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Chapter 96: Soul Ash Conversion Box, Nanjo Doll's Rescue (4k, please subscribe)

Lilizi only felt a flash before her eyes, and Uesugi Tetsu's back had already arrived behind the creature that was floating by.

This speed is more than twice as fast as when I fought side by side with her that day!
She asked herself honestly that she might be able to see how Uesugi Tetsu attacked, but she definitely couldn't block the attack.

The gap is actually getting bigger and bigger.

A small sense of frustration rose in the girl's heart. "What on earth did he eat to grow up? The Hextech Nine Dragons Bodyguard?"

There was no sound of any breathing techniques being practiced on the rooftop, because Uesugi Tetsu had been suppressing his breathing since he stepped out of the iron cabinet.

The boiling internal energy rolled in the body, and burning pain spread throughout the body.

But after learning the Zanshin technique, Uesugi Tetsu's hands did not tremble at all. He calmly grasped the hilt of Kaga Kiyomizu's sword in his hand.

Pull out.

Listen to thunder in a silent place!
The bright knife light suddenly appeared in the darkness, as if cutting through the layers of dark clouds, allowing Lilizi to glimpse the moonlight falling from the sky.

She stopped for a moment and couldn't help but murmured: "So beautiful..."

Even though Lilizi had already mastered this skill easily, she still couldn't make such a clean and sharp cut.

That's the beauty of pure power.

But she quickly came to her senses and looked at the other creature in the distance. She let out a sigh of relief when she found that it was not alarmed by the movement here.

On the other side, Uesugi Tetsu frowned deeply as he looked at the prompt that popped up in front of him.

[You killed a one-star demon "creature" and obtained 182 soul ash! ]

First of all, it has a lot more soul ashes than ordinary one-star demons, or even one-and-a-half-star demons. Although this is a bit rare, it is undoubtedly a good thing.

[You used Kaga Kiyomitsu·Imitation to kill a "living being", and the quality of Kaga Kiyomitsu·Imitation has been slightly improved.]

Kaga Kiyomitsu's quality can be improved a little by killing this ordinary little demon. Although the reason is not clear for the time being, it is also a good thing.

[You have obtained the Soul Ash Conversion Box (special item)! ]

But the key is this.

Uesugi Che took out the so-called soul ash conversion box and looked at it carefully.

This is a small black box the size of a palm, and its surface is covered with light golden magical patterns that Uesugi Che cannot understand, but he can still feel the circulation of spiritual power.

He opened it gently, but the box was empty.

The next moment, the item prompt popped up.

[Soul Ash Conversion Box (Special Item)]

[Effect: Can actively absorb the souls of living people, gradually transforming them into low-quality soul ash.]

[——Assembly line product, one of the countless conversion boxes.]

Uesugi Che fell silent. He understood why the soul ashes that exploded from living creatures were much more than those from other demons on the same planet.

Because it was obviously still carrying some of the souls of living people that had not been transformed into ashes by this small box - this was the reason why the residents here felt weak during this period.

Obviously, the living beings are just a cover.

A cover-up using "common mass weakness caused by the consumption of living creatures" to disguise the claim that "someone is using soul ash conversion boxes to collect living souls on a large scale and convert them into soul ashes."

If you are possessed by a creature that is not that harmful, it will only eat some of the residues that naturally fall off your soul. At most, you will be weak for a week or two before recovering.

But what about this?

Uesugi Tetsu had no idea what would happen if a part of a person's soul was missing.

But he knew that it would definitely not be a good thing.

——I am afraid that the collective weakness of the people in this apartment building is just one of the signs of soul damage. Perhaps in a few days, more serious conditions will follow.

The worst-case scenario is that all residents of the apartment building will die mysteriously within a few days or weeks.

This is no longer an ordinary supernatural event, we must take strong measures!

"Uesugi-kun, what is this?"

Lilizi, who was about to report the location of another creature, saw the strange-looking soul ash conversion box and asked curiously.

"Something bad."

Without time to explain too much, Uesugi Tetsu turned on the radio and asked, "Ms. Jingjian, are you still alive?"

Chichi, the unlimited power was connected after two noises.

Shizuma Mafuyu: "Did something happen there?"

Uesugi Tetsu said in a deep voice, "Yes, we will be back as soon as possible. In the meantime, Ms. Jingjian, please be vigilant and prioritize saving your life. Don't die."

"it is good."

The sound of a van starting up was heard on the other end of the radio, and then the call was hung up.

Lilizi stared at the other creature that was startled by the sound of the van starting up, still a little dazed: "Is the other creature not caring anymore?"

