Persona: Devil Summoner

So - why do you have to sneak in? Have you never played Assassin's Creed? Did you know that the best weapon for stealth is an axe?

Therefore, Jiang Tianwei decided to break through directly. Although he would encounter harassment from small soldiers and minions, at least he could save himself from many brain-consuming steps such as finding a way, drilling through vents, solving puzzles, and repeatedly looking up maps.

Four or five evil spirits rushed towards them. Jiang Tianwei summoned the pitch-black spear and swung it like an ancient commander, pointing the spear at the enemy:

The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra was the first to react. He held the sword in one hand, pinched the fingers with his left hand, and muttered something. A bright red light burst out from his body and spread to everyone around Jiang Tianwei. Everyone felt more powerful, as if an endless will to fight burst out from their bodies and could not be stopped.

Then, Prince Shiki raised what should be his hands and aimed at the oncoming evil spirit. There was a strange crackling sound, and countless tiny things burst out from Prince Shiki's fingertips. Because the speed was too fast, it was impossible to see clearly.

It vaguely felt like something like a needle or a nail, shooting randomly and hitting the oncoming evil ghost army. These red ghosts were originally strong and couldn't move in a building like a bank that was built with human height as the standard, so they were hit by Prince Shiki!

Then, a flash of lightning flashed from the side and hit the oncoming red ghost accurately. Fang Zexia danced with her hands, and lightning exploded on her slender fingertips. She was like a weaving fairy, weaving the lightning in her hands into a silk net, covering the red ghost.

Before he even got close to us, he was caught off guard...

"on!"

Jiang Tianwei only issued a simple one-word command, but the demon beside him seemed to be in tune with his mind and understood his meaning in an instant. The two-headed dog leaped out from beside him, its huge orange-yellow body stepped on the wall to gain leverage, made a beautiful turnaround, turned in the air, and between its green mane, two bloody mouths opened with all their strength, and in its deep throat, surging with blazing flames!

The red ghost was no pushover either. When he saw the two-headed dog leaping into the air, he quickly swung his sword, ready to use its mass advantage to swat it directly to the ground like a fly...

However, how could Jiang Tianwei not understand their little tricks?

He raised his hand and tore off his mask! Then he saw a flash of green light, and the metal giant Xiang Yu appeared behind him, and his heroic wrists instantly punched out densely and interlaced fists!

He learned this form of expression from the comics of the last century. From Fist of the North Star to Saint Seiya to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, this kind of fast punching has become the standard of fighting comics of that era. The purpose of dense punches is not to defeat the enemy, but to use powerful force and high-speed swings to disrupt the enemy.

The real killer move is...

"break!"

Just as Dhritarashtra finished casting the spell, he leaped into the air and slashed at the red ghost with the sword in his hand!

You know, this is the Heavenly King who protects the law. He has a deterrent effect on demons and evil spirits. When he chopped down the demon-breaking sword, the sword, which obviously didn't look very sharp, seemed to cut through flowing water, and it separated the red ghost's body smoothly and without any hindrance!

"Okay, so awesome..."

Niijima really expressed this from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Tianwei demonstrated with his own actions what it meant to defeat cleverness with force. With his level of combat power, he could ignore the alarms and the enemy's reinforcements and break through all the way.

Of course, besides praising Jiang Tianwei, Xindao Zhen also had another goal in saying this...

Her red eyes always unconsciously drifted towards Fang Zexia...

Now, she is just an ordinary fairy-like girl, without any ghost elements at all...

But, but who knew, she, she, she, she was actually a ghost in real life? !

When he thought of this, Shinjima's originally somewhat desensitized emotions were aroused again in an instant, and his whole body began to tremble involuntarily...

Alas, it looks like it will take some time for President Niijima to accept the existence of this ghost!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 189 Decryption? Why don't you just destroy the door?

Jiang Tianwei's reckless breakthrough method could not last long. As the saying goes, strength cannot last long, that's what it means.

Jiang Tianwei didn’t know how much breakthrough he had made, but his energy was almost exhausted, so he didn’t force himself and raised his right hand.

This was the signal he and Amamiya Ren agreed upon.

