I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 359 Humanity, Utterly Defeated

"Extensive damage to the starboard deck!"

"Airlock chambers No. 3 and No. 5 have been damaged—"

"Damage control team, damage control team, this is no good! This has exceeded the limits of damage control. Go, to the rear!!"

On the HMS Queen Elizabeth, billowing thick smoke, hundreds of British marines rushed to the stern of the aircraft carrier, where lifeboats were being lowered continuously: only from there could they leave this sinking sea fortress.

The deck of an aircraft carrier is more than ten meters above the water. If you are not a professional diver, you could easily fall and be seriously injured if you enter the water incorrectly.

They might even fall to their deaths on the spot.

"Captain, this ship is beyond saving, let's go!"

In the command center, several young officers were trying to persuade the middle-aged captain to leave.

“I am the captain of this ship. If it is destined to sink in this sea far from home, I will accompany it.”

As the middle-aged captain spoke, he took out his treasured cigars, showing no sign of panic whatsoever; his composure impressed the young officers.

“I’ll stay too,”

"We're on this ship too—"

"No!"

The captain, who had just finished cutting his cigar, suddenly turned around.
"Everyone, get off the ship!"

"This is my order: the captain of this ship!"

"As long as the ship hasn't sunk, you must listen to me!"

Faced with the middle-aged captain's string of vehement words, the young officers hesitated, then bowed in unison.

He turned and quickly left, boarding a lifeboat.

huh~~
He exhaled a long puff of smoke.
Looking at the giant cat in the sky, the middle-aged captain couldn't help but shake his head.

"Our era has come to an end."

The era of technology reigning supreme has come to a complete end.

"That's about right,"

In the sky, Takahashi Eileen watched as the massive metal ship slowly capsized and then gradually sank into the sea; the huge whirlpool it created pulled at the lifeboats that had already escaped far away; leaving the soldiers no time to grieve, they could only desperately move away.

"Photon, let's go."

He patted the giant cat beneath him.

Surrounded by a large group of cat spirits, Takahashi Eileen, having completed her 'mission,' heads to the next battlefield according to orders.

No, ordinary armies would be no match for her: tens of thousands of cats immune to physical damage and capable of burrowing into the ground would easily overwhelm her; victory would be as simple as eating and drinking for her.

Its efficiency is even faster than that of other great demons.

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Nagasaki,

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard.

Woohoo, woohoo, woohoo~~
The sounds of ambulances, police cars, and fire trucks gathered, but the entire shipyard—no, the entire port area—was a complete ruin, leaving the rescue team unsure where to begin.

Houses, factories, shipyards, docks.
All the buildings in the entire area were crushed into ruins.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, extending directly to the sea and the foot of the mountains. Is there any need to save it?

Because Nagasaki is frequently hit by earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis, the quality of its buildings is by no means bad; the poor ones have already collapsed. However, the cause of the horrific disaster before our eyes was merely a monster called a 'sea serpent' that rolled around here.

"Well, what is that?"

Sparkling flashes of light appeared in the sky, attracting the attention of a special police officer directing operations at the scene.

Just as he looked up in that direction, the flash was already rapidly approaching.

That looks like a mirror?

No, it's ice...
brush,

Next second,
A square ice crystal appeared above everyone.

Immediately afterwards, Yura Hanakain, dressed in a white Onmyoji robe with flowing long hair, walked out holding an ice crystal longbow.

"Lord Hanakain?!"

"It's Yuzu. Cough, Lady Hanakain."

The police officers and special police below all saluted respectfully.

"No need for formalities,"

Yura, now in her mature form, swept her gaze across the area but found no trace of any powerful demon, only ruins scattered everywhere.

"Where's the sea snake?"

"They ran away before the adults arrived."

"They must have been intimidated by the adults' imposing presence, which is why they fled."

So, does that mean I'm late?
A hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes, but before Yulu could make any move, a huge ice crystal appeared in front of him.

"I'll go search the surrounding waters; I'll leave this place to you."

"Yes, my lord!"

"You've worked hard, sir—"

As everyone bowed in respect, Youluo, clad in a wide robe and flowing sleeves, stepped into the ice crystals and vanished.

All that could be seen was a series of ice crystals flashing and moving forward in the sky.

Magic Mirror Ice Crystal
This ability allows Yura to teleport within ice crystals.
By continuously creating ice crystals in the air, one can achieve the effect of 'flashing through the air'.

Unlike Sora, Nao, Koei, and Ichiyo, Yura is not only exceptionally talented but also a veteran of countless battles: as the only Demon-level superhuman that the island nation's government can freely deploy, she handles or oversees many powerful Tiger-level superhuman disasters.

but--

"No?"

After flying around the seas surrounding Nagasaki, Yura frowned, but found no trace of the sea serpent.

That great demon destroyed the port and then simply left?
This isn't like its usual style at all.
'Yuluo,'

?

"master."

As Yura pressed her hand to her temple, Yu's voice echoed in her mind.

'Come back, the Nine-Tails' power has changed.' ————

Tokyo,

The Principal's Office, a high school specializing in sorcery.

"Another shipyard has been damaged."

"The Nine-Tails' forces have summoned another tail, and it's a 'command' type?"

