Mobile Shelter

Chapter 124 Summoning Shikigami

After being controlled by the giant seaweed, Dong Qi also discovered the flaws of his destined vehicle at this time, and once again wavered in his choice of the item for the next promotion.

Although Dong Qi had already developed a long-term growth plan for the vehicle when he first used the Treasure Forging Technique to choose it as his destined possession.

However, as he encountered different difficulties time and time again, Dong Qi would waver whenever he was about to choose an item to upgrade.

After all, although the long-term plans set out earlier were good, they could not resolve the difficulties that were about to be faced.

Unable to choose upgrade items step by step, Dong Qi could only change the upgrade items each time his destined vehicle was about to be upgraded.

After being controlled by the seaweed, Dong Qi also noticed this flaw in his vehicle.

At this point, although the main vehicle has extremely strong defensive capabilities, it doesn't have a good way to deal with control-type traps or other methods.

Actually, resolving this situation is quite simple.

Although there are multiple solutions, they all involve using promotion items to make changes during the promotion process.

Dong Qi was somewhat dissatisfied with this, because each promotion was actually a fundamental improvement to his signature car.

Randomly choosing upgrade items will greatly slow down the upgrade speed of your main vehicle.

Although Dong Qi's chariot was in the middle of the battlefield, it was overlooked by the giant marine creatures because it was covered by layers of seaweed.

The islanders, because Dong Qi was trapped in the seaweed and was currently fighting against those giant mutated marine creatures, temporarily ignored him.

At this moment, it wasn't too difficult for Dong Qi to break free from the control of the giant seaweed. After all, even though the seaweed that was trapping his vehicle had grown to a giant size, it was still as fragile as paper under the attack of the electromagnetic cannon.

However, if an electromagnetic gun is chosen for escape, it will create a significant disturbance.

Since the battle was raging outside and no one was paying attention to Dong Qi, he stayed obediently in his chariot without making any sudden movements.

However, in order to observe the battlefield more directly, even though his own vehicle was completely covered in seaweed.

Dong Qi opened the car window again, smashed the seaweed covering the window, and carved out a small observation hole in the seaweed that was tightly wrapped around the vehicle.

This way, Dong Qi could observe the battlefield situation more directly through the observation hole.

Dong Qi had not witnessed the battle between the two sides, but after he opened the observation hole, the scene on the battlefield deeply shocked him.

The ordinary soldiers led by the God's Guard were, in the eyes of the priests, merely there to help them clear out the weaklings.

Even ordinary soldiers fully armed are no match for those giant sea creatures.

However, unless they carried heavy firepower such as rocket launchers or howitzers, in the priest's view, those ordinary people could only serve as bait and cannon fodder.

To the priest's utter surprise, another member of the Divine Guard shouted.

The weapons in the hands of those armed soldiers have changed; the rifles that were originally very ordinary now have a somewhat futuristic appearance.

Perhaps because they had experienced it many times, the soldiers carrying guns were not particularly surprised by the changes in their weapons.

Instead, after the weapons in their hands changed, everyone simultaneously raised their weapons and fired directly at the giant sea creatures rushing towards them.

When the soldiers fired their slightly futuristic firearms, the once-cool gun bodies faded rapidly, like an ink painting being washed, and their appearance returned to that of ordinary firearms.

Although the guns in the soldiers' hands had returned to normal, the bullets they fired still displayed incredible performance.

When those bullets hit the giant mutated marine creatures, they did not explode directly or penetrate their bodies.

All the ammunition actually shattered upon hitting the giant mutated marine creatures.

The areas hit by the bullets immediately developed frost after the bullets shattered, and the area of ​​frost continued to spread rapidly outwards over time.

Five hundred special bullets, even if they didn't hit those giant mutated marine creatures evenly, even those giant mutated marine creatures that were hit by the special ammunition in small numbers.

Under the freezing effect of the ammunition, their bodies gradually stiffened. Their originally unstoppable and fierce charge turned into chaos as their bodies became uncontrollable, and several giant sea creatures collided with each other.

"Tanaka-kun, it has to be you. I really envy you for being granted such a powerful ability by the gods."

Although the team leader praised them without hesitation, a fleeting look of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

Upon hearing his boss's praise, and knowing his boss's petty nature, Tanaka Yosuke did not become arrogant. Instead, he humbly replied:

"I cannot accept Lord Kurokawa's praise. This ability bestowed upon me by the gods, though it may seem exaggerated on the surface, is only enough for one strike."

Furthermore, replicating the current scene requires the cooperation of others, and there are many restrictions on its use.

If I hadn't been chosen by the adults to join the God's Guard, this ability bestowed upon me by the gods would never have displayed such power.

Therefore, compared to the abilities bestowed upon adults by the gods, it is utterly insignificant.

After all, compared to my limited abilities, powerful abilities that can be used freely have always been something I admire and idolize.

