Offer a savior to the infinite world!

The casualty rate of the Soul Hunters who encountered the Soul King was 100%, and there had never been any cases of them surviving, so there was absolutely no information about him. The reason why the cult knew about the existence of the Soul King was because they tortured his subordinates and had a unique feature that belonged only to the Soul King.

That is, among the Returned Soul Hunters killed by this Returned Soul King, information disorder often occurs.

Jellal explained this strange phenomenon for a long time. He said that this situation does not occur every time, but without exception, it only occurs when the action is against the returning king named Atreus. For those killed by this mysterious king, all his various social information, whether it is filled out in the form or the relevant data stored on the Internet, will become garbled, and those who once knew the deceased will become unable to clearly remember the things related to this person, or have memory disorder and cannot clearly piece together the relevant memories about the deceased.

People remember the deceased, but some people who have known the deceased since they were 10 years old will remember him/her as someone they knew when they were a few years old or even in their forties. Some experiences with the deceased will become fragmented, like shuffled building blocks that cannot be pieced together, and even the name of the deceased will become confusing.

This inexplicable phenomenon proved that this enemy possessed terrifying power that the cult could not imagine. They suspected that this mysterious man might have abilities that exceeded the upper limit of the King of Returning Spirits, and had reached the level of the "God of Returning Spirits" in legendary history, who could command the entire Returning Spirits clan.

As for Lin Yi, who had been listening to the elder bragging about Atreus for a while, well, he just felt that the final boss of this savior mission would most likely be this person.

However, if the enemy does not show up, they do not have a good enough reconnaissance method that will not alert the enemy.

"The Guiling tribe, humans, ugh... what a mess..."

Rubbing his head with his hand, Lin Yi suddenly sighed again.

If possible, he actually still hopes that the Guiling tribe can communicate with him. After knowing the history of both sides, it may be a little unrealistic, but Lin Yi still hopes to establish a communication channel, at least not to fight a life-and-death confrontation right from the start.

But if you think about it, it seems unrealistic...

At this time, Jotaro went to the other side of the deck, dozens of meters away from Lin Yi.

This man, who was two centimeters taller than Lin Yi, always had a cold face and didn't like to communicate with others. He seemed like a cold man who did things his own way. After Lin Yi talked with him through the mental link for a while and roughly confirmed the relevant information, he didn't come up with any effective measures, so he temporarily kept his troops on hold and waited for things to move forward to the next step.

Well, as for the others, judging from the teammate coordinates, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Komeiji Kaku were both crowded together in the bathroom, probably taking a shower. The Curse Arm and another Servant were staying in the room in spirit form, probably keeping watch for their master.

It is understandable that girls like to be clean. As for Lin Yi himself, he is fine under normal circumstances, but in this crisis-ridden situation, he is the type who just splashes some water on his body to clean himself, and naturally he will not take a shower.

At this moment, the time is getting close to noon and it is almost time to eat.

Thinking about whether I should bring lunch to those two girls, well, or rather, a girl and a girl who looks like a girl, cough, anyway, I should bring lunch to both of them.

Take a step forward, then stop.

Lin Yi's pupils shrank slightly and he looked directly at the room below.

At the same time, Jotaro, who was not far away, also raised his head with a frown.

The mental link is broken?

The spiritual link that connected everyone by Gu Mingdijue was broken without any warning at this moment.

The coordinates of teammates...are still there, but why did Ritsuka and Jue’s coordinates become blurred?

problem occurs.

Less than 12 hours after the previous battle, their enemies launched another action and directly targeted Komeiji Kakui and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had relatively weak frontal combat capabilities?

Without any hesitation, Lin Yi took a step and rushed directly towards the stairs.

Jotaro also moved, and the two of them ran down the stairs one after the other, quickly approaching their room on the ship.

Just as they realized something was wrong, in the bathroom, Gu Mingdi Jue, who had just finished rubbing the bubbles and was about to turn on the shower to rinse his body, suddenly stopped pressing the switch, and faint phantom red lines appeared on his body.

"Ms. Jue, why... eh? What's going on?!"

Seeing her companion suddenly stop in place, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked in confusion. But before she could finish her question, the girl froze in place, and was shocked to find that the connection between her and the Servant had been hindered, from being able to clearly sense the other party to being able to only vaguely sense its position.

It was as if there was something separating the two sides, making the distance between them very far.

[It's an enemy attack. We have been chosen as the target of the enemy's attack.]

As he said this, Gu Mingji Jue reached out and grabbed a towel on the side of the bathroom, wrapped himself up, and handed another towel to Ritsuka to cover her body as well. Then, the monster girl's gaze stayed on the glass wall of the bathroom for a moment, looking at the washbasin and flush toilet outside the glass wall that seemed normal and no different from before, then she reached out and gently pushed open the bathroom door in front of her.

Outside the door is a world of pure darkness.

Chapter 24: Shadow Realm?

The hidden enemy launched an attack, something that Komeiji Kaku was prepared for.

