A comic book, but a librarian

"Well, that will suffice. We can wait for the adults to come before we start the rest. After all, he designed this thing, and he will be the one to inspect it in the end, so I won't do anything superfluous."

Hua Ling wore a small hat and had her fluffy orange long hair neatly tied up. She sat on a chair and directed the workers coming and going.

"I never expected that the first battle I had after I was born would be against a monster like this... I'm a little excited."

Although she said this, Hua Ling did not show any fear on her face. Instead, she was eager to try. You know, the resources she enjoyed were so many that many people couldn't even think about it. If she was still afraid of fighting, she felt that she might as well be repainted and retrained.

"Be careful, don't get into trouble, otherwise the child will be very sad."

The gentle little girl landed next to Hua Ling. The Demon Mother Goddess had been having a very comfortable time during this period. Her power was slowly growing. More importantly, the "children" were all willing to accompany her and stay with her.

"I know, but he should be here soon."

Hua Ling glanced at the Demon Goddess. She vaguely knew her origins, so she didn't say anything. The evil spirits absorbed in "Hell Transformation" taught her a lot of knowledge and common sense about this world. Coupled with Uesugi Cheng's preschool enlightenment education, Miss Hua Ling has become a young elf who can stand on her own.

"Well, the kid is working hard too. I'll go greet him."

Kishimogomi disappeared into the air in an instant. The child she wanted to protect was facing a powerful enemy, so she would do her best to fight for her child.

"It looks like they're making good progress. By the way, they've already shipped the clock over, right?"

Uesugi Sumire was carrying a guitar case on his back, and he looked like he was really here to collect folk songs. Kyoto was indeed a place with many talented people and beautiful scenery. Just now, along the way, Uesugi Sumire had at least felt that there were many evil spirits mixed among humans. Although they didn't seem to have any intention of attacking in the short term, they might suddenly attack and hurt people one day.

Of course, these are not the focus of Uesugi Sumire. After all, even Inudo Ranko, a police officer, would not pay attention to the public security issues in Kyoto. Why should he, a high school student, think so much?

"After all, when we meet that Kamishiro Ai again, the battle will officially begin. Since that spirit is so bold as to ignore our advance preparations, we must use this opportunity to make all preparations."

Uesugi Cheng did not take much rest. He gave the servants and other people in the villa a short paid vacation because what he was going to do in the villa could not be seen by anyone.

"Well, the driver delivered everything safely. I followed him all the way."

Kishimoshin naturally lay on Uesugi Cheng's shoulder and looked at him lovingly.

"In that case, I will go to the Shuzuka Daimyojin after dinner to take a look, and help them check if there are any hidden dangers that have not been eliminated."

Uesugi Sumire quickly decided on his first stop in Kyoto. After all, this kind of attraction would be more interesting than the clichéd tunnels, dams and highway haunted spots.

Moreover, he was also very interested in the so-called 'Shuten-doji'. After all, it was written in a book and made into a tourist attraction. Perhaps based on its status, he could have a basic understanding of the power of these beings.

"You guys should rest first, we still have two days before the battle."

471

Chapter 471 [Abe Seimei]

[Shuzuka Daimyojin] is said to be the place where Minamoto no Raikou planned to bring the head of Shuten-doji back to the castle after beheading him, but was told that unclean things could not be brought in, so he had no choice but to bury the head hastily. Of course, it is also said that Shuten-doji repented before his death and said that he would treat people with head diseases, so this place became a shrine for prayers.

"But I guess there's no such good thing. Would anyone really believe a 'ghost' begging for mercy before dying? It's more like some kind of special curse."

Uesugi Sumiko came to the place where the Shuzuka Daimyojin was located. It was a very ordinary-looking shrine. He could already vaguely feel the fluctuations of the evil spirit. It seemed that Baoyue Yexiao had arrived here before him and completed her arrangements.

"Ah, we are old acquaintances. I wonder if you still remember me."

Uesugi Sumiko nonchalantly stepped over the torii gate and walked to the small mound. Next to the Daimyojin's head mound was a container made with a special talisman. A small rag doll was placed inside it, and it was trembling, not sure whether out of fear or anger.

"A murderer who likes to peel off other people's faces and a ghost with only his head left are a perfect match, a joke from hell."

After hearing what Uesugi Sumiya said, the doll sealed in the box trembled even more violently, but it had no way to break the seal, and it also knew that even if it broke the seal, it would eventually die at the hands of Uesugi Sumiya.

