Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice Chapter 967: Isn’t it normal to help a beautiful woman in distress in a dungeon?
Previously on Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice...
[From now on, your lives are my business. Those are the rules (>....<)]
A cute voice sounded from the Gantz black ball, many people—or rather the participants exclaimed.
"Did that ball just speak!?"
"Wow!"
"But what it said was a bit..."
Several members of the Hermes Familia were babbling, Eiji was speechless and used his creation magic to create a chair beside Gantz. He sat down casually, and didn’t seem to be planning to participate in the game.
At least on the surface, he would only be watching, like a Game Master (GM) in a game.
Seeing Eiji’s obvious attitude—Asfi, Filvis, Ryuu and the other beauties did not ask if he was going to play or not.
[Noisy. Now, it’s time for you guys to work! (>....<)]
"....." Each participant.
How smart is this black ball?
It even knows how to silence people.
The text on Gantz’s surface changed, displaying many images and text that slowly moved downwards.
[mission target: Evilus’ remains, the Jewel Fetus they hid, and the monsters under their command. ]
[Name: Creature
Description: A high-level experimental hybrid monster developed by the mastermind behind Evilus using the Corrupted Demi-Spirit inside Knossos’ artificial labyrinth.
Characteristics: They are created by swallowing Magic Stones belonging to other monsters or eating humans/adventurers. These monsters have consciousness, are capable of extreme regeneration, and some are extremely powerful humanoids.]
[Name: Violas
Description: Are specialized monsters in the form of venomous carnivorous vines bred and directly controlled by Evilus executives.
Characteristics: They are often used as weapons of mass terror to attack adventurers from underground passages due to their massive numbers and obedience to their master’s orders.]
[Name: Valletta Grede
Level: 5
Description: is a member of the Thanatos Familia and the chief executive of Evilus.
Characteristics: Shoulder-length pink hair and amber eyes.]
[Name: Vito
Level: 4
Description: an executive of Evilus, and the only member of the Erebus Familia before joining the Thanatos Familia.
Characteristics: Short dark red hair and eyes of the same color that he usually keeps closed.]
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The target list was quite long.
After the participants knew who their targets were, a long black rack containing various advanced weapons appeared behind them.
Gantz weapons were divided into two main categories, namely standard equipment that was given for free at the beginning of the game and Advanced Weapons that could only be unlocked after the participant had accumulated 100 points. All of these weapon technologies utilize compression energy, gravity manipulation, and molecular wave frequencies to destroy aliens.
But since this is a version of Gantz that has been upgraded by Miss System. The power of these weapons is certainly strong enough to kill any monster or target in their mission.
Among them is the Gantz Suit, a black tight-fitting suit. This suit provides super physical strength, high speed, and protection from fatal impacts as long as the liquid supply in the suit’s nodules has not been depleted. When an adventurer wears this, their stats will increase by 100 points.
Unlike in the original work, the suit is not mandatory for participants to use. They can choose whether they want to use it or not.
"We can even use these weapons!?"
"These weapons seem strange... But I want to try them."
"There’s no harm in trying them, right!?"
"Oh my, there’s also a tight black outfit! What are its capabilities? Can this be compared to my armor?"
Why what those people said, Eiji felt the need to tell them what the tight clothes were capable of. "It can increase physical strength, speed, and protection from fatal impacts as long as the supply of liquid inside the suit’s nodules hasn’t been depleted. When an adventurer wears this, every attribute in their stats will increase by 100 points."
Hiss!
Many adventurers who heard that were amazed at the abilities of the tight black clothes.
Although wearing it made them a little embarrassed, all the male and some female participants used it. They only had to think about putting it on, and it instantly replaced the clothes they were wearing.
"I can feel it! I got a little stronger! Captain, you should try it too!" Lulune said to the captain of her familia, Asfi.
Asfi glanced at the tight black suits that Lulune and the others were wearing awkwardly, "No need, I’ll just try out one of the weapons."
That was too embarrassing!
How could she possibly have to get used to fighting while wearing such a tight suit?
Ryuu, Filvis and several other beauties were thinking the same thing. Except for Scáthach, she preferred to wear her own tight suit.
Eiji was a little disappointed.
[Put aside Artoria and the other women of my familia. They are already very strong, and do not need the tight black suits of the Gantz.]
[But Asfi, Ryuu and Filvis. Why don’t you try it on? I want to see it.]
Perverted man!
Asfi blushed and Ryuu’s ears turned red. They pretended not to hear what Eiji said in his heart.
Filvis couldn’t hear Eiji’s inner voice, but she was a little tempted to wear that tight black suit. But in the end, she only picked up a long-barreled rifle.
It was the long-barreled rifle version of the X-Gun. It had a much more capable firing range, high accuracy, and was equipped with a reminder telescope to aim at targets from a distance.
