"So fast! Far faster than before!
"Once it obtained the Box of Grudges, did its attitude change from simply driving us away to hunting us down?"
Using the dedicated dining elevator, Shinsuke and the others descended straight to the first floor... Considering that the Mysterious Person had only just reached the top floor of the old mansion, they had thought they had opened up a safe distance.
A terrifying sense of being watched descended from behind.
The Mysterious Person, who had been searching through the old mansion at a normal pace,
changed completely once the three of them left the mansion with the box, signaling that the event had entered its final phase... No longer strolling about, the Mysterious Person now pursued them at full speed.
In just a few seconds,
the enormous leather shoes had reached the entrance.
The black miasma throughout the event area grew denser and even seemed to come alive, forming black arms along the streets to block their path.
"Dongye! Remove Restriction by 50%, and have Forbidden Speech ride on your back... From here on, just focus on running. I'll do everything I can to Control Gale, increasing our Movement Speed while hindering that thing's pursuit."
"Got it, Boss~"
Dongye tore open his skin again, but this time, he tucked the fallen copper coins into his pocket. He would need them to recover after escaping.
Of the sixteen newly grown arms, one held Forbidden Speech while the rest were used for crawling. His speed was comparable to Shinsuke flying at full speed.
"Right! If we get caught, can I remove more of my restrictions?"
"No matter what situation we fall into, you absolutely cannot exceed 80%... Any higher, and you'll completely lose control. We'll all die in the game."
"Got it, Boss!
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