Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Hundred Stories (Part 3)
Boom!
When Saionji Tamon and Natsume arrived, a small explosion had just occurred at the villa.
Yuyin sat upright on the big monster's back and asked in confusion, "Huh?"
During the explosion, a big hole appeared in the side wall of the villa, and a huge cursed spirit fell out of the hole and landed right in front of the two people and the demon.
This cursed spirit has a very unique appearance. Its main body is made up of countless books, lanterns, candles and other objects. Coupled with countless eyes and a cracked mouth, its appearance alone is enough to make people so disgusted that they can't eat.
Yuyin frowned. Although it did not have a human form, the pressure of this curse spirit was already at the quasi-special level, only one step away from the special level. Ordinary sorcerers really couldn't deal with it.
He swiftly pulled out an arrow from his back, and before Yuyin could draw her bow and arrow, a streak of green light flew out from the hole in the big hole. The green light landed on the huge body of the cursed spirit, causing it to let out a shrill howl.
"It's the Qingxuandeng."
The great demon, Madara, had the most extensive knowledge and recognized the true form of the green light almost immediately.
Yuyin immediately understood.
Aoandon isn't a very ancient monster; its legend dates back to the Edo period. It's a new monster born alongside the game Hyaku Monogatari. There are many legends about it. Some say it's a demon from hell, disguised as a ghost, tricking people into telling ghost stories to gather power in an attempt to open the gates of hell and wreak havoc on the world. Others say it's the transformation of the lanterns used in the Hyaku Monogatari game.
However, Yuyin has been a demon hunter for so long, but she has never encountered a case of harm caused by Aoandon, and naturally has never seen Aoandon's real body, but she can roughly guess that the other party should not endanger the lives of humans who are playing the Hyaku Monogatari game as the legend says.
Just like the green light that is fighting against the cursed spirit at this moment.
The struggle between the cursed spirit and the green light was deadlocked for a moment, and it quickly found a way to deal with it. Its surface layer, like the skin shed by a reptile, slowly dissolved and separated from the body with the green light, while the lower part of its body had already sunk into the ground.
"Oh no, it's trying to escape!"
Yuyin, who had the most experience in fighting cursed spirits, was the first to judge the situation. She had already aimed her arrow at the cursed spirit, but Qingxuandeng was too close to the cursed spirit at the moment. If her arrow hit the cursed spirit, the opponent would be seriously injured if not killed.
So she tilted the arrow and shot it towards the sky. In an instant, the spiritual power and cursed power burst out as the arrow fell, forming a circular barrier, covering the entire land within the barrier, including not only the air but also the underground, so that the cursed spirit could not escape even if it drilled into the ground.
The green light left the curse spirit and landed on the ground, transforming into a young girl. She looked around and shouted, "Where are you running to!"
Yuyin couldn't help but ask the big monster: "Does she have a grudge against the cursed spirit? Why do I feel that she is more excited than us?"
"How would I know?" Madara jumped and landed beside Qingxuande. "You can ask her yourself."
Sensing the powerful aura nearby, Qingxuande looked towards Yuyin and the others. He was slightly startled when he saw Madara, then his face subsided a bit, and he bowed and said, "It's Madara-sama, long time no see."
"Long time no see," Madara nodded slightly, "It's been a hundred years since we last met, Qing. What was that cursed spirit just now? It's rare to see you so obsessed with something other than a story."
Speaking of this, the monster named Qing looked quite indignant. "Master Madara, you should know that I have no other hobbies in my life except listening to stories. Limited by sunlight, I can only appear at night. Even if someone really lit a hundred candles and told a hundred stories, I wouldn't do anything to them. But that damn cursed spirit... damn it, I get angry every time I think of it!"
Yuyin, who was most familiar with the habits of cursed spirits, speculated, "Could it be... that cursed spirit ate everyone who told ghost stories? Or perhaps, it was also created by the Hundred Monogatari?"
Looking at Qing Xingdeng's face that suddenly turned green and red, Yuyin knew that she had guessed right.
