My players are too fierce!

The City of Knowledge, B42 Lower Nest District, at the Gate of the Spirit Realm.

The area of ​​several city blocks was deliberately cleared out to form a plaza, where three red-robed sages monitored in real time the huge, colorful rift in the center of the plaza, as if someone had torn a hole in the canvas of reality.

Hundreds of heavily armored soldiers, whom Emma and the others had seen in the maintenance passage, were stationed here in groups of three, monitoring those coming and going.

"This gate to the spirit world was created by the most serious spirit invasion incident in Sector B42 a century ago," Otto remarked, glancing subtly at 'David Day' beside him. "If you hadn't been able to control the mess you made back then..."

"This is the most likely outcome."

At the edge of the gate to the spirit world, indescribable things, some invisible and some visible, would occasionally emanate, but they would quickly retract under the ripples of some kind of elliptical instrument.

David Day didn't seem to care, and retorted to Otto, "That just shows how much he trusts the methods of your Nest City, huh?"

Otto rolled his eyes, not wanting to reply.

"Identification documents?"

Upon arriving at the foot of the gate to the spirit world, a heavily armored soldier stopped the group for a routine check.

"I'll stop here; it'll be dangerous if we go any further."

Otto accepted the scale-shaped metal badge that served as his identification and smiled at "David Day".

David Day nodded and instructed Emma and Cabbage, "When we get there...if you don't encounter any danger, remember not to wander off."

Then, he handed the crystal that could connect him to Otto to Emma.

Emma shook her cat ears slightly, indicating that she understood.

Holding Cabbage's hand tightly, guided by the contract, she locked onto the spirit world coordinates of Death Town and stepped into the spirit world gate with her sister.

"What about you? Aren't you leaving?"

Otto looked at the remaining four people with some curiosity.

"We naturally have our own way."

David Day replied with a smile.

Then, the four turned to ashes and dispersed.

"Alert! Alert!"

The surrounding soldiers were terrified by this scene and raised their guns in alarm, mistakenly believing that a new wave of spirit invasion had begun.

"Failed again..."

Otto frowned, muttered to himself, and left, looking utterly dejected after his experiment failed.

That bastard, he's the one who causes trouble and then has to clean up his mess.

but...

As a diplomatic cost of establishing relations with the "Negative World," this is perfectly acceptable.

Dead City needs him as a diplomatic channel from Hive City, but Otto doesn't need Dead City either.

Academic struggles are brutal; his mentor and senior classmates had already blocked the path for him to conduct sociological research within the city.

He could only seek out research subjects who resided in the spirit world.

All of this might even become the opportunity for him to be elevated to the rank of a sage!

-

Southern part of Dead City, on the Fourth Ring Road, adjacent to Tavern Street.

The vibrant colors in her eyes slowly faded, and Emma slowly stood up, holding the cabbage.

Is this a dilapidated... gladiatorial arena?

The sand on the ground was blood red, and there was a rusty smell in the air.

The surrounding towering stands had long since collapsed.

In the center of the arena, Emma clung tightly to Cabbage, her fear mirroring that of her sister.

This is the second time Emma has fallen into the spirit world without any warning.

He had knowledge, but no tools to use it.

Let's wait...

Waiting for that person to keep their appointment.

-

Dead End Town, Tavern.

Six pieces of leather armor and a black robe were propped up by ashes.

[Limited-time mission finale: Responding to Emma and Cabbage]

[Task rewards will be calculated upon completion.]

Roland simply created a series of tasks and threw them at the players, telling them to get to work and not bother him.

He needs to carefully consider his resources before distributing rewards to the players...

The seven players rushed excitedly toward the coordinates given by Roland.

Since it hadn't been long since the last bell rang, there were hardly any zombies on the streets.

It was in the opposite direction from the Melting Plaza, so the group only discovered the new building when they arrived at the dilapidated arena.

Unlike the small, repurposed dark rooms in the surrounding model buildings, this is clearly a special structure.

Emma and Cabbage were nestled together in the center of the arena.

Hakimed chuckled and rushed in first.

joke!

In this final wave of missions, whoever triggers the dialogue with Miss Emma and Cabbage Sister first will likely receive the highest reward!

"Damn it, they have no sportsmanship!"

Kashima was furious and followed suit.

Even Ah Wei's short legs were spinning so fast they were almost blurry.

Of the group, only the swordsman stood still, memories surfacing in his mind.

The sand in this arena looks so familiar...

Snapped--

"Brother, something on your mind?"

Kuangfeng patted the swordsman on the shoulder. As an older man among the group of young people, he didn't have the energy to compete with the kids for the limelight.

He pays more attention to the swordsmen.

"Ah, it's nothing..." the swordsman said to Kuangfeng, coming back to his senses. "It just feels a bit off here."

Would Dead End have such simple architecture?

Could it be a trap?

"Let's go, you'll be the one to hold up the sky if it falls!"

Kuangfeng laughed loudly, and with a carefree air, he put his arm around the swordsman's shoulder and stepped into the dilapidated arena.

slam-la-

The moment the swordsman stepped into the arena, a metal door rose from the back corner of the main gate, sealing off the entrance.

The rusty sand formed a cage, imprisoning the catgirl sisters within.

Here, no matter who you are—a bandit, a heretic, or even a slave—as long as you are strong enough, you can get a chance...

Welcome to the Crimson Arena!

Suddenly, wave after wave of frenzied sound appeared in everyone's ears!

Suddenly, one after another blood-red phantom appeared on the originally dilapidated stands!

They were celebrating wildly, chanting the champion's name!

"No way..."

The swordsman remembered.

This is the place where he received Marcus's memories and became a gladiator!

He thought this was just a backdrop!

Damn it, the developers even created models for the cutscene CGs?

"Uh, brother swordsman," Kuangfeng released his grip on the swordsman, "you wouldn't be the first to attack me, would you?"

"What?"

[The duel begins now!]

[Defending Champion: Swordsman in the Rain]

[Challenger: Hachimede, Kashima's first snow, Force 8 gale...]

[Prize: Mutant Sisters]

Only the victors can leave the arena alive!

This is PVP?

"I'm sorry, brother, I just wanted to be a good person..."

With tears welling in his eyes, Kuangfeng aimed his loaded pistol at the swordsman.

"Don't get too caught up in the drama!"

boom--

The swordsman may have dodged it, or the wind may have done it on purpose; in any case, the bullet missed, kicking up a cloud of scarlet sand.

"Damn it..."

Another beam of white light shot straight at the swordsman's face, but unfortunately it missed again.

"Brother Swordsman, your movement skills are quite impressive!"

Hachimedes' voice was sleazy.

Wow, this is a really good idea. How about a limited-time PvP event after the main event ends?

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was filled with joy.

"You're courting death!"

-

The lobby of the tavern.

Roland calmly tucked the notebook full of secrets into his chest.

Ah, the winner is back.

The swordsman suddenly pushed open the door, his body covered in blood, and pulled the bewildered Emma and her sister into the tavern.

Then, unable to hold on any longer, it turned to ash and died.