His gaze fell upon the young Onmyoji:

"The information my master gave me was too vague. What exactly is the situation?"

"Sister Chun, why don't you go to the castle tower instead?"

The Onmyoji gave a wry smile and shook his head.

Chun glanced at him suspiciously, then followed the two into the mountain town.

Behind her, the foot soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and fled back into the city at breakneck speed, closing the city gates tightly once more.

It was as if a terrible disaster would strike if we stayed outside for even a moment longer.

The Onmyoji led the way towards the top floor of the castle tower, explaining to Tsubaki as he went:

“A few days ago, a dark purple meteor fell from the sky and landed in Kai Province. Then just yesterday, the internal strife of the Takeda family was quelled. The Takeda Nobuege clan was directly suppressed by the head of the Takeda family, Takeda Nobutora, and Kai was completely unified.”

The city lord, standing nearby, broke out in a cold sweat. He continued the Onmyoji's words: "According to some who managed to escape, the two sides clashed at Bofeng. Takeda Nobutora led eight hundred foot soldiers to meet the enemy..."

"Then Fangfeng disappeared..." The city lord swallowed hard, his eyes trembling violently, clearly terrified.

"Disappeared?"

The shrine maiden Tsubaki repeated the sentence, her brows furrowing slightly, her doubts growing even stronger.

Fortunately, the top floor of the castle tower was already in sight, so I simply pushed open the door and went out.

This mountain fortress is located on one of the borders between Suruga Province and Kai Province, blocking the route of advance and surrounded by a large river. It is the bridgehead for the Imagawa clan to deal with the Takeda clan.

As a result, the geographical conditions are quite excellent, with great visibility.

Standing atop the castle tower, the view, previously obscured by layers of hills, burst forth unhindered into the eyes of the shrine maiden Tsubaki.

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A game strategy player

Star Railroad is a famously difficult game.

It is known for the diverse combinations of eighteen different career paths and various unique items.

By chance, he was invited to test the fully immersive beta version of Star Iron.

[The Immortal Stranger: Good Deeds Bring Rewards]

[The Death Maniac: Becoming Stronger After Death]

【Pure Knight: Power of the Heart】

The beta version not only offers hundreds of Destiny paths to choose from as professions, but also provides an extra cheat code compared to regular players.

In addition, there are all sorts of beautiful girls.

Strategy, murder, invasion...

Moreover, it was discovered over a year later.

All the paths you've played will be reduced to a censored version and added to the gacha pool for players to draw.

"Overall, the new destiny 'Savior of Spinners' is a top-tier destiny of the new era, belonging to the 'Hunting' and 'Abundance' categories. Its strength is exceptionally high, and I highly recommend pulling for it!"

The originator of the cup-level theory evaluated it in this way.

Just when Yi Yu, suffering from a terminal illness, thought that her final days would pass by like this...

He suddenly found his in-game avatar appearing on the player's screen.

Originally, I only considered it as an Easter egg from the production team.

Until more than one familiar female voice came from outside the door.

Hearing his in-game titles being called out one by one, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Wow, this box!

Volume 1: Chapter 175 (4K) Why are you randomly recognizing an old man as your father, you little rascal?

The billowing foul air forcefully split the sky in two.

With the great river as the boundary, the closer one gets to the depths of Kai Province, the thicker the foul air becomes.

The misty miasma clung to the ground, churning and surging.

The earth turned a purplish-brown color, devoid of life.

Looking further into the distance, the once lush and verdant hills were now deathly still, with withered leaves and the carcasses of animals lying haphazardly in every corner.

The Yellow Springs.

The only word the shrine maiden Tsubaki could think of to describe the scene before her was this.

She began to understand why those foot soldiers were so afraid of leaving the city.

Is it the Kusanagi-no-Murakumo?

Recalling the letter that annoying woman had sent to her master, Chun couldn't help but ask softly.

"……do not know."

The young Onmyoji shook his head helplessly, his face full of bitterness:

"I dare not go and investigate. If I put the shikigami in there, it will die instantly. Anyway, I have already sent the message to my master."

"Yeah……"

The priestess's expression was very solemn.

Their gaze returned to the land of Kai, which was now completely unlike anything in the human world.

