The projected soldiers quickly counterattacked.
But they had already pushed deep into Sumida, and Sadako's targeted attacks meant that a large number of projected soldiers fell on the battlefield almost immediately.
At that moment, Liu Zhi, standing above Tokyo Skytree, saw something different.
The spiritual essence he had been unable to retain, no matter what he tried, was directly drawn away by Sadako.
Though this was partly because Sadako was a mythic being native to this world, it also showed that not every soul in this world was necessarily able to return.
This was especially true of the projected troops.
Liu Zhi also noticed that every projected soldier killed by Sadako, regardless of their former occupation or sex, ultimately became a new clone of Sadako.
These clones could join the battle at once.
For this very reason, the projected army was the first to find itself dwindling as the fighting went on.
When the last projected soldier fell in Sumida, Sadako appeared before Liu Zhi once more.
This time, she had come to thank him.
Taking the item Sadako offered him, Liu Zhi said, "There's no need to thank me. I helped you because the situation happened to present itself. Otherwise, I wouldn't have helped."
Liu Zhi was telling the truth. He had come to this game only to borrow a route back to his own plane.
He had already accomplished his earlier goal of showing off his power in front of everyone.
Helping a certain deity come back to life was merely a VIP quest he happened to pick up along the way.
He would get some benefits if he completed it, but if he didn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
So Liu Zhi's expression showed little reaction to Sadako's thanks.
Just then, Sadako suddenly spoke.
"You're about to leave,