After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

Chapter 34

Holding his phone, Guan Tianyi entered the dark villa alone.

The dark blue sky outside was hanging low and the last hint of sunlight slowly disappeared past the horizon.

He carefully walked forward using the light from his phone to light up his way.

In the darkness, the villa looked different from before. Every time the light from his phone swept across the room, Guan Tianyi's heart would always tense up.

For some reason, his heart was beating very quickly.

His heart raced restlessly in his chest to the point that his ribs hurt. The pounding resonated in his ears, making him almost unable to think.

The sound of his footsteps was absorbed by the old carpet. Except for his heartbeats, Guan Tianyi couldn't hear anything else. It was as if he was alone in another world.

Flustered.

Guan Tianyi slowly took a deep breath. It took him a while before he noticed that his breathing was trembling slightly.

He forced himself to calm down.

It must be because his experience earlier was too thrilling, and he still hadn't recovered from the shock—–

Wasn't this place just a man-made haunted house that hadn't been put to use yet?

H-how scary could it be?

After all, it was nothing more than props and mechanisms put in place. As a social media star documenting paranormal events, he was someone with experience. Having visited so many so-called abandoned hospitals, haunted villages and the likes, how could he be scared by these things?

Guan Tianyi reassured himself and then raised his phone a little higher.

The light flickered and swept across the floor.

Guan Tianyi frowned. He slowly searched for something in this unfamiliar environment.

The device that was said to be able to detect the ghosts was something he had bought from a close friend.

His friend who had some connections in the black market suddenly came to him mysteriously one day and recommended this device to him saying that it was sensitive and scarily accurate. He even gave him a whole list of examples.

By the time Guan Tianyi returned to his senses, he had already spent 24 thousand yuan to buy the device.

But now it seems…..he had been completely deceived.

It had suddenly gone off in this haunted house that hadn't been completely renovated, scaring everyone in the process. If it wasn't for this damned device, they probably wouldn't have been so scared.

And it couldn't be turned off……It was unknown which company made it, but it was simply too thoughtless.

But no matter what, Guan Tianyi was already certain that he had been plotted against.

The light from his phone scattered slightly into the distance, blurring the boundary between light and dark. It made it seem like there was something indescribable lurking in the darkness.

Just as he was thinking about what he should do and how he should settle the accounts with that friend—-

The sky outside suddenly darkened, and the last ray of sunlight was completely gone. Night had silently fallen.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep—-!!!" Without any warning, a loud alarm sounded from ahead, startling Guan Tianyi.

He raised his phone in shock, only to see a small black box lying on the ground not far away. The simple device lying alone in the deserted hall looked quite frightening.

It turned out to be here.

The moment he saw the device, Guan Tianyi sighed with relief. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and picked up the device.

But strangely, the moment he picked it up, the alarm stopped.

It was suddenly silent.

Guan Tianyi felt a chill run down his back. The temperature of the surrounding air had at some point in time become cold. It felt like needles penetrating through his clothes and into his bones. The hairs on his body all stood on end.

This feeling was very strange.

Everything in front of him was shrouded in thick, inpenetrable darkness. Only the light from his phone could barely light up some of his surroundings.

He couldn't see anything, by he could still feel it very vividly—–In the darkness in front of him, there was something slowly approaching him.

Guan Tianyi's face was ghostly pale. He swallowed nervously. He was suddenly struck by fear and could hardly move a single step.

His pupils constricted. He didn't dare blink.

He raised his phone little by little.

The torch light also slowly rose higher, illuminating the darkness ahead——

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"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Ye Jia's footsteps paused.

He heard a vague scream come from the villa. The other party should clearly only be a dozen or so metres away from him at this moment, but that terrifying scream sounded like it came from a thousand or so metres away.

The door before him was wide open and the inside of the villa was pitch black. It resembled a monster's wide-open mouth as it waited for new prey.

Ye Jia no longer hesitated. He continued onwards.

With every step, the air around his body changed.

Thick and cold ghost energy surged around Ye Jia. By the time he reached the door, he no longer had any traces of human scent.

The moment he entered the door, the atmosphere underwent some massive changes. The warmth and humidity belonging to a summer's night was instantly replaced by cold and gloomy yin energy. The darkness around him seemed like some form of sticky mucous. As if it had a mind of its own, it rushed towards him and surrounded him.

Ye Jia heard——In the depths of this villa that couldn't be reached by any sources of light, there were some eerie chatters.

It wasn't a language belonging to any creature, and he couldn't tell what was being said, but the maliciousness and greed in the voices could clearly be felt.

