Holy Grail War

No wonder this house was in such a great location yet the rent was shockingly cheap.

Turns out there was something unclean inside.

But this also made Luo Shu realize that the comprehensive anime world before him was not an everyday one.

With ghosts and monsters came supernatural forces that could threaten him. A sense of urgency rose in the young man's heart—he wanted to quickly earn Divine Authority Jades to strengthen himself.

After learning about the situation in this rental room, Luo Shu had no intention of leaving. He was curious about what this so-called Black Hole Phenomenon was. Since sealing it would only cost 2.3 Divine Authority Jades, he might as well probe the depths of this world first.

As the saying goes, knowing there are tigers on the mountain, one still walks toward them!

"Landlady, see you tomorrow."

He smiled and waved, closing the door under her warm gaze.

Come to think of it, the landlady's appearance was quite similar to an anime he'd watched before.

Moreover, her gaze was full of goodwill, seemingly appreciative of his handsome face. Checking through his golden finger, this feeling contained no falsehood. Perhaps she wasn't very clear about the unclean thing in the house.

More likely, the previous tenants had all moved out one after another, forcing the landlady to lower the rent helplessly.

For now, though, the important thing was to find the so-called Black Hole Phenomenon.

Luo Shu's gaze turned sharp as he walked toward the bedroom, planning to start his search from there.

"BEEP--!!"

Suddenly, a sound like a car horn rang through the air.

This sudden change made him turn his head in surprise. The space there was splitting open in a line like garbled code, wisps of black mist gradually seeping out, and faintly, he could hear thousands of miserable wails.

In the gap, a pair of venomous blood-red eyes stared fixedly at him.

So this was a ghost?

"Interesting."

Luo Shu smiled and walked straight toward the expanding black rift.

As the Divine Authority Jades were spent, countless arcs of electricity flickered around his body.

Lightning—the pivot of heaven and earth's yin and yang, the bane of ghosts and monsters!

6. Agent of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, Isayama Yomina!

Chiba City Center.

Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office.

"Calling headquarters, anomaly detected in Area 036... Calling headquarters, anomaly detected in Area 036. Observed as a random outbreak of the Black Hole Phenomenon. Based on ghost energy retrieval, probability of a B-class disaster is 99%!"

"Chiba Branch requests backup!"

Inside the solemn facility, the pretty female communications officer anxiously contacted headquarters.

"Hello~."

A gentle, playful older-sister voice appeared, bringing reassurance.

Under the female communications officer's stunned gaze, a graceful figure suddenly emerged from the emergency exit. A beautiful girl with long black hair and black stockings stepped out, her demeanor elegant, her smile warm, as she slowly walked up to her.

"A mere B-class disaster, leave it to me."

"A-Agent Isayama, you're back?!"

The female communications officer stammered in shock, then burst into surprise as she came to her senses.

This was one of the Four Great Demon Extermination Families, the Isayama Clan's designated next head, as well as an agent and main combat force of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau. Wielding the Divine Blade Lion King, she had slain countless evil ghosts.

With experience resolving an A-class disaster, she was practically Chiba City's "stabilizing pillar."

"I didn't expect that after being away so long, Xiaohai wouldn't recognize me... Rest assured, leave it to me."

The black-haired girl raised an eyebrow, her delicate face brimming with confidence.

After glancing at the location on the screen where ghost energy was born, Isayama Yomina suddenly reached out her right hand into the air. As a dazzling golden light appeared, a gleaming divine blade materialized in her hand.

With a gust of wind, Isayama Yomina's figure vanished from the office.

The room fell silent again, leaving only the female communications officer's gaze filled with utmost admiration.

"Too late?"

"Which formidable bastard quietly took care of the Ghost Disaster?"

A few minutes later, Isayama Yomina looked at the peaceful Happiness Villa and scratched her head in doubt.

If not for the faint ghost energy still gathering on the chimney, she would have thought she'd come to the wrong place.

According to Isayama Yomina's plan, she would first slay the evil ghosts escaping from the Black Hole Passage to prevent harm to innocent civilians, then gather the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau's Sealing Squad to spend a few hours sealing the Black Hole here.

At the very least, this would ensure the Black Hole wouldn't erupt for over a decade.

Now...

Gazing at the empty room, the long black-haired girl sank into thought.

Where were my ghosts? Where was my Black Cavity?

Knowing her own affairs well, Yomi Isayama was certain this wasn't the work of Chiba City's Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Bureau—it was full of mediocrities, and the former elites had all been transferred to Tokyo's "Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Bureau." To deal with the larger-scale incident of the Sessho-seki, even she had been reassigned for a time... That meant, during her reassignment, some mysterious person had infiltrated Chiba City. This individual possessed the strength to slay a B-rank evil spirit while also having considerable skill in sealing techniques. No... perhaps it wasn't just one person; it could be a well-coordinated demon-slaying team. In terms of strength, they might rival the heads of the Four Great Exorcist Families.