The light in his eyes grew ever brighter.

The foul air was so thick that it could block out the light of day and turn day into dusk, yet not a single monster was born.

It's as if something prevents this from happening.

Where is Fangfeng located?

"there."

Chun looked in the direction the Onmyoji was pointing and squinted her eyes.

It was a scene resembling a natural disaster.

The earth cracked and shattered, with terrifying ravines stretching far and wide.

The mountain ridges were breached, and the river water was rushing back in.

The terrain has been completely altered.

Is this the power of the Kusanagi-no-Murakumo?

The shrine maiden Tsubaki subconsciously started biting her fingernails to relieve her inner stress.

She began to understand why that woman would go to such lengths to send a message to her master and seek assistance from the Yin-Yang Bureau.

If a mere martial arts daimyo can possess such terrifying destructive power, what would happen if that demonic sword were to find an even more powerful host?

She remembered clearly that Kikyo had mentioned in her letter that, compared to yokai, only humans could bring out the full potential of Ama no Kusanagi.

If those already powerful mages or priestesses were to fall into depravity under the temptation of Ama-no-Kurakumo... what kind of power would that be?

The thought of this made her heart clench, and she couldn't breathe.

"Sister Chun!"

The young Onmyoji called out, bringing her thoughts back to the present.

He looked at Chun with anticipation in his eyes:

"Sister Chun, you are the most powerful priestess, is there any way?"

Upon hearing the words "the most powerful priestess," a cold and aloof figure involuntarily flashed through Tsubaki's mind, and her face darkened.

Only the Onmyoji scratched his head, unsure of what he had said wrong.

But soon, he had no time to think about the problem.

Because the wind direction changed.

The foul air is crossing the river and spreading towards the mountain town.

The once bright weather suddenly turned gloomy.

The biting cold wind swept over the group, taking away their body heat.

"That is!"

The city lord's voice was shrill, and he turned pale with shock, pointing to the opposite bank.

The miasma that had been covering the ground began to surge.

You can vaguely see a large group of dark figures approaching this way.

"Prepare to set up the barrier!"

Chun reacted quickly, immediately shouting and forming a hand seal, pressing the magic beads around her neck to her chest.

The Onmyoji nodded, took out a stack of talismans from his pocket, and threw them down from the top of the castle tower.

It drifted and scattered, following the spiritual energy to adhere to every corner of the mountain city.

The city lord gripped the railing tightly with both hands, squinting as he strained to peer into the miasma.

A tattered red banner was the first to be revealed, bearing the diamond pattern of the Takeda clan.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, the foot soldiers emerged from the miasma.

They stood in neat rows, strictly adhering to the rules, displayed on the opposite bank of the river, looking up at the castle tower.

Silent.

The number of people was small, only eight hundred, but the pressure they brought was like a dark cloud looming over the city.

All three of them looked very unpleasant.

Because none of them are living people.

Black blood flowed down the bamboo spear shaft.

Its body was covered with various wounds, and most of its limbs were even missing, but driven by the foul air, it moved more nimbly than a living person.

The city lord was very nervous and kept trying to reassure himself:

"Don't be afraid. I demolished the bridge across the river this morning, and sank all the boats. They can't cross."

The miasma was quietly separated, and so were the silent ranks of corpses.

A tall warhorse slowly emerged from it.

On horseback sat a man dressed in magnificent crimson armor.

In his right hand, he held a simple, ancient straight sword upside down.

Purple tentacles tightly wrapped around his entire body.

"Takeda Nobutora..."

The priestess spoke slowly, glancing at the man briefly before her gaze quickly settling on the sword, which was filled with an ominous and destructive aura. Her eyes flickered.

"The Demon Sword Ame-no-Murakumo..."

Its scarlet eyes looked over.

Having become a complete puppet of the Ama no Kusanagi, Takeda Nobutora did not speak, but simply raised the demon sword in his hand high.

A terrifying power gathered upon it, a sudden gust of wind arose, and a horrifying stench rolled outwards.

The wind and cloud are discolored.

The already turbulent river suddenly became even more turbulent.

The dense miasma was torn apart by the storm.

Even though they were miles apart, the raging air currents still made it impossible for the three people on the castle tower to open their eyes.

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