Chapter 52 Encountering the Dark Divinity of a True Person (1,2) (Two in One…
The lights were soft and warm, and everywhere was filled with the sounds of couples chatting and laughing.
Shirasuga walked quickly alone in the bustling crowd, trying to find the missing Tsurumaru as soon as possible.
At this moment in this life, with his relatives and friends no longer around, Tsurumaru is the only one who is his most important companion.
He planned to apologize first, calm down and face Tsurumaru's feelings seriously. Even if he rejected him, he would not let a rift in their relationship.
"ah--"
I had only walked one-third of the way and passed a familiar stall when I heard a terrified scream from the front.
Bai Qichuan was shocked and stopped, looking into the distance with a bad premonition.
The voice was so shrill and high-pitched that it could penetrate the crowd dozens of meters away, as if someone was in some life-threatening situation.
The people walking beside Baisuchuan looked around curiously like him, but most of them were just joining in the fun. They looked for a few seconds and then continued with their own things. There were also a few brave ones who deliberately walked in a certain direction.
Murder? Robbery? People in Tokyo are used to it. These things are reported in newspapers and on TV every day. It won't be long before a detective comes to solve the case. Don't worry.
Only Shirasu Kawa knows that there are not only human crimes in this world, but also a retroactive army with an anti-time and space concept and a terrifying curse that cannot be defeated by human power.
Bai Qichuan couldn't take a step forward, and an inexplicable fear enveloped his mind. He found that no matter what the situation was, he couldn't handle it alone!
Without Tsurumaru around, he has to protect himself!
Bai Qichuan turned around and left, and even persuaded an old man who wanted to go and watch.
The scream rang out again, this time it was not from one person alone.
The panic spread quickly. No one knew what was happening, but within seconds, people came flooding in like a tide, quickly submerging the entire street!
"Monster—Run!!"
Most people still cherish their lives, and fear is contagious. They think there might be terrorists over there, or lunatics killing people indiscriminately like monsters, so everyone is running for their lives.
Chaos sprouted in an instant.
Order was broken. Those who were on the front line of escape were terrified and pushed the crowd hard, pushing many people who were walking normally to one side.
Curses and complaints replaced the laughter and filled Baisuchuan's ears.
He looked back in surprise, but did not see anything uncomfortable at the end of the crowd.
However, the place where Tsurumaru bought candied haws was now cleared out, and the covered wagon was overturned on the ground, a mess.
Is it a curse that he can't see?
Why are so many people running? Are they seeing it because they are dying?
Bai Qichuan didn't have the courage to go forward to check. Rather, as he had no fighting ability at all, the best thing he should have done was to quickly escape with the crowd.
An old man seemed to be still confused and pulled the friendly-looking man to ask about the situation.
Bai Suchuan persuaded him and helped him walk.
Bai Qichuan was filled with fear and anxiety. He felt like there was a pair of inhuman eyes watching him from behind!
The streets were quickly cleared.
The real person sat on a low wall at the entrance of the Vacuum Street, holding two cyborgs in his hands, swinging his legs as he watched Bai Suchuan pass by him.
Can't even see the curse?
Just like what was detected when he was in a coma, he is a completely ordinary person!
I am so timid that I don’t even dare to go forward and take a look. It’s not as interesting as Shunping!
How could such an ordinary human being be recognized as the master by the Fusangshen?
Or does he have some hidden card that he hasn't revealed yet?
Masato received information about Tsukumogami from Geto Suguru. This uneasy young man is the owner of the Tazuru sword, who has the ability to awaken the sword spirit.
Geto Xiayou wanted to take the ownership of the sword from him, transform it into a cursed spirit and then control it. He also greedily set his eyes on several other swords and was trying to get them and transfer the ownership.
However, even Kagome didn't know that the real person hid a red-handled golden-sheathed katana from the ruins of the juvenile detention center right under the nose of the assistant supervisor...
