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Chapter 347 Contract

Based on that previous test...

Erin felt that Tamamo-no-Mae was at least easier to deal with than the Great Tengu he had encountered before.

It's not that Tamamo-no-Mae is weaker than Big Head Dog.

In fact, in most people's eyes, Tamamo-no-Mae, who possesses numerous abilities, is much more troublesome than Ōtengu.

It's just that compared to the thick-skinned and tough Tengu, Erin prefers enemies like Tamamo-no-Mae, whom he can directly harm.

"whee······"

Just as Erin was on guard against another attack from Tamamo-no-Mae, Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly chuckled and then, as if completely unprepared, lazily stretched.

"As expected, I still don't like fighting and killing!"

Done.

Tamamo-no-Mae waved her hand.

A flash of green light appeared.

The next second, the temple ruins around them, reduced to rubble by the aftershocks of the battle, transformed into a lush, flower-filled, and fragrant rural landscape.

Even Tamamo-no-Mae, who seemed ready to fight Erin and the others to the death just a moment ago, was now half-lying on a soft couch with her breasts half-exposed.

She exudes an alluring charm.

In front of her was a low square table, on which three cups of fragrant tea were steaming.

What powerful illusion magic!

Looking at the realistic illusion surrounding him, which even contained the fragrance of grass and flowers, Erin's eyes suddenly deepened as he scrutinized everything before him, trying to make it his own.

At this time,

He casually picked up a cup of still-steaming fragrant tea, put it to his lips, and gently blew on it to release its aroma.

Tamamo-no-Mae said calmly to Erin and Metis, "Alright, I barely acknowledge your strength. Now that we've tested you all, it's time to get down to business."

As she spoke, Tamamo-no-Mae took a sip of her fragrant tea, then looked at Metis and said, "Little girl, you took the initiative to pass on that secret message to me before, presumably to use me to deal with the guy in the coffin. Now that I have captured him alive, we should talk about how to cooperate next."

After saying that, Tamamo-no-Mae made a gesture to Erin and the others, as if inviting them to come up and taste the fragrant tea.

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Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae's sudden change in attitude, Erin frowned slightly.

Before he could say anything, Metis, who was behind Erin, stepped forward and walked to the low square table, sitting on a futon that had been prepared beforehand.

Then, as if nothing had happened, he picked up a cup of fragrant tea from the square table and took a sip.

Seeing Metis's calm demeanor, a hint of admiration flashed in Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes.

In fact, her languid demeanor was neither a pretense nor a conspiracy.

After being burned by the Angel's Scepter in Erin's hand and realizing that Erin had the power to harm her, Tamamo-no-Mae no longer wanted to fight.

A lowly mortal is not worth Tamamo-no-Mae getting hurt over.

Even if this guy possesses a secret technique that commands respect, and is a mortal that Mephisto specifically wanted, it doesn't matter.

After all, Tamamo-no-Mae was not Mephisto's subordinate, and those secret techniques that inevitably had serious side effects were not as important to Tamamo-no-Mae as she had imagined.

Although she is ranked among the top demons in Japanese history, Tamamo-no-Mae does not actually like fighting. She prefers to use her beauty and wisdom to charm others and get what she wants, because that gives her a greater sense of accomplishment.

Of course, if anyone underestimates her because of this, Tamamo-no-Mae will make the enemy pay the most painful price.

After gently swallowing the still-steaming tea, a strange, refreshing fragrance suddenly spread from the tip of Metis's tongue into her mind, invigorating her spirit.

Having sensed the extraordinary quality of the fragrant tea in his hand, Metis glanced deeply at Tamamo-no-Mae, who was sitting opposite him, watching him chuckle softly, and then spoke:

"Cooperation is simple. You hand Cassius over to me, and I will use my methods to obtain the secrets in his mind and then give them to you. If you don't trust me, I can sign a contract with you using my real name."

"Oh, in that case, let's sign the contract."

