Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

As the last syllable fell in the empty dojo, the air seemed to freeze instantly.

Is that so?

Yan Liang didn't waste any more words. The moment he confirmed the other party's rejection, his originally calm eyes were stirred and turned into a cold expression.

Is it that you can't do it? Or is it that you already have a result, but you're unwilling to accept it?

Both possibilities exist, but in any case, this guy is clearly not telling the truth. Adding to that the previous nighttime attack, which was very likely orchestrated by him, he originally intended to reason with them, but since reasoning doesn't work, he'll resort to the most direct method to resolve the issue.

Thinking of this, Yan Liang raised his hand, his gaze already fixed on Ai Ranman's neck.

Chapter 184 The Truth About Shuijing Township

Just as Yan Liang was about to make his move, the cult leader on the wooden platform seemed to sense the killing intent, and his expression froze. He quickly raised his hands and shouted to stop him:

"Hey—wait a minute, Yan Liangjun, please don't get so agitated."

Yan Liang paused for a moment. Although he didn't lower his raised hand, he felt much more relieved. He had only intended to scare the other party, but sure enough, talking to this kind of riddle-solving person was a waste of time. It would have been better to just take action.

On the surface, Yan Liang remained calm and said coldly, "Give me a reason not to take action."

"This is actually a misunderstanding."

Aizen sighed, abandoning his charlatan-like demeanor, and explained with a wry smile, "I told you before, my prophetic abilities are not my own power, but depend on the demon I have made a pact with."

"The reason I didn't give you the wooden plaque wasn't because I didn't want to. Originally, after the demon gave its prophecy the next morning, I was prepared to give it to you. But you made such a commotion in the middle of the night and then ran away, which made it very unhappy with you..."

Hearing this twisted argument, Yan Liang couldn't help but laugh in anger, interrupting the other person before he could finish speaking:

"I ran away in the middle of the night... I haven't even settled the score with you yet!"

"In the dead of night, all the villagers in your village have turned into monsters, crawling all over the place like zombies. If I don't leave, am I supposed to stay here and become your midnight snack?"

Faced with Yan Liang's questioning, Ai Ran Man repeatedly cried out in distress:

"That's why I said it was a misunderstanding."

“Yan Liangjun, since you have the ability to kill those monsters and survive them, I will not hide anything from you. I will offer you a solution that will benefit both of us.”

Aizen Man stepped back from the edge of the wooden platform and sat down cross-legged on the lotus platform again: "The reason why I am called the leader by the people here is because the demon I contracted can indeed cure the villagers' cancer."

"But I only found out later. There are no miracles in this world that come out of nothing. I cured their illnesses, but the cancers that were cured did not disappear out of thin air."

Aizen Mitsuru pointed to his chest and said:

“The cancer cells that were peeled off have simply metastasized to my body. This is a burden for me and the demon I made a pact with.”

“I’m just an ordinary person. During the day, I manage to keep them inside my body. But at night, in order to reduce my burden, I have to release them out of my body.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Liang raised an eyebrow, and some clues in his mind began to come together.

"So, those monsters that were roaming the village at night before..."

“That’s right.” Aizen Mitsuru nodded. “Those aren’t villagers, but rather personified cancer cells.”

"As for the real villagers who walk around the village during the day... every evening before they fall, I will gather them all into this temple and protect them until dawn."

Having explained the cause and effect clearly, Aizen Man clasped his hands together and stated his conditions:

"If you can kill as many monsters as possible outside tonight, reducing the burden on me and the demons... I promise I will present that wooden plaque with both hands by tomorrow morning."

"Of course, you don't need to kill them all, just most of them. Do you think this condition is acceptable?"

"That sounds quite fair."

Yan Liang wasn't expecting to get the wooden plaque for free; a give-and-take is the proper exchange of benefits. However, he didn't immediately agree, but instead raised a crucial question:

"Wait a minute, are you sure those things can be killed?"

“I personally chopped them in half last time. But not long after, those monsters came back to life. How do you expect me to kill them?”

Aizen Man then explained, "That's because the damage you caused them was spread out."

