This time, Aili didn't use a projector weapon like before. Because to a certain extent, that was just copying the wielder's ability through the weapon. In a way, it was still a kind of magic. If she wanted to rely on pure divine power to attack, the best way was to summon the spirit.
"Aim!!"
As Aili shouted, the white-robed girl raised the short sword in her hand. Then, the huge white bear beside her roared and rushed forward. It raised its body high, raised its two front paws, and smashed the monster in front of it. The sharp blades in the monster's hands were completely useless against the white bear. Although it let out a ghostly shriek and brandished its sword, the razor-sharp blades didn't even leave a single scratch on the white bear's body. Instead, the white bear's front claws smashed down like giant hammers, smashing the monster into pieces.
"Gaa — —!!!"
Perhaps sensing that it was in a life-and-death situation, the monster screamed and launched a surprise attack. The white bear dodged the shadow monster's counterattack with incredible agility. At the same time, the white-robed girl jumped onto the white bear's back. A bow appeared out of nowhere in her hand. She aimed at the shadow monster, drew the bow, and shot an arrow.
The arrow condensed from ice directly penetrated the shadow monster that was waving its sword wildly out of anger and pain. Cold air exploded in all directions and completely froze the shadow monster. After that, the shadow monster's body suddenly stopped moving and slowly disappeared into thin air.
"Phew …"
At the same time, the spirit that Aili summoned also disappeared. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after the monster was destroyed, the atmosphere seemed to have returned to normal. The huge moon was gone, and the scene of blood and shadows in the city was gone as well. The city had returned to its original peace.
After that, Kirito Miki and the short-haired boy also hurriedly went to find the brown-haired girl and Kotomi Hikari. At this moment, both of them were paralyzed on the ground, and Kotomi Hikari had fainted. According to the brown-haired girl, they were also attacked by shadow monsters when they left from the back door. At that time, Kotomi Hikari used the brown-haired girl's pistol to summon her Persona to defeat the monsters, but she also fainted and fell to the ground.
After everyone sent Kotomi Hikari and the short-haired boy to the hospital for treatment, Aili returned to the Iwatodai branch and began to talk to everyone.
It was only then that she finally learned about the situation of these people.
The red-haired old woman was called Kirito Miki. She was the eldest daughter of the Kirito Consortium and one of the members of the Iwatodai branch. and at the same time, she was also a member of a team called. According to Kirito Miki, this team was specially set up to deal with those monsters.
The short-haired boy was called Sanada Akihiko. He was Kirito Miki Hikari's companion, and the brown-haired girl was a newcomer.
As for the middle-aged man with glasses, he was called Tsukasu Kirito. He was the chairman of the Moonlight House Academy, as well as the head of the Iwatodai branch and the leader of the team.
The 12th artificial island was sparsely populated, so there were only a few people in this branch. But that wasn't what Aili cared about. On the contrary, she was more interested in what happened earlier.
"What happened just now?"
Aili had Fangzheng behind her. Of course, she could feel that the previous scene was very similar to the Sealed Extinction of the Red World's Disciples. Because in the Sealed Extinction, ordinary people couldn't move, but in this barrier, ordinary people turned into coffins.
Hearing Aili's question, everyone looked at each other, and then Tsukasu Kirito spoke.
"Miss Aili, we call this the Shadow Time, also known as the 25th hour, because this phenomenon only occurs after 12 o 'clock every night and lasts for an hour. During the whole process, as you can see, there will be some strange monsters — we call them shadows. Everyone else will turn into coffins, and only a few people are immune to this phenomenon. "
"But this isn't a good thing."
Kirito Mikura continued to speak, her expression solemn and serious.
"Ordinary people don't have any ability to protect themselves during the Shadow Time and are easily attacked by the shadows. Although they won't die from it, their spirit will be swallowed by the shadows, and they will become an existence similar to the living dead — here, we call it 'powerlessness'. In fact, a considerable number of victims are currently being treated in the hospital. "
"How long has this phenomenon been happening?"
"About ten years."
"Ten years?"
