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Chapter 116 The Origin of Shiki-ko (Bonus Chapter 310 for Alliance Leader VTUC)

Ji Yifei flew in the air.

To be precise, the bird-man zombie grabbed his shoulder and glided down from the city wall.

It wasn't until the S-rank powerhouse who was leading the zombie horde truly appeared that Ji Yi recognized her identity.

[S-Rank Ghost Story: Corpse Princess]

[Danger Level: Extremely Dangerous]

[Special Note: She is the culprit behind the massive explosion in Longyue City, an S-class mystery who escaped. Currently, she appears to have no hostility towards you.]

Looking at the information before him, Ji Yi was very puzzled:
Is this the same world as the island nation, or is it in a different time and space?

No, I can say with certainty that this place is not in the same world as island nations.

As for how Shikiko came to be, you'll have to ask her yourself. Don't look at me like that; I'm not powerful enough to read other people's memories, am I?

Soon, the bird-man zombie brought Ji Yi to the doll-like Shikiko.

They didn't greet or say hello right away.

Ji Yi turned her head, looked at her teammates on the city wall, and gave them an OK sign.

Then, Ji Yi looked at Shi Ji Zi and spoke calmly:
"This... Lady Shikiko, is there something you need from me?"

I glanced at the two snow leopards not far away. They looked haggard, obviously having traveled all night and hadn't slept at all.

Strangely, these low-intelligence zombies coveted them, but for some reason, they never dared to pounce on them.

Of course, these zombies also treated themselves that way.

Then, Shihime-ko stepped down from the carriage and waved.

The surrounding zombies immediately made way for a clearing with a radius of thirty meters.

She slowly walked towards Ji Yi and came to stand in front of her.

Because she was even shorter than Wang Meng, standing at just over 1.5 meters tall, she had to look up at Ji Yi.

Ji Yi met his gaze with neither arrogance nor servility, looking down at the short man before him, naturally without the slightest hint of underestimation.

"You're more handsome than in the portrait."

"That's what Shihime said."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Ji Yi didn't know how to respond, so she simply didn't say anything more.

Shikiko remained silent, her black pupils gazing at Ji Yi with curiosity, her eyes seemingly filled with wonder.

At this distance, killing Ji Yi would be easier for her than crushing an ant.

You have to understand that when Ji Yi was the Destroyer, killing A-level enemies was as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs, let alone now that he is not even an A-level enemy.

She remained silent for a long time.

Ji Yi had no choice but to ask, "Lady Shi Ji Zi, what brings you here? Are you here to massacre the city? And why are you looking for me? Also, how did you come to this world?"

"Big brother, you talk so much! Hug me."

As Shihimeko spoke, she bounced around a little.

She wrapped her legs around Ji Yi's waist and her hands around the back of Ji Yi's neck.

Ji Yi was at a loss for what to do, so he had no choice but to do as Shi Ji Zi said and support her round little bottom.

Hmm. I guess you could call this hugging.

At this moment, the snow leopard and the saw-wielding man not far away were stunned.
"This pretty boy... he's really good at seducing the BOSS?!"

On the high wall, Xie Jiayi frowned.

Tang Hulu praised Ji Yi for having the same courage as he had back then, and was then pressed by Wang Meng to reveal what he had done back then.

Back in Ji Yi's place, he looked at the beautiful but bluish-white-skinned, cold-looking corpse, Shi Ji Zi.

He was a little unsure.

"Data Eye: At this critical juncture, shouldn't we say something?"

She's very curious about you.

She had no intention of killing you.

It was summed up in two short sentences.

There's no useful information, so it seems there's really no danger right now, otherwise Data Eye would be getting anxious.

This is pure slander, and I must protest.

Ignoring the words, Ji Yi and Shi Ji Zi simply stared at each other.

Having seemingly seen enough, Shikiko finally answered the question from before.

"This was my original home, but it has changed. Of course, I have also changed, so I want to renovate this home so that everyone can be the same."

Ji Yi was completely confused.

But as Shi Jizi spoke, she hugged Ji Yi even tighter. Her cool, wet breath was right next to his ear, and their heads were intertwined, so they couldn't see each other anymore.

"Thank you, big brother. Your outburst back then really got me out of trouble and gave me a chance to go home. I'm so grateful to you."

As she spoke, she turned her head and gave Ji Yi a quick kiss.

My mind went completely blank for a moment.

