The slender arms emerging from the cuffs of the blue kimono were as soft as boneless, swaying strangely from side to side in the dim warehouse.
Toyama was frightened.
He didn't know what the so-called "spider" meant, but...
run!
There is nothing wrong with running away.
Bang!
The light of the flashlight was swaying wildly, and Toyama knocked out of the warehouse door.
He rushed to the stairway closest to the warehouse.
At this time, he didn't even think about which way to get back to the first floor, whether he should take the stairwell, the escalator in the mall, or take the elevator. He didn't think about it at all and just ran to whichever was closest.
Just as he rushed into the stairwell, Toyama heard a voice coming from below.
Pat, pat...
A very mechanical and noisy footsteps could be heard particularly clearly in the small and dark stairwell.
Toyama shined his flashlight downwards, and there were actually a lot of people in the passage below.
A large number of figures walked upwards towards him in extremely twisted postures.
By the light of the flashlight, Toyama could clearly see that the dark and crowded figures coming up from below were basically not real people.
Instead, they are mannequins wearing clothes.
The surfaces of these humanoid figures are covered with spider silk, and the silk threads pull on their joints and drive them forward, making strange crunching sounds.
"Matsushita?"
Among the mannequins, Toyama also saw a familiar figure.
His colleague, Panasonic.
Panasonic stood with those weird mannequins, also covered in spider silk, climbing the stairs in the same mechanical way.
Under direct light, his face turned blue-grey.
"no no……"
Toyama stepped back suddenly, turned around and ran away.
But those mannequins moved incredibly fast. As soon as he escaped back to the corridor on the fourth floor, he was surrounded by the models who were chasing him.
With my back against the handrail of the corridor on the fourth floor, there was no way to escape.
Immediately afterwards, those mannequins became even more distorted.
Among them, Panasonic fell at the back. In the narrow stairway behind him, several pale arms suddenly stretched out and clung to the wall, and many naked thighs appeared swinging.
Something that looked like a humanoid crawled out hanging upside down.
Toyama saw long flowing hair and a woman's face.
And on that woman's face, there were a bunch of dense red eyes!
"The spider is coming."
Toyama thought of the warning words he heard just now in the warehouse.
Is this what "Spider" refers to?
Why does something like this exist in this mall that has been patrolled countless times before?
Toyama didn't have time to think about this.
He only knew that he was going to die and might soon become like Panasonic.
The mannequin closest to him had already raised his hand to grab him.
It was a female model wearing a white dress.
I could feel the stiff touch on the plastic mannequin's hands, and the sticky spider threads that had climbed up Toyama's body.
And this time.
On the cuffs of the female model's white dress, a golden pattern suddenly appeared.
Slender, white arms that seemed to have no bones came out from under the cuffs.
They grabbed Toyama and threw him directly from the corridor guardrail.
Toyama fell on his back from the fourth floor.
But he didn't feel too strong a sense of weightlessness.
The white dress somehow separated from the original model and floated around him.
The slender arms in the cuffs were pulling and dragging him.
As he neared the ground, those arms were released and retracted at the same time.
boom!
Toyama fell to the ground.
It hurts, but I can still move.
The white dress that followed him shriveled down at the same time and fell at his feet.
What existed inside, the thing with many slender arms, seemed to break away from the dress in an instant and disappear.
"Run quickly."
Toyama heard the girl's voice he had heard before again.
This time, it was from the window of a clothing store behind him.
He looked back.
I saw golden lines flashing on the cuffs of a woman's dress in the glass showcase.
White arms emerged from the cuffs, waving up and down.
Then it disappeared again.
The next second, these slender arms appeared again in the same posture on the women's clothing in the shop window further away.
The thing that saved Toyama seemed to be leaving in this way.
And in one hand of that thing, he was always holding the pearl hairpin he took from Toyama.
"I took your things, but I can only help you so far."
The girl's thin voice was too far away to be recognized.
In fact, Toyama didn't have the energy to identify it anymore.
From the fourth floor of the mall, mannequins fell down one after another and fell to pieces on the ground. The plastic severed limbs were twitched, squirmed, and reassembled in a twisted way under the pull of the spider threads.
The instinct of survival drove Toyama to climb up in pain and escape towards the exit of the mall with all his strength.
…
Yoshikoji Temple.
It's early morning now.
Mr. Tsurumi received a request for assistance from the Ibaraki Prefecture Countermeasures Office Branch.
It is said that in a shopping mall in Ibaraki, a strange and hurtful incident occurred.
