The room was unbelievably silent.

Qin Ye didn't open his mouth either.

In reality, Qin Ye was presently listening to Arthis' analysis of the situation.

"That's normal."

"Year 1960, approximately fifty years since Hell's collapse. The ferocious ghosts that had managed to survive the calamity would invariably have been entities that had been suppressed and trapped in hell for thousands of years on end. Fifty years is nothing more than a drop in the ocean to them. They're afraid - afraid that Yama-Kings and the Sixfold Ghost Kings would move against them. After all, they're not fully aware of just how many of Hell's Emissaries Ksitigarbha brought along with him when he ascended and departed from Hell."

"But the great famine in '60 which left 28 million people dead made them reassess the situation, only to realize that Yin spirits were everywhere, while Judge-class Emissaries were nowhere to be found. With a better grasp on the situation at hand, they began to stir."

"Kid, you have to realize something. Not all ghosts are completely restrained by the orders of Hell. Some evil ghosts…  require the personal attention of Yama-Kings. Even then, there are still some ghosts that just can't be expunged, and can only be sealed for the rest of time. The old ghosts that escaped to the mortal realm during Hell's collapse… have already begun their search for these 'seniors' of theirs. In fact, there's a good possibility that some might even have been released from their...