Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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The Kamaitachi dismembered Ito Okami once again, and Tou Tang could feel the monster's resentment being diminished.

Finally, the enormous monster made of seaweed and bones collapsed helplessly, while the weasels let out ecstatic screams, slicing Ito Oogami through and through his spine. The whole scene was strangely exhilarating, as if...

Pigs being slaughtered on site?

Just then, a golden crown slowly appeared above the head of the great god Ito.

Priest Ito's eyes narrowed suddenly, and a look of surprise and delight appeared on his face.

Dou Tang struggled to his feet, but was pressed back down by the powerful Kamaitachi. Countless Kamaitachi slashed at his body, but could not leave any wounds, just as the blades that easily cut through Ito-sama were nothing more than a sponge to Fall Guys.

But at that moment, an unusual Kamaitachi rushed out from beside Priest Ito, glowing with a scarlet light, and charged towards Dou Tang.

"Pfft—"

A strange gushing sound of liquid was heard, accompanied by the screams of a weasel.

Dou Tang's arm was slashed open by the scarlet weasel.

...A real evil spirit? Dou Tang thought to himself, but suddenly felt something was off.

There was a wound on the outside of his right forearm, and a slight pain was emanating from there and spreading throughout Dou Tang's body. At the same time, something seemed to be flowing out of the wound.

I've been overwhelmed?

Has this Fall Guy's body been breached?

A series of illusory blue lights were struggling beneath the wound, and Dou Tang suddenly realized that something serious had happened today.

The leaves of nearby trees began to rustle and whisper even without wind.

Those weasels that originally wanted to strike while the iron was hot seemed to have seen their natural enemy and hurriedly fled.

Touched it, touched it, here comes the second installment of the dream.

Good evening everyone. No updates today. I'm still undergoing treatment, and of course, I had another dream.

This dream was a bit bizarre...

I dreamt that I was in a pure white building with open, glassless windows. The building was so big that several people could jump out of it. Looking out the windows, all I could see was blue sky and white clouds flowing below, as if the building were above the clouds.

The building has countless staircases going up and down, some with no steps and only steep slopes, while others have steps of varying sizes, as if they were not made for people.

I walked up and down this building, unable to see the end above or below, because the staircases were completely irregular. I couldn't peer through the gaps in the staircases; I could only measure the distance with my own two feet.

Then the dream started to get weird. I started to see many decadent, rusty-colored human figures appearing, walking on the stairs as if no one was there. I brushed past them and then watched them find a window and jump out.

But I didn't jump like them; I just groped around aimlessly. After the dream faded again, I found myself upside down, with those rusty iron-colored humanoid figures walking above my head.

They cast a surprised look at me.

The sky outside the window has changed too; blue sky and white clouds have appeared above, which means that I have been turned upside down, rather than the rules of the building being changed.

Then I woke up...

Haha, I'm still pretty calm. Just treat this as a story.

Chapter 127 The Ancient Me

[Congratulations! You've captured the soul of a real evil spirit! Real evil spirits can only be purified through the Fall Guys game! Call your friends and embark on a fun-filled ultimate elimination tournament against the real evil spirit!]

The soul of the great god Ito was absorbed into Dou Tang's body, but that's not the point right now.

The Fall Guys' bodies are made of evil spirits, forged from heavy resentment into a powerful form that contains the power to exorcise all demons and monsters.

This body is indestructible, indestructible, unstoppable, and the natural enemy of all evil spirits.

But only Dou Tang himself knows that hidden beneath the Fall Guys body is his own secret. Whether it is Mr. Ren or the master of the Fall Guys world, it is hidden beneath that ridiculous yet sweet-smelling body.

This is the first time I've been vulnerable since I came into this world and became a Fall Guy. This is the first time I've been injured while in Fall Guy form.

The anger towards the Great God Ito, as well as the curiosity and doubts about the priest Ito, vanished in an instant.

A strange calm flowed into my heart along with the pain of the wound, beneath which a faint blue light surged.

The auditory hallucination reappeared, still the same timid yet ethereal female voice.

"What did you hear...?"

Who is this female voice? Where is it coming from?

What was the impetus for this?

The first time this voice appeared was when I was fighting with Ito-sama and entering the world of the demon maze. The second time was when I was controlling my clone, Sugar Bean. Now... what is it because of?

A torrent of eerie blue light burst forth from the wound on his arm, like a bright will-o'-the-wisp in the night, illuminating the dark forest.

