The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

There are too many characters in Inuyasha, and he doesn't have the ability to create clones, so how could he possibly cover them all? The only way now is to kill Naraku as soon as possible to minimize the losses. As for Koga's death this time, he wasn't surprised at all.

The current Naraku's strength has far surpassed the level of his contemporaries in the original work, and he is clearly more cruel and cunning. At least in the original work, Naraku dealt with Inuyasha and his companions by sending his clones one by one to their deaths; he never once sent out Kagura, Kanna, and Goshinki to gang up on them.

It can be said that the reason why Inuyasha and his group were able to avoid being wiped out this time was due to the protagonist's good fortune and the sacrifice of Koga to avert disaster.

In addition, Su Qi had also considered using his save point rewind ability to prevent Koga from being killed and the Shikon Jewel from being stolen. Unfortunately, on his way to the village this morning, he encountered a monster eating people, which triggered a battle and reset his save point, thus eliminating this possibility.

"This can't go on like this."

After understanding the situation, Su Qi glanced at Inuyasha and the others, and got to the point, "After obtaining your Shikon Jewel, Naraku's demonic power will grow stronger over time. We must eliminate him as soon as possible before the situation becomes unmanageable."

"That's easy for you to say," Inuyasha said irritably. "We don't even know where Naraku is, how are we supposed to defeat him?"

"I know."

"I knew it... Huh? What did you say? You knew?"

Immediately, everyone's attention turned to this.

“That’s right.” Su Qi said, “To be honest, I have been tracking Naraku’s location all along, and recently I finally received reliable information that confirmed his whereabouts.”

"Then what are we waiting for!" Inuyasha immediately stood up, pressing his hand on the Tessaiga at his waist, and said angrily, "Let's go kill him now!"

"Don't be impatient. Before heading to Naraku's location, we need to keep it a secret from Saimasaru, who is monitoring you. Otherwise, if Naraku discovers us, he will definitely leave before we even come looking for him."

“That’s true, but those fiercest ones are really troublesome.” Master Maitreya added, “We don’t know their location, nor how many are deployed nearby. If we make any rash moves, we might alert Naraku.”

"Could we use medicine to make those poisonous insects unconscious?" Coral suggested. "If it's possible, I should be able to concoct the appropriate medicine."

Su Qi shook his head slightly, "It still won't work. Naraku is very vigilant, and even being unconscious will arouse his suspicion. However... if it's not a direct unconsciousness, but rather weakening external perception, it might be able to help."

"Then what should we do?"

“We can take advantage of the night.” He was already confident and said slowly, “Naraku can’t be watching you all the time. He must have been observing you for a while before he finally got around to it. And your routine is to be active at night and hide during the day, so his surveillance must be less intense at night. That’s our chance.”

Su Qi spoke with great certainty, not because he was absolutely confident in his own speculation, but because he had planned ahead and had already tested the time-rewind ability before coming to the village to find Inuyasha and the others, so he was very familiar with Naraku's surveillance patterns.

"But won't we be discovered once it gets light?"

"Therefore, we need to plan the distance carefully, ensuring we arrive at our destination between nightfall the previous day and dawn the following day to launch the attack. Additionally, we need to disguise ourselves at night, because there's no guarantee Naraku won't suddenly have a whim and control the most powerful warrior to get closer and observe us, so..."

As Su Qi spoke, he turned his gaze to a fox demon boy who was huddled in a corner, seemingly lost in thought.

"Huh?" It took the latter a while to react, and she asked in surprise, "What's wrong with everyone? Why are you all looking at me?"

"Hehe, little brother Qibao, we have a glorious and arduous task for you to complete..."

……

Three days later, as night fell, Su Qi, Kikyo, and Inuyasha's group began their operation in turn, according to plan.

Su Qi and Kikyo's situation was simple. Su Qi had already mastered the locations and blind spots of all the nearby surveillance points, so he could simply carry Kikyo away under the cover of night. There was no need to worry about Naraku suddenly controlling the most powerful sniper to approach and investigate, because Kikyo had a habit of setting up barriers around the shrine, making it impossible for them to get close.

In addition, with the Komainu siblings helping to cover it up as Su Qi instructed, as long as it doesn't drag on until morning, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Inuyasha and his group are in trouble. First, they need to gradually move to the border of Musashi Province, close to Hitomi Castle, without arousing Naraku's suspicion. Then, they need to wait for Su Qi to arrive and meet up with them, find out the location of the surrounding surveillance points, and then drug Saimao. Next, they need to have Shippo use illusion magic to disguise himself as the others. Finally, they need to sneak away with Su Qi while minimizing their movements.

If either of these two steps went wrong, it would alert Naraku, forcing Su Qi to reload his save file and start over. In fact, he did reload his save file four times before successfully leading everyone outside Hitomi Castle without Naraku's knowledge.

