Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful fox

"The second type is small spiders, about 70 to 80 centimeters long. They hide in the ruins of buildings. Ordinary people can deal with them if they pay attention."

"After knocking down a person, both spiders will inject venom, which is said to turn a person into pus in two or three hours. However, since the task time limit is only 15 minutes, the administrator will come in to clear the scene after the task is completed, so no one will actually die from this."

"In general, you don't need to be too afraid of them. Of course, if you really can't overcome your fear, just hide behind me."

Hanasaki recalled that as a person who has been practicing kendo for many years and occasionally plays extreme sports, and who thinks he has a big heart, he was still scared and ran around when he did his first mission yesterday, so he gave special instructions to Hoshino Hideyuki.

Hoshino Hideyuki replied enthusiastically: "Then I'll leave it to you~"

"I always feel like you don't understand what I'm saying..."

Boom boom boom!

Suddenly, a bell rang out of nowhere nearby. After hearing it, the players who came here to complete the mission came to the edge of the pit.

"…Even if you don't understand, it's too late. This mission started on time, and now the time is up."

Hanasaki sighed, pulled Hoshino Hideyuki's sleeve, and also stood in front of the pit.

The next second, the rhythm of the bell suddenly accelerated, and the surrounding players jumped into the pit.

"Follow me!"

Hanasaki took the lead and slid to the bottom of the pit several steps faster than the people around him, but did not take the opportunity to move deeper like the others. Instead, he turned and rushed to a treasure chest on the periphery.

Seeing this, the surrounding players all breathed a sigh of relief, glad that this guy gave up his advantage.

When they got to the treasure chest, Hanasaki said, "Makoto, you open this one..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that she had rushed too fast. Would "Sakurai Makoto" be able to catch up? Did he fall over when going downhill?

She turned her head anxiously, and then... she was surprised to see Hoshino Hideyuki smiling and walking past her and opening the treasure chest.

"Thank you~"

“No, you’re welcome…”

Hanasaki thought: This guy has a pretty good foundation. Has he ever skated or skied? He was able to follow so closely for the first time.

Hoshino Hideyuki opened the treasure chest, took out the score strip, and found that it said "20".

Each treasure chest on the edge is worth 20 points, which means you have to find at least 5 to complete the task. No wonder the competition pressure on the edge is less.

At this time, Hanasaki said again: "Let's go and open the next one."

"okay."

The two turned around and quickly ran towards the next treasure chest. During this time, Hanasaki deliberately ran at full speed to ensure that Hoshino Hideyuki could keep up.

But just before they were about to reach their target, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from the right and pounced on Hoshino Hideyuki!

"careful!"

Hoshino Hideyuki took a closer look and saw that it was a small spider, slightly larger than a pet dog, with hard hair all over its body and sharp fangs, which looked quite scary.

He pretended to be panic-stricken and waved his hands around. As if by coincidence, his left hand grabbed the little spider's hind legs, and then he exerted force suddenly, and with a snap, the little spider was thrown onto the half wall next to it.

"Ah ah ah..."

After being swung and hit, the little spider's eight eyes all started to spin like mosquito coils. It twisted and turned and tried to stand up but failed, and finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Well, it looks pretty cute~

however……

puff!

Hanasaki rushed over and gave Spider-Man a finishing blow with a boot. She looked at Hoshino Hideyuki in surprise again and asked, "You actually solved it by yourself?"

"Ahahaha, I'm lucky~"

"It's not just a matter of luck..."

In other words, even if it was luck, being able to remain so calm after winning was already very difficult.

Hanasaki looked at the place twenty meters away, where there were a few people who looked like new players. They were being scared by a small spider and were screaming. A group of people were being chased all over the ground.

The contrast is so obvious.

Although this Sakurai Makoto is a newbie who seems to be a fool, but with such a good foundation, I only need to guide him a little bit, and he should be able to catch up with the first echelon and become a capable helper...

Thinking of this, Hanasaki became more energetic. She immediately pulled Hoshino Hideyuki to open the nearby treasure chest, and then ran towards the next target without stopping.

Within a few minutes, they opened seven treasure chests in a row and got 7 points. They only needed to open one more to complete the task.

"Whoo~"

Hanasaki breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off her forehead, thinking that this was going much smoother than she had originally expected...

boom!

But suddenly, a vine sprang out from the nearby ruins, and with a strong sound, it whipped towards her waist!

"what?!"

Hanasaki dodged hurriedly and barely avoided the vines, but she didn't control her posture well, and when she landed, she fell and twisted her ankle badly.

"Ugh, damn..."

"Hahaha!"

A mocking voice came from behind the nearby ruins.

Hoshino Hideyuki and Hanasaki turned their heads and, as expected, saw the man and woman who had come to provoke them earlier.

The man in the group raised his lip and asked, "How powerful is my newly learned summoning tree man?"

"Tree man...?"

Hanasaki frowned, and the ruins beside her began to rumble and surge, and a tree man over three meters tall walked out. His body was a wooden stake, and seven or eight branches and vines were waving on his head.

“…It looks really ugly.”

"Oh, you stubborn guy, in a minute you will be uglier than it! You only need to be hit once and your face will be gone!"

