Chapter 335: Elevator

Bai Cangshu sensed the abnormal atmosphere all around; this was the first time he had encountered such a perilous situation the moment he entered a mission world.

In previous mission worlds, even in the most dangerous Jujutsu World, the Space would always drop Reincarnators into relatively safe areas inside the Deadly City.

It was only because the 【Fifth Element】 had initiated a hunt for other Reincarnators that a large number of that batch of Reincarnators died right after the start.

The Pirate World was the same; Reincarnators were dropped onto a beach and did not attract Enel's attention, but the Reincarnators began infighting, leading to a total wipeout once Enel noticed them and entered the fray.

The Space consciously avoided having Reincarnators die accidentally just as they were dropped into a mission world.

But in this special world named 【Secondary World b711】, Bai Cangshu was dropped into this oppressive, dark environment the moment he entered.

The bizarre corpses and the large number of long snakes were enough to pose a severe threat to a small portion of low-level Reincarnators.

And this was not an isolated case.

Faint electric currents crackled around Bai Cangshu's body, and a multitude of fine, dense sounds appeared by his ears.

"That really is quite a grand gesture."

Bai Cangshu walked two steps in the water and pulled up a corpse; his golden Dodon Ray was primed and ready, used by him as if it were a lighting tool.

The corpse, showing no signs of decay, had no wounds on its surface; it was wearing a striped white hospital gown. It was a woman's corpse, and judging by the tactile sensation of him gripping her neck, she could not have been very old.

Bai Cangshu lowered his head and met the corpse's dead, silent gaze that was staring straight at him.

【You have suffered from the curse: Deadly Grudge of the Dead】

【Judgment in progress, you have resisted this curse】

Before that chill could even rise from Bai Cangshu's skin, and just as his muscles showed a tendency to stiffen, a more surging, icy intent of death rushed through Bai Cangshu's bloodline, swallowing all negative forces on his body whole.

Bai Cangshu's 【Ten Thousand Calamities Yin Spirit Yellow Springs Body】 possessed a special resistance to spirits; ordinary curses and yin-ghost entities could not affect him at all.

【Spirit Defense (Rare): Passive Tese, you have gained additional resistance to spirits. Soul-type abilities will have their effects on you greatly reduced. Exempts you from Spirit Arts and Spirit Particle-type ability attacks below C-rank. This ability possesses priority.】 (Note: When abilities with conflicting effects oppose each other, the ability with priority will take effect first.)

Ming!

The golden Qi had been accumulated for too long and was becoming increasingly unstable.

Bai Cangshu pointed toward a direction above his head, following the sounds he "heard."

The Dodon Ray exploded outward in an instant.

That dazzling golden light tore through the darkness in the sewer like a sharp sword; the stone floor, several meters thick, seemed to be pierced through by a laser.

In the darkness, a large number of long snakes instantly pounced on Bai Cangshu's body and began to bite.

Hula!

Blazing flames ignited immediately, and the long snakes tumbled into the water, carrying the firelight with them, which actually made the sewer a bit brighter.

【You have attacked a Reincarnator. Based on the disparity in Spirit between both parties, you have obtained the following information】

【Your Divine Finger Art lv4 has dealt piercing damage to Reincarnator nc55514933】

【nc55514933 has entered a near-death state】

"Tsk, they didn't die outright?"

Bai Cangshu raised his hand toward the stone slab above his head and struck it.

Duo.

Intense Force entered the stone slab, and then it began to vibrate at a high frequency.

Weng~ Peng!

As the stone slab exploded with a boom, Bai Cangshu had already floated up to the ground.

——

"Quick, save him!"

A well-built man wearing a red jacket with long gray hair gave a deep-voiced order to his team. He held two Short-barreled Submachine Guns in his hands, the barrels of which were inscribed with runes that were currently glowing.

The man's codename was 【Luoka】, and he was the Captain of this temporary team, 【37411】. His expression was grim; despite having heard those rumors, being dropped into such a non-Derivative World still put him under immense mental pressure.

He had temporarily assembled a team of 7 people. After entering the mission world, they discovered it was an abandoned hospital. They wanted to leave, but found that some kind of bizarre power existed inside the hospital.

It made it impossible for them to find an exit.

Even the windows and walls they saw were not real; breaking one would just lead them back to the starting point.

He understood in an instant that they had likely entered some kind of supernatural scene, combined with the large number of supernatural-related Milestones that appeared among the many Milestones generated after loading the world.

He could basically confirm that this world must contain a large number of ghost and specter elements.

Luoka had replaced his weapons and bullets with enchantments specialized against Spirit Bodies, which was the only reason they had repelled the Resentful Spirit that suddenly appeared.

But before the group could even catch their breath, a laser suddenly shot from somewhere below and instantly pierced through the chest and abdomen of the team's spellcaster, 【Lilith】.

"Luoka, I think we have to go..."

At this moment, the team's Spirit perception user, 【Short Hair】, spoke with a pale face.

"If we could go, wouldn't we have run already!"

Several people retorted irritably, but Short Hair kept looking at Luoka.

"The Psionic Guard I placed on the first floor has been destroyed. The one who just attacked us was Tao Baibai..."

His voice was somewhat hoarse. After seeing that strange, ugly Avatar, he felt his whole body go cold. The scene of Tao Baibai selling Scarlet Drop Cards in the Space seemed to replay before his eyes.

He did not want to turn into that Scarlet Drop Card sitting on a Stall, being haggled over by others.

Luoka also felt his scalp tingle. He immediately interrupted his companion who was still trying to cast healing Magic.

"Let's move first. This space is very strange. Let's try to make Tao Baibai run into those filthy things first!"

Seeing that Luoka was still relatively calm, the others felt as if they had a backbone and quickly began to retreat toward the upper floors.

Because time was tight, the group hesitated at the stairwell, and finally, they all turned and headed toward the elevator lobby.

Previously, when they were at the elevator lobby, Short Hair had vetoed the idea of everyone taking the elevator. His "Inspiration" was quite high, and those elevators gave him a very bad feeling.

But right now, Tao Baibai was only separated from them by one or two floors; the straight-line distance was probably no more than a few dozen meters.

With the other party's ability, once they discovered them, it would probably only take a few breaths to smash through all obstacles and arrive right in front of them.

"Let's go, take the elevator!"

The Psionic Call had already linked everyone, and Short Hair was the first to suggest taking the elevator.

Inspiration, that sort of thing, could help him sense danger in ordinary environments, but in this special environment, it only made his Spirit tense up.

He felt that there was likely something terrifying hiding in the elevator, but that Tao Baibai downstairs, in his perception, was also not a humanoid creature at all.

It seemed to be an aggregate of numerous negative emotions, exuding a tyrannical, bloody stench.

Several people pressed the elevator button.

Ding~

Amidst the crisp arrival sound, the elevator opened.

It was very bright inside, and the group relaxed slightly; just as they walked in and the elevator closed, Short Hair directly shattered the mirror inside the elevator.

As the elevator doors closed, Luoka saw a figure in a pink robe appear silently at the elevator entrance; he locked eyes with the other party, and the smile in those eyes made his breathing almost stop.

(End of this chapter)