After thinking for a long time, Kidd still couldn't figure out a solution. The main reason was that he had no idea about the curse on Claude. Since he didn't understand it, he naturally didn't know how to solve it.
What's more, the curse on Claude's family has an unusual origin. If Kidd really knew the truth, he would be in big trouble.
This curse came from a branch of chaos energy and was very different from the top-level ninth-order chaos energy, but the caster had also reached the eighth order, and was able to exert influence across so many worlds, indicating that the other party was already a true eighth-order who did not need to rely on the help of the original world at all.
In the face of this True Eighth Stage, Lucien Ives from the Wizarding World could only rely on the World Barrier to fight against it. Once he lost the protection of the world itself, he could only flee in panic.
The most important thing is that the barrier built into the main god space for every qualified person can only defend against chaotic energy. The power wrapped around Claude is not within the defense range. If a war breaks out, Kidd can only fend for himself in a short period of time.
After thinking hard for a long time, Kidd still couldn't figure out how to destroy the altar in the cellar while ensuring the safety of himself and his teammates. The only solution at present is to place the explosives and take action before returning. At that time, even if the world turns upside down, it will have nothing to do with him.
However, there is a problem with this method. That is, Kidd is not sure whether the cellar can sense his intention to set off explosives. If this intention can be sensed by the other party, then the consequence should be no different from directly detonating the explosion.
Before he could figure out a solution, Busujima Saeko arrived first. This was the third time Busujima Saeko had come to find Kid first.
After meeting, the two looked at each other, waiting for the other to speak first. For a moment, an invisible awkwardness lingered between them.
"Ahem, well, there's a problem on your side too, right?" Kidd took the initiative to break the deadlock and asked.
Just by looking at Busujima Saeko's constipated expression, Kid could guess that Busujima Saeko must have not obtained the information she wanted yesterday, just like himself.
"Yeah, I don't know what happened to those guys. None of them came out the whole night."
"Hey~ Last night was probably the most peaceful night I've had since I came here."
Busujima Yazi sighed, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
"It's almost the same for me. I did come out, but we didn't fight." While Kidd was speaking, he also made a note of this unusual situation in his mind. This might be a coincidence, but it's always right to remember it.
Busujima Saeko stretched. After not getting any rest for a whole night, she felt a little tired.
She leaned against the wall and looked up at the sun in the sky that was emitting warmth and light. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the sun seemed a little bigger than this time yesterday.
As she watched, Busujima Saeko became a little fascinated.
After noticing Busujima Saeko leaning over there for a few minutes without any movement, Kid called out softly, "Saeko? Saeko? What's wrong with you?"
Busujima Saeko shuddered and returned to normal, "It's okay, I was distracted just now. By the way, since neither of us had a result yesterday, do we still have to try according to that idea today?"
Kidd thought for a while and said to Busujima Saeko, "Personally, I think we should take a good rest today and recharge our batteries. As usual, this strange world is most dangerous at the end."
As he spoke, Kidd's mind flashed back to the last one or two hours of escaping, which was much more exciting than all the previous days combined.
Kidd also discovered many other rules similar to this one. The most important one is, don't talk nonsense, don't seek death, don't separate from teammates at will, and before the last moment comes, stay safe and don't cause trouble, and you will most likely not encounter anything terrible.
Therefore, without actively going out to cause trouble, Kid and Busujima spent a relatively peaceful fourth day.
As usual, in the late afternoon, Busujima Yaji returned to his "birthplace" alone.
They also thought about whether they should try to stay together like the first day to see if they would be separated, but after thinking about it, they both felt that this was a bit of a waste of time. It's not like one person can't get through the crisis, and sudden changes might lead to an even more dangerous situation.
Boom!
As the sky gradually darkened, a thunderclap sounded.
When Dudao Yazi heard the thunder, he pushed open the gate of the yard and turned to look at the sky.
She saw that as the thunder sounded, layers of dark clouds appeared from all directions of the sky and then gathered towards the town.
These dark clouds completely blocked the sun which was already starting to set.
The scattered sunlight passed through the clouds and only one tenth of it remained. The whole world suddenly became dim, as if darkness had arrived early.
This strange change seemed to foreshadow the unrest tonight.
Busujima Saeko walked silently into the haunted house and closed the door with a bang. She didn't care what happened outside. As long as those ghosts came out to cause trouble like they did in the past few days, she would not be afraid.
For a swordsman, small-scale combat is exactly what they excel at.
As time passed, the sky became darker and darker, and the last bit of light disappeared. The night in the town was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you from the beginning. After all, there was no moonlight or starlight in this place.
After nightfall, there was a loud crash outside the house and heavy rain poured down.
The raindrops seemed to be at odds with the earth and kept hitting the ground. Perhaps gravity was the cause of the trouble.
Busujima Yazi was walking in the living room, listening to the sound of rain outside. He felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness in his heart, and the BGM from a horror movie seemed to ring in his mind.
Today's atmosphere seems to be somewhat consistent with Busujima Saeko's initial impression of horror movies. A few days ago, it was at most an enhanced single-shot version of High School of the Dead.
Putting the lantern on the table, Busujima Saeko looked around the first floor with a long knife in hand but found nothing. In such a silent environment, any sound would be infinitely amplified, and along with it, the fear in her heart would also be amplified.
Thinking of this, Dudao Yazi secretly said in his heart that something was wrong.
After a day of rest, Kayako seemed to have found her rhythm again.
If Sadako wanted Busujima Saeko to make her impatient self make mistakes, then Kayako wanted to use the suspicion brought about by silence to break down her psychological defenses.
With a loud bang, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, instantly illuminating the dim living room.