"As for the person next to you, although he is not very polite, if you only have a head left, what can you do even if you are so cunning?"

Uesugi Cheng looked at the small pile of earth. He didn't know whether Baoyue Yexiao had discovered it, but it was obvious that the being named "Shuten Douji" was not dead at all.

"What's wrong? You don't dare to talk to people? Are you afraid of being beheaded?"

Uesugi Cheng continued to speak provocatively, looking as if he didn't care.

"Oh, you are such an ignorant fellow..."

Shuten Douji finally spoke coldly. He had already spread the curse of mycelium secretly. If there had not been a problem, he should have been resurrected. But it didn't matter. The ignorant kid in front of him was the best material for his resurrection...

The blazing white light instantly dispersed the mycelium. Uesugi Cheng looked at the pile of earth and suddenly laughed.

"That's just what it looks like, isn't it? You are just the remnants of a defeated army. Or maybe I overestimated your strength."

After saying that, Uesugi Sumire turned and left. Shuten Douji watched Uesugi Sumire leave silently. He didn't have the courage to stop him. This guy was even more terrifying than the human named Minamoto no Raikou, or rather... He shouldn't be called a human at all.

"You know that kind of guy, it's really scary..."

Shuten-doji sighed, thinking that his cellmate who was sealed together with him was such a lucky guy that he was not completely scared to death even after encountering such a thing.

The killer didn't say a word and silently shrank back into the doll. Compared to the last time they met, the guy was a little more terrifying. The killer no longer wanted to touch that kind of thing at all.

……

"Phew, it looks like there aren't any big problems. Next are the places I want to go. I have to set up the clock first. It will be too slow to start it after the war starts."

Uesugi Cheng didn't know where the specific battle location would be. After all, Tai Sui Xingjun's brain was not broken. If the venue was too unfavorable, he would definitely choose to change the venue. Then what he had to do was to prevent Him from escaping, or set up the Ys Bell on the escape route to directly block Him on the road.

"But in this case..."

Uesugi Cheng looked at the map, on which was the specific location of the center of her [Kikyo the Rebellious] formation marked by Baoyue Yexiao.

"The next place is the park... the aura of that place... the Grim Reaper? Those guys appeared there too?"

Uesugi Cheng frowned, he could vaguely feel the huge black hole in the sky. Of course, this black hole showed no signs of opening, so Uesugi Cheng could only barely sense its existence.

"Tsk, where are you from again? Why are there so many weird things in Kyoto? Aren't all the old things supposed to be dead?"

Uesugi Cheng looked at the white-haired man in front of him with narrowed eyes and felt a little impatient. Compared with Tokyo, Kyoto was simply the nest of damn old creatures, that Shuten Douji was the same, and now the white-haired man in front of him was the same. What's more important is that this white-haired man was blocking his way forward, and it was obvious that the other party intended to stop him here.

"I am just an onmyoji who is worried. But why did you come here? And speaking of immortality, I think you have no right to complain about a young man like me."

The white-haired Onmyoji on the opposite side looked very polite, but his actions were not as polite as his own. Uesugi Cheng could feel that the other party was ready to have a hearty duel with him at any time.

"He came to fight with Tai Sui Xingjun, you want to help him?"

"No...but I have no choice but to trust you, my Lord. I am Qingming, sorry for offending you just now."

The spirit who called himself Qingming was silent for a while. To be honest, Qingming did not have such a helpless feeling when facing the clone of the evil god Taisui. He did not understand the guy who claimed to be a human at all. The fact that this guy could dissolve Shuten Douji's curse so easily and escape unscathed after laughing at him showed his strength. With his current weak arms and legs, he could not be this guy's opponent at all.

"Okay, I won't introduce myself. How much do you know about Tai Sui Xingjun? If you don't know anything, do you know that there is a girl who is preparing to deal with him just like me? Where is that girl?"

Uesugi Cheng did not rashly call Baoyue Yexiao. The other party always had a way to contact him, but that method would only be triggered in an emergency. Since the other party did not contact him, it meant that the plan was going well and there was no need to take action.

"She... is a very talented girl. To be honest, if I were still alive, I would definitely accept her as my apprentice... Hey, hey, hey, don't go. That girl is now setting up the last eye of the formation. But I have to remind you that the evil god will not sit idly by and watch the formation take effect. He has twelve divine generals under his command, so you must also send a certain amount of force..."

