Chapter 63: High-speed Grandpa Far Exceeding 100 Km/h
The pit was empty.
The Ye Chun with a bluish-purple face, whom he had personally buried there, did not exist. Instead, there was this Ye Chun standing nearby, her face full of fear but her eyes unable to suppress her curiosity.
Putting down the crowbar, two thoughts emerged in Shangshan Che’s mind:
First, a new train had brought a new Ye Chun duplicate.
And behind Kisaragi Station existed a mastermind who, during his absence, would restore all the environments he had affected back to their original state.
Second, as long as Ye Chun died, he would die too, and Kisaragi Station this map would uncontrollably refresh to its initial state.
Which conjecture was closer to the truth, Shangshan Che did not know for the time being.
However, one thing could be confirmed.
Ye Chun, this girl who seemed unremarkable no matter how you looked at her, was absolutely the key strategy point on this map.
“But I remember that in the Kisaragi Station supernatural phenomenon, there should be five people on the train as well, right?”
Shangshan Che muttered to himself in confusion.
Not dwelling too much on this detail, Shangshan Che clapped his hands to draw Ye Chun’s attention: “Don’t worry, killing you is meaningless, and there are demons and monsters everywhere here. If you want to run, feel free.”
The girl’s expression was complex, and she didn’t dare speak.
“Nishaku.” Shangshan Che walked toward the direction opposite the tunnel. “Take her with you.”
“Popo…” Two-Foot Adult hesitated and stood beside Ye Chun. When the latter forced a smile at her and reached out her hand, she carried her on her back.
In Two-Foot Adult’s view, this girl who had died and come back to life was completely a bizarre supernatural phenomenon even more powerful than the Taiko Bell.
Who knew when her head might split into several pieces and eat her!
“Ah… haha.”
Ye Chun awkwardly withdrew her hand while secretly frantically sending distress messages on the forum.
Shangshan Che noticed but didn’t care.
He was thinking that this time, going in the opposite direction, the primary task was to gather enough soul ash for a ten-pull, and then to stay with Ye Chun for as long as possible.
Because last time Ye Chun had died in the middle of the night, and in legends, many supernatural phenomena only revealed their true faces as time passed.
Shangshan Che wanted to see if Ye Chun was also this type of supernatural phenomenon.
—And if he went to chase the Taiko Bell, he might not be able to save Ye Chun’s life.
The night was silent, the railroad track empty.
Shangshan Che walked for over an hour, tiring Ye Chun behind him until she was gasping for breath, before spotting a small group of wandering oni.
【Oni（Zero-Star）】
【Oni（Half-Star）】
【Oni（One-Star）】
“Hm?”
Shangshan Che looked more closely and discovered that among the twenty or so oni, there was actually one One-Star.
Compared to its kin nearby, whose forms were so faint they were almost invisible, this One-Star oni’s attire was remarkably clear.
Cheap suit, striped tie, plus the briefcase in its hand—it was completely dressed like a Japanese workplace corporate slave worker.
Facing the special elite monster, Shangshan Che felt a trace of vigilance and said to the two behind him: “Keep your distance from me, but don’t leave my line of sight.”
He wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.
Lowering his breathing, Shangshan Che quietly advanced through the shadows, gradually approaching the One-Star corporate slave oni at the outermost edge of the oni group.
He wanted to make this life last as long as possible, so his combat strategy was—
If he could backstab, he would never fight head-on!
Kaga Kiyomitsu was slowly drawn out silently, and even when Shangshan Che approached within five meters of the oni group, none of them noticed this outsider drawing near.
The elite monster?
The elite monster corporate slave didn’t move either, just slumping its body and murmuring something indistinctly.
“You guys are the most embarrassing batch of minibosses.”
Shangshan Che sighed, compressed white vapor surging from his mouth and nose. Kaga Kiyomitsu quickly and silently pierced the elite monster corporate slave’s chest.
The corporate slave suddenly turned its head and stared fixedly at Shangshan Che. Its originally numb expression showed a flicker: “Don’t kill…”
But before it could finish speaking, Kaga Kiyomitsu had already torn its body in half, letting the unspoken words dissipate into the vast night along with the shattered form.
【You killed a One-Star obsession “Oni” and obtained 16 soul ash.】
A rare smile tugged at Shangshan Che’s lips.
Because with the death of this corporate slave oni, his soul ash had officially broken through the 500 mark, and he could do another exciting ten-pull soon.
“But first, let’s deal with this group of small fry.”
Shangshan Che cracked his neck and charged straight into the oni group that had only just reacted.
After thirty seconds of slaughter.
Having gained another 28 soul ash, Shangshan Che was about to call the two behind to follow when he heard Ye Chun’s whisper to Two-Foot Adult.
“Did you see that sword just now? Mr. Evil Spirit is so handsome! So cool!”
A subtle expression flashed across Shangshan Che’s face—he realized that the real Ye Chun didn’t seem as timid and fearful as the original supernatural phenomenon version.
He should have realized it earlier.
Because, how many timid people could arrive at a ghostly place like Kisaragi Station and still update posts on 2ch while fleeing?
Ignoring Ye Chun’s response, the only remaining purpose of this life for Shangshan Che was to see how many faces were under Ye Chun’s ordinary person exterior!
However, things didn’t go as planned.
After walking a few steps, a distant elderly voice came from the nearby mountain forest.
“Don’t walk on the railroad track, it’s too dangerous…”
Ye Chun jolted in fright.
As she was about to look for the source of the voice, Shangshan Che had already clearly seen the other party.
—In the mountain forest by the roadside stood an old man with white hair, leaning on a cane, with only one leg left.
“The old man supernatural phenomenon from the main story, huh…”
Shangshan Che narrowed his eyes, but he didn’t know the other’s abilities.
“Don’t walk on the railroad track, it’s too dangerous…”
Only after the second sentence did the prompt appear above the cane-leaning old man’s head.
—【High-Speed Grandpa（Two-Star）】
The unexpected answer stunned Shangshan Che.
He knew of the High-Speed Granny, also known as the “100 km Granny,” a powerful supernatural phenomenon that could match the speed of cars on highways or even Shinkansen, with many different versions circulating across Japan.
But High-Speed Grandpa? The name was fine, but with this cane-leaning, one-legged appearance, could he really run?
However, adhering to the principle of caution, Shangshan Che decided to first…
Where was he?
Before Shangshan Che could speak, the High-Speed Grandpa he had locked in his vision vanished.
Shangshan Che was horrified.
With his current eyesight, even if a genuine High-Speed Granny ran past him at 100 km per hour, he could see it clearly, but this High-Speed Grandpa…
“Che Adult! Behind you!”
Two-Foot Adult’s voice interrupted his thoughts again.
Shangshan Che quickly turned back, but before he could draw Kaga Kiyomitsu, he found that the old, polished wooden cane had already embedded straight into his abdomen.
When!?
Without hesitation, Shangshan Che, with his physique amplified again by the injury, roared and drew Kaga Kiyomitsu.
The cold blade slashed out almost instantly.
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