The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 155, pages 203 and 204: I am the real Boss!

Listening to Wu Yacha's footsteps outside the door gradually fade away until they were completely inaudible.

Garuda's gaze toward Li Xingzhou gradually turned intense.

She had just said she was a little nervous, but looking at her eyes now, it's clear that her nervousness was just talk.

"Husband."

She crawled on her hands and feet, kneeling, to Li Xingzhou, looking up at him with an excited blush on her pretty face.

Li Xingzhou glanced at the snacks laid out on the table beside him and asked with a smile:
Would you like to eat something first?

“Of course.” Garuda stuck out the tip of its tongue and licked its lips. “However, what I want to eat now is…”

She reached out and unbuttoned Li Xingzhou's shirt, swallowed hard, and said, "I saw how happy Mom was eating yesterday, and I've been wanting to try it for a while now."

He then put his hands together in a prayer-like gesture and said, "Let's dig in!"

After saying that, he bent down and started working.

Moonlight is like water.

In the courtyard, Wu Yacha assumed a fighting stance and focused intently on practicing the boxing techniques taught by Li Xingzhou.

While she was practicing, her crystal-clear earlobe suddenly twitched slightly, and she vaguely heard a soft sob.

The beautiful woman's lips curled slightly upward, a smile appearing in her eyes, as she murmured to herself:

"Garuda has truly grown up..."

She stopped listening and focused intently on continuing her cultivation.

……

Before I knew it, it was already midnight.

Garuda's skin, from cheeks to toes, was a deep rose-red. Her delicate, boneless body trembled slightly as she curled up in Li Xingzhou's boat. Her pretty face, streaked with tears, wore a bewildered expression, as if her soul had flown away and she had nowhere to go.

Li Xingzhou gently stroked her slender waist and shapely buttocks, channeling wisps of spiritual energy to soothe her body and mind. After a while, Garuda's delicate body finally stopped trembling, a soft moan escaping her delicate nose. Coming back to her senses, she snuggled closer to Li Xingzhou, murmuring:

"No wonder Mom was so crazy last night... She seemed to be flying into the sky, or like she had died..."

Li Xingzhou smiled and said softly:
"Like it?"

"I really like it." Garuda nuzzled his chest like a kitten, then rolled over and straddled him, murmuring, "I like it so much I can't stop..."

……

The next day, Garuda, who always got up before dawn to practice martial arts, surprisingly did not get up on time.

Li Xingzhou got up early in the morning and went to the courtyard in high spirits, where he saw Wu Yecha practicing his boxing skills.

Today, Mrs. Wu tied her long, straight black hair into a high ponytail, wore low-waisted jeans, and a white short-sleeved T-shirt. The tight T-shirt accentuated her full and rounded chest, and between the short hem of the T-shirt and the extremely low waist of the jeans, a section of her fair and tender abdomen and her cute teardrop-shaped navel were exposed.

This outfit made her look even more youthful and beautiful, appearing to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Li Xingzhou watched quietly for a while, and only after she finished her set of boxing moves did he walk behind her, wrap his arms around her slender waist, gently stroking her lower abdomen, and say:

"It's only a little past six o'clock, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

“I’m used to it. I get up at five in the morning every day to practice martial arts.” Wu Yacha leaned back and nestled against Li Xingzhou’s chest, saying softly, “Garuda used to be the same, but it seems she won’t be able to get up today.”

“Let her sleep in a little longer today.” Li Xingzhou smiled and gently kissed her ear. “Don’t worry, even if she sleeps in a little longer in the morning, it won’t interfere with her cultivation.”

Wu Yacha had personally experienced Li Xingzhou's magic. Even though she hadn't gotten up to cultivate on time yesterday morning, she was in better condition than after cultivating. Her body, mind, and even her skin had reached an unprecedented state of perfection.

Therefore, she didn't intend to scold her daughter for oversleeping and delaying her cultivation; she simply smiled and said:

"As long as you are sure."

After a quiet and tender moment, seeing that the sun was about to rise, Li Xingzhou gave Wu Yacha a light kiss, then leaped onto the rooftop to begin his routine cultivation.

Wu Yacha also continued to cultivate his Qi and Blood Martial Arts.

Garuda stretched and walked out of the bedroom after the two had finished their morning prayers.

Moreover, she was completely naked, letting her fair and delicate body bask in the morning sunlight.

