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Hearing this, Ye Jia’s pupils instantly constricted.

...Maternal grandfather?Mother’s
...father?Across the icy cold steel bars, one could see the old man’s grotesque and deformed body squirming around to the frequency of his breathing. The beating scarlet flesh was covered in a greasy sheen, looking particularly terrifying.“He has been in this neither dead nor alive state for more than thirty years
.” The director stretched out his hand and pressed it onto the cold glass barrier, looking very pained.“It is normally very difficult for humans to live to this age but those parasitic balls of flesh have allowed him to sustain his life a little longer.”Ye Jia stared at the half-alive old man inside the prison. His pale and thin lips were pursed together.The weak, old man opened his grey and hazy eyes, his gaze slowly falling onto Ye Jia.His face twitched slightly and a faint croak leaked out from the corners of his wrinkled lips, “
.Wh...o
?”The director opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted by Ye Jia.“How did he become like this?”The director was slightly surprised. The expression on his face gradually became solemn and pained. He took a deep breath and said with difficulty:“Actually, thirty years ago
..the door was once opened.”Ye Jia’s breathing stagnated. He immediately turned to look at the director.The door
.was once opened?What did he mean?.Outside the Bureau’s headquarters.Gloomy darkness enveloped the entire high-rise building, almost blending in with the night. The darkness however couldn’t be penetrated by the light and if you looked carefully, you could vaguely catch a glimpse of ugly and horrific faces within. Inside the vortex made of up ghosts and yin energy stood the Bureau headquarters, looking lonely and fragile, as if it would be swallowed up the next second.As if they were desperate cries for help, ear piercing sirens rang from the building and a scarlet light signalling danger lit up in the darkness.The employees working at the headquarters all sported a pale face as they looked out into the darkness outside:“How high
..is the reading?”Another person said, “I-It can’t be measured!”Even with the most powerful detector in the Bureau, the thin pointer pointed to the highest value that could be recorded and it even looked like it was trying to go even higher.“Quick! Call for support!”Another employee at the front desk raised their head with an ashen face, their cold and stiff fingers still on the phone. Only a busy tone came from the other end.“It can’t connect
.”All contact with the world outside had been completely cut off. They were now at a completely isolated and helpless state.Suddenly, there was a ‘crack’ and a pale arm suddenly stretched out from the dark clouds outside, smashing through the glass walls. With great force, it charged straight towards the person standing closest to the door!Its sharp fingernails shone an icy cold light. It looked like it could easily cut through steel.The employee’s eyes widened in fear. He was so terrified, he was frozen in place as his trembling eyes reflected the massive hand charging towards him. He almost forgot how to breathe.The next second, a wall made of blood suddenly rose up from the ground, mercilessly cutting off the giant hand at the wrist.In an instant, foul-smelling black blood flew everywhere.With a ‘slap’, that giant hand fell heavily onto the ground and a loud wail sounded from outside the shattered glass walls.Blood flowed down the employee’s pale face which had lost all its colour.A low and magnetic voice belonging to a man sounded from behind him:“Ah, just in time.”Everyone was shocked. They immediately turned to look in the direction of that voice.A tall man slowly walked out from the darkness. His features were deep and defined and his eyes that were blood-red shone a strange light in the shadows. He lightly glanced down at the hand that was still twitching on the ground before looking away. It was as if he was just looking at an insignificant piece of dust:“If a human really died, I wouldn’t be able to boast about it to gege later.”