The vengeful spirit of Ito Okami has dissipated, and now only a golden crown floats above the giant skull, proving that this ancient deity of Kamogawa City once existed.

As the sound appeared, Dou Tang suddenly felt an excruciating tearing pain emanating from his limbs and bones, which quickly intensified, causing him to cry out in agony.

"Wuhu..."

The cry of pain made all the Kamaitachi tremble. They squeaked and chattered, but despite receiving the power from Priest Ito, they couldn't muster the courage to attack the strange jelly bean man again.

The bizarre scene before him made Priest Ito's eyes widen, afraid of missing any detail. His curiosity was almost overflowing as he stared intently at the wound on the Fall Guy's arm.

Something seemed to be peering out from the wound; though nothing was visible, it felt as if it were staring into countless eyes.

Dou Tang pressed his arm down tightly, but in the end, as if resigned to his fate, he stretched his hand forward.

[Warning: You have lost a real, unpurified, malevolent soul!]

[Warning! Please immediately cease your actions that are outside the scope of the game!]

[Crown Games reminds you that real-world evil spirits beyond the game's control may cause unpredictable consequences.]

"Pfft-"

"Ah—" Dou Tang let out a scream, accompanied by countless sweet syrups splattering from his wound.

A dark blue beam of light... no, a dark blue and translucent arm emerged from the wound, eerily clenched into a fist, covered in hair, looking thick and... weathered.

Like a... savage's arm?

The illusory arm of light and shadow emerged from Dou Tang's wound, then suddenly tore through flesh and blood, widening the wound on his forearm and extending even further until an illusory figure emerged from the wound, its appearance obscured by a blurry, eerie blue light.

The excruciating pain caused Dou Tang to collapse to the ground, only able to watch helplessly as a phantom figure solidified from the wound into the real world, as if an ancient soul had emerged from the ground and returned to the present world.

The old figure was still dressed in clothes made of hemp and tiger skin, with a whip wrapped around his waist, which held a bronze longsword without a sheath.

His eyes were resolute, and his figure was ethereal, like an old madman who would appear in an ancient costume drama. If you touched his chest, you might be able to find a martial arts manual or two.

But his hands were thick and strong, like those of a farmer.

This figure is as ancient as the god Ito; he stands in the forest, radiating light, making him impossible to ignore.

The thick legs slowly widened the distance, and the illusory big feet stepped on the ground, making an ethereal whooshing sound, like a gust of wind blowing across the ground.

He struck a pose that the Fall Guys from the foot of the mountain once did.

Dou Tang could sense both the aura of Ito the Great God emanating from this person and something else.

A purer power, powerful yet decaying, even making him want to yawn, a comforting yet drowsy scent.

It's like opening some old books, quilts that have been sun-dried all day, or even the unique scent you smell when you open the door after not going home for a long time.

The ancient soul drew a long sword from its waist and then a whip, wielding a bronze sword in one hand and a long whip in the other, like a shepherd who had stepped out of history.

He stretched out the hand holding the long whip, looked around, and realized it was an invitation—an invitation to the priest Ito opposite him to make a move.

Dou Tang was still lying on the ground. For some reason, this Fall Guy body, which had never felt tired before, now had no strength at all.

It was as if... he lent his power to the ancient soul before him, and the soul of the Great God Ito gave him the opportunity to live in this world.

The power of Fall Guys, the proof of the existence of a real evil, allowed this ancient and mysterious being to break free from Dou Tang's shackles and temporarily escape from his walking hell.

Seeing that Priest Ito made no move, he slightly raised the whip in his hand and lashed it sharply towards the sky.

"Crack!!"

The deafening crack of the whip ripped through the night sky, making it seem as if another thunderclap had struck. At the same time, the weasels screamed and scattered in all directions, ignoring even the orders of Priest Ito.

The priest, Ito, who had lost a leg, was covered in cold sweat. He trembled in fear at the sound of the whip and was held in the air by the black paper figure, too afraid to move.

Recovering from his shock, he abandoned any thoughts of provocation. He had already been frightened enough tonight, and the sudden appearance of this unreasonable phantom made him uneasy. He never did anything unprepared.

He was surrounded by black paper figures and flew backward. This was the second retreat tonight. The first time he was facing the Fall Guys, and the second time... he was still facing the Fall Guys.

But the ancient spirit did not let him go. The moment he retreated, the old man darted forward, his bronze sword flashing upwards, a dark light streaking across the sky.

One arm shot into the air, spinning until it began to fall, at which point blood began to gush out.

