The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 148: Training trip (21)

Taking advantage of the chaos among the scarecrows, they seized the opportunity, successfully broke out of the encirclement and ran towards the outside.

"What happened outside?" Ken followed Inuyama Heita and asked, "Why did everything suddenly become so chaotic? Did Brother Yi bring people back to help?"

Inuyama Heita shook his head. "I don't know, but I hope that's not the case. After all, those scarecrows are symbols of their deceased relatives in the hearts of many villagers who don't know the inside story. If Brother Oto really used that method to destroy the magic circle, then things would be serious. It might even turn into a violent conflict. He's not a reckless person, so I'm more inclined to think that something left at the shrine helped a lot."

Ah Jian said: "Although I don't know what happened, it seems that our plan was successful. We were able to destroy this level of magic array. The three of us are really amazing."

“……” Inuyama Heita was speechless.

Ah Jian seemed to realize that he had done nothing. He coughed awkwardly twice and then asked, "Where should we go now? Is there a mark on the map?"

"The map is useless." Inuyama Heita said, "The moment the magic circle is destroyed by the outside world, the environment inside will change. Before it is completely destroyed, it will be extremely chaotic here."

"What should we do then?" Ajian asked in panic.

Inuyama Heita said: "Just run, bypass the remaining defensive power of the magic circle, and keep running."

"Be careful! There's something ahead!" Ah Jian's perception seemed to have recovered a little because the magic circle was destroyed, and he shouted, "Stop!"

He shouted in time, Inuyama Heita stopped and saw several old faces in the field in front of him. The scarecrows fell to the ground, and Inuyama Heita could not see them because of the field.

Although these scarecrows fell down, they still had some strength left. They dragged half of their bodies and moved towards Inuyama Heita with their hands, muttering something.

"Stay, and keep me company in the village."

“What a beautiful village this is…”

"Don't go, please, don't go..."

Ken looked back and shouted, "Hey, Inuyama, there are some behind us! Don't get caught."

Inuyama Heita looked around. They were surrounded again. There were countless scarecrows crawling on the ground towards them. Jian shouted in despair, "It's over. There's no way out. Go find the fox that destroyed the magic circle! Why are you looking for us? Are you bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"

Inuyama Heita formed the Eight Diagrams Seal and said to himself nervously, "Perception... Don't be afraid. Once there is a trace of fear, it may become the opponent's strength. Brother Yi said that emotions are also a kind of power..."

He aimed his handprint at a scarecrow in front of him, and kept brewing his emotions. He recalled various infuriating things in his life, such as when he was wrongly accused of stealing by the store manager while working part-time, or when he was seen handing out flyers as a part-time doll and was laughed at at school, or...

When the anger reached its peak, even Inuyama Heita's voice became excited and he shouted, "Go to hell!"

This anger was released all at once by Inuyama Heita. Through the window of the seal, the invisible force hit the scarecrow in front. The scarecrow was like being hit by a cannonball and was directly shattered. The road ahead was cleared.

"Well done! Inuyama!" Ken said excitedly, "Amazing! You actually used such a powerful move!"

Inuyama Heita let out a breath, and after the accumulated anger disappeared, he became terrified. He realized that he had not controlled his condition well and used the seal too much, and the emotion of panic began to occupy his brain.

"I...we have to hurry!" Inuyama Heita's teeth chattered, and he was so weak that he hurriedly ran through the gap and ran away. Ajian saw that he was not in a good state and encouraged him, "Hold on, we will be able to run out soon."

Inuyama Heita didn't say anything, he gritted his teeth and continued running. From the surrounding fields, rustling sounds continued to be heard. The scarecrows seemed not to have given up and were still crawling in the grass chasing them.

After running for a while, there were still endless fields around him. Ah Jian asked curiously, "What's going on? Why don't I feel like I'm going to get out soon?"

Inuyama Heita stopped panting and said distressedly: "My cognition... my cognition is wrong. I used the seal too forcefully just now. My current cognition is not enough to break through this ghost area. Instead, it has enhanced its power. We are trapped here."

Ajian was shocked: "Hey! Don't say that. Since you know that your condition is not right, adjust quickly! We are already here, and we are almost able to escape. Don't give up, Inuyama!"

"Stay...stay."

"I'm so lonely..."

“We did nothing wrong.”

Before they stopped for a while, a lot of scarecrows crawling on their hands emerged from the fields on both sides of the road. They were entangled with each other, and their clothes and straw mixed together to form an ugly monster. It stood in front of Inuyama Heita, and the old faces on its bodies kept telling of its pleas.

Inuyama Heita raised his hand, forming the Eight Diagrams Seal and aiming at the monster. Ken shouted, "Yes, that's it. Do it again like before!"

"No..." Inuyama Heita said in fear, "I can't concentrate at all."

His current state is like a person with acrophobia standing on a glass plank road. He knows in his heart that nothing will happen, but his body cannot help but feel scared and he cannot control his physiological reaction.

"I won't... let you go."

The monster opened its huge straw hands and reached out towards Inuyama Heita and Ken.

At this moment, light shone from the field on the side, the roar of a car was heard, and a truck with a talisman on the windshield appeared from the side. It smashed the straw monster into pieces with a bang, and the monster flew far away. Its various parts kept wriggling on the ground, trying to recombine themselves.

Qian Xiaoyi leaned out of the passenger seat of the pickup truck, cigarette in mouth, and said to Inuyama Heita: "Hey, what are you still standing there for? Get in the car and leave. Do you want to stay here forever?"

"Brother Yi!"

"And Mr. Kuroda?!"

The passenger door of the truck opened, and Ken and Inuyama Heita climbed in happily and squeezed into the front seat.

Kuroda Nobunaga greeted him: "Yo~ Long time no see."

The car started, ran over the monster's remains on the ground, slowly accelerated, and drove to the end of the field.

(End of this chapter)