I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 467 Blessings and misfortunes
"report!"

"In the Tokyo area, a total of 4138 people have been found unconscious and are being rushed to hospitals. Other areas..."

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

At the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, located at 2-1-1 Kasumigaseki, also known as 'Sakuradamon', a large number of civilian staff are busy at work.

The Tokyo police force has now expanded to nearly 80,000, but the sudden appearance of more than 4,000 people in a coma still leaves them stretched thin: most of the special police officers are out in the wild every day to exterminate the endless 'evil spirits,' so the actual number of police officers in Tokyo is only around 50,000.

The population of Tokyo's 23 wards has already exceeded 10 million, and when you include the 26 cities, 5 towns, and 8 villages surrounding Tokyo, the total has reached a staggering 20 million!
It's fair to say that a third of the island nation's population is concentrated in Tokyo: calling it a chaotic mess is an understatement, with all sorts of supernatural organizations springing up like mushrooms after rain.

This number of police officers is far from enough. If it weren't for the fact that the number of police casualties was so high, the number would probably have already exceeded 100,000.

Wearing a police uniform and protecting the people sounds wonderful, but how many are truly willing to put it into practice?
In this day and age, you could die in the line of duty at any moment!
"How is the person in a coma?"

Upon hearing Director Zhu Ya's question, the secretary immediately answered.

"The situation is very stable!"

"All hospitals have been mobilized for emergency treatment, and some patients are gradually regaining consciousness."

Given Mai and the Holy Son's personalities, they certainly wouldn't use the 'believers' to the point of exhaustion: they would simply let them share the burden, and if the believers' mental state fluctuated too much, they would directly disconnect them: the two of them would still bear most of the damage.

They could choose to tough it out themselves, but doing so would instantly render them incapable of fighting.

Neither Ijiang, nor Jiukong, nor Titch could simply let it go unchecked.

"Too kind,"

Director Zhu Ya, who was familiar with the situation, gave this assessment:
Those three guys, whoever they are, caused more than ten million casualties.
Teach betrayed the human alliance, causing the collapse of the Nicaea defenses and conservatively estimating casualties to exceed seven million; Ijiang bombarded dozens of Commonwealth capitals, plus half of England, achieving the feat of becoming the 'first killer king' in human history, a feat that even the Prime Minister would have to admit defeat to.

Jiu Kong Yao Ai didn't kill many people, but because of her, the whole world knew that the 'Yamata no Orochi' was about to return. Panic, fear, despair, and a large number of negative emotions accelerated the return of the Yamata no Orochi, making it a 'Sword of Damocles' hanging over everyone's heads.

Mai should use all her believers to resist, thus maintaining her optimal condition.
"Please have the cabinet cooperate in the publicity campaign, these are all 'warriors' of the island nation; medical expenses, lost wages, and compensation for mental distress must be fully compensated."

Director Zhu Ya gave instructions that those who were able to believe in 'Changli Ma Yizun' in such a short time were all devout believers—since they had contributed to the gods, the government would naturally not treat them unfairly, nor would it dare to treat them unfairly!

Otherwise, the 'God of Calamity' can kill evil people, and it can also kill corrupt officials.

"Hi!"

The secretary nodded emphatically, then quickly left to communicate with the cabinet.

"Director, should we contact that person?"

A section chief nearby inquired, "In this island nation, the only person who can be called 'that person' is naturally the principal of the Spellcasting Academy."

"No need,"

Looking at the footage transmitted from the scene, Director Zhuya shook her head slightly.

Just as the intelligence department had analyzed, that Yijiang was a 'fake' superhuman who had power but lacked experience and skills.

He stole Jiu Kong's sword, causing Jiu Kong to summon Teach, who is now attacking wildly; he also attacked Mai's followers, making Mai determined to take him down first—but his abilities are all geared towards large-scale destruction, and when faced with highly mobile humanoid units, he appears to be struggling and is retreating step by step.

Such a being doesn't require Yu-kun's intervention!

The other strong individuals are enough to handle it.

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.

Aokigahara Forest
Located at the foot of Mount Fuji, this is a beautiful natural forest. However, it is famous because a large number of people come here to end their lives every year, making it the island nation's infamous 'Suicide Forest'.

After the Extraordinary Ones, this place became even more forbidden: so many desperate people hang themselves here every year, who knows how many evil spirits and demons it would generate?
But now, there's no need to worry anymore.

Because several more terrifying entities are fighting fiercely here, the forests, hills, and basins are being wiped out and filled in under their attacks, and the terrain is being arbitrarily altered!
As for the creatures, corpses, and evil spirits that exist in this forest? They were naturally wiped out in the aftermath of the battle between powerful beings, and no one even knows when they will be reduced to ashes.

The blue skeletal giant caused mountains to crumble and the earth to split with every move it made; unfortunately, a giant serpent with its eyes closed tightly coiled around it.

As the two struggled and fought, hundreds of meters tall trees fell, broke, and were trampled into the ground like weeds!

