55: Chapter 55 Deadly Trap! A Feint Attack!
Chapter Fifty-Five: Deadly Trap! Feint to the East, Strike to the West!
Boom—! Boom—!!
The deafening sound of explosions, like thunder from the Ninth Heaven, suddenly erupted on the north side of the plaza!
That was the wrath of the Dragon Soul Bureau.
Dozens of scorching lights accurately covered every ambush point pre-laid by Ghost Hand.
Flames soared, and thick smoke billowed!
The entire north wing of the plaza instantly turned into a burning hell!
The attention of every member of the Xuantian Alliance was instantly drawn by this violent attack.
Even the statue-like figure in the center of the plaza abruptly turned north.
All his focus was firmly captured by this unexpected turn of events.
Very good.
None of them noticed—
Under the perfect cover of the explosion's roar, in the blind spot of their perception, on the south side of the plaza!
A shrill sound, tearing through the heavens, suddenly rang out!
Feint to the East, Strike to the West!
This is our true killing move!
In my perception, a crystal-clear Ice Crystal Phoenix, burning with Lin Qingzhi's essence, trailing a determined energy tail flame, struck toward Ghost Hand in a posture of mutual destruction!
"Not good!"
Ghost Hand's Soul Perception, at the mid-Demon Rank, finally detected this fatal threat at point-blank range!
But he understood... too late!
The distance was less than ten meters!
He didn't even have time to execute any effective evasion; he could only frantically urge all his Demonic Power to condense a pitch-black shield in front of him!
Boom—!!!
The Ice Crystal Phoenix fiercely crashed against that shield!
The world seemed to have its mute button pressed.
A visible shockwave of black and white colors swept out like a tsunami!
Wherever the shockwave passed, the ground cracked inch by inch, billboards were torn to shreds, and the glass windows of surrounding buildings all turned to dust at the same instant!
"Pfft—"
Ghost Hand, who bore the brunt of the impact, was struck as if by lightning. His entire body was violently blasted away from the statue, spitting out a stream of blood mid-air, crashing heavily into a distant shop, his fate unknown!
Simultaneously, Lin Qingzhi, who delivered this desperate strike, had exhausted all her strength.
Her pretty face was pale, and her body swayed precariously.
"Go! Save the hostages!"
She issued the command through the Symbiotic Bond, concise and urgent.
This was the only chance!
I immediately flapped my wings, transforming into a black lightning bolt, and charged toward the hostages in the center of the plaza!
Lin Qingzhi forced herself to follow closely behind.
However, just as we were about to approach the hostages—
A sudden change occurred!
A figure colder and more bizarre than Ghost Hand silently stepped out from behind a black-robed elite whom I had completely overlooked.
His sense of presence was terrifyingly low!
During that earth-shattering collision just now, neither my Spiritual Energy Perception nor even Lin Qingzhi's spiritual sense had noticed him!
He was like a true... ghost.
He slowly raised his head, revealing a pale, gaunt, deathly face, with two empty sockets burning with eerie green ghost fire.
"What a... brilliant performance."
His hoarse voice sounded like fingernails scraping across glass.
"You almost succeeded."
His gaze did not fall upon Ghost Hand or the hostages, but pierced through space, locking onto me with great interest!
My Demonic Power core leaped violently!
An unprecedented sense of fatal crisis instantly overwhelmed me!
This man... his target is me!
"Allow me to introduce myself.", he grinned at me, revealing bone-white teeth, "Xuantian Alliance, Soul Hall, Elite Steward, 'Ghost Shadow'."
"I came specifically for you, this... interesting Little Bug."
Before his words finished, his dry, chicken-claw-like hand emerged from his black robe.
Resting quietly in his palm was a nail, about an inch long, entirely pitch black... a long nail!
The Soul Devouring Nail!
The moment it appeared, I felt as if my soul was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand!
"Enjoy yourself, little thing."
"This is the highest tribute specially prepared by the Alliance for you!"
Ghost Shadow sneered, and the Soul Devouring Nail in his hand flew out!
No sound, no rushing wind.
It transformed into a pure, soul-targeting... black ray of death, ignoring physical laws, ignoring space and time!
Fast!
Too fast!
So fast that my mind couldn't react in time!
So fast that my High Efficiency Agility became a laughable decoration in front of it!
I watched helplessly as that black light instantly appeared before me!
I could not evade it!
It's over.
That was the last thought that flashed through my mind.