Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 969: Chapter 686: Explosion

Through the crack, he saw not a ghost but the missing wife of the family of three, confirming for Yang Xiao that this was indeed the source.

The ringing of the phone became increasingly harsh, yet Yang Xiao had no intention of answering it. But he couldn’t run either; escape was not an option, especially since his brothers from the Patrol Defense Office were outside. If this ghost went berserk after killing him, it would be a catastrophe. freewёbnoνel.com

"Run!!" Yang Xiao yelled towards the door.

But the leader of the technical team, standing outside the door, seemed to hear nothing, standing immobile like a wooden statue.

The next second, a horrifying scene caught Yang Xiao’s peripheral vision; a distorted, elongated ghost hand reached out from behind the wardrobe door, soon followed by a stiff arm.

The floral-dressed female ghost had actually walked out of the closet, and it all happened so suddenly yet silently. Yang Xiao instinctively tried to close the wardrobe door, but the once-old door now seemed like steel, immovable no matter how much force he used.

In desperation, Yang Xiao kicked fiercely at the wardrobe door, nearly spraining his foot from the force.

At this moment, the female ghost had walked halfway out of the wardrobe, her raised arm pointing stiffly at Yang Xiao’s chest.

Indeed, the ghost had targeted him. Stepping back two paces, Yang Xiao swung the Ghost Lantern at the female ghost, deciding to strike first.

But twice in a row, the Green Light Cage failed to appear. Yang Xiao could feel it wasn’t a problem with his method, but rather his spiritual power, which was nearly exhausted from the battles before, no longer able to use the Green Light Cage to trap the female ghost.

In a critical moment, Yang Xiao quickly pulled out the Human Bone Staff and struck at the female ghost’s head, causing the ghost, which was about to step out of the closet, to shake. It had some effect, but it was minimal, only slightly delaying the ghost’s actions.

The bedroom was so small there was nowhere to hide. With resolve, Yang Xiao discarded the Human Bone Staff, took up the Ghost Bamboo Stick, and aimed it like a spear at the encroaching female ghost, stabbing it right in her face.

The female ghost’s face, obscured by her disheveled white hair, felt like it was made of paper, and the bamboo stick pierced right through upon impact, half of it penetrating her eye socket. Fortunately, Yang Xiao reacted quickly, stabilizing his stance in time to avoid impaling his chest on the female ghost’s hand.

At that moment, a familiar chilling sensation overcame him. Along the Ghost Bamboo Stick, it swiftly spread throughout his limbs and bones, nearly rendering him immobile. It was then that Yang Xiao noticed something strange behind the female ghost; the space there seemed warped, and the part of the Ghost Bamboo Stick that should have protruded from the back of her head was nowhere to be seen.

Given the length of the Ghost Bamboo Stick, at least half of it should have pierced through the head and protruded out the back.

Yang Xiao immediately realized there was something mysterious behind the female ghost, as if it was connected to another world, similar to the Mirror World of the Soul-Capturing Mirror.

At this critical moment, there was no time for careful thought. With the female ghost’s sharp fingertips nearly touching his chest, in the nick of time, he channeled all his remaining spiritual power into the Ghost Lantern and with his last bit of strength, he slammed the lantern into the space behind the female ghost.

A dazzling green light, unlike any he had seen before, exploded forth, blinding Yang Xiao instantly. He felt his whole body lighten, as if he was floating, and then he lost consciousness completely.

...

"Huff—"

"Huff—"

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiao groggily sensed light on his face and, with several attempts, lifted his heavy eyelids bit by bit.

There were people moving in front of him, and a buzzing in his ears. In the midst of it, he heard shouts of joy.

"He’s awake!"

"The Captain is awake!"

Less than a minute later, unfamiliar doctors and nurses in white coats hurried over, prying his eyes open to examine them while recording various data.

Gradually, his nervous system began to respond to the environment. He could feel himself lying on a somewhat hard bed, his body aching terribly, as if every bone was shattered, with an IV drip hanging by his side.

After the medical staff had left, he could finally see the faces of the two people beside his bed—Da Xiong and Yu Shu.

"Captain, Captain, do you still recognize me?" Da Xiong brought his bearded and somewhat haggard face close, waving two fingers in front of Yang Xiao’s eyes, "Look, how many fingers are these?"

Yang Xiao opened his mouth with difficulty, and after a long while, a weak and hoarse voice came from his throat, "Da Xiong..." ƒreewebɳovel.com

At this moment, Da Xiong wept with joy, and Yu Shu beside him also began to wipe away tears. Da Xiong broke into a wide smile, his voice trembling with excitement, "That’s great, the Captain’s okay—he remembers us!"

"Jingping Town... how is it?" Yang Xiao tried to move his body but was so weak that he couldn’t even lift his arms.

Da Xiong wiped away his tears, squatting beside the bed, "Captain, you can rest assured, the supernatural event in Jingping Town has been dealt with, it’s all over. Ms. Bei and Captain Qu are handling the wrap-up work."

"You’ve been out for three days; we were all worried sick. That damn quack said it would be hard for you to wake up again, and even if you did, you’d most likely be a vegetable. His mother, wait for me to smash his office!!" Da Xiong clenched his fists, the size of sandbags.

Less than ten minutes later, the sound of urgent footsteps came from the corridor outside, and the door was pushed open; a person strode in.

Upon hearing that Yang Xiao had regained consciousness, Nalan Shuo immediately came over. Da Xiong and Yu Shu tactfully stood up and left the room, standing guard outside.

"Xiao Yang, how do you feel?" Nalan Shuo grabbed a chair and sat by Yang Xiao’s side, looking at him with concern, "Several of you were found unconscious at the scene, and it was only when the technical department couldn’t reach you did they go up and discover you."