In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

Asagiri shook his head and said in a calm tone.

"I just felt it through Human Shura. Although this guy looks skinny, he possesses extremely terrifying power, close to that of Human Shura. If it was just Human Shura, it would have been difficult to suppress him."

"Um..."

Kotoko Iwanaga raised her hand to adjust her beret. In order to save mental energy, she directly dispersed the human-shaped black particles, and then said thoughtfully.

"I just tried to sense it. This man is indeed a strange being, but his aura is slightly different. Hmm... Leader, just like the mountain god you met before, he seems to be bound to this area."

Yuuki Asuna pursed her lips and her tone became cautious.

"Is it... the earthbound spirit from the legend?"

"Earthbound spirit? No, no, no, it's not like that at all."

Iwanaga Kotoko, an expert on strange things, explained seriously after hearing the question raised by Yuuki Asuna.

"Most earthbound spirits are very weak. They can't directly touch humans, let alone cause any harm. Even those with strong resentment can only suddenly jump out to scare humans, causing them to accidentally fall. It is because of their weak power that they are called 'spirits'. But that guy just now could be called a 'ghost'."

"Is there any essential difference between 'spirits' and 'ghosts'..."

When talking about this topic, Yuuki Asuna subconsciously moved closer to Asagiri, and her voice began to tremble slightly.

"Look at how cowardly you are."

Kotoko Iwanaga looked very disappointed with her. She first mocked Asuna Yuuki, and then began to explain.

"The so-called 'spirits' refer to those things that exist outside of the mortal world and can be seen by humans under certain circumstances. These include entering an area of earthbound spirits or coming into contact with objects imbued with the spirit's obsession. 'Ghosts' are different. Their power is immense and they can directly harm or even kill humans."

"So that's it."

After listening to Iwanaga Kotoko's explanation, Yuuki Asuna nodded.

She finally understood that what she was afraid of was not the "ghost", but the "spirit" which was weaker in power.

In other words, as long as the health bar is shown, Yuuki Asuna is not afraid. She is only afraid of those floating, looming, ghost-like things.

"But there's one thing I don't quite understand."

Iwanaga Kotoko muttered as her thoughts raced.

"During your rookie dungeon, that blood-faced caretaker named Hodel Franklin showed no ill will towards you two humans. This doesn't fit the image of a 'ghost,' but it's not one of those vague, ethereal spirits... This is really strange..."

"Let's investigate the strangest place first."

Asagiri walked to the metal pot and opened it, only to find that inside was still the half-cooked, rotten human head.

"The head held by the evil ghost disappeared along with it, but the head in the container remained the same. It was like..."

"Endless loop?"

Kato Megumi pursed her lips, a hint of worry in her eyes.

"If it really is a cycle, then doesn't that mean..."

Just when Kato Megumi was halfway through her speech, Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly spoke.

"There's something strange approaching here. Judging by its aura, it's the same guy from before."

"Knew it."

Asagiri responded lightly, then walked to the door of the back kitchen. When the kitchen door was kicked open again, he looked at the skinny man outside who was holding a human head in his hand and seemed very surprised by his appearance, and smiled.

"Surprise?"

The next second, the rope dart in Asagiri's hand had pierced through the skinny man's head. This time, it didn't even have time to say its entrance lines or go through the animation of gnawing the man's head. It simply turned into dark red blood and dissipated. This scene was exactly like the player had encountered a bug, and had already started charging and slashing while the monster was still going through the entrance animation.

"solve."

"It's really an infinite loop, and judging by that creature's expression, it doesn't seem to realize it itself."

Kotoko Iwanaga walked up to Asagiri and said thoughtfully while observing the room outside.

"This situation can no longer be explained by some individual quirk... I've encountered this phenomenon before. Perhaps this Giant Mountain Mental Hospital itself is peculiar."

"Is it weird in itself?"

"Correct."

Kotoko Iwanaga followed Asagiri outside carefully, explaining patiently.

"You've probably heard about it in real life, right? Like stories about a certain place being a haunted house, or a certain area where you can't get out once you enter it. While most of these rumors are false, there's a small portion that's true: the entire area has become a source of strangeness for some reason, and the ghosts and spirits are just superficial manifestations of the strangeness. The true source of the strangeness is the area itself."

Kato Megumi was curious when she heard this.

"Then why does this phenomenon occur?"

