Chapter 1582: Kogami Yuki: Is This Your Weapon? (5/5, Request Subscription)

Three days passed in a flash.

Under Zhang Taixuan's guidance, Tōma Kazuha wielded a crowbar with extraordinary mastery.

The crowbar, weighing nearly twenty catties, normally rested on her shoulder, but at a single thought, it could strike with speed far beyond ordinary limits, causing terrifying consequences.

Tōma Kazuha had tested it by the river, using only one-tenth of her strength, and effortlessly shattered a boulder the size of a human head.

If struck against a person's skull, it would surely crush it outright, like smashing a large watermelon.

And it wasn't just that.

After three days of training, Tōma Kazuha found she could now concentrate her strength into a single point at any time, unleashing power far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Even against a world champion in strength, she would not lose.

The heavy crowbar had finally become an extension of her will.

Beyond her combat ability, Tōma Kazuha's spirit and demeanor had undergone a radical transformation.

Once a lazy slug, in just three days she had become a sharp, formidable martial artist.

"Ding, Nightmare Mission about to commence. All members, prepare. Countdown: 3600S."

"One hour? More than enough." Tōma Kazuha turned and entered the room, retrieved the 873 rations and water she had prepared over these days, picked up the crowbar, sat on the sofa, and waited for the countdown to end.

Tap tap!

Suddenly, a knock came at the door.

Tōma Kazuha's gaze shifted, she lifted the crowbar, walked to the door, and peered cautiously through the peephole—she saw Kogami Yuki.

At that moment, Kogami Yuki looked anxious, her expression tense.

Seeing a familiar face, Tōma Kazuha opened the door.

Outside stood Kogami Yuki, dressed in practical attire, holding a long sword, and carrying a large backpack.

Presumably, these were her prepared items.

"Tōma, did you receive the Nightmare Mission?"

"I did!"

Kogami Yuki's expression changed: "So it's true—we're in the same round. Probably entering the same world. Huh, what's this?"

Kogami Yuki's gaze fell on the crowbar in Tōma Kazuha's hand, her eyes widening in surprise.

Tōma Kazuha replied calmly: "Didn't you say to prepare a weapon?"

"You prepared this?" Kogami Yuki was stunned.

Could a delicate girl like you use this?

No, even a strong adult man couldn't wield this for long in battle.

Twenty catties doesn't seem heavy.

But in prolonged combat, it's a completely different matter.

"This is very effective," Tōma Kazuha nodded. "I think it's great."

Kogami Yuki gave a helpless smile.

She felt Tōma was utterly naive.

The crowbar may have great killing power, but it's unsuitable.

But time was already up—there was no chance to switch weapons now.

"When we enter, Tōma, stick close to me. I'll protect you."

Kogami Yuki's gaze sharpened. "I'm a professional member who's completed one mission already."

Her pale white hand gripped the long sword, knuckles whitening with tension.

Even as she spoke, she had little confidence herself.

This was a Nightmare Mission.

How could she possibly have such certainty?

【Ding, Tōma Kazuha's livestream has started.】

Su Xiao: "Wah wah wah, are we entering the mission?"

Xiao Mai: "Sister Tōma, how's your Four-Form Technique coming along after three days?"

Tōma Kazuha: "It's fine. Dao Jun said as long as we don't face absurd enemies, we can handle it."

Xiao Mai: "If Taixuan Brother says it's fine, then it must be fine. I'm excited—what will the first mission be? Will it be a biohazard?"

Ye Hei: "Hehe, biohazard may be cliché, but it's perfect for newcomers."

Wang Chao: "Regular zombies are clumsy—perfect for training newbies."

Just then, the countdown ended.

Tōma Kazuha and Kogami Yuki, seated on the sofa, vanished instantly.

The next moment, the two appeared inside a dilapidated classroom.

Su Xiao: "Where's the coldness? The shaking?"

Tōma Kazuha: "..."

Ye Hei: "And that line—'You're the best-looking one in this group'—gone too?"

Xiao Mai: "Was there such a line? Are you talking about some alternate version of the Master's Space?"

Tōma Kazuha: "Wasn't it 'You're the most qualified one in this group'?"

Ye Hei: "Just kidding, lightening the mood."

Inside the dilapidated classroom.

Besides Kogami Yuki and Tōma Kazuha, there were five others: three men and two women, all with looks around eight out of ten.

The Nightmare Mission team was a veritable assembly of handsome men and beautiful women.

"It's actually real?"

"Nightmare Mission!"

"What mission is it this time? Please don't make it too hard!"

Touma Kazusa stood together with Ogi Kusunoki Setsuna, and the remaining five were clearly acquaintances as well, gathering in one spot.

The five held weapons like blades and swords in their hands — they had come prepared.

Only, three of them clearly wore a look of resentment in their eyes.

"Saru-tarou, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have run into this kind of thing."

"Can you blame me? I had no choice either!"

The five nearly broke into an argument.

Touma Kazusa frowned.

This team had no chance of coming together as one at all.

When people's hearts aren't united and everyone fights alone, the danger only grows.

【Ding, mission activated.】

【Mission One: Kill zombies. For each zombie killed, reward: 1 point. 0/1000.】

【Mission Two: Kill mutant zombies. For each one killed, reward: 100 points. 0/100.】

【Mission Three: Find the origin of the zombies. Reward: Gene Evolution Potion *1】

【Mission Four: Protect the protagonist's team. For each person saved, reward: 1,000 points.】

【Note: Mission One has no kill cap. Once the kill count exceeds one thousand, each zombie beyond that thousand rewards 2 points; once the kill count exceeds ten thousand, each zombie beyond that ten thousand rewards 4 points.】

Su Xiao: "The zombies may be late, but they always arrive!"

Ye Hei: "We just don't know what kind of zombies they are — the slow, shambling kind, or the terrifyingly fast kind?"

Touma Kazusa: "I'll point the livestream camera outside."

The scene shifted, and the chat group's livestream displayed the view outside the classroom.

Busujima Saeko: "Huh? Something's off. This is Fujimi Academy?!"

Umaru: "Isn't that Busujima-senpai's school?"