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

Chapter 167: Kazama Ruri: I will definitely release Shuten Douji!

The mountains outside Osaka rise and fall in the twilight, like a dormant dragon. Gokurakukan is hidden in this greenery, like a blood-red amber embedded in the mountains.

In this country, Osaka has always been famous for its magnificent underground casinos. However, the size of Gokurakukan is less than half of other casinos. Due to its remote location, it looks eerie and sparsely populated, and is not open to outside gamblers.

In a nutshell, it hasn't opened yet.

Because this is one of the bases of the mixed-race organization "Ghost Clan".

The reason why "Masamune Tachibana" was offline was because Herzog arranged for the "King General" to go here to prevent Kazama Ruri from taking the opportunity to cause trouble and let the fierce demons get out of control.

Even though Kazama Ruri is just a chess piece that Herzog can control after having undergone a pons splitting surgery, this guy has been very active in forming cliques recently for some reason. It would be troublesome if he caused a split within the demon group.

It would be better to take advantage of the Holy Grail War to divert Ruri Kazama's attention to "revenge on her brother".

Of course, he also had his own things to do. When the Holy Grail War was about to begin, Herzog was anxious to transfer the team he had secretly cultivated out of Tokyo to avoid unexpected twists and turns like the Shinjuku Incident. In addition, he was also on guard against and looking for Bondarev who was hiding in the dark... He was extremely busy.

It can be seen that the disadvantages of playing two roles began to show. When he was the only one causing trouble in the entire island country, he could still control the rhythm to some extent. However, when there were multiple parties causing trouble, Herzog began to be busy and exhausted, and could not take care of both ends.

Mistakes were made in the chaos, and the suspicion on Tachibana Masamune began to be magnified.

……

The leader of the ghosts, "Wang Jiang", stepped into the gate of Paradise wearing an obnoxious smiling mask of a noble. The red and white paint of the mask looked particularly dazzling under the dim light.

What he immediately encountered was not the black-suited members of the fierce ghost group lining the aisle to welcome him and bow respectfully, but a long sword that stabbed at him as fast as a poisonous snake.

The cold light of the sword cut through the air with a sharp sound, accompanied by a faint floral scent, and suddenly attacked in the summer evening breeze, and finally hovered delicately an inch in front of the neck and throat under the king's mask.

The one who raised the knife and stabbed was the number two figure, "Dragon King" Fengjian Liuli.

He was wearing a blood-red wide-sleeved kimono with large patches of red spider lilies embroidered on it. Wide-sleeved kimonos are women's clothing, and red spider lilies are also called Lycoris radiata, which are as red as fresh blood flowing out.

The white skin on Fengjian Liuli's face was covered with frost-like coldness, and his voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, "General Wang, I guess you've come to the wrong place. This is not your territory."

Seeing this, the patrolling black suits pulled out their heavy tactical pistols, with large-caliber Magnum bullets ready to fire, as if waiting to inject deadly venom into the bodies of their prey. They were not aiming at Fengjian Liuli, but at Wang Jiang.

Obviously, none of the men in black suits present belonged to the "Evolutionary Path Faction" under General Wang. They belonged to the "Dragon King Faction".

The general seemed to be oblivious to the danger before him. He opened his arms and spoke with an uncomfortable smile under his mask, "Oh? But isn't this the territory of the Fierce Ghost Clan?"

His tone was so relaxed that it seemed like he was talking about the weather rather than his own life or death.

What the king secretly observed was that the number of men in black suits from the "Dragon King faction" had significantly increased compared to before - Fengjian Liuli was increasingly out of control.

"Ha! Of course you are right. Yes, this is still the territory of the Ghost Clan. I also know that we can't do anything to you, but at least today, I can make you be shot by at least hundreds of large-caliber Magnums before 'resurrection', leaving only pieces of rotten flesh all over your body. At least you will truly taste this pain, right?"

While Feng Jian Liuli was threatening, she showed a look of fear at the right time, and there seemed to be fear hidden in the gloom in her eyes——

Of course, it's an act.

