Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Upon seeing this ingenious method, the people around immediately exclaimed in delight.

General Hojo, catching his breath, rallied and climbed to the edge of the city wall, shouting, "Die, you damned long-haired devil! Die!"

cough.

This shout somewhat lacked the dignity of a general, indirectly confirming that General Hojo lacked courage. However, it was concise and to the point, and coupled with Tendo Ryuji's stunning sword strike, it boosted the morale of the people in the castle.

Below, the headless long-haired demon king swayed, and soon a new one grew on his neck.

"Ha, a coward who only knows how to play tricks..."

He glanced at Tendo Ryuji on the city wall and waved to his men.

Then, the drums thundered, and the long-haired devils officially launched their attack!

The skeletal monsters and giant centipedes roared as they swooped down from the sky, while the giant boar demons pounded the ground with a thunderous thud. Tens of thousands of hairy ghosts and human servants brandished their weapons and surged onto the city walls.

On the human side, they launched a powerful counterattack with the lightning of the barrier, the bullets of the musket, and the spells and shikigami of the Onmyoji!

Thereafter...

The battle lasted for several hours, until the sun was almost directly overhead.

"There's still more? I'm exhausted..."

Tendo Mizuki flipped through her personal notebook, summoning a giant rhinoceros beetle shikigami to shield herself, while she hid on the stairs behind the city wall, trying to catch her breath.

As a homebody and traditional Onmyoji who has never been to the Countermeasures Room, unlike a few arrogant peers, she is well aware that she may lack practical experience.

But she never expected that this weakness would be brought out by a mere long-haired ghost—although she was confident of winning one-on-one or even one-on-ten, it was really too difficult to win against dozens or even hundreds of opponents.

"We need to learn from this experience. Next time, we shouldn't release all our shikigami at the start of the battle. We should save some strength..."

Thinking this through, Tendo Mizuki took advantage of the break to observe the other battlefields.

then……

I was utterly shocked.

Tendo Ryuji goes without saying; that guy used a demon sword as a shikigami, releasing twelve demon swords at once, transforming into a meat grinder. Amidst the fluttering cherry blossoms, he slaughtered the long-haired demons, leaving rivers of blood flowing.

It may be powerful, but this power was predictable, after all, it's Longzhi.

What truly shocked Tendo Mizuki was Tendo Asuka's side.

The aunt, who was even younger than her, was radiant with golden light. She wielded a naginata, like a deity descending to earth, and firmly guarded a section of the city wall. Whether it was a long-haired demon or a skeleton, anyone who dared to show their face was killed with a single blow.

Tendo Mizuki couldn't help but sigh:

Is this stamina too good?

She's only sixteen, yet she has such skill... Tomoya Tendo even said she got the trial qualification through luck and pleading, what utter nonsense! Anyone who believes that is doomed!

Oh right, what about her fox shikigami...? Huh!

Tendo Mizuki turned her head, and then her eyes widened even more.

She happened to see Hoshino Hideyuki pluck a few hairs, and with a gust of wind, they all turned into hairy demons, and then ran into the group of hairy demons to launch a sneak attack on their "kin"!

Although these fakes were quickly eliminated by the real long-haired demons around them, it also caused the real long-haired demons to fall into a state of distrust of everyone. They would scare themselves at the slightest disturbance, and then misunderstand and kill each other, indirectly causing several times the casualties of their friendly forces!

Ah this...

Can transformation magic be used like this?

What a cunning fox...

Damn it, this shikigami is amazing! Why isn't it mine?!

But upon closer reflection, compared to the fox and Asuka, my own behavior is truly hard to describe...

For the first time since the trials began, Tendo Mizuki felt admiration for the girl and the fox.

She took a deep breath, feeling that her spiritual energy had almost recovered, patted her face, and cheered herself up.

No, I need to work harder too!

and many more……

what is that?

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a dark light out of the corner of her eye!

the other side.

"Run! Run!"

"This woman is a monster!"

"That man is a monster too! He can cast curses, and the brothers have all gone mad!"

Even the long-haired demons weren't made of iron. After leaving countless corpses at the feet of the fox and the girl, they finally became afraid and scrambled down the city wall.

"call……"

The fox breathed a slight sigh of relief, glancing out of the corner of its eye at the city gate on its right, where Naoko Sakuragi had fought.

