Chapter 633

Moments later, black smoke suddenly surged from all directions.

Yokota Ryūichi's expression subtly changed; he could sense the curse energy radiating from the black smoke was extremely intense.

"This guy really won't leave us alone."

Now their team had suffered heavy losses; those still standing were already demoralized, with no will to fight.

Everyone's spirits were low, and under this situation, they had no idea how to respond.

Yokota Ryūichi spoke to Luo En.

"I never expected something like this to happen right after you joined."

The curse's method of attack was extremely strange, and now his speed had increased another notch.

Everyone tried desperately to track his movements, but all attempts ended in failure.

No one could clearly see his actions.

Moments later, two more people collapsed.

These two were quite strong, yet they didn't even have time to scream before falling to the ground.

Deep knife wounds still appeared on their necks.

225、Intense Battle

Everyone grew even more panicked; they hadn't expected this opponent to be so terrifying.

Yokota Ryūichi swung his blade and shouted loudly.

"Who are you? Hiding like a coward—come out and fight me to the death!"

He was furious now, but the opponent paid him no heed.

Immediately after, another person suddenly took a blade and collapsed to the ground.

They quickly lifted him up and found his neck wound was shallow—it hadn't severed his throat outright.

The man screamed loudly.

"Get me away from here right now—that damn thing has targeted me!"

They hurriedly dragged him away, but soon another knife wound appeared on his neck.

He was slashed right before everyone's eyes, yet no one sensed the attacker's approach at all.

Everyone grew even more terrified—this guy was too terrifying.

Some had already begun to consider retreating; they'd joined this team for self-preservation and to kill curses.

But they never imagined encountering such a fearsome opponent, and now they had zero ability to resist.

"Stay calm, don't break formation."

"Though this opponent is terrifying, I believe we still have the strength to eliminate it."

Yokota Ryūichi shouted loudly.

In truth, even he had no confidence.

He quickly reorganized the group, but these men now had no fighting spirit whatsoever.

At the slightest disturbance, they scattered in all directions.

Gathering them back together became impossible.

Yokota Ryūichi helplessly shook his head.

These guys looked formidable, but in actual combat they were like wax-tipped spears—useless.

Luo En said.

"The immediate priority is to scatter everyone—don't let them regroup."

"Even if we stay clustered, we're no match for that guy—we can't become easy targets by sticking together."

Yokota Ryūichi said in surprise.

"But if we scatter, we won't be able to regroup easily."

"Our strength will be diluted—we'll be picked off one by one."

Luo En shook his head.

"Trust me—scatter them immediately."

Yokota Ryūichi stared into Luo En's eyes; after a moment, he gritted his teeth and ordered everyone to disperse.

Everyone fled in a panic.

At that moment, the sky and earth suddenly changed color; sandstorms surged from all sides, blinding everyone.

"What's going on?"

Everyone was terrified, especially under these circumstances.

They couldn't see anything—meaning they had no chance to resist at all.

Suddenly, three muffled thuds rang out, and three more people collapsed.

But this time, their injuries weren't on their necks.

Instead, each had a massive hole in their chest—as if pierced through by something.

They wanted to rush over and check, yet feared another ambush; they hesitated, unable to decide.

Yokota Ryūichi shouted loudly.

"Scatter again—don't gather together!"

He turned to Luo En, who nodded.

Then they scattered once more.

But this time, with the sandstorm raging, they couldn't move far.

Even when dispersed, they remained trapped within this area.

Yokota Ryūichi furrowed his brow tightly.

"I never expected something like this to happen now."

Suddenly, Luo En saw a dark shadow appear in the distance.

With the shadow's appearance, a massive black hand suddenly reached out toward everyone.

"What is that thing? A curse?"

Someone shouted loudly, but was immediately swallowed by the massive hand.

Luo En also saw the massive hand. He told Yokota Ryūichi to gather these people quickly.

Then he rushed forward.

"Danger!"

Kage tried to grab Luo En, but her hand closed on empty air.

Moments later, Luo En stood before the massive hand.

The massive hand seemed sentient; when it saw Luo En, it clearly hesitated.

Then it lunged at Luo En with ferocity.

Luo En swiftly moved aside, evading its attack.

At the same time, he saw Yokota Ryūichi charging forward as well.

Yokota Ryūichi was extremely fierce, releasing nearly all of his combat power.

"This is the legendary Dark Hand—the strongest curse attack. Be careful."

"There must be an extremely powerful curse nearby, secretly watching everything here."

Yokota Ryūichi said this to Luo En.

Luo En nodded; he could also sense a very powerful aura nearby.

Yet so far, he had not detected the source.

Another series of evasions followed.

Yokota Ryūichi was suddenly struck by the massive hand and was flung away.

Luo En quickly chased after him, trying to catch him.

But moments later, Luo En felt as if he had entered a new realm.

Before him was a gray, featureless void—no light, no sight.

Yet he could hear all kinds of sounds echoing around him.

Some of those voices felt familiar, while others felt strange.

Luo En shouted loudly.

"Where is this? Is anyone here?"