Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

This shape clearly resembles a unicorn.

He certainly lives up to the title of "partner of justice" and is quite fitting for his identity as a knight. But, does he have any special abilities?

It's unclear whether this counts as lucky or unlucky, but Nobi didn't get another chance and mounted his horse.

"The demon sword itself is inside the castle tower. Only by killing it can this monster be eliminated."

Muramasa said to Nobi.

Nobita nodded and urged the unicorn to gallop forward.

He did not invite Muramasa to mount his horse because he could sense the other party's considerable wariness. There was absolutely no trust between them. Not to mention Muramasa towards him, even he himself had to be wary of Muramasa.

Even though Muramasa's act of letting the Talos squad members leave just now didn't seem like that of a villain who treated human life like dirt.

Watching the knight depart, Taki felt a sense of relief.

With the knight present, the monster's attention could be diverted to some extent, giving her the opportunity to break into the building.

Gripping the demon-slaying sword tightly, Taki ran towards the monster.

Chapter 163: The Intervention of the Demonic Mist

As they got closer, the stench became increasingly pungent.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Nobita still felt a wave of nausea when he saw the mouths of those tentacles opening and closing up close.

He thought Zhu Hai was the most disgusting thing he would ever see in his life, but he never expected that there was always something worse. This thing was at least ten times as ugly as Zhu Hai.

The strange sounds being chanted were clearly an amplified version of the Demon Blade's whispers from the game.

"Hissing sound—"

The unicorn's horn emitted a faint golden light, dispelling Nobita's discomfort.

"Thank you. Can you fly?"

Looking at the large, twisted mass of tentacles before him, Nobita hoped the unicorn would give him a positive answer.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to climb up to the main building of the castle tower from below.

The running unicorn shook its head and made a slightly dissatisfied sound.

As if he couldn't believe that Nobita would ask such a simplistic question, "I'm a unicorn, you're questioning whether I can fly?"

Although it really doesn't.

But it can jump high!

As the giant arm swung its flesh-and-blood blade and fell.

With a neigh, the horse stomped its hooves, cracking the ground and leaving four craters. The unicorn carrying Nobi leaped nearly ten meters into the air, landing on a tentacle and dodging the blood-stained blades as it bounced back and forth between the tentacles.

Takii, moving in the other direction, was just as fast. As long as she had a weapon in her hand, she could feel her physical abilities being enhanced accordingly.

At least when wielding a knife, in addition to improving skills, aspects such as strength, agility, and explosiveness will also be greatly enhanced.

Otherwise, even with skill, she wouldn't have been confident enough to break into the blood-soaked crowd.

If I had to use an analogy, it's like replacing the original blank slate with a swordsman class. She feels that whatever weapon she changes to, she should get the corresponding attribute boosts for that weapon class.

An arm wielding a giant blade came hurtling through the air, the sound of it tearing through the air like a mournful wail from the underworld.

Judging from its size, this thing is beyond her current ability to block; if she tries to take it head-on, she'll just be smashed into a pulp.

She planted her long sword in the ground, then made a sharp right-angle turn, avoiding the descending blade of flesh.

The clumps of tissue on top wriggled like fleshy buds, stretching out countless hands trying to grab Taki.

Ignoring it, she plunged her knife into one of the tentacles that slapped at her. As the tentacles swung back and forth, she continued to rise, like playing a game.

Unfortunately, she didn't have enough time. Otherwise, she could have crafted a grappling hook and a scythe, which would have made movement much easier and given her the high agility bonus of the ninja class.

"咴咴!"

Leaping from its tentacles, facing the many eyes of the castle tower, the unicorn's horn emitted a burst of intense golden light, instantly shattering the affected eyes and temporarily clearing away the surrounding blood mist.

The tentacles' mouths went from whispering to agonizing cries, and the entire castle tower writhed.

Bang!

Unicorn successfully led Nobita into the bottom level of the castle tower.

As the tentacles twitched, Takii seized the opportunity to break free of them, smashed through the door, and tumbled into the castle tower.

Unlike the bloody and mottled exterior, the interior of the castle tower was quite clean, with bright candlelight all around. The place she had entered was probably a banquet hall, filled with dishes that seemed to be permanently placed there.

It's as if time itself was frozen on a certain night in the Edo period.

Without time to survey the surrounding buildings, she ran towards the rooftop where the demon sword was, as she sensed it.

On the wooden floor, bloodied ninja figures emerged one by one, desperately trying to intercept and assassinate her.

Even the giant arm outside started stabbing wildly at their location with a knife, causing the ground to shake violently.

The building, which had just looked intact, was now in ruins in the blink of an eye.

"Hey!"

The unicorn suddenly appeared, rampaging and smashing through large groups of bloodied people, leaving itself completely unscathed.

The two worked together to break through the ninja's blockade, avoid the maddened giant hand, and finally reached the top floor.

The charred figure knelt in the main seat, the demon sword embedded in a pool of flesh and blood on the floor, entangled by countless blood vessels.

Upon seeing the two appear, it stood up, supporting its sword. With a gentle pull, the large patch of tissue attached to the demon sword broke off, and the entire Tenshukaku monster went limp, its six arms hanging down, and it remained motionless.

