I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 662 Captive
"what?!"

"The director and his entourage were attacked in a mountainous area 30 kilometers west of Anan City in Shizuoka Prefecture?"

Upon hearing this news, Kafka Riku, head of the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, raised an eyebrow.

"Nine Void Shaking Love?"

"No,"

The officer reporting the situation stood ramrod straight and quickly explained:
"Those who intercepted the director halfway were subjected to 'death by a thousand cuts,' 'beheading,' and 'flogging'!"

Three Demon-level beings?

The director is in danger—

"Besides Takashi, the director's team also includes Hina Hongo, Mai Shiranui, and Kasumi Todo."

Hina Hongo is a veteran Demon-level fighter, and one at that, at the peak of her skills. Mai Shiranui and Kasumi Todo are fighters from the 'King of Fighters universe', and they've been following Hina Hongo around lately, cough cough, training. They're definitely not weaklings.

"Which two female fighters withstood the 'stick punishment'?"

It's not that it's impossible, but it's still too much of a stretch.

"This is General Lu."

The officer hesitated for a moment.
"Mai Shiranui and Kasumi Todo need to protect Princess Shimizu."

"Currently, it is Director Zhu Ya who is suppressing the 'cangue punishment'."

what? !

Everyone present was stunned.
Whether it's Yagyu Onoda or the Isoya siblings;

Those who frequently interact with Director Zhuya naturally know that she works overtime every day and is almost never seen resting. Under such circumstances, how could she possibly withstand—no, the report used the word 'suppress'—her actions? Unless:

"The God of Disaster?"

Igoya Dai was the first to react.
This is the only method that can boost one's strength in a short time and is also controlled by the Metropolitan Police Department.

In theory, the Uranium Light Wave Fist can actually be trained to the Demon level: however, as the saying goes, Director Takeya doesn't have time to train.

"Yes!"

Hearing the officer's reply, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In a three-on-three situation, there shouldn't be any casualties in the short term, but it would be best to send rescuers immediately.

Should I go there?

'Hikari,' who had been silent until now, took the initiative to speak.

"No,"

However, Kafka surprisingly refused.

"Lord Hikaru, please stay in Osaka and I will go there to provide support."

?

"It seems we've been underestimated."

"Dai, stop talking."

Isoya Dai and Isoya Kaoru spoke at the same time: the older sister expressed her dissatisfaction, while the younger brother calmly stopped her.

"Feel sorry,"

As Kafka began to apologize, another officer jogged over and saluted.

"General Lu, Block 3 is ready."

"it is good,"

brush----

Kafka Lu flashed and leaped out of the window.

The group looked up and down, and saw a missile launcher parked in the cleared square below.

On the vehicle was a missile with a warhead as flat as a pen. It was the third version of the island nation's high-speed glide missile (HVGP), which was said to be able to reach speeds of Mach 5.

Snapped,

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Kafka leaped down and strode forward, directly shouldering the missile.

In theory, this ballistic missile needs to be launched to the edge of the atmosphere by a solid rocket engine and then glide at hypersonic speeds.

But now it's not necessary because:
"call,"

As Kafka took a deep breath, his elbows suddenly swelled up, transforming into enormous 'exhaust vents'.

Kafka, whose muscles had transformed into bone plates and whose muscles emitted a purplish-black demonic aura, suddenly swelled up and exuded a domineering aura. He then hurled the missile in his hand into the sky like a javelin.

Phew—boom! !
A massive cone-shaped shockwave suddenly exploded in the plaza below, and a beam of light shot directly into the distance.

The next moment, Kafka squatted down and made a jumping motion.

boom----! ! !
A cloud of smoke and dust suddenly erupted, causing not only the unrepaired plaza below, but the entire Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters to tremble violently.

Meanwhile, Kafka Lu has already disappeared: only the Susanoo's eye of 'light' can see a black dot chasing after a missile hurtling towards the sky at supersonic speed.

Once he landed on the missile, the missile immediately ignited and accelerated.

Soon even the tail flame disappeared!
"The way the general travels is also unique to the island nation."

"If one possesses the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' why go to such great lengths?"

Hearing the siblings Kaoru and Dai, Isoya, singing in unison, the extraordinary officers around them kept quiet but inwardly grumbled.

You make it sound so nice, but if you're so capable, why don't you, the Igotani family, bring out the 'Flying Thunder God Technique'? Isn't that the secret technique of the Abe and Kakeru families?
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Shizuoka Prefecture

West of Anan City
Thirty kilometers outside the mountains and forests.

"Prince Shimizu, how is the battle going?"

Protecting Shimizu Ami from the massive 'Iron Tree Hell' area, Mai Shiranui turned to ask.

"Let me see--"

Shimizu's 'God's Eye' pierced through the numerous iron trees, observing the three battlefields on the other side.

"Your Excellency, the head of this village association has no problem, please be careful!"

"cut!"

On the battlefield,
Two small katanas, crackling with lightning, slashed past one after the other.
The 'death by a thousand cuts' composed of countless thin slices suddenly spun around in place.

A circle of white light spread out from his body with lightning speed, sweeping across hundreds of meters! A low mountain next to him was swept by the light, paused slightly, and then began to slide down to the side with a roar.

