The Ghost Is Coming

Night fell, and the stars shone brightly.

The sky and the sea merged into one color.

After the tide crashed against the reefs in the harbor, it left behind an empty, haunting silence.

This was an island nation located in the South Sea of the Blue Planet.

"Good harvest today. Time to head back."

An elderly-looking man steering the boat smiled and said to his son behind him.

The boy sat at the stern, complaining, "We should have gone home earlier. Now it's completely dark."

As he spoke, he gazed at the lighthouse in the distance.

On the other side of the tower lay a bustling, brightly lit metropolis, magnificent and grand.

Just then, a streak of purplish-red flashed across the sky.

"Dad, Dad, look up there..."

The boy cried out in alarm.

As he spoke.

Massive waves surged across the entire sea, instantly engulfing the fishing boat and smashing it to pieces.

Flaming rocks plummeted from above!

Crashing down into the city.

High in the sky, a colossal bird wreathed in purple flames flapped its wings.

Streaks of fiery meteors shot rapidly into the concrete and steel metropolis.

The fireballs hit the ground, erupting into massive arcs of flame that spread outward.

In an instant.

The entire city was covered by tornadoes of fire.

Cars, houses, roads... all were swallowed by the raging inferno.

Below, humans swarmed like ants, fleeing frantically in all directions.

Screams, hurried footsteps, and dense crowds ran around like headless flies amidst the sea of fire.

"Mom, Mom! Where are you!"

"Husband, where is my husband!"

"Save me, save me! Ah!"

In the face of disaster, human life seemed so fragile.

Some died from the stampede, some were crushed by falling rocks, and others were buried in the sea of flames...

"Don't panic! Don't panic!"

A middle-aged martial artist in a blue uniform appeared, shouting hysterically to control the collapsing crowd.

But the people, trying with all their might just to survive and blinded by the fear of death, couldn't possibly follow orders.

"Sir! This place has turned into a sea of fire!"

A young martial artist saluted and shouted to the middle-aged martial artist.

The middle-aged martial artist's eyes widened in fury and disbelief. "What on earth is going on!"

Right at that moment.

A piercing bird cry rang out.

The sound was like eardrums tearing; the glass of the buildings shattered with a crash, and the people on the ground hugged their heads in agony, screaming as blood flowed from their ears.

The middle-aged martial artist plugged his ears and looked up at the sky.

He was instantly dumbfounded.

Up in the sky.

A terrifyingly massive purple bird spread its wings, blotting out the sun and the sky, sweeping over the city like a dark purple cloud.

Its overwhelmingly powerful aura terrified countless people into going limp and falling to their knees.

"Run!"

The middle-aged martial artist seemed to sense something and roared at the top of his lungs.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

In the sky, streaks of flames trailing long fiery tails crashed into the ground.

The purple flames instantly engulfed the middle-aged man.

"Ah!!"

The middle-aged martial artist let out a bloodcurdling scream.

He struggled and roared, his whole body ablaze as he ran and rolled on the ground.

But the purple flames showed no signs of dying out, slowly burning him to death.

By the time he collapsed with a thud, half of his body had already been burned alive.

And the fire continued to burn on his remains.

"God! Why are you punishing us!"

The fleeing people looked at the pervasive sea of flames, having lost all hope.

They fell to their knees one after another, praying for a miracle.

At this time, on the other side of the fire, a group of people appeared!

The escaping crowds showed looks of pleasant surprise, but then indescribable terror welled up in their eyes.

"Hehe, the people of this world are really so weak!"

"The guy in the blue clothes had a bit of strength, but well, just a bit!"

Among this group, some had the heads of beasts, wolf heads, leopard heads.

Some looked like humans but had tails.

And others were simply in the form of wild beasts, walking down the street.

Seeing this scene, everyone was scared silly.

Even more terrifying, some were actually gnawing on humans, their mouths stained a horrifying blood red.

"Ah!!"

A woman's shrill scream rang out, and then there was silence.

The leading demonic beast.

Was a giant lion-man.

He grinned, revealing a terrifying, chilling smile, his fangs stained with blood. "Everyone, slaughter to your heart's content! Tell them! The ghosts have arrived!"

...

Xingming Island, Base.

"A three!"

Shen Muxuan carefully played a card, looking eagerly at An Yi.

An Yi crossed his arms and said with a dark expression, "Pass."

Shen Muxuan couldn't help but say, "It's just a three!"

An Yi's mouth twitched. "I can't beat it."

Qin Yao, who was next to them, frowned. "Are you kidding me, Muxuan! He's the landlord!"

Shen Muxuan stuck out her tongue.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing! You're playing as a peasant, but you're actually a traitor! No matter what, it's me against the two of you, how can I play!"

Qin Yao said with a dark face, throwing her cards down in frustration.

An Yi grinned and said, "Sorry, my card skills are just too outstanding. When I retired from the gambling world back then, a lot of people disagreed."

Shen Muxuan clapped her small hands and said with a smile, "An Yi is so amazing."

"Amazing my foot!"

Qin Yao angrily pinched his cheek and said, "With one deck of cards, how did you manage to draw three sets of double jokers!"

"Perhaps I'm naturally gifted. You can't deny that there are always geniuses in the world who are better than you..."

"Ah!! I'm so mad!"

"Stop it, stop fighting."

Just then, a cell phone ringtone sounded.

"Mine, it's mine!"

An Yi pointed at his phone.

Qin Yao glanced at it slightly, a trace of murderous intent flashing in her eyes. "A foreign chick?"

An Yi: "..."

That was careless.

He accidentally let her see the caller ID.

Next time, he definitely had to install a privacy screen protector!

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Mr. An, you really know how to play! Domestic goods can no longer satisfy your appetite, huh!"

"No, no, you're overthinking it!"

An Yi feigned calmness and said, "It's Candice. You forgot? The blonde girl from the Templar Knights who uses a rapier. She helped us deal with Chi Xiao on the ship back then."

Seeing Qin Yao's expression, An Yi couldn't help but remind her again, "The blonde girl with the C-cup who likes to wear lace miniskirts and show off her long white legs."

Qin Yao raised an eyebrow. "You remember her quite clearly!"

An Yi: "..."

Candice. Naturally, Qin Yao wouldn't forget her so easily.

Back when she left the Imperial Capital, it was her who escorted her out, although she was eventually taken away by the people from the Underworld as well.

Shen Muxuan looked bewildered, not quite understanding what they were talking about.

During the decisive battle with the Heaven Organization, she was still in the Immortal Sect's small world, so she naturally didn't know Candice.

"Hello! Candice!"

An Yi answered the phone, trying to cover up his slight embarrassment.

He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled in his heart.

In the middle of the night, why would this foreign girl suddenly call him?

Candice replied in less-than-standard Daxia language: "An, there's danger! The people from the Hundred Ghosts Sect are here, and they are about to launch a surprise attack on Daxia. Run quickly!"