Chapter 226 Echoes of Discord - The Unseen Threat

The distortion spat them out onto a desolate landscape unlike any they had encountered before. A sickly green fog clung to the ground, obscuring the horizon in an oppressive shroud. The air crackled with an unnatural energy, a distorted echo of emotions that sent shivers down their spines. Asa, her empathy reaching out cautiously, encountered a cacophony of discordant whispers, a swirling vortex of negative emotions unlike anything she had ever experienced. There was fear, but a cold, calculating fear devoid of humanity. There was anger, but a simmering rage devoid of passion. This reality wasn't consumed by negativity; it was infected by something… different. Denji, ever the pragmatist, gripped the hilt of his chainsaw with a grimace. "This place gives me the creeps. Feels like something's watching us, waiting for us to make a wrong move." Aki, his analytical mind already whirring, projected a holographic map. The network of resonance, usually a vibrant tapestry of connecti