I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

No, now is not the time to be distracted.

Inoue Ueya came to his senses. Although he didn't feel any discomfort in his body, the black energy of the Souji God had completely surrounded him.

"Tsk, why do I run into this kind of guy just walking around? What bad luck..."

Then he took out the black pass from his pocket.

If the black energy in front of him was a curse, he currently had no means of defense. Although he had previously obtained an amulet that could defend against curses from Hanakaiin Yuura, that amulet was obviously not on Inoue Ueya who had just woken up in the hospital. Now all he could do was to defeat the opponent as soon as possible before he fell down.

Unfortunately, the locations where he encountered enemies recently did not allow Inoue Ueya to directly summon the time train to attack. This time in the grove was no exception. The space was too narrow, and the size of the Souji God was too small.

However, just as Inoue Ueya was about to transform, the active black energy in front of him suddenly stopped, as if it was pulled by some invisible force. The black energy was torn away from his side and slowly came into Kuin's hand. Gradually, the black energy condensed into a black ball in her hand.

Kuin was seen staring at the Sleeve God with his lifeless eyes.

Although Inoue Ue didn't feel anything, the malicious expression on Sodeigoshen's face had long disappeared, replaced by a look as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

The Sleeve God felt an unprecedented sense of oppression from Kuin, which was far beyond Yu Zhang and even surpassed any big monster it knew.

"You were planning to hurt Jingye just now, right?" Kuin said coldly.

Like instinct, she just glanced at the black air and instantly understood the essence of that power. She could even directly control the "fear" of the Sleeve God.

Kuin looked carefully at the black energy in his hand and his face darkened.

"A curse? A curse that can kill someone instantly?"

In an instant, the Sleeve God felt the oppressive feeling coming from the other party instantly turned into murderous intent, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart. Not only did the other party catch the curse he released with his bare hands in an instant, so that the boy next to him did not suffer any harm, but she also easily controlled her "fear". The Sleeve God now even felt that he had lost contact with the part of the "fear" he released, as if she had completely taken away that part of the power. This situation was simply an incredible thing in his cognition.

It was obvious that the girl in front of him was not an ordinary human being.

It couldn't stay here any longer. If it continued like this, it had a premonition that it would definitely be killed...

Xiu Yishen wanted to retreat, so he didn't say anything harsh, but turned around and ran away.

Without hesitation, Kuin pointed his index finger at the Sleeve God, and the black ball turned into a spear and shot out, hitting the Sleeve God directly with lightning speed, just like Inoue Ueya who had just been wrapped in black air. At this time, the Sleeve God was first pierced through the body by the spear, and then began to be backfired by his own curse.

Inoue Ueya could even vaguely hear the shrill screams of Sodeiro God not far away.

"Phew, that was a close call. Thanks to your help this time."

Looking at Kuin whose face had become unusually cold, Inoue Ueya thought for a while.

I always feel that Kuin's expression became a little weird after seeing him being attacked. I don't know if her reaction is a good thing. Could it be that she saw his miserable state in her dream before and then had a psychological trauma?

Kuin's expression instantly returned to normal, and he put on a confident look and responded, "Hehe, leave it to me. I won't let Jing get hurt again!"

"Haha, Mr. Inoue's safety from now on is up to you."

"Sure, leave it to me!"

Inoue Ue did not stop Kuin from counterattacking the Sleeve God. No matter how you look at it, the Sleeve God's behavior of attacking humans without any reason is not worth saving...

To his surprise, Kuin seemed to have a way to deal with curse-type attacks. This was a good thing. At least he didn't have to worry about the enemy casting curses from now on.

After a moment, the screams stopped, and as the Sleeve God's body turned into dust and dissipated in the wind, the black spear also disappeared.

Inoue Ue couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, his luck was a bit bad. He would encounter such a dangerous creature just by walking around...

But if the Sleeve God leaves now, the classmate that Hua Kaiyuan knows will not be cursed, right?

If you think about it this way, then encountering it should be a good thing, right?

Well, I can only think in this direction. If I think more optimistically, my mood won't become too bad.

"Now that our goal is accomplished, let's go back."

Chapter 110 Worry

In the former abandoned building.

Yu Zhang crossed his fingers and rested his elbows on the table, looking at the "Devil's Hammer" with only the handle left next to it, and his expression unconsciously became solemn.

It seems like the battle situation on his side is getting worse and worse?

Several days have passed since I arrived in Chiba, and my trump card has disappeared for some unknown reason.

