Chapter 84: Hmph, Trying To Escape?
After seeing Lili Zi go to a corner and sit down, Shangshan Che also found a corner to lie down.
——Kisaragi Station, startup!
For the third time at Kisaragi Station, Shangshan Che under the shrine gazed at the slightly vibrating railroad track, understanding that Ye Chun would probably arrive in a few minutes.
However, this time, he did not plan to continue accompanying Ye Chun in playing the puzzle-solving game.
Solving puzzles without any clues was simply a waste of time; it was better to first continue exploring the large map of Kisaragi Station.
“Two-Foot Adult.”
Two-Foot Adult, who had just returned not long ago but was called out again, had a victorious smile on her face.
——In the Eternal World, it is the world of just me and Che Adult.
——Can Tokugawa Ririko, that bad woman, do such a thing!?
She slightly raised her chin, pinched the hem of her skirt with both hands, and bowed to Shangshan Che: “popopo……Che Adult, what are your orders.”
Two-Foot Adult seemed a bit strange today.
Could it be that she was frightened by Lili Zi and hadn’t recovered yet?
Not paying much attention to this, Shangshan Che believed that a famous Supernatural Phenomenon who had lived for over a hundred years could adjust her mindset herself, so he asked: “Is the Taiko Bell’s mark still there?”
That’s right; since Horse-Brained Music had already been slain, Shangshan Che planned to deal with the Taiko Bell as well and check what was beyond the Isanuki Tunnel.
As for High-Speed Grandpa, if its ability was really as Shangshan Che expected, it would probably be hard to kill even with sufficient intel.
The ability to instantly move on the railroad track was too outrageous.
Kaki must be picked first from the soft ones.
So there was only one issue at hand.
——Since the Kisaragi Station map seemed to constantly reopen, would the Supernatural Phenomena originally in it be refreshed similarly?
——Of course, it was a pity that oni above Zero-Star could not be refreshed.
Otherwise, he would have infinite Soul Ash to farm.
“It’s there, Che Adult.”
Two-Foot Adult said in a soft voice: “It’s in the mountain forest next to the tunnel, not moving at all.”
It was at the entrance again, meaning that at least the Supernatural Phenomena not killed in Kisaragi Station would refresh at the initial location.
Shangshan Che didn’t hesitate much and headed there directly with Two-Foot Adult.
Several minutes later, an old train slowly stopped at Kisaragi Station, and the girl holding a flip phone stumbled off the station with a somewhat panicked expression.
She stared at the unfamiliar station sign, her expression dazed: “Kisaragi……Station, where is this?”
……
On the other side, Shangshan Che had already stealthily infiltrated the mountain forest.
Corona Breathing Technique, Fourth Form!
The Fourth Form could hide all of one’s Qi, while gradually lowering skin temperature, making it an excellent aid for stealth assassination.
Shangshan Che, who had already incarnated as Laughing Hannya, said in an extremely low voice: “Two-Foot Adult, just point out the position for me one last time and then go back first.”
Because the Taiko Bell’s attack method was an AOE that affected the surroundings, Two-Foot Adult staying longer would only hinder him.
Two-Foot Adult nodded understandingly and whispered softly by Shangshan Che’s ear: “Walk forward two hundred meters, then about eighty meters to the left.”
“Got it.”
After clarifying the position, Shangshan Che quickly moved forward on the damp soil and fallen leaves, and remarkably, during the movement, he didn’t snap even a single branch thicker than a finger!
This was partly due to the Natural Reason School reaching Proficient Level, but more so the result of fully controlling Power and sparring with Lili Zi for a full hour not long ago.
To become a strong one, precisely and freely controlling one’s own Power was essential.
Now, Shangshan Che had taken half a step on this path.
Silently arriving thirty meters away from the spot Two-Foot Adult indicated, Shangshan Che scanned around but did not spot the Taiko Bell.
Just as Shangshan Che felt puzzled, a pile of somewhat unnatural fallen leaves under the cliff caught his eye.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and glimpsed under the leaf disguise the yellow-based black-edged taiko drum, and beside it, four lifelike ragdoll figures similarly hidden.
The entire taiko drum was about two meters in diameter, with patterns resembling black magatama outlined on it, vivid and lifelike, making one feel as if the magatama might leap off the drum at any moment.
As for the drumstick and the wooden stand that should hold the taiko, they were not visible.
Shangshan Che was about ten-plus meters above the cliff bottom, but this distance was nothing to him; rather, he could use gravity acceleration to deliver an even fiercer sword strike.
Strike the taiko first, or the ragdoll figures first?
Though the taiko had a large area and was easy to hit, Shangshan Che somehow felt that the ragdoll figures were the true body of the Taiko Bell.
Because for this Taiko Bell, the taiko had appeared, but the bell was nowhere to be seen.
Faced with this difficult choice, Shangshan Che’s decision was—
All of them!
Only a child would choose; with the newly learned Corona Breathing Technique and Proficient Level Natural Reason School, wouldn’t it be a waste not to strike them all?
Thus, Shangshan Che switched the form of the Breathing Technique.
Corona Breathing Technique, Second Form!
The small cluster of Corona Qi in his body erupted in an instant, spreading throughout his body with one breath, bringing scorching pain while pushing Hannya’s bodily functions to the peak in a moment.
At this moment, Shangshan Che even felt as if his eyes could shoot out fire!
“Hah—”
The lion-tiger roar-like exhalation echoed in the silent mountain forest..
The Taiko Bell, which had been silently lurking, had just heard this sound and had yet to react—
When that cold, piercing blade light descended from above.
Like fierce fire gathered into a line, Kaga Kiyomitsu’s scorching blade edge cleaved the massive taiko in half with one strike!
The black-and-yellow taiko heavily toppled to both sides, and only then did the four ragdoll figures notice this inexplicably appeared Laughing Hannya.
Far from being afraid, they all took out bells of various appearances and shook them with hateful murmurs.
Intense pain swept through every part of Shangshan Che’s body in an instant, especially his head, tormented as if chewed by countless insects and ants.
But this could not kill Hannya.
Injuries and pain would only make the already strong him even more powerful!
“Bells? I have one too.”
Shangshan Che gritted his teeth and delivered a finishing blow, completely shredding the taiko into scrap, while taking out the Koma-inu Bell and rapidly shaking it.
Ding-a-ling~
From the originally empty void, two Straw Koma-inu suddenly emerged; this time, without even needing Shangshan Che to speak, they had already locked onto the targets and charged at the four ragdolls.
And this bell sound that caused Shangshan Che excruciating pain seemed to have no effect on the koma-inu.
The four ragdolls were greatly alarmed and slowed their bell-shaking to flee toward the depths of the mountain forest.
“Hmph, think you can escape?”
In one breath in and out, Shangshan Che, having converted this injury into even greater bodily Power, had already reached the back of the farthest fleeing ragdoll, slicing it from head to toe in half with Tang Bamboo Stance!
The two koma-inu followed suit; immune to the bell sound, they quickly reached the ragdolls’ backs, wildly swinging their heads to tear them to shreds.
The battle situation was overwhelmingly favorable; Shangshan Che hadn’t expected the koma-inu to be immune to this bizarre sound wave attack.
He was about to chase the last ragdoll when he suddenly felt an inexplicable heart palpitation.
Shangshan Che stared at the circular projection amid the fallen leaves before him.
——It was a taiko drum! One that had somehow been mounted on a wooden stand!
