Crossover Anime: The Bull Demon's Road to Conquest

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Confused, Araragi Koyomi felt a little discouraged. He stopped and hesitated for a moment. Just then, when Hanekawa Tsubasa was about to turn around, Araragi Koyomi panicked and, for some reason, quickly turned around and turned into the alley next to him.

The fleeting figure seemed vaguely familiar; it must be... a classmate from Naoezu Academy. Hanekawa Tsubasa has an excellent memory; she can remember even someone she's only met once. However...

She shook her head slightly. She was no longer an ordinary student, and perhaps keeping her distance from her former classmates was a better choice.

Traffic ahead was restricted again, supposedly due to an assault, and detours were needed. However, Hanekawa and the others felt that it was most likely not an ordinary assault, so while informing Niu Kun, they got out of the car to see if they could bypass the police.

Meanwhile, Araragi Koyomi, feeling his worldview shaken, hurried through the narrow streets, intending to take a detour home. However, not long after, he stepped on a sticky... bloodstain.

Araragi Koyomi finally came to his senses and froze. He lowered his head, frowned, and, using the dim light, confirmed the authenticity of the bloodstains. Then, he felt his breathing become rapid.

The surrounding air seemed to freeze. Araragi Koyomi was stunned for a moment, although reason told him to leave quickly, immediately, and turn back. He had to turn back and leave as soon as possible.

But Araragi Koyomi, who seems aloof and somewhat decadent, is actually a warm-hearted and overly kind person. At the same time, his curiosity keeps urging him to follow the trail of blood.

Perhaps someone needs his help?!

Despite his constant warnings, Araragi Koyomi still followed the trail of blood like a fool, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

The thick bloodstains spread along the way, and the surroundings seemed to grow quieter and quieter. The figures that could be seen occasionally before had disappeared, and even mosquitoes, flies, and rats seemed to have vanished.

A chilling, eerie atmosphere filled the air. Araragi Koyomi felt a strange sense of familiarity; it seemed... like the bizarre incident he'd encountered a few days ago... was similar...

'Don't go any further... Go back... Don't...'

As Araragi Koyomi gripped the corner of the wall, his heart pounding like a drum, a realization dawned on him: if he turned the corner, he would see the bloodstained... 'victim'?

However... Araragi Koyomi, who was breathing rapidly, felt extremely uneasy, but he still forced himself to stay upright, gritted his teeth, and urged his body to turn around the corner.

Bloodstains stretched from the ground all the way to the middle of the alley, where a woman's corpse lay on the ground?

The dim yellow light shone down from the telephone pole, falling directly on the 'corpse'. The scarlet blood was dizzyingly red, and the red evening dress contrasted sharply with the pale skin.

A silent and desolate crime scene?

Araragi Koyomi's pupils suddenly contracted, and his mind went blank. He instinctively suppressed his fear and walked over. Although he was scared, he still wanted to see if the other person could be saved.

If there's still hope, then quickly call the police and find an ambulance. His kind-hearted nature led Araragi Koyomi to bravely step forward despite his fear.

But soon, just as he was about to approach the 'female corpse', a blurry shadow suddenly appeared across the alley. Sensing something, Araragi Koyomi subconsciously stopped in his tracks.

His eyes widened as he stared at the gradually dissipating shadows. The strange events had brought Araragi Koyomi close to completing his spiritual awakening; he was no longer an ignorant and carefree ordinary person.

He can see things that ordinary people can't see...the strange, including...seeing through Niu Kun's hidden traces.

As the shadow faded, the blurry outline became clear, and scarlet eyes scrutinized him with interest. Araragi Koyomi felt a chill penetrate to his very bones.

The ferocious bull's head came into Araragi Koyomi's view. Its strong, muscular, and powerful physique, like two door panels, exuded an invisible aura, making its figure appear incredibly majestic and terrifying.

Araragi Koyomi didn't scream, didn't collapse, and didn't turn and run away. It wasn't that he wasn't scared; rather, he was so terrified that he was momentarily stunned and couldn't even react.

Fear surged through his mind like a tidal wave, leaving Araragi Koyomi's mind blank and completely unsure how to react.

Niu Kun slowly walked to the beautiful, mutilated body, ignoring Araragi Koyomi opposite him, and instead looked down to meet the gaze of the 'female corpse' who had suddenly opened her eyes.

After a moment of silence, the 'female corpse' slowly asked, "...A demon?"

"Hmm, a vampire?"

Niu Kun nodded, then asked in return.

"My name is Kiss-Shot Acerolarioson-Heart of the Blade, a vampire with iron-blooded, hot-blooded, and cold-blooded nature."

"Give me that mortal's flesh and blood as my meal, and you will gain the friendship of the King of Monsters, demon, so... hurry..."

His amber-gold eyes stared directly at Niu Kun, and he calmly yet arrogantly gave Niu Kun a command.

