Evil Spirit Consultant

Chapter 313 Teacher, Student, and Approaching Death
As more and more people from both sides provided support, Uga Shouji's pressure eased considerably, but it remained extremely difficult for him to escape and head to the battlefield in the center of the island.

On the other hand, unlike the fierce battle at Eifukuji Temple, the atmosphere in the Sasaki family's living room was oppressive and heavy.

Sasaki Reiko and her husband Sasaki Sumi sat on either side of the low table, their expressions not very good.

Opposite them, an elderly man with white hair and beard, refined demeanor, but whose eyes held a stubborn and unquestionable look—Professor Nakano Yugo, their mentor—was speaking eloquently.

"...Reiko, Sumi, I know you young people have your own ideas and convictions. However, you must consider the bigger picture!" Professor Nakano said earnestly. "The artificial god project, regardless of the means, ultimately aims to enhance Japan's national strength! It's about freeing us from the shadow of defeat and allowing us to stand tall among the nations of the world once again! This is a major undertaking that benefits the country and its people!"

“And that Yang Liu,” he changed the subject, looking at Sasaki Reiko, “is indeed special and powerful. But in the end, he is just a foreigner! A necessary sacrifice! To sacrifice one person for the progress of the entire country, for the future of our nation! Isn’t that worth it?”

“Teacher!” Sasaki Reiko suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief and disappointment. “How could you say such a thing?! Sacrificing innocent people to achieve so-called ‘progress’? What’s the difference between this and those madmen who start wars?! Moreover, that artificial god is nothing but a monster built from countless vengeful spirits!”

Sasaki Sumire frowned and adjusted his glasses: "Teacher, forgive my bluntness, but your thinking has deviated from the conscience and bottom line of a scholar. For the sake of your so-called 'research,' can you disregard life and even become an accomplice to evil?"

Professor Nakano's expression darkened slightly upon hearing their rebuttals, but he remained steadfast in his opinion: "Womanly compassion! Short-sighted! You don't understand! If my research succeeds, it will completely change the energy structure! As for that Yang Liu, his very existence is an anomaly, a potential threat! Rather than letting him potentially spiral out of control and cause even greater destruction in the future, it's better to 'utilize' him now and make him contribute to the 'greater good'! This is the optimal solution!"

"Teacher!" Sasaki Reiko suddenly stood up, her powerful Onmyoji aura instantly erupting, causing the air in the room to freeze. "I respect you as my teacher, but I cannot agree to this! Yang Liu is my colleague and a friend I acknowledge! I will never stand by and watch him be used as a sacrifice!"

She made a move to leave!

"Stop!" Professor Nakano slammed his hand on the table. Although he was just an ordinary old man, he exuded an astonishing aura at this moment. "Reiko! Are you going to disobey your mentor for the sake of an outsider?!"

Sasaki Reiko froze upon hearing this question, her face showing pain and struggle.

Putting aside what happened today, Professor Nakano Yugo is perfect in terms of his knowledge, character, and attitude towards educating people.

It's no exaggeration to say that in Sasaki Reiko's eyes, the other person completely replaced her father, whom she barely remembered anymore.

Seeing this, Sasaki Sumi immediately stood up and stood in front of his wife, calmly looking at Professor Nakano: "Professor, my wife and I will always remember your kindness from back then. But one thing is one thing. Your actions today have made it impossible for us to treat you with the respect due to a teacher. If you insist on stopping us, then don't blame us for being rude."

Although his tone was gentle, his eyes revealed an undeniable determination.

"You...you all..." Professor Nakano trembled with rage. "You've rebelled! You've really rebelled!"

Just as the master-disciple relationship was about to completely break down, an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from the direction of Noko Island, causing all the extraordinary beings in the entire Fukuoka region to tremble!
Immediately afterwards, an even larger aura, filled with boundless resentment, rose into the sky from a greater distance!

These two terrifying power fluctuations swept across the entire Kyushu region in an instant, and even ordinary people like Professor Nakano Yuugo could clearly feel the indescribable sense of oppression.

Professor Nakano's anger was instantly replaced by horror: "How...how could this happen?! The plan is out of control?!"

Sasaki Reiko and Sumi exchanged a glance, both seeing the anxiety and determination in each other's eyes!

There was no time to hesitate! "Teacher, please forgive me!" Sasaki Reiko shouted, no longer holding back. She quickly formed hand seals, and several invisible binding runes instantly wrapped around Professor Nakano.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sasaki Sumi also pounced forward, using his young and strong body to pin the already bound old man down and lock him in place.

"You?!!" Nakano Yugo exclaimed in shock and anger, instinctively trying to struggle.

But how could he, an old and frail ordinary man, possibly break free from the shackles of a superhuman and a young man?

Even though the Sasaki couple subconsciously held back their strength for fear of hurting their mentor, they still easily subdued the old professor.

"I'm sorry, teacher!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sasaki Reiko had already rushed to the door. She glanced at Professor Nakano Yuugo, who was struggling on the ground, with a complicated expression, nodded to her husband, and turned to leave the room.

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At the center of Nenggu Island, atop the altar.

The ear-piercing roar of the engine, the screech of the taut steel cables, and Yang Liu's suppressed roar mingled together.

Koizumi Rin slowly awoke amidst the violent vibrations and energy fluctuations.

The glaring lights and the chaotic and terrifying scene around her left her mind blank, but when she saw the figure of Yang Liu, who looked like she was nailed to a cross, a chilling fear instantly gripped her heart!
Teacher Yang!

Yang Liu was tightly bound by steel cables that were thicker than pythons, her limbs and torso almost deformed from the constriction.

He was surrounded by dozens of roaring excavators and bulldozers, like ferocious steel beasts, relentlessly pulling at him and rendering him unable to move.

What made Koizumi Rin even more suffocating was that the entire venue was filled with an invisible force that made it difficult for her to breathe, as if even the air had become thick and heavy.

And the woman with the alluring smile yet the venomous edge stood not far away, watching all this with the smug look of someone admiring a work of art!
"No...no..." Koizumi Rin tried to shout, but her mouth was gagged, and she could only whimper.

She struggled desperately, but the ropes binding her were so tight that she couldn't break free.

Just then, she saw something even more terrifying!
Her eyes, capable of seeing "death," clearly saw wisps of thick, impenetrable black mist beginning to emerge from the willow's massive and resilient body.

That was a sign of death!
And it was an extremely intense, extremely imminent death!
Teacher Yang... is going to die?!
This thought, like a cold dagger, pierced Koizumi Rin's heart!
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