"Now that all the departed have either vanished or been taken by me, the change has indeed manifested."
Others, lacking the strength, could not sense it, but Wen Wen felt the space becoming oppressive, as if something was about to emerge from it.
Soon, a hazy white mist reappeared, gradually filling the entire space.
Within this white mist, Hou Muyyao and the others disappeared one by one, with only Wen Wen remaining unaffected.
After everyone else had left, the white mist coalesced into a single entity, transforming into the red-headed, green-skinned monster in white robes. It gazed at Wen Wen with emotionless, orange-yellow eyes.
"Human superpowered being, return my souls. They are rightfully mine."
The deer-headed monster's voice was like a chorus of countless voices, including those of the previously vanished tentacle man and the fiancée of the raincoat man.
Wen Wen drew the Blade of Corruption, pointing it like a sword at the deer-headed monster, and said, "I am a demon hunter. It is my duty to protect human souls from being devoured by monsters like you."
"Demon hunter... Those souls were mindless spirits I summoned from the gray mist layer. They were meant to be our sustenance, and this is beyond your jurisdiction."
Wen Wen immediately retorted, "If I see it, I will intervene."
The souls in the gray mist layer wandered without consciousness. Apart from a few who became ghosts due to their connection with the real world, most were devoured by the monsters that roamed the gray mist layer.
This was the rule of the world itself, an incredibly cruel rule.
Those were beyond Wen Wen's reach and ability to manage. However, since this monster revived the lost souls to consciousness only to devour them, Wen Wen could not stand by.
If Wen Wen didn't intervene, more calamities like the tentacle woman would appear in the future, and more tragedies like Hou Murong's would occur. Sudannovel.com
"I will not linger in your territory. I have been wandering this planet for a thousand years..."
"What does wandering for a thousand years matter? I will eliminate you, this thousand-year-old menace," Wen Wen stated forcefully.
Since obtaining the power of the Disaster Sequence, he hadn't had a proper fight, and he felt his body was getting rusty. This deer-headed monster was perfect for him to work out his muscles.
The deer-headed monster's voice turned sinister, "The fact that I have wandered for a thousand years means... no one has been able to hinder me during this time!"
Wen Wen's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately used a spatial mark he had previously set up while wandering the space to teleport away. Then, he saw a massive cone-shaped protrusion emerge from the spot where he had just been.
That large cone was composed of blood-soaked soil and human bodies, with Higanbana flowers weaving through it like a binding agent, holding it all together tightly.
"This space is an extension of my limbs. No matter how strong you are, you cannot defeat me here."
The strange voice came from all directions, yet the deer-headed monster remained stationary.
The soil around Wen Wen was overturned, and countless such cones erupted from the ground. He easily dodged left and right. After witnessing it once, he could perfectly anticipate and avoid such attacks.
However, as the number of cones increased, the previously tranquil station instantly became terrifying.
Wen Wen remained unfazed by the spatial changes; his focus was solely on the deer-headed monster. He began to move rapidly, faster than the cones were emerging.
The fragile petals in his path were uprooted by the intense wind pressure, as if he were a supersonic fighter jet flying at ground level. His mere movement was enough to cause destruction around him.
Upon reaching close proximity, Wen Wen abruptly stopped and threw a horizontal punch at the deer-headed monster.
Seven Shark Fighting Style, Void Shark Fist!
This space, unlike the old inn, did not suppress his power, so the force of this punch was several times stronger than before.
Several grotesque Higanbana walls materialized in front of the deer-headed monster, but Wen Wen shattered them all with a single punch.
The force of the punch, after piercing the walls, destroyed Wen Wen's entire left side.
Excitement flashed in Wen Wen's eyes. Despite his current anemic condition and some loss of strength, he was still more than capable of overwhelming this bizarre deer-headed monster.
Experts of the Disaster Sequence were considered at least influential figures within any faction.
However, before he could savor his victory for even two seconds, Wen Wen's expression changed. The soil within a radius of dozens of meters around him flipped over, forming a massive sphere that imprisoned him.
"I told you, as long as I am in this space, you cannot defeat me."
White smoke covered the wounds of the deer-headed monster. The area Wen Wen had injured began to regrow.
The soil that enclosed Wen Wen released countless massive cones towards the interior of the sphere.
Wen Wen hastily attempted to teleport out, but after snapping his fingers, he discovered that spatial teleportation had failed.
To avoid being riddled with holes by these cones, Wen Wen first wove his black hair into a set of clothes to protect himself and the metal canister behind him. Then, he assumed a peculiar stance.
"Seven Shark Fighting Style, Shark Cyclone!"
He began to spin violently. His powerful legs and feet shattered all the cones attacking him, breaking free from the confines of the large sphere.
Then, Wen Wen hovered in mid-air, breathing slightly heavily. A trickle of blood oozed from his shoulder.
Those cones appeared clumsy, yet their force was astonishingly great. Although their hardness was not as great as fine steel, they possessed a peculiar power, making them more troublesome than steel.
However, Wen Wen had at least confirmed that this deer-headed monster possessed Disaster Sequence strength within this space, and possibly even surpassed that of an ordinary Disaster Sequence expert!
He patted the metal canister behind him with a sigh. If he hadn't been trying to protect it, he wouldn't have been hit.
The deer-headed monster's expression contorted. "You were not harmed by this... Then try this move, Higanbana Soul Requiem!"
All the Higanbana flowers instantly turned blood-red, making this gray world vibrant. But this was not a good sign.
The Higanbana flowers began to sing as before, but this time their voices were hoarse and meaningless. The chorus of countless Higanbana flowers formed a massive sound wave that assaulted Wen Wen's eardrums and his soul.
If Wen Wen had not consistently maintained multiple layers of protection for his soul, his eardrums might have already been shattered. However, even so, Wen Wen was now experiencing mild tinnitus.
The sound wave lasted only a few seconds before disappearing, but the Higanbana thickets remained red, appearing as if they could repeat the performance at any moment.
If such singing were to occur during a battle, it would undoubtedly be fatal!