After saying that, the couple turned around with a smile and continued to walk towards the center of the pit, saying as they walked, "We are going back to compete for the grand prize. You are useless people who can only hang around in the fringe areas. If you know what's good for you, just give up the mission quickly."

asshole!

Hanasaki looked at the tree man approaching her with bared fangs and claws, and felt the injury on her right foot. After gritting her teeth for a moment, she sighed and said to Hoshino Hideyuki, "There's nothing we can do. Let's leave."

Hoshino Hideyuki asked: "What about the remaining 20 points?"

"Not bad, 180 points is enough for you to complete the task. My words don't matter. I don't need that bottle of strengthening potion."

Hanasaki said this, but clenched her right fist slightly.

Hoshino Hideyuki raised his eyebrows.

He turned around, moved his ankle, and looked at the tree man who was approaching.

"Forget it, I still prefer a happy ending~"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"I mean, it's too early to give up now~"

Hoshino Hideyuki gestured to Hanasaki, "See you later," and ran behind the tree man, shouting:

"Hey, blockhead! I'm going to make you into a small stool of the right height and thickness and give it to the old lady next door. She has a super energetic young Teddy dog at home... no, Teddy dog, you two will definitely get along very happily~"

"Hmm? Hmm!"

When the tree man heard what Hoshino Hideyuki said, he didn't know whether he understood it or not, but he was enraged. He swung the branches above his head like propellers and chased after Hoshino Hideyuki.

"A little bit~"

Hoshino Hideyuki stuck out his tongue and ran away.

"Wait! Are you going to die? No..."

Behind, Hanasaki looked on anxiously, but he could not catch up with her because he was limping. He could only pull his hair helplessly and thought: This guy is really a huge idiot!

What should I do now...

Hey, wait...

After more than ten seconds, she rubbed her eyes, and the worry in her heart was gradually replaced by shock.

Because she saw that although Hoshino Hideyuki was not running very fast and was staggering, and almost fell several times, he was not hit by the tree man. Instead, he led the tree man all the way to the center of the pit...

Chapter 318: The monster running under the sunset... is attracted by the fox!

The center of the pit is much more crowded than the edge areas.

In addition to more players, there are spider webs everywhere, more small spiders, and a huge spider that is rampaging everywhere.

Faced with such a chaotic situation, Hoshino Hideyuki did not hesitate at all and rushed in with the tree man behind him.

People around more or less caught a glimpse of the couple.

"Where did this guy come from? Judging from his running speed, he must be a newbie who hasn't even taken a single strengthening potion, right?"

"What a fool! How dare he come here? He's going to die."

"pitiful……"

The couple who released the tree man also saw Hoshino Hideyuki. They gathered together and laughed:

"This guy has lost his mind~"

"Don't worry about that dead guy, let's go grab the treasure chest quickly..."

Here, Hoshino Hideyuki deliberately slowed down his pace, letting the tree man follow behind him all the time, but he could not catch up with him no matter what.

Seeing that the time was almost right, he turned slightly and ran towards the big spider lying on the collapsed apartment.

The spider webs near the big spider were the densest. Although the fox was not fast, it was nimble and moved around in the ruins without stepping on the spider webs once.

The tree man behind him didn't have such ability. It was huge, had many branches, and lacked the awareness of avoiding. After chasing for a few steps, his head was covered with spider silk and turned into a white mess.

"Roar!"

This behavior was seen as a blatant provocation in the big spider's eight eyes, so it roared and chased after the tree man again.

In this way, the family of three successfully matches each other, with the fox running in the front, the tree man in the middle, and the big spider at the back.

"Hey~"

Hoshino Hideyuki raised the corner of his mouth, and released his great demon-level perception. He instantly grasped the surrounding environment and planned an interesting route.

In the next minute, he ran around in the ruins in a twisted and turned manner, not only avoiding being caught up by the tree man, but also indirectly preventing the tree man from being caught up by the giant spider by constantly turning.

But the other players on his route are in a miserable situation...

"Oh my god! That spider is chasing us!"

"We didn't step on the spider web, what are we afraid of... Oh no, why are they coming towards us?"

"Get out of my way! You're blocking my way!", "You stepped on my foot!", "Baga, who pulled my pants!"

In an instant, the entire central area was turned into a mess by Hoshino Hideyuki's monster-luring. From time to time, people were knocked into the sky by the giant spider, making the red buttocks and the blue sky form a perfect match.

Finally, seeing that the chaos on the field was almost over, Hoshino Hideyuki chose a long straight line and ran for a while. When he reached the last corner, he bent down and went into the nearby ruins.

The tree man at the back was shaken and slowed down. In less than a second, he was knocked to the ground by the giant spider that followed closely and rolled into a ball with spider silk.

At this point, Hoshino Hideyuki's crisis was completely resolved.

Outside the big pit, there were dozens of players who were not participating in the mission. They looked down from above and watched all of the fox's operations.

"What a commotion! Are you sure this is a newcomer? He's so amazing!"

"Maybe it's just luck?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Luck this good is like a super power!"

"Rather, it takes courage, luck, and a smart brain to accomplish something like this. This newcomer has a bright future."

Inside the pit, Hanasaki also saw this scene, and let out a long sigh, thinking: I'm finally safe.

Sakurai Makoto, you can actually do this, it's really unexpected...

Next, just open a box nearby and sneak back to the edge...

...Huh? What? What are you doing, idiot!