673 What are you calculating? (2/2)

”Should we enter and investigate?”

”No. Wait a bit longer.”

”That will mean that 'he' will have greatly increased risk of danger. Is that alright?”

”It's fine.”

This wasn't heartlessness, but rather trust.

The blond-haired boy could tell that his master trusted in Seiji Haruta's power. She trusted that Seiji wouldn't meet with a terrible fate just because of this degree of danger.

Just how much time had it been… Seiji Haruta's growth rate was astonishingly fast!

Should he say that it should be expected of his master's younger brother?

He recalled the first time that he met Seiji and could only exclaim before concentrating again on his work.

Seiji suddenly sensed that all the remaining Revenge Alliance members' condition changed. They were all judged to be defeated in the tournament, and transformed into dark gray existences on his minimap… basically, they were completely taken over by the ghosts possessing them, with their souls and lives being drained.

It would seem that Kanzaki judged them to be useless after having been defeated. Kanzaki must have transformed all the remaining Revenge Alliance members into complete puppets!

Should it be said that it was to be expected of the Messengers' faction's style?

Right after that, the black mist in the environment became even thicker, to the point where it became impossible to see more than twenty meters ahead even with [Astral Vision]. The cluster amaryllis flowers popping out of the ground also greatly increased in number, creating some blood-red flower patches.

The most noticeable change was that a blood-red moon also appeared in the sky!

Although it was impossible to see for more than twenty meters, such a red moon was visible in the sky? It was quite obvious that this moon wasn't the real moon at all.

Seiji recalled the Blood Moon Mountain dungeon that he and the national idol Miyuki Sakuraku had previously conquered together. He felt that the current atmosphere resembled what was in that Inner World.

If this Spirit World was allowed to fully develop, would it become similar to that type of Inner World?

If it really became a high-level Spirit World similar to the Blood Moon Mountain, that would doubtlessly be highly dangerous.

”I think that things are getting really bad,” Kanna commented after looking at the blood moon and then glancing back at the endless darkness. ”This is just like watching a horror movie. I feel as if something scary will appear out of the black mist at any moment.”

”I agree,” Izawa added. ”This false red moon and the mist that's hiding unknown things both feel quite ominous.”

Just as Izawa finished speaking, faint strange sounds could be heard from within the mist.

In this situation, people would instinctively not want to leave the house they were in at all. However, this was no scary game, and staying in the house couldn't be considered safe at all. Instead, it might be safer to take action as quickly as possible.

”Let's go,” Seiji told everyone.

”Go where?”

”Go to find survivors.”

He was referring to the remaining tournament participants from the 7321 faction.

Seiji had a feeling that it would be too late for the 7321 faction if he didn't go to find them soon.

Seiji and his party set out and traveled through the deep, dense mist.

Not long after, they once again heard strange sounds that sounded both like howling and sighing. This time, the sound was much clearer, as if it came from right beside them.

”Be careful…”

Seiji reminded his companions to be vigilant. Right after he said that, several dark-red ghostly figures suddenly swooped down from above!

*Bang!* Seiji punched and crushed one with his right fist and absorbed it.

Shika dodged the attack and counterattacked, slicing through a ghost. However, she was unable to cut through it.

Izawa protected Kanna and they both managed to avoid this ambush as well.

These ghosts then hid in the surrounding mist right after their attack failed. The next moment, several more ambushed Seiji's party from the right!

Then, the ghosts came from the left, then the left again, then above, then the front, then the back… The ghosts kept swiftly attacking Seiji's party from various directions. This was quite dangerous to deal with.

The power in Seiji's right hand easily destroyed the ghosts that attacked him. However, Shika, Izawa, and Kanna's attacks were all relatively ineffective against the ghosts. Not only that, the ghosts seemed to be incredibly numerous. They kept up an unending stream of attacks.