Chapter 92:
A few days later, in a restaurant in a remote small town.
Yang Jian sat by the window, slowly enjoying the food in front of him.
Sunlight poured through the glass window onto his plate. He looked like an ordinary traveler.
Since parting with Celeste, he had been wandering between various cities, looking for some fun to pass the time.
He had heard that there was something unusual in a village near this small town. He planned to take a look — otherwise it would be too boring.
At that moment,
He heard some conversation. Although he wasn't deliberately using super hearing, his natural hearing was ridiculously good.
"There's a village nearby. We didn't come to the wrong place."
He took a sip of coffee, his ears twitching slightly.
Outside the restaurant came the sound of several cars braking.
Through the window, Yang Jian saw three off-road vehicles stop by the roadside. Five young people got out, laughing and chatting.
His super vision easily penetrated their backpacks: salt rounds, holy water bottles, EMF detectors, and even a few handwritten exorcism spells.
It looked like another suicide squad — a classic trait of American youth.
Yang Jian wasn't surprised and continued eating.
"This is the place!"
Outside the restaurant, a girl with dreadlocks said excitedly.
"The forum mentioned exactly this spot."
They chatted as they walked. The restaurant door was pushed open, and the young people entered, still laughing.
"I hope we get something good this time." The dreadlocked girl rubbed her arms.
"No more incidents of people getting possessed by evil spirits."
"That's why we brought these, Amy."
The leading blond boy patted his backpack. Metal clinking sounds came from inside.
"This live stream will definitely break a million views."
They chose a seat by the window, diagonally opposite Yang Jian.
He could hear their lowered conversation clearly.
"Listen, according to the clues on the forum," a black boy with glasses opened his laptop.
"Two exploration teams have already gone to that village, but both disappeared."
"It must be an evil spirit!"
Another man said excitedly, "I brought an infrared camera and an EMF detector."
Yang Jian took a sip of coffee and shook his head inwardly.
These young people had quite complete equipment. The things in their backpacks were somewhat useful, but not much.
"So this time we'll definitely go viral!" The blond man Jack slapped the table excitedly.
"But YouTube says that village is the most haunted place on the East Coast. Even professional exorcists don't dare go there."
The chubby guy Kurt, wearing a baseball cap, took a swig of beer.
"Come on, you said the same thing last time in Oak Town, and we only filmed a few bats."
The blonde beauty Lily, who had been silent, suddenly shivered.
"Don't you think we should prepare more thoroughly?"
"What are you afraid of!"
Jack patted his bulging backpack and lowered his voice mysteriously.
"Besides, I got the real deal."
The backpack zipper was slightly open, revealing half a gun barrel.
Yang Jian had already seen clearly that it was a modified shotgun, the magazine loaded with slugs mixed with silver powder.
The chubby Kurt suddenly noticed Yang Jian eating alone. His small eyes darted around.
"Hey, look at that guy."
Several pairs of eyes turned toward Yang Jian at once.
He was focused on eating. His muscular lines were faintly visible under his T-shirt.
"Nice build."
The dreadlocked girl licked her lips. "How about letting him take the lead?"
Lily immediately objected: "Are you crazy? Dragging an ordinary person into this?"
"Someone has to scout the way," Jack narrowed his eyes.
"If there really is danger, we'll compensate his family. That's already pretty good."
"I'll contribute ten thousand dollars as a family compensation fee."
Amy added casually, pulling out a makeup mirror to touch up her lipstick.
Yang Jian smiled. Using me as a scapegoat?
The fun has arrived.
They were arguing about what to do when Amy beside them suddenly closed her makeup mirror.
"Watch me."
She stood up, swayed her hips as she walked to Yang Jian's table, pretended to trip, and fell straight into Yang Jian's arms!
"Ah!"
Yang Jian calmly shifted sideways. Amy landed solidly on the bench.
"Are you okay?" He showed a concerned expression and reached out to help her up.
Amy suppressed her anger and forced a sweet smile.
"You look like you're alone. Want to join us? We're forming a team for a real-life adventure game!"
She stood up again, deliberately leaning forward to show off her impressive cleavage.
Yang Jian looked up, his gaze like he was looking at an idiot.
"Adventure team? That sounds nice."
"You're right."
Amy sat down directly across from him. "We're just heading out for an adventure and need an extra hand. What do you think?"
At the other end of the restaurant, the blond man whispered to his companions.
"Look, when Amy makes a move, there's nothing she can't handle."
Yang Jian didn't hesitate and nodded: "Of course. I love adventures, especially when something interesting happens."
"That's great!"
Amy fluttered her big eyes. "We're just going to an abandoned village to take some photos. I heard the scenery is really nice!"
Yang Jian was a bit speechless. This woman wasn't bad-looking, but his super vision saw that her body wasn't very clean.
Although he wasn't afraid of infection, it was still disgusting.
Still, he stood up and signaled to Amy that he agreed.
"OK, I have nothing to do anyway."
"Thank you, you're such a good person."
Amy cheered and gave her companions a victory gesture.
The two walked toward the others. After returning to their seats, the blond man patted Yang Jian on the shoulder.
"Bro, I'm Jack. This is our adventure team."
Adventure? More like a suicide squad.
"I'm Yang."
Yang Jian smiled and nodded. "Do you guys often go on adventures?"
"Professional team!"
Jack proudly showed off the equipment in his backpack. "This time we're going to Blackwater Village. I heard that there…"
"Jack!"
Amy frowned and interrupted. "We're just going for fun."
"Oh right, just an ordinary village."
Jack quickly corrected himself. "The scenery is especially nice."
Yang Jian rolled his eyes inwardly but showed an expectant expression on his face.
"That's great! I love looking at scenery the most!"
After finishing their meal, the group got into the off-road vehicles.
Yang Jian was enthusiastically arranged in the back seat, surrounded by a pile of equipment.
"Sorry about this, bro," Jack said insincerely.
"No space in the front."
"It's fine, thanks."
Yang Jian smiled faintly. His Silver Age Superman body was good at everything — he just loved to play.
Later, he guaranteed these people would have a very "pleasant" time.
After the car started, a woman approached Yang Jian. She was the only one with a conscience — the blonde beauty.
She introduced herself as Lily and secretly slipped Yang Jian a protective amulet.
"Take this," she whispered.
"It might be useful."
Yang Jian glanced at it. This time it was actually the real thing. Although its power was weak, it did have an exorcism effect.
But he didn't say anything and silently accepted it. He wouldn't need it anyway.
Two hours later, the car stopped in front of a dense forest.
"We're here!"
Jack jumped out excitedly. "The cars can't go any further. We walk from here!"
Yang Jian followed the group out of the car. The forest in front of them was dark and eerie. In the distance, broken village houses could be vaguely seen.
He had already seen more: black mist swirling above the village, faint bloodstains on the ground.
Hmm? Yang Jian suddenly narrowed his eyes.
In the house in the center of the village, something was inside.
"Everyone check your gear!"
Jack shouted loudly. "Who's going to take the lead and scout the way?"
Lily immediately objected: "No! We should all stick together. It's too dangerous!"
"What are you afraid of?" Jack sneered.
"We'll follow behind and protect him."
Yang Jian watched the arguing group, shook his head, and walked straight to the front.
He strode toward the village. He had already seen that the evil spirit in the village was not simple.
"Tonight's performance is definitely going to be spectacular."
Their figures quickly disappeared into the mist at the village entrance.
However, they didn't notice that all the shadows of the trees suddenly twisted, following them like living creatures!
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