Offer a savior to the infinite world!

Lin Yi had no intention of denying it and chose to admit it casually.

"In short, we were hired by an employer whose name cannot be disclosed to come to this town to investigate whether there are any abnormal situations in this town. The kind that are different from other places, and preferably a bit weird."

"She's pretty much the kind of person who runs around and meddles in other people's business. Also, although Lily of the Valley looks small, she's quite capable. That's why she came here with me, even though we didn't expect to encounter such a rainstorm."

Although the answers may be a little vague, at least they are true.

In the final analysis, this brief conversation between the two was mainly to dispel the old man's suspicion and vigilance. This was basically achieved when Linglan and Lillian got together. After all, a man with such a lovely daughter should not be a bad person.

Well, yes, in order to respond to various inquiries, Lin Yi and Linglan’s identities are currently tentatively set as "father and daughter", which is a necessary disguise.

"Then you are really nosy and fearless. You actually dare to come to this town at a time like this. Humph, now even if you want to leave, you can't leave."

Bob snorted coldly, and a barely perceptible trace of anger and powerlessness flashed across his bearded old face.

"at this time?"

Lin Yi sat upright, staring at the other person seriously, waiting for intelligence and information from the old man.

"A torrential rain that occurs once every seventy years and lasts for seven days is a demonic curse that has entangled Black Lake Town for nearly five hundred years. Starting tomorrow, I'm afraid the disaster will begin. Until the seven sacrifices are chosen, no one can guarantee that they can see tomorrow's sunrise. Oh, once you come here, you will never be able to escape the curse. Young man, you have brought yourself and your precious daughter into the abyss..."

With a sigh, the old man subconsciously turned his head and looked at the photo of four people on the cabinet.

The expression of grief and anger emerged again, but was quickly suppressed by the old man.

Is this some kind of ritual that happens every seventy years, after seven days of heavy rain, seven people are chosen to be killed? According to the old man, after this ritual begins, it seems that there will be considerable casualties. In other words, before the seven people are killed, anyone could meet with an unexpected event?

Good, now I am not completely ignorant.

However, this vague information alone is obviously not enough. We have to find a way to get more information from this old man.

"Can you tell me more specifically what's going on? From what you've said, I guess the ritual you mentioned is what our employer wants to know."

Lin Yi asked the old man in front of him.

"Ha, there's nothing to talk about this kind of thing... But you can listen if you want to. Anyway, you've already entered this town, this damn place..."

Bob sighed deeply, picked up the small bottle he carried with him, drank a sip of water, and then prepared to say something.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

But before he could open his mouth, there was a knock on the door.

From outside the wooden house, amidst the raging storm, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

Chapter 6: Hey~Reunion?

"Huh... it's a bit cold..."

The young man in the bamboo hat was mumbling to himself, carrying a small wooden box on his back, and walking through the woods during the rainstorm.

The boy's name is Tanjiro Kamado.

Born in an ordinary farmer's family that chopped wood and sold charcoal, he had always thought that he would live a simple life, but after a sudden disaster, he faced a tragic situation where his family was broken up and everyone died. Only he was left with his sister Nezuko, who had become like this...

All in all, a lot of things happened.

However, I thought that my previous experience was already very tortuous, but now I have come into contact with the existence of the [Savior System]. I know that there are countless unique universes in the world, and that there are countless people who are suffering in addition to myself, and that I can be the one who saves them and help more people.

Even though he had a lot of unresolved problems, when asked if he was willing to fight for the weak who were suffering, he subconsciously answered yes, and then he ended up in a place like this.

I always feel that it is really hard work.

"Anyway, let's find a way to meet up with the others first. Um, this... is it called the teammate positioning function? It feels so strange, but I can indeed see two points far away in front of me. Are they my companions in this mission?"

I hope it's someone we can get along well with.

To be honest, Tanjiro still didn't quite understand the situation, thinking this, he took a step forward and continued walking in the rain.

Sure enough, it was still a bit chilly.

Fierce rainstorms spread all around, and the coldness continued to spread, causing the young man, who was not wearing too thick clothes, to shiver uncontrollably.

Then, Tanjiro thought of something and turned around to look at the box on his back. He reached out and tapped the box lightly twice.

"Nezuko, you didn't get wet in the rain, did you?"

