After agreeing on the price, Wang Xiaoming nodded.
"Does anyone else need to prepare anything?"
Si Ye shook his head; currently, apart from the ghosts he controlled, he possessed no Supernatural Items.
The containment vessels would be handled by Wang Xiaoming and the others, so he didn't need to prepare anything.
After waiting a moment, the others successively went back to retrieve some items.
Si Ye also took this opportunity to learn the identities of everyone present.
For example, Sun Yi and Zhang Han, who appeared in the Original Work, as well as Zhao Kaiming, who was controlled by the Wish Ghost.
"Let's move."
Wang Xiaoming's expression was calm, showing no fear; he directly crossed the cordon line and walked toward the Hospital again.
The group, including Si Ye, totaling eight people, followed behind Wang Xiaoming toward the Hospital.
Everyone entered the dim Hospital building through the main entrance, but they had only walked about ten meters forward.
Darkness had already devoured them, and the path behind them was no longer visible.
Someone had prepared a high-intensity Flashlight, but the light could not penetrate the thick, lingering haze, only extending about five or six meters ahead; anything further was just a blurry outline.
The empty Hospital Hall was deserted at this moment, with only the sound of their own footsteps echoing clearly around them.
"Ah—!"
Faint, painful screams drifted from the depths of the Hospital.
"What was that sound?" someone exclaimed in alarm.
Wang Xiaoming said, "Don't be nervous; those are patients who couldn't evacuate in time. They all have Ghost Infants inside them, and it's likely the Ghost Infants are acting up now."
"However, based on my calculations, those Ghost Infants haven't reached the time for birth yet, so we are safe for the time being."
Listening to Wang Xiaoming's words, Si Ye didn't feel much internally.
Although he had only recently transmigrated to this world and become a Ghost Controller, he seemed to have lost his fear of Fierce Ghosts.
They advanced while conversing, and soon after.
Following Wang Xiaoming's lead, the group gradually went deeper into the Hospital.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Ghost Domain, the Hospital was exceptionally large; the group hadn't even finished traversing one Hall yet, constantly moving forward with more path ahead.
Suddenly, Wang Xiaoming stopped walking and frowned.
"The path has been altered; this is no longer the way through the Hospital."
"Are you kidding me? They pull this on us right at the start?" someone asked, looking horrified.
Wang Xiaoming said, "I'm not kidding. I calculated that from the start until now, I have walked exactly one hundred and seventy-six steps."
"Based on the distance, I should have walked out of the Hall, perhaps even reaching the front of the first patient's room, but we are still in the Hall right now."
"The Appearance of ghosts has affected the space here; that's my current assumption."
Si Ye listened to Wang Xiaoming's judgment without saying anything, showing neither fear nor worry.
Si Ye's demeanor surprised Yang Jian, causing him to glance over a few times.
Since he was the one who brought Si Ye in, Yang Jian paid relatively close attention to him.
It was similar to how the first Ghost Controller he met after becoming one was Zhou Zheng, that kind Criminal police officer.
The first Supernatural Incident he handled involved Yan Li, that honest person.
For Yang Jian himself, he could currently be considered Si Ye's guide, perhaps?
Of course, this attention was Limited; everything still depended on whether Si Ye himself possessed Potential.
As it stood, Yang Jian felt Si Ye was much better than these Ghost Controllers who were easily startled.
Si Ye was unaware of Yang Jian's thoughts; he simply stayed within the team, occupying a position that was neither at the front nor at the very back.
Everyone knew he was a Newcomer, so no one vied for position with him.
After all, no one knew what this Newcomer's Potential or temperament was like; if a small conflict led to trouble for them, it wouldn't be worth the loss.
The Hospital, shrouded in Black and blue haze, indeed seemed much larger; they spent a full ten minutes just traversing the first Hall before reaching the first corner.
"Let's keep moving forward; just pay attention to the surroundings," Wang Xiaoming didn't seem overly worried and continued to walk forward calmly.
A deep Passage with no visible end.
On both sides of the Passage were the Hospital's outpatient departments and some patient rooms; the doors to these rooms were tightly shut, exuding an air of gloom and misfortune everywhere.
"Something isn't right."
Zhao Kaiming leaned on his cane, his face grim, "If we have to force our way through this Passage, something is bound to happen, and casualties are very likely. If that ghost is truly in the Hospital, it will definitely appear."
"If we don't take this path, we have to take the Elevator; wouldn't that be even more dangerous?" Sun Yi considered for a moment.
"Indeed, taking an Elevator in a haunted Hospital—if real danger strikes, it's a recipe for being wiped out entirely. This Passage looks a bit off."
Yang Jian said calmly, pushing a cart from the rear; a Golden chest rested on the cart.
"But since we are here, that ghost is definitely going to appear. No matter how careful we are, contact is unavoidable. Right now, our goal isn't to avoid the ghost, but to find it and eliminate it."
Si Ye remained silent, merely observing the others' conversation.
His objective was to encounter the Fourth stage ghost infant that appeared in the Original Work and attempt to Pickpocket it; it was better not to interfere too much before then.
The group advanced continuously, and as they went deeper, casualties began to occur.
One Ghost Controller kicked the door of a nearby outpatient room and was suddenly killed.
This made everyone more vigilant; even Si Ye, knowing the plot of the Original Work, adjusted his mindset.
Facing these Fierce Ghosts in reality now, being besieged by a large number of Ghost Infants, even Si Ye faced the possibility of death.
"I'll take the lead. If this continues, we'll never get out of here, even though we haven't been misled."
Just then, Yang Jian suddenly spoke up.
"But it's certain that everything here has been altered beyond recognition under the influence of the Fierce Ghost's power. After walking this far, who knows where the ghost is now."
Yang Jian took out a Red Ghost Candle from his backpack; the candle was the color of fresh blood.
"You plan to use it now?" Wang Xiaoming frowned. "There's still two-thirds left; it won't last long."
"Is this a Ghost Candle? An item that can temporarily resist a Supernatural Attack." Si Ye looked at the Ghost Candle, unable to hide a flicker of desire in his eyes.
Late-stage Ghost Candles were indeed not very useful, but Si Ye hadn't become powerful enough yet to disregard them entirely.
Fierce Ghosts capable of instantly vaporizing a Ghost Candle were rare at this stage.
A single Red Ghost Candle could indeed provide him with crucial help at certain moments.
For a Ghost Controller, gaining just a few seconds during a confrontation with a Fierce Ghost could lead to a completely different outcome.