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

Having said that, Asagiri suddenly changed the subject.

"You were chosen by the great Leader, Violet, and Necro to join the strongest raiding group, a high-end player codenamed Phantom. Don't say such things again. Otherwise, aren't you questioning our judgment in selecting teammates?"

Hearing Asagiri's words, Kato Megumi couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, her eyes regained their luster, and she nodded vigorously.

"Well, I won't say that again."

Seeing Kato Megumi's expression, Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts.

This seems...

It was the first time that Kato Megumi showed a joyful smile from the heart in front of them.

The direction this is going...

right?

"Now how to do?"

Yuuki Asuna temporarily suppressed the inappropriate thoughts in her mind and looked at Asagiri and asked.

"From the map, it seems this hospital doesn't have any scientific research labs or other facilities. I'm not sure where the so-called antibody reagents are stored. Which building should we explore first?"

Asagiri did not answer directly, but asked for Iwanaga Kotoko's opinion first.

"Our top priority is to find the ghosts wandering around the hospital as mentioned in the special prompt. Where do you think they're most likely to be?"

"Since it's a ghost..."

Kotoko Iwanaga stared at the hospital logo, stretched out her white index finger, and gently tapped somewhere on it.

"If you were to ask where in the hospital you're most likely to find wandering, lost souls, it would definitely be the morgue, right? There are morgues in the basements of Inpatient Buildings 1 and 2. Let's go to Building 1 first, which is closer."

"Well, let's go."

Seeing that Iwanaga Kotoko and Asagiri hit it off immediately and walked out of the building without any hesitation, they even seemed eager to try, as if they were not going to the gloomy morgue but to go on a spring outing for vacation. Kato Megumi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and a strange idea came to her mind.

Could it be that... these two people are actually normal, and I am the abnormal one who feels hesitant and afraid when I say I have to go to the morgue?

Asuna Yuuki seemed to see through Kato Megumi's thoughts, reached out and patted her shoulder, sighing slightly.

"It's okay. We are normal people. The way those two guys think is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people."

To be honest, Yuuki Asuna welcomed and was even glad that Kato Megumi joined the team.

Finally, a normal person came.

Who could possibly understand Yuuki Asuna's feelings? In the previous dungeon, when it was just her, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Asagiri, she, like Kato Megumi now, had also begun to doubt herself.

Could it be that Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko's attitude of facing evil spirits without fear and even eagerness to try is correct, and that I feel afraid because I am too timid?

Now seeing Kato Megumi's reaction, Yuuki Asuna felt relieved, finally she could confirm it.

It is actually normal for me to be afraid. The two people who are abnormal are Asagiri and Iwanaga Kotoko.

Asagiri came here purely to play games, a true "player".

Kotoko Iwanaga is no less impressed. Perhaps it's because she is the god of wisdom who helps monsters solve various problems in the real world, but whenever she encounters a weird event, she feels an inexplicable excitement and can't wait to uncover the truth.

In short, two men of God.

.............

A few minutes later, the group arrived at Building 1 of the inpatient department and entered the stairwell leading to the basement floor.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion or because it leads underground, but there’s a faint chilly breeze blowing through the stairwell, and from time to time there’s a strange, light sound coming from below.

Asuna Yuuki, who was walking in front, held the long sword tightly in her hand and walked down the stairwell step by step. She was very cautious in her movements to ensure that she could respond immediately if any sudden danger occurred.

Kotoko Iwanaga followed behind Asuna Yuuki. After all, if some special infected enemies suddenly appeared, she had to activate her skills by looking at them to assist Asuna Yuuki in killing the enemy.

Kato Megumi, who currently has no frontal combat capability, is in third place, while Asagiri is in charge of the rear.

In this way, she came to the entrance of the underground floor step by step and saw the closed heavy fire door. Asuna Yuuki finally breathed a sigh of relief. But before she could move forward, she suddenly heard a faint and strange sound coming from behind the fire door.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."

"Is that... crying?"

When Yuuki Asuna heard the sound that sounded like a woman crying, her first reaction was not fear or panic. Instead, she immediately turned her head to look at Asagiri and spoke in a low voice.

"Calm down first, don't rush forward again."

At this moment, just as at that moment.

Recalling the last hotel copy, after hearing the crying of the red-clothed female ghost on the seventh floor, Asagiri summoned the personality mask directly and took down the opponent with lightning speed. The speed was so fast that even before Yuuki Asuna went down one floor, the red-clothed female ghost had been subdued.

This time, I can't be so reckless.

"Is it another player... No, it's impossible."

Kotoko Iwanaga stared at the tightly closed fire door, moved a little closer, and then shook her head.

"Other players can't possibly arrive here at this time, and there's no strange aura behind the door. It doesn't seem to be a ghost or anything like that, so it can only be a special infected person."

"The problem is..."

Kato Megumi looked at the closed fire door and frowned slightly.

"This door seems to open inward. If we try to open it, we'll likely be attacked by the owner of the crying sound. At such a close distance, colliding with a special infected person whose body has undergone some kind of abnormality is not a safe option..."

"Then it seems that we can only..."

Yuuki Asuna looked at Asagiri, and paused halfway through her words before changing them.

"No, no, your innate ability consumes a lot of energy. Unless you encounter a special situation where you must use it, it's better to conserve your physical and mental strength. Hmm... then what should I do..."

"Let me do it."

Kato Megumi volunteered, "I can activate my talent and open that door. Once the door is open, I can make eye contact with the special infected person behind it, and Necro can activate that mental curse skill, right? Then, when they're vulnerable, Violet, you can deliver the fatal blow. How about that?"

"That's what I said, but..."

