Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 288 The Calamity of Escaping Trapped

Hidden in the command center, Chidaikei watched the almost one-sided battle situation on the monitor screen, his face so gloomy it was almost dripping water.

Suddenly, he slammed his fist hard on the control panel.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!" he roared in a low voice, his eyes filled with disbelief and rage. "Targeted tactics! The most elite puppets and sorcerers! And yet... and yet they were defeated by a guy with only brute force and a few weaklings?!"

His plan, which he thought was foolproof, took such a dramatic turn.

In particular, the bizarre ability that Yang Liu unleashed at the end, which could directly backfire on the spellcaster's spirit, was completely beyond his expectations.

"Sir, the 'Shackles' plan has completely failed! The puppet forces have suffered over 80% casualties! The sorcerer squad has also lost its combat capability! The target, the 'Hunter,' has escaped and has demonstrated combat capabilities and unknown abilities far exceeding the assessment!" The subordinate reported in a panic.

Chidaikei stared intently at the demon-like figure on the screen, a ruthless and crazed glint in her eyes.

He has staked all his resources and connections on the god-making plan. The plan has progressed to this point and cannot fail!
“Since conventional methods aren’t working…” he gritted his teeth, practically forcing the order out, “Execute… the backup plan! Activate the 'blood sacrifice' procedure immediately! Forcibly… extract the 'Demon God' core!!!”

"Sir?! But the 'blood sacrifice' procedure is still unstable. Forcing it to start might..." The subordinate was shocked.

"Execute the order!" Chitaei interrupted sharply. "Even if it means blowing up the entire Mikazuki Lake, I will get that core! Now!"

"Yes!"

As Jingxi gave the order, the large extraction devices by the lake, which had been in standby mode, suddenly emitted piercing alarms.

The red light flashed wildly, and several thick, drill-like metal pipes suddenly activated, carrying powerful energy fluctuations as they pierced fiercely towards the center of the lake.

At the same time, the few remaining officials and the snipers who had remained hidden from view did not hesitate to pull out daggers, cut their wrists, and splatter their blood onto the strange runes that were pre-set around the extraction device.

Om-! ! !
An even larger and more malevolent energy surge erupted from the extraction device in an instant!

The runes absorbed the blood and seemed to come alive, emitting an eerie red light.

The power of the entire extraction array was instantly boosted to its limit, and even exceeded it.

"not good!"

Yang Liu and the others, who were engaged in fierce fighting, immediately noticed this change.

"What are they doing?!" Teru Yokota exclaimed. "This energy fluctuation... it's too unstable!"

"They're forcibly extracting the power inside!" Shouji Uga's expression changed drastically as he cried out, "They're using some kind of evil ritual to forcibly break the seal and plunder my father's soul core! Stop them!"

But, it's too late.

Whether it was the soul-devouring power unleashed by Yang Liu, or the desperate "blood sacrifice" forcibly extracting the soul by the Chidaikei troops, these two forces slammed down like two heavy hammers onto the ancient magic array and modern facilities that were already struggling to maintain and seal Uga Norio.

Click…click…

The sound seemed to come from the depths of Lake Mikazuki; it wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every extraordinary person present.

Then... a deafening rumble!
The entire Mikazuki Lake surged and roared violently, like boiling water!

The calm lake surface was instantly churned into towering waves.

A thick, ink-black, and bone-chilling ghostly power erupted from the depths of the lake like a volcanic eruption, instantly turning half the sky black!

Countless twisted, painful, and resentful roars seemed to come from the depths of hell, exploding in the souls of everyone.

The seal... has been completely broken.

The terrifying being who had been imprisoned for twenty years, a being who had gathered the resentment of countless dead souls and the obsession of a desperate monk—"Oni God" Uga Norio, and his army of evil spirits composed of tens of thousands of water ghosts—broke free from their restraints.

Disaster struck suddenly, catching everyone completely off guard!

Resentment soared to the heavens, and demonic energy filled the air!
With the seal completely broken, the atmosphere in the entire Mikazuki Lake area instantly became extremely oppressive.

The thick, inky resentment spread wildly in all directions as if it were alive, causing vegetation to wither and rocks to be stained with an ominous gray-black color.

The air was thick with a nauseating stench and a chilling sense of despair, as if even the light had been swallowed up by the boundless darkness.

The lake water surged violently, forming a huge whirlpool. At the center of the whirlpool, the water surface suddenly rose upwards and then exploded into a huge splash.

A colossal figure, beyond description, slowly rose from the bottom of the lake.

Yang Liu had seen the form of this ghost at the bottom of the lake, but the situation was urgent at the time, and he could only catch a glimpse of it. Moreover, it was obscured by a large number of evil spirits, so he could not see it clearly.

It wasn't until the other party rose to the surface that Yang Liu finally got a clear look at the appearance of this ghost. Even with Yang Liu's knowledge, she couldn't help but gasp.

It was neither in human form nor any known creature.

It resembles an aggregate forcibly glued together by countless twisted, entangled, and tormented souls, reaching tens of meters in height, its indistinct outline constantly writhing and changing amidst the dense resentment.

Countless faces of pain and wailing could be vaguely seen appearing and disappearing on his body, and countless eyes filled with resentment and despair stared intently at everything outside.

At the core of that massive aggregate, one could vaguely see the outline of a monk wearing tattered robes, with a distorted face and blood-red eyes—it was none other than Norio Uga!
But he has long lost his former compassion and peace. At this moment, he is more like the most powerful "core" in this collection of boundless resentment!
"Roar--!!!"

The ghosts and gods let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth. This roar was not produced through the vocal cords, but rather it was an impact that directly affected the soul!

Everyone who heard this roar, friend or foe, felt as if their souls were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and countless negative emotions flooded their minds—fear, despair, anger, pain…

Those with weaker cultivation, such as the surviving official soldiers and some wounded sorcerers, had their eyes rolled back, foam at the mouth, and suffered mental breakdowns; some even fell into permanent madness.

Even powerful figures like Uga Shoji, Yokota Teru, Jiang Miaozhi, and Shen Zhe felt their minds shake and their blood surge, forcing them to exert all their strength or use mind-calming techniques to resist this terrifying mental impact.

Shen Zhe was already seriously injured, and with a muffled groan, his wounds reopened, and he almost fainted.

Of everyone, only Yang Liu performed relatively well. He used his ability to absorb the onslaught of mental energy, and feeling the power of the monster before him, even his usually calm face couldn't help but show a hint of bitterness:
"This...is not easy to solve..."

(End of this chapter)