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Chapter 405 [Investigation of the Nameless Village: Illusion Clues]

The clothed skeletons just fell to the ground. They were just standing at the intersection and had not taken a step forward. Judging from their clothes, many of the skeletons were even modern dead. But there was no doubt that they were all like the group of four led by Hikigaya Hachiman, who stepped into that strange road and were trapped and died there.

"What happened to the agreement that the danger level is not high? If we don't have professional personnel to deal with it, we will be wiped out before we even get through the door, right?"

Saki Kawasaki touched her head with a headache. She suddenly felt that what Uesugi Sumiya said was not so reliable. This place did not look like what he said. It was not a very dangerous place. After all, the skeletons on the ground were not fake.

"It's because we have all the personnel that I say there is no problem. Next is the interior of the village. Remember to be careful as you go forward."

Uesugi Sumika's figure appeared in front of them at some point, and he waved his hand to signal them to follow while talking. Yotsuya Miko took a look and confirmed that it was Uesugi Sumika himself, then nodded.

So a few people walked past the skeleton and continued to move forward, but after a few steps, Saki Kawasaki simply took out a small can and a few masks from her bag and applied the liquid in the can on the masks.

"It's for filtering, so you don't breathe in bad things. You all should wear it."

She distributed masks to several people, and everyone realized the problem and put on masks immediately. After all, they had no idea what was happening inside the village, so it was better to take necessary protective measures.

So they walked forward, ready to enter the interior of the village...

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"If I remember correctly, the third day of the New Year is when the festival begins. This year, we will ask Lord Ruo to bless the village's harvest as well."

"Yeah, so let's go to the shrine right after dinner. We need to help move things..."

Yukinoshita Yukino was just about to touch her breakfast. She always felt that there was something wrong with this place, but she didn't know what. However, she didn't want to think too much about it now. Holding the festival to enshrine "Ruo" was the top priority in the village.

At this moment, she looked up and saw the lamp above her head emitting a soft yellow light, as if...

She rubbed her eyes vigorously, which caused the person opposite her to look puzzled.

"What's wrong? Are your eyes uncomfortable? Do you want to take a rest?"

"No, thanks... I'm going to the bathroom."

There was something wrong with Yukinoshita Yukino's expression, which made the person sitting opposite her look a little worried.

"Come back soon, and I'll go to Lord Ruo's festival to ask for some medicine for you. It will definitely cure your illness."

Yukinoshita Yukino did not reply. She ran to the bathroom. She was glad that she looked up just now. The lamp was not a lamp at all, but a head hanging from the ceiling. The person opposite her was not a normal human being. She didn't even know what that posture should be called.

"When did they get infected? Are they okay?"

Yukinoshita Yukino touched her waist. The small bag was still there and the equipment inside was intact. She put on her gloves and took out the small bottle.

Touching the wall, looking for weak points, she didn't know if this house was a cursed house formed by some kind of resentment, but if she couldn't go out through the door, then the best way was always to build a door for herself to go out. She was not Hikigaya Hachiman, so blasting was her best choice.

Everything seemed normal in the toilet. Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the mirror. The blood-stained toilet reflected in the mirror seemed to be completely non-existent in her sight. She was very glad that she didn't open her mouth to eat the "breakfast" just now. God knows what that breakfast was.

Not only did the real appearance of the house appear in the mirror, but also Uesugi Cheng...

"It looks like you woke up not too late. How do you feel?"

"That's terrible. Is there really no danger? What would have happened if I had eaten it just now?"

"Eating air. I have already understood the situation of this place. I have to say that they are the best at not being human. Don't worry, you are just in an afterimage of obsession. It's just like watching a movie, except that you are in the protagonist's perspective with no blind spots."

Uesugi Sumire's voice sounded like a magical reassuring power to Yukinoshita Yukino. She put back the small bottle of explosives that she had just taken out. It is better not to use such things unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, this place is so small and she might accidentally hurt herself.

She turned around and walked out of the bathroom. As expected, even though she had deviated from the original route of action of the owner of this memory, nothing had changed. She watched that 'person' walk to the empty chair, and her tone sounded very reluctant, but also very determined.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... But if the festival of 'Ruo'-sama cannot be held smoothly, we will all be punished, so... for your sister, I can only..."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the empty chair silently. She felt a little emotional. Perhaps the owner of this memory had not lost consciousness when hearing these words. So what was her mood when she heard this?

