Chapter 556: Human Hand (4/10, Autumn Moon Votes)

Fang Yue stared at her suspiciously: "You… okay?"

You Sisi shook her head, then suddenly nodded.

Uh…

Are you really okay or not?

"Could it be that the Possession horde has already breached Qingsi County, and you've already been Possessed??"

"No… I'm fine… it's just… just worried…"

Fang Yue was baffled.

Just worried what?

Could it be she's so anxious about the Possession horde that her mind's gone unstable?

Too fragile! Too fragile!

If you had nothing to do, you'd learn from me—train the Blade Technique, train the Heart Method, kill a few Possessions, and you'd have no worries.

With a grand wave of his hand, Fang Yue declared with fiery determination: "I know what you're worried about."

"Huh? You do?"

You Sisi froze, startled, looking up—only to see Fang Yue speaking with heroic fervor: "Don't worry! I won't let the Possession horde destroy Qingsi County! Our Gu Yue Cun was destroyed by Possessions—I know that pain. Qingsi County took us in; it owes us kindness. So rest assured, as long as I'm alive, I'll defend Qingsi County, defend our Qingsi County!"

Fang Yue emphasized the last words, wanting to stress that they were now tied together on the same rope.

Your home is my home, my home… is still my home.

But my home's gone, so I'm staying at yours—protecting your home is the same as protecting my own home; we're a shared destiny.

The moment Fang Yue finished speaking, You Sisi suddenly trembled, staring at him with excitement, tears glistening faintly in her eyes, clearly moved.

"Nightfall… you… I know you, I know your secret…"

Huh??

Nightfall???

Fang Yue's mind was full of black question marks—what the hell is this nickname?

And you know my secret??

Could it be… she's referring to my 【Night Breath】?

Fang Yue instantly grew tense.

The secret of 【Night Breath】—useless by day, godlike by night—was better kept from as many people as possible.

Seeing Fang Yue's tension, You Sisi paused, then softly laughed, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"You're so worked up. Do you know, I actually…"

BOOM!!

Thunder cracked, deafening.

Lightning lit the room—Fang Yue stared at You Sisi's mouth flapping uselessly, just like old Niu Niu.

When the thunder faded…

"…so I thought, let's leave Qingsi together…"

BOOM!!

Another thunderclap exploded—You Sisi froze, hands cupped around her mouth.

"You heard…"

THUD!!

Before You Sisi could finish, the ground violently shook—she lost her balance and toppled toward Fang Yue, who caught her instantly.

Thunder ended; the room plunged back into darkness.

Fang Yue asked, puzzled: "What did you just say?"

In the dark, her expression was hard to see, but she seemed shyly shaking her head: "N-nothing. That was just…"

THUD!!!

Another violent tremor rocked the house—as if the whole building might collapse.

Both froze, finally realizing something was terribly wrong.

They rushed out of the room—the Black Cloud above had shifted slightly.

What's going on?

As Fang Yue pondered, Yu Baiyi was sprinting toward them.

Seeing Fang Yue and You Sisi, Yu Baiyi shouted in panic: "Danger! Great danger! The array is about to break, great danger!!"

The array is about to break?

Everyone froze for a moment, then snapped back to reality, exchanged glances, and shouted in unison.

"Underground Stronghold!"

…

THUD!!

The ground shook violently.

The Hengshan Sect team led by Tian Long, along with disciples from other sects, stood guard around the exit of the Underground Stronghold, ready.

"Today is the day to earn glory and forge an extraordinary life!"

Tian Long was thrilled—he couldn't wait for the array to break. According to the game event's logic, this Possession assault was just a chance for everyone to grind points!

Come on, no more delay—let's get started!

THUD!!

Another violent tremor shook the ground—everyone stood ready.

And ahead of Tianlong, at the exit of the Underground Stronghold.

What had once been a corner piled with discarded trash was now cleared of debris, the surrounding buildings demolished, revealing a vast open space.

If not for Jing Yan's deduction and the extensive, meticulous search, no one would have suspected that an entrance to the Underground Stronghold lay hidden beneath this ground.

Now, the cleared ground was marked with intricate, complex talismans—charms and seals linked by characters or array lines, forming layer upon layer of arrays.

According to what they'd heard, seven layers of Seven-Layer Reinforcement and Sealing Array had already been stacked and engraved upon it.

Don't think seven layers are few—adding a new array atop a large one multiplies the difficulty exponentially with each layer; you must preserve the original array's effect while amplifying it, producing a compounded sealing and reinforcement effect—the complexity is so high that just hearing about it makes your scalp tingle.

Frankly, the Hengshan Sect had no one capable of such a feat.

After all, the Hengshan Sect was a brute's sect, entirely composed of brutes who cared only about boosting combat power—who cared about arrays? Their mountain gate was crude, like a bandit stronghold.

This shows that the Qingsi's depth was no less than that of any sect.

Yet in top-tier combat strength, it still fell short compared to sects—this alone could be seen from how Lord Jun treated our Hengshan Sect Sect Master—he'd behave just like that when drinking with guests in real life.

Of course, this doesn't mean Qingsi lacked experts.

But by county standards, Qingsi's top experts would never be assigned here.

Yet even this complex seven-layer stacked array proved insufficient against the strange assault from below.

Boom!!

A third thunderous crash, louder than the previous two, erupted violently!

The ground shook violently, cracking open into a massive fissure, revealing part of the Underground Stronghold's interior.

The remaining five layers of the original seven-layer array were completely torn apart—the talisman marks and array inscriptions on the ground shattered like broken glass, erupting upward and flying off in three dimensions.

The Qingsi's white-robed array operators all turned pale.

"Danger! The array is destroyed! Danger!!"

These array operators, under the scornful gazes of Tianlong and the other sect disciples, screamed in terror and retreated backward—they had array expertise, but their personal combat strength was negligible.

If real combat broke out, it would fall to the white-robed and black-robed fighters on the front lines, and these sect disciples!

"Watch me!"

Tianlong poised himself, Great Strength Fist already clenched, waiting for something strange to emerge so he could charge in with his fellow disciples and slaughter everything.

And at that moment, under everyone's gaze, a human right hand wrapped in iron chains suddenly reached out from the fissure!

I'm fine, just too tired, fell asleep…

Adjust my schedule tomorrow, initiate the second round of schedule adjustment plan.

(End of Chapter)