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She slowly placed her hand on the hilt of the sword and said, "Sister Shenqian, I'm ready."
Ringo nodded, stuck a few talismans on her hands, and said, "We'll be fighting side by side again!"
Huaiyin responded with a smile.
The two stood side by side before the water curtain, extending their hands in unison. The talismans on their hands melted the water curtain into mist, which then neutralized the light, emitting a soft yellow glow from the front of the talismans. They then advanced against the light, stepping into the barrier.
The flickering light and shadows vanished before my eyes, and everything before me suddenly became clear.
Chapter 55 Reaching Consensus
Autumn Gold and Mikazuki finally clashed.
They originally thought that after Dou Tang cleared out the half-demons on the periphery, their location was safe.
Unexpectedly, Dou Tang's violent purge in the downtown area forced some half-demons to flee outside of Pu'an City. However, these guys, clinging to unrealistic fantasies, decided to lie in wait in the suburbs surrounding Pu'an City.
As luck would have it, a group of half-demons traveled south and arrived at Urayasu Municipal High School. These empty buildings, devoid of any inhabitants at night, were undoubtedly the best choice for infiltration. They could simply wander around outside during the day to gather intelligence and then sneak into the school to rest at night.
This group of people was discovered by Mikazuki and his companions.
After several days of pursuit and interception, with Mikazuki's help, the resentment barrier set up in the indoor stadium successfully trapped the group.
The problem is that Mikazuki Akikin and the few guys from the Mighty Man Village who have never killed a half-demon seem to be no match for them.
It seems too late to notify Dou Tang.
The stadium was now a complete mess.
The once smooth stadium floor is now in ruins, revealing the thick concrete structure beneath the veneer, and the empty stadium is covered in bloodstains.
Several half-demons displaying bestial features surrounded Mikazuki and the others, their eyes filled with bloodlust and malice, occasionally sticking out their tongues to lick their lips.
Meanwhile, the men from Mengnan Village, armed with various sticks and steel pipes, surrounded Mikazuki in a circle. Although they were all injured, their expressions were resolute.
Surrounded by the crowd, Mikazuki slowly adjusted his breathing, looking around through the gaps between the men of the stronghold, while trying his best to maintain the surrounding barrier of resentment.
As long as the barrier remains, these guys won't be able to escape. If these injured half-demons were allowed to escape, they would definitely cause a massacre in the school, replenish their food supplies, and then leave. That would be a devastating blow to the students.
"What do we do now? It seems like we're stuck." The tallest of them, A-Tian, scoffed, clutching a handful of manuscripts.
Xiao Qin twisted her neck, still smiling, the red scarf around her neck was soaked with sweat and stuck to her neck.
"It's okay, anyway, we can still fight."
Qiu Jin rubbed his hands together; thick fur had grown on them, and both hands had transformed into cat claws with outstretched sharp claws, looking fluffy as if he were wearing gloves.
The others all showed signs of revealing their true forms. Kenny, who was the least injured, still squinted, but his monocle was gone, and his two long yellow hairs stood up high, like the feathers of an owl raised when it was nervous.
But he didn't seem nervous at all. His eyes had opened slightly, revealing a hint of golden light, and he said with a chilling murderous aura, "We can still win. These guys aren't that strong!"
Ah Shuang, who was wearing red rabbit ear hair clips, nodded and stood guard alongside Ah Ji. The two of them had the lowest combat strength here, so they could only cooperate with each other.
The half-demons surrounding the group were filled with apprehension. The scaly monster at the head clicked his tongue, clenched his fist, and even dug his claws into his palm.
"You ignorant and arrogant bastards! We came from the heart of the city and have actually experienced proxy wars! How can you cowards compare to us?"
Just as he was spouting nonsense, the water curtain covering the entire stadium suddenly trembled.
Mikazuki looked fearfully toward the podium and exclaimed in shock, "Someone's here!"
This shout drew everyone's attention to the podium, and even forced the half-demon who had been surrounding Mikazuki and the others to take a few steps back. After confirming their safety, they also looked towards the podium.
Two girls dressed in black slowly walked onto the stage, looking down at the monsters in the audience.
One of them gripped the scabbard at his waist with one hand, while the other held a long sword that gleamed with a chilling light. The sword exuded a menacing aura and a sinister, soul-chilling presence. The half-demons knew perfectly well what that meant—it was a sword that had slain demons and been bathed in boundless resentment and demonic blood.
The precious sword.
The owner of the treasured sword had bright eyes and looked rather young. Although there was murderous intent and determination in his eyes, he didn't seem to be even a high school student.
