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"What?" The police chief was completely bewildered, or rather, completely baffled.
Dou Tang didn't reply, but continued to ask, "Who else is in the police station besides you? Are you the only police officer here?"
"Well, there's our chief, and the rest of the department... but they've all gone on vacation," the senior police officer honestly replied.
Why are they not allowed to leave the police station even though they don't remember their companion is dead? This must be something someone did on purpose.
Dou Tang released his clothes and retrieved a backpack from the mummified corpse on the ground. Meanwhile, the police chief watched obediently, as if he'd encountered a bugged NPC.
After doing all this, Dou Tang looked at the police chief, stepped forward, and extended his hand.
The next moment, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out!
"call!!!"
A body with a gigantic head flew out of the police station entrance! It soared several meters into the air!
Chapter 97 The Zoo, right?
The giant policeman fell heavily to the ground, his enormous head nearly bursting open. His translucent skin was scraped open, leaving numerous wounds, and pale green pus oozed all over the ground.
Dou Tang strode out of the police station, only to see the giant policeman he had thrown out sitting blankly on the ground, seemingly oblivious to everything, as if nothing had happened.
Once they leave their own area, they become sluggish... In this state, will the zombies still be hostile to ordinary people?
Dou Tang drew his longsword and with a sudden flick, the head of the police chief flew into the air.
He held the sword horizontally forward, and his falling head landed right on the blade, causing the sword to dip slightly.
"Zizzizi..."
The entire head turned into pus and stench, and in a short while, only a jade-green brain remained on the sword.
Souls reside within, or are imprisoned within; it seems that regardless of who is behind the human heads, what they seek in turning the villagers into this state is likely this kind of brain.
His hand trembled as he wielded the longsword, his brain soaring into the air, spinning once before landing steadily back on the sword, only now cleaned of its filthy pus.
Dou Tang put the jade brain into his bag and carried it on his back.
………………
In the distant mountains and forests, just outside the barrier, Mikazuki, carrying a cat backpack, slowly arrived at a clearing bathed in moonlight.
From the cliff edge of this open space, one can overlook the entire village in the distance, but due to the barrier, it is completely dark. Even monsters with night vision can only barely make out the edges of the buildings.
Besides Mikazuki, there were also several strange animals sitting on the open ground.
Wolves, rabbits, raccoons... and even a Japanese giant salamander that is over a meter long.
These species are all considered rare animals, such as the Japanese wolf (Ezo wolf) and the Ryukyu rabbit (Amami short-eared rabbit), which are already extinct. However, these animals also have another identity: monsters.
The monsters in this world are different from those in Dou Tang's original world. It is extremely difficult for monsters to transform into human form, and in modern times, this has become a legend.
However, in the past year, the spiritual energy and resentment in the air have gradually increased, which has not only spawned more evil spirits, but also made these monsters the biggest winners. As a result, many monsters have begun to seek out the ancient methods of transformation.
Mikazuki scoffed and spoke in a human voice, "Seriously, do you guys really enjoy streaking that much?"
The Japanese wolf yawned and said, "It's better than a kitten wearing a bellyband, isn't it?"
Mikazuki didn't refute, walked forward and sat on the open ground, turned his head and used his teeth to bite open the backpack, then leaned forward, and his emerald green brain fell out.
The monsters were puzzled as they looked at the jade brain on the ground.
"This is……?"
The Ryukyu rabbit poked at the jade brain with its front paws, then sniffed it, asking in confusion.
Mikazuki looked at the distant village, but its eyesight was too poor to see anything clearly. Nevertheless, it stared intently, as if hoping to see the powerful and unreasonable man walking through the village.
Without turning its head, it said, "He easily killed a corpse man. After the corpse man died, it turned into pus, and all that was left was this thing."
“Hmm…” Japanese Wolf nodded: “It seems that finding him was indeed the right decision. This village is not something that we little monsters can handle. Just look at this thing… This kind of method of imprisoning souls is something that ordinary Onmyoji cannot do.”