When I picked it up, the katana was still stained with blood. I played with it for several days, until I stabbed a few humans with it and it was covered with new blood, which made it sticky. Only then was the old blood stains washed off.
Unexpectedly, after a few days, the katana automatically turned into a cursed weapon. He cut his finger with it out of curiosity and ended up hurting his soul!
As long as the soul shape is preserved, no matter how it is damaged, it can be easily restored to its original state! However, this bloody wound penetrated deep into the soul, and it took the real person a long time to repair it!
The real person suddenly became afraid of this knife.
He tried to activate the Wuwei Transformation on the "sword spirit" inside, but the shape of the blade did not change, and the sword did not turn into a human-shaped Tsukumogami.
The inaction shift seems to have failed.
After thinking it over, he still didn't shatter the blade. He wanted to see its owner first!
The real person came to Baisuchuan like the wind and patted the old man who was supported by the young man. The old man's legs were trembling, and his whole body was supported by Baisuchuan, but his trouser pockets were bulging.
"Old man, your legs and feet are not good at your age, why don't I help you treat it."
His "good intentions" were not heard by the human. Under Bai Qichuan's horrified eyes, the white-haired old man who leaned on his arm for support gradually became dry and cracked, his mouth became sunken, and he turned into a monster with limbs as thick as tree trunks!
"Ah——!" The people around ran away in terror.
Bai Suchuan, who was closest to the cyborg, was knocked away immediately.
With just a casual hit, Bai Qichuan bumped into the tree trunk, slid to the ground and was unable to get up.
The soft and unprotected body was seriously injured in the violent impact!
"Huh? He's actually that weak!"
The young man in white raised his eyes and saw the blue-haired cursed spirit with stitches all over its face. There was a vicious sneer in his heterochromatic pupils.
"Can you see me? Can you get up? Let me help you!" As he said this, he stretched out his right hand with bad intentions.
The human Shinsengumi's pupils shrank slightly.
Seeing that Shirasu Kawa didn't respond, the real person grabbed Shirasu Kawa's arm and swung it hard, causing the weak human to break the tree behind him and fall into the river.
"Ahem! Help...!"
Bai Suchuan could swim, but he was badly injured. Whenever he breathed, blood foam would come out of his mouth. His heavy limbs were out of control and he almost sank after struggling for a few seconds on the water.
"Oh, you can't even swim! What a loser! I'll save you, but how are you going to thank me?"
The real person changed his shape, stretched his arms to several meters long, fished the person out from the middle of the river from a distance, swung him in the air, and threw him to the ground.
“Ahem!”
Bai Suchuan lay face down by the river, his face covered with wet mud, his hair and clothes stuck to his body, groaning in pain.
Blood flowed from the corners of his lips, mixed with river water and flowed into the mud.
Zhenren squatted on his right side, lovingly pushed away the hair stuck to his right face, and touched his wet skin lovingly, "You are so pitiful, I can't bear to let you go."
Bai Qichuan's eyelashes trembled and he barely opened his eyes halfway. The feeling of blood loss made him unable to muster any strength to dodge, and his lips were trembling with cold.
The fragile expression, full of fear and confusion, seemed to be begging for mercy from the abuser.
The blue-haired curse spirit's fingers gently wiped away the tears that had spread from the human's eyes. "Woo, do you always have this expression? I think I understand."
This human didn't fight back even after being beaten like this. He didn't have any outburst before death, nor did he hide his powerful strength to counterattack. It seems that he really has no ability to resist.
So, is the key point "blood"?
The real person gently lifted Shirosukawa's head, let the weak human sit in his arms, and covered his eyes with his palms.
"Don't move—"
He drew his sword from its sheath and pierced his abdomen with it in seppuku style!
“Ugh!!”
Bai Suchuan cried out in pain. He covered the real person's knife-holding hand with his hands, and his body seemed to burst out with the last of its strength and struggled and twisted desperately.