Aoandon gritted his teeth and said, "That's right. Thanks to it, rumors are spreading in many places that anyone who participates in the Hyaku Monogatari will die."
"This kind of horror legend will in turn increase the power of the cursed spirit, because the source of its power is the fear people have of it."
Yuyin analyzed, and at this point, she suddenly remembered something, "Oh no!" She anxiously confirmed with Qingxuande, "Is there anyone in this villa?"
"In the villa?" Qingxuande answered subconsciously, "Yes, there are a group of young men and servants. In fact, the cursed spirit was attracted by those young men playing the game of Hyaku Monogatari..."
Aoandon also specifically looked for groups that could play Hyaku Monogatari in order to locate the trace of the cursed spirit, so as to eliminate the guy who ruined her reputation before the other party became stronger.
Yuyin didn't even have time to listen to her finish, and immediately said to Ban: "Hurry up, go into the villa!"
I was careless!
Upon arriving, I saw Aoandon and the Hundred Monogatari Curse Spirit engaged in a fierce battle. I subconsciously assumed the place was deserted, but there was actually someone inside the villa. The Curse Spirit was now trapped within her barrier. Given its nature, it grew stronger each time it devoured someone playing the Hundred Monogatari. So, it must be...
As long as you feel it carefully, the aura of cursed energy that the other party deliberately concealed will become extremely obvious, and both Yuyin and Madara obviously sensed it.
As soon as Yuyin pointed in the direction, Madara didn't bother to take a detour and rushed forward directly to break through the obstructing wall. Yuyin even closed his eyes, drew his bow, aimed at the direction of the cursed power according to the sensed cursed power, and shot an arrow!
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Atobe Keigo felt a little unlucky today.
Because of Saionji Tamon's warning in the afternoon, he specifically banned the tennis club members from going out at night. Unexpectedly, while he was taking a bath, they were playing Hyaku Monogatari in the activity room, and they really attracted a monster!
The moment he saw the girl who appeared inexplicably, Atobe felt something was wrong and took the opportunity to look for a way to fight back. However, he had just taken a shower and was only wearing a bathrobe and the cell phone that the housekeeper had just handed to him. Several of his teammates could not be relied upon. Yueren fainted from fright, Jiro never woke up at all, and Oshitari and Hiyoshi Wakaba looked calm but were actually scared to death.
"Birchland, racket!"
Atobe found the tennis bag placed at Karaichi's feet at a glance. He stretched out his hand and called out, and Karaichi immediately pulled out a racket from it and threw it to him.
He caught the racket and immediately said, "Ball."
Huadi immediately understood what he meant, and then immediately threw the four or five tennis balls in the ball bag into his arms.
With his weapon in hand, Atobe felt more at ease and asked the girl again, "What's that noise outside?"
However, after saying the three words "It's coming", the girl no longer paid any attention to them, but concentrated on paying attention to the movements outside the house. At this moment, she seemed to have confirmed something and showed a joyful smile.
Then, Keigo Atobe, holding the tennis club, watched helplessly as the thing outside the house broke in, but was beaten up by the girl shrouded in green light, and broke through the outer wall and fell out.
"Akebe, what happened?"
After this commotion, Oshitari Yuushi finally managed to restart himself. He walked over to Atobe and asked him. Except for a slight tremor in his voice, he had regained some of his usual composure.
"Oshitari," Atobe said without turning his head as he stood at the cave entrance to check what was happening outside, "Do you believe that there are monsters and ghosts in this world?"
"You, you mean..." Oshitari pushed up his glasses and tried to smile as usual, but he felt his facial muscles were a little stiff.
Atobe nodded and sighed, "I didn't believe in these supernatural beings before, until..."
Until that day at the tennis park, he was attacked by a cursed spirit.
Oshitari's mind immediately came to its senses. It turned out that the series of troubles tonight were all due to the fact that they played Hyaku Monogatari.
Thinking about this, Obito was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If he had known that ghosts really existed in this world, he would not have dared to touch this game even if he had a hundred times the courage. But now that he had played it, there was no point in regretting it. Time could not go back to before he played Hyaku Monogatari. The most important thing was what he could do now to make amends.
