The live stream's perspective was always from the outside of the wine vat, so viewers saw two monsters enter the wine cellar from the very beginning, one walking and the other crawling.

Although it is said to be crawling, the latter's movements are more like a puddle of water, silent and stealthy.

The monster with very obvious footsteps resembled a bald, fat man weighing 600 pounds. His upper body, which was naked, was covered in a bunch of flabby flesh. He had three fingers on each hand, each with a sharp nail. His large, yellow eyes bulged outwards and had long, anime-like eyelashes.

It wandered around the cellar, then chatted with the multi-eyed mud monster at the entrance, and the two were then drawn to the wine bottles.

Up until this point, everything was exactly the same as what Kenji Yamamoto knew.

The bald monster and the multi-eyed mud monster did leave the cellar together, but just a minute later, the latter returned to the cellar and, after looking around, finally settling his gaze on the several large wine vats that could hide people.

It pressed its body against the outer wall of each wine vat, eventually stopping around the vat where Kenji Yamamoto was hiding, and then quickly "flowed" to the top.

Next, we see the scene where Kenji Yamamoto is startled after he comes out.

Just when all the viewers in Japan thought he was doomed, Kenji Yamamoto made a quick decision to put the lid back on, thus prolonging his life a little longer.

The multi-eyed mud monster seemed to realize that Kenji Yamamoto would not open the lid again.

It crawled back to the wine vat, slowly extending its body under the vat, and actually lifted the entire vat up without changing the angle of the vat. In addition, the movement was slow enough that Yamamoto Kenji did not feel that he was moving at all, and he did not expect that this multi-eyed mud monster would carry him directly to Shuten-dōji.

The moment Shuten-dōji appeared, the number of viewers in the Sakura Kingdom's live stream skyrocketed.

Viewers from many other countries also came to watch the excitement. The reason is simple: Talia, the chosen one from the Russian Bear Kingdom, who had cleared the game for the first time, had only completed it normally. She did not communicate with Nurarihyon, but instead obtained items directly from other yokai who were on good terms with Nekomata. She then poisoned Shuten-dōji from a distance and, with the help of Tamamo-no-Mae, left the demon world and was directly teleported back to Earth.

As for what the human world of the Spirit Orb is like, what form Shuten-dōji has taken, and what will happen to the Demon Realm in the future, Talia knew absolutely nothing.

From another perspective, although the perfect score on the test only resulted in Talia getting a passing grade, it was good enough.

As for Kenji Yamamoto, his fate was also sealed.

"What fine sake!" Shuten-dōji's voice was very pleasant. If Yamamoto Kenji hadn't known that the "sake" she was referring to was himself, he would have been in an even better mood.

He has not only failed to find a chance to escape, but the difficulty has also increased.

If there was only a 20% chance that Yamamoto Kenji could escape from the multi-eyed mud monster, then when he faced Shuten-dōji, his chances were less than 1%.

Taking a deep breath, Yamamoto Kenji decided to go all in. The instant Shuten-dōji opened the lid, he immediately scattered all the spider lily pollen in his hand. As for the rest, that was up to fate. As long as he could create chaos, he was sure he could find a chance to escape!

The premise is that you don't get killed first by the berserk Shuten-dōji.

Kenji Yamamoto held his breath, watching as the stopper was slowly opened. He immediately stood up and sprinkled the pollen of the spider lily on the figure, then tried to quickly retreat back into the wine jar.

However, he was already fast, but Shuten-dōji was even faster.

Shuten-dōji, disguised as a human woman, had a dark face covered in powder from spider lilies. The moment Yamamoto Kenji appeared, his hand pierced Yamamoto Kenji's heart.

“You’re very disobedient, but…” Shuten-dōji revealed a sinister smile, holding the heart she had just removed, and licked the pollen from the corner of her mouth. “The seasonings I brought taste quite good, and they’re just right when mixed with the wine.” Her eyes held nothing but pure malice, without a trace of madness.

As she spoke, Kenji Yamamoto suddenly felt as if he had lost all feeling in his lower body.

This statement is not accurate. It should be said that liquid suddenly appeared in the empty wine vat, and his entire body, which was submerged in the liquid, gradually melted into the liquid, lost consciousness, and seemed to become one with the surrounding liquid.

Blood flowed from Kenji Yamamoto's chest, leaving him feeling empty.

But soon, it wasn't just his chest that felt empty. He was still conscious, but he felt like he only had his head left. Even his head began to feel increasingly muddled, as if everything inside his skull was melting and turning into a fragrant liquid.

Why... why are the spider lilies ineffective?

"It's ridiculous. Why would she think I would allow anything that could threaten me to grow freely on my territory?"

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Kenji Yamamoto heard Shuten-dōji's silvery laughter.

"Yes, sir, I'm glad you like it."

That was a voice that was completely unfamiliar to Kenji Yamamoto, but all too familiar to the audience in China.

It's Hanahime's voice.

As Kenji Yamamoto completely melted, red liquid began to flow from the screen in the live stream, eventually flooding the entire frame and displaying the words "Game Over".

"Kenji Yamamoto, the chosen one of the Cherry Blossom Kingdom, has died. The dungeon 'Hyakki Yagyō' has zero challenge attempts remaining."

"The Cherry Blossom Kingdom failed the dungeon challenge and has begun to receive punishment."

The cold, robotic voice of the system announced that Sakura Country, having lost its challenge attempts, was about to become a forbidden zone. Screams echoed from various houses throughout the country. Thick fog rose around Sakura Country, the sky eerily darkened, and ghosts began to roam the streets.

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