
These two ghosts were also very low-level, just ordinary ghosts.
Mo Lin swung his longsword, easily dealing with the two ghosts.
Since Mo Lin arrived here, all he had encountered were these low-level ghosts.
Mo Lin moved forward again, suddenly hearing the sound of stones falling to the ground.
Mo Lin followed the direction of the sound and saw a shallow entrance to a cave.
A man in a blue denim jacket was curled up on the ground, his body trembling.
The blood on his arm had just scabbed over, and there was a bruise on his face.
Seeing Mo Lin, the man jolted and tensely stared at Mo Lin.
"Are you... human?"
"Yes." Mo Lin nodded.
As soon as Zhao Fei realized Mo Lin wasn’t a ghost, he rushed forward excitedly like seeing a lifeline.
"Brother, are you with the Ghost-Controlling Society?"
Zhao Fei had been hiding here for hours, both physically and mentally exhausted.
"Yes." Mo Lin nodded in response.
"Who else is here?" Zhao Fei then asked Mo Lin.
"Yun Lin... Lin Xi, they all came."
"That’s bad, quickly notify them to run."
Zhao Fei exclaimed, "There’s a very powerful ghost here, possibly a nightmare-level ghost, Yun Lin and the others are definitely not its match."
"It’s already too late, they’ve already entered." Mo Lin explained calmly.
"This is bad." Zhao Fei muttered to himself.
Zhao Fei originally wanted to notify everyone in the group not to come, but his phone suddenly lost signal; he couldn’t send messages or even make calls.
He had just been chased by that fierce ghost, barely escaping to save his life.
"Where is the powerful ghost you mentioned?" Mo Lin asked Zhao Fei.
Zhao Fei pointed east and said, "Over there."
Seeing Mo Lin walking towards the east, Zhao Fei hurriedly grabbed Mo Lin’s hand and asked him, "What are you doing?"
"Going to find that powerful ghost." Mo Lin replied unhurriedly.
"Are you crazy?"
Zhao Fei doubted Mo Lin understood what he was saying, so he explained again, "That ghost is very powerful, possibly a nightmare-level ghost."
"I know."
"And you’re still going? Aren’t you afraid of dying?"
"It’s fine, I’m going to catch a ghost." Mo Lin said lightly.
It was just a nightmare-level ghost; Mo Lin had seen them before.
At least Mo Lin wasn’t as panic-stricken as Zhao Fei.
"Even a nightmare-level ghost, you want to catch it?" Zhao Fei was incredulous.
Catching a ghost and exorcising one are not the same.
Exorcising a ghost is simple; use various methods to kill the ghost.
But catching a ghost is different.
To catch a ghost, your own strength must be higher than the ghost’s; the difficulty is enormous.
"Yes, catching a ghost." Mo Lin said unhurriedly.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes."
Seeing Mo Lin’s serious expression, Zhao Fei unconsciously swallowed.
This guy was either crazy or really skilled.
Clearly, Mo Lin was the latter.
"Do you want me to show you the way?" Zhao Fei asked Mo Lin.
"Sure."
"You’re really letting me lead the way..." Zhao Fei initially just wanted to be polite, but Mo Lin actually let him lead the way.
He knew he was currently injured.
"Alright." Zhao Fei reluctantly led the way for Mo Lin.
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"Sister Yun Lin, there are more and more ghosts here." Lin Xi had just killed an ordinary ghost and reminded Yun Lin.
Yun Lin frowned, "I know."
As they moved forward, more ghosts appeared on the mountain.
Although there were many ghosts, they were all low-level, so everyone could quickly deal with them together.
As the group spoke, many ghosts suddenly appeared around them.
A quick glance showed at least over forty ghosts.
Though low-level, with such numbers, they were troublesome.
Yun Lin and the others backed away, back to back.
They used this strategy to fend off the oncoming ghosts.
Yun Lin summoned her two contract ghosts to fight up front.
Everyone present summoned their contract ghosts and started battling.
"Ah..."
A tragic scream came as a man in black was accidentally grabbed by a ghost, losing an arm.
He screamed in pain.
Yun Lin acted, saving the man.
And she positioned him in the center.
The number of ghosts kept increasing, surrounding Yun Lin and the others.
"Something’s wrong, it feels like we’re being ambushed by ghosts." Tang Fang said, frowning.
As she said this, everyone present looked grim.
Yun Lin also looked grim; she wasn’t dumb.
She could naturally sense they were being ambushed by ghosts.
The ghosts came wave after wave, depleting their energy.
"Get out." Yun Lin ordered the others.
"Yun Lin, we can’t retreat..." Lin Xi’s tone was solemn.
Yun Lin looked into the distance and realized the way down the mountain was blocked by ghosts.
They were like trapped turtles, surrounded by ghosts.
Yun Lin didn’t believe these ghosts were smart enough on their own.
Someone must be behind the scenes.
And that person was surely observing them in secret.
"Stop hiding... come out..." Yun Lin called into the air.
No one responded to Yun Lin.
"Stop hiding, come out and meet us." Yun Lin called again.
Lin Xi looked around curiously, seeing only ghosts, not people.
"Yun Lin, are you being paranoid?" Lin Xi’s voice barely finished when her pupils dilated.
There really was someone.
On a rock not far away appeared a person in a black coat.
This person wore a black hood and looked very old.
His face was full of wrinkles.
As soon as the figure appeared, everyone present tensed up.
Yun Lin felt a shock.
She had only called out to test, but there really was someone.
"Elder, are these ghosts raised by you?" Yun Lin asked the figure in black.
"That’s correct, they are my ghosts." the figure replied unhurriedly.
This left Lin Xi and the others stunned.
A single person raising so many ghosts required not just Netherworld currency, but also the host’s strength.
"Elder, why did you intentionally lure us here?" Yun Lin comprehended the situation.
This was all a trap.
All of it was orchestrated by the elderly figure before them.
As for the previous Ghost-Controlling Masters, they were probably all dead.
Zhao Fei was purposely spared to attract more people here.
"I want you all to die." The elder’s tone was intense, his voice eager, "My precious ones need your blood to nourish them."
"We have the Ghost-Controlling Society behind us, are you sure you want to oppose them?" Yun Lin calmly confronted the elder.
"After killing all of you, I will hide until even the Ghost-Controlling Society can’t find me."
The Ghost-Controlling Society had experts, people who were hard to deal with, and the elder had some fear of them.
He had no intention of opposing the Ghost-Controlling Society; after eliminating these people, he planned to hide for a few years.
Even the Ghost-Controlling Society would not be able to find him.