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

Using the Supreme Magic Bullet consumed about 70 to 80 percent of Chaowu's mental power, which was close to his limit. However, he had converted his physical strength to replenish his mental power. If he was willing to pay the price of completely losing his combat ability, he could even use the Supreme Magic Bullet again. This was the powerful effect of the Ring of Conversion.

"Why, sitting there, waiting for us to help you?"

Hearing Asagiri's smiling voice, Sakuragawa Rikka finally reacted. She forced herself to stand up, looked at Asagiri deeply, and then looked at Iwanaga Kotoko beside her, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end her body just turned into a ball of black mist and floated towards the distance of the corridor.

Chapter 73: 070 The Deepest Terrifying Existence

After confirming that Sakuragawa Rikka had left, Asagiri sighed and spoke slowly.

"Oh, it's so tiring to act cool."

When Asuna Yuuki heard this, who had a worried look on her face, she couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

"I wondered why you sighed. I was really worried about you for nothing."

"I won't pretend to be at ease. What if Sakuragawa Rikka wants to attack us?"

Asagiri smiled and explained as a matter of course.

"After all, neither of us is in very good condition. Although I can use the Supreme Magic Bullet once again, it's not a wise choice to use up all the cards in our hands right now since the dungeon has just begun."

"That's true."

Yuuki Asuna nodded first, then asked curiously.

"By the way, why did the Supreme Magic Bullet turn downwards after destroying Chris Walker?"

"Oh, no big deal."

Asagiri waved her hand and said something shocking in a voice with a light smile that surprised Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi.

"It went to look for the strange source that caused the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital to become like this."

"what?"

Looking at the bewildered expressions of the three women in front of him, Asagiri explained in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Isn't this perfectly normal? The Supreme Magic Bullet is an attack designed to sever the enemy's 'immortality'. Chris Walker isn't an independent individual, but a monster born from a strange source. To prevent him from reappearing like that chef, the Supreme Magic Bullet will naturally follow Chris Walker's aura and directly attack the strange source of this instance, erasing the strange power that created Chris Walker."

"Huh? This..."

Even the knowledgeable Iwanaga Kotoko was dumbfounded after hearing Asagiri's words.

"So the Supreme Magic Bullet wasn't firing a bullet, but an automatic cruise-tracking missile? Does that mean you've destroyed the source of this dungeon's strangeness?"

"Do not."

In response to Iwanaga Kotoko's question, Asagiri shook her head.

"Although the Supreme Magic Bullet possesses a special power, it is ultimately just a force. Erasing Chris Walker's existence and cutting off the possibility of his reappearance is already the limit. The source that turned the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital into a strange area has not been eliminated, but..."

Having said that, Asagiri changed the subject.

"Based on the direction of the Supreme Magic Bullet, we can tell that the source of this dungeon's strangeness is below."

"Down below..."

Yuuki Asuna leaned against the wall, resting and thinking.

"Our goal this time is to escape from the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital, but the source of this strangeness is somewhere countless levels below. This means we can't escape while exploring the truth hidden in this dungeon..."

Yuuki Asuna looked at Asagiri, pursed her lips and asked softly.

"Leader, this time...are we still going to strive for the most perfect clearance?"

"Forget it this time."

This time, Asagiri did not give a positive answer, but made a prompt decision.

"According to normal game design, hidden quests will inevitably encounter enemies more powerful than those in the main storyline. Escaping the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital is the main storyline, and the strongest enemy players face in this main storyline is Chris Walker. I don't know what else is underground, but there must be enemies stronger than Chris Walker. This is beyond our current ability to deal with, and the risk is too high."

"Yeah, I agree."

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded in agreement.

"This situation is different from last time. Last time, although there were risks, we could always choose to clear the level. But this time, even if the Leader uses that ability and gains a second chance, we still can't complete the clearance goal immediately while we're underground. We can't take that risk."

"Then we have unanimously decided not to go underground."

Kato Megumi was obviously relieved. After all, the monster Chris Walker was too terrifying. In the system's positioning of this dungeon, he was probably not an enemy that had to be defeated. Instead, he was an obstacle that players had to flee from when they saw him, adding to the tension. He could not be eliminated, but only avoided.

