The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

They ran for several hundred meters in one breath, and only stopped, panting, when they saw that Hinako Fukamizu was not chasing them.

"Is it really because I have a bad reputation?"

Eriri was dejected and felt terrible; her pretty face was full of regret.

"It has nothing to do with you."

Kiyono Makoto shook his head calmly, "When Hinako Fukami revived, there were two kill notifications in less than a minute... At the time, I was wondering why the two of them were killed in succession. Now it seems that it was because Hinako Fukami could teleport, but no one knew it."

Rio Futaba nodded slightly in agreement:

"Kiyono-kun makes a very good point."

Even so, Eriri still felt quite guilty:

"...I will never talk nonsense again."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, her brows slightly furrowed, and turned to look at the Silent Hill War God at the bridgehead:

"Hinako Fukami stopped at the bridgehead... Does she intend to block the bridge?"

"It should be."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath:

"After all, she's the strictest mother in Silent Hill, so it's not surprising that she has intelligence. She can't be treated like an ordinary monster."

As he spoke, Kiyono Makoto's feelings were quite complicated.

Not long ago, he led the girls to block the bridge and collect tolls, and now he's being blocked by Deepwater Hinako... What goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

"Um...should we go back to the shrine and leave?"

Kato Megumi looked up and made a soft suggestion.

"There's too much uncertainty."

Rio Futaba pushed up her glasses and objected, "To get to the shrine, we have to cross most of the town. Even if our bodies can handle it, our minds won't."

After a pause, Rio Futaba continued her analysis:

"It's now confirmed that Hinako Deepwater possesses teleportation and crowd control abilities... The worst-case scenario is that Hinako Deepwater's teleportation condition is locking onto the players' presence. We haven't even reached the shrine yet, and Hinako Deepwater has already teleported back to catch up. We've already used up our team skills, and if she catches up again, we won't be able to escape."

After listening to Rio Futaba's analysis, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely heavy and oppressive.

At this moment, Kiyono Makoto stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice:

"I have a way."

"Huh?"

"What can I do, junior?"

The girls all looked over expectantly.

"It's simple. Hinako Fukami is alone. As long as we lure her away, the others will be able to cross the bridge."

Kiyono Makoto braced himself against the wall with his right hand, his tone calm:

"So I'll act as bait to lure the deep-sea minions here, and you all hurry to the evacuation point."

"You can't stop the Deepwater Hina's fear ability; only I am immune to its control."

"But how are you going to evacuate, Kiyono-kun?"

Kato Emi bit her lower lip lightly, nervously looked up, and asked the most crucial question directly.

Using oneself as bait to lure away the young upstarts is a mission that can only be described as a near-death experience.

Even the usually calm and rational Rio Futaba couldn't help but cast a moved glance at her.

Knowing full well that the road ahead was extremely dangerous, he still chose to step forward... Kiyono-kun is such a responsible guy.

"Don't worry, I have a way to evacuate."

Kiyono Makoto cast a gentle glance at Kato, then looked at Takumi:

"Eri, do you still have those rings?"

"Huh?"

Eriri was taken aback by what she heard, but quickly realized what it was, and her eyes brightened instantly:

"Yes, those rings!"

Eriri quickly opened her backpack and excitedly took out a pair of seemingly ordinary rings.

Are these rings special?

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and asked curiously.

"...It's a reward for completing the beginner's trial."

Eriri spoke while demonstrating the item's attributes.

[Item: Ring of Spiritual Connection]

[Note: Wearing this ring will increase your Spirit attribute by 1 and further boost your Spirit recovery speed.]

[Active Skill: Guardian. When this ring is activated, you can instantly teleport to the side of another ring holder.]

[Skill Cooldown Time: 24 hours]

[Note: To activate the equipment skill, both male and female must possess one; same-sex holders cannot activate the active skill.]

"......nice one!"

After seeing the ring's attributes, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes lit up, and she quickly understood Kiyono Makoto's plan:

"Junior and Sawamura put on the rings together, then Junior lures Hinako away, we take the opportunity to head to the evacuation point, and then Junior uses the rings to teleport back... The feasibility of evacuation is very high."

Kato Megumi spoke softly from the side, "Um, I can wear a white kimono."

