Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

"One strike," the Crimson Dragon Emperor asserted. "One strike is enough to end the battle, giving her no time to prepare or any opportunity to use other methods."

"You also think she has hidden methods?" The blue triangular light object pondered, and then received a reply that was both funny and exasperating: the Crimson Dragon Emperor answered.

"I don't know, but those kinds of people... you can't communicate with them, otherwise, you'll easily be influenced by their words. If you encounter one, you have to kill them with all your might, without giving them a chance to speak."

This is not an exaggeration; it is based on his experience. In the cycle of reincarnation, there are many intelligent people who can maximize the use of all resources and influence a person's decision through rhetoric.

The best way to deal with this kind of person is not to give them a chance to speak, but to beat them to death directly, no matter how eloquent their words or how clever their mind.

Once it dies, it can no longer be used.

"...As expected of you." The blue triangular light body spoke after a moment of silence. It felt that the Crimson Dragon Emperor was right. People who could use their brains to drive the advancement of civilization could not be reasoned with, otherwise they would be easily led astray.

Therefore, the safest approach right now is to go all out and kill Mebius as quickly as possible.

If the Crimson Dragon Emperor had been more cautious, he could have flown directly into outer space upon entering the mission world, igniting the planet and indiscriminately annihilating everything.

Perhaps, that is the most efficient method.

Volume Three

Dragon God of Gensokyo

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Chapter 113

Kikyo the Shrine Maiden

Monsters are more dangerous than any wild beast.

This concept is ingrained in people's minds from childhood, and everyone has heard a few stories about ghosts and monsters.

Tamamo-no-Mae, Yamata no Orochi, Ibaraki-Douji, Ōtengu, Nurarihyon, and so on—these powerful beings all appear as beings that harm humanity. Humans are always so insignificant and fragile in the stories.

Only the appearance of powerful mages and gods... can bring about salvation.

However, reality is quite different. The extraordinary courage, wisdom, and omnipotence of the sorcerers and gods in the stories have never actually appeared.

Humans are still pitifully weak in the face of monsters.

"Help, someone help me!"

In the mountains, on a secluded path, a black-haired girl in a kimono, carrying an empty medicine basket, stumbled and ran away.

Behind her, a hideous monster with green skin and one eye, holding a broken knife, chased after the fleeing girl with a grotesque laugh. The way it chased her was so relaxed and carefree, clearly toying with its prey with a wicked sense of humor.

But that's... not surprising.

The so-called monsters are those that feed on human fear and can kill people out of fear. So, for monsters... especially weak monsters.

This is undoubtedly a good thing.

"Hehehe!" A hoarse and unpleasant voice rang out. The green-skinned monster's eyes grew increasingly cruel. He swung down a broken blade. They were getting closer and closer to a human village, and he would be in danger if he were discovered.

Therefore, it's time to end this game of chase.

However, the swung sword was blocked by a strangely shaped blade, which then miraculously cut the broken edge in two, like a hot knife through butter, cleaving the green-skinned monster in two.

The girl who was running away was so frightened by the sudden turn of events that she lost her balance and fell to the ground, rolling several times on the ground. She became dirty all over, and had multiple scratches on her palms and joints.

"What happened? What happened?" She braced herself on the ground and turned to look behind her. She saw a woman with long green hair, so beautiful it seemed unreal, standing not far from her with a knife in her hand. The green-skinned monster that had been chasing her was now dead, its head severed from its body.

They're saved... no... they're doomed.

"You seem very afraid of me?" the green-haired female monster asked the girl curiously. "Why are you afraid of me when we look exactly the same?"

What human has green hair and green eyes?

The girl swallowed hard, nodded quickly, and knelt shakily on the ground, facing the green-haired monster, assuming the posture of a dogeza (a traditional Chinese way of bowing to the ground), her forehead pressed tightly against the ground.

"Thank you so much, you saved my life." Her voice trembled slightly, but she tried to be as sincere as possible, and also tried not to use the word "monster" to avoid strongly reminding the female monster in front of her of the difference between their identities as humans and monsters.

Otherwise, if she were to say something like "thank you, Lord Demon, for saving my life," her fate... might be even faster.

“But I didn’t mean to save you,” the green-haired female monster said with a playful laugh. “Why are you afraid of me? We’re all the same.”

"...Because you are...a yokai master." The girl's body trembled as she spoke her thoughts. There are many yokai in this world. Ugly...non-human yokai are certainly terrifying, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily strong.

However, a monster that has the appearance of a human and is also very beautiful must be an extremely dangerous and terrifyingly powerful monster. Humans would be no match for a monster of that level.

They are no different from ants.

"Why do you think I'm a monster?" The green-haired monster tilted his head slightly as he asked, making the girl even more frightened, yet she had no choice but to answer.

