Why is my anime art style so weird?

Leaving behind this incredibly arrogant statement, Araya Sōren slowly merged into the wall.

"Humph!"

Ryougi Shiki snorted coldly and walked directly towards the only elevator in the central atrium of the hall.

Chapter 288 Musou Mode

Xu Ming quickly stopped her.

"Don't take the elevator. It's a completely enclosed space, and it would be too easy for him to set a trap."

Once you're in the elevator, you're no longer in control of your own destiny.

Ryougi Shiki showed no sign of changing her mind.

"If you're scared, you can take the stairs."

After saying that, he continued walking towards the elevator.

Xu Ming shook his head helplessly, then turned and led the group of shikigami toward the safety passage.

He's not as headstrong as Ryougi Shiki.

Besides, Araya Souren would not damage Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception if he wanted them, so he wouldn't use drastic methods like making the elevator malfunction or bungee jumping from a high altitude.

If Xu Ming were to sit in that seat, well, who knows?

Given Araya Sōren's deep hatred for him, it wouldn't be surprising if she used any underhanded tricks on him.

With Ryougi Shiki remaining stubborn, the two were forced to split up.

Xu Ming thought about it and decided that this was a good idea.

This is someone else's territory, so it's best not to put all your eggs in one basket. If one side gets caught, the other side will have someone to help.

The elevator quickly arrived at the first floor, and Ryougi Shiki stepped inside without hesitation.

Watching the elevator doors slowly close, Xu Ming sighed, waved his hand, and led the group of workers and shikigami to the safety passage on the side of the lobby, and began to walk upwards.

After entering the emergency exit, Xu Ming discovered that the apartment building was only superficially impressive; the actual construction quality was extremely poor.

Throughout the entire emergency passage, there wasn't a single light on the ceiling; only the rectangular light boxes on either side of the passage emitted a faint glow.

Xu Ming felt as if he were walking in an old-fashioned tenement building from the 1970s or 80s.

Left with no other choice, Xu Ming turned on his phone to provide light.

What left him speechless was that the emergency exit extended upwards along the exterior wall of the apartment building, forming a distinct spiral shape, coupled with the pitch-black stairwell.

This looks exactly like a scene from a horror movie.

In a sense, Araya Sōren is truly a 'talent' for being able to design an apartment building like this.

We arrived at the second floor via the emergency exit.

Roar!

A strange roar suddenly came.

Rotting zombies swarmed in from the second-floor corridor and the stairs above.

They stretched out their arms, waving their hands covered in black nails, their mouths wide open, and dark green saliva dripping from them.

This scene, reminiscent of a zombie apocalypse, would probably scare an ordinary person to death.

But Xu Ming just stood there coldly, and slightly shook his head.

"Who of you will go?"

Erina stepped forward immediately.

Feeling a significant improvement in her abilities, the blonde tsundere seemed eager to try them out.

Before the horde of zombies could get close, Erina waved her hand, and a large area of ​​flames immediately appeared, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

That's right. More precise control over elements improves not only the quality, but also the quantity.

This amount is definitely more than enough!

The raging flames immediately formed a blazing wall of fire in front of everyone.

The undead are only one and a half levels higher than skeletons. Faced with the scorching heat that is their natural enemy, they can do nothing but howl and roll on the ground.

Soon, the zombies were burned to charcoal, turned to ashes, and disappeared into the air.

Having finished cooking the charcoal-grilled zombie, Erina tossed her long, golden hair with a flourish and said with a disdainful expression:

"That's it? Nothing special."

In this wave alone, nearly twenty or thirty zombies were dealt with by Erina.

Just then, the howls of the zombies echoed again from the second-floor corridor and the stairs above.

Xu Ming thought for a moment and then gave instructions decisively.

"Haruyuki, take off immediately! Your responsibility is to scout the entire building from the outside, and then launch an attack on my orders!"

"learn!"

Haruyuki Arita gave a somewhat imperfect military salute, then immediately spread his wings and rushed out of the second-floor corridor, flying directly out of the apartment building before the zombies could surround him.

Seeing this, Xu Ming seemed to be deep in thought.

Clearly, the artificial natural barrier is ultimately only a semi-finished product. Araya Sōren can control the entire apartment building to a large extent, but the degree of control cannot reach 100%.

That's true. Even the original Inherent Barrier cannot achieve 100% control over the entire space, let alone a counterfeit one.

Xu Ming even doubted that he could achieve 30% control at best.

Otherwise, he could have a hundred ways to kill himself.

"Let's go straight upstairs."

Xu Ming waved his hand.

Asagami Fujino followed silently behind.

Erina pouted and retorted as usual.

"Hmph! Don't order me around!"

Although she said that, she still obediently followed behind Xu Ming.

The three men, with Xu Ming as the spearhead, launched an upward attack.

Holding a crowbar, Xu Ming encountered a walking corpse rushing towards him, but instead of dodging, he met it head-on.

Either knock the walker's head off with a crowbar, or wait for the walker to pounce on you and trigger the effect of 'Saintess's Prayer' to burn it to ashes.

With Xu Ming blocking their way, Erina and Asagami Fujino felt much more at ease.

Erina kept throwing fireballs, which exploded in the pile of zombies, sending them sprawling.

After leveling up, Erina's fireballs became more powerful and even had an explosive effect, no longer just written as fireballs but read as fire bullets.

However, Asagami Fujino was still more eye-catching. She widened her eyes, and red and green lights swirled and intertwined in her eyes.

Boo!

A slight, strange sound suddenly rang out in the air, and an invisible wave flew towards the walking corpses in front of them.

Several zombies were immediately shredded into rags like rags.

The three of them immediately went into "Musou mode," killing their way from the second floor to the third, and then all the way to the fourth.

More than a hundred zombies lay dead at the feet of the three men.

However, when he reached the fourth-floor stairwell, Xu Ming, who was pointing in the arrow direction, stopped.

Asagami Fujino glanced at him but remained silent.

Erina patted his shoulder curiously.

Why did you stop?

"I still have some things to take care of on this floor..."

Xu Ming replied in a very low voice.

Influenced by him, Erina muttered a couple of things under her breath and fell silent.

Led by Xu Ming, the three left the emergency exit and entered the corridor on the fourth floor.

Xu Ming headed straight for the deepest part of the corridor.

When they encountered zombies along the way, before Erina could even make a move, Xu Ming took out his phone and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

The purplish-gold lightning transformed into a terrifying storm of lightning, instantly sweeping across the entire area.

Dozens of zombies didn't even have time to scream before they were reduced to ashes.

The corridor on the fourth floor was immediately cleared out.

The power of mobile phone lenses has increased dramatically after being upgraded to level 4.

However, Xu Ming did not show any joy on his face. He silently walked forward with his head down.

Chapter 289 The Cruel Truth, Rage

An inexplicable sense of unease lingered in Xu Ming's heart.

Influenced by the atmosphere, Erina and Asagami Fujino obediently followed behind him.

406, 407...

Soon, Xu Ming arrived at the end of the corridor and finally stopped in front of the door marked '410'.

Xu Ming looked at the nameplate by the door, which clearly showed the family's surname—Yue Lian!

Yes, this is the home of that blind girl.

Xu Ming took a deep breath and then knocked on the door.

dong dong!

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but the knocking sounded particularly muffled and carried far in the dark night.