"Although these monsters appear to be separate entities, they are fundamentally cancers that were peeled out of my body, sharing the same life."

"Killing only a single monster is meaningless, because all the damage to a single monster will be spread across the entire group. The only way to truly kill them is to inflict damage on all the monsters in an instant."

This condition was extremely demanding, but it wasn't difficult for Yan Liang. With his Demonic Slash power, clearing the area was just a matter of lifting a finger. Moreover, he had brought Denji with him this time, and as a weapon-like being, he was perfect for using him as a target to draw aggro.

"I see, I understand now."

Yan Liang nodded and stood up: "In that case, it's a deal."

"Yan Liangjun, please wait a moment."

But just as Yan Liang was about to leave, Ai Ranman suddenly called him back.

"Is there anything else?"

"Regarding the two servants who served you earlier," Aizen Mitsuru said with a hint of helplessness, "if you encounter them during your operations tonight, please be sure to hold back."

"Oh?" Yan Liang raised an eyebrow slightly.

“They are actually monsters transformed from cancer cells,” Aizen Mitsuru said. “I realized that those monsters transformed from cancer cells had the most basic consciousness. So, with a sliver of hope, I separated two monsters from them and kept them by my side to teach them, hoping to try and influence them.”

"After a long time, my efforts to reform the monsters finally paid off, and I was very pleased. However, due to my energy problems, I could no longer distinguish other monsters to reform, so I thought of asking for help from outside forces."

"So it is..."

As Yan Liang listened silently, he recalled the strange outlines beneath the clothes of the two guards when they first met, and felt utterly exhausted.

He didn't want to delve into what exactly Aizen had done to reform the monsters. He was afraid that the more he thought about it, the more mentally he would suffer.

"……Oh."

Yan Liang responded expressionlessly, forcibly suppressing the chill that welled up inside him. He answered, "..."

"I understand your request, but given the intensity of the battle, I cannot guarantee that I can save their lives. We'll see how things go."

"Also, don't forget, once I've solved your problem, you'd better give me what I need right away."

“That’s natural,” Aizen Man replied.

After confirming some details with him again, Yan Liang pushed open the heavy wooden door without looking back and walked out of the dark dojo.

"Squeak—bang."

The door closed behind him again.

Chapter 185 The Vanishing Electricity

When Yan Liang pushed open the gate and walked back outside the temple, it was already close to evening.

Yan Liang stopped and scanned the area around the church, quickly realizing something was wrong. Of the two people he had ordered to stay put, only one remained. Dongshan Xiaohong stood there, looking around anxiously.

As for Dianci, who kept clamoring to find his country girl, he's vanished without a trace.

"Xiao Hong." Yan Liang frowned and immediately asked her, "Where is Dianci?"

"what?!"

When Xiao Hong suddenly saw Yan Liang come out, she had a pitiful look on her face.

"Captain! You're finally out!"

"I asked you where the train went." Yan Liang ignored her whining and patiently repeated himself.

“He…he…” Xiao Hong shrank her neck and explained aggrievedly, “He suddenly clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground, saying he had food poisoning and urgently needed to go to the toilet…”

"Then he ran into the village, and no matter how much I called him, he wouldn't listen..."

"Going to the toilet?"

Yan Liang rubbed his chin; this reason just didn't hold water.

"Then why didn't you stop him, or follow him to check?"

Hearing Yan Liang's questioning, Xiao Hong's voice trembled with tears: "Team leader, he's a boy! And he went to the restroom! I... I'm a girl, I can't just follow him into the men's restroom to watch him, can I..."

Seeing Xiao Hong's aggrieved look, Yan Liang felt a lump in his throat and could only sigh helplessly.

It's broken.

Considering the impatient way Denji arrived, this wasn't him going to the toilet at all. This kid was clearly sexually repressed and found an excuse to sneak into the village to find a romantic encounter!

"This idiot..."

Yan Liang covered his head. Suddenly, he remembered that Ai Manyan had clearly stated that the monsters would be released at night. His plan was to wait until Ai Manyan released all the monsters to a fixed location, and then have Dian Ci and himself kill as many of them as possible.

