The fairy maid cheers for her deceased master today.

Good news: the new blockbuster, Alien, is equally vulnerable.

As X and Angel approached the clock tower, the two unleashed a killing spree.

Angel's ice flowers were like scattered tracking bullets, each one precisely piercing the core of the alien gears. The brass and green plant stitched together monsters that had just crawled out were frozen in place by the bullets, and then blasted into pieces by X's silver bullets.

This revolver, thanks to some kind of blessing from the Holy Church, can currently fire an unlimited number of bullets in the Rain World, saving the trouble of reloading.

"Master, look! I can turn into three ice flowers at once!" Angel held up her hand covered in ice shards, her blue eyes shining like stars in the rain.

As he wiped the glowing thorn marks on the revolver with his sleeve, X nodded: "Not bad, not bad, quite a lot of progress indeed."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a muffled "thud" came from the distant clock tower, like someone had smashed a bronze bell with a sledgehammer, shaking the rain curtain.

X suddenly felt that bad news was coming.

Angel's pointed ears perked up instantly, then she covered them and crouched down: "Master... that sound is even louder than the previous alien species..."

Before Ax could ask, he saw something moving in the shadows at the top of the clock tower—not vines, not gears, but a human figure wearing a leather coat, with its legs bent in an exaggerated arc and two huge brass springs under its feet.

What is that...?

The next moment, the other person disappeared into the rain.

Disappeared?

wrong!

Ex looked up instinctively.

In the gray sky, there was a small dot that looked like a human figure.

So X grabbed Angel and lunged at the broken wall. Then they heard a "click" of a spring being compressed behind them, and the crisp sound of stone bricks cracking as the thing hit the ground.

The moment X turned around, the rain curtain was torn open.

The tall, slender figure was clad in a white, tight-fitting suit resembling an oilcloth raincoat, and metallic claws gleamed coldly as they extended from his fingertips. Most terrifying of all were his eyes—like two leaping red flames, fixed intently on Angel.

"Wow! Spring-Heeled Jack!" Angel exclaimed.

Then, X's fragments of memories belonging to the original owner suddenly exploded:

Eyewitness reports from a London cemetery in 1837; Polly Adams, a clerk, suffering a slashed abdomen and falling into a coma; Mary Stephens's clothing being torn; a 7.5-centimeter-deep footprint found at the scene of Clement Church; and victims' descriptions of a "demon that could breathe blue fire"...

All the records point to the same Victorian urban legend.

Yes, according to X's years of gaming experience, in London urban legends, there is not only the extremely famous Jack the Ripper, but also a Spring-Heeled Jack.

Its distinctive features include red eyes, breathing blue and white flames, wearing metal claws, and the ability to leap superhumanly. Its primary targets are women. In this respect, it does bear some resemblance to Jack the Ripper.

Before the time travel, these were indeed urban legends.

But in this world... this legend might be true.

At least in the Rain World, they have become a real, existing alien species.

The mutated creature suddenly let out a sharp screech, like the scream of a malfunctioning steam valve. In the instant its hind legs pushed off the ground, it leaped three meters high, its sharp claws aimed straight for Angel's throat!

X pulled the fairy behind him and fired three shots with his revolver.

The silver bullet grazed the alien's cloak, but bounced off the white bodysuit, scattering sparks that hissed in the rain.

"Its clothes are made of metal!"

Fortunately, the bullet's kinetic energy still managed to propel it a few steps away.

Angel's ice flower finally took shape, but this time it wasn't petals; instead, it was an entire ice wall blocking the alien's path.

Angel has mastered a new way to use her abilities. X is pleased.

This isn't a game, after all; even offensive skills can be used as defensive skills.

click!

The moment its claws pierced and tore through the ice, X saw the structure of its soles—multiple springs nested within spiral springs. This device absorbed the impact upon landing, allowing it to bounce back up like a flea.