Yu Gong Lian nodded, raised her hand and clapped her hands with him. Jiang Tianwei pressed the button of his mobile phone, put all the demons back into the APP, opened a bottle of suspicious-looking potion and drank it.

"what is that?"

Because Jiang Tianwei has now retreated to the back, just like Niijima Makoto, and is on standby in the rear, so naturally Niijima Makoto can only ask him.

"I got the potion from someone I know. Well, Queen, you don't play games, so you probably don't understand, right?"

Quenn is Shin Niijima's nickname in the Phantom Thieves, and I have to say, it fits her temperament very well. It's not that she has the majesty of a queen, but it does fit the impression of the most powerful chess piece. (Note: In chess, the queen can move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, with no limit on the number of moves, and is recognized as the most powerful chess piece.)

If you anger Shinjima, you'll have to beware of the iron fist sanctions...

Hearing the teasing tone in these words, Niijima really didn't know whether she was helpless or angry. Anyway, she smiled. The student council president shook his head and replied: "Even I have played video games a little bit."

"What have you been exposed to?"

"Just, Tetris and Super Mario and stuff like that."

"..."

Jiang Tianwei selectively ignored Xindao Zhen’s reply.

This is the difference in perception between people... No, it should be said that it is the difference in perception between casual players and hardcore players. Although Jiang Tianwei would not deny the commercial success of these two games, it still feels a bit strange to use them as benchmarks for electronic games today...

After drinking the potion, Jiang Tianwei felt that his spirits had recovered a lot. This is the placebo effect often mentioned in psychology. To put it simply, if you believe that this thing can cure the disease, then it can. Jiang Tianwei has great faith in Wu Jianmiao's medicine level, so naturally this medicine is a miracle medicine for him.

Although he wanted to watch the fight between Amamiya Ren and the others, Chinese culture emphasizes that one should emulate the wise and learn from others, and there must be a teacher among three people. Jiang Tianwei also wanted to absorb something useful from the members of the Phantom Thieves.

But unfortunately, this thing is like sitting in the last row of a stadium to watch a sports game without a big electronic screen. Basically, there is only the atmosphere. From Jiang Tianwei's eyes, he could only see a burst of fire, a flash of lightning, a gust of ice wind, and then the crackling sound of gunfire and a mess of light and shadow.

Learning? It doesn’t exist. I can’t even see it.

There was no other way. After all, the Phantom Thieves' approach was completely different from Jiang Tianwei's straightforward approach. They were the type who would sneak in the shadows and then quietly go up to tear off the mask - have you ever seen a man standing next to a stealth player without any sense of nervousness? Escorting NPCs was one of the tasks that players hated the most, not to mention escorting them while sneaking!

"Everyone in the Phantom Thieves...are holding guns...where did they get them from?"

Seeing that he didn't respond to her previous topic, Shinjima thought he was not going to respond, so she changed the topic. This question has troubled her for a long time. Japan is a civilized society after all, and it is impossible to buy guns casually... Even if it can be bought, it is unlikely that high school students can afford such weapons.

This question really stumped Jiang Tianwei... Thinking about it carefully, he really didn't ask where their weapons came from...

(I'll ask them later, maybe I can get one myself... I don't know if I can buy Chinese guns in Japan...)

Soon, the Phantom Thieves made many detours and finally arrived at a huge safe deposit vault. A three-person-high metal door was equipped with a gear-like structure that was used for unknown purposes. It had a steampunk feel.

"Does this mean that you want us to find the key?"

Amamiya Ren carefully examined the keyhole and analyzed it seriously.

"The key? Indeed, for a door this thick, the only way to unlock it is to find a key. I guess..."

Shinjima had just finished speaking when Jiang Tianwei walked up, clenched his knuckles, and knocked on the metal door.

The clear echo entered Jiang Tianwei's brain through both bone conduction and air conduction...

This plot usually appears in TV dramas to confirm the thickness of the wall. And usually, the protagonist knocks here and there and will definitely find a hidden space.

Seeing Jiang Tianwei knocking on the door, Long Si asked curiously, "What's going on? Could it be that this door is empty?"

"..."

Jiang Tianwei didn't say anything...