Tamamo-no-Mae didn't seem surprised by this. For them, who were complete strangers with no basis for trust, a contract, while not guaranteeing anything, was one of the best options available at the moment.

talking.

Tamamo-no-Mae rose slightly, clasped her hands together, and formed another hand seal. Immediately afterwards, a thick blue light rapidly gathered towards her hands and nine fox tails.

A few seconds later.

A yellowed, ancient sheepskin scroll appeared in the middle of Tamamo-no-Mae's nine fox tails.

He held the yellowed, ancient sheepskin scroll up in front of him.

Tamamo-no-Mae spread it out on the square table in front of her with considerable effort, and then spoke:

"The Demon Contract, the manifestation of the laws of hell, is a contract signed on this parchment scroll. It will be recognized and protected by the entire hell dimension. Similarly, if the contract is violated, one will be cursed by the power of the entire hell dimension. Believe me, no one wants to know what the result will be when faced with the curse of the entire hell."

Looking at the scroll of demonic laws before him, which exuded a rich power of rules.

Metis took a deep breath, then bit his finger, using his own blood as a medium to draw up a pact with this scroll of demonic laws, which radiated a dense hellish power…

As Metis used his own blood to make a pact on the parchment scroll, Erin looked at Tamamo-no-Mae, who was glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, and began to ponder.

Although his attack had injured Tamamo-no-Mae, to be honest, unless he used the item that the Ancient One had given him through the King to summon a six-winged angel, Erin wasn't very confident he could kill these old monsters who had been famous for thousands of years.

However, if the six-winged angel is used, then Erin will lose her most important trump card in the upcoming Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

under these circumstances.

If the problem of Cassius can really be solved, then cooperating with Tamamo-no-Mae temporarily doesn't seem like an unacceptable thing.

While Erin pondered.

Tamamo-no-Mae, who was ten meters away from him, narrowed her eyes slightly.

"I have a feeling you're thinking about something rude."

With that, Tamamo-no-Mae turned to Metis and said, "If you're going to sign a contract, don't forget to add this guy's name. Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable cooperating with you if such a dangerous guy is around."

Using the psychic coin hidden behind his back, he quietly performed a divination, confirming that signing the contract would not cause him any harm.

Erin nodded and said, "Okay."

After Metis established the contract with his blood, Erin and Tamamo-no-Mae checked the contents of the contract and confirmed that there were no problems.

Metis, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Erin each wrote their real names on this parchment scroll.

After all three signed their real names, a dark vortex tunnel appeared above the square table, slowly pulling the yellowed sheepskin scroll into the air.

Immediately afterwards, the sheepskin scroll became ethereal.

Whoosh whoosh!

Just before the translucent parchment scroll disappeared into the vortex passage, three streams of light suddenly shot out from the parchment scroll, striking the souls of Erin, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Mortis respectively.

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"What an amazing ability."

After the stream of light entered his mind, Erin's thoughts shifted, and the contents of the contract that the three of them had just signed on the parchment scroll clearly appeared in his mind.

Help him review the contract he signed.

at the same time.

Whenever Erin tries to do something that violates the terms of the contract, a terrifying aura instantly rises in his mind, as if reminding him of something.

Perhaps because they had signed a contract, the atmosphere between the three of them eased considerably.

Tamamo-no-Mae smiled and personally poured Metis a cup of fragrant tea.

Seeing the fragrant tea that Tamamo-no-Mae handed to him, Erin smiled and accepted it, but did not drink it.

Tamamo-no-Mae didn't seem to care about this.

A thought crossed my mind.

Tamamo-no-Mae's snow-white fox tail shot out like a white ribbon, dragging the coffin, which was wrapped in vines, dozens of meters away, to the front of the three of them.

"The rest is up to you."

With that, Tamamo-no-Mae threw the coffin in front of Metis.

I don't know if it was because the Nine-Tailed Fox's branding of Cassius's memories had provoked him, or something else.

Cassius, lying in the coffin, had his eyes darting around under his eyelids, as if he might wake up from his coma at any moment.