As ghost-talking activities become more frequent in this world, there is a shortage of manpower available for ghost exterminators in various places.
Therefore, the Ibaraki Countermeasures Office hopes that Yoshikoji can provide assistance in this incident.
According to the description of Mr. Toyama, the person involved in the incident, there may be two strange stories that appeared in that shopping mall.
One of them is the ghost story of a spider with a female body.
Very aggressive.
Toyama's companion Matsushita has probably been killed due to the attack of this spider ghost.
In addition, there is another strange story in the mall, which according to the description is suspected to be "Little Sleeve Hand".
Kosode's attitude towards the parties involved in this incident was neutral and friendly, and he also provided key assistance for Toyama to escape from the mall.
Mr. Tsurumi has accepted the request from the Ibaraki Countermeasures Office.
Now he is fully armed and waiting at the entrance of Yoshikoji Temple for the countermeasures room personnel to arrive and go to the scene of the incident together.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He is wearing a monk's robe, with a string of Buddhist beads wrapped around his left hand, and a knife across his waist.
Tsurumi Shinchi's family was a practitioner of tachijutsu, but he himself did not have much achievements in this field. He only carried a sword for self-defense and as an additional means of dealing with the battlefield.
In fact, according to the request from the Countermeasures Room, Shinchi Tsurumi was originally intended to use Yoshikoji's auxiliary techniques to provide some support to other spiritual exterminators who were good at attacking difficult situations.
"Really? Okay, I understand, Ms. Fujino."
While waiting, Mr. Tsurumi made a phone call.
The person I called was Ms. Fujino who had brought the kimono to the temple during the day.
Through conversation, Mr. Tsurumi was able to confirm that the Kosode kimono sent by Ms. Fujino was purchased from the mall where the supernatural incident occurred tonight.
Therefore, the Sode-chan who appeared in the mall must be the same one that Ms. Fujino witnessed.
Mr. Tsurumi hung up the phone and thought to himself: "It seems that the little sleeved hand did not follow the kimono to Yoshikoji Temple, but went back to the original shopping mall."
Waited for a while.
Before Shinchi Tsurumi could wait for the personnel from the countermeasures room, it was his daughter Aoi Tsurumi, who walked out of the temple with a bulging sword bag on her back, and came to stand beside him calmly.
"Aoi, what are you doing?"
"Dad, I'll go to that mall with you."
Tsurumi Aoi has also learned about what happened tonight, and it seems that she plans to participate.
"But it's very dangerous over there, and there's more than one weird story."
"It's okay. I have already applied to Master and he agreed." Tsurumi Aoi replied matter-of-factly.
Tsurumi Shinchi:......
Without first asking myself about my opinion on becoming a father, I immediately reported the itinerary to Kamiya-kun...
Speaking of which, my daughter really obeyed her master.
Obviously, it has only been more than half a year since I became a disciple.
Mr. Tsurumi was in a delicate mood, but since even Kamiyagawa agreed, he seemed to have nothing to say.
"Okay, once you go over there, you must obey the command in everything. Also, don't leave my sight."
He compromised.
As a father, I feel a little sad for no reason.
The special car from the countermeasures room quickly arrived at the entrance of Yoshikoji Temple, and both father and daughter got into the car.
The person who came to pick him up was a deputy-level figure from the Ibaraki Countermeasures Room, Inoue Yoji.
Mr. Inoue naturally knew Aoi Tsurumi, and was surprised that the eldest lady of the temple would participate in tonight's action.
This was an unplanned situation.
However, Mr. Inoue would not think that a little girl like Tsurumi Aoi's participation in tonight's action would be a hindrance.
From an objective point of view, Tsurumi Aoi, who studied under the disciples of ghosts and gods, might be more powerful than her father?
This is Kamiyagawa’s apprentice!
Moreover, Ms. Tsurumi's participation in the operation means that the demon disciples have noticed this strange incident in Ibaraki Prefecture.
It’s stable now!
In the car, Shinchi Tsurumi and Yoji Inoue discussed more details of the incident.
It is said that the shopping mall where the incident occurred had no signs of ghost talk activities before.
The monsters that appeared there tonight may have come to reality not long ago.
Tsurumi Aoi listened quietly, and exchanged a few words with the little old man's body during the break.
That's right.
After all, Aoi is Kamiya's apprentice.
By her side, there is also a scout who acts as a "housekeeper".
The treatment is the same as that of Kanoya.
"Little grandpa, when you confirm the information about the strange talk in the mall later, pay close attention to the movements of little sleeves."
