The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Clearly, these are not ordinary dolls; otherwise, they wouldn't be able to move on their own and chase after people.

"Is it a supernatural creature? Hmm... these things are really rare. I... I initially thought it was just a prank..."

To be honest, when Kiana first heard the system task notification, she thought that this task was just a prank by someone.

However, judging from the current situation, it is not a prank, but rather that some strange entity is plotting something.

It's not surprising that something like this would appear in such a magical world, is it?

"call..."

Kiana slowly raised her sword, her expression gradually becoming serious.

Only now did she finally begin to face the events of the day and realize that the so-called strangeness mentioned by the system was actually real.

That's really strange, since such a thing exists.

Why did it specifically add the phrase "believe in science"?

Do you believe that science can punish ghosts and monsters?

"System, do you have any explanation to offer?"

[Host, please focus on your mission.]

"Bah..."

Okay, it seems the system doesn't want to explain things clearly to me.

If that's the case, then there's no point in continuing to investigate.

Knowing full well the nature of this system, Kiana naturally focused her attention on the dolls.

Let's just consider them as some kind of special enemy...

With that in mind, Kiana set her sights on the dolls.

"I don't know who you are, but if you want to hurt my team members, be prepared!"

After saying that, Kiana rushed over without another word.

Considering that she was only staying there temporarily, she did not reveal too much of her power, but simply chased after the supernatural beings at the level of a regular Valkyrie.

It was thanks to her stopping that Wang Jian was able to continue waving his sword around in that confined space.

In a few days, the homeowner will likely only see a pile of building ruins.

However, even though Kiana was extremely careful in her actions, she still couldn't avoid causing a profound impact on the mansion.

Wang Jian's sword sliced ​​through the walls of the house as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and the raging flames clung to them, showing no signs of abating. The flames that ignited were terrifying.

Regardless of how others reacted, all the strange dolls made the same move upon discovering this sight.

"ah!!!"

The children cried out in surprise, and then fled frantically like antelopes being driven by their mother leopard.

In an instant, a grand procession through the corridor began.

The people most shocked by this scene were not unrelated bystanders.

Instead, it is Huihui who is at the center of the vortex and about to face it head-on.

At that moment, she truly felt like dying.

"What?!!"

She had only gone out to use the restroom, never expecting that she would encounter these ghostly dolls.

What surprised her even more was that the dolls became so active after her acting captain, Kiana, appeared.

The crucial question is, why are they all rushing towards me?!

Huihui, who was already terrified by the dolls, immediately turned and ran away. As she ran, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept muttering cringeworthy warning lines.

"Get back! You filthy, vile ghosts! If you dare approach Lady Megumin again, I'll blast you to smithereens with an explosion spell, do you hear me! Push them away now, waaaaaah!!!"

Anyway, because these menacing dolls were so terrifying, Huihui ran around in a panic.

The dolls, terrified of Kiana who seemed like a goddess reborn, ran around in a panic.

To be honest, both of these beings—human and ghost—were being chased away by Kiana, who believed in science.

Their overreaction naturally aroused the suspicion of the other residents in the house.

Or perhaps it's just curiosity...

"Ugh, what is it? Who's staying up all night in the hallway...?"

As the corridor turned, a man in a sweatshirt slowly walked out, yawning and completely ignoring the eerie atmosphere of the mansion.

As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss, or perhaps because they are time travelers who believe in science, they are not frightened by anything strange or weird.

Of course, the prerequisite for this condition is that he has not actually seen the strange being, or rather, has not been affected by it.

"Ok?"

Without thinking, Kazuma turned his head and suddenly saw that Huihui was wearing only thin clothes and running barefoot down the corridor.

"I said, what exactly are you—!"

Before the irresponsible captain could even open his mouth to question her, Huihui, who had rushed over, angrily raised her staff and slammed it down.

"Make way! Make way! They're catching up!"

"Them? Who exactly are they...?"

Hearing Megumin's warning, Kazuma looked behind her with a hint of confusion.

He was terrified by the creepy dolls at first glance.

But that's not the worst part.

The most terrifying thing is... what's with the fire burning behind these dolls? Holy crap! What kind of paranormal event is this?!

Has this house become a gateway to hell?!

Faced with the terrifying atmosphere created by Kiana and the supernatural dolls, Kazuma, a science-believing time traveler, shamelessly turned away.

Catching up with Huihui.

"Don't leave! Don't abandon me!"

"Hey! Kazuma, why are you following me? Don't bring these dolls with you!"

The two sides chased each other, pushing and shoving and blaming each other, showing their concern for one another to the fullest extent, as if they wished they could knock the other unconscious with a stick and leave him there to divert the evil spirits' attention.

Unfortunately, knowing full well that neither could defeat the other, all they could do was set off and run.

Finally, as the escape continued, even the foolish goddess Aqua, who had been knocked unconscious by Kiana, was awakened by the commotion caused by the crowd.

"Huh?"

Without thinking, she had just gotten up from the sofa when she was knocked to the ground by Megumi and Kazuma.

"Get out of the way!"

"What are you all doing! Stand up straight—!"

The foolish goddess, who had been treated so rudely, couldn't stand it. She angrily swung her fists and tried to catch up with the two despicable guys.

But before she could even get up, she was overwhelmed by a tidal wave of supernatural dolls.

"Hey! Wait, what's going on... umm..."

Caught off guard, Aqua was simply crushed by the dolls.

The mighty goddess of water was ravaged by a bunch of little monsters.

Such a sight, if not once in a hundred years, is probably something that has been rarely seen in the last thousand years.

Even in a world where everything is inexplicable in its own way.

However, this is not actually the most outrageous thing.

"Ouch... something stepped on my waist just now... Whoa!!!"

Aqua, feeling extremely distressed by the onslaught of the monsters, looked up and saw a terrifying sight that she would never forget.

A beautifully dressed, white-haired girl charged forward, wielding a giant sword engulfed in strangely colored flames.

Her expression was so calm, yet the chilling glint in her eyes sent shivers down one's spine.

The aura she exuded was chilling.

This unstoppable force is so formidable that even the current Demon King himself would be on high alert, let alone Aqua.

Under the oppressive force of this terrifying aura, Aqua, quite pathetically, tilted her head to the side...

She fainted...

"Huh? Damn it! Was it those ghost dolls? They managed to take down the Water Goddess without anyone noticing. Phew! What a formidable opponent!"

[Host... I think you might have misunderstood something.]

Because she was too eager for the dolls that were running around, Kiana completely ignored the system's complaints.

She continued to raise her sword and ran wildly throughout the mansion with unstoppable momentum.

Wherever it went, flames scattered and crimson flames swept across, creating a sea of ​​fire.

The entire mansion was ablaze, and soon a desolate scene resembling an apocalyptic battle unfolded!

"What...what happened?!"

Darkness, the female knight who was sleeping soundly, rushed out after feeling the burning sensation on her skin, and quickly dressed.

The sight of the sea of ​​fire that greeted her completely stunned her.

"Is it arson? Or...?"

Just as the female knight began to analyze the situation seriously, two dark figures suddenly darted out from the side!

Without thinking, she hurriedly grabbed the sword at her waist, but little did she know that the two dark figures were none other than...

It was Huihui and Kazuma!

"Waaaaah! Help, Darkness! Don't you love being tortured?! Rush over there and block these dolls for us!"