If we don't count the times he joked around with girls in elementary school, this should be the first time he's been kissed.

But his beloved is now a cold corpse.

Guan Yu: "I have arrived at the city gate, why not open the gate and break through the enemy's defenses?!"

"Oh, brother, you..."

Shikiko seemed to want to blush, but her face remained bluish.

"Don't worry about the details."

Ji Yi remained calm and composed. It was a trivial matter. What kind of young person wouldn't be young if they weren't impetuous?
"So... you came all this way to thank me?"

"Yes." Shikiko nodded.

"While I'm at it, I'll renovate my house."

She glanced behind the high wall.

Ji Yi: "I still don't quite understand why this is your home, and why you went to the island nation and then came back."

Shikiko was very patient and explained from the beginning:
"Brother, do you know that before every ghost story was created, it was once a living person or an animal?"

"Mm." Ji Yi nodded.

“I was once a human being, a native of this place, this world.”

Ji Yi fell into thought, digesting this information.

If Shihimeko was a native, how did she arrive in the island nation, and how did she become a ghost story?

There is a crucial mystery about time travel here.

Fortunately, his question was soon answered.

"The island nation's Anomaly Management Bureau, for certain research purposes, became interested in traveling to other worlds. And after research, they actually created a device for traveling through dimensional space."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi was startled.

Isn't this group's technological level a bit too advanced?

How could something like Hyperdimensional Games, created with the participation of gods, be replicated with low-end human resources?

However, considering the existence of various supernatural phenomena on their homeland, the difficulty of developing space machines may be far less than on Earth, a place full of materialist warriors.

"So, someone from the island nation used a machine to come to this time and space and take you away, or even turned you into a ghost story?"

"Ah."

Shihime-ko replied.

"I should have died on my 18th birthday because of a congenital disease."

"But when that world visited this place, in addition to sending a person, it also brought with it the evil spirit."

Ji Yi roughly understood.

So, the so-called "for a certain research purpose" actually refers to research on the causative agent.

It's important to understand that this world is free of harmful elements; once introduced from the outside, the consequences are unpredictable.

Humanity might easily destroy a world, or nothing might happen, or it might produce other subtle chemical reactions and cause incredible phenomena.

"So, I revived the evil spirit, which gave me a second life, but it also caused me to produce a virus that humans could not fight."

"They took me away and locked me up for three years of research. During those three years, my hometown was completely changed. I could no longer find my parents or my relatives. All I had left were these zombies, my people, who were born because of me."

So, this is the truth behind the apocalypse?

A seemingly ordinary experiment has easily brought about the destruction of a world.

The culprits don't care about any of this. And what do they care about the survival of other worlds?
But after witnessing the devastation of this world firsthand...
People should have basic empathy.

Ji Yi felt sympathy for this world, and also for the little girl named Shikiko who became an S-class ghost story.

"So after you escaped, you managed to find the time-travel machine and escaped back, right? What if they cross space to come and get you again?"

Shikiko nodded:

"Hmm. But I messed up the machine, so they lost their coordinates in this world. It will probably take them a lot of effort to catch me again. Oh, right, brother, here you go."

Shikiko handed over a complexly designed mechanical box.

【Name: Dimensional Coordinate Analyzer】

[Type: props]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: When matching for a dungeon, you can specify world coordinates to match quests in a specific world. These coordinates are recorded each time you enter a new world.]

[Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes]

[Note: Currently included are the world codes "Strange Tales", "Apocalypse", "Contamination", and "Strange Beasts"]

Ji Yi's body trembled.

This thing is very special and very useful.

This means that Ji Yi can choose to travel through the world at her own discretion.

If Miss Cat wants to find Song Wanyao, it will no longer be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Instead, as long as the coordinates are successfully recorded, a stable meeting can be guaranteed.

There is another wonderful feature.

His network of connections will finally have a chance to shine.

Misaki Maeda, Wanyao Song, scientist Will Tek, and the corpse princess in front of them.

With these helpers in the dungeon, the game difficulty can be reduced through intervention.

For example, in a nightmare dungeon where all panels are disabled, having a powerful native friend makes clearing the dungeon much easier, even effortless.

Just like clearing the "Fake Apartment" level, with Song Wanyao's help, all the fakes were wiped out.

Assuming this approach is feasible.

That would undoubtedly be the biggest bug in the hyperdimensional game!

It's definitely worth a try.

"Thank you, this is very useful to me."

