I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 381 The death list piled up like a mountain; Che had no weaknesses! Noon on the sixth day, the final ten miles!

Uesugi Tetsu didn't respond, but just listened silently.

He roughly understood that these words might have been spoken by Imagawa Yoshimoto to himself, or perhaps to Oda Nobunaga on the distant mountaintop.

Anyway, it wasn't meant for him inside the carriage.

In the brief silence, Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but glance again at Oda Nobunaga, who stood quietly on horseback in the cold wind, his face and eyes unchanged.

Uesugi Tetsu thought.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto hadn't disguised himself as Ii Naomori and personally visited Aridawa Village to show respect to his subordinates, he would have left the village and gone to Owari Province to find the only daimyo he had ever heard of at that time.

Oda Nobunaga.

If things were like that, how much would the world change, and would the wheel of fate turn in another direction?
It's kind of interesting to think about.

However, the past cannot be changed.

Uesugi Tetsu calmly withdrew his gaze and continued to focus on carefully regulating Imagawa Yoshimoto's blood and energy—from a rough appearance, her blood and energy did indeed seem to be in a decent state, just like a normal person.

In reality, this was a false surge of vital energy, and Imagawa Yoshimoto's body was still irreversibly declining.

Uesugi Tetsuya is trying his best to delay the arrival of the finish line.

After the army marched in silence for another two minutes, a short man with a monkey-like face, wearing light armor, ran out from Oda's army formation, trembling slightly.

They blocked the way for the two-foot-tall man and Okabe Motonobu.

"Ok?"

Within the heavy iron helmet, the two-foot-tall man exhaled through his nostrils, attempting to conjure a phantom grasp of the halberd, but was pressed down by Okabe Motonobu.

"This guy doesn't seem like he's here to make a move."

"I am Kinoshita Tokichiro, and I am here to deliver an oral message from Lord Oda!"

The man, who looked like a monkey, nodded vigorously, then cleared his throat and said loudly,

"Greetings, gentlemen of the Imagawa family."

"Oda, in celebration of Imagawa's imminent ascension to the throne, has cleared the way for Owari, hoping that those on the road will have a peaceful night's sleep."

Er Chi raised an eyebrow in surprise, somewhat puzzled.

She scratched her helmet, looked at the dark army in the distance, and wondered why they had brought so many people to hold the line, but in the end they didn't fight at all.
real or fake?

Erchi plucked at his heartstrings and received Uesugi Tetsu's reply, "Ignore him and keep moving forward."

While she was still confused, Okabe Motonobu had already given Kinoshita Tokichiro a perfunctory thank you and watched the short, thin man leave.

So the army continued its advance.

Uesugi Tetsuya's "response" to the Oda clan was not surprising; it was far less unexpected than the future second ruler of the land and regent, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, personally acting as a messenger to deliver the message.

Based on his understanding of Oda Nobunaga, now that the Oda clan's power had increased, the latter would never allow those unknown and unidentified monsters and demons to block the road in Owari Province, or to cause trouble under the guise of blocking the road.

Even if Oda Nobunaga decides to block the way, he will still "clear the way ahead of Owari" before that.

Why not tell Imagawa Yoshimoto what you've already done, and also do the great Onmyoji Tetsu a small favor?

On the hilltop, the generals surrounding Oda Nobunaga were getting anxious.

"Lord Nobunaga, with such excellent terrain, are we just going to let Imagawa pass through like this...?"

"That's right, Lord Nobunaga. Our informants say that Che has been through several major battles in the past few days. Perhaps Che's current absence means he's already at his last gasp..."

Oda Nobunaga remained unmoved.

He neither refused nor answered, but simply watched the Imagawa army slowly disappear from the horizon before leading his own troops back to the city.

……

"Lord Yoshimoto, there are two roads after you leave Owari."

Uesugi Tetsu raised a finger slightly, and a materialized map made of spiritual energy appeared before the two of them, with two thin lines extending outwards.

"One route is along the current route, passing through Mino and Omi, and then entering Yamashiro Province to reach Kyoto."

The other route is to first enter Ise, then Omi and Yamashiro to Kyoto... Which route should we take?

Which way to go?

Imagawa Yoshimoto looked sleepy, his eyes half-closed. He yawned softly and leaned wearily on Uesugi Tetsu's shoulder.

"Take whichever road has the most people, or whichever road is the shortest."

She smiled and said, "Che-jun, isn't this what you said?"

Uesugi Tetsuya smiled and waved his hand to make the map disappear: "Then let's head straight for Kyoto from Mino."

