Rhodes Island does not exist.

"Don't do anything stupid!" Skadi adjusted her breathing, looking as if she was preparing to rejoin the battle. "I've been fighting him for a full five minutes, but I've barely scratched him."

"boom!"

The doctor lunged forward.

The spot where he had just been standing now had a dent in it from the strange punch.

"Excuse me, what did you just say?" The doctor said, explaining that he had been busy dodging the strange attacks and hadn't heard Skadi's words at all.

"I'm telling you, you can't hurt him at all!"

This time, the doctor heard Skadi's voice.

But the information was no longer timely and therefore had no meaning for him.

After all, he has already put it into practice through his own actions.

"Let's talk later. I'm planning to sneak to the end of the corridor first. I saw an exit over there!"

The doctor dodged and ran past Skadi's location.

The strange creature seemed completely unconcerned about Skadi, and followed closely behind the Doctor.

It can be said that ever since the Doctor revealed his true form, the Oddity's interest in Skadi has greatly diminished.

No, it's less a significant reduction and more a reduction to zero.

At this moment, in that strange gaze, Skadi was probably no different from air.

"So you're just ignoring me?"

Skadi gazed at the strange creature that had followed the Doctor into the distance, and sighed, resting her hands on the hilt of her greatsword.

Although this meant temporary safety and rest for her, she felt as if she had been offended.

"It seems that you do indeed have some rather special aspects."

"But since this thing ignores me, it will be easier for me to do something."

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Thank you segment.

Thanks for the spicy snack, here you go!

Chapter 28, That was their home, and also their home.

First, what's the difference between me and Skadi?

On their escape, the doctor began to ponder.

This is important for the enemy at hand.

So, what's the difference between me and Skadi?

Hmm... she's a woman, and I'm a man?

Does the anomaly really have a reason to switch targets simply because of gender? Or was it that this anomaly was more interested in men than women in its previous life?

No, no, no, that's getting off-topic.

So, what other differences are there?

Is my fighting ability weaker than Skadi's?

This speculation... might make sense.

That makes perfect sense.

When facing multiple enemies, would I prioritize eliminating those that pose no threat to me and then ignore the ones that pose a greater threat?

But if it's not for these reasons, then why is this strange thing constantly chasing me?

There must be a reason, he just hasn't discovered it yet.

"In short, let's focus on imports and exports first."

Looking back at the enormous, monstrous creature that was hurtling towards him like a chariot, the doctor decided to focus on the fire door that wasn't far away.

The layout here is very similar to the fourth floor where he lives, even the location of the doors is the same, so the corridor must also be—

The doctor thought to himself, then opened the door without hesitation and prepared to go straight in.

"boom--"

Then his head pressed against the concrete wall.

The other side of the door wasn't an exit, but just an ordinary wall.

He was outmaneuvered by Rhodes Island once again, and thoroughly so.

"hiss……"

The excruciating pain in his forehead prevented the doctor from even making a sound, and the reaction force from the wall slammed him to the ground, where he rolled around in agony.

But danger is approaching.

The grotesque creature, covered in armor plating, was charging toward him with merciless strides, showing no sign of slowing down.

This weirdo is probably planning to coordinate a beautiful attack with the wall behind the door, and then sandwich the Doctor into a pancake.

However, considering that the doctor is now lying on the ground, it is more likely that he cooperated with the ground and replaced the clamping action with stepping.

however……

"Ding!"

The crisp metallic sound was like someone striking a giant tuning fork.

The strange movement suddenly went out of control the moment the sound rang out, and it fell against the wall on one side of the corridor.

"boom!"

The bricks and stones shattered.

Its enormous size and mass, combined with its unstoppable inertia, caused him to slam into the wall like a pendulum.

The culprit behind all this was a metal plate on the floor that was still covered in warm flesh and blood.

"call."

Skadi let out a breath.

“I just pried this thing off his body with my sword.”