Seeing the slight worry on Yuuki Asuna's face, Kato Megumi shook her head and spoke in a soft but firm tone.

"Completing a dungeon is inherently risky. I'm also a member of this team, so of course I need to contribute. Don't worry, while I'm using my talents, even if the special infected person at the door has sharper perception than ordinary zombies, it won't be able to spot me immediately. Opening the door for me is the safest option, isn't it?"

071 Monster in Human Appearance

"That's true..."

Yuuki Asuna seemed a little hesitant, and finally decided to ask Asagiri for her opinion.

"Leader, what do you think?"

"Just do as Phantom says."

Asagiri nodded, speaking casually.

"Don't worry, if anything unexpected happens when opening the door, I will immediately use the King's Rook to castle."

Yuuki Asuna frowned slightly when she heard this. "Castling? That would indeed ensure Phantom's safety, but after swapping positions, wouldn't you have to face the attack of that special infected person?"

"Wrong, very wrong."

Asagiri waved his hand and corrected seriously.

"It's that special infected person, and he will face my attack."

"Where on earth are you from..."

Asuna Yuuki was halfway through her words when she recalled Asagiri's performance in the Shuchiin gym.

It seems...there is nothing wrong with this.

Asagiri's physical fitness is already at the level of a professional athlete. When equipped with the personality mask "Human Shura", he will also gain a passive effect of enhanced physical fitness, making him a humanoid monster.

If he really fights a special infected person in close combat...the advantage is indeed on his side.

"Then let's do it."

Yuuki Asuna said this first, then looked at Iwanaga Kotoko and emphasized with a serious expression.

"If something unexpected happens later, you must..."

"No need to remind me."

Iwanaga Kotoko interrupted with a determined look on her face, "Even if it means my prosthetic limb bursts, I won't let him get hurt!"

Yuuki Asuna sighed slightly and said helplessly.

"I'm just reminding you to use your skills in time. It consumes your mental energy, so what does that have to do with your prosthesis? Just how obsessed are you with the fact that your prosthesis has broken before..."

Hearing the three people's bantering conversation, Kato Megumi, who was originally very nervous and had just forced herself to muster up courage, couldn't help but relax a little in this relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, revealing a gentle smile.

"Then I'll go open the door."

After saying that, Kato Megumi activated the effect of her talent and walked step by step towards the tightly closed fire door.

The crying of the woman outside the door continued, revealing an inexplicable sense of weirdness and eeriness.

Kato Megumi walked to the door, took a deep breath, slowly placed her hand on the door handle of the fire door, and then turned it carefully.

"pat..."

With a slight sound, Kato Megumi slowly opened the fire door. Even though she was mentally prepared, the scene that appeared in her eyes still made her startled, and even her breathing stopped at that moment.

A woman wearing only underwear, her body stained with blood, her body so thin that her ribs were clearly visible, as if she was malnourished, her long hair covering her face, was kneeling on the dark ground outside, covering her face with her hands, sobbing.

The opponent's hands... were as sharp as blades, nearly ten centimeters long, and because they were stained with blood, their nails had turned black and red.

Kato Megumi held her breath, not daring to make any noise, and just waited silently. The three people not far away also remained silent.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Nearly ten seconds had passed before Kato Megumi finally and carefully opened the fire door completely. During this process, the crying woman did not raise her head or respond at all. She just knelt there and continued to make strange crying sounds.

"Prepare..."

Asuna Yuuki lowered her voice and was about to tell Kotoko Iwanaga to launch an attack when a crackling sound of electricity suddenly came from the corridor on the first basement floor.

The next second, the originally dim corridor suddenly flashed with light.

The moment the light came on, the woman who was originally kneeling on the ground suddenly raised her head as if stimulated by something. At this time, everyone realized that what she shed were not tears at all, but two lines of dark red tears of blood.

The moment he raised his head, his eyes were locked on Kato Megumi, and he let out a sharp howl that was almost crazy.

"The king's car castles!"

Asagiri activated his skills without any hesitation. After instantly exchanging positions with Kato Megumi, he didn't even pause and directly kicked the special infected person's shriveled chest with a simple side kick.

With his enhanced physical fitness and the use of such a highly lethal move, the special infected person who had just let out a sharp howl and was still in the pre-attack state, his skinny body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and his back hit the wall of the underground corridor with a muffled sound.

"jingle..."

Almost at the same time that the special infected person was kicked away, Asagiri took out his own equipment, the "Cursed Blood-sucking Rope Dart". The metal chain wrapped around his forearm rubbed against it, making a slight sound.

Then, he threw the rope dart in his hand with skillful movements, directly piercing the special infected person's eyebrows. The power was so terrifying that more than half of the sharp rope dart was embedded in the opponent's head.

"solve."

It was not until Asagiri said this that Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi reacted and hurried to the other side. They saw that the special infected person with a slender figure, a pair of terrifying claws, and disheveled hair had fallen to the ground, completely lifeless.

Yuuki Asuna and others were dumbfounded.

Does this solve it?

There was no need for Kotoko Iwanaga to use any skills to assist, nor was there any need for Asuna Yuuki to support. In less than two seconds, Asagiri killed this special infected person directly... No, was it killed instantly?

"What a strong opponent! I will probably never forget you in my life..."

Asagiri looked at the corpse of the special infected person and spoke slowly with a serious and solemn expression.

"Underwear exhibitionist."

Yuuki Asuna: "...Hey, can we stop giving our enemies weird nicknames every time we kill them? Are you doing some weird illustrated collection?"

"Collecting illustrated books?"

Asagiri seemed to have a switch triggered. She looked carefully at Kato Megumi, Yuuki Asuna, and Iwanaga Kotoko, then spoke with a smile.

"If that's the case, then you are my three great families!"