In fact, Mikazuki kept some things from Toudou, and the head-shaped object did not actually cause any particularly bad effects. So even though the head-shaped object was outside Kyoto, where there were many great yokai, it did not attract the attention of the yokai.
Mikazuki and the four lesser yokai present were all friends. The strangeness of the human head was actually putting pressure on the survival of the other yokai present. The Japanese wolf originally wanted to ask a great yokai in Kyoto for help, but the reward required to ask a great yokai was beyond their means, so they could only choose... "Evil Spirit Hunter" Kiryu Toudou.
Through Mikazuki's influence, Kiryu Toudou's name has spread among the yokai, and everyone knows that there is such a powerful and strange human in Tokyo.
Mikazuki turned around and licked his hind leg. Although Toudou had re-bandaged it, it still hurt.
Then it said, "I feel really bad for lying to him like this."
"It's not exactly a lie," the Japanese giant salamander said lazily, its sticky, wrinkled skin giving it a rather human-like expression, like a tired old man.
"We really had no other choice... What can we do when we're just minor demons? If this matter is resolved smoothly, then we should explain the situation to him properly."
Mikazuki nodded, looked at the raccoon beside him spitting out his whiskers, and asked, "Where's the fox?"
The raccoon smacked its lips and replied, "It's entered the village, but there's still no news. However, it's been in there several times before, so at least it won't die inside."
At this moment, the Japanese wolf suddenly narrowed its eyes, sniffed the air, and then looked in the direction of the village.
"Do not
"That's right, I smell someone else."
Immediately afterward, not only the smell, but several monsters also heard strange metallic clanging sounds.
Having spent time in the temple, Mikazuki immediately reacted: "That's the sound of a staff. What's going on?"
A staff is something carried by a bhikkhu when begging. A bhikkhu can generally be defined as a wandering male monk, but... why would there be the sound of a staff at this time?
The staff has many iron rings, which clink together with the metal at the top of the staff, producing a clear, ringing sound. This was meant to alert nearby people or creatures when the person was begging. But now, in the dead of night, the sound of the staff clanging carried very far, becoming somewhat eerie.
A melodious tinkling sound echoed through the valley. Several monsters looked in the direction of the sound and saw a monk wearing a bright robe and a straw hat walking along the mountain path, slowly approaching the village's barrier.
"Why is someone here again?" Mikazuki asked in a low voice.
The monk in the kasaya slowly walked into the barrier, and the sound of the staff disappeared instantly.
The Japanese wolf's ears drooped slightly, and it seemed a little scared. It muttered under its breath, "Could it be some kind of exorcist from Kyoto?"
Mikazuki pondered for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the village.
"Hey, you stinky cat, where are you going?" the raccoon asked.
"Go find him." Mikazuki said without turning his head, then strode off.
The demons looked at each other, somewhat confused. Mikazuki was always the most cunning among them, so why did he choose this time to wade into troubled waters?
The emerald green jade brain lay on the grass, reflecting the moonlight.
"I have a bold idea, that stinky cat might be..."
"I don't think that will work. You'll have... um?"
"I wouldn't, but who knows if she would? I've heard that some perverted humans are attracted to cats..."
"Who told you all this?"
"I've been to Akihabara with my master!"
Chapter 98 Don’t come over! !
Dou Tang strode forward, holding a long sword. The corpses that appeared on the street from time to time seemed to sense something and all kept their distance, not daring to approach.
The moonlight was faintly visible on the horizon, but several hours had passed since Dou Tang entered this place, and the moon, half-hidden by the mountainside, had not moved at all. It seemed that the starry sky here was also a false part constructed by the barrier.
After walking around the streets for a long time without finding anything new, Dou Tang shook his head helplessly.
………………
"By the way, did you guys hear anything?"
Pingxin, who was eating canned food, looked up at her sister and asked in confusion, "What?"
The girl rolled her eyes at her younger brother and said, "The sound... I feel like there's some strange tinkling sound."
Suddenly, the fox in Jingrou's arms raised its head and looked out the window, its ears twitching as if it had heard something.
