041 Floating Corpse Evil Spirit
Yuuki Asuna's face changed, she tightened her grip on the Exorcists Longsword, and turned her gaze towards the direction the sound came from.
That direction... is where the Hotel elevators are located.
A floor plan of the Hotel's first floor instantly appeared in Yuuki Asuna's mind. With her intellect, it was not difficult to clearly remember the structure of the entire first floor of the Hotel.
And if she remembered correctly, from the room where the water tank was placed to the front desk reception area, the path would inevitably pass by the elevator entrance.
So... the source of the Hotel's anomaly, the one who had been hiding in the water tank, came out on its own?
Yuuki Asuna took deep breaths, trying to calm her emotions, but her hands couldn't help but tremble slightly. After all, she had personally witnessed the scene after the Player who drank the water exploded, leaving behind a bloody and gruesome sight that was unbearable to look at.
Just by using water, it could do such things...
How terrifying would the true appearance of that bizarre source be?
"Violet, Necro, start putting on your protective gear."
Hearing Asagiri's voice, Yuuki Asuna finally snapped back to reality. She immediately took out goggles and a disposable mask from her pocket, put them on her face, and also took out two small wads of cotton to plug into her ears.
The goggles were obtained in the staff lounge, the disposable mask was found in a Hotel guest room, and as for the cotton, it was pulled from cotton swabs.
However, these items were not recognized as equipment or props by the APP. Although she didn't know if they could be taken back to the real world, they definitely couldn't be brought into the next dungeon.
After completing all these precautionary measures, Yuuki Asuna took a deep breath, staring intently in the direction the sound was coming from.
From the Hotel front desk where the three stood, they couldn't directly see the scene at the elevator entrance and exit. They could only hear the eerie "pitter-patter" sound, which was gradually approaching step by step.
And when the owner of the sound finally revealed its true appearance, even though Yuuki Asuna had prepared herself mentally beforehand, her expression still couldn't help but change.
They saw a disgusting creature, wearing white pajamas, nearly three meters tall, with wet black long hair dragging on the smooth marble floor. Its body was swollen and pale, like a corpse that had been soaked in water for ten days or half a month, slowly walking into the Hotel lobby.
With every step it took, a disgusting, unknown liquid was squeezed out from its body surface, and the stench it emitted, even at a distance of nearly twenty meters and wearing masks, made Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko frown involuntarily.
"Oh? Are you the so-called source of the anomaly?"
Just then, Asagiri suddenly jumped onto the Hotel front desk counter in an extremely handsome posture, looking down at the Banshee, and slowly spoke.
"Instead of running away when you see me, you're actively walking towards me? I admire your courage, but that's the only thing worth praising."
Saying this, the black firearm reappeared in Asagiri's hand.
He slowly raised the muzzle, aimed it at his temple, his eyes instantly turned into bright gold, and his index finger pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Persona..."
"Human Asura."
Accompanied by a faint red light, a humanoid black shadow exceeding two meters in height, with faint red flickering patterns appearing on its body surface, appeared behind Asagiri.
"Go."
The moment Asagiri's soft two words fell, the Human Asura rushed towards the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit with astonishing speed that was inconsistent with its massive size.
In close combat, the Human Asura was a Persona with no weaknesses.
"I will also..."
"Wait a moment."
Just as Yuuki Asuna was about to step forward to help, Asagiri jumped down from the counter, gently held her wrist, and shook his head.
"Don't rush."
"Okay, fine."
Although Yuuki Asuna didn't know why, she still obediently nodded in agreement. At this moment, the Human Asura had already arrived in front of the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit.
It didn't make any sound, it just clenched its five fingers into a fist and struck the Floating Corpse's face with the simplest, most unadorned straight punch.
"Bang!!!"
And the moment the Human Asura's punch hit the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit's face, the opponent's cheek instantly caved in, splashing out a large amount of unknown liquid, and the stench from its body also became more intense.
"...This smell..."
Even Yuuki Asuna, who usually maintained the dignified demeanor of a young lady from a good family, subconsciously covered her nose under this sudden stench. Fortunately, she was wearing goggles, otherwise, she was afraid that her eyes would be unable to open due to this highly irritating smell.
"When it's hit, does the liquid inside its body splash out... It's practically a walking water balloon."
Compared to Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko was able to remain calm even after seeing such a disgusting scene, and even had the leisure to analyze.
"Looking at this guy's appearance, it should be a corpse that was soaked in the Hotel's water tank, and the reason it can spread its anomaly through water is because there are parts of its body in that water. Simply put, that's its corpse water."
"Just hearing you say it makes me feel a bit disgusted..."
"Disgusting? I'm already immune to these things."
Iwanaga Kotoko raised her staff, pointed to the Human Asura who was fighting the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit, and frowned slightly.
"The stench from that guy is too strong, it's probably impossible to get close to it. And did you notice? The corpse water erupting from its body seems to have a corrosive effect."
Upon hearing this, Yuuki Asuna looked in the direction Iwanaga Kotoko's staff was pointing and indeed saw that the Human Asura's body had been partially corroded after being contaminated with the unknown liquid erupting from the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit. A small part of its head was already missing.
"Ugh!!!"
Just then, the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit suddenly extended two swollen hands, grabbed the Human Asura's shoulders, and opened its mouth to an exaggerated degree. A dark green liquid gushed out from its mouth and directly poured onto the Human Asura's body.
Before being completely corroded, the Human Asura used its last strength to extend its right hand and directly punched a hole in the Floating Corpse Evil Spirit's stomach. However, the opponent was a Banshee after all, and no blood flowed out. This was not a fatal injury for a Banshee at all.
"Cough cough..."
Asagiri coughed lightly twice and his body swayed slightly. Yuuki Asuna immediately remembered that the description of Asagiri's exclusive talent said that if a Persona was destroyed, the user would lose a large amount of stamina and mental power.
Just as she was about to step forward to help the other party, she saw Asagiri once again raise the summoner in the shape of a firearm, and once again, aimed the muzzle at his temple.
"Persona..."
"Human Asura."