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Chapter 446 Eight-Man Team: Snow Bone
An unfamiliar ceiling
Yukino Satsuki, lying on the ground, opened her eyes.

What you see is a rustic wooden roof and many medicinal herbs hanging from it.

"you're awake?"

A girl walked over and helped Yukino Satsuki, who was trying to get up.

"here it is"

What happened? She fought that thunder beast called 'Flying Sky' to the very end, but only barely managed to win and faint.

In this situation, it would be normal to be teleported back.

"This is the 'Demon Exorcism House,' our headquarters as demon exorcists. It's very safe here."

The girl helped Yukino Satsuki sit up and explained to her.

“I am the pharmacist ‘Pearl’,”

"It was your pet monster 'Seven Treasures' that brought you here."

?

Is it Qibao?

As for that little fox demon
Yukino Satsuki hadn't had any particular thoughts at first, but now she felt a sense of gratitude.

Although she would be teleported back to the High School of Spellcasting if she were to be seriously injured and on the verge of death, she hadn't done what she needed to do yet, and she couldn't leave so early.

"Thank you,"

I will pay for the treatment.

Her whole body was covered in bandages, and she could feel waves of tingling from the wounds. After a short rest, she was even able to stand up. Yukino Satsuki solemnly promised.

"I still have weapons—"

"It's all here."

The girl Pearl raised her hand to the side: not only Yukino Satsuki's clothes, but also the Snow Bone Spear, the Snake Bone Knife, the wine gourd, and even the Lightning Blade, the broken 'Flying Wheel', and two blood-soaked hearts were all placed on the table next to her.

"I'll be waiting for you outside the door,"

After helping Yukino Satsuki to her feet, Pearl took the initiative to leave the 'hospital room'.

"After you're all packed up, I'll take you to see the 'Acting Leader.' If you have any questions or other matters, please discuss them with the Acting Leader."

She was just an ordinary 'demon exorcist' and a pharmacist in charge of logistics and treatment. Dealing with such 'experts' was naturally left to the 'acting leader' and the others.

"Sister Yukino!"

"I'm so glad you're alright, waaaaah~~"

As soon as I stepped outside, a little boy rushed over and hugged my leg;

Yukino Satsuki's cold face softened a bit as she bent down and patted the other person's fluffy hair.

"I'm fine, Qibao."

"Thank you for bringing me here."

Otherwise, she should already be awake in the medical room of the High School of Spellcasting.

"I'm the one who should be thanking you. Yukino-nee helped me get revenge, waaaaah~~"

"Then stop crying and cheer up."

He took the little fox demon who was clinging to his leg off and placed it aside.

"Wait here for a moment, I'm going to see the leader here."

After speaking, Yukino Satsuki looked at the girl next to her, Pearl.

"Please lead the way."

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The leader's hall of the mountain stronghold.
"You're actually a member of the 'Seven'?"

After hearing Yukino Satsuki's self-introduction, the old woman kneeling in the hall was taken aback.

Although they had never dealt with the "Seven Men," they knew very well that they were a mercenary group that would kill anything for money; they were not the same kind of people as "exorcists" who only killed monsters.

"No, it's an eight-person team."

Holding the 'Snow Bone Spear', Yukino Satsuki shook her head.

"I am Xue Gu."

There were several middle-aged demon hunters in the hall. After hearing Yukino Satsuki introduce herself, their hands instinctively reached for their weapons.

It's clear that the reputation of the 'Seven' is by no means 'positive' in this world.

"But you're carrying a snake-bone knife, and—"

The old woman's gaze fell on the wine gourd at Xueye Wuyue's waist. This was also a 'magical artifact'. If her information was correct, it should belong to a mercenary named 'Bone Refining'.
"Um,"

"They've all 'gone'."

Yukino Satsuki lowered her eyes; no explanation was needed, her sorrowful tone said it all.

"Oh, I see. My condolences."

The old woman had nothing to say about this.

In this world, it's commonplace for humans to kill each other, humans to kill demons, demons to kill each other, and demons to kill each other. Anyone can die at any time, and only a few die of old age.

"What are your plans next?"

Now that she has awakened, given the girl's recovery ability, she could leave right now.

As an exorcist, the old woman had long seen that the girl had been corrupted by the weapon in her hand and was gradually becoming a 'half-demon'.

Of course, it's only a slight erosion. Aside from granting extraordinary regenerative abilities, it won't cause the berserk state that ordinary half-demons experience.

Asking this question implies 'see the guest out'.

but--

"I would like to ask for your help in some way,"

Yukino Satsuki didn't want to leave just like that, so she took out the 'Lightning Blade' and the two hearts.

"This is the spoils I obtained from defeating the 'Thunder Beast Brothers.' I'm offering it as medical expenses to thank you for your help."

If she had encountered a more ruthless force, her belongings would have already been taken, and she would have been killed. But besides these, Yukino Satsuki had no other reward to offer. Moreover, she had something she wanted to ask of the other party.