Feng Jianli had no fear in his heart. He had already learned from Emiya what kind of tricks the king played behind the secret of "immortality" - it was just hiding the real body and controlling the clones to move around outside. If one clone died, there would be another one.

Therefore, there is no point in exposing General Wang's tricks, and there is no use in getting anxious, unless General Wang is willing to appear in front of him in his original form... It would be better to say that he should behave as he did in the past to avoid arousing General Wang's vigilance, while secretly investigating the whereabouts of these clones.

"You are still so impatient," the creepy smile on the king's mask was illuminated by the light, "Well, let's get straight to the point - have you heard about the upcoming event called the Holy Grail War?"

"Of course. Who in this world doesn't know that?"

Feng Jian Liuli's sleeves fluttered in an instant, and she raised her sword and pointed it at General Wang. "That kind of 'heroic spirit' with terrifying fighting power, I guess, except for the authority from 'God', there is no other great power that can create such an incredible creation! Is this the result of your exploration of the path of evolution, General Wang?"

"Then I have to sigh. You don't seem to have a talent for telling bad jokes. It was a wise decision to teach you to study Kabuki instead of Kyogen."

The king paced gracefully, as if performing a Noh play on the stage, completely ignoring the sharp blade at his neck. The blade of Kazama Ruri drew silver arcs with his steps, and the two of them seemed to be dancing a deadly waltz or a strange duet.

"The Holy Grail War, what a wonderful ceremony. Masters and Heroic Spirits, blood and glory, the final winner will receive the almighty wish-granting machine... ah, fulfilling wishes, what a gimmick to seduce the world, or is it a trap?"

The king will walk slowly while speaking in a long aria-like style, as if he is chanting a poem from hell.

"But why make a wish? Why not just enjoy the feast?" His voice suddenly became cold.

"If it were me, why would I bother with so much effort? I would make better use of the wonderful weapon of Heroic Spirits to help me eat those ordinary humans on the food chain who are not worthy of enjoying delicious food. I would use the Heroic Spirits to explore the more wonderful top of the food chain—"

"That's enough. Stop talking about your disgusting 'cannibalism theory' in front of me!"

Fengjian Liuli's long sword suddenly rose up, and the blade swung out as fast as lightning, cutting off a strand of the king's hair.

"Okay, okay, you really have no patience, so I'll tell you straight to the point," the general said with a smile, "your brother, the Shadow Emperor, the eldest son of the Snake Eight Families, Genji, is preparing to participate in the Holy Grail War." "What did you say! Is this true!?" Fengjian Liuli's pupils suddenly contracted, and this time he finally couldn't hide his true feelings.

"It's true. Not only that, he also put the blame of being the mastermind behind the Holy Grail War on us, the demons... This is really unfair!"

Wang Jiang's voice was full of joking, and he spread his hands exaggeratedly.

"Everyone, think about it carefully. With the size of our group of demons and the technology of Heroic Spirits, we are holding the Holy Grail War in such a blatant manner. Isn't this a self-destructive act like a child carrying gold through a busy market?"

"Once we are exposed to the sunlight, we will be instantly destroyed by the force of the Eight Snake Clans, not to mention exposing ourselves to the mixed-bloods of the whole world in such a high-profile manner? If we provoke the secret party, I'm afraid even the Eight Snake Clans will have to bow down and be humble, right?"

"If it wasn't you who did it, then who is behind the Holy Grail War?" The tip of Fengjian Liuli's knife was still pointing at Wang Jiang's throat, but her eyes had become deep.

Of course he didn't believe what the general said. Combining it with Emiya's information, he knew that the mastermind possessed the same cloning technology as the general. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

"It doesn't matter who is behind this... or rather, it's not a top priority. What the fierce ghosts need to deal with urgently is the Eight Snake Clan that is about to attack!"

The king's voice suddenly became serious. "The existence of the Heroic Spirit is extremely terrifying. If the Eight Snake Families unilaterally control it, the Fierce Ghosts will never be able to turn things around. Therefore, we must choose to participate in the Holy Grail War and get the opportunity to summon the Heroic Spirit!"