As for the 'iron trees' within his attack range, they fell one after another.

"Tsk, you little rascal, are you a mudfish?!" However, no matter how fierce the slow slicing attack was, it was meaningless since Xiao had dodged it in advance.

Xiao dodged the 'death by a thousand cuts' attack by leaning back with a steel-like backbend, then swung his decapitation sword and slashed at the opponent's waist.

At the same time, streaks of jet-black lightning flashed across his blade.
Black flash!

brush------

Unfortunately, both the decapitation sword and the black lightning missed their mark.

As the evil spirit known as 'Lingchi' disintegrated, it actually 'cracked' open up cracks along Xiao's attack trajectory.

"...the same to each other."

Such a shameless ability to dodge prompted Xiaodu to retort.

Xiao has the precognitive skill of "the first before the first", and is also a "sword master"; when he first stepped into the Demon level, he dared to resist the great demon "Red Lotus"; now, having experienced countless battles, he is at ease dealing with the "death by a thousand cuts" in front of him.

However, the opponent's body is composed of thousands of 'thin pieces', and can also evade his attacks by 'splitting and recombining'.

Both sides were extremely frustrated, and neither could do anything about the other.

If we say their situation is like a mouse dragging a tortoise...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Hina Hongo and 'beheading' are dancing on the edge of a knife, fraught with danger!
Although Hongo Hime has returned to the Demon level, she is still unarmed and must accurately strike the blade of the 'Decapitation' attack, otherwise her hands will be severed.

Moreover, 'decapitation' comes with permanent invisibility; if you're not careful, you can't even lock onto the opponent's figure. It truly requires complete concentration, as you could lose everything at any moment.

However, the more dangerous the situation, the more excited Hina Hongo became; her dream, and even the reason for her birth, was to become the 'strongest human'!
Only by constantly surpassing the strong can one climb to even greater heights.

Unlike those two battles, the other side can only be described as 'ravaged'.

"Give up resistance! Explode!"

"Ah~~~!!"

As the bursts of light continued to spread, a scream echoed from within the Iron Tree Hell.

"You bastard, is this really not some kind of criminal law?!"

The man, whose face was charred black from the explosion, couldn't help but curse. He desperately wanted to escape, but the golden chains were firmly bound to him. No matter how he ran, the other end was always connected to the other man's hand, leaving him with no way out.

"Stop talking nonsense and surrender obediently."

While shouting words of persuasion to surrender, he fiercely slashed at his opponent with his 'Explosive Blade' once again!
I--

Unable to utter a single curse, the thought of 'punishment with a stick' crossed his mind.

The surrounding 'iron trees' immediately sensed it and surged towards him from all directions.

boom--------

In the continuous explosions, numbering in the millions, the 'iron trees' were blasted to ashes before they could even get close.

After reaching the Demon level, Director Takeya's 'Explosive Blade' can be used to unleash the 'Multi-Detonation' ability; the golden chain in her other hand can ensure that the opponent cannot escape. Faced with this non-stop crazy explosion, no one can help but feel headache and speechless.

"damn it"

"Lianchi (death by a thousand cuts), beheading—save me!"

Since they couldn't beat him, they simply shouted for help.

???

Where is your dignity as a powerful person?
However, after glancing at the struggling fellow in front of him,

Director Zhu Ya was certain that the other party had no concept of 'face'.

"trouble,"

"The eighth seat is utter trash!"

On the other side, even the 'Lingchi' and 'Beheading' who were fighting against Takashi and Hongo Hime couldn't help but frown.

But since we're colleagues, let's give him a hand.

"Let the 'Five Punishments' come and help."

Two demonic spirits flashed away, breaking out of the battle and rushing towards Director Zhuya.

? !
The next second, they all stopped abruptly, leaving two tracks of sudden braking in the 'Iron Tree Hell'.

"Yes, Yu-kun,"

The charred 'stick punishment' has fallen, while Director Zhuya, wielding the 'exploding knife,' is on the phone.

"It seems they're requesting backup, what do you think—"

???

"withdraw!"

The 'death by a thousand cuts' that had been rushing towards them suddenly retreated.

This sudden rush and retreat almost caused Takashi and Hongo Hime, who were chasing after them, to lose their footing.

As for the 'decapitation'? Because they are in stealth mode, they are generally undetectable by extraordinary beings, but they have most likely already retreated. Because:
"Director, did you contact that school principal?"

Hongo Hime tilted her head.

"Looks like the battle is over~~"

"It's over."

Director Zhuya calmly put down her phone, letting the 'death by a thousand cuts' and 'beheading' escape a thousand meters away in an instant.

One second

Two seconds

three seconds
?

"I lied to them."

Under the puzzled 'gaze' of Takakasa and Hime, Director Takeya pushed up his non-prescription glasses.

He didn't even contact You; he simply used You's name to scare away two powerful figures from the other side.

Ah this
call out------

Just as Takashi and Hime were at a loss for words, a 'missile' streaked with a long white trail and roared in, landing on the outer edge of the 'Iron Tree Hell'.

boom! ! !
With a loud bang, the missile did not explode, and a figure strode towards the impact site amidst the smoke and dust.

"Everyone, are you all alright?"

Kafka arrived.

(End of this chapter)