You tell me, this is called daily youth?

"Let's go. We don't need to climb the tower in reverse. We are almost at the exit." Yuki didn't want to go into the empty well, so he went around it from both sides, sticking to the wall. He could faintly hear the sound of wind, and the cold air poured in along the corridor.

A white light appeared in front of her. It was an open door. The temperature dropped suddenly, causing Rita to wrap her robe tightly. As the magic circle appeared under her feet, she felt warm again.

Feren said nothing. She had a lot of strange magic that she learned from an elf.

"Thank you, I knew Philen was the best." The girl immediately hugged her.

"Let go. I still have to watch you."

"I can hold you so I can keep an eye on you better. Ji Si, come here quickly. It's so warm holding Philen."

After all, he is just a child. After realizing that this place is not so dangerous, he became active again. However, he is not as dull as Lieutenant Chris.

Yuki listened to the sounds coming from behind and didn't mind the relaxed atmosphere of the team. He just held the knife and walked through the door. He squinted slightly because of the light, and then his pupils contracted.

Is this the Tower of the Witch God?

He found himself standing above the clouds. As far as the eye could see, he saw seven tall towers, red, black, and blue, and he finally saw the top of the tower.

The spires are spiral-shaped and evenly distributed on the edge of a giant island, just like pillars connecting the sky to the earth, and then connected to the giant island by a covered bridge.

The covered bridge is several thousand meters long, with giant statues of Shura witches on both sides. Below is a sea of ​​clouds, which is shining with the same dark red light as the tower.

Switching to the demon's vision, Yuki could see a huge flow of energy flowing into the giant island, and on the other side of the corridor bridge was a huge city that Yuki could not describe in words.

The architectural style of the temples, large and small, is somewhat similar to that of the Mayan civilization on Earth. They are staggered in height, with squares, sculptures, and countless stairs in between.

In the center of the temple is a rectangular tower, which is black in color and carved with dense golden lines whose meaning is unknown.

wow-

Thunder flashed overhead, illuminating shocked faces.

The sky was vast, the temple was magnificent, and the city was even larger than one could imagine, but everyone's eyes, including the weakest mercenary, were focused on the black tower.

It was a tombstone, the mausoleum where the witch god rested.

Chapter 6 Tiger Vanguard (K)

Wow, I have to say, entering this new stage is truly eye-opening.

In terms of area, the entire Red Moon City is only one-tenth of this place, and the Demon Hospital is not even as big as a temple.

In just two instances, Yuki witnessed a million-ton aerial warship, giant insects as big as hills, a boundless sea of ​​insects, and an indescribable mausoleum before his eyes.

It is supported by seven giant pillars and stands tens of thousands of meters above the red earth continent like a drilling platform, with its feet on the earth and connected to the sun and the moon.

It has a strange sense of art, with countless statues and murals telling epic stories, and every symbol is a work of art.

Humans cannot imagine how such a wonder was created, or why the existence that can do this eroded the Red Earth Continent. Those wizards are neither weak nor strong, and all civilizations are gifts from the wizard god.

If you remove the witch god, this is just an ordinary world at the medieval level without many fantasy elements.

The entire team has dispersed, trying to find clues from all around, and then report to Yuuki one by one. Yuuki is more like a relay station, using "shared reading" to pass the clues to Hiyori for reasoning, and finally summarize.

There are four camps, including analytical talents like Shiina Hiwa, Western fantasy experts like Philen, the Evil Extermination Team and War Orphans whose IQs are above average, and Rita as a reference.

"The first tip is the biggest problem. It directly defines the players' positions. I don't know what players who cooperate with the Alliance should do. But on the other hand, that Sorcerer God has no intention of letting any player go?"

"The towers are in different states. The Shura Tower and the War Tower are dim, especially the War Tower. This is probably because the Alliance didn't have time to send in a wizard as a sacrifice."

"The bridge is more like an energy transport pipeline. Because the energy density is too high, Mr. Yuki can't cut it off even with all his strength. We need to investigate whether this energy flows directly into the mausoleum."

"You can enter the other five towers, but you'll encounter the same enemies and rules as before. In other words, those who tried to take advantage of the situation before will have to try again."

"I'm collecting murals. They all depict war or slaughter, which fits the tower's characteristics. But I find it strange. If they all happened on the Red Earth Continent, the wars would be too frequent."

"Mr. Yuki has already asked Rita. The Soulless do appear randomly. I've combined over a dozen myths. Some say they're the bloodline of heroes, others say they're a demonic curse. I can't rule out the possibility that they're the influence of previous players."

Hiyori's voice is gentle and clear, and she can always turn boring analysis into a wonderful story. As her experience increases, she becomes more and more confident in making judgments. For example, the origin of the soulless can be associated with the previous players from the "Global Sea of ​​Insects".

In the insect nest, the relics left by a certain boss caused great trouble for everyone, turning the raid into a fierce battle.

