I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 183 Dragon-Level Extraordinary Disaster
Hiroshima,

More than eighty years ago,

It was the first place to be bombed with nuclear weapons.

However, as time flew by, eighty years later, there was no trace of the war left here.

With its endless rows of skyscrapers, Hiroshima is one of the island nation's top ten cities, the prefectural capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the core of the 'Hiroshima metropolitan area.' It is home to over a million people and is the most prosperous city in western Hiroshima.

Today, this place was once again hit by a devastating attack: a 'Dragon-level' supernatural disaster.

An ominous rift stretched across the sky, from which evil spirits poured forth, baring their fangs and claws, their frenzied appearance filled with aggression.

Thick black smoke billows everywhere in the city—from cars crashing and burning on the roadside, from leaking natural gas, from fires caused by appliances left unattended—but now nobody cares about these things; instead, everyone is trying to escape this cage of reinforced concrete.

If you are caught by those evil spirits, you will be devoured by them!

"Ahhh~~"

The little boy, baring his teeth and claws, pounced through the air; you could still vaguely see the black spots and blisters on his body.

puff,

Next second,
The police baton struck his head, turning it into an 'abstract painting'.

"I've said it all"

The chest of the female police officer with the short haircut, Kawai Mai, heaved violently as she brandished her baton.

It wasn't from exhaustion, nor from the panting of battle.

I'm just angry.

"You guys, if you have any grudges, go find the person involved!"

"What kind of person comes here to attack innocent civilians?"

"This is a crime!"

Thump,

As Mayi turned and swung her stick, she knocked away another menacing evil spirit on the spot.

Although the young policewoman was just a 'harmless' office worker in front of so many powerful figures, having been a superhuman for so long, even a pig could run wildly along the walls of a skyscraper. Dealing with these ordinary evil spirits was naturally a piece of cake for Mai.

The policewoman didn't notice that a sliver of green light emanated from the 'evil spirit' she had knocked away, and then entered her own body.

"It's never going to end."

Even for Mayi, this extraordinary special police officer,
Looking up at the densely packed evil spirits, I still felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Stop playing around, Tsuchigumo."

Seeing that her 'efficiency' was too low, Mayi turned to look at the giant spider that was poking the 'evil spirit' with its long forelegs and said irritably.

"If you do that again, you won't be allowed to eat today!"

"squeak?"

Suddenly raising its upper body, it didn't even care that the upper half of its long legs, the 'evil spirit', had slipped off. The earth spider's face, which had six eyes, showed a human-like shock.

How can you do this?

What's the point of a spider's life if it doesn't eat?
brush,

Leaping onto the back of the earth spider, Kawai Mai raised her hand towards the densely packed evil spirits located below the crack.

"Charge! Kill those evil spirits!"

"When we get back, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat, and I'll make sure you're well-fed."

"Zhizhizhi~~"

After signing the disabled version of the 'Spirit Communication Contract,' although they couldn't perform 'remote spirit communication,' at least they could communicate with each other without any problems. Tsuchigumo understood Mai's meaning and immediately took off with its six 'long legs,' crashing down in that direction with a thunderous roar.

Ordinary evil spirits along the way are no match for the dump truck-sized 'earth spider'. It doesn't even need to attack; a mere glancing blow will cause injury, and a collision will result in death!
"hateful."

My gaze swept over the vehicles that had collided along the way.

As she glanced at the cold corpse lying on the ground, Mai, who had originally planned to just drift through life, couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

Those damned 'gods'!
As a commander, she had received information from Tokyo that the rift in the sky led to Yomotsu Hirasaka.

The reason these cracks appear is that some 'being' in the underworld is trying to influence the present world.

The explanation above is that the being's status is too high, and it is very likely that it possesses the characteristic of 'knowing everything that is said,' so even the island nation's high-ranking officials do not know its name: the extraordinary commanders leading the teams only need to know that such a being exists, and do not delve into anything else.

For the first time, Kawai Mai felt the urge to 'become stronger'!

If one day, if one day...
Ok?
"Stop, Tsuchigumo."

As Tsuchigumo braked suddenly, its six legs leaving deep furrows, Kawai Mai leaped down and landed gracefully beside an overturned car.

Bang!
Grabbing the deformed car door, she ripped it open and her gaze fell into the car.

The bodies of a man and a woman, both adults.

And
The little girl, around ten years old, was held tightly in their arms.

"There's still a breath,"

Just now, seeing these things move slightly, Kawai Mai stopped: I can only say that this little girl is lucky.

"This is Mayi. Survivors have been found. Send a 'Falcon' aircraft over."

"Copy that, sir."

"The 'Falcon' will arrive soon."

The entire city is in chaos, and the number of people affected is well over ten million.

However, as the commander of this area, Kawai Mai's orders were paramount: the clerks in the rear dared not ask any questions and immediately dispatched a 'Falcon' drone.

These 'Falcon' drones were originally weapons of war, but since the 'Evil Spirit' is immune to all technological attacks, they have been repurposed for rescue operations, just like now:

The car-sized drone descended and opened its hatch; as Maya Kawai placed the girl inside, it immediately soared into the sky.

