Miss Kaguya Wants My Surrender

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"Eh? Why are there other vengeful spirits?"

Fujiwara Chika immediately panicked. "Natsuki-kun, what should we do?"

The two scarecrow guards came before the Wooden Puppet Butler in strange poses, and then dry straw began to emerge from under their ragged cloaks, spreading rapidly across the floor like tree roots, sweeping towards everyone.

"Don't panic when things happen. At times like this, you should believe in the power of the collective." Amamiya Natsuki's tone was calm as he turned to look at the others. "Can any of you deal with those two scarecrows?"

"No."

Everyone shook their heads.

"Those are vengeful spirits. How could ordinary people deal with them?"

A female player couldn't help but accuse, "Vengeful spirits in the game generally don't attack us right away. You must have angered that Wooden Puppet Butler."

"Exactly." Someone else shouted, "We should have listened to that clown. It's all your fault."

"…"

In the face of danger, the loose alliance instantly broke apart.

Amamiya Natsuki hadn't had time to capture the Wooden Puppet Butler just now, so the blame was directed solely at Fujiwara Chika.

"I'm sorry…"

Fujiwara Chika bit her lower lip aggrievedly.

Shinomiya Kaguya's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Fujiwara could criticize herself, but others couldn't speak ill of her.

"Chika-chan didn't do anything." Takanashi Rikka quickly said, "Don't say that."

"I've thought of a way." Amamiya Natsuki suddenly said.

"What way?"

Everyone quickly looked over.

"It's simple, the scene has now turned into a game of hide-and-seek." Amamiya Natsuki stretched his limbs, subtly winked at Kaguya, then grabbed Fujiwara Chika's right hand and turned to run. "I'll run first as a sign of respect."

"Eh? Eh?"

With her hand held by Amamiya Natsuki, the pink-haired girl involuntarily started running along: "Are we just going to run away?"

Otherwise?

If you could rename everyone to Don, you'd let them know right now what it means to hit one person with one punch.

Unfortunately, the Seize and Eliminate Evil combo skill is a single-target ability and cannot handle team fights at all, just like a certain mid-lane mage with a puppet body, who has no problem instantly killing a lone enemy, but if there's one more enemy, he'd have to kneel!

During their eye contact just now, Shinomiya Kaguya had understood the meaning in Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, and she followed without hesitation.

The remaining few players were dumbfounded, and after two seconds of stunned silence, they all reacted and, without a word, followed suit and ran.

There were only two scarecrow guards, and the castle was so large that, with a bit of luck, the probability of being caught by a scarecrow was not high.

From now on, the game had changed from huddling together for survival to individual escape.

Amamiya Natsuki pulled the pink-haired girl to the second floor, and as they reached the corner of the Corridor, his steps suddenly paused.

On the eerie, dim floor, there was a strange, basin-sized insect. Seeing the group appear, this insect immediately straightened its body and let out terrifying 'hissing' sounds from its mouth.

"Facehugger?!"

Fujiwara Chika was startled.

Facehuggers aren't that big, are they? And that thing should appear on a spaceship, not in a medieval castle.

Because of the dim light, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't see clearly, but this insect… why did it look somewhat like a river crab?

"Holy crap!"

"Such a terrifying bug!"

The other players, chased by the scarecrows to the second floor, were also startled by this scene and, without a word, quickly chose the opposite direction from Amamiya Natsuki, running deeper into the castle.

"Let's go up to the third floor." Shinomiya Kaguya frowned and reminded them.

Such a large insect made one completely lose the desire to approach it.

"Upstairs."

Amamiya Natsuki nodded and ran towards the third floor.

At this point, the players split into two teams. The other five players were together, and Rikka, pulling the long-haired black-haired girl, followed behind Amamiya Natsuki and the two others, running together to the third floor.

"Hoo… hoo…"

Fujiwara Chika clutched her chest, breathing softly, "We should be safe now, right?"

"Should we find a room to hide in?" Rikka suggested.

"No need." Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head. "The scarecrows are very slow. If we stay in the middle of the Corridor, no matter which direction the scarecrows appear from, we can react."

"Indeed, we shouldn't hide in a room." Yukinoshita Yukino spoke up in agreement. "…Provided there are only two scarecrows and that Wooden Puppet Butler in the castle."

Amamiya Natsuki looked out the window. The blizzard outside the castle showed no signs of stopping, and the sky remained gloomy and dark, as if it would continue until the end of the world.

Thump, thump, thump.

Heavy footsteps suddenly sounded.

Amamiya Natsuki followed the sound and saw a tall monster with an empty neck appear at the end of the Corridor.

"Eh, eh, Ghost Rider?" Fujiwara Chika blurted out.

Amamiya Natsuki said, "By the looks of it, it's a Headless Knight."

Ghost Rider is a top-tier power in the Marvel universe; the Headless Knight doesn't even have the qualifications to carry his shoes!

Looking at the approaching Headless Knight, Amamiya Natsuki mused:

"If it's just him…"

Whoosh.

Before he could finish speaking, a door on the right side of the Corridor was suddenly pushed open.

A woman in a maid dress walked out. The hem of the maid dress was very long, almost dragging on the ground, revealing a super classical maid outfit.

"There are even maids in the castle?" Amamiya Natsuki was surprised.

Miss Maid slowly turned around, revealing a pair of hollow, dark eye sockets.

So, here's the question.

A vengeful spirit maid appearing in a vengeful spirit castle, isn't that normal?

With two vengeful spirits appearing at once, and the Seize and Eliminate Evil combo skill unusable, the group silently retreated to the other direction of the Corridor.

"How strange." Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but complain, "There was clearly nothing just now, but suddenly so many vengeful spirits came out."

Amamiya Natsuki retorted, "You just said it was very desolate."

Fujiwara Chika: "Now it's too lively. I'd rather it be desolate."

"You two, stop talking now…"

Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't help but say, her peripheral vision suddenly catching a black shadow flying in the Corridor. Her body wanted to react, but it was too late.

Just then, Amamiya Natsuki, quick-witted, suddenly moved half a step sideways, blocking Shinomiya Kaguya's front.

Pop!

A spray of blood bloomed on Amamiya Natsuki's shoulder.

Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes widened suddenly, her heart feeling as if it had been clutched, tightening abruptly.

"Why doesn't it hurt at all?"

Amamiya Natsuki was surprised.

During this time, having Miko step on his back to recharge, Amamiya Natsuki's physical fitness had significantly improved. His body reacted too quickly just now, but his consciousness didn't keep up.

"Someone's ambushing us!"

Fujiwara Chika quickly shouted.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

From the darkness ahead, something else flew out. The group ducked, covering their heads. The hidden weapons hit the castle walls, quickly bursting into red bloodstains.

Under the circumstances, Amamiya Natsuki saw a door nearby, reached out and pushed it open to temporarily hide. Shinomiya Kaguya followed closely beside him, while Fujiwara Chika and the two others entered another room.

The door was temporarily closed.

Amamiya Natsuki breathed a sigh of relief, then felt his right hand being tightly gripped. Turning his head, he saw Miss Ice Princess biting her lower lip tightly, "Quickly squat down."

"Hmm?"

"Let me check your shoulder."

"It's fine." Amamiya Natsuki wiped his hand on his shoulder, and a sticky red liquid quickly appeared on his hand. "It seems to be… ketchup?"

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