The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 343 - 238: Searching for the Missing Person

Chapter 343: Chapter 238: Searching for the Missing Person

Zhongyang City, adjoining Dayuan City.

It was an inconspicuous small city that Li Yi and the others wouldn’t have bothered with if it weren’t for their mission to deliver the letter. Even when scouting out this world, they wouldn’t have come here.

After several hours of driving, Li Yi and his group smoothly arrived at the city and found the Zhongyang City Gymnasium according to the navigation.

"It’s been sealed off too."

However, before their vehicle even approached, they saw police tape around the gymnasium and security patrolling the area. Compared to Dazhuang City, the number of security personnel here was fewer, and they weren’t armed with real bullets. Still, this sight immediately made Li Yi and his companions gravely cautious.

"A blockade means there’s something supernatural at work. Indeed, this letter seems simple but actually forces us to engage with the supernatural, to grow and progress through one supernatural event after another," Qin Bing commented before looking at the others, "What do you think? Should we barge in and deliver the letter now, or wait until nightfall?"

"The other Messengers haven’t arrived yet," Zhang Jing said. "I suggest we wait. Although those Messengers are ordinary people, they came to the Ghost Post Office before us and met some veteran Messengers, hence they know more than we do. Sometimes it’s wise to listen to their opinions."

"We shouldn’t look down on ordinary people just because of our own strength. Delivering letters in the Ghost Post Office seems to be more about information disparity. Individual strength doesn’t have much impact unless we are Ghost Tamers."

Li Yi nodded, "Makes sense. Let’s wait then. Those people should arrive by this afternoon. In the meantime, let’s find out what happened at this city’s gymnasium and who this person named Wang Fei is."

"No problem, but to be on the safe side, let’s split up. Zhang Jing, you’re still injured and not fully recovered. Stay nearby and wait, don’t get too close to the gymnasium to avoid drawing the attention of any ghosts. At the same time, you can also check when the other Messengers arrive," Tao Yuan finished and asked, "By the way, do you still have enough nutrient solution? If not, I can share some with you."

"I don’t need it for now, thank you," Zhang Jing replied.

After a brief discussion, the group dispersed quickly.

They began attempting various methods to investigate the gymnasium upon entering the city.

And their investigation did turn up some findings.

Previously, the Zhongyang City Gymnasium was operating as usual, with people going to swim, exercise, and engage in sports. However, starting from a certain point, people began disappearing one after another from the gymnasium. Initially, it was only one or two people, but as time passed, more and more went missing. The most terrifying incident was when everyone in the gymnasium disappeared at once.

Afterward, the gymnasium was sealed off and no one has been allowed to enter since.

As for the person named Wang Fei, no clues have been found yet. It’s uncertain who they are, but, without a doubt, this Wang Fei is currently inside the gymnasium.

It’s just unclear why the Ghost Post Office would want to deliver this letter to Wang Fei’s hands.

What does the letter represent?

What’s in the contents of the letter?

Li Yi was curious, sometimes even tempted to open the letter and have a look, but a feeling told him it’s better not to tamper with it, lest unexpected and terrifying events occur.

Eventually, he suppressed his curiosity and set aside the idea of meddling with the letter.

Time passed quickly.

Around three in the afternoon, Zhang Jing sent a message informing them that Guo You and a few other Messengers had arrived near the gymnasium.

"Gather up, let’s start the letter delivery mission." Li Yi didn’t waste any more time, immediately sending out a message to assemble everyone.

In less than ten minutes.

Near the Zhongyang City Gymnasium, all the Messengers on the first floor had arrived.

"It’s broad daylight, there’s no way to avoid security, and if we’re caught breaking in, we won’t be able to complete our delivery mission, and we’ll die miserably," Guo You said.

As Messengers, their biggest fear was getting caught and causing a delay in mail delivery.

"Simple, just don’t get caught," Li Yi said and strode forward, grabbing someone.

Over a hundred pounds felt weightless in his hand.

With a burst of Qi and Blood Gang Qi beneath his feet, he shot forward at an incredible speed. Even nearby security personnel couldn’t do anything about it. In the time it took for a person to turn around, Li Yi had already brought Guo You past the tape, rushing into the gymnasium.

"Damn, what is this? Superman?" a Messenger beside him stared, dumbfounded.

They knew Li Yi and the others possessed some uncommon abilities, but hadn’t expected them to be so terrifying.

Was that strength a joke?

The concrete ground cracked under their step, and the speed of the sudden burst was simply too fast—it left afterimages, making it impossible for the eyes to follow.

"This guy has gotten stronger again," Qin Bing remarked in a hushed tone.

"It’s noticeable, but we should get moving too," Tao Yuan said, and instantly dashed out, grabbing a Messenger as he went.

Masters of the Spiritual Realm exploding with full power were unfathomably fast.

These security staff members were ordinary humans; with just a moment of panic, they could exploit the blind spots in their vision, dashing past the tape before the guards could react.

At that moment.

Li Yi, who had charged into the gymnasium, casually set Guo You down and began to assess the surroundings.

"Wow!"

