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

I never expected that the other party would have this side to them.

really.......

Although I can't trust Haruno, I can trust the God of Harems' judgment in choosing harem members.

Just as Rio Futaba was about to say something, she suddenly sensed something, abruptly stood up from the sofa, her eyes flashing with coldness, and looked towards the door of Touma Kazusa's apartment, speaking softly.

"Something is approaching...this feeling...is a very powerful evil spirit."

231 The members are nearing their limits, and the powerful evil spirit of the demon mask.

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately stood up, deliberately lowering her voice to a whisper.

"Should I go and inform Hachisaku and Hinata?"

"Ah."

Rio Futaba nodded, watching Yukinoshita Haruno tiptoe towards the bedroom with the agility of a cat, without making the slightest move. Even though she didn't like Haruno, she had to admit that the other person's ability to maintain such composure under these circumstances was indeed very suitable to be a professional exorcist.

"Tear off the disguise, Bone Woman."

Having not rested all night, and having previously fought and used her ability to merge with her soul's true form, Rio Futaba, though still possessing ample spiritual power, was ultimately just a human, and her spirit was nearing its limit.

As a psychic, Rio Futaba's mental exhaustion was also reflected in Hone-onna.

When the Bone Woman appeared this time, her pretty face was also exhausted. Even the pale bones under her kimono no longer had the cold light they used to gleam, and had become much dimmer.

no way.

This was the longest exorcism operation the Superpower Society had ever undertaken since its inception.

Even the time in Tokyo, including the return of Mikazuki Munechika's belongings, the operation only lasted about three hours.

This time, it lasted for more than twelve hours, from around 5 p.m. yesterday until nearly 6 a.m. today. And it was a tense twelve hours, as if facing a formidable enemy.

From the initial surprise attack, to the power plant's subsequent offensive, to the rescue operation that brought the members together, to the protection operation led by Rio Futaba, and the clearing operation led by Yui Yuigahama, Mai Sakurajima, and Miko Yotsuya.

This has turned into a complete war of attrition.

Do evil spirits... ever get tired?

Rio Futaba didn't know the details, but she did know that the other party possessed an extremely high level of intelligence, and even came up with a plan to avoid the three psychic beings who were in the best condition and had the strongest combat power, namely Miko Yotsuya, Mai Sakurajima, and Yui Yuigahama, and instead came to the door of Kazusa Touma's apartment, a plan that was like cutting off their lifeline.

As she watched, the chilling feeling outside the door was slowly approaching.

At this moment, Rio Futaba was not thinking about how to hold out until Miko and the others returned, because that was not a difficult task.

You should know that the plan to stay here with Lord Bachi was her own idea.

Rio Futaba has absolute confidence in her defense.

Although those evil spirits that merged with humans were very strong, according to Rio Futaba's estimation, if she did not try to attack and only focused on defense, even if two high-level evil spirits attacked at the same time, she could hold out for at least half an hour with her spiritual power.

The most important problem now is...

How can we ensure that the other party cannot escape?

Rio Futaba has already considered the most important point that will determine the outcome of this battle.

physical strength.

Humans, even those with psychic abilities, can feel tired.

But evil spirits won't.

If the opponent keeps dodging and waits until the Xyz Squad members can't hold on any longer and need to rest before launching an attack, the chances of success will be much higher.

But why... did they launch an attack so hastily at this moment?

A guess formed in Rio Futaba's mind.

Anxious.

The other side got impatient.

Why are you so agitated?

The earthquake, power outages, and the disruption of cell phone communications caused panic and fear among the people of Kyoto City, all stemming from the evil spirit that existed in the underworld...

They were wiped out.

Who destroyed them? There's no need to ask that at all.

Furthermore, Ye Xing was certainly not seriously injured; at the very least, his life was not in danger.

Only under such circumstances would the mastermind behind this incident decide to take a gamble.

Because the sword of Damocles of the strongest exorcist is already hanging over their heads.

The countdown to death has begun.

Now the pressure is on the evil spirits.

