The Uchiha Who Walks the Infinite
Chapter 20

Hong Kong Ghost World

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Hong Kong Ghost World

"Mommy, are we moving to a new house?"

"Yes, we are."

"That's great! Hahaha, we won't have to be crushed by ghosts at night anymore. How wonderful!"

Perception expanded.

Several children seemed to be shouting excitedly outside the building, while a voice urged nearby, "Quick, get the kids out of here. I don't want to stay in this dump for even one more second. A security guard's life is a life, too."

Inside the elevator, Fang Xiu was lost in thought.

Then, more figures approached the building against the flow of people, and whispers were captured once again.

"This... this, how can anyone still dare to move in? Didn't the landlady tell them the building is haunted?"

"Her? She only cares about money. It's not like it's the first time you've known that."

"No wonder she owns several buildings; she's heartless enough. What about you security guards? When are you leaving?"

"Before midnight. I heard the old lady hired a high monk to come into the building to catch the ghosts."

BOOM! No sooner had the words been spoken than a thunderclap erupted in the clear sky.

In terms of Eastern metaphysics—an ominous sign.

It was these very scenes that awakened parts of the memories of Fang Xiu and Tang Tian. Especially for the former, he could now clearly perceive the area with the most concentrated negative energy: the basement.

"The Haunted Mansion."

"The Haunted Mansion!"

The two spoke in unison.

--It tells the comedic story of Superintendent Chan, who, while investigating a counterfeit banknote plate case, assists a master in eliminating evil spirits.

Horror? The memory was blurry.

But a few of the comedic segments were still vivid in Fang Xiu's mind--

In the film, the male officer played by Lou Nan-kwong, through a series of mishaps, ends up in an elevator with a female ghost. After being coerced, he has to suppress his terror and lick the pale feet of the female ghost.

Following him, Big Fool also encounters this female ghost in the elevator, but instead of retreating, he advances, his behavior surpassing that of Ning Caichen.

Besides that, there were two plot points borrowed by A Chinese Odyssey:--Looking at the female ghost, Lou Nan-kwong says: "It has 6 heads, 7 arms, and 8 legs! Its head is as big as a dinosaur! It weighs over 400 pounds.

If there are no problems, I'd like to go home now~ My head hurts a little, my head hurts."

--The female ghost controls the elevator, going up and down, asking Lou Nan-kwong if it's fun.

"The Hong Kong Ghost World view contains a large number of supernatural events. Clearly, the Main God chose this as our arrival point."

After organizing his thoughts, Tang Tian, dressed in a red Spider-Man suit and holding his electromagnetic cannon summoning prop, took the initiative to introduce the plot to the other teammates.

Yi Ban-shi (played by Lou Nan-kwong) returns from his honeymoon in Thailand with his new wife (played by Sandra Ng). Superintendent Chan (played by Wu Fung), in order to solve a counterfeit case, has Yi's wife and two policewomen (Annabelle Lau & Kwan Sau-mei) form an undercover team with his niece, Siu-man (played by Sharla Cheung), to meet with the Hong Kong suspect, Big Fool (played by Shing Fui-On), at Maple Mansion.

That night, Maple Mansion was exceptionally lively.

A monk performs a ritual to capture the ghosts, sealing the spirits wreaking havoc in the building one by one, but unexpectedly, one female ghost escapes halfway through! Mistaking his wife for having an affair with Chan, Yi Ban-shi also arrives at Maple Mansion in a rage to catch them in the act.

The female ghost wanders the building, looking for opportunities to release the other ghosts, causing Yi Ban-shi and the others to be terrified, and even dragging Big Fool, who came for negotiations, into being haunted by fierce spirits.

At this moment, the high monk returns to Maple Mansion to clean up the mess, and a nonsensical duel between humans and ghosts unfolds in the building in the middle of the night...

"There are quite a few ghosts in the building. A few are scattered among the floors, but the rest are hidden in the basement at the very bottom."

