Tokyo Detective

Chapter 309 A new storm has emerged
"Roar"

The mother body was attacked, and the 3-meter-tall fungal corpse went berserk, launching another bull charge in an attempt to repeat its old trick.

Unfortunately, Naoki Hanyu caught its charge steadily this time, without even taking a step back.

Naoki Hanyu smiled as he lifted the 3-meter-tall corpse high into the air and slammed it to the ground, causing a slight tremor.

Before the fungal corpse could stand up, the blade of the demon sword had already severed its head, revealing countless fungal roots in the wound.

Naoki Hanyu flicked the green pus off his blade. These fungal corpses were quite strong; those that were 2 meters tall had a constitution of around 40, and those that were 3 meters tall were comparable to ordinary monsters. However, they were still too weak for him. Only the black stake and the divine tree remained.

The next second, the black mist approached, and a pair of pale hands covered Naoki Hanyu's eyes from behind.

"Aren't you annoying? You always use the same old tricks."

Iron Fist knocked the black stake back several meters, followed by the famous gun. Abe fired two shots at the black stake's chest, causing it to turn back into mist and disappear.

Seeing this, Naoki Hanyu methodically loaded his weapon and approached the Divine Tree. As expected, the Black Stake, a symbiotic evil spirit, couldn't wait to jump out and block him, followed by Abe's service.

"bang bang"

"bang bang"

"bang bang"

Despite being hit by 10 bullets, the black stake's spirit did not dissipate; it continued to block the way, battered and tattered—it was fighting for its life.

As Naoki Hanyu stepped into the pool, pairs of ghostly hands suddenly reached out from the water and dragged him into its depths. When he opened his eyes, he could see more than a dozen ghosts tearing at his body, all with hideous and grotesque faces, some even speaking of their obsessions from their past lives.

"Kill you."

"Kill you."

"Black Stake, you deserve to die."

"Black stake."

Naoki Hanyu could see several familiar figures, the people who had died in the past week. It seemed that these ghosts were the bloated ghosts of the Black Stakes, with some tricks and wisdom, knowing how to play this game. Unfortunately, he was no ordinary person.

Naoki Hanyu grabbed the nearest ghost with both hands and then forcefully tore the ordinary spirit into pieces, startling the demons into a daze.

Naoki Hanyu didn't wait for these dazed guys to react. Once they were grabbed by the iron hand, they would be torn apart. Anyway, he wouldn't drown.

The black stake's spirit, tattered and broken, stared at the water's surface. It still retained a sliver of human consciousness, knowing that if it entered the pool, it would also be attacked by the spirits of the dead. So it simply stood by the pool and waited quietly.

No, perhaps we can take this opportunity to kill another uninvited guest.

Just then, a pair of hands broke through the surface of the pool, grabbed the black stake's legs, and pulled him into the water.

Naoki Hanyu pressed the black stake to the bottom of the pool, then raised his fist and kept pounding it. Several remaining bloated ghosts around him were trembling with fear. They were killed by evil spirits in life and were still afraid of evil spirits after death. Of course, they were also afraid of the living Yama who tore apart most of his "comrades".

Naoki Hanyu pressed down on the black stake with one hand, and with the other hand gestured for these pale-skinned demons, still bearing the marks of their deaths, to come and seek revenge.

At first, the demons didn't dare to make a move, but as Naoki Yuzuru's beating became more and more brutal, the demons' hatred overwhelmed their fear, so they began to tear at the black stake's soul, some even grabbing its head and gnawing on it, and soon half of the spirit was eaten away.

The resentful voice of the black stake echoed through the water.

"Killing you, I hate it. Why did you do this to me? It hurts."

The other evil spirits also voiced their resentment.

"kill"

"I'll tear you apart."

"Black stake, dead, dead, dead."

Seeing this, Naoki Hanyu wasted no time. He surfaced and swam to the sacred tree. When his hand touched the sacred tree, the ancient fungus tree, which was over two thousand years old, trembled even more violently.

"Don't be afraid, it will be quick."

Without hesitation, Naoki Hanyu pulled out Abe no Kiri and fired a shot at the remains of the black stake that had merged into the fungal tree. The shot pierced through the fungal tree, and the black stake's resentful roar echoed in the cave.

"Bang bang."

The skull was shattered, and the remains, filled with black mist, quickly dissipated until they returned to ordinary corpses.

Naoki Hanyu used his demon sword to cut the corpse out of the divine tree and placed it on the shore. He then took out gasoline from his backpack and set it on fire, thinking it best to eliminate all such a menace.

The only remaining question is what to do with the sacred tree.

Naoki Hanyu looked at the panting old man and asked.

"Grandpa, what do you think we should do with this big mushroom? It seems very scared."

This fungus can infect humans, control their bodies, create monsters like Toriyama Juzo, and even give rise to the symbiotic evil, the Black Stake. The Divine Tree is truly amazing and bizarre; perhaps it is a unique existence in the world.

Toriyama Juzo sighed.

"My suggestion is to burn the sacred tree."

Naoki Hanyu was a little surprised to hear this, but he had already made his own plans before coming, so he did not object.

"Isn't this the sacred tree that your clan has protected for two thousand years? Don't you feel it's a pity to destroy it like this?"

“I also know that it may have miraculous effects in medicine, like allowing me to live to 129 years old and still be vigorous, but it is too dangerous.”

"Yes, it's too dangerous."

