Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 324 Imaginary Space
"High-powered weapons?"

Nan Yelin glanced suspiciously at the little girl in the cabin. Those so-called high-powered weapons were no ordinary weapons... even ordinary nuclear bombs paled in comparison.

Can the noise caused by those things really fool people?
"It's not necessarily about using high-powered weapons; the main thing is to test how to completely kill these strange pythons," Xiangzi explained.

Nan Yelin nodded.

She understood why the vice-captain emphasized this; not long ago, Yoichi Sato had already proven that the giant pythons in this world were no ordinary creatures, possessing extremely tenacious vitality.

When ordinary weapons fail to kill those monsters, then only high-powered weapons can be used.

Although Nan Yelin still had some doubts, she did not waste time asking questions. She knew that she only had two minutes left, and the timing was crucial.

The senior colleague has already given the order; a newbie like her should just obediently carry it out.

It's troublesome when you make a simple task fail because of your own mistakes.

In Nan Yelin's view, the giant python in the jungle was much smaller than the two giant pythons in the river before, only a little over a hundred meters long.

Of course, even at this length, it is by no means a normal creature.

The largest python in the real world is only about ten meters long.

The movie "Anaconda" enlarged the size of the python, but the python that appeared in the story was only a few tens of meters long.

Compared to the monsters that appear before the reincarnators, the terrifying 'pythons' in the movie are just babies.

Once the giant python was in the right position, Minamino Rin used the scope's X-ray vision ability to lock onto the target's heart—this scope was a basic version of the Teigu: Five Visions, possessing the abilities of long-range vision, X-ray vision, and night vision.

Without hesitation, she pulled the trigger.

A ball of lightning, more than half a meter in diameter, flew out from the muzzle of the gun.

After flying 800 meters, the lightning ball transformed into a ball of plasma more than ten meters in diameter, burning and vaporizing the giant python's body within its core area.

The 100-meter-long python was instantly split in two.

Moreover, the energy released by the plasma ball caused the surrounding air to expand rapidly, resulting in a violent explosion. The shockwave from the explosion shattered many of the giant python's two severed bodies.

"He has lost vital signs... but the crucial part is yet to come."

Nan Yelin carefully examined the remains of the giant python.

Waiting for the changes to occur in it.

—She hasn't received any reward points from the Supreme God yet.

A moment later, she noticed that a large amount of the python's blood had seeped into the soil, and as the blood drained away, the python began to shrink in size.

"Another indestructible monster?" On the ferry, Shoko raised an eyebrow after scanning the situation.

She commanded through the mental chains: "Continue the attack. Burn the python and that land to ashes, especially the soil stained with blood. Make sure to attack it."

Nan Yelin nodded.

Then another series of deafening explosions rang out.

Just then, a phantom appeared in Nan Yelin's eyes... the giant python that she had just shot and killed opened its blood-red maw and pounced on her.

She frowned and pulled the trigger again.

Minamino Rin had seen similar scenes countless times in the virtual world and was not afraid.

These monsters, which can be killed by technological weapons... are just walking reward points.

To her surprise, the plasma balls didn't explode after hitting the giant python; instead, they flew past the phantom and into the distance. "Not a physical entity?"

While conveying her perceptions to the rest of the team through the mental energy chain, Nan Yelin pondered a solution.

"A soul? But plasma bullets are capable of killing spiritual beings, so even a soul shouldn't be able to ignore such an attack..."

"Could it be that?"

Nan Yelin quickly summoned her mecha to merge with her. No matter what the enemy's attack method was, the most important thing was to protect herself and survive in order to deal damage.

She had just merged with the mecha when the giant python's phantom appeared beside her and swallowed her whole.

On the ferry.

"Disappeared?"

Shoko frowned as she scanned the spot where Minamino Rin had just been.

“She was in a mental connection with me the whole time. From the moment she was attacked to the moment she completely disappeared, it was only a moment. None of the protective gear the captain prepared for her was activated. So she didn’t instantly turn into nothingness during the attack… Therefore, the attack method was a spacetime ability?”

Xu Feng teleported to Xiangzi's side and said leisurely, "Nan Yelin's ritual has been completed ahead of schedule."

"Where did she go? Is she in danger?" Xiangzi asked anxiously.

The monster's spacetime attacks are difficult to defend against, and even she would have a hard time avoiding them unless the Riddler Captain warned her in advance.

"The underworld, or hell, of this world."

Xu Feng replied, "To put it more precisely, it is the imaginary space constructed by Quetzalcoatl that allows the dead to dwell."

“Nan Yelin killed the python, but was also dragged into the underworld by it… The python’s soul is mostly in the spacetime dimension of the underworld, so it cannot be harmed by ordinary means unless you counterattack the moment it attacks.”

"Nan Yelin's attack power is sufficient, but her reaction speed is a bit lacking. Alas, she is so fragile before her gene lock is unlocked. Even with excellent equipment, it is difficult for her to exert her corresponding strength."

"As for whether there is any danger, you should be able to save your lives for now... as long as she doesn't become too greedy and go on a crazy monster hunt. If I'm not mistaken, in that space, killing monsters won't be as troublesome for you as it is now."

Xiangzi paused for a moment: "The underworld... normally, people only enter that kind of area after they die, right?"

“The rules of life and death in this world are not very strict.” Xu Feng shook his head: “The living are not necessarily considered to be alive, and the dead are not necessarily completely dead.”

After mastering nine of the sixteen contemplations in the Pure Land Sutra, he gained even more information through his divine eye.

In addition, due to the unique nature of his spiritual light, he easily discerned the structure of the world he inhabited.

Shoko blinked, and said thoughtfully, "You just said... Minamino Rin completed the ritual ahead of schedule, which means that in the future... Mei and I will all enter that imaginary space?"

"And the way to enter that space was to go along the Amazon River to that indigenous tribe?"

She gazed at the spot where Nan Yelin had disappeared: "So... the key difficulty of the mission lies in this? Avoiding entering the imaginary space, or, fighting your way out of the imaginary space?"

The cycle of reincarnation experienced by the Donghai team this time was not as easy as she had imagined.

However, with more thought, it's possible to find an easier way to pass the level.

Xu Feng smiled and said, "This is how the Reincarnation Team, which is not strong enough, clears the level. We have another, more direct method."

Xiangzi looked up at her husband.

She recalled what the person in front of her had said before, and the preparations he had made for the battle, so the more direct way to pass the level was... to kill the legendary Feathered Serpent God? After the serpent god died, they could naturally wait for the captain's rescue and easily complete the mission.

That's quite an idea... full of confidence!

(End of this chapter)