Chapter 242 Spread, A Girl Emerging from Hell, Evil Thoughts. The City Lord is tempted. Kill them all.

"It's been half an hour, and you still haven't figured out what's going on?"

Uta Kinosuke gazed at the distant spatial barrier and asked a question.

"Sir, I'll go ask..."

One of the people next to him quickly spoke up.

Uta Kinosuke nodded calmly, and the man quickly left.

He returned shortly afterward to report: "Sir, the reconnaissance team has gone there, but made no progress... This void domain covers the entire Flower Street, and even the other entrances are blocked. Not only can we not get in... but we've even suffered casualties."

The man, his face grim, whispered, "This domain cannot be touched. Touching it will trigger a counterattack... and the damage is devastating. Several members of the reconnaissance team have died. They were all instantly killed!"

Uta Kinosuke's expression immediately darkened, his gaze fixed on the domain in the distance that stretched across the void like vines.

"What about the entrance to the shelter?"

He asked.

The man quickly replied, "Several combat teams have been dispatched to the entrance, but so far no abnormalities have been found... This seems to be happening in the red-light district, so it shouldn't be related to the lizardmen..."

It has nothing to do with lizardmen.

This slightly eased Uta Kinosuke's expression.

...I'm afraid it was done by the lizardmen.

If that's the case, then every single person here will die.

"Who's in the red-light district? Have you compiled a list of people yet?"

He asked another question.

"This... happened suddenly. The combat team has been busy dealing with the possible appearance of lizardmen... but we have already sent orders to the various town associations, and we should have news coming up soon."

The man quickly replied.

Upon hearing this, Uta Kinosuke fell silent, finally letting out a soft sigh: "Tell them to hurry up."

"yes!"

Sakura House is considered a relatively large sanctuary in the cherry blossom capital.

However, because the population is fixed and there is no transient population, it is not very difficult to conduct an investigation.

As the lord of the city, he only needs to give an order, and the various town associations will quickly start operating. The staff below will quickly visit every household in the town, count who is present and who is not present, and then summarize the information.

...the time required won't even be too long.

After all... the entire shelter is only so big.

Although the incident happened suddenly, the shelter is under the control of the Lizard People, and emergency training is conducted there year-round. He had just declared martial law, so those who were outside would immediately rush home to prepare for the town council's inspection.

...If someone isn't there, then they're most likely in the red-light district.

Because there was nowhere else to go.

...You can't just leave the shelter whenever you want.

Just as Uta Kinosuke was explaining what to do next, a series of exclamations suddenly came from afar.

"Damn it, it moved!!"

The person who cried out in alarm was on the front line, in an area dozens of meters away from the Flower Street. But now, the void vines began to move slowly.

This completely surprised everyone!

...There's still a huge amount of fresh flesh and blood in the quarantined area!

This was caused by those void vines.

They couldn't help but be horrified.

Uta Kinosuke's expression also froze, and he and all the staff around him involuntarily looked up.

But upon closer inspection...

Suddenly, the vines in the void seemed to explode, spreading out in the blink of an eye!

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked and had almost no chance to react before the front line was instantly surrounded.

Uta Kinosuke's expression changed drastically, the horror in his eyes not even having a chance to spread.

The sky suddenly darkened for a moment.

The next moment, the void vines in front of them disappeared.

But everyone was shocked.

"Damn it, it swallowed us!!!"

It was indeed 'swallowed' by it.

The next moment, tiny ethereal vines appeared around everyone, firmly binding them all.

Even Uta Kinosuke is no exception!

Uta Kinosuke's expression changed drastically in an instant. Without thinking, he grabbed something from his hand and tore it open!

But the next moment, his expression changed drastically.

...Teleportation scrolls are prohibited?!

He, who had always remained relatively calm, was moved for the first time.

He instinctively wanted to use his skills to retreat quickly.

But the next moment, he was like an insect stuck in a spider web, almost unable to move!

this?

His eyes widened, and he felt a sudden, inexplicable fear.

At the same time, a panicked voice came from beside him: "Lord City Lord!"

He instinctively turned his head to look...

He saw that all of his staff members were imprisoned by these void vines.

Some of these non-professionals couldn't even move an inch; their faces were filled with horror, like insects frozen in amber.

