Lu Mingfei, become the king of gambling in dungeons!

Chapter 87 The Lord of Hosts (Part 3)

A deep whirlpool appeared on the surface of the water, a phenomenon that suggests it was likely caused by the high-speed movement of a giant creature, perfectly matching the physical characteristics of the Yamata no Orochi from mythology.

In mythology, it is a monster the size of a small mountain. According to the records of the Eight Families of Snake, it is a bloated and enormous monster. But none of the people present here have the confidence to say that the Yamata no Orochi is hunting inside the well.

Besides the Yamata no Orochi, there is also a being in the well that is even more powerful than the ancient Emperor Susanoo—the Yamata no Orochi probably wouldn't bite off its own head and throw it up.

Back then, Susanoo needed to poison the Yamata no Orochi with mercury before using the divine sword "Ame no Habakiri". Now, the other one in the well is directly immersed in mercury to fight this mythical creature.

Could he really have the "Heavenly Feather Blade"? This thought popped into the minds of Miyamoto Shigeo and the other staff members who had met Lu Mingfei.

Even if that divine sword really existed, humans couldn't possibly move around in sinking mercury.

Mercury affects all creatures with dragon blood, the only difference being the degree of influence. Both monsters fighting in the well were affected by mercury, with the Yamata no Orochi being significantly more affected, possessing a deformed, dragon-like body.

Red lotuses bloom in the Mercury Lake, and a large amount of groundwater discharged from the tunnel rushes in from the Red Demon River, soon filling the Red Well. The red, turbid water has a hellish dark red hue.

Mercury, being a hydrophobic and nonpolar molecule, is completely immiscible with water. When a stream of silvery mercury strikes red water mixed with magma, the immense kinetic energy tears the mercury into countless enormous silvery-gray vortices and mirror-like mercury beads.

These mercury beads, due to their extremely high surface tension, maintain a perfect spherical shape in the water flow, like tens of thousands of liquid silver pearls rolling in red silk.

In this mercury-filled lake, the two monsters were still fighting. Even in the safe room by the well wall, everyone could hear their roars and occasionally see the cold white light from the clouds.

The lake water was churning, and it looked as if two giant whales were constantly colliding beneath it.

The scalding red water tried to rise, but was blocked by the heavy and dense layer of mercury. It could only accumulate below the mercury. Occasionally, a large stream of hot water would break through the mercury layer, instantly vaporize, and explode into patches of crimson steam flowers on the surface of the mercury, like red lotuses blooming.

The highly toxic mercury vapor, like a white fog, enveloped the battlefield of Red Well, and everyone's life was on the verge of collapse.

Another blood-red creature flew out of the lake, also trailing a white tail.

It was another Yamata no Orochi's head.

But this time, the serpent's head and spine were smooth and flat, as if it had been cut open like tofu by a sharp blade. There was no doubt that the head had been severed by an unparalleled divine weapon.

The Ama-no-Murakumo, located at the tail of Orochi, fell into the hands of Orochi's enemies.

The one wielding the Kusanagi sword beneath the Mercury Lake is not Yamata no Orochi at all; Yamata no Orochi is playing the role of someone who had its tail severed and its sword stolen.

Is Yamata no Orochi about to be defeated?

This absurd idea brought Akechi Asuya back to his senses. The once great god had just been resurrected and was about to meet his end. Such a dramatic thing was actually happening in reality.

He knew he should leave this dangerous place immediately. In this situation, no matter who won, he would not escape death. The Yamata no Orochi, which had not been captured, would not communicate with humans on an equal footing.

But he ultimately resisted the urge to run away, because he was never a rational person.

He is a person who yearns for a new era, and now the stage of this era is right in front of him; even being a spectator is an honor.

As for whether it will result in death or rebirth? Let fate decide.

He only follows the strong. The reason he betrayed Genjiro and chose the King was because he felt that Genjiro was too weak. He couldn't understand why Genjiro kept refusing to fight him.

"Before we begin, I have a few questions. Who is the other one under the mercury besides Orochi?" Asuya shouted at Zero, eager to know the answer.

The identity of a being that may be even greater than Yamata no Orochi.

Zero completely ignored his interest, approaching with his long sword. Once they were within each other's attack range, a battle was about to break out.

Akechi Asuya's blade was aimed at Zero's brow. When it was about three fingers' width away from Zero's brow, he gave up the thrust, because Zero's "Kikuichimonji Norimune" was cutting toward his neck at an extremely tricky angle, leaving him no choice but to give up.

The "Kikuichimonji Norimune" was about five centimeters longer than the sword in his hand, and the way he held it was bolder than he had expected.

The two tentatively swung their knives at each other again.

During the engagement, Zero also had to keep his attention to avoid sniper fire, as the Kanto branch had snipers stationed outside the Red Well.

"Since you don't want to answer the first question, then for the second question, I can join—" Akechi Asuya's long sword clashed with the famous sword, the cold light brushing against his face. He still wanted to communicate, unaware of the growing disparity in their abilities.

Zero dodged Akechi Asuya's two sword strikes with a dance-like grace, then lightly leaped up, stepped on the blade, and pushed Akechi Asuya with her hand, dislocating his shoulder. By the time he reacted, all he could see was the cold light of "Kikuichimonji Norimune" magnifying in front of his eyes.

The scene of the knife being used to dismember someone was so beautiful, so beautiful that it looked like a dancer performing, without any sense of incongruity, as if everything was done in one go.

Before collapsing to the ground, Akechi Asuya stared blankly at the mercury rain falling from the sky, unable to believe his defeat. He clearly still had some questions to ask and some things to do, so how could he have lost so inexplicably?

The head of the Kanto branch lived up to his reputation; he dared to call himself the number one swordsman in Japan, which showed he had some skill. His two subordinates combined couldn't even last three moves against Zero, while he alone managed to withstand four moves.

After dealing with Akechi Asuya, Zero didn't linger. She walked towards the elevator entrance, which was a few dozen meters away. The other members of the Kanto branch noticed something was wrong and came over.

The commotion beneath the surface of Mercury Lake had been growing increasingly intense, but after a few minutes it subsided, as if the intense activity had been an illusion.

The constantly gushing red liquid floating on the lake surface was indistinguishable; no one could tell whether it was the red water of the Akakiri River or the blood of the Yamata no Orochi.

"It's too late, quickly deploy the thermite incendiary bombs, Director!" His men, sweating profusely, urged him. If they wanted to live, they shouldn't have stayed here.

After the thermite incendiary bomb took effect, the person who deployed it could not survive and evacuate in the high temperature and toxic mercury vapor. "Wait a little longer!" Miyamoto Shigeo roared at his men.

He understood what his subordinates meant, and he himself had the same thought. It was understandable to betray a former ally for the greater good, but how would he pay the price for such betrayal?