"Some kind of genetic item. If the Witch God was killed by players, then the players who dealt with him must have been at epic level or above, so it is possible that it has affected him until now." Yuki touched his chin, feeling that something was wrong.

"Could it be that the Soulless One is also a prop, and a player wants to resurrect it?" Mai said with a look of 'Don't scare me'. They had experienced similar things in the blood disaster.

"Even the Sorcerer God could be a player." Hayasaka, determined to scare her, ignored her senior's glare and looked at Yuuki: "How long do we have to wait?"

Yuki originally thought that the plot shouldn't be so bloody, and it would be a battle between two big guys after all. But from the hint, it shouldn't be, it feels more like a punitive order.

No matter whether the players can do it or not, just press the Witch God into the coffin and kill him.

"I'll deal with the players. You guys focus on clearing the dungeon and searching for clues. Protect those Soulless Ones. They'll definitely be of great use."

The division of labor is clear, and we have enough manpower now. It's time to take a two-pronged approach.

But I want to be with you.

Hayasakaton moved his mouth, but he knew the seriousness of the matter and didn't say anything.

Isn't the purpose of the team's existence to share the pressure with Yuuki so that he can deal with the main conflict?

"Thank you for your hard work. Be careful of the two people in the portrait and wait for orders." Yuki nodded slightly. If the people who shared the reading were not spiritual beings, he would not care about Miss Kaguya's face and would have hugged them one by one.

"No flirting with anyone, especially Rita and Huang Quan."

"According to Senior Sister, Philen will be fine?"

"Of course not!"

Yuuki was kicked out of the group chat and couldn't help but smile. This smile seemed unfathomable in the eyes of the Flame Pillar and others.

This Mr. Li is so amazing, it's like he has a team of advisors with him, able to analyze clues from the smallest details. Does he have extraordinary analytical skills, or is he an intelligent machine pretending to be a human?

"According to hint one, the players should have a common enemy, but because of hint two, it will be difficult to find other players to cooperate. I suggest keeping your distance and wait until you have enough marks on the plot characters to enter the mausoleum."

Yuki didn't mention the plot characters, but at least players can sign contracts with each other and there is a possibility of cooperation. All plot characters except the soulless ones are enemies.

Everyone nodded. They didn't trust the people in the War Tower, so at most they would keep their distance.

Tip 2 encourages killing each other, because no one knows how many other explorers need to be killed to get enough marks, but think about it, there are still seven days, so the time should be enough.

"So everyone, do you want to sit back and wait, or take the initiative to hunt down the tower explorers?" Yuki asked another question, which foreshadowed two tactics.

"Actively hunting is risky. I suggest finding a temple to hide in and see what happens." Nanami Kento, a cautious man, pointed at Rita, who was flipping through a book. "Besides, there are them. The Soulless are highly resistant to the power of the Witch God and are too vulnerable to players."

Whether it's 'Invisibility' or 'Purification', it's completely useless to the players. Any extraordinary player can kill them all.

Unfortunately, they couldn't learn from the War Tower and hide in the tower. But don't forget that thousands of wizards were climbing out of that empty well.

"No, this is too passive. I want to gather all the marks as soon as possible and start the next step."

"What kind of passive method is this? We are not just hiding. We can use this time to slowly collect clues." Nanami Kento is also a military strategist and is not so easily persuaded.

Since the job of gathering clues is done by the experts, I can focus on dealing with the players, especially Ulquiorra and Deidara.

Yuki has always been concerned about the duo. So far, he is the only lone ranger, and it is very likely that he is tracking him.

But the senior sister's identity had to be kept secret, so she said something else: "Have you forgotten that in places like this, the wizard's strength will be enhanced? What if we delay for too long and get besieged?"

They have done experiments. This giant island is like a high-radiation area. The aura of the witch god is more than ten times stronger, and the soul crystals have become very active. The wizards serve as filters for the human body, and their abilities come from the witch god, so of course there will be improvements.

Of course, this comes at a price, which is that just like taking an overdose of stimulants, life expectancy will decline rapidly.

Looking at the mercenaries who were restless and seemed to have endless energy, Yuki felt a thorn in his heart. Thousands of wizards were right under his feet, and he didn't know what use they would be.

this......

Nanami Kento thought for a moment and decided that the sooner he fulfilled hint three, the more options he would have. Because of hint one, the mark was best obtained from a plot character.

"How about this? One person from each of our two camps will go hunting. The sooner prompt three is met, the better. The others will guard the Soulless One."

It was a reasonable suggestion. Nanami Kento glanced at the expressionless Philen and made a 'please' gesture.

Isayama Yomi was feeding POCKY to Rita and others. The medieval natives had never eaten this stuff before, and they were all very happy. The black-haired girl didn't look at them, as if she didn't care.

Kyojuro crossed his arms, his eyes gleaming, as if 'choose me' was written all over his face.