"Perhaps there are even more powerful demons secretly controlling them. We must first ensure our safe return." Uesugi Tetsu spread his hands, "Come up."

"Ugh?"

Before Lilizi could even blink, Uesugi Tetsu grabbed her and she jumped down from the sixth floor.

A strong sense of weightlessness enveloped Ririk, her body stiffened slightly, and she almost thought she was going to fall to death.

pat.

Uesugi Tetsu landed lightly and put the frightened Lilizi on the ground: "Let's go."

"Huh? Oh, good."

Ririkko understood everything in two seconds and nodded. Her heart was beating fast but she followed behind Uesugi Tetsu with an expressionless face.

The two of them quickly rushed towards the parking lot.
But halfway through the walk, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly felt a faint light repeatedly shining into his eyes.

He looked up while holding the hilt of the knife and found that the source of the light was actually a small flashlight sticking out from the apartment building.

The person holding it was a face that Uesugi Tetsu had a vague impression of.

— Hattori Ayako. Previously, when Uesugi Tetsu unlocked Kisaragi Station, he saved her life as Prajna.

I didn't expect to meet you again at such a strange time.

"She deliberately turned the flashlight on and off instead of shouting to get our attention."

As he walked, Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts raced, "This means Hattori Ayako also knows about the existence of living beings, and may know more about this matter than we do."

Going up to ask questions will only take two minutes at most, and it can be done in one minute at the shortest.

Even if there is a tiny possibility that Hattori Ayako is the mastermind behind this, Uesugi Tetsu has a trump card that the opponent will never be able to imagine, the incarnation of Prajna.

With this thought in mind, he pulled out his radio: "Ms. Jingjian, give us two more minutes."

Without waiting for Shizuma Mafuyu to answer, he hung up the radio and said to Ririk, "Follow me."

pat pat pat.

In less than half a minute, the two arrived at the door of Hattori Ayako's apartment.

The door was ajar, and a wet paper towel was stuffed into the hinge to prevent it from making too loud a noise when opening and closing.

It was obvious that Hattori Ayako knew it was best not to make any sound.

Uesugi Tetsu stepped into the door cautiously, ready to transform into Prajna and use Iaijutsu at any time, and then he saw Hattori Ayako looking at them with surprise.

She was about to speak: "You two..."

"Long story short, time is precious right now."

Uesugi Tetsu interrupted her: "Just tell me what you know."

Hattori Ayako nodded heavily, frowned and thought for several seconds, and cut short the long speech that was originally going to take at least ten minutes.

She spoke very quickly and quietly, "The monsters wandering around here are 'living beings'. There are two of them. One smells rotten, and the other smells burnt."

"Before today, only one creature would appear regularly every day, but today two appeared." She concluded her final conclusion: "So, I suspect someone is behind these creatures, directing them to do something, but now it seems a little too late..."

——Before the first wave arrives, use the Soul Ash Conversion Box to collect a sufficient amount of Soul Ash.

A lot of soul ashes.

Uesugi Tetsu's heart showed a hint of eagerness, and then he thought -

This general direction of thinking should be correct.

And now that he has killed a living creature, it is equivalent to cutting off half of its source of soul ash. Is the person behind this just watching, not afraid that the other creature will also be chopped to death or that the news will get out?

impossible.

There was only one reason why the man behind the scenes hadn't come looking for them yet—

Uesugi Tetsu thought so, and then immediately turned on the radio: "Ms. Jingjian, you go first..."

boom!
Before he could finish his words, the sound of gunfire from afar pierced the silent night sky.

This was followed by a series of gunshots.

Lilizi turned around: "Sister Manfuyu's side——"

"go!"

Without saying anything more, Uesugi Tetsu picked up Ririko and jumped out of the wide-open window of Hattori Ayako's house again.

Hattori Ayako was in a trance watching this scene, and quickly ran to the window. When she saw the two people who had just jumped out of the window to the bottom of the building were running at full speed, she felt that her three views were overturned again.

She murmured, "Mu Ye-jun is right. It turns out there really are superhumans in this world who are different from us..."

……

While on the way, Uesugi Tetsu heard the sound of a gunshot from a magazine with a total of eight bullets.

But apart from that, there was no other sound, not even the sound of the van's engine starting.

Uesugi Tetsu had already anticipated the worst case scenario.

But fortunately, when they arrived, they happened to see Shizuma Mafuyu gasping for breath while holding her abdomen under the dim street light.

Around her, there was a golden circle protecting her.

But before the two of them could breathe a sigh of relief, Shizuma Mafuyu's roar was heard: "Be careful——"

Faster than her voice were three cold lights that attacked Lilizi from the darkness.

