The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 344 - 239: The Body in the Pool

Chapter 344: Chapter 239: The Body in the Pool

Li Yi and Qin Bing looked at the pale dead head in the water, continually researching it. Their fear of the fierce ghost was not as deep as the people of this world; although they knew it was dangerous, if they could find some trick, it might increase their survival rate in the subsequent Messenger tasks.

"It’s strange, it saw us, and right in front of us, but it didn’t attack us." Qin Bing paused, realizing he had not been attacked.

At that moment, Li Yi’s gaze flickered as he immediately recalled the three phrases Zheng Yaoyao had told him, the last of which was about discerning the ghost’s patterns.

It now appeared that ghosts didn’t kill people on sight but followed a certain pattern.

Although the ghosts in this world were terrifying, they weren’t like the Yin Gods or ghosts of the Four Seas and Eight Continents, who killed randomly. Instead, they were subject to certain restrictions. If they could find the reason for the limitation on the ghost’s killing, the probability of surviving would increase significantly, and this was probably what was referred to as the ’pattern.’

"A ghost only kills under specific circumstances, and right now, we are not under those conditions, so even though I saw it, the ghost won’t act against us," Li Yi said and then, boldly picked up a cobblestone from beside the green belt.

With his Qi and Blood Gang Qi in action, he casually threw it.

The cobblestone shot out like a bullet and the next second penetrated through that pale dead head.

However, instead of blood, foul-smelling yellow liquid, like corpse water, continuously seeped from the wound.

Yet, that head still stared at Li Yi, still making no move to act.

"It still doesn’t act against us?" Qin Bing, smoking a cigarette, said, "It looks like your analysis is correct. The ghosts in this world have certain limitations on themselves. Now I see why the first thing to do after a supernatural event occurs in a location is to seal it off. As long as there are no people around, the ghosts stay calm."

"But this is only a preliminary analysis; perhaps this conclusion only applies to the few ghosts we have encountered and not to the others," Li Yi said as he threw a few more cobblestones.

Under his powerful Jin Qi, that pale dead head was quickly smashed to pieces.

But a strange thing happened.

As the head sank into the water, it immediately returned to its previous state. The wounds Li Yi had inflicted disappeared without a trace, and those pale eyes seemed to carry a bit more resentment toward Li Yi.

"Indeed, it can’t be killed. Even if the body is destroyed, some force immediately restores it. Is this the terror of supernatural power? Such a level of power really shouldn’t exist in this world," Qin Bing remarked.

Li Yi studied it for a while longer, then also nodded in agreement.

Afterward, several of them did not stay any longer but continued to search for anomalies elsewhere.

Soon.

The gym was fully explored, they had understood everything there, and also identified some problematic areas, but they still hadn’t found the person named Wang Fei, and even the gym’s staff list didn’t mention Wang Fei.

But Li Yi was certain that this Wang Fei was most likely not alive but deceased.

Because aside from themselves, there was not a single living person in the entire gym. If there had been, their Evolver instincts would have quickly noticed.

"So, is this letter intended for a dead person? But with so many people having disappeared in the gym, finding Wang Fei is not going to be easy. Moreover, a fierce ghost likely exists near the dead, which makes this seem less like a Messenger task and more like a suicide mission," Li Yi frowned and said.

"I think that since the Ghost Post Office has given us this task, they wouldn’t set us up for a guaranteed death. Of course, it’s not without difficulty, but we need to gauge the risk ourselves. Let’s not talk about this for now; let’s go find Tao Yuan and Zhang Jing and see if they’ve discovered anything," Qin Bing said.

Li Yi nodded, then contacted them to prepare for the meetup.

Soon.

The previously separated teams regrouped.

Tao Yuan and Zhang Jing were also very cautious, not investigating places with anomalies, but merely passing by and making records. After exchanging information briefly, they quickly came to a rough conclusion.

"Swimming hall, dormitory building, water pool, and the restroom—these four locations are problematic. Either a stench of decay was noticed, or traces of fierce ghosts were seen. All other places were normal, nothing uncovered, and the recipient of the letter, Wang Fei, is highly likely to be a dead person, possibly even a ghost. And the place where they are likely located would be among these four locations, no, three locations, as there are only ghosts in that water pool, no corpses," Li Yi concluded, then glanced at the others: "I suggest using process of elimination to carefully explore, starting from the restroom and moving to the swimming hall, then the dormitory building. Divide into two teams when exploring, to avoid being wiped out together."

"That sounds reasonable, taking it steady and safe," Tao Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Let’s do it then," Qin Bing said while smoking.