Nanami Kento looked lazy and didn't want to work overtime at all.

Who to choose?

Yuki was in a dilemma. These three people had very different personalities. Kyojuro?

No, this person is too upright, but I am a scoundrel, and we will definitely become enemies.

"Miss Huang Quan, please come with me. Philen, you go and take care of Rita." Yuki said with a clear conscience. This was an absolutely rational choice. Isayama Huang Quan had been keeping a low profile all the way, and this calmness was enough to show his strength.

Phew, I still couldn’t hide it from him.

The girl glanced at the office worker with a look full of ridicule. She had indeed been keeping a low profile along the way and hadn't even had any contact with Yuki. She was feeding the soulless like an outsider.

"Miss Phelan, you should eat something too." She casually tossed a few boxes of POCKY to a girl of similar age, then stood up, holding her long sword. "Xiaowu, Lingling, and Zuoemon, arrange your duty roster. Don't fall asleep later."

"Yes, Big Sister." Several players were very respectful.

My hunch was right, this person is the core figure.

Yuki was almost fooled. After all, in terms of background story, Isayama Yomi is more ordinary than Nanami Kento and Flame Pillar. If you peel off the foresight of the time traveler, one is full of wisdom and the other is passionate and fiery, and they are more noticeable.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Miss Mai." Philen whispered beside him.

"I'm not worried about that because she's more interested in you than me."

"What's the meaning???"

“This person likes to eat oranges.”

......

Leaving behind the question-filled Puff Mushroom, Yuuki took Isayama Yomi out of the palace and glanced at the girl with a smile on her lips.

Black hair, black uniform, short skirt, samurai sword, over-the-knee socks, the concentration of two-dimensional elements is a bit too much. She has a brave personality and loves to take care of others. She is one of those very cool girls.

Isayama Yomi didn't care about Yuuki's gaze, but instead deliberately puffed out his chest: "Mr. Li is not as scary as I imagined. It's rare to be strong and ordinary. For example, scaring Rita seems like a bad joke, but he is actually looking at her with a strange look."

"Have you been observing for a long time?"

"Well, I've been eating melon, oh no, eating POCKY and watching the show. Would you like one?" Huang Quan handed over one, leaving Yuki at a loss as to how to answer.

"I don't eat this kind of kid's snack."

"Haha, Mr. Li is quite an idol."

OK, this should be Isayama Yomi before he turned evil.

"Soul Eater" is an old anime. Yuki only vaguely remembers that the girl's fate was very tragic. The look in her eyes made Huang Quan feel creepy and he quickly hugged his hands to his chest.

"What, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly feel that the reincarnation game is very gentle at times." Yuki stepped onto the stairs and looked at the lightning in the sky. As a time traveler, he understood the other person's life.

If Uchiha Obito was dragged into the game in front of that bridge and found like-minded companions, then compared to staying in the original world, which one would be more like hell?

"Oh~~~~~" Huang Quan deliberately dragged out the tone, hiding the nostalgia in his eyes, "Mr. Li is also a man with a lot of stories. Why did you suddenly think of praising the reincarnation game?"

"Every player has their own story, Miss Huang Quan, you live a very free and easy life."

"I should say you're too carefree, and you've given up on treatment. If you were in my hometown, I'd probably be scolded and told that you don't act like a young lady." Isayama Yomi stuck out his tongue, crossed his arms, and his face was full of hope.

"You have to do this. 'Laugh out loud when you're happy, and cry out loud when you're sad.' This is what I taught someone. If you don't take it as a creed, even if you return alive, you won't be recognized."

It was a very naive statement, but Yuki didn't mean to laugh at it because he did the same thing.

The power can be strong enough to destroy stars, and the number of people killed can be countless, but something has changed, and I am no longer myself.

"Is there a lover left in your hometown?" The coldness on Yuki's face faded and was replaced by a smile.

"No, just sister, the cutest sister!"

"Ghosts are strong but humans are weak. Aren't you afraid that she will become a player too?"

"That's why I'm working so hard. By the way, Mr. Li, do you have any ideas for helping me?"

In the huge and empty city, the sound of chatting can be heard one after another. Yuki never thought that hunting would become a chat session, but what can he say?

He must be very pleased to see such a lively Isayama Yomi. Every "acquaintance" is not a prepared harem, nor is he a stepping stone to becoming a god.

Some of them are kind, some are evil, some are as lucky as Huangquan, and some turn evil on the spot. Chatting and struggling with people from all over the world is interesting enough in itself.

Through Yomi's mouth, Yuki learned about the situation of the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" and that humans were being suppressed by evil spirits and were at a disadvantage because of their authority.

Humans are planning a counterattack, so strong and smart players like Yuuki are targeted. Isayama Yomi keeps a low profile all the way, just looking for allies.

Yuki didn't comment on the invitation. He had already been overwhelmed with things to do after his return and was a little too busy.