Yukinoshita Yukino had no idea. She silently watched the once warm houses around her gradually collapse and rot, and dark brown old bloodstains slowly appeared before her eyes.

"The bodies outside have turned into bones, but the bodies here have rotted into a liquid state. To be honest, it's really disgusting."

Yukinoshita Yukino's face was a little pale. The smell in the air made her immediately find her mask and put it on. What made her even more horrified was that the corpse that had already rotted into liquid seemed to be still moving, and was hoarse as if saying something.

"Although I don't think you are a good person, but since you are going to die anyway, it would be better for you to die thoroughly."

Yukinoshita Yukino took out the bottle and poured the liquid on the corpse. The hoarse corpse seemed to want to grab her ankles, but she dodged it nimbly.

The sparks from the gloves ignited the liquid, and the raging flames and screams made the body disappear completely. Yukinoshita Yukino breathed a sigh of relief and began to explore the house. She knew very well that this place must be related to a tragedy.

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Chapter 406 [Nameless Village Investigates the Truth Pieced Together by Everyone]

"So... I was actually the last one to come out?"

When Yukinoshita Yukino walked out of the house that looked very ominous, she saw the remaining few people and Uesugi Sumire already waiting for her at the door.

"It's actually not that bad. After all, everyone except you is pretty special. Miko saw through it directly with her eyes, Hikigaya figured it out with her intuition, and Saki typed it out directly. Maybe you searched more carefully, and you just happened to be in the core position?"

Uesugi Sumire touched his chin as he analyzed. Yukinoshita Yukino sighed helplessly. She didn't want to encounter such a thing, but to be honest, it was too hard to guard against. In her memory, she was at the door of the small village preparing to enter in the last second, and in the next second she was sitting at the dining table and almost swallowed some unknown substance.

"But you woke up very well, didn't you? I thought you would only realize it after I took action. It's amazing that you realized something was wrong and recovered by your own will."

Uesugi Sumire took a deep breath. The people he chose to assist him were actually very good. They basically managed to protect themselves without any experience. Especially Yukinoshita Yukino, she even got a lot of extra information. He paid special attention to Yukinoshita Yukino's movements after she woke up. It must be said that she was indeed bolder. She didn't care about possible curses or other traps at all. She only came out after she had explored all the information in the house.

"So now, everyone, do you have any ideas on how to solve the problem of this village?"

Uesugi Cheng asked this question. Of course, he knew that these four people would be able to come up with a solution after knowing the whole story, so he was just asking the question even though he knew the answer.

"We found some sacrificial methods and ancient books in the village chief's house. They said that children should be sacrificed in exchange for harvest and hidden villages. In fact, he was just trying to achieve immortality... He bled people and put them in the cave to slowly die. To be honest, he really deserved it."

Hikigaya Hachiman sneered twice. Forcing the villagers, who were parents, to bleed their children and throw them into the cave as sacrifices was an act that could never be forgiven, especially if the parents refused, other villagers would help force them... and even sacrifice the parents as well.

"Ah, before the hidden danger broke out, they replenished their population by accepting lost people from the outside world, and some of them traded with the outside world... The 'Ruo' they mentioned did have a certain effect, but I don't think it was the effect of sacrifice."

Yotsuya Miko wiped the corners of her eyes. To be honest, she didn't want to imagine how desperate and powerless those children were before they died.

On the contrary, she couldn't believe that the ground veins in this place were still normal even though they were polluted by such resentment and obsession. They were just a little distorted. What made the ground veins so strong?

"It's all over. These villagers look like they were suddenly transformed into monsters by something. Even if they looked like that, they were still thinking about the festival and wanting to sacrifice to Lord Ruo. Their individual combat power is almost non-existent. To be honest, they have difficulty even moving, so they have no combat power at all. However, their vitality is very strong. I had to use spiritual weapons and attack their fatal weaknesses to barely kill them."

Saki Kawasaki swung her baseball bat, but she found that using a blunt weapon to hit something like this was not only ineffective, but also felt a bit disgusting, so she looked at Uesugi Sumire and asked with her eyes to change weapons.

"I don't have much information here. According to the information I found, Ruo should be a fictional existence, or a lie woven by the daimyo who first moved the residents here. In order to realize his dream of immortality, he made up such a god and asked the villagers to worship and guide the power of the earth veins, and then add it to himself. But it seems that this guy is very unlucky. He died in the battle before the plan officially started, so the whole plan was shelved, but the people were not moved away."

