Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"It's okay. It'll be fine in a bit..."

Shota opened his mouth and took Rea's abdomen into his mouth, holding her in his mouth. To prevent her from losing more blood, he could only use his tongue to press down on the wound on Rea's abdomen. Although it looked somewhat gruesome, as if Shota was about to swallow Rea whole, it was the only thing Shota could do for her.

The city center. Go to a large hospital in the city center.

"Reiya!"

Completely ignoring Rea's father's shouts from above, Shota immediately started running. He absolutely didn't want a girl to die because of something like this. The root of the problem lay in his own mistake of not turning away from Rea immediately. But it wasn't time to give up yet…

However, just as Shota ran off, a new opponent came to intercept him.

"Thumbs up—"

The bullet, imbued with spiritual power, hurtled towards Shota. Upon hearing the gunshot, he could only turn around quickly, shielding Rea from the attack in his mouth.

Shota had no intention of continuing the fight; all he wanted now was to escape quickly and treat the seriously injured Rea.

Unfortunately, no one intended to let it escape.

Having received the distress signal from the underworld, the entire staff of the Ministry of Environment's Countermeasures Office mobilized. Dressed in plain black suits and wielding various anti-demon tools, they surrounded the gluttonous beast that was "eating people."

The reason for this high level of attention is that after receiving Huang Quan's request for support, they quickly detected the eruption of an A-level demonic power. To defeat an A-level demon, the entire countermeasures team must be mobilized to have any chance of success.

Even the section chief, who was in a wheelchair, appeared.

"That's too cruel. Is it going to eat that girl?"

Seeing the blood dripping from the mouth of the Taotie, all the humans present showed expressions of pity. However, several members of the countermeasures team had already picked up their weapons and aimed them at the Taotie that was surrounded!

Faced with the attack, Shota could only protect his head from Rea's attack. However, most of the Taotie's abilities were contained in its mouth. Because he had to protect Rea, he couldn't open or close his mouth, which directly reduced Shota's fighting ability by half. Moreover, he didn't even dare to charge head-on now, because if he made any strenuous movements, Rea would lose blood even faster...

Damn it... Damn it...

Why are you still stopping me now? Can't you see Rea's condition?

Sensing that Rei's life was slowly slipping away, Shota swept his resentful gaze over the humans in the countermeasures room blocking his way. A large number of small spirit beasts, the Kanko, formed a circle and trapped the Taotie in the middle.

"Roaring Bomb!"

"Bam—"

Upon hearing this sound, Shota immediately leaped into the air. At the same time, all the members of the countermeasures room launched an attack on Shota in the sky, and several Kitsune huddled together and transformed into cannonballs to bombard him as well!

The large-caliber bullets imbued with spiritual power whistled through the air, and the ever-watchful spirit beast Luan Honglian completely blocked the Taotie's movement in all directions.

"Is it resolved?"

With her right hand completely immobile, Huang Quan could only use her left hand to wield the treasured sword Lion King and control the spirit beast Luan Honglian to launch an attack. The attack had knocked her unconscious for a while. She helped the still unconscious Kagura to the ground, and then turned her gaze back to the ferocious beast Taotie, which had fallen from the sky after being attacked.

"Quickly, get my daughter out of here!"

Seeing so many helpers suddenly arrive, Sankadan Ichiro thought things had taken a turn for the better and shouted somewhat uncontrollably, "Don't let her get eaten!"

Just as Huang Quan was preparing to launch another attack, a hurricane suddenly blew away the dust caused by the Taotie's fall—or rather, it was more accurately described as materialized demonic energy. The black demonic energy, centered on the Taotie on the ground, violently stirred up everything around it.

The air, branches, soil, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be being pulled into the monster's mouth. The attacking spiritual energy bullets, the tube fox, and even the roaring bullets of the Chaotic Crimson Lotus were all swallowed by the monster!

"Oh no! Scatter! Everyone scatter!"

Huang Quan suddenly shouted at the reinforcements, "Don't stand in front of him!"

