I, enter the zero world, change the ending

"I want to play hide-and-seek." The little girl in red said happily.

"Okay, the four of us will accompany you, but we're very busy so we can only play once. After you're done, you must tell us where the mural is hidden."

"Yeah, alright!"

Next, the little girl in red explained the rules and then ran out happily. Zhiyao counted from one to sixty in the room in an orderly manner.

After counting, he was about to urge the other two to set off.

"Where can I find such a big house?" Shenhong looked around, feeling a little uneasy.

"We'll search room by room. You keep an eye on the camera lens and I'll keep an eye on the knife to see if it glows. That's the only way."

"If you're looking for someone, I can help." Gu Du interrupted the two of them, "As long as there's a corresponding fragrance."

"What is Jixiang?" Shenhong was puzzled.

Zhiyao was stunned and gasped, "Hei Ze, could you... see the shadow?"

Chapter 22: [Evil spirits will also attack each other]

"Sikong, you actually know Yingjian?!" Gudu was surprised and happy.

"I know. So, are you surprised?" Zhiyao rubbed his temples, feeling proud.

"But how did you know that?"

"Why don't you tell me why this happened first?"

The two people next to her were chatting happily. Shenhong suddenly felt like a newbie who was excluded because she knew nothing. She was inexplicably unhappy. It was bad enough that her classmates isolated her, but these two, one of whom was the same as her and the other was her only friend, did the same to her. It would be strange if she could be happy.

"I want to know what Yingjian and Jixiang are, Sikong, tell me." Pulling the corner of Zhiyao's clothes, Shenhong frowned slightly, looking into his eyes and asking.

"Jixiang is the possession of the person being sought." Zhiyao explained.

"Shadow Seeing is the ability to detect the approximate location of a target through an object held." Gudu added.

"Is it so magical?" Shenhong was slightly surprised.

"Of course, hehe... Oh, by the way, Kurosawa, you haven't answered my question yet." Zhiyao returned to the previous topic.

He thought, this person might really be Mihua's relative, and maybe Mihua's ability to see shadows was taught by this person.

If that's the case, I have to build a good relationship with her from now on, so that I can find an opportunity to ask her to take me to see the Mihua of my childhood.

As for why it was a relative and not my mother...

It is now 1986. It has been 20 years since Shenhong entered the Himuro residence and was rescued from Mount Hijo by her daughter, which is 2006. However, Mihua in 2006 looked obviously older than the 23-year-old Shenhong, which means that Mihua was born several years ago.

And Gudu just turned 19 this year, unless she had a child when she was around 15...

Unlikely.

In front of him, Gu Du lowered his head slightly and poked his chin with his fingertips. At the end, he pretended to smile mysteriously, "Because in addition to being a novel author, I also work as a shrine maiden."

"Witch?!" Crimson was surprised again.

"Well, my family runs a shrine. Even though I don't really like the job of a shrine maiden, I still managed to learn some basic skills."

Thinking that the confusion had been resolved, Zhiyao stopped their conversation.

"Let's chat later. Let's hurry up and look for Jixiang together."

As for whether he could find it, Zhiyao was actually unsure. As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wuhui's voice came from below the booth.

"found it."

Gudu and Shenhong looked over there and saw Xiao Wuhui crawling out from underneath.

"I found a bell where the child left." Xiao Wuhui said as she handed the thing to Gudu. Gudu looked at it over and over again, thinking that it was almost right.

Next it was Gu Du's turn to show off his skills, and the three of them walked out of the room one after another.

After looking around at the environment, Gudu held the bell in the middle of his palms. His eyelids gradually closed, and then the scene he had seen before began to appear in his mind. Then, after another two or three seconds, a white figure appeared in the scene.

The next moment, the white figure began to move in a certain direction, and Gudu's head turned in the same direction.

"I see, this way."

After opening his eyes again, Gudu began to lead the two of them to the right. After walking a distance, they encountered a tightly closed door with a sealing talisman on it that did not allow anyone to pass through. Seeing this, Zhiyao used the tip of the knife to stimulate the talisman as before, and destroyed it effortlessly.

Everyone performs their duties.

"Oh, this little knife..."

Noticing that the blade was amber in color, Gudu immediately expressed his curiosity, and Zhiyao handed the knife over, "This is my weapon specifically for dealing with evil spirits, hehe."

"I believe this." Gudu returned the knife to Zhiyao.

Like Shenhong, Gudu also vaguely sensed the huge spiritual power contained in the blade.

"Hinasaki also brought a weapon. Her camera can also repel evil spirits." Zhiyao pointed directly at Shenhong, then remembered something and asked, "Kurosawa, you can see spirits and shadows, and your family runs a shrine. Didn't you prepare anything beforehand, like talismans or exorcism water?"