Her long, flowing hair, like a waterfall, was casually tied into a single ponytail and draped behind her. Her athletic, slim-fit samurai pants and baseball jacket made her look like a dashing idol who would appear on a stage in front of thousands of people, exuding a heroic aura.
Beside her, a person was radiating square patches of light. Upon closer inspection, these were Shinto talismans haphazardly pasted onto the body. These talismans had entered an activated state, their pure, unyielding obsession, unlike resentment, acting as fuel to nourish the flames and the exorcist's body.
Her breathing was even, and although she was wearing ordinary sportswear, the aura she exuded was steadily increasing. The monsters here all knew that this was the characteristic of a martial arts exorcist, which proved that these exorcists had entered a state of high fighting spirit.
Mikazuki looked at the two on the stage in surprise, and exchanged a glance with Kawana.
But Huaiyin didn't speak, only gave a barely perceptible nod.
The half-demons visibly retreated, and one of the bird-like half-demons looked at the group from the Mighty Men's Stronghold and said, "Let's join forces to deal with these two exorcists first!"
Xiao Qin bared his teeth, about to retort, when he felt Mikazuki tug at his sleeve from behind.
A thought flashed through his mind, and his little brain worked quickly. He immediately understood, smiled at the half-demon, and said, "That makes sense. Anyway, we're all in this together, right?"
"I didn't expect you to be so sensible!" The bird-like half-demon smiled and said, "Looks like you're not completely stubborn to the end."
Seeing Qin's expression, Kenny immediately understood what was going on. He smiled, his eyes widening and gleaming with an eerie light, and replied, "In front of exorcists, it doesn't seem so unacceptable for monsters to cooperate with each other."
Hearing this, Ringo Shinzen became a little nervous and took a small step forward, shielding Kaion behind her.
But this action gave Huaiyin the opportunity to act. She reached out and slowly traced lines on the back of the Shinsen Ringo.
Ringo was initially surprised, but then realized that it seemed to be writing. After carefully examining it, she recognized a sentence.
"It's one of our own, we're just putting on an act."
Ringo Kami-chan breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the group of men from the Mighty Man Village, and narrowed her eyes when she saw Kenny smiling and waving lightly behind the cover.
Then, she suddenly clenched her fists.
In an instant, the monsters and the two exorcists silently reached a consensus.
Chapter 56 The Backstabs of the Macho Men!
A chilling, murderous intent hung in the air. In the stillness, a strange stalemate ensued between the two exorcists and the half-demon.
Huaiyin, carrying a long sword, slowly stepped out from behind Shinsen Ringo. Her voice, though light and melodious, carried a hint of coldness: "Who will be the first to die? Ants?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ringo was a little surprised, but she suppressed the urge to retort and kept her eyes fixed on the half-demons.
Mikazuki, on the other hand, widened his eyes and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was there to stop him, displayed a "How could you say such a thing?" expression on his face.
You are such a cute little girl!
Huaiyin, on the other hand, was secretly pleased.
Ah, this feeling of pretending to be a master is just fantastic! I've wanted to say lines like this for ages!
The scaled half-demon sneered and replied, "An exorcist who didn't even introduce himself on our first meeting dares to speak like that?"
"So arrogant! When I rip your guts out, I'll see if you can still utter a word!"
Ringo Shinzen whistled and said disdainfully, "Is that so? That's really ruthless."
"However, do you want to know who we are?" She sneered, raising her fist. "We are the exorcists who killed the great demon Rin-yūdō under Taira no Masakado. My name is Ringo Kamisaki. Remember that."
"When you die and go to Yomotsu Hirasaka, mention my name and tell those yokai who went down before you that I'm still alive and well!"
Upon hearing the mention of Taira no Masakado and Rin-yūdō, the half-demons were visibly surprised, but then the scaled half-demon gritted his teeth and snorted angrily, saying, "There are so many demons here, I don't believe you can defeat us!! Everyone, attack!"
After he finished speaking, the stadium fell into an eerie silence once again.
He frowned and looked at the men of Mengnan Village, then angrily asked, "Why aren't you making a move?"
Xiao Qin shrugged: "Your people haven't moved either?"
Ringo Shinzen immediately understood that although the two sides had seemingly joined forces, they were actually still wary of each other.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with doing so, because if the people of Mengnan Village rushed up immediately after being called upon, it would be somewhat unnatural and might expose the truth that the two sides were actually colluding behind the scenes.
The scaled half-demon chuckled coldly and said, "Then, let's attack together!"
Xiao Qin pretended to ponder for a moment before slowly nodding: "Ah, okay, let's do as you say, ah, let's go together!"
