Chapter 120 Fierce God
The territory of the Tsukigahara clan is located in the Tsugaru Peninsula of Mutsu Province. Through the port here and across the Tsugaru Strait, one can reach Hokkaido, which is called "Nan Kui" or "Ezo".

It is said that the ancestor of this clan should have some relationship with the Shogun Sakanoue Tamuramaro who killed "Aroku-no-Oh" and should be a descendant of a demon exorcist who accompanied the army at that time.

However, after the Night Owl monsters raided Yuejialuo's castle, this territory was abandoned. The old territory, controlled by demons, was filled with a thick miasma.

The residents who originally lived in the surrounding areas were also forced to migrate to the south because they were afraid of the demons.

Despite this, there are still some mountain people in the nearby area who do not intend to leave the land where their ancestors have lived.

A group of hunters were walking along the mountain road.

They are all mountain people from this area. They have made a living by hunting for generations. They have dark skin, hold homemade spears and iron forks in their hands, and wear clothes made of bear fur.

In addition, the hunters also led hunting dogs tied with leather leashes. These dogs were purchased from exorcists, and their bloodlines were improved. Their fierce barking could drive away demons.

The mountain people are tough by nature, and the living environment in the north is already harsh. Without the kind of hard work and strong survival ability like weeds, they cannot survive here.

The locals call these mountain hunters "ghost hunters". They go into the mountains to hunt bears and deer in spring and winter, and spend the rest of their time farming at home.

The ghost hunters can also fight against some weak monsters. They are numerous, have special weapons, and are familiar with the local environment, so they have no problem protecting themselves in the mountains and forests.

At this time, the faces of this group of simple ghost hunters looked very disappointed as they went down the mountain.

"I didn't gain anything today..."

"I wonder where the bears in the mountains have gone?"

"It seems that recently, the monsters that used to inhabit the old territory have all moved south."

What they were talking about were some monsters that originally stayed in the old territory area, not the group of monsters from the Ezo land.

The Night Crying God and his followers, those half-human, half-owl monsters, only gather in the city and will not expand to the outside world. This state has lasted for several years.

However, in recent times, various monsters and goblins on the Tsugaru Peninsula have begun to stir and move southward.

"Recently, the monsters have been active. Even the deer, wild boars, and rabbits have been eaten by them."

The hunters chatted as they walked down the mountain. They were walking on a narrow path. Even if they looked up at the sky, half of it was obscured by the trees and they couldn't see it clearly. The ground was covered with lush grass, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Fortunately, the hunters who often went into the mountains were used to taking the mountain roads. At this moment, a strange sound came from the woods not far away.

"What is that sound?"

Everyone felt uneasy.

"Something seems to be approaching over there in the trees?"

At the same time, the hounds tied by the ghost hunters' leather ropes suddenly stopped and let out trembling growls in their throats.

"The dog seemed to have noticed something, too?"

The experienced hunter in the lead was on guard. The old man held out his hand to stop the hunters behind him. The hounds also stared nervously ahead.

“…Hehehehe.”

A hollow laugh was heard, and everyone who heard it felt inexplicably panicked.

Then, a huge and ugly face appeared above the head. It was a lion-like beast with two horns. It was extremely huge in size and exuded a strong stench of corpses.

"W-what is this?"

Fear grew in the people's hearts and the hunters retreated.

It was a gigantic creature, as big as a hill. “It” stretched its neck from the treetops, and people could then clearly see the shape of the monster’s upper body.

"My God!"

People wailed.

The hound was also afraid, so it leaned towards its owner and whimpered.

Before everyone's eyes, they could clearly see hundreds of faces on the monster's chest, men, women, young and old. They looked as if they had been stitched together, their cheeks and scalps stretched to their limits. They seemed alive, though mentally broken, their mouths open, emitting silent cries.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha—”

A monster in the shape of a lion with horns was laughing happily. Its back was covered with densely packed human hands, reminiscent of a lion's mane.

"Today is a good day..."

This strange monster spoke human language.

"It's a good day~~ Hehehe, many people are going to die~~"

This ugly monster seemed to be very happy, and its laughter never stopped. All the hunters present felt extremely uneasy.

"What...are you?"

The experienced hunter in the lead knew that he was doomed to die, so he could only desperately ask this question.

At the same time, the lion monster did not attack the hunters, it just raised its head and looked towards the sky.

