The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

Chapter Ninety-One: Pig Teammate Er Gouzi (Fourth Update)

"Kagura, Kanna, Goshinki, Juromaru, kill him!"

Seeing that his forces had all arrived, Naraku, a shrewd villainous boss who knew that delays could lead to unforeseen complications, didn't waste any more words. He immediately ordered his clones to surround and kill Su Qi. At the same time, he turned and walked away.

Although he believed that Su Qi was undoubtedly dead, he couldn't rule out the possibility that a final burst of energy before his death might injure him. Therefore, being as cautious as he always was, he certainly wouldn't risk staying on the front lines.

"Things seem to be going badly..."

Feeling the hostile gazes of several demons fixed on him, Su Qi sighed softly, "Fortunately, I wasn't unprepared, but why haven't they arrived yet?"

Before the words were finished, cries of alarm suddenly rang out from outside the hall, followed by a loud bang as the roof of the hall was split open, splinters of wood and mud raining down. In the moonlight, a figure dressed entirely in crimson descended from the sky—it was Inuyasha, the dog carrying Kagome.

Immediately afterwards, Kikyo and Sango descended from the sky together on a fluffy white two-tailed cat. It was Kirara, a two-tailed cat that had lived for hundreds of years, and Sango's companion and pet.

Finally, panting and looking somewhat disheveled, the monk Miroku was chased by the guards and crawled through the large hole that Juro-maru had just torn open.

At this point, both sides had assembled, and each side moved closer to their own people, instantly creating a tense atmosphere.

"You bastards! Who are you people, daring to trespass into the Hitoshi family's castle? Surrender at once!!"

Following closely behind Master Maitreya, a group of human guards rushed in, shouting and yelling.

Kagura frowned slightly, casually waved her hand, and a wind blade shattered the floor, stopping them. She said coldly, "It's too noisy, get out of here."

Those people cried out and stopped, but Naraku said, "No, let them in."

He then looked at Su Qi and the others and said coldly, "These people have trespassed into the city. Kill them all on the spot!"

Heh, so what are you going to do now? Surrender, or kill these "innocent" ordinary people?

After giving his orders, he watched Su Qi and the others move with a cold smile in his heart. To him, the death of all those humans would be of no consequence, but they could cause trouble for the enemy. When the two sides were entangled, he might be able to find an opportunity to extricate himself.

Yes, upon seeing this large group of people suddenly appear at his door, Naraku became suspicious and considered retreating.

This encounter was completely out of his plan, yet it seemed like it was orchestrated by the other party, reminding him of those fools he had manipulated and played to death. While he found it pleasurable to manipulate others, he had no desire to be manipulated himself.

Upon hearing Naraku's order, the guards, who had been hesitant, exchanged glances for a moment. Although they were surprised and uncertain, they still timidly entered and approached Su Qi and the others, out of habit of being ordered around for many years.

Are you blind?!

Su Qi's face turned cold, and with a casual flick of his wrist, he severed the lead warrior's arm. The warrior immediately screamed in agony, clutching his severed arm, and the others behind him, stunned, stopped in their tracks once more.

"Look at your young master! And look at that big dog standing next to him!"

He pointed his sword at Naraku and Goshinki standing next to him, "That ugly monster with horns on its head and purple fur all over its body is obviously not human, right? So your young master has been possessed by a demon and is dancing with demons. Are you still going to be loyal to him?"

He then unleashed several more waves of blades, splitting the ground and shattering the door, whistling past them as he coldly said, "If you still want to come up here to die like this, I don't mind giving you a quick death."

"What...what should we do? Young Master seems...seems to really be a monster..."

Recalling the chilling sensation of the blade brushing against their skin, some people trembled and almost ran away.

"Run...run!!"

As another person suddenly screamed and ran away, the others followed closely behind, quickly disappearing from sight, leaving only a severed hand on the ground.

Seeing this, Kagura snorted coldly and said with a look of disdain, "Humans are indeed just a bunch of rabble."

While Inuyasha and the others were somewhat uncomfortable with Su Qi's bloody act of severing a hand, they didn't object, knowing it was probably the best course of action. Death was commonplace in this era; severed limbs were nothing unusual, and even Kagome, a modern high school girl, had been infected.