To prevent Cassius from suddenly waking up halfway through.

Metis specifically asked Erin to add an extra layer of protection, using physical means to plunge Cassius back into a deeper coma.

After Erin finished doing all this.

Metis suddenly pulled out a sharp dagger and stabbed it directly into Cassius's heart.

The dagger pierced Cassius's heart just a fraction of an inch into the ground.

Metis took out a black feather and extracted Cassius's heart's blood. Then, using Cassius's heart's blood, he inscribed one crimson rune after another on his own head and all over his body. These runes seemed to be constantly twisting and could induce dizziness and nausea at a glance.

After doing all this.

Metis then had Tamamo-no-Mae remove the illusion, and then, on a relatively intact open space, he used his own blood to inscribe a magic circle in this inverted space.

After placing Cassius into the magic circle.

Metis placed one of her small hands against Cassius's heart and the other against his forehead, then gave a soft shout.

"drink!"

With this sharp shout, a golden-red light suddenly emanated from the blood-red magic circle beneath Metis's feet.

The next second, a strange power rose up from the magic circle that Metis had carved.

Then they converged on Metis and Cassius within the magic circle.

Under the effect of the magic array.

Cassius and Metis soon had whites showing in their eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the whites of their eyes met.

at the same time.

The runes engraved on Cassius's body suddenly began to wriggle strangely toward his head.

Before long, Cassius's head was covered with dense, terrifying runes that inspired awe.

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Looking at the changes in Cassius and Metis.

Tamamo-no-Mae, who had lived for thousands of years, slightly moved her eyes.

"These seem to be runes of the Olympian gods, but they also seem different, more ancient, and more bloody."

"Could this little guy be the reincarnation of one of the Olympian gods?"

"Interesting, things are getting more and more interesting."

Just as Tamamo-no-Mae was pondering to herself.

The terrifying aura that had flashed by earlier on Cassius surged forth once more.

The moment that aura, seemingly a mixture of extreme depravity and madness, appeared.

The runes that Metis had inscribed on Cassius's body with his blood suddenly shone brightly.

The runes, seemingly from the same source yet also ambiguous, continuously absorbed that decadent and insane aura, drawing it back into Cassius's body through his blood.

These strange, radiant runes, though not entirely able to counteract the corrupt and insane aura constantly emanating from Cassius, did not completely neutralize it.

However, it also weakened it significantly.

At this moment, the golden-red magic circle beneath Metis and the others also shone brightly.

Strands of golden silk seeped from the still-dried blood on the ground, bursting forth with a sacred and vast aura.

Under the influence of the magic array, these golden threads converged into a golden net, continuously strangling the corrupt aura emanating from Cassius.

With each layer of weakening...

The aura emanating from Cassius was significantly weakened.

See here.

After taking a deep breath, Metis suddenly pointed her index finger, from which she had drained a lot of blood, at Cassius's brow.

Those slender, delicate fingers suddenly unleashed astonishing power, not only shattering the twisted, roaring nine-tailed fox mark between Cassius's eyebrows, but also piercing through Cassius's skull and embedding itself between his brows.

After it disappeared into Cassius's brow.

Suddenly, Metis began to wriggle on the wound he had cut himself, and tiny, pinkish serrations, like fleshy sprouts, began to grow.

After touching Cassius's brain, the wound on Metis's index finger, like the sharp mouth of a glutton, began to frantically gnaw and suck at Cassius's brain.

As Cassius's brain continued to disappear into Metis's fingers.

Memories and information stored in Cassius's neurons continuously flooded into Metis's mind.

As this information flooded in, Metis's brain began to work frantically, constantly sorting through the useful information in Cassius's mind.

In no time, Metis's brain processed countless memories from Cassius's mind, but Metis did not see what he wanted among these messages.

Soon, Metis's forehead was covered with beads of cold sweat, and a trickle of bright red blood even flowed from the tip of her nose.

(End of this chapter)