After Fang Zheng’s guidance and assistance along the way, the three protagonists finally resemble level 60 players who have acquired the Orange Weapon. They can almost claim to have graduated from leveling up and start their instance journey. Of course, they definitely can’t handle a fifteen-person instance, but should have no problem tackling a five-person one.
However, reality differs from instances; it’s not just about leveling up.
But what none of the three expected was, when they left the Spring of Legends intending to awaken the Demon God as Princess Aimino said, they unexpectedly encountered a scene beyond their imagination.
In a nearby valley, a white building was standing there.
"Little Guang, Little Wind, am I seeing things?"
Ryuuzaki Kai rubbed his eyes vigorously, looking forward.
"I think I see our school..."
"I see it too... This shouldn’t be a hallucination."
Fushimi Kazakiri also looked puzzled at the distant school buildings, finding it hard to believe. It’s no wonder, in a fantasy world with Floating Islands, magic, and creatures, suddenly seeing a building from the modern world indeed felt unrealistic...
"Ah, could it be the two worlds merging that Princess Aimino mentioned earlier, so the buildings from our world ended up in this world?"
Shidou Hikaru didn’t think too much, quickly expressed her idea, and hearing this, the other two girls looked at Fang Zheng. Facing the girls’ gaze, Fang Zheng squinted his eyes and remained silent for a moment.
In fact, he had already seen the situation there, and for ordinary fourteen-year-old girls, it was definitely a scene comparable to Hell, but now...
"Let’s go have a look."
Fang Zheng replied softly.
After all, being a Savior is never easy.
Soon, the three girls and a wolf walked down the slope, but the closer they got, the stronger the stench they could smell, which immediately made Ryuuzaki Kai frown.
"What is this smell?"
"I’m not sure either..."
Fushimi Kazakiri shook her head, while only Shidou Hikaru’s face showed some tension, and Fang Zheng directly provided the answer.
"It’s the smell of blood."
"Blood?!"
Upon hearing this, the three girls were greatly shocked. They paused again, carefully looking at the distant school, and sure enough, they vaguely saw a trace of blood, which immediately made the three girls tense.
"Let’s go quickly!!"
Ryuuzaki Kai was the first to rush forward. After all, this was her school, and she was naturally very worried. Shidou Hikaru and Fushimi Kazakiri hurriedly followed, while Fang Zheng still stayed in place, carefully observing the surroundings. He stayed at the Bell Tower for a moment, then retracted his gaze and followed behind the three girls.
When the three girls walked down the slope, the scene before them shocked them even more.
"What, what is this..."
Looking at the street in front of them, the dilapidated buildings, the blood and corpses everywhere, Fushimi Kazakiri couldn’t help covering her mouth, and Shidou Hikaru’s face turned pale. Ryuuzaki Kai was so stunned that she couldn’t speak. Although they had eliminated many Demon Creatures along the way, Demon Creatures were, after all, Demon Creatures, and although they bled and died, they did not affect them too much.
But what they saw now were humans, even ones who seemed around their age, and even wearing their familiar uniforms, which greatly shocked the three girls.
As the three girls were stunned by the scene before them, suddenly, a girl lying in front of the school gate not far from them let out a painful moan.
"Ugh... ah..."
"Are you okay!!"
Upon hearing the moaning, Ryuuzaki Kai hurried over, trying to help the girl up.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"Ugh... ah... ah..."
However, facing Ryuuzaki Kai’s question, the girl bowed her head and let out a painful groan. Then she suddenly raised her hands and lunged at Ryuuzaki Kai!
"Eh?"
Facing this sudden attack, Ryuuzaki Kai was stunned, seemingly entirely unresponsive to why her classmate would attack her. However, Shidou Hikaru quickly grabbed her and pulled her forcefully, allowing Ryuuzaki Kai to escape the attack in time.
"What’s wrong with you? I’m Ryuuzaki Kai! I’m a member of this school’s Western Sword Club!"
Looking at the girl in front, Ryuuzaki Kai quickly shouted. As the ace of the Western Sword Club, she had won the national champion and was well-known in the school. Logically, no one wouldn’t recognize her, yet this girl directly lunged to attack her, leaving her completely confused.
"Little Hai, calm down, she’s already dead!"
At this moment, Fushimi Kazakiri also stepped in front of Ryuuzaki Kai, drew her bow, and aimed at the girl. Hearing her companion’s words, Ryuuzaki Kai was startled. She lifted her head to look at the girl in front again, and then she saw the large gap in her neck. Even though Ryuuzaki Kai didn’t know much about medicine, she understood that with such a wound, it was utterly impossible for a person to be alive.
However, at this moment, the girl was still slowly walking towards them, raising her head and letting out a beast-like roar from her mouth.
