Chapter 101: Dead Tree Revives in Spring 20
After Dazai Osamu was imprisoned, he had been secretly observing Fyodor's situation.
He didn't believe that Fyodor would give up, and after many attempts, he finally found the clue - the Russian inadvertently uttered a language that did not belong to this world.
In order to prevent prisoners from colluding, Meursault Prison sets up soundproof barriers between each other, but this is no problem for the two lip-reading geniuses. During a silent confrontation, Fyodor suddenly said an unreadable word, and Dazai Osamu took it for granted that this was a challenge from him and began to interpret it with great interest.
But no matter how hard he studied, he could not find the right answer. When the prison was released for exercise next time, Dazai Osamu keenly caught new unfamiliar words, but he was still unable to decipher them.
As the number of such occurrences increased, Dazai Osamu changed his mind: perhaps this was not a puzzle game, but an anomaly that Fyodor himself had not noticed.
Why did he unconsciously use a strange language? Where did this language come from? And why is it so magical?
Dazai's intuition told him that he was close to the truth he had been pursuing. He was only one step away from touching what Wendy and other gods were looking for.
He linked Fyodor's symptoms to the psychic who went out of control on the streets of Yokohama. If things continue to develop in this way, Fyodor is not far from insanity.
This sounds like good news that everyone should celebrate, but would the cunning mouse really allow itself to fall into such a terrible situation?
Dazai Osamu did not let his guard down. Every time he communicated with Fyodor, he would be extremely alert to avoid missing out on key information.
But despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented.
When Fyodor's eyes became empty and a strange and elegant smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, Dazai Osamu's brain seemed to be disconnected from his body. His subconscious allowed him to escape, but his body was unable to move as if it was held down by countless big hands.
Then, his consciousness went blank. He seemed to have fallen into a long sleep, and when he woke up again, he found that Meursault Prison had been turned upside down by Fyodor, and that bastard had used his body to sneak attack Narcida.
The moment he smelled the blood, Dazai Osamu felt like he fell into an icy cave.
If Narcida had come alone, the knife would have been in her heart by now.
Fortunately, someone was with her and this didn't happen.
Thinking of this, Dazai Osamu felt that the kick in the stomach didn't hurt that much anymore.
He skillfully took out a brand new bandage from the corner and handed it to Narcida: "Let's bandage it."
Nashida: "..."
There is a pile of books in Fyodor's room, and Dazai Osamu even has new bandages for him to waste. Is the treatment in Meursault Prison so good?
She took the bandage and thought while giving Dazai Osamu the power of the purifying abyss.
From the description, after the Red King no longer helps suppress the side effects of the forbidden knowledge, Fyodor is gradually affected by it and can no longer distinguish between the language of the abyss and that of humans. However, the most crucial part is still unclear. For example, is he able to transfer his consciousness to Dazai Osamu by supernatural powers or forbidden knowledge? Where will he hide after leaving Dazai Osamu's body?
They were on guard against possible attacks at any time, but until Nashida exorcised the Death Tumor and sealed the Abyss Gate, Fyodor did not appear again.
System Comments: [The enemy is silent, which means he is holding back. ]
Hoshino Nozomi: [It makes sense, for example?]
System: [For example, uh, I don’t know. ]
Hoshino Nozomi: [……]
The system was right. Sometimes having no enemies was more terrifying than facing a direct battle. So when Xingye Wang learned that the dead zones were expanding everywhere and the monsters from the abyss were pouring out of the cracks, he was relieved.
During the time of reclaiming Meursault Prison, Sakaguchi Ango arranged personnel in other dead zones in advance according to his request, and successfully blocked the first wave of attacks. The Port Mafia, the Armed Detective Agency, and the Jujutsu High School also cooperated with the Special Agent Division and dispatched personnel to stop the monsters from wreaking havoc.
Tokyo, the worst hit city, has become a living hell.
The abyss tore through the sky, like the pupil of a giant, looking at everything in the world without mercy. The beast's claws as big as mountains tightly grasped the edge of the crack, and then the head of the golden king beast, which was several times larger than that of an ordinary hunting dog, poked out of the black hole, let out a low and hoarse howl, and blew the horn of attack.
The tide of beasts was as dense as insects and like a dark cloud pressing down on the area. Gojo Gochui was at the forefront. His snow-white figure, as fast as lightning, reaped the lives of countless monsters in an instant, but was drowned by a new tide of beasts in the next instant.
System: [Host, a familiar energy fluctuation is detected at the 12 o'clock direction ahead, and the individual is determined to be Fukuchi Sakurachi. ]
A few hundred meters away, Fukuchi Sakura was suspended in the middle of the beast tide, like a king looking down on the battlefield, holding the power of life and death. In just a dozen hours, he was eroded by the abyss and no longer looked human. Now there is no evidence of his former human form, only his sword can serve as a testimony of his past.
"Young seedling," Gilgamesh asked playfully, holding his chin up, "What do you want to do?"
Xing Yewang pursed his lips and said, "I'll move the battlefield."