What on earth is going on?!

Utakarunosuke was shocked.

He didn't know exactly what had happened.

But he knew...

Things were worse than he had imagined!

Just at this moment.

"Yes, someone's coming out!!!"

A gasp of surprise came from ahead.

Uta Kinosuke immediately turned his head to look in that direction.

With the sharp eyes of a professional, he spotted the figure walking out in the distance at a glance.

That is...

Uta Kinosuke looked closely, and when he saw it clearly, he uttered a mutter that was hard to understand.

"Uesugi...Aoi?"

Of course, it wasn't just Uta Kinosuke who recognized Uesugi Aoi.

In fact, when the blood-soaked girl walked out of the red-light district, the professionals who saw her first were all a little stunned.

Then, they all stared wide-eyed.

"Is it...is it the courtesan Uesugi?"

"What?! It really is Aoi!"

"What, what's going on?"

"Aoi, Aoi-chan?"

They stared in astonishment at the girl who walked out step by step.

Because the girl's appearance at that moment was too horrifying...

She was completely naked, with her bare feet exposed, and walked step by step from the red-light district.

Her face was as exquisite as ever, but this time, her doll-like face was stained with shocking drops of dark red blood.

...No, it's not just on the face!

It's the whole body!

She seemed to have been bathed in a rain of blood!

The crimson blood stained her snow-white skin, creating an extreme contrast between red and white, resulting in a striking visual impact.

To her, she looked like a blooming spider lily amidst a blanket of snow...

Ethereal and breathtakingly beautiful!

It even makes the hearts of viewers jump.

They even forgot to breathe.

In this striking scene, she walks step by step.

Her face was exquisite, but completely expressionless.

The men were all dumbfounded.

Until...

"ah!!!"

A scream shattered their daze. They turned in shock to see a female professional, her face deathly pale, screaming, "Corpses...corpses...so many corpses! Everyone in the red-light district is dead!!!"

The professionals then came to their senses.

Then I realized...

As the girl walked out, the flower street that had been hidden by the ethereal vines reappeared in everyone's sight.

And when they looked again...

Everyone looked horrified.

This was once the most bustling red-light district in the shelter area...

It has now become a living hell!

Countless corpses lay scattered haphazardly on the ground.

Almost none of these corpses were intact.

Human heads were scattered across the ground...

All these heads had wide-open eyes and gaping mouths, their faces frozen in fear.

The blood almost formed a river, carving out winding, meandering lines on the already uneven dirt road of Flower Street...

Everyone was stunned.

They stared blankly at the red-light district, which resembled hell.

...The jewels inlaid around Flower Street still shine brightly.

But it gives people an extreme sense of darkness and coldness... even making people tremble.

Their bodies stiffened, and they slowly shifted their gaze again, landing on the girl who was walking out step by step...

Only then did people realize that the girl's bare feet were covered with a thick layer of blood and mud...

At this moment, the girl's body, which was once enough to make almost any man breathless, now held no impure thoughts for anyone...

Because at this moment, the girl seems to be the very embodiment of 'evil thoughts'!

The girl slowly walked out, her murmured voice faintly reaching the ears of the people closest to her in the front row.

"Kill them all...kill them all...and then it will be clean..."

She murmured.

This snapped them back to their senses.

Then fear began to appear on their faces.

...They didn't know what had happened.

In this world where everyone is imprisoned, only the girl can move freely... and she is the only one who has walked out of that hellish red-light district.

That's enough to say something.

Some professionals are starting to try to step back.

However, the binding effect of these void vines was too terrifying; they seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and their movements were too slow.

"Little, Little Aoi-chan, what are you doing?! Wake up! Wake up!"

Some suspected that the girl's mind was being controlled by some unknown and terrifying thing, and he shouted loudly, trying to bring Uesugi Aoi back to her senses.

"It's me! Don't you remember me? I was a customer of yours the day before yesterday!!"

A foolish fellow, in a panic, tried to awaken the girl by claiming that the two had had an intimate relationship.

The girl paused slightly, her face blank as she looked at the person who had spoken.

Seeing that the other party reacted, the man quickly shouted, "It's me, I'm Jing Tian..."

Pfft!

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp crack in the void severed his neck, silencing him.