"And could you please help repair this 'magical artifact'?"

As she spoke, she took out the broken 'flywheel'.
That's right, this is the Thunder Beast's "Flying Sky" prop used for flight, similar to the "Wind and Fire Wheels".

".Can,"

The girl in front of me is completely different from the ruthless and merciless "Seven" in legend;
Given that the other party was also human, the old woman who was the acting leader of the exorcists nodded.

"We can help you repair the magical artifact,"

"But whether you can use it freely is your problem."

Over the next two days,

Xueye Wuyue stayed in this mountain village to recuperate.

"You exorcists also raise various kinds of demonic beasts?"

"Of course, we deal with monsters every day, and we understand that monsters don't just harm people indiscriminately."

The pharmacist girl 'Pearl', who was in charge of the treatment, chatted with Yukino Satsuki while pounding medicine. Their huge mountain stronghold was home to nearly a hundred exorcists, and they maintained contact with several nearby villages and towns: those villages and towns accepted their protection and would also select qualified people to join the stronghold.

Otherwise, with such a small number of people, it wouldn't last for hundreds of years.

Within the mountain stronghold, there are people who raise demonic beasts, people who forge magical artifacts, and young girls who provide healing.

It can be described as an armed force specifically designed to deal with monsters!

“Our ‘demon-slaying house’ has been established for hundreds of years. We’re not the kind of villagers who shout and kill every monster they see.”

Pearl pointed to the 'Seven Treasures' beside her.
"I've seen many exorcists like you who tame monsters and make them their subordinates."

There are even quite a few counterfeit ones.

"I see. I was ignorant."

Yukino Satsuki touched her chest. She used the tools from the workshop here to make a necklace out of the fangs of the evil bone.

On his face, the half-piece of iron left by the silver bone was made into a mask.

The gourd for refining bones at his waist, and the snake-bone knife behind him.
Brothers who used to laugh and play together,
They're all 'here'.

It's time to hit the road.

"I'll go check on how the 'flywheel' repair is going."

Thinking of this,

Yukino Satsuki stood up. Once the 'flywheel' was repaired, she would—

Dang, Dang, Dang! ! !
The urgent chimes startled Yukino Satsuki.

Not only her, but even the pharmacist Pearl was stunned, and then stood up in surprise.

"A monster is attacking?"

This is the headquarters of the 'exorcists,' so it's normal for them to be hated by monsters. But for the lookout to send such an urgent signal, there's only one possibility:
"Big demon?"

Or perhaps—

The young girl Pearl no longer needed to guess, because dark clouds were rolling in from the distant sky, rushing towards the mountain village!

That wasn't a dark cloud! It was a black aura even thicker than ink, surging forth like ocean waves, accompanied by hundreds of extremely shrill wails, like the cries of ghosts, with bizarre figures appearing and disappearing within it, rushing towards this direction.

"A Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?!"

Why now of all times?

The pharmacist girl 'Pearl's' expression changed, and her heart sank.

The "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" from the Warring States period does not simply refer to one hundred demons traveling at night; it also implies that where one hundred demons pass, the sun and moon lose their light.

Just like in the sky, a large number of monsters gathered together, and the resulting 'ghostly aura' even reached the point of blotting out the sun, allowing them to exert 100% of their power even under the clear blue sky.

The reason these demons gathered together was:
"I can smell it! I can smell it!"

"The aura of a master exorcist is nowhere to be found."

"Kill these exorcists and avenge our 'kin'!"

Amidst the rapidly spreading 'dark clouds' that cast large shadows across the land, a series of shouts echoed.

Normally, these monsters would not gather together, let alone "join forces," unless led by a "Demon King." But this time is different. The experts from the "Demon Exorcism House," who have been clearing out monsters for hundreds of years, have all gone out, and a certain "big shot" has guaranteed that they will not return.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the demons gathered together, determined to vent their anger!
Monsters, by their very nature, are products of 'paranoia,' and once they are ensnared by it, then:

They don't know when to back down!

"Oh no, oh no, so many monsters!"

The little fox demon, Qibao, was so frightened that she hid behind Xueye Wuyue, her small figure trembling.

"Aren't you a monster too?"

Upon seeing the little fox spirit's actions, Yukino Satsuki couldn't help but look up at the sky.

"Pearl Girl, could you take care of 'Seven Treasures' for me?"

"Huh? Oh, but I have to go to war—"

"You don't have to fight."

The high school girl wielding the 'Snow Bone Spear' stepped forward to face the hundred demons that began to swarm down from the sky.

"give it to me!"

Ding ding ding————

The urgent tolling of the bell echoed throughout the entire mountain village.
Everyone donned light leather armor and rushed out of the house with weapons in hand.

As exorcists, after killing a monster, they would bring back its fur, claws, and heart, which contained demonic power, to make weapons, armor, and potions; in other words, the nearly one hundred people in this mountain stronghold were all armed superhumans, and they were by no means easy to deal with.

