I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 287 People from the Underworld
"Zizzi"

"This is the Fifth Division of Extraordinary Countermeasures,"

"We are under heavy attack! Requesting backup! Requesting—ah!"

The screams coming through the earpiece made a group of people nearby pause. They were all wearing conspicuous white Onmyoji hunting robes and black top hats; they were Onmyoji from the Keikain family. All eyes were on Keikain Ryuji, who was leading the group.

"Ryuji, should we rescue them?"

The fact that their team remained intact owes much to the 'barrier jade pendant' that each member possessed.

After repelling the first wave of attacks, the Onmyoji of the Keikain family summoned their shikigami, and with the cooperation of various shikigami, they successfully repelled the first wave of attacks.

Around the group, several tall, flat boulders with ghostly facial features walked around; these were shikigami called "Tubibi". These shikigami moved slowly and attacked by bowing their heads; however, they had strong defenses and could form mobile supernatural cover when they stood around.

In the sky, two-headed parrots and three-eyed crows circled and hovered, their sharp eyes unable to be obscured even by the surrounding mist, ensuring they would no longer be ambushed from afar.

As Yu's 'direct' armed force, their various techniques and tools are unmatched by other forces.

"Um"

Given Ryuji Hanakain's personality,

Not only are they not preparing a rescue, but they're also going back to give the government a piece of their mind!
The fact that they couldn't even do the preliminary intelligence work properly, leaving everyone in a predicament of fighting their own battles as soon as they arrived, is a huge dereliction of duty.

"Maintain formation and advance in that direction."

But now that everyone has heard the plea for help, it would be a bit unreasonable to ignore it.

When our allies are in trouble, we remain steadfast as a mountain.
"Katsuyuki Konishi, release the black crows to scout."

"Yes,"

An Onmyoji nodded and quickly formed hand seals—

"Psychicism!"

Thump,

As the smoke rose, a flock of black crows flapped their wings and flew into the mist not far away.

Immediately afterwards, the Onmyoji named 'Konishi Katsuyuki' closed his eyes.

soon,

"Woo~~"

With a cold snort, sweat slid down the Onmyoji's cheeks.

The Onmyoji who released the crows visibly paled, and finally opened his eyes.

"Feel sorry,"

"The Fifth Division of Extraordinary Countermeasures has been completely wiped out."

After he finished speaking, he looked up ahead and saw several crows flying towards him in a panic.

Bang, bang, bang!

Amidst the crisp sound of gunfire, the crows that had escaped suddenly scattered, leaving only broken limbs and feathers as they spun and fell to the ground.

"My black crow!"

Onmyoji player Konishi Katsuyuki was no longer just heartbroken, he was on the verge of tears.

The shikigami I painstakingly raised just—

"Ready to fight!"

Ryuji Hanakain shouted the order, indicating that the ambushing "ghost army" had wiped out the Fifth Division of the Extraordinary Countermeasures and were now attacking them.

"Painted Wall, Vertical Stone!"

As several Onmyoji raised their fingers and shouted, the flat boulders that had been surrounding the group 'sat down'; rooted in the earth, their size increased with the wind, surrounding and protecting the group.

slap slap slap slap,

The next second, a sound like popping beans hitting each other rang out from the other side of the stone wall.

Oda Nobunaga's army had a considerable number of 'arquebusiers', which have now become the Demon Army, but those 'arquebusiers' have been preserved.

"Demon Stream, let's go too."

Just taking a beating without fighting back won't do, Ryuji Kasaiin claps his hands together:
"Shikigami Fusion!"

As Yura's older brother, since Yu didn't object, he also learned the Oni-Garra technique:
However, due to a lack of talent, he can only do one of the two things at present: shikigami training or shikigami fusion.

Quality is not enough, quantity is required!
The dozen or so 'tube foxes' surrounding Ryuji suddenly wrapped around him and then merged into him.

A man with flowing white fur like a cloak appeared in the spot, while a man with flowing black hair appeared in the same spot.

At first glance, it looks like she's wearing a white fur coat.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kakeruin Mamiru summoned a shikigami with a lightning bolt-shaped tail.

