Tokyo Detective

Chapter 516 Top Title: Undead Slayer

At the port of Mihama, located on the west coast of Japan, a cargo ship from South Korea quietly landed. Several port staff and customs officers turned a blind eye and allowed the ship to unload its cargo.

The goods were loaded onto the truck; the destination was Tokyo.
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Evening is considered a time of demonic possession in Japan, when evil spirits become active and the boundary between humans and spirits overlaps.

Inside the Kuroki family house, the two shrine maidens were already dressed in their special costumes, the formal attire for the Chihaya Festival, and took out their religion's most treasured possessions.

Fushiyama Yoshiho knelt quietly before the altar, Inugami Miko stood to the side, while Hanyu Naoki looked out from the balcony.

The ceremony is ready and can begin.

Fushiyama Yoshiho said calmly.

"The birds are chirping."

The priests downstairs announced the start of the ceremony.

"Wild Brother"

Five priests were kneeling in front of the large doors at the four corners of the apartment building, their intention being to create a protective barrier so that the evil spirits wouldn't be allowed to enter.

Several different cultural ceremonies began simultaneously, as this event involved many religions from Japan.

In a Shinto ritual in Japan, a priest first steps onto the altar on white pebbles symbolizing purity and delivers a blessing. Then, four beautiful shrine maidens take the priest's place and perform a ritual dance in front of the altar.

The Kagura bells jingled crisply in the girls' hands, and their dance moves were graceful. With the development of modernity, even the dances of the shrines have kept up with the times and are trying to appeal to young people.

Representative monks from various Buddhist sects began chanting sutras. They included the Tendai and Shingon sects from Kyoto and Nara, the Nichiren sect from the Kanto region, and the Jodo Shinshu sect from the Hokuriku region.

Besides Shintoism and Buddhism, which dominate Japanese religions, there is also an altar dedicated to the original shamanism of the Ainu people of Hokkaido, where several shamans perform a very wild dance on the stage.

In some places, sorcerers and shamans chanted incantations, while in another place, a modern, high-tech environment was in full swing. An elderly professor was seen leading several of his graduate students in fiddling with instruments, apparently researching modern technology for exorcism.

Naoki Hanyu was also very curious about this; the people below were so strange that you'd think it was a performance if you didn't know better.

Is the following hodgepodge really useful?

Fushiyama Yoshiho did not answer because she was also chanting a spell, while Inugami Miko, the shrine maiden and deputy chief priest of Fushimi Inari Shrine, also looked at Hanyu Naoki with curious eyes.

If Fushiyama Yoshiho hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have known that a man a few years younger than her would personally deal with a curse-level evil spirit.

"Everyone is chanting the Demon Gathering Spell."

"Gathering Demon Spell, do you cultivators really possess magic?"

Inugami Miko laughed when she heard this, realizing it was truly an amateur's understanding.

"There is no magic, but everyone's Demon Gathering Spell has been developed over many years. As long as a talented person adds the name of the filthy thing when chanting the spell, the Demon Gathering Spell is like cursing the filthy thing in its ear as a bastard or something. This way, the other party will definitely come to kill, so it is called the Demon Gathering Spell, because it will keep ringing in your ear even if it doesn't come."

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If you put yourself in Naoki Hanyu's shoes, you can understand. After all, evil spirits do have a connection to their own names. If you curse someone in their ear, they're bound to kill you.

"That was indeed a dangerous move."

"Of course, only one-third of talented exorcists live past 80."

Naoki Hanyu suddenly turned his head to look outside, a reaction that shocked Miko Inugami, who remarked on his powerful intuition.

Gifted people can not only see evil spirits, but they can also sense them even when they are around them.

In the distance, all the park's facilities came to life. Swings, rocking horses, and other equipment swayed inexplicably, and there was even the sound of children laughing. Most people would have been terrified.

But in Naoki Hanyu's eyes, it's all kinds of ghost children playing around, and the clothes on these ghost children range from ancient times to the modern era.

Within sight, numerous ghost children surged toward this place from all directions, their numbers estimated to be no less than a thousand.

"Hey, there are way too many ghost kids. Can you guys handle this?"

"Itsuki said calmly."

“They came here prepared to go all the way to the final step, no matter what.”

As the last ray of sunlight disappeared on the horizon, the exorcists' incantations changed. They chanted these incantations to resonate with the magical artifacts, allowing them to unleash their full power.

Blessing implements have different names around the world, such as divine artifacts, ritual implements, objects of faith, and objects inhabited by deities.

Although humans are ordinary, as the only intelligent life on Earth, our brains, will, and spirit often possess incredible power that cannot be explained by scientific means for the time being, just as we cannot explain dirty things for the time being.

Things that are worshipped by humans over many years will change as they absorb their beliefs and obsessions, just like Naoki Hanyu's demon sword. Moreover, not everything that is worshipped can become a special weapon.

According to Naoki Hanyu, the ghost children would surround the altar and then stop, and some of the ghost children's expressions would gradually change from indifference to strangeness, as if they were recalling everything from their previous lives and becoming painful, and finally their souls would shatter.

One, two, three, ten, fifty.

This angered the demon, and the ghost children, under their master's control, rushed towards the various altars regardless of their dislike.

Like a torrent, it cracked the cement on the ground, and even sprayed out manhole covers.

Such a terrible flood cracked the altar wood, tearing not only the Shinto altar in half, but also the Shaman altar, causing it to collapse and resulting in heavy casualties among several elderly shamans.

