Chapter 584: Feint to the East, Attack to the West
After being attacked twice in a row by Yang Haoran, even though Yang Haoran hadn't used much Spirit Power in either attack, they should have inflicted some damage on the ghost.
However, that was not the case. The female ghost appeared as if nothing had happened, having suffered not the slightest injury.
Amidst a series of eerie laughter, the female ghost had peeled off all the skin from her body. She had transformed into a blood-soaked monster, appearing both disgusting and terrifying.
Click! Click! Click!
A series of strange noises emanated from the female ghost's body as her form began to twist and deform. Her limbs, in particular, contorted at grotesque angles, making her appearance even more terrifying than before.
However, at this very moment, with a thunderous crash, the residential building, which had been swaying relentlessly, finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed with a roar!
"Ghost Eye! Open!"
In this urgent situation, the first thing Yang Haoran did was not escape, but rather activate his Ghost Eye.
In his opinion, from the moment he entered this dilapidated building, he had stepped into an illusion created by the female ghost. Everything he saw, including the female ghost herself, seemed real but was not truly existent.
It was precisely because the female ghost he saw was not a real entity that she appeared completely unharmed after suffering his two attacks, showing not the slightest sign of injury.
Since even the female ghost was not real, then the collapsing residential building at this moment was also very likely not real. All of this might just be an illusion. Activating his Ghost Eye was to break through this illusion and see the true situation.
As his Ghost Eye opened, Yang Haoran's eyes turned ink-black. This activation of his Ghost Eye was not an ordinary one; during the process, he also poured a large amount of Spirit Power into his eyes.
Empowered by the massive influx of Spirit Power, his Ghost Eyes emanated black smoke. The world he saw before him shattered like a mirror struck by a heavy blow. Even the terrifying female ghost in front of him was no exception, shattering along with this world.
From this, it was clear that Yang Haoran's analysis was not wrong. Everything he had just experienced was merely an illusion, and this illusion must have been subtly set up by the female ghost the moment he stepped into the residential building. In other words, the instant he entered this dilapidated residential building, he had fallen into the illusion created by the female ghost.
The female ghost was a true Evil Spirit, and the illusion she created was more realistic than those conjured by lesser Evil Spirits, making it harder to discern or break. However, given Yang Haoran's strength, after activating his Ghost Eye, the illusion was easily shattered by him like a bubble.
However, to Yang Haoran's surprise, though the illusion was broken, the collapsing residential building did not return to normal!
This dilapidated residential building had truly collapsed; it was not an illusion-created deception!
Boom! ! !
With a loud bang, Yang Haoran was buried beneath the collapsed residential building.
This dilapidated residential building had stood for who knows how many years, but it had finally collapsed. However, its collapse was not due to natural causes, but rather to external forces.
Above the collapsed residential building, the female ghost's Spirit Body floated in the air. Gazing at the spot where Yang Haoran was buried, an eerie, terrifying smile appeared on her face.
The female ghost at this moment was not tilting her head as she had in the illusion, nor was the skin on her body peeled off in pieces. She appeared normal. However, the smile on her face had absolutely no relation to normalcy, because a normal person would never display such a smile.
"You've chased me all this way. I thought you had some great ability, but it turns out you were just eager to come here and die. You ruined my meal tonight, so, I'll just have to use you to sate my appetite."
The female ghost spoke with a laugh. Then, under her control, the collapsed residential building below began to shake violently once more, slowly squeezing and contracting!
She knew that Yang Haoran, buried beneath the rubble, was not yet dead, and that was why she intended to use this method to crush him to death under the debris!
At this very moment, a loud boom echoed from the rubble below. A bolt of lightning illuminated the night, and a dark figure burst through the debris below, floating in the air before the female ghost.
This person was none other than Yang Haoran, who had been buried beneath the ruins.
Seeing Yang Haoran successfully escape from the rubble, the female ghost stopped crushing the residential building below. Since Yang Haoran had already escaped, continuing to do so was meaningless; it would only be a waste of her power.
However, seeing that Yang Haoran was completely unharmed, showing no change from before the building collapsed, still somewhat surprised her.
The building's collapse just now was due to the influence of her power. Under her deliberate actions, the collapsed building had even been imbued with some of her power. Yang Haoran, trapped beneath it, shouldn't have been completely unscathed.
Furthermore, Yang Haoran's ability to instantly shatter the illusion she had set up after activating his Ghost Eye also somewhat surprised her.
Yang Haoran was a member of the Underworld Office; she knew this. Whether it was the Spirit Power emanating from Yang Haoran or his pair of ink-black Ghost Eyes, all sufficiently proved Yang Haoran's identity.
However, the female ghost didn't consider Yang Haoran to be an Emissary of Death. In her eyes, Yang Haoran was just a Night Watcher—just a rather capable Night Watcher.
"Heh heh, I underestimated you indeed. That 'feint to the east, attack to the west' move was well played. If I weren't so tough, I might really be buried in this rubble right now and unable to get out. " Yang Haoran looked at the female ghost in front of him and said with a smile.
The female ghost clearly knew he was a member of the Underworld Office, yet she still used methods meant to scare ordinary people to frighten him. Yang Haoran himself had been somewhat confused by this, thinking perhaps he had encountered a foolish ghost, since such tactics meant for ordinary people couldn't possibly scare him.
Now it seemed, this female ghost was no foolish ghost; on the contrary, she was very clever. The horrifying scenes she created were not truly meant to scare Yang Haoran, but to divert his attention.
She first set up an illusion to confuse Yang Haoran's senses, then created terrifying scenes to distract him, while secretly using her ability to manipulate external objects to cause the entire dilapidated residential building to collapse, burying Yang Haoran beneath the rubble, thus delivering a fatal blow to him.
If Yang Haoran had been merely an ordinary Night Watcher, even if he hadn't died, he would certainly have been severely wounded and would have no chance of winning when facing the female ghost again.
From this perspective, this female ghost was indeed not foolish; on the contrary, she was very clever.
"Heh heh, I also underestimated you. Your strength is much greater than I imagined. That such a move didn't even wound you truly surprised me. However, next you probably won't be so lucky."
The female ghost spoke with a ferocious sneer. As her words fell, the collapsed residential building below began to tremble violently. Then, under her power's control, pieces of the collapsed and shattered residential building lifted into the air. Enveloped by intense Yin Qi, these inanimate objects actually began to emit black smoke.
"Underworld Office dog! Die! ! !"
The female ghost's voice became sharp and piercing. Her once beautiful and lovely face now appeared hideously distorted due to the ferocious sneer on it. Under her control, various sized pieces of broken walls and ruined sections, concrete pillars, and dilapidated doors rained down like an overwhelming torrent towards Yang Haoran opposite her.
At the same time, the female ghost once again cast an illusion on Yang Haoran.
She knew Yang Haoran had activated his Ghost Eye. Given how quickly Yang Haoran had broken her previous illusion, the illusion she set up wouldn't have a significant impact on Yang Haoran; it would most likely be shattered by him instantly.
However, she didn't care, because she didn't need her illusion to trap Yang Haoran for a long time; she only needed to trap Yang Haoran for the duration of a single breath.
In battles of this caliber, being able to trap an opponent for just a single breath's time was enough to decide the outcome of a fight!
Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if the illusion she created couldn't affect Yang Haoran for a single breath's time, and could only affect him for a brief instant, this brief instant would still impact the entire battle. For her, there would only be benefits, no disadvantages.
The female ghost's thinking wasn't wrong. However, she had underestimated Yang Haoran's strength. From the very beginning, she had incorrectly assessed Yang Haoran's strength and identity!
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