The young man asked this question, his words revealing an unintentional tenderness.

“Hmm~Hmm~~”

A girl's light voice responded from the box.

"Okay, let's reunite with our teammates and find out the details of the situation."

As Tanjiro spoke, he clenched his fists slightly to encourage himself, took a step forward, and continued to move forward on the path in the heavy rain.

It didn't take him too long to see the town at the end of the woods ahead.

In the gray world covered by the rainstorm, the town was dead silent.

The structure of the houses here is different from what I usually see. This is not the Japan I am familiar with, right? Is this the so-called other world? It feels a little strange. I wonder what the people here are like and whether we can get along well.

While thinking, the boy continued walking on the street.

The continuous heavy rain had turned the dirt road into mud, making it very inconvenient to walk on. But Tanjiro had experience in cutting and carrying firewood in the mountains, and his physical fitness was much better than that of ordinary humans, so he was still able to walk steadily on the road.

Along the way, the boy could sense the gazes from the surrounding houses from time to time. The residents hiding in the houses peeked at the boy from a foreign land through the windows, either with doubt, curiosity, worry, or vigilance, and seemed to be on guard against him.

Is it because I carry a knife that I seem unfriendly?

Tanjiro looked down at the Nichirin Sword at his waist, which was now in a scabbard.

A weapon that can kill "ghosts" that cannot appear under the sun. It can kill man-eating demons by simply cutting their necks. It can heal any injuries suffered by the immortal demons who are only afraid of the sun.

It is with the help of such a weapon that one can truly fight against those inhuman enemies.

The so-called situation where you need to help yourself, well, does it mean that you need to kill enemies like evil spirits?

If you think about it this way, the atmosphere of this town where every house has its doors closed and everyone seems depressed and fearful is indeed similar to the towns he had visited before where people were attacked by evil spirits.

It's like there's something horrible that's been lurking in this town, bringing tremendous pressure to everyone. It's impossible to get rid of it, it's life-threatening, and people have no choice but to endure it day after day. It's something that's been lurking here.

What could that thing be?

As his thoughts drifted, the boy gradually reached the edge of the town.

In that special perspective that displays the coordinates of teammates, one can already see the two figures getting bigger and bigger.

Is this the one?

tread--

I took a step forward, but before I got close, I heard footsteps coming from the rain.

Tanjiro blinked and found that a tall man wearing dark blue clothes that looked like a security guard or a police officer walked to the front of the house with an umbrella, stretched out his hand and knocked hard on the door.

"Old Bob, are you in there?"

It was clearly a language I had never heard before, but for some reason, I could understand what the other person meant.

Is this also the superpower possessed by the [Savior System]?

The young man slowed down his pace a little, and the door not far away was opened. An old man with a beard and gray hair limped out from behind the door.

"Officer Parsons, what are you doing here in this weather? I don't have any game to treat you today."

Old Bob looked at the tall police officer in front of him and spoke in a very calm tone.

"I heard that two outsiders entered your house, so I'm a little worried. You know, things have been a bit turbulent these days."

The officer named Parson was a typical white man, with sparse hair, a strong body, and a look of dignity on his face. He was the kind of guy who you could tell was not easy to mess with. At this moment, the man put away his black umbrella, took a step, and slowly walked into Old Bob's house. He saw Lin Yi and Ling Lan sitting in front of the fireplace.

"Two Dongguo people? Or an adult with a child?"

Parsons' blue eyes were fixed on Lin Yi, and the overly obvious observation made people feel uncomfortable.

"Hello, officer, my name is Lin Yi and she is Ling Lan."

Lin Yi had already stood up and extended his hand to the police officer with an enthusiastic look on his face.

"Parson, did you get lost during a family camping party?"

After hesitating for a moment, Parsons shook hands with Lin Yi and asked with a frown.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to turn from a camping party into a survival summer camp. Fortunately, this old gentleman is willing to accept us."

Lin Yi's expression was still very natural. He looked from the officer's body to his shoes, trouser legs, clothes and fingers, and finally his face and hair. This process only took less than one or two seconds, and it seemed that he just took a quick look.

Afterwards, Lin Yi, whose expression did not change at all, just continued to chuckle and talk with the police officer in front of him.

"I don't care what you are here for. Once you are in this town, you must abide by the rules of the town and don't cause me any trouble."

