I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 3 Mythology Management Bureau
This outfit screams "Chainsaw Killer."

Judging from the man's tone, he and the man-eating long-haired female monster were probably not cut from the same cloth.

What Myth Management Bureau?

This was the first time Li Changgeng had heard of it.

There is such a peculiar department there.

Just now, the saw demon called his name and even called him "Shang Zhang".

What does "上章" mean?
It seemed that he had noticed Li Changgeng's doubts.

The chainsaw-wielding killer adjusted his white wolf-head mask and turned to Li Changgeng. "You know the Four Symbols Ancient Gods and the Ten Pillar Gods, right?"

Li Changgeng shook his head, ready to pull the trigger at any moment; these things sounded like ancient myths and legends.

I don't think I've ever seen it in online games.

Adding to what had just happened, his head felt like it was going to explode.

The saw-wielding demon kills without blinking an eye.

Perhaps, he also has mental health issues.

Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't say such nonsense.

However, the woman monster in front of us, who eats people—or rather, devours them raw—needs to be dealt with first.

"You really don't know!"

The Saw Demon shook his head. "The evil spirit has thirteen coffins, the Heavenly Gang has thirty-six, the Earthly Fiends have seventy-two, the Great Evolution number is fifty, of which forty-nine are. The ten Heavenly Stems are Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui."

“Your name is Li Changgeng. ‘Geng’ is one of the Ten Pillars. In fact, the ancient god of ‘Geng’ is called ‘Shangzhang’. When the eternal night descended, these evil spirits absorbed the essence of the moon. Some of them are not afraid of death and like to cause trouble.”

The saw demon's arm jerked.

buzzing...

The ear-piercing sound of the chainsaw was maddening.

The golden, arcing saw blade was filled with endless killing intent.

The sound of the chainsaw startled the long-haired woman.

Turn around and run away.

"You are 'Zhuoyong,' you are the Wushen Pillar!"

I didn't check the almanac before going out today.

They encountered the Saw Demon, one of the Ten Divine Pillars.

This is impossible!
The Ten Pillars should not have appeared at this time.

Li Changgeng didn't care about any of the nonsense about the Ten Heavenly Stems and Divine Pillars, the arrival of myths, or anything like "the upper chapter," or even the more outrageous Myth Management Bureau.

no doubt.

The female monster in front of me is the biggest threat.

boom!
The shotgun fired, striking the female monster in the back.

A bloody hole exploded open with a bang.

The female monster didn't turn her head or utter a sound.

It doesn't seem to hurt at all.

I ran frantically toward the connecting door between carriages 5 and 4, losing my high heels in the process.

Li Changgeng raised his gun, aimed, and wanted to fire, but fearing he might hit the Saw Demon, he had to give up.

Thump...thump...

Those walking corpses whose souls were controlled by the female monster staggered and fell, bleeding from their seven orifices and dying, their faces ashen, yet still bearing that satisfied smile, as if they had reached a cerebral climax.

The saw demon flashed away, "Ignore those people, they're already dead. Help me stop that woman, don't let her into carriage number 4."

Li Changgeng was holding a shotgun.

He's just an ordinary person. At most, he studied free fighting for half a year in college. How could he possibly beat that female monster?

Are we supposed to just go up there bare-handed and beat the female monster to death with a flurry of punches?

The idea that a novice can defeat a master is somewhat plausible.

Killing the female monster? That's absolutely impossible.

In such a big setting, being able to speak fluently and keep your legs from shaking is already very impressive!
An ordinary person would have been terrified! Just as the female monster reached out and grabbed the handle of the sliding door connecting the carriages.

A golden, saw-like light slashed down diagonally.

Click...

It sounded like metal breaking after being cut.

The female monster's hand was cleanly severed at the wrist, and dark green blood splattered everywhere.

A wave of foul stench hit the nose.

The female monster's face was still as beautiful and charming as ever. Her body was covered with countless black octopus tentacles, and her slimy, foul-smelling body was bulging out, like an overturned pot.

The image of that face was deeply etched in Li Changgeng's heart.

The female monster and the saw demon faced off, neither daring to make a move.

Saw Demon, with his chainsaw slung over one shoulder and crackling loudly, said with a fawning smile, still savoring the moment, "I was right, it really is Octopus Girl!"

"Well, there's nothing I can do but try my best!"

"Don't think that just because you're a woman I won't hurt you. My specialty is ruthlessly destroying flowers, haha..."

The Saw Demon is not yet able to completely kill the octopus monster.

He is not strong enough at the moment.

This kid named Li Changgeng in front of me is really not up to any good.

Saw Demon was starting to wonder if the Mythology Administration had made a mistake and created a false alarm.

They went to great lengths, using time travel to get him onto this train to meet Li Changgeng, only to find they had the wrong person.

The "Geng" in the Ten Heavenly Stems represents the owner of the Thunder Path in the Ten Pillars. Now it seems that Li Changgeng is just a young man who is a little bolder than the average person.

"Brother, you can't leave!" Li Changgeng pried open the shotgun and found that there were only two bullets left inside.

Even with a Gatling gun that had unlimited ammo, Li Changgeng wasn't confident he could kill the octopus girl.

The saw demon approached Li Changgeng and whispered in his ear:
“Her belly was full of corpse worm eggs. If I killed her using my method, I could only cut her into pieces. The worm eggs would burrow into the corpses and hatch in a short time, but then the other people on this train would not survive.”

"The safest approach is to handle these octopus-like creatures in a harmless manner."

Pollution-free treatment?
Li Changgeng imagined that the harmless treatment of wild animals might involve frying, stir-frying, steaming, boiling, or some other ingenious method.

"Does it mean... we're going to eat it?"

The Saw Demon frowned, and his gaze toward Li Changgeng became playful.

I never expected Li Changgeng to have such unique tastes, with such strong flavors.

No wonder people would find it hard to bring themselves to eat that.

"I'm talking about the Thunder Technique from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Divine Arts!" The Saw Demon was really losing patience with Li Changgeng.

Looking at the time remaining, he realized his time was almost up, and even if he didn't want to, he would be forced to leave this ghost train.

"I don't know." Li Changgeng shrugged helplessly. Listening to the Saw Demon spout these random, obscure facts was colder than the ice in the Arctic.

Even in games, there are similar settings.

But Li Changgeng knew very well that in real life, there was no such thing as turning beans into soldiers, turning stones into gold, moving mountains and filling seas, or making the earth radiate golden light.

As for controlling lightning, that's even more of a fantasy.

The saw demon gestured with one hand as if blowing a kiss, and said slowly:

"Then there's only one way left. I'll control Octopus Girl in a bit, and you go over and kiss her hard for about ten seconds. Of course, if you feel good about the kiss, you can hold her tightly. Use your masculine energy to dispel her yin energy. Any questions? Otherwise, everyone in this car will die!"

Just kidding!
Li Changgeng felt a wave of stomach acid reflux and thought, "This is too difficult!"

This is neither a dream nor reality; it's like a scene from another dimension or a parallel universe.

No matter what, Li Changgeng would never do something so disgusting.

Li Changgeng and the Saw Demon were discussing how to deal with Octopus Girl.

They completely disregarded Octopus Girl.

“I will devour you all and turn your heads into dung and excrete them.”

Octopus Girl's tentacles, covered in foul-smelling slime, extend.

Its tentacles, like thick vines, entangled everything in front of it.

(End of this chapter)