area51novel Chapter 54 Lucky 7
Chapter 54 Lucky 7
"Defeat Kayako once, obtain 2 C-level side quests, and receive 3000 reward points." — Chu Xuan.
"Defeat Kayako once to obtain 1 C-level side quest and 2000 reward points." — Ba Wang, Zheng Zha, Ling Dian, Zhan Lan, Wang Lu.
The other new recruits, who only had firearms, did not receive any rewards in this round of attacks because they were unable to harm Kayako.
Despite hearing this seemingly auspicious sign of wealth, no one showed any joy on their faces.
Chu Xuan's analysis was still fresh in everyone's minds.
Zhan Lan said in a low voice, "The Buddhist scriptures have been used up, and now there are only three methods left."
But Kayako has four lives.
Everyone looked at Wang Lu, but Wang Lu was staring blankly at Kayako's dissipating spirit.
He had a strange feeling, like when doing math problems, the inspiration seemed to be right in front of him, but he just couldn't grasp it.
"What exactly is it?"
Wang Lu remained motionless, desperately trying to capture that fleeting feeling.
Chu Xuan waved to the others and whispered, "Don't disturb him. Let's go back to the temple and discuss what to do next."
The group immediately followed him into the temple.
"You all know the situation. Kayako has four lives left, but we only have three ways to kill her."
"If we can't find a way to completely eliminate Kayako, or find several other ways to kill her, our situation will be extremely dangerous."
Zhan Lan immediately thought of local mythology: "Since there are Buddhist scriptures in the temple, perhaps Japanese Shintoism, along with Onmyoji and shrine maidens, could be of help to us?"
Chu Xuan nodded: "That's one method. If all goes well, we should be able to find more than one new way to kill Kayako."
"But don't forget, the more times we kill Kayako, the fewer methods we have left. This means that by the sixth or seventh battle, we might only have telekinesis left as our trump card."
"Furthermore, I don't know if you've noticed the special significance of the number 7. Surviving for 7 days, 7 waves of attacks, 7 lives. During the seventh wave of attacks, Kayako became exceptionally powerful. Is it possible that Kayako, with her seventh life, was also further strengthened by the main god?"
"By then? Will we be able to deal with her using only drones?"
The expressions on everyone's faces grew increasingly tense.
"So what should we do?" Zheng Zha asked.
Zhao Yingkong suddenly asked, "I saw Zhan Lan use a mental attack skill just now. Could it be used as a means to kill Kayako?"
Zhan Lan shook her head: "No. Mental attacks can only have a control effect, not cause harm."
Everyone's expression darkened.
At this moment, Chu Xuan spoke up: "Therefore, we cannot just focus on dragging on for 7 days. We must also find a way to completely end Kayako before the sixth day, so that she cannot be resurrected."
"Rather than waiting for our means to run out and a slow death, it's better to go straight into the tiger's den and fight the enemy to the death when we have all our cards up our sleeve."
Zero and Overlord said in unison, "I agree to this plan!"
"I've had enough of these cowardly cowards. I just want a fair fight."
Zheng Zha nodded in agreement: "That's right. I don't think the final boss version of Kayako might be that powerful. Maybe I can wrap my arms around her neck and suffocate her until she dies?"
"…Good idea. Let's split up then. The newcomer should contact the local dojo and try to find some special items."
"At midnight, I'll work with the newcomers: Ba Wang, Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha, and I, to find a way to completely end Kayako's life."
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Everyone dispersed, leaving Wang Lu alone in the courtyard, desperately trying to grasp that feeling.
After a while, he gave up.
"This damned god, doesn't even include an instruction manual when you buy abilities? Do you expect us to figure it out ourselves?"
He activated his demonic eye and observed everything around him.
The walls, trees, and bricks of the yard. Whenever he wanted to kill something, he could see its fatal spot.
The cost is that each time a dead point is generated, a stinging sensation is felt in the brain. However, as the number of times it is used increases, the side effects of the Magic Eye seem to lessen.
He casually touched the wall in front of him.
In an instant, the wall turned into a pile of fragments, which scattered on the ground.
By touching the dead spot on the wall, Wang Lu obtained the relevant information.
This wall has stood for thousands of years. Over time, the paint on the wall peeled off little by little, crumbled, and eventually disappeared completely.
"If a wall can be killed, can't a concept be killed?"
Wang Lu then looked at the trees in the yard.
"I want to kill the tree's gender, to turn it into a genderless tree."
Unfortunately, the perspective of death remained unchanged; as soon as you touched it, the tree quickly withered and died.
"The disease that kills this grass."
He reached out and touched it, and the grass died. His demonic eye seemed to have only the power to kill.
While Wang Lu was experimenting repeatedly with the things in the yard, Lingdian led the new team to inquire around and finally found a local exorcism agency.
The shop owner's expression changed drastically upon seeing the Zhongzhou team. He turned and left as if avoiding a plague.
Such an unusual occurrence immediately made everyone realize that this guy had real skills, so Zero Hour instantly stepped forward and grabbed the boss by the neck.
Why are you running?
The captured boss immediately turned ashen-faced and begged for mercy, "Gentlemen, I can't solve your problems, please let me go!"
He looked like an ordinary middle-aged man, who resembled Kogoro Mouri.
Zero: "You can see our problem? Tell me, what do you see?"
"Will you let me go if I tell you?" the boss asked the group of people hopefully.
Zero chuckled: "From the moment you saw us running away, you knew you couldn't escape. Now you're not just helping us, you're helping yourself too."
"So show us what you've got."
"So you're saying you don't even want to pay?"
"...You won't be shortchanged on money. As long as you survive, I'll make you the richest person in the world."
"Oh?"
The boss immediately went from looking ashen-faced to full of hope.
"If you have a lot of money, then perhaps there's someone who can help!"
"Take us there, this is the fee." Without saying a word, Zero pulled out two gold bars from his pocket and slammed them on the table with a bang.
The boss's expression changed again. He immediately led Zero and the others deep into the suburban forest, to a godforsaken place, where they found a shrine.
"That's it."
At the center of the shrine, an arrow is enshrined.
"Is this the 'person' you were talking about?"
"Uh... that was just an excuse. Your two gold bricks impressed me, so I brought you here. This is an arrow that has been passed down from the Warring States period and has been offered sacrifices for many years... Once it is taken from the shrine, it will lose its effect within 7 days, so..."
"Another 7 days."
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