Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1977: Chapter 1119: It’s You

The electric train sped through the night, drawing ever closer to Youjian Mountain, which loomed like a silent giant beast under the veil of night, quietly awaiting tonight’s prey.

As the train passed through Old Valley Town Station, shadowy figures hidden in the depths of the platform flickered in and out of view, their sharp gazes following the train toward Youjian Mountain Tunnel.

There were three of them in total, led by an elderly man with gray hair dressed in an elegant manner, leaning on an intricately carved wooden cane. He stood straight and tall, his eyes as sharp as a hawk’s, his face as resolute as iron.

"Your Excellency, General Commander, they have boarded the train, split into two teams, three people on the first car, and another traveling alone in the last car." The young man in black standing respectfully to the elder’s right reported.

"Is everything arranged?" The elder, referred to as Your Excellency, General Commander, asked without turning his head, his eyes deep.

"Rest assured, it’s absolutely foolproof." The young man replied firmly.

"Whew—" The elder slowly let out a breath, inherently disliking terms like absolutely foolproof, finding them too arrogant, and they subtly filled him with unease.

It was strange; he had no idea why this unease was baseless, clearly dealing with people no more significant than ants before him.

"Your Excellency, Minister, if I may be frank, such matters can be handled by me leading the team. Assigning you here by the headquarter is... really an overuse of great talent." The young man stood at attention, expressing deference while bowing forward.

"Mr. Xiao Ye, do you know what is buried under this mountain?" The elder did not directly answer but shifted his gaze, slowly sweeping across the night-shrouded Youjian Mountain.

"There are supernatural events there. Such a high-level crisis must be triggered by an out-of-control Resentful Eye." The young man replied, knowing little about the specific details of this mission, only joining the elder as ordered.

"What do you think about the enmity between our Japanese Apostle and the Huazhu Clan’s Apostle? How does our strength compare?" The elder abruptly changed the topic. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

The question startled the young man for a moment but then a touch of resentment surfaced on his otherwise delicate face. "The Huazhu Clan’s Apostle is the mortal enemy of our Japanese Apostle, and a future target for takeover by our headquarter."

"Though Huazhu Clan Apostles are numerous, they’re a scattered and disorganized bunch, their combat ability and spirit far inferior to our Japanese Apostles. In ordinary battles, we can fight three to one, and in fierce battles, one to five. Given time, we will surely restore the glory of the empire."

The zeal and madness in the young man’s eyes did not receive the expected approval, instead, the elder couldn’t help but shake his head. "Mr. Xiao Ye, your courage is commendable, but you must understand, some words can be heard and said, but must not be believed."

"Huazhu Clan is vast and resource-rich. The number of Apostles far outnumber ours in Japan. Though they are disorganized in peacetime, once war resumes, they will quickly unite, and compared to us, they are the war machine. Provoking them rashly would be disastrous for us." The elder explained earnestly.

"But the headquarter’s plans..." The young man’s tone was hesitant.

"The headquarter’s plans surely remain unchanged; the Huazhu Clan’s destruction is ultimately a major threat to us. Japan is small and sparsely populated with insufficient war potential. If the Huazhu Clan is allowed to develop stably, sooner or later, we will become their vassals, so we must act, and the sooner the better!"

"But at the same time, we must face their strength, in direct confrontation we have no chance of winning. Neither in the quality of high-rank Apostles nor the total number of Apostles, we have no advantage, so to swallow this giant beast, we must find another way." The elder’s tone was firm.

"What way?" The young man asked instinctively: "Seeking external allies?"

"Correct, but that’s just one aspect. External allies may not be reliable, we must rely more on ourselves." The elder replied.

"So... what have we prepared?" The young man asked in a low voice, feeling like he was stepping closer to the crux of the matter, an enormous and terrifying secret.

The elder slowly exhaled, raising his chin toward the distant, towering Youjian Mountain, and whispered, "The secret you seek is buried beneath that mountain."

...

In the deep and dark Youjian Mountain Tunnel, as a trailing abandoned electric train rear-ended them, Yang Xiao and others found themselves once again aboard this terrifying and eerie ghost train.

As he dazedly opened his eyes and saw the worn carriage’s number plate, Yang Xiao felt a slight sense of relief. freēwēbnovel.com

It was indeed Car 5, no mistake.

At the same time, Xiao Lin Zhengyan, who was also in Car 5, slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of creepy, murky whites.

His body cold and limbs stiff, tonight he played the role of a "Ghost."

This was his first time being a "Ghost," and the terrifying experience was utterly indescribable in words.

He slowly adapted to moving his body, surveying the carriage as everything seemed coated with a strange black-and-white filter.

Struggling to rise from his seat, his body felt frozen, rigid, cold, his knees unable to bend, his neck not freely movable. It took him a full half-minute to somewhat adjust to this unfamiliar body.

Even at this moment, he couldn’t fully adapt, but time waited for no one, and he had to hasten, to secure enough time for Chu Xi to find people.

"Tak"

"Tak"

"Tak"

He walked stiffly within the carriage, his gaze slowly sweeping over the nearby faces until he stopped in front of a scantily clad woman.