But now, Denji has disappeared...

"Let's go, before it gets completely dark, let's find that idiot quickly."

Yan Liang didn't blame Xiao Hong too much. After all, the incident had already happened, and the most important thing was how to resolve it. Regardless of the reason, finding the electricity was the most crucial thing right now. Yan Liang quickly made a decision. He took the lead and walked deeper into the village, with Xiao Hong anxiously following behind him.

Walking along the quiet street, the houses around them still had their doors tightly shut. Yan Liang and Xiao Hong also encountered some villagers who were heading to the church for refuge. When they approached them to ask, they received no answer.

"Captain, Captain..." Xiao Hong followed behind Yan Liang, practically clinging to his back in fear. "It's getting dark soon, this village is so scary. Should we wait for him at the village gate? Maybe Denji-kun will run into danger and..."

"Do you think if we let that guy roam free overnight, we'll still be able to find him intact tomorrow?"

Yan Liang stopped and glanced back at the trembling Xiao Hong. Although he was also a little annoyed, he softened his tone:

"Stay close to me. As long as you don't get more than a meter away from me, I'll make sure you're fine. Also, don't get too close to me."

"I'm sorry!" Xiao Hong quickly took a half step back.

The two wandered around the village for almost half an hour, searching almost the entire village, but they couldn't even spot a trace of Dianci.

The sky had completely darkened. The last rays of sunlight were swallowed by the distant mountains, and the entire Shuijing Township was shrouded in a yellowish hue. Yan Liang searched aimlessly throughout the village, and just as he stopped, preparing to use more extreme methods to lure the creature out,

A sudden change occurred.

"Boom—!!!"

About two blocks away from them, a loud bang suddenly erupted from an old two-story wooden house.

The violent shockwave ripped off the roof tiles, and sawdust and dust shot into the sky along with the flames, shattering the village's silence.

"Eek! Ahhh!" Little Red screamed in fright at the sudden explosion and immediately squatted down, covering her head.

Yan Liang narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the billowing smoke.

"Buzz—buzz buzz buzz!!!"

Amidst the swirling dust and flames, a violent roar resounded.

Immediately afterwards, a disheveled figure burst out from the collapsed ruins!

His hands and head had transformed into a ferocious chainsaw, the blade spinning rapidly in the night, producing blinding sparks. Faintly visible, two figures that appeared to be enemies could be seen standing opposite him.

Without a doubt, that chainsaw man is Denji after his transformation!

However, this time, Denji was unlike any of his previous battles. He seemed to have lost his mind, wielding his chainsaw haphazardly, completely venting his anger hysterically.

"Liars! They're all liars!!!"

Denji's furious roar, mingled with the booming of the chainsaw, echoed through half the village, his voice trembling with rage:

"My innocence! Unforgivable! You damned monsters, give me back my virginity!!!"

"Buzz buzz buzz—Pfft! Pfft!"

With a roar, Denji charged at the two figures opposite him like a beast that had lost its mind.

In the distance, Yan Liang, standing at the end of the street, watched this scene with a look of utter astonishment on his face.

He could deduce the general situation: Denji left with the intention of having a romantic encounter. But why did he take so long to reappear? And why in the form of Chainsaw Man?

Although he had long expected that Denji wouldn't get any romantic encounters due to his personality, he really didn't understand... Denji usually only transforms into Chainsaw Man when he encounters an enemy.

The problem is, the villagers in this village are indeed strange, but if Denji were to actually encounter them, he would only suffer some psychological trauma. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?

What exactly did Denji run into that made him so angry, even though he usually doesn't care about anything?

Yan Liang did remember that the last time the electricity incident caused such a huge fire was because of the tumor demon Nakamura...

Even the word "pure love" has popped up. Could it be that he just...

"No way...Denji, you little brat..."

Yan Liang suddenly thought of something, and a bold idea immediately arose in his mind. Just thinking about this possibility made his face turn pale and then red.

Although he was somewhat speechless, he did not hesitate.