Ettmund, Esther, Clark, Litus, and everyone on the Mobile Team stared at the closed door in amazement.

The 'anomalous' aura above is gone.

The four of Ettemon were able to confirm this.

They are all trained to be able to confirm this quickly.

But at the moment, whether it is Ett Dermon, Esther, or Clarke, Litus hopes that they are not professional enough.

They want to be wrong in their own judgment.

They wanted the door in front of them to open again and see the figure again.

Pity......

Hope was lost.

The door became normal.

There's nothing special anymore.

Even, decay is accelerating.

It seems that the moment that has just passed is already a hundred years.

Ettemon's lips trembled as he looked at the closed door.

He is a person who is afraid of death, and he is also a person who covets comfort, so he really struggled for a long time before making the decision to sacrifice himself to close the 'door' just now.

But, again, someone sacrificed in his place.

"It's ...... for the third time"

"My luck, it's damn good!"

Aitdermon muttered to himself.

Then, he reached out and pushed the double door in front of him, and the door opened easily.

Behind the door, there was nothing.

There is only one wall.

The darkness, the fog, and so on, just now, was like a joke.

A bad joke.

Aitdemund wanted to put on a smile that matched the joke.

But he couldn't laugh.

His tears flowed uncontrollably.

In order not to let the tears flow completely, he held his head high and shouted loudly-

"Salute to the dead!"

The words fell, and Aitdemon saluted directly.

Not the etiquette of the 'shelter'.

It's 'Hydra'!

It's also a 'brotherhood'!

Behind him, everyone saluted.

"Peace be upon you."

Esther whispered.

He had undisguised sadness on his face, but more of a calm.

Is the immortal 'masked man' just dead?

Such a death...... Such a death......

He couldn't accept it!

And also...... Arras!

How did he explain it to Arras?

Jason is dead.

He went to die to save us, and we survived...... How can he say such words!

So, Jason is definitely not dead!

He, just left temporarily!

He'll definitely be able to come back again!

Esther is so convinced!

In fact, the same is true.

How could the 'gifted' Jason die?

He strode through the door.

It was dark at first, then bright again.

He came to a world of 'fragments'!

At this moment, in front of his eyes, there are bedrooms, kitchens, study rooms and other apartment rooms, as well as hotel lobbies, school classrooms, hospital wards and so on.

But none of these things are complete.

It was as if someone had pinched a corner at random, and after kneading them a few times, they were put together temporarily.

But this patchwork is incomplete.

In front of Jason, a complete, round, tunnel-like existence stretched to the end, beyond his sight.

What will be there?

Jason couldn't help but think, and then, he lowered his head.

Where he stood, there were a pair of footprints.

A pair larger than the average person, but definitely a footprint in the human category.

Probably 48-49 looks.

Moreover, the footprints are not left in parallel, the front of the left foot and the back of the right foot, the front and back are uneven.

Looking at these footprints, Jason's mind involuntarily conjured up the appearance of a tall, muscular man swinging his fist forward.

Punching?

Tunnel!

Jason was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

The tunnel in front of him was the result of the man's punch.

It was the other party's punch that made this world, which was already a 'fragment', even more 'broken'.

No!

Not more broken!

Instead, it directly destroyed the 'core' of this 'fragmented' world.

"I don't know who it is, but that's good news for me."

Jason's gaze scanned the places where light and shadow intertwined.

His superhuman perception can clearly feel that there is a strong malice hidden there.

It's familiar.

It's the monsters that are pitch black.

Jason was sure.

After all, in the face of these pitch-black monsters, he had died dozens of times.

The memory of death is always impressive.

Of course, the more profound is the taste of 'food'.

There was a faint smell of food on the door behind him.

The world of the many 'pieces' in front of him was also filled with the smell of food.

"Second half!"

Jason said lightly, he didn't look back, just stood behind the door, and closed the door with his backhand.

Squeak.

Bang.

The friction between the door frame and the door shaft is followed by a slight collision sound.

This collision was like a starting pistol.

One after another humanoid pitch-black monsters popped out of the light-and-shadow spot, and as soon as they appeared, they swarmed at Jason.

And Jason?

He opened his mouth wide, turned around and swallowed the door behind him.

Then, he turned around again and cracked his mouth at the tide of monsters in front of him, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Jason smirked.

Then, he rushed straight out.

