Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo nodded. It seemed that... soul power was not an energy system, but a unique system, which explained why soul power was not sealed by the unknown life form.

"I can't use my Devil Fruit either."

Mori Masako sensed the Illusionary Bird Fruit and said.

"Originally, in this world, even if we died, we could return to the Naruto world and be resurrected, but now we have lost... that trait."

When Yakumo spoke of this, his tone was inevitably heavy. After all, he was bound to Yuuki Chiyuki and Mori Masako, and if anything happened to them... it would be his responsibility.

With the help of the game system, he is destined to live a very long time, and may even live forever.

If the two of them do not embark on this path of gradual transcendence, they will grow old and gray within the next hundred years.

“Every day I went on an adventure with Yakumo was unforgettable.”

"I am no longer afraid of death."

Masako Mori smiled slightly, unaffected by the news.

"Of course I know, what I want to emphasize is..."

"Our safety is the top priority in this expedition. We may gain little, but we cannot lose our lives!"

Yakumo glanced at the two of them, his tone becoming very serious.

This is not the world of Demon Slayer, but the world of One-Punch Man, which is a thousand times more dangerous. Yakumo has no ambition to sweep everything aside; he only hopes to gain as many attribute points as possible in these two months.

At 2:00 PM on February 2nd, that kind of thought... can only exist in dreams.

"Understood, safety is the most important thing."

Yukotsu Chiyuki and Mori Masako immediately smiled and assured her.

“There are other restrictions as well.”

Yakumo continued speaking with a bitter face. Every ten minutes of continuous combat would accumulate a negative status effect, which completely eliminated the possibility of the group fighting for a long time. They could only reduce the number of hunts.

"Anything else?"

Masako Mori's face turned ugly. She felt the deep malice of this world towards them. She was not curious about how Yakumo obtained this information, but simply assumed it was his special talent.

"In this world, if our battle with a monster lasts for more than ten minutes, we will receive a negative status effect."

"This battle time is cumulative each day. For example, if you fight for ten minutes in a day, you will receive a negative status effect, and if you fight for twenty minutes, you will receive a second one..."

In other words, we need to act quickly.

"I understand, just unleash your ultimate move and kill them instantly," Mori Masako said.

“That’s right,” Yakumo replied with some relief.

"By the way, what's the situation around Chiyuki?" Mori Masako asked.

“I observed through the window for about ten minutes, and there were no pedestrians on the street. Just as Master said, this city has fallen under the rule of monsters,” Yukotsu Chiyuki replied.

“This is truly despairing,” Masako Mori said.

"In addition, the raindrops high above the city have a deep, hidden crimson hue, while the lower altitudes are shrouded in thick fog, making visibility extremely low," You Gu Qianxue continued.

"Humans exist around us, but their situation is quite dire."

Yakumo's soul perception was more refined than Chiyuki's; several human auras could be found within the residential buildings surrounding this structure.

In the distance, there were still several powerful auras, likely those of strong humans unwilling to retreat, living cautiously in the cracks of this city now ruled by monsters.

"So what's our plan next?" Masako Mori asked.

"Find out the blood-red components in the rainwater and the components in the dense fog."

Yakumo pondered for a few seconds before speaking.

The strategy for this exploration is to proceed cautiously and steadily. Before the actual hunt, it is necessary to understand the potential dangers in the surrounding area and devise a plan to counter them.

"Then I'll go collect rainwater and fog."

Yukotsuki stood up and took the initiative to undertake this simple collection task. Unfortunately, she couldn't use her chakra and therefore couldn't retrieve the items from the storage scroll. She could only use the materials available at the temporary base.

"Be careful, move stealthily."

"Avoid contact with raindrops and dense fog as much as possible."

"As ordered."

Before setting off, Yakumo reminded them that he had checked the area around the neighborhood and there were no strange people who could threaten them.

You Gu Qianxue nodded and changed into a black raincoat.

They used their strength to move the cabinet and stone table aside and quietly left the stronghold.

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Chapter 371 First Exploration of the Surroundings

K City, temporary base.

Masako Mori and Yakumo were categorizing and storing supplies. Food ingredients were mainly piled up near the kitchen for easy food preparation in the future, experimental equipment was placed in the living room, and the remaining special weapons were stored in the bedroom.

These weapons have triangular blades, and although they are not edged, the tips are very sharp. They are about thirty centimeters long and contain a carefully prepared poison by Yakumo, a poison specifically designed to target monsters.

Actually, it's called a weapon... but it's actually a large syringe. It's made entirely of wood-based materials and its hardness is enhanced by life energy, giving it a hardness that surpasses that of steel.

