Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 279 Time Cycle
"The Hundred-Handed Giant was defeated so quickly?!"

After learning about the battle from the mental chains, the veterans of the East Sea team all looked much uglier.

The Hundred-Armed Giant's biological Imperial Arms, after being modified, is stronger than most of them.

"The red-clad female ghost is too powerful; the corrosive and aging power of those eerie arms is hard to resist," Xiangzi analyzed, his body tense. "Moreover, she is extremely hostile towards us!"

"The Hundred-Handed Giant did not launch an attack, and even disguised itself as a harmless doll, but it still suffered a powerful attack from her."

She looked up at Xu Feng beside her. "She didn't attack us just now, she must be afraid of the captain."

"If we stray too far from the captain, we might be attacked by the female ghost!"

While Xiangzi was still analyzing, the others had already moved closer to Xu Feng without prior arrangement.

It seemed that only by sticking close to this captain could he survive.

"Actually, the distance between the Hundred-Armed Giant and the Captain isn't that far. Is there any difference between the Red-Clad Ghost attacking the Hundred-Armed Giant and attacking us right under the Captain's nose?" Park Chang-ho didn't move his feet and asked with some doubt.

“Different perceptions,” Xiangzi said. “That female ghost doesn’t understand the captain’s abilities like we do, or rather, she doesn’t think that destroying the Hundred-Armed Giant will prompt the captain to retaliate immediately.”

"Actually, it's not all bad news. Judging from the battle just now, the female ghost's movement speed and reaction speed are just average, only a little faster than an ordinary person," Mei said. "She couldn't dodge the Hundred-Armed Giant's attack and was even injured in it, but she healed herself the moment she was injured, making her appear to be unharmed."

"In this way, it's difficult for us to attack and kill her, but as long as we pay more attention to the surrounding environment, it's not too difficult to avoid her attacks."

Among the veterans of the East Blue Team, even the weakest, Shirakawa Nagi, can reach subsonic speeds, while the others have already reached supersonic speeds or even dozens of times the speed of sound.

If they try to hide, the woman in red won't catch them so easily.

Xiangzi nodded in agreement, saying, "That is indeed our advantage."

She looked up at Xu Feng again and asked, "Captain, did you make any other discoveries during the battle just now?"

She knew that Xu Feng's clairvoyance had a depth of observation far exceeding that of her mental scanning.

“There are some, but it’s not really appropriate for you to know.” Xu Feng shook his head. “Besides, I’ve pretty much confirmed that it will be very difficult to completely destroy this Netherworld. It’s like a lake near a great river; as long as the river keeps flowing, the lake will hardly dry up completely.”

"Is there a root cause, and is the root cause to be destroyed?" Xiangzi analyzed the intelligence from these subtle hints.

"Let's go find the female protagonist Kanako's body first; there should be very important information hidden there," Xu Feng said.

After he moved his feet, the rest of the Donghai team immediately followed suit.

Renbang hesitated for a moment before reminding him, "Shouldn't we prepare for battle first?"

If there is indeed important information in the corpse of the female protagonist Kanako, the red-clad female ghost will definitely attack them at that time.

"The moment the cycle of reincarnation began, I was already prepared for battle," Xu Feng said softly.

After thinking for a moment, he instructed, "Mei, first summon the modified Dangerous Dolls to defend outside the Thunder Rune. Those special flying zombies won't be afraid of the environment here, and their resistance to that corrosive ability should also be stronger."

At this point, eight corpses were stored in the scabbard of Sakurai Mei's Shinmura Ame.

These eight corpses are not natural creatures from the world of Akame ga Kill!, but rather special dangerous species created by Xu Feng after absorbing Dr. Fashion's knowledge of human-danger hybrids, combined with the genetic information of the super dangerous species Destagur and a large number of special dangerous species.

They have a half-human, half-dragon appearance and are cultivated to a height of over two meters in the nutrient tank. Their body tissue strength is close to that of a super dangerous species under the extraordinary energy enhancement of the Supreme Imperial Arms.

Furthermore, it possesses some of the special abilities of extremely dangerous species, such as stealth, immense strength, and danger perception.

These eight extremely dangerous species were already transformed into zombies before they even left the cultivation chamber. After being cultivated by consuming a large amount of negative attribute energy, they became invulnerable to blades and spears.

Their combat power is several times stronger than the zombie created by the werewolf who cultivated solar energy in the Arctic team in the world of "Akame ga Kill!".