Upon hearing Tanaka Yosuke's praise, Kurokawa Kumaji finally showed a slightly satisfied smile.

"Now that we've dealt with these demons, it's time to rescue our Miss Masako."

From Kurokawa Kumaji's tone, the others could tell that the commander of the God's Guard had some contempt for Suzuki Masako, the priestess.

However, whether it was those few members of the God's Guard or the five hundred soldiers behind them, they were all veterans who had followed him since the establishment of the Third Base, so they understood Kurokawa Kumaji's mindset very well.

Although Kurokawa Kumaji is a bit petty and likes to trip up people he doesn't like, he's not so wicked as to commit all sorts of evil deeds.

And most importantly, this guy is easy to please; once you figure out his personality and go along with his wishes, he's not a stingy person at all.

So even knowing that he was a bit petty, others were still willing to follow him at this time.

Kurokawa Kumaji's disdain for Suzuki Masako was not directed at Suzuki Masako personally, but rather stemmed from his contempt for the identity of a shrine maiden.

Because theoretically, even though he is the commander of the God's Guard, he not only possesses extremely strong abilities but also wields considerable power.

However, in the religion, their status is theoretically still naturally lower than that of the priestesses who serve the gods.

Although each island's shrine elects a priestess to serve the gods, he is the only one in the entire cult who serves as the commander of the gods' guard.

Even when facing the shrine maidens on the small island with only tens of thousands of people, Kurokawa Kumaji still had to bow and pay his respects.

For this reason, theoretically he should not have been the one to lead the operation.

Under normal circumstances, just as the priest thought, it would be normal to simply send one or two members of the Divine Guard, along with some armed soldiers, to provide support.

Although Kurokawa Kumaji wasn't a lecherous man, he came here with the same idea as that priest.

Kurokawa Kumaji wasn't attracted to Suzuki Masako's appearance, but rather to her status as a shrine maiden.

So even if Suzuki Masako was ugly, Kurokawa Kumaji couldn't help but want to desecrate her because of her status as a shrine maiden.

Of course, Kumaji Kurokawa wasn't stupid. Any girl chosen to become a priestess must have both good looks and a good temperament.

Just as Kurokawa Kumaji was about to order Watanabe Kotaro to release the seaweed from Dong Qi's control over his car.

The giant marine creatures that had been frozen by special ammunition, whose bodies were already covered in frost, now showed cracks.

Accompanied by a "click-clack" sound,

The giant marine creatures frozen by special ammunition had their outer skin (shell) peel off layer by layer.

If this is a case of a giant, mutated marine crustacean exhibiting this behavior, it could be considered a normal molting.

Giant mutated marine creatures like sea snakes and eels exhibit behaviors that can be roughly considered snake molting.

However, those mutated marine creatures with the appearance of fish shed not only the scales on their bodies, but also their skin.

Along with those giant mutated marine creatures, as the frozen parts of their bodies were removed, their size had shrunk compared to before, but their muscular bodies gave them an even stronger presence.

Upon seeing this bizarre scene, the others immediately turned their gazes toward Kurokawa Kumaji.

After noticing the gazes of the others, Kurokawa Kumaji knew they were waiting for him to speak, so he didn't hesitate and spoke directly:

"Stop thinking about taking advantage. Kill them all, and don't leave any corpses behind."

After hearing Kurokawa Kumaji's order, although everyone knew that Kurokawa Kumaji was right, they still felt somewhat disappointed.

They were well aware that after consuming giant mutated marine creatures, their superpowers would slowly grow, and if they consumed special parts of those creatures, the growth rate of their superpowers would be even higher.

They were well aware that after consuming giant mutated marine creatures, their superpowers would slowly grow, and if they consumed special parts of those creatures, the growth rate of their superpowers would be even higher.

At this point, we must mention some landlocked countries. Although they are located inland, they are not as frequently attacked by mutated marine creatures as coastal areas.

However, because of this, there is no longer any newly emerging seagrass beds along the coast, nor any small, mutated marine organisms hidden within them to supplement food and water.

Survivors in inland areas, while no longer threatened by external circumstances, lack a stable source of food.

After the snow melts, it not only pollutes the surface soil, but also contaminates the originally pure groundwater as it penetrates underground.

At this point, whether it's surface lake water or deep underground groundwater in inland areas, although the degree of pollution varies, it is no longer safe to drink directly.

Fortunately, filtration is all that's needed to remove the corrosive agents from the water.

But whether it's for humans, animals, or plants, whether it's for drinking, watering, or even bathing and wiping the body, the water source must be filtered.

Therefore, compared to harvesting seaweed and directly juicing it, although the juice extracted from seaweed is somewhat cloudy, it has no effect whether you drink it or use it to wipe your body.

Therefore, although the inland areas were safe at this time, they not only lacked food, but also water.