His green health bar flashed and disappeared, and his head flew into the air.

Even his face still retained a look of 'surprise'.

It's confirmed!

It's her!

Far away, Uta Kinosuke's heart nearly stopped, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints!

But... how did she do it?

He knew every single person in the shelter like the back of his hand!

...Moreover, it was Uesugi Aoi, whom he had once slept with!

She's just a professional gardener!

But right now, she clearly possesses a power that even he finds terrifying!

...Is it a precious prop?

Judging from its scale, it's at least legendary!

but……

Who would give her such a precious prop?

Or rather... in this shelter, who could possibly obtain such a precious item?

The shelter's most precious artifact is in his possession... It's a legendary spatial artifact, the key to the shelter's survival until now without being discovered by the lizardmen!

And that legendary equipment wasn't something he obtained himself.

It was passed down from the original people...

Although the Sakura Kingdom was destroyed.

But that war that destroyed the country also lasted for several years.

During this process, powerful professionals also emerged in Sakura Middle School.

The underground shelters that are active today are almost all established by powerful professionals.

Unfortunately, as time went by, those powerful professionals either left or died.

Gradually, only two or three of them remained...

Staying in the shelter is nothing more than a desperate wait for death.

"Wait... Could it be that the item she has was hidden somewhere in the shelter by some powerful professional, and she just happened to get it?"

Uta Kinosuke suddenly remembered this possibility.

Then his eyes lit up!

...What a terrifying prop this is!

I don't know if it's a one-time thing... or long-term?

However, judging from the current situation, Uesugi Aoi clearly has the ability to control this 'tool'.

That would most likely mean it's a prop that can be used for a long time.

Because one-time use items are typically destroyed after unleashing an extremely powerful attack.

The domain created by this prop has existed for more than half an hour, and it can even change multiple times. Uesugi Aoi has even clearly mastered its power...

Uta Kinosuke swallowed hard, a greedy glint in his eyes.

...These things should be kept in our own hands.

But then again...

Are there really props that useful?

If it really exists, then what grade of item would it be?

legend?

It's similar, yet not quite.

Legend has it that he only possessed one magical artifact, and although its power was incredible, it was not to this extent.

"Could it be... something beyond the legends?"

His eyes became even brighter.

...

No one knows what Uta Kinosuke was thinking at that moment.

Because after the girl killed the first person, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they panicked.

"Run! Run!"

"Damn it, I can't move! My movement speed is too slow!!"

"What do we do? What do we do?!"

"Help! Help!! Help me!!"

The scene was in complete chaos.

The professionals retreated with difficulty...

But the confinement effect of this "Purgatory Corridor" is terrifying.

In the case of the same position, the speed will be reduced by 40%.

For every rank higher than the enemy, the Infernal Rose gains an additional 20% bonus.

Until 'absolute confinement'!

...For example, these ordinary people are absolutely imprisoned!

The vast majority of professionals in this shelter are actually not of high rank...

no way!

All the resources in the dungeon have been taken over by the lizardmen. They have to sneak around to level up, let alone do any advancement quests.

If it weren't for the fact that lizardmen aren't very active at night... many of them probably would have died at only level 0!

Therefore, when facing a level 3 girl.

At the very least, their numbers will be reduced by 60% to 80% or more.

Level 0 and ordinary people are completely unable to move, and are in a state of 'absolute confinement'!

Fear and panic are spreading like a virus.

People in the distance also saw what was happening and tried to retreat in fear.

But they... are all within the "Purgatory Corridor" area!

It's completely immobile!!

The girl moved forward step by step, and as she passed, the surrounding void vines seemed to come alive.

At her feet, a boy who looked no more than ten years old was looking at her with a fearful expression.

He lay on the ground, his little face filled with fear.

The girl stared at him blankly for a moment.

Then……

Pfft!

A rift in the void flashed by.

The boy's head fell to the ground.

Fresh blood gushed out.

His head was rolling around.

still.

His face was still filled with fear, helplessness, and pleading.

The girl walked by slowly.

...She remembered him.

During the first courtesan competition, this boy's eyes gleamed with the same burning intensity as the other men's...

"Not clean... kill them all..."

She murmured.

When the first boy died.

Ruthless slaughter...

And so it continued.

(End of this chapter)