Karuto kept his head down, silently making notes in the endless black leather book.

……

Oda Nobunaga was right.

Indeed, there were no noteworthy obstacles in Owari Province. Even the most reckless demons were few and far between, and they didn't even warrant the attention of a dignified man like myself.

Soon, the fourth day passed.

On the fifth day, the army left Owari and entered the territory of Mino Province.

High mountains and deep valleys are ideal for ambushes.

Surprisingly, there was no large ambush...

The two-foot-tall man thought casually.

"Stop."

The voice of Uesugi Tetsu echoed in Er Chi's heart, and he immediately conjured a halberd to stop the army from advancing.

The next instant, a streak of azure light emanated from Erchi's side, accompanied by sonic booms, and deeply embedded itself into the shadow of a huge tree not far away.

Hiss—Roar!

It was unclear whether it was human or demon, but as the spider pinned down the shadow, a huge, hunched figure rose from the ground, letting out a sticky, foul-smelling roar.

The monster was enormous, standing over four meters tall, with numerous red and yellow eyes embedded in its massive flesh.

However, its hands appeared extremely slender, with jet-black spears, like spider legs, forcibly attached to them. They split into two, then into four, then into eight, supporting the body while also sending out four spears to attack the spider cutter.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced up at the top of the monster's head and gave a puzzled "oh."
"An experimental subject? A Frankenstein's monster? A creation made by an Onmyoji?"

The monster just screamed shrilly, forcefully knocking away the spider cutter, and then pounced on the crowded army like a bloodthirsty beast.

In a short while, more than a dozen roaring warriors were cleaved in two.

"Not a ghost or god, but the body is similar to that of a ghost or god..."

After observing for a while, Uesugi Tetsu muttered something.

Without further hesitation, he drew the Kaga Kiyomitsu from his waist.

The Sword of No Name - Emptiness.

The sudden appearance of a dozen pale sword lights from the void froze the spider monster instantly. Then, the Spider Slash descended from the sky, cleaving it in two from top to bottom amidst the glow of its blood-red eyes.

Crash.

One vertical line and eight horizontal lines.

Thick, yellowish-brown pieces of corpse were scattered all over the ground.

Eight strikes of the Unknown Sword severed eight spider legs, while another eight Unknown Swords shredded the stitched monster into pieces beyond dead. Uesugi Tetsu could sense that this guy was no ordinary being, and perhaps even possessed considerable resistance to lightning.

Rather than letting this monster wreak havoc in the army, it's better to go all out from the start.

Yaobikuni's powerful regenerative abilities, derived from her Five Elements Qi Sea and three ultimate forms, are enough to allow Uesugi Tetsu to act so recklessly.

Sparse lightning struck again, turning this disgusting scene into charred remains.

"Keep going."

Uesugi Tetsu spoke to the two-foot-tall man in his heartstrings, paying no heed to the samurai who had just brushed with death.

There is still a long way to go.

……

In the large, spacious conference room, which should have been empty but instead felt unusually crowded.

One torch after another lit up, illuminating every dark corner.

The meeting room was filled with whispers.

Suddenly, someone cried out in surprise.
"She's dead! [Grandma Congyuan's] soul lamp went out in an instant!"

"The wildfire had barely started for three seconds when a torrent of water precisely extinguished every single flame!"

"Even the Bone Walker couldn't last thirty seconds!"

Over the next hour, gasps of alarm followed one after another, until everyone was almost numb to the new deaths.

This is the "temporary joint meeting room" for the ancient clan alliance and various powerful figures.

Realizing that Uesugi Tetsu's strength seemed to exceed their initial expectations, the clever people spontaneously contacted each other and began to cooperate to a limited extent.

However, the results don't seem to be ideal.

Whether it was the representatives of the ancient clans or the phantoms of those great names, upon seeing the ever-growing [death list] that stretched to the ground, they all seemed to simultaneously lose the courage to speak.

Every short while, the death list, created using special Yin-Yang techniques, would be updated with new names, some of which were even familiar to many people present.

Destroy and destroy.

【Red-tongued Old Man】, 【Black-feathered Crow Dog】, 【Great Onmyoji Hino】, 【Cursed Monk】, 【Centipede Demon】, 【Swordsman Hashimoto Tomo】...

Whether it's a powerful demon who has committed evil, a great Yin-Yang master who has lived for hundreds of years, or even a renowned swordsman who wants to test his sword against Che.

No one could stop him.

