Offer a savior to the infinite world!

Watching the two people going away, his gaze lingered on Lin Yi for a long time. For a moment, the man seemed to be planning to draw the samurai sword at his waist, but after hesitating and thinking for a while, he chose to put the blade back into the sheath and turned to walk towards the direction of the commercial building.

"The time...is not yet ripe..."

"But... it's time to start the gambling..."

In the darkness, something seemed to be following the man, moving along with him.

There was a rustling sound, and the man's footsteps paused slightly. After noticing the appearance of someone, he quickly turned to face the other person, knelt on one knee, and faced the figure with a respectful attitude.

"My Lord... I already know... I will become your blade..."

"I understand... Then I will release three individuals... as a test..."

"This kind of battle... doesn't require you to participate... I will eliminate the enemy for you..."

From the intermittent voices, it was impossible to make out what the person talking to the man in ancient costume said or expressed.

Not long after, the man walked out of the darkness and came to the brightly lit high-rise building, and walked directly into the lobby on the first floor.

[Hey, young man, do you want to buy something? ]

[Customer, why don’t you try my noodle shop? It’s the authentic Fengdu flavor.]

[Would you like to buy glasses, sir? You have so many glasses, you can buy several pairs. I can even give you a discount.]

The voices of the shop owners could be heard all around, and people passing by were also talking and laughing.

It was as if everything was normal, just an ordinary commercial building with booming business, if you ignored the marks of festering and distorted faces on these people, and ignored the horrific postures that made it look like they had been dead for a long time.

The man didn't have any idea about the appearance of these people. After all, he had been here for a long time, and he had seen things more terrifying than these ghosts. Therefore, the man simply ignored these restless ghosts and walked into the elevator in the middle of the building, pressed a button, and then followed the elevator down into the underground area of ​​the building.

In the mall, people were still laughing and repeating actions and conversations that they hadn’t figured out how many times.

The elevator slowly rose after a while, and the coldness in the entire building reached its peak at this moment, so much so that even traces of freezing appeared on the ground.

Ding--

After a crisp prompt sound, the elevator door slowly opened at this moment.

And then, in the eerie airflow, figures one after another slowly walked out from inside.

Chapter D-14: Gathering at Chou Hour

When Lin Yi and Jianzi escaped from the southern suburbs and Uncle Lin completed the exorcism, it was already late at night when the two sides reunited.

There are still endless streams of pedestrians on the streets. For some people in this bustling city, night does not mean sleep, but the beginning of a happy and entertaining time. Therefore, the streets are still very lively and you can't tell that it is already midnight.

"So that woman was almost done with the exorcism ritual but suddenly changed her mind? Is there something wrong with her brain?"

Lin Yi frowned, feeling unhappy about the exorcism ritual described by Linglan.

"Maybe it was because he saw his child in so much pain that he panicked and acted irrationally. Sometimes there is nothing you can do about this kind of thing."

Tanjiro could understand the other person's thoughts, but he also shook his head slightly, with a hint of emotion in his words.

"Even if you can find an excuse from this aspect, what you did is still too disgusting. Logically speaking, you are obviously trying to save her child's life. It would be fine if she was unwilling to cooperate at the beginning, but she has obviously listened to Uncle Lin's arrangements and has carried out the ceremony to the last critical moment. But at this juncture, she didn't want to do it anymore. If this scumbag had met someone with a lower level of ability instead of you guys, wouldn't she have been tricked to death on the spot? If I were there, I would definitely teach her a lesson, at least let her understand what stupid thing she is doing."

Lin Yi smacked his lips, obviously not approving of the attitude of Tanjiro and the others, and expressing his disapproval of their decision to let the woman leave with the child.

"People sometimes do behave irrationally. Not everyone can think calmly when faced with a problem. That's why we, as rescuers, need to take action to avoid avoidable tragedies."

Uncle Lin took a sip of rice wine, shook his head and said that the injury on his hand had been healed by the talisman with healing effects.

"Maybe it's indeed a little inappropriate, but at least the result is good, so that's all. I'm sorry, Mr. Lin Yi, for making you worry."

