The stench of blood at the foot of the mountain was so strong it was almost unbearable.
Zhang Shaozhong stood motionless before Su Lan's corpse like a stone statue, only his clenched fists and slightly trembling shoulders betraying the storm raging within him.
Ye Meier and Ling Qingxue stood behind him without saying a word.
Even the usually carefree Ye Meier restrained all her expressions at this moment, looking at Su Lan's tragic death with a complicated look in her eyes.
The sound of hurried footsteps came from afar. It was the special agents that Su Lan had brought to provide support. They had come over after dealing with the few scattered ninjas.
When they saw Su Lan hanging on the stone spikes, covered in blood and already dead, these tough men's eyes instantly reddened, and one of the younger ones couldn't help but turn his head away, his shoulders shaking.
"Captain Su..."
The middle-aged special agent in the lead had a hoarse voice, choked with emotion.
Zhang Shaozhong slowly turned around. His eyes were still red, but he had forcibly suppressed his emotions. His voice was terrifyingly low: "Take her...back home safely."
The middle-aged special agent nodded emphatically, suppressing his grief, and together with his companion carefully removed Su Lan's body from the stone spikes and solemnly placed it in the body bag he carried with him.
Every movement was filled with silent grief.
"Mr. Zhang..."
The middle-aged special agent composed himself, looked at Zhang Shaozhong, and hesitated before speaking.
He knew that Captain Su's death was related to these three people, but it was also a choice she made herself.
Zhang Shaozhong took a deep breath, suppressing the sob in his throat, and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, exactly where is the Yamata Shrine?"
The middle-aged special agent's expression changed: "Mr. Zhang, you mean...? The Orochi Shrine is no ordinary place. It's their sacred domain, which they've been operating for countless years. It's said to be protected by ancient formations, and it's even possible that... such a thing really exists there! It's too dangerous!"
Tell me your location!
Zhang Shaozhong interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for doubt, his reddened eyes filled with undisguised killing intent and determination.
The middle-aged special agent was intimidated by the ruthlessness in his eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke up: "It's...it's deep in the 'Aokigahara Forest' near the summit of Mount Fuji. The exact entrance is top secret, and we don't have the exact coordinates. We only know the general area. It's a forbidden area in Japan. Even their royal family and prime minister cannot approach it without permission."
Mount Fuji! Aokigahara sea of trees!
Zhang Shaozhong wrote down the name.
He glanced at Su Lan's body, which was being carefully carried away by the special operations team, and silently vowed: Captain Su, I will personally avenge you for this blood debt! Those charlatans who played tricks, none of them will escape!
"Let's go."
Zhang Shaozhong spoke to Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier in a cold voice.
"Go? Where to?"
Night Enchantress raised an eyebrow.
"Mount Fuji, Yamata Shrine."
Zhang Shaozhong uttered these words with a chilling aura, "Tear up its nest!"
Ling Qingxue didn't say anything, but silently walked to his side, showing her attitude through her actions.
Su Lan's death also touched her deeply.
Ye Meier licked her slightly dry lips, a bloodthirsty glint in her eyes: "Fine! I've long been disgusted by those inhuman, ghostly creatures! Anyone who dares to kill our people (although Su Lan isn't considered one of us, Ye Meier automatically includes her in our camp at this moment) will pay the price! Let's go! Let's tear down that lousy shrine!"
Without further delay, and without even saying goodbye to the special agents, the three disappeared into the dense forest like ghosts, speeding towards Mount Fuji.
The middle-aged special agent looked in the direction they disappeared, opened his mouth, and finally let out a helpless sigh.
He knew that something truly terrible was about to happen in Japan. He immediately took out his encrypted communicator and urgently reported the situation here, as well as the news of Su Lan's death and Zhang Shaozhong's trip to the Yagi Shrine.
With Zhang Shaozhong, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, running at full speed, his speed was already quite fast, while Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier followed him with ease, as if strolling in a garden.
Zhang Shaozhong had only one thought in his mind—to storm Mount Fuji and raze the Yagi Shrine to the ground!
The scene of Su Lan lunging at the stone spikes was etched into his mind like a brand, constantly stimulating his nerves.
He hated those priests who treated human life like dirt, and he hated himself even more for not being strong enough to protect the people around him!
strength!
He needs more power!
Driven by this extreme emotion, the gray chaotic energy within his body seemed to become even more active and violent, flowing even faster!
Ling Qingxue keenly sensed the change in his aura and reminded him telepathically, "Husband, anger can be transformed into power, but you must guard your mind and not let killing intent cloud your judgment and lead you astray."
Zhang Shaozhong took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
He knew the fairy was right: revenge required power, but it could not be consumed by hatred.
After several hours of running at full speed, as dawn broke, the silhouette of Mount Fuji, a cone-shaped mountain with its peak covered in snow, finally appeared clearly in the distance.
The closer you get to Mount Fuji, the more eerie the atmosphere becomes.
An invisible aura, carrying a faint sense of malevolence and oppression, enveloped the area. Ordinary birds and beasts seemed to have vanished, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.
At the edge of a dense forest at the foot of the mountain, the three stopped.
...
Mount Fuji, as a symbol of Japan, appears sacred and beautiful from afar.
But the closer they got, the more Zhang Shaozhong and his companions could sense a cold and sinister energy fluctuation hidden deep within the mountain, completely different from its bright exterior.
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