The [Sword of Dawn] then slashed out, and the 20-meter lightsaber swept a large area.

Moreover, without the hindrance of the terrain and the drag, after Jason swung his sword, he easily dodged the pursuit of these pitch-black monsters, and after three seconds, he swung the [Sword of Dawn] again.

Every time you swing your sword, the black monsters always die in large numbers.

With each swing of the sword, Jason was brought closer to the next food.

And with each food he swallowed, Jason's physical strength was rapidly replenished.

[Devour part of the door to death!] 】

[Stamina, energy, and injuries have been greatly recovered!] 】

[Satiety +20!] 】

[Satiety: 311]

……

[Devour part of the door to death!] 】

[Moderate recovery of physical strength and energy!] 】

[Satiety +10!] 】

[Satiety: 321]

……

From the beginning of devouring the initial part called 'Death's Door', Jason's eyes occasionally appeared in front of Jason's eyes to indicate an increase in satiety, and the satiety that had just been consumed was suddenly replenished at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Looking at the rapidly rising satiety level, the monsters that had disappeared in pieces, Jason was extremely calm.

Because, he knows very well what his current strength is based on.

[Sword of Dawn]!

And the actual combat of [Sword of Dawn] needs to rely on 'Dawn'!

Once the dawn passed, the only thing left for a pitch-black monster like him was [Defend against Evil].

When he just dodged, relying on plenty of food, Jason tried to [protect against evil] against the monster in front of him.

The effect is quite good.

With one blow, the monster was annihilated, leaving not even the sulfur powder behind.

But, just one!

And how many monsters are there in front of you?

At a glance, it is densely packed, and it is not clear how to count it.

What's more, Jason also has his own main quest: survive for 30 days.

And now it's only been 10 days.

There are 20 days left!

With the consumption of [Protecting Against Evil], even if he is extremely talented, in the face of such a large amount, it will last for 20 days, it is impossible.

So, Jason began to experiment with other secret techniques he had mastered.

[Charles Incendiary] is naturally the first choice.

Call!

A cone-shaped flame erupted.

Within the angle of 45 degrees, the flames that were 8 meters long and 0.8 meters high were like a flame dragon breath, and they suddenly engulfed the pitch-black humanoid monster in front of them.

However, in the face of such flames, these monsters were only slightly blocked.

It's clear that the flames don't work.

Wrong.

It's the current level of flames that can't hurt those monsters.

If it's a higher level......

Jason subconsciously looked at the [Charles Burning Technique] from the expert level to the master level requirements: 40 satiety, 3 food excitement.

The former is more than enough for Jason, but the latter?

At this moment, he has 7 points of food excitement, and he is still 1 point away from being able to meet the needs of elevating [Evil Protection] to the master level.

Compared to [Charles's Burning Technique], Jason is undoubtedly inclined to [Protect against Evil].

Not only is it because [Protecting against Evil] is the only means he can use at any time when facing the Strange, but also because the level of [Protecting against Evil] limits the level of [War Paint. Pruth. Griffin. Shadow Forging Technique].

Once [Defend Against Evil] level up, relying on his talent, [War Paint. Pruth. Griffin. The Shadow Forging Technique will also inevitably reach a new level.

That's going to be another all-round improvement!

His strength is bound to reach a new level!

Moreover, Jason could not confirm that the master-level [Charles Burning Technique] would be effective on the pitch-black humanoid monster in front of him.

Therefore, he temporarily gave up on improving [Charles's Incendiary Technique].

"Wait!"

"When there is a last resort, try to improve [Charles's Burning Technique]!"

Jason, who had made his decision, immediately unleashed another secret technique he had mastered.

[Flash]!

Well, no effect.

On the contrary, those pitch-black monsters have become more and more vibrant.

Then, Jason turned on [Fog Concealment].

A thick mist suddenly appeared, enveloping Jason and the monsters one after another.

Suddenly, the monsters that were rushing towards Jason stopped.

They began to look around blankly, searching for Jason.

Effective!

Jason looked at the scene in front of him with considerable surprise.

In the pitch-black passage under the secret base of the previous 'Containment', these monsters were not obscured by the darkness, so he didn't think that the fog could obscure the other party's vision.

But what happened in front of him told Jason that this was not the case.

And after comparing the two, Jason quickly came to the difference.

In the previous pitch-black passage, he slashed out the [Sword of Dawn] again and again.