"what?"

Niu Kun tilted his head slightly, a grin spreading across his face, revealing sharp, white fangs. He said in a slightly mocking tone, "Aren't you vampires supposed to be immortal?"

"I have lost too much blood and can no longer regenerate or transform. If this continues, I will surely die. Stop talking nonsense and bring that mortal here!"

Her golden hair fluttered, and Kiss-Shot's calm tone betrayed a hint of anxiety; the demon before her was not as easy to deal with as a mortal.

Seeing that Niu Kun still showed no intention of making a move, Kiss-Shot had no choice but to raise her head and look seriously at the stunned Araragi Koyomi.

"You mere humans, to become my flesh and blood, is your glory. Come here quickly."

"Wha...what?!"

Araragi Koyomi, terrified and sweating profusely, was in a state of mental paralysis, but even in this state of paralysis, he still managed to receive some useful information.

For example, the minotaur on the other side is a demon, the woman lying in a pool of blood is a vampire, and the vampire lying in the pool of blood wants to eat him.

To eat, literally.

"Hey, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up and give me the blood, you brainless thing! Come on, die for honor! Anyway, if I don't eat you, this demon will kill you. Stop dawdling!"

Kiss-Shot's voice grew increasingly anxious. She raised her head and stared at Araragi Koyomi, who was trembling with fear, and couldn't help but shout at him sternly.

"You're lying...you're kidding, who...who would willingly be eaten?!"

Overwhelmed by fear, Araragi Koyomi, though his legs trembled and went weak, slowly retreated, his wide eyes filled with endless terror.

"You don't want to save me?"

Kiss-Shot seemed extremely surprised that the other party... a mere mortal, could actually resist her words instead of obediently coming over to have his blood drained?!

"Don't go! Come back?! No! No! No, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!!"

"Save me, I beg you!"

As if on the verge of a mental breakdown, Kiss-Shot could no longer suppress her fear of death, and tears streamed down her face as she cried out like a child.

"Haha, what a pathetic sight!"

Niu Kun burst into laughter, mocking Kiss-Shot relentlessly.

But Kiss-Shot ignored Niu Kun's mockery and struggled to her feet, staring intently at Araragi Koyomi. She knew that, given the nature of a demon, he would definitely not save her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Kiss-Shot cried out "I'm sorry!" as she desperately swung her remaining half of her right arm and crawled toward Araragi Koyomi, tears of blood streaming from her eyes, making her look even more ferocious and terrifying.

Completely terrified, Araragi Koyomi could no longer hold on. He turned and fled frantically, his panicked figure fading into the distance, leaving only repeated apologies echoing behind him.

"Yuko, don't let him escape."

Niu Kun gave a soft command, and the shadow behind him disappeared. Then Niu Kun walked forward and stomped hard on Kiss-Shot's back.

"How shameful! It's so shameful! The way you cried and begged was truly disgusting."

After saying that, Niu Kun bent down, reached out and grabbed Kiss-Shot's hair, then pulled it back, forcing Kiss-Shot to raise her head.

"A bloodthirsty, passionate, and cold-blooded vampire? Ha, just a fool who wants to die but is afraid of dying!"

Niu Kun's sarcasm pierced Kiss-Shot's heart like needles, but at this moment, the fear of death overwhelmed her reason.

With her eyes wide and tears of blood streaming down her face, Kiss-Shot finally chose to plead in a sobbing voice, "Save me, please, you demon, I don't want to die!!"

"Don't want to die? Fine. Want to live? Fine. Then submit to me. Be my servant, my slave girl, my... sex toy, and live forever. How about that? A fair deal, right? We demons value 'fair' deals the most. Come on, make your decision."

Niu Kun wore a mocking, wicked smile as he maliciously stated his conditions, while Kiss-Shot, whose waist was forced into a U-shape, stared wide-eyed at Niu Kun.

After a moment, Kiss-Shot slowly spoke: "...Please...save me...I...I'm willing to be your servant..."

"Just servants? If that's all, it's not enough."

Niu Kun shook his head and refused, his gaze filled with wicked intent as he looked at Kiss-Shot's two exceptionally large, snowy breasts.

"...I...I am willing to be your...your servant, your slave, your sex toy, forever and ever, please...save me."

Humble words escaped the lips of the distraught Kiss-Shot, revealing only her desperate will to survive.

"Very well, since you are so respectfully begging me to take you as my slave, then I will mercifully accept you."

Chapter 195 Endurance

[Contract complete. Host has acquired the forty-third familiar!]

[The host's retinue has experienced a significant boost in both spirit and physique... The host's retinue's bloodline has undergone a mutation...]

[The host's magical power and the bloodline of their followers have mutated...]

[The bloodline of the kin has been corrupted, and they have begun to turn into demons...]

[Host's retinue...begins to demonize...]

"Huh? Vampires can turn into demons too?"