Filvis did not know how to use it, but she had the desire to learn.
"I’ll choose this."
Ryuu picked up one of the pistols on the shelf.
She chose the X-Gun, a futuristic handheld pistol that became the most basic weapon of the Gantz series. It has a barrel that opens to form the letter "X" when fired. It fires compressed energy that blasts the target from the inside after a pause of several seconds.
If humans or their targets knew the capabilities of the X-Gun, they would be terrified.
They had to avoid the green-haired elf, or not let her pull the trigger.
"This looks more interesting than the other weapons." Asfi used both hands to lift a weapon from the shelf.
What she chose was the Y-Gun, a pistol with three barrels in the shape of the letter "Y". This weapon did not kill, but instead fired an anchor laser string to lock onto the target’s movement, then forcibly teleported (precisely sending the target into the sky or a location very high in the air).
"I prefer to use my own weapons."
"A mage like me doesn’t need those weapons."
"My spear is more than enough to kill my enemies."
"....." Medusa was speechless. But she was thinking the same thing as Artoria, Morgan, and Scáthach. Basically, she did not take any of the weapons or items on the shelves.
Even so, just like the other participants, they inevitably had to wear a wrist-mounted smartwatch-like device. This device functioned as a radar tracking the position of the target, indicating the remaining time of the mission, and activating stealth mode that could be used by exchanging 5 points.
Eiji clapped his hands to get everyone’s attention and said, "You’re all ready. Next, you will be teleported to a location not far from the targets."
Right when he said that, it was as if the preparation time was over—they were teleported into specific spots in Knossos and the Original Dungeon.
The participants were scattered into groups.
In the creepy-looking temple room, only Eiji and Gantz remained. The former glanced at the latter before asking, "By the way Gantz, are you able to display the livestream?"
If not, he himself could use his magic to do that. He was in no hurry to take action, and chose to observe the situation first.
[I can do it! (>....<)]
The next second, Gantz shot a white beam forward, which then turned into many screens displaying each of the participants.
Eiji folded one of his legs, and supported his chin with one hand. His gaze was fixed on Artoria and the rest of his familia. Compared to the other participants, they moved very quickly and chose to split up in Knossos. Each of them had killed several Violas who belonged to hordes of other types of monsters.
He did not need to worry about them.
But the situation on the side of some of the other women was quite interesting.
On the 24th floor of the original dungeon.
*Bang!*
Asfi roughly knew how to use the Y-Gun, she began to understand it further when she managed to lock the movements of a Hobgoblin over two meters tall, and teleported it to the ceiling of the 24th floor.
The monster free-falls from a height of hundreds of meters, and falls to the ground spewing a mouthful of blood.
"It’s not enough to kill it, but it makes it temporarily immobilized. Mages, fire!"
Asfi ordered the two mages in her group to attack the heavily injured Minotaor.
*Boom! Boom!*
Two huge fireballs exploded the monster, turning it into ashes. Soon, they also annihilated the other monsters around. The other people in the group also tried out their Gantz weapons.
And they were excited as if they were playing with a new toy.
It had to be said that with those weapons, the efficiency in killing monsters increased.
Although to kill certain monsters, they still had to add damage with their own power.
Asfi led the group to the pantry on the floor, she intended to take the Fetus Jewel hidden there. From her watch, she also knew one of their targets was in that place.
And sure enough.
They seemed to meet one of the Evilus members who was controlling a group of monsters.
"Oya? Look who these people are. You came at the right time. I’m going to turn you all into nutrients for my masterpiece!"
From his appearance, he seemed to be an Evilus executive, Vito. Asfi recognized him and thinking of the several Hermes Familia members who might have died because of him, she did not hesitate to order everyone in her group to attack.
"Everyone, use your Gantz weapons and fire!"
"...?" Vito was confused when he saw the strange weapons in the hands of the people in front of him. The tight black clothes many of them wore also looked unusual.
But when they pointed the tips of those weapons at him, and the group of monsters around him, he felt a chill in his heart.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
"Huh? What’s going on? Are you all kidding me?"
The pause of a few seconds for most Gantz weapons often fooled the target, Vito was no exception.
Immediately, he saw the monsters under his control explode one by one. Only after that, he gasped in surprise.
What kind of weapons were those!?
It killed monsters that made even Level 3 adventurers struggle in one shot.
"You are an executive of Evilus, Vito, right? You will die here." Asfi said coldly. She pointed the Y-Gun at him, but did not pull the trigger immediately.
"You know my identity!? Hmph. So what? I’ve seen the trick you guys are using. Before you shoot me, I’ll behead you all!" Vito sneered and moved at a speed worthy of a Level 4.
The adventurers behind Asfi guessed again, Vito could not see their shots and could only rely on his instinct to evade.
However, he was stupid and too arrogant.
