[Task Activated]
[Main Task 1: Survive until dawn]
[Main Task 2: Join any faction]
[Main Task 3: Unlocked after Main Task 2 is completed]
[Side Task: Eliminate the Ogres in the mountains]
This task was displayed in scarlet letters. Just then, a bone-chilling scream came from the distance.
"Ah!"
The fear and pain revealed in that voice made several Reincarnators become slightly serious.
"Everyone, since this is a team cooperation mode, why don't we communicate first? If our tasks don't conflict, we can also cooperate with each other a bit."
The lone Woman took the initiative to speak, attracting everyone's attention. The two who had just said they bought the [slave shackles] were already preparing to leave, but upon hearing this, they still turned their heads and sized up the Woman.
Seeing that the others didn't leave immediately, the Woman took a step forward, opened her arms, and said proactively,
"If I'm not mistaken, everyone's Main Task 1 should be to survive until tomorrow's sunrise."
"How did you know?"
The duo walked out from the shadows under the trees, revealing their faces. Both were wearing black night clothes that were convenient for movement. One carried a great sword on his back, while the other carried a samurai sword, their hair wrapped in black headscarves.
Bai Cangshu stared at their footsteps and found that when they moved, their heels did not touch the ground. He guessed that these two were probably quite agile types.
Unlike their seemingly carefree demeanor, they were actually quite vigilant. Even though they were a team of two, they were always ready to maneuver and escape.
The other duo also walked over at this time. These two were a man and a Woman. The man had blonde hair, which was common in anime worlds, and was tall and muscular, wearing a large, hip-hop style T-shirt.
The Woman had long green hair that curled and trailed behind her. The Woman was also nearly six feet tall, with a slender figure and cold eyes. She had a rapier at her waist.
The Woman wearing black-rimmed glasses took another step forward. At this point, she had walked to the center of the group, subtly taking the lead in the conversation.
"I have my own intelligence channels and know a lot about the Space and the task worlds. You can call me -- [Professor]."
The Woman who reported her code name spoke quickly.
"This type of task that only requires survival is the most difficult type in the Space, because this task description indicates that the Space believes it will be quite difficult for us to even just survive until sunrise."
"And this task world is a team cooperation task world, so I think when the Space calculates our survival difficulty... it's calculating it together."
Speaking of this, the Woman stopped, but the others also understood what the Woman meant.
"The young lady means that tonight, there will be Ogres that can kill all of us Reincarnators?"
The man in the bamboo hat seemed to be quite old in real age. His tone of voice was very much like an elder talking to a junior, but it couldn't be guaranteed that this wasn't a deliberate disguise.
The Woman who called herself the Professor nodded. She looked at the others and said frankly,
"I am a Reincarnator who is good at analyzing and exploring task worlds. My combat power is average. I think this is what the main task implies, so I suggest we don't disperse and just survive tonight first."
"I know everyone must have their own reliance, and ordinary Ogres may not be worth mentioning to you, but..."
"What if it's a Twelve Kizuki? What if it's an Upper Moon?"
The Woman kept speaking, extinguishing the desire of others to interrupt and refute.
Ordinary Ogres in the Demon Slayer World are indeed not incredibly powerful in combat. A well-trained soldier with sufficient ammunition is enough to resist them.
Even if they can't completely kill the Ogres, large-caliber firearms will inflict terrible damage on these Ogres who can be injured by the muskets of the Taisho era.
But the Twelve Kizuki are different. The Twelve Kizuki possess unique Blood Demon Arts and much stronger recovery abilities. Encountering them in the dark, anyone could suffer an accident.
Bai Cangshu understood at this point that this Woman was probably the type who wasn't good at combat herself.
That's why she kept taking the initiative to speak and maintain the existence of the team.
Is this kind of person really suitable for survival in this Space?
Bai Cangshu did not trust the idea of tying life and death to so-called companions.
Perhaps, the other party also had some trump card.
He said nothing and turned to leave into the night.
"Hey, didn't you hear?"
"There might be a Twelve Kizuki appearing!"
The Woman called out to Bai Cangshu, but Bai Cangshu didn't pay attention. He just waved his hand and said,
"Hey, didn't you smell it?"
"The Fishy smell in the air is getting stronger..."
He subtly reminded the others, and sure enough, the others instantly became nervous, and firearms began to appear in their hands.
Bai Cangshu actually didn't smell any Fishy smell at all. It was just that ever since the Woman mentioned "Twelve Kizuki", his [Killing Intent Perception] had made him aware of a faint, lingering gaze.
Moreover, Bai Cangshu wasn't stupid. The strong floral fragrance he could smell when he woke up was clearly a hint given by the Space.
There must be wisteria flowers nearby. If there really were Ogres capable of wiping out the Reincarnators, that place would be the refuge left for the Reincarnators.
Bai Cangshu was currently walking towards the source of the floral fragrance.
The few people behind him also reacted at this time. The Professor said,
"Let's go to where the wisteria flowers are first!"
Thump, thump, thump...
Heavy footsteps sounded, and a quite tall figure appeared from the dense forest. The smell of blood instantly became strong.
Bai Cangshu looked up and happened to see a huge monster over three meters tall, with a completely greenish body, emerging from behind the bushes.
This Ogre's white hair on its head was connected to its beard, stained with a lot of flesh and blood. It was still carrying half a corpse in its hand.
Organs and flesh and blood kept falling.
"Wisteria flowers?"
"Don't."
"Don't go to the wisteria flowers, okay..."
The Ogre's voice was low, and its huge eyes were full of pleading.
"I'm hungry... You stay here and let me eat meat, okay..."
The Ogre raised its left hand, grabbed a tree as thick as a bowl, and directly broke it off, then suddenly swept it towards Bai Cangshu.
Bang!
A huge gunshot instantly rang out.
The Ogre's thick arm, along with that tree, smashed into the ground in front of Bai Cangshu.
Bai Cangshu stood still, feeling the strong wind that swept over him. He estimated that this Ogre's strength value was probably quite high, much higher than his own.
"Ah! It hurts!"
The Ogre looked at its broken arm in astonishment, and only after a while did it start to cry out in pain.
A hand cannon appeared in the Professor's hand, still smoking at this time.
Seeing that the Ogre's movements were not very quick, the others also started to move.
The duo in night clothes were indeed very fast. They started instantly, and amidst the flying dust, they arrived behind the Ogre from both sides.
Sword light flashed, and the Ogre's ugly head was instantly cut off.
"Let's go first. It's not easy to kill it without a Nichirin Blade."
The Professor spoke, and the few people were about to continue forward.
Suddenly, whoosh!
A black shadow instantly flew out from the Ogre's head that had fallen to the ground.
In an instant, it appeared in front of Bai Cangshu, and its sharp claws fiercely clawed towards Bai Cangshu's chest.
At this moment, the man in the bamboo hat's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the long saber at his waist was drawn out half an inch.
But before he could strike.
Bai Cangshu's left hand had appeared in front of him at some point.
Thump!
This Ogre, which was less than seventy centimeters tall and naked, was firmly grasped by the neck.
A chilling smile appeared on Bai Cangshu's face.
"You've found the wrong opponent, Reigen Arataka."
Ripple power appeared from Bai Cangshu's hand, and the pale-skinned Ogre instantly screamed.