God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!-Chapter 1116 - 321: Not Really That Sincere

"Creak... creak... creak..."

In the dim void laid by countless centipedes, numerous Barriers floated in mid-air.

It was like an endless abyss or the sky above, with an indistinct countdown slowly flowing.

The countdown defied the laws of physics, penetrating layers of buildings and projecting accurately into each Barrier, with each Barrier having a slightly different countdown number.

"Creak... creak..."

Moreover, as time ticked away, the Barriers began to tremble slightly, like an imperceptible earthquake.

"What on earth is this countdown? The previous Barrier had over five hundred hours left, more than three weeks, while this one has only three hundred..."

Cool Sakuragi frowned as she stared at the countdown on the wall, muttering this aloud,

"Is it because the flow of time varies between Barriers? If so, we need to find a Barrier with the same flow of time as reality to understand what it represents..."

Behind her, Petite Sakuragi was talking to the Sakuragi of this Barrier,

"Are you saying that when you left the Barrier to visit someone, you encountered... a monster in the public corridor between Barriers?"

"Yes, yes! Really, absolutely!"

The Sakuragi in front looked like a young girl who hadn't grown up yet, wearing a Gothic Lolita dress and hugging a chibi Yan Huan plushie.

At this moment, she looked tearfully at the even smaller Petite Sakuragi, describing what had happened in her soft, childlike voice,

"It was a dark, humanoid monster, and it started chasing me as soon as it saw me. Thankfully, it ran slowly, so I could make it back to the Barrier... Ugh, it was so... so scary..."

As she spoke, she pitifully hugged the Yan Huan plushie tighter, rubbing its soft fabric, seemingly drawing courage from it.

Hearing this, Petite Sakuragi also became puzzled,

"How could a monster get into a Barrier?"

"I... I don't know either. I already told Self-doubt Sakuragi about it, and she said she would handle it..."

Behind her, Cool Sakuragi moved her gaze away from the countdown and came over, clicking her tongue before saying,

"Ever since Self-doubt Sakuragi took over, strange occurrences in the Barrier have become more frequent!

"Mysterious minor earthquakes, incomprehensible countdowns on the walls, and now humanoid monsters in public areas..."

Just as Petite Sakuragi was about to speak, a virtual image suddenly appeared on the wall beside them.

In the image, Self-doubt Sakuragi, whose mouse ears seemed even smaller than before, appeared and spoke earnestly to the camera,

"Fellow Sakuragis, there's been some chaos in the Barriers recently, especially in the public areas between them, which are now very dangerous.

"After a preliminary investigation, I can confirm that it must be the work of the Barriers left by the late Perfect Sakuragi!

"During this time, I will try my hardest to locate the Barriers and resolve these disturbances as soon as possible. Please do not leave your Barriers to enter the public areas until my formal notice, or you could be in mortal danger..."

After discussing official business, Self-doubt Sakuragi pursed her lips and continued softly,

"Also, Petite Sakuragi and Cool Sakuragi, I know you're in Lolita Sakuragi's Barrier right now...

"We may have had some misunderstandings before, but... I've agreed with the President to find Perfect Sakuragi's Barrier and bring Hitomi back...

"I'm sincere!

"So, can we make peace?

"Even if you don't want to, please don't wander outside the Barriers anymore, it's really dangerous lately."

After saying all this, Self-doubt Sakuragi didn't disconnect the call in Lolita Sakuragi's room. Instead, she quietly watched the screen, seemingly waiting for their response.

"Tsk, I forgot she can now monitor all the Barriers at any time..."

Cool Sakuragi snorted, folding her arms and saying so.

Petite Sakuragi then flew onto her shoulder and asked her softly, 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Do you think what she said is true?"

Cool Sakuragi did not answer, but directly asked Self-doubt Sakuragi,

"You said you promised Yan Huan to bring Hitomi back, so fine, we'll help. You find your way, and we'll find ours.

"I just want to ask one thing, if we find Perfect Sakuragi's Barrier before the high table dinner, learn where Hitomi is, and tell Yan Huan...

"Will you voluntarily give up the opportunity to dance with Yan Huan?"

Upon hearing this, Self-doubt Sakuragi was slightly startled.

The next second, she didn't answer the question. Instead, she simply pursed her lips and said,

"Remember to stay safe..."

With that, the video call screen was turned off.

In an instant, the room of Lolita Sakuragi returned to silence.

Petite Sakuragi stared blankly at Cool Sakuragi, who shrugged her shoulders, shaking her head and saying,

"See, not very sincere after all～"

"..."

Petite Sakuragi, at a loss for words, sighed instead and said,

"But now she can monitor the Barriers, and there seems to be a monster in the public area... We don't even know how to contact Yan Huan, let alone find Perfect Sakuragi's Barrier..."

"..."

Seeing her like this, Cool Sakuragi greeted Lolita Sakuragi, then turned to open the Barrier's door.

"Buzz～"

Now, the public area outside the Barrier had been constructed by Self-doubt Sakuragi into a seemingly endless dark corridor, like a maze.

Earlier, Cool Sakuragi and Petite Sakuragi had wandered around for a long time trying to roughly understand the layout of the Barriers now.