As she spoke, she pointed to the board on the ground, and then to a section of the monster's body that was now covered in blood and gore.

"You're really awesome." The Doctor immediately got up and scrambled over to Skadi's side, looking at the big guy who was struggling to pull himself out of the crack in the wall with a worried expression.

“I just thought that since ordinary attacks weren’t working well on him, I should try taking those things off him first… and it seems to have worked pretty well.” Skadi shrugged.

"Kaka..."

Even though Skadi did something so hate-inducing to the monster, when the monster turned around and stared at its target with its blood-red eyes, it still only looked at the Doctor.

"Hey, Skadi, something's not right. He seems to be staring at me." The Doctor felt a little uneasy.

"No, you..."

Skadi narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing the Doctor as if she were a scanner.

"I've been wanting to ask you this ever since I saw you: is there something you shouldn't be carrying?"

Her gaze swept up and down.

The strange creature was still trying to pull its hand out of the wall.

Looks like he's really in deep trouble.

"Me? I just have some compressed biscuits and some purified water, nothing else," the doctor explained.

“No, no, no, no, no.” Skadi’s eyes were filled with even more suspicion. “You have a scent… and it doesn’t belong to you.”

"Taste? What does it taste like?"

“Tides, ocean currents, abysses, or rather…” Skadi took a deep breath, “the sea.”

The doctor understood what she meant.

The four bottles of seawater lying in his right pocket.

How could she smell it?

"You mean...this?" The doctor carefully took a small glass bottle filled with seawater out of his pocket.

The liquid inside the bottle is turbid, sloshing, rotating, and cracking, remaining unchanged since time immemorial.

"..."

Skadi's expression changed.

That was the look in a hunter's eyes.

It was as if the Doctor standing before her was her eternal enemy, as if the place where the Doctor was now was not the mysterious and treacherous Rhodes Island, but an ancient battlefield filled with killing intent and corpses.

The way she looked at me was like she was looking at prey.

He had experienced this feeling before when Ghost Shark demanded payment from him.

Creepy.

“With something like this on you, you can’t blame that guy for keeping an eye on you.” Skadi’s blood-red eyes gleamed, a subtle smile playing on her lips.

That curve could barely be called a smile. After all, she never seemed to smile in front of the Doctor.

“I can ask you about the origin of this later.” Skadi raised her greatsword. “For now, let’s deal with the biggest problem at hand.”

"Kakaka-"

The plaster fell from the wall, and the rubble collapsed.

The enormous monster had now broken free from the wall and was staring at the doctor with even greater irritation than before.

It seems Skadi was right.

The strange creature wasn't targeting any of them, but rather the seawater in the doctor's hand.

"I don't know what you want to ask me, but since it's targeting the seawater, things are much easier." The doctor shook the bottle in his hand, and his tension instantly decreased.

He didn't know what questions Skadi would ask him, but he knew he had survived the massive, bizarre attack.

This is the best outcome given the current situation.

"What are you planning to do?" Skadi leaned casually against the wall, looking as if it were none of her business.

Since she already knew she wouldn't be attacked, it didn't matter what.

"I have my own considerations." The doctor gripped the small bottle in his hand, then waved it in a strange direction as if displaying a trophy.

Undoubtedly, this action completely ignited the strange creature's nerves, and he immediately roared and charged toward the doctor.

However, long before that, the doctor had already run towards the elevator.

“Skadi!” he shouted.

"what?"

"Is this Rhodes Island elevator sturdy enough?" he asked.

"It's probably even sturdier than my sword, what's wrong?"

“Then there’s no problem.” He smiled.

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Thank you segment.

Thank you for the monthly pass.

Chapter 29, If it were truly a poisonous creature, you should have died long ago.

Rushing into the elevator, the doctor placed his finger on the button for the number "9".

A mountain-like monster was hurtling straight toward him.

Or rather, it was hurtling straight toward the seawater bottle in his hand.

"Dong dong dong dong dong——"