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Miko froze as she noticed Kagura wearing the same uniform.
"Come with me."
Miko hesitated, torn between fear and worry for her friend. Gritting her teeth, she followed him without looking back.
Yuto smirked as he led Yomi, Kagura, and Miko onto Ugly Thing's broad back. With a casual flap of its wings, the beast shattered the debris ahead into fine dust. Then, its wings fused into a massive black pair, carrying the four out of the underground warehouse to soar freely in the howling night sky.
"Hey, wake up…"
A blood-red hand gripped Yura by the ankle, shaking her awake. The sultry demon stirred, her pale skin, cherry lips, and delicate features forming an almost ethereal allure. Her tight, revealing black ninja outfit hugged her petite, curvaceous frame.
"Sir… Your orders?"
Blinking away the haze, Yura met Yuto's impatient gaze. With a nimble flip, she landed softly and knelt with grace, her bare knees pressing to the cold floor.
"Hmph, smart enough."
Reluctant to turn this alluring demon into a Lahmu-like monstrosity, Yuto playfully lifted her chin. "Take me to Hagoromo Gitsune and Naraku's lair."
"Yes, I'll take you now."
Yuto was very pleased with Yura's quick submission. To survive, she not only swiftly assessed the situation but also unhesitatingly chose to serve him. Her perceptiveness spoke volumes about her intelligence.
"Whew."
Seeing the satisfaction on Yuto's face, Yura of the Hair, whose heart had been in her throat, finally exhaled in relief. Though she appeared calm on the surface, her heart was already filled with fear. Anyone who witnessed their companions being slaughtered in an instant wouldn't fare much better.
The ruthless aura Yuto exuded reminded her of a name whispered with dread since her arrival in this world: the Tyrant.
The one who had slain the King of Curses, Sukuna, swept through the entire Onmyoji world, and unified the entire Japan.
Initially, the demons from the Sengoku era were intimidated by this reputation. But as the rumors about the Tyrant gradually faded and Yuto hadn't appeared in public for a long time, many began to speculate that the young Tyrant might have died or disappeared for some reason. Though absurd, this rumor emboldened some to stir up chaos. Despite the efforts of the girls in Yuto's organization to suppress them, the dark forces still grew.
However, after witnessing the brutal slaughter earlier, Yura had a premonition of what was to come. Provoking this young Tyrant would unsheathe a blade that had been sheathed for half a year.
Like the calm before a storm, the weather was gloomy, with dark clouds covering the sky, almost touching the ground, creating an inexplicable sense of oppression. The world was shrouded in darkness, without a single ray of light.
Yuto stood alone on the head of the transformed demon, listening to Yomi's account. Unconsciously, a fierce aura gathered between his brows. The sharp killing intent not only made Yura, hiding in the corner, lower her head in fear, her heart pounding as if it were in her throat, terrified that the Tyrant might kill her on a whim, but even Miko Yotsuya and the others paled.
"Yuto, Hagoromo Gitsune and the great demon Naraku from the Sengoku era have formed the so-called 'Assembly of Ten Thousand Demons'. They are planning to unleash another Hyakki Yagyo. How do you plan to deal with these demons?"
Isayama Yomi, who knew Yuto best, wasn't frightened into silence like Miko Yotsuya and the others. Instead, she furrowed her brows slightly and sought his advice.
"Kill them all, leave none alive," Yuto replied indifferently.
To him, whether they were so-called alien demons or evil gods, anyone who caused trouble in his territory would be utterly eradicated.
"As expected of you."
Hearing Yuto's murderous words, Isayama Yomi didn't feel afraid; instead, her eyes brightened. "Over the past six months, these demons have caused us no end of trouble. The sisters have tried several times to encircle and suppress them, but they always managed to escape in advance."
"I suspect that the one providing them shelter is the recently rumored Star God, Taisai Seikun."
The news of the Star God's appearance made Yuto's eyes light up. Finally, he could speedrun the second chapter. Ever since he killed Sukuna, he had been searching for this perverse star god who liked to abduct 17-year-old girls. Having committed so many evils, it was time to send him to his grave.
Whoosh!
The transformed demon sped through the dark, cloudy night sky, soon arriving at a region concealed by a hidden barrier.
Boom…!!!
At that moment, accompanied by a terrifying thunderclap, a bright bolt of lightning suddenly pierced through the dark clouds, illuminating the surroundings in a stark white. The sound of raindrops pattered in their ears.
Standing before the looming black barrier, Yuto raised a single hand and whispered, "Self-Modification."
In the next moment, his slender arm began to swell rapidly like a sponge absorbing water. In an instant, it transformed into a muscular, pitch-black arm.
Boom!!!