He was always embarrassed to tell Long Si: Actually, I just think it looks cooler to do this, I can’t actually hear anything… But, Long Si was staring at this side with his eyes wide open, if he did nothing, wouldn’t he be embarrassed in front of Long Si?

It's okay to be embarrassed, but it's stupid to be embarrassed in front of Long Si. Jiang Tianwei's self-esteem won't allow it.

Moreover, although he had no way of estimating the thickness of the door, he knew his own power...

Just as he opened and closed his palms, the mask on his face spontaneously combusted. As the blue sparks burned, a handsome metal bow that was bigger than him appeared in his hand.

This is exactly a variation of his persona, highlighting the power of a single shot to kill - Hou Yi's Sun-Shooting Bow.

There's no need to aim. At a distance of ten meters, the attack takes up almost the entire size of a wall. If he misses, he might as well not fight anymore and just be an NPC in an FPS game.

The energy wrapped around the bow in his hand, and quickly condensed into a huge ball of light, illuminating the dark thief uniforms of the crowd...

Full of momentum and energy, Jiang Tianwei took a deep breath and pulled the bowstring. Although he would definitely lose his combat effectiveness after this strike and the Phantom Thieves would have to lead them forward for some distance, but... it was worth a gamble, wasn't it?

Ever since he awakened his persona, his personality seemed to be gradually moving towards being domineering, as if to avenge his previous timid days.

A golden energy cannon burst out from his fingertips and hit the door with a loud bang!

The energy cannon, which had always been effective, finally met its match this time and was blocked by the gate. The dissipated energy spread in the air, and even the air gave off a strange burnt smell.

"No, it's useless?!"

Ryuji muttered as he covered his eyes with his sleeves to prevent the bright light from blinding him.

“No, it’s very useful!”

The one who refuted him was Morgana. This little guy took advantage of his small body and hid the whole cat behind Amamiya Lian. Naturally, he could see more clearly than anyone else.

The dark grey metal gate, hit by Jiang Tianwei's Hou Yi bow, quickly turned red and heated up. A faint white mist could be seen spreading in the air, and the attacked part gradually gave birth to a fluid feeling! This gate was actually shot directly through by Jiang Tianwei's Hou Yi bow!

Jiang Tianwei was also in a bad mood. Because of the huge energy consumption, he felt that the surroundings were gradually enveloping his vision in darkness. His head seemed to be unable to think, and it hurt a lot. He felt top-heavy and his body was about to fall apart. This feeling was like a person with heatstroke and acrophobia riding a roller coaster.

laugh!

I don’t know how long it took, but there was a slight sound, and the gate, which was as tall as several people and as thick as a wall, was shot through by Jiang Tianwei’s Houyi bow!

The aftermath of the bombardment continued to bombard the gate for a while...

Behind the gate is a glass plank road with banknotes piled up on both sides. It seems that the banknotes absorbed from the streets of Shibuya are transported here through delicate glass pipes. No wonder there is such a thick door here, this is the bank's vault!

Affected by the aftermath, the Japanese yen bills on the ground flew into the air, stained with burnt marks and emitting a foul odor.

Jiang Tianwei rolled his eyes up and fell down helplessly. Fang Zexia quickly supported him to prevent him from falling down. Seeing this, Shinjima also called out her persona, which was a motorcycle. She helped Fang Zexia put Jiang Tianwei on the motorcycle, and the two of them pushed it together.

Jiang Tianwei raised his hand weakly and said, "Sorry... It will take a while for the shift change..."

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about? Leave it to us!"

Long Si said this with a smug smile. Being asked for help by someone like Jiang Tianwei always made him feel a sense of spiritual superiority. Of course, Long Si agreed without hesitation.

So, everyone in the Phantom Thieves continued to clear the way ahead. Jiang Tianwei lay on the back of the motorcycle persona Joan, half asleep and half awake. Fang Zexia and Niijima Shin followed the Phantom Thieves together, holding the motorcycle. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 190 Everything is left unsaid

It is said that everyone has their own duties, but many times, even though one is clearly doing their job, it still makes people feel uneasy.

