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"I knew you would think that..." I said. "I anticipated this, so I had the car rental company send the package in your name and filled in your phone number, while the recipient address and name I provided were completely nonexistent. This way, the delivery will surely be returned. So, tell me, who will receive the returned package?"
Upon hearing this, Li Zhisheng suddenly understood. "So that's how it is! The effort you put into this move was to mislead Yang Master with the package sent by the car rental company. Even if they discover that everything is fake, it will be too late, and it can divert them away from this city to ensure the safety of those who remain. Impressive... truly impressive... I can't believe you thought of this!"
As Li Zhisheng continued to praise me, I couldn't feel any joy. Normally, I would have reveled in the success of my plan, but seeing the current state of the Death Apostle left me feeling anything but happy.
It felt as if I were playing a game against someone else; despite my meticulous planning, my opponent had countered me with a single move.
"Although this plan seems flawless, the key point is that our opponent is the leader of Yang Master. From our initial contact to the end of this setup, I sensed that this person is indeed terrifying—completely beyond our current capabilities to defeat, both in strategy and combat prowess," I muttered to myself, a deep sense of dread enveloping my heart.
"Don't lose confidence like that. Look at us; although we've suffered losses, everything has gone as you predicted. Not only did we rescue people, but we also preserved the Divine Anomalies Classic. We've minimized our losses as much as possible. However, now with the Death Apostle..." Li Zhisheng glanced back again.
"It's not just the Death Apostle; haven't you noticed something unusual?" I gazed out into the pitch-black night.
"Unusual? What do you mean..."
Before Li Zhisheng could finish his sentence, I interrupted him. "Xinzhu. When we first met Sun Warrior Leader, he mentioned this thing to us, but after that, he never brought it up again until he let us go. It's as if he knew from the start that we wouldn't hand over what we had obediently and was instead waiting for us to perform for him. Don't you think that's a bit frightening?"
I spoke seriously and turned to look at Li Zhisheng. His expression darkened immediately as he pondered for a moment before saying, "There's something... I'm not sure if I should tell you..."
Seeing his expression, I knew it couldn't be good news and asked, "What is it? Just say it."
As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a chilling presence behind me—one I was all too familiar with; there was a ghost behind us!
The sudden thought startled me. At that moment, Li Zhisheng seemed to sense something too and turned with me to look toward the back row of seats.
Since this was the last bus of the night and there were very few passengers aboard—just our group of four along with the driver and another four passengers—I had intentionally avoided sitting near the Death Apostle while explaining my layout to Li Zhisheng. In my memory, there shouldn't have been anyone sitting behind us, yet now I could see a black-haired woman seated there.
She wore a white shirt, sitting silently in her seat with her head slightly lowered. Since the car was moving and the interior lights were off, I could only make out her outline, unable to see her face clearly.
"Do you feel it?" I leaned closer to Li Zhisheng's ear and whispered.
Li Zhisheng nodded and responded in a low voice, but due to the roar of the engine and the noise from the tires on the road, I couldn't hear him clearly; I could only vaguely catch the word "ghost."
At that moment, although my Void Spirit power was exhausted and I couldn't summon anything to counter it, I still had Li Zhisheng's Soul Burial with me. Dealing with a ghost manifesting in this world should not be a problem, so I didn't feel afraid.
Thinking this, I patted Li Zhisheng, signaling him to deal with the ghost. However, Li Zhisheng frowned deeply and shook his head slightly.
I was taken aback and cautiously asked in a low voice, "What’s wrong? Can’t you use your Soul Burial ability right now?!"
"Um... that's what I wanted to tell you just now." He raised his voice slightly, and I finally heard him clearly: "It seems there's something strange inside me that's eroding the power of Soul Burial. If I try to use it, the erosion will accelerate. After this period of time, there's hardly any power left in Soul Burial; I can't use it!"
At this, my expression froze. I quickly turned my head away from the ghost in the back seat, thinking, "I thought we wouldn't have to fear those ghosts anymore, but unexpectedly..."
As I pondered this, for some reason, I felt a chill creeping over my head. Slowly, I tilted my head up to look...
Just then, a scarred face appeared before me. Its broken nose was almost touching mine, and a cold breath tinged with blood continuously wafted onto my forehead.
In an instant, goosebumps covered my body as I cursed inwardly, "Damn it! I've faced the Void God directly before; am I really going to fall victim to this ghost now?!"
As I thought this, I locked eyes with the ghostly woman’s hollow and pale gaze for over ten seconds. I didn’t dare move an inch, and neither did she; she just stared at me with her pale eyes devoid of eyelids.
Tension, anxiety, and panic filled my heart. My hands gripped tightly onto my pants as if fearing that the ghost before me would make any sudden attack.
At that moment, she slowly lifted her head and stepped into the aisle between the two rows of seats, walking toward a man sitting two rows ahead on my right.
She moved lightly, making no sound as she silently approached the back of the male passenger's seat.
Seeing that the ghost's target was not me or Li Zhisheng, we both breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, we began to worry about the male passenger.
I wanted to warn him, but the vehicle was in motion; even if I alerted him, he would have nowhere to escape. Moreover, he might not believe what I said, and the driver certainly wouldn't stop the car because of it.
"What should we do? Should we go save him?" I whispered to Li Zhisheng beside me.
"We still don't know if the ghost will harm him... And even if you did warn him, would he believe you?"
After hearing this, it seemed that Li Zhisheng shared my thoughts, so we decided to wait and see how things unfolded.
Just then, I saw the ghost lean forward in the same manner, peering down at the male passenger from above...
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