“Come into the temple.”
The voice was chilling, sending goosebumps all over He Li’s body. As the words fell, a shadow appeared on the wall He Li was leaning against.
He Li quickly took two steps forward and turned back to look at the shadow.
The shadow on the wall grew larger and larger, gradually taking on a human form.
Then,
The shadow pushed forward, trying to break free from the wall. A small, vibrant green flame suddenly lit up in the center of the shadow, flickering erratically.
He Li stood frozen, completely stunned. What in the world was this?
Didn’t this world consist of humans, gods, and demons coexisting?
How did a ghost appear?
Were demons and ghosts related?
Was that possible?
He Li wasn’t afraid of such things, but… he was curious.
As the flame grew brighter, the shadow on the wall seemed to be descending.
He Li pursed his lips, pulled open his windbreaker with his left hand, and drew the long saber at his waist, sheath and all. He took a step forward, like playing baseball, and the long saber, emanating green spiritual energy, swung in a wide arc, smashing into the shadow’s head with a bang.
“Come into the temple… Ahhhhhh!!!”
He Li chuckled. This thing was amusing.
“Xiao Lan, let’s go into the temple to take a look.”
He Li, with Xiao Lan, turned a corner and walked to the front of the temple. The temple gate was painted red, and inside, there were many candles. In the center, a shrine was erected.
He Li took a closer look and was amused. The humanoid figure in the shrine was like clay, rubbing its head.
In fact, He Li didn’t understand the phrase “Come into the temple” at all, because it was spoken in Japanese. But what kind of being could make such a sound?
Moreover, in this world, besides humans and gods, only demons possessed supernatural abilities.
These people were truly interesting, actually worshipping a demon.
This thought flashed through He Li’s mind but refused to leave.
They were worshipping a demon here. The people from the Capital Spiritual Management Association couldn’t possibly not know, right? He had seen the “Demonic Power Detection Device” behind the temple earlier. Even if that device was useless, it shouldn’t fail to sense this demon at such close proximity.
He Li looked at Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan understood He Li’s meaning. He raised his head, sniffed, and then nodded at He Li, indicating that the thing in the shrine was indeed a demon.
With the affirmation from Xiao Lan, the “walking demonic energy detector,” He Li became even more puzzled. What was going on?
Before He Li could ponder further, the invisible attack from the phone struck again. After He Li irritably blocked it, that irritating voice sounded in his ear again:
“He Li, why aren’t you talking?”
“He Li, just answer me.”
“Are you deaf? Are you sick? Why aren’t you responding?”
He Li sighed. What was all that gibberish? He could only understand the name “He Li.” He didn’t understand a single word of the rest of the babbling.
Japanese demons were so impolite. If you want to kill me, or talk to me, at least accommodate me a little and speak Chinese, something I can understand. Learn from the demon in the phone; it knew I couldn’t understand Japanese and specifically sent me Chinese messages. How thoughtful.
He Li’s mind wandered with all sorts of random thoughts. Just as he was thinking, the earthen-brown demon in the shrine suddenly leaped out of the shrine and lunged at He Li. The demon, originally only fist-sized, grew larger and larger the moment it leaped out of the shrine.
By the time it reached He Li, it was nearly two meters tall.
He Li didn’t even look. He drew his saber, unsheathed it, and directly cleaved the demon in half.
Then,
He sheathed his saber and turned to leave.
“Xiao Lan, find a safe place. Let’s hide.”
Xiao Lan looked around, shook his head at He Li, and let out a low “woo,” indicating that there was no safe place.
He Li frowned deeply. The skyscraper-sized “Godzilla” in the bay had already landed. Countless artillery shells bombarded the special-grade demon, but to no avail.
Special-grade demons had already possessed the power of divine envoys. For example, Qi Shuang’s two divine envoys, the Azure-eyed Eagle and the Mother of Poplars, could not be significantly harmed by human conventional weapons, especially when they had defensive awareness, making the effects minimal.
He Li watched the scene, which resembled a movie. He couldn’t get involved in the battle between the Spiritual Management Association and the demons. He didn’t need to fight a special-grade demon. Protecting civilians was the responsibility of the Spiritual Management Association.
He Li randomly picked a direction and ran away from the special-grade demon.
But at that moment,
The roar of fighter jets sounded from the sky. A fighter jet descended rapidly from the clouds under the night sky, and then, a figure fell from the fighter jet.
He Li scratched his head. Jumping from a fighter jet? Who is this person, jumping directly from a fighter jet?
No!
That figure didn’t fall freely from the fighter jet. Instead, it stood on the fuselage of the fighter jet and flew over like that.
He Li swallowed. This was a formidable person.
The figure didn’t descend in freefall. Instead, it was enveloped in green spiritual energy and flew towards the special-grade demon.
Someone from the Hunter Squad.
He Li squinted at the figure, which was like a green meteor. A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes. The reinforcements were fast enough. Back in Biancheng, they never supported this quickly.
He Li pondered for a moment, a mischievous smile curling his lips, and turned to run towards the special-grade demon.
Susan, at Tokyo Port, also looked up at the green meteor in the sky. She knew it was the leader of the Hunter Squad, Zhao Tongzhi.
Only that monstrously strong woman had the ability to use a fighter jet as a mode of transportation.
Zhao Tongzhi, flying rapidly through the air, seemed to glance in the direction of Tokyo Port. Seeing that it was safe, she felt slightly relieved. She wasn’t here for any special-grade demon, but to protect the highly explosive “God-Slaying Nuclear Bomb.”
The other members of the Hunter Squad were too slow and didn’t have the ability to stand on a fighter jet, so she came personally.
Zhao Tongzhi narrowed her slender eyes. She looked at the rampaging special-grade demon in front of her, crossed her hands, and reached for her waist, drawing two sabers.
Zhao Tongzhi’s dual sabers blazed with green spiritual energy. In the air, the massive green blades, both in terms of spiritual energy quantity and quality, were incomparable to the combat power Shang Jun had displayed on Death Island.
This showed that Zhao Tongzhi was not just slightly stronger than Shang Jun; they were not even in the same league.
Zhao Tongzhi’s dual sabers cut through the violent airflow and heavily chopped down on the special-grade demon’s head, creating a massive shockwave. Simultaneously, a deafening roar that echoed throughout Tokyo City reverberated in the sky.
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