Chapter 332: Elevator
Kaito Shirogane sensed the abnormal atmosphere around him. This was the first time he had found himself in a dangerous situation immediately upon entering a mission world.
In previous mission worlds, even in the Jujutsu Kaisen world with its extremely dangerous environment, the Space had deployed Reincarnators to relatively safe places within the Dead City.
It was only because [The Fifth Element] started hunting other Reincarnators that a large number of Reincarnators died right after the start.
The same applied to the Pirate World. Reincarnators were deployed on the beach and didn't attract Enel's attention. Instead, internal fighting among Reincarnators led to Enel noticing them, joining the fray, and wiping them out.
The Space consciously avoided accidental deaths of Reincarnators immediately upon deployment into mission worlds.
But in this special world named [Secondary World B711], Kaito was deployed into this oppressive, dark environment as soon as he entered.
The bizarre corpses and the large number of snakes were enough to pose a strong threat to a small portion of low-level Reincarnators.
And this wasn't an isolated case.
Faint electricity crackled around Kaito's body, and a multitude of dense, fine sounds appeared beside his ears.
"Truly generous."
Kaito took two steps in the water and pulled up a corpse. A golden Dodon Ray was poised to strike, serving as his lighting tool.
The surface of the corpse showed no signs of decay or injury. It wore a white striped patient gown. This was the corpse of a woman. Judging from the feel when he gripped her neck, she shouldn't be very old.
Kaito lowered his head, meeting the dead, silent gaze of the corpse staring straight at him.
[You have suffered Curse · Grudge of the Dead]
[Immunity Check in progress. You have resisted this curse.]
Before the chill could rise from Kaito's body surface, and just as his muscles showed a tendency to stiffen, an even more surging, frigid death aura flowed from Kaito's bloodline, devouring all negative forces on his body.
Kaito's [Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirit Netherworld Body] possessed special resistance against spirits. Ordinary curses and ghostly things couldn't affect him at all.
[Spirit Ward (Rare): Passive trait. You gain extra resistance against spirits. The effect of soul-type abilities on you is greatly reduced. Immunity to Spirit Arts and Reishi-type ability attacks below C-Grade. This ability possesses Priority.] (Note: When abilities with opposing effects clash, the ability with Priority will take effect first.)
Hum!
The golden Qi accumulated for too long became increasingly unstable.
Based on the sounds he 'heard,' Kaito casually pointed towards a direction overhead.
The Dodon Ray shot out explosively in an instant.
The dazzling golden light tore through the darkness in the sewer like a sharp sword. The stone floor, several meters thick, seemed to be pierced by a laser.
A large number of snakes in the darkness instantly pounced on Kaito's body and began to bite.
Whoosh!
Brilliant flames ignited immediately. The snakes tumbled into the water, carrying the firelight with them, which illuminated the sewer somewhat.
[You attacked a Reincarnator. Based on the mental power gap between both parties, you obtained the following information.]
[Your Divine Finger Lv4 caused penetration damage to Reincarnator NC55514933.]
[NC55514933 has entered a dying state.]
"Tsk. Didn't die directly?"
Kaito raised his hand and struck the stone slab overhead.
Thud.
Intense force entered the stone slab, followed by high-frequency vibration.
Buzz~ Bang!
As the stone slab exploded轰然, Kaito leaped gracefully onto the ground.
"Quick, save him!"
A sturdy man wearing a red jacket with long gray hair ordered his team in a deep voice. He held two short-handled submachine guns in his hands. Runes engraved on the guns were currently glowing.
The man, codenamed [Locker], was the leader of this temporary team [37411]. His expression was grim. Although he had heard the rumors, being actually deployed into such a non-derivative world still put him under immense mental pressure.
He had hastily formed a team of 7 people. After entering the mission world, they found themselves in an abandoned hospital. Wanting to leave, they discovered some eerie power existed inside this hospital.
Making it impossible for them to find an exit.
Even the windows and walls they saw weren't real; breaking one would just lead them back to the starting point.
He instantly understood they had likely entered some supernatural scenario. Combined with the large number of supernatural-related milestones appearing after loading into the world...
He could basically confirm that this world definitely contained a large number of ghost and monster elements.
Locker switched his weapons and bullets to enchantments specialized against spirit bodies, managing to repel the vengeful spirits that appeared suddenly.
But before they could relax, a laser beam suddenly shot from somewhere below, instantly piercing through the chest and abdomen of the team's spellcaster, [Lilith].
"Locker, I think we have to go..."
At this moment, the team's spiritual perceiver, [Short Hair], spoke with a pale face.
"If we could leave, wouldn't we have run long ago?!"
Several people retorted grumpily, but Short Hair kept looking at Locker.
"The Psionic Ward I placed on the first floor has been destroyed. The one who attacked us just now was Mercenary Tao..."
His voice was hoarse. After seeing that bizarre, ugly avatar, he felt cold all over. The scene of Mercenary Tao selling Crimson Drop Cards in the Space seemed to replay before his eyes.
He had absolutely no desire to become a Crimson Drop Card displayed in a stall, haggled over by others.
Locker's scalp also tingled. He immediately interrupted the companion still trying to cast healing magic.
"We move first. This space is very weird. Let's try to let Mercenary Tao encounter those dirty things first!"
Seeing Locker remain relatively calm, the group found their backbone and quickly began retreating upstairs.
Pressed for time, they hesitated at the stairwell, then turned together towards the elevator lobby.
Previously at the elevator lobby, Short Hair had vetoed the idea of taking the elevator. His 'Inspiration' was quite high, and those elevators gave him a very bad feeling.
But right now, Mercenary Tao was only one or two floors away from them. The straight-line distance was probably no more than dozens of meters.
Given the opponent's ability, once he discovered them, it would probably take only a few breaths to smash through all obstacles and arrive in front of them.
"Go! Take the elevator!"
[Psionic Communication] linked everyone. Short Hair himself was the first to suggest taking the elevator.
Things like 'Inspiration' could help him sense danger in ordinary environments, but in this special environment, it only made his nerves tense.
He felt terrifying things might be hiding in the elevator, but the Mercenary Tao downstairs, in his perception, wasn't a humanoid creature at all.
He seemed like an amalgamation of numerous negative emotions, emitting a tyrannical scent of blood.
They pressed the elevator button.
Ding~
With a crisp arrival sound, the elevator opened.
The inside was very bright. The group relaxed slightly. Just as they walked in and the elevator closed, Short Hair immediately smashed the mirror inside the elevator.
As the elevator doors closed, Locker saw a figure in a pink robe appear silently at the elevator entrance. Their eyes met. The mirth in those eyes almost made his breathing stop.
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