"I'll control him! Sister Mayi, hurry up—"

Teaming up with a 'wanted criminal' just doesn't seem right.
But Kawai Mai didn't care about any of that. She leaped up and thrust her 'Thousand Blades' into the skeletal giant's chest.

Karaara

The shattered sword was broken into pieces.

It pierced through the skeletal giant's body and attacked 'Ie', who was covering her eyes inside!
This extraordinary sword, named 'Thousand Blades', possesses the ability to 'penetrate', making it the only one among everyone present capable of directly injuring Ijiang.

Clang!
The gleaming golden fragments streaked across the 'divine incarnation' and were blocked by Ijiang's 'Scale Fang Sword'.

No, we can't continue like this.

Ijiang frowned.

Maintaining the 'divine incarnation' also requires the consumption of spiritual power.

Moreover, over time, his 'eye of God' will also feel pressure: just like how using 'divine skills' will cause him to shed blood and tears.

Having made up his mind, the blue skeletal giant suddenly vanished into thin air.

Ok?
Is it unable to sustain the consumption?
"Prison Dragon Break!"

Just when Kawai Mai thought the opponent couldn't hold on any longer, a huge, high-speed spinning 'spirit ball' came hurtling towards them.

?

"This attack is very strong, don't try to block it head-on."

"Um,"

Fuji Seiko's voice came through the 'glasses' on her face.

And the energy intensity of this 'spirit ball': it has clearly reached the level of a powerful demon.

Since we can't tough it out, then:
"Uranium Light Wave Fist - Air Cushion Buffer!"

With her 'Thousand Blades' only used for offense and not for defense, Kawai Mai twisted her waist and threw a punch, while her other hand suddenly unleashed a large amount of dark blue light!

This light condensed and did not dissipate, forming a soft yet resilient gel-like substance that suddenly enveloped the rapidly spinning 'spirit ball': although it was quickly torn apart, this buffer time was enough.

Six long legs emitted a ghostly blue light as Kawai Mai skillfully maneuvered in the air, dodging the trajectory of the spirit energy ball.

boom--------

The rapidly spinning 'spirit energy ball' hurtled past, crashing into the nearby forest and suddenly expanding into a giant sphere covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters in radius! Everything within this range was sliced ​​apart and reduced to ashes by the high-speed rotation; the attack, at the level of a powerful demon, was undiminished.

Amazing!
Kawa and Mai, Fuji Seiko, and Teach, who was hiding in the mist and directing the attack of the black mud and white mist, were all stunned.

"Ahhhhhh~~~"

"My sword, that's my sword!"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai was nearly driven mad. That was a weapon she had painstakingly brought out from a demiplane; and forged with her own teeth—and just like that—

"A good weapon,"

Ijiang also gave a positive evaluation.

His "Virtual Dog Cannon" is indeed much more powerful than this "Prison Dragon Break" move, capable of wiping out an entire city with a single shot.

However, the 'charging' takes too long, requiring more than ten seconds: for a master, running several kilometers in that time would be no problem; it's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, not a matter of whether it's wasteful or not, but that it's almost impossible to hit the target.

Moreover, none of the three enemies present would give him the time to gather his strength.

On the contrary, it is the sword's inherent 'ability'—

"give me back!"

Faced with Jiu Kong Yao Ai, who was enraged and charged forward alone, Yi Jiang thrust his long sword at her.

"Virtual Style: Flower!"

Countless scales appeared on the longsword, and as soon as they appeared, they spun around the sword at high speed, like a blooming flower bud; with a 'buzzing' sound, they stabbed towards Jiu Kong Yao Ai, whose expression changed and whose arms were raised in front of her.

Phew! !
The next second, blood splattered across the sky.

Bare-handed, the young lady, already reduced to the 'weakling' level, was sent flying backward at an even greater speed than when she charged forward! "Mud Mage—"

Black mud surged along the path of Jiu Kong Yao Ai's backward flight, and a giant black hand reached out to catch the young lady.

They then retreated continuously, offsetting the impact, and finally stopped in front of the white fog.

As the master of 'Boiling Release' and 'Lava Release', Marshall Teach can certainly control his abilities and whether they cause harm to others.

"Miss, are you okay?"

“I can’t die!!”

The young lady, her arms blown apart, leaving only bits of flesh hanging from her shoulders, opened her mouth in hatred:
Another brand new Nine-Eared Shaking Love crawled out of his mouth, his chest heaving violently.

On the one hand, this 'molting and regeneration' consumes a lot of spiritual energy.

On the other hand, it's simply anger!

"You stole from a little girl like me and even used my sword against me! You've completely disgraced Susanoo!"

If you really can't beat them, it's good to vent your anger by hurling a few insults.

However, Ie had absolutely no 'prestige of a strong person'. Upon meeting her, he would use illusions to ambush her and steal things from little girls without any psychological pressure.

"Young Miss, we should retreat."