Under the extremely shocked gazes of the girls behind him, a massive black hand, tore through the sky like a raging dragon. Then, with momentum it crashed down, directly shattering the dark barrier standing in the void. Under this tremendous force, it seemed as if nothing could stand in its way, everything would be reduced to dust.
Boom!!
The air in the entire area seemed to explode in an instant. A howling hurricane swept out, even lifting the ground below. Startling cracks spread like spider webs in all directions.
"Who is it?!"
"Someone's attacking our barrier?"
"Oh no, quickly inform Lord Hagoromo Gitsune and Lord Naraku!!"
Their headquarters was suddenly under attack, filling the demons and monsters within the barrier with panic and rage.
The first to respond was a towering beast, clutching a spear in one hand and a human skull in the other, a serpent weaving through the skull's empty sockets. He opened his mouth, spewing cold, ghostly flames that whistled through the air, about to touch Yuto's clothes when the transformed demon below suddenly opened its mouth wide, stretching to an exaggerated 180 degrees, and swallowed him whole.
This demon, named Kyokotsu, was one of Hagoromo Gitsune's subordinates. However, Yuto had watched the anime so long ago that he only had a vague impression and no interest in such minor characters.
"Sea of Life: Individual Proliferation!"
At his command, the mutated demon beneath him morphed rapidly, its form contorting into a massive lion; muscular, sharp-fanged, and covered in thick brown fur.
Ugallu, one of the eleven magical beasts created by Tiamat, possessed the authority to control storms, with superhuman strength and impenetrable skin.
Now, as this giant lion landed, it opened its bloody maw and spat out countless invisible wind blades, sharp as knives, cutting the demons following Kyokotsu into crimson chunks.
"Well done."
Yuto landed lightly and patted the large lion's head.
"Awroo!!"
Ugallu howled, trotting over happily and affectionately rubbing its furry head against Yuto's hand, showing no trace of its earlier ferocity. To it, the man before it was its father, the one who gave it life, so it instinctively felt respect and love for him.
"Go, kill them."
With Yuto's command, the ferocious giant lion leaped forward, pouncing on the unprepared demons and beginning a brutal slaughter.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!
It was as effortless as slicing through meat with a sharp knife. The sky was filled with compressed vacuum wind blades that carved deep gashes into the ground. The demons who couldn't dodge in time screamed in pain as countless wind blades cut them, their wounds spraying blood that was quickly swept away by the airflow, forming a striking river of blood in an instant.
"Ecological Modification: Lahmu!"
The crimson ocean behind Yuto surged, churning with grotesque energy. It swallowed the torn corpses, then spat out creatures that defied sanity. They were twisted humanoid shapes with gaping maws for faces.
Anyone who had played Fate/Grand Order would be disgusted by the Lahmu. Their appearance was so grotesque and twisted that it was hard to look at.
Their bodies were a dull purple-gray, with horned ridges on their backs. They had vaguely humanoid shapes but lacked normal facial features, instead sporting a massive mouth that took up their entire face. Dense, sharp teeth protruded from these abyssal maws, like shark teeth. These Lahmu leaped forward chaotically, sometimes on hind legs, sometimes on all fours. Their hoarse, shrill cries conveyed all the dark emotions their faces couldn't express.
Though these creatures were unbearably ugly, they possessed astonishing combat and growth abilities. Their arms could instantly transform into swords or whips, and they could reform from a limp, black mud state to ambush anyone nearby.
At this moment, Yuto truly felt the power of the "Sea of Life." With this ability, he essentially commanded a mobile empire of monsters. These creatures he created were not only powerful and fearless but also extremely loyal, never to betray him. Under this relentless, inexhaustible assault, conquering a fully armed human city in a day would be effortless.
"Gah… arrrr!!"
As more demons were killed by the Lahmu and Ugallu, more monsters were created, continuing to hunt down the surrounding demons.
"Finally found you, Hagoromo Gitsune."
Once the monster army was unleashed, it could instantly form a siege-level combat force. The demons hiding in the barrier didn't even have time to react or escape before they were killed and became part of the myriad monsters.
As the team advanced, Yuto soon saw Hagoromo Gitsune, surrounded by demons. Hagoromo Gitsune stood tall and poised, clad in a pristine black school uniform. Her shapely legs, clad in thick black tights, gave her an eerie juxtaposition; part schoolgirl, part sovereign of demons.
She carried a small, delicate lady's bag, looking like a JK who had just left school. However, appearing in this demon-filled scene and being feared by other demons, who deliberately left a circle of space around her, proved she was the most terrifying presence here.
"The Tyrant of the modern world…"
A hoarse, dreamlike female voice spoke. The black-haired JK's cold, beautiful face was filled with murderous intent. "Why do you always block my path? There are better solutions."
Yuto floated in the air, expressionlessly looking at the gloomy, black-haired beauty.
"There's no point in talking."
"Kill him!" Hagaromo Gitsune commanded.
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