After Yukinoshita Yukino finished speaking a long string of words, she paused, took a breath, and then continued.

"The villagers didn't know why, but they obeyed the daimyo's orders 100%. As sacrifices, they didn't know the truth. In addition, the daimyo deliberately hid the village so no one knew about them. There was no problem with taxes, so they lived a pretty good life... As a result, they regarded the daimyo as a benefactor, so they obeyed the orders completely."

"And only now, among the villagers who have obeyed the orders for generations, someone finally learned the truth of the past, but misunderstood the sacrificial method as a living sacrifice... I have to say it is very interesting. I have never seen such a thing before."

Several people slowly pieced together the truth of the matter. It must be said that this feeling was definitely pleasant and even addictive. Hikigaya Hachiman began to understand why the protagonists in those detective novels would risk their lives to reveal the truth.

"Then, we will go to the altar next... The tragedy that happened more than ten years ago may be revealed before us. Are you ready?"

Several people nodded without hesitation. For them, dealing with the hidden dangers of this place was much more important than leaving here. After all, the resentment of those who died tragically at the gate of the village had not yet dissipated.

"Mizuko-san, put on your glasses... Kawasaki, change your weapons."

Uesugi Sumire simply took out his new equipment, and Kawasaki Saki excitedly waved the samurai sword in her hand. It must be said that the length and weight made her feel that the sword was almost specially made for her.

Yotsuya Miko touched the glasses on the bridge of her nose. The power of her eyes was under control to a certain extent, at least she would not see things that she shouldn't see at a glance.

"We were ready... but those guys showed up."

As if they had sensed the group's intentions, the wriggling 'people' and many evil spirits slowly approached them from all sides, as if trying to stop them from moving forward.

"Just clean them all up. Yukinoshita, are you ready to set the fire?"

Uesugi Sumire's question made Yukinoshita Yukino curl the corners of her mouth without her noticing.

"The special fuel oil and bitter black salt are prepared for this purpose. If you need it, I can also prepare explosives on site, but it will take time."

"That's enough. Fire is enough for the current situation. I don't think explosives or anything like that are appropriate right now."

Hikigaya Hachiman wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and immediately tried to dissuade him.

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Chapter 407: Yukinoshita Yukino is well-equipped.

Yotsuya Miko and Kawasaki Saki both looked at each other strangely. In their eyes, Yukinoshita Yukino, who looked the most like a young lady, seemed to be the craziest one in the end. Not to mention how the raw materials for something like explosives were obtained, the mere idea was a little too mysterious to them.

"Why do we need to use this kind of sight? To be honest, explosives are one of the best ways to deal with this kind of thing. Fire will spread quickly and may block our way, but directional blasting will only make us move faster."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the few people in great confusion, as her plan should be the best.

"No, they just didn't think beyond their limitations. But you're wrong about one thing. No matter what you do in a place like a ley line, you have to be extremely careful. If possible, try not to cause any large-scale impact on the land itself. Otherwise, if there's a problem with the ley line, an earthquake would be the least of it, and everyone might die together."

Uesugi Cheng explained that his breath was the only reason why the surrounding evil spirits were still hesitating. In their subconscious, Uesugi Cheng was an invincible monster, but that order was absolute in their minds, so they had to slowly try to get close to Uesugi Cheng and the others, and let them leave or simply die here.

"Let's not talk about this for now, let's go to that cave first... that altar. To be honest, I'm really angry now and I want to chop something."

Saki Kawasaki brandished her new weapon and took a few steps to cut a "person" in half. The guy died very neatly after screaming, and it didn't look like she had just taken many hits to barely deal with him. This boosted Saki Kawasaki's spirits. After all, compared to the feeling of beating dough, this neat feeling was what she liked.

"Be careful to control yourself. That knife has some side effects. It will increase your desire to fight and kill. There is no limit."

Uesugi Sumiko reminded that the knife was originally just a sharp spiritual weapon, but after Uesugi Sumiko and Yukinoshita Yukino completed the sword that day, some of the overflowing blessing power of the Split Wolf scattered onto the raw materials in the factory and the remaining finished weapons.

The advantages and disadvantages are very obvious. The quality and power of weapons have been significantly improved, and many have even been verified in actual combat. Of course, the disadvantages may affect the mind at the least, or require a lot of resources to feed, otherwise it will backfire on the owner.