"Ahaha, I didn't think so much before leaving." Gu Du smiled awkwardly and waved his hand, "From now on, I have to rely on you two for protection."

"But you can see shadows, which neither of us can, and you can also see spirits. I think it would be better if we could do this..." Suddenly, an idea popped into Zhiyao's mind. "Why don't you just be my eyes? You tell me where the spirits are, and I'll get to work on them. It's just right that we can complement each other and become one."

"It would be easier if you give the knife to Kurosawa." Shenhong had a sullen expression and interrupted in a muffled tone.

They complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, so what should she do?

Well, compared to those two, I do have the ability to keep myself out of trouble, right? I still feel unhappy, especially with that guy Sikong. He clearly said that I was his eyes, but he fell in love with someone else in less than an hour.

"No, I'm not good at fighting spirits, especially close combat." Gu Du declined.

"That's right, absolutely right." Zhiyao agreed without hesitation, then turned to Shenhong and protested, "What should I do if I give her the knife?"

"Just follow us obediently and accept our protection." The deep red face turned away and chuckled secretly.

"So my role is just to deliver equipment?" Zhiyao was heartbroken.

"Then what do you want? It's your fault that you can't see spirits. It's a waste to hold such a good weapon."

For some reason, Zhiyao always felt that Shenhong was deliberately targeting her, so she pursed her lips and stopped talking. Gudu next to her felt the same way and smiled without saying anything for a while.

Two meters behind the crowd, Xiao Wuhui stared at the amber blade, thinking.

As they walked into the room one after another, the floor-length mirror in the front right came into everyone's sight. In addition, Shenhong and Gudu also saw a middle-aged man with white hair and wearing a black top standing in front of the mirror. After noticing a few people, the middle-aged man immediately walked deeper into the room.

"He seems to be..." Shen Hong felt that he looked familiar for some reason. After a few seconds, she finally remembered, "I've seen this guy before. He's my brother's mentor, Mr. Gao Feng Zhunxing!"

"Gao Feng's crosshairs?" Gu Du looked over.

Noticing that the other side was about to merge into darkness, Gudu took a few steps forward, shining his flashlight over there and expressing his thoughts, "Could it be that your brother is looking for him..."

"Yes, my brother came in looking for him." Shen Hong answered, and finally patted the back of Zhiyao's hand. "Sikong, do you remember the adult man who attacked us before? I suddenly remembered that he was Mr. Ogata Koji, the editor who often stayed with Mr. Gao Feng."

It turned out to be that unlucky guy, Zhiyao slowly remembered.

Because it was a long time ago, he really only remembered the Gao Feng trio. Apart from Gao Feng Zhunxing, he really had no impression of the other two.

Oh, by the way, there seems to be a woman here, I remember her name was...

Just as he was about to discuss this with Shen Hong, Shen Hong said before him, "Let's go over and take a look. Maybe Mr. Gao Feng is also guiding us?"

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Du beside him immediately reminded him: "What about hide-and-seek? Jixiang shows that it is in another direction."

After Gu Du finished speaking, he pointed to the stairs leading to the second floor on the left, and then the two of them looked at Zhi Yao, waiting for him to make a decision.

Zhiyao was also undecided. He looked at the stairs and then deeper into the first floor. Just as he was about to seek Xiao Wuhui's advice, he suddenly noticed something in front of the mirror out of the corner of his eye. He immediately stepped forward to pick it up and found that it was a metal lighter.

Only then did he finally decide on the order of action.

"Hide and seek first."

then.

"After the game of hide-and-seek is over, Kurosawa will use his shadow-seeing ability to track down the owner of the lighter."

Shenhong and Gudu nodded in succession, agreeing unanimously.

Who would have thought that as soon as I took the first step towards the stairs, a high-pitched scream suddenly came from upstairs, followed by heart-wrenching cries.

The voice sounded a bit like the little girl who had just suggested playing hide-and-seek. The three of them looked at each other and immediately ran upstairs. When they reached the second-floor corridor, Shenhong, Gudu, and Xiao Wuhui were all stunned with surprise, except for Zhiyao, who couldn't see Ling.

In front, a little girl in red was crying heartbreakingly, and next to her was a long-haired man with arms longer than his knees, grabbing her hair, his fingernails digging deeply into the little girl's face.

The two people beside him looked like they were in a daze. Zhiyao was immediately anxious and anxious. "Don't be stupid, what's going on——?!"

Stimulated by the roar, the two men finally came to their senses.

"There is... there is an evil spirit with long arms... attacking the child..." Crimson said as he raised the camera, his finger moved to the shutter button but he hesitated to press it.

She was worried that the camera's range-destroying effect would affect the little girl's soul.