The real person controlled him from behind, put his head on the human's shoulder in boredom, and his eyebrows drooped in frustration.
The knife didn't turn into a human...
*
Tsurumaru was about five hundred meters away from where the scream came from, and they had to cross a narrow bridge in between.
He waited with great anticipation for the soft-hearted Shinsengumi to return to his side, but he never did.
Until the first refugee passed by in panic.
Then dozens or even hundreds of people rushed to board the bridge.
The sounds of people falling into the water and cries for help were endless.
The beautiful fireworks are still exploding, but the crowded crowds are bringing hell to the world.
——It took only two seconds from the time the crowd started to get chaotic to the time Tsurumaru set off.
The white-haired Tsukumogami ran towards the direction of the Shinsengumi in his memory with a clear purpose. When passing by the crowded ancient bridge, he flew up and left a shadow like a graceful white crane.
No, still no!
Tsurumaru went against the flow of people, trying to find his lord at night using his sword's vision.
He ran through every intersection he had passed, and looked at every person in white clothes, but he could not find the person in his heart!
Damn it! I shouldn't have been separated from my lord!
He tried to run in the direction where the crowd was fleeing, but the streets were too chaotic and everyone was panicking and had already lost their direction!
Suddenly, he saw a blond man holding a machete walking against the flow of people just like him!
The serious and cautious expression, and the ready-to-fight posture of holding the knife reminded him of the sorcerer he had fought with.
Is it a curse?
Tsurumaru remembered that Maki once complained that she couldn't see the "cursed power residue" clearly without wearing glasses. This adult sorcerer wearing glasses should be able to find the source of the curse from the residue, right?
Tsurumaru decided to follow!
Since he couldn't find anyone for the time being, as long as he killed the evil cursed spirit first, he could ensure the temporary safety of his lord!
Nanami Kento soon discovered that Tsurumaru was following him, and he stopped in front of Tsurumaru and said, "Please don't go any further. There are armed criminals ahead. Please leave and seek refuge as soon as possible."
This guy didn't hide his intention to follow him! White hair and handsome face reminded him of that guy who made him so angry...
"Are you a sorcerer? Is there a curse around here? Please lead me to the way!" Tsurumaru said anxiously.
The self-talking personality is also similar...
Nanami Kento looked at Tsurumaru carefully, but didn't see any cursed power from a sorcerer around him. He wanted to persuade him again, "Since you know about cursed spirits, you should know about ordinary people..."
"I'm not an ordinary person! Do you know Panda and Gojuan? They can testify. It's too late now. Go and exorcise the cursed spirit!"
That does make sense. It’s too late to call and verify it now. After all, this mysterious person has no ill intentions.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga followed behind the blond sorcerer, running at full speed with maximum mobility, not falling behind Nanami who was using cursed power to strengthen her body, which made the sorcerer look at him more.
The conscientious sorcerer did not forget to explain the situation to his temporary companions.
"This is a special-grade cursed spirit. I have been tracking it for several days. Be careful. Its spell is..."
After chasing around a street corner, there was no one in the area. The buzzing sound gradually became clearer, and Nanami Kento's voice disappeared.
The two were faced with a shocking scene!
The unconscious Shinsengumi was entangled by rough branches below the chest, and a cursed spirit that looked like dry bark was controlling the branches to swing and retract like fishing!
Blood soaked the dry branches, and dripped from the human's abdomen. As the branches swayed up and down, a cloud of blood mist spread in the air!
The moment the retina received the information, Fusangshen's heart stopped beating.
“My Lord——!!!”
Tsurumaru's eyes turned bloodshot, and he drew his sword in rage. Before Nanami Kento could move, he flew up and started fighting with the cursed spirit!
The knife flashed so fiercely that it forced the cursed spirit to retreat step by step in a few moments!
Even though his eyes were burning with anger and he wanted to immediately kill the guy who hurt his lord, Tsurumaru still retained some rationality.
