The catfish spirit successfully narrowed the distance to the Ksitigarbha shrine. Looking at Kiryu Kazuma who was trying to move the Jizo statue over there, Ayuki suppressed the urge to vomit blood, and threw out four tentacles with a roar.
"Go to hell! Kiryu and Ma!"
The catfish spirit was desperate, and its four tentacles poked at the backs of Kiryu and Ma in the distance like a cannonball, but was intercepted on the way.
"Don't hurt my master!"
Qingliu stepped in angrily. At the critical moment, the former daughter of Baifeng also showed the courage she had when she was fighting in the extreme way, and bullied her, slamming open the first tentacles, and at the same time paid the price for her shoulder scratches. However, ignoring this point, he stepped back with the strength of the counter-shock, and a straight cut from top to bottom turned the second tentacle into a flying broken beard.
Black blood spurted out, staining half of the body, the catfish spirit killed the blood, and Qingliu didn't care. When the two tentacles passed by, they kicked their legs in one breath and rushed out, catching up with the third tentacle and nailing it firmly to Duanshi Qingyu. However, just as he was about to turn around and kill the last tentacle, the tentacle that was knocked into the air at first was swung from a dead corner behind and hit Qingliu's back heavily.
Caught off guard, Qingliu was sent flying obliquely, and Duanshi Qingyu, who was deeply inserted into the third tentacle, also flew out. While tumbling in the air, Qingliu felt an almost burning pain coming from her back, and her eyes caught a glimpse of the remaining two tentacles running past her side, and then stabbing the horse.
"No!!!!!"
Qingliu screamed and stretched out her hand almost instinctively.
At the same time, the Duanshi Qingyu inserted on the third tentacle suddenly lit up, and a surge of thunder burst out from the blade. The tentacles, which were harder than bulletproof rubber, were blown off on the spot, and then Lei Guang wrapped around the blade, and swung a huge crescent-like horizontal cut within a radius of ten meters. The two tentacles of Chi Zhong and Ma were cut off by the thunder light, when Qingliu came back to her senses, Duan Shi Qingyu returned to her hand, the thunder light faded away, but she still made a whimpering knife.
Not only Qingliu was stunned by the sudden situation, but even the catfish spirit whose tentacles had been cut off was stunned for several seconds before he could react.
"What the hell! Are you standing there!?"
"Huh?"
Catfish roared violently, while Qingliu looked over in astonishment. At this moment, a crisp crackling sound suddenly entered the ears.
Qingliu and Nyujing turned their heads and looked over at the same time, and then saw the scene of Hema slowly hugging the statue of Jizo - there were two terrible wounds on the back of Hema's clothes, which were whipped by the tentacles However, the force of the impact unexpectedly became an opportunity to pry the Ksitigarbha. The Ksitigarbha statue was separated from the base that had been inhabited for a long time, and Kazuma endured the severe pain in his back, and slowly lifted the Ksitigarbha statue up.
In the first few beats when it was lifted, Kazuma faintly felt a suction force from nowhere dragging the hidden image. However, as the Ksitigarbha statue was slowly lifted up, the suction force declined sharply, and then completely disappeared. The moment the suction disappears, the surrounding environment changes significantly. However, it is difficult to describe the change of feeling in words. Metaphorically speaking, it is as if a certain "element" that has been filling the space is suddenly withdrawn, and at the same time, new things are poured in to fill it. Although the eyes look exactly the same, its essence is constantly being replaced.
"And the horse! Look!"
Qingliu's exclamation sounded, and Hema came back to his senses, and he couldn't help showing a look of astonishment when he looked around. I saw the big lake in the distance and the reeds nearby, slowly fading in color like faded old photos, and a gray and decayed atmosphere that had never been seen before slowly seeped out from nowhere.
"Is this the collapse of the Land of Evergloom?"
Although Yuzao had briefly described it to him when he introduced the Land of Eternal Darkness, Shihema couldn't help being shocked when he saw it with his own eyes. According to the fox, the "dependent origin" is not only the origin of the formation of the Ever Dark Land, but also the key to its continued dependence. Once the dependent origin is cut off from the ever-dark land, the ever-dark land affected by the mysterious law will immediately lose its "magic power" and become a normal space governed by the laws of physics. Many unscientific existences that existed in the Land of Eternal Darkness will also disappear without a trace.
"Wait, no, where's that guy?"