It’s just that Chaowu possesses the skill of “Supreme Magic Bullet”, which is far beyond the strength of players at this stage. It is equivalent to turning on a plug-in, which can kill the BOSS in the plot instantly.

There is a unique beauty of numerical weirdness + mechanism weirdness.

"Now, let's take a look at this diary provided by Sakuragawa Rikka."

After hearing Asagiri's words, Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked.

"By the way, why do you know her?"

"I don't know her. I just know what she looks like and her name."

"Uh...what a perfunctory answer. Let's just read the diary."

In just a few words, the topic was skipped over. Not only Iwanaga Kotoko, but also Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi were curious about why Asagiri knew Sakuragawa Rikka's name and appearance, but they were just curious.

According to Asagiri's personality, if she wants to say something, she will say it. If she doesn't want to say it, there is no need for them to ask. Anyway, it doesn't matter.

The four members of the team have experienced countless life and death situations. They can entrust their lives to each other and trust each other completely.

"Let me see..."

Asagiri opened the diary with a black cover. Although the edges of some pages were stained with blood, it did not affect the reading.

"Two more experiments were conducted today, but both failed. Why did those guys send us scraps that didn't even meet the standards? Do they think anyone with a mental illness can handle the burden of the experiment?"

After reading the first paragraph, Iwanaga Kotoko couldn't help but recall her previous question, frowning slightly and muttering to herself.

"The experiment failed? How strange! What exactly is the standard for this so-called experiment... Could it be..."

The first successful experiment has been completed. It was truly unexpected that this scrawny, man-eating lunatic possessed such a resilient soul. Even after being twisted to the extreme, it remained intact and could even speak. Although all it uttered were meaningless curses, this was undoubtedly the first major breakthrough towards success.

When she saw these words, Iwanaga Kotoko finally confirmed her guess, and a strong look of disgust appeared in her eyes.

"These guys are actually creating evil spirits..."

"Artificially created evil spirits?"

Kato Megumi looked surprised when she heard this and asked softly.

"Can such a thing still be possible?"

"Of course."

Iwanaga Kotoko sighed, her expression looking a little heavy.

"The monster case Leader and I handled previously involved a man-made, bizarre creature. However, the serial killer had no idea what they were doing, and there were many coincidences involved, leading to their eventual success. I never imagined that beneath the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital in this world, they were using the same scientific methods to constantly experiment with creating bizarre creatures... What a twisted, disgusting bunch of people."

"Keep watching."

[Headquarters sent someone over. They injected Subject One with some kind of reagent. It's really strange. Aren't we supposed to do everything we can to twist this guy's soul and eventually kill him, turning him into a demon? But it doesn't matter. The injected reagent has improved Subject One's physical functions, which should make it easier for us to continue to torture him.]

[Number One, Number Two, Number Three... We've now had nearly ten successful test subjects, but the most satisfying one is Number Two. He appears to be the most normal of all the test subjects, yet he actually possesses the ability to control that thing. His soul is incredibly resilient, and even after enduring so much torture, he's still able to maintain a basic level of sanity. He's truly excellent test material.]

Number Four's combat power is immense. He was terrifying even as a human, and his soul is already twisted enough. Headquarters simply injected him with a mysterious agent and then ordered him to be kept in an anesthesia chamber. Every time I pass by that chamber, I can't help but sigh inwardly, how could such a terrifying monster be born among humans? I heard his body is even fully resistant to small-caliber bullets. He's truly a complete monster.

When Asagiri turned to the next page of the diary, unlike the black characters written in ballpoint pen on the previous page, dark red characters that looked like they were written with fingers stained with blood appeared before the eyes of the four members of the team.

[Haha, we're so stupid... So this is the final step of the experiment. From the very beginning, those people at headquarters wanted to create not just some weird existence, but...]

When they turned to the next page, a line of slightly sloppy dark red font caught the eyes of the four team members.

Don't go to the fifth underground floor. Don't go near it! Don't go there!

The content of the diary ends here.

After reading all the information, Kotoko Iwanaga did not feel any sympathy for the owner of the diary. Instead, she maintained her usual absolutely rational attitude and immediately began to analyze.