The first time they met, the commotion was too great, and they were discovered; the second time, the powder made by Sango malfunctioned, and they were discovered; the third time, during their separation, Inuyasha accidentally stepped on a hedgehog, cried out in pain, and was discovered; the fourth time, Naraku, on a whim, controlled the most powerful beast to get close, happened to witness their actions, and was discovered.

On the fifth occasion, after midnight and before dawn, around 1-3 AM, the group finally arrived at their destination.

It wasn't easy; just getting the raid group to the dungeon entrance required four rollbacks...

Standing outside the city, Su Qi, who had worked so hard, couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up.

Is this the place?

Inuyasha stood to the side, sniffing like a dog, his face immediately turning grim. He frowned and said, "Damn it, the whole city is filled with Naraku's demonic aura and stench, and there seems to be a sweet, pungent smell too... like miasma?"

Miasma? So that smell I was smelling earlier was miasma?

Su Qi's heart stirred, recalling his previous exploration of the city, and he asked, "Can you find the source of that miasma?"

Inuyasha forced himself to sniff the stench, then shook his head helplessly. "No, the whole city reeks of Naraku's stench. We can't find him at all unless we turn the whole city upside down."

"Never mind then, we can't alert Naraku until the very last moment. Anyway, as long as we kill him, everything will be over."

And even if there are problems, I can roll back and fix them...

With this in mind, Su Qi said to the others, "Then, according to the plan, I will sneak in alone first to see if I can retrieve the Shikon Jewel, in order to avoid any unexpected changes. You will wait outside the inner city, and come to my aid immediately once you hear any commotion, so that we can surround and kill Naraku together, is that alright?"

Everyone agreed, so he took the lead and entered the city, starting another infiltration operation. However, while the main objective before was assassination, this time it was to seize the treasure.

Two chapters will be released first, with more to follow.

By the way... I'm totally obsessed with Idol Corpse! Everyone in Fran Xiu Xiu is my wife, including Masao. After all, even if they're boys, as long as they're cute, it's fine!

Chapter Ninety: Naraku the Sow Says (Third Update)

"Naraku, I, Su Hansan, have returned once again!"

Standing outside the inner city, Su Qi sneered and skillfully scaled the wall, dodging the guards, and stealthily made his way to the side hall where Naraku was.

If nothing unexpected happens, follow the procedure: first, stab Naraku; then, steal the Shikon Jewel; next, hold Naraku back to prevent him from escaping; and finally, wait for the others to rush in and blast him to smithereens...

With his plan in mind, he silently approached the corner of the wall, activated his Mind's Eye to observe Naraku's position, and then discovered... an unexpected event had occurred.

There are two people, no, three people. One is Naraku, and the other is inside another body. This way of coexisting is... Juromaru and Kageromaru?

Just as he was pondering this, the wall in front of him suddenly collapsed, and a pale hand with sharp claws burst through the wall and grabbed at the sky.

We've been discovered!? How were we discovered?

Su Qi was slightly startled, but his hands did not hesitate. He instantly drew his sword and slashed through the air.

The next moment, just as he was about to be severed by a single blow, the hand suddenly turned and grabbed Su Qi's lower abdomen.

The latter's blade flashed, then shifted, striking first despite being behind, and with a hiss, slashed a deep gash across the palm.

Immediately, his arm was pulled away as if burned, followed by a loud bang. A huge hole was smashed in the wall in front of him, and amidst the flying debris, a figure crashed into him.

Tall with long, light purple hair, wearing a light green long-sleeved kimono and a dark green shoulder-length kimono, he was expressionless, wearing a mask, and his dark green eyes were full of cold, bestiality... With just one glance, Su Qi confirmed that the guy in front of him was indeed Naraku's fourth incarnation, Juromaru.

In the original work, although Juromaru looks like a human, he is more like a wild beast. He overwhelms Inuyasha and his group with his instincts and extremely fast speed... Wait, wild beast, instinct, I think I understand why I was discovered.

As he pondered, he wielded his sword and engaged Juro-maru in battle. In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged more than ten blows, further confirming his suspicions.

Although Juromaru doesn't possess any particularly powerful special abilities compared to his previous three clones, his speed and strength surpass those of Goshinki, and he also has extremely keen intuition. This is why he was able to detect Su Qi's spying earlier, vaguely sense his sword intent, and find his weakness.

But that's not enough. No matter how much it's strengthened, it's still just a powerful beast. It might be able to handle someone as straightforward as Inuyasha, but it wouldn't stand a chance against a technically skilled swordsman like him, whose swordsmanship is almost at its peak.

Soon, Su Qi turned the tables and used his intuition to lure them into a trap, then dealt them a severe blow.