As for Su Qi himself, he felt no remorse whatsoever. Regardless of your reasons or whether you were ordered to kill him, if you wanted to kill him, you had to be prepared to be killed in return. Cutting off only one arm was already showing mercy; if he hadn't been too lazy to deal with the trouble, and hadn't wanted to get into a prolonged fight and give Naraku's side an opening, he could have slaughtered them all without batting an eye.

Kikyo stood quietly behind Su Qi, her gaze fixed on Naraku, her expression thoughtful.

"Hmph, your feigned kindness still disgusts me as much as ever." Seeing that the show was not going to happen, Naraku's face darkened completely, and his gaze slowly swept over Su Qi and the others. "Shishio Kenshin, Kikyo, Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango... Heh, you've all come. I'd like to know how you managed to find my location without me knowing Saimakatsu's intentions."

This was also a thorn in his side. As a complete survivalist, being caught off guard once was enough; he didn't want to experience it a second time.

"We don't have time to waste with your words! Naraku, prepare to die!!"

With all the bystanders gone, Inuyasha, who was already impatient, didn't want to say anything more and immediately charged out, his Tessaiga slashing down fiercely.

"Wind Scar!!"

boom!!

The floor shattered, the hall exploded, and chaotic air currents surged in all directions. Five enormous sword energies tore through the earth, carrying raging flames as they rushed towards Naraku and the others.

"Godless!"

The Mirror Demon God stood motionless in front of Naraku, using the mirror in his arms to block the attack. The next moment, the sword energy rebounded, scattering in all directions, and instead rushed towards Su Qi and the others opposite them.

"You idiot, Er Gouzi, you almost hit friendly fire!"

Su Qi was the first to react, picking up Kikyo and Kagome and running away. Kirara was also quick-witted, immediately grabbing Miroku and carrying Sango on her back as well.

The next moment, a loud rumble resounded, and the entire side hall was torn apart by the sword energy, collapsing with a crash, and billowing dust and smoke spread in all directions.

"You all be careful, I'll go and keep Naraku occupied."

After setting the two women down in the courtyard, Su Qi immediately turned back and rushed towards the smoke-filled ruins.

On the other side of the courtyard, Naraku also escaped easily and instructed Kagura and the others: "Block them, take the Shikon Jewel, and then retreat when the opportunity arises after I leave."

He was going to escape. Although he was very concerned about why Su Qi and the others were able to get here, there were too many enemies and it was too dangerous. It would be better to retreat behind the scenes for now, and the investigation could be conducted later.

Just then, Su Qi caught up with Naraku in a flash, and seeing that Naraku was about to escape, he shouted, "Naraku, you dropped your Shikon Jewel!!"

Chapter Ninety-Two: Su Qi, You Schemed Against Me! (Fifth Update)

Hmm! ? The Shikon Jewel?

Naraku was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously glanced at his right palm, only to find that... the Shikon Jewel was still there.

Hmph, such low-class tricks!

His eyes turned cold, and with a thought, his palm suddenly split open, swallowing the Shikon Jewel into his body.

At this moment, Su Qi had already taken the opportunity to approach.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Juro-maru, who had been itching for a fight, roared and charged forward first.

Don't get entangled...

Su Qi narrowed his eyes, just as he was about to rush over, when a V-shaped boomerang bigger than a person suddenly came flying through the air, sending Juro-maru flying.

It's a coral bone, and it fits perfectly!

A surge of joy filled him, and he continued charging forward without stopping. But then, the Enlightened Ghost blocked his way again.

The foreshadowing we laid earlier can now be put to use...

Su Qi's eyes flashed, and he charged forward head-on.

The latter sneered inwardly, about to read minds and make a prediction, but suddenly realized that he could no longer read the thoughts of the person in front of him.

How is this possible?! I just tested it, and apart from that witch, no one could escape my mind-reading ability! Why did it suddenly stop working?!

Wu Xin Gui was shocked and his movements froze for a moment. In that instant, Su Qi brushed past it and cut off its head.

