In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

Rio Futaba took out her phone, checked the time, and then slowly spoke to everyone.

"There are less than twenty minutes left, it will be seven o'clock. Once the time of the Demon's Appearance has passed, even if the Eight Feet open the 'Gate', Night Star will not be able to leave the Inner World."

The difference between evil spirits and psychics is that, regardless of the time period, the former can travel between the two worlds.

Although Rio Futaba knew that Yohoshi possessed a constitution somewhat similar to that of an evil spirit compared to a pure human, no one knew whether Yohoshi could use this to travel to another world through the "door" during times other than dawn and dusk.

The most important thing is still the issue I just mentioned.

Don't dare to gamble.

If, after the Eight-Foot Man opens the "door," what comes out is not Night Star, but those terrifying evil spirits from the underworld, then this act is tantamount to digging one's own grave.

"Wait a moment..."

Just as Rio Futaba was deep in thought, Miko Yotsuya suddenly spoke up thoughtfully.

"Don't you guys feel that the attacks launched against us psychics are all bark and no bite?"

Mai Sakurajima nodded, her brows furrowing slightly.

"That's true. Although there were many evil spirits that attacked, none of them were particularly powerful. According to Night Star's assessment, if the danger level in Tokyo was S, this time it would be at most B."

At this critical moment, Yui Yuigahama, who usually has a dazed and innocent appearance, was also thinking seriously. When she heard Mai Sakurajima's words, she couldn't help but speak up.

"Do you think... it's because... this is all the forces the enemy can muster?"

"you mean..."

As Yui Yuigahama pondered, she slowly began to explain.

"Think about it. If we consider every power station in Kyoto as a stronghold, then after the enemy has finished destroying it, they will have to allocate resources to guard the stronghold. Otherwise, the Kyoto municipal leadership will definitely send people to carry out emergency repairs immediately."

Upon hearing Yui Yuigahama's words, a glimmer of hope flashed in Rio Futaba's eyes, and her usually calm and emotionless voice couldn't help but carry a hint of excitement.

"That's right, Tuanzi is absolutely right, this is the way to break the deadlock!"

Rio Futaba took a deep breath and said in a hurried tone.

"Just like what Tuanzi said, even though the Kyoto city government doesn't know that the evil spirit was behind the power outage, they will definitely send people to repair it. There's no doubt about that."

"We have seen evil spirits that can affect humans and attack directly without even needing to merge the surrounding area with the underworld."

Upon hearing this, Mai Sakurajima's pupils constricted slightly in surprise.

"You mean... that each power station is guarded by evil spirits that have merged with humans... and that they kill any humans who go there?"

"Exactly."

Although Rio Futaba wasn't wearing glasses, she still habitually pushed up her glasses.

"I'm not sure how many power stations there are in Kyoto, but given the size of the city, there should be at least four or five."

“Normally, the number of power stations built is designed with a margin of safety. The operating efficiency of each power station is only maintained at around 60% to 70%. This is to ensure that if a power station experiences a sudden failure, the power supply needed by the entire city can continue without exceeding the load or damaging the machinery.”

"That is to say..."

Rio Futaba took a deep breath and gave her final conclusion.

"We are now engaged in a battle of offense and defense with the enemy, but the advantage is on our side because we do not need to eliminate all the evil spirits in the power plants. We only need to restore the operation of three or four, or even just one or two, power plants to restore the power supply to Kyoto City."

Yotsuya Miko nodded slightly and said in a heavy tone.

"The challenge lies in... how to keep the power plant running, at least until tomorrow morning, despite the constant threat of evil spirits attacking..."

At this point, Yotsuya Miko fell silent.

The rest of the people present remained silent.

To protect a power station and hold out until tomorrow morning?

Keep in mind, it's not even seven o'clock yet.

Fortunately, it's summer, with long days and short nights, but even with good luck, we'll have to endure the attacks of evil spirits for at least twelve hours.

“This is the only way.”

Sakurajima Mai's eyes revealed a resolute look as she spoke, word by word.

“We cannot let this city fall into darkness, not only for the citizens, but also for Night Star trapped in the Otherworld.”

Everyone understood what Mai Sakurajima meant.

If the power supply is not restored tonight, except for places like the Metropolitan Police Department and hospitals that have emergency diesel generators, the rest of Kyoto will be plunged into darkness.

This will inevitably cause panic and tension among citizens.

