In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

Listening to Asagiri's words and looking at the dark red glow on the lines on his body, Shura, who was just standing there quietly but gave people a strong sense of oppression that made them feel breathless, all had the same idea in their minds. Iwanaga Kotoko and Kato Megumi.

As expected, the leader of his team, although his words and actions were usually abstract, was actually a monster so powerful and terrifying that he absolutely did not want to become an enemy.

"Roar..."

As the evil ghosts of the headless nurse and doctor turned into filthy blood and gradually sank into the ground, Hodel Franklin, who was tied to the metal bed, let out a whimper from his throat that was more like a wail than a roar.

"Old Huo, do you still recognize me?"

Looking at Asagiri who walked up to him and helped him pull out the needle from his eyeball, Hodel Franklin's eyes, which were originally filled with confusion, gradually became bright.

[Hodel Franklin, the nurse at Giant Mountain Psychiatric Hospital, has significantly increased his favorability towards you.]

Seeing the prompt that popped up in the eye icon APP, Asagiri took off his dark gray mask and smiled.

"As expected, you still recognize me. Let me put you down first..."

Just as Asagiri was about to untie Hodel Franklin, he saw bulging blue veins on his neck and blood began to flow from his face. The next second, Hodel Franklin broke free from the iron ring on his neck.

"Leader, be careful..."

Before Iwanaga Kotoko could finish her reminder, she saw that after breaking free from his restraints, Hodel Franklin did not make any move to attack Asagiri. Instead, there was anxiety in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he could not utter a word.

Just when Iwanaga Kotoko and others were confused and didn't know what Hodel Franklin meant, Asagiri said thoughtfully.

"You mean, you're trapped here forever and can't escape?"

Hodel Franklin nodded vigorously in the affirmative.

"So you want us to stop wasting time rescuing you and just get the hell out of here?"

Hodel Franklin nodded again.

Seeing this scene, Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko were all dumbfounded.

How do these two communicate?

It would be fine if two people who are very familiar with each other can understand each other through eye contact, but the key point is that one of you is a human being, and the other, although not an evil ghost, is definitely a dead soul. How can your thoughts be connected?

Is it because Asagiri has the passive special class effect of "Unruly Tyrant"?

Or is this his own hidden talent?

Isn’t that too outrageous?

"Lao Huo."

Facing Hodel Franklin's urgent urging, Asagiri just slowly stretched out his hand.

"Come with us, let's get out of here..."

"Become my Persona."

Hearing Asagiri's words, a faint golden light suddenly shone through Hodel Franklin's eyes, which were originally bloodshot and had become a little confused and dim due to the 24-hour non-stop torture.

His bloody face, with the skin peeled off, trembled slightly. He opened his mouth and, having lost the ability to speak, he tried his best to utter a vague and low word.

"it is good."

The next second, Hodel Franklin's nearly three-meter-tall body turned into a shadowy tarot card and slowly fell into Asagiri's palm.

[Personality Mask: Hodel Franklin]

Hodel Franklin: A caregiver working at the Kyoyama Mental Hospital, unaware of the secret experiments being conducted there, he was captured by the inmates during a riot, had his skin peeled off, and died after enduring brutal torture. Trapped by the strangeness of Kyoyama Mental Hospital, he was endlessly hunted and tortured by the demons transformed from the inmates, until... Utsunomiya Asagiri's return.

Although Hodel Franklin is a dead soul in hell, he still wants to save every innocent person who strays into the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital, even if the price is to be tortured by the mentally ill. This will to protect is transformed into the ability of the Persona.

[This personality mask's unique ability: Sacrifice]

[Sacrifice: You cannot actively summon Hodel Franklin. When you are fatally wounded, you can activate Hodel Franklin's unique ability to transfer and bear all your injuries. After activating this ability, you will be considered dead once, and will gain corresponding resistance enhancement. After activating the ability, you will also gain a temporary defense boost.]