.Human?!The implication behind those words meant that this man here isn’t human?!Everyone couldn’t help but feel fearful. A terrified shudder travelled down their spines.Immediately afterwards, more twisted and grotesque-looking limbs flew over from the darkness outside. As if they were angered by the incident just now, they fiercely attacked the building.A wave of blood surged from behind the man. As if it possessed consciousness of its own, it charged towards fierce ghosts trying to get into the building. Cries of anguish and sounds of skin being corroded away echoed through the hall and a rotten and foul smell filled the air.Ji Xuan glanced at the employees, “Aren’t you leaving?”
The moment he said those words, they seemed to have finally returned to their senses and they immediately scrambled out of the building.Regardless of whether this man was a friend or foe, escaping first was the right thing to do.Soon, only Ji Xuan was left in the hall. Through the shattered glass walls, one could see the terrible faces outside:“Ji Xuan
..”A voice sounded from the dark clouds outside. It sounded like a mixture of many voices. Rough, thin, hoarse, malicious, all of them intermingled: “Have you forgotten your own identity?”Ji Xuan slowly walked forward. The sea of blood under him immediately spread out, flowing out the building.As if it was intimidated, the cloud outside retreated:“You
..!”“Identity?” Ji Xuan laughed. His scarlet eyes narrowed as he looked at the dark clouds ahead, “Do you know what mission Mother gave me?”The dark cloud: “
...What?”The man’s voice was low and husky and it carried oppressiveness, “To find Ace.”Ji Xuan’s smile deepened, “Mother promised that as long as he is found, I can handle the rest.”He shrugged, “Look. In essence, I believe I haven’t disobeyed her orders?”The dark clouds outside moved even more violently.Ji Xuan continued forward step by step, the roaring sea of blood under him looking very threatening. With every step taken, the clouds would retreat a step.He said slowly, “As for Mother
..She has kept a lot of things from me.”Ji Xuan sighed regretfully:“I have to say, as her direct descendent, I am very hurt.”----In a certain sense, Mother didn’t trust Ji Xuan.Whether it was finding a vessel for her or activating the door in M City, she never revealed any of those plans to Ji Xuan.She seemed to have already realised that this direct descendent of hers was no longer completely obedient and perhaps in order to test the other party out, she basically gave the important tasks to the other fierce ghosts, only giving him the task of finding and transforming Ye Jia.Although Ji Xuan knew that Mother wanted to leave the game, what he didn’t know was
..What exactly Mother planned to do.And also where the real key location is.While he announced rewards, looking everywhere for Ace, he had also discretely sent out his subordinates to investigate the subordinates of the other S-Level fierce ghosts, torturing them and interrogating them before finally getting information about M City ---- That it would be the key target of future attacks.After Ji Xuan arrived at M City, he gradually realised that----It wasn’t that the door was in M City, but that M City itself was the door.So he bought that Yin Pit.But it was already too late.The pit transformation had already been completed. It had already become one of the cornerstones of the door.Since then, the opening of that door was set into stone. No one could put a stop to it.But due to the suppressive nature of Mother’s bloodline, Ji Xuan couldn’t reveal anything about this.As they investigated and searched for the body parts, Ji Xuan slowly learned the whole truth ---- What mother needed wasn’t only a door, but also a vessel.As for Ye Jia’s mother’s past, he only knew what Ye Jia himself knew.Looking at the fierce ghost before him, Ji Xuan smiled:“Technically speaking, I believe that as a Mother, she has failed in performing her role a little more than me as her son.”“So, what right do you have to question me?”The fierce ghost before him was angered, but it couldn’t find any words to refute him. Numerous voices sounded from the dark clouds ahead, “Ji Xuan, you’re still not going to make way?”Ji Xuan’s voice was cold and indifferent, and it also contained a hint of arrogance and malice:“Of course not.”Behind him, a wall made up of blood slowly rose, “You want to enter? Go ahead and try.”.At the same time.In the underground fifth floor of the Bureau headquarters.Ye Jia turned to look at the director standing beside him and asked slowly:
“
...What?”At this moment, the old man who was speaking with difficulty inside the bars suddenly widened his eyes, “The door
..! No! Quick