Slightly larger than a weasel, with fur that shimmers with golden lightning, it bears a resemblance to 'Pikachu': only in a more realistic style.

Sharp teeth and claws, bristling hair, arrogant and unruly.

"Lei Li, merge."

Kasakain Momi Ryu raised her hand and made a move.
The lightning-type shikigami flew over and merged into his hand, transforming into a long sword.

Brush, X2
After the transformation ended, the two flew onto the 'painted wall' in front of them.

Looking ahead, rows of "Oni Shigaru" (demon foot soldiers) charged forward with lances, followed by a line of "Oni Tekppō" (demon gunners) wielding matchlock guns. Although these evil spirits were still advancing while performing actions such as cleaning the chambers of their guns and loading ammunition, it was clear that these actions were not necessary.

These are merely habits they retained from their 'life'.

There were also archers carrying quivers; these elite troops had not been eliminated by arquebuses and remained a formidable ranged force.

At the center of the army formation stood the fully armored 'Demon General'.

"Tsk, another tough battle."

"Shui Ze!"

At Ryuji's command, the two fox heads on his shoulders, which resembled 'shoulder guards,' opened their mouths and spewed out two streams of water that expanded in cones, surging towards the demon army from the left and right.

Like Yura, the shikigami 'Kantagama' trained by Ryuji Keikain also possesses water-type abilities.

However, unlike the domineering cutting of Sora, Ryuji's water flow impact!

"stand!"

With a furious roar from the Ghost General
The entire army formation immediately began to shrink, shoulder to shoulder, people close together, black energy swirling between them, connecting into a single entity.

boom--

The two surging streams merged into one torrent, crashing into the ghost soldiers' formation.

The first row of demon foot soldiers was immediately thrown backward by the impact, and was immediately supported by the other foot soldiers behind them; the impact fell on the second row, and was then supported by the third row. With such layers of buffering, even after merging, the technique used by Ryuji, who was at the level of 'Strong Wolf', seemed to have gained nothing?

"Hey, a bunch of brainless idiots."

Ryuji Hanakain smiled slightly; what he wanted was for these guys to gather together to resist the impact of the water flow.

"Magic Flow, it's your turn."

"Yes,"

Having merged with the lightning-type shikigami 'Raitani' beside her, Mami Ryu raised the sword in her hand. "Lightning Strike!"

With a swing of his longsword, several golden bolts of lightning as thick as an arm leaped out, causing the 'Ghost General' who was in charge of the Ghost Army to suddenly stand up.

"Scattered"

It's too late. Even if most of these 'ghost soldiers' are wolf-level, they are still just a mixture of a large number of evil spirits. They have spiritual power but no intelligence or skills. If they don't react in time, how can they possibly dodge the lightning?

In particular, the water flow had already surrounded and soaked this ghost army.

Crackling! ! !

Lightning struck the army formation, and countless tiny golden flashes of lightning suddenly burst forth from the water.

The electric shock spread upwards along the legs of each of the "Oni Foot Soldiers" and "Oni Gunners," causing them to convulse and emit billowing black smoke.

While these demon soldiers do not follow the 'laws of physics', the techniques of Ryuji Keikain and the Keikain Mami-ryu have also left countless 'physicists' scratching their heads, ultimately leading them to utter the despairing words that 'physics does not exist'.

Water and Thunder Movement Technique
With the two spells combined, large numbers of ghost soldiers fell to the ground and completely turned into black smoke and disappeared!

Even though Ryuji and Momei Liulian couldn't achieve the 'two-fusion', the two of them, working closely together, could still deliver damage comparable to a Tiger-level monster.

"Damn Onmyoji!"

General Gui roared, snatched the spear from the side, and charged towards them like a cannonball.

"Here it comes, the Demonic Stream!"

"Um,"

The two commanders of the Hanakain family immediately swung their swords and punches to meet the attack.

"kill!!"

at the same time,

The other Onmyoji also began chanting incantations:
A 'mountain boy' wielding a tree trunk and roots wrapped around a boulder strode out, stepping outside the wall circle to smash the demon foot soldiers; a 'terracotta warrior' clad in traditional armor and wearing a demon mask, resembling an ancient warrior, also strode to the gap in the defensive circle amidst clanging sounds, wielding his sword to slay the charging demon infantry.