[Note: After activating "Sacrifice," Hodel Franklin needs time to recover, so this ability will enter a cooldown period. The specific cooldown period depends on the type and severity of fatal damage you received, with a minimum cooldown period of twelve hours. If you forcibly activate this ability during the cooldown period, although it will have the same effect, it will cause this Persona to be permanently destroyed.]

[Corresponding Tarot card: The Hanged Man (upright)]

"Rebirth after death... No, the ability to transfer fatal injuries... Not bad."

Asagiri understood that Hodel Franklin's unique ability as a personality mask, although it seemed similar to the time reversal of the newly awakened Shura, they actually had their own merits.

The effect of Ren Shura's time reversal is similar to that of a pocket watch, but it cannot be used actively. It must be activated when he dies, and the limit is one minute. Injuries suffered more than one minute ago cannot be recovered. If he gains a combat advantage within this minute, it will be erased as time reverses.

Hodel Franklin's ability "Sacrifice" is equivalent to a perfect healing and recovery technique. No matter how long ago the injury was suffered, or how serious it was, as long as this ability is activated, it can be restored to an intact state, and a defense-enhancing BUFF can also be obtained.

You can never have too much ability to increase your fault tolerance.

"Hodel Franklin..."

At this moment, Kotoko Iwanaga suddenly whispered the name of Hodel Franklin, then took off her white beret, put it on her chest, and nodded slightly in greeting.

"Please leave in peace."

"leave?"

Kato Megumi was a little confused when she heard this.

"Didn't Mr. Hodel Franklin become Leader's persona?"

"Do not."

Asagiri shook his head and said softly.

"The real Hodel Franklin has escaped the control of this strange area. Hmm...how should I describe it? Becoming a Buddha? Anyway, that's the general idea. The personality mask I obtained is the power transformed from his will to sacrifice himself to protect the innocent."

"Becoming a Buddha... That's fine."

Yuuki Asuna nodded, clasped her hands together, lowered her head slightly, and murmured.

"Mr. Hodel Franklin, I hope you can go to a better world. We will carry your will and continue to fight."

At this moment, Iwanaga Kotoko suddenly seemed to sense something and frowned.

"There's a strange smell. It's the enemy. Prepare to fight."

After hearing Iwanaga Kotoko's reminder, the other three left the narrow ward without hesitation and came to the more spacious corridor outside.

The twin brothers that I met before appeared again in the distance of the corridor, and this time they were followed by a dozen ragged and skinny mental patients. Behind these evil spirits was a skinny man who was wearing a thick black oilcloth apron, a pure black cloak, a black gas mask on his face, and a pair of giant scissors in his hands. He was dressed very strangely.

"Is it you? Is it really you!?"

Hearing the strange man's excited question, Asagiri, who was standing in the front, responded without hesitation.

"Yes, it's me. I'm your father."

"Pfft..."

Although it was a critical moment before the battle began, when Asagiri suddenly said this, even Kato Megumi, who had a tendency to have expressionless expressions, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Forehead..."

The strange man wearing a gas mask didn't seem to expect Asagiri to suddenly say this. After being stunned for a few seconds, he continued in a crazy tone.

"The one who summoned that black monster and that strange-looking blonde girl... As expected, you are 'Shadow'! I originally thought those guys were just seeing illusions or making meaningless guesses, but I didn't expect you to actually exist. You can control such powerful monsters, so powerful that you can take people's lives without even attacking. Tell me, how did you do it!?"

"'Shadow'? Oh, I see. That's the nickname Blackwatch gave me..."

Asagiri replied noncommittally at first, then looked at the man wearing a gas mask. The black gun-shaped summoner appeared in his hand, and he pressed it against his temple. He pulled the trigger and spoke in a calm tone.

"Want to know what I'm capable of? Then come and experience it for yourself."

Chapter 82: 079 Cycle and Escape

"Is it coming..."

The "doctor's" tone was filled with excitement and excitement, as if he had seen the most perfect experimental subject in the world, and he spoke crazily.

"Let me see it with my own eyes! The power to manipulate powerful and strange things!"

The next second, Asagiri's eyes turned from black to gold, and a wave of power so intense it was breathtaking erupted from his body. The hem of his long black trench coat fluttered gently, and a battle was imminent...

