Everyone left the Hospital and returned to the Guanjiang Residential Area.
This trip yielded almost no gains whatsoever.
Instead, out of the original eight Ghost Controllers, only Yang Jian, Si Ye, and Zhang Han remained.
Moreover, none of them were in particularly good condition.
"Prepare a computer for me; I need to draft a report."
Wang Xiaoming glanced around the Guanjiang Residential Area and determined it was temporarily safe.
"Come to my place for a while; rest for a few days, and then we can start thinking about how to survive," Yang Jian suggested.
"Zhang Han, what about you?"
Zhang Han's gaze shifted slightly: "Is it safe here?"
"Are there any safe places left in Dachang City? But this area is far from the city center, and the transportation is convenient, making it quite suitable for escaping or protecting ourselves,"
Yang Jian said; "Although we might not necessarily survive, at least we can live a little longer."
"I'll go pick up my Parents. Do you have a place for them to stay?" Zhang Han hesitated for a moment.
Yang Jian said; "I'll gift you a villa; pick whichever one you like. At a time like this, we won't worry too much about such things."
"Thank you." Zhang Han nodded and immediately turned to leave.
Yang Jian then looked at Si Ye: "How is your condition?"
On the way back, he had already noticed something was off with Si Ye's expression. Clearly, at the Hospital, Si Ye's mood had been very high, in an excited state.
But as time passed, Si Ye became increasingly subdued.
Yang Jian couldn't understand it; even when facing the encirclement of the Ghost Infant, he had been excited, so why did he become dejected after escaping?
"It's nothing, it's just that the feeling of Ghost Revival is more unbearable than I imagined."
Si Ye slowly shook his head, a look of pain appearing on his face.
His previous guess was wrong; the ghost inside him had not entered a dormant state.
It was just that the Passionate Talent the System gave him had provided some help during the fight.
This was the possibility Si Ye realized only after returning and finding himself idle, sensing the abnormality within his body.
The Passionate Talent could make Si Ye's emotions more intense and excited, especially when playing Cards.
When Si Ye triggered this Passionate Talent, it allowed him to temporarily Suppress the Ghost Revival.
However, this suppression was brief; once Si Ye's emotions returned to calm, the Ghost Revival would follow immediately.
In other words, this Talent only prevented Si Ye from being affected by Ghost Revival during combat.
"Ghost Revival? That makes sense. You haven't been a Ghost Controller for long, so you haven't adapted to the stimulus of Ghost Revival yet," Yang Jian mused.
"What we faced this time was truly too dangerous, and you used quite a bit of Supernatural power."
"You should go back and rest first. I'll have someone deliver food to your door later."
Si Ye nodded, glanced around to confirm the direction, and then left.
Returning to his room, Si Ye collapsed onto the bed, his chest heaving, gasping for breath.
The Fierce Ghost named Card Maker inside his body was restless, and his body felt as if it were about to be torn apart.
An intense desire to make Cards surged within Si Ye.
He had a feeling that if he used Cards or made Cards right now, it could reduce the pain caused by the Ghost Revival.
However, Si Ye knew clearly that this was merely an illusion brought on by the Passionate Talent and the interference of the Card Maker in his body.
If he truly used Supernatural power at this moment, the subsequent pain would only be worse; at most, it would just delay the pain by a short while.
Time slowly passed. Si Ye woke up after an unknown period, still feeling a sour, painful sensation in his body.
In this dark Dachang City, Si Ye had no idea what time it was.
"Is this Ghost Revival? Indeed, one must experience things firsthand to truly know the nature of the suffering."
Si Ye slowly stood up and took out his phone to check the time.
Unknowingly, half a day had passed since they left the Hospital.
"Passion, Card Maker, Ghost Revival... I wonder what effect the awakening of Passion will have."
Si Ye shook his head; he had some understanding of this Talent, Passionate.
Furthermore, since that System originally intended to take him to the world of Card Players, he was almost certain this was the Talent of the character Sun Ce from the Three Kingdoms period.
Passionate represented the almost unstoppable, passionate momentum of development that Sun Ce possessed during the Three Kingdoms era.
The awakened Soul Form of Passionate represented Sun Ce inheriting the assistance left by his father and the help of his close friend Zhou Yu.
But in this world, what would the Soul Form be?
After all, he had no Parents or close friends in this world.
Moreover, in this world, only ghosts could deal with ghosts; without a ghost, it was useless anyway.
"The cart will find its way around the mountain when it gets there. Now is not the time to worry about that; I should focus on how to solve the problem of Ghost Revival next."
Since the Card Maker had not gone dormant, it meant Si Ye had little time left.
If he couldn't resolve the Ghost Revival issue and control a Second ghost within a certain timeframe, the subsequent outcome was predictable.
Si Ye opened his room door; outside, there was a meal packed in a thermal container.
In addition, there was a thermos flask and several packs of instant noodles outside the door.
Si Ye opened the meal in the thermal container; it was cold, having been left for too long, rendering the thermal container useless.
"They are quite thoughtful, preparing instant noodles and hot water, not knowing when I would wake up."
Si Ye brought the instant noodle box and the thermos flask back into the room and settled down to rest quietly.
For the time that followed, Si Ye chose not to go out, staying only in his room, contemplating various plans that might help him control a Second ghost.
However, these contemplations were actually not very meaningful; the control of a Fierce Ghost required caution.
Si Ye was not yet familiar enough with the Fierce Ghost he currently possessed, let alone controlling a Second one.
It was only because he had just begun controlling a Fierce Ghost that the Ghost Revival was not severe, allowing him some time to think slowly.
At a certain location in Dachang City, an incredibly sturdy golden box had now been deformed beyond recognition, and the previously sealed opening was completely forced open.
It was empty inside.
At some unknown time, a blurry human silhouette suddenly appeared. It stood motionless before the glass wall next to the sickbed.
No, it wasn't entirely without movement.
In the dimness, the lower jaw area of the humanoid silhouette was subtly writhing, as if someone were chewing on something.
It seemed strenuous, yet the figure was savoring it, as if whatever it was eating was incredibly tough, seemingly impossible to chew through.
Suddenly.
Something fell from that thing's mouth.
It looked like food residue.
But when it landed on the ground, amidst the swirling black and blue haze, a gap was revealed.
One could clearly see a piece of black, curved fingernail. Whether it was an illusion or not, the remaining knuckle on that fingernail twitched a few times.