The changes in the Land of Eternal Darkness made Kazuma startled for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and looked around, only to see that giant catfish like a hill disappeared without a trace! ? He Ma secretly spat, secretly thinking that the catfish is indeed a slippery monster who has become a fine one, seeing that the situation is not going well, he rubbed oil on the soles of his feet without hesitation. Fortunately, they fought at a distance from the great lake. No matter whether it was a huge catfish in its original form or a humanoid short leg, this was not the space where catfish spirits were good at moving.
He Ma listened attentively to the movement around him, and soon a figure fleeing quietly to the river beach appeared on the map drawn in his mind.
"Over there! Qingliu, stop him!"
"yes!"
Kazuma, who was holding the statue of Jizo with both hands, couldn't move his hands, so he had to call his disciples to intercept it. At this time, Qingliu also recovered from the earlier impact, and rushed out after hearing the words, grabbing Qingyu at Duanshi. Duanshi Qingyu made a saber cry in Qingliu's hands, which can be said to have changed from the low-key style of the past, coupled with the miraculous performance of Lei Guang Yujian before, made Qingliu convinced that something incredible happened to her beloved sword. But right now, we have to give priority to solving the troubles of Catfish Essence, and we will put aside the change of the intermittent rain and shine.
"Where to escape! Stop for me if you don't want to die!"
"Hey!? Heroine, spare your life! Forgive me!" Changing back into a human form, the catfish spirit, who was running desperately towards the lake with short legs, knelt down on the spot as soon as Qingliu drank it. Qingliu was also startled.
"What trick are you trying to do? Don't move, turn around slowly!"
"I didn't intend to play tricks, female hero... You see, I'm so injured, how can I have the strength to resist..." The catfish spirit who turned around was crying, except for a bruised nose and a swollen face, all four tentacles around his mouth were broken, and his body was also broken. A miserable appearance with ragged clothes and bruises all over the body. Catfish Essence seemed to have completely lost her fighting spirit, and knelt in front of Qingliu, confessing with snot and tears. "I was wrong, female hero, I was really wrong... I shouldn't have listened to those guys, helped them do live experiments, and I shouldn't have confronted you in a daze... That bastard Jiazuo Zhengzhang He only came here because he asked for something, this time he accepted it himself, I really didn't force him..."
"Woman, ah no, a swordsman as powerful as Boss Kiryu should be famous outside the world, right? For a little monster like me who is not well-known, even if I kill him, it will only pollute his precious sword. Please. Can you let the little one go? I, I will change my mind, I promise I will never harm anyone in the future, and hide as far away from you as possible, and, what do you want to know? I, I can tell you."
"Uh, master?"
Qingliu looked at Kazuma uncertainly, and the latter walked over holding the Jizo statue, also full of emotion.
"How should I say it? You really have no morals, but why am I not surprised at all?"
"Yes, the little one has no morals. Morality is worthless, as long as you don't stew the little ones, Boss Kiryu is right in everything you say."
The catfish spirit nodded and bowed, her face full of flattery. Kazuma looked at this slippery catfish quite speechlessly, and finally realized what Tamazamo meant by saying that the strong are respected in the society of monsters. At this time, the catfish spirit had no room to resist both psychologically and physically, and He Ma breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly uttered a sentence as if distracted. "I heard that stewing soup with catfish essence can make the chest muscles stalwart and make the appearance not old. Is it true?"
"That, that, that... that's a superstition, Boss Kiryu. The catfish spirit doesn't have that effect!" The catfish spirit who was asked trembled.
Damn, you pretending to be a ghost actually have the face to mention superstition to me? He Ma despised in his heart. However, according to Niaoyujing, Jiazuo Zhengzhang's ghost mutation this time turned out to be a live experiment, and there seems to be a bigger force behind him coercing him? Although I don't know how much information the catfish essence can reveal, but in the past, there was really no way to kill him and make soup.
"Okay, I won't kill you for now, get in the car and follow me..."
"That can't be done."
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"That can't be done." Hema's words were interrupted by a female voice suddenly interrupted.
"Who!?" Qingliu drew her knife and slashed towards the voice the moment she realized it. However, the mighty knife that had just chopped off several tentacles accidentally cut through the air, leaving only a bunch of flying feathers fluttering in place, and the person who spoke was nowhere to be seen.
"What a short-tempered girl, Kiryu and Ma, your disciple has no patience." The voice sounded again on the other side a few meters away. Qingliu frowned and stared at it, but saw clusters floating from the flat ground. Among the flying feathers, a red-haired girl dressed as a high school student walked out leisurely. The girl's appearance can be regarded as decent, but the dress with hanging eyes and exposed belly button gives people the feeling of a fierce younger sister who dare not greet casually.
