Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"Fellow villagers, please do not stay where you are, move behind me as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the villagers did not hesitate at all, scrambling and crawling towards Fang Rui's back, including Grandma Feng and Kagome Higurashi.

Inuyasha didn't run away, or rather, his personality prevented him from doing so. Besides, what ability could a mere demon possibly have to make him run away?

"Soul-Scattering Iron Claws!" Without the slightest hesitation, Inuyasha unleashed several demonic energy blades and joined the battle.

Fang Rui and the villagers watched quietly as the monster was beaten.

"I have a feeling that something's not right about this scene," Fang Rui said, rubbing his cheek thoughtfully.

"It's like two thugs bullying... a delinquent girl." Kagome Higurashi thought for a moment and gave a rather apt analogy.

Although the villagers didn't understand Kagome Higurashi's words, they miraculously grasped a bit of what she was trying to say, nodding in agreement with her viewpoint, as they did indeed have a certain feeling about it.

Soon, the unknown demon was defeated and beaten to a pulp by Inuyasha and Nurarihyon.

"Her recovery ability is somewhat abnormal," Grandma Feng said.

“It’s not the real body,” Fang Rui explained. “There’s hair everywhere in the village, so Inuyasha can’t pinpoint the demon’s true form by smell, and Nurarihyon isn’t good at finding demons.”

"Do you have a solution?" Fang Rui asked Higurashi Kagome and Grandma Kaede for their opinions.

"No, the exorcism techniques I'm good at are all very simple types, none of them involve finding monsters."

As she spoke, her gaze shifted to Kagome Higurashi, lingering on her for a moment. Her older sister, Kikyo, possessed the ability to kill demons from a great distance, and undoubtedly had the ability to find demons.

Kagome Higurashi, who has a close relationship with Kikyo, should also have similar abilities; the question is whether she can use them.

Without dwelling on the matter, Grandma Feng turned her gaze to Fang Rui: "You don't have a solution?"

"Actually, there is a way, but if you have a solution, I won't need to take any action, which will save me some effort."

"...I have something to say." Kagome Higurashi was speechless.

Ignoring the stares of others, Fang Rui tossed out an ordinary talisman.

"Great Tengu, go and deal with the hidden monster."

Although Fang Rui doesn't have any shikigami, he knows magic, so transforming a giant tengu into one wouldn't be a problem.

"Understood." The handsome Tengu bowed his head in response, then flapped his wings and flew into the forest.

"The shikigami is actually a Great Tengu..." Granny Feng was very surprised, as the Tengu is a very powerful yokai.

"I've already shown my strength before, so why are you still so surprised?" Fang Rui asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Having strength and having a Tengu as a shikigami are two different concepts." Grandma Maple said seriously.

"I don't understand." Fang Rui shrugged lightly. He chose to transform into a Great Tengu simply because it was good-looking and pleasing to the eye.

A moment later, the demon being beaten by Inuyasha and Nurarihyon let out a scream and vanished into black mist.

Immediately afterwards, the Great Tengu flew back: "Target achieved."

After saying that, it turned back into a talisman.

After the crisis was over, the villagers continued to work; no matter how dangerous the world became, they still needed to eat.

As for Inuyasha, he, Kagome Higurashi, and Granny Kaede went to find Fang Rui to inquire about the Shikon Jewel.

"I have a suggestion for you. There is a black pearl hidden in your eye. It is a key that can help you obtain the weapon left to you by King Touga."

"Of course, I have no interest in Touya's weapon, but I am interested in Touya himself. Whether you agree to the deal is up to you."

Inuyasha did not answer immediately upon hearing this, but fell into deep thought. Although he had never met this person, it was still somewhat unpleasant to exchange him for the Shikon Jewel.

"I need to think about this."

With that, Inuyasha turned and left, heading into the forest where he needed some peace and quiet.

Fang Rui returned to the house and continued to study the power of "fear". Would the monsters born from fear change because of the change in "fear"?

I don't know much about it, but I can give it a try.

First, we should find a monster born from fear, then modify the "points" that make ordinary people fear it, and then just wait...

The monsters he created earlier were the result of his meticulous character design and could not be used as experimental subjects.

Let's create another batch of other types of monsters! There are plenty of little monsters in the forest anyway...

However, the villagers should not be frightened in a short period of time. After all, they were frightened by him first, and then by some monster. If they are frightened again, one or two of them will inevitably have problems.

In other words, if you want to provide a tool for instilling fear, you need to find other ways, such as changing to another village.

Tell Nurarihyon to stay in the village and if Inuyasha comes to make a deal with him, tell him to come back at night.

Finding a human village wasn't difficult for Fang Rui; there were many monsters, and just as many humans.

Several kilometers to the east of Maple Village, there is another village where, using illusion magic, he gathers a wave of energy to transform some small monsters into stronger ones.

After that, they went to another village and collected more 'fear' to observe whether the monsters that absorbed the 'fear' would change.

As he expected, the monsters changed, changing according to the content of their fears, and the corresponding monsters also changed accordingly.

Monsters born from fear are influenced by the corresponding ghost stories.