Hearing this, Aili suddenly had an idea. She recalled the information she saw before, which showed that the Kirito Consortium's research institute had an accident ten years ago, causing a lot of casualties …. She gave Kirito Mikura a meaningful look, then retracted her gaze and looked at Tsukasu Kirito.
"Since you have such a long time, why don't you ask for help from the artificial island management association?"
"Well …."
Facing Aili's question, the two looked at each other awkwardly, then Kirito Mikura answered in a low voice.
"We've asked for help from the artificial island management association several times in a row, and the other party has indeed sent people over, but … .how should I put it …. The Shadow Time is very selective …. If they're not chosen, when the Shadow Time arrives, they'll turn into coffins, and after the Shadow Time ends, they won't have any memories of that time …."
No wonder there were no results even after asking for help several times.
Hearing this, Aili understood. Even if the artificial island management association sent people over, if the other party could not move freely during the Shadow Time, then there was no difference between them coming and not coming.
However, the Shadow Time was much stricter than the Absolute Time. The Absolute Time of the Red World could only seal ordinary people at most, but anyone with special powers could still enter the Absolute Time. But the Shadow Time seemed to only allow certain people to move. Aili had asked Kirito Mikura and Kirito Mikura about it. Apart from humans, there were also many Elves and Orcs living on the 12th artificial island, and all of them would turn into coffins when the Shadow Time arrived.
That was a lot more troublesome. In addition, according to what Aili had seen just now, the monsters in the Shadow Time all had a magic-immune barrier similar to the Fantasy Killer. Only physical attacks and Persona summoning could harm them. To be honest, for a moment, Aili thought about whether she should use the Glory of Higra to check the situation, but according to Kirito Mikura, only a specially modified instrument could be activated during the Shadow Time. She did not know whether the distance of the Shadow Time included outer space at the same location. If the Glory of Higra failed and fell ….
That would be a heavy loss.
"What do you think about the cause of the Shadow Time?"
Aili thought for a moment and finally decided not to risk the Glory of Higra for the time being. At the same time, she looked at the others and asked. This time, it was Kirito Mikura who answered Aili's question.
"Of course. We found that whenever the Shadow Time appears, a strange tower will appear in the center of the 12th artificial island. We call it Tartarus."
"Oh? Have you investigated that tower? "
"We'd like to, but …."
Kirito Mikura and Kirito Mikura showed awkward expressions in response to Aili's question.
"At present, the team only has Kirito and Sanada. Yue Yu has just joined, so he doesn't have much combat power …. And the closer we get to the tower, the stronger the Shadow Time becomes …."
Kirito Mikura's expression turned serious.
"Also, we think that the tower is likely to have something to do with that late-night TV show!"
"Oh?"
Aili's spirit was lifted when she heard Kirito's explanation.
"What's going on?"
"It's like this. Akihiko and I once explored the tower, but at that time, the depths of the tower were covered in fog. We couldn't even see our fingers in front of us. We couldn't see what was inside at all. For the sake of caution, Akihiko and I didn't go deep into the fog. But when we went to explore again after that, the mist was gone, and a door had appeared.
"A door?"
"That's right. Akihiko and I also went in. It's … .very strange inside. I don't know the specifics, but it doesn't feel like a normal place. We also wanted to find out what was inside, but there were only two of us. The Shadow Force behind the door was strong and numerous. Just Akihiko and I alone couldn't break through.
Akihiko was even injured during the exploration, so we had to retreat. "
Kirito Mikura seemed a little dejected.
"Not long after that, we learned of the death of the Councilor. When we went to look at the door again, we found that it had disappeared again, shrouded in fog. So we think that the late-night TV show has something to do with Tartarus, and we don't have enough people to explore it now. That's why we asked the artificial island management association for help, hoping that they can send an Attacker to investigate this matter."
"So you think the scene shown on the late-night TV show will appear in that tower?"
Aili narrowed her eyes and tapped the table with her fingers.
"I see. It seems that this matter is really tricky … Well, I'll deal with this problem."
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