The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 156 Herzog, Don’t Sleep Too Deep at Night

"Young Master, this is the entire story of this incident, as well as the answer given by Mr. Emiya."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Sakura, please prepare the report and fax it to Mr. Masamune's office. Tell Emiya to thank him for his help. The family will definitely reward you after the incident."

Yuan Zhisheng, who had already left the battlefield, didn't even have time to change his battle-damaged clothes. He hurriedly put on a black windbreaker from the Executive Bureau and returned to the headquarters of the Snake Eight Families.

"Since we have confirmed that the enemy has retreated, please notify Crow to continue to control the scene. Make sure to deal with the ordinary witnesses involved in the incident and block the road section at the scene. The casualties within the attacked area must also be counted as soon as possible."

"By the way, the people captured by Aoi-ya also need to be interrogated urgently. Let Yasha handle this matter... Although I suspect they are abandoned by the Oni Clan, it will be difficult to get any useful information from them."

Gen Chisei had been extremely busy from the beginning until now. While he had sorted out the situation on the scene and handed it over to his subordinates in different categories, he had already urgently contacted the patriarch Tachibana Masamune and held a meeting with the respected elders of the eight Snake families.

Although these retired elderly people do not take care of the specific family affairs, they have many connections in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the civil service system. Whenever there is a major family event, they must mobilize the connections of these elders to indirectly and secretly influence the attitude of government agencies and social media opinion.

However, it is not easy to suppress such a large-scale incident. Yuan Zhisheng even pessimistically estimated that if the casualties were too serious, the authorities might not be able to calm the public anger unless they put forward a few scapegoats to bow and apologize.

After handing these important tasks over to the elders, Minamoto Chisei then began to contact the "Iwagyu Research Institute" under the family. This research institute is controlled by the Minamoto family and the Miyamoto family among the Eight Snake Families, and is also the executor of the super AI "Kaguya-hime" project.

Yuan Zhisheng contacted Shio Miyamoto, who was in charge of the project at the Ganliu Research Institute. Shio Miyamoto was a recognized academic genius within the family. He was a graduate of the Practical Alchemy Department of Kassel College's advanced training class in 95. He received job offers from several departments right after graduation, but he chose to decline them all and returned to Japan to join the Ganliu Research Institute to lead his own project.

Gen Chisei hopes that Miyamoto Shio will release the trial version of the Kaguya-sama system as soon as possible, and use it to solve the problem of online public opinion monitoring after the incident is over, and permanently delete any real photos and video materials of the incident left outside.

Then he walked with heavy steps into the Showa-style office decorated with Ukiyo-e paintings. Passing by the exquisite and priceless Ukiyo-e masterpieces, he could catch a glimpse of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the other side.

From here, Gen Chisei saw the sky outside the window of Tachibana Masamune's office. It was still daytime, but dark clouds were gradually gathering and gathering heavily, making the sky even darker and thicker like ink.

It seems like a storm is coming.

Gen Chisei walked to the desk and sat opposite Tachibana Masamune, breaking the heavy silence in the room. "Dad, I think you received the report. The demons are coming in full force this time."

Tachibana Masamune spread out the documents in his hand. His voice was low and hoarse, revealing deep worry. "Is the information confirmed to be reliable? This unheard-of 'heroic spirit' actually appeared on the side of the fierce demons."

At the same time, his eyes fell on the dazzling data and event records on the documents, his expression solemn.

too frightening.

"Heroic spirit", "spiritualization", "colorful whip with huge destructive power"... and the terrifying battle scenes, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are battles at the level of high-level dragons or dragon kings.

This also made the Eight Snake Clans clearly realize the terrifying extent of Emiya's strength. In the past, they found it difficult to imagine the full picture of the "Odin Incident" from scattered fragments of information. Now, they finally witnessed a terrifying part of it with their own eyes. It turned out that it was a super battlefield that their "Emperor" might not be qualified to set foot on even if he gave his all.

What's even more terrifying is that the fierce demons actually have the technology of Heroic Spirits that the Eight Snake Clans are not aware of. This kind of Heroic Spirit can completely rival the strength of Emiya.

"I think that among all the forces we know, the Oni Clan is the most suitable to attack Emiya and us at such a coincidental time. I agree with Emiya on this point."

Yuan Zhisheng frowned, "When I was communicating with Emiya before, I mentioned that there was a force acting in secret and coveting our 'God'. That force was involved in the Shenzhou Odin incident and the attack on Emiya. We speculated that it was the Demon Clan. They might start a war against us for the secret of God."

"Emiya provided us with clues about Aoiya at the time, and we immediately set about investigating. As a result, the original head of the organization, Aoiya Daiho, happened to be replaced, and when we went to investigate their database, we happened to be attacked by the enemy."

"…There is no doubt that this is an annihilation operation by the demons to prevent us from following the clues to find the truth, and at the same time to annihilate me, the emperor, and Emiya, the great enemy, in one fell swoop."

"Alas! Zhisheng... Now it seems that our guess is still conservative. The fierce ghosts did not start a war to snatch the secrets of the gods in our hands."

Tachibana Masamune crossed his hands and rested them on his chin, his facial expression sunk into the dark shadows behind the backlight.

"——Judging from the 'Heroic Spirits' they sent, I'm afraid that the Fierce Ghosts have mastered more secrets than us by joining forces with foreign enemies, and even seized the 'God's Bones' in the God's Burial Grounds, and successfully used the power of the God's Bones to create Heroic Spirits. Therefore, they are arrogant and actively preparing for war, intending to replace our Sheqi Eight Clan!"