"Atobe, we are now..."
As Oshitsuki started to speak, he saw Atobe's expression change. He took a step forward and stared carefully into the distance as if he was confirming something. He followed Atobe's gaze and saw that in the night, only the green light emitted by the girl could provide some light for his vision. Before Oshitsuki could see the appearance of the person clearly, a scream suddenly came from the room behind him.
"Shishido-senpai!"
“Oh no!”
Atobe and Oshitari reacted immediately and looked back into the room, only to see that the huge monster that had been beaten out by the girl in green light suddenly appeared again.
It grabbed Hiyoshi Waka and Shishido Ryo with one hand. Hou Chotaro was extremely scared, but still tried his best to save his seniors, but was stopped by Karaji.
Huadi held the unconscious Yue Ren in one hand and carried the sleeping Ji Lang on his shoulder with the other hand. The burden was not light.
The monster had already grabbed two people, but as if that wasn't enough, it stretched out a long hand and continued to grab them.
However, before its tentacles could reach the dodging Karaichi and Hou Chotaro, the high-speed rotating yellow ball suddenly hit the long hand with a familiar rotation, breaking it with one blow!
Hou Chotaro and Karaji looked in the direction of the ball, and sure enough, it was the captain Atobe Keigo who sent such a powerful ball to save them in a desperate situation.
Seeing that they were still stunned, Atobe called out urgently, "Go get your rackets, quick!"
The two of them then hurried to look for the tennis equipment that everyone had placed indoors.
However, the monster howled and reacted. Its tentacles shot out along the floor, hooking onto the ankles of Feng Changtaro and Karaji Takahiro respectively. With another pull, the two were pulled up and hung upside down in the air.
“Ah!” “Ouch!”
Feng Changtaro couldn't help but scream, but Huadi was frightened, his expression didn't change at all, but Jilang on his shoulders and Yue Ren in his hands fell to the ground, and he woke up in shock.
Atobe Keigo clicked his tongue, grasping the enemy's trajectory he observed, and delivered another fierce serve, rescuing Feng and Huadi once again.
But when he pulled away to rescue Hiyoshi Wakaba and Shishido Ryo, the expressions of the two who were caught first changed drastically. Hiyoshi Wakaba, who had been struggling with the monster with his bare hands, shouted, "Buyer, be careful!"
It turned out that this monster also had intelligence, and it was not low. After being hit by Atobe's serve several times, it also realized that Atobe with a racket was a greater threat, so it directly abandoned the Feng and Huadi groups that had more people, and rushed straight towards Atobe!
At this critical moment, there was a loud bang, and the other intact wall suddenly shattered. The broken wall raised dust and everyone had to cough and close their eyes.
And in the midst of this noisy chaos, Atobe Keigo, who was half-kneeling on the ground with his eyes closed, suddenly heard the sound of a vibrating bowstring and the joyful sound of an arrow flying through the air. His originally anxious heart suddenly calmed down completely.
Opening his eyes, he could clearly see his own face reflected in Saionji Tamane's amber pupils under the cyan light behind him. She reached out to him with concern and asked, "Are you okay, Atobe?"
The monster's long roar that resounded through the sky, and the cheers of his teammates who followed closely behind for surviving the disaster, could not stir up the slightest ripple in Atobe Keigo's heart.
"Ah," Atobe responded, grasping and holding the hands extended towards him, using the force to stand up, and said calmly, "I'm fine."
Only he himself knew how fast his heart was beating at this moment, so fast that it almost jumped out of his chest.
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The author has something to say: *Note: Yanyangshu cannot write due to copyright issues. The Aoandon here is a comprehensive adaptation based on the folk legends of the islanders. Since the game Hyaku Monogatari has been popular since the Edo period (1603-1868), the age of Aoandon is about 200-400 years old. In fact, many Japanese monster legends originated after the Warring States period, not the Heian period. It was Yanyangshu who forced them together in advance.
The monster Aoandon has not appeared in Natsume yet. It is a private setting, including the name "Ao" called by Madara, which is also a private setting.
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