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Xueqing noticed Guangtaro's unusual behavior and looked at the green, more carapace-like spikes than bones, asking, "You've become stronger. What happened?"
Kotaro evaded the question by saying, "I just got stronger."
Xue Qing never bothered with matters that weren't hers to concern her. He took a step forward, went to the other side of the fire door, gripped the doorknob with one hand, and held the knife behind his back with the other, waiting quietly.
The three of them adjusted their breathing.
Until... came the faint sound of breaking glass from the other side, followed by the heavy thud of flesh colliding.
The three of them immediately realized that it was time.
Xueqing turned the doorknob, and before she could fully push the door open, she rushed out through the crack and stepped into the corridor.
What came into view were enemies in the corridor, some of whom seemed puzzled and were beginning to move.
Xue Qing crouched down. He opened the door silently and appeared behind the enemy, so no one has noticed him yet.
As the enemy drew closer, he raised his knife, swung his wrist and arm, and slashed forward, aiming for the back of the first enemy's neck.
"brush!"
In an instant, a head shot into the air, even hitting the ceiling, and blood splattered high, staining the ceiling crimson.
Before the blood splattered down, Xue Qing had already rushed towards her next target.
The next target had spotted him, but hadn't reacted yet; his face only showed surprise that hadn't yet turned into fear—an expression Xue Qing had seen many times before.
He drew his sword again and unleashed a reverse kasaya slash, cleaving the enemy's entire body in two, a bloody and merciless act.
When the enemy is caught off guard, there is only one outcome for these half-demons who are ambushed: death.
Kotaro and Old Wolf followed closely behind Yukiharu. After two people died, the enemies in the corridor finally noticed the anomaly and turned around to deal with the three strange knights whose faces could not be seen.
The half-demons before me were dressed in various ways; some looked like ostentatious, respectable people on the street, while others were as dirty and disheveled as unemployed beggars.
But what they all have in common is that they are all vicious and angry, their bodies swelling and changing, twisting into ugly forms that are absolutely not human.
The old wolf's body also swelled up, his legs transformed into wolf-like shapes, supporting the specially made folded parts of the suit, and his whole body suddenly grew much taller. He swung his sharp claws and pounced, knocking down a half-demon that had just transformed halfway, and began scratching it with his claws.
The newcomer tried to attack the old wolf, but collided with the roaring Kotaro. Sharp spikes pierced his shoulder, and a large amount of blood flowed out. He was pushed backward by Kotaro until Kotaro shook his hands downward, and his entire body was cut into three pieces.
Bloody and direct, the fight between the two was no longer like that of knights, but like that of cruel and ruthless executioners.
In contrast, Xue Qing is much better. As a descendant of the Snow Maiden, the coldness of the mountains is not only etched on his appearance, but also on his words and deeds.
Xue Qing stepped forward, avoiding the bloody battlefield between the two, and pressed forward with a chilling aura. She wielded her long sword, constantly repelling the attacks of the half-demons and leaving cuts on their bodies. Although she was surrounded by several half-demons, the long sword in her hand created a dazzling light, completely blocking the entire corridor.
The few who managed to slip through, even if they managed to get past Xueqing's blade, would be pinned to the ground by Kotaro and Laolang, who were now free to attack—this was a deliberate opening.
After a brief period of panic, at the cost of several half-demons' lives, the remaining half-demons finally unleashed their power, with roars and heavy breathing echoing through the air.
The humans, who had just been in various forms, have now turned into a whole corridor of twisted monsters.
A strange-looking half-demon with scaly armor spitting out long snakes, a humanoid grizzly bear covered in thick fur, a fox-like monster with a pointed snout and narrow eyes... These bizarre-looking half-demons were eyeing them menacingly, and Xue Qing's attack was finally blocked by a monster with a green shell all over its body.
The monster's elbows extended long, flat spikes backward, like long knives, and its green carapace and crystalline wings suggested that it might be a praying mantis.
Due to the limitations of lifespan and size, the possibility of insects becoming monsters is extremely low. However, thanks to the efforts of Abe Ryoumei, most of these insects only gained consciousness after taking on human form.
They are more dangerous because the laws of nature are deeply ingrained in them. For example, Kotaro, although a history major, is extremely wild and ferocious in battle because of the power of the locust monster.
The moment Xueqing saw this mantis half-demon, she knew that the real battle was about to begin.
After the brief sneak attack, the remaining half-demons who have recovered will definitely become formidable opponents.
But then, he felt a gust of wind flash past him.
Kotaro hissed like an insect flapping its wings, and a bluish-green shadow rushed forward, its arms slashing downwards towards the mantis demon's shoulder.