Linglan also whispered, and noticing that Lin Yi didn't quite agree with the matter, her voice became a little apologetic.

"Well, at least it turned out well."

Seeing that the people here were all good-natured people who didn't mind being cheated, Lin Yi sighed and could only choose to shut up. After all, if they continued to discuss this issue, it would only cause a quarrel and make everyone unhappy, so they didn't continue to talk about this topic.

I just hope that if I encounter similar things again in the future, I can be there to help a little.

Let's put this topic aside for now. Then Lin Yi and Jianzi mentioned some of their findings when they were investigating the situation in the southern suburbs. However, since most of them were a little tired, they didn't talk too much about this topic. They just explained the situation roughly and planned to discuss it seriously after a night's rest. They didn't talk for too long. The waiter came up and brought a pot of roasted lamb skewers and pork belly. The aroma spread everywhere, and everyone present immediately showed an expression of appetite.

"Okay, let's not talk about unhappy topics for now. Let's eat and drink well. As teammates in this mission, we still need to work together to solve the problem. Now everyone should relax a little and don't think too much."

Lin Yi smiled as he said this and raised the drink cup (strawberry milk) in his hand.

The people around him also raised their glasses, and with the crisp sound of drink bottles and wine bottles colliding with each other, the atmosphere among them became relaxed.

The place where Lin Yi and his companions were now was a small barbecue restaurant that was not very eye-catching. The store itself was located in an alley in a busy downtown area. The business was not too good nor too bad, it was just an ordinary store.

Considering the physical energy consumed by the people in the exorcism ceremony tonight, Lin Yi, who arrived at the store first, ordered a lot of meat and some vegetables to match them together. For example, eating the roasted crispy pork belly wrapped in lettuce leaves is a very good experience.

In addition, compared with others, Jianzi's taste is relatively light, so Lin Yi specially asked for some dishes with lighter flavors. As for Suzuran, she didn't have any taboos. It seemed that because she had experienced many actions in the wilderness, the fox girl was the type who could happily eat anything that was edible. Well, but alcohol must not be allowed to minors. This was the consensus of all adults present, so Jianzi, Suzuran and Tanjiro could only drink beverages like Lin Yi.

By the way, Iino also revealed his true identity at this time

Uncle Lin, as a Taoist priest, has extraordinary abilities, but in his personal life, he seems to be addicted to alcohol. Basically, he has to drink a glass of wine after eating two bites of meat. Even if the few people present do not drink and he is the only one drinking, Uncle Lin can still drink three bottles of beer and a bottle of rice wine in less than ten minutes.

After discussing the news they knew, they decided to rest tonight and take action after dawn. After all, apart from Lin Yi, Tanjiro and the others had already fought a battle to complete the exorcism ritual, and their physical strength had been consumed, so they were not in the best condition to fight the enemy.

Also, this barbecue and stir-fry was actually invited by Uncle Lin to Lin Yi and others. Although the mother of the young man named Zhang Yuan was confused for a moment during the exorcism ceremony and almost ruined the whole thing, she later came to her senses and realized what she had done, and paid Uncle Lin twice the commission to apologize. As for why Uncle Lin was the one who invited everyone, Lin Yi arranged the order of dishes and drinks, making it seem like he was the one who invited everyone. In a sense, this should be considered as Lin Yi's traditional art. After all, after completing his first mission, he was able to borrow Linglan's money to buy equipment without changing his expression.

Because of this incident, Iino, who originally wanted to show off her skills and get some money on the Internet, lost the opportunity to show her ability and showed a slightly unhappy expression. But soon she had no energy to care about this matter, because after Uncle Lin got a little drunk, this middle-aged man who looked intimidating without anger suddenly started talking about marriage, and when he talked about his two apprentices, he showed a look of disappointment.

"My two disciples, Qiucai and Wenyuan, are both troublesome. They are possessed by ghosts and captured by zombies. They are in their twenties and still can't get married. They just hang out outside and are not serious."

"Oh, by the way, how old are you two girls? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You are not young at this age. In this era, love is free. If you find someone you like, you should seize the opportunity."

