Chapter Seventy-Three: Falling into a Dream
The largest reservoir in Tokyo's underground drainage system, which is said to be able to withstand the amount of rain from typhoons and rains, can naturally hold a huge amount of water.
The reservoir is more than 20 meters deep, and its height is not inferior to that of ordinary residential buildings.
But in the middle of the reservoir, there is a statue of a hydra.
Uesugi Kiyoshi stood on the pedestal of the statue, tilted his head, glanced underwater, and frowned.
The statue was not built on a "pillar" and rose from the bottom of the water.
No, that's not appropriate, but there is indeed a carrier under the pedestal of this statue.
However, in Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes, there is something wrong with this "carrier".
It was pitch black, but it was alive, like a wriggling inky giant octopus tentacles, but the statue on it was stable and did not shake in the slightest.
Uesugi Kiyoshi stepped on this "living thing".
β...β
"What is this? Living things? β
"It's a dangerous color... Soak in the water, the fishy smell is so big..."
"It's a bit like the source of the poison... Is this thing connected to this idol? β
Thinking of this, his eyes became dangerous.
Put your sword into the sheath and raise your hand slightly.
The ghost hand behind him suddenly solidified a lot, and as his mind moved, the huge ghost hand slapped down in the air and smashed unstoppably on the statue of the hydra.
It was not as indestructible as expected, the statue of the god creaked when it encountered a mirage, and when it was slapped by the ghost's hand, it immediately fell apart, and the fragments rained down and scattered in the reservoir.
At the same time, the inky tentacles on the ground also trembled violently, the water surface seemed to boil, and the whole room shook for a while.
Uesugi Kiyoshi's eyes narrowed, the mirage gathered on the soles of his feet, tread the water, quickly pulled back, and retreated to the shore in a few steps.
Then he saw that the water in the reservoir in front of him was gradually becoming more and more turbid, and the unconcealable smell of fishy smell was spreading--this thing was not a good thing at first glance, as if it was soaked in poison.
"Gotta contact the people of the association to clean up this stuff... Professor Edward would probably be interested in this thing, right? β
At the same time, several iron doors to the room were broken open almost simultaneously.
Acting separately before, he was called back by Uesugi Kiyoshi to the community squadron and the Tsing Yi crowd rushed in, and pulled out a knife to kill without saying a word.
As the statue of the hydra collapsed, those fishmen suddenly looked like they had taken medicine, their eyes were blood-red, their aggression increased greatly, and they were even a little afraid of death, leaving only their upper bodies, and they also launched attacks on Rin and Liu Longren.
And with the addition of the new force, the counterattack of these fishmen was quickly suppressed.
The situation gradually stabilized, and Rin Kamiizumi was still there fighting the fish-people, and judging by her expression, it seemed that she regarded it as a kind of entertainment.
Liu Longren put away his sword early and stood behind Uesugi Qing without saying a word.
He had a faint feeling in his heart that this matter would not end so easily.
Especially after Uesugi Kiyoki's hand slapped and smashed the strange-looking statue, a sense of non-crisis gradually lingered in Liu Longren's heart - this was his instinctive sense as a swordsman, who had saved his life countless times, and it would not go wrong.
I'm afraid the real "big boss" is coming out.
After dozens of seconds of silence, Edward let out a sigh of relief from several people's headsets.
"Uesugi-kun, the positioning has been successful."
"But... This coordinate is very strange, I haven't seen the dream mirror of the outer god, and it is likely that there will be various emergencies, and the danger factor is difficult to determine. β
"The choice is yours."
Uesugi Qingjian's eyebrows were slightly raised, his palms were unconsciously clenched into fists, an inexplicable smile curled up at the corners of his mouth, and a flame of excitement in his eyes gradually ignited.
There was no fear in his heart, and he even had some expectations.
I don't know why, before the battle, he can often enter this state, as if he has been on the battlefield for a long time and treats every battle as a hard-won game.
"Don't talk nonsense, time is limited, I'm done here, I still have to go see Yuichi - tear open the opening! Put me in! β
Professor Edward was also a very productive person.
"It's a trifleβdo you want to go yourself?"
Hearing this, Uesugi Kiyoshi thought for a moment, and at the same time turned his head to look at the person behind him.
Kamiizumi Rin's ability is not very useful in the dream mirror, what she has is the ultimate "power", as well as the swordsmanship from the new Yin Stream, this simple "physical" means, it is easy to be restrained.
Although Dongwen Maki's strength has been improved after becoming a linker, after all, she hasn't experienced a few battles, and it is still a little difficult for her to suddenly face a god.
That Qinglian is the same, compared to her, Uesugi Kiyoshi even thinks that Dongwen Maki can be stronger, after all, she has the soul of the demon sword on her shoulders, if the demon soul awakens, then maybe her strength will skyrocket, and she will become a ghost king-like existence.
Before he could make up his mind, he saw Liu Longren suddenly raise his eyes and said expressionlessly, "I'll help you." β
"Don't look at me like this... Actually, I'm no stranger to fighting in the dream mirror. β
Uesugi Qing and Liu Longren have not known each other for a long time, and their cognition of him is only "the young master of the extreme path who is ruthless and has excellent swordsmanship" and "the soul of the snow boy".
However, judging from the interactions during this time, this person is indeed a good choice as a friend, he is very righteous, although he speaks straightly, he often cuts to the point, and never does things without a purpose.
Hearing that he suddenly asked for battle, Uesugi Kiyoshi was still a little puzzled.
In fact, he is ready to go alone, their friendship is not deep, this kind of desperate thing, he can't pull someone to accompany the funeral.
But looking at the serious eyes, Uesugi Kiyoshi was stunned and didn't say "why" in his mouth.
But Liu Longren seemed to see his doubt, and said softly: "I'm a little interested in this thing--the name of the outer god, I have heard it, I have never seen it, and I want to see it for a long time." β
"And..."
"It may be strange to say it, I always think it's dangerous for you to go by yourself, and I don't want to see you die."
"That's all."
Uesugi Kiyoshi groaned, silently chanting the words "in danger", lowered his eyes, and after a few seconds, he looked up and nodded.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you."
"Maki, after we sink into the dream mirror, the body is basically unguarded, and the safety is up to you."
"You also need your coordination here, after the cleanup is almost done, let the containment team of the association come down and clean up these things."
"And Rin--help me take care of her."
After seeing Higashimi Maki's silent nod, Uesugi Kiyoshi turned to Qinglian and said in a deep voice, "If something unexpected happens and I can't come out in time... Get in touch with Fuyao. β
"She's the only one who can help me."
After saying this, Uesugi Kiyoshi no longer hesitated and closed his eyes.
"Professor Edward, let's get started, me and Liu, please locate."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that the world was spinning.
When I opened my eyes again, it was no longer the dim underground reservoir.
All around him was the rough sea!