When Jason walked into the territory of the Huakaiyuan family, he could clearly feel that he had passed through an invisible 'boundary'.
It's like a water curtain.
The original 'protective barrier' disappeared, but the hidden 'enchantment' did not.
Looking at the darkness in front of him, Jason's eyes were scrutinizing.
The darkness before my eyes was like fog and smoke.
Not only did it obscure his vision, it also had a slight sense of corrosion.
It is similar to his secret technique [Kirikakure].
But the corrosion and toxicity are far less powerful than [Kirigakure].
Of course, it may also be due to time.
However, the scope is really large.
The territory of the Hanakaiin family is quite large in the Kinki area. Starting from the foot of the mountain in the distance, to the top of the mountain, and then to the 20 kilometers inside, it is considered the territory of the Hanakaiin family.
is officially recognized.
And this is only less than one-tenth of the territory of the Huakaiyuan family at its peak.
In that period before gunpowder appeared, every truly large clan's territory would be a 'small country'.
But at this moment, the 'small country' is no longer there.
What's left is just the 'incompleteness' after the baptism of time.
In fact, such 'incompleteness' has become irreparably 'damaged'.
The previous big explosion should have destroyed all the unprotected buildings on the ground of Huakaiyuan's house.
The rest?
Nature is everyone's goal.
Buildings that were still intact in the big explosion told intruders that there were good things inside.
There is no doubt that this was the intention of the patriarch of the Huakaiyuan family.
The other party uses the entire Huakaiyuan family as 'bait'.
Seducing all members of the "Usekai" near the Kinki area.
And these people were really attracted.
Greed! Anger! Joy!
Wait until the negative emotions become reality.
Jason clearly felt these negative emotions constantly emerging and condensing.
Obviously, this is what the head of the Huakaiyuan family wants.
As for what you want to do?
Jason had a guess.
But, that was later.
Now?
None of this concerns Jason.
call!
He stood there and took a deep breath.
Then, I walked toward the nearest scent.
Mist?
What doesn't exist, there is 'food' as a guide.
corrosion?
No, his skin is completely immune.
As for the impact of negative emotions?
It also doesn't exist. Jason has an 'appetite' that overwhelms all other desires.
…
Um?
As soon as Huakaiyuanshu stepped into the owner's territory, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
"Mists, toxins, and negative emotions?"
"This guy is really fishing."
"Oh."
Huakaiyuan Shu sneered, and then walked away without saying hello to Huakaiyuan Qing.
He doesn't want to be with Huakai Yuanqing.
Find Jason first!
Huakaiyuan Shu believes that even if there is an obstruction from the mist, he and Jason are just the front and back legs. Even if Jason acts alone, he will not go too far.
Watching Huakaiyuan Shu leave, Huakaiyuan Qing did not move.
He is waiting.
He believed Hui Lijing would come in.
Hui Lijing is the kind of person who is easy to understand. You can tell what Hui Lijing is thinking at a glance.
One second.
Ten seconds.
Thirty seconds.
A full two minutes passed, but Hui Lijing did not appear.
"It seems to be the same entrance, but the entry point is different?"
Although Huakai Yuanqing didn't wait for the person he wanted to wait for, after confirming his suspicion, he didn't get nothing.
On the contrary, he gained quite a lot.
After proving this point, Huakai Yuanqing began to want to prove the second point.
Is this assignment random?
Or can it be specified?
Or is there a certain pattern?
The answer is obvious.
With the courage of that family head, since he has used the entire family as bait, he will definitely have everything in his hands.
"In other words, the 'enchantment' in front of us is most likely to have rules and is controlled by the head of the family."
Why not specify it directly?
If he could be designated directly, Hanakai Yuanqing believed that he would be separated from Hanakai Yuanshu the moment he entered.
There is strength in numbers.
It's not a joke.
Especially when people with extraordinary powers come together, no one can guarantee what will happen.
Therefore, if he were the head of the family, he would definitely separate him from the Huakaiyuan tree and stay as far away from the core of the Huakaiyuan family's territory as possible.
Because, it's different from other people's.
Although he and Huakaiyuan Shu belong to separate families, they are also quite familiar with the master's territory.
I come here several times every year.
Some are due to ancestor worship activities.
Some hold meetings.
But no matter what, the two of them knew the core territory of the Huakaiyuan family very well.
It's not a good thing for two familiar people to break in while shrouded in fog.
