I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 127 Shikigami Fusion
"Master, I did it!"

After school, just as Yu walked near her home, she saw Yura running towards her from the side.

The main family of the Hanakain clan has moved to this area. Except when she's at school, Yura mostly follows Yu around, and has already become close with Sora and the class president. Therefore:
"Yuluo, what have you become?"

Qiong Mei looked the girls up and down, her gaze finally settling on the fish tank in one of their hands.

"Lionhead goldfish?"

"Hehe, this isn't your ordinary goldfish!"

As Yulo proudly held up the fish tank in her hand, Yu had already given the answer.

"It's a shikigami,"

That's right, the golden-red 'lionhead goldfish' swimming in the fish tank that the girl is holding is the summoning beast she has raised. Cough, shikigami.

In island nation culture, 'ninjas' are typically melee assassins. If one had to pinpoint any 'abilities,' they would only have three main skills: invisibility, earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of martial arts technique), and smoke bombs. The ability to summon shikigami (spirits/spirits) to aid in battle is a hallmark of 'Onmyoji' (Yin-Yang Masters): including Yin-Yang Five Elements escape techniques, all fall under the category of Yin-Yang Dao (the Way of Yin and Yang).

However, in the world of Naruto, Onmyoji, sorcerers, sorcerers, and samurai are all incorporated into the profession of 'ninja'.

Since there is no Naruto in this world, cultivating and summoning shikigami is naturally the specialty of Onmyoji.

but--

Why goldfish?

Yu was speechless. Yu Luo, you're such a beautiful young girl, are you going to say something like, "Sister will take you to see the goldfish, hehehe~~"?

"Master, it's to make up for my lack of skill in naval warfare."

Unexpectedly, her master made the connection to other places, and Yulu answered seriously.

"My water-walking skills are not enough to handle battles, so the first 'shikigami' I've trained is a goldfish."

Well, that makes sense.

Yu only taught Yura how to cultivate 'shikigami'.

As for which animal she chooses as her shikigami, that is her freedom; if she chooses a goldfish, that's fine too.

"Now that we have shikigami, it's time to experiment with 'shikigami fusion'."

"Let's go to Wakayama."

"Okay, Master~~"

Seeing the two of them excitedly preparing to go to the battlefield,

Qiong Mei and the class monitor, who were indifferent to 'battle', exchanged a glance and suddenly felt a sense of 'mutual appreciation'.

---

Wakayama Prefecture,

Within a few days, long military fortifications were erected outside the mountains and forests, forming a defensive line that seemed to stretch endlessly, surrounding most of Waka Prefecture.

The island nation was responsible for the land defense line, while America was responsible for the sea defense line: the armies of the two countries surrounded the area, not only to prevent the demons from breaking out, but also to prevent the armies of other countries from intruding.

You should know that these demons are all raw materials for 'Level 3 Extraordinary Potions', which are extremely precious!

Therefore, island nations today have no shortage of soldiers.

"The documents are valid,"

"Fingerprint comparison confirmed,"

"Iris recognition passed the test."

After a series of complicated identity verification procedures, a group of half-black, half-white mercenaries crossed the island nation's Self-Defense Forces' defenses and stepped into the legendary 'extraordinary battlefield'.

Foreign Legion!

That's right, these are the foreign mercenaries that many countries like to use.

No compensation is needed for those who die, nor are they subject to public pressure; they can betray their teammates without any guilt when it matters.
Of course, the 'foreign legions' that can appear on this battlefield are all elites from the 'regular armies' of England, France, and Canada: they have only one purpose in coming here, which is to capture 'Biblio'.

A single living bastard can be exchanged for 100,000 US dollars.

Corpses are exchanged based on their freshness; those that have been dead for more than 12 hours lose all value.

Once this price was announced...
It can be said that mercenaries all over the world flock to it.

Although those 'servant demons' are extraordinary beings, as their name suggests, they are merely weak extraordinary beings at the very bottom of the 'food chain'.

For fully armed mercenaries, they are by no means invincible opponents: capturing just a few is equivalent to doing half a year's work in normal times; as long as they survive a month of hard work on this battlefield, they can live a carefree life for the rest of their lives.

As for the danger?

What a joke! Where isn't dangerous?
This is extremely attractive to mercenaries and even regular armies.

If it weren't for the limited number of 'slots' issued by island nations and the United States, armies from all over the world could raze Waka Prefecture to the ground!
Simply put, even if someone wants to risk their life for the island nation, only countries and powers with good relations with the United States and America are qualified to do so.

After walking for half a day, the team arrived at an abandoned town.

"Is this the extraordinary battlefield?"

“He seems much gentler than Bachmut,”

The old black mercenary, chewing gum, nonchalantly surveyed his surroundings:
The ruined buildings, the craters on the ground, the marks left by bullets everywhere, the dried blood, and the amber-colored congealed liquid: there were no corpses, which was to be expected, as the 'minion demons' would collect anything rich in protein and send it back to their lair.