"Abba!"
The scout patted his chest outside.
Aoi seems to be particularly interested in weird stories like "Kosode's Hand".
A monster with many arms.
It always feels like it’s very suitable…
…
The father and daughter of the Tsurumi family quickly arrived at the shopping mall where the incident occurred. At this time, some personnel from the countermeasures room had already arrived in advance.
"Aba, Aba! Wuji, Wuji!"
The little old man's body quickly circled around the mall and returned to his lady's side.
Using body movements and handwritten text, the internal situation was reported.
The scout's work efficiency is still very high.
There are indeed two strange stories in the mall.
One of them should be a somewhat alienated woman, the so-called spider monster with a female body.
The original meaning of Luo Xinfu is "girl spider", also called Xinfu. It is recorded in Toriyama Shiyan's "Haktu Hakki Night Parade" that spiders transform into humanoid monsters and will seduce men. When men are tempted, Luo Xinfu will
The bride will take the man's head and eat it.
The girl spider that appeared in the mall probably has C-level strength.
As for the other monster that is active in the mall, it is identified as the Hand of Kosode, and it should be a D-class strength level.
The relationship between these two monsters is not the same.
According to the accounts of the parties involved in the incident, Luo Xinfu was killing people, while Xiaoxiu Zhizhi was saving people, which can also be verified.
However, they don't seem to be completely hostile.
Maybe more like a temporary partnership, but with differences of opinion?
In short, there may have been some conflict between the two parties because Xiaoxiu's hand let Luo Xinfu's prey go.
But now the conflict has subsided for the time being.
It should be that the two ghost stories realized that there were some humans with extraordinary auras appearing outside.
"According to the original plan, enter the mall."
Mr. Inoue began to issue orders.
He also listened carefully to the information the little old man brought back.
A C-level monster and a D-level monster are more difficult enemies for the Ibaraki branch, but they are not impossible to deal with.
If we leave it alone and the crowd starts to move at dawn, it will inevitably cause even greater trouble.
It's better to resolve it as soon as possible.
The exorcists began to advance towards the interior of the mall in an orderly manner, and Tsurumi and his daughter followed them in.
The interior of the mall was dark and silent, and the remains of many mannequins were scattered on the cold floor of the first-floor hall.
There is also a lot of sticky white spider silk covering all parts of the mall.
This place has become like a spider's nest.
Under the leadership of the little old man, the team of spiritualists went deep inside.
In front, everyone saw a dark figure.
There are a large number of mannequins.
Most of these models are broken, wearing various costumes, and their bodies are completely covered in spider silk.
Each model's hands, feet and torso are also connected with extremely thick spider lines, extending upward to the darker, but invisible, higher floors of the floor.
Crunch - crunch -
As the team of exorcists formed against the enemy, the mannequins that had been standing still in the distance all twitched violently, and, pulled by the spider threads, ran over on their hands and feet!
"Lihuo Talisman!"
Mr. Inoue gave the order.
The two spiritualists in the team lit the Platycodon talisman at the same time, and instantly a raging fireball took shape in front of them and roared out.
As for the two spirit exterminators who took the lead, they both represented Ibaraki local shrines this year and went to Juqiong Shrine to learn and exchange talisman skills.
The exchange of forces between local shrines and temples that Kamiya and Onizuka are promoting is indeed a good thing for the spiritual slayer industry.
call--
The flames invaded, and the spider threads on many mannequins were melted and scattered on the ground.
The unpleasant smell of burning plastic permeated the entire mall.
But even so, there were still a small number of models that broke through the flame barrier and surged towards the Spirit Exterminators.
From the joints of these models, sticky spider silk shoots out!
"Kui, come to me..."
Shinchi Tsurumi, who was at the back of the team, saw this, holding the prayer beads tightly in one hand and stretching out the other hand, intending to protect his daughter behind him out of his father's instinct.
But his words have not yet finished.
A red and tall figure crossed lightly in front of him.
And with unstoppable momentum, he jumped into the group of burning models.
Clang——!
A word buzzed out of its sheath, cutting a gorgeous and bloody arc in the air.
Whether it was plastic or spider silk, they were all swept away, making a dense and difficult cracking sound.
When the sword was slashed, the intense energy erupted from the Ichimonji blade spread in all directions in ripples. Wherever the red ripples impacted, any debris along the way was washed away and dispersed.
"Dad, get behind me!"
Tsurumi Shinchi:......
In any case, Aoi did not escape her father's sight.