Seeing the fox's unusual behavior, the ordinary people became alert.
The four of them entered the human-headed cave. They couldn't even defeat a single corpse, but fortunately, this strange fox led the way, allowing them to evade the corpses' pursuit and find a safe house.
"niaowuniaowu..."
The fox suddenly let out a soft, delicate cry, its voice tender, as if calling for something.
A moment later, the sound of cats meowing came from outside: "Meow..."
Hearing the cat's meow, the fox pricked up its ears, seemingly excited: "Awooo...?"
The cat outside the window seemed to respond quite strongly: "Meow! Meow!"
The fox seemed to suddenly erupt in anger: "Awooo!"
"Meow! Awooo!"
Pingxin looked at Jingrou with a strange expression: "They...they're arguing?"
"It seems so..." Jing Rou also became embarrassed. She had never heard of... foxes and cats arguing?
Pingxin and Yuelian's expressions were also indescribable.
But before the four of them could recover, they heard the fox raise her voice and speak in a sweet, human voice.
"You dog-breeding mitsuba is only a few days old and you've already been blinded by a savage? When your heat cycle comes, hurry up and breed you!"
The four of them were stunned.
...How come this fox, who looks so gentle and cute, starts spewing profanities as soon as she opens her mouth?!
"Meow!"
The cat outside the window seemed to be getting anxious too. The sound of the bell jingling kept getting closer, and then a large, black cat rushed into the house and slashed at the fox with its paw.
"Die!"
The fox dodged the claws, leaped up, and darted around the room.
The two beasts thrashed about in the room, and Mikazuki's claws left scratch marks wherever they touched.
The four ordinary people were still in shock and unable to extricate themselves from the moment they had just been there.
But Mikazuki seemed to be a bit stronger than the fox, and quickly pinned the little white fox to the ground, baring his teeth and saying fiercely, "Yuri, if you say another word of nonsense, I'll skin you and give you to him as a hand warmer."
The fox demon named Yi Baihe gave a flirtatious glance and sneered, "These humans were just saying where that clanging sound came from. I knew it was you the moment I heard it. Hmph, you domestic slaves who've been collared by humans in just a few days..."
"Meow!" Mikazuki, enraged and embarrassed, snapped at...
It bit down on the neck, and the fox was so frightened that its tail thrashed wildly, hitting the ground repeatedly.
"Why don't you go and meet him? I think you're not even as good as me, waaaaah..."
After a while, the fox and cat, panting heavily, finally stopped. The fox, still breathing heavily, said, "Alright, stop fooling around... there are outsiders here."
At this point, Mikazuki looked up and saw that four ordinary people had huddled together in a corner, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at the two demons.
The fox spirit, Yi Baihe, licked her paws and said to the four people, "Don't be afraid, we're not good people..."
"Smack!" Mikazuki promptly slapped him with his claws.
Yi Baihe jumped up with a howl, then lay on her back on the ground, frantically rubbing her head in pain.
Mikazuki then said, "Alright, don't be afraid. We are good yokai... Believe it or not, as long as we are here, you are safe for the time being."
"Speaking of which... have you seen a person dressed in black in the village?"
Yao Lian and Heishin exchanged a glance, then looked at Mikazuki together and nodded.
………………
"Ding bell, jingle bell..."
The clanging of the metal rings on the tin staff was deafening, sounding jarring in the quiet village streets.
Walking down the street, the monk was filled with doubt and anger.
I thought that contacting Kisaragi Station would ensure the safety of the body, but they were still found.
First, the zombies at Kisaragi Station were dealt with, then the Kisaragi Train disappeared without a trace, and now we've received news that a zombie has died among the heads...
Are they Onmyoji from Kyoto? Or are they yokai that were driven out by the corpses?
Kisaragi Station is such a coward... Even though Kozo was backing him up, he still chose to run away, abandoning even the train he possessed.
The train was just parked at the village entrance. Even a fool could see that someone had taken the train to Rentoucai. This kind of traitorous evil spirit... even if it's an old urban legend, we can't cooperate with it anymore.
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