"However, these days, many young people don't have a sense of justice and just want to have fun. We must stay away from such people. In life, we should be honest and be able to protect our families and abide by the rules."

"Ah, high school students? It's because you're a high school student that you need to pay attention to this aspect. Nowadays, young people are under a lot of pressure, and work and life are very troublesome. The time to really date is only in high school and college. But you still have to study hard in high school."

Then, he somehow turned to asking Iino and Miko how old they were and whether they had boyfriends. He kept mumbling a lot, which made the two girls look very embarrassed. Even Tanjiro was asked if he had a favorite girl, which made the honest boy stunned for a long time and couldn't answer a word.

Although he was very dignified as a Taoist priest, in daily life, this Taoist priest seemed more like a nagging and worrying old man. He was the type that could remind people of enthusiastic relatives during the New Year and other festivals, of course, in a positive sense, not just the kind of gossiping.

"Boy, as a man, you must treat your wife well."

After finishing the seventh bottle of beer and the third bottle of rice wine, Uncle Lin, whose face had become much rosier, finally shifted his target to Lin Yi, patted him on the shoulder and spoke seriously.

"Uh, I know, I will."

Knowing that the other party was somewhat drunk, Lin Yi showed an embarrassed expression, but still answered the other party very seriously.

Although there was more or less some external coercion in the relationship between him and Xiaowu to this point, now that they have confirmed their relationship, he will naturally not be irresponsible, but will do his best to fulfill the responsibilities of a partner.

However, what Uncle Lin is concerned about seems to be different from Lin Yi's idea.

"I was just afraid you didn't know."

Shaking his head, Uncle Lin looked at Lin Yi with a somewhat strange expression.

"I see from your face that you have a romantic relationship. Your fate is entangled and it is easy for you to have problems in your relationship."

"Men, you must be loyal to your partners. Since you and I have the same surname, I must seriously warn you to cherish the people around you and not be fickle."

"I really can't stand some of the saviors in the community. They date and marry multiple people, and even say that having a harem is a man's dream. I really don't like those people. Don't learn from them."

Uncle Lin, who was a little dazed, insisted on preaching, which reminded Lin Yi of those elderly people. It seemed that this drunk Taoist priest more or less regarded Lin Yi as his junior.

As for Iino, because Uncle Lin glanced at him when he mentioned "people around him", the girl's cheeks turned redder as she felt that the uncle was hinting at her savior, but she didn't dare to show any obvious emotional changes, so her whole movements became stiff.

What's the point of cherishing the people around you? Lin Yi, that idiot, is always flirting with other girls. Miss Jue was the same before, and there's also that Yotsuya Miko. Who knows when another one will pop up. He is a playboy.

Iino muttered to himself and took a sip of water, then he noticed that Miko seemed a little absent-minded.

What is she looking at?

Iino noticed that Jianzi's eyes were looking in a certain direction intentionally or unintentionally, so she looked in that direction as well and found that there was just a mirror placed next to the store counter. The angle of the mirror was not facing the table where they were sitting, but from this side she could see two tables near the door reflected in the mirror. Those two tables were empty now, with no customers sitting at them.

【Have you found any problem? 】

Although she had some inexplicable hostility towards the girl, Iino was still able to distinguish the priorities when it came to serious matters. Therefore, she immediately asked the other party through the system chat function, and reminded Lin Yi of Jianzi's abnormal reaction.

[No, I didn’t see anything. Well, I can’t really explain it. I just felt a little concerned about the mirror.]

However, Jianzi just shook her head. She really didn't seem to see anything unusual. She just subconsciously saw the mirror and became a little concerned about it, so she looked at it a few more times.

Why he cared about the mirror, Jianzi himself didn't know. After confirming this matter, Lin Yi did not turn around to look at the mirror, but quickly passed the message to other people present, mobilized energy resonance, and tried to sense and confirm the situation.

Nothing was found.

Lin Yi did not detect any noteworthy energy source.

