'Perhaps... it really does possess magical properties. Should I eat more next time?'

As Nadeshiko pondered, she couldn't help but wrinkle her nose. She inexplicably sensed that something was amiss, but she couldn't pinpoint the source of the problem.

The burly man at the cashier looked really strange. Do cashiers... do they need someone so tall and strong? Shouldn't he be a delivery worker or a security guard?

Nadeshiko had a strange thought, but she became even more wary, so she didn't let Momoko hang up the phone and instead made sure she stayed on the line.

While waiting in line to pay, Nadeshiko subconsciously reached out to hold onto the shelf next to her. There seemed to be a commotion ahead, apparently because the cashier was too slow in processing payments.

Customers who had been waiting for a long time began to complain, especially after someone seemed to be unwell and fell to the ground, which made the argument even louder.

Nadeshiko leaned against the chair, touched her forehead, and subconsciously said to Momoko, who was also noticing something was wrong, on the other end of the phone, "I...I feel a little unwell...I'm feeling dizzy..."

Before she could finish speaking, Nadeshiko slid down the shelf and fell to the ground, her vision blurring. However, a mysterious, faint force prevented her from falling into a complete coma.

With her only still-movable finger, Nadeshiko fumbled to type out a supermarket name and sent it to Momoko. Then, Nadeshiko's phone fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, other people in the supermarket also fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Some tried to call the police or an ambulance before losing consciousness, but no one succeeded.

The once bustling supermarket fell into a deathly silence. Ordinary people lay unconscious on the ground, and just then, Araragi Koyomi happened to walk in. Seeing the people lying on the ground, his first thought was to save them as soon as possible.

"Uncle, quick, call an ambulance!"

Araragi had no intention of running away. He rushed past the stunned cashier and was about to check on the unconscious person when he suddenly saw Sengoku Nadeshiko sitting unconscious on the ground, leaning against a frame, not far away.

"Is...is it Nadeshiko?"

Araragi paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered who the other person was. He quickly got up to go over, but a sudden gust of wind came from behind him.

bang~

With a muffled thud, Araragi Koyomi's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight forward to the ground.

"Truly...he's come to hell on his own."

After glancing at the fallen Araragi Koyomi with a wooden stick, the burly man disguised as a cashier sneered, and then more people wearing hats and masks poured out from the back of the supermarket.

Under the command of a man who appeared to be the leader, the supermarket was sealed off, and then the unconscious people began to be moved.

"Hurry up, don't be clumsy, hurry up, we have to get out before the police find out."

The commander wore a strange mask and had a hoarse, low voice. At his urging, the group quickly moved the unconscious people into two trucks parked behind the supermarket.

............

"Nadeshiko...something's happened to Nadeshiko!!"

Momoko, her eyes wide open, jumped up and shouted to the other members of the Paranormal Investigation Club. Kagura and the others quickly gathered around.

Momoko tried to call Nadeshiko again, but Kirie stopped her. Kirie then told Momoko to turn on the speakerphone, and together with the other girls, they listened intently to the voice on the other end of the phone.

Faint sounds could be heard, including hushed conversations and the sounds of things being moved. Piecing together the details, Kagura and the others confirmed that Nadeshiko might have been the victim of a sudden group hostage situation.

"What to do? What to do?"

A nervous Momo looked at the two key figures in the club: Kagura, the club president, and Kirie, the secretary. The club was located in a junior high school, and Hinako and Yu, who were already in high school, had not yet arrived.

In fact, Niu Kun had already planned to reassign Chu Zi and You Yu to other departments under his command.

"Reporting to Master, we must ask you for help with this matter."

Kagura quickly regained her composure. As a group with powerful backers, the most correct thing to do when trouble comes is to seek help from them as soon as possible.

Soon, in the secluded office of a physical education teacher at Wangyue Academy, Niu Kun, who was lying on top of a beautiful and lovely girl, suddenly heard his cell phone ring.

"..."

Niu Kun, who originally didn't want to deal with it, considered that it might be something serious, so he had no choice but to pick up the dizzy and confused Meiqin and turn around to get his phone.

"What's wrong, Kagura? Hmm? Did something happen to Nadeshiko?"

Niu Kun was somewhat surprised, never expecting that Fuko would encounter a kidnapping incident in broad daylight, especially a group kidnapping.

"Alright, I understand. Don't worry, I'll find Nadeshiko soon."

After hanging up the phone, Niu Kun gently lifted Mikoto's round buttocks with one hand, then called Lige, Yuriko, and Kiriko respectively. After thinking for a moment, he also called Nanriko.

"W-what's wrong?"

Because Niu Kun stopped his attack, Kiba Mikoto, who had regained some consciousness, asked in a daze.

"Something happened."

Niu Kun said casually, then placed Kiba Mikoto on the table. Although he was disturbed, Niu Kun still planned to vent his anger on Mikoto first before dealing with the accident.

Mikoto, whose mind was still somewhat muddled, gave a soft "hmm." Then, sensing that Niu Kun was about to pull out his demonic root, she instinctively tightened her legs around Niu Kun's waist, trying to prevent him from leaving.