Qingming closed his mouth again. Behind Uesugi Cheng, one after another, the evil soldier ghosts stood up, holding their weapons in their hands, and looked at him expressionlessly.

"You mean, there are twelve helpers on the other side?"

Uesugi Cheng smiled and looked very sunny.

"It's okay. I have prepared many tricks for him to use. My target is not that guy, but the guy behind him."

472

Chapter 472: The Beast on National Highway 1

"What... thing are you talking about? The guy behind that evil god..."

Abe Haruaki subconsciously thought that he must have heard it wrong. He didn't expect that after becoming a spirit, he would also start to have such functional problems. How could he hear such outrageous words?

"Yes, otherwise why would I come all the way here? Although I don't have many ways to kill that guy, I am not incapable of using them. But Tai Sui Xingjun... I haven't really fought with the so-called 'god' yet. You can't tell anyone about this. After all, I have been planning this for a long time."

Uesugi Sumire licked his lips, which made Abe Haruaki feel his hair stand on end. The 'person' opposite him probably couldn't really be called a human. He was a more unscrupulous and lawless guy hiding under the shell of a 'human'. The more terrifying thing was that this guy really had the power to do what he wanted.

"Then, I can only wish you good luck in martial arts..."

Abe Haruaki cursed the old man inwardly, then quietly left the stage and prepared to do what he could. If the little girl who claimed to be a midnight snack was the chess piece that broke the game, then this "person" was undoubtedly a guy who could directly smash the chessboard on the face of the chess player. He was not willing to have contact with such a guy. He even doubted whether the few shikigami in his hands could really fight with the opponent?

"...Asshole who wasted my time. I must be crazy to not think that the other party would destroy the formation."

Uesugi Cheng touched his forehead helplessly. After all, even a strong dragon would not defeat a local snake. He had stopped specifically to listen to what suggestions and opinions the local snake could offer, but it turned out that the other party didn't seem to be a big deal.

"That Onmyoji is so annoying..."

Himegami Sakura silently emerged from the shadow of Uesugi Sumire. She hid very well, so she got to know this guy named Abe Haruaki more intuitively. It must be said that she really wanted to take action directly and make the other party suffer. It was obvious that this Onmyoji was not a good person.

"That's true... I don't like this guy that much either."

Kishimojin appeared beside Uesugi Sumire and commented on Abe Haruaki who had already left. Although she didn't know what exactly she disliked about him, as a young goddess, there was no need for her likes and dislikes to follow logic. After all, she was just a little girl.

"The little girl holding the finger of the past 'me' seems to be rushing to the last location. Do you want to rush over now?"

The Demon Goddess opened her eyes and spoke. Although the finger was not left by her, the 'Demon Goddess' who gave birth to her had a close connection with her, so it was natural for her to track her down.

"Let's go and take a look. After all, I also need to tell her my final plan in full, so that there won't be any problems in the battle if there is no coordination between us."

Uesugi Cheng nodded, and he immediately got on a taxi and prepared to go to the place pointed out by Kishimojin.

"National Highway No. 1? Could this place be a spiritual place? Kyoto is actually a city that can build roads in such a place. I really underestimated their ability."

Although Uesugi Cheng said that he underestimated the ability, what he was thinking in his mind seemed to be that he really underestimated the degree to which the people here behaved like humans.

"Park here. If you think the situation is not right, just drive away immediately. It's not right to do it so late at night."

Uesugi Cheng smelled a strange smell, a stench that seemed to come from a wild beast. His soul left his body the next second. He stretched his old waist and got out of the car.

"Don't move too quickly, you two. This place doesn't look right... What smell is being released?"

Uesugi Cheng turned his head and looked into the eyes of a "beast". The beast's white teeth were rubbing and colliding with each other, and it seemed to be looking for its prey.

The overly long limbs made the monster appear in front of Uesugi Cheng in an almost crawling manner. The upper part of its body seemed to be covered by a mask, while the lower part of its face was exposed, as if the skin had been peeled off.

It looked at Uesugi Cheng, seemed to be laughing, and made a strange sound.

An invisible curse tried to entangle Uesugi Cheng's spirit and devour him, but there was no doubt that Uesugi Cheng would not fall for it. Not to mention the method of isolating curses invented by the colonel during the war, even Xindan and Canyang gave him many methods to remove and prevent curses when they hired him. After all, he often dealt with events related to worms.