"Bam—"

Shota slammed his limbs into the ground to hold himself in place, lowering his body to protect Rea, whom he had placed beneath him. His head, which had been constantly devouring everything, suddenly turned towards everything blocking his way—the exorcists in the Countermeasures Office, the dense forest, the low hills, and the highways that cut through or around the mountains.

Tick-tick-tick-

Dark red blood slowly flowed down Shota's body and onto Rea beneath him, but Shota had no time to care about his wounds; all he could see was everything blocking his way!

Things that shouldn't exist in front of you!

"boom--"

With a deafening roar, a massive, pale black shockwave spread out in a cone shape, instantly leveling all the trees in front of it!

Chapter Twenty-Nine. Mutation

"boom--"

As the incredibly powerful shockwave was unleashed, a wisp of smoke rose from Shota's mouth. Gazing at the area he had cleared, he paid no attention to whether those who had stood in his way were alive or dead. He merely felt the drained energy within his body, and a terrifying hunger suddenly surged into his heart.

So hungry...

Shota gradually began to lose control of his consciousness, even though he wanted to tell himself that saving Rea was more important right now. But a stronger voice in his head told him that he needed to eat, that he needed to devour everything in front of him.

Hold on, hold on, you must hold on now...

Shota's nose began to twitch unconsciously, inhaling the surrounding air repeatedly to discern its scent. Three seconds later, when he raised his head again, his eyes, which were fixed on Yomi, the only one still standing on the field, and Ran Hongren beside her, were filled with nothing but greed.

Hahaha……

Hot gas kept pouring out of the Taotie's mouth, and thick saliva was secreted uncontrollably as the hunger intensified, slowly sliding down the corners of the Taotie's mouth and accumulating into a puddle on the ground.

It's already...out of control.

The excessive fighting and rage had pushed Shota's rationality to its absolute limit. Thoughts like saving the others first and that these things couldn't be eaten were all swallowed up by his greed. Now, only one thought occupied his mind:

Eat it all...

The demonic energy emanating from him began to run rampant and uncontrollably. In his vision, the concept of who was who had long since disappeared, leaving only the label of food. Ran Honglian was food, Isayama Yomi standing there was food, and even Sanka Rea beneath him had become food.

"whispering sound……"

Huang Quan looked at the Taotie, whose greedy gaze was fixed on him, and a solemn expression flashed in his eyes. In this situation, even if the others in the countermeasures room were lucky enough to survive, they would have lost all their fighting power. The only one who might be able to stop this ferocious beast was himself.

Unfortunately, I forgot to remind the others not to stand in front of me at the beginning, otherwise they would have been no match for the other side.

Now, if we can ensure her doesn't knock our weapons away, there's still a chance of victory. Also, avoid standing directly in front of it; from the front, its attack and defense are significantly stronger than from behind. We need to use guerrilla tactics and agility to deal with this monster.

Although her plan was well-conceived, Huang Quan knew her chances of winning were slim. However, more importantly, even a low chance of winning was not a reason for her not to attack.

"Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

Seeing that the gluttonous beast began to focus its gaze on the girl beneath it, Huang Quan quickly controlled his spirit beast Luan Honglian to pounce over. However, the beast showed no interest in dodging and opened its mouth, seemingly wanting the girl to bite and devour it.

The constant stench of blood emanating from Rea Sanka's wounds, combined with her faint natural fragrance, intensely stimulated Shota's sense of smell. In the past, yokai preferred to eat wealthy young ladies, innocent girls, or princesses. There was a reason for this—these types of humans were invariably the most delicious.

It stuck out its tongue and licked Rei's body again. This time it avoided the wound and instead greedily savored the fragrance on her body. Although the taste was not as good as that of the spirit beast, it was at least enough to be an appetizer.

As for the spirit beast Luan Honglian, consider it the main course, and the other woman as dessert.

Having already planned out the order of their meal in their minds, the gluttonous beast ignored the crimson lotus rushing towards it, opened its mouth, and bit into Rea's already ripped-open abdomen.

What am I doing?!