Ye Jia's footsteps couldn't help but stop.

He had to close his eyes and slowly take a deep breath——-

This feeling……..

It was like throwing someone who had been starving for three days and three nights into a cave filled with delicacies.

This sudden impact caused even Ye Jia to become a little distracted.

Every pore in his body was screaming—–So hungry, so hungry, want to eat, want to eat, want to eat!

They greedily swallowed the yin energy and that greed increased even further as more yin energy was consumed. They absorbed the yin energy in the air around him almost obsessively, like a plant sucking up moisture from the soil.

Ye Jia could feel the ghost energy in him sighing contentedly. It tirelessly urged him to continue eating.

But now wasn't the time for that.

He barely suppressed the hunger in him and slowly walked forward.

The yin energy closed around Ye Jia and swallowed up his figure.

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But perhaps it was because the ghost energy coming from him was very strong and almost the same kind as itself, the villa didn't immediately reject his existence. It still continued to swallow up any prey that entered its domain, but it didn't immediately launch an attack at this intruder.

Ye Jia calmly entered the villa.

He could now understand what the scare spirits meant earlier by "the villa would come alive".

It was entirely different from a 'haunted villa'.

The entire building seemed to have become an enormous living creature. All the bricks and tiles inside as well as the walls, floors, furniture and even the dust still attached to them seemed to have developed its own consciousness and had become catalysed by the yin energy, turning into some kind of terrible creature. They heartlessly consumed and swallowed any intruder who dared enter their domain.

They themselves had formed the perfect ecosystem, just like the flora in a monster's stomach. They strangely managed to coexist with each other.

Ye Jia's thoughts went a little astray.

In fact…..this place made him feel like he was back in the game again.

It was also a large and terrifying existence that nurtured more and more monsters with the yin energy it had, letting them kill each other, letting them coexist in harmony and letting them hunt the prey it occasionally lets in.

But the difference was that the monsters in the game were much scarier and the environment inside was a lot crueller.

Ye Jia returned from those thoughts that have strayed a little.

Not far ahead, a dark figure had fallen to the ground. As if all the bones from his body had been removed, Guan Tianyi laid limply on the ground, completely soft. His phone that was still emitting light as well as the ghost detecting device was next to him. The light made his face appear bleak and pale and his features were distorted in panic with wide-open, bloodshot eyes staring fixatedly into the distance. He seemed to have lost his mind and was completely overwhelmed with fear.

His mouth was wide open. Saliva flowed out from the corners of his lips as his body spasmed.

When an ordinary person accidentally enters a Yin Pit, even if they were lucky and weren't swallowed up by it, they would go mad from the terrible fear inflicted onto them, resulting in irreparable damage.

—-Fortunately, it had only been five minutes.

There was still a chance of recovery.

Ye Jia bent down and placed his cold fingers on the other person's forehead.

A wisp of black air appeared, and it then quickly disappeared at his fingertips.

The next second, Guan Tianyi's distorted and painful expression calmed down. His eyes were still dazed but his eyelids had slowly lowered, the spasming also became less frequent and his breathing had calmed down considerably.

At this moment, the entire villa slowly began to shake.

It seemed to have realised that this intruder was going to snatch away the food it was about to consume.

Unforgivable!

The surrounding darkness started to bubble like boiling water. It surged towards the young man standing in the middle of the hall. Like tens of thousands of dark insects, it let out a sharp cry and charged towards him!

The dim light from the phone on the ground was swallowed up in an instant. In an instant, the small source of light was gone.

The young man's pale face was shrouded in darkness.

All that was left in the hall was the villa's low and angry roar—-The floor trembled, the stairs squeaked, and the dust covered furniture creaked.

Suddenly, a bright gleam tore through this darkness.

It cut through the dense yin energy in the air. On the ground, the light on the phone lit up again. It was finally able to illuminate a small area in this villa.

He could finally somewhat see the surrounding situation now…..

Darkness surged over from all directions like a violent hurricane. It rushed towards the centre of the hall and in the eye of the hurricane that was capable of destroying anything in its path stood a young man.

He stood calmly in the middle of the chaos, like a lone lighthouse in the middle of a roaring sea.

No matter how terrible the rain and wind were, it remained unmoved.

His hand held a large scythe with a crescent shaped blade. It moved as if it was a part of his body, silently and accurately cutting through the surrounding yin energy.

———It was a tooth.

The yin energy that was cut through were like food being consumed. They were very quickly sucked into the young man's body.

Ye Jia narrowed his eyes slightly.