Hmm, not bad, the Yukawa crew did a good job~

"What are you looking at?" Asuka Tendo walked over and followed the fox's gaze, but due to a large error, she saw General Hojo—who had already hidden down the city wall and was holding a beautiful concubine behind the wall, praying to the sky.

Alas, this general is truly incompetent...

But why is the fox looking at him? Wait a minute...

The girl crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows: "You wouldn't be looking at the beautiful woman next to the general, would you?"

"What are you thinking? No way!" the fox said innocently. "I'm worried about Naoko Sakuragi and the others!"

The girl frowned slightly, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

The fox curled its lip, then turned its head to look in another direction, and then squinted its eyes.

The girl followed the fox's gaze again...

"Tendo Mizuki? You...you still say you're not looking at pretty girls? You don't actually want to go with her, do you?!"

"Shh!"

Instead of playing along with the girl's jealousy, the fox said in a deep voice, "Take a closer look. Isn't the lighting around her a little off?"

Upon hearing the fox's words, the girl instantly became serious...

there.

when!

Mizuki Tendo ducked sharply, narrowly dodging the incoming shuriken. She then touched the wound on her head, gasped, and glared at the female ninja before her:

"Who are you!"

"Another tough one to kill?" The female ninja didn't reply, but instead laughed, "Oh well, this makes it more interesting~"

Before she could finish speaking, she vanished into thin air.

When she reappeared, she had already jumped to the diagonal rear of Tendo Mizuki. With a flick of her wrist, she unleashed six short sword-like kunai that followed different arc-shaped paths and shot towards Tendo Mizuki's back and neck like missiles at several times the speed of sound!

broken!

At this level, even magical protection can't stop it!

Tendo Mizuki barely had time to turn around, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the approaching black light, knowing that she couldn't escape this time!

Is her trial over?

Ding!

At the critical moment, the fox descended from the sky, transforming a city wall brick into a heavy steel shield, which stood behind Tendo Mizuki, catching all the kunai and incidentally triggering the system loading sound.

He then leaped forward with both legs, appearing in front of the female ninja in the blink of an eye, and said with a grin:

"Hey hey hey, we meet again, you fake-breasted girl, are you happy or not~"

The female ninja narrowed her eyes and quickly replied, "If I said I was unhappy, would you, you pervert, turn around and leave?"

"No, I'll only get more excited!"

"Oh dear, your pervertedness level has risen again. Looks like I need to teach you a lesson... But unfortunately, I have other things to do today, so I can't help you right now..."

With that, the female ninja leaned back and fell off the city wall, disappearing into the blood-soaked mud below as if she had jumped into water.

Hoshino Hideyuki raised his eyebrows.

Hmm, not a splash at all, a perfect 10!

I...wasn't eliminated? Am I safe?

Seeing the ninja disappear, Tendo Mizuki breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to the fox, "Thank you..."

"You're welcome~" Hoshino Hideyuki tilted his head and smiled, then said to Tendo Asuka, who had just arrived, "Why don't you explain this to your niece?"

Asuka Tendo nodded, about to speak, but was interrupted by the sudden sound of drums.

Everyone looked out of the city wall, only to find that the long-haired demon king who was bringing up the rear had disappeared at some point, and the long-haired demons who were attacking the city had also left behind a pile of corpses and retreated one after another.

"They retreated!"

Immediately, the surrounding soldiers cheered.

The first round of the Battle of Ashihara Castle has now ended.

Chapter 214 When the Mother Fox Knocks on the Door

The battle has temporarily come to an end, and people are beginning to clean up the battlefield, gather the wounded, and repair the city's defenses.

However, these things have nothing to do with the Onmyoji.

At General Hojo's invitation once again, all the Onmyoji went to the castle tower to bathe, change clothes, and rest their minds, and also had lunch together.

A few hours later, the fox and the girl appeared in the banquet hall along with the other young people from the Tian Tong family.

"Well, I guess I still don't like sitting on the floor..."

"Speaking of which, what's this kind of glutinous rice snack called again? Fallen Goose? Hmm, it tastes pretty good..."

"It's just that it's too high in sugar, not suitable for a pretty girl to maintain her figure, so Asuka, you can have yours..."