After the Hundred-Armed Giant's sacrifice, these walking corpses were used as the second batch to test the abilities of the monsters.

The little witch nodded.

She didn't draw her sword, but simply raised it up, scabbard and all.

As black lightning flashed across the night sky, eight massive and grotesque corpses appeared outside the lightning rune array.

They wield three-meter-long golden-nailed jujube spears—commonly known as maces with spearheads. These golden-nailed jujube spears are mass-produced weapons, possessing anti-magic properties, high-vibration ion cutting capabilities, and can also have their hilts extended like the weapon's longsword 'Bird Asura'.

The newlyweds were quite surprised when they saw the eight puppets.

In the eyes of these people, the appearance of these hideous dragon-man zombie puppets was terrifying, and their aura was stronger than that of all the veterans in the East China Sea team.

But the thought that these terrifying monsters were all veterans and their guards gave the newcomers a greater sense of security.

Soon, the Tokai team arrived at the spot where the heroine Kanako had been hit. The two corpses were mixed together, a truly gruesome sight.

One of the corpses had a large number of strange red runes on it.

Just as they were about to examine Kanako's body more closely.

The female protagonist, Kanako, suddenly ran from afar, saying things like "please help me" as she ran.

But she was incredibly fast, as if she had sped up hundreds of times!
Xu Feng frowned upon seeing this.

The plot has been skipped!
In the original story, the female protagonist Kanako would first come down from her house, then escape to the nearby police station. Ultimately, because no one was there, the red-clothed female ghost chased after her, and she finally escaped to this vicinity.

Immediately afterwards, guided by the little girl who had fallen to her death, she voluntarily entered the building.

Now, it's as if the female protagonist, Kanako, skipped the two intermediate stages and went straight to this step.

At this time.

Xu Feng noticed that his own time flow was not the same as that of his surroundings, and immediately realized the reason for the gap in the plot.

"So, we've become characters in the story?"

In the original storyline, Kanako would encounter a group of people standing motionless around a corpse. Now, the reincarnators are standing near the corpse, pointing and gesturing, and their time flow is much slower than the heroine's.

The only difference is that Xu Feng's nerve reaction speed is fast enough that even though his speed is many times slower than Kanako's, he can still react and hear what Kanako is saying.

"However... can't this woman see those eight zombies? Those zombie puppets are much more ferocious and terrifying than the red-clothed female ghost. Although these zombies possess the stealth ability of the special-grade dangerous species Caesar Giant Frog, they are not using that stealth ability now."

"Is the perspective of a spirit different? Or is this woman's perception controlled by the female ghost in red?"

Xu Feng couldn't help but ponder: "So what does the world look like through this woman's eyes? And what do we look like in her eyes?"

In the instant he was pondering, Kanako, whose time was flowing at an extremely fast pace, had already finished calling for help. Seeing that the group of people were very slow to respond and that the red-clothed female ghost appeared not far away, she immediately ran into the building according to the instructions of the little girl who had suddenly appeared.

"I see!"

Xu Feng suddenly realized something: "Is this how the time loop works?"

He didn't yet understand the reason for the time loop, but he roughly grasped the steps involved. "What a brilliant method!"

Xu Feng looked at the red-clad female ghost who had scared away the female lead, Kanako. The ghost did not rush to follow, but instead observed the situation of the East Sea team.

Her face showed confusion, sarcasm, and, of course, resentment.

I saw.

After a moment of observation, arms suddenly emerged from the ground, grabbing at the eight puppet corpses while lunging at Lei Fu.

Each doll was covered in arms, and these arms were very strong, locking the zombies to the ground and making it difficult for them to move.

Fortunately, these dolls were not corrupted by the eerie attack of aging.

They emanated a black aura as they fought against the red-clad female ghost's arm. The two were similar in nature, though the former was of slightly lower quality, but not entirely without the ability to resist.

Even though the woman in red left bright red curse marks on them, the zombies' struggles were still very powerful.

They 'slowly' wielded their spears, extending them.

They cooperated with each other to smash the arms of the other dolls.

at the same time.

A golden blade flashed.

Sakurai Mei drew Murasame, her whole body radiating a golden light that seemed divine, the blade flashing like lightning as it shredded the arms that lunged at her.

Then he slashed at the head of the woman in red.