Seeing this, Wu Yasha scolded playfully:
"Garuda, what kind of behavior is this? Go and put on your clothes right now."

Garuda rolled her eyes. "I've already merged with my husband, so what if I'm not wearing clothes?"

Even so, seeing her mother slightly narrow her black-and-red eyes, a cold glint in them, she was still frightened and shrank back, quickly going back to her room to get dressed.

"This child's quirks are really a headache..."

"It's okay, we're at home anyway, and there are no outsiders around."

"Li Ang, you spoil her too much."

Li Xingzhou smiled without saying a word, thinking to himself that he had an even more unrestrained goddess at home, and compared to her, Garuda was nothing.

That said, given Garuda's quirks, he might be quite compatible with Iristris.

After breakfast and a short rest, the three of them began their exploration as planned yesterday, their target being the element-rich areas that Li Xingzhou had sensed.

Garuda was still wearing a sailor uniform, a miniskirt, and canvas shoes, with her ankles and thighs wrapped in dense bandages.

She carried a samurai sword and a long spear, walking side by side with Wu Yacha, who was wearing a tight T-shirt, low-rise jeans, and flat sneakers, and carrying a naginata.

Garuda glanced at her mother's high ponytail swaying back and forth, then at her exposed, snow-white belly, and couldn't help but purse her lips. "The streets are full of zombies, who is she dressing up so youthfully and sexily for?"

Wu Yacha blinked. "Mom is naturally youthful and sexy. Can't she please herself?"

"Pleasure yourself? Stop fooling yourself. You're clearly doing this for Li Ang's benefit." Garuda scoffed. "Don't think I don't know. Li Ang is amazing. Once you've been with him, you'll be addicted. You're clearly..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Yacha interrupted him with a chop to the head.

Seeing the dangerous glint in his mother's narrowed eyes, Garuda couldn't help but shrink back and timidly shut his mouth.

The streets were quiet in the morning.

Although the streets were full of zombies, they did not move blindly. Instead, they stood still, swaying slightly. Only when they heard a special sound would they suddenly move towards the source of the sound.

Li Xingzhou and his two companions were able to move silently, and with the concealment spell enhanced by Li Xingzhou, they also chose to travel along roads with fewer zombies and did not actively attack zombies. As a result, they encountered almost no battles along the way and arrived at the first element-rich area without any incidents.

This is a dilapidated building that looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. The atmosphere around it is gloomy, and even zombies are unwilling to come close.

Li Xingzhou glanced at the dilapidated little building from afar, then looked at the little boy on the second floor who was clinging to the window, his skin deathly pale and his eyes pitch black with no white showing, and shook his head, saying:

"This is a haunted house. It's filled with negative elements like yin energy, death energy, and evil energy, making it unsuitable for living people to live in and cultivate."

"A haunted house?" Garuda said with interest. "I've heard a lot of urban legends about haunted houses at school, but I've never actually seen a ghost or evil spirit."

Seeing her eager expression, Li Xingzhou smiled and patted her head, saying:

"Ghosts and evil spirits are nothing to be interested in. Although you and Yaksha are both martial artists with vigorous blood and energy, and have a certain resistance to ghosts and evil spirits, the evil spirit in that haunted house is not simple. It has a very strange killing ability. With your current strength, you can only barely protect yourselves in front of the evil spirit in the house."

As he spoke, he flicked his wrist and sent a small banner flying into the haunted house, then said to Wu Yaksha and Garuda:

"Let's go, let's check out the next place."

That small building, which resembled a haunted house from the "Ju-on" series, was unsuitable for the living, and the negative elements inside were even less suitable for martial arts practitioners. However, it did provide some benefit to Li Xingzhou's "Secret Demon Banner."

The evil spirit of the little boy and his mother can also be collected into the Secret Demon Banner to increase its power.

Therefore, Li Xingzhou left behind the Secret Demon Banner, which continuously absorbs the negative elements accumulated in the haunted house. As for the evil spirits in the haunted house, there is no need to capture them. With their characteristics, they will naturally be attracted by the aura of the Secret Demon Banner and move in to live there on their own.

The three then continued to the next area rich in elements.

The destination was the seaside, which was a bit far away, and the three of them didn't arrive until the afternoon.

On a small hill overlooking the sea, stood a classical castle in the style of an ancient castle tower, with zombies dressed in martial arts uniforms scattered around outside.

"This is Kusanagi Castle. It is the main residence of the Kusanagi clan."

