Holy Fist
Chapter 282: Here, is my home court!_2

Chapter 282: Here, is my home court!_2

Some passersby even took out their phones, attempting to take photos of the sky to share on social media. However, when they tried to send them, they found there was no network.

"My God, what is that!!!"

A female office worker dressed in typical office-lady fashion put down her phone and suddenly looked up toward the distant skyscrapers. Against the dim blood-red night, a huge white spider’s web intertwined between two buildings, resembling a hammock. Right in the middle was an enormous white cocoon.

The cocoon was the size of a truck and pulsated like a heart.

It was as if something was about to break out of it.

Boom! Aaaaah!

On the left, bright flames blazed, and screams came in waves.

The office lady looked over and discovered a super-giant golden mantis standing on top of a tall building. Its enlarged, fierce, and terrifying mandibles snapped open and shut, ejecting blood. With a swoosh, its flamboyantly patterned wings, as wide as airplane wings, unfolded.

"Clang!"

The mantis flapped its wings and descended, its gigantic scythes slicing through a bus.

Flames erupted, screams, and terror followed.

The mantis stood upon the wreckage of the bus, feasting.

In the sky, dense swarms of strange shadows flew in groups. In the city, behemoths roamed and roared at will. In the sewers, hordes of creatures from the shadows emerged to partake in a feast.

In no time, Huaisui City fell into a state of chaotic danger.

Martial Arts Association.

"Who is behind this!?"

"The Horror Bird Organization? The Evil Ghost Court? Or is it an alliance of the two forces!"

Chairman An Junhai of the Association immediately sent word to all forces at the first sign of trouble, calling for united efforts to face the disaster. Including Huaisui City’s three major schools and the martial arts gyms, which were ordered to send assistance. But the Fierce Bird Sect was already in dire straits. Tonight, the Horror Bird Organization launched a full assault against the Fierce Bird Sect Headquarters, elite troops clashing in a deathly struggle!

An Junhai realized the problem too late; the Evil Ghost Court was already on the eve of its offensive. Although reinforcements from the higher-ups arrived, there wasn’t time to investigate the source before the Evil Ghost Court flipped the table. Such extensive overlap of reality and the deeper layers, coupled with suspected summoning rituals discovered that day, suggested the Evil Ghost Court was after something significant!

"Chairman An, let the vice-chairman handle things here."

A formidable figure suddenly appeared beside An Junhai.

He was dressed in a red short combat suit, exceedingly tall and muscular. His robust face, with pronounced cheekbones, bore a fierce and explosive temperament. A terrifying aura smoldered within him like volcanic magma.

This man was Tuoba Tian, a master from the Eastern Headquarters.

"To catch the bandits, first catch the king. Without finding the root of the problem, the turmoil will likely continue. The sudden decisive battle between the Horror Bird Organization and the Fierce Bird Sect at the Fierce Bird Sect Headquarters is probably related to tonight’s events!"

Another figure appeared, dressed in white clothes and pants, an aura of calm and a breath as if exhaling frost, quickly lowering the surrounding air temperature.

He was the Vice-chairman of the Nanjiang Province Martial Arts Association, Tu Qi.

"This time, I brought some of Southeast Headquarters’ finest equipment. It indicates that the source of this wide-scale overlapping of worlds is in the suburbs of Huaisui City. We have to make a trip there and resolve the issue..."

Tuoba Tian crossed his arms over his chest, his frightening aura growing increasingly aggressive.

An Junhai, understanding the gravity of the situation, made a decisive call, instructing the vice-chairman to handle everything. He then left with Tu Qi and Tuoba Tian, urgently departing from the Martial Arts Association and Huaisui City, heading toward the suburbs.

There were two core locations they had to check.

First, the Fierce Bird Sect Headquarters.

Second, the source of the fluctuations causing the resonance and overlap of the inner and outer worlds.

...

A few minutes earlier.

The entire complex of the Fierce Bird Sect Headquarters had already been engulfed by the deeper layer of the world.

Astonishingly bizarre auras filled the air, disrupting perceptions.

Here, inner and outer worlds overlapped, the surrounding buildings sometimes looking like modern constructions, at other times distorting like grotesque demons. A fine, dense dust, like pale volcanic ash, fell, layering thickly on the ground.

It enshrouded the entire complex like white volcanic ash.

