Dragon Raja: Starting with acquiring Orochi, a counterattack against the gods.

"You know that town best, so this task might have to be assigned to you. Do you have any questions?"

As the youngest temporary executive officer in the Executive Bureau, Tachibana Masamune couldn't help but feel a little worried.

However, Genjiro simply nodded calmly. Tachibana Masamune was somewhat surprised, but mostly relieved.

“Very good, Zhisheng, this will be the first task you have accomplished in your life.”

He took out a knife from behind him and handed it to Genjiro personally.

"It's called Spider Cutter. It will be a good helper for you, and it's also a gift from me as the patriarch."

Genjiro took the sword, just as a samurai takes a weapon and is about to rush to the battlefield, ready to fight to the death.

Genjiro didn't tell anyone that he had returned to the town.

After getting off the train, he darted through the familiar mountain shortcuts like a cheetah in flight, arriving in the town at sunset.

The town looked much the same as I remembered. Although three girls had gone missing, the news had not been made public and the incident had not occurred for long, so the impact was not significant.

School was still in session as usual. Yuan Zhisheng recalled that the three people were all students from the same school and that they had all disappeared near the school, so he went straight to the school.

When he arrived at the school, it was past dismissal time. The school was deserted, with only the dilapidated teaching building casting distorted shadows in the increasingly dim sky.

Everything is just as I remember it, yet it seems like everything has changed.

Meanwhile, in the school's basement.

Three women dressed in beautiful theatrical costumes lay on the ground, and Yuan Zhinu was carefully applying makeup to them, as gently as if she were treating her own children.

The king watched this scene quietly and asked softly, "Child, aren't you going to eat them?"

Yuan Zhinu tilted her head slightly, her voice ethereal: "But I haven't had enough fun yet."

Wang would coax her like a child: "There will be more new toys, won't there?"

Yuan Zhinü was silent for a moment before seemingly giving in: "Alright."

Her eyes flashed with a molten gold-like light, and the three girls' breathing became weak, almost nonexistent.

The Dream Eater's ability is that if she kills a trapped person in a dream, that person will become a living dead in reality, eventually stopping breathing and heartbeat completely.

Only then did the king show a satisfied expression. He gently stroked Yuan Zhi'er's soft hair and said with a smile, "I'm leaving now."

Yuan Zhinv paused, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Wang pulled at the smiling face on his mask, making him look even more eerie: "Don't worry, I'll come back for you."

“In my script, you will be the only good kid who survives.”

After saying that, he didn't explain further and turned to leave.

Yuan Zhinu frowned as she watched his retreating figure, a strange sense of unease creeping into her heart.

But she dared not be careless, fearing that this was just a trick by the king to make her lower her guard. She pretended not to care and continued to apply makeup to the girls, as if she were to create the most exquisite work of art in the world.

Genji hummed a song as she held up the batik cotton cloth to their bodies, trying to tailor a well-fitting garment for them.

Finally, she put on her makeup, wearing a bright red shrine maiden outfit, so vividly red it looked as if it were dripping with blood.

But she was too focused to hear the approaching footsteps behind her.

Yuan Zhisheng stared at the scene in disbelief. The moment he saw that face, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his fingers trembled so much that he could barely hold the knife.

What a beautiful face it was! Her long, flowing hair was as shiny as lacquer, her eyes were rosy, and there was a cherry blossom pattern between her brows.

But his excitement wasn't because the face was beautiful, but because it looked exactly like his own.

He should have realized this sooner: there used to be two children in this town with dragon blood, but now only one remains, his own sister.

But how could he have imagined it?

All he could think about was visiting his sister after this mission was over, bringing her a gift he had bought from Tokyo.

The missing girls lay before Genji, all dressed in gorgeous kimonos and heavily made up, their pale skin possessing a strange texture, yet they could no longer speak or breathe.

Because they are all dead.

No one knows when the shy and silent younger sister turned into a devil, or perhaps the devil had been hiding inside her all along, waiting to awaken when the time came.

“Childhood sweetheart,” Genji called out to her.

Immersed in the performance, Yuan Zhinü suddenly woke up with a start. She subconsciously turned around, and at that moment, her expression was one of utter astonishment.

She didn't know why Genjiro had appeared at this time, nor did she understand what it meant that he had seen these things.

Before she could figure it out, she felt a chill in her heart.

Genji hugged her tightly, and at the same time, the Spider Cutter pierced through her chest.

Chapter 4 He did something wrong

Because they had relied on each other since childhood, Yuan Zhisheng, as the older brother, always protected Yuan Zhinu, even though Yuan Zhinu often felt that she didn't need it.

But that's just how this giant tortoise is; once it's made up its mind, it will never change it, and its stubbornness is a real headache.

From a young age, he aspired to be a righteous person, so he became a friend of justice, determined to eradicate all evil in the world.

Even if this evil is his own sister, his only relative who has depended on him since childhood.

Even if it's painful, it doesn't matter, because he believes that's the price of upholding justice.

Because of her time travel, Genji knew her fate even before she was born. For many years, she has been trying to persuade Genji every day, hoping to guide him to be less stubborn.