If they die, the same fate will befall them.

"Shut up, JD."

The mercenary captain was also a strong black man. As a member of the 'French Orthodox' legion, he did not have the stereotypical joking and laughing of his 'fellow countrymen'. Instead, he was very serious.

"Kaplan, launch the reconnaissance drones."

"Yes, boss."

A white mercenary took a drone out of his backpack, started it up, then pulled down his VR glasses and began to control the machine to take off, constantly scanning the abandoned town in search of a target.

They are a 'hunting squad' responsible for hunting in the sparsely populated outer areas of the demons.

Meanwhile, the regular army would launch continuous mass charges, engaging in fierce battles with the main force of the demons: while capturing a large number of wounded demons, they would also leave behind many corpses.

Of course, this is not absolute: if the demons on the main battlefield are scattered, it will be a feast for the army; but if these 'hunting squads' are unlucky and encounter a large number of demons, they will also be doomed.

"Wow, we're lucky."

Soon, Kaplan, a white mercenary wearing VR glasses and with half his face covered, whistled.

"Look what I found?"

"Three lone servant demons, worth 300,000 dollars~~ Cool."

"Mark the target location, maintain formation, and advance towards the target!"

As the white mercenary Kaplan tapped the controller, the 12-man mercenary team raised their hands to look at their wrist computers and then moved toward the target area: maintaining tactical formation, they maneuvered around the haphazardly parked vehicles in the abandoned town.

Not long after, they stopped behind a street. As the captain waved, Old Black, who was chewing gum, immediately walked out on his own.

He bent over, gun in hand, and cautiously walked forward along the street, then suddenly stopped.

Not far away, three enormous eyeballs turned their heads.

stare--

Stared at by three human-head-sized 'eyeballs,' Old Hei was first terrified, then immediately raised his gun.

Da da da da,

The FAMAS automatic rifle spewed flames as 5.56mm bullets whistled through the air, but:
The three demons suddenly scattered, dodging Old Black's gun barrel, and pounced from above and from the left and right!
At the same time, their surroundings suddenly swayed, and more than a dozen 'Biyao' appeared out of thin air, forming a 'torrent' that rushed towards the lone human soldier.

"#@￥!"

The yelling black mercenary tightened the trigger and emptied 25 bullets in the blink of an eye.

Unable to change the magazine in time, the 'terrified' old black man frantically dropped his gun and turned to run: he ran wildly towards the street corner from which he had come.

"Hiss hiss hiss,"

However, how could these demons possibly let him go?
Running on two legs can't compare to flying. In just a few seconds, a dozen—no, three—of the 'monsters' were about to catch up with the fleeing Old Black.

brush,

Just then, several figures emerged from around the street corner.

The four-tube devices they wore on their heads were classic 'telescopic thermal night vision goggles': on the thermal image, only three heat sources were flying towards them. "Fire—"

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

Several mercenaries pulled the trigger, but no bullets were fired.

Instead, as the metal nets flew out, they suddenly expanded and opened, enveloping the three demons within them.

These specially made metal nets immediately contracted, tightly wrapping the three demons and trapping them. While these extraordinary creatures struggled and tore at the metal nets, several other mercenaries rushed forward, took out small fire extinguishers, and pressed the switches on the struggling demons.

Puff puff puff

White smoke sprayed onto the monsters, and their violently struggling movements visibly slowed down, eventually reducing them to twitching in just a few seconds.

Muscle relaxant spray

It was specially manufactured to control demons, because the 'acquirer's' requirement was to capture them alive if possible.

"It's done!"

After all, he was only an E-level extraordinary being.
According to the official classification, these mercenaries are also considered to be of E- level.

They were lured into an ambush using bait; if they still couldn't take them down, they wouldn't dare come to this battlefield to make money.

"Raine, administer the nerve anesthetic."

"Matt, Xiu, be on guard."

Under the command of the black captain, the mercenaries cleaned up the battlefield in an orderly manner.

Meanwhile, the black mercenary JD, who was being used as 'bait,' walked toward the FAMAS automatic rifle that he had discarded.

"Three hundred thousand dollars in hand, this money's easy to earn—"

boom! ! !
Just as he turned around and grinned, the building next to him suddenly 'exploded'.

Amidst the flying wood chips and fragments, a tall figure emerged, and before the old black mercenary could react, an 'arm' swept towards him!

"No!"

"Get out of the way, JD—"

The mercenaries behind shouted warnings, but it was too late.
The burly black mercenary was struck by the 'arm', his entire body suddenly bent into a 'C' shape, and then he slammed into the 'detached house' next to him like a cannonball, smashing the wall on the spot, and his whole body fell into the room and disappeared.

"Damn it, it's a chimera!"

The mercenary captain roared; he had already recognized the monster that had burst out of the house.