The woman in red clearly hadn't anticipated that this group would be able to retaliate, and without any warning, she was cleaved in two diagonally by the blade.

after that.

Park Chang-ho also drew the Dragon Fang Sword, which could harm spirits, and unleashed his full demonic power to unleash the greatsword technique 'High-Speed ​​Sword'.

In an instant, the upper half of the red-clad female ghost, which had been torn in two, was cut into pieces.

"What's going on? How can you be so fast?" After the red-clothed female ghost was cut into pieces, her body pieces automatically reassembled, only her appearance became extremely ferocious.

Its appearance is even stranger than that of a chimera.

She opened her distorted mouth and asked in bewilderment, "The difference in our time flow rates is at least three hundred times, so why can you still attack me?"

She experienced the fighting power of the East Blue Team from the Hundred-Armed Giant.

Very strong.

In a direct confrontation, she would be no match for the Hundred-Handed Giant's weapon; she would be easily blasted into dust.

But it's also very weak.

They cannot crack her core abilities; no matter how strong they are, they will ultimately only become her food.

Therefore, once the woman in red noticed that the group of people had arrived near the key information, she immediately launched an attack.

They were preparing to devour this group of strong humans who were unable to escape.

But they hadn't anticipated running into a tough opponent! The strongest members of this group were even stronger than that monster!
"It's simple, just be three hundred times faster than you in normal time!" Sakurai Mei said 'very slowly', "Time-based abilities are indeed very strong, but if the user is too weak, they can't possibly perform very well!"

She activated the village rain with all her might, and chains of gold and red runes appeared out of thin air.

"It's difficult to kill you with ordinary methods, and it's impossible to attack your core energy... Then let's try Murasame's strongest move!"

After the chains firmly bound the strangely shaped, red-clad female ghost, the ghost seemed to understand something.

"Plunder? You intend to plunder my power?"

She showed a rare hint of fear.

Then, the red-clad female ghost's face became incredibly ferocious: "What a terrifying enemy, but to plunder my energy? That's far too arrogant! Haha... The stronger you all are, the more excited I get! I wonder just how much stronger I'll become after absorbing you all..."

at this time.

Suddenly, an incredibly bright white light appeared in the darkness, followed by a series of rapid "clattering" sounds.

Xu Feng subconsciously activated the Golden Buddha Protection Formation he had cultivated through the Eighth Observation, and created a lotus-shaped energy layer around his body to protect the others.

—The heroine, Kanako, descended from the sky above the group of people.

By the time everyone in the East China Sea team realized what was happening, they had already returned to the stairwell where they had first arrived in this world.

"So that's how it is... Is this all there is to time loops?" Xu Feng smiled.

Clearly, he retained his memories during this time loop.

This strange ability did not affect his perception.

However, the situation was different for the other members of the East Sea team. This included Tifa, the strongest member, Shoko, the mental controller, and Mei in her divine descent state. Everyone except Xu Feng seemed to have amnesia and had forgotten what had just happened.

Moreover, what surprised Xu Feng the most was that the Imperial Arm, the Hundred-Armed Giant, had returned to the East Blue Team.

It remained harmless, with a large amount of resources stored within it, as if everything was just as it was before entering the cycle of reincarnation, as if it had never fought the red-clothed female ghost at all.

"Wait, we've only just entered the cycle of reincarnation, how come the God's protective shield has disappeared?" Xiangzi was the first to notice something was wrong and asked in confusion.

After counting the number of people on the ground, she said, "Have we already gone through a time loop? Has one of the newcomers already died?"

Clearly, she believed that this kind of horror movie world involving time loops should be a 20-player difficulty level, but there were only 10 newcomers at this point, presumably because one of the newcomers had already been killed by the evil spirit in the time loop.

This is normal.

It is only natural to send newcomers to test the demon's attacks.

"No, it's only nineteen-person difficulty. We did experience a time loop just now, but everyone was unharmed," Xu Feng said with a smile.

"Moreover, the red-clad female ghost in the story isn't that scary... To be precise, she's not that scary outside this building. As for whether her power will increase after entering this building, it's uncertain for now, but it's certain that her time loop won't affect my memories."

He shared his experience from that brief moment with his teammates through a mental link.

After receiving the memories, Xiangzi subconsciously raised his watch and said, "That's right, we did experience a reincarnation. The countdown on the God Watch is now 35 hours, 59 minutes, and 58 seconds!"

(End of this chapter)