Looking at the zombies dressed in martial arts uniforms, a touch of shared sorrow flashed in Wu Yacha's eyes. "The Kusanagi clan is a renowned ancient martial arts family, inheriting the ancient Kusanagi-ryu martial arts. It is said that the Kusanagi clan possesses extraordinary bloodlines and the power to control flames..."

"The Kusanagi family?" Li Xingzhou smiled. "This place is nice. It's rich in positive elements that are beneficial to cultivation. If the environment inside isn't too polluted, we can clear out the zombies and then set up camp here to cultivate."

With that, he strode toward the gate of Kusanagi Castle on the hill.

Wu Yaksha and Garuda followed him on either side, walking briskly towards the mountain city gate.

As they approached the gate, the three deliberately quickened their pace. Hearing the noise, the zombies outside the mountain city staggered and lunged at them.

Seeing that there were no special zombies among them, Li Xingzhou did not make a move, allowing Wu Yacha and Garuda to come forward and kill them.

Although the mother and daughter had only practiced Qi Blood Martial Arts for one day, they were both exceptionally talented, had a solid foundation, and had accumulated a wealth of knowledge. After learning more advanced techniques that were compatible with their original paths, they were able to immediately transform their accumulated knowledge into strength.

Having accumulated strength over time, the mother and daughter's abilities had increased significantly in just one day. If they were to face Wu Lei'an again, they would be able to defeat him without Li Xingzhou's intervention.

Facing these ordinary zombies with no special characteristics, the mother and daughter found it much easier to kill them than when they cleared out the Wu family's zombies the night before. They quickly wiped out all the zombies outside the mountain city gate.

The two then burst through the half-open gate of the mountain city, clearing away all the zombies they encountered along the way.

It wasn't until they stormed into the castle tower that the two encountered their opponent.

It was an old zombie wearing clothes embroidered with the Kusanagi family crest, who was gnawing on a maid's head.

Looking at the old zombie whose face was smeared with blood and whose appearance was extremely ferocious, Wu Yacha's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"It's Kusanagi Shizuru, the head of the Kusanagi family!"

"Is he the old man who can unleash fire blasts?"

Garuda said with great interest, looking eager to try.

She didn't think that ki blasts were anything special. She had seen the ki blasts of the Sakazaki family in Kyokugenryu Karate before. They took a long time to charge up and had a slow firing speed, making them easy to dodge. They were far less terrifying than the Sakazaki family's fierce and powerful fist and foot techniques.

Now that she feels her strength has greatly improved, she is eager to meet the head of this ancient martial arts sect who is said to be able to control flames.

"You're really a young calf who's not afraid of tigers." Wu Yacha frowned and said, "I've heard Master Daimon say that the Kusanagi family head is stronger than Master Daimon. Although you've improved your strength, can you defeat Master Daimon?"

"If Mr. Daimon were in his normal human form, I should be able to fight him if I used my Unleashed power."

"But you can't beat Mr. Daimon when he's turned into a zombie. Now that Kusanagi Shizuru has also turned into a zombie, he'll be even more terrifying than Mr. Daimon. How could you possibly be his match?"

Just as they were talking, Kusanagi Shizuru, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly turned his head to look at the mother and daughter. He let out a low growl from his bloody mouth, waved his hand, and threw out a flame that shot towards Garuda.

"Just in time!"

Garuda let out a sharp cry and thrust out her spear. The spearhead flicked and aimed at the crimson flame.

boom!
The spearhead struck the flame, causing it to explode and shatter the spearhead instantly. A powerful shockwave also swept over them, blowing Garuda away like a leaf in the wind.

Garuda felt as if she had been struck by a sledgehammer in the chest, her blood and qi were disordered, and she could not breathe properly. She was unable to adjust her body in the air and was about to fall straight to the ground when Li Xingzhou waved his hand and released a gentle force of qi to support her and help her land safely.

At this moment, Kusanagi Shizuru was already charging towards Wu Yacha.

The old man appeared thin, but every time he stomped his foot, the main hall of the castle tower would tremble violently, his momentum resembling that of a charging elephant, giving one a sense of unstoppable force.

Unfortunately, Kusanagi Shizuru wasn't the boss in this game.

Li Xingzhou is the one.

hum!
Just as Kusanagi Shizuru was about to charge towards the waiting Wu Yacha, the air vibrated, and a giant palm of spiritual light appeared out of thin air, its five fingers spread wide, and with a soft "poof," it grabbed Kusanagi Shizuru in its palm.

