I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 163 Harvest
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Blood Hakama retreated, the sea ninja fished, and the hermit went to hunt down the American fleet.

Taking advantage of the situation, the island nation launched a counterattack, gathering its remaining superhuman strength. Even the commander, Director Takeya, went to the front line and went deep into the battlefield of Mount Koya.

Director Takeya and Iori Kazuka could hardly believe their eyes when they saw the enormous 'three-headed dog' corpse.

The place was a scene of utter devastation. Giant earthworms, larger than a subway train, were forcibly dragged out of the ground and torn into pieces. But even these broken bodies still clung tightly to the limbs of the three-headed dog. Large puddles of liquid on the ground and enormous claw marks all spoke of the brutality of the battle.

There were also 'dried corpse ninjas' scattered all over the ground, some missing limbs, others only half a body.
And all their weapons were stuck in the three-headed dog's body.

Densely packed, like a sword mound!
"It shouldn't be."

After the initial shock, Iori Kazuka frowned.

To be fair, in this era of extraordinary achievements...

Hoshino Tanimura and her two dogs are certainly not powerful, nor do they possess any strange or extraordinary abilities.

It only uses one move, "Fanglang Fang," and the rest is just tearing with its claws and biting with its teeth, which can be described as extremely "simple."

However, in terms of durability, they are absolutely top-notch: the dog demon is originally a melee-type superhuman; and after the three-in-one combination, it is equivalent to the 'demon power' tripling; they have participated in various superhuman events, and although they are always beaten up, even 'Ibaraki' did not kill them on the spot.

They can be described as the island nation's government's extraordinary "human shield" on the front lines.

How could these 'ninjas' kill her?
"It's poison,"

The expert, dressed in a hazmat suit, turned around and answered Iori Kazuka's question in a deep voice.

"In the wounds of Mrs. Tanimura and the three-headed dog that had merged,"

"In a short period of time, almost all of them turned purplish-black, and there were abnormal twitching marks in the muscles. These are typical symptoms of neurotoxins."

Moreover, given the physical constitutions of Lady Tanimura and her two extraordinary demonic dogs, ordinary toxins would be completely ineffective against them. Without a doubt, this was an extraordinary toxin!

"So that's how it is,"

Director Takeya sighed. As his strongest superhuman, even though Tanimura Hoshino was somewhat 'obedient but not compliant,' she had undeniably shielded him from many supernatural disasters. Her sudden disappearance left this high-ranking Japanese official stunned.

"Director, this body..."

"Take it back and give it to her family."

"What happens next is up to her family to decide: I don't want to hear any rumors of coercion or bribery."

Given Director Zhuya's current power, even the Minister of Defense wouldn't dare to confront him head-on: otherwise, if he were to be assassinated by a superhuman infiltrator one day, the Metropolitan Police Department would definitely not be able to find any clues.

Besides, with supernatural disasters becoming more frequent and dangerous these days, very few people are willing or dare to take his position.

In short, Director Zhu Ya cannot fall; only he can shoulder the responsibility for the Extraordinary Era.

"Yes!"

After saluting, the personnel in hazmat suits immediately summoned the latest CH-52 transport helicopter to retrieve the massive three-headed dog carcass, along with the scattered earthworms, mummified ninja corpses, and various bladed weapons.

"Hey~~"

Director Zhu Ya sighed sadly as she watched the massive corpse being lifted up by a heavy transport plane.

"The extraordinary era, the extraordinary era."

"Who knows who will be the next one to be transported back as a corpse?"

To ordinary people, the extraordinary seem glamorous and enviable, but the mortality rate among the extraordinary is also the highest.

Other soldiers at most rely on luck when on missions, and can simply hide if they encounter superhumans. But once a superhuman disaster occurs, the superhumans must step in: the casualty rate remains high; if this continues, once the enthusiasm for superhuman power fades, it's very likely that:
Nobody wants to be extraordinary!
Or, there might be an extraordinary escape.

In fact, there have been several such incidents in island nations: local superhumans colluding with other countries to flee abroad.

Not every place is like an island nation, where extraordinary disasters occur frequently, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate among extraordinary beings.

If you go to other countries, you only need to cooperate with experiments every day, and you'll be a superior person the rest of the time. Why bother staying here to get a life-or-death certificate?
Other countries aside, even America openly offers 'green cards,' allowing any island nation's extraordinary individuals to immediately obtain citizenship and even enjoy various welfare privileges, leaving the island nation's government bewildered.

It can be described as internal and external troubles.

As long as you go abroad, money and power are within your grasp!
As for beauties,
Okay, what style do you want?

As long as you can handle it, you can work all day long without any problem!

They were just worried about not having a place to find superhumans to breed with, and maybe they could obtain a large number of superhumans through this method.