"withdraw!"

At this moment, Asagiri turned around, grabbed the hands of Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi, and quickly ran to the other side of the corridor. Unlike the confused Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi, Iwanaga Kotoko seemed to have been prepared. She was originally at the back when preparing for the battle formation, but after turning around, she became the one leading the way in the front.

"Go this way, I remember the route!"

After running dozens of meters, Yuuki Asuna finally reacted and asked while running.

"Aren't we supposed to fight them? Why did they run away?"

"Only a fool would fight them."

Even when running, Asagiri's breath was still very even, and even his fleeing posture was so graceful.

"They can all be resurrected and reborn with the strange power of the Giant Mountain Mental Hospital. Fighting them is completely meaningless except for wasting physical energy. We have already obtained what we want, so of course we will go directly to the next level."

"I see."

Yuuki Asuna tried her best to regulate her breathing and spoke.

"Based on your usual crazy personality, I thought you really wanted to fight them."

"Haha, don't underestimate me."

Asagiri said seriously and with great momentum.

"If you can skip classes, do it. This is also an essential quality for a good player!"

Just as Asagiri finished speaking, the surrounding area suddenly began to distort, and the next second, the four members of the team found themselves back at the entrance of the elevator shaft.

"this...?"

While Yuuki Asuna and others were still confused and didn't know why the position suddenly changed, Asagiri seemed to have expected it and spoke in a calm tone.

"twenty minutes."

"What twenty minutes?"

Hearing Kato Megumi's question, Asagiri replied softly.

"Twenty minutes is the time from when we entered this floor to now, and it also represents the duration of one cycle."

"what?"

Yuuki Asuna looked incredulous, and it took her a few seconds to react.

"You mean, the strange power of the second underground floor will also make us cycle? If we want to go to the next floor, we have to find a way to leave this floor within 20 minutes, otherwise we will return to the starting point due to the strange cycle? So the real difficulty is here..."

"You think too simply."

Kotoko Iwanaga looked at the three people beside her, a serious look in her eyes, and she spoke slowly.

"This time, we don't have twenty minutes. The longer we stay on this floor, the more strange powers we'll be exposed to. The first cycle lasted twenty minutes, but this time it's less than twenty minutes. If we can't escape this floor and continue to cycle... we'll eventually be unable to leave.

Both Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi realized the seriousness of the matter, and Yuuki Asuna hurriedly asked.

"Is there no way to remove the strange power that has infected us?"

"It can't be done."

Kotoko Iwanaga first shook her head, then looked at Asagiri. Even facing such a difficult situation, she still had an elegant smile on her face.

"They guessed we'd go find Old Huo. The three possibilities I mentioned earlier about the illusion were all wrong. They simply wanted to use the illusion's appearance and our reasoning behind it leading us there to delay our stay on this level, contaminating us with enough strange power to keep us trapped in a loop. This dungeon is filled with strange auras, and my perception has become less sharp. I've fallen for their trick."

"It's impossible for every analysis to be correct. I don't blame you."

Asagiri first comforted Iwanaga Kotoko, then slowly spoke.

"In that case, then force your way through, smash all obstacles before you, and reach the next level as quickly as possible."

.............

Thirteen minutes later, on the second underground floor of Jushan Psychiatric Hospital, in Area D.

"call..."

Asuna Yuuki's breathing was a little rapid, her chest rising and falling with every breath, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her left hand hung limply at her side, and her right hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

She looked at the dozen or so evil ghost bodies in mental restraint suits in front of her, which turned into blood and gradually sank into the ground. She couldn't help but bite her silver teeth.

"These guys are really tough. I can't kill them all..."

In just thirteen minutes, the four-member team encountered three waves of enemies in succession. However, this time was different from the previous one. There were no twin brothers and doctors among them, but only a dozen mental patients, nurses, and evil spirits transformed from doctors.

Why not send out the entire team, or even personally participate in the battle? Is it because the doctor, who is the boss of this floor, is letting it go?

No.

There is only one explanation.