There are also shikigami like Koro-bi, Usamaru, and Kage-otoro.

They all used their abilities, whether for defense, offense, or enhancement.
These shikigami have single abilities and their strength fluctuates around the 'wolf' level; however, they have clear roles and, with the command of the Onmyoji, they can withstand the siege of these ghost soldiers without any problem.

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"Is there some noise over there?"

A black mist descended, and even those with superhuman abilities could only see a dozen meters ahead.

And Izuki, who was 'unfamiliar with the place' and controlled Higashi Hsiao-mei's body, tilted her head and looked in a certain direction of the misty city.

The distance between each squad after landing is only a few dozen or a hundred meters; normally, they can reach each other's location in a few seconds.

However, after being ambushed and enveloped in a fog, the group lost sight of everyone else; moreover, they didn't know how many people—no, how many evil spirits—the enemy had ambushed them, so they could only fight on their own and were at a disadvantage.

"Zizzi"

"This is the Flower Blossom Courtyard, sizzling and delightful."

"We are currently engaged in battle with a ghost army. If you are strong enough, you can come and join the fight."

"If you are not strong enough, please come back later."

Pressing the earpiece, even the usually carefree Yi Yue was speechless for a moment.

"These Onmyoji from the Hanakain family—"

The people are quite nice.

They seemed afraid that the others were too weak to go and die. This tone was befitting of the number one Onmyoji family in the island nation.

"Uh, Xiaomei, how about we..."

"Find a place to hide?"

The woman following behind Higashi Takami/Izuki shrank back, glancing left and right.
He looked like a shivering little animal: at 1.7 meters tall, he was a head shorter than Higashi Hsiao-mi.

"Indeed, let this troublemaker find somewhere to hide, anyway, her group..."

"Sister Itsuki!"

Interrupting Yiyue's words, Dong Xiaomei turned to look at the pitiful woman.

"Miss Yua, please come with me."

This colleague's bunch of sycophants... cough cough cough, all her guardian spirits have 'died in battle,' and now she's just an ordinary person.

Find a place to hide and wait for rescue or until the battle is over.
Tap tap tap,

Amidst the sound of hooves, a group of mounted warriors appeared in the mist beside them.

Oda Nobunaga did not have a famous cavalry force like Takeda Shingen's Red Cavalry.

The Oda clan's troops were generally composed of a mix of foot soldiers, infantry, archers, and arquebusiers; but that doesn't mean they didn't have cavalry, even if they were just 'horseback' samurai.

That is, the kind of samurai troops who ride horses in peacetime and dismount to fight on foot in wartime.

? !
"Damn it, they're elite troops!"

Izuki, who was controlling Higashi Takami's body, narrowed her eyes.
She could tell from her senses that the opponents were all warriors at the level of strong wolves. Even if she had been burying herself in 'leveling up' and clearing out evil spirits everywhere, she still couldn't defeat so many.

"withdraw!"

"what are you doing--"

Just as Yi Yue turned and ran, she swung out with her other hand.

The rope wrapped around the trembling Yua, and they ran away together.

"As colleagues, we can't just stand by and watch someone die."

This reason left Yiyue speechless, but:

tap tap tap tap tap tap,

The footsteps behind them grew louder and louder; the mounted warriors began their charge!

"No, the opponent is too fast."

He raised his hand and swung the rope, hoisting himself and the 'burden' behind him into the air, but the sound of horses' hooves behind them was getting closer and closer.

These 'horse riders' are also evil spirits, and they are not restricted by the terrain.

"Abandon this guy and run for your lives!"

Yi Yue is no 'good person'; she is essentially an evil spirit, only she still retains her rationality.

With a child in tow, there's no way to escape.
"Devouring the enemy!"

"Mocha, Mai!"

Just as the human and the spirit were disagreeing on whether to abandon their 'colleague', a clear, cold voice rang out.

Click————

Two enormous dog heads suddenly rushed in from afar, opening their mouths to bite.

The 'horse-riding warrior' that was galloping along the building wall disappeared instantly, along with the wall itself, leaving only two huge holes!
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(End of this chapter)