Kusanagi Shizuru growled in his throat, flames bursting from his body as he tried to struggle free.

But the giant palm of spiritual light remained unmoved, and no matter how much flames the old zombie unleashed that could melt gold and iron, it could not damage the giant palm of spiritual light in the slightest.

Li Xingzhou snapped his fingers again, and the giant palm of spiritual light grabbed the Kusanagi boat and flew out of the castle tower. It flew all the way to the outside of the mountain city before crushing the Kusanagi boat into dust with a "poof".

Although they had already witnessed his power to kill Daimon Goro with a single punch and tear off Wu Lei'an's arm with a single claw, his effortless crushing of Kusanagi Shizuru still shocked Wu Yasha and Garuda once again.

After the initial shock, Wu Yacha felt a deep sense of security, while Garuda, her eyes shining, ran to Li Xingzhou's side, grabbed his arm, and asked:

"Can I use this move in the future?"

“Of course you can.” Li Xingzhou nodded with a smile. “Once you’ve cultivated the essence of fist intent, this kind of technique will only be considered basic.”

Garuda was immediately full of energy. "Then let's hurry up and clear out the remaining zombies. I can't wait to start cultivating!"

As he spoke, he picked up his long spear and began searching house by house.

"Garuda, don't be alone!"

Wu Yacha hurriedly followed, fearing that his daughter might be left alone and encounter an even stronger zombie—Kyo Kusanagi, the son of Shizuru Kusanagi, who was said to be a martial arts genius even stronger than Shizuru Kusanagi.

"It's alright, let her go. There aren't any stronger zombies here."

Li Xingzhou had already released his divine sense, covering the entire Kusanagi Castle, but he did not detect an aura stronger than Kusanagi Shizuru's. Only a few ordinary zombies remained in the castle tower.

Kyo Kusanagi was clearly not at home.

It has been three days since the zombie outbreak began. If Kyo Kusanagi hadn't been infected, he would have rushed home immediately to check on his family, just like Wu Yacha and Garuda.

With Kyo Kusanagi's strength, if he's a little careful, he won't be blocked by ordinary zombies and should be able to get home safely without much trouble.

Since he's not home now, it means that Kyo Kusanagi is either far away or has mutated into a zombie and is currently wandering aimlessly on some street.

A moment later, Garuda had swept through the entire castle tower, eliminating the few remaining maid zombies.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou used magic to move all the zombie corpses out of the mountain city and throw them into the depression at the foot of the mountain. He then used magic to release wisps of spiritual wind, sweeping away all the zombie blood from every corner of the city, making the entire mountain city look brand new. Reaching the top floor of the Sky Keep, he leaned on the railing and looked down at the mountain city below for a while, then smiled and said:
"The Kusanagi family does have some foresight. This is a natural ley line that can draw in and gather extraordinary elements from the surrounding area, making it a treasure trove for cultivation. The terrain is also quite good, with steep cliffs tens of meters high on two sides, one side facing the sea, and the side facing Tokyo is also a slope, which can be used to build a fortress in a strategic location. The terraces outside the mountain castle can be used to grow crops, and there are also open spaces inside the mountain castle where vegetables can be grown. The cliffs facing the sea can also be used for fishing. This place is enough to build a small, self-sufficient survivor base."

Garuda asked, "Do you intend to build a base here to perpetuate human civilization?"

of course not.

Li Xingzhou has a perfectly good and prosperous world where he can enjoy life, and so many girls at home are waiting for him. Why would he have the patience to stay in the zombie apocalypse to rebuild civilization?

He was simply making a casual comment out of his ingrained "farming" instinct.

However, it seems that this place could be transformed into a "resort," where some cute girls could gather and come here for entertainment whenever they have free time.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Wu Yacha and Garuda. He was going to take the mother and daughter with him. They were excellent and would be great partners for dual cultivation, which would be of great help to his cultivation. So it was impossible for him to leave them behind to manage the "resort".

Then we'll have to find some more cute girls.

Regardless of whether he's already taken or not, since this world has already collapsed, he can at least slightly revert to his style from the previous nine lives.

And the lovely girls can also live a better life in this post-apocalyptic wasteland under his protection.

This is called a win-win situation.

But there's no rush today.

Next, we need to tidy up this place up and then have a small celebratory banquet tonight.