"Hair and attire, your hair is green, a human... can't have green hair, and such strange clothes."

"Actually, I dyed my hair." The green-haired female monster spoke nonsense with a straight face, her emerald green eyes revealing her seriousness, while the girl's lips twitched slightly.

"I see." She looked enlightened, as if she really believed the green-haired girl was human, which was obviously impossible even to a fool.

"Actually, I'm a priestess." The green-haired monster knelt down in front of the girl, raised his hand and touched her head. An unknown warmth flowed into the girl's body, healing her injuries.

As if time were reversed, all wounds were erased.

"Thank you, priestess." The girl looked down at her scraped hand, which had completely healed. Such power was amazing. Could it be that the green-haired beauty in front of her wasn't a monster?

Rather, it is the divine being.

"May I ask, what is your name, Shrine Maiden?"

"Hmm, let me think." Mebius hesitated for a moment, brushing aside the green hair that fell over her shoulder, an image appeared in her mind, and then she explained with a smile, "Yūka Kazami, that's my name."

"Lady Kazami Yuuka, thank you so much for saving my life." The girl relaxed a lot and was not so afraid anymore. She felt that the green-haired beauty in front of her was not a terrifying monster, but a gentle and kind god.

Otherwise, she should be dead by now.

"It was nothing." Möbius chuckled, raising his hand to ruffle the girl's hair. "By the way, are there any human settlements around here?"

"Yes, I live in Maple Village." The girl explained obediently, her cheeks slightly flushed. It was the first time she had such close contact with such a beautiful woman.

When she was in the village, she wanted to get close to Lady Kikyo, but she never dared to get too close.

I fear I might desecrate the sacred Kikyo-sama.

“It sounds like a nice village.” Möbius asked, his eyes flickering slightly. “Could you take me to see it? I haven’t had any contact with humans in a long time.”

She recognized this world; it was from an anime she watched in her previous life. However, the power level wasn't very high, and there was nothing that could destroy planets, so it didn't pose too much of a threat to her.

This indirectly means that she cannot rely too much on local forces to target the Crimson Dragon Emperor.

"Lady Kazami Yuuka, please come with me!" The girl nodded vigorously. She wasn't worried that Lady Kazami Yuuka was a bad person, since she had the protection of the shrine maiden Kikyo in Kaede Village.

“Then let’s set off.” Mebius followed the girl with a smile, heading towards the so-called Maple Village. They chatted about many things along the way, helping her learn more about this world.

after a while.

As the two walked out of the path, a small mountain village came into view, with smoke rising from every house and some elderly people and children sitting in front of their doors chatting and playing.

but.

"A monster!"

As Mebius approached the village, the peace was shattered instantly. Young men rushed out with knives, forks, and hoes, while children and the elderly hid in their homes.

Fear spread as people stared in horror at Mebius approaching. He was so handsome, with green hair, dressed so strangely, and had a bizarrely shaped knife hanging at his waist.

This must be a monster with terrifying power.

“They seem very scared, even though we are all the same.” Möbius chuckled, his smile deepening as he looked at the tense people, and reached out to take the hand of the girl beside him.

Unhurriedly, they approached Maple Village.

And just then.

An arrow imbued with powerful spiritual energy suddenly shot out and pierced Mebius's foot, followed by a clear, cold female voice.

"Monster, don't come any closer." It was a priestess, her eyes coldly fixed on Mebius, holding a bow and arrow, aiming at Mebius's heart. If she loosened her grip even slightly, the arrow, imbued with powerful spiritual energy, would instantly take Mebius's life.

but.

“I have hostages.” Möbius tilted his head, looking at the girl beside him with her hand, and gave a wicked smile. “Witch, you don’t want the villagers to get hurt, do you?”

"Huh?" The girl was stunned and turned to look at Kazami Yuuka beside her. She had been chatting happily with her just now, but now she had become cold.

Could she have been scammed?

"Release Xiaoye, and I'll let you leave," the witch said coldly, as if letting her go was a great favor, as if she had the ability to easily kill the female demon in front of her.

however.

“Witch, don’t you understand the situation?” Mebius’s smile widened. “Now that the hostage is in my hands, you’re the one who should cooperate.”

"...What do you want to do?" The priestess lowered her eyes, her voice even colder. The monster in front of her was very strange. The demonic aura it exuded was something she had never encountered before. It contained a deep, sinister aura that could devour everything, like a snake that could devour the world, coiling around people and making it hard to breathe.

Without a doubt, it must be a powerful demon.

"Lady Kazami Yuuka, didn't you say you just wanted to see the village?" The girl named Yoko pursed her lips, looking at the smiling green-haired beauty beside her.

However, it would have been better not to say it.