Of course, Uesugi Cheng directly sent most of the time bombs back to the furnace for remaking, but he still left a few more suitable weapons for his assistants to use.

"Let's go, everyone grab your weapons, at least we have to block the opponent's attack."

Sparks flew from Yukinoshita Yukino's gloves, and the black particles she threw caused a small explosion and burning. Almost instantly, the enemies in front of her fled in all directions. They seemed to be very afraid of fire.

"Even though they have obtained this strange power, these people are still just villagers at heart. They don't have any courage at all."

As soon as Yukinoshita Yukino finished speaking, she saw the monsters surrounding them again, and they rushed towards them as if they could not feel any pain.

"Okay, these guys now look like puppets. I don't know what the manipulators took wrong. They are completely unable to play their advantages."

The purpose of the stick in Hikigaya Hachiman's hand is very clear, which is to assist the main player Kawasaki Saki in the battle, to push away those guys who may hurt her, and to create a suitable environment for her to perform.

"Left, then turn again, yes... I see more and more resentment, we are on the right track."

As the guide, Yotsuya Miko was protected in the center, and Uesugi Sumire did not take any action. In fact, this made several people feel a little resentful, but when they gradually cooperated with ease, these complaints seemed to disappear.

"That huge blank... is the image of a wish."

Uesugi Cheng sighed and stood in front of everyone. They had reached their destination. On the strange altar, a huge embryo was pulsating slowly. Countless faces appeared on the outer film that protected it, looking like silent screams.

"Live, live, we all have to live... Let us all gain eternal life together!!"

In an instant, although there was no sound, everyone understood the meaning of the words they were shouting. No one was scared, and no one said anything. They just watched silently. The faces of the children were fanatical, sad, desperate, or angry. The bones scattered around the altar showed that they had not just performed one or two sacrifices, but in the end, the veins of the earth that were polluted and twisted by obsession responded to their wishes in a distorted way, allowing them to live forever in this way.

"Just get rid of it. I'm tired... I don't want to see this kind of thing anymore."

Hikigaya Hachiman rarely closed his eyes, revealing a tired expression. He could only see tragedy, but he didn't want to see these things at all.

"Well, Xueno-san, thank you for your help... Explode it. Let them rest in peace. This is the best ending. The tragedy caused by the greed of one person and the ignorance of a group of people should be ended here. Don't add more victims."

Yotsuya Miko spoke in an unusually firm tone. This tragedy was caused by someone. If he hadn't wanted to gain immortality and changed the sacrificial method to living sacrifice, this place might have been just an ordinary village hidden from the world and with few connections to the outside world. It would not have become a cemetery for the lost.

"Eternal life, eternal life!! You must also obtain eternal life!!"

Before these words could pollute the minds of several people, Uesugi Cheng blocked everything with a barrier.

Yukinoshita Yukino silently took out her materials and began to mix them. Soon a black solid appeared in her hand. It looked like an ordinary thing, but no one would underestimate it.

"The craftsmanship is a bit crude, but the equivalent is sufficient. I'll give you this bullet as an ignition prop for stimulation. After all, you should have brought it with you."

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded silently and took out a pistol from her bag, making the remaining three people except Uesugi Sumire swallow their saliva.

"Let me blow this place up. You all get out first. I'll explain these issues to you later."

She said this and threw the black solid onto the altar.

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Chapter 408: Review after the operation.

It was a wonderful night. Three women and two men were sitting inside Saizeriya, making Saizeriya, which should have had a very good atmosphere, seem a little silent. The other guests seemed to be affected by them and gradually restrained their voices.

"Everyone, you can say whatever you want to say or ask now. After all, we have successfully handled everything now, and it is time to summarize. There may be more such activities in the future. If you have anything to say, please say it quickly."

Uesugi Sumire spoke first, otherwise he felt that this group of people would not make any moves after the dishes were served. After all, they seemed to suddenly realize that their understanding of other partners was superficial, or not even superficial. After all, no one had expected that Kawasaki Saki would become so good at fighting, Hikigaya Hachiman could already break through illusions and fog, and Yotsuya Miko's eyes seemed to be able to see through all disguises.

Of course, what everyone least expected was Yukinoshita Yukino. The famous snow girl not only changed from a good student to a blasting maniac, she even took out a gun, and she didn't seem to think this was a problem at all.

"Let me go first... Yukinoshita, how about you explain the situation with the gun and the explosives? Otherwise, I don't think we can continue the conversation."