Only after rounding up Elektra and the others, whom Arale had blasted flat with a single shot, did Kraft have time to ask Wang Mian what had happened.
"Huh? Didn't you come because you saw my help post?"
Wang Mian looked utterly baffled.
"No... the latest post I saw said you'd found the Dragon Bone."
As Kraft spoke, he opened the Forum and discovered that Wang Mian had made another post after the one about the Dragon Bone. He simply hadn't received it earlier because the timelines of different worlds couldn't be synchronized precisely.
Now that they were in the same world, he could naturally see it.
[Title] Help!!! [Posted by] Master Assassin [Original post] Help!!!
A simple, straightforward plea for help.
"So what exactly happened? Even with the equipment I gave you, you couldn't handle these few ninjas?"
"I couldn't help it. Elektra tied me up as soon as I arrived. Neither of us could do anything to the other, and then the Hand overwhelmed everyone else with sheer numbers."
Wang Mian shrugged and explained the situation to Kraft.
Earlier, the Hand had captured Elektra and turned her into something called Black Sky. Not only had her strength increased dramatically, but she had also gained an ability to turn into black mist, much like those ninjas.
Unlike ordinary Hand ninjas, however, Elektra's ability had no cooldown. After being slashed apart into black mist, she could recover in the blink of an eye.
In short, she was yet another immortal.
"I see."
Kraft nodded in understanding. He wasn't particularly surprised by Elektra's new ability. This was precisely what the demons in Hell excelled at: using so-called immortality to strike bargains with humans.
The basic procedure was generally to take possession of the other party's soul, then infuse their