"How can I leave a trace... so you can't escape..."

Rio Futaba channeled her spiritual energy, focusing her gaze on the metal door, her mind racing.

at this time.

Strands of red silk suddenly appeared in front of Rio Futaba.

Her expression changed at first, and just as she was about to launch an attack, she saw the shape of the red thread and remembered that Yotsuya Miko had told her last night that such threads appeared when she closed the white door, providing her with spiritual power.

"Futaba, this is an ally."

Having just been woken up by Haruno, Amano Hina, looking exhausted, saw the red line in front of Futaba Rio and quickly offered a reminder.

"Friendly forces?"

Just as Rio Futaba was beginning to have doubts, the red threads suddenly formed a message in mid-air.

"Hello, Futaba. I am the guardian deity of Itomori Town. You can call me Kurenai. The situation is urgent, so I'll get straight to the point."

“I am able to mark spirits by connecting them with red lines.”

"I don't know if you need my help?"

Rio Futaba frowned slightly and lowered her voice.

"You mean, you can help us find its trail even if this approaching evil spirit escapes?"

"exactly."

"Then... what price will we have to pay?"

Upon hearing this, the town god of Itomori immediately composed a slightly obsequious statement.

"You don't need to worry about that, Lord Yexing has already paid for it."

Rio Futaba frowned even more deeply upon seeing this sentence.

"Do you know that he's trapped in the Otherworld?"

"know."

"Can you see what's happening in the other world?"

"can not see."

"Aren't you worried that all your efforts will be wasted, only to have Ye Xing die in the Otherworld, leaving you with nothing?"

The red threads first formed a smiley face, then formed an abstract sentence next to it, leaving both Amano Hina and Futaba Rio speechless.

"My belief in Lord Yexing is paramount!"

"The invincible, untamed, extraordinary, and supremely powerful exorcist, Lord Night Star, will surely return safely and triumphantly from the underworld..."

Seeing that the gods of Itomori Town were going on and on with their flattery, Rio Futaba quickly raised her hand to stop them, rolled her eyes, and complained.

"No, he's not even here, what's the point of your flattery?"

"Hehehe, you can just pass it on to him, and he'll know."

Rio Futaba sighed, thinking to herself.

Could it be that the night star possesses a quality that attracts abstract entities?

There are such gods?

"Well."

Since Amano Hina knows this god of Itomori Town, and the god helped Yotsuya Miko in a critical moment, that is enough to prove that she is an ally.

Rio Futaba nodded slightly, looked at the metal door in front of her, took off her glasses, tied her hair into a high ponytail with a hair tie, and then walked forward slowly without hesitation.

As she approached the gate, the malevolent spiritual energy outside was also drawing ever closer.

Until the very end...

The two are separated only by a security door.

"Go, Bone Woman."

The moment Rio Futaba gave the order, Hone-onna walked straight through the security door in front of her, several bone spikes extending from her wide kimono and stabbing forward.

This can also be seen from the number of bone spurs.

Currently, due to both mental and physical exhaustion, Hone-onna is far from returning to her peak condition. Not only has the number of bone spurs decreased, but her attack power has also declined.

"Oh? This is what they call a psychic?"

Standing outside the door was a woman in her thirties, wearing jeans and a white shirt. She was neither beautiful nor ugly; she was the kind of ordinary woman who would not attract much attention in a crowd.

And she... or rather it, faced with the attack launched by the Bone Woman, her ordinary face instantly transformed into a hideous demon mask, and her hands swiftly reached out, directly grabbing the two bone spikes that extended first.

"Clap."

With a crisp snapping sound, the hard bone spikes formed by high-intensity spiritual power that the Bone Woman extended were directly broken off by the masked woman!

It wasn't just the Bone Woman whose expression changed.

Rio Futaba, as the user, felt the intense pain emanating from her soul after her true form was injured. She endured the pain without crying out, only clenching her teeth.

"Continue, Bone Woman!"

Despite the pain of part of her body being broken, the Bone Woman continued her attack on the masked woman.