So in the afternoon, Wu Yacha and Garuda tidied up their residence in the castle tower and inspected all the facilities in the mountain castle.

Li Xingzhou wandered around outside the mountain city, clearing out the few remaining zombies, throwing the corpses to the foot of the cliff, and then using magic to split the ground and bury all the corpses.

After disposing of all the corpses, Li Xingzhou went to the hillside facing Tokyo, chose a rugged and dangerous spot, and used the Hunyuan Yiqi Qinna Hand to move earth and stones to build a checkpoint.

In reality, checkpoints are only effective at preventing human attacks; they are not very effective at preventing zombie attacks, especially hordes of zombies.

However, this place is some distance from the city center, and unless someone deliberately guides it, large groups of zombies will not easily wander over.

Even so, Li Xingzhou still buried a lot of demon skeletons inside the gate walls.

Once a large horde of zombies arrives, the demon skeletons inside the city walls will burst out, giving the zombies a small shock from the abyss.

In addition, he also made some arrangements on the city wall of the mountain city.

If one day, when he is not around, the zombie horde breaks through the mountain pass and rushes towards the mountain city, the arrangements he left on the city wall can at least keep the mountain city safe.

As evening fell, the three met again, and Wu Yacha excitedly told him about her and Garuda's discoveries.

"The Kusanagi family is quite modern. This mountain town may look ancient, but its facilities are actually very advanced. It not only has cold storage for storing large quantities of food, but also intelligent tidal and wind power generation systems, as well as intelligent seawater desalination equipment. Apart from the lack of natural gas, all the water and electricity-related living facilities in the mountain town can operate normally."

Li Xingzhou smiled and said, "That's right. It will make our life and cultivation here much more convenient."

Actually, it doesn't matter if we don't have these devices.

Li Xingzhou could simply go back to Stark Industries and order more advanced smart energy and water supply systems.

Of course, if there's something readily available, you can use that first.

Replace it with a new one when it gets old and no longer suitable for use.

After chatting for a while, Wu Yacha and Garuda cooked a sumptuous dinner to celebrate their harvest that day.

Li Xingzhou also took out his treasured wine from his mustard seed space and shared it with Wu Yacha and Garuda.

When he was halfway through his drinking, Garuda, who was sitting next to him, snuggled up to him and fed him wine mouth to mouth.

Just as he was enjoying himself, Li Xingzhou suddenly felt something strange on his leg. Looking down, he saw a fair and tender foot lifting up his trouser leg, its soft toes gently caressing his calf.

Li Xingzhou smiled slightly at Wu Yacha, who was sitting opposite him, and continued to enjoy Garuda's fragrant lips and wine cup.

After dinner, they took a walk around the castle tower to digest their food, and then Li Xingzhou guided the two in their cultivation for two hours. After that, Li Xingzhou and Garuda took a shower together and went to their room on the top floor of the castle tower to rest.

After Garuda, who was as insatiable as a gluttonous kitten, finally fell into a blissful, dazed, and happy sleep with a broken and confused expression, he finally passed out.

The door was quietly pushed open, and a beautiful woman wearing a bathrobe stepped in silently. As she walked, she opened the hem of her robe, and the bathrobe slipped lightly off her shoulders, revealing her graceful and delicate white body.

She smiled sweetly at Li Xingzhou, walked around Garuda, came to the other side of Li Xingzhou, knelt down beside him, and kissed him.

The next day, the morning light was bright.

When Garuda awoke, there was no one beside her; she was still fast asleep.

She stretched comfortably, then went barefoot to the bathroom without putting on any clothes, only straightening her long hair. After washing up, she went downstairs naked and arrived at the front courtyard of the castle tower, where she saw Wu Yacha practicing his boxing alone.

"Mom, where is Li Ang?" Garuda asked.

Wu Yacha glanced at her daughter, speechless at her daughter's strange habit of not wearing clothes, and could only say irritably:
"He went out."

"You went out? Where did you go?"

"Go explore a few other areas rich in elements, gather some supplies, and look for survivors."

"Survivors? Does he really intend to build a survivor base?"

"possible."

"Then why didn't he take me with him?"

"Isn't it because you're too weak? You were blasted away by Kusanagi Shizuru in one move yesterday. If you're that weak, wouldn't he be a burden if he took you along?"

"Don't underestimate me! I didn't even use my secret technique yesterday. If I had, I could have at least fought that old zombie for ten or so moves..."