Someone looked at Damo, who was draped in a black robe, and said in a hoarse voice, "Damo, you said that Che is not difficult to defeat."

“My master, the Grand Master, once nearly killed Che in the wilderness.”

After a pause, Damo continued, "When the world first began to recover, Che was not nearly as powerful as he is now."

That being said, no one really bothered to investigate the issue of Bodhidharma; it's no longer important now.

Crucially, the people present had influence over most of the country and countless informants they could manipulate.

But no one knew Che's exact background, so they couldn't use that to target him, and no one could truly deal with the thunder magic that was capable of destroying everything.

Even the Thunder Magic is one thing.

However, after "Great Onmyoji Hino" broke through the lightning magic and the five elements techniques and got close to Na Che, he discovered that Na Che's physical body was also extremely strong, comparable to a demon god who only followed the path of the physical body!
Even after being tested by a swordsman who came to try his sword, the people in the conference room discovered that Uesugi Tetsuya's swordsmanship skills seemed to be quite good, and even the swordsman couldn't last more than a few moves.

"His voice can travel a thousand miles, his perception is extremely wide, his Yin-Yang techniques are specialized yet numerous, his physical body is as strong as a ghost or god, his skills surpass those of a swordsman, and the rest remains to be tested..."

A representative of the ancient tribe recounted the results of a series of tests as if they were his own treasures, and then asked the crowd,

"Can anyone tell me... what exactly are Che's weaknesses?"

"Imagawa Yoshimoto?"

"What a joke! Didn't you see that those who wanted to deal with Imagawa Yoshimoto have all been roasted to a crisp by lightning, and their ashes can't even be found?"

"Is that a shikigami at the very front of the army, possibly Che,?"

"That shikigami's vitality is so strong that even demons and gods are helpless against it for a short period of time."

The huge conference room, which had gathered heroes from all over the world, fell silent for a moment.

No one can guarantee that their plan will be able to deal with Che.

Many people stared at the long list of the dead and realized something.

—The cost of dealing with the Great Onmyoji Che and stopping Imagawa Yoshimoto's march to Kyoto might far outweigh the benefits the Yokai Guild could offer.

They might not even get three copies, and even if they did, it might not be enough to reward the three ghosts and gods. Is it worth risking their entire fortune to antagonize such monsters?
Or... let's stop.

That was not an opponent they could safely sit in a meeting room and discuss things with.

However, there are also those who have been conserving their energy and haven't made a move yet, and are slightly tempted.

Che has been worn down for so long along the way, he might be much weaker now than at the beginning.

Their current unstoppable momentum might just be a facade.

……

Day six, evening.

Mountain city domestic.

"Exceeding limits".

The formless and intangible sword of ignorance suddenly rose up in the instant after exceeding its limit, cutting all thirty-six demons who had already erected barriers and were about to seal his spiritual power into pieces.

Then the sticky feeling of circulating spiritual energy disappeared, and deep black lightning spread outwards, destroying all the array's cores.

The trump card that the Demon Guide Association had been preparing for a long time was decisively neutralized by Uesugi Tetsu in just ten seconds.

Uesugi Tetsu exhaled a white, scorching mist, speaking in his mind's eye to Nisaku, who was riding a dragon horse covered in blood.
"keep going."

From the first day to the sixth day, the speed of progress not only did not slow down at all, but actually became faster.

However, the samurai in the army suffered more severe losses, and many samurai secretly slipped away in the dead of night to save their lives. Now, only a little over a thousand people remain.

If Uesugi Tetsu were not here, probably less than one in ten of these people would survive.

—On the road from the latter half of Omi Province to Yamashiro Province, there were no more obstacles blocking the way.

Perhaps it did exist originally.

But as the death list grew rapidly and news of the deaths spread at breakneck speed, those who had originally blocked the way had become "spectators," standing obediently by the roadside without daring to move.

These thirty-six demons bearing the labels of the Demon Guide Association were a real challenge, but they were crushed by Uesugi Tetsuya with swift and decisive action, as he had already revealed one of his trump cards.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's condition deteriorated faster than the originally planned seven days.

Therefore, Uesugi Tetsuya dared not delay at all.

Fortunately, by the time the carriage had passed the viscous demon flesh and blood and climbed a small hill, he could already see the shadow of the Kyoto city walls on the edge of the horizon.

Uesugi Tetsuya rejoined the carriage, removed his mask, and spoke calmly to Imagawa Yoshimoto, who could only barely open his eyes a crack.
"Lord Yoshimoto, Kyoto is just ahead."

sunset.

And then there's the final ten miles.

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