Dark red blood flowed from Shota's mouth into Rea's wound. Just as he was about to bite down, Rea bit his own tongue, using the pain to stimulate his desire and regain a sliver of reason.

"Ow!!!!"

He roared to the sky, venting his emotions and trying to drive away all the things that shouldn't be there with his roar!

"Bam—"

The raging crimson lotus missed its target; Shota had already picked up Rea from the ground to avoid the attack. Having regained his composure and suppressed his appetite, Shota prioritized rescuing Rea above all else.

But... Rei's heartbeat had stopped.

Her abdominal aorta behind her small intestine had already been ruptured, and the bleeding was unstoppable. In a short period of time, her blood had already formed a pool on the ground. Even if Shota took her to the hospital, it seemed that there was no possibility of saving her.

No, it's just bleeding...

Even though he suppressed his appetite, Shota's rationality was already somewhat clouded. Looking at the blood flowing from Rea, he subconsciously thought that as long as he gave her a blood transfusion, she would be alright. The wound on her tongue had already healed, so Shota directly bit open one of her claws, letting the dark red blood flow into Rea's body through the wound.

In less than a minute, the wound had healed completely. Shota quickly bit his other paw again, channeling his blood into her body.

"Reya, Reya... everything will be alright."

Silence fell over the room.

The exorcists standing in front of Shota were now dead or missing, and Sanka Dan Ichiro and his butler were staring blankly at their daughter's corpse. Yomi put away the Chaotic Crimson Lotus and looked at the Taotie, who was doing something there, with a complicated expression in her eyes.

What exactly is he doing?

Huang Quan looked at the Taotie in shock, seemingly trying to save the girl. Could it be that it never intended to harm the girl?

"Reiya?"

As soon as Shota's blood entered Rea's body, her own blood was uncontrollably squeezed out. Even though Shota kept transfusing his blood into her, Rea's condition did not improve at all.

What, what to do, what to do? What happens when someone dies!

Shota instantly thought of several treasures capable of bringing the dead back to life, but whether those things even existed now was still a question. As a second choice, he began searching his memory for treasures that could accelerate the recovery process…

Kill, kill... Killing Stone!

Shota suddenly tilted his head back again, opened his mouth wide, and an astonishing vortex was generated once more. However, this time he only wanted to collect the scent of the Killing Stone...

The north... there's the smell of the Killing Stone not far to the north.

You can never forget the taste of something you've eaten once. Shota had absorbed some of the demonic power of the Sesshōseki, so he could easily locate its position again.

Shota carefully placed Rea in his mouth and ran north. This time, no one could stop him.

"Food Spirits Unleashed!"

"Ow!"

A giant dog head roared and lunged at the Taotie in mid-air, catching the Taotie off guard and knocking it to the ground.

"Bam—"

Shota stood up from the ground, settled Rea down, and then looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was wearing a kimono and holding chains, and said, "Hand over the Sessho-seki!"

The other party has a Killing Stone embedded in their hand. If they have the Killing Stone, then Rea still has a chance to be saved!

Even if the opponent is Tsuchimiya Garaku, the strongest human in Tokyo and possessing the strongest spirit beast, Byakuei, Shota still has to defeat it.

Tsuchimiya Yagaku was also slightly surprised. He was rushing to the scene of the battle when the monster intercepted him, attempting to kill him outright. It even tried to steal his Killing Stone…

The Tsuchimiya family inherited a Killing Stone along with the spirit beast Byakuei. After being sealed, the Killing Stone was freed from its negative effects, but it now provides them with stronger spiritual power and helps them better control the ferocious spirit beast Byakuei.

"Are they... on the same side as those guys?"

"Hand over the Killing Stone!"

The best way to deal with an opponent like an exorcist is to sever their connection with their spirit beasts. Otherwise, Shota wouldn't be able to fight both the dog god Byakuei and a powerful human at the same time.

After a brief observation, he noticed that although his opponent wasn't using any special items, the white elf was bound by many iron chains. He figured that if he could just gnaw off those chains, something really interesting would happen!