"Yes, yes, yes, you can withstand ten moves from Kusanagi Shizuru when you use your secret technique, but you still lose in the end, don't you? Alright, stop talking nonsense. This is a rare training ground, hurry up and start training."

"Oh," Garuda responded, went to Wu Yacha's side, and began to practice.

After finishing a round of boxing practice, Garuda, hands on his hips, wiped the sweat from his brow and suddenly asked Wu Yacha:

"Mom, did you sneak into our room last night?"

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Wu Yacha blinked, feigning innocence.

Stop pretending.

Garuda pouted and snorted softly:
"Don't underestimate my vigilance as a martial artist. Even when I'm asleep, I keep my ears open. I heard you as soon as you walked in yesterday. As for what happened later, hmph... I'm too embarrassed to scold you."

Despite being exposed by her daughter, Wu Yacha showed no embarrassment whatsoever. After all, she had given her daughter a live demonstration in the bathroom of the Wu family mansion that night, and she could handle such a situation with ease, let alone something as trivial as this.

Wu Yacha smiled nonchalantly, "Alright, since you've found out, then Mom won't pretend anymore. Tonight I'll go in openly and honestly."

"..."

Is this the level of maturity a married woman with children has reached?

Garuda was speechless, feeling a sense of defeat, as if he had shot himself in the foot.

……

When the mother and daughter were arguing.

Behind Li Xingzhou, a pair of giant metal wings made of feather-like blades stretched out, hovering in the sky.

He had already explored the other areas rich in elements; they were two Shinto shrines and one Jodo sect temple.

The Pure Land Buddhist temple itself had no special features regarding its geomantic veins.

The reason it can gather extraordinary elements is because the temple enshrines a finger bone relic, which is unknown as to which ancient eminent monk it belongs to. It is quite spiritual and can attract and gather extraordinary elements from the surrounding area.

The monks in the temple thus gained some spiritual power, and Li Xingzhou found several Buddhist artifacts in the temple that could deal with low-level vengeful spirits. Unfortunately, they couldn't deal with zombies, and the monks themselves even turned into zombies.

Li Xingzhou put the relic away, intending to place it in the Kusanagi Castle's castle tower as a spiritual object to suppress the earth's veins. The natural earth veins were still a bit inefficient at absorbing extraordinary elements, so Li Xingzhou planned to move some earth, make some arrangements and renovations, and then use the relic to suppress it. This would double the efficiency of Kusanagi Castle in absorbing extraordinary elements and lock all the elements within the castle, preventing them from leaking out.

As for those Buddhist ritual implements, they only gained some efficacy due to the spiritual "radiation" of the relics. After each use, they had to be offered in front of the relics to "recharge" them again. The materials themselves were also ordinary, so Li Xingzhou didn't want those junk items.

One of the two shrines attracted extraordinary elements because of the unusual treasures it enshrined.

That shrine enshrines the Inari god, and the shrine is very modern, with the Inari god statue being depicted as a two-dimensional loli riding a large fox.

However, the statue itself is not special; what is special is a bead sealed inside the statue.

It was a crystal-clear bead, with the image of snowflakes falling faintly inside, making it look very beautiful.

However, Li Xingzhou discovered that the bead was essentially a seal, with some kind of creature sealed inside.

This seal isn't particularly strong; with Li Xingzhou's current cultivation level, he could easily break it through brute force.

However, the seal design is very ingenious. Once it is forcibly broken, the creature sealed inside will also be "forcibly broken" at the same time.

Therefore, after Li Xingzhou took the bead out of the statue, he only briefly examined it with his divine sense before putting it away, intending to study it more carefully when he had time.

The other shrine, like Kusanagi Castle, also has a natural ley line that can gather extraordinary elements on its own.

The interior environment is not bad, but unfortunately it is located in the Tokyo metropolitan area, where there are too many zombies. Even the slightest movement could attract a large number of zombies, making it unsuitable as a vacation base.

This shrine should have contained some valuable treasures, but unfortunately, it disappeared along with its owner. The reason Li Xingzhou was certain there were treasures was because he saw a photograph in the shrine's residence.

The photo shows a pair of identical twin sisters. Judging from their clothing and appearance, they should be the Kagura Chizuru and Kagura Maki sisters.

That's right, this shrine is the Kagura family's shrine.