"No need, I'll put it on."

Eriri gently bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth and clenched her fist:

"If I hadn't complained, everyone might have already left... Anyway, I will take responsibility!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips curled up slightly; now that she was relaxed, her tone was teasing again:

"Well, the contents of the destiny ritual might be related to Sesame."

Eriri blushed and glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed.

"No way!"

"..."

The general direction has been determined.

Nishimiya Shoko, who had been silent all along, suddenly reached out and nervously tugged at Kiyono Makoto's sleeve again.

"Um?"

Upon receiving the warning, Kiyono Makoto quickly turned around and was surprised to find that the two monstrous high school girls had actually staggered over to Hinako Fukami's side.

"What's going on... is Deepwater Hina summoning minions?"

The senior student spoke calmly:

"In games and light novels, it's a common trope for the final boss to summon minions."

"In that case, let's finish this quickly."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath and turned to look at Futaba Rio:

"Futaba, someone else traded me a taunt item, give it to me."

"it is good."

Rio Futaba opened her backpack and quickly handed over a finger cot.

Kiyono Makoto reached out and took it, putting it on the index finger of his right hand. Then he left his hiding place and walked straight towards Fukami Hinako.

The [Fear] skill appears to be on cooldown, and Kiyono Makoto has not been controlled again.

"call......"

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath, decisively extended his right hand to Fukami Hinako, and hooked his index finger:

"...Come here!"

The taunt skill takes effect instantly.

The previously motionless Hinako suddenly turned her head, her blood-red eyes coldly fixed on them, and then she rushed over with lightning speed.

"That's fast!"

Kiyono Makoto was slightly startled and decisively turned and ran.

Two figures, one after the other, quickly disappeared into the mist.

"...It's our turn."

Kasumigaoka Utaha gently bit her lower lip, her gaze resolute:

"Take care of those two monsters blocking the bridge as soon as possible and secure the evacuation point. It's too dangerous for you to be alone, junior."

Eriri clenched her fists, decisively took out the white kimono equipment card, and put it on:

"Hurry up!"

at the same time.

On the other side.

Every few seconds, Kiyono Makoto would turn around and taunt her to prevent Hinako Fukami from disengaging from the battle.

But when he turned around, he found there was nothing behind him.

"...Disappeared?"

Kiyono Makoto felt a chill run down his spine.

[Beast Instinct] was suddenly activated, alarm bells rang in Kiyono Makoto's mind, and he decisively activated the set's ability.

The next second.

A massive, terrifying claw swept towards him, and Deepwater Hina suddenly teleported in front of him.

Kiyono Makoto instinctively raised his arms to block in front of him.

boom!

Kiyono Makoto felt as if he had been hit head-on by a truck. He was sent flying, crashing through a wall and landing in a wooden house. Luckily, he had activated his suit's ability beforehand to temporarily absorb the damage; otherwise, he would have been in serious danger.

"Exceeding the standard, far exceeding the standard."

Seino Makoto coughed as he quickly got up.

The ultimate move is used like a minor skill, and both the left and right punches deal high damage, leaving no chance of survival!

Amidst billowing smoke and dust, Hinako Fukasui stepped in.

Bang.

A rickety beam fell right overhead, but Hinako Akamiko seemed oblivious, letting the beam hit her.

"Um?"

Seeing this, Kiyono Makoto subconsciously began to analyze the situation.

Hinako Deepwater had parried all the previous attacks, so why did she let the beam hit her just now?

Is it that they don't care about this minor harm, or is it some deeper judgment mechanism?

For example... players will block or dodge attacks stemming from malicious intent, but will they not actively block unexpected events without malicious intent?

"If that's really the case..."

Kiyono Makoto took a deep breath and decisively extended his right hand. Water molecules, invisible from all directions, gathered and quickly condensed into a water ball in his palm.

"It's you, the Healing Water Magic!"

With a wave of his right hand, Kiyono Makoto caused the water sphere to explode in mid-air, transforming into healing rain that showered down in the air.

After casting the water magic, Kiyono Makoto immediately held his breath and waited anxiously, ready to flee at the slightest sign of trouble from Hinako Fukamizu.