"I'm sorry, but we don't have much patience in this field, and neither do I." He Ma squinted his eyes at the female concubine who appeared suddenly, and suddenly raised his vigilance in his heart. The guy who suddenly appeared at this point was most likely either a human or a demon, and although the other person looked unfamiliar, he vaguely felt that he had heard that voice somewhere. Hema glanced at the white navel exposed by the red-haired girl by chance, and found a rather hideous scar on her side waist, and she felt convinced in her heart.
"It's you, the caged bird."
"A bird in a cage?" Taimei tilted her head and looked over in puzzlement.
"Didn't we meet? You sang a song in the tunnel, but I only remember this line... You monsters don't seem to be bothered to name you, so I just called you that." Hema shrugged. The Taimei in front of him was none other than Yuzao's old acquaintance who had met him once. At that time, Ma and Ma were investigating the God of Music incident related to Fuzhi Technology. Unexpectedly, she intervened when they passed through the tunnel on the way. Although there was no fight because of Tamamo's presence at the time, the investigation of the incident ended in nothing, and the feeling of falling short made Kazuma quite depressed.
"As expected, he is the man Yuzao likes, and he reacts very quickly." Taimei, who got the code name of "Bird in a Cage", stared at Kazuma unhappily.
"So, you came here to prevent me from taking this guy?" He pointed to the catfish spirit next to him—the latter suddenly became very interested in the soil composition of the river beach when the bird in the cage appeared, with a look on his face. "Boss, talk slowly, I don't mind if I make soy sauce."
"That's right, do you have an opinion?" Taimei squinted at Catfish Jing and snorted coldly.
"In that case, can I understand that Fuji Technology is behind this incident?" He Ma narrowed his eyes slightly, and all the previous clues were suddenly connected in his mind. "Jia Zuo Zhengzhang was originally his errand, but it turned out to be the target of your living body experiment, and a camera was specially set up to film the process... Tsk tsk, it seems that in the past few years when I have been fighting with textbooks, your Fuji company can do it What about many things?"
"Tsk, that's why I hate smart guys." The young lady in the cage, who seemed to have a bad mind, smacked her tongue fiercely with a vicious expression, but didn't plan to talk to He Ma any further. "Kiryu and Ma, this annoying relationship, sooner or later I will cut it off myself. I took that guy away, if you want to stop it, try it!"
As the bird in the cage snapped its fingers, a whirlwind of flying feathers suddenly rolled up on the ground. Fei Yu flocked over there to observe the earthy catfish essence, and wrapped it in it. At this time, Kazuma, who was carrying the statue of Jizo, couldn't move his hand for a while, and although Qingliu next to him tried to stop her, the flying feathers suddenly dispersed before she had time to make a move. After the flying feathers dispersed, the catfish spirit in place and the caged bird over there also disappeared without a trace.
"Have you escaped?" Looking at the empty river beach, Qingliu showed an indignant expression.
"Let them go, there is no way." He Ma shook his head. The bird in the cage dressed up by Taimei is completely different from the big monster that the fox at home has killed, and it is completely different from the catfish spirit. Besides, it is far more difficult to face the mysterious side in the Land of Eternal Darkness than imagined. The wheel battle between the ghost man Jiazuo and the catfish spirit has exhausted him and Qingliu's physical strength. In this case, even if the current "magic power" of the Land of Evergloom has dissipated, starting a war with the caged bird would be the worst policy of all.
"I still let them escape in the end, I'm really not reconciled." Qingliu put Duanshi Qingyu into the scabbard bitterly, and she died down.
"Well, Jia Zuo Zhengzhang has already suffered the consequences of his own evil, and the black hands behind the mysterious side have also been found out. I think this trip is quite rewarding." Kazuma exhaled to adjust his mood slightly, and then comforted Qing with a cheerful tone. Ryu. "Anyway, the most critical clue has been confirmed, so even if the miscellaneous fish escapes, it's not a big problem."
The most critical clue is of course Fuji Technology. The unexpected appearance of the caged bird made He Ma Xia’s suspicion and investigation work, and directly connected the ghost-man mutation with the Fuji technology behind her—in other words, it was possible to quietly produce such a heavyweight thing on the mysterious side In addition to Fuji Technology, probably no one else on the Japanese archipelago can do it.