"Kyo Kusanagi isn't in Kusanagi Castle, Chizuru Kagura isn't at the Kagura family shrine, and the Yata Mirror hasn't been found either... So, could it be that the Three Sacred Treasures have already fought Orochi, but unfortunately lost?"

Li Xingzhou wandered around the shrine for a while, casually killing a few shrine maidens who had turned into zombies. Finding no treasures, he spread his wings and soared into the sky to search for survivors.

Bunkyo District.

Royal Sakura Girls' College.

Fitness club activity room.

The academy's chairman, Shion Kanade, who had been hiding here for three days, looked at the large group of zombies swaying along the corridor toward them, especially the leader, a shirtless, long-haired zombie with muscles like iron, and a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

"It's Kiryu Setsuna. This is troublesome..."

The reason they attracted zombies was because their food supplies were running out, forcing them to go out and find food.

Although the group of people who went out to find food were cautious enough and had gained a clear understanding of the characteristics of zombies over the past three days, they did not make any noise along the way. However, a few zombies still followed them by smell – zombies are very sensitive to sound and smell, especially the smell of human blood.

As is well known, girls have their period every month.

They easily killed the few zombies, but the battle inevitably caused a commotion, which attracted even more zombies, and the battle continued. The bigger the commotion, the more zombies were attracted.

By now, the number of zombies surging in the corridor has exceeded one hundred. Among that large group of female high school zombies, there is also a single male, Kiryu Setsuna. And that man was a powerful fighter in his previous life.

Based on the zombie mutation patterns discovered by Soryuin Shion and the others over the past three days, powerful fighters like Kiryu Setsuna, after becoming zombified, are likely to retain their pre-life agility, while their strength will become even greater.

As the horde of zombies drew ever closer, Soryuin Shion lit her last cigarette, took a deep drag, squinted at Kiryu Setsuna, and said to her younger sister, Soryuin Akemi:
"Given Kiryu Setsuna's strength, once he goes berserk, we won't even have a chance to escape. So, I'll hold him off for a bit. I weigh 55 kilograms and my muscles are perfectly developed; I should be able to keep him busy for quite a while. While he's eating me, you guys..."

Before the words were finished, the corridor wall shattered with a crash, and amidst the billowing dust, a tall figure burst through the wall and entered.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he glanced back at Shion and the others, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. Then, he stretched out his right hand towards the horde of zombies in front of him and made a grasping motion in the air. Kiryu Setsuna, who was walking at the front, was as if he had been grabbed by an invisible hand. With a crackling sound, he was crushed into a lump of flesh without any resistance.

Seeing this, Shion Kanade's eyes widened in shock, her lips slightly parted, and she didn't even notice when the cigarette fell and burned her front.

The girls, including Akemi Souin, stared blankly at the tall man as he crushed Setsuna Kiryu from a distance and then leisurely launched small steel balls, blowing the heads off the female high school zombies one by one.

……

Chiyoda Ward.

In a small alley.

Takashi Komuro, carrying a bulging backpack and holding a baseball bat, carefully made his way along the alley wall.

Behind him followed Hirano Toda, a chubby boy who also carried a backpack and a crossbow.

At the very end of the group was Rei Miyamoto, carrying a first-aid kit and holding a DIY long gun made from an aluminum mop handle and a kitchen knife.

The three had come out to find food and medicine, and their mission was going relatively smoothly. Now they were just one step away from returning to their lodgings and reuniting with their companions who had stayed behind.

however.

Just as they were about to reach their destination, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the three-story house at the end of the alley, followed by billowing smoke and dust, and the house collapsed with a crash.

Startled by the noise, the surrounding zombies surged toward the houses.

After a moment of stunned silence, Komuro Takashi also yelled and charged forward like a madman.

Seeing this, Hirano Toda and Miyamoto Rei also ran after him.

But before they could get close, a winged figure flew up from the dusty ruins of the houses.

The figure appeared to be about to soar into the sky, but after flying dozens of meters, it seemed to notice Komuro Takashi and the other two rushing towards it, and immediately changed direction, diving towards the three people in the alley.

Komuro Takashi's pupils contracted sharply, he stopped in his tracks, gripped the baseball bat tightly, and assumed a defensive stance.

Hirano Toda also aimed his crossbow, while Miyamoto Reiya raised his spear.

Before the three could even make out the person's face, a gigantic hand, shimmering with a faint, ethereal light, appeared out of thin air, descended from the sky, and scooped them up. Then, the three felt a dizzying sensation and lost consciousness…

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