And here he is motionless.

Light?

Thinking about the performance of these pitch-black monsters when he was just [Flashing Technique], Jason had some guesses in his heart.

The next moment, when the light in his hand lit up, those monsters instantly locked on to him and rushed towards him again.

And when the light of the [Flash Technique] disappeared and the fog shrouded again, these monsters looked around blankly again.

This discovery flashed a flash of surprise in Jason's eyes, and it also made him let go of the best scruples in his heart.

He cleared the fog.

"Go on."

Facing the swarming monsters, Jason swung his sword.

Monsters died in pieces, and every time a monster died, more monsters would pour out from those places where light and darkness intertwined, but they were all killed by Jason's [Sword of Dawn].

The 20-meter-long lightsaber, like the scythe of death, harvests these unknown monsters.

And more 'food' was swallowed by Jason.

These 'foods' are all called 'Partial Death's, but they have a strange appearance.

Sometimes it's a table, sometimes it's a chair, sometimes it's just a teamug.

But for Jason, it's all about swallowing with one mouth.

At most, it is to absorb the 'taste' inside, and then spit out the dregs, just like eating sugar cane.

However, the taste of 'Death's Door is different from that of sugar cane.

It's more like chocolate.

A large piece of chocolate wrapped in tin foil that can be easily broken.

Slightly bitter, but more mellow and sweet.

The taste of each slice is slightly different because of the 'texture'.

It's subtle, but for Jason, it's quite a surprise.

As the saying goes: life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next piece will taste like.

Crunchy.

Jason chewed a few times, then spat out an aluminum teapot that had been bitten off, and thought so.

The 'chocolate' just now is a bit hard.

However, the sweetness is still the same, and it is still very refreshing.

This made Jason even more energetic when he slashed out the [Sword of Dawn].

When he harvested the monsters with a sword again, he clearly felt that the power belonging to the 'Dawn' in his body had temporarily disappeared, and it was obvious that the sun was rising and the sky was dawning.

Jason, who had been prepared, raised his hand to spread a fog before the monsters rushed in.

As the pitch-black humanoid monster looked around blankly, he slowly walked towards the nearest darkness.

[Mist Concealment] also requires physical strength.

It's slow, but Jason definitely prefers to maintain a good amount of stamina.

His steps were slow, silent.

The 'stealth, hidden' above the master makes Jason feel like an illusory shadow walking through this 'room' that seems to be a 'shopping mall'.

This 'mall' would be four floors or higher in the normal world, but here it is only four floors, and only half of it, as if it had been cut through it by a knife, and it was tilted at an angle, posing at a strange angle.

However, in the absence of electricity, the place is brightly lit.

The bulb cannot be broken.

Jason tried.

Apparently protected by some kind of rule!

However, such a rule is not a panacea!

At least, it's still dark in some places.

There were light bulbs there, too, but they went out.

"Did it go out when you entered here?"

Jason looked at the shattered light bulb and guessed in his heart.

Then, he walked along the edge of the corridor towards the piece.

However, just as he was about to step into the darkness, he stopped.

It's not what is in the dark, it's what is in the light.

In the gap between light and darkness divided by light, the light shines through!

It's a wall!

The light should shine on the wall!

Jason can confirm this.

However, this gap forcibly allowed the light to 'penetrate' through.

The gap is subtle, and if it weren't for Jason's abnormal perception and vigilant enough, he wouldn't have been able to detect the peculiarity here.

He stopped to check.

There is 'darkness' tumbling in the cracks.

He couldn't describe what it was.

There are too many shapes, but they are strange.

It can only be named according to color.

Jason subconsciously shook his nose.

There is no taste of 'food'.

Suddenly, his interest was greatly reduced, so he took two steps to the side, and continued to walk towards the darkness as he had thought before, where there was a wardrobe, where perhaps he could rest for a while, waiting for the next dawn.

However, just as Jason passed through that gap, a huge suction force suddenly appeared.

A black palm that seemed to be invisible, but seemed to have a slight outline, stretched out from the gap.

Initially, it was flat, as if it were a photograph.

But when it reached out, it quickly swelled into a real palm, and then, just like that, it stepped through the space and grabbed Jason's ankle.

The palm of his hand tried to pull Jason down, and then into the gap.

That's what it thinks, and that's what it does.

It slammed hard.

And then......

There is no tugging.