She knew that bathing would be an opportunity for the enemy, but considering that the opponent didn't know their trump card, she thought it would be okay to take precautions in advance. Moreover, if she was really indecisive and restricted by the possibility of an attack from the enemy, she would essentially be fulfilling the enemy's wishes and falling into a state of confusion. Therefore, she still decided to bathe, and bathe with Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose weakness was relatively obvious, and who could control Servants but was just an ordinary human, so that she could be protected.

But judging from the current situation, the enemy's methods are probably more powerful than expected.

"Can you still feel your Servant?"

Looking at the darkness outside the door, Gu Mingjijue frowned slightly and asked Ritsuka beside him.

"I can still sense it... but the connection is very weak, as if they are very far away..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka shook his head slightly and answered with a serious expression.

However, this is just a superficial conversation. In fact, the conversation between the two is based on a spiritual connection.

[Can you summon your familiar? ]

[Of course you can, but it requires two Command Seals. The Chaldean Command Seals I have are not very effective in forcing Servants. Under normal circumstances, they can only be used to strengthen Servants. Sending this kind of special command requires more Command Seals.]

[Does that mean you can only summon one person? ]

[Um, sorry…]

[No need to apologize, it was me who decided to take a bath, so I should be the one to apologize... The timing and person to summon are up to you, so be careful.]

[Yes, I, I understand! ]

After the brief exchange, Gu Mingji Kaku originally wanted to directly decide which Servant to summon, but when he looked at the girl in front of him who was nervous and scared but still forced herself to remain calm, he thought about it and decided to let her decide for herself.

So, the question now is what is going on with the current situation.

The monster girl's eyes swept across the darkness outside the room, and she had already made a certain judgment in her heart.

Different space.

A space that is parallel to the normal world and can only be reached and exited through special means. It is somewhat similar to the gap world of the old woman pretending to be young, but the level is much lower. It is probably a space that cannot be completely separated from the normal world and is intertwined with the real space to a certain extent.

If you connect the dots... is it a shadow?

When he and Lixiang were taking a bath, he used the shadow of the door gap to expand the shadow, instantly covering the entire outside of the bathroom, bringing the entire room into a different space.

It seems that the other party was quite cautious in their actions. They did not attempt to launch an attack in the bathroom and were prepared for an ambush in the bathroom in advance.

So……

Several tiny balls of light emerged from the side of the monster girl, illuminating the bathroom and occupying every corner of the bathroom, ensuring that there would be no shadows under and around the feet of Komeiji Kaku and Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Outside the open bathroom door, in the darkness, there seemed to be a faint sound of a woman's laughter, coming from afar with a hint of malice.

【You can hear my voice, right? 】

At this moment, the monster girl sensed the other party's psychological activities, or in other words, the other party used her sensing ability to communicate directly.

[Neil Tate died in your hands. You somehow sensed his thoughts, right? ]

「What a pitiful fellow! But if you kill him, it would be a good thing for that poor half-crazy creature.」

「Ah, what a cute face. Whether it’s you or the human next to you, if you don’t mind, you can become my new collection~」

Amidst the twisted laughter, Gu Mingdi Jue closed his eyes and blasted a fierce mental attack directly at the opponent.

If it were a normal human being, this blow would undoubtedly completely destroy the opponent's brain function, causing brain death and turning him into a permanent vegetable.

But at this moment, the woman's spirit only slowed down a little, and then became active again.

[So scary, so scary, it's just like the feeling of being electrocuted until you urinate and then being forced to drink it, ahhhh, or the feeling of having a needle pierced into the eyeball and then injecting liquid into it until the eyeball explodes, wonderful, wonderful hehe——]

The distorted voice was wrapped in a distorted will, which made Gu Mingdijue's brows even more furrowed at this moment.

Banshee, Basheer.

The information provided by the Guiling Hunter Elder mentioned that before the King of Guiling grew up, he was bought by a wealthy businessman with a sadomasochistic habit because of his beautiful appearance. He suffered all kinds of inhumane treatment and thus developed extreme sadomasochism. The powerful force and the completely alienated spirit interacted with each other, which actually made this Guiling tribe immune to mental attacks to a certain extent.

Also, if I remember correctly, the witch Basheer is extremely disgusted with men, but has a good impression of women, although the way she expresses this impression is quite disgusting and frightening.

Did he do it because he was attracted by the looks of himself and Ritsuka?

No, it should not be just that. Although Basheer, the King of Returned Spirits, is twisted, her brain is quite useful. She knows exactly what to do and when to do it. So either she plans to eliminate some members of the Savior's side first, or she will cooperate with other companions and launch an attack at the same time to wipe them out in one go.

【…】

Ok?

Suddenly, Gu Mingdijue suddenly discovered that Basheer in his perception had disappeared.

"careful!"

Reaching out and grabbing Fujimaru Ritsuka's shoulder, the monster girl suddenly moved sideways in the narrow bathroom, and then a pitch-black spike pierced through the glass and pierced into the bathroom, brushing past Gu Mingji Jue's arm and leaving a shallow blood mark on her shoulder.

