Mysterious Revival

Chapter 647: 644

In the experimental building at this moment.

Doctor Chen, in a white lab coat, was hastily evacuating the underground laboratory with several assistants.

He had previously communicated with Professor Wang and knew what Wang Xiaoming intended to do, so he had already evacuated most of the staff from the building to prevent accidents.

“Pack up and go back to your offices to sort out your documents before leaving. Take a three-day holiday. I have a feeling that this experiment won’t end normally. Wang Xiaoming is always like this, although he also likes to conduct some terrifying experiments, but this time the situation is very complicated, involving several unstable factors,” Doctor Chen instructed his assistants.

“Doctor Chen, since you’re worried about this, why didn’t you warn Professor Wang earlier?” an assistant asked curiously.

Doctor Chen shook his head and said, “He thought of everything, no need for my reminders. The reason he insists on doing this is because he has gone further in the research of supernatural events than anyone else. And since the new direction of research hasn’t been settled, someone has to step into the dark. Up until now, any dangerous experiment could point to a new direction.”

“The Ghost Coffin experiment is a topic he has spent a great deal of time and energy on. He believes it is a breakthrough, so he won’t care about the multitude of uncertainties. My research philosophy is the opposite of his. I believe we should proceed step by step with these unknown and terrifying things, from discovery, to understanding, and finally to control…”

“Professor Wang is more radical. He wants to turn living people into ghosts, perfectly control vengeful spirits, and steal the abilities of ghosts.”

“Isn’t that an excellent direction for an experiment?”

The assistant felt puzzled; if it were up to him, he would definitely pursue this line of research as well.

Doctor Chen scolded, “Do you think this is child’s play? If we’re not careful, it could cost lives. Professor Wang’s radicalism is not unfounded. He is afraid that the supernatural events will become uncontrollable and completely erupt, so he is racing against time. I have worked with him for a while and have come to understand him quite well.”

“Don’t think that the ghosts you see in the lab are just that. They are imprisoned and restricted, so they seem harmless. But once they are released, even the most insignificant little thing in the lab can potentially cause the deaths of hundreds, even thousands of people, and the death would be continual.”

“Alright, go pack your things and prepare to leave. Maintain secrecy about our earlier conversation, as usual. Although you all know the rules here, I still have to remind you,” he said.

After chastising his assistants and giving them a reminder, he then allowed them to leave.

Groups of three to five assistants began to return to their offices to prepare their things for departure.

Although they were assistants under Doctor Chen, where rebukes were common, each one involved in such experiments was invariably top talent, highly sought after elsewhere.

“Doctor Chen is too cautious, lacking even a bit of adventurous spirit; that’s why the projects we’re responsible for are slow to break through,” an assistant named Liu said with a slight shake of his head.

A colleague next to him whispered, “Being cautious is always right though, at least it avoids accidents. I heard Doctor Chen mention in passing that something had gone wrong in the lab Professor Wang used to be responsible for. It seems quite a few people died… A ghost broke loose and instantly wiped out everyone in an area.”

“Right, I heard that Yang Jian sorted out that incident last time. But I also heard that Yang Jian once killed Wang Xiaoming’s own brother during a conflict in Dachang City when he was new.”

Assistant Liu was startled; “Where did you hear this from?”

“Everyone in the supernatural community knows about it, it’s no secret,” his colleague replied.

“Gossip aside, don’t get too involved with those people. Their level of danger is unimaginable, and Doctor Chen’s previous research topic has proven that after a living person becomes a ghost controller, their emotions gradually disappear, even become distorted. To a certain extent, their thoughts and cognition can no longer be considered human.”

“For example, when a beautiful woman appears on the street, a normal person would think about striking up a conversation, fantasizing, or just enjoying the view. But ghost controllers wouldn’t think that way. Their first thought might be how fresh the woman’s body is, contemplating turning her into a corpse to add to their collection,” he said.

“To them, killing isn’t even considered murder anymore, just like if a mosquito appeared beside us and we slapped it dead without thinking, a completely natural reaction.”

Assistant Liu said this as if he was still frightened, “That’s why it’s extremely dangerous to interact with any ghost handler. You never know when they’ll just kill you. I’ve seen people so deeply infiltrated by ghosts that their eyes are indistinguishable from a real ghost’s.”

“What’s the matter, why have you suddenly stopped walking?”

Suddenly, he noticed that his colleague had stopped moving and was standing still.

The colleague’s face began to look unsettled as he pointed down the hallway ahead, “Did you see something move past there just now?”

The hallway ahead was slightly dim, the light on the ceiling for some reason had not turned on.

“You must be mistaken, right? Even though this is a laboratory and there are some dangerous things here, there hasn’t been an accident to date. Our security level is very high, as are our preventative measures.”

Assistant Liu looked ahead but didn’t see anything.

“We should hurry back to the office to pack up and leave.”

But his colleague shook their head resolutely, “No, I’m sure I saw something moving past just a moment ago. I was too engaged in our conversation to pay much attention, but I can be certain I didn’t see it wrong.”

For a young employee, experiencing optical illusions was unlikely.

