CHAPTER 604: CHAPTER 604: SPATIAL CROSSING?

As Xiao Zhan’s energy within him drove forth, strands of energy began roaming on the ground, forming intricate patterns, and a huge circle began to materialize on the floor.

Many people had not yet noticed this energy, but when they did, they all instinctively looked up at the sky.

"What’s happening? Why has the sky suddenly darkened?"

From the Core Hall, a person who appeared to hold a high position stepped out.

He lifted his head and saw overhead a spread of dark clouds, shrouding the entire mansion. Yet strangely, other areas were clear; only here was enveloped.

The people around him were also staring at the sky, clueless about how such dark clouds had suddenly appeared.

But just then, a figure flew out from behind him.

And landed in front of him.

"Family Head."

It was Hattori Kaji.

He looked up at the dark clouds, his expression changing instantly, "We have an enemy invasion! All clan members on alert!"

"Invasion?"

The man displayed an expression of disbelief, his role was specifically to oversee the family’s security.

He should have been the first to know about an invasion, but he hadn’t received any information. If there really was an invasion, that would be a severe neglect of duty.

He immediately took out his communicator to issue a clan-wide alert, but when he tried, he discovered that communication was blocked.

"Family Head, communication has been jammed!"

"What?"

Hattori Kaji sharply turned.

Then, his expression darkened; he instantly understood that this was not a simple invasion, but a targeted, premeditated one.

"Fire the signal arrow!"

"Yes!"

The man immediately ran back into the house, and launched the signal arrow.

Thankfully, they had maintained the traditional method of early warning, otherwise, they would have been caught completely unawares today.

Hattori Kaji watched the dark clouds above grow thicker, with a momentum that seemed to crush the city beneath!

His gaze immediately locked onto Xiao Zhan’s position below the clouds, and without hesitation, he charged towards him.

Daring to invade the Hattori Family Mansion, utterly unaware of what death meant!

Meanwhile, the man who had just run to get the signal arrow had launched it; accompanied by the launch, a streak of fire serpent shot into the sky.

But just as the fire serpent was about to explode, what seemed like a dark-red phoenix appeared in the black clouds.

This phoenix was immensely large, casting a shadow that seemed capable of covering the entire mansion.

It opened its mouth and directly swallowed the fire serpent shot by the signal arrow, preventing it from exploding. Only a few people saw the signal; those who were inside did not see it.

Seeing this.

The man immediately launched another signal arrow.

But by then, it was clearly too late.

Xiao Zhan’s Death Flame Phoenix had already begun its crash toward the buildings below!

Hattori Kaji employed his speed to the fullest, attempting to forcibly interrupt Xiao Zhan’s spellcasting, but Xiao Zhan, daring to cast at this moment, could surely anticipate such a reaction.

Hattori Kaji’s speed, though fast, was still a step too late.

The phoenix, a symbol of death, mercilessly crashed onto the buildings, and its destructive power erupted in an echoing roar, causing the buildings to collapse and shatter like a castle of sand struck by ocean waves.

People who had no time to escape immediately let out cries of despair, helplessly watching death approach them, unable to make any move.

A heroic tragedy of the apocalypse!

Following that, a dark red energy burst like a shockwave, spreading out from the center of the explosion.

Under this force, buildings that weren’t directly hit were still unable to escape their fate and were overturned by the shockwave, shattering everywhere!

The sound was earth-shattering!

Now, there was no need for signal flares, Xiao Zhan had directly alerted them himself!

Regrettably, this alert came at the cost of lives.

Hattori Kaji’s charge towards Xiao Zhan halted as he watched this horrifying scene—nearly half of his family was destroyed, and a towering rage surged in his chest!

Furiously charging at Xiao Zhan again, he was determined to tear Xiao Zhan into thousands of pieces!

After releasing his skill, Xiao Zhan watched the destruction caused by the Death Flame Phoenix, a cold smirk appearing on his face.

The Hattori Family Mansion, built against the mountains, would suffer significantly more secondary damage due to the huge rocks from the explosion and the splattering of the Death Flames!

This move caused more damage than anticipated!

It nearly destroyed half of the Family’s living forces.

With their strength halved, Xiao Zhan’s group wouldn’t have too much of a disadvantage anymore. Coupled with their unmatched coordination, this time, Hattori Kaji would surely die!

Xiao Zhan, sensing Hattori Kaji speeding towards him, smirked coldly, quickly creating distance between them, avoiding a head-on clash.

Xiao Zhan already understood Hattori Kaji’s combat data. Although Liu Xin couldn’t see him to identify an absolute weakness, the available data still allowed for an effective counter-strategy.

That was to continually maneuver around and combat Hattori Kaji.

This guy’s combat skills were sharp, embodying the concept of quick and fierce battles. Xiao Zhan just needed to avoid his initial ferocity, and then he could manipulate him freely.

Watching Hattori Kaji rapidly closing in, Xiao Zhan used Thunder Shadow Step to quickly increase the distance.

He still trusted the speed of Thunder Shadow Step.

But just as he created distance, he noticed that Hattori Kaji had somehow gotten even closer?

This was not an illusion; Xiao Zhan’s perception was real—this guy was indeed getting closer.

This guy was faster than him!

Xiao Zhan was somewhat surprised; although he was only a Sixth Grade Spirit Master, even among Seventh Grade Spirit Masters, it was rare to find someone faster than him.

This Hattori Kaji was almost the first!

Justifiably a Ninja, well-versed in these tricks.

Xiao Zhan didn’t believe his speed could always be this fast; he kept pulling away, adding Instantaneous Movement on top of his Thunder Shadow Step.

He thought this would create distance, but unexpectedly, Hattori Kaji still caught up.

And not only did he catch up, but he also kept getting closer.

Xiao Zhan was startled.

What was this guy relying on?

He couldn’t help but release his Perception to probe Hattori Kaji’s energy operation, and this investigation made Xiao Zhan’s expression turn somewhat shocked.

Spatial continuous teleportation!

This guy, he had also mastered the spatial attribute!

No, not Spatial Teleportation, it seemed to be another mode of using space.

Xiao Zhan’s perception noticed something unusual; Hattori Kaji seemed to teleport using space, but on closer observation, it wasn’t the case.

With each step he took, he covered at least four to five times his normal step length!

Spatial stride?