From the mist beside him, Teach's figure appeared, and he tilted his head to gesture towards the sky.

There,

Two small dots are approaching each other at high speed!
"Please don't forget: we are the world's number one and number two most wanted criminals."

Kawai Mai had a past relationship with Kusora Yua, and with Ie making the first move, it seemed like the three of them were working together to deal with Ie.

But the strongmen of other island nations—

"Ugh, so annoying! Who told you not to go all out?"

With a hateful glare at the spiky-haired man wielding a longsword forged from her own teeth, Jiu Kong Yao Ai darted to the side.

"Let's withdraw!"

brush,

However, a figure with six legs, a spider's lower body and a policewoman's upper body, a mixture of evil and holiness, suddenly appeared in front of Jiu Kong Yao Ai and Marshall Teach.

"You can't leave."

"I thought we were on the same side, Sister Mai."

When faced with the person blocking her way, Jiu Kong Yao Ai revealed a sweet smile; in the instant that Chuan He Mai remained silent, she flipped her wrist and threw out a feather.

"Yatakarasu Tailha!"

As soon as the feather appeared, seven-colored flames spontaneously combusted and suddenly fell from the sky!
Flames of various colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—formed a gigantic, magnificent pillar of fire, instantly engulfing—

Nine-fold love, Marshall Tichy is all over it!

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The flames came quickly and went quickly.
In the blink of an eye, a huge, bottomless crater was left in the earth.

But Jiu Kong Yao Ai and Teach were nowhere to be seen; ruling out the unreliable guess that they 'committed suicide,' there is only one answer:
"Did they escape from underground?"

So:

Kawai Mai turned her head and looked at Ie, who had been intercepted by Kafka Riku and Master Shio on the other side.

"Amitabha, please wait a moment, benefactor."

"Watch out for his God's Eye!"

Seeing that reinforcements had arrived, Kawai Mai stopped worrying about Kusora Yua who had escaped by "burrowing underground" and Marshall Teach, and turned to besiege Ie.

Ijiang is too dangerous!

This applies not only to ordinary people, but also to those with extraordinary abilities.

If it weren't for the tens of thousands of believers sharing the burden with Kawai Mai, the "Night Eater" move would have rendered her powerless to fight.

Even a demon-level being can be instantly killed, so how many beings in this world can be considered safe?
"You two, go all out!"

Since we've already started fighting, let's fight to the death!
So what if he has Susanoo blood? Anyway, the island nation has plenty of debt now, and it's all coming to our doorstep. Even the strong have their tempers.

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"It's all your fault!"

After escaping underground and getting far away from the battlefield, Jiu Kong Yao Ai and Titch appeared in a mountain in the central part of the island nation.

"Where's your 'Water Mirror Technique'? Why didn't it work!"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai was so angry she was about to explode.

That was her sword, her teeth!

This grudge.
Make a note of it first.

Jiu Kong Yao Ai was clearly afraid of Yi Jiang's "Eye of God".

A single glance can plunge someone into an illusion, but Jiu Kong Yao Ai has received almost no formal education. She's either being beaten or running away. Although she has mastered the most basic 'dispelling illusions', she is clearly no match for the opponent's 'divine eye'.

I should have told that man... No! I can't have such a weak thought!

Shaking her head to shoo away the figure of a certain great Onmyoji, Jiu Kong Yao Ai had calmed down.

“Teach,”

"Come with me to Heian-kyo and rescue 'Fili'."

This pirate never put in any real effort; in contrast, Xiao, that 'nice guy,' truly gave it his all.

After this one use, the Impure World Reincarnation will be dispelled: if he doesn't agree, he will be forcibly controlled with a talisman! Having experienced this failure, Jiu Kong Yao Ai's patience with Teach has reached its limit.

"Young Miss, please hear me out."

The little girl's cold demeanor and tone made Teach's eyes flicker.

"Even if I use the 'Water Mirror Technique,' with the speed of support from the island nation, can I quickly eliminate two enemies?"

Neither copying Kawama Mai nor copying Ie could achieve the effect of quickly ending the battle: at that time, the three sides were mutually restraining each other, and if their side became too strong, Kawama Mai and Ie might join forces.

Furthermore—

Whether or not the 'divine incarnation' can be replicated remains to be seen.

"Finished?"

Jiu Kong Yao Ai's voice grew colder and colder. She had been raised as a 'capitalist elite' since childhood and would not listen to her subordinates' 'excuses'.

"Hahaha~~ Of course not yet!"

Teach laughed it off, seemingly unaffected by his 'boss's' attitude.

"I haven't been idle lately, Miss, please look—"

? ? ! !
The familiar scent made the young lady turn around abruptly;

In Jiu Kongyao's golden pupils, the light suddenly contracted into a vertical line!
As a mass of black mud churned, Teach pulled out a piece from under the captain's coat:
skeleton,

The skeleton of a snake.

This bone belongs to—

"The remains of Orochi?!"

(End of this chapter)