Shenhong was slow to act, and Zhiyao of course knew what she was worried about, so he had to draw out his knife and prepare to go there himself. Since the knife's search range was less than one meter, he had to bend down slightly and move forward while exploring the way. After a while, he finally saw what was happening at a distance that was almost close to her.

"Stop it——!" Zhiyao roared with great momentum, full of justice.

Then he swung a knife towards the long-haired man's back, but unfortunately, just as the knife was swung, the long-haired man's arm swung at him at an even faster speed. Zhiyao felt as if his abdomen was hit hard by an iron rod. The pain made his stomach cramp, and then his body flew backwards uncontrollably and fell heavily to the ground.

This...what kind of strange power is this...

Saliva naturally flowed out from the corner of her mouth due to pain. Zhiyao gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up. Just when she was halfway up, the long-haired man had already come right in front of her and appeared in the range of the knife. Zhiyao was caught off guard and stretched the knife in front of the long-haired man in a panic, intending to force him away from her.

However, for some reason, the long-haired man was not affected at all, and did not even use his hands to block the light. The only difference was that his eyes were more ferocious than before, and his expression was more furious.

The situation was beyond his comprehension and Zhiyao's brain went into a state of panic.

Isn't Ling afraid of the brilliance of Chu Yeshi's knife? Why doesn't the one in front of him react at all?

At this moment, the long-haired man raised his slender arm and smashed towards Zhiyao.

「Click」

At the critical moment, Shenhong finally seized the opportunity and pressed the shutter button at the long-haired man. Under the stimulation of the strong light, the long-haired man took a step back. At the same time, Zhiyao, who had reacted, also took half a step forward, and the tip of the knife swept across the long-haired man's chest.

Along with the wailing sound, a faint blue trace appeared in the darkness.

"He's injured!" Zhiyao reminded loudly, "Shoot at the wound, maybe it will cause more damage!"

Shenhong received the order and slightly adjusted the camera, aiming the center of the lens at the faint blue mark. As she pressed the shutter, the long-haired man indeed let out a wail that was even more painful than before. While the long-haired man was distracted, Zhiyao had quickly walked around behind him, maintaining a distance that was just visible.

In the following time, the two men attacked from two directions, one in front and one behind, one close and one far away. Shenhong adjusted his position and pressed the shutter from time to time. Zhiyao was fully focused and alert in front of her. She continued to tease the long-haired man with words to attract his attention, and then whenever the opponent's attention shifted to Shenhong, she would stab him from behind.

Gradually, the evil spirit's movements began to slow down, and victory was at hand.

Who would have thought that the accident still happened.

The evil spirit proved to be quite intelligent. Noticing the more frequent attacks coming from the camera behind them, it resorted to a diversionary tactic. It first lunged at Zhiyao, then, while she dodged, snatched up scattered stones and flung them at the camera with lightning speed. Shenhong hadn't anticipated the evil spirit's actions, and before she could react, the camera was knocked out of her hand, sending her crashing to the ground as the camera struck her in the face.

After falling to the ground, Shenhong finally reacted and crawled quickly towards the camera. Unfortunately, before she could touch the camera, the evil spirit was already behind her and was about to pounce on her. Shenhong had no way to avoid it and desperately raised her hands to block it, preparing to face the pain that Zhiyao had suffered before.

But for some reason, the evil spirit miraculously stopped moving, just maintaining the posture of being about to pounce.

"Sikong, he's in front of Hinasaki, come and deal with him——!"

What sounded in her ears was Gudu's anxious cry. Shenhong looked to the side and saw Gudu with his fingers clasped together in a praying posture.

she……

This is... is she controlling the actions of the evil spirits?

Crimson couldn't believe it.

Looking to the other side, Zhiyao had already come behind the evil spirit and stabbed the knife into the back of its neck.

Then, the evil spirit broke free from its restraints and struggled to throw Zhiyao away, its hand reaching for the back of its neck. Then, Zhiyao pounced on the evil spirit like a madman and hugged its body. She relied on brute force to knock the evil spirit down and press it down. Then she pulled out the knife that was stuck in the back of its neck and stabbed it into the evil spirit's eyes. After that, she held the handle of the knife with both hands and pressed down with the weight of her entire upper body. At the same time, she controlled the blade to stir back and forth in the evil spirit's eye sockets.

Seeing this, Shenhong quickly picked up the camera, squatted next to the evil spirit, almost put the lens into the evil spirit's eyes, and finally pressed the shutter button hard.

At this point, the evil spirit finally became like a puppet without its strings, and stopped moving.

Chapter 23: [As soon as one wave subsides, another wave rises]

During a fierce battle, people will temporarily forget the pain due to the help of adrenaline, but the pain will come back after the battle is over.