Naoki Hanyu certainly knew that this was a treasure of life, and that it might even lead to the development of a longevity drug. However, its advantages were also its disadvantages, as it broke through the human immune system and was accompanied by a deadly bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

If someone with ulterior motives were to complete its only flaw—the method of infection—it would become the most powerful biological weapon and the most terrifying source of destruction.

The endings of games and movies like Resident Evil, World War Z, and The Last of Us are not just wishful thinking.

Leaving aside whether Japan's biotechnology can meet the standards, just consider whether America, as the "father country," would try to steal it, given America's history from Agent Orange during the Vietnam War to its various research institutes now scattered around the world.

If it were to acquire these terrifying biological weapons, it might be used against the currently warring "slipper army," or even against the Middle Eastern "hegemon," casting a shadow over the future world.

"Then let's burn them all."

"Hmm." Naoki Hanyu went back into the water and uprooted the divine tree. Despite its large size, the divine tree was actually very light because of its porous structure and high water content.

Soon the sacred tree was moved out of the cave and burned along with the corpse. The green smoke was toxic, but fortunately it was not noticeable in the darkness. The remaining remains were also disposed of.

"The matter is settled, sir. Let's go over the statements."

Although Naoki Hanyu did not receive the reward for his sins in this operation, he still gained three kinds of benefits.

The first one is the Demon Blade Muramasa. The name displayed in the system has changed.

Unnamed Demon Blade

After slaying more than ten fungal corpses, and even cutting down the black stump corpses and the sacred tree, the demonic sword finally underwent a qualitative change, becoming a true cursed sword.

Unnamed Demon Blade

Hardness: 70 HRC
Function: Those who touch the demon sword will become unfortunate (host is immune).

Curse: The person who is cut will be infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Exorcising Evil: The demon sword can attack ghosts.

The second find was a piece of Sacred Tree Fungus from Naoki Hanyu's backpack, which contained healthy mycelium and could be cultured again.

It would be dangerous if someone else got it, but Naoki Hanyu felt that he was not a danger to humanity; he was not the kind of person who liked to destroy the world.

The third is to activate a top-level title that meets the requirements.

[Kui Treasure Hunter (Top Tier): Find the Kui Treasures, life forms that have been born on Earth over the past 45 billion years. (1/3)]

[An aerobic fungus has been obtained.]

Naoki Hanyu sheathed his demon sword, deciding not to display it at home anymore, lest a friend accidentally cut him while playing around.
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Naoki Hanyu and his companion returned the way they came, burning the remains of the folklorist along the way.

When they entered the village, they found it very lively. Staff from the Tottori Prefectural Public Health Center had set up a temporary base, and the staff in protective suits were busy with something.

Naoki Hanyu sent Juzo Toriyama back to his house quietly, while he walked out openly and was stopped by two staff members.

"A contagious fungus has been discovered here and the area has been sealed off. May I ask who you are?"

"I'm the head of the police task force. I just went to dispose of a few moving corpses."

"How to deal with it?"

"Those bodies are too dangerous; for safety reasons, they have to be burned."

The two staff members were dumbfounded, and one of them quickly ran to report it.

Soon the director of the health center and Yakushiji Ryoko appeared. The first thing the director of the health center, Nakahara Kenichi, said was to ask a question.

"Officer Yuzuru, who gave you the authority to burn the bodies? Those were valuable government assets."

Naoki Hanyu coldly retorted.

"What government property?"

"Those are the corpses infected with fungi. They have immense value; they're perfect materials for biological experiments. You're breaking the law, I..."

Before Kenichi Nakahara could finish speaking, Naoki Hanyu interrupted him.

"What's illegal? Do you have authorization from the Tottori Prefecture government to declare a state of emergency?"

Kenichi Nakahara was taken aback. They hadn't even conducted an investigation yet, so of course they wouldn't apply for authorization from the local government based on just a phone call. Otherwise, who would take the blame if something went wrong?

"No."

"What about the authorization from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, Naoki Hanyu's tone became somewhat stern.

"In other words, this place is not under a state of emergency, so what right do you have to question our task force's investigative methods? If you want to interfere, you need to get authorization first."

"Me, me, me."

Just then, Yakushiji Ryoko spoke calmly.

“I just received a notification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, requesting that we bring the infected individuals back to Tokyo.”

"No, this was discovered in Tottori Prefecture."

"If you have any objections, talk to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare."

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Yes, and there was also that elderly person infected.

Naoki Hanyu frowned helplessly. Fortunately, the offspring of this type of infection were not as strange as the main body of the Divine Tree. According to Toriyama Juzo, each generation of infection would weaken the body, making it impossible to infect indefinitely.

Kenichi Nakahara panicked when he heard that he had lost both his money and his lover.

"Officer Yuzuru, given that you have just been in contact with an infected person, you need to be quarantined."

"You have no right to quarantine me, but I have an obligation to cooperate with your inspection. Take me down the mountain for inspection as soon as possible, I need to get back to Tokyo."

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Regardless, Naoki Hanyu obediently went to the Tottori Prefecture Public Health Center for a checkup. When he learned that there were no fungi on his body, Kenichi Nakahara was disappointed. As for Naoki Hanyu's abnormal physique, he had no right to examine him.

What annoyed Kenichi Nakahara the most was that the health center staff from Osaka Prefecture had arrived and had been ordered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to take over the site.
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Soon, Naoki Hanyu drove after the convoy transporting the infected, and as they approached, Ryoko Yakushiji's tense voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"The convoy has been attacked. Please provide immediate support."

Gunshots and explosions came through the walkie-talkie.

(End of this chapter)