Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

"It's saved."

He said something brief and unscrewed the bottle. A very faint scent of herbs wafted out.

The Octopus Otherworldly God was the first to raise its head, a hint of surprise flashing in its eyes: "Just smelling it makes me feel a bit better."

Yuuki didn't explain much. He walked up to Momotaros, tilted the small bottle, and a drop of liquid fell onto the hideous laceration on Momotaros's waist.

The moment the green liquid came into contact with the wound, it rapidly seeped in like a living thing, and the edges of the crack began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. A few seconds later, the wound that almost ran through the waist and abdomen was reduced to a shallow white line.

"Whoa!"

Momotaros glanced down, patted his waist, and widened his eyes. "Not bad at all! I thought this injury would take ten days or half a month to heal, but it's healed in no time?"

"This is a miraculous elixir, a fusion of the life force of Helheim, don't you think?"

Yuuki breathed a sigh of relief as he dripped the green liquid into the Octopus Immortal's mouth and saw its body recover rapidly.

【Heim】is as reliable as ever.

"Your friend is really incredibly resourceful."

Momotaros walked over with a somewhat complicated expression.

That's why I said don't worry.

Yu Xing carefully put the small green bottle away, then cautiously slipped it into the inner opening.

"Alright, everyone's back to full health."

He clapped his hands and turned to the octopus-like Otherworldly being: "Now tell us where your wife and daughters are being held, the more details the better."

The Octopus Otherworldly God took a deep breath, the despair in his eyes receding, replaced by an almost burning urgency: "It's in the basement of the mall where I work. Below ground level are three parking levels, but below the first basement level, there's a hidden underground mezzanine. That's the entrance to Another Den-O's lair in this world."

"Does access require permissions?"

"Correct."

The Octopus Demon God nodded. This was the second layer of protection; even if the Octopus Demon God broke through, they wouldn't be instantly destroyed.

"The freight elevator from the ground-level parking lot to the basement level requires a card, but we can just go down through the fire escape on the side of the mall. The real trouble is the metal door on the basement level leading to the hidden mezzanine."

Momotaros shouldered his sword and grinned: "So let's go down to the basement first, and then figure out how to get access there?"

"I'm afraid there's no better way."

Youxing stretched her shoulders and neck, her gaze drifting to the lights of the distant commercial district. "Since we don't have much time, let's not waste it. Brother, lead the way, let's set off immediately."

Without further delay, the four quickly returned to the mall and arrived at the door of the fire escape.

"The defenses are indeed very tight."

Looking at the fire door with its combination lock, Youxing felt a pang of emotion.

The octopus-like demon pressed a few times on the door lock, and the metal latch clicked open.

“I change the lock cylinder combination here every month, and the security department has never noticed.”

He said something in a low voice and opened the iron gate.

Inside the door was a steep, downward-sloping concrete staircase. Emergency lights emitted a dim, yellowish glow. Several people filed in, their footsteps compressed into a soft rustling sound in the narrow stairwell.

We arrived at the basement level quickly. Pushing open the fire door at the end of the stairwell, a spacious underground parking lot came into view.

The lights were a stark white, a few cars were parked there, and the surrounding area was excessively empty.

"Nothing seems amiss."

Rin scanned the area but found nothing wrong.

Momotaros swatted away the mosquitoes flying in front of him and looked at the octopus Otherworldly God with a puzzled expression.

"You're not lying to us, are you?"

The Octopus Demon God shook his head repeatedly: "This is the place, but usually no one comes here except for patrolmen."

However, the Octopus Otherworldly God wasn't quite sure about the patrol frequency here.

Because of his relationship with a man, he had long been excluded from the inner circle and was now just an outer member. He was completely unaware of many core secrets.

"Then let's wait a little longer, there's still some time."

Yu Xing wasn't in a hurry; the group quickly hid and waited for their opportunity.

Chapter 175

The patrols here were much more intense than Yu Xing had expected. In less than 10 minutes, Yu Xing and his friends, who were hiding, saw three groups of people pass by him.

There were exactly four people in the group. They were dressed in black, and each of them was equipped with a radio and a submachine gun.

"A patrol group every 3 minutes? Is the patrol intensity that high?"

Retreating to their hiding corner, Yuuki was now certain that the Octopus Otherworldly God had led them to the right place.

