"That's right, we'll listen to Boss Lin. We shouldn't separate." Pi Ruan said righteously, but anyone could tell that he was just afraid of being killed by a ghost if he was alone.

The sound of everyone's footsteps echoed in the empty tunnel. Endless darkness stretched out in front and behind, so deep it seemed to have no end.

The surrounding darkness was like a tide, and the group felt as if they were sinking into the deep sea, the intense feeling of suffocation pressing down on them.

A strange atmosphere was brewing.

Unlike before, Jiang Cheng was paying more attention to his surroundings.

From the monotonous and boring sound of footsteps, and the occasional panting, he sensed something was off.

"Splash..."

"Splash..."

The sound was very faint, mixed in with the sounds of everyone's footsteps. It was almost inaudible unless you listened carefully, like someone occasionally stepping in water.

Jiang Cheng immediately became alert.

Although the mine was damp, everyone was walking in the middle of the tunnel for safety reasons. Because of the placement of the rails, the ground in the middle was higher and there was no water.

Who?

Who was stepping in water?

Jiang Cheng pretended to casually look around, his eyes sweeping across the tired and even impatient faces.

He recognized every face. Nothing had mixed in.

Could it be... Pi Ruan was playing tricks?

Had the ghost impersonating him made a move?

But after observing, Pi Ruan was walking with his head down and his back hunched, panting heavily, looking like he was about to die. Nothing seemed wrong with him.

Most importantly, he was honestly walking beside the rails, and there was no water under his feet.

Wrong!

Something must be wrong somewhere.

If they didn't solve this problem, they would all be trapped and die in this tunnel.

He intentionally slowed his pace, slowly retreating from the middle of the group to the back. Soon, his footsteps stopped, and he made a terrible discovery.

The number of people in the group... was wrong.

There were three teams in total. He, Lin Wan'er, Fatty, Huai Yi, Chen Qiang, plus Pi Ruan, who had temporarily joined them, made 6 people.

Zhao Xingguo, Linghu Yong, and Pan Duyi were a team of 3 people.

Luo He and Fu Fu were 2 night watchmen.

The three teams added up to a total of 11 people.

But now, standing right in front of him, walking with their backs to him, there were 11 people!

Including him, there were a total of 12 people in the group.

There was one extra...

Sure enough.

Something had mixed in.

It was this thing that had blinded them, trapping them in this strange loop that they could never escape.

To be precise, it was called a ghost wall (ghosts playing tricks on people, making them lose their way).

Jiang Cheng had encountered such a thing before, in an ancient instance.

At the end of the instance, they couldn't escape the rain no matter what. The building in front of them was close, but they just couldn't reach it.

In the end, they had to abandon An Xuan to leave.

Because he had been targeted by a ghost, and the ghost didn't want to let him go.

Did that mean they were facing the same situation now, and someone among them had been targeted by a ghost?

If they didn't abandon this person, then everyone would die.

But who was the person being targeted?

Jiang Cheng shifted his gaze, staring at one person's back.

Luo He.

It must be him!

This ghost was only encountered after they entered the tunnel, so it could be determined that it was related to the paranormal events inside the tunnel.

And Luo He was the first of all of them to answer the ghost call.

The ghost's target was him.

They had to shake him off to escape this endless loop.

Of course, there was another way, which was to choose to help Luo He get rid of this ghost, but Jiang Cheng felt that the risk was too high.

This ghost was more troublesome than the one that had entangled An Xuan in the ancient instance.

Jiang Cheng had observed his teammates ahead more than once, but what chilled him to the bone was that even though he knew one of them was a ghost, he just couldn't find out who it was.

Every back gave him a familiar feeling, and he could call out the name of each one.

This was too strange.

Jiang Cheng even suspected that this ghost had the ability to distort memories within a certain range.

Under such conditions, Jiang Cheng felt no psychological pressure to abandon a teammate who had once threatened him.

Unsurprisingly, they quickly returned to the place where the stone was.

Seeing the stone, Pi Ruan looked like he was about to die, trembling and saying, "We... we've gone around again."

Plan A had failed, so they could only try Plan B.

"Let's split up." Zhao Xingguo stared at the darkness in the distance, withdrew his gaze, and said seriously, "There's no other way."

This time, splitting up would likely mean they would never see each other again. Everyone didn't want to break away from their original teams, so it could only be that Jiang Cheng's team would be one group, and the other two teams would be another.

"Little Earthworm." Fu Fu narrowed her eyes and looked at Pi Ruan, "Do you want to be on my team, sister will protect you. If you encounter a ghost, you can help sister hold it off."

"Pui!" Pi Ruan retorted without showing weakness, "Violent sister, you be careful. I heard the ghosts here like flat chests. A millennium-rare flat like you, it definitely won't miss."

The originally solemn scene of parting was completely ruined by the two of them.

"Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are in the hands of fate." Zhao Xingguo clasped his fist and said, "Take care."

"Take care." Jiang Cheng returned the salute.

After saying that, Luo He, Zhao Xingguo, and the others turned around and walked back.

Just as their figures were about to disappear from sight, Huai Yi's expression froze. Then, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying, he pointed to the opposite side: "What... what is that?"

Lin Wan'er reached out and slapped down Huai Yi's outstretched arm.

Luo He, Fu Fu, and Zhao Xingguo were supposed to be 5 people, but there was actually a 6th person in the team!

At the end of the team, there was a tall figure following.

The figure was hidden in the darkness, looming, carrying a large black bag that covered his entire upper body.

It seemed like there was a lot of equipment hanging on his waist.

Before everyone could continue to observe, Luo He and the others disappeared into the darkness.

The tall figure also disappeared.

"Holy shit!" Pi Ruan's exclamation attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone quickly turned around. Not far away, there was a fork in the road, and even stranger, there was light coming from inside.

"It seems that the one who's been缠住 (chanzhu - to entangle, impede) us is that guy." Chen Qiang said. He had also experienced an ancient instance and had some understanding of ghost walls, so he immediately understood everything.

"Let's go." Jiang Cheng strode forward. "Let's go take a look."

They had come for the paranormal events in Graystone Mountain, so naturally, they wouldn't refuse this suddenly appearing fork in the road.

Unlike a normal tunnel, the top of the fork tunnel had a lamp every certain distance. The light was a dim yellow light, and a rail extended into the fork.

Jiang Cheng squatted down, looked at the rails in the tunnel, and after a moment, said, "This should be it."

The rails were rusty, and the sleepers underneath were rotten, a clear contrast to the original rails in the tunnel.

It had been at least several decades.

Normal trains definitely couldn't run on such rails. Only that ghost train could.