The scaled half-demon, no longer caring about Xiao Qin's strange emphasis, grew its claws even longer, bent down, and shouted, "Attack together! Charge!"
In the next instant, apart from Mikazuki who was maintaining the barrier, the other half-demon swarmed forward and rushed towards Kanon and Ringo!
Ringo no longer hesitates before God
With his fists clenched and his body radiating light, he leaped down from the high platform and charged towards the attacking half-demons.
Huaiyin took a deep breath and rushed down after him, holding a knife in one hand and pulling out a long whip, about two meters long, from somewhere with the other.
She overtook Ringo Shinzen quickly, raised her hand, and her long whip transformed into a whistling ribbon, lashing down at the half-demon in front of her!
The long whip sliced through the air, bringing with it a strange whistling wind, which seemed to be mixed with many tiny noises. A flash of dark light appeared, and the scaled half-demon felt a darkening on his face!
A strange force lashed down, and the long whip transformed into a powerful weapon as it was swung. With just one strike, he felt his entire head jolt violently, his head spinning, and a sharp pain spreading across his face!
Even his left eye suddenly went black, and his eyeball throbbed with intense pain.
"what!!!"
With a scream, he covered his face and fell backward, rolling twice on the ground before getting up.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ringo Shinzen had already engaged in battle with Koji. After several exchanges of blows, Koji looked distressed, and several red marks were burned onto his hands by the talisman.
Damn, they actually fought!
Although Xiao Qin was inwardly groaning, he understood that Shinsen Ringo had actually held back. Just look at the scaled half-demon next to him who had been knocked down by Huaiyin's attack; a few blisters on his hands were nothing to worry about.
After the scaled half-demon regained his composure, he was shocked to find that his left eye had been blinded by a whip, and hot, wet blood was constantly flowing down his face.
"Bastard!! I'll kill you!!"
He screamed in anguish and charged toward Huaiyin with the group of half-demons around him.
At this moment, Huaiyin was no longer the timid girl who would be distracted by a small vengeful spirit. Now, facing the attack of several ferocious monsters, all she could see was a burning fighting spirit!
"Come on, monster! Prepare to die!" She mimicked Grandpa Ren's tone, unleashing her fighting spirit as she raised her long sword.
The sharp longsword was swung up, transforming into blades like a whirlwind, slashing forward one after another!
The monsters from Mengnan Village also gathered around, and for a moment, both Shinzen Ringo and Huaiyin had to face five or six monsters at the same time.
Sharp fangs and claws wove a chaotic net of light in the air, and resentment and killing intent transformed into a perceptible gust of wind, blending into the attacks of each monster.
But soon, the half-demons from the downtown area began to sense something was amiss.
Why are these half-demons, who have never seen the world before, so clumsy in a fight?
Many half-demons had already launched their attacks, but upon getting close, they found themselves tangled with the monsters of Mengnan Village, and in order to avoid accidental injury, they had no choice but to stop.
Time and again, many times the half-demon had the opportunity to ambush the exorcists, but failed because of the clumsy actions of the monsters from the Strongman Village.
In other words, there was absolutely no cooperation!
"Damn it! Are you all that stupid?!" the bird-like half-demon roared.
Kenny, also a bird-like half-demon, scratched his head and slowly said, "Huh...? Is that so?"
"There's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? With so many people attacking one, it's bound to interfere with each other."
"Don't get in my way!" the bird-like half-demon roared.
He snorted coldly, took a half step back, and stared intently at Huaiyin's movements. When she unleashed her sword and whip, he seized the momentary opening, leaped forward, and reached out to grab Huaiyin's back!
"Pfft!"
bingo?
The sound of flesh being struck suddenly rang out, and he widened his eyes slightly, but the claws in front of him were clearly still some distance away from Huaiyin!
Huaiyin turned around, a smug smile on her face, revealing the monster behind her.
Before Huaiyin, the scaled half-demon who was originally fighting against her had already been pierced through the chest by a sharp claw!
And there stood the scaled half-demon, Qiu Jin, with a cold, murderous smile on his face!
The bird-like half-demon suddenly felt several sharp objects gripping its throat.
Kenny, with a strange smile on his face, slowly peeked out from the side. His narrowed eyes shone with an eerie golden light, as well as mockery and sarcasm.
"You've been fooled," he whispered with disdain.
"Stab!!"
Kenny suddenly tightened his claws, tearing out a whole chunk of flesh!
The bird-like half-demon's eyes widened, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Chapter 57 Unveiling the World
The sneak attack happened in an instant.
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