But soon, Mikoto felt an even fiercer and heavier impact, each time as if it were trying to pull her out completely, and each time as if it were trying to ram her in completely.

Mikoto's cherry lips parted, her eyes rolled back involuntarily, and she couldn't even let out a complete moan. Her plump buttocks were pressed against the table, subjected to high-frequency, powerful pounding like a pile driver.

Chapter 228 Cults

Just as Niu Kun was making the most of the time, Li Ge, Bai Hezi, and Gui Lizi, who had received orders, also sprang into action, with the hackers gathering surveillance information from the area where the incident occurred.

In this regard, Makishi Kaname from Rika's side and Nashita Oriha from Yuriko's side are both experts, while Suzue Yoshimi, who was tricked into becoming a wanted criminal by Niu Kun, is also quite good at network technology and is familiar with the police's network system.

Furthermore, as a century-old prestigious family, Kiriko's side was not lacking in such methods. Thus, with the cooperation of the three parties, the deployment of personnel, and the tracking by relevant informants, it only took a short time to lock onto the target.

Japan has a large number of cult organizations, most of which have intricate connections with political and business figures. However, these cults almost always aim to amass wealth, lust, and exploit people for personal gain.

On the contrary, some cults that do not collude with politics and business are more dangerous. When cults do not seek wealth or lust, they cannot be happy to help others and like to do good deeds, right?

As supernatural events become more frequent, religious inclinations among the public are also rising, especially among cults, which rely on coercion and enticement to spread their message and will naturally seize the opportunity presented by these bizarre occurrences.

A very small number of extreme cults have merged with certain eerie evil spirits, forming even more dangerous and terrifying cults that commit many incomprehensible and brutal acts.

For example, large-scale blood sacrifices.

The seemingly abandoned factory area was now filled with nearly a hundred cult members. These cult members were the core members of the Heavenly Spirit Holy Cult. As for the believers on the periphery, they were not qualified to participate in this blood sacrifice.

This is both a blood sacrifice to the evil god and a grand feast bestowed by the evil god.

The cultists, dressed in hooded black robes, devoutly prostrated themselves before the altar, led by their leader. The cult leader and elders chanted incantations in a cryptic and hoarse language that made everyone feel restless.

A statue of a hideous monster stood on the altar, but it was different from the monster sculpture in the previous underground chamber. This monster's face was quite blurry, and its body was twisted beyond recognition.

Its body is covered with countless tentacles and densely packed eyes, but at the very bottom is a gaping maw filled with sharp fangs, making it look like both an octopus and a squid, and also like a fusion of human form.

In short, it has an extremely horrifying and bizarre appearance. Just a glance at it from afar can make people feel disturbed and bring up all sorts of negative emotions.

A dull black harpoon is placed in front of the statue and is enshrined on a shelf.

"Great God, the only God, the most high and holy God, Your servants, with utmost reverence, swear that we, in our humility, will offer you everything we have, body and soul, until death, when our decaying bodies are shed and our souls ascend into Your divine kingdom."

Several worshippers, clad entirely in black robes, chanted loudly while making contorted movements, while the worshippers below, led by their respective leaders, hummed prayers.

The workshop, originally used for producing machinery, was now filled with cultists, chanting hymns to evil gods. The chaotic and obscure chants filled the workshop, sending chills down one's spine.

Nadeshiko, who had been feigning unconsciousness, could no longer maintain her composure and rationality. She kept praying in her heart that her companions would come to rescue her as soon as possible, and if possible, she hoped that her demon master would come.

After all, compared to the other members of the company who were around the same age, Nadeshiko felt that her tyrannical and licentious master was more powerful and omnipotent.

At this moment, Nadeshiko was bound hand and foot and unable to move. Besides her, there were dozens of men, women and children crammed together. Some of them were still unconscious, but others had already regained consciousness.

The panicked pleas for mercy and curses mingled together, but were drowned out by the obscure chanting of scriptures. Those who had regained their senses seemed to become dizzy again.

Nadeshiko was truly panicked, just like when she was strangled by the serpent god last time. She sensed the threat of death, and her heart felt even more desolate. She seemed to be having a particularly bad time.

She was previously afflicted by a snake curse, and now she's been kidnapped by cultists. Does she have to die?

Not far away, Araragi Koyomi, who was tightly bound, also woke up. Unlike the others, he had been physically knocked unconscious. When he woke up, the lingering pain in the back of his head made him grimace.

He never imagined that going to the supermarket to buy some things would lead to an unexpected kidnapping by a cult, and he felt an extremely infuriating sense of rage.

For some reason, he was reminded of the demon he had encountered two nights ago. Araragi Koyomi, who had been threatened with his two younger sisters and dared not speak out, spent two days in fear, but never received the demon's request to join the cult.

Instead, he was captured by another cult. Stealing a glance at the hideous sculpture, Araragi Koyomi couldn't help but wonder if he would end up like these cult members if he didn't die.

