Anime Crossover: A single ranking exposed the world

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Chapter 314: Anne of the Abyss

"There's nothing difficult about it, after all, whether it's you, Nathaniel, or the space we're in right now."

Even the second layer of illusion outside this space is under my control.

A top-notch detective always solves cases before they happen, but the only exception is that I have absolutely no idea what kind of story this illusion will be.

But that's not difficult at all; after all, wherever I am, the case is already solved.

There was no hint of modesty on his part; it was clear that Hiersta was extremely confident in his abilities.

When they heard her say that there was another layer of illusion outside, their expressions changed slightly.

"I see... It seems I underestimated you, Miss Detective. But—did you guess this move?"

Without any warning, a figure suddenly appeared behind the two of them.

However, the figure had no human aura whatsoever, just like a walking corpse.

Sensing the attack from behind, Hiesta immediately leaped away to dodge the opponent's heavy punch.

The ground that was hit by the man had a huge crater.

"Oh, that's amazing! It seems you really do have some skills, Miss Detective."

Seeing Hiersta's agile movements, the girl named Lucy put on a slightly exaggerated expression.

Clapping in praise on the spot, but that actually makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Because her tone was completely condescending, as if she were watching a caged beast perform.

"Even so, you are no match for my special ability—Anne of the Abyss."

The figure from before now appeared behind Lucy, and Kanzaki Teru finally understood why he couldn't sense anyone's presence earlier.

Because it wasn't a person at all, but a gigantic doll.

It's clearly a doll, but its appearance is unusually bizarre.

Just like the name of this special ability, "Anne the Red-Haired of the Abyss," the doll's image perfectly embodies the name of this ability.

This doll seems to have come from the abyss, as if it wants to drag people down into the abyss as well.

"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to play with Annie. Just leave through that white door."

But I strongly advise against you two doing this, after all—”

Her lips curled into a dangerous arc, and seeing her smile, Kanzaki Teru felt only a bad premonition.

With light steps, Lucy walked to a corner of the room.

And in her original spot, another large door appeared.

"—If the two of you leave, all these people will die here."

Your tone was very relaxed, but your content made it anything but relaxing.

The room was filled with the original passengers from the plane, all of whom were now unconscious.

They were also held hostage by hands resembling puppets.

Although it's unclear whether this occasional occurrence is also fake, Kanzaki Teru has no way to verify it.

"The rules are very simple. All you have to do is play a chasing game with lovely Annie in this room."

If Annie catches you, then you've lost. Until then—"

A strange energy fluctuation appeared in front of the two, accompanied by a slightly dazzling light.

A key appeared in the center of the light, and Hiesta reached out and took it without hesitation.

"—If you can open the door with this key, you win. It's a very simple game."

"Let's work together, assistant."

"I reject."

"Hey!? Aren't you happy playing games with a beautiful girl like me?"

Hearing Kanzaki Hiroshi's answer, Hiesta looked completely bewildered, as if he couldn't understand his purpose at all.

"You really have the nerve to call yourself a beautiful girl..."

"Because it's true."

Completely ignoring the mockery in Kanzaki Teru's words, Hiersta also wore a smug smile.

“I have no interest in participating. In the end, these people’s lives and deaths have nothing to do with me. Why should I risk my life to save them?”

Kanzaki Teru is not a good person; he only does things that benefit himself.

Everything involves weighing the pros and cons, although often the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

But Kanzaki Teru will do it too.

However, this time was different. Even if they survived, Kanzaki Hikaru would hardly gain any substantial benefits.

This is no longer a situation where the disadvantages outweigh the advantages; it's a situation where there are absolutely no benefits to be gained.

"So I left first."

"How could you do this?!"

Chapter 315: Disadvantageous Situation

Seeing that Kanzaki Teru was about to leave without looking back, Hiesta blocked his way.

"Arguing is not good."

With a long sigh, Lucy looked at the two of them with a helpless expression.

"Even if you two argue, I won't stop you, but as for the game... let's start now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kanzaki Teru grabbed Hiesta and forcefully threw her aside.

Startled by Kanzaki Hiroshi's sudden action, Hiesta was thrown out before he could even react to what had happened.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch... What are you doing?!"

However, before he could finish uttering his complaint, Hiersta understood the situation.

Because a figure suddenly appeared where she had just been, and that figure was none other than Anne, who had just been behind Lucy.

"This speed...it's abnormally fast..."

After pushing Hiersta aside, Anne and Kanzaki Hikaru were less than a meter apart.

Kanzaki Teru immediately reached out to block the distance between himself and Annie, then tapped the ground with his toes to activate his teleportation ability.

"Oh, it seems you're a master at hide-and-seek; you managed to dodge that."

Lucy was somewhat surprised to see that Kanzaki Teru had dodged the attack.

But Kanzaki Teru was the most surprised. He never imagined that the doll would be so fast; it was completely unexpected.

"Could it be because of this room...?"

Normally, it would be almost impossible to reach such a terrifying speed. Even if superpowers are abilities that transcend reality, they will still have an impact on reality.

If Annie really moved in front of them at high speed, she shouldn't have felt no wind at all.

Normally, such high-speed movement would make the object itself a low-density point, which would cause air to flow from high-density areas to low-density areas.

This creates wind pressure, which is more noticeable the moment the vehicle stops.

However, Kanzaki Teru didn't feel any wind pressure, let alone even the slightest breeze.

Although it's possible that Annie isn't a physical being in the true sense, the fact that she was able to create a crater in the ground is still remarkable.

That means it must have a physical form, so in other words...

"This isn't high-speed movement; it's more like the ability to teleport instantly."

"Oh dear, you noticed that. Could it be that...?"

"No, you're lying. Annie's abilities aren't just limited to this, are they? And this ability probably has significant limitations."

Lucy, who had been smiling the whole time, now had a cold smile, and her eyes were filled with undisguised murderous intent.

"You're definitely not an ordinary person. May I ask how you discovered it?"

At this point, the other party readily admitted it.

"Anyone with a little observation skills should be able to notice this, since there are already many clues."

Although it's impossible to guess the opponent's specific abilities, the limitations of instantaneous teleportation are quite easy to deduce.

"The priest beside you knew about my abilities from the beginning, and from that, I can guess that you should also know about my abilities."

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"Your target is clearly me, but you sent Annie to capture Hiersta instead. Isn't that strange?"

Ultimately, Hiersta was just an irrelevant person, but the other party attacked her first.

Kanzaki Teru's earlier statement about leaving was just a ploy to provoke Lucy into stopping him.

However, it was Hiesta who attacked in the end, which seems very strange.

In that case, there are only two possibilities.

One reason is that the other party is unaware of her abilities, but feels that she cannot threaten her with her own abilities.

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Therefore, he chose to attack Hiezata, who seemed to have a good relationship with him, in order to threaten Kanzaki Hikaru.

But since that priest, Nathaniel, knew his own abilities, it's impossible for this person not to know his own abilities.

So this leads to the second possibility: that the other party knows about my abilities.

However, Anne couldn't control herself at all, so she had no choice but to gamble on Hiersta.

However, if neither of these two answers is correct, then there is only one possibility left that Kanzaki Teru is unwilling to believe.

"So your ability can only be used for one instant teleportation, and the second one requires a relatively long cooldown period."

Because you know the effects of my abilities, you felt you couldn't restrain me at all, and thus chose other targets.