Being an ordinary person, Guo You couldn’t handle such high-speed travel. His head was spinning, he felt like his body was coming apart, and finally bent over to vomit.

"Since you’ve already participated in a delivery mission, there’s no need to hide the powers of an Evolver," Li Yi glanced at Guo You, then shook his head.

The physical fitness of people in this world was too poor, easily overwhelmed by the slightest exertion.

Following that.

Qin Bing, Tao Yuan, Zhang Jing, and a couple of others also made it into the gymnasium successfully, bringing along the other two Messengers with them.

Similarly, the two ordinary people also immediately bent over and vomited, taking a while to recover.

And when they did recover, there was a look of awe in their eyes as they looked at Li Yi and the others.

"Are you already Ghost Tamers?" Guo You asked in astonishment at this moment.

"We’re not Ghost Tamers, and you shouldn’t ask more than you need to know, it’s not good for you. What you need to do now is find that Wang Fei and complete the delivery mission. If you find out anything about the Ghost Post Office during that time, speak up immediately. It’s better for everyone that way," said Li Yi.

At this point, another Messenger spoke up, "I, I have some information. During the delivery mission, Messengers have a chance to obtain some supernatural items, supernatural tools, that can increase the odds of survival."

"Supernatural items? Tools? What are those?" asked Li Yi.

"Unlucky objects tainted with supernatural power, possessing certain supernatural abilities, can be used to counter fierce ghosts, or for other functions. This is what I’ve heard, not from the post office but from other sources," the Messenger said.

Li Yi nodded, roughly understanding.

Similar to the black letter paper.

Such ominous and strange objects always possess some mystical abilities, which can be functional to a certain extent.

And while they were speaking,

As Evolvers, they immediately smelled an odd stench wafting over.

It was the foul stench of a rotting corpse, and what’s more, the air was filled with a heavy moisture, giving one a damp sensation.

"Should we act together or split up?" Qin Bing whispered at this moment.

"Of course, it’s safer to act together," Guo You immediately said, but he quickly noticed the others’ expressions were off and shut up.

Li Yi, Tao Yuan, and Zhang Jing remained silent, recalling the prior situation.

Acting together might not mean safety for them, it could mean total annihilation if something went wrong.

"The gymnasium is huge, so let’s split into two teams to scout around. If we find Wang Fei, notify me immediately and I’ll rush over to deliver the letter. If there’s any danger, don’t approach, wait until the situation is clear," Li Yi finally proposed this plan.

"No problem."

"We have time now, it’s better to take a look around the gymnasium first to get the lay of the land."

Everyone agreed.

"Li Yi, I’ll go with you. Zhang Jing and Tao Yuan can go together; this way, we can all look out for each other," said Qin Bing.

One of his arms was broken, Zhang Jing was injured and unrecovered. Currently, only Li Yi and Tao Yuan were unharmed.

"Okay," said Li Yi, nodding.

"I’ll go with you too," Guo You quickly said.

Li Yi glanced at him without objecting.

Soon, the two teams were set up.

Li Yi with Qin Bing, Guo You, and another unfamiliar Messenger formed one team, while the other three made up the other team.

Now that the teams were decided, they immediately set out. They looked at the map of the gymnasium, planned their route, and then set out to explore separately.

As mentioned before, the gymnasium was vast, with gardens, greenery, and various sports facilities.

Basketball courts, swimming halls, volleyball halls, and so on.

Indeed, it would take some time to find a person here.

But Li Yi was very direct. He followed the scent of the corpse stench and eventually locked his gaze on the swimming hall.

"The smell is coming from inside, there’s something wrong with this swimming hall," Li Yi said, stopping in his tracks with a frown.

"Let’s identify the danger spots first, then explore slowly," Qin Bing said.

Li Yi nodded, then moved on to another place. After that, he smelled the same odor in a dormitory building, but this time, the scent was faint, barely noticeable. Given the complexity of the dormitory building, he didn’t take the risk of entering and continued to search elsewhere.

The situation was the same for Tao Yuan and Zhang Jing. They first determined the points of abnormality, and then proceeded to check them, rather than rashly charging in.

However, as Li Yi walked past a landscaped area, he and Qin Bing suddenly noticed something, and immediately looked in the same direction.

In the middle of the planted area was a water feature fountain, but in the water, a pale, soaked head now surfaced, and under the wet black hair, a pair of ghastly white eyes stared in their direction, with the eyeballs slowly turning as Li Yi moved.

"Is that... a ghost?" The soggy dead head stared at Li Yi, and Li Yi stared back at the head, utterly unafraid.

"Most likely," said Qin Bing, who couldn’t resist lighting a cigarette to ease his uneasy mood. "But it hasn’t attacked us, it seems quite docile."

Guo You looked at the dead head in the water and then at Li Yi, feeling both astonished and fearful,

Are you all so brave? Still studying a ghost here? Shouldn’t you be leaving this place immediately, staying far from the ghost?

Of course, Guo You didn’t know that Li Yi and Qin Bing were already on edge, ready to retreat tens of meters in one second if the ghost showed any signs of charging, ready to flee the gym in a few seconds without hesitation.

This was the confidence of an Evolver.

Quick escape.