Whoops!

The sharp sound of wind was heard.

Then, there was the sound of flapping wings. The old hunter seemed to notice something and quickly raised his head. His companion also looked up like the old man.

In the sky, countless pitch-black wings spread out, and the half-human, half-owl monster birds flew through the air like an army, forming a scene that covered the sky and the sun.

"The Legion of the Nightcry God!?"

The old hunter felt a chill running through his bones, and the hairs on his body stood up.

The so-called god of night crying is a god named "Kotankoro Kamui" in the language of the Ainu people.

Kamui means "divine power" and refers to a being with a higher godhood.

This god was originally Kamui, whose status was higher than that of the bear god, and he was also a god with protective power.

However, after falling, they became vicious and violent demons. This is the so-called "wild soul transformation". The fallen angels became part of ominousness and disaster. Their powerful demonic energy and strength are difficult to defeat even if super-class exorcists gather together.

However, what's more, there are also a group of half-human, half-owl followers under the control of "Kotankoro Kamui".

Some of these followers were its original Ainu believers, and some were captured humans. They were all directly transformed by the evil god into half-human, half-owl demons for it to control.

The Demon King and his followers formed a huge army of demons. They had been staying safely in the territory of the Yuejialuo clan, but now they unexpectedly came out in full force. What does this mean?
"W-What on earth is...what on earth is going on?"

The old man looked up at the sky in a daze. As he looked at the army of half-human, half-owl demons as dense as dark clouds above his head, the haze in his heart continued to grow.

The half-human, half-owl clan army did not notice the hunters on the ground, and completely ignored this group of people, flying straight past them from the air.

The pitch-black wings flapped, and a few black feathers fell like leaves. The ferocious demon army was so huge that it swept across the earth like a dark cloud and disappeared in an instant.

"Huhuhu..."

The horned lion monster laughed and then turned into white smoke and slowly dissipated.

"It...it's gone."

A young hunter sat down on the ground with a feeling of relief, cold sweat all over his body.

"Yeah, the monster didn't kill us."

All the hunters knew that they were obviously powerful demons and killing them would be effortless.

"We are still alive."

Everyone felt terrified and relieved because they survived. However, the old man suddenly realized something and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"not good--"

He shouted, "Village, they are heading towards the village."

Everyone then showed panic expressions as if they had woken up from a dream, and ran down the mountain.

However, when the old hunter and the hunters in the village rushed back home, what awaited them was a village in ruins after being ravaged by demons.

……

Kyoto.

Hidden cage mechanism.

"Lord Kujitsu."

The members of the Yakōshū submitted a report to Kukutsu Ikki, one of the guardians.

"News has arrived from North Mutsu: Kotankoro Kamui, who had temporarily ceased operations in Tsukigaro's territory, is now leading his followers southward. Several villages have already been affected."

"what?"

When he heard the news, Jiujiujin Yigui was also shocked.

He stood upright in shock.

"...As expected, that evil spirit finally took action."

This was to be expected. The evil god who invaded Hokkaido from Ezo fell into a brief state of stagnation after destroying the Tsukigara clan.

The Hidden Dragon Agency, the Onmyoji Bureau, and the imperial court were all worried about this matter. This was obviously abnormal. If the evil god's target was the spiritual veins in various places, he should not have stopped his actions - it was just because of some information that he himself did not understand, so the evil god did not take active action. However, this did not mean that the crisis was over.

The human-demon riot one hundred and fifty years ago is still fresh in the memory of the imperial court. Both the Hidden Dragon Head and the Onmyoji Bureau are always paying attention to the evil god in the north.

However, Jiujiujin Yigui did not expect that this situation would come so quickly. He knew how great the harm this incident would bring.

"Several famous families of demon exorcists in Northern Mutsu have occupied many spiritual veins. This time, if the evil spirit heads south, it must be intending to devour the spiritual veins in their territories," Kujitsu Ikki thought. "This time, the Kurohimeyama family will bear the brunt of the attack."

He stood up suddenly and walked out.

"Lord Jiujiutsu? What are you doing?"

The Night Walker's subordinate asked in confusion.

"I'm going to the Yin-Yang Bureau to talk to Xuanjie Mingtan."

Jiujiutsu Ikki said in a deep voice: "At this point, only that lord can handle the current chaos."

(End of this chapter)

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