He successively sent the monster "Whip" that can control the wind and the land god killer "Sleeve God" to attack the leader and foundation of the Nura group, but their whereabouts are now unknown.

And for some reason, ever since the "Devil's Hammer" broke, something seemed to have changed in his heart. The madness that had been suppressed in his heart disappeared, and the looks in his subordinates' eyes when they looked at him gradually became a little strange.

Although the Nura Group was temporarily thrown into chaos due to the disappearance of Nura Sakura, Nura Rikuo gradually began to stabilize the situation...

Since "Whip" has not returned for several days after attacking Nura Nura, I'm afraid it is in great danger. After all, its target is the most powerful monster in the Nura group. Even though he is old, his strength should not be underestimated, right?

As for the Sleeve God, Yu Zhang hadn't heard any news about him since he left on his mission, and there didn't seem to be any incidents of land gods being killed nearby...

Could it be that it has provoked some powerful being?

After the Demon King's hammer exploded after absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, Yu Zhang clearly understood one thing: besides the Nura Clan, there must be other dangerous forces in Chiba, such as the golden-haired God of Wisdom and the owner of the spiritual power discovered in this building...

The legendary demon sword was destroyed in one fell swoop with just the remaining strength. The opponent was undoubtedly an unfathomable strong man, and one must not act rashly.

"Damn it! If Sode-goddess dies, then our plan to assassinate the land god and break the fear of the Nura Clan will have to be canceled..."

What can he do next?

"Well, anyway, let's use our magical powers to materialize the blade of the Demon King's Hammer, shall we? I can't reproduce the original effect of absorbing fear, but it does feel a bit strange to only hold the handle..."

Suddenly, a sphere emitting golden light penetrated the window behind Yu Zhang and went straight into his body, without him even noticing the slightest abnormality in the process.

Immediately, sand began to emerge from Yu Zhang's body, and a humanoid creature made of sand emerged from the ground. The strange thing was that the unknown creature that emerged had only the upper body, while the lower body appeared above its head.

Seeing the sand man suddenly appear, Yu Zhang couldn't help but show a surprised expression. Someone could actually sneak into this stronghold without his knowledge and then appear in front of him.

"who are you?"

"Tell me your wish. No matter what it is, I can help you realize it. The only price you need to pay is..."

……

"Yoshi, Mr. Inoue is finally resurrected!"

After several days, Inoue Ue was finally able to be discharged from the hospital. Although the fracture in his left hand was still there, his other injuries were almost fully recovered.

"No matter how you look at it, a private room is not as comfortable as staying at home..."

"Wait, Ueya, your left hand hasn't recovered yet. Don't get hurt again because of being too excited!" Miss Sadako said angrily.

"Well, I understand..."

Inoue Ueya subconsciously lowered his head and did not refute Sadako's words.

Ever since Inoue Ueya returned from the small shrine near the hospital, Sadako has been wearing an angry expression since she learned that he was attacked nearby, and it remains the same until now.

A few days ago, Sadako woke up and first made breakfast. Then she opened the door of Inoue Ueya's room, wanting to wake up the sleepy guy, but she found Inoue Ueya lying on the bed, seriously injured and unconscious. From that time on, she fell into a state of restlessness.

Perhaps because life has been relatively peaceful in recent years, after witnessing the miserable condition of Inoue Ueya, Sadako once again realized that the boy in front of her was ultimately a fragile human being.

Inoue Ue was not as strong as Sadako imagined. Even when he was involved in strange things alone, he had no means to deal with it...

For Sadako, who is an urban legend, humans are fragile creatures.

Even Inoue Ueya is no exception, especially with his reckless personality and bad luck in the singularity, the dangers he needs to face are definitely more than those encountered by ordinary people.

Although the reason for the injury was that Inoue Ue was unable to use the power of transformation in his dreams, this incident did make Miss Sadako feel a sense of crisis.

So Sadako was afraid. She was afraid that one day when she opened Inoue Ueya's door, she would not see the usual boy, but a cold corpse.

Especially during the days when Inoue Ueya was in a coma, her heart was filled with anxiety, worried that the boy in front of her would suddenly leave her.

This is also the reason why Sadako strongly requested that Inoue Ueya, who had woken up, stay in the hospital to observe his brain injury. Although she had a certain degree of understanding of medical skills, her home did not have suitable treatment equipment and environment. Just in case, it would definitely be safer to keep him in a hospital with complete equipment and let her observe Inoue Ueya's condition.