This pattern is also the reason why some monsters are difficult to be born.

At the same time, monsters born from fear can also increase their strength through conventional means. Even if ghost stories are no longer popular, they will not disappear, but their strength will be weakened.

Looking at the bunch of strange-looking monsters, Fang Rui was troubled about how to deal with them.

"Let's just give it to Nurarihyon! He's the leader of a yokai organization anyway, so he'll probably be happy to get a few henchmen."

With that, Fang Rui clapped his hands and exclaimed, "It's decided then!"

With the matter resolved, Fang Rui did not linger outside but set off back to Maple Village. The group of ordinary monsters flew slowly, and the dark clouds moved slowly in the sky.

Experienced monsters and humans alike can tell that fast-moving dark clouds are formed by a group of monsters gathering together.

Generally speaking, even demon hunters would not chase after demon clouds, firstly because they might not be able to win, and secondly because they might not be able to catch up with them.

But monsters are different. Some monsters are warlike. When they see a group of monsters gathered together, their first thought is not why they are gathered there, but that with so many monsters, they should be able to have a good fight.

As a result, some silly monsters were attracted and chased after the dark clouds towards Maple Village.

Fang Rui didn't care about any of that. In his opinion, a group of ordinary monsters could be easily wiped out.

The only problem is Maple Village. It wouldn't be good if these things caused some problems for Maple Village. It would be better to set up a barrier for it.

There are other solutions, but they are somewhat troublesome.

Chapter 396 Monster Attack

At night, a bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the stars twinkle.

Most of the villagers were already asleep, and a few people were patrolling at night. Inuyasha was one of the people on night watch.

Instead of joining the ordinary people, he sat alone on the rooftop, gazing at the starry night sky. Rather than saying he volunteered to join the night watch, it would be more accurate to say he was troubled by worries and had no desire to sleep.

"There are quite a few monsters near the village..."

The demonic aura mingled in the wind, which Inuyasha detected with his keen sense of smell. He looked towards the forest outside the village, his expression somewhat serious.

If all these monsters swarmed at us, it seemed... there wouldn't be any problem.

Considering the strength of those two individuals, it's probably possible to eliminate them all before the monsters invade the village, however...

"Just in case." With that, Inuyasha left the rooftop and returned to the ground, roughly pushing open the door and startling Kagome awake, who stared at him in surprise.

After exchanging a few seconds of eye contact with Kagome Higurashi, Inuyasha looked away and turned to Kaede, who had just woken up, saying, "There are quite a few demons gathered outside the village."

After saying that, Inuyasha turned and left. Kaede was useless in dealing with those demons; the two demon hunters were the main fighting force.

Once again, the door was pushed open roughly, and what came into view was not the two people sleeping in bed, but Nurarihyon sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Hearing the door open, Nurarihyon slowly opened his eyes and met Inuyasha's gaze.

"Why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping? What are you trying to do? Make a deal?"

Fang Rui's voice came from the side. He was dressed neatly and was also not asleep.

"There's a demon outside the village," Inuyasha succinctly described the situation.

“I know that there is a barrier I set up around the village, so weak monsters can’t get in.”

Fang Rui nodded calmly. Of course he knew that those monsters had followed him here.

"Weak? What if there are exceptionally strong demons outside the village?" Inuyasha frowned.

The village of Kaede is now very unfamiliar to Inuyasha. The only familiar person he knows is Kaede, but as long as there is someone he knows, he will care.

"The weakness I'm talking about is not the same as the weakness you understand."

Although the barrier wasn't set up with full force, even if it was done casually, it's not something an ordinary demon could break. To be precise, even a powerful demon wouldn't be able to break the barrier.

From Fang Rui's tone, Inuyasha could sense his confidence. After a moment's hesitation, he believed him, since Fang Rui's strength surpassed his own.

"Is that so..." He nodded slowly, without asking any further questions.

Now that the monsters cannot enter Maple Village and the safety of the villagers is guaranteed, he can attack with peace of mind.

With that thought in mind, Inuyasha headed out of the village.

"Truly decisive," Nurarihyon commented.

Fang Rui looked up at the ceiling, his gaze passing through it to look further into the distance.

"There's a good show about to start, want to go see it?"

“Okay.” Nurarihyon didn’t know what kind of “good show” Fang Rui was talking about, but he believed Fang Rui’s words and immediately nodded in agreement.

The two followed Inuyasha to the outskirts of the village.

The villagers woke up one by one. Those who were capable of fighting took weapons and went to the edge of the village, while those who were not capable of fighting gathered in the center of the village.

"Don't come out!" Inuyasha shouted from outside the village before the villagers could leave.

Upon hearing this, the villagers stopped. Because Granny Kaede, who was quite respected in the village, believed in Inuyasha, the villagers believed in Inuyasha as well. Moreover, Inuyasha's behavior in the recent period of time showed that his character was not bad, so they believed him.

"The village is protected by a barrier I set up, so monsters can't enter. It's very safe."

Upon hearing this, many villagers turned their attention to Inuyasha, for there was an exception here.

“He is an exception. The barrier has recorded his information, and he can enter freely.”