After tearing open Kiss-Shot's evening gown and branding the silver pattern... ah, I mean, the familiar contract, onto her lower abdomen, Niu Kun's magic power poured out like a flood, flowing into Kiss-Shot's body, only to clash with her own power.

If Kiss-Shot had recovered by absorbing blood herself, there wouldn't have been such a fierce power conflict. After all, Niu Kun's magic was actually meant to modify and take over Kiss-Shot's soul and body.

As the conflict raged, Kiss-Shot's already damaged body continued to tear, expand, and explode, becoming a bloody mess in the blink of an eye, almost unrecognizable from her original beautiful appearance.

"Won't it turn into something weird?"

Niu Kun was a little worried, after all, he was quite satisfied with Kiss-Shot's appearance. However, this change was beyond his control. Fortunately... Kiss-Shot in her crippled state didn't have much resistance.

Soon, Kiss-Shot, who looked like a lump of mud, began to reconstruct her body. However, this time Kiss-Shot also experienced a lack of magic power during the reconstruction of flesh and blood.

But before Niu Kun could replenish himself with flesh and blood magic, Kiss-Shot began to shrink and reconstruct again. A moment later, a short-haired loli with an exceptionally petite figure and cute clothes appeared.

[The host's familiar has completed its demonic transformation, and its form has been reconstructed as [Blood Demoness]!]

[The host's follower [Blood Demon Princess] has been transformed into a demon template. Note that the host's follower's base attributes are severely insufficient, and her strength has been reduced to mid-level zero. Her attributes, talents, and skills have also been correspondingly lowered, but she can be promoted again.]

[The story character Kiss-Shot has been contracted by a host and transformed into the Blood Demoness, causing a slight increase in the world's erosion level.]

"Blood Demon... Princess? You're kidding, this is clearly a Blood Demon loli!"

Niu Kun had no choice but to squat down and meet the gaze of the short-haired loli who had sat up. His eyes then followed the loli's face downwards to her flat chest, which was almost completely still.

The disdain involuntarily showed in her eyes, which was naturally noticed by the short-haired loli. She turned over and stood up, patted off imaginary dust, crossed her arms, tilted her head back, and snorted arrogantly.

"Really, I never imagined that my master would be such an idiotic demon whose brain is only filled with nausea. Just thinking about it makes me feel like the future is bleak and I feel utterly hopeless."

Although the short-haired loli's voice was gentle and sweet, her words were full of disdain and arrogance, but...

"Huh? You actually managed to swear?"

Niu Kun was somewhat surprised. Hei Yi rarely used her sharp tongue in front of him, not just because she was afraid of Niu Kun, but mainly because she simply couldn't bring herself to say anything too disrespectful.

However, the short-haired loli actually ignored this unspoken rule and openly mocked Niu Kun without any scruples. In response to Niu Kun's surprise, the short-haired loli raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a hint of disdain.

"You mean that insignificant punishment? Ha, I am Kiss-Shot Acerolario-Heart of the Blade, the iron-blooded..."

"A cowardly vampire who begs for mercy because he's afraid of death?"

Niu Kun cut off the other person's boasting with a blank expression, which immediately made the short-haired loli a little angry. She opened her mouth and used her four sharp tiger teeth to bite Niu Kun, but Niu Kun pressed her forehead down and her two thin arms reached out to grab Niu Kun like claws.

Unfortunately, the short-haired loli's arms were too short. After scratching around in the air a few times, she could only stop angrily and reluctantly let Niu Kun rub the top of her head.

"Hmph, since you...are so good at rubbing heads, then I'll..."

"Call Master."

Niu Kun didn't really dislike lolis, it's just that lolis are too small and flat-chested, making them uninteresting to play with.

"abnormal!"

slap~

Niu Kun immediately changed from rubbing his head to tapping it, and continued expressionlessly, "Call me Master."

Actually, being called a pervert by a little girl... well, Niu Kun felt a strange sense of satisfaction. However, the hierarchy still needed to be clear, especially since the other party was used to being wild, so he had to set rules for her first.

With her large eyes fixed on Niu Kun, the short-haired girl turned her face away slightly after a moment, pouting and reluctantly whispering, "...Master."

"Good boy, that's more like it."

Niu Kun nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "So... Kiss-Show... that name is a bit long, shall we just call you...?"

"Broken Heart, just call me Broken Heart."

"The heart beneath the blade... Hmm, isn't that just endurance? Then, I'll call you Endurance."

Niu Kun ignored the other person's meaning and gave the short-haired girl a new name on his own. The short-haired girl stared at Niu Kun for a long time with wide eyes before silently nodding, which was considered as her approval of the new name.

"Then, Ren, if you take your arms and legs back, you should be able to return to your original state."

Although Niu Kun remembered that the other party had not only lost his arms and legs, he did not point it out directly. He nodded and replied slowly.