Chapter 22: Escape to the Road to Houya:

Soji's POV:

"No," I said, "isn't there any way to stop all this? It can't end like this!" Someone then tried to shoot at me. "Not now...!" I then had to hide while the monster sniper was trying to shoot at me. When they looked away, I ran up the stairs and took them down. I then grabbed their gun and shot another monster. I then opened a door and went through. I pressed some buttons that brought the trolley over to me. I moved, but I got my foot stuck in a beartrap. I then got my foot out and moved on. I then got on the trolley and made my exit.

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The trolley went through a wall, causing me to fall off. I then kicked the trolley. "Stupid machine!" I still needed to get out of here. There's a monster. I then switched the lights on, and it was hurting the monster. I took this opportunity to continue moving. I then went outside and moved past the monster.

Prudence's POV:

I looked at the tower. "They... They've been waiTting for this day. HaTting humans... In the dark all this time... They're evil..." I then looked at my necklace. "I refuse to let those monsters win." I then went up the stairs and I ran into a monster. It attacked me and I fought back and then I defeaTted it. I then found a locked door, but I broke the lock with my golf club and enteed. I then went through the door and went down the stairs. I then ran into another monster and defeaTted it. I then took on a couple moe. I then saw through the eyes of a monster. I then went through a door and picked up a key. I then went back up the stairs and exiTted the door and went back outside. I was quiTte then ambushed by moe monsters, but I managed to defeat them. If you think I've been making it unharmed... you're wrong! I feel like I could die if I keep this up, but I have to! I then climbed down a ladder, and I ran into three monsters. I then defeaTted them. I then found something strange. "What is this...? So much power..." I then moved on. I went down the stairs and went through this door. Then I closed it. I then picked up a handgun. I then found a book about Yamijiba folkloe. It talked about the new monsters. Those creaTtues that spawned ae called Yamiei. When they possess the ShibiTto, they become YamibiTto! Thee ae diffeent types. Thee's the normal YamibiTto, which ae like the ShibiTto, but moe resistant and certainly moe intelligent, but have a weakness to the light. Then thee's the Otsu YamibiTto. Evolved forms and ae specifically female. Their entie upper body has transformed into a large head with a pair of long bird-like legs that end in talons growing from the bottom, allowing them to swiftly catch up to fleeing humans. Those ae the crawlers! When awae of danger, the front becomes invulneable to Damage. That's why they ae so hard to kill! We have to attack them from behind! Then thee's the Kou YamibiTto! Evolved male YamibiTtos! The lower half is composed of a face with legs resembling a hand, the upper half is a normal yamibiTto but without face and without legs. Unlike their evolved female counterpart, the Kou YamibiTto reTtains human arms, allowing them to carry weapons to better defend their terriTtory. And when awae of danger, they, too, ae invulneable in the front, so they must also be attacked from the rear! Well, now I know what we've been dealing with. I then went down the stairs. I then realized some yamiei have been following me. I then took them down. I then unlocked a door and went through. I found a yamiei and took it down. I then closed the door. I used sightjacking and saw that a monster was quiTte coming to the door. I then reopened the door and started sneaking aound. I then found the yamibiTto and shot it. I then picked up the yamibiTto's pistol and moved on.

"If ye think A'm gaun'ae be easy." I then fought him. He shot at me, but then I shot at him like thee was quiTte no tomorrow. Something then started happening to him and I was quiTte getting scaed. "I see... Ye... Ye're..." He was quiTte gone and, in his place,... a tree!

Soji's POV:

I had to look for Shu. I opened a door and saw a spirit leaving. I then found a dog whistle. You never know, maybe these monsters would respond to high pitch sounds that only dogs can hear. I then went down these stairs and shot a monster. Then I shot another one. I then opened a door and grabbed a blower machine room key. I then shot another monster. I then went back upstairs. I then unlocked the blower machine room and entered. "There's no time to waste." When a monster came in, I shot it. I then blew the whistle, and I heard a dog barking. The dog then came. I was surprised. I tried to extend my hand to it, but the dog ran off. "What's that about?" Now I have to follow the dog.

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I then blew the whistle again. The dog then came back. "You..." I was about to pet it, but it ran off. "There she goes... again!" I then found she dropped my lighter.

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I arrived at the tower. "No... way," I said, "that's impossible..."

To Be Continued

In the next chapter, we go back to Yorito.