The others showed no fear and continued chanting incantations and dancing, ignoring the deaths of their companions one by one.

Naoki Hanyu frowned as he watched this scene. He could sense some kind of malice directed at him, as if they were waiting for him to leave. If he didn't leave, they wouldn't dare to come up.

Just then, Inugami spoke up.

“Officer Yuzuru, you can go down and help if you want. We'll take care of things here.”

"No, I have helpers too."

Thirty masked men suddenly appeared on various streets, each holding a knife or something else, even willow branches or similar objects.

The newcomers were none other than Naoki Hanyu's clones, with one-fifth of his physical body being the leader. They could only gather about thirty weapons capable of harming souls in just a few days, hence the presence of only thirty-odd clones. They didn't want to create over a hundred clones, fearing it would cause unnecessary trouble.

The malevolent clone can also see the imps like an army of the dead, but as a warmonger, he is not afraid.

"Haha, I've killed plenty of people, but this is the first time I've gone on a killing spree against something filthy."

The rational clone said calmly.

"Don't underestimate them. Too many ants can kill an elephant; you might end up in trouble."

The embodiment of justice looked at the willow branch in his hand, then at the sea of ​​evil spirits, and threw away his equipment and shouted.

"What use are willow twigs? They're no match for my fists."

The appearance of the clone did not attract the attention of others. After all, thousands or even tens of thousands of residents in this area had been forcibly evacuated, and to avoid spreading misinformation, even the surveillance cameras were turned off.

At the command of the main body, all the clones shouted in unison.

"The killing begins."

Thirty figures charged into the sea of ​​little ghosts like wild horses, instantly sending dozens or even hundreds of little ghosts flying.

"Don't get in my way, I'm going to be number one."

The righteous clone grabbed the infant demon, crushed its head, and threw it away. It also charged at the oncoming demon like a bull, sending it flying and leaving many wounds on its own body.

"Interesting, very interesting, tearing Japanese soldiers apart with bare hands."

The righteous clone grabbed a 12-year-old ghost, plunged its hands into the ghost's chest and forcefully tore the spirit in two, then grabbed the ghost that was biting its shoulder and attacked it relentlessly with iron fists.

"boom."

The kid finally exploded after taking two punches.

At this moment, the righteous clone tore open his shirt and roared, his blood-soaked battle scene resembling that of a war god.

"Roar, again!"

The righteous clone seemed to have taken a pill and left the group, colliding once again with the little devils rushing in from all directions.

"That was great! Take my final blow, Dragon Fist!"

More than a dozen imps were blasted apart by the powerful force, and the righteous clone was also overwhelmed by the imps. The scene left the Khorne clone speechless. Was he Khorne or was that guy the real Khorne? How come he was even more frantic than himself when they fought?

I don't want to trade injuries for injuries. The short sword I borrowed from a certain shrine is quite useful. Every swing can take away at least one little devil. It's much more effective than using my iron fist, which consumes my stamina.

In this way, the thirty clones, like thirty sharp knives, pierced into the demons, and with their coordinated efforts, none could withstand their attacks.

Dozens, hundreds, three hundred.

The speed of the killing momentarily distracted the exorcists who had been focused on their work. What was going on? When did Japan develop a group of exorcists who were like war gods? Some of the exorcists had already recognized certain clones as the people who had escorted them today.

Regardless, the arrival of reinforcements gave the exorcists even more confidence.

Although they coordinated well, the clones only had around 50 points of constitution, and soon some of them were worn down by the imps and fell one by one.

However, one of the sharp knives is like a dam in a storm, unmoved no matter how fierce the waves are. It is the embodiment of a monster with a constitution of 100, and Abe no Kijiro is even more terrifyingly powerful in its hands.

One shot is often enough to take out several kids; no one can withstand a single blow.

[Ding! Top-tier title quest activated: Legendary Undead Slayer]

Please kill 1000 ordinary evil spirits (561/1000)

[Slay a Calamity (0/1)]

The appearance of the top title spurred Hanyu Naoki and his companions to work even harder. Soon, half of the little devils were wiped out, and half of their clones fell, forcing the Po-Xu Demon standing behind them to take action.

A cold wind blew past the two clones without their knowledge. Khorne's clone, which was already covered in blood, suddenly knelt down and spat out blood, which was mixed with caterpillars.

"Damn it, you bastard, you have no sportsmanship and resort to sneak attacks. If you have the guts, fight me head-on."

The demon did not respond, only leaving behind a child's voice.

"Come and play!"

The clones, already separated by the imp, were no match for the unscrupulous Po-Xiong Demon and fell one after another.

Only by incarnation can one persevere.

"boom"

A single bullet forced back the Soul Demon, but the endless stream of imps made it impossible for him to concentrate on defending against the Soul Demon. Tears appeared on his hard-won body, and he eventually knelt on the ground, spitting out blood mixed with caterpillars.

The avatar looked up at the apartment and said helplessly.

"The main body depends on you."

At this moment, the Soul Demon was also extremely angry. The bloated ghosts that had accumulated for more than four hundred years had been mostly killed. At this moment, it only wanted to quell its anger with the blood of the humans present.

One by one, the streetlights went out. Before the demon, with its boundless rage, could devour the still-persistent exorcists, a figure descended from the sky like a meteor and tore the little devils that were charging at the gate to shreds.

Then, Naoki Hanyu stood up, holding the demon sword Muramasa.

"I will be your opponent from now on."

For the first time, the incorporeal Po-Xiong Demon felt a bone-chilling cold.

(End of this chapter)