"So, should I be at the edge of the territory now?"
"Moreover, it should be a position full of threats."
"If I were the head of the family, I would have expected that people from the separate family would break in, so I would have made targeted arrangements!"
Thinking of this, Huakaiyuanqing did not move any further.
Instead, he sat down.
Of course, the young Onmyoji didn't do nothing.
He shook his sleeves.
Seven or eight paper-cut figures jumped out from the sleeves.
Each paper-cut figure has a big round head, slightly short limbs and an equally rounded torso.
After jumping to the ground, these little people first bowed to Huakai Yuanqing.
Then, he skipped towards the mist.
Since it has been arranged accordingly.
Then don't act rashly.
Exploration is the best option.
Of course, it would be great if we could find Jason.
…
"Huh? Where's Jason?"
Hui Lijing hurriedly broke into the fog and found no sign of Jason, looking very disappointed.
Especially the black fog around her made her feel uncomfortable.
"Be careful."
"The fog here is weird."
"besides……"
Tora Chiyo reminded her friend, but before she could finish her words, she turned around and stabbed her——
Clang!
There was a flash of cold light.
By the time Hui Lijing came to her senses again, Tora Chiyo had already received her sheath.
Click!
Amidst the crisp sound coming from the scabbard, Hui Lijing saw an unknown humanoid monster appearing beside them.
This monster has slender limbs, a tattered covering on its body, its arms can almost reach the knees, its claws are extremely sharp, they look like small daggers, and the fangs in its mouth are all protruding, making it so messy that it makes people look at it.
It's numb, but it has no eyes or nose, only a mouth and ears.
"this……"
Tora Chiyo looked at such a monster and pondered.
"Why do I feel like this monster perfectly fits the environment in front of me?"
"They seem to be born for the environment in front of them."
Hui Lijing expressed Tora Chiyo's thoughts.
"It's not just that."
"Look at its clothes."
Tora Chiyo noticed more.
Hui Lijing bent down to inspect.
The tatters on the monster's body have long been corroded by the acidic gas in the mist, but some basic clues are still there, such as the material should be cotton and linen, and the sewing should be mechanical rather than manual.
After Hui Lijing confirmed this, she turned around and looked at each other with Tora Chiyo.
Both of them saw the solemn look in each other's eyes.
Then, the two of them bent down to search.
Soon, more clues appeared.
Silver buttons.
Brooch of modern craftsmanship.
And tattered leather shoes.
These things, the two of them were certain, all originated from this monster.
The answer is, of course, obvious.
"It was human before!"
The female detective took a breath.
"Um."
"It must have been infected by something that made him look like this - I just don't know if he is the group of people who entered before, or is someone from the Huakaiyuan family who stayed here before, or someone from an affiliated family."
"If the wave of people who entered before... would be in trouble."
Tora Chiyo's tone was serious.
Although she talked about it seriously, she only came into contact with the ‘other world’ today.
However, the extra memories in her mind made her much more skilled than the female detective.
In that memory, she once led her men to fight against this infected, demon-like guy.
Not once.
It's dozens of times.
In those days, it would happen once or twice a year.
Even more.
Until her death, she also defeated a group of similar demons.
However, the demons she defeated were much more powerful and ferocious than the one in front of her.
Is the thing in front of me similar to a ‘demon’?
Most of them can only be regarded as defective products.
I guess corners were cut during the production process, right?
"Probably not."
"Those guys aren't that particular."
"And, every one of them is fully armed."
"There isn't a similar weapon around."
The female detective still has basic observation skills.
"fine."
"Not the worst case scenario."
Tora Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she doesn't take these defective products seriously, she is not in her prime either.
In fact, she is not even one percent of what she was in her heyday.
He's just an ordinary person who has to rely on "Jihe Yimonji" to fight.
Although he would not run away from a fight, Tora Chiyo still didn't want to see such a fearless fight.
However, nothing will be deflected by human will.
Just when Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo were slightly relieved——
Tread, tap!
Swish swish!
A dense sound appeared.
It was the sound of sharp feet stepping on the corroded ground, bringing up mud and sand.
Not one.
There are dozens or hundreds.
It is precisely because of the large number that the sound becomes so obvious.
Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo looked at each other.
In an instant, the two of them made a unanimous decision.
escape!
One or two such monsters are nothing to them.
Hui Lijing was confident that she could rely on the convenience of gunpowder weapons to kill these monsters.
Can it be dozens or hundreds?