For example, in a TV series that reflects a very popular commander of an independent regiment during the war, there is a plot in which the commander did not allow the cavalry team to participate in the breakout, so the other troops found the commander and insisted on participating in the breakout without asking for any special treatment.

This plot is totally unreasonable in the modern people's thinking circuit! Everyone knows that war is cruel and guns are blind. Being killed by the enemy is considered good. The most frightening thing is that a stray bullet flies from nowhere and kills you without knowing who it is. It is an unjust death.

Well, knowing that breaking out would result in death, wouldn't it be better to just stay behind?

This is due to personality. Some people are either too concerned about reputation, or have a sense of responsibility, or value fairness and justice, or are too serious and stubborn. Even if you give them special care (in a good way), they will only feel uneasy and uncomfortable, and they just cannot accept this kind of special treatment.

Niijima is such a person.

Everyone knows that she has a special situation, especially now that someone is needed to carry the patient around, it is very reasonable not to let her go to the front line, and no one can say it is not right.

But even so, Shinjima still felt like she was being lazy, deliberately not putting in enough effort, her face flushed. As the student council president, she had always led by example, but this time she had to watch her juniors working hard from behind, and she felt guilty.

She is the kind of talent that big companies want most, the one who benefits the most, and a natural worker. If she is not arranged to work 996, it would be a waste of her overflowing sense of responsibility.

But, we all know that what you think and what others think of you are two different concepts. This is why some people are always suspected even though they have done good things.

Fang Zexia saw clearly the change in Niijima's expression. She saw the student council president pushing the cart, looking ahead in a trance. After a while, her face gradually turned crimson...

This, this performance... is just like...

(Could it be that this person also likes Tian Wei?! No way, no way? How come you two have such good eyes on each other?)

Fang Zexia pouted and kept complaining in her heart why her sister didn't buy a new cell phone and was not present at such an important occasion, allowing the newcomer Niijima Makoto to take advantage of her.

This is the best plot to increase favorability and set a love flag in all the mainstream comics! The male protagonist who is in a coma is taken care of by a gentle girl. This is the mainstream!

Just as she had shown before, Fang Zexia had always hoped to facilitate this happy marriage between her sister and Jiang Tianwei.

First of all, it's better to keep the money within the family. Fang Zexia must have known who Jiang Tianwei was after following him for so long. I dare not say he is a perfect man, but at least he has a decent appearance and good character. And now he has added the background of being the son of a rich family or a gangster, which seems to come out of a romance drama... Anyway, it's hard to find such a person in reality.

Secondly... Is this also a kind of compensation psychology? At the beginning, Fang Zexia was very clear that she and Jiang Tianwei were different, so she didn't think in that direction. But now, with her sister, it's different. Watching her sister interact with Jiang Tianwei, she always felt as if she was interacting with Jiang Tianwei in her sister's body.

Human emotions are very complex, which is the main reason why, even though human science has developed to such a high level, there is still no machine that can help men analyze why their girlfriends are unhappy.

During this time, Fang Zexia only figured out one thing: she really liked Jiang Tianwei. But other than that, her feelings were complicated... On the one hand, she knew that humans and ghosts were on different paths and that it was impossible for the two of them to achieve a happy ending, but she still couldn't let go of her love. On the other hand, she knew her love deeply, but she still helped her sister to get in touch with him without hesitation...

The result was that this complex emotion always made her feel uneasy. It was the same before, when she saw Jiang Tianwei reject her proposal for a date with Yoshizawa Sumire, but then turned around and flirted with Teacher Kawakami, which made her so angry that she was jealous.

Now, seeing President Shinjima's expression as if he liked Jiang Tianwei, the little girl pouted unhappily.

Shinjima knew that it was not good to always feel guilty, and her mission now was to take good care of Jiang Tianwei. She also knew that no one could replace her in this position... But, but... In this case, she did not participate in those dangerous battles, and she felt guilty.

Secondly...

(Sister, save me… I, I, I, I, there’s a female ghost next to me… Amitabha, the Great Compassionate Buddha, Avalokitesvara, the relics, emptiness is not different from color, color is not different from emptiness…)

Yes, the main reason why Niijima really didn't want to stay behind was because there was a female ghost following him...