"Let's go, Tsuchigumo, let's have a good slaughter!"

"Zhizhizhi?"

After saying something like, "Master, are you sick?", Tsuchigumo didn't bother to think further and charged into the dense swarm of evil spirits once more.

These 'little things' are pitifully weak; with a gentle swipe of its long legs, it can tear apart a large area, making it much easier to deal with than those 'iron birds' or 'tin cans'.

That's brilliant; bullying the weak and fearing the strong is simply a biological instinct.
"Ho~~~"

Just as the Earth Spider carrying the little policewoman charged into the city center and wreaked havoc among the swarming evil spirits, these evil spirits underwent a new change: they all converged towards the center, merging together in layers.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a 'monster' that was over ten meters tall.

The monster was composed entirely of melted 'corpses,' with dripping pus and blood, and viscous corpse oil flowing everywhere. Patches of rotting corpses could be seen, and even writhing, dark gray 'human figures' covered them. Dozens, even hundreds, of mouths opened and closed, emitting groans of pain, hatred, and resentment.

“It’s so hot”

"The skin is peeling off and the muscles are rotting."

"Light and black rain, father, mother, and younger brother"

Amidst countless murmurs, the evil spirit composed of numerous corpses murmured its last words, waving its giant hand to grab the earth spider.

"squeak,"

With a spring of six long legs,
The earth spider leaped forward with an agility disproportionate to its size.

"Zhizhi~~"

(The opponent is too strong, retreat!)

After giving the little policewoman on his back the thought that he 'couldn't fight her,' Tsuchigumo prepared to make a run for it.

"Can't leave!"

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"If we leave, who will hold this guy back?"

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Standing on the back of the earth spider, Kawai Mai shook her head and looked up at the monster.

"I want to stay."

If even she, the commander, runs away...
The Extraordinary Countermeasures Division, which was already struggling to survive in various parts of the city, was bound to have its morale collapse on the spot: if the superiors have all run away, why shouldn't they?
Who isn't afraid of death? But—

"In one's life, there must be a time when one is willing to risk their life for something, right?"

The young policewoman was talking to herself, seemingly to the earth spider at her feet, or perhaps trying to convince herself.

Otherwise, when you're old and lying in a hospital bed looking back on your life, you won't be able to think of anything to be proud of. What's the difference between that and being a salted fish?
With a stomp of her foot, Maya Kawai, holding up her baton, leaped high toward the 'fusion monster'.

"I'm going to expose you!"

A few minutes later,

"Cough cough cough~~"

"Omitted for brevity, my father back in my hometown."

Kneeling on the ground, the trembling policewoman with her bob haircut tried to stand up, but her 'spiritual power' was completely depleted.

My daughter might die in the line of duty.

Being a civil servant isn't easy either—?
Just when she felt there was no way to save her, everything went black.

The earth spider, which had originally run away, somehow circled back, leaped down from the nearby high-rise building, opened its six legs and two pincers, and pressed down hard.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~?!"

'If you die, what will I eat?!'

The Art of Crushing Street Vendors (Fake)

boom--

That's right, the 'sorcery' that Tsuchigumo obtained is the 'Crush the Vendors Technique' from the Giant Pit!
This is a summoning jutsu that summons a summoned beast above the enemy target and then brings it down hard: Gamabunta used this move to crush the three-headed snake attacking Konoha; Gamabunta used this move to knock the Nine-Tails to the ground with a single sit.

However, a problem arises: this tactic cannot be executed without the cooperation of others.

and so:
"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!"

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"it is good,"

"If we attack together, how can we possibly defeat a single general!"

Sensing the message from the Earth Spider, Kawai Mai raised her hand and aimed at the evil spirit that was being suppressed beneath it.

"Crushing the street vendors—"

brush,

The earth spider vanished into thin air, and before the evil spirit could get up, a whooshing sound came from above again.

boom! ! !
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Prime Minister's Official Residence,

"An evil spirit has appeared in Saga City. Requesting the dispatch of superhuman personnel!"

"An evil spirit has appeared in Daejeon City. We request supernatural assistance."

"Kumamoto City"

Alarms were sounded in all the inland cities near Nagasaki. Requests for help poured into Tokyo like snowflakes, sending cabinet officials from panic to headaches, from headaches to anxiety, and from anxiety to numbness.
"Where is Director Zhuya?"

As they watched the cities turn red on the map, the cabinet members felt an overwhelming pressure wash over them.

Historically, there must have been no other government or ruler who watched their territory fall so directly as they did.
At this moment, these cabinet ministers couldn't help but think of the 'King of Stress Resistance' Director Zhu Ya, but unfortunately:
"The commander is on his way to Nagasaki and is expected to enter the battlefield in five minutes!"

Director Zhu Ya has personally gone to the front lines.

They rushed to the Nagasaki battlefield, where the situation was at its worst.

Hiroshima, with its large population, could at least hold on for a while: Nagasaki, an industrial city, had a population of only 400,000.