Assistant Liu, however, furrowed his brow, “There are no security patrols in this building, and most people have already left work and gone home, leaving only Doctor Chen and a few of us. Logically, there shouldn’t be anyone else in the building.”

“Maybe…” his colleague guessed uneasily.

“Don’t scare yourself,” Assistant Liu said.

But having said that, he couldn’t help but feel worried, considering that the building did indeed house some dangerous things. Although they had been properly dealt with, nothing is absolute, and it was possible there was a lapse somewhere.

“We should still report it, have the security department send someone to take a look,” his colleague said.

Assistant Liu hesitated before saying, “If it turns out to be nothing, we’ll get scolded. It’s off-duty hours now; better to leave it alone than to create unnecessary trouble.”

“That’s true, disturbing the security department over this would complicate matters.”

The two of them talked as they continued walking forward.

But they hadn’t gone much further when, at the intersection ahead, a sound echoed through the quiet corridor. It didn’t sound like someone passing by, but rather like something had fallen to the ground, a very dull sound which made it hard to guess what it could be from the noise alone.

The sound was close, just around the bend in front, past an intersection.

At that moment, both of them stopped in their tracks, exchanging a glance full of mutual understanding. Their previous unease had amplified.

There really might be something nearby…

“Who, who’s there?” Assistant Liu called out.

Perhaps it was a colleague who had taken a detour and appeared in front, or it was possible someone else was lingering in the building, so it was better to call out to confirm the situation.

Suddenly, a sense of inexplicable horror filled their hearts.

Because no one in the corridor ahead responded to him, it remained very quiet.

“Call security,” Assistant Liu immediately said.

His colleague hurriedly took out their phone, ready to inform security.

Just as the phone was being taken out, the sound from the corridor ahead became increasingly clear; the object that had fallen to the ground earlier seemed to be approaching, a bit like a ball rolling over.

But

it was not a ball at all, but a rotten Dead Man’s Head.

Around the corner of the corridor, a highly decomposed Dead Man’s Head with black hair and a ghastly white face rolled along, and a foul smell of decay gradually wafted over.

The most eerie thing was that the head on the ground changed direction as it rolled past and started to roll towards where they were.

The speed was not fast.

But as the Dead Man’s Head turned over, its pupils dilated, and those empty, lifeless eyes seemed to be staring at them.

“Hiss, hiss!”

The nearby wiring was affected, the lights flickered, and the corridor seemed to grow darker.

“Run, run fast,” Assistant Liu’s throat moved as he shouted in terror.

Their previous uneasy speculation was correct; there was something wrong with the building, an unknown supernatural entity had invaded, or perhaps something dangerous had escaped from the lab.

The rolling Dead Man’s Head on the ground had already proved it all.

His colleague had already gotten through to the security department, but now he couldn’t say a word, clutching the phone and running without looking back.

“Hello, hello?” A voice came from the phone.

But who could respond in such a situation? There was no time to do anything but flee for their lives.

The rotten Dead Man’s Head, although rolling on the ground, didn’t seem to follow them continuously; after rolling a few meters away, it ultimately hit the wall on the side and stopped.

At that moment, a child with a pale, cyanotic complexion, resembling a dead infant, about six years old and dressed in a dirty shroud, appeared next to the Dead Man’s Head. The child picked up the head and then, with those reddened eyes, watched the two men running away.

“My God.”

While running, Assistant Liu couldn’t help but look back to check the situation, and when he saw this scene, his legs went weak with fear, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting his nose and instantly his face was covered in blood.

A ghost, actually standing in the corridor watching him.

He could no longer stay in this building.

The ghost was active in this building.

However, as he tried to get up and escape once more, he looked back again, only to find that the ghost and the Dead Man’s Head had both disappeared.

The Ghost Child had been detected by them, so it chose to hide from their view and took to hiding.

In the silent building.

The Ghost Child, holding the Dead Man’s Head, roamed unrestrained; due to its size of only a six-year-old child, it couldn’t hold the adult-sized head steadily, so after running a distance, the head would always fall to the floor and roll far away.

But the Ghost Child would pick up the Dead Man’s Head every time.

Repeating this action, it seemed as if the Ghost Child was playing with the Dead Man’s Head like a ball.

However, the rotten Dead Man’s Head was a highly dangerous ghost that would immediately kill someone it fixed its gaze upon.

Assistant Liu was just too lucky before, as the Dead Man’s Head had stopped rolling with its face not turned his way; otherwise, he would not have had a chance to escape.

Breathing heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Assistant Liu and his colleague didn’t know where they had run to, only that they couldn’t run any longer and had to stop out of necessity.

After checking their surroundings, they felt a bit relieved.

The ghost hadn’t followed.

They must not fit the ghost’s pattern for killing, otherwise an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to escape a ghost’s pursuit.

“Quick, notify Doctor Chen, and Professor Wang…”

Assistant Liu’s mental strength was still okay; amid his fear, he hadn’t forgotten what needed to be done right now. Since there was a ghost in the building, they should alert others to be careful and ensure their safety.

And Professor Wang had a bodyguard by his side, that Wei Jing.

Perhaps he could deal with the situation in this building.