Seeing no objections from the others, Li Yi immediately sprang into action.

The seven of them arrived at a public restroom in the gym at top speed. The restroom was not very large but emitted a rotten stench of decay. Tao Yuan and Zhang Jing, who had passed by before, had not dared to enter for fear of unexpected dangers.

But now, in order to locate Wang Fei, they had to take the risk.

"Follow me," Li Yi glanced at Guo You and another Messenger, then led the way with Qin Bing towards the restroom.

They first entered the men’s restroom.

"Open all the doors, look for Wang Fei’s body," Li Yi instructed.

Guo You and another Messenger dared not resist and obediently complied, opening every door in the men’s restroom. Unfortunately, they did not find Wang Fei’s body, finding only some skin fragments in the toilet, which were emitting a foul smell.

"Didn’t find anything? Let’s check the women’s restroom," Li Yi said as he surveyed the surroundings. He seemed slightly disappointed and immediately went to the next location.

The restroom was the least dangerous place. If anything went wrong, he could retreat immediately. If Wang Fei was not here, she was most likely in the swimming pool or the dormitory building. Both places were larger, not only making it troublesome to search but also increasing the likelihood of encountering danger.

After a moment, Li Yi and the others left the restroom. He shook his head, having found nothing.

"Since that’s the case, let’s head to the swimming pool," said Tao Yuan.

The group returned to their original location.

Just standing in front of the swimming pool’s main entrance, the stench of decaying bodies hit them, making them want to vomit.

"This time, Zhang Jing and I will investigate inside. Li Yi, you guys wait outside," Tao Yuan took a deep breath, ignoring the foul odor, and led Zhang Jing and another Messenger into the swimming pool.

"Be careful. If you encounter danger, pull back immediately. Don’t linger," Qin Bing reminded.

Zhang Jing responded, "Don’t worry, we’ll run at the first sign of danger without hesitation. We learned our lesson from the big loss previously."

Li Yi remained silent.

He wasn’t worried about them not running from danger, but that they wouldn’t be able to escape from it at all.

However, he didn’t know the situation inside the gym, so it was indeed necessary for someone to scout it out.

Soon.

Tao Yuan, Zhang Jing, and another Messenger cautiously entered the gym.

Just past the entrance, they felt the air was damp and the dampness made them uncomfortable. The corridor lights flickered erratically, and many wet footprints remained on the floor, covering every corner of the gym, even on the walls.

The moisture hadn’t dried yet, with both fresh and old signs indicating that people had just recently moved about.

However, they did not hear any movement, and now, nobody was visible... no, those who could move here couldn’t even be considered human, for the area had long been sealed off, making it impossible for the living to be present.

"There are ghosts here," Tao Yuan whispered.

Zhang Jing deeply agreed. She wouldn’t believe it if someone said there were no ghosts here.

But since they had come, there was no possibility of turning back now. If they failed to complete the messenger task, they would be killed by ghosts, and although it was dangerous here, at least there was room to maneuver.

The three of them continued forward cautiously.

After passing through a corridor, they arrived at the swimming pool.

At that moment, the pupils of the few contracted sharply when they saw a bizarre and chilling scene.

The originally clear pool was now densely packed with countless bodies, piled upon each other, intertwined, with no indication of how long they had been there. Many bodies had swollen and turned white from soaking, and some still appeared as they had in life—fearful, ferocious, giving off an especially eerie feeling.

"Are these the people who went missing in the gym earlier?" Tao Yuan was shocked.

Filling such a large pool was no easy task, and at least several hundred people were left here. It was no wonder the place was sealed off with so many sudden deaths.

But was the Wang Fei they were looking for in this pool?

If so, the difficulty of the search was enormous. With hundreds of bodies, all unidentified, completing the messenger task would require attempting over and over again. Not only was it very dangerous, but it would also take a long time and was simply impractical.

There must be some way to confirm Wang Fei’s identity, just that they hadn’t discovered it yet.

"Should we continue investigating?" asked Zhang Jing.

Tao Yuan calmed down and said, "If we just glance and leave, we won’t get any information. Let’s keep a bit farther from this pool and make a round from the spectator stands to see if we find anything else."

However, just as they continued forward, they stopped abruptly.

For some unknown reason, the bodies in the pool suddenly opened their eyes and all stared at Tao Yuan, Zhang Jing, and the others.

This scene made the two break out in a cold sweat and instinctively want to flee the area.

"Stay calm," Tao Yuan said in a low voice, not making any rash moves.

The scene froze at that moment.

But after a while, Tao Yuan realized that aside from staring at them, the bodies in the pool did nothing else.