He has no magical power and cannot completely remove the curse.
Therefore, Tsurumaru's main goal is to cut off the branches connecting to the Shinsengumi, in order to rescue the Shinsengumi as soon as possible, otherwise he might lose too much blood!
Nanami Kento also joins the battle, but soon he has to deal with another cyborg.
Immersed in anger, Tsurumaru's eyes were filled with murderous intent and hatred, and he wished he could tear the twisting mass of rotten flesh into pieces.
But no!
The sharp blades pattered like raindrops, and even the shadows of the blades could not be distinguished!
Countless attacks landed on the target, causing the cursed spirit to wail in pain!
Tsurumaru quickly cut off the branches and rescued the unconscious human!
"My Lord! Hold on!"
He ran in the opposite direction holding the Shinsengumi, suppressing his desire for battle and revenge. His teeth were almost broken, but he was still trying to shake off the cursed spirit that was chasing him - there was no time to fight! The most urgent thing was to go to the human hospital and ask the lord to give him first aid as soon as possible!
"Hey--" Nanami Kento saw Tsurumaru leave immediately after rescuing the person, and he didn't know the other person's name. He shouted while fighting: "The cursed energy on the injured person cannot be removed by medical means. Reduce movement and stop the bleeding first!"
While running, Tsurumaru looked down to check Shirasuka's body. There was a big hole in his abdomen, which soaked a large area of white clothes. Without the pressure exerted by the branches tightly wrapped around him, blood was now oozing out!
The blood dyed the chain on Tsurumaru's chest red, making Tsurumaru Kuninaga's expression even more ferocious.
It was his dereliction of duty that he failed to protect the Shinsengumi!
Watching his beloved dying, he wished he could sacrifice himself in her place!
The feeling of powerlessness and self-blame made Tsurumaru clench the soft fabric in his hands tightly. Every painful groan from the Shinsengumi's throat made his heart ache!
Yes! Don't move! Stop the bleeding first!
He took out his knife and cut the hem of his clothes into strips. Just when he was about to wrap them around Bai Qichuan's abdomen, the cursed spirit that was chasing him swung its long branch-like arms at him, forcing him to raise his knife to block.
Damn it! ...Should we fight first? We're being held back!
After Nanami Kento purified, no, killed the cyborgs they were fighting, he quickly caught up with them and relieved Tsurumaru's pressure in the battle.
This cyborg who is good at long-range combat is indeed much more difficult to deal with than the previous one, and it is difficult for the 70%-30% attack to hit the main body.
The exhausted sorcerer was about to say, "Leave it to me," but the white-haired Tsukumogami found a gap in the battle, stopped him, and solemnly entrusted him:
“I’ll leave it to you to stop the bleeding of my lord’s wound!
Nanami frowned. Compared to those who had never learned first aid, the often injured sorcerer was indeed more proficient in these things. However, he was more inclined to kill the cyborg as soon as possible and perform first aid in a safe place.
Although this suspicious person who suddenly appeared was highly skilled in martial arts and his swordsmanship was as flexible as that of the focused Tian Yu Ju Fu, he had no curse power. The cyborg had a physical body and was not a pure curse spirit, so it could be seen by humans, and it was impossible to kill him with an ordinary sword.
The frowning sorcerer wanted to move forward again, but the dense sword flashes wielded by the man in front of him made it impossible for him to move forward!
His eyes were dull and his movements were vigorous, full of expression of venting.
Nanami Kento was hesitant to speak. He wanted to say that this was a human being transformed by a special-grade cursed spirit and might not be the culprit.
But Tsurumaru Kuninaga seemed to be in such a crazy state that he couldn't listen to any "sophistry".
There was no other way, so Kento Nanami had to stop the bleeding of the injured person first.
Seeing his companion seriously injured, this first impression reminded him of Gojo Satoru, who seemed to be losing control.
Let him vent...