The speed is so fast, even the group of Tengu in the Monster Mountain don’t have such an attack speed. And it seems that there is no way to interrupt the attack?

While dodging, Gu Mingji Jue used her demonic power to counterattack. However, she clearly saw that the attack she released directly passed through the shadow itself, as if the opponent was just a non-existent shadow, and there was no way to hit it. Only when this thing actually touches her body will it have substance and hurt her cleanly.

I'm in trouble. This kind of conversion between reality and virtuality is a real spatial concept ability, and I have no means to resist it.

[Can you sense the gathering shadow? No, that's not right. You sensed my position at the moment of launching the attack?]

It seemed that some curious voice suddenly sounded, but the clear distance could not be perceived.

No, that's not right. The concept of [distance] is completely controlled by the other party in this place. Except for this small bathroom, the place is absolutely dark. In this area, she can freely control the distance and transform the shadow into a physical entity to launch an attack.

Are there multiple spatial conceptual abilities extending from the realm of shadows?

"Miss Jue, are you okay?"

Seeing the wound on Gu Mingji's shoulder, Ritsuka immediately asked nervously and worriedly.

"It's okay, it's not a serious injury."

Shaking his head slightly, Gu Ming Di Jue said this while gathering demonic power in his hands.

The spiritual connection with the outside world has been cut off, and there is no way to inform Lin Yi and Jotaro Kujo of the situation here, which means that now they can only rely on themselves.

The pure darkness outside the door gave Gu Mingdi a very dangerous feeling, as if he would die if he stepped in. However, the bathroom itself was too narrow, and there was basically no room for the two of them to hide. Staying here would also mean death.

Tsk, it's really not just a little trouble...

[Then, I plan to play a more exciting game. Is that okay with you? ]

The monster girl was not given more chance to think.

Along with a malicious laugh, countless black spikes penetrated from all directions of the bathroom and at this moment simultaneously attacked the two girls in the bathroom.

puff!

Amidst the splattering blood, Gu Mingdijue's petite body was pierced directly.

The arms, legs, chest, and abdomen were all pierced by the sharp black blades.

The bath towel was stained with blood, and the monster girl only had time to spit out a mouthful of blood before the pitch-black spikes dissipated on the spot and turned into shadows. Gu Mingdijue himself fell to the ground powerlessly, and the ball of light that maintained the lighting in the bathroom also dimmed.

Then, when the light dimmed and a shadow appeared in front of the girl who was kneeling on the ground, more spikes emerged directly from Gu Mingji Jue's shadow, and they were about to pierce her and tear her to pieces on the spot.

"Miss Jue!"

Before this, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had been pushed away by Kakui Komeiji and fell in the darkness outside the bathroom, shouted and raised his hands at this moment.

【Magic Emergency Treatment】

Fujimaru Ritsuka is not a skilled magician. In fact, he has been practicing magic for less than a year. He only has a talent for spirit particle transfer. At this moment, he tried to forcibly use the magic skills that came with the magic costume he usually used in Chaldea, and instantly healed the injuries of the monster girl in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Mingdijue opened her eyes, and pink-purple demonic power suddenly swept around her body. At the moment when the pitch-black spikes were about to hit her, it exploded and directly crushed them into pieces.

At the same time, red threads flew around her body, suddenly entangled Fujimaru Ritsuka who had fallen into the darkness, and pulled her back into the light range of the bathroom. And followed by a mental shock ten times stronger than the previous one, it was violently released directly in a certain direction in the darkness.

"Huh...huh..."

The simple treatment was not able to completely heal the injury, but could only barely stop the bleeding.

Fortunately, the monster girl is not human, so this fatal injury is not irreversible for her and can be healed by her monster power.

But the current situation was too unfavorable. Although he had used the power released the moment the shadow spikes touched his body to crush the attack, Gu Mingji could feel that what he had done was just a meaningless act of crushing the reflection of the moon in the water in a attempt to harm the moon itself.

This dark world belongs to the other party's territory. Shadows are everywhere and cannot be completely shattered.

Unless this place is completely illuminated so that the darkness cannot hide, or all light sources are extinguished so that everything falls into absolute darkness, only in this way can these terrible shadow spikes no longer appear.

"Ahh... that blow just now was so powerful that I felt like my head was about to explode..."

The woman's voice rang out again. This time, she didn't use the monster girl's mind-reading ability to communicate with her thoughts, but spoke seriously. But for some reason, the voice rang out from all directions at the same time, as if there were many Basher at the same time.

"This kind of spiritual power is so wonderful. It's like digging into my brain like ice cream, eating it bit by bit."

"I like it. I like it very much. Even though it had already entered my territory and was almost killed by me just now, it was still able to launch such a swift counterattack and almost threatened me."

“It’s great… This feeling is truly great! Ha, hahahaha, hahahaha, ha, ha—”