The mantis half-demon dared not look down on it and attacked with the flat blades on the sides of its elbows.
Despite being a carapace, it sparked with light during the violent collision. Kotaro's strength seemed to be superior, forcing the mantis half-demon to take a few steps back.
Just as the old wolf was about to rush forward, he was blocked by a fox half-demon. Claws clashed, and they wrestled together.
Xue Qing raised her long sword and looked intently at the remaining half-demons in the corridor.
Just as he was about to draw his sword and charge into battle, he heard a deafening roar coming from the house in front of him.
"Roar!!!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of walls cracking continued, and the dull thuds made it seem as if the entire building was about to collapse. As the sound grew closer, finally, a wall on the right side of the corridor shattered with a deafening roar, and the door flew off with it.
Demolition, is it a demolition team?!
Xueqing's eye twitched.
A tall monster covered in grayish-white whip-like hairs was being carried by a scarlet humanoid figure as it charged into the corridor.
Chapter 90 New Guests
Wearing a scarlet leather suit, Dou Tang charged forward, carrying the monster that had transformed into a gigantic creature, and crashed into a heavy pillar with a loud bang.
As Dou Tang burst through the wall, endless black mist began to spread throughout the building. This black mist, which could obscure the view, seemed heavier than air, crawling along the ground like a twisted snake and spreading in all directions.
At the center of the black mist was a knight with eyes like blue lamps, a figure that seemed to appear only in nightmares.
"You guy...!!"
Mori roared, but the roar became shrill and piercing, like the squeaking of a rat magnified many times. To be precise, he was indeed a rat monster.
Dou Tang did not respond to his roar, but instead raised his fist and punched the thin, ugly face.
"Ah!"
Sen Shun jerked his head back. This humiliating attack enraged him. He continued to roar, his body growing taller. The piercing screams caused many of the more sensitive half-demons to cover their ears.
The grayish-white hard skin continued to accumulate, and the coarse, stiff bristles grew longer and longer. Half a minute later, a bloated giant with its head touching the ceiling appeared.
The rat-like head looked ferocious and ugly. Mori Shun bared his teeth, his sharp front teeth gleaming coldly, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Behind him, a long, enormous tail swayed.
"I want you dead...!!"
The giant tail suddenly swung, striking Dou Tang with lightning speed!
Dou Tang raised his arms, but it was too late to dodge now. Besides, he also wanted to see just how strong this guy was!
The dull thud of flesh colliding produced a loud bang, and with a "thud," a gust of wind blew in all directions. The half-demon who was nearby even felt their hearts tremble at that moment, and waves of palpitations surged up.
Dou Tang, however, did not retreat an inch.
The ferocity on the face of the rat demon Sen Shun instantly turned into surprise.
Dou Tang, on the other hand, yanked back and grabbed the long tail, which was as thick as an arm, in his hand.
Behind the hood, he grinned maliciously and threw his long tail hard towards the ground, as if he were holding nothing more than a heavy cable used in the gym.
Its long tail struck the ground, scattering the black mist. Instantly, flesh cracked and flowed out streams of blood.
Sen Shun, in pain, roared and stretched out his claws, while his long tail exerted force again, pulling Dou Tang towards himself.
Sharp claws sliced through the air with a whooshing sound as they ground towards Dou Tang's head.
Dou Tang decisively released his grip, his wolf waist twitched, and he suddenly lowered his body, spreading his legs apart. He tilted his shoulders in the direction the attack came from, narrowly avoiding the sharp claws.
He continued to rise from his crouching position, like waves lapping against the shore, his movements incredibly agile. He raised his hand high and struck the inside of his claws with the heel of his palm.
Despite not using much force, Sen Jun instantly felt a tingling sensation in his arm, and his hand, which he was about to pull back, trembled and lost its strength.
Dou Tang thought to himself, it seems that even if he becomes a half-demon, his nerves and tendons are still the same.
That would make things much easier.
He lunged forward again and began to fight Sen Jun.
On the other side, after a brief moment of surprise, the people on the floor came to their senses, and Xue Qing and her two companions were once again caught in the chaos of battle.
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monitoring room.
Watching the chaotic battle on the monitor, Lu Zizhen picked up an unopened drink next to her, shook it, took a sip, and crossed her legs.
Once the spell is set up, as long as the fight upstairs doesn't go too far, it won't attract much attention from the outside world. Even if the glass that Dou Tang breaks might attract the attention of passersby, the commotion inside the building will remain completely unnoticed.
Lu Zizhen, on the other hand, was watching the battle through the monitor, feeling quite like she was in first class.
