While Zhang Han and Si Ye were talking, the Ghost Candle had almost burned out.
"Damn it, we have to fight again."
The nameless Ghost Controller grumbled and moved to block one of the charging Ghost Infants.
Si Ye and Zhang Han maintained their previous positions, blocking the Ghost Infants advancing toward them.
"Everyone focus on stalling. In ten minutes, based on my calculations, if nothing unexpected happens with Yang Jian, he should be arriving."
Wang Xiaoming said to the group, "Yang Jian has another Ghost Candle, and there is a crucial Supernatural Item in my Laboratory."
"He just needs to bring that Supernatural Item back, and then we can attempt to contain the Source Ghost."
Wang Xiaoming was worried at this moment that some people might just give up entirely.
Although everyone understood that escaping the Hospital was merely a slow death.
For those unwilling to face Supernatural Incidents, who would refuse a chance to live longer?
Besides, if they could escape, the time they might live could be far longer than that.
After all, don't forget there is a Gold Room in Guanjiang Residential Area.
If all hope is lost, snatching that Gold Room would be enough for them to live until they die from Ghost Revival.
"Will Yang Jian come? He waited upstairs for so long, and we haven't gone up yet. He must know that something unexpected happened on our end."
Zhao Kaiming said with a cold laugh.
"He will come. Yang Jian is a smart person. He knows that if we die here, after the Ghost Revival, Dachang City will have no chance."
Wang Xiaoming glanced thoughtfully at Zhao Kaiming, then said calmly.
"Yang Jian's relatives and friends are all in Guanjiang Residential Area, and I suspect many of you are the same."
"Even if not for yourselves, just for the people you care about, you won't give up the last hope."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent; even Zhao Kaiming didn't continue to argue.
Even though he no longer had any living relatives or friends.
The Ghost Infants surrounded them again, but this time it was much more chaotic than before.
Zhang Han and the nameless Ghost Controller were already in poor condition, only able to barely maintain their safety at this point.
Zhao Kaiming did not appear as distressed; a dark shadow stood behind him, ensuring his self-preservation was not an issue.
However, Si Ye, knowing that shadow was a Wish Ghost, certainly wouldn't pin his hopes on Zhao Kaiming.
Si Ye glanced at the four Cards in his hand: Attack, Dodge, Dodge, Invincible.
He currently possessed three Cards related to defense.
"If we can't hold them off, I'll prioritize protecting Wang Xiaoming first. To deal with the Starving Ghost, Wang Xiaoming is equally important."
Although Wang Xiaoming was an Ordinary Person, he played a tremendously significant role during the Starvation Ghost Incident.
Even when Yang Jian was containing the Starving Ghost, Wang Xiaoming was present.
If Wang Xiaoming hadn't reminded Yang Jian to use the Ghost Eye's Ghost Domain in conjunction with others, even if they managed to contain the Starving Ghost in the end, the Ghost Child Yang Jian might not have survived.
Although Si Ye felt no attachment to this world, he didn't want to live in a world where morality and ethics had completely collapsed.
Lost in thought, Si Ye aimed at the closest Third Stage Ghost Infant and shot out the Attack Card in his hand.
"A mere Ghost Infant dares to try and take my life? Let the Starving Ghost come instead."
Si Ye, having shot the Card, couldn't help but grin.
This was the fifth Card he had used since entering the Hospital.
As he used this Card, his mood became increasingly excited, and his spirits soared.
Wang Xiaoming glanced toward the emergency exit, then looked at Si Ye again upon hearing the sound.
In the depths of his eyes was a strong curiosity—curiosity about Si Ye.
With this kind of personality, if guided properly, he might grow into a very capable figure.
However, now was not the time to dwell on such thoughts.
Si Ye played the Attack Card and immediately manifested a new Card.
"It seems lucky people don't have bad luck. Vile creature, take this—Attack!"
Si Ye shot the newly drawn Attack Card toward another Third Stage Ghost Infant.
He now thoroughly understood the power of one Attack Card against a Ghost Infant.
One Attack Card could stop a Third Stage Ghost Infant from moving for about three minutes.
Second Stage and First Stage Ghost Infants would be instantly killed if hit by an Attack.
After using another Attack Card, Si Ye drew a new Card.
But this time, his luck seemed not as good as before.
After drawing Attack twice in a row, this time he drew a Dodge.
"Damn it, is this all the luck I have? I can't even get a God Draw!"
"Wait, perhaps the passive effect of the God Draw has already triggered."
Si Ye muttered a couple of curses, then suddenly felt something, glancing to his side.
On the wall beside him, a bizarre face emerged from the plaster.
It seemed a Ghost was about to walk directly out of the wall; the outline of its features, hands, and feet was already visible.
Seeing this, Si Ye hurriedly used the Dodge Card he had drawn, flashing away from the Ghost Infant about to emerge.
"I see. It seems my luck is not limited to that."
If he had drawn another Attack this time and continued looking for a target, Si Ye might have been attacked by this Ghost Infant next.
Although Si Ye still had Dodge Cards, using a Card still required time.
Si Ye, who was currently attacking, might not have had enough time to react.
"Ah!"
Just as Si Ye moved away from the Ghost Infant emerging from the wall, Sun Yi let out a scream.
Everyone looked in Sun Yi's direction.
It turned out that from the wall on the opposite side, a Ghost Infant had phased through the wall and attacked Sun Yi.
Fortunately for Sun Yi, his luck wasn't entirely bad, as he wasn't killed outright by the Ghost Infant.
However, his body was bitten by that Ghost Infant, and he had already lost half of his body; it couldn't exactly be called good luck.
Not only that, but the harm caused by being bitten by the Ghost Infant seemed far more severe than everyone imagined.
That Ghost Infant seemed to specifically target the Ghost within him, and after being bitten, the remaining half of Sun Yi's body lost its supernatural maintenance.
"He won't live long. Being bitten by that thing cost him half his body," Zhao Kaiming stated coldly, a hint of mockery in his tone.
"Even the Ghost he was controlling inside his body was stripped away. Without the maintenance of Ghost power, relying on an Ordinary Person's physique won't sustain him."
"That thing is too ferocious; the Ghost inside you is not on the same level as that thing at all."
"He can only barely maintain survival by risking Ghost Revival. Even if he survives the first wave of attacks, it's useless."
Zhang Han and the others looked grim upon hearing this.
"Keep holding them off. Yang Jian should be arriving soon. If we can stall for a few more minutes, the situation might change."
Wang Xiaoming took out gauze to wrap Sun Yi's wound, while Zhao Kaiming took the opportunity to repel the Ghost Infant that had bitten Sun Yi.
Si Ye drew another Attack Card and killed the unknown-stage Ghost Infant emerging from the wall.