Such a high-caliber team composition suggests that there must be some secret hidden here.

"Fortunately, these people all look like ordinary people, and dealing with them is a piece of cake."

The submachine guns didn't intimidate him enough; Yuuki wasn't afraid at all. He turned to look at the three of them.

“We might be able to take care of a patrol team and then replace them.”

"You make the decision."

Momotaros was a straightforward person and didn't understand these complicated matters, so he left the question to Yuuki and sat down to rest with his eyes closed.

The Octopus Otherworldly God wasn't good at these things either. He glanced at Yuuki, and after noticing the look Yuuki was giving him, he decisively sat down next to Momotaros.

Neither of the two Immortals offered any opinions, so Yuuki could only look to Ichijo Rin.

Rin stroked her chin and asked Yuuki two questions: "They're just patrolling the perimeter, right? Do we know where they eventually rest? Besides that, do they have any passwords for changing shifts?"

To ensure they remain undetected, they need to solve at least these two problems.

"Furthermore, that door doesn't look like it could be broken open by force."

Rin looked toward the intersection where several patrol teams had passed by, where there was a metal door with a combination lock flashing red.

Rin was certain that if they tried to force their way in or entered the wrong password, they would probably attract everyone's attention instantly.

By then, they will have lost the initiative, and saving lives will be nothing but empty words.

"We need someone to make the first move."

Rin Ichijou's eyes gleamed as he turned to look at Yuuki.

“One person has to infiltrate them first, figure everything out, and then pull us in together.”

Rin Ichijo's suggestion was better than Yuuki's, and Yuuki thought about it and agreed.

"Then who will go?"

Just then, Momotaros, who had been sitting silently in the back, suddenly spoke up.

"I'll go."

The octopus-like demon god swept his gaze over the people around him and made a decision: "I don't want to drag you all down with me. If I go, even if I fail, you will still have a chance to escape."

In the eyes of the Octopus Otherworldly God, the other three were closely connected, and he was just a newly joined henchman, so it didn't matter if he died.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Xing's hand fell, slapping the octopus-like Otherworldly God on the head.

How could I just stand by and watch you die?

"If we're going to leave, let's leave together. Don't talk about running away, and don't look down on yourselves."

"I go!"

Before the Octopus Otherworldly God could say anything more, Yuuki flashed away from the corner and disappeared from their sight.

Watching Yuuki leave, the Octopus Otherworldly God was stunned for a moment. Yuuki did not give him another chance to choose.

"That's just how this guy is."

"I suspect he was injected with some kind of lover gene."

Momotaros sat cross-legged to the side, glancing at the octopus Otherworldly being: "Although you are not human now, your spirit is shining brightly."

Rin peeked out slightly, but he could no longer see Youxing's whereabouts.

“He gets more emotional than anyone else when it comes to sacrifice, but he is completely unaware that he himself is also sacrificing.”

Momotaros continued speaking, and Rin Ichijo lowered her eyes slightly.

He recalled Yu Xing's previous actions, which involved taking all the risks for them all by herself.

"So, I say he's essentially a madman; he's not even human anymore."

Momotaros pursed his lips. Others might not know, but he was well aware that Yuuki's aura had weakened considerably after emerging from Helheim.

Without a doubt, Yuuki paid a price to get that little green bottle.

"We cannot let his sacrifice go to waste."

Rin's words earned nods from the other two, and the three of them quietly waited for Yuuki's news in this dark corner.

After leaving his hiding place, Yu Xing went straight to the back of a car in the parking lot. Watching the patrol team walk by, he quietly crawled under the car.

"We need to follow the team and see how things go before we act rashly."

Thinking this, Yu Xing's body silently dispersed into a pile of sand. This time, he did not reassemble into a shape, but instead used all his strength to summon a wisp of wind.

The wind whipped up sand, silently passing over the patrolling group and settling some sand on them.

These grains of sand became Yuxing's eyes, clinging to them and following them forward.

"Did a gust of wind just blow by? That's strange..."

At this moment, the patrol team seemed to have noticed something, and they all turned around, but found nothing unusual in the parking lot.

"Alright, let's go. As long as we don't spot anyone in the open, it's fine."

The captain, who was leading the group, glanced at the silver metal door, his body trembled violently, and he hurriedly called out to them.

"You know the consequences of staying here any longer!"