*Sizzle!*

Arcs of light streaked across the sky, and hot blood splattered.

When Juro-maru was struck by Su Qi's sword, he immediately clutched his chest and retreated rapidly, disappearing through the large hole in the wall back into the hall.

Su Qi followed closely inside and immediately saw Naraku with a gloomy face, and the Shikon Jewel in his hand, which was almost three-quarters complete. Juromaru, who had just escaped, was kneeling in front of him, his mask off, his purple lips parting and emitting a chilling aura.

"Shishi Kenshin, why are you here?" As soon as Su Qi entered, Naraku's gaze immediately fell upon him.

"This is the third time. Are you a broken record? No, a sow is a more fitting description than a broken record. She's produced another offspring in just seven days—she's incredibly prolific!"

As Su Qi spoke, he kept a close eye on Juro-maru's mouth, which was emanating a chilling aura. He knew that Naraku's fifth clone, Kagero-maru, was hiding there.

Kageromaru is the younger brother of Juromaru. He usually hides inside his brother's stomach and enters and exits through his mouth. His body is only the size of a fist, his left and right hands are sharp scythes, his lower body is like a snake, and his appearance is very similar to a monster called "Net Cutter". He is even faster than his brother Juromaru, so you must be careful, or you may be killed instantly.

"Hmph, you're just spouting nasty nonsense." Naraku, unfazed by the sarcasm in the other's words, merely sneered, "Although I don't know how you found this place, daring to come here alone, you should be prepared to be killed, shouldn't you?"

"Alright, come at me head-on, but you guys are still a long way off."

Before he finished speaking, Su Qi suddenly strode forward, shooting straight at Naraku like an arrow released from a bow. He wanted to try and seize the Shikon Jewel before his other clones arrived.

Just as he rushed in front of Naraku, from what was theoretically a blind spot, a white shadow shot out from the mouth of Juro-maru, bent at his shoulder, and instantly pierced through the air, heading straight for Su Qi's side neck.

They're just waiting to expose their weakness!

The latter raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, a streak of light, like a rainbow, flashed and swept past his side without warning.

The next moment, the white figure and the blade collided in mid-air.

If you slow down time, you can see a small, pale monster with a human head and a snake tail, and arms like long scythes, facing the sudden blade. Its expression changes from ferocity to astonishment, from astonishment to terror, and finally back to ruthlessness as it raises its scythe arm to meet the attack.

Hmph, it's just a human's knife. Watch me easily cut it in half with my scythe!

Thinking this, he confidently swung his arms, only to watch helplessly as the blade, which seemed like an iron bridge to him, swept across the sky, cleaving through the air, his scythe, and his chest and abdomen without any obstruction, before passing by with a violent gust of wind.

How is that possible?!

Its face was filled with fear and disbelief. Broken in two, it lost its strength and fell to the ground. Then, suddenly, everything went dark. Looking up, it saw a huge shoe sole fall from the sky and crush it into a pulp with a splat.

Thus, Shadow Maru, who could have posed a fatal threat to Su Qi due to his incredible speed, was eliminated. The reason he was killed so easily wasn't because he wasn't strong enough, but rather due to information asymmetry; Su Qi, with his calculated advantage, easily took him down.

After crushing a great enemy, Su Qi did not stop, but stepped forward and swung his sword at Naraku standing in front of him.

when!!

A barrier blocked the blade; although it trembled and seemed about to crack, it ultimately did not.

A barrier!? With more Shikon Jewels, Naraku has indeed grown stronger and has started using barriers. Fortunately, it hasn't been long, and the barrier doesn't seem to have reached the point where it could completely block the Wind Scar and Bakuryuha as it did in the later parts of the original story, without even budging.

Su Qi was slightly startled, but his hands didn't stop. He had a premonition that as long as he struck the same spot again, he could break through the barrier in front of him.

However, at that moment, with a wounded howl like a wild beast, Juro-maru, who had witnessed his younger brother being trampled to death, rushed over with tears in his eyes.

boom! !

As the blades and claws clashed, a shockwave exploded, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on Juro-maru's right arm. Su Qi was also sent flying, crashing into the wall behind him with a whooshing sound.

This is troublesome...

While in mid-air, Su Qi pondered and adjusted his body with ease. He flipped his feet on the wall and landed steadily.

In the previous exchange, he wasn't the one who suffered a loss, but Naraku had a protective barrier, and with the berserk Juromaru entangled with him, it was difficult for him to defeat Naraku and take the Shikon Jewel as he had done before.

"Oh, a little mouse has slipped in. Kanna, is your mirror broken?"

As if things weren't going to go wrong, the paper door on the side of the hall suddenly opened, revealing the figures of Kagura, Kanna, and the three demons, Goshinki.

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