Ririkko happened to be standing behind Uesugi Tetsu, so he had no time to draw his sword. If he wanted to save her, he would have to push her away and take the blow himself.

The hoarse and strange voice was full of joy: "Get one first."

At that moment, Uesugi Tetsu realized it, so he turned around anxiously.

But before him, Lilizi had already drawn the long sword from her waist, which had not been unsheathed for several hours.

The girl's eyes shot out like cold lightning, and her originally ordinary aura was instantly covered by an unparalleled domineering aura.

Those eyes, as clear as a mirror and as scorching as the sun, reflected the monkey's face emerging from the darkness exactly, taking in the other's mockery and laughter.

The sword was unsheathed, but not a trace of breath leaked out of Ririko's body.

The burst of breathing techniques, the energy accumulated for several hours... everything was compressed into this one knife without any error.

Ding ding chi!
In an instant, three sword lights appeared at the same time, as if three skilled swordsmen drew their swords at the same time. After continuously blocking the claw attacks of the monkey-faced demon, they let the blades pierce its shoulders.

The secret of the natural rational flow: the sword of ignorance!

The monkey-faced demon roared, revealing an extremely ferocious look.

It could never have imagined that this seemingly weakest ordinary girl could actually block its signature killing move in an instant and even hurt it afterwards!
Even if the wound is not deep, it is still a great shame.

"Uesugi-kun!"

Lilizi's voice suddenly became weak and listless.

Without responding verbally, Uesugi Tetsu understood, turned around, drew his sword, and exhaled a breath as surging as the tide.

Coronal Breathing Method: Form 5!

Iaijutsu·Kui front strike!

The brilliant blade light slashed the chest of the ape-faced demon, causing it to roar angrily.

But Uesugi Tetsu felt that the feedback from Kaga Kiyomitsu was not right.

The cut was not deep.

Even if he took advantage of the opponent's stiffness after the fight with Lilizi, he was able to dodge it?

Instead of pursuing rashly, Uesugi Che chose to protect Lilizi and took two steps back. When the monkey-faced demon retreated into the darkness again, he could see its full appearance.

Apart from the monkey-like face, the slender body like a civet cat is connected to the thick limbs of a tiger and the narrow and winding tail like a snake.

Uesugi Che narrowed his eyes. What the hell is this stitched monster that looks like a chimera?
Shizuma Mafuyu's roar was heard: "That's a Nue! It's very fast!"

The next moment, a prompt popped up above the monkey-faced demon's head—

[Nue (two and a half stars)].

Uesugi Che gripped the hilt of the knife tightly: "Tsk, this is difficult."

A two-and-a-half-star demon, let alone him in this state, even if he transformed into Prajna Uesugi Ce, he would not dare to say that he was 100% sure of defeating the opponent.

——Although this Nue had just been slashed by Ririkko and himself, and seemed to have been hit two or three times by Shizuma Manfuyu, these were probably only minor injuries to it.

These wounds should heal soon.

Another moment passed, and Nue had retreated back into the sticky darkness.

The Nue is extremely fast, and even Uesugi Tetsu cannot always capture its movements.

Uesugi Che glanced at the van and found that its hood had been deflated and was emitting black smoke. It was definitely impossible to drive.

Throwing the awakening mist to Lilizi and motioning her to drink a drop, Uesugi Tetsu silently thought - if he didn't transform into Prajna, the situation would probably get worse as time went by.

"Two feet, sir."

With a "po" sound, Nishaku-sama, who had returned to one star and restored to the size of a girl, appeared next to Uesugi Tetsu.

He ordered, "Protect Lilizi."

Nishaku-sama and Ririko's eyes met for a moment, but she wasn't childish enough to bring her emotions to such an extent.

"As ordered."

Uesugi Tetsu asked again, "Ms. Jingjian! Have you called the Special Affairs Office for support?!"

Shizuma Mafuyu in the light shield simply bandaged the wound on her abdomen and replied, "Twenty minutes!"

"—twenty minutes?"

In the darkness, Nue sneered, "It won't take me ten minutes to crush all of you troublesome little bugs. Don't think summoning a mere one-star Shikigami will change anything."

Uesugi Tetsu immediately realized that it was stalling for time.

Otherwise, there was no reason for Nue to answer them, so he could just remain silent like he did at the beginning.

At this time, Uesugi Che had already begun to think about retreating. Although a large amount of soul ashes would be good, it also depended on whether he would survive to get them.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt a vibration in his pocket.

Then, there was another one.

When Uesugi Tetsu touched it, he found that it was the Nanjo doll that he always carried with him when he went out that was moving.

It seemed to be saying, "Let me out!"

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