”The director sighed:“Since you already know that
.. her body is missing, then you must have also seen the symbol on the coffin, yes?”Ye Jia lowly let out an ‘en’.“Thirty years ago, due to our stupidity and ignorance, us humans
.once opened that door.”The director looked into the distance and seemed to be lost in his memories.At that time, the Bureau had only just been established and every member of the Bureau was arrogant and filled with enthusiasm. The director at the time, Qi Shengze, was a powerful and intelligent leader. At that time, they were all ordinary people and could only rely on firearms and special devices to go against the ghosts.But there is no end to human desire. Malice resulting from such desires continued to increase as humanity advanced with the times.Fierce ghosts grew stronger and stronger and yin energy flowed through all the streets and alleys in the city, eroding away the life of ordinary humans, devouring one victim after another. The battle against the ghosts grew more and more difficult and more and more people were being sacrificed.This continued
..until Qi Shengze found a breakthrough.There was a way that could open the door to the other side and suck in and imprison all the ghosts B-level or greater.Although difficult, after more than ten years of hard work, they finally completed all the preparations for it.Under the watch of many eyes, the door was opened.Indeed, all the fierce ghosts B-Level or greater were sucked through that huge door.But what they didn’t know was that those fierce ghosts were not imprisoned in there and instead
..eaten.They also didn’t know
..that there was an even more terrifying existence on the other side.She was the source of all evil thoughts and desires, the mother of all ghosts and monsters, the most terrifying existence in the gap between reality and nothingness.And she was awakened by the fresh blood offerings.Fortunately, the door itself was also a restraint. Although the door was open, it didn’t mean that she could come out.After all the ghosts disappeared, the number of human deaths continued to surge. At this point, the Bureau began to realise that something wasn’t right-----And as the one who had opened the door, Qi Shengze paid a huge price for his ignorance and stupidity.The moment the door was opened, he was parasitised.Steady streams of malice invaded the real world from his body, releasing extremely terrible powers.And his only daughter, as the chosen vessel, became a sacrifice.After all of this, they finally realised that something more terrifying inside the door was trying to come out. The Bureau was determined to make up for the mistakes they had made----The director took off his glasses again and cleaned it with his shirt:“More than thirty years ago, the Bureau was reorganised.”He sighed, “But
..no one survived.”Ye Jia was stunned. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind ----- Could it be
..?He heard the director continue:“Since you have seen the Bureau’s old logo, then you must also know of the countless skeletons buried under those logos.”The piles of mummified corpses concealed inside the walls as well as the numerous corpses at the cemetery that didn’t match up with the number of graves, all those scenes quickly surfaced to Ye Jia’s mind.“Blood sacrifice.” The director’s tone was heavy and pained, “We had to sacrifice human life to close that door completely.”And from that day onwards, a small number of humans began to acquire powerful abilities.That actually wasn’t an ability, but another form of yin energy that could be controlled by humans.----Although they had paid a cruel price, humans still managed to achieve their original purpose.All fierce ghosts B-Level of greater had been wiped out. In addition to the weapons they had, humans have also acquired another means to protect themselves.Since then, humans have finally become able to gain the upper hand when going against the monsters and ghosts.But such peace was short-lived. It only lasted for thirty years.“As long as that door was once opened, it cannot be completely closed again.” The director appeared to have aged ten years in an instant. He sighed, “In a place we don’t know, there is a gap between the other side and reality, allowing Mother to drag humans from the real world to the other side
...It eventually reached our current situation.”Even if the rest of the matter wasn’t explained by the director, Ye Jia had basically figured out most of the ins and outs.The game wasn’t just a simple killing mechanism.Its role was to filter and select.Weak humans without potential become food for the fierce ghosts and humans with potential will accept a gift from Mother and are slowly transformed into a fierce ghost in the game, becoming one of her loyal subjects.
The game hadn’t crashed. The door was deliberately opened.Those weak ghosts and monsters caused chaos in the real world, acting as a distraction, while the higher levelled ghosts were ordered to carry out tasks assigned to them by Mother. It was all for the same purpose ---- To finish the unfinished business from thirty years ago and let Mother out from behind the closed door.“Door
..must close
..” Inside the bars, the pale old man murmured as his shrunken limbs twitched. The other half that took on a fleshy appearance squirmed along with his movements, making disgusting squelching sounds. The old man continued to mutter something.It took Ye Jia some time to decipher the other party’s incoherent mumbles:“
..Xiao Rou
...Xiao Rou
..”Mixed emotions flashed through the depths of the young man’s eyes.He forced himself to look away.The director noticed his expression and slowly sighed, “As the only surviving senior from before the reorganisation
..Director Qi has been imprisoned here as a criminal. He had tried to kill himself; he went on hunger strikes, cut his wrists and even cut his throat
.but