Ji Yi didn't stand on ceremony with her and directly put the Dimensional Coordinate Device into her inventory.

"I'm not giving this away for nothing, brother. Could you do me a favor?"

Ji Yi: "Of course, you can make any request."

If he got something this good, he'd sell his ass for it.

"Why don't you turn into a giant monster again, go to the world of ghost stories, and kill all the people in that world?"

Ji Yi: "Miss, you're being a bit extreme."

"But they destroyed my home, so why can't I destroy their world?"

Ji Yi was somewhat speechless.

I hate the house and the bird.

From Shihime's perspective, since this planet has been almost completely destroyed, it's perfectly reasonable for her to want to destroy other people's worlds in return.

At least Ji Yi had no grounds to dissuade Shi Ji Zi. If Earth were to be in such a state, he might be even more extreme than Shi Ji Zi.

Ta-ta-kai, keep touching Ta-ta-kai.

Ji Yi could only say, "Even if I wanted to help you, I couldn't turn into a monster anymore. I can't even beat a few of your zombie subordinates right now."

"It's ok."

It seems that Shikiko had anticipated this.

"I've heard that you people from other worlds are very different; you grow up very quickly. I'm giving you this not so that you'll help me immediately."

She whispered in Ji Yi's ear and licked her earlobe.

The wet, slippery, and icy touch sent chills down Ji Yi's spine.

"Brother, you helped me last time, will you help me this time too?"

Ji Yi believed that if he dared to say no, the consequences would be dire.

She was no longer human, but a ghost story.

"Okay, I agree, but I have a condition."

"Hehe, brother, you tell me."

"Let them go."

Ji Yi pointed in the direction of the high wall.

"The people here are all innocent. Although the apocalypse has come, human civilization has not been completely destroyed. Humanity has preserved its flame and can still grow stronger. In a hundred or a thousand years, all life will be restored. Since you were once a person of this world, you should also hope that this world will become a better place, instead of being left with only zombies, right?"

Shikiko fell into thought.

She hadn't thought that much about it before.

Since the world is going to be destroyed anyway, she might as well go all out and make everyone her subjects, completely ruling the planet and accumulating power to deal with the island nation's subsequent actions.

But since humanity in this world still has hope and the will to struggle and survive, it is wrong to arbitrarily take away their lives.

"Yes, I can grant you that request, brother."

"That's what Shihime said."

"But I don't want their development to get out of my control and turn around and point guns at me."

Ji Yi: "So what do you mean?"

"I'll plant the virus in each of them, so their lives are in my hands. Otherwise, I don't want them to kill me, this soft-hearted 'god,' when humanity has grown stronger."

Ji Yi understood her concerns and knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

If they don't agree, everyone in the shelter will die, even the "Spark" who escaped earlier will be hunted down and killed.

People might still have ways to struggle and survive against mindless zombies.

But not in front of Shihime.

"Alright, I agree on their behalf. But I hope you can maintain a non-interference relationship with humans, instead of treating them as your servants."

"Brother, I'm not that bored."

Shikiko smiled faintly: "So, are you now willing to avenge me?"

"Withdraw your troops first, and let me see your sincerity."

"Okay~"

She beamed with joy, and then...
Like a chick pecking at rice, it lightly touched Ji Yi's lips.

Ji Yi: "."

My brain went blank for a moment.

"Thank you, brother!"

Shikiko got off him and waved to the million-strong zombie horde.

The zombies quickly turned and left without a second thought.

Ji Yi was still in a daze.

The snow leopard and the saw-wielding man were completely dumbfounded.

It turns out that being handsome really does allow you to do whatever you want, and you can even seduce the boss!
On the high wall, Xie Jiayi clutched the hem of her skirt, for some reason, she gripped it very tightly.

"Alright, I've let them all go."

"Brother, take me into the city. Don't worry, I promise I won't hurt them. I'm waiting for you to avenge me."

She walked towards Ji Yi, opened her arms and hugged Ji Yi's waist, then looked up with a smile:

"Brother, it's been a pleasure working with you."

Her smile was so sweet, yet it gave Ji Yi a chilling feeling.

Shihime might feel gratitude towards him, but more than that, it was an exchange of interests, a coercive relationship where not doing things his way could mean the loss of one's life.

Ji Yi could only respond indifferently.

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Xie Jiayi watched this scene coldly, then quickly turned her head and went straight down the high wall.

　This is an extra chapter; the 8,000 words from tonight will be posted tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)