"There are many reasons, including rumors, public opinion, or perhaps it was built in a mass grave or ancient battlefield, attracting a large amount of resentment and thus being assimilated. Without any clues, it's impossible to draw a conclusion."

After Iwanaga Kotoko finished speaking, Asagiri spoke next.

"From a game perspective, that guy wasn't very strong. Ordinary players might not be able to eliminate him, but escaping from him shouldn't be difficult. This might be the first test of this dungeon. It'll put players on edge, and then they'll start looking for a way out."

Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko are both good at analysis, but their ways of thinking are completely different. Iwanaga Kotoko uses her usual perspective and detective-like thinking to analyze the truth beneath the layers of clues, while Asagiri starts from the perspective of the player and the game, and will think about the purpose of the system arranging the test, and what aspects of the player's ability it wants to test through this copy, so as to speculate on the dangers that may be faced next.

This time the dungeon was different from the previous ones. From the time of officially entering the dungeon to the time when the skinny evil ghost broke into the room, it took less than a minute in total. Even the last demi-human dungeon did not put this kind of pressure on the players at the beginning.

“This is too dark…”

The moment they walked into the hall outside, the vision of the four team members fell into darkness. They didn't know why, although there was no light in that room, the hall outside was even darker. They didn't know what was around them. It seemed to be furniture such as metal cabinets, but the vague outlines looked like ghosts ready to move.

Asuna Yuuki pursed her lips, her eyes showing nervousness. When she was about to speak, she heard Asagiri speak softly.

"Shh, be quiet."

After a few seconds, a strange sound broke the silence in the dark hall.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

The moment the sound rang out, even the ground couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if someone was hitting the wall with a sledgehammer, but when you listened carefully, it sounded a bit like the footsteps of some monster.

"Huh...huh..."

The footsteps stopped not far away from the four people, followed by a dull breathing sound like a blower.

Although they couldn't see the true appearance of the thing that made the sound, just by listening to the heavy footsteps and breathing, the four members of the team were certain that the person who made such a sound was definitely not a human.

"Clap."

At this moment, a ball of light suddenly appeared in the hall.

On the other side, a tall and burly man wearing a judo uniform, nearly 1.9 meters tall, slowly placed the small electric light in his hand on the ground. The sudden light finally allowed Asagiri and others to see the whole picture of the thing that made the breathing sound.

A tall bald man, at least over two meters and five feet tall, with muscles and veins bulging on his arms like wriggling worms, a big belly, and a burly figure that was completely beyond human size, with skin a strange dark purple color, was standing quietly in the center of the hall.

"Hmm? Are there any other players?"

The man in the judo uniform saw Asagiri and others standing there, frowned slightly, and spoke in a bad tone.

"I don't need your help. Don't come and make trouble, or I'll kill you too."

When Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna saw the bald monster that looked like a mountain of flesh, they both recalled the name they had seen in the rookie copy.

Project 136: Chris Walker, nicknamed "Human Armored Vehicle", is a bloodthirsty creature with terrifying destructive power. His skin is as strong as armor plates and he is extremely dangerous.

And this......

It's just a description of him as a human before he turned into a monster.

Chapter 67:065 Chase

"call..."

The crew-haired man in the judo uniform let out a long sigh. The muscles in his arms suddenly expanded, and the originally wide sleeves of the judo uniform were propped up by his bulging muscles. On his neck, obvious blue veins also appeared.

Judging from the posture he adopted, it was obvious that he had received professional training.

"Oh, so you're a fighter. No wonder you're so confident."

After hearing Asagiri's words, Yuuki Asuna and others recalled the type of people that Ashikaga Miwa had mentioned.

Fighters refer to a type of people who specialize in fighting competitions organized by various companies. They are similar to boxers and free fighters, but the existence of fighters is relatively secretive. Most ordinary people don't know about the so-called fighters and fighting competitions. In Ashikaga Miwa's view, fighting competitions represent two large companies gambling their chips and deciding the winner by dueling. It is a competition with a strong samurai style, and fighters are equivalent to samurai.

In Asagiri's view, just as he once said, gladiators are just like the beasts fighting each other in a beast fight, and they exist for the upper class to watch and entertain.

Regardless of which view is correct, the strength of a fighter is indeed much stronger than that of an ordinary person. The most ordinary fighter can deal with seven or eight adult men at the same time.

It was obvious that this burly man with a crew cut and wearing a judo uniform was a fighter, and he had also received rewards and enhancements from the system. No wonder he was so confident that he did not flinch even when facing the terrifying Chris Walker who was as terrifying as a mountain of flesh.