More importantly, compared to the cautious attitude of the Great Xia towards mutated marine life, small countries like the island nation are already powerless to resist the invasion of mutated marine life.

They have become extremely indulgent when faced with those mutated marine creatures.

Since the harvested seaweed can not only fill their stomachs but also provide drinking water, then apart from a few people who can enjoy filtered pure water, everyone else can rely on harvesting the seaweed to solve their problem.

If you're getting tired of eating seaweed and being vegetarian all the time, that's easy. Just kill the mutated marine creatures that pop out when you harvest seaweed, and that's considered obtaining edible seafood.

It was under the indulgence of the island nation's government that ordinary people on the island nation suddenly found that their physical fitness had improved after eating too many mutated marine creatures.

Although the improvement was somewhat slow, over time, this situation was eventually discovered by others.

It's worth noting that island nations have a penchant for human experimentation. After this discovery, the island nation's government immediately began experimenting with the giant mutated marine creature.

After numerous attempts, they figured out which parts of those giant marine creatures' bodies were edible.

Through repeated testing, it has been confirmed that long-term consumption of giant marine creatures by ordinary people can not only comprehensively improve their physical fitness, but also provide additional enhancements to certain parts of their bodies, similar to the awakening of superpowers.

Those who have gained superpowers and have used giant marine creatures for a long time will gradually have their superpowers enhanced.

Furthermore, most giant marine creatures have special organs in their bodies. Even the strongest ordinary person would die instantly if they ate just a little of these organs.

However, if an awakened individual with superpowers eats it, their own superpowers will visibly grow.

Therefore, upon witnessing the attack by those giant mutated marine creatures, the members of the God's Guard felt not fear, but rather excitement.

After all, it can be called a giant mutated marine creature, and its own size is very large. Although, depending on the species, at most only one percent to one-tenth of its entire body is edible.

Even if it's only one percent of the original portion, the actual volume and weight of the cut-off portion far exceeds that of a four- or five-hundred-pound pig that wasn't slaughtered during peacetime.

Even if killing so many giant mutated marine creatures only yields the minimum reward, it would still satisfy their food needs for at least a month.

Not to mention the special organs that could enhance superpowers obtained after killing and dismembering all those giant marine creatures.

Although not all of these special organs are edible, in the eyes of those awakened individuals in those island nations, those special organs that cannot be eaten are just like special organs that ordinary people cannot eat.

They are unable to eat now simply because their physical condition does not meet the standards.

The reason they die from eating those special organs is simply because they are overeating. Perhaps after a period of growth, they can grow to be like this.

Just like how we eat other special organs now, we can eat these special organs that are currently inedible without causing any harm.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, they will not destroy the physical bodies of giant mutated marine creatures like Kotaro Watanabe did.

Instead, like Yosuke Tanaka, they kill giant mutated marine creatures while preserving their corpses as much as possible.

However, after discovering that these giant mutated marine creatures could molt and revive, they had no choice but to completely destroy their bodies for their own safety.

Because he only had the power for one strike, Tanaka Yosuke did not make another move afterward.

As the cracks that suddenly appeared on the ground swallowed another giant mutated marine creature, thick thorny vines that broke through the soil appeared and bound yet another giant mutated marine creature.

Besides, the other three members of the Divine Guard who hadn't made a move before also didn't stand by and watch.

One person rapidly formed hand seals, and as the number of seals increased, a giant torii gate appeared on the side of the platform they were standing on.

A massive minotaur, dragging a heavy axe in one hand, slowly emerged from the torii gate.

The other two waited until the man dragging the giant axe walked out of the torii gate and rushed towards the giant mutated sea creatures not far away.

The two jumped off the platform and ran quickly toward the torii gate.

The two then stood on either side of the torii gate, pressing their hands against the pillars on either side of the gate.

As the two activated their supernatural abilities, a wheel with a demon's head in the center rolled out of the torii gate at high speed.

This thing is a yokai from Japanese folklore: Wheel Nyūdō.

However, after leaving the torii gate, Rin-yūdō did not immediately rush to the battlefield where the minotaur was.

Instead, they adjusted the direction of the wheels, seemingly trying to move closer to the high platform where they were.

Judging from this scene, the newly emerged Wheel Monk was not under the control of those two.

Before Lunyūdō could make a move, the two of them used their powers simultaneously again.

Although the wheel of the Wheel Nyūdō appears to be rolling forward rapidly, its position is slowly moving closer to the torii gate.

When he realized that he was being slowly dragged back to the torii gate behind him, the eyes on the demon mask at the center of the Wheel of Fortune first burst into flames.

Then, as the wheel of the wheel entered the path, it slowly became covered with a layer of flames as it spun rapidly.

Although these flames did not cause any damage to the ground, they gradually approached the torii gate along the wheel path.

The two guards of the gods standing on either side of the torii gate suddenly felt as if their souls were being burned by raging fire, experiencing an indescribable burning pain.