However, the number of the other party is too large:
The entire sky was filled with dark, ghostly shadows. There was a skeleton woman whose body was nothing but bones, who used bones as swords and vowed to kill all the unfaithful men in the world. There was a beautiful and noble princess, but upon closer inspection, she was actually a bloody, gaping tongue, a tempting "ghost bite".
There are sharp-mouthed, shrunken-cheeked, limb-like creatures that bring disease; and there are red-tongued creatures hidden in the clouds, with three eyes, huge mouths, and red tongues that lick out to devour people.
There were also a group of 'Heavenly Evil Demons' with horns on their heads, bared teeth, messy hair, bare chests, and holding spiked clubs, wearing only a leather skirt around their waists; their skin was green, red, yellow, and blue, giving them a vicious and evil appearance.

As for other centipedes, snakes that are tens of meters long, two-headed birds, and three-headed wolves, they are countless.

Looking around, there are tens of thousands!
"Damn, so many?"

"I don't know either."

"Stop thinking too much, prepare for battle!!"

Numerous fully armed exorcists stood in the mountain stronghold, looking at the monsters in the sky, their faces solemn.

However, at this point, no one has backed down.

Their lives are dedicated to slaying monsters!
Or be killed
"Kill them all!"

It's unclear who shouted it, but the ink-black sky crashed down!

"kill!!!"

At this point, there are no more words to say.

The exorcists threw explosives, poison powder, and hidden weapons specifically designed to deal with monsters into the air; while the monsters, relying on their sheer numbers, charged down despite the casualties, instantly engaging in the most brutal hand-to-hand combat.

"cut!"

The katana slashed down fiercely, cleaving a 'flying head' from its forehead to its chin!

Buzzing

The next second, the air rippled like water, causing blood to spurt from the eyes and ears of the exorcist wielding a katana, and blood filled the inside of his gas mask.

A monster resembling a cloak flapped its 'wings,' its voice like that of a bat, the sound waves vibrating against one's internal organs, causing one to bleed from all six orifices and die;

Swoosh swoosh swoosh

The exorcist wielding a samurai sword had just fallen.

Several shurikens flew towards 'Da Chang', and with a loud explosion, the monster fell to the ground amidst black smoke.

The demon hunters were well-equipped and powerful, but numbered less than a hundred; the demons were a mixed bag, varying in strength, but numbered in the thousands. The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, and it seemed that they were evenly matched.

If nothing unexpected happens, they might perish together.

But it just so happens that——

"Bloom, Snow Bone!"

He thrust the Snow Bone Spear in his hand into the sky, and the surrounding air swirled rapidly around the icy breath, forming a vortex.

The air was instantly frozen by the 'Snow Woman's' power, forming countless crystalline snowflakes; the low pressure of the vacuum quickly formed a huge whirlwind, carrying these countless rapidly spinning snowflakes like countless shuriken, slashing towards the monster in the sky.

Puff puff puff,

With a single shot, a large number of small demons and monsters were swept up in it, cut to pieces by the snowflakes, and suffered a miserable fate.

"Yuki-onna?"

"No, it's a human!"

As soon as Yukino Satsuki made her move, it attracted the attention of both sides.

"Kill her!"

"Let's send our fire-type monsters—"

Seeing that Yukino Satsuki was incredibly powerful, various flames, including the blazing wheel of human heads called "Wan-yūdō," the phosphorescent "Granny Fire," and the three-faced "Yōgen Fire," rushed towards the high school girl.

"Ice Crystal Shield!"

With a flick of his spear, he conjured a thick layer of ice crystals out of thin air to block the flames.

"Okay, suppress it like this—"

Pfft

Before he could finish speaking, the rolling wheel of the Wheely Road was instantly cut in two.

?

Behind the ice crystals, Yukino Satsuki, who had just wielded a long 'snake bone blade' and killed a fire-type monster, flicked her wrist.

The 'snake bone knife' in his hand seemed to come alive, whistling as it slashed at the other monsters.

"Damn it, there's another weapon?"

"Watch out, that knife—ah!"

Most of the famous swords in this world are made from monsters; the snake bone sword is no exception, so it can naturally kill these monsters.

The spear thrust, stabbed, and swept across, swirling around like a blizzard, preventing these monsters, who only fought on instinct, from getting close; the snake-bone blade meandered through, constantly stirring up a bloody storm among the monsters. And this was not the end.

A head of white hair swung out as if it were alive, rolling up the wine gourd at his waist.

Tilting her head back, she swallowed a mouthful of medicinal wine, and Xueye Wuyue spat it out:
Boom!
A raging inferno erupted into the sky, engulfing a group of monsters.

Listen up, everyone—

Holding a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, the girl, whose mouth spews flames, announced loudly.

"I am Xue Gu!"

"Snow Bones of the Eight-Man Team!"

Since that's the case, let her lead her brothers to the pinnacle of this world.

(End of this chapter)