Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1004: Chapter 704: Ghost-faced Skin

"Substitution..." Yang Xiao suddenly understood Qu Hong’s concerns. The so-called substitution was ambiguous, and the two teams had exactly the same number of people, both had six members. Could it be that killing a member of the other team to substitute oneself was the only way to pass?

In a daze, a sentence flashed through his mind. Nalan Shuo had once said that if only one of him and Captain Zhou could come out alive, he hoped it would be himself.

God forbid this becomes a prophecy.

Yu Kai and his team almost turned the secret room inside out but still found nothing. These Japanese people were very cautious. Apart from the hidden safe, they left no traceable clues.

At night, all five of them slept together, making beds on the floor of the office. They dragged the mattresses from the dormitory to the office for bedding. After much insistence, the precious sofa was left for Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao didn’t refuse. Lacking sleepiness, he sat on the sofa and watched the video repeatedly. Yu Kai volunteered to stay up with him, so they kept watch for the first half of the night. Qu Hong and Dou Jie took over for the second half.

No one cared about Xi Huijun as long as she stayed put and didn’t cause trouble. No one had any expectations of her.

"Chu, what are you thinking about?" Yu Kai asked, sitting on the sofa with Yang Xiao. This was their third time watching the video, and Yang Xiao had been staring at the TV, not saying a word.

"These Japanese didn’t leave in a hurry. They probably thought they’d be coming back soon. Also, this kind of experiment can’t be completed overnight. So, I think the cave in the video should be not far from where we are now."

After listening to Yang Xiao, Yu Kai frowned slightly, "You want to find this cave and take a look yourself?"

"I want to get that Resentful Eye, that ghost face skin," Yang Xiao said directly.

"Isn’t that too dangerous?" Yu Kai was worried. "If our judgment is wrong and some of those Japanese are still alive, we’d be walking right into their trap. They’re Angel Envoys, but we’re just ordinary people now."

"Even if they all really are dead, I think they most likely died from an experimental accident, which means that the ghost in that skin got out of control. The cave is likely a Mysterious Place now. With our current strength, entering it could mean certain death." Yu Kai weighed the pros and cons and thought it better to avoid it.

"Yu, do you think the other team will miss this opportunity?" Yang Xiao suddenly asked.

The question plunged Yu Kai into silence. What Qu Hong had feared, he too had thought about. The intentions of the other team were uncertain. If indeed one team had to sacrifice a member of the other, their meeting could turn deadly. And whichever side managed to control a supernatural object first would be nearly unbeatable.

A moment later, Yu Kai looked up again, his gaze much firmer this time. "Chu, if we can find that cave, I also want to take a look."

With Yu Kai’s support, Qu Hong, being smart, would surely support Yang Xiao as well. Their current team had five members, and with Yu Kai and Qu Hong on his side, the opinions of Dou Jie and Xi Huijun didn’t matter.

With a target in mind, Yu Kai began to watch the video even more seriously, not missing any clue. After the fifth viewing, Yang Xiao suddenly spoke, "Stop here, pause it!" freewebnoveℓ.com

Yu Kai immediately pressed the pause button, but it was still a bit late. The image had already blurred.

"Rewind, rewind it!" Yang Xiao directed.

After several rewinds, the image finally froze on the spot Yang Xiao wanted. The camera had unintentionally captured a rusty metal sign on the left side of the rock wall, with "Purple Lightning 013" written on it.

The number was originally four digits. Another digit followed 013, but rust had covered it. Combined with the camera’s shake, it was completely illegible.

Yang Xiao immediately picked up the phone and called Boss Sun, but no one answered despite the phone ringing for a long time. Yang Xiao dialed several times, but it was as if Boss Sun was asleep. Yang Xiao threw down the phone in frustration, cursing that Boss Sun was either dead or about to be. freewebnøvel.com

The next day, as dawn broke, Yang Xiao was groggily awakened by the phone ringing urgently. It was a call from Boss Sun.

Qu Hong answered, and Boss Sun reported that he had found out the identity of the couple. Zheng Churou and Yin Kun were both from Border Province Ning City. Zheng Churou was a private dance instructor, and Yin Kun was a doctor working in a mental hospital.

Meanwhile, Boss Sun had also discovered a crucial clue. After becoming pregnant, Zheng Churou had been under great stress and briefly joined a local church seeking solace. Boss Sun used his connections to find the person she’d frequently contacted for support. Though this person refused to reveal their identity, they agreed to a phone conversation.

After Qu Hong noted the phone number, she handed the phone to Yang Xiao. Yang Xiao informed Boss Sun about his discovery the previous night and asked him to immediately search for the Purple Lightning 013 cave.

"What? I told you to investigate the case, and now you want to search for a cave?" Boss Sun was agitated. This matter was of life and death significance, and he didn’t have much time left.

"The path to salvation is within it," Yang Xiao cryptically pointed out. Hearing this, Boss Sun was left in confusion, but in the end, he agreed to help find clues about the cave. He promised to notify them immediately if there was any news.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Xiao reasoned that the murderous Ghost was likely connected to Yin Kun, the male head of the deceased couple.