The priest, Ito, was in pain and was wrapped in a cocoon by the black paper figure, retreating rapidly into the darkness.

Dou Tang felt his vision blurring and his body growing weaker, but he still looked at the soul in the distance, watching him put away his longsword and whip, come to the head of the Great God Ito, and pick up the crown.

The ancient soul returned to Dou Tang's side, and the illusory body slowly faded away, about to disappear completely, but Dou Tang mustered his strength and finally saw his face clearly.

Despite his disheveled appearance, his unkempt look like a wild man, and his unkempt beard, he could still recognize a familiar quality in that face.

That seems... like myself?

Congratulations! You've won a crown! Keep up the good work and strive for final victory!

The ancient soul drained the last bit of strength from Dou Tang's body, turning into a ghostly blue light that returned from the wound on his arm and disappeared.

Chapter 128 The Road Ahead is Full of Doubts, Hold Tightly to Those Around You

……emptiness.

Something, something vast in number but indispensable, was extracted from the body, disappeared into the world, and transformed into dazzling blue specks of light.

Dou Tang still heard the resounding crack of the whip echoing through the heavens and earth, and his mind was still filled with that dark blue face.

The mysterious ancient soul disappeared, and Dou Tang also broke free of his Fall Guy form, lying on the ground, feeling aches and exhaustion he had never experienced before.

Countless scars from his past life still lingered on his body, but when he looked at his arm, he discovered that the largest scar on the outside of his arm had disappeared, and the skin there was exceptionally smooth, like that of a newborn.

"What is this... Am I undergoing a transformation? Or have I shed something?" Dou Tang said self-deprecatingly, then raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The words he just said were not something the calm and serious man he used to say. His body had changed like this. In the past, he would just silently get up from the ground, suppress everything in his heart, and return to Huaiyin's side, and then try to find out what was wrong with him.

My mindset seems to have changed quite a bit.

He struggled to sit up, every muscle in his body aching unbearably, and he had to grit his teeth to barely endure it.

If I had to use a metaphor... it's like the feeling of your legs going numb when you go to the toilet, which spreads throughout your body?

Just thinking about it makes me feel terrible...

The soreness tormented every muscle in Dou Tang's body, even his face, as if every part of his body was undergoing a... change because of the departure of that ancient soul.

He held onto the skull of the Great God Ito, panting heavily. The weakness he had never experienced since coming into this world truly revealed the changes in his body under the night sky, and even a sliver of white had already appeared on the horizon—the sun always rises early by the sea.

It wasn't until that glimpse of white came into view that he realized how quickly the night had passed. He had been immersed in the battle and various inexplicable events all night.

For example, auditory hallucinations, the impact of Fall Guys on reality, and then there's the ancient soul that suddenly appeared just now.

He tried to recall the stories that had been passed down, but unfortunately, most of the "Mr. Ren" only left behind a name and a scar that could be passed down on his body. These scars could improve Mr. Ren's physique, but no one understood the principle behind it, or rather, Dou Tang did not understand it.

because

Dou Tang guessed that those who understood were all dead, perhaps they had poured all their beliefs and lives into these wounds that appeared without needing to be injured.

A person stakes everything on their life, squeezing out every pulse of life and finally falling into silence, pouring it into the next generation, repeating this process until all their image in the world is reduced to just three words—Mr. Ren.

This is what Dou Tang's original world has always done—a continuous struggle against evil spirits, which is very different from this world.

No, now is not the time to dwell on how painful my family's past was; I need to process what happened tonight.

His ancestors drained their physical strength, then manifested in this other world through the soul of a real evil spirit, before finally disappearing.

In this way, it seems... Dou Tang felt that he had grasped something.

He limped down the mountain while checking the tips for the Crown game.

[Congratulations! You've captured the soul of a real evil spirit! Real evil spirits can only be purified through the Fall Guys game! Call your friends and embark on a fun-filled ultimate elimination tournament against the real evil spirit!]

This sentence caught his attention.

The ancestral soul extracted the true evil spirit from his body and then consumed it completely. The soul of Ito Oogami disappeared forever, without being purified by the Fall Guys game.

However, according to Crown Games, true evil can only be purified through Fall Guys elimination tournaments, a claim refuted by the Ancestral Spirits.

Dou Tang silently noted this down. He had a premonition that this idea would likely become an important piece of the puzzle in unraveling the various mysteries surrounding him.

The emptiness within him made him feel weaker, truly weaker. His fists were not as powerful as before, and the long-lost vulnerability of being human attacked his body. His aching flesh was a reminder—you've changed.