What? It's a woman. That makes things even simpler!
There are all kinds of handsome men to choose from, and you can enjoy a life of revelry every day.

In this situation, with each extraordinary disaster, Director Zhu Ya felt as if a piece of her flesh was being cut off: the extraordinary being she had painstakingly cultivated was gone in a flash.

"Don't panic,"

Iori Kazuka routinely 'comforts' her boss.

"According to Inari, the spiritual energy of this world is constantly being revived."

"It started in Tokyo, then spread to the surrounding areas, and now it has reached the Kansai region. Next..."

Once it spreads across the entire planet, where can it possibly go?

Moon?

Or Mars?

If everyone is in the same boat, it's the same as not being in the same boat at all!

"So, everyone has to face this situation sooner or later."

After saying that, Iori Kazuka tapped the headset.

Instead of being sad here, you should think about how to face America.

During this time, the American fleet had already lost an aircraft carrier, four cruisers, and two littoral combat ships. The orders or distress calls for the island nation to send a super team to deal with the situation were ringing non-stop for a second!

The reason for this is that Hyuga Toneri, who possesses the Eye of God, was tracking the missile in reverse along its trajectory when he encountered the American fleet, which was wreaking havoc!

With a single palm strike from a distance, a modern warship was instantly pierced through!
It's fast and the target is small.

His eyes covered the entire area; no attack could escape his gaze.
We're getting utterly crushed on one side; this war is unwinnable!
Unable to withstand the devastation, the American fleet had no choice but to adopt the same strategy as the island nation's extraordinary fleet: disperse and flee!

"Kafka Lu has just been defeated by the enemy, so it would be futile for him to send troops now."

Moreover, Kafka's situation is far from optimistic; he has already been severely overdrawn.

Of the remaining members, Lady Tanimura and the two demon dogs were dead; Yamagami Tetsuya was also dead; Saito Suke was still alive, but he was seriously injured and listless; the Isogai siblings were unharmed, but they would not risk their lives for any mission other than those related to their 'master' Kainin.

There's also 'Yagyu Onoda' that needs to be sent back to Tokyo so that the 'Hakuzosu' at the shrine can examine it and see if it's possessed by 'Onoda'.

As for the Metropolitan Police Department itself, it suffered heavy casualties, and now only Ichiwa is still able to move.

"Still no news of Master Zhixiong?"

Under the island nation's government, the two strongest superhumans were Lady Tanimura and Master Shio. Now that Lady Tanimura has died in battle, according to other people's descriptions, Master Shio used his magic weapon to escape first, but he has now disappeared without a trace.

Could it be
"No,"

Iori Kazuka shrugged.

“I suspect that Master Zhixiong is finding it difficult to bear.”

After saying that, Iori Kazuka turned her head and glanced at the battlefield again: With Tanimura Hoshino's strength, if she can't win, she can simply run away.

To put it bluntly, neither I nor the Holy Son have the right to make her fight to the death.
It's not like Tanimura Watari!

never mind,

Shaking her head, unable to understand, Iori Kazuka turned and left; she had other things to do.

For example, when escorting Yagyu Onoda back to Tokyo, they would ask the Inari god to 'verify his identity'.

"They really dare to do that."

As the busy crowd dispersed, a snow-white hand appeared out of thin air, spreading its five fingers and taking the four 'orbs of light' into its palm.

Immediately following, a white, patternless hunting robe, paired with white, patternless finger rings, and a white tall hat, with flowing white hair and a beautiful face, appeared out of thin air, playing with four "orbs of light" in her hands.

Hoshino Tanimura, two ninja dogs, and—

The soul of Tanimura Watari!

After Wataru Tanimura died in the 'Shibuya Incident,' his soul attached itself to Hoshino Tanimura. Now that Hoshino Tanimura has also died in battle, the souls of the two people, along with the two dogs, have naturally fallen into the hands of Yu—no, 'Oni Shiro.'

"He's not even afraid of death; he's quite the devoted lover."

Given Tanimura Hoshino's strength, if she wanted to run away, these 'ninjas' who were only genin would certainly not be able to stop her.

But before that, she had been tracking the 'Rain Woman' and finally made contact with the 'White Ghost Messenger': Yu, who was studying souls, pointed her in the right direction:
Once you die, you will naturally see Tanimura Watari.

After receiving a definite answer from 'Ghost Messenger White', the girl began preparing for her 'funeral'.

Right here, today.

"Not urgent,"

Yu's study of the soul is naturally aimed at creating his own 'pure land'.

Takahashi Eileen is traveling all over the island nation, using the souls of cats to 'gain experience', while her 'Ghost Messenger White' clone is not idle either.

He has gradually come to understand the form of existence of the 'soul' in this world: after the death of each intelligent being, it will dissipate unconsciously and eventually merge into the 'soul sea' that is ubiquitous throughout the entire planet.

