Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Sorry, I’m Switching Sides
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"…Don is here!"
As the voice sounded, a dumbfounded, blank-faced Female Ghost was pulled out of the air by Amamiya Natsuki.
"It really was a ghost wall."
"The Female Ghost can even turn invisible, how unfair."
Several girls, united in their hatred, quickly surrounded the Female Ghost to prevent her from escaping.
Under the Seize and Eliminate Evil combo, this Female Ghost was completely immobilized, only her mouth could still speak. She looked at Amamiya Natsuki in shock, her tone surprised:
"Why can you see me?"
Amamiya Natsuki said as a matter of course:
"Because your priority isn't high enough."
"Hm?"
The Female Ghost's expression was bewildered, a question mark appearing above her head.
To be honest, Amamiya Natsuki hadn't actually noticed a Female Ghost invisibly following them, but whether it was an alternate dimension or a ghost wall, the affected sense was clearly sight.
So Amamiya Natsuki remembered the Advanced Spirit Sight Eyes copied from Miko. After activating Advanced Spirit Sight, the invisibly moving Female Ghost immediately revealed her true form.
However, Amamiya Natsuki did not act rashly—
Aside from him, no one else could see this Female Ghost. To catch her without fail, he could only use deception to lure her close.
The result was self-evident: this Female Ghost was quite curious about Aharen-san's sermon, slowly approaching, and finally falling into the trap.
[You successfully captured the Corridor Ghost]
[After careful observation, you discovered the rule of the Corridor Ghost—walking at night without footsteps. Do you want to scare the ghost?]
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Dumbfounded Miss beside him.
So, as long as the footsteps are loud enough, you won't be trapped by the Corridor Ghost?
"Hmm?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head slightly, looking at him in confusion.
"When you passed through the corridor earlier, did you make any footsteps?" Amamiya Natsuki asked.
Shinomiya Kaguya was puzzled: "Of course not."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Next time you walk at night, remember to make footsteps."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "…"
Moving alone in a dangerous shopping mall, making footsteps, how could that not be too dangerous!
"Eh, an exit appeared!"
Kitagawa Marin's eyes lit up, and she pointed upwards.
"Let's go." Amamiya Natsuki grabbed the Female Ghost with one hand, "Let's get out."
The source of the endless Corridor was in his hand. This time, there was no confusion, and they safely walked out of the stairwell.
"Phew~ Finally out."
The Glasses Girl, a passerby player, gently patted her chest.
Although she hadn't encountered any visible monsters in the stairwell, the invisible oppression was even more terrifying. If she had been trapped in the stairwell alone, she might have already broken down by now.
They arrived in the main hall.
The cold moonlight spilled from the dome, laying a layer of frost and snow on the ground.
Amamiya Natsuki stopped and said in a low voice: "First, let's talk about each of our main quests."
"I'll go first." Fujiwara Chika raised her hand, "My main quest is to successfully escape the shopping mall before five o'clock."
Kitagawa Marin: "Me too."
Hayasaka Ai: "Exactly the same."
Shinomiya Kaguya: 'That's right, me too.'
"…"
The silver-haired elementary school student reached out and tugged on Amamiya Natsuki's sleeve, raising her small face and opening her mouth to speak, but her voice was too quiet to be heard at all.
"You also need to leave the shopping mall?" Amamiya Natsuki looked down, "Just nod or shake your head."
Aharen-san kept nodding.
"Alright, you don't have to keep nodding."
Amamiya Natsuki reached out and pressed the silver-haired elementary school student's small head, feeling like she wasn't very bright.
"The main quests are all the same, they seem very simple." Amamiya Natsuki looked at the shopping mall exit not far away, "We can try to leave now."
The Glasses Girl couldn't help but complain in her heart. Mannequins that turn people into dolls, an endless Corridor that almost wiped out the group, this dangerous Midnight Mall is not simple at all!
"No monsters, safe ahead." Hayasaka Ai held her tablet, continuing to observe the surveillance. She looked up, pushed up the glasses on her nose, and glanced at the Female Ghost in Amamiya Natsuki's hand, "…Of course, it doesn't rule out invisible monsters."
They left as soon as they said they would.
The group quickly arrived in front of the cashier counter.
Then...
Bang.
"Hey, everyone, be careful, there's something invisible in the air."
Fujiwara Chika covered her forehead and quickly warned everyone.
Everyone immediately became vigilant.
Amamiya Natsuki narrowed his eyes. "I don't see anything."
"That... it looks like an air wall?"
Kitagawa Marin stretched out her right hand and fumbled in the air.
Shinomiya Kaguya stepped forward and quickly said, "It is indeed an invisible wall."
Everyone stepped forward to grope, and soon discovered that there was an invisible air wall in front of the exit machine of each cashier, forming a single unit, tightly connected to the ground, with an unknown height, and all players could not pass through.
Amamiya Natsuki also stepped forward and touched the air wall with his hand, only feeling a soft elasticity from his fingertips, making it impossible to go deeper, and even with all his strength, it had no effect.
"No."
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at the Female Ghost in his hand.
Her body... passed through.
Half of this Ghost's body clearly passed through the air wall.
"Eh, what's going on?"
Kitagawa Marin looked over curiously.
The others also noticed the Ghost's peculiarity and gathered around.
Fujiwara Chika rested her right hand on her chin and guessed,
"Is it because she's a Ghost, so she's not blocked by the air wall?"
Amamiya Natsuki summoned Mrs. Shimizu.
Bang.
Mrs. Shimizu bumped into the air wall, covering her forehead, her eyes filled with resentment.
"Obviously," Amamiya Natsuki shook his head, "it's not a Ghost physique."
Shinomiya Kaguya's lips twitched slightly. She glanced at Mrs. Shimizu, who was silently complaining to her with her eyes, and thought,
"The Ghost can get out, but we can't... Obviously, there's some difference between us and her, and that difference should be the reason."
"The difference..."
Hayasaka Ai's eyes flickered slightly as she looked towards Amamiya Natsuki, recalling what happened when they first met.
Did this man already discover the key point back then?
"It's not that easy to get out, which is reasonable." Amamiya Natsuki held the Female Ghost and rubbed her against the air wall. Of course, for the Ghost, the air wall didn't exist. "It seems I need to catch a few more guys for research."
With five hours of game time, it was naturally impossible to clear the game easily; setting additional clear conditions was normal.
A prompt appeared before him.
You decided to catch more monsters for research. Hunting time has arrived!
"Eh, research?"
The Glasses Girl, a passerby player, looked over in shock.
Those were super dangerous monsters; instead of staying as far away as possible, he actually wanted to catch them for dissection and research. The gap between people was too vast!
"Alright." Kitagawa Marin rubbed her hands together, flexing her fingers. "Who should we catch first?"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the Spy Maid: "Which monster is closest to us?"
Hayasaka Ai accessed the surveillance and quickly said,
"There's a Kumamon on the second floor."
"That's the one." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, looking at the Female Ghost in his hand, and said in a faint voice, "She's useless now, let's send her on her way first..."
"Wait, wait a minute!" The Female Ghost immediately panicked. "I surrender!"
Each family sweeps the snow from their own doorstep.
I'm sorry, I've defected!
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