A ghost shadow flashed across Busujima Yazi's vision.
Dudao Yazi subconsciously swung a sword energy towards that direction, but it didn't break anything, just cut a hole in the wall.
After the ghost disappeared, only the sound of wind and rain howling outside the house remained.
Busujima Yazi took a deep breath and thought, well, from now on she had to be prepared for a protracted war.
Let’s not talk about other ghosts for now. Just Kayako’s current meaning is that she is definitely not going to fight head-on like she did the first few times, but this is more in line with the characteristics of her ghost.
Busujima Saeko crossed her legs and began to meditate. Although she was usually reckless, she could be quiet if she really wanted to, provided that her innate skills were not triggered.
After all, she is a woman who has lived alone in a city for so long. If she is so easily overwhelmed by silence, then she would not want to live anymore.
While they were competing in endurance, Kidd was helplessly dragged into the house by Claude again. In this regard, Claude showed his identity as the owner of the castle.
As the saying goes, the first time is new, the second time is familiar. After coming here for the second time, Kidd sat on the chair very naturally without Claude's greeting.
He hadn't changed his clothes for several days. Even though the blue equipment had a certain cleaning effect, the accumulation of time made his clothes not very clean. So when he sat down, he patted his long windbreaker.
Before coming this time, Kidd actually made some psychological preparations. As a person who is good at thinking from the opponent's position, he still predicted Claude's move this time.
Therefore, before the sunlight completely disappeared, Kidd took some precautions to ensure his own safety.
"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Claude looked at Kidd and said enthusiastically, as if they were good friends for many years.
Faced with this unprovoked enthusiasm, Kidd felt a little strange and became alert.
He had clearly rejected Claude's request openly. Anyone who showed kindness to others for no reason was either a traitor or a thief, not to mention that there was a small conflict between him and the other party that he was not sure whether it existed or not.
"Was that sunshine yesterday? If you still have it there, can you give me a few more?" Claude dragged his swollen body and turned 90 degrees on the chair, looking at Kidd with eager eyes.
Claude could feel that there was a fierce and threatening power hidden in Kidd's body, just like yesterday, but he didn't know whether this power was the same as yesterday.
"Looking at you like this... can that free you?" Kidd asked after a pause.
He looked at Claude, who looked completely unlike a human being, and felt a little creepy. However, if sunlight could really solve the problem, then the probability of having the best of both worlds would be a little greater.
Claude shook his head, and as he shook his head, some of the pus on his face flew out, fell to the ground and disappeared instantly.
"I'm not sure, but since I was exposed to it, I feel like I've become deaf on this side of my body. It's been a day! I haven't heard any mouse calls in my ear for a whole day!"
Claude was as happy as a 250-pound kid. Seeing how happy he was, Kidd could only satisfy him. He opened his hands slightly, and a ray of sunlight shone from Kidd's hands onto Claude.
A tingling sensation arose from the contact surface between the sunlight and the body, and then quickly filled Claude's brain. This pain, which was similar to the pain encountered by humans, seemed to take Claude back to the past.
Just as he was feeling comfortable, Kidd silently moved his chair back a few steps.
Claude now looked as if he had been splashed with oil. Blood bubbles appeared on the intact half of his body. After expanding to the maximum, they burst directly. In this situation, the half of his face that could still move was still smiling.
Kidd laughed so hard that he felt nauseous and got goose bumps on his arms.
As Claude became more and more stimulated, the room began to become unstable again, and it seemed to have become a living thing and kept squirming.
Meow~ Old Niggleman's meow immediately stunned the whole room.
This situation made Kidd feel a little uneasy. After all, what could a cat calm down...
Focusing his attention on the wall, Kidd suddenly discovered that these walls were actually made up of rats! Only a small part of the backs of those beasts were facing him, and he could only see their true appearance when they were squirming.
Instantly, Kidd jumped up from his chair as if there was a branding iron under his butt.
The walls are made of mice, but what about the chairs? Could it be the same
Then, as Kidd watched, the chairs popped apart into a pile of rats, which burrowed directly into the floor.
The thought of sitting on a pile of rats for a long time made Kid feel like retching and vomiting.
"I'm sorry, but there are only filthy rats and old Nigelman here, nothing else. I'm really sorry."
Claude's voice was extremely hoarse and deep, as if something was blocking his throat.
Kidd looked at Claude hurriedly.
A piece of flesh fell off Claude's face, hit the ground, and turned into a big rat and merged into it.
After being exposed to light for such a long time, Claude's body became stronger again, and the left and right sides of his body grew almost the same, except that there was a strange line in the middle passing through the nose, dividing the body into two. Claude was now even more exaggerated than the swineherd that Kidd had first seen.
As pieces of flesh and blood fell off, his legs seemed to melt and connected to the floor. From time to time, lumps of things would drill into his body from the ground and then drill out from the other side.
"How do you feel now? Is this useful?" Kidd asked, suppressing the discomfort in his heart. He needed to know the effect of sunlight before he could make the next decision.
Claude raised his right hand and looked at the flesh and blood that kept falling off and then regenerating. He felt very satisfied and both sides of his face showed stiff smiles at the same time.
"It feels good. This is the first time in a long time that I feel death is so close to me."
Listening to Claude's words, Kidd didn't know how to respond for a moment. He couldn't just say congratulations at this time, right? Although this was a good thing for Claude, it always felt a bit like scolding.
After more than ten seconds of talking, Kidd touched his chin and said, "If it feels good, do you want to do it again?"
(Four thousand chapters, mainly because I think some of the plots look a bit weird when written separately. What do you guys think of this two-in-one chapter? If it’s okay, I might write more long chapters in the future.)