Tachibana Masamune spoke in a cold tone, his eyes drifting into the distance, as if he had already foreseen the upcoming fierce battle.

Since Emiya said that this is a technology that utilizes the souls of the dead, and can achieve this level, the only explanation is that the demons have begun to utilize the authority of "God" or have reached some kind of agreement with "God".

If this kind of heroic technology is mass-produced in the future, the fierce ghosts may be enough to subvert the world. This terrible tendency must be nipped in the bud!
"Dad, what are you going to do?"

"Gather all the family heads, Zhisheng, and remember to complete the withdrawal procedures for yourself and your family members from the advanced class at Kassel Academy. We must discuss a way to deal with this kind of 'heroic spirit', even if it means using Eri... and it's time to start a full-scale war with the demons."

"Will it really work?" Gennosuke couldn't help but have doubts. In the past, when facing Tachibana Masamune, he always did whatever the other party said. However, his father made mistakes one after another. Not only was he unable to judge the true difference in strength between himself and Emiya before, but now he also misjudged the intentions of the Demon Clan's actions.

Yuan Zhisheng couldn't help but worry whether his father was getting old and confused. Although the Snake Eight Clan also hid the top-secret weapon Eri, this sister was a ghost more terrifying than the emperor, a sharp knife that was too sharp for both the enemy and us.

What if Eri... loses control and attacks the family without distinguishing between friend and foe?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind instantly, and for a moment he even thought of another reassuring figure - Emiya, who had repeatedly provided valuable clues and turned the tide. Perhaps, would it be more reliable to ask the other party for help?
"Chisheng, you have seen how dangerous the Heroic Spirit's technology is. We must not allow the dangerous Demonic Group to develop... This is not a question of 'can we do it', but a question of 'must do it'!"

Tachibana Masamune's attitude was firm. He clenched his fist and slammed it on the desk with a bang.

"The fierce ghosts are evil ghosts that we, the Sheqi Eight Clan, have raised and raised. Now the evil ghosts are going to attack their masters and even stir up trouble. How can we let them do whatever they want? The serious sins that our Sheqi Eight Clan has committed by tolerating evil must be eliminated by our own hands!"

Minamoto Chisei's thoughts were interrupted by Tachibana Masamune's firm words.

He thought of his unshirkable mission as the contemporary emperor of the Eight Clans of Sheqi, and then he thought of the ideal of "partner of justice" that he secretly set when he first joined the Executive Bureau a few years ago.

The myriad thoughts that had been bubbling up in my heart were finally swallowed into my stomach and turned into a silent sigh.

"Okay, since Dad has said this, I'll help you."

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An underground research institute deep in the mountains.

"Damn it! Damn it! Bastard Bondarev, is it so great to be a hero? Is it so great to show off one's might?"

Herzog angrily threw a bottle of pure Russian Beluga from his cellar to the ground. The shell of the exquisite bottle of Beluga, which is regarded as a symbol of luxury vodka, shattered instantly, and the transparent liquor with a rich aroma splashed and spread, gurgling into the gaps between the floors.

Herzog knew that there was absolutely no possibility for the ghosts to control the "Heroic Spirit".

Because his first identity is Tachibana Masamune, the head of the Snake Eight Families, and his second identity is the "Oujiang", the leader of the demons who wears a mask all day long. The reason why Wangjiang was not killed by Fengjian Liuli is all thanks to the clones produced in this research facility.

He played two roles and manipulated almost the entire country's mixed-race society, allowing the two largest mixed-race forces on this island country to provide resources and help for his pursuit of "the path to becoming a god."

Therefore, Herzog also clearly understood that the Demon Clan did not go to the place where the "God" was hiding! Now, even if he successfully launched a war against the Demon Clan by the Snake Eight Clan as Tachibana Masamune, it was just a show to make the activities of the Demon Clan go from open to covert.

And this heroic spirit must come from a third party other than the two parties!
But who knows the secrets of "God" better than him and uses the power of God to this extent? Only Bondarev!
It was Bondarev who told him the secret of the dragon race, and it was this KGB officer who guided him to this island country to study the path to becoming a god. However, he was "counter-killed" by Herzog and buried in the sea...

But now it seems that Bondarev deliberately sank the "Lenin" he was on into the sea in order to search for and monitor the Takamagahara ruins deep in the sea and the burial place where the remains of the gods were buried.

Many years later, he successfully unlocked the seal of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in the Takamagahara ruins and dug out the remains of the gods from the gods' burial place. Through the method he had researched after years of silence, he used the remains of the gods to rule over the dead and create "heroic spirits."

The imminent attack by the Heroes now seemed to Herzog like a high-profile light show, with Bondarev's two best works performing a performative waltz or ländler on a grand stage that attracted the attention of all of Tokyo.

Herzog seemed to see the fox-like man smiling at him elegantly but with a hint of sarcasm on his face, saying:

Look, Herzog, my old friend, I don't have to frequently intervene to control the situation like you do, racking my brains to manage such a huge and bloated organization of two mixed races, playing the role of rivals and fighting each other. I have shown all my actions to the stage, but you can only watch my plans come true step by step, feeling powerless and angry, and helpless.

Because absolute power determines everything.

After venting his anger, Herzog suddenly shuddered, and fear gradually climbed out from his heart and covered his face.

Heroic Spirit...Transformed into Spirit...

Herzog swallowed subconsciously and looked around at the somewhat empty research facility.

He had a vague feeling that there was a heroic spirit that could not be seen with the naked eye, staring at him silently in a dark corner. If he relaxed, it would emerge as a spirit and assassinate him the next moment.

This feeling of fear may not completely disappear until you fall asleep.

(End of this chapter)