Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

"I'm damn sure that those monsters retreated and ran into the emergency passage over there. This is the first time I've encountered such a thing."

At the entrance of a huge platform, a burly man wearing a vest and holding a huge safety axe in his hand spoke loudly.

"So what do you want to do?"

"Bring a few flexible guys over to take a look."

"I think you're fucking crazy. Go over and take a look? In the emergency passage where a bunch of monsters are pouring in?"

Next to the burly man with the safety axe, a young man who was equally burly but holding a baseball bat sneered, saying that he didn't think it was a good thing to break into a monster's lair where a party was being held.

"I'm not crazy. You haven't been here long and you may not know that our faceless jailers have never left in the middle of attacking us... This is the first time it has happened."

"So what? What's the point of going there? No matter what happens there, the most important thing is that we persevere."

"Holy shit, that's why I don't want to explain to a guy like you... John, where is that guy John? If he's going, he will definitely go with me."

Although holding a huge safety axe, the sturdy man had no intention of using force to convince the young man.

He shouted a few times to the crowd behind him, trying to find the John he mentioned.

"John went to the drugstore next door to get the supplies yesterday... Didn't you say we needed medicine?"

"But I didn't ask him to go... Never mind, if you object so much, I'll go alone."

"Wait, you really want to go... Tsk, damn it, then I'll go with you."

The young man holding the baseball bat, although he kept saying negative things, didn't want the strong man with the fire axe to pass by.

But when the other party made up his mind to go and there was no way he could persuade him, he sighed and instead took the initiative to suggest going with him.

"You want to go too? You were clearly against it just now."

"Because you asshole saved me three times, I don't want to find out that you suddenly died when I was not watching."

"It's not that easy to kill me... Since you are willing to go with me, let's go. Believe me, this is definitely not an ordinary matter."

Regardless of the reason, since the other party was willing to take the risk with him, the man with the fire axe was obviously satisfied. At the same time, he once again reminded the other party of the importance of this matter.

The main thing is that this fire axe burly guy has been trapped in this endless IKEA world for almost three years.

After the initial wild period, he came to the place where he lives now. It was also the first time he knew that this ghostly place actually had such a large human gathering place.

However, because there are a large number of living people gathered here, some IKEA employees, who are faceless puppet models, will attack them every few days.

Fortunately, although the puppets attack frequently, the intensity of each attack is not very strong.

With a bit of bumps and some luck, this place has not been completely conquered by the puppet models so far.

Today, in the middle of the attack, the target was suddenly changed as if receiving a more important order. This was the first time the fire axe man encountered this since he came here.

And he immediately realized that they had to find the source of the mutation.

Whether it is positive or negative, as long as we know the reasons why the action patterns of those puppet models have changed, it will definitely be a huge improvement in our understanding of this place.

"You don't want to use an axe?"

As the two of them worked together to push the barrier in front of the entrance, the burly man with the fire axe asked.

He asked this question mainly because there was a fire axe counter in the hall where they used to serve as their base.

This cabinet is like everything else. Once something is taken away, a new one will suddenly appear at some point.

It’s one of the reasons they’ve been able to keep the town going for so long.

However, some halls without powerful weapons and equipment, especially those restaurants that only have abundant food, can rely on food to gather a considerable number of people in a short period of time.

But they only need to be taught a few times by the puppet models before they realize that limited food + reliable weapons are better than endless food.

"I have my bat and that's enough, and it's made of metal."

The young man swung the club a few times, creating a whirring sound, to make the other party sure that there was no problem with his choice.

"Then hold on to your bat and follow me!"

With a fierce kick from the burly man with the fire axe, the door of the fire escape was kicked open in an instant.

However, it was not quite what he expected. After breaking in, there was no faceless puppet model, as if the scene that had just entered was like a dream.

"Don't be careless, it might be hiding behind a door."

"I see!"

The two people, who were already mentally prepared for the anomaly, did not exchange much information. After a glance, they basically understood and then walked into the narrow safety passage.

However, before walking in completely, one of them took out a thin rope and tied it to the door handle of the entrance to the emergency passage.

This is a kind of insurance measure, so that if something goes wrong, they can return to their original area more accurately.

'Click' 'Click'

At this moment, some strange noises suddenly came from somewhere in the emergency passage, which made the two of them stop at the same time.

"Did you hear it?!"

"Of course!"

“The problem may lie in that direction.”

Hearing the noise, the two people gradually approached and opened one door after another.

However, at a certain point, change occurs.

"Is this the remains of those puppets?!"

"They are fighting with humans?"

After opening another big door in front of them, the two saw some scattered puppet fragments appearing on the ground.

Judging from the way it appears, these broken dolls should indeed be the kind that would attack them.

"I feel like something is wrong, let's go."

"No, we have come this far, just one step away from success. How can we give up halfway?"

The puppet fragments on the ground indicated that something terrible was happening ahead, but it had come to this point and the man holding the fire axe obviously did not want to give up.

So he picked up his fire axe, tiptoed quietly, opened the door a crack, and looked ahead through the crack.

Then his eyes widened.

He saw that behind the door, there were countless puppet models lying in the passage.

However, they did not fall down voluntarily. Instead, their bodies were torn apart by some external force, their joints were broken, and then they were left as waste on the ground piece by piece.

At the end of this passage, there was a young-looking girl sleeping soundly.

Chapter 196 Intermission

"Hey, Jiang Chen, what are you doing here? All the nearby monsters have come to me to complain."

