Chapter 911: Hysterical Laughter of Kuangxiao
The drowning person will always do everything they can to grab hold of the straw by the riverside. The survivors of Hope New City, besieged for three days, do not even question why Han Fei is with the ghosts and monsters. Even if Han Fei himself is a ghost, they would cling to him without hesitation.
In a hopeless situation, even a glimmer of light can ignite people's fighting spirit, and Han Fei brings with him the roaring black fire capable of casting hatred's souls asunder.
All survivors of Hope New City can see clearly that it was Han Fei who, with his own strength, reversed the battlefield and rescued them from a dead-end.
The overall strategy of defensive conservatism was altered. It began with members of the Investigation Bureau, followed by the special personality owners who were seeing red, as they used Han Fei as a spearhead, gathering the power of personalities to pierce the hatred guarding the center of the Ghost Creature.
Han Fei possesses the eyes of the Divine Spirit; nothing evil can hide before him. Not only that, but he can also modify the rules of certain Shrines, making everything develop increasingly to his advantage.
"This battle is of utmost importance, its outcome will determine the future of the Shrine Memory World and concern whether Kuangxiao can be resurrected."
Han Fei is embraced by a paperman, with sins entwined around him. The starlight in his brain area reflects against the Rebirth Slaughter Saber, all grudges touched by him are slashed to pieces; even hatred, if caught unawares, will be injured by him.
Once the Investigation Bureau titled Han Fei as an investigator controlling ghosts, yet his hand-to-hand combat capabilities now exhibited are no less than Fu Lie's. He hardly has any weaknesses, being the most terrifying and formidable investigator "cultivated" by the Bureau since its foundation.
"Hold nothing back, I've removed all limitations on you; let this war of flesh and blood become a springboard for your elevation."
Everywhere in Hope New City are the vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts, and a blood sacrifice, rarely seen daily, are rampant here. The war, however, is too cruel — only the side that survives can relish the spoils.
Sensing the powerful desire within Han Fei, the Impermanence watched by the Divine Spirit Eyes became the most fierce ghost, aside from hatred. Accompanying Gao Cheng since infancy, he has come far with Cao Cheng. He refuses to submit to his destiny, unwilling always to be a bullied little ghost, wanting to seize destiny by the throat, striving tenfold a hundredfold for that shred of fairness.
Scarlet eyes, the obsession of Impermanence undergoes transformation under Gao Cheng's influence, as if born for war.
Slaughter, paranoia, absolute obedience to orders; madness laced with a rarely seen rationality among other ghosts and monsters.
In continuous devouring and battle, the chains of destiny entwining Impermanence begin to loosen, shattering the fates the Divine Spirit arranged for every soul in the Shrine!
Countless scenes flash through Impermanence's eyes, things that seem not to belong to his memory.
Not just Impermanence; as Gao Xing's now and past selves get killed, his control over the Shrine diminishes, more and more ghosts and survivors, under the stimulus of death, break free from the restraints of original destiny.
Destiny's tributaries alter course, Gao Xing's anticipated future drifts further, shaking even his own fate.
The Divine Spirit treats the souls in the Shrine as toys, never expecting these toys and losers could one day pull him down from the altar.
The impact of this blood-sacrificial war is immense. It signifies the order established by the Old God being broken; the blood sacrifice fails, and the Shrine can offer little assistance and belief to Gao Xing in reality. Destiny's direction at this moment takes a conspicuous turn!
On the frontline, the Divine Spirit's eyes pinpoint the position of every hatred. When they fight separately, Han Fei drives several hatred entities to outnumber them. There's no need to release Eternal Life; no hatred could maintain Ghost Creature while clashing with several hatred entities.
Cracks appear more and more in the Heaven of Ghost Creature that connects heaven and earth. After Han Fei devours two hatred forces in succession, the bond maintaining the Ghost Creature snaps.
The hatreds and grudges in the city wish to hunt living humans, but they aren't willing to risk soul scattering, fighting to the death with special personality owners in daylight.
The nature of this war had changed long ago. Originally a war between ghosts and the living, it's now two disaster waves clashing, hence many ghosts contemplate retreat.