Rushing back, Yura opened the door and glanced around, finding that quite a few people had already gathered there: Tenma Nozomi, wearing a tracksuit and with gray-white pupils in her eyes, with Iori Kazuka standing behind her; Yagyu Onoda, with two ordinary alloy longswords hanging at her waist, with the heavily armored girl Honda Nidai behind her.

Wearing an extraordinary military officer's uniform, the female officer Ya Bai came to the meeting in place of Kafka; next to her was a tall monk with large scars on his face and muscles that stretched his robes.

A well-proportioned young man with short hair, wearing a vest; behind him stood a young man with a bandage wrapped around his face and carrying a large door-sized sword.

There's also a sister who looks like a short-haired, sunny boy, and a brother who looks like a long-haired, freckled girl.

as well as:

"Master",

Kawai Mai stood behind an empty seat and gestured to Yura to sit down.

Since you're learning secret arts from Yura, it's only right to call her 'Master': countless people envy Mai's 'strong luck'.

"Youluo has arrived too,"

Director Zhuya turned to look at You, who was sitting at the back of the office.

Apart from Yu and Yura, everyone else was standing.

"let's start."

After receiving Yu's approval, Director Zhuya looked around.

"Everyone,"

"The confrontation with the Nine-Tails' forces is about to enter a more intense and dangerous phase."

Those present were all Tiger-level experts, and what storms hadn't the island nation weathered? This little bit of information didn't shock them; they all waited earnestly for Director Zhuya to continue.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox faction has gained a powerful demon: Douhezi."

As she spoke, Director Zhu Ya took one out.
A snail the size of a fist?

clatter,

As the director tapped the snail shell, a snail crawled out.

The eyes on its long tentacles shone, and the light coalesced into a phantom human figure that appeared among the crowd.

This is a girl wearing a black Japanese school uniform, a long skirt, and knee-high socks. She is undeniably a stunning beauty with exquisite features; however, her temperament is very contradictory, possessing both alluring charm and aloofness that keeps people at a distance.

"This is the 'image bug' that the Japanese Kani-hime lent us,"

"And this woman is Touko."

"Putting aside her strength, her identity is very special: she is the tail that Tamamo-no-Mae uses to show herself."

"So, she can command the other tails?"

Army female officer Ya Bai spoke first.
"Yes."

After receiving Director Zhu Ya's affirmation, everyone present became serious.

The Nine-Tails' forces, even when scattered and disorganized, are already beyond human capabilities to contend with; now that they've united, how can we possibly fight them?
They can't keep relying on the 'Inari God's' influence, can they? Everyone present was certainly unwilling to entrust their lives to someone else.

"Attack when they come."

"To vanquish evil and uphold justice, death is the only option!"

The burly monk with large scars on his face spoke only of fighting and killing, which was a waste of his monastic attire.

There's no way around it; there are at least 80,000 to 100,000 monks who follow Master Zhixiong in his practice.

However, only this 'fierce' monk who knew nothing about Buddhism learned the 'Acala Dharma Image'; this left the other monks to console themselves that this wild monk who was always 'angry' secretly embodied the Zen meaning of 'removing obstacles'?

In short, his Buddhism is fists!

No one in the entire Mount Koya could defeat him—Master Shio was an exception, of course.

The crowd was speechless yet understanding of this monk who was only interested in fighting.

"Want to fight?"

The shaggy-haired youth, Toja Oni-ohma, smiled.
"I like it too."

As the champion of the Kengan Association, fighting within the martial arts community alone is no longer enough for him.

Although using simple physical skills to deal with those bizarre and varied sorcery and spells is a great disadvantage, it is still a challenge nonetheless.

"."

Xiao Mo, standing behind him, remained silent.
During this period, in addition to learning about "firsts from the first" from his new teacher, he also participated in several operations to exterminate evil spirits.

Now, targeting the Nine-Tails' forces would actually be more advantageous for him.

Without blood, the evil spirit cannot unleash the full power of the decapitation blade.

Besides, this is for the sake of justice.
There's no reason to refuse.

"If we are to take action, we must travel in teams."

Tianma wanted to speak calmly.
"Once those powerful demons have a commander, they have to be wary of tactics like 'ambush' and 'assassination'."

While she may not be afraid of her 'eye of God,' others do not possess her reconnaissance abilities; besides, even if she discovers the opponent in advance, so what? If she can't defeat them, it's all for nothing.

"The most crucial thing is that we can neither catch up with the great demon nor get to the scene immediately."

Having rarely left their village, the older sister, Isoya, raised another question.
"The Nine-Tailed Fox's current tactics are quite clear: first, eliminate humanity's supply and logistics, then their fleet."

After paralyzing the army's communication, given the great demon's speed of movement, all that remained was rampage.

It was a completely one-sided massacre!

Moreover, under the command of that 'Dou Hezi', numerous powerful demons launched attacks in all directions, causing destruction from multiple angles; they left immediately after their destruction, without any hesitation.
If this continues, it's only a matter of time before the armies of human nations collapse!

Next up are the extraordinary forces.
Then comes the Sea Kingdom!
If this continues, human society will collapse before even the return of the Nine-Tails and Orochi.

"Don't panic,"

Just when many Tiger-level experts were at a loss, You, sitting behind his desk with his fingers interlaced in a commander-like pose, spoke up.

"I can send you to any battlefield in a very short time."

(End of this chapter)