Fengjian Liuli finally put down the knife.

"Participating in the Holy Grail War, right? Okay, I agree, but the premise is that the position of the Master must be mine!"

"Of course! Of course! Only you, my most satisfying work, are qualified to be the master!" The king applauded, and the laughter under the mask sounded more and more uncomfortable.

"By the way, your good brother has already chosen the target to be summoned. Without a doubt, it must be the most famous demon-slaying hero in Japanese history... What about you?"

A trace of blood flashed in Fengjian Liuli's eyes, and the image of Yuan Zhisheng stabbing his chest with a knife flashed in his mind. His hatred gradually burst out from the bottom of his heart and flowed through his blood vessels.

"Humph, the only one who can match the fierce ghosts is the most notorious ghost king in this land!"

This fierce ghost is none other than Shuten-doji!

The true story about this person is also recorded in the book "The Fierce Ghosts".

After all, "Shuten-doji" is the predecessor of the leader of the fierce demons thousands of years ago and the leader of the demons of Mount Oe. And his real identity is Minamoto no Yoritsune, the biological brother of Minamoto no Raikou, the famous general of the Minamoto family and the eldest brother of the clan.

And he, Kazama Ruri (Genji: Minamoto no Naga), is the second son of Genji, and also the ghost of Genji who was killed by his brother Genji: Minamoto no Nagao.

How ironic! The fate of slaying demons, men and demons, brothers and brothers, thousands of years ago has the chance to be repeated today.

"Okay, I know the message you want to convey. You can go now."

He suddenly raised his sword, and before General Wang could utter a single word, his head was cut off by the lightning-fast sword.

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The dark night in Tokyo is like a huge net, covering this city that never sleeps.

After walking some distance out of the gate of Genji Heavy Industries, Emiya prepared to go to the bank to cash the check and transfer the money to his account. The string of zeros seemed to have weight, and the heavy touch pressed on his heart.

At this moment, the phone screen suddenly lit up, and the message about Kazama Ruri appeared. Emiya narrowed his eyes. The other party was basically asking him if the Minamoto family summoned the strongest demon slayer hero Minamoto no Raikou in the Holy Grail War, how could the fierce demons summon the strongest demon king?

...Good fellow, you all want to jump into the pit of the Holy Grail War, right? But think about it, it makes sense, now the fierce ghosts have the masked king to cause trouble, and we have to summon Minamoto no Raikou. Kazama Ruri is in the most vulnerable position all of a sudden. If she doesn't choose to summon the heroic spirit, she may not be able to protect herself.

but……

"How did you know that this place was planning to summon Minamoto no Raikou?"

"The general said that the information he has is always accurate. He must have planted a lot of spies... He only refuses to admit that the Holy Grail War was caused by him, but I don't believe it."

Is this internal work so advanced?
Emiya subconsciously flashed through his mind the faces of the various family heads attending the meeting at Genji Heavy Industries today.

"Well, have you heard of 'Chain Summoning'? As soon as a Heroic Spirit appears, other Heroic Spirits that have a bond or connection with it will be summoned one after another."

There are many examples of chain summoning, such as Zhao Yun chain summoning Adou, Zhuge Kongming chain summoning Sima Yi, and in the sixth singularity, the Sun King Ramses II even chain summoned Pharaoh Nitocris plus the entire Egyptian territory and its people.

Since Kazama Ruri is a fierce ghost, a descendant of the blood of the demons from Oeyama thousands of years ago, he can summon a limited number of "ghosts" with his own blood. Moreover, Minamoto no Raikou and Shuten-doji are enemies. Once Minamoto no Raikou is successfully summoned, the only ghost that can appear in the world is Shuten-doji, who was killed by him.

So after Kazama Ruri heard the good news, Emiya's phone received another notification that a huge amount of money had been transferred to his account.

He felt his palms getting hot and put the phone back into his pocket.

...This money is really easy to make.

(End of this chapter)