”That ball of flesh kept him alive.It was waiting for the moment the door opens again.Ye Jia pursed his lips.He turned to the director, “Can the door be destroyed?”The director shook his head, “The door isn’t a physical entity. From the moment it was opened, its existence cannot be erased.”He continued, “Even if the symbols from the old Bureau were erased and all the corpses were burned, even if this entire city is razed to the ground, the door will still be there. The only thing that would change is its state
..Open or closed.”He looked very tired:“These were also things I learnt over the years at the Bureau.”After all, thirty years ago, the director was just an ordinary peripheral staff. He didn’t know anything about the core Bureau matters.After the door was opened, he began to dig through the vast sea of remnants in search for information and even asked those who were involved.But all those involved back then were basically dead and there was only an old man whose mind was no longer clear left. It made his job extremely hard.The director had also only recently managed to piece all this information together.The instant he did, he couldn’t help but shudder.Since then, he had been dealing with relevant high-level government officials and lobbying with them.That was why, when M City made a request to evacuate the citizens, the people above were able to approve and enforce it so quickly.Ye Jis frowned slightly. As if he suddenly thought of something, he looked up and asked:“Do you know of the dark rivers of malice buried deep underground?”“
...What malice?” The director was taken aback.Looks like the malice buried deep underneath was something Mother had done.They may be the key to this issue.Ye Jia was lost in thought.But those malice could even contaminate fierce ghosts. Even the small black hand was inadvertently contaminated and lost its mind for a moment.They simply cannot be touched, let alone destroyed.What could be done?Ye Jia’s brows furrowed.After a long time, he turned to look at the director, “Alright, I now understand the situation. Let’s go.”The director turned to look at the old man behind him and sighed, “Okay.”The elevator slowly rose up.Before the doors could open, they could already hear the terrifying howls outside.The director’s face turned pale. He subconsciously took a step back and swallowed fearfully:“
...Just now, the person you were with, can he really handle it on his own?”Ye Jia turned and glanced at him, “No need to worry about him.”Director, “

.”This isn’t a matter of worrying or not worrying!!!“He alone is enough.” Ye Jia said with a smile.The elevator door slowly opened, revealing the hall that was completely covered in foul-smelling blood and fluids. A man stood tall and straight in the distance, at the entrance to the building. He looked particularly small before the massive fierce ghost before him but he remained standing there, not moving a single step. The surrounding fierce ghosts were unable to advance any further as waves of blood made the place seem like living hell.The director’s eyes widened in disbelief, “
..Who
.who on earth is he
.?”
It was as if Ye Jia only just remembered this. He answered, “Oh, I’m sure you’ve heard of his name before.”
.Huh?The director looked blankly at Ye Jia.He then heard the young man say lightly, “Ji Xuan.”
..Ji Xuan?That name does sound a little familiar

Wait a minute.The director’s eyes widened. He almost forgot how to breathe. He stared at the man ahead with his mouth wide open.The Ghost King Ji Xuan?????Ye Jia ignored the thunderstruck director next to him and walked towards Ji Xuan.Ji Xuan looked over and hooked up the corners of his lips, “Gege, you’re done talking?”Ye Jia let out an ‘en’. He then raised his eyes and looked at the hurricane-like torrent of ghosts and frowned, “As for you, why are you taking so long dealing with this?”Ji Xuan, “

..”He was a little disheartened. He whispered, “The previous waves have already been dealt with.”Ye Jia fixed his eyes outside the building. Bodies of numerous fierce ghosts filled the entire place, making the ground below almost unable to be seen. There were fierce ghosts ranging from B-Level, A-Level and even S-Level.He was slightly taken aback, “What wave is this now?”Ji Xuan thought for a moment, “The fourth wave.”Staring at the hellish scene ahead, Ye Jia frowned slightly.Something wasn’t right.He muttered in a low voice, “
.Is it worth spending all this effort just for an old man who is on the verge of death?”At this moment, the wave of fierce ghosts before them suddenly stopped attacking.The overlapping voices sounded from the dark clouds ahead, laughing maniacally: Hahahahahahahaha!!!!”“Yes, as expected of Ace.” That voice sounded particularly vicious:“But
.Our mission has already been completed hehehehehehehehe

”With that terrible laughter, the cloud before them slowly receded and disappeared the next moment, revealing the normal sky.The sky above them had already gradually brightened, the morning glow dyeing the place an ominous blood red colour.At this moment, Ye Jia’s phone suddenly vibrated.He took it out.The text was sent to him five hours ago.It was from the forensic doctor.The eyeballs that he sent over was gone.Ye Jia was shocked. His fingers tightened around his phone ---- Not good!These ghosts hadn’t come to prevent him from meeting the former director. They were keeping him and Ji Xuan out of M City..M City.The plan sent down from above was very comprehensive and the resources provided was more than enough. It was as if they had already anticipated something like this.Leaving by water, land and even air, everything was set, and the efficiency was extremely high.After one day and one night of moving around, almost all of the residents had been evacuated out of the city and only a small number of them were stuck in heavy traffic in the outskirts.A little girl with her arms wrapped around her mothers neck looked curiously back at the city.She raised her plump little hand and pointed at the empty M City and asked innocently, “Mum, what is that?”Everyone looked over.The sky behind them was blood red in colour.Blood red lines emerged from the ground between the streets of the city. The terrible light formed the shape of a large door.Rumbling sounded from below.It was as if
..something terrible was clashing against it.