Underworld Player Chapter 84 - The Wall-Slapping Shadow

The third floor of the orphanage had been transformed into an otherworldly dimension, consisting mainly of a perfectly straight, endless corridor.

Inside, the Players Traveler and Viridescent were warily eyeing an indistinct, shadowy presence a few hundred meters ahead of them. It faced the wall, repeatedly slapping it with a steady rhythm.

Despite their strange circumstances, the Players looked calm. After all, such things were par for the course to seasoned Players who'd had their fair share of encounters with supernatural entities. Not to mention, supernatural entities were governed by certain rules, and would not attack unless their "kill condition" was activated. Even Impossible-class entities were bound by similar rules, so there was nothing to be gained from panicking—in fact, doing so was a sure way to hasten one's own death.

Viridescent glanced at Traveler, whose brows were still knitted together.

"Instead of wondering where the survivors are hiding, why don't we figure out how we're supposed to get out of here?" she said coldly. "Look, it's moving toward us now."

It was just as she said. The shadow that was once hundreds of meters away was now within a hundred meters of them. The dull smacking sounds it made as it slapped the wall were also louder and clearer than before.

It was undoubtedly drawing closer. Still, the shadow remained no more than a featureless, if vaguely humanoid, blur.

Traveler eyed the long sword in Viridescent's hand and sighed.

"We have no idea why it's slapping the wall. If we charge in with an attack, we might accidentally trigger its kill condition, which would be bad news... Allow me."

Swiftly, he lowered his body and placed a palm on the ground. The next second, a blocky-looking robot appeared by his feet.

[ Skill Name : RX-78 Land Runner ]

[ Type : Summoning ]

[ Rank : Normal ]

[ Effect : Summons a homing, self-destructing robot, the RX-78 Land Runner. It will automatically pursue a given target until coming into contact, upon which the robot will explode, dealing d

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