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Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression changed.

"A fire alarm?"

Chapter 275: An Enemy with Psychic Powers, Apprehending the Blond Loli On-Site

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't hesitate much, not even having time to think, and directly grabbed Ye Xing's arm.

"Ye Xing-kun, we're on a higher floor, let's go downstairs first!"

But when they ran out of the bookstore and reached the entrance of the fire escape, Kasumigaoka Utaha saw many people walking upwards from below.

"This…"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned, wondering if these people hadn't heard the fire alarm in the building.

Running upwards like this, wasn't it the same as seeking their own death?

At this moment, a middle-aged woman saw Kasumigaoka Utaha and Ye Xing standing at the entrance of the fire escape, stunned, and stopped her hurried footsteps, anxiously saying.

"You two, don't just stand there, hurry up and run upstairs! The fire has already blocked the lower floors, you can't get out!"

"This… How could this be…"

Hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind went blank, and a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes.

How was that possible?

From the moment the fire alarm rang to the moment she ran out of the bookstore, at most half a minute had passed.

She was currently on the ninth floor of this building!

Normally speaking, even if the fire spread, it couldn't have such a fast and strange speed.

Was the decoration standard of this building unqualified, using some cheap and flammable materials?

That was impossible.

This was the symbolic project of Yukinoshita Construction Company expanding its business to Kyoto City. Not to mention cutting corners, even if it was a losing business, the quality would definitely be based on the highest standards. How could such a situation occur?

"Kasumigaoka-kun, let's go upstairs first."

While Kasumigaoka Utaha was stunned, Ye Xing had already taken the initiative, pulling her towards the upper floors.

Coincidentally, although this building of Yukinoshita Construction Company had already been completed, it hadn't been officially opened to the public yet. Many businesses and companies had only signed contracts and hadn't officially moved in. Today, the highest floor open to the outside world was the anime convention venue hosting the "Masquerade" fan club, which was on the twenty-first floor.

"Huff… Huff… So tired…"

When they climbed to the nineteenth floor, Kasumigaoka Utaha's stamina was obviously somewhat insufficient. After all, she wasn't the type who was good at sports. On the contrary, she preferred to stay at home and didn't like outdoor activities. Her nickname, Kasumigaoka Lazybutt, wasn't for nothing.

Running up ten floors in one breath, plus the sudden incident, her breathing became flustered, and she had no time to stop and rest. Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but cover her abdomen, with a look of pain on her face.

"I… I seem to have a stitch…"

Hearing this, Ye Xing didn't hesitate at all and directly carried Kasumigaoka Utaha in his arms.

"Eh… Eh!? You… You…"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked caught off guard, wanting to tell Ye Xing to put her down, but seeing that after he picked her up, he still walked easily, as if he didn't have any burden at all, and didn't slow down his speed upstairs, she finally chose to remain silent.

She wasn't stupid either.

At this critical moment of life and death, if she still played the act of being reserved and caring about propriety between men and women, she might as well jump off the building directly. It was much better than being burned to death.

At this time, still caring about those unnecessary things, wasn't that just being a pure idiot?

Just like that, all the way to the top floor of the building, inside the anime convention venue, Ye Xing saw that the originally very empty venue now seemed a bit crowded.

Fortunately, Aoki-san and Eriri's mother weren't the kind of people who lacked money, not to mention that Yukinoshita Yang Nai, the eldest daughter of the company that owned the Yukinoshita office building, might be secretly sponsoring them. They didn't put up partitions, but directly booked an entire floor as the venue, plus most of the businesses and companies hadn't moved in yet.

Otherwise, if everyone in the entire building ran upwards, it would probably not be able to accommodate them at all, and it would be easy for stampedes to occur.

Ye Xing put Kasumigaoka Utaha on the ground. The latter breathed a sigh of relief, her legs feeling sore and weak after relaxing from the climbing process, and she could barely stand steady.

Seeing the two of them come in, the reactions of the people present were different.

Eriri, wearing a mask and standing with her mother, was stunned for a moment when she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha and Ye Xing coming in together, with the latter carrying the former, and then felt a little complicated in her heart.

This was bad.

Why did she have to meet this venomous-tongued woman here?

Although Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri weren't in the same grade, as the two beauties in Private Toyonosaki Academy, they had had a lot of contact.

But for some reason…

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have an innate feeling of disliking each other. It might be out of competition between genius beautiful girls, or it might just be a simple incompatibility.

In short, as long as these two met in school, the air would become silent. This was also why the school authorities of Private Toyonosaki Academy had to separate these two, one staying in the school to receive Ye Xing and Hiratsuka Shizuka, and the other going to Soubu High School for an exchange experience.

If Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were together as student representatives, before the people from Soubu High School even arrived, they would probably start arguing themselves.

As a result, Eriri didn't expect to meet her here.

And, it was at her most embarrassing moment!

If the other party recognized her and asked her why she was here, how should she answer?

If the fact that she was an otaku was known to the people at school, then her image as a blonde, mixed-race beauty would be completely shattered, right!?

No, wait a moment…

Eriri frowned slightly, hiding in a corner that was not easily noticed, secretly observing Kasumigaoka Utaha standing there.

Why… Why are you here too?

Could it be that Kasumigaoka Utaha was also an otaku, or even a fan of "Masquerade"?

Thinking of this, Eriri's mood became somewhat complicated.

People who like "Masquerade"\n… Shouldn't all be good people, right?

And Kawasaki Saki clearly breathed a sigh of relief the moment she saw Ye Xing come in.

"Saki, Haimu."

