Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

That's impossible, of course. He paid a very heavy price to appease the other party.

"I'm fine with it too."

Kaito Kuroba and Ayato Kirishima both confirmed their responses.

Kaito Kuroba is even planning to cancel his date with Aoko Nakamori.

What's more fun than going on a trip to another world?

He was already fantasizing about letting the inhabitants of the other world witness the magician's charm under the moonlight.

'I wonder if there are any particularly large gems in other worlds! Could the alarm system be some kind of magic circle?'

"Then I'll give you one night to rest. We'll meet at the base first thing tomorrow morning."

After confirming that everyone was okay, Shangguan Yun made his final decision.

"No problem!" the three said in unison.

"You can stay at the base for now, Gin."

Shangguan Yun's gaze fell on Qin Jiu, who was standing respectfully to the side.

"Yes, sir."

Gin didn't say much. Although he was quite interested in the so-called other world, he wouldn't question Shangguan Yun's decision.

"Let's call it a day then. It's getting late, so get some rest."

After saying that, Shangguan Yun vanished in a flash.

Gin glanced at the three who were starting to get excited, then left.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Shangguan Yun looked at the three people who had been waiting at the base for a long time, said nothing more, and with a wave of his hand, the group disappeared from the base.

Looking at the prominent spatial portal in front of them, through which lay a distorted light and shadow and fragments of completely unfamiliar scenery, faintly heard strange beast roars and howling winds.

The three of them became somewhat nervous. Although they trusted Shangguan Yun's abilities, their fear of the unknown made them hesitate.

"Follow."

Shangguan Yun was the first to step in.

Hachiman and the others swallowed hard, their faces showing a complex mix of emotions: "I might really die, but I'm also kind of looking forward to it." In the end, they gritted their teeth and followed him inside.

Spatial transformation.

The four reappeared in the mountain range where Shangguan Yun and the Emperor of the End had fought.

Before the slight dizziness from the spatial shift had completely subsided, Hachiman Hikigaya, Kaito Kuroba, and Ayato Kirishima suddenly widened their eyes, as if struck in the chest by an invisible giant hammer. Their breath caught in their throats, and they were completely captivated by what they saw.

What came into their view was a scene of utter devastation, as if it had been ravaged by natural disasters countless times—a scene of apocalypse!

The earth looked as if it had been slammed and kneaded by an enormous hand, covered with terrifying, bottomless cracks, like hideous scars on the ground, winding and twisting to the ends of the earth.

The once lush, towering ancient trees, which required several or even dozens of people to encircle, no longer resemble trees at all. They have vanished in large swaths, replaced by a vast expanse of scorched earth covered with a thick layer of grayish-white dust.

Scattered remains of massive trees can be seen, but they are long since carbonized, remaining in twisted and struggling postures, like silent black tombstones, telling the story of the terror of the destructive force that occurred not long ago.

Further away, the once rolling mountains seemed to have been cleaved by a giant axe of a god!

The summits of several mountain peaks had vanished, their smooth surfaces chilling to the bone; while many more mountains had collapsed on a large scale, with huge rocks rolling down like toys, filling the valleys and forming a chaotic boulder beach.

A strange smell filled the air—the scorching smell of soil burned by extreme heat, the sulfurous smell of rocks molten and then cooled, and a kind of... refreshing ozone-like feeling after a thunderstorm. The various smells mixed together to create an extremely eerie and unsettling atmosphere.

A gentle breeze swept through, stirring up the ashes on the ground and revealing the crystallized ground beneath, which crackled with faint purple arcs of electricity, making a soft "sizzling" sound.

"This...this..."

The three, who were full of expectations for the other world, were instantly stunned.

Chapter 260 Curious Shangguan Yun

"This...this..."

Hachiman Hikigaya opened his mouth, his throat feeling dry.

Is it already this exciting after just arriving in another world?

This place wasn't hit by a nuclear bomb, was it...?

Having witnessed Shangguan Yun's true strength before, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly recovered.

But Kaito Kuroba wouldn't accept that so easily.

"You must be joking..."

Kaito Kuroba's nonchalant attitude had vanished without a trace; his face was pale, and his eyes were filled with horror.

His magic, mechanisms, and wit, which he was so proud of, seemed so laughable and insignificant in the face of such absolute, catastrophe-like power.

He couldn't even imagine what would have happened if he had been in that area—he probably wouldn't even have been left ashes.

Even in his current half-ghoul body, there would be absolutely no surprise.

Is his physical strength comparable to that of a towering tree?

Even Kirishima Ayato, who had experienced the brutal battles of the ghoul world and considered himself to have seen many "big scenes," was completely speechless at this moment.

His ghoul eyes even shone slightly out of control, an instinctive reaction to his body sensing extreme danger.

He had witnessed the destructive power of the "Owl" firsthand, but compared to the scene before him... it was simply child's play!

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms, barely managing to suppress the instinctive trembling in his body.

The three of them involuntarily turned their gazes, filled with indescribable shock and awe, to the black-haired youth standing with his hands behind his back, whose figure appeared unusually "thin".

This level of destruction? Could it be...?

"I sparred with a senior colleague here earlier, and it got a bit messy."

Shangguan Yun seemed to sense the almost tangible shock in the eyes of the three people behind him. He slowly turned around, his expression as calm as ever, as if the apocalyptic scene before him was just a minor typhoon blow in his own backyard.