When it comes to Inoue Ueya's safety, she absolutely cannot take any risks.

But in this situation, that idiot actually sneaked out while she was away, and even encountered a monster that attacked humans...

"Really? Stupid Zhiye's body is just like an average person's, and his reactions are slow. He should have paid more attention to his own safety when he's on his own. If he keeps getting hurt, he'll eventually get into trouble..."

Although Sadako's words were filled with dissatisfaction towards Inoue Ueya, he could indeed sense the worry in her heart.

Inoue Ueya gave a wry smile, stretched out his uninjured right hand, and gently rubbed Sadako's head.

"Don't worry, Mr. Inoue is very strong, nothing will happen to him so easily!"

Inoue Ue also knew clearly that his injury would definitely make people around him worried, but he could not promise Miss Sadako that the same thing would not happen again.

He has his own beliefs. Even if he cannot transform, he will still be able to get out of it if he encounters a similar situation again.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Hanako Natsukawa, who was standing on the other side, couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, Inoue is fine now anyway, isn't that good?"

Contrary to Miss Sadako's idea, Hanako tends to support Inoue Ueya in carrying out his own beliefs.

"After all, he witnessed his friend being attacked. If Inoue hadn't stepped in to help, then he wouldn't be the Inoue I knew."

"Hanako, I didn't expect you to—"

Inoue Ueya was touched when he heard Hanako defending him.

"No, I agree, but I still think you've embarrassed yourself this time. To reduce the risk of injury, it seems you need more combat training..."

"Eh?"

Chapter 111: Worthy of being another me

After hearing Hanako's suggestion, Sadako decided to let Inoue Ueya enter the game world again for training.

"Well, Sadako, do you really want to play Escape Plan?"

Inoue Ueya was holding a camera and walking timidly in the dark mental hospital.

"Hmph, since you're going to try to be a hero next time, idiot Shik-ya, get stronger as soon as possible!"

"I understand the logic, but why do you want to play horror games..."

Because of the incident in which Inoue Ueya was injured, Miss Sadako finally discovered that there was an obvious problem with him.

It seemed that he was always possessed by other people to fight, so Inoue Ueya ignored the fact that he was an ordinary person before he was possessed, and he was not alert to unfamiliar environments, so he was attacked in his dream.

If you encounter a situation where you cannot transform once, it is possible that it will happen a second time, a third time, or even more times. This also means that the ability to transform cannot be used in all situations.

Compared to combat training, what he needs most now is to change his habit of relying on the power of transformation and to become familiar with facing strong enemies calmly and calmly in the state of an ordinary person. Then, even if he encounters a similar situation next time, Inoue Ueya's survival rate will still be guaranteed to a certain extent.

Although Miss Sadako no longer wanted him to take risks, this idiot had always been like this. When the critical moment came, he would not think too much and would just come out naturally.

[In short, you must get used to this atmosphere, overcome your fear, and then calmly deal with the danger that comes your way. This is the goal of this training!]

"Even if you say that, you wouldn't start playing such a difficult game right away..."

Inoue Ueya sighed and continued walking forward, exploring this dark space.

At the same time, Hanako Natsukawa was sitting on Inoue Ueya's bed, looking at Inoue Ueya on the computer screen with a happy face.

When she plays horror games alone, she will be scared by the content, but for some reason, when she watches others play horror games, she only feels full of joy in her heart, especially when she knows that the "player" in front of her is afraid of ghosts.

As she thought about it, Hanako's mouth corners unconsciously rose.

"Hehe, I've felt the same pain before, so you should experience it this time, Inoue..."

Inoue Ue, whose consciousness was in the game space, suddenly felt an inexplicable chill. His body trembled involuntarily, and he felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

Inoue Ueya always felt that while he was walking, a fat man would suddenly appear and beat him with a fist as big as a casserole, leaving him with his mouth open and eyes closed.

But he can't be a coward!

"Sadako and Hanako are right. Fear affects my judgment, so I must overcome it!"

"Well, this time you just have to do your best. Since this is your trial, I won't help you."

Yasen's voice came into my mind, but this time her tone lacked her usual calmness.

"Wait, you just said 'don't fight', right..."

Could he understand this sentence to mean that Yasen had a way to appear in this space?

【…】

Upon hearing this, Yasen fell silent.

As a "persona", Arsen has been sharing the same perspective as Inoue Ueya since the day she awakened. Although she can close her eyes, she still feels the fear coming from her original body...