It is formed by the fusion of a large number of 'minion demons' and is known as a chimera monster: its body is composed of a large number of eyeballs, covered with bony armor, its limbs are made of twisted organs, and its ends are claws made of real fangs.

These minion demons don't just rely on numbers to charge in; when faced with armored vehicles that they can't break through, they will fuse together to become the powerful 'synthetic beast' before us!
but--

Damn it, how come there are still chimeras left on this battlefield?
Da da da da,

"Fire, fire!"

"Crossfire cover, Addison, armor-piercing rounds!"

These mercenaries were all elites, and once they realized what was happening, they opened fire on the chimera with their weapons.

However, the bone armor formed by the former ear-shaped 'wings' on the opponent's body was enough to stop rifle bullets; the huge elephant-like body had remarkable agility, and with a push of its feet, it charged wildly towards the many mercenaries who were firing their guns, amidst the exploding concrete ground.

While the others were distracting the chimera, a mercenary stepped forward, knelt on one knee, picked up a rocket launcher, and aimed it at the charging chimera.

? !
However, the numerous eyes on the chimera quickly locked onto the mercenary.

As a monster formed by the fusion of more than a dozen demons, the charging synthetic beast possessed a certain level of 'intelligence'. Upon noticing the source of the danger, it immediately swung its arm through the air.

call out--

puff,

A sharp fang flew towards them.

It pierced deeply into the mercenary's eye socket, causing him to fall backward.

However, at the same time, he also pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher, and an armor-piercing round hit the chimera as well.

boom! !

"Editon!"

"Roar~~~~~!"

As the mercenary who fired the armor-piercing rounds fell,
The chimera also exploded, half of its body bursting apart, letting out a furious roar.

Due to the 'Monroe effect', the metal of an armor-piercing projectile can be ejected forward in a straight line at a speed of 8000 meters per second! Enough to penetrate the armor of a main battle tank. However, this effect can only last for a brief moment. After impacting half of the synthetic beast's body into a mess, the power disappears rapidly.

This is the weakness of modern weapons: their instantaneous burst power is terrifying, but after a few milliseconds, it rapidly diminishes.

Fortunately, these chimeras did not evolve hollow 'shells', otherwise they would be like the Russians on the battlefield, with a simple iron shell blocking countless high-tech armor-piercing bullets.

The chimera survived taking a hit from an armor-piercing bullet.

It is essentially a ninja insect created by squeezing everything out of its body; it can only exist for a few months, and all its physical structures are designed for combat.

brush----

Bang! !

With a few strides, the massive body rushed in front of the mercenary group. With a wave of its arm, another mercenary was sent flying without even a sound.

Judging from the way his body is twisted, he probably won't survive.

"asshole!"

Discard the automatic rifle with its empty magazine.
Suddenly pulling off a grenade, the black mercenary captain prepared to detonate it as he faced the chimera that was right in front of him.

Waaaaah...

But the other's fanged arm was already poised to strike him.

They can't even manage to fight desperately.

"Water cannons for the funeral procession to the underworld!"

Just as the black captain opened his eyes wide in despair, a clear voice rang out.

Faster than sound came a jet of water!
Under terrifying pressure, a straight jet of water swept across the chimera, causing the monster to abruptly stop.

The next second, the chimera, which had been neatly cut in half from the side, crashed down in front of the black mercenary captain.

"This is."

"Is he an extraordinary being?"

The other mercenaries looked up and saw a giant, dark bird whistling past, with a boy and an even younger girl standing on it: one of her arms had been replaced by a goldfish, and the open mouth of the goldfish, the size of a human head, served as the muzzle of a cannon.

The 'water jet' that saved them came from this bizarre 'weapon'.

The other party didn't even glance at the mercenaries, but flew forward on its own and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"team leader,"

Should we...?

Pushing the VR glasses up to his forehead, the white mercenary Kaplan, who was in charge of reconnaissance, stepped forward and made a tracking gesture.

Don't get me wrong, they don't want to be enemies with those superhumans; instead, they plan to follow behind them. With the superhumans' incredible abilities, killing demons and even chimeras would be a piece of cake. They could simply follow behind and loot the corpses.
"No,"

The black mercenary captain shook his head slightly.

"The opponents of the extraordinary are even stronger synthetic beasts."

"If we rashly enter such a battlefield, we could easily be caught in the crossfire and die."

After saying that, he made two gestures, signaling the others to check on the injuries of the two team members who had been attacked by the chimeras.

As the team medic emerged from the hole in the building and shook his head, the Black captain had already called for the 'Vulture' squad, responsible for transportation, to come and prepare for evacuation.

On one hand, three team members died; on the other hand, they had captured three ghouls and obtained the corpse of a chimera: these could be exchanged for more than a million US dollars, which was a very generous income even for mercenaries like them.

Knowing when to quit while you're ahead is the key to longevity.

(End of this chapter)