But she wasn't a pushover either. "Whatever your goals, if you harm Chiba, I won't go easy on you." Yomi Isayama suddenly revealed a dangerous smile, speaking to the air as if issuing a warning.

With that, she sheathed her divine blade "Lion King" and departed gracefully under the moonlight.

After a long moment, near where Yomi Isayama had stood, a large cloud of dust suddenly kicked up. An invisible, elegant figure gradually materialized in the moonlight, clad in a resplendent white feathered robe, his expression thoughtful.

"So there are official personnel after all." Luo Shu murmured to himself. A silver ripple on the left side of his vision laid the girl's information bare.

[Yomi Isayama]
[Age: 17]
[Occupation: Agent of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Bureau]
[Destiny: Ill-Fated Beauty (Gold), Sword Prodigy (Pale Red), Spiritual Medium (Pale Red)]
[Lifespan: 17 years]
[Status: Disheveled]

"Truly a favored child of heaven, but a pity she's about to die." Luo Shu's expression was regretful as he casually brushed the dust off his clothes. This was his first time seeing a gold destiny—extremely rare—but unfortunately, it was a debuff. This girl was destined to be short-lived. If it had been a positive buff, Yomi Isayama's future would have been extraordinary.

Earlier, he had spent 0.55 Divine Authority Jade to form a substantial arc barrier on his body's surface, closely observed the evil spirit's ferocious head, and even gave it a hearty slap it wouldn't forget. Then he spent 2.3 Divine Authority Jade to forcibly close the spatial rift formed by the Black Cavity. He had asked the Void—to kill that B-rank evil spirit would require at least 12 Divine Authority Jade. Expensive! Damn expensive! Staring at his pitiful balance, Luo Shu ground his molars to dust. In such a dangerous world, this little Divine Authority Jade wasn't enough to protect himself.

He had been racking his brain for ways to earn more Divine Authority Jade when he saw a girl charging down from the sky with murderous intent, instantly sending Luo into a panic. He quickly spent 5 Divine Authority Jade to manifest an "Invisibility Talisman" and stealthily hid not far away. This also gave him a grasp of the power level of human experts in this world. According to the Void's calculations, killing Yomi Isayama would require at least 275.6 Divine Authority Jade, and if she grew stronger in the meantime, even more. For someone as weak as he was now, lying low and developing was the top priority!

Develop... develop, develop...

"I've got it!" Luo Shu's eyes lit up with joy as he turned to look at the desktop computer in the bedroom. What medium could spread wider than the internet? It just so happened to be 2012, the year doomsday theories ran rampant worldwide. If he fabricated some apocalyptic stories and used Divine Authority Jade to boost himself to Twitter's trending topics, even if only one in a hundred people believed him, that would still be a massive influx of Divine Authority Jade!

No time to waste. Luo Shu strode energetically to the computer, pressing his thumb to the power button. Internet, engage!

7. First Story: The Steel Earth, Reduced to a Dead Star!

Luo Shu created a new folder.

But when he was about to start writing, his fair hand froze mid-air.

Luo Shu suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know how to write an original apocalyptic story.

And the famous apocalyptic novels from his past life—he had forgotten them all.

Luo Shu was silent for a long moment, then acknowledged that he was no creative genius and decided to cheat on the spot.

He materialized an NTZ-48 pill, reducing its side effects somewhat.

This thing came from the movie Limitless—a super stimulant.

It unlocked the brain's potential, stimulating the nerve endings in the brain within thirty seconds.

Using NTZ-48 not only granted photographic memory, superhuman language ability, abundant energy, clear thinking, and agile movement, but it could even instantly recombine and organize details and information that were usually hard to notice, then draw conclusions from them.

Simply put, taking the drug made you a god—it could turn even a useless person into a genius in art, science, language, combat, and literature.

To materialize it, Luo Shu spent 7.4 Divine Authority Jades, his heart bleeding.

"Void, this thing isn't going to be a problem, right?"

"Buzz buzz buzz~ (No problem!)"

Seeing the Silver Ripple tremble lightly on the left side of his vision, Luo Shu revealed a relieved smile.

Then, looking down at the small blue pill in his palm, his gaze turned resolute.

"Gulp—."

NTZ-48 was calmly swallowed by Luo Shu, the pill sliding down his throat, dissolving on contact, a cool sensation spreading out.

"Thump... thump..."