However, these weapons can only be used once and need to be refilled with liquid toxins before they can be reused. Before coming to this world, Yakumo prepared sixty-seven special weapons.

Use sparingly when not necessary.

Not long after, You Gu Qianxue returned to the bedroom with two semi-transparent glass bottles containing two different colored liquids.

One is a pale red liquid, occasionally bubbling with foam.

The other was a pale blue liquid, which appeared even calmer.

The two liquids were very light in color, making it difficult to distinguish their specific colors, but subtle differences could still be detected. Yakumo took the two liquids and placed them on the makeshift experimental table in the living room.

"Let me test the two liquids first. You two can rest for a while. Remember not to use any open flames."

"clear."

Although she lost her chakra and Devil Fruit, Masako Mori can still use the Emperor's Chant normally, and still wields an incredibly domineering blazing flame, which allows her to start a fire and cook.

Before entering this world, Yakumo originally planned to join forces with the Hero Association to quickly eliminate the monsters, but plans can't keep up with changes.

At the very least, K City is ruled by eccentrics, so this mission must be modified.

Yakumo refocused his attention on the two liquids in front of him, poured the pale red liquid onto the glass plate, and observed it using his Life Mastery skill.

Fortunately, after several upgrades, the Life Mastery skill has become a passive skill that can be used at will... The lack of Life Source Energy will cause a slight decrease in accuracy.

Yakumo focused her attention on the pale red liquid in front of her, constantly raising her observation angle until she reached the cellular level.

Within this pale red liquid, Yakumo saw microorganisms, cells with rather peculiar shapes, their surfaces covered with numerous tentacles that moved rapidly within the liquid.

This microorganism reminded Yakumo of the monster cells. After a moment's thought, he took out the blood from a previous comparative experiment, dripped it onto a glass plate, and then used Life Mastery to observe it again.

Those microorganisms, like sharks that smell blood, rapidly merge into that drop of blood, not to destroy it... but to absorb nutrients, replicate, and replace that drop of blood.

This is not destruction, but replacement.

Eventually, the blood took on a faint purple hue, exuding an ominous aura. If these microorganisms entered a person's body, they would subtly transform an ordinary person into a monster.

Yakumo no longer needed to examine the blue liquid; he guessed it was similar in composition to the pale red water droplets, both being tools used to transform ordinary people into monsters.

Those freak organizations... use a suffocating atmosphere to induce despair, distorting the human mind, and then use two liquids to intensify... affecting the bodies of ordinary people and turning them into monsters.

The two liquids likely originated from two different freak organizations.

The reason the monster didn't carry out a large-scale massacre might be that he wanted to turn K City into a backup base to fill the gaps in the organization's grassroots combat power.

From this perspective, the monsters have become a completely new race, taking root in this world, occupying territories, and fighting against humanity.

If the freaks in K City have formed an organized group, then this hunt... will require even greater caution and care.

Yakumo stood up and destroyed the glass plate. This time, Yakumo inserted his right finger into the glass bottle containing blood-red rainwater to try it out.

[Hint: The player's body has been invaded by an unknown creature.]

[Note: Players with a Constitution level of 50 or higher are immune to this attack.]

Yakumo continued to insert his right finger into the pale blue glass bottle, his fingertip touching the liquid inside, quietly waiting for the reaction.

[Hint: The player's body has been invaded by an unknown creature.]

[Note: Players with a Constitution level of 55 or higher are immune to this attack.]

Yakumo thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Although these two liquids can transform living organisms, their effects are mainly on ordinary people and have little effect on the strong.

Some people are even immune if they have a strong enough constitution.

Besides physical changes, becoming a monster also requires a twisted mind.

Yakumo destroyed the two liquids and returned to his bedroom.

Masako Mori and Chiyuki Yukotsu sat by the wall in the bedroom, closing their eyes to calm themselves down. After Yakumo returned to the bedroom, the two opened their eyes.

"So... do you have a plan yet?" Masako Mori asked.

"Those two liquids can cause ordinary people to gradually turn into monsters."

"In other words... K City is the incubation ground for two freak organizations. However, there is good news: the two liquids are ineffective against people with strong physiques, and all three of us are immune to the invasion of the two liquids."

"Of course, you will also need to wear clothing to protect yourself from this liquid when you go out."

The two nodded and stood up to change their clothes.

The specially designed diving suits in the One Piece world can effectively isolate the two liquids, but a portable oxygen mask is still needed for assistance.

Only by combining the two can we be prepared for any eventuality.

Five minutes later, the group changed their clothes, putting on heavy, warm diving suits, covering their hair with hoods, and wearing diving goggles made of polished quartz glass.

"We'll hunt down the strange creatures inside this building first, then move outwards."

"it is good."