[I don't smell anything unusual, sorry, Mr. Lin Yi]

After secretly trying to investigate, Tanjiro also gave a negative answer.

Linglan didn't have any special abilities in detection, so she couldn't use them here. Iino carefully scanned it several times, but didn't find anything abnormal. It seemed to be just an ordinary mirror, and there was nothing abnormal in it.

Is it just an illusion?

No, Lin Yi would never think so.

Yotsuya Miko's special sensory abilities are very strong, so it is impossible for her to have illusions about such things. If she really cares about the mirror, then there must be something wrong with it.

Did the enemy hiding in the dark who fought with Tanjiro and his team before take action again without hesitation after the defeat? It came really fast. According to Uncle Lin, Tanjiro's destruction of the opponent's magic weapon should have a backlash, so the enemy may have a recovery item or there are more than one person, or both.

[If the source of the influence cannot be seen, it may be some kind of secret technique performed through the mirror, or it may be observed and located through the mirror]

Uncle Lin, who sobered up quickly when he was reminded of the possible situation, said in the communication, and then, as if he sensed something, he looked up at the entrance of the shop.

At some point, a figure appeared there. As the cool breeze blew past, the half-rotten dark blue clothes of an ancient official on the other person's body began to sway slightly.

Chapter D-15: Zombie Ugly Hour

A dark, dull face that seemed to have solidified after rotting slowly scanned the people in the store.

The chilly cold air spread out in all directions, and in an instant it seemed to freeze the air completely.

Is that... a person?

I couldn't feel my heartbeat or breathing.

It is clear that it has completely lost all vitality.

Is it a corpse?

A living, moving corpse?

The tattered dark blue clothing looked like the clothes worn by ancient officials, but it was covered with traces of decay and seemed to be stained with frozen blood.

It stood at the door.

Just standing silently outside the barbecue restaurant.

In the silence without any sound, he just watched Lin Yi and others in the store.

"Zombies! Be careful--"

Uncle Lin’s eyes widened instantly, he shouted, and immediately stood up from his seat.

The next moment, as if stimulated by the sound, the black corpse suddenly moved, jumped forward, and jumped directly in front of everyone, stretching out its sharp purple and black nails and grabbing them directly.

Boom!

Lin Yi stood up quickly and kicked the other person away.

bang——

With a loud noise, the body that was kicked flew out of the barbecue restaurant and hit a car parked outside in the alley, directly denting one side of the car's door.

The shrill alarm sirens sounded, attracting the attention of people around.

Lin Yi fell to the ground and crashed onto a table behind him. He felt as if he had kicked something extremely solid. The vibration from the kick actually pushed him out. It was hard to imagine how solid this thing was.

"This is a zombie. It's already showing signs of turning into a monster. It's invulnerable to swords and guns, and if you get scratched by it, you'll be poisoned and turn into a zombie. Be careful!"

Uncle Lin shouted as he lowered his head to look for a spellcasting tool he could use, and then he fixed his eyes on the dishes and chopsticks on the table.

Tanjiro had already rushed forward at this time, the Nichirin Sword was instantly unsheathed, and using the breathing technique he appeared in front of the corpse with incredible speed, and then he slashed directly at the neck of the thing with his sword.

when!

With a crisp collision sound, the boy's knife was directly bounced away, and even a gap appeared under this blow.

It's actually this hard?!

The first time he encountered an enemy with a neck harder than the Twelve Kizuki, Tanjiro's eyes widened and he quickly retreated, only to be met with a claw from the thing. He raised his sword to block, but the opponent grabbed the blade and threw the boy out with the sword, flying dozens of meters away, flying out of the alley and rolling on the street outside, falling on the road and almost being hit by a passing car.

The flames of the lily of the valley entangled it the next moment, causing the thing's movements to suddenly slow down. But Lin Yi immediately discovered that the effect of the fox girl's magic on this thing was obviously weakened, as if the opponent's body had some kind of extremely strong resistance to the influence of magic. But now he didn't care about these, and quickly shouted to Iino, who had transformed into a virtual form, "Scan it", and then Lin Yi rushed up and hit the zombie in front of him.