Of course, this is just a conclusion drawn from Yu's observations.

An ordinary person without chakra will never be able to observe the existence of the soul in their entire life.

Therefore, the so-called 'sea of ​​souls' naturally does not exist for them.

Now, Yu's gaze has turned to the underlying structure of this world.

"It won't be long before you 'reunited'."

When You expands the Soul Sea, you'll definitely need manpower to help you.

"Being able to work in my 'pure land' is a blessing that others could not attain even after hundreds of lifetimes."

before that,

Let's put an end to the turmoil in the 'real' world first.

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"This is the Coronado!"

"That 'white devil' is right behind us! Requesting backup! Requesting backup!!"

On the sea, a littoral combat ship is moving at full speed, cutting through the waves and leaving a long white trail in its wake.

But compared to the boy standing on the 'Siberian Crane' behind them, the warship beneath their feet was far too slow, practically a sluggish tortoise.

"Coronado, authorized to use any weapon in retaliation."

However, the response on the communication channel caused the warship's captain's blood pressure to spike.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

?

Thump,

"Shit!!"

The black captain slammed the communicator he was holding onto the control panel, his face filled with despair.

Counterattack? How can we counterattack?!
If the counterattack is effective, those littoral combat ships, cruisers, and even aircraft carriers that were previously attacked will not sink to the bottom of the sea.

"All ships, listen to my command—"

But as a captain, he still had to fulfill his duties.

Taking the communicator from his lieutenant, the black captain gave the order:

"Prepare to abandon ship!"

To reiterate, it's not that they don't want to resist, but rather that it has already been proven that resistance is futile.

Whether it's 'Aegis' or 'Phalanx', these defense systems that America was once proud of are like a joke in front of the 'White Devil'.

It would be better to just abandon ship decisively: if we had to say that this pursuing 'white devil' had any merits, it would probably be that he disdained to slaughter soldiers?

He will only attack warships, and once the warships are destroyed, he will turn around and leave.

As for the American Navy's roars, pleas for mercy, and questions, they were all ignored!
Well, it's also possible that the other party couldn't understand? In any case, abandoning ship and escaping is the only way to survive.

This is not because they were cowardly or afraid to fight, but because the two sides were simply not on the same level, and futile deaths were tantamount to suicide.

Suicide is forbidden by the Church of Yahweh.

boom---

The ship shuddered suddenly, but unlike when hit by a torpedo, it did not throw everyone off.

But the black captain knew that the littoral combat ship beneath his feet was doomed.

"Captain, something's wrong!!"

Suddenly, a junior officer on the side of the command room near the window shouted excitedly.

"What else could be going on?"

Despite the situation, the black captain remained calm.

"Has God descended? Have angels come to save us? Or—"

"no,"

The officer, who was tilting his head to look out the window, continued shouting.
"The 'White Devil' has left!"

???

The so-called 'White Devil' is the name the American Navy used for 'Hyuga Toneri'.

His clothes were white, his hair was short and white, his eyes were white, and even his mount was a white 'Siberian crane'.

To the islanders, this outfit was naturally 'ethereal and fairy-like'; but to the American Navy, it was pure evil: what else could one person be but a demon chasing after an aircraft carrier group?
"Great! God bless—"

After a habitual compliment, the Black captain quickly realized what was happening.

"Command and control ship,"

"Ask them what happened?"

Whether it was because the 'white demon' had limited range of activity, or because his 'psychic energy' had been over-consumed, or for some other reason, a response came quickly.

"It's an island nation,"

"The island nation's Kafka Land General ambushed another 'demon',"

"That white demon, go back to rescue his 'companions,' you piece of shit! I heard they're the tails of some being."

The thought that there were seven more of these terrifying beings sent chills down everyone's spine in America.

But in any case, the remaining fleet that had already fled to the Pacific Ocean was at least...
It's safe for now.

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"The target is returning and is expected to enter Wakayama Prefecture in three minutes!"

"Remain vigilant and continue surveillance."

A large number of satellites, whose orbits have already been altered, are now pointed towards the coastal area of ​​Wakayama Prefecture, closely monitoring a 'person'.

That was 'Hyuga Toneri', who had ravaged the American fleet before returning to the island nation.

Unlike the elusive 'blood-stained hakama', this guy makes his appearance openly and honestly.

First, they knocked Kafka out of the air, and then they pursued the American fleet.
He didn't dodge or flinch the entire time; he faced it head-on!
If he rejoins the battlefield, then...
"The other side has entered the southern Koya mountain area,"

Just when countless people were on tenterhooks, the trajectory on the satellite monitoring changed.

"Wait, he's turning northeast!"

"The target is Tokyo?!"

(End of this chapter)