Seeing that the sound he made seemed to have no effect, the voice of that [beast] suddenly became louder, as if calling its companions. In an instant, countless [beasts] turned their eyes to Uesugi Cheng.

"Tsk, you are actually a monster born by devouring life? I don't know how big an animal you are to allow you to appear in this world, but... as a training tool, you are a good target for attack."

Uesugi Cheng took out his usual weapon from his bag, a sword that was similar in appearance and weight to the Apostle of Destruction. The blade was infused with [Throat Blue] and the source of the power of [Leap Knowledge: Enlightenment of the End] when it was cast, and it would have a very unusual effect on 'living' things.

"Its vitality is a little too strong... although it can't be compared with those worms."

Uesugi Cheng cut off the body of one of the beasts. The beast tried to struggle, but in the end it seemed to wither and turned into dust and died. The combat effectiveness of these monsters cannot be said to be low, but it can only be said to be basically non-existent. If it weren't for the curse that would occur upon hearing a sound, Uesugi Cheng felt that an adult of normal physique with the right weapons could kill at least five or six of these monsters alone.

Then, Uesugi Cheng saw a strange scene. The beasts on the street were "erased" in an instant. Yes, they were erased, just like they were erased by an eraser, and the space they were in was erased by some existence.

Uesugi Cheng looked up at the sky and saw a huge black ball floating in the sky. Countless wild beasts built a human bridge as if they were preparing to attack it, but there was no doubt that it was meaningless.

"Hey!!"

Uesugi Sumiko heard the shouting, he turned around and saw Houyue Eiko who was about to give up greeting him and approach him directly, as well as Hotaru behind her and Houyue Eiko who was carried on Hotaru's back.

No one expected that they would meet again under such circumstances.

473

Chapter 473 [Malbas]

The execution of Bao Yue Ye Xiao's plan was not actually very smooth. There was no doubt that there were extremely dangerous evil spirits in several famous haunted places. Many times, if the information she had dug out in advance had not been critical and clear enough, she felt that even if she called Uesugi Cheng, there would be no way to save the situation.

But she still failed. The vitality of these monsters that cursed through sound was too strong. Even cutting off their limbs was meaningless, and it might even cause them to multiply and replicate more monsters.

Baoyue Yexiao fell quietly on Ying Duolang's back. Even though she could command powerful evil spirits to fight, she was still a delicate elementary school girl. She had no good way to deal with this curse that affected both the body and the soul.

Of course, the reason why she could lie so quietly until now without any problems was because of the [Infinite Repair Form] that Baoyue Yongzi made from her 'best friend', the female evil spirit that was used as bait in the tunnel to lure her into becoming the prey of the murderer, to transfer damage.

Uesugi Cheng looked directly into the huge black ball in the sky. The boy in the black ball was indeed very resentful, and it seemed that he had some special abilities, otherwise he would not have cleared all the beasts on the scene without any effort.

"It seems that these beasts are just appetizers. I wonder what the main course will be..."

Uesugi Cheng took out his gun. The bullets might not need to wait until Tai Sui to play their role. Uesugi Cheng even felt that this was a perfect opportunity to test the quality and ability of the bullets, aiming at the existence behind those [beasts].

"Let's not talk too much for now... Let's deal with that thing that's about to pop up first."

Uesugi Cheng glanced at Baoyue Yexiao on Hotarou's back. She was fine, or it would be difficult to solve her problem without dealing with the pile of strange things in front of him.

"Uesugi-san, Xiao Ye Xiao..."

Baoyue Yongzi spoke, of course she soon realized that Uesugi Sumire might also be wearing earplugs, so she decided to take out her cell phone to send a message. Although Black Ashura had cleared out the [beasts] on National Highway 1, no one could be sure if there would be any that slipped through the net, and they couldn't withstand the curse that shrunk people.

"Get rid of that thing first. Ying Duolang, you should be able to feel it. These things are not here to kill you. In other words, their main purpose is not to kill people. They want something to fall here."

Uesugi Sumiya's voice suddenly sounded in the minds of the two people. They looked at Uesugi Sumiya, but found that the sword in the other's hand had disappeared at some point, and was replaced by a pistol that looked very modern.

Ying Duolang indeed felt the ominous atmosphere. He looked into the distance and saw that the door was absorbing the surviving [beasts] as if it was swallowing them up as a source of energy.

"Tsk, this symbol...why does this thing appear in Japan?"