The light on the ground illuminated him from below, outlining his beautifully contoured jawline and also lightly kissing his pale cheeks.

Under the thick, slightly lowered lashes, those amber eyes gradually darkened. As if a drop of black ink had fallen in, darkness spread through in the depths of his eyes, swirling around like a deep whirlpool.

It has been a long time………Still not enough………

Ever since he had returned to human society, he had been extremely careful with controlling this 'hunger' of his.

But he shouldn't…..eat too much.

A trace of clarity flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Ye Jia struggled internally. The fingers holding the scythe were slightly white from the force as he struggled to retain his remaining reason.

—-He shouldn't eat too much.

His weapon was a part of him. As long as it was used, even if it wasn't his original intention, it will 'eat' a part of the opponent's power.

The more that was eaten, the stronger he would become.

The more that was eaten, the harder it would be…..for him to be human.

Ye Jia had only experienced it once…..where he ate without restraint. But even at that time, he didn't reach his limit—-He seemed to be like a bottomless pit that would never be satisfied.

He was also unwilling to test out this bottom line of his.

He didn't want to know what kind of monster he would become after eating his fill.

Ye Jia shakily took a deep breath. The dark vortex in his eyes was forcibly suppressed.

He bent down and picked up the device that had fallen onto the ground.

His other hand grabbed Guan Tianyi's collar and dragged him out.

He dragged him along as if he weighed nothing.

The villa tried to stop him.

But its powers had weakened considerably. Despite still possessing some yin energy, it wasn't enough to inflict any real damage on the intruder. On the contrary, it was more like it was offering up fresh food to the other party.

For the first time, the yin energy in this Yin Pit decreased at a rapid rate.

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Outside the metal gates.

Cheng Cezhi sat in the driver's seat while the four youngsters were squeezed into the back seats. It made the originally not so spacious car become even more crowded.

He checked his watch anxiously and watched the second and minute hand move little by little.

Taking these four youngsters away from the villa was very easy.

Guan Yianyi was originally the most courageous one and the reason why they were willing to stay after escaping was because of Guan Tianyi's persistence.

In fact, after an entire day of fear and panic, they were already tired and hungry.

Regardless of whether the building was really haunted or not, they didn't want to stay in such a terrible place after nightfall.

Cheng Cezhi didn't even need to say anything for the four youngsters to agree to the suggestion of 'getting back to the car first and letting his colleague go in and find their friend' without any hesitation.

But now that some time had passed, even these four youngsters felt that something wasn't right.

In the back seat, He Lian asked hesitantly:

"Umm……When will they be back?"

"Soon, very soon." Cheng Cezhi replied absent-mindedly. He was however also unsure inside.

He held his phone as fine beads of sweat formed in his palms. The wetness from his palms made his screen a little smudged.

Cheng Cezhi was actually feeling very conflicted inside.

Although he had subconsciously trusted Ye Jia, some doubts formed after he left.

He didn't know how powerful the 'villa that would come alive' was. What if…..it was very powerful? What if Ye Jia had miscalculated and if he didn't immediately report to his superiors right now, his friend would be in trouble?

The big scare spirit floated over and sat on his shoulder:

"Don't worry."

Cheng Cezhi was taken aback. He quickly glanced at the youngsters in the back through the rear-view mirror and saw that they seemed to have not noticed anything before turning around and asking in a low voice, "Why do you say that?"

"It's obvious." The little scare spirit also floated over and sat on his other shoulder. It reassured, "Don't worry, handsome men will always be fine!"

Cheng Cezhi: "…….."

Why didn't he feel at ease hearing this?

The big scare spirit looked around secretly before coming closer and whispering in Cheng Cezhi's ear, "I can sense that that handsome man is very strong."

The little scare spirit nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah, that's right!"

Cheng Cezhi was surprised.

He subconsciously turned and looked at the villa in the distance.

In the darkness, the villa was surrounded by the tall weeds, leaving only the dark roof visible. Just the sight of it was quite daunting.

……..Very strong?

Cheng Cezhi was a little surprised.

He knew that this colleague of his was very mysterious and could see ghosts but……very strong?

For a while, he had some trouble associating that word with the Ye Jia who would habitually laze around like a salted fish—-But now that he thought about it, he felt that it also fit him well……

But why didn't he join the Combat Division instead?

Cheng Cezhi felt that he wouldn't be able to reach an answer even if he used every one of his braincells to think. The originally mysterious and unpredictable colleague seemed to have grown even more distant.

While he was lost in thought, some sounds could be heard from the direction of the metal gate.

Then, a vague figure appeared.

He seemed to be…..dragging a person?