"product!"

Seeing Chris Walker walking towards him step by step, the crew-haired man's right arm became even more swollen, even directly bursting his sleeve. This was beyond the scope of human beings. The only explanation was that he possessed the skill of strengthening himself.

The next second, a bright light emerged from his right arm. Seeing this, Iwanaga Kotoko frowned slightly.

"Sacred attribute skills? This is the first time I've seen it..."

“Holy Fist!”

The man with a crew cut roared and rushed to Chris Walker. His muscles swelled to an exaggerated degree, and his right fist, shrouded in holy light, made the surrounding air slightly distorted.

"boom!!!"

The dull sound spread throughout the hall.

"No... How could this be..."

The man with a crew cut looked down at his right wrist, which had broken bones inside and was bent at a strange angle. Then he saw the mountain of flesh in front of him, which didn't move at all and didn't even have a mark on its abdomen. His whole expression froze.

The next second, Chris Walker stretched out his big hand and grabbed the head of the man with the crew cut, while the other hand pressed down his shoulder. With an effortless movement like pulling out a pencil cap, he pulled the man's head off his neck and threw it aside casually.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The sound of the head rolling gently on the wooden floor, the flickering light of the electric light for some unknown reason, and Chris Walker's chilling back, like a mountain of flesh, made the scene before him even more bizarre.

"Leader..."

Asuna Yuuki looked at Chris Walker who slowly turned around and stared at her and the others, and asked softly.

"Now...what should I do?"

"Collapse, retreat, sell, escape."

Hearing Asagiri's order, Kato Megumi, Yuuki Asuna, and Iwanaga Kotoko immediately understood. The next second, they followed Asagiri and ran to the other side of the hall.

Before the four of them could run a few meters, the heavy footsteps of Chris Walker sounded behind them. There was no need to look back to know that the other party was chasing them.

"Persona, Human Shura!"

Even when running away, Asagiri's movements remained calm and graceful.

When Ren Shura appeared to delay Chris Walker's pace, Yuuki Asuna also took out her rapier, Flashing Light. It was not because she was going to fight, but because she wanted to use this glowing crystal rapier to illuminate the road ahead.

Kotoko Iwanaga also condensed a burst of black particles, created her IBM, and worked with Shura to delay Chris Walker's pace.

After opening the door on the side of the hall, what appeared in front of the four members of the team was a dark and deep corridor with debris piled on both sides.

"Go forward!"

Holding a rapier and flashing light, Yuuki Asuna leads the charge. Although she is afraid of such a strange environment, as the only melee profession in the team besides Asagiri, she must take on the responsibility of being the team's pioneer when Asagiri cannot use the power of her personality mask because she summoned the human Shura.

Just when the four members of the team had run forward less than ten meters, Iwanaga Kotoko's figure suddenly shook, and Asagiri also sensed that the Shura she summoned had been destroyed.

It took less than five seconds in total.

In less than five seconds, the powerful Shura and the black particle IBM, known for its defensive power, were destroyed by Chris Walker, and...

It was torn apart by Chris Walker's hands.

[Your Persona Shura has been destroyed. The characteristic "Rebirth of the End" is activated, and your attack resistance and curse resistance are increased.]

When the heavy footsteps sounded behind her again, Yuuki Asuna, who was at the front, saw that the road ahead was blocked by a pile of debris, with only a gap at the bottom that she could crawl through.

She frowned slightly, and a ray of light appeared on the rapier in her hand. She was ready to use her skills to directly clear the obstacles in front of her, but Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly spoke up to stop her.

"Go through the gap!"

Although Yuuki Asuna didn't understand why, at this critical moment, she still believed in Iwanaga Kotoko's judgment as always. The only difference was that she didn't lie down and crawl into the gap directly. Instead, she made way to allow Kato Megumi and Iwanaga Kotoko to pass through first.

By the time the two men passed through the gap, Chris Walker, who was exaggeratedly tall and strong, and gave off an oppressive vibe, had already come to within five meters.

Although his movement speed was not particularly fast, it was definitely not slow. Even though he was tall and strong, his speed was still much faster than that of an ordinary person.

"Sword Skill. Stardust Splash!"

Asuna Yuuki switched her weapon to the Exorcist Sword and activated her skills without hesitation. Eight flashing sword beams appeared in the air and pierced Chris Walker's body at the same time.

"Bang, bang..."