All the negative emotions of everyone will converge in the underworld, materializing into one or even multiple terrifying evil spirits. The only human in the underworld, Yoruhoshi, the number one exorcist in Kyoto, is their primary target.

"Our disadvantages are now very obvious."

Mai Sakurajima spoke softly.

"We need to protect Shoko and Menma, as well as Yasakani, who is not in good condition. We should also avoid fighting in public places, otherwise there is a risk of exposing our true identities."

"The enemy is an evil spirit that ordinary people cannot observe and can attack us at any time, but this is also our advantage."

"As long as we kill those guys who have merged with humans and can directly interfere with reality, even if the other evil spirits are jumping up and down in a panic, they won't be able to stop the ordinary human personnel on site from rushing to repair the power station."

Rio Futaba nodded in agreement.

“I think the same way as you, but there are two more important things to do before we set off.”

"First, if we want to clean up the power station, we need someone to tell us the location, not to stop us, and to maintain order at the site."

"The second point, and the most important point..."

At this point, Rio Futaba waved her phone.

“Now that cell phone signals have been cut off, we need another way to communicate. Although I have prepared walkie-talkies, the range of these civilian walkie-talkies is no more than two kilometers. We need to split into at least two teams to repair two power stations at the same time. The distance between them is beyond the limit of the walkie-talkies.”

Yotsuya Miko had already understood Futaba Rio's meaning. A resolute look appeared in her golden eyes beneath the mask, and she nodded.

"Yes, those evil spirits that merge with humans, while gaining the ability to directly interfere with reality, also have a fatal weakness: they can be harmed by ordinary people."

"This time, the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department can indeed be of help to us."

Rio Futaba nodded, glancing at the slumped-down man, the eight-foot-tall man, and at Shoko Makinohara and Menma, who were likely attacked by evil spirits but had no power to retaliate. A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Before she could speak, Yui Yuigahama spoke up first.

“You go and clean up the power station. I’ll take them to hide and be responsible for their safety.”

"Are you sure, Yui? This is a very..."

"It's dangerous, I know."

Yui Yuigahama interrupted Rio Futaba with a smile.

She naturally understood that, in the eyes of the enemy, an eight-foot-tall man with the power to open the "door" was like a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment, with uncertain consequences.

If the enemy is lucky, the evil spirit that escapes from the underworld will kill the Eight-Foot Master directly, without the enemy needing to do anything.

If you're lucky on your side...

The strongest exorcist in history, with an innate abstract holy body, the great Butter Shooter, is about to make his appearance.

In the current situation, the enemy is the one with the advantage, so naturally they won't want to gamble their hopes on so-called luck.

Yui Yuigahama took a deep breath, her eyes filled with determination, and looked at Mai Sakurajima, Miko Yotsuya, and Rio Futaba in front of her, and smiled as she spoke.

"This is the most efficient method, and the only one that can maximize the success rate and ensure Night Star is as safe as possible."

"Be prepared, and then take action."

Rio Futaba nodded, then said in a complicated tone.

"He wasn't part of this operation..."

Yotsuya Miko sighed softly and spoke in a low voice.

"If he were here, he would probably say something like this."

"What?"

"If you want to protect everyone in Kyoto, you will be unable to protect anyone."

........

Twenty minutes later, outside the Kyoto City Police Department.

Soichiro Yagami sat in the police car, listening to reports from various police officers over the radio. His square face was furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry and doubt.

It's understandable if a power station or a region experiences a sudden circuit failure.

The simultaneous malfunction of all power plants, resulting in the entire city of Kyoto losing its power supply, was an incredibly bizarre and illogical event.

Furthermore, the police officers he sent out to accompany the maintenance crew to repair the power stations disappeared completely after arriving at their destinations.

strangeness.

It's so weird.

Could it be that.......

Although Yagami Soichiro did not possess the ability to "observe," the strange and bizarre nature of the situation immediately reminded him of the word "evil spirit."

Is this a strange event?

But why?

Why didn't "Mask" come looking for me?

Is it because the other party is fighting against the mastermind behind the scenes?

Or......

Soichiro Yagami dared not think any further.

He had personally witnessed the deranged serial killer known as the Teru Teru Bozu Killer, and the monstrous worm the size of a tram in the deep, dark underground passage.

Those things are definitely not something that can be dealt with by firearms or blades.

Even the Metropolitan Police Department's heavy firepower units were no match for such a monster.

What if "Masked" really is dead...?

Then Kyoto City will not be far from destruction.