Cheng Cezhi squinted his eyes to see more clearly—-The other person's figure gradually came into view.

With his back facing the thick darkness, the young man's expression was still calm and unwavering. His eyes were slightly lowered, and his hand dragged an unconscious person out from the tall grass.

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He Lian who was sitting in the back seat let out an exclamation, "…….My god!"

She hurriedly opened the car door and rushed outside.

The others followed closely behind her.

Ye Jia let go of Guan Tianyi's unconscious body and the body instantly collapsed onto the ground. The four other youngsters gathered around and looked at their companion with concern.

"W-what happened to him?" A boy asked nervously.

"The mechanisms in the villa weren't turned off." Ye Jia answered lightly, "Fainted from fear."

Everyone: "………"

At this moment, the short-haired girl covered her nose and frowned, "What is this smell….."

Everyone was taken aback. They looked in the direction of the smell——

Guan Tianyi…….had wet himself.

A look of awkwardness surfaced on everyone's faces.

At this moment, Cheng Cezhi also hurried out from the car. Before he could take more than a few steps, he saw Ye Jia turn and look in his direction. His voice was calm.

"Call an ambulance."

The young man's eyes seemed darker in the night. It seemed a little different from usual.

Cheng Cezhi was stunned for a moment before he finally reacted and pulled out his phone to dial a familiar number.

After he was done reporting the situation and gave them the address, he hung up and subconsciously looked in Ye Jia's direction.

The young man had already retracted his gaze at this moment and was looking down at the black device in his hand.

Cheng Cezhi scratched his head.

For some reason, he felt that…..the other party seemed a little scary?

The phone call earlier was to the hospital that worked together with the Bureau. They had established a line specially dedicated for the Bureau's staff and, in addition to the usual Bureau's staff, they would also admit ordinary people affected by paranormal events.

In this regard, they were already well versed in it.

It was just that their current location was too far from M City, so even if the hospital was on the edge of the main city centre, it would take the ambulance at least half an hour to arrive.

—-The hospital had clearly notified the Bureau.

Several black cars followed behind the ambulance. Inside them were all staff from the Bureau.

In just half an hour, the entrance to the originally abandoned villa had become much livelier.

In addition to the hospital's ambulance and the Bureau's staff, some nearby residents had also gathered around, stretching out their necks in curiosity.

Cheng Cezhi was a little nervous.

He didn't have any feelings towards this villa, but he was very clear about the Bureau's attitude towards harmless ghosts.

Cheng Cezhi hid the two scare spirits behind him.

Zhao Dong got out of the car and walked straight towards Ye Jia and Cheng Cezhi.

He turned and glanced at Guan Tianyi who was being carried off in a stretcher by medical staff and sighed sympathetically, "Pitiful thing. It might be a while before he can recover."

Cheng Cezhi cleared his throat and awkwardly tried to change the topic:

"Oh, right. About this haunted house, what do you plan to do?"

"Of course, we'll be sending in combat personnel to clean it up." Zhao Dong shrugged, "But I'm afraid it's a bit more complicated this time."

"What do you mean?"

"This is private territory. We will have to get into contact with the owner first before we can send people over."

"This place really has an owner?" Cheng Cezhi was a little surprised, "And you managed to contact them?"

He originally thought that this place was an abandoned asset, and the owner may have even forgotten that they had a place like this. That would explain why they left it untouched for so long.

"Yeah, the paperwork was passed over just half a month ago."

Wait a minute……A place like this could actually be sold?

Cheng Cezhi was even more surprised.

Did that person get scammed?!

Zhao Dong looked down at his watch and continued, "The owner insisted on coming to the site so we……."

Before he could finish speaking, there was an engine's roar coming from the end of the road. Bright headlights cut through the dark night.

A sports car stopped not far away from them. Cheng Cezhi could recognise the car—-It was something he wouldn't ever be able to afford even if he worked sleeplessly for a hundred years.

He couldn't help but give the car a few more envious glances.

The door opened and a man go out.

Simple white shirt, black trousers, broad shoulders, long legs, pale skin and pitch-black eyes. This person gave off an air of superiority.

—–Wow.

For a moment, Cheng Cezhi felt like he was also influenced by the scare spirits. He couldn't help but praise inside:

Top rate handsome guy!

He turned to look at the scare spirits hiding behind him to make a few quiet jokes and ask if they liked this type.

But the moment he turned back, Cheng Cezhi couldn't help but be taken aback.

—–It was completely empty behind him.

Huh?

Where did those two scare spirits who can't hold themselves back when they see a handsome guy go?