He glanced at the three men's pale faces and blank stares, and spoke calmly:

"Don't worry, the high-level magical beasts in this area have long been scared away, so it's safe for the time being. It's just right for you to get used to the environment of this world."

We had a brief...sparring session?

Hearing this description, which was so understated yet almost terrifying, and looking at the land before them that seemed to have been struck by a meteorite, the three of them fell into a deeper silence and began to question the meaning of life.

They gained a completely new and extremely terrifying understanding of the danger of this "trial".

The three were teleported to the southern edge of the mountain range, allowing them to adapt to the environment and then leave smoothly.

This place is not far from the human city. If the three of them travel overnight, they should be able to arrive in a day and a night.

After doing all this, leaving behind some life-saving measures and ways to call for help, and telling the group that he would come to pick them up in about a hundred days, Shangguan Yun's figure disappeared from the three of them.

"Have we been abandoned by our predecessors?"

Kaito Kuroba, his face contorted with grief, stiffened as he listened to the faint roars of beasts emanating from the bushes ahead.

'This is even more terrifying than a primeval forest! What if we get swallowed whole by a gigantic creature that suddenly appears?'

He somewhat regretted coming here for the experience.

What otherworldly elf girl, otherworldly cat-eared girl?

There's absolutely no way that kind of thing could exist here!

“There must be a reason why the senior did this. Let’s acclimatize in the jungle for a day before heading to the nearest city.”

Hachiman Hikigaya, on the other hand, appeared much calmer; he had grown a great deal after experiencing that incident.

"Hey, do you guys ever look behind you when you're chatting?!"

Swoosh—swoosh—swoosh—

Several streaks of red light shot out, accompanied by Kirishima Ayato's voice.

Pfft— Pfft—

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out.

The two turned around and found that a pack of wolves with two heads had gathered behind them at some point. One of the wolves had its two heads pierced by the rhombuses fired by Kirishima Ayato, and red and white blood was flowing all over the ground.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to find someone to practice on so soon?"

Kaito Kuroba lashed out his four kagune like whips, cleaving the leading two-headed wolves in two at the waist.

These wolves were just low-level magical beasts; they simply happened to smell the scent of humans as they passed by.

They were hoping for a good meal, but instead encountered three jinxes.

The two-headed wolf leader howled and called for the wolves to flee, but the speed of the few low-level magical beasts was still no match for the three of them, including Kuroba Kaito.

In less than a minute, all the two-headed wolves were killed by the three of them.

"How strange, I didn't feel anything at all in such a bloody scene?"

Kaito Kuroba looked on in astonishment; this scene was far more bloody than killing chickens or sheep.

But he managed to remain completely unfazed.

'Could it be that I have a bloodthirsty streak deep down?'

"Maybe it's because there's no smell of blood in the air? Speaking of which, the air in this other world is so fresh!"

Hachiman took a deep breath and felt his breathing become much easier.

"Huh? It really is."

Kaito Kuroba sniffed around like a canine, looking rather comical.

"Since this is a training exercise, let's go deeper into the area. In any case, Senior Shangguan said that the high-level magical beasts inside have been scared away, so with our current strength, we should be able to protect ourselves without any problems."

Finally, after discussing it among themselves, the three decided to explore a certain distance deeper into the area.

The mountain range, which already had few magical beasts to begin with, was even worse off after the three of them scavenged it. There were hardly any decent magical beasts left.

On the other hand, there's Shangguan Yun.

After leaving the three, he didn't rush to the Divine Realm. With so much time to spare, he planned to explore this world and see if there were any rare and precious treasures that could help his older brother break through smoothly.

As if taking a leisurely stroll, I walked leisurely across this vast and unfamiliar land.

A pair of deep eyes meticulously observed everything around them, sensing the energy flow in the air.

"The spiritual energy in this world is quite abundant. According to Thor and the others, the spiritual energy here is called 'Mana'?"

After he traversed a mountain range even larger than the location of the spatial passage, a human caravan appeared within the area covered by his divine sense.

He hadn't paid any attention at first, but after sensing the presence of one of the people, a sense of curiosity arose within him.

"Such obvious divinity? Are there any gods in the Central Divine Realm with this much free time? Interesting..."

He could clearly sense an aura emanating from that person that was similar to the one from which Thor had been impaled.

It should be enough to be called 'divine'.

So, out of boredom, he headed straight for the location of the caravan.

Chapter 261 The God Who Had designs on Shangguan Yun

Shangguan Yun's pace seemed slow, but with each step, his figure seemed to blend into the wind, as if shrinking the earth to an inch, silently covering several miles.

Before long, the sizable caravan came into view on the horizon.

The caravan was resting on a relatively flat stretch of Gobi Desert, with the rumble of carts and the cacophony of voices.

The mercenaries patrolled the surroundings warily, while the merchants were busy checking their goods and feeding their camels.

Among the group, a blond young man dressed as an ordinary traveler was smiling and talking to a merchant.

He appeared to be in his late twenties, with a cheerful smile and bright, lively eyes. He seemed to be full of curiosity about all the interesting things that happened on his journey, and his every word and action could easily win people's favor.

Anyone who looks at him would think he is a knowledgeable, witty, and humorous young merchant or adventurer.

However, in Shangguan Yun's perception, this person's body concealed a faint divine nature, clearly indicating that he was a god from the divine realm mingling among the people.