But she clearly failed.

And it failed miserably.

Yuan Zhisheng's embrace was warm, just like countless times before. He hugged her tightly, his knuckles bulging with veins, as if he wanted to crush her in his arms.

Her heart was pierced through by a sharp spider, but Genji felt no pain, only a cold numbness.

She tried to say something, but blood kept gushing from her mouth. Finally, she weakly uttered a few words, with a helpless sigh: "Brother... you're back..."

Yuan Zhisheng hugged her without saying a word, only tightening his embrace. It was a mixture of sadness and reluctance, but it ultimately transformed into an unwavering resolve.

He forcefully pulled out the spider cutter, and with the wound no longer obstructed, warm blood gushed out, soaking the bright red costume of the young girl, making the blood-like color even more vivid and dazzling.

Whether in the original story or the simulator, Genjiro shouldn't be here at this time. Genjiro is unaware of what went wrong, but it's obvious that it was the King's doing.

That devilish guy still didn't believe her. The plot had moved so far ahead of schedule, and in the end, she couldn't escape the righteous blow.

However... she wasn't completely unprepared.

The molten gold-like eyes gradually dimmed, the Dream Eater's domain shattered, and the three girls, who looked like corpses, suddenly woke up, covered in cold sweat and terrified, as if they had just escaped a terrible nightmare.

The change came too suddenly, and Genji was completely stunned, staring at everything in disbelief.

Jonai quickly realized her surroundings. The shy girl let out a sharp scream, stumbled to her feet, and ran outside.

The other two girls helped each other to their feet and backed away, looking at Yuan Zhisheng with eyes full of terror.

Yuan Zhisheng was stung by that gaze and subconsciously let go. Without support, Yuan Zhinu collapsed softly to the ground, and blood quickly spread beneath her, like a blooming red plum blossom.

Genjiro then realized what he had done wrong. His eyes widened suddenly, and he rushed to help Genjiro. He let out a mournful howl, like a wild beast driven to the brink of despair.

"A young girl!"

He reached out to press on the wound, trying to stop the bleeding, but the spider blade was too sharp, almost cutting open the entire chest of the girl, and the bleeding couldn't be stopped at all.

Blood, blood everywhere, the girl's frail body was almost drained of blood.

Genjiro panicked completely. He threw away the spider cutter, bent down and picked up Genjiro, stumbling as he ran outside.

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant from excessive tension, like wind passing through a broken bellows or fingernails scratching glass.

"Child, child, hold on, child..."

Yuan Zhinv felt sleepy, extremely sleepy. She knew it was due to excessive blood loss, but she also knew she couldn't just fall asleep like that.

She forced herself to stay awake and, with difficulty, said, word by word, "Brother, I don't blame you."

"I was just playing a game with them, cough cough, the teacher said that girls these days like to play these kinds of games..."

Every time Yuan Zhinü opened her mouth, blood would gush out. She coughed from the choking, but she persisted and finished speaking.

Genjiro's mind was in complete chaos. He was unable to think straight because he had misunderstood Genjiro and seriously injured her.

His eyes were red and bloodshot, and he choked up, unable to speak, only nodding repeatedly.

Yuan Zhinv slowly closed her eyes and almost sighed as she said, "Brother, it hurts so much."

Yuan Zhisheng could no longer hold back; tears welled up uncontrollably, blurring his vision.

He finally realized that this wouldn't work; with his movements, the wound on the young girl would only bleed more.

He carefully placed Yuan Zhinv on the ground, forcing back tears as he said, "Zhinv, be good, bear with it, wait for your brother here."

"Brother is going to find a doctor for you. Brother will be back soon. Will you wait for brother?"

Yuan Zhinu forced a smile and slowly nodded: "Okay."

Yuan Zhisheng left with red eyes, his steps faltering from his anxiety.

Yuan Zhinu watched Yuan Zhisheng leave until his figure disappeared completely before she forced herself to stand up.

This is incredible. Genjiro's blood was almost completely drained, and her chest was completely pierced. Under these circumstances, she should have died long ago.

Her awakened bloodline saved her; her enhanced body allowed her to move tenaciously even in a seemingly hopeless situation.

She discerned her direction and stumbled towards the darkness.

Finally, she found the dry well from her memory and jumped in without hesitation.

It might have been very painful, but I couldn't feel it anymore.

It was completely dark by then. Yuan Zhinü lay in the dark, dry well, looking up at the sky and at the bright moon.

The pale moonlight shone on Yuan Zhinü's bloodless face and her bright red costume. The bright red and pale white blended together, creating a beautiful yet eerie scene, like a beautiful ghost from hell.

I don't know how much time passed, but then I heard the rustling of the wind, dark clouds obscured the moon, and endless fallen leaves rustled down, followed by rain.

Raindrops fell into the well and pelted Yuan Zhinü. She finally exhausted her last bit of strength and closed her eyes wearily.

She didn't know if she would wake up again, or if she would be herself or the evil spirit named Kazama Ruri when she did.

But she had done all she could.