"Sure enough, that mist... is becoming more and more aggressive. Before, it was just flowing simply, but now it seems to be gaining consciousness." She analyzed the battle situation as she watched, her gaze lingering on Dou Tang for a long time.
"There's this kind of fighting style... It's definitely not a Japanese martial art; it has a strong Chinese influence... This can't be learned in a short time..."
Lu Zizhen's doubts about Dou Tang grew stronger and stronger. The more she dug into everything about this man, the more shrouded in mystery she felt.
A year ago, Dou Tang was just an ordinary delinquent teenager who loved racing cars.
But after the night a year ago when both his parents died, Kiryu Todo seemed to change his personality immediately. He stopped racing cars and instead worked hard to support his family and began to explore all sorts of things related to the supernatural.
Lu Zizhen used to think that it was because Dou Tang gained the ability to transform into a Fall Guy from that day on that he was so interested in the supernatural, but later she found that this was not the case.
After meeting him, I discovered that he seemed to have his own unique insights into the supernatural, and his thinking was simpler and went straight to the essence.
He doesn't panic when encountering the supernatural, nor does he wonder why it exists. He simply and directly confronts and resolves it, as if he has seen too many stories related to the supernatural, so his heart has gradually grown cold, and he no longer cares about the thought-provoking stories behind the supernatural.
These unusual occurrences are cause for concern.
Lu Zizhen found it hard not to be curious about Dou Tang's past, and now she felt even more puzzled.
His fluent use of Chinese, profound martial arts skills, and the title "Mr. Ren" all suggest that he has another identity hidden beneath this name, and that this identity represents something surprisingly heavy.
But this doesn't make sense!
He's just a 17-year-old high school student. Even if he lives an outrageous life, how could he possibly have this kind of identity?
Is this some absurd development like "a special forces soldier at six, a king of soldiers at seven, a superpowered individual at eight, invincible at nine, returning to being an ordinary person at ten, and now living a peaceful life for seven years"?
How is this possible!
Lu Zizhen noted down his every move and decided in her heart that she must investigate it thoroughly later. Then she shifted her gaze to the surveillance cameras at other entrances and exits to prevent anyone from breaking into the building.
Unexpectedly, she was stunned when she saw it.
On the screen, a figure appeared in the previously empty surveillance footage.
She was a tall woman wearing a gray dress, with long, smooth black hair that shimmered slightly with red. She wore light makeup, and most importantly, she looked extremely confident as she arrived at the entrance to the underground parking garage.
She waved her hand, did nothing else, and the horizontal bar a meter in front of her was suddenly cut off, and she slowly walked into the basement.
“Someone’s looking for trouble…” Lu Zizhen frowned, turned on her headset and said, “Watch out, a woman has come into the basement, she doesn’t seem like a nice person… I’ll go and deal with her.”
Chapter 91 The Women's Battle
"Da da da……"
The high heels clicked crisply on the ground, in the dim light...
The sound emanated from a very, very long distance in the deep, deserted underground parking garage.
The woman in the gray dress walked slowly, her expression indifferent, yet her head was held high, but strangely, there seemed to be a deep sorrow in her eyes.
She walked forward. The underground parking lot was dimly lit, but that didn't stop her from seeing another person walking towards her in the distance. So she slowly stopped and looked over curiously.
"Hey, half-demon, this doesn't seem to be a place for you." Lu Zizhen, dressed in black, walked forward, toying with a coin in her hand, and whistled.
The woman in the gray dress stopped, touched her newly dyed black hair, and said coldly, "Who are you? A human... why are you in a place like this?"
“This is a human city.” Lu Zizhen spread her hands. “Half-demons are the ones who shouldn’t be here. Let me be blunt, you’ve come to the wrong place.”
The woman in the gray dress paused, then frowned slightly.
“Exorcist, huh… I don’t want to kill you. Get out of my way, I have important things to do.”
Lu Zizhen looked closely at the woman's hair and suddenly realized, "Ah, I understand now, you are the so-called complete half-demon, right? Haha, did you not dye the ends of your hair well? It's still red, but I must say, this gradient looks quite nice."
The woman in the gray dress was somewhat surprised. She had never seen such an unreliable exorcist, chatting with her enemy.
The woman in the gray dress in front of them was the red-haired half-demon who had fought against Dou Tang and the others before.
But she came today not because she knew about Dou Tang and the others' plan, but for revenge.
The water buffalo demon was her most important companion, and she came today to take revenge on the half-demons who killed her companion.
But unexpectedly, it seems someone beat him to it?
The half-demon stared at Lu Zizhen, slightly raising her head, her tone icy, completely different from when she met Dou Tang before. It was clear that the death of the water buffalo half-demon had a great impact on her.