In addition, it was the furthest from Tokyo, so by the time Fuji Seiko arrived there with the 'Gyu-oni', the situation had already deteriorated to an extreme degree.

"Why don't we ask Lord Hakuzosu?"

In his anxiety, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology made a suggestion without thinking, and then immediately shut up.

Teachers are just naive.
The other cabinet ministers gave him a cold glance.
While the entire island nation was in mourning, they were able to sit here calmly, holding meetings and directing operations, all thanks to the sacred tree bestowed by the 'Inari God' and the presence of the divine messenger, 'Hakuzosu'.

Under the light of the sacred tree, no evil spirits dare to set foot in Tokyo's 23 wards!
As for the surrounding cities of Yokohama, Saitama, Hachioji, Ichihara, and Tomitsu, they were guarded by numerous samurai families, including Yagyu Onoda, Honda Nidai, Takagi Mikazu, and the Tokugawa clan. The evil spirits that escaped from the cracks in the sky were quickly eliminated by these extraordinary samurai.

In addition, the residents in these areas are relatively stable in their emotions. Once they gather in an organized manner, they can also repel a small number of evil spirits by relying on courage and numbers.

But if 'White Master' leaves, then the situation is hard to say!

In the eyes of the island nation's government, the 'Divine Messenger' Hakuzosu was the strongest, followed by the 'Divine Child' Tenjou Ei. As for the 'Divine Tree': while it was indeed noble, it was merely an 'inanimate object'. They were unaware that this thousand-meter-tall giant tree was actually the most powerful existence on this planet!
Hmm, let's remove that little-known 'Otsutsuki'.

"We've done everything we could; the rest..."

Let fate decide.

The island nation's prime minister sighed. This 'Rift of the Underworld' disaster was raging, affecting the entire island, and it was impervious to any technological weapons. Aside from constantly deploying superhumans, the government had no good solutions. The only good news was:
"Yu-kun has set up the 'Four-Phase Barrier,' and the disaster in Fukushima has been contained!"

Someone rushed in, excitedly reporting: Although the cracks in the sky haven't disappeared, at least no more evil spirits are pouring out. This is a great victory!

"It's actually a Four Symbols Barrier! Yu-kun truly lives up to his reputation as an Onmyoji with a thousand-year-old lineage."

Upon hearing this good news, the Defense Minister's face lit up with joy.

Island nations also have a four-element suppression layout of 'Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise'.

A thousand years ago in Heian-kyo, Suzaku Avenue led directly to the Imperial Palace: although it was often haunted at night.

"By the way, what's the situation in Aichi Prefecture?"

Aichi Prefecture is home to the Nagoya metropolitan area: as one of the three major metropolitan areas of the island nation, it is fortunate that there is no 'Yomi Rift' there, but Kyoto and Osaka are not far away!
Unfortunately, Kyoto and Osaka both experienced the misfortune of having two 'cracks to the underworld' appear simultaneously.

Kafka, though powerful, was also overwhelmed and could only hold off the evil spirits of Osaka.

Whether his elite Self-Defense Force officers can plug the cracks in Kyoto is a big question.

"Indeed, some evil spirits have moved from Kyoto to Aichi Prefecture, but—"

Outside the meeting room, someone immediately came in to report.

"It was blocked."

"Who?"

Kafka.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Outside Omihachiman City,

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

A fast-moving figure left a long afterimage, creating blank trails in the surging evil spirits: wherever he flew, the evil spirits were all swept away to ashes, his domineering and powerful nature reaching its peak.

"I never expected to run into this person."

On the roof of a tall building,
The extraordinary blogger 'KYG', holding his photography equipment, muttered to himself.
His live stream has a 'small' audience, only a few million, mostly from the Tokyo area.

As for people in other places, they all sought refuge at this time: who knows if those evil spirits would flood into the cities, towns, and villages where they lived.
Outside of the island nation, official media in all countries are broadcasting his live stream. The true number one blogger in the world says: such opportunities to witness extraordinary disasters are rare. Other countries are seriously learning how to deal with attacks from evil spirits in preparation for future disasters.

As the figure stopped, it was revealed to be a middle-aged man wearing a white military overcoat, a white suit, and a tie; his expression was stern and imposing, and the scars on his face added to his steely resolve.

[Kafka is invincible!]

[Kafka Lu Jiang, we love you so much~~ Waaaaah~~]

Who in this world can stop General Lu? Damn it, who can stop Kafka's General Lu?!

The live chat was flooded with excited praise, but the extraordinary blogger 'KYG' present at the scene knew very well that this wasn't the real Kafka Lu Jiang. Because:
"Uncle is really amazing,"

Amidst the crisp sound, the little girl, Takahashi Eileen, walked along the deserted street with her black and white kitten, 'Mitsuko,' beside her.

"As Ai Ling's family, we are the strongest!"

"I'm just your fantasy,"

The 'Kafka' who turned his head answered in this way, but the 'illusion Kafka' created according to the 'original' version didn't care about these things; what he cared about was:

"I need to continue exorcising evil spirits. Ai Ling, please take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)