Normal obsessions and grudges, if they left, they simply left, but should the hatred forming the Heaven of the Ghost Creature depart, the Ghost Creature besieging Hope New City for three days would utterly collapse.
All hatred doesn't wish to see this, but if they don't leave now, they'll run out of time to escape.
The ghost and monster blood sacrifice to the New City was to celebrate the Divine Spirit's birth, while survivors fight desperately back because failing to do so means home and family would be lost; the fighting spirit on both sides is on completely different levels.
When Han Fei aimed at the third hatred, that Kaidan-type hatred decisively chose escape. This prompted a chain reaction — the Ghost Creature, which three major survivor bases hadn't broken in three days of assault, crumbled, and light returned to Hope New City.
"Don't let them go! Make any ghost that steps into the New City scatter their soul!"
Survivors who have always been on the defensive, constantly retreating, rarely have such opportunities, unreservedly hunting ghosts, racing full force to banish inner fear.
Han Fei saved them, and also helped them regain human dignity.
Each special personality owner rushes to the frontline, brandishing blades towards fierce ghosts and darkness. Should he fall, those behind will quickly fill in, advancing one after another; a spark can set the entire prairie ablaze.
The frontline battlefield, with Han Fei's help, gains the advantage; nevertheless, the overall situation remains chaotic. The New City is overrun by numerous ghosts and monsters, most buildings cursed in the Ghost Creature; every room may now harbor ghosts, battles between humans and ghosts can be seen everywhere.
In the Settlement of the Inner City District, overlooked by all, a few young children climb the high wall, watching Han Fei who drives the ghosts and monsters. Their faces bear an incongruous maturity for their age.
"Our teacher awakened twelve hours early, which deviates somewhat from the plan," Number Four spoke quietly, appearing to complain but actually breathing a sigh of relief. "Three days, the Hope New City's buffer and outer regions nearly fell, countless, were the dead and wounded, yet we also gathered a substantial amount of blood food; it should be enough."
"Enough?" Number Two's eyes fixate on Han Fei, "Such words shouldn't appear in our plan. Why did he awaken early? Did someone else intervene?"
"Perhaps he also changed his fortune, causing your misjudgment," Number Four nonchalantly shrugged, "We should prepare to leave too; wait too long, and he might catch us. This battle past, his reputation among survivors will be peerless. The new world where humans and ghosts coexist equally, perhaps he truly can establish."
Number Four directly carried Number Two on his back upon seeing his indifference: "You're accustomed to keeping destiny firmly in hand, yet I think you should also try trusting others sometimes, like... you once chose to trust Zero."
"They're different," Number Two spoke decisively: "If I told you, one day, one of them would disappear permanently, would you choose him to disappear, or choose Zero to disappear?"
"Such a question, let them ponder it themselves," Number Four carried Number Two away from the settlement; the Ghost Creature was shattered, now's the best time to leave.
The two quietly arrived at a building in the Outer City District, not alerting anyone, slipping through the corridors inside the building, descending continuously until they reached a hidden depth.
In a place that had been turned over, a heap of flesh, the sacrificial offerings, was poured into the ground according to the "Divine Spirit's" guidance.
Amid harsh coughing sounds, covered in ragged clothes, appeared Third, his appearance and body shifting until he turned into Three.
The personality of learning, Three's personality was ordinary, but with the help of Gao Xing's residual soul, assisted by Number Two, he became the "War Apostle," guiding the Rebirth Slaughter Saber to Kuangxiao.
"How is the progress?" Number Two's gaze held a note of complexity.
"The process?" Number Three's voice crackled with intense laughter, a madman's laughter emanating frantic and despairing from the god statue's flesh.
Being recalled by more and more people, for a god, this is exactly resurrection.
"Seems like our teacher awakened a good twelve hours early, somewhat off-schedule." Four remarked lowly.
"Seems enough?" Two questioned.
"Enough?" Four shrugged dismissively. "Maybe he's changed his destiny, leading to this oversight on your part." Four cast a glance at Number Two: "You still sticking by your view now?"
"Shall we leave this question for the two of them to ponder," replied Number Two, his gaze complex.
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