CH 485

485: Taking the Initiative to Attack

It was the first time a teammate died in front of them. The air became solemn and even more oppressive.

A man suddenly screamed out, “I want to leave this haunted place! I don’t want to die here! I don’t want to die here!”

He rushed into the rain right after. His teammates tried to call him back, but their cries went unheeded.

“I’ll go find him!” Another man rushed out into the rain.

Their friends waited for them to return, but hope faded as the seconds ticked by. It was likely they died outside in the rain. A group of them proposed they send someone out after the men, but no one else agreed with the plan. It was obvious the two men were dead.

“They’re dead.” Their team captain said sadly.

Every brother on the team left a trace of their essence with him through which their life and death could be known.

The blood essence from the two that left was gone, proving they were dead.

They had wanted to learn from the two men what the outside world was like beyond the curtain of rain, but after learning their fate, everyone gave up on the idea.

Inside the mansion people were dying, while outside the mansion the smell of death lingered and a sinister spirit lurked.

Who, other than those actively seeking death, would rush out?

Would they all die if they couldn’t leave?

A palpable sense of despair permeated the hall. The ancient mansion was like an island in the sea that they couldn’t leave and could only watch slowly sink.

Geente’s death dealt a tremendous blow to the party. His soul, like everyone else before him, didn’t appear. That not a single ghost spirit could be found anywhere made Yaoyue break out in a cold sweat. Being able to kill so many people in front of her proved the spirit was high level with strength that far exceeded hers. There was no way she would have failed to detect anything otherwise.

Yaoyue couldn’t keep calm in the face of such a powerful spirit. It was an unknown and could kill without anyone seeing a thing. Too scary!

Mogefei took a deep breath after putting Geente’s body away. He couldn’t do anything as a team member died in front of him. He was frustrated by his own helplessness and the feeling put him in a bad mood.

A solemn Caesar finally said, “Captain Mogefei, Mr. Hart, Captain Jie Ao, I don’t think we can go on like this any longer. If we are to leave here alive, we must combine our strength and seek a way out.”

Though everyone was under the same roof, they weren’t united. They were taking care of their own, but they couldn’t do that any longer with the current situation. Caesar stood up and called everyone together.

The other three men were silent but mentally they agreed with Caesar. They wouldn’t be able to only take care of their own anymore. If they didn’t unite, it was likely none of them would make it out alive.

“Master Caesar, what are your thoughts?” Jie Ao was the captain of the second team that had entered the mansion. His team wasn’t weak. A weak team would never have made it so far.

Despite the lack of communication, he still managed to get a good grasp of their identities.

Take Mogefei for example. Jie Ao knew Mogefei’s team came from Xingguang Holy academy and were there to gain practical experience.

Hart was a businessman who came seeking treasure, which he intended to sell for a tidy profit.

And Caesar was a powerful young master. He didn’t know what family, but he knew with certainty no nameless family would have such an imposing and extravagant entourage.

Jie Ao knew the big families had their own legacies. He was hoping, though he knew it was unlikely, that Caesar would have some useful knowledge about their situation.

Sure enough, Caesar didn’t have any extra information. Like the rest of them, he only knew it was a place of extreme yin that was acquired over time.

Though they were disappointed, everyone liked Caesar’s idea.

Instead of waiting to be killed by an unknown entity, it was better to find it and have everyone work together to kill it.

This wasn’t possible initially, but with a necromancer on their side, the success rate was raised considerably. Without a necromancer, even if the evil spirit stood right in front of them, there would have been no way for anyone to see. It was different with a necromancer. A necromancer could see things ordinary people couldn’t.

Though Yaoyue said she hadn’t seen anything, it could have been because the murderous spirit was hiding. Once they found the spirit, they could work together to take it down and finally be able to leave the mansion.

Even Yaoyue agreed to help with Caesar’s plan and try to find the murderous spirit. Yaoyue was certain the murders were committed by a ghost spirit and not another person or some other kind of beast. It had to be an undead – and one with a lot of resentment.

Only with a vast amount of resentment could people be frozen with so much yin energy.

No one disagreed with Yaoyue’s assessment. They were all professionals willing to listen to the opinion of another professional. People had died so abnormally; it wasn’t farfetched to think it was the work of an undead.

It was the first time the leaders of all four groups sat down together. Yaoyue was given a special spot because of her status as a necromancer.

Yaoyue cared about her image in front of outsiders, so fortunately, she didn’t put on any airs. After making up their minds to strike first, Yaoyue followed them to look for the ghost spirit.

The mansion was huge with many rooms. They searched methodically room by room, floor by floor, but failed to find anything. Once they reached the third floor, they found something different. One room in particular was filled with things that would delight a child. A cute princess dress hung in the closet while dolls laid all around the room.