Fang Xiu retracted his ocular power, returning to his Three-Tomoe state, and said, "If you have confidence, you can absolutely stay behind to earn side-plot rewards and use actual combat to train your mindset."

"There is only gain where there is risk."

"If you blindly avoid conflict and just follow the newcomers out, relying on luck to get the minimum reward for the main plot, you will die sooner or later!" The last sentence was stated bluntly.

Tang Tian, who had originally wanted to avoid the sharp edge and hide to see how things developed, heard the half-warning, half-prodding words and hardened his heart, volunteering: "The plot has just unfolded, and since I've seen this movie, I can lead the team to wipe out the ghosts in the building."

"Boss, you go and track down the whereabouts of the Ghost King."

Primary mutant spider bloodline, plus plenty of spiritual bullets, a one-time Malice Protection Talisman, and double D-rank props prepared for the Ghost King.

The preparation was far more thorough than in the Alien world!

Moreover, his teammates were no less capable.

Support: Mutant Angel bloodline Odubiao.

Frontline tank: Mutant Werewolf bloodline Emir, holding a Plasma Pistol, can moonlight as a shooter.

Frontline warrior: Warhammer Inquisitor Module Haida.

If a captain with high burst, high recovery, and high resistance chose to stay briefly, with such a powerhouse present, Tang Tian didn't know how they could possibly lose.

Besides... if the captain unleashed his full power, could he blow up a hundred-meter building?

Unfortunately, Fang Xiu didn't play the role of a babysitter and never favored anyone. His choice was the same as in the Alien vs. Yautja world: implement a decapitation strike first, regardless of anything else, eliminate the biggest unexpected factor, and kill the final BOSS before considering anything else.

He had no idea that his subordinate, Tang Tian, was currently guessing whether his own combat power could achieve building-level destruction.

"I hope to see you all when we return."

Leaving behind a single sentence.

Fang Xiu vanished on the spot.

No one present knew how he had left; perhaps it was a teleportation technique, or maybe some kind of high-level earth-shaping art.

In a corner of Hong Kong Island.

The House of the Lord, a church.

Due to historical factors, a large number of the island's residents had changed their allegiances, choosing to believe in Christ. Whenever they had free time, they would bring their families here to pray and receive free holy water—

In the Hong Kong Ghost World, haunting incidents occurred from time to time, often leaving the populace in a state of panic.

And where there were many believers, the power of faith was naturally dense.

Even if the priest was merely a mortal, he could still exorcise demons and catch ghosts: by taking some well water at random and subjecting it to a series of blessings, such as prayers and offerings, it could be imbued with a weak exorcism effect.

Precisely because of this, the moment the Fusang Ghost King jumped out of the An Eternal Combat, he didn't even have time to act before he was immediately suppressed by the cross enshrined in the center of the church.

"Father, I don't know what kind of background those two fellows have. They suddenly fell from the sky, dressed in such strange and peculiar clothes. Could they be unclean things..."

At this very moment, a member of the clergy looked at the white-robed priest before him and said helplessly, "It's the middle of the night, yet you were kind enough to bring them food. We should really call the police."

"The Almighty Lord can forgive even the devil, let alone them, since they are human." The priest's face was full of kindness as he carried two bowls of chicken leg rice. "I tested them with a cross pendant, and there was no reaction. Rest assured."

After speaking, the priest smiled and placed the delicious food outside the door, then leisurely picked up a small fan and began to fan himself, looking like an angler baiting a fishing spot.

Inside the room.

The Silver-Armored Divine General Xiaogui was flipping through a book written in Western script. The dense rows of A, B, C, and D made him, an ancient man, feel dizzy and faint, making him want to tear the thing to shreds.

Of course, the main reason was hunger.

After all, he was not a divine general in the true sense and could not go without food or drink. However, the Golden-Armored Divine General beside him had been tricked into coming here by their master, Hermit Caolu, and they couldn't afford to let the ruse be exposed.

Otherwise... what would they use to fight the Ghost King?

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