Ye Xing led Kasumigaoka Utaha to the two of them, smiling and saying.

"This is Kasumigaoka Utaha-san from Private Toyonosaki Academy."

"Hello, Miss Kasumigaoka."

Saki Kawasaki first gave a forced smile and greeted her, then leaned close to Yozora's ear, lowered her voice, and said with a worried expression.

"Before you came back, I asked a few people who ran up from downstairs. This isn't just a simple fire. They said the flames are dark green and the burning speed is strangely fast, almost like it's going to devour this building... I'm afraid it's..."

"An event related to the supernatural, huh..."

Yozora nodded. Onimaru Kunitsuna, in his human form, appeared behind him and walked straight out of the convention hall without a word.

Onimaru Kunitsuna and Mikazuki Munechika, these two famous swords, are in between spiritual objects and physical entities, with special properties, just like the Eight-Foot Tall who fused with 'the Door'. They can choose whether or not to appear in front of people.

It's just that at this time, Yozora couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Everyone's soul manifestation ability has its advantages and disadvantages, and his is no exception.

Let's not talk about the 'I'm Thinking' power of the End of Eight Million.

The Black and White Demon Hands can't handle this kind of reconnaissance work.

How can they scout?

They don't have heads, eyes, ears, or mouths. They have nothing.

If Yotsuya Miko were here, she could just send Hundred Eyes to scout. Anyway, her vision can be linked with Hundred Eyes, which is like a mobile camera.

Even Futaba Rio and the others could send out their Soul Avatars. Anyway, if the Soul Avatar is destroyed, it will only consume some physical strength and spirit, and it can be condensed again after recovery, so it can be recycled.

Although the Black and White Demon Hands are very strong in combat and convenient to use, they can't do such things.

Faced with this sudden event, what is the first choice of the strongest exorcist in history...?

Yozora directly took out his phone with lightning speed, opened the chat group of the Overload Club, and quickly edited a four-word message.

"Star Danger, Quick Rescue."

In the eyes of Mai Sakurajima and others, this request for help is very simple.

I'm in star danger.

Yui Yuigahama: "Yozora is in danger? Didn't you go to the comic convention today? That location should be in the building of the Yukinoshita Construction Company. I'll be right there!"

Seeing this sentence quickly typed out by Yui, Yozora quickly added a sentence.

"No danger, I was just kidding, but I did encounter an incident."

Good heavens, Yui, you're so reckless?

You're already preparing to sprint without even knowing what's going on?

Fortunately, your soul manifestation is Kiyohime, not Emperor Sutoku of Yagami Light. Otherwise, if you could fly, wouldn't you just break through the window directly in front of so many people?

Just then, a burst of exclamations suddenly sounded in the venue.

"That... what is that..."

"Oh my god... am I dreaming?"

"This... the color of this flame..."

Yozora quickly walked over and stood in front of the window on the edge of the floor, only to see a dark green sea of ​​fire rising around the bottom of the building.

The height of the sea of ​​fire is not exaggerated. According to his vision beyond ordinary people, it is only about four or five meters high, and the thickness of the sea of ​​fire is about three meters.

It's just that the strange dark green color is obviously not a normal flame. Besides, how could a normal flame form a circle of sea of ​​fire surrounding this building out of thin air without any combustibles?

Yozora's gaze did not stay for long, and he directly took a photo and sent it to the chat group, and also added a message.

"The flames have entered the bottom of the building, and ordinary people can also 'observe' it, indicating that the existence that created this sea of ​​fire and flames is powerful enough to affect reality."

Rio Futaba noticed the details in Yozora's words and immediately asked.

"Existence... Could it be that the one who created this sea of ​​fire is not an evil spirit?"

"Maybe, but the spiritual power gives me a different feeling, and it smells different."

These words from Yozora are indeed very convincing.

After all, when it comes to the taste of evil spirits and spiritual power, no one in this world can be clearer than him, this gourmet.

You could say that.

Excluding Yotsuya Miko, Yozora has eaten more evil spirits than any other member of the Overload Club has seen.

If he says the taste is a bit off, then there must be a problem.

Mai Sakurajima: "But... isn't it only those evil spirits that have fused with 'the Door' or fused with humans that can directly affect reality?"

Miko Yotsuya: "No, Senior Mai... there is another possibility."

"Psychics... as long as they awaken the ability to manifest their souls, they can actively manifest it in front of ordinary people, avoiding the rules of 'observation'."

This is also something that the members of Overload have known for a long time.

Although they have always used the ability of soul manifestation to fight against evil spirits...

But it's not just for fighting against evil spirits.

For example, Yagami Light is using the fact that soul manifestation can be actively manifested, avoiding the "observation" rules, and can selectively manifest, to complete the punishment of evil people who appear and disappear without leaving any traces.

Yui Yuigahama: "Miko, do you mean... this time's enemy... is a psychic... a human like us?"

Miko Yotsuya: "There is such a possibility, but it is not absolute, perhaps it is some new trick played by the evil spirits."

Although they were saying this in the group, the members, including Yotsuya Miko herself, felt that such a possibility was very small.

Creating a sea of ​​fire that can surround the entire building, with such power, and also having the energy to control the dark green flames to pour into the building...

The enemy's spiritual power is very strong.

Stronger than Shuten-dōji, Hannya, and Ushi no Toki, even stronger.

Even within the Overload Club, only Yotsuya Miko and Futaba Rio can reach this level of spiritual power, excluding Yozora.

And, is what the enemy is showing now all of their spiritual power?

Not necessarily.