Bai Xiao had just killed the Evil Ghost Red Kestrel and stood in the middle of the road, catching his breath, gathering strength. But from afar, another formidable figure, no less intimidating than the Red Kestrel, rapidly approached. Moreover, because of the world overlap, his power seemed to receive some inexplicable boon, becoming even more ferocious and violent.

On the spot, Bai Xiao looked solemn and suddenly struck a fighting stance.

His condition was terrible, having consumed a lot of energy with the Demon Lion Roar Sword, and during the last fight with the Evil Ghost Green Claw, the Totem Giant had used up most of the Fear Qi. Next, he was expecting a dangerous and fierce battle!

With one hand Bai Xiao reached forward, but he suddenly noticed the Skull Mark on the back of his hand flashing wildly, seemingly on the verge of entering a state of fear-induced nightmare due to some inexplicable disturbance. Alarm surged in his heart, and he was about to take action.

Suddenly, a power born of fear acted upon Bai Xiao with an unparalleled clarity, as if a dense fog had completely enveloped him.

This was his first time entering a fear nightmare in the Deep World.

Would there be any bizarre changes?

"Swoosh!"

Almost at the same time, in the distance, the figure of an Evil Ghost dashed over with great speed.

Its gaze swept over Bai Xiao and, without any hesitation, it exploded forth with all its might, akin to a cannonball being launched, bringing with it an explosive killing power.

As the two got exceedingly close, with the fear mist flickering around Bai Xiao and the frequency membrane of the Evil Ghost’s body flashing violently, another astonishing fluctuation assailed them.

Hum!!!

The fourth resonance!

The resonance after the Evil Ghost Court supplied the Yabadon Life Tree with a large amount of Blood Food!

In that moment, the ferocious right claw of the Evil Ghost was directly pressed against Bai Xiao’s chest.

Whoosh!

Bai Xiao instantly vanished, and to his surprise, the Evil Ghost disappeared at the same time!

The two reappeared in another place, a place even more special than the Deep World. It was the cradle of nightmares, a hotbed of fear, an absolute despair.

"Where is this!?"

"Where have you brought me?"

"Is this still the Deep World!?"

On an extremely desolate land stood an Evil Ghost of the Horror Bird Organization, dumbfounded in place, utterly bewildered. He only remembered fiercely attacking Bai Xiao a moment ago, then next second, the world spun around, and he was in a different realm. This was a situation he had never encountered, but with some calm analysis, he could roughly guess. It might have been a problem with Bai Xiao, or that sudden fourth resonance. Why would a fourth resonance appear?

Could it be that some accident happened at headquarters?!

The eyes of the Evil Ghost Owl grew heavy with concern, surveying the surroundings very vigilantly.

Gravestones, gravestones, and more gravestones!

Everywhere were graves, everywhere were piles of tombs, and broken weapons and armor were buried in the dirt, giving an intensely desolate and tragic sense of solitude.

"Is this... an ancient battlefield!?"

The Owl observed as he moved, eventually arriving in front of a city.

The gray-black city walls were tall and majestic, strikingly impressive.

One could tell just by looking at the thick architectural structures that this city must have functioned like a major frontier city of ancient times, used to guard a territory.

From a distance, the city walls were filled with dense crenellations.

Were they meant for archers to shoot from?

While the Evil Ghost Owl was observing and pondering, not far away, along the path he had traveled, there suddenly appeared a familiar figure, following his steps.

It was Bai Xiao!

"You didn’t run away but dared to approach me instead?!"

The Evil Ghost Owl had noticed when previously attacking Bai Xiao that the latter was in an extraordinarily bad state, his aura weakened, almost to the point of severe injury.

That’s why he had exploded with power, striking with all his might, hoping to make a quick success!

And now, the severely injured Bai Xiao was actively approaching him.

Wasn’t this like a tender lamb running into a wolf’s mouth?

"Since you are seeking your own death, I will grant it!!!"

The Evil Ghost Owl’s formidable aura erupted, and his ferocious eyes gradually lit up.

Directly in front.

Bai Xiao rapidly closed in, facing the oppressive aura of the Evil Ghost Owl without the slightest fear. Every pore on his body surged with killing intent, his blood roiling tumultuously.

An astonishing power seemed to form a raging stone statue behind him!

Thump thump thump thump! Giant footsteps shook the ground!

"This here, is my home ground!!!"