While Kaishin Shōomi was focusing on somewhere far away, Fujiwara no Mokou walked over to his body that was left in Gensokyo and spoke to him who had been silent for a while.

The place where his physical body stayed was near the Monster Mountain. There were many monsters coming and going around, so it was actually quite conspicuous.

But because they are all gods and generals, the monsters who know him dare not approach him. This area is also a road that monsters often travel. If the road is blocked, they have to take a long detour.

As a last resort, several residents of the Monster Mountain went to the human world to find Fujiwara no Mokou and tried to persuade her to move.

Her words also pulled back the generals of the gods who were observing on the other side.

"Hmm? I was just observing the outside world... Hmm, I see. I didn't notice it before. It turned out to be near the Monster Mountain. No wonder I saw that Tengu before."

After observing the surroundings for a while and seeing some average-level monsters gathered around, Kaishin Shoin knew why Fujiwara no Momoko came.

Then he left only a small amount of energy on the other side and shifted most of his attention back.

Apparently, he'd been focusing on the other side a little too long, causing some kind of traffic jam?

Before leaving, he swung his arm and a tattered notebook appeared in his palm.

This was simulated by him using his own flesh and blood, and the content on it would change according to the writing of the girl opposite.

But in this way, he really seems like an answering notebook terminal.

"Hey, what is that book?"

Fujiwara no Mokou noticed the extra notebook in Kaishin Shōomi's hand and asked with some confusion.

"It's just a book. It's a little special... but it doesn't seem to be particularly special."

"Really? Oh, by the way, it's almost the end of the year, and the villagers in Renlijian want to hold an annual meeting. Al asked me to ask you if you want to attend."

Fujiwara no Momoko did seem to be just a little curious, but after Kaishin Shōchen said that, she stopped paying attention and instead asked a question.

"Annual meeting? That guy really has time for that. He obviously can't hold out for much longer."

Al Hieda is the reincarnation of the first Hieda, and due to some design problems of the reincarnation method, Al Hieda is destined not to live long.

Counting the days, the time will come for Hieda Al in the next few years.

"It is precisely because I can't hold on for much longer that I want you to attend the annual meeting among humans at the last moment."

Fujiwara no Mokou, who was already very familiar with Hieda Al, touched her chin and guessed, without showing much sadness.

This is not only because she is used to life and death, but also because Hieda Al will be reincarnated and come back again after decades.

Even though the person at that time and the person now named Hieda Al cannot be considered as the same person, he is still Hieda after all, and there is still a big difference between him and ordinary people who have no follow-up after their death.

"...I see. Are you worried that I might suddenly abandon humanity one day?"

"She should have such an idea, but I think she worries too much. You are a general. You can pick up a guy like me from the pile of corpses. How could you abandon those humans?"

"Don't say you are such a guy."

"Ah, it hurts. You really didn't hold back at all."

Kaishin Jōchen flicked his finger on Fujiwara no Momoko's forehead, causing a crisp sound of "pop" and causing the other party to instantly raise her hand to cover her forehead.

Theoretically, as a person from Penglai, Fujiwara no Mokou should be completely accustomed to this level of pain, but for some reason, this light bomb made her feel a very vivid sense of pain.

This forced her to think back and forth between the two possibilities: that General Jie Shen used a trick when he flicked his head, and that General Jie Shen's flicking of his head level had reached perfection.

"Forget it, let's go first."

As the two interacted, General Jieshen noticed that there were more monsters observing the place from afar. He then waved his hand and stopped blocking the way, deciding to get out of the way before talking again.

"Those guys are really something. You are too timid to dare to come over just because you are here."

Even without mentioning that Fujiwara no Mokou herself was called over, the current situation was clear at a glance at the scene.

This made her feel helpless. At least she herself didn't understand what there was to be afraid of when it came to the gods and generals.

"There's something on your clothes... Hey, did you go to Yongyuan Pavilion again?"

After walking for a distance, the road behind them began to become noisy, but Kaishin Jōchen didn't care. He noticed that there was a piece of small pieces of meat on the corner of Fujiwara no Mokou's clothes, which was obviously not cleaned up by her.

"I can't help it, because Kaguya has always refused to admit her defeat. You know, I killed Kaguya today. I successfully took out her heart and burned her into a pile of charcoal!"

"Oh~ not bad, then how many times did she kill you?"

With Fujiwara no Momoko's current level, being able to kill Kaguya Houraisan once really surprised the Shinshin Generals.

Regardless of whether the opponent is letting her win or not, as the Moon Princess, Kaguya Houraiyama is a top-notch fighter. Even if Kryptonian defeated her once, it also shows that Fujiwara no Mokou has now reached the point where she can rely on Kryptonian to fight back and forth with the locals.

“………………Three, thirty times, but, but that was because I was careless. If I was serious, a guy like Kaguya would not be my opponent at all.”

"No need to explain so nervously. After all, Kaguya is stronger than you now. There is no way. Being killed by her thirty times is not a shameful thing. Didn't you kill her once? For her, her death this time is much more shameful than your death thirty times."

"Is that right?"

"That's it!"

The general took two steps, took out the notebook he had just read, observed it for a while, and found it in front of the safe passage on the other side.

The two men were blocked by the transparent substance made up of his flesh and could not move forward. They were squatting there as if waiting for Shikura Yoko to wake up on her own.

"Well, it looks like no additional remedial measures will be needed in the next eight hours."

"Did you say something?"

"Just talking to myself, that's all."

The general put the notebook back into his pocket. He was sure that he didn't need to pay attention to the other party for a while. He could just observe the situation appropriately when the other party wrote again.