"What, what should we do?"
Faced with the sluggish, zombie-like girl in front of them, Shidou Hikaru, Ryuuzaki Kai, and Fushimi Kazakiri hesitated, unsure of what to do. Although they could easily kill a Demon Beast, facing a human-shaped like themselves was a completely different feeling.
"Don’t come any closer, or we’ll fight back!"
Fushimi Kazakiri also shouted as a warning, but the other party clearly had no intention of listening. She gritted her teeth, then drew her bow and nocked an arrow. A Light Arrow suddenly shot out, piercing the girl’s shoulder.
If the other party were alive, that shot would have been enough to stop her. But even with her shoulder pierced, the girl showed no reaction, continuing to walk slowly toward them.
"W-What should we do?"
Gripping the Greatsword, Shidou Hikaru felt like crying. Fushimi Kazakiri also looked at the girl in front of them, unsure of what to say.
"She is already dead."
At this moment, Fang Zheng slowly approached and spoke.
"What she is now is just a moving corpse. You’ve heard stories of vampires before, right? Her situation is much like that."
"Come to think of it, I’ve heard of stories where people bitten by vampires become Ghouls..."
Upon hearing this, Fushimi Kazakiri suddenly recalled.
"But are there vampires in Cifilo?"
"That, I’m not sure. After all, even Demon Beasts were rare in the past Cifilo. Now, with the mixture of two worlds, it might have some effects. You should all understand that Cifilo is a world of will, so even if vampires were fictional, they could become real creatures due to this influence."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the girls became much more serious. At this moment, Ryuuzaki Kai silently stood up and summoned her weapon.
"What should we do?"
"Legend says you just have to pierce the heart or head... wait, Little Hai, you can’t be—"
Halfway through her sentence, Fushimi Kazakiri seemed to realize something and looked anxiously at Ryuuzaki Kai next to her, who bit her lip, looking serious.
"I won’t let them continue to control my classmates, no matter who they are... I’m sorry I couldn’t save you in time."
She whispered softly, then focused on the slowly approaching girl, biting her teeth. With a firm grip on her sword, she thrust it forward.
"Squelch!!"
The sharp blade pierced the girl’s heart instantly. The zombie girl jolted twice, then collapsed like a powerless robot, devoid of sound.
Ryuuzaki Kai withdrew her Longsword, walked silently into the school, and Shidou Hikaru and Fushimi Kazakiri hesitated before following her inside.
At this moment, the entire school was in a state of disarray, with gruesome bodies visible everywhere, and several students turned into Ghouls roaming the school.
The arrival of the three girls naturally attracted the attention of these Ghouls, who immediately rushed towards them. Confronting the Ghouls before them, the girls hardened their hearts, raised their weapons, and destroyed them one by one.
Not bad, worthy of the protagonists, their minds are indeed determined.
Fang Zheng followed behind the three, observing them carefully before finally relaxing.
Generally speaking, killing is incredibly difficult to endure, especially for ordinary people. Killing one’s kind is a completely different feeling than killing a Creature. Although the three girls were skilled martial artists, they hadn’t killed human-shaped beings before. As for those Creatures—looking far different from humans, they naturally couldn’t be compared.
But now it seems the three have adapted quickly. It’s not surprising since, in the plot, they repeatedly eliminated Elsheol on the way to the Spring of Legends. They didn’t seem to care much about Elsheol’s life or death afterward. That’s very correct; it would be foolish to worry about an enemy wanting to kill you.
Being protagonists surely means having exceptional qualities, especially now. Although the three are uneasy, they still force themselves to remain calm, showing no mercy against the Ghouls, proving they possess warrior qualities.
However, a nightmare is probably inevitable after this.
Throughout the journey, Ryuuzaki Kai’s expression was grim until she reached her class and saw the empty room, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.
"The flow of time in the two worlds is different."
Fang Zheng naturally understood Ryuuzaki Kai’s concern, so he quickly explained to them.
"While time in this world is flowing, time in your original world remains paused. This means your classmates should still be where you were summoned. Only when this area merged with Cifilo does time start flowing again."
"Phew.........."
Upon hearing this, not only Ryuuzaki Kai but also Shidou Hikaru and Fushimi Kazakiri breathed a sigh of relief. They knew they were at Tokyo Tower when summoned. If Fang Zheng was correct, their classmates and friends should still be on Tokyo Tower... This realization brought some safety.
Nonetheless, they remained concerned about their family and classmates. Although only one school seemed pulled into this world, who knows if other places might experience similar situations?
Yet, just as the three were about to relax, a strange voice suddenly resounded.
"Found you!!"
With this sharp, piercing voice, the ceiling in front of everyone suddenly collapsed, and a massive, pitch-black shadow appeared before the girls!

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