The orphanage's third-floor corridor had completely turned into a mutated space.
A straight corridor that stretched beyond sight was the primary structure here. Several hundred meters ahead of Traveler and VerdantRipple, a blurry Black Shadow was repeatedly and rhythmically tapping the wall with its hand.
Faced with the current situation, both Traveler and VerdantRipple remained quite calm. After all, for Players who frequently dealt with Anomaly Incidents, something like this was hardly unexpected.
Every Anomaly had its own killing rules. Even unsolvable Anomalies were no exception. Panic was meaningless before an Anomaly; it would only hasten one's death.
"Rather than spending time wondering where those survivors are hiding, we should first think about how we're going to escape from here."
VerdantRipple turned to glance at Traveler, who was still frowning in thought, and spoke coldly.
"That Black Shadow is getting closer and closer."
Just as VerdantRipple had said, the Black Shadow that should have been several hundred meters away had somehow approached to within a hundred meters. As the distance closed, the sound of its arm striking the wall became increasingly clear.
—It was constantly approaching them.
However, although the distance had shortened, from their perspective, it was still nothing more than a blurry Humanoid Black Shadow.
"We still don't know what it means by striking the wall with its hand. If we rashly attack it and accidentally trigger its killing rule, that'll be bad... I'll do it."
Traveler glanced at the long sword in VerdantRipple's hand, let out a breath, and bent down to press his hand against the ground.
A second later, a square robot appeared out of thin air by Traveler's feet.
``` [Skill Name: RX-78 Pursuer]
[Type: Summoning]
[Level: common]
[Effect: Summons an inducing Self-Destructing Robot, the RX-78 Pursuer. This Self-Destructing Robot automatically pursues enemies and