"So this is the demon sword?"

Nobita muttered to himself, took out a "substitute red paper figure," and used it directly.

His armor was immediately covered with a faint red light.

"on!"

Unsure if this thing had a time limit, Nobita, riding his unicorn and wielding his sword, launched the first charge.

Crimson flames erupted from the eyes of the charred black figure, and Nobita, who rushed forward, suddenly felt a strange sense that everything about him was being seen through.

Is this how you see through the demon sword's weakness?

It’s really difficult.

Nobi must focus more intently on defense than ever before in order to lessen this feeling.

In game terms, it's like having your seven weaknesses rapidly circulating within your body, so fast that the demon sword can't hit them.

instant--

So fast!

Clang!

Taki was faster than him and blocked the attack.

"I'll keep him occupied, you figure out a way to break one of his arms."

This was the only possible way for Takii to break the move, after much thought.

She and the Demon Blade are completely transparent with each other, and the Demon Blade cannot kill her, so her coming to entangle her is the best option.

The demon sword monk completely ignored Takii, focusing all his attention on Nobi.

Takii naturally knew what it was thinking.

The knight is quite capable. If we can turn him into a sword slave, the two of them working together might be able to kill Takii.

"it is good."

Because there was an announcement for a perfect clear, Nobi naturally knew that the other person was a pro. Plus, since the surname was Muramasa, her understanding of the game was definitely top-notch, at least better than his.

His greatest strength is that he listens to advice. Since the big boss said to cut off his arm, then he cut off his arm!

After being blocked by Taki, the Demon Sword Monk suddenly unleashed his power and charged towards Nobi.

A flash of light appeared.

The faint red light around Nobita dissipated, and the paper figures on his body quickly burned away, leaving not a trace of ash.

Three!

Nobita could sense that without the substitute paper doll, the demon sword could have broken through three of his weaknesses and destroyed his weapon.

But this also shows that the opponent cannot kill him instantly, and if he is extra careful, the opponent may not even be able to break through his weapon.

"Eh-"

The unicorn was enraged, unleashing golden light. Its inherent blinding effect made the red flames emanating from the demon sword monk's eyes flicker. Then, the golden unicorn slammed its horn towards the unicorn.

The demon sword monk was forced to create some distance, only to be re-approached and entangled by Takii.

Nobita rode his unicorn, observing from the edge, looking for an opportunity.

Takii only attacked and did not defend, barely managing to keep the demon sword monk tightly entangled in place.

But if that's the case, it will be quite difficult to achieve her desired goal.

Nobi's swordsmanship is particularly poor, so his chances of successfully cutting off the demon monk's arm are slim.

Moreover, there was no tacit understanding between them, and more importantly, even if she created an opportunity, the other party would have to be able to see it.

If she keeps going like this, she won't have enough strength left.

Just as she was thinking this, a black mist suddenly gathered above, and the demon sword monk's movements suddenly slowed down slightly.

The unicorn bursts forth with golden light, obscuring the enemy's vision, and suddenly charges forward. Nobi seizes the opportunity to unleash a slashing skill card.

Swish!

A severed arm is raised high.

Because the demon sword is hostile to Nobita, and the charred corpse is just an unconscious dead body, it doesn't have a health bar, so Nobita can damage its limbs.

The demonic monk made no sound; his body seemed to disperse into countless black dots, spreading out like a swarm of mosquitoes before coalescing again. He silently watched them, wielding his sword with one arm.

The severed arm that flew into the air fell into the hands of the black mist.

The black-robed Ringwraith floated in mid-air, clutching its severed arm in the void.

A strange stalemate ensued.

Chapter 164: The Demon Blade's Curtain Falls

"Hao, you should know that we can't control the demon sword; we'll only be playing with fire and getting burned."

Nobita knew that Iwasaki's presence here meant he wanted something.

What attracts players the most is undoubtedly that unusual demon sword.

But no matter how powerful the demon sword is, its intense killing intent will only devour every wielder who wants to control it.

Nobi doesn't mind if Iwasaki suffers some kind of backlash, but before that happens, there will definitely be another massacre. Combined with Iwasaki's already elusive abilities, dealing with him will be much more troublesome than today.

Hearing Nobi's shout, Muramasa Taki took a look at the suddenly appearing demonic mist. The knight seemed to know him and addressed him as "Hiro," indicating that the demonic mist was also one of the players.

So she was at least certain of one thing: the previous subway supernatural incident was indeed related to the players.

The first three players played a game set in the subway.

Mysterious games are the source of extraordinary creation.

The investigation team of the Extraordinary Countermeasures Department had already noticed this, so when they first met him, they chose to test him with a game.

She wasn't afraid of being distracted, because she needed to make sure that what she was thinking about at that moment was related to the game content, so that the Demon Sword Monk wouldn't know her plan and could escape in advance.

In mid-air, Iwasaki held the severed arm of the demon sword monk, but could not sense any strange power from it.

He ignored Nobi and looked at Muramasa instead.

“I don’t want the demon sword, but ‘Zheng’, I hope you can forge a weapon for me.”

Iwasaki somehow realized that Muramasa Takii possessed the ability to forge weapons.

"Alright, I need you to stop the demon sword."