Parsons didn't seem to intend to do anything. After asking Lin Yi some questions, he left quickly and disappeared in the rain with an umbrella.

Lin Yi looked at the other person's leaving figure thoughtfully, and then looked at Old Bob who walked to the door and was about to close it.

"Mr. Bob, is your house far from the police station in town?"

Lin Yi spoke in a calm tone.

"It's not too far. What's the matter?"

Old Bob, who was holding the door handle, turned around and looked at Lin Yi with a puzzled expression.

"Nothing...it's just that it looks like the officer just now has been walking in the rain for quite a long time."

As Lin Yi said this, he lowered his head and looked at the mud splashed on his trouser legs, his tone becoming slightly playful.

Were you being followed before entering the town?

It seems quite interesting.

"Anyway, don't rush to close the door. We have a third companion, and he's already outside the door."

Then, when Old Bob was about to close the door again, Lin Yi spoke again and looked at a figure gradually approaching in the rain.

Chapter 7: Hey~information?

The torrential rain continued to fall.

Even after the sky had grown gloomy and dark, the roaring sounds were still heard sporadically.

Since entering this world, the heavy rain has shown no signs of stopping, as if the entire world has been completely covered by accumulated rain and there is no other type of weather besides this.

And it was in such weather that Lin Yi, Linglan, and the young boy who had just arrived and called himself Tanjiro Kamado, the three saviors, met up. After briefly introducing themselves to each other and confirming each other's situation, they gathered in front of the fireplace in the house, letting the burning flames illuminate their faces as they looked at the old man with a depressed expression in front of them.

"So, is it the legend of the skinned devil? The people cursed by this land, that sounds interesting."

Lin Yi nodded slightly, revealing a slightly thoughtful expression.

"Such a terrible thing actually happened in this town..."

Suzuran was obviously touched by what the old man said, and she became a little agitated. Tanjiro, who was sitting on the other side, also frowned, and obviously could not accept what old Bob said.

"This is the truth. Everyone in this town is cursed. No one can escape, including you who have already entered the town."

"Oh, those who thought they could escape from all this have now paid the price. There is no other way to choose except to pray that the disaster will not happen to us. This is the fact, and that is all."

Standing up, Old Bob limped towards the bedroom without looking at Lin Yi and the other two.

For some reason, the old man seemed to have some prejudice against the three people in front of him, and he disliked them a little bit, as if he had accidentally got his feet stuck with chewing gum that someone had spit out while walking. He was obviously in a state of annoyance.

Considering that Lin Yi and his group should have gone to the hotel at this time, instead of staying in their own room temporarily because "the facilities in the hotel were destroyed by heavy rain and closed" as Officer Parson mentioned, it is not difficult to understand the old man's irritability.

"Well, let's briefly summarize the information we know so far."

Reaching out and lightly tapping a table in front of the fireplace, Lin Yi slowly spoke.

Although the lame hunter Old Bob obviously did not tell Lin Yi everything, at least what he provided was enough for Lin Yi to understand some basic information.

The so-called legend of the skinned evil spirits is that every seventy years, the town will enter a strange rainstorm season. When the rainstorm comes, the roads leading to the outside world will be washed away, making it impossible for the people living in the town to escape. Then, when the rainstorm continues for seven days, all kinds of strange deaths will begin to occur in the town. The victims will die in various ways, such as being cut off, burned alive, or having their internal organs eviscerated.

This strange series of deaths will only stop after seven victims have been skinned alive. It is as if an evil ghost is selecting suitable targets among these people, and will torture and kill those who are not interested in it in various ways, and will skin those who are interested in it alive, until it meets the number it needs.

This horrific and bizarre incident has happened six times so far. People have tried countless ways, whether trying to find the murderer, hiding in the church and praying for God's blessing, or fleeing from this place, but the results are all meaningless. Especially those who want to take advantage of the 70 years to escape, they always die within a few years due to various reasons, and the descendants of these escapees will return to this town for various inexplicable reasons, as if there is an invisible force pulling them back to their own destiny.

When Old Bob was talking about this, Lin Yi noticed that he subconsciously glanced at the photo on the cabinet. He realized that the reason why this incomplete family with only an old man and a little girl left was incomplete was probably related to this "invisible fate".

Did the child's parents try to leave the town and encounter an accident, leaving only the child?