As for why its mind-reading ability failed, it was because Su Qi, that treacherous fellow, had deliberately relaxed his mind and controlled his thoughts during the previous confrontation, pretending that he was unable to resist the mind-reading ability. Only then did he suddenly unleash it, catching it off guard.

Because the Mind-Reading Ghost's mind-reading ability can only read surface thoughts and cannot penetrate the heart, nor can it read memories, it was completely outmaneuvered by Su Qi this time.

"Damn it! That bastard Naraku wanted to run away, but left us behind as shields!"

Seeing Su Qi charging towards them with overwhelming force, having already passed two obstacles, Kagura couldn't help but feel nervous. She glanced down at Shen Wu beside her, her eyes flashing, and thought to herself: What should I do? When that guy charges at me later, should I push this guy out as a shield?

While secretly pondering his own thoughts, his hands didn't stop moving. He directly waved his folding fan, sending more than a dozen wind blades hurtling towards Su Qi.

Meanwhile, Naraku behind them was already shrouded in miasma and was preparing to leave.

Suddenly, a radiant white rainbow pierced through the battlefield and shot straight towards them.

Danger! Getting shot will definitely kill you!!

A strong sense of danger washed over her. Without thinking, Kagura grabbed Kanna beside her and they both fell to the ground.

The next moment, a white rainbow swept over the two of them and struck Naraku in the lower abdomen from behind.

boom!!

A burst of white light exploded, and his entire lower body vanished into thin air. A section of his left arm disappeared, and he was severely injured in a single blow.

This is... Kikyo's arrow!?

Naraku's pupils contracted, his gaze piercing through the battlefield, landing on Kikyo, who was still in a drawn bow stance in the distance, and a chill filled his heart.

With just one arrow, she killed over five hundred demons that made up my body. Kikyo's demon-dispelling power is terrifying! I absolutely cannot let her hit me again! Shikon Jewel, if you don't want to be purified by them, give me your power!

As he thought this, the Shikon Jewel hidden in his chest suddenly shone brightly, and an invisible yet immense power instantly flowed into his body. The next moment, a large number of granulation tissues rapidly sprouted from the cut surface of the wound. They intertwined, wove, and filled in on their own, and his missing lower body and left arm regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

We can't let Kikyo shoot arrows so easily anymore!

Naraku's thoughts shifted again, and a dense purple miasma immediately erupted from his body, exploding and rapidly spreading outwards, temporarily obscuring Kikyo's vision.

At that moment, Su Qi rushed in front of him and slashed down with his sword.

clang!!

The blade, imbued with spiritual power, cleaved through the miasma, only to be blocked by a thin barrier.

He didn't care at all, instantly turned his sword around and slashed again, striking the same spot twice with perfect precision, finally breaking through the barrier. Blood splattered as the sword pierced Naraku's left shoulder.

"Naraku, you're not getting away this time!!"

Miasma filled the surroundings, and Inuyasha's furious voice rang out, rapidly approaching; he was clearly about to arrive. Thinking of Su Qi before him, Kikyo behind him, and Miroku and Sango, Naraku's heart tightened; he finally felt the shadow of death rapidly closing in on him.

This can't go on! We must change the situation immediately! Now, let's reveal our final cards!

Ignoring Su Qi's renewed attack, which was about to widen the wound, he had a sudden thought, and the demonic energy permeating the entire city suddenly fluctuated violently. The next moment...

Rumble rumble rumble...

The earthquake was so sudden that everyone lost their balance and almost fell to the ground.

"What's going on?! Is it an earthquake?"

On the other side, Kagome, who had not intervened in the battle, was suddenly shaken and fell to the ground. Just as she was about to get up, the ground beneath her suddenly rose up and collapsed, and a huge head with a single horn on its forehead, a human face and an eagle's beak rose from the ground, lifting her into the air.

"Wow ah ah ah ah!"

She couldn't help but scream. Clinging to the pillar-like spiral horn, she struggled to stand atop the nearly three-story-tall monster and looked out. To her horror, she discovered that from all directions, from the inner city to the outer city, dozens or even hundreds of similar monsters were bursting out of the ground and wreaking havoc throughout the city.

"Kagome!!"