Singing bizarre prayers, twisting grotesque dance moves, reverently worshipping the demon's statue, and then... sacrificing innocent people to the demon like slaughtering chickens and pigs?

'This is truly despairing! How can there be so many terrifying monsters and cults? Is Japan doomed?!'

Araragi Koyomi's mind was in a daze, sometimes imagining himself becoming a cultist like that, and other times imagining himself as a sacrifice placed on an altar.

He didn't even notice that Nadeshiko was looking at him. Sengoku Nadeshiko looked at Araragi Koyomi, whose face was contorted in a daze, with a touch of melancholy. The admiration and love she had felt in her childhood were gradually fading away. It turned out that Koyomi-nii was just an ordinary person after all.

Suddenly, the cultists stopped singing and then... walked towards them.

Earlier, Niu Kun, who had finally finished his lovemaking activities, managed to put on his clothes, but his crotch was still bulging, which made him feel somewhat helpless.

In the small break room of the private office, Kiba Mikoto and Takagi Saya were slumped like mud, while Yuuki Chisa and Nozomi Nozawa, who had already taken off their clothes, had no choice but to put them back on.

"You two have already been injected with the D99 virus, right?"

Niu Kun grabbed the two women's full breasts with his large hands, kneading them as he asked.

"Yes...yes, Master. Our bodies are much stronger than ordinary people's, and we can definitely withstand your...your big thing."

As she spoke, Yuuki Chisara boldly reached out and touched Niu Kun's crotch.

"Hmm, not bad. I need two followers who genuinely worship me to develop a hidden religion for me. If you two can do that, I will take you both as witches."

Niu Kun's promise made the two women, who had been waiting for a long time, light up and they nodded in agreement.

"Alright then, let's go together and see how other cults operate."

Nodding, Niu Kun then led the two women to push open the door. Hei Yi and Yi were already waiting outside, along with Sakurada Nao and Nijo Aki.

"Nao and Aki can stay here; the other four can come with me."

Chapter 229 Blood Sacrifice

"Pfft~ Sizzle~"

An unknown kidnapper was disemboweled in full view of a crowd by cult members wielding sharp knives, who then forcibly removed his heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, and other internal organs.

Then the cultists, as if they had found a treasure, respectfully carried it and placed it into the five large urns in front of the altar. Blood splattered on the ground, exceptionally bright red and glaring, and a chaotic cry of screams rang out from the crowd.

Most people looked dazed, as if their souls had left their bodies, allowing the cultists holding sharp knives to remove their internal organs, treating them like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

However, some people were not blinded by those strange prayers; at this time, they either wept softly or roared hysterically.

Outside the abandoned factory, it was already dark, and the scattered lights in the distance only made the area look more desolate and gloomy.

A man dressed in priest's robes gazed into the distance at the factory that exuded an ominous aura. He sensed that evil spirits were awakening, and if they were not stopped, it would probably... no, it would certainly cause widespread destruction.

Just as the man was about to go and stop him, another expressionless man appeared. Their eyes met, and the priest was about to ask a question when the other man took out a talisman from his hand, which floated up and then disappeared.

"Use your blood and lives to please the supreme gods!"

A believer held his heart in his hands and chanted loudly, blood sliding down his arm—a striking and cruel sight. The frenzied killing had completely corrupted them!

Then, under the leader's command, an even larger-scale massacre began!

"Fear? Despair? Yes, this is a paradise of fear and despair!"

The massacre continued, and the cult leader, holding an old scripture, shouted even more excitedly.

“Continue to cry out! Continue to resent! Your struggles and resentment will transform into holy prayers that will bring joy to the supreme and one true God.”

"Die! Die, all of you! Die and you will meet my god!"

Amidst the shouts, the harpoons placed before the statue of the evil god emitted a dark and profound eerie light, spreading outwards, while the cultists who were holding sharp knives and working hard to slaughter their victims gradually lost their human form.

Tentacles emerged from the skin, the face grew increasingly ferocious like a demon, and the body swelled and became more and more distorted. The cultists who followed the butcher, cheering and offering their organs, gradually became inhuman as well.

The cult leader, who was holding the scriptures, had his hood slip off, transforming him into a monster that was a mixture of an octopus and a human head. His sharp, hoarse voice shrieked even more piercingly.

"Go to hell, go to hell."

"Ascend to the kingdom of my God with fear, despair, and resentment, and let my God taste you!"

"This is the highest honor, this is the greatest glory, let us be grateful!"

"..."

Filled with fervent joy, like the most exciting speech, the accompaniment was more screams and sobs, like the most absurd farce.

The blood splattered on her face and stained her clothes made Nadeshiko's stomach churn, her mind went blank, and she almost fainted.

The experiences of this period were unbearable even for the dreamy Nadeshiko. The demon who enjoyed violating girls was wantonly humiliating those beautiful women in front of her.

They even forced her to lick that huge, ugly penis... Although Nadeshiko felt she was getting a little addicted, it still made her feel dazed. And in front of her were people who were disemboweled, had their organs removed, and had their victims' heads cut off and piled up under the altar.

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