Asfi seized the moment when he was busy dodging invisible shots, and shot him with her own weapon.
"Nani!?"
In midair, Vito’s body was wrapped around a laser rope and under Asfi’s sardonic smile, he suddenly found himself freefalling from the ceiling of the dungeon floor.
He was not a monster with high defenses.
Unless he could fly, he would die from falling from that height.
"Aahhhhh! What’s going on!? What happened!? Why am I suddenly falling from the ceiling of the dungeon?! Ahhhh!"
Vito shouted frantically before finally, his head hit the ground. With a *Crack!* sound and a loud explosion, he died instantly.
His appearance looked horrible.
Several Hermes Familia members gulped, they glanced at Asfi and the Y-Gun in her hand in horror.
Eiji clapped his hands several times.
[Amazing! Asfi, your skill in using the Y-Gun is even better than the people in the original work.]
Asfi didn’t know who the people Eiji was referring to were, but she was happy to hear his praise. Soon, she and her group found the Jewel Fetus hidden behind a pillar in that place.
On the other side.
A more amusing situation occurred at Filvis’ location, precisely on a certain floor in Knossos.
Because of the few Hermes Familia members who were with her, she only apologized in her heart before killing every Evilus member they met.
"Filvis, you bitch! How dare you—!"
*Bang!*
Before an Evilus member called her a traitor, Filvis shot him in the head with her rifle.
In her heart, she could only say: "Gomenasai! (Sorry!) I was forced to do this, okay?"
"Filvis, you really—" One of the Evilus members was about to reveal her identity again.
*Bang!*
Sorry!
Filvis killed him. She didn’t know whether she should laugh or regret her actions.
However, one thing was certain. She really liked the weapon in her hand.
"Filvis-san, you seem to be so famous that those people recognize you." Lulune said without suspicion.
"They must have investigated a lot of information on adventurers with a fairly high status in Orario. Incidentally, I am one of them." Filvis lied awkwardly.
"Makes sense. After all, you are the captain of the Dionysus Familia."
Lulune nodded.
Filvis was relieved. However, she was thinking of separating from the group, and hunting alone because it would be troublesome if she kept running into Evilus members who recognized her.
Especially her original self, Ein. She herself was a clone of her original self that she created using one of her magics, Einsel.
Unlike her, Ein was very loyal to Dionysus and even loved him. In fact, she shared a connection with her and she must have known that she had committed treason.
Filvis herself was loyal to Dionysus, but that loyalty wavered when she learned of the opportunity to revive herself from Gantz.
’As long as I collect 100 points, I might be able to leave this monster body, and return to my original body. I’ll become pure again!’
For your information, since she was a creature created by Dionysus. When she was an elf, she had died in a mass slaughter incident (known as Nightmare on 27th Floor). Her body was then implanted with magic stones by the avatar of the Corrupted Spirit, turning her into a human-shaped monster, Creature.
Filvis always felt disgusted with herself after becoming a monster. However, Dionysus was the only person who accepted her new form with open arms. This gave birth to the deep love that Ein had and the blind loyalty in Filvis.
Eiji learned that from Rasiel and rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression.
"Poor woman. Not only Ryuu, I might have to do something personally for her."
"It’s true that the enhanced version of Gantz can revive people who haven’t even participated in the game."
"But... Your situation is unique, Filvis. You yourself are alive now, and have another you, Ein."
[Host, what do you want to do?]
Miss System asked.
Eiji grinned, "Miss System, you know what I’m thinking and you’re still asking?"
[Yes, and that makes me think you’re really a pervert, host.]
"...."
Ignore what Miss System said, the idea he was thinking about wasn’t really perverted.
Well, maybe a little.
[Hehehe. Our king, let’s do that!]
Only Leme supported him.
But that was enough, Eiji knocked on the Gantz and made it open like a car opening the door automatically. He got into it, and started messing with the program.
The scene seemed rather ridiculous considering the presence of a giant god statue with a sarcastic smile behind.
Soon, Filvis, who was killing the monsters and Evilus members she encountered inside Knossos, was stunned and her eyes widened.
How could she not?
Her watch suddenly blinked, and displayed a notification.
[Your performance impressed the Game Master, he offered you a deal. As long as you are willing to offer your heart and body to him, and become his assistant—he will revive you in a new body, not as a monster, but as a High Elf.]
"!!!" Filvis was dumbfounded.
The Game Master gave her such a good offer!?
And that Game Master... That should be Eiji, right?
She was touched...
"Thank you very much, Eiji-sama! I, Filvis, swear allegiance to you! As long as you really give me a new body like you said, I’ll be your assistant, or even a cow and horse for you."
[Cough! Cough! Where did Filvis learn such beautiful words? Become a cow and horse for me?]
[That sounds interesting.]
The heroines: "...."
What are you doing, Eiji?