Chapter 580: Second Meeting, [Coffin] and [Takeru Kamikami]
“No, who are you?!”
A tall, well-built physique, a resolute countenance, and that dazzling golden hair. The person emerging from the gap of the Ghoul Gate was evidently of noble bearing.
And by the time the blurry figure completely materialized, Kazami’s pupils suddenly contracted. That extremely familiar appearance was none other than the hero [Takeru Kamikami], with whom she had clashed during the rescue mission for Admiral [Takeru Kamikami]. He was also the main culprit who had forced Kazami to unleash [Ghoul Gate], leading to a series of subsequent events.
“Hero, your physical strength is immense, and your speed is also incredible. Brother Fujiwara, are you alright?”
Kazami quickly relayed information about the opponent’s abilities while inquiring about Fujiwara Midori’s condition.
“No problem, but I can’t engage in direct combat.” Fujiwara Midori also drew his weapon, informing Kazami. With a flash of white light, his entire body instantly vanished from its original position.
On Sato Shinichi’s side, the blurry silhouette before him gradually became clearer. A pungent, decaying stench wafted towards him, accompanied by a noticeable dimming of the surrounding field of vision.
Squinting and turning his head, the young man’s gaze fell upon a familiar black-robed figure standing directly in front of him.
“It’s you, Black Robe.”
Having clashed once before, Sato Shinichi immediately recognized the identity of the black-robed individual. He stepped out of the passage, his gaze sharp as he addressed the enemy before him.
“Just one person is enough to rush over? You heroes are all fearless fellows!”
Kazami stood in place, quietly observing the tall man before her. Her words seemed to imply a desire to provoke him, but in the shadows, Kazami’s subordinates were systematically preparing something.
“If you succeed, more people will be harmed. I will not let you have your way.” Sato Shinichi’s eyes narrowed. The surrounding environment made him very uncomfortable. The power intertwined in this confined space seemed to be repelling him. The strange energy not only caused a stinging sensation on his skin, but the special energy in the air also suppressed his perception, greatly reducing his awareness of his surroundings.
Even so, Sato Shinichi still raised his fist, pointing directly at the distant Black Robe, and declared righteously.
“Boring.”
Kazami shook her head, seemingly having no intention of fighting. A green portal opened in front of her, and she turned and walked into it.
“Don’t think about leaving!” Kazami’s action instantly provoked Sato Shinichi. He stomped his right foot on the ground, and his entire body swiftly charged towards the location of the Black Robe, seemingly intending to use his speed advantage to prevent the opponent’s teleportation ability, just like before.
Then.
“Clang— — — —”
Several sounds like metal colliding echoed in the silent space. Sato Shinichi, who was advancing, was abruptly stopped. He was halted in mid-air as if blocked by a wall, awkwardly retreating a few steps.
“Hiss— — — What is this?” The burning sensation, like a knife cut, made Sato Shinichi involuntarily stop. He raised his arm to look. Several fine but extremely deep scratches were clearly visible on his thick arm. He quickly touched his neck and found that the skin around his collar had also been cut, leaving a bloody mark.
Sato Shinichi hurriedly focused his gaze on his surroundings. In the dim air, sharp lines as thin as silkworm thread had been laid out. It was these threads that had cut his skin. Although only a few had been grazed by his recent movement, the surroundings were still like a spider web, tightly enveloping his position.
“Unfortunately, your physical strength is still too high.” Kazami turned her body around. Her previous departure was clearly a ruse. On one hand, she wanted to rely on the opponent’s speed to finish him off. However, this hero named [Takeru Kamikami]’s physical strength was indeed somewhat abnormal. At such high speed, touching those steel-hard threads only resulted in superficial cuts to the skin, without causing significant damage.
Shaking her head, the green portal in front of her did not close. After a simple attempt, Kazami had no strong desire to kill the opponent. After all, the current mission was what they truly needed to accomplish. Wasting time entangled with such a troublesome hero was not worth it. Her current setup was enough to trap him for a while.
“Hey, hold me here!” Realizing his predicament, Sato Shinichi struggled to open the threads before him. However, the resilience of these threads seemed quite good. His slender body made it difficult to exert force. After struggling for a long time, he barely broke free from one. Looking at the gradually receding figure of the Black Robe, he couldn’t help but let out a loud cry.
However, such a cry was destined to be in vain. Kazami had no intention of paying him any attention. She had already completely disappeared into the green light portal.
“Damn it!” Seeing the green light appearing further away, Sato Shinichi realized that the opponent had truly left. After glancing around at the array of threads surrounding him, the young man quickly focused his attention on the ground.
Although his abilities did not lend themselves to many area-of-effect attacks, he could stir up a large amount of soil with specialized exertion techniques. This way, he could pile up a small slope and escape from these damn threads.
With this thought, Sato Shinichi immediately took action. He wanted to catch up to them while [Black Robe] had not gone too far, so that he could stop their actions.
He plunged his hands heavily into the ground, bulging the muscles in his arms and exerting force. Countless soil and debris surged up from below, and the ground beneath his feet rippled like ocean waves, even directly snapping some of the threads connected to the ground.
“It’s effective…” He subconsciously exclaimed with joy, but in the next moment, a feeling of weightlessness and falling came from his feet.
By the time Sato Shinichi came to his senses, he found himself having fallen into a large hole. The faint light shone through the hole above his head. At the four sides of the hole where he was standing, the entire area was enveloped by dense threads.
“Ch— — — Zzz— — — Zzz— — —” A strange sound echoed from above. Threads began to continuously spread across the newly formed opening, covering the last sliver of light.