The crack in the ice wall was too small, and Spring-Heeled Jack suddenly spewed blue-white flames from his mouth. The ice wall melted instantly, and steam carrying corrosive droplets rushed towards them.

Ax dragged Angel along as they ran toward the broken wall, the back of their coats scorched with blackened holes.

No, the opponent's speed, attack power, and defense are all superior to ours.

There's no way to bypass it and escape this rainy world through the "door".

Should it have any weaknesses?

"Angel, how much do you know about Jack?"

"Why?"

"I mean, what are its weaknesses?"

These words reminded Angel.

Angel immediately replied, "Lucy Skel's testimony in 1838 stated that it was afraid of bright light and would shy away from it..."

Bright light, where did this awful weather come from...?

As Ax looked up, he suddenly noticed a ray of sunlight filtering through a crack in the rain, illuminating the area near the clock tower.

To be precise, the light shines on the "door" through which one can leave.

That was the guiding light of the Holy Order, originally intended to guide X and Angel away from the Rain World.

We have a strong light, but there's still a problem—if I can already walk to the door, what's the point of having a strong light?

"Master, be careful!"

While I was pondering, the alien species attacked again.

Angel raised her hand, and a giant ice flower once again blocked Spring-Heeled Jack's attack.

This extra time allowed X to come up with new plans.

He pulled Angel behind him: "Use ice flowers by the door to reflect the sunlight!"

"Ugh, it's so far..."

"Then let's get closer and release it! I'll hold off Spring-Heeled Jack!"

It was a bit difficult for the two of them to escape to the door together.

But if you just send Angel over and deal with the aliens yourself, the difficulty will be reduced.

X pushed Angel toward the clock tower, then grabbed a revolver and fired several shots at Spring-Heeled Jack's red eyes.

Jack, who had just broken through the ice wall, was grazed by a silver bullet at the edge of his red eye and immediately let out a sharper hiss as his metal claws swung fiercely toward X's throat.

X leaned back to avoid it, his back slamming against the broken wall, sending stone chips tumbling down.

He rolled to the left. Turning around, Jack's spring-like leg kicked into the broken wall, instantly splitting the entire wall apart and sending bricks flying.

X rolled to the side, his fingertip gripping the revolver trigger, and fired three shots into Jack's knee joints—where there was no metal bodysuit covering them.

With a "thud," Jack's hind legs suddenly twisted into an odd angle, causing it to lose its balance and crash heavily into the puddle upon landing.

Just as X was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Jack's red eyes suddenly lit up, and the blue and white flames he spewed from his mouth coiled around his ankle like a venomous snake.

Ex only had time to lift his leg to dodge the fire snake, and as a result, he lost his balance and stumbled back several steps.

Spring-Heeled Jack seized the opportunity to quickly get up, adjust his posture, and prepare to strike.

Then, with a sudden leap, he vanished into the rain.

It's that super jump again!

X instinctively jumped away, but was immediately knocked away by the shockwave from Jack's landing. He rolled several times on the ground before regaining his senses.

not good!

As soon as X looked up, he saw the alien creature rushing towards him.

Metal claws were hurtling towards his chest—

But at that moment, X suddenly stopped panicking.

Because he had already seen that a semi-transparent ice flower was aligned with the sunlight crack, reflecting a dazzling white light.

White light penetrates the alien species.

The alien instantly forgot to attack, letting out a painful roar and covering its eyes with its claws.

It tried to escape, but X shot it twice, piercing its joints. It immediately knelt on the ground.

Then... it turned into smoke in the sunlight.

Angel ran over: "Master, Master! Are you alright? I was almost scared to death!"

Ex also walked over.

However, he had only taken a few steps when he suddenly felt a pang of fear.

It's quite amazing that a dead person can feel heart palpitations. This is because the "complete resurrection" state should have expired by now.

Then X realized that it was a perception of danger—a perception of being watched by a terrifying being.

The source of the danger lies atop the clock tower—

There, Spring-Heeled Jack reappeared!