I'm afraid all the bullets are useless.
Woo, woo!
The sound of wind passed by my ears.
The roar of the monster came from behind.
The running of the two people naturally attracted the pursuit of monsters.
Without hesitation, Hui Lijing threw a grenade behind her.
boom!
In the explosion, shrapnel flew.
The chasing monster stalled, allowing Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo to successfully open a considerable distance.
But this kind of smoothness only lasts for a moment.
The next moment, more monsters came after them.
Moreover, not only behind him, but also in the fog, Tora Chiyo could clearly sense that those monsters were outflanking him.
no!
This can't go on like this!
Once you are surrounded, you are dead!
Tora Chiyo's eyes flashed coldly.
"Jing, turn around."
"rush!"
After Tora Chiyo finished speaking, the 'Jihe Yimonji' was straight out of its sheath.
Clang!
A sword energy about 3 meters long was thrown out from the blade, cutting off the chasing monster.
Suddenly, an opening appeared in the encirclement that was about to be formed.
Hui Lijing and Tora Chiyo rushed out through this opening.
However, the monsters are still in hot pursuit.
Once, twice, three times...
Surrounded by formation again and again.
It was broken through again and again.
But the number of monsters not only did not decrease, but actually increased.
At first, Megumi and Torachiyo could roughly remember where they entered, but when Torachiyo chose to explode once, the two could no longer tell the location at all.
At this moment, the two of them were hiding in a half-collapsed house, making their last stand.
Huchi, wheeze.
Hui Lijing panted heavily.
Tora Chiyo's face on the side also turned a little pale. The outburst just now was far more draining than she imagined.
The two men's physical strength began to bottom out.
"Asshole, why do these guys keep following us?"
"Do you feel like we are easy to bully?"
Hui Lijing said angrily, but the bullets from the Uzi submachine gun in her hand kept pouring out, shooting back several approaching monsters. Then, she leaned against the wall and quickly changed the magazine.
When the unique sound of footsteps came to his ears, a grenade that had been prepared was thrown out again.
boom!
After the explosion, Hui Lijing stood up and fired.
Once again, the monster was repulsed.
Hui Lijing did not dare to breathe a sigh of relief and quickly checked the ammunition.
The submachine gun also has two magazines for bullets.
The pistol comes with a magazine.
There is one more grenade.
This is all she has.
Of course, there was a dagger hidden in the boot.
However, Hui Lijing didn't think this would be useful in the current situation.
Once the ammunition is exhausted, relying on the defense of the ruins in front of you, it can be broken with one blow.
what to do?
Hui Lijing frowned.
Tora Chiyo, on the other hand, closed her eyes and rested hard.
At least, she hopes to help Hui Lijing in a more complete manner.
"Feel sorry."
Suddenly, Hui Lijing spoke.
"?"
Tora Chiyo opened his eyes and looked at his friend suspiciously.
"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't come..."
"Even if it weren't for you, I would come back."
"For my 'morality'!"
Tora Chiyo interrupted Hui Lijing's words. At this time, the rich lady holding a long sword said in a sassy manner: "Even if I know that I will die, I will still implement my 'morality'!"
"Die for 'morality'...die without regrets."
"Can……"
Hui Lijing, who was full of guilt, wanted to say something, but was interrupted by waves of low crying——
"Uuuuuuuuah, so scary."
"Monsters, they are all monsters."
"No, can't cry, can't cry."
"But don't cry or anything, I can't do it."
"Wow, I'm so scared!"
The sobs attracted Hui Lijing's attention.
She couldn't help but walk towards the side of the house, where the collapsed wall was.
The collapsed wall formed an angled space with the wall on the other side.
There, a girl holding a dandelion was crying softly. When she noticed Hui Lijing's approach, the girl immediately shrank inwards.
When she saw this girl, Hui Lijing could not help but think of the children who would come to her store every afternoon after school, such as Cherry.
They are all small and look so harmless.
Although the girl in front of me is a bit strange, holding a dandelion.
But why didn't this dandelion spread out?
It's round, furry, and a little cute.
Involuntarily, Hui Lijing's eyes became gentle when she looked at the girl.
"I don't mean any harm, I am Hui Lijing."
The female detective lowered her voice as much as possible and spoke softly.
The girl holding the dandelion still had tears in her eyes, but when she saw the female detective's pure eyes and gentle smile on her lips, she still mustered up the courage to answer in a trembling voice -