"Assuming the contents of this diary are true, then we can now roughly confirm that the mentally ill patients wandering around this mental hospital are not pure evil spirits, but monsters who have undergone some mysterious injection to transform their bodies."

"The diary mentioned the final step of the experiment, which should refer to the 'riot at the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital.' The mentally ill people who broke free killed all the staff and the remaining patients. Then they were infected with strange powers and became the beings we see today. The only thing worth noting is..."

Kotoko Iwanaga raised her head, looked at Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna, and Kato Megumi in front of her, and said lightly.

"Number Four refers to Chris Walker. We've already witnessed his terrifying power. So, in the eyes of the diary owner, Subject Number Two is even more satisfying than Chris Walker..."

"What kind of monster is it?"

Chapter 74: 071 Plan to Save Lao Huo

Hearing Iwanaga Kotoko's mumbling, Yuuki Asuna made a guess.

"Is it possible that this is Billy Hope, the mentally ill man who didn't appear as an enemy in the original game and who has merged with the nano-weapon Valred? The Leader and I looked up pictures online. Compared to guys like Chris Walker and the chef, his appearance is indeed too normal, like an ordinary person. This also fits the description in the diary."

"That's possible, but according to the description in the original novel, after becoming Valred's host, that guy possessed almost godlike power."

Asagiri closed the diary, put it into his inventory, and spoke in a calm tone.

"He should be imprisoned in the lowest laboratory of the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital. Anyway, we don't plan to go down, so there's no need to think about how to deal with him. Let's think about the target at hand, such as..."

Asagiri took out his mobile phone, clicked on the APP with the eye icon to confirm, and then said softly.

"Go find Lao Huo."

"Old Huo? The nurse?"

Iwanaga Kotoko frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

"We all have a rough idea of why the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital has become like this, so why are we still looking for him... Oh~"

Halfway through her speech, Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly realized something, revealing a simple and sweet smile. She looked at Asagiri, and the two of them spoke in unison.

"I think this old Huo is a good man. Why not use him as a personality mask?"

"Ah? Can Lao Huo also be a persona?"

Seeing Yuuki Asuna's surprised expression, Asagiri said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Of course, otherwise why would the system give me a special reminder? Besides, don't you want to go meet our old friend? After all, Old Huo is our matchmaker."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna sighed helplessly and couldn't help but complain.

"Your train of thought...how can it be so bizarre...If you said it was an old friend of yours, that would be fine, but I was so scared that I almost fainted."

"They rescued us on Martian duty. How could you be so ungrateful?"

"That's true..."

Hearing what Asagiri said, a hint of guilt appeared in Yuuki Asuna's eyes, but then she suddenly realized what was going on and said unhappily.

"I didn't say I wouldn't go find Lao Huo. Stop using moral blackmail on me."

Chao Wu waved his arm and said with great momentum.

"Then let's go!"

"Don't get too excited just yet."

Seeing this, Kato Megumi dissuaded him gently.

"This dungeon isn't timed, and you two aren't in great shape. Necro and I have also been depleted. Why don't we search for information on this floor first and then go back once we've recovered a bit? We still don't know where this floor we're on is in the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital."

"That's true."

Asuna Yuuki tried to walk, but her left leg was still a little weak. At this moment, she suddenly had an idea and whispered with a slightly blushing face.

"I...I have no strength in my legs...I wish someone could carry me at this moment..."

"what..."

Iwanaga Kotoko said bluntly with a look of disgust on her face.

"Your acting is terrible, isn't it? Well, in that case, I'll carry you!"

"this..."

Just when Yuuki Asuna opened her lips slightly but didn't know how to refuse, Kato Megumi said something sharp in a gentle and casual tone.

"Given the height difference between you two, Violet's feet will drag on the ground, right?"

Kotoko Iwanaga blushed, and this time it was her turn not to know how to refute.

"So, let Leader carry her, okay?"

Faced with Kato Megumi's reasonable and gentle request, Iwanaga Kotoko instinctively took half a step back, even though she was the shortest among the four.

"Tsk...Okay..."