After Tsurumaru became a Tsukumogami, he had never been seriously injured except for the time he fell from the eaves of the pavilion, and he had no experience in first aid. So -
Let the knife do what it is better at!
The white-haired Tsukumogami looked in a state of disarray, with his battle uniform covered in strips of cloth that he had torn himself, and the deep red color on his chest coming from the severely injured Shinsengumi.
He held a knife in front of Bai Suchuan to protect himself, and threw the outer layer of the haori to the ground with a "bang". The golden chain pressed down the red ball of fur and was covered by the fabric again.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga's expression was gloomy, and his golden eyes were no longer shining. After confirming that Shirasuwa was protected by a sorcerer, he seemed to be completely relieved and held his sword across his body.
His voice was low and contained a hint of madness, no longer suppressing his violent desires.
"Seeing me dyed red and white... I will be able to rest in peace when I die."*
Nanami Kento squatted down and neatly bandaged the wound on Shirasu's abdomen. The pressure would at least reduce the blood flow. But if this kind of injury wanted to be cured, he might have to ask for help from Ieiri Shoko.
Can the precious reversal magician really be easily exposed to people other than sorcerers?
No, this person knows about the curse and knows the students of the technical high school, so he can be trusted for now.
It only took Nanami Kento a few seconds to process these thoughts, and he concentrated his maximum energy on cleaning the residue from Shirasu Kawa's abdomen.
The residue is buried very deep, affecting the blood coagulation function of ordinary people.
It was just the shape of the wound that concerned him.
Knife wound? A cyborg appeared nearby, but the one who wounded him wasn't the humanoid cursed spirit? Could it be the curse master who used the knife?
After finishing her hand movements, Nanami turned her head to look at the battle situation.
…
Time seemed to have stood still.
In the fleeting moments, the world seemed to slow down in his mind. He only saw the dark dirty blood floating in the sky like rain. The clear and cold moonlight was reflected on the lonely long sword, turning into floating white feathers, noble and cold.
The rainbow was as fast as lightning, and before the brain could digest such a picture, the cold light had already dissipated.
The white-haired swordsman stood in the rain of blood, letting real flesh and blood fall on his body and stain his white hair.
In the dark street, there was a man dressed in strange white clothes, holding a precious long sword. The moonlight seemed to be projected only on him. He had his back to the darkness, his golden eyes were shining, and a hint of his divinity was revealed.
The crackling sound of things hitting the ground woke up Kento Nanami, who had been in a trance for a very short half second.
Focus your vision again.
The hideous monster that could not be exorcised by a non-sorcerer using ordinary iron had been broken into thousands of pieces and scattered on the ground.
“…”
It took the mature sorcerer holding the short machete a few seconds to find his voice.
There is nothing wrong with exorcising a cyborg, but chopping it into pieces after finding out that it cannot cause fatal damage is too cruel, especially since Nanami knows that the cyborg was once a human being.
Under what conditions would a human chop another humanoid into pieces?
The cursed spirits do not deserve sympathy, but this level of slaughter is visually shocking enough!
Fortunately, the cyborg died the moment it was transformed, and the remaining spirit could not feel the pain.
Tsurumaru's actions made him feel inexplicably complicated, especially since he was fighting with a desire for revenge. Although it was obviously a brutal killing, it made people feel the noble beliefs hidden behind it.
There is also a vague inhuman feeling and an indifferent divinity in the golden eyes.
For a moment, Nanami Kento didn't want to go forward rashly.
Is it because of the face?
Just like that white-haired senior, the temperament brought by his appearance makes strangers unconsciously think positively of him no matter what he does.
Anyway…he should not reveal the monster’s true identity for now.
"I have contacted the assistant supervisor. Since you know the academy, you can ask the academy's reversal magician for treatment. I still have to continue tracking another cursed spirit, so first..."
His words were interrupted by a third party.
"Oh oh!! It's Nanami! So you're here! I've been looking for you for a long time!" A lively voice sounded at the bloody scene.
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