Although they can still resist the beast tide, the power of the abyss is gradually eroding the human's internal organs. The longer time is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be. Moreover, once Fukuchi Sakurachi launches a mental attack like last time, Lan Bailijia will not have time to purify them one by one, and the human front will collapse instantly.
The best way is to drag everyone's spirit into the "Temple of Maya" of the Grass God, and let him resist all mental attacks.
Nashida: [Everyone, please don't panic. I will lend you a hand.]
The gentle voice reached everyone's mind like a stream, and as soon as the words fell, the world turned upside down.
The majestic dome descended from the sky, and the earth gave birth to a forest, causing the monsters to lose their way and dispersing the surging tide of beasts. The plants and trees worked together to purify the abyss power in the air, playing rustling music and soothing the tense spirits of the people.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but hope that the reality just now was an illusion, and the dreamland at this moment was the eternal reality.
"Dreams are just dreams after all and cannot replace reality. But it's a good thing if it allows you to relax." A familiar tone interrupted their fantasy.
Nashida walked out from the depths, and every step she took caused the grass to respond. The green grass swayed gently, paying tribute to the forest god.
"I'm glad you're okay," Nakahara Chuuya breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly frowned, as if he had seen something dirty. "Dazai? How did you get out of prison?"
"Of course it's because Miss Nashida went to rob the prison," Dazai Osamu hugged Nashida and wiped away his non-existent tears, "I'm sorry, I made you an outlaw. Now we can only wander around the world together, but don't worry, I can steal Chuuya's money to support you!"
Nashida: "...Let Chuuya go."
She really admired Dazai Osamu's ability to make jokes at any time and in any place, but unexpectedly, her mood calmed down a little.
People can take a short rest in the embrace of the rainforest, but she must always be alert and separate all her divine powers like threads to play different roles: purification, surveillance, moving terrain to hinder monsters...
Perhaps it was the low pressure that she unintentionally exuded that was captured by the sharp-minded Dazai Osamu.
She met those iris-colored eyes and silently said "thank you".
Dazai Osamu was slightly stunned, then he smiled and ruffled the girl's white hair.
The next step was to formulate tactics. When everyone's strength had almost recovered, Nashida's figure blended into the forest again: "Let's get started. Follow the plan."
The "Double Black" of the old era took the lead, rushing up to the sky with the help of the trees that rose from the ground. [Dirty Sadness] exploded with its true power, and countless gravity balls smashed into the golden king beast like a meteorite. The skinny human stepped on the beast with all his might!
The "Double Black" of the new era followed closely behind. The extremely high mobility of the tiger and the intensive attacks of Akutagawa Ryunosuke attracted the attention of Fukuchi Sakurachi. Gojo Satoru's techniques always hit the most vulnerable parts unexpectedly, and Lan Bailijia took the opportunity to smash the sword into pieces again.
After a while of earthquakes, changes began to appear in Fukuchi Sakura's silly eyes.
Here they come! Gojo Satoru's heart tensed.
Having learned from his previous experience, he subconsciously wanted to dodge, but the words that suddenly popped up in his mind made him change direction and continue his previous attack.
——Not long ago, Nashida said: "Please believe that I will never let your spirits be traumatized again."
Gojo Satoru trusted her.
Narcita did not disappoint him.
The moment Fukuchi Sakurachi launched a mental attack, Hoshino Nozomi also received a system prompt: [Host, please conduct a will assessment. ]
The dice kept spinning like a heartbeat, and finally stopped at... 53.
【The will is determined, and success is achieved. 】
Fukuchi Sakura's defeat was inevitable.
Xingye Wang's hands trembled slightly.
Nervous? Relieved for having survived? Excited for having won? He couldn't tell.
"You're overdrawn, idiot!" A thunderous rebuke rang in her ears, and Gilgamesh threw a mirror over, reflecting the girl's pale lips and forehead covered with cold sweat.
"It's okay, just hold on for a little longer," Xingye Wang said softly, "It will be over soon."
The forest told him that there were only a few monsters left, and the most difficult one, Fukuchi Sakurachi, was also defeated under the siege.
Victory is already determined...
...Is that so?
In a trance, a hazy voice asked in his ear, familiar yet strange.
System: [Warning! Warning! Warning! ]
[Demon fragments detected, analyzing in progress...]
[Intruder detected, eating the area...]
[Host, please conduct a will assessment immediately! ]
【The will is determined and failed. 】
[95%...87%...83%... of territory control remains...]
The bright red numbers kept jumping, starting from the edge of the Maya Temple, the trees withered, and yellow sand filled the sky.
...No, if this goes on, the others will be trapped here and die. We must get them out first...
Hoshino Nozomi struggled to stand up and leaned on the vines to catch his breath.
"What do you want to do?" Gilgamesh noticed something was wrong, "You don't want to... Damn it, stop..."
The King of Heroes disappeared without a word, along with the others.
[77%...69%...of territory control left...]
Lan Bailijia hurried back and put her hand on the girl's wrist. Xingye Wang said intermittently: [System, conduct luck assessment.]
If you succeed, you can keep the remaining territory; if you fail, you will probably die.
Fortunately, fate no longer played tricks on him.
【Lucky identification, success. 】
【Current domain control: 56%.】