Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

"He worked himself to the bone to earn money to support you, and then he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Not only did you not take care of him, but all you could think about was how to dump him as soon as possible? Are you even human?"

"That's right!" Pava was also watching the fun and didn't think it was a big deal. "If my uncle's servant is terminally ill, I will definitely eat him up with mercy and let him be relieved quickly!"

At this point, even Dongshan Xiaohong couldn't help but move to the side, trying to get away from this woman.

Although she was timid, she knew what gratitude meant.

Compared to this woman who treated her fiancé like an ATM and then looked down on him, Xiao Hong suddenly felt incredibly fortunate to be able to serve Captain Yan Liang as his tool.

"What do you know! This is my youth, why should I waste it on a piece of trash!"

Rina Takahashi was mocked by a few kids, and she angrily cursed them back.

That's enough.

Interrupting the farce in the back seat, Hayakawa Aki stared coldly at the road ahead:

"You keep saying he's terrifying and we have to kill him... But actually, you just think that if the police can take care of him when he turns into a demon, you can easily get rid of this burden and feel much lighter, right?"

Hit hard by her words, Rina Takahashi's face turned pale and then red, her lips trembling as she stammered, unable to utter a word.

Yan Liang, who had remained silent until now, spoke softly at this moment:

"Not only that."

"You live under the same roof."

"And you, you didn't even know when your fiancé turned into a demon until this morning."

"How much have you ignored him? Or rather, after he was diagnosed with a tumor, have you not even looked at him once more?"

Pressed on by Yan Liang, Takahashi Rina couldn't find any reason to refute him, and could only scream like a madwoman in the back seat:

"What's it to you?!"

"How I do things is none of your business! I'm only in my twenties, am I supposed to die with him?!"

"You bunch of filthy cops, all you have to do is kill that monster. What right do you have to stand here and tell me what to do about my life?!"

Looking at the woman's ugly face, Hayakawa Aki's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He wanted to say something more, but now that they had arrived at their destination, he kept his mouth shut and said nothing more.

Less than fifty meters ahead, the original bank building was in complete chaos.

The heavy, bulletproof glass door shattered into a shower of sparkling ice shards. Amidst the ruins, thick, gray-black smoke billowed out through the broken opening. Fully armed riot police hid behind police cars used as cover.

Outside the cordon, a dense crowd of onlookers had gathered. Driven by curiosity, they craned their necks, whispering to each other in an attempt to see what was happening inside.

"Back off! All of you, back off!"

"This is a restricted area! If you don't want to die, get out of here right now!"

The local police officers responsible for the outer perimeter defense line were sweating profusely as they pulled at the police tape, trying to drive them away.

"squeak--"

The black sedan stopped not far away.

Seeing that he couldn't deal with the demons inside and also had to deal with the troublemakers outside, the police officer in charge was already at his wits' end. But when he saw Hayakawa Akito step out of the black car, he immediately shouted with joy.

"It's Special Section 4! The Demon Hunters from Special Section 4 are here!"

Upon hearing the shout, the other police officers, who had been tense, breathed a sigh of relief and voluntarily parted to make way for them.

Now that they were at the crime scene, Yan Liang didn't bother saying anything more. He opened the car door, led everyone out, and gave them instructions:

"Take the woman in the back seat of our car out and keep a close watch on her. Don't let her escape, and don't let her make any more noise."

"Yes! Please leave it to us. We'll leave the rest to you!"

Two police officers stepped forward and, ignoring Rina Takahashi's screams and struggles, roughly dragged her to the other side.

The quiet surroundings finally eased the tension in everyone's brows.

"Roar--!!!"

Just then, a roar erupted from deep within the bank, a loud bang that could still be faintly heard, causing the entire building to tremble.

Yan Liang looked at the gate billowing black smoke and led the group inside.

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Tumor Demon

Going against the flow of people fleeing outwards, Yan Liang and his group arrived at the bank lobby filled with the smoke of gunpowder.

The lobby was in complete chaos. Overturned counters and shattered glass were scattered all over the floor, and several bank employees who hadn't managed to escape were lying limp on the ground amidst the mess.

"Get out of here immediately! Leave the rest to the police!"

Hayakawa Aki quickly stepped forward, showed his police ID, and began to disperse the remaining people.

Before long, after all the irrelevant people had left, only Yan Liang's team and the culprit of the riot remained in the huge bank lobby.

Following the mess on the ground, everyone turned their attention to the open vault door.

In front of the mountain of banknotes, a huge, bloated monster was squatting.

That was Nakamura, the fiancé Takahashi Rina had mentioned before, but now he had turned into a demon, his body covered in terrifying tumors.

But he seemed to still have some kind of obsession, frantically stuffing the banknotes in the vault into his arms while making indistinct roars.

"Ugh... what a disgusting creature."

Denji crossed his arms behind his head, looked at the monster in the vault, and yawned with a relaxed expression.

Having witnessed Yan Liang's ability to kill instantly on numerous occasions, Denji no longer feels any tension towards demons of this level.

He looked at Yan Liang, who was standing at the very front, and teased him:

"Captain, this guy looks really weak. He's no match for that giant bat."

Yan Liang ignored Dianci's words this time.

His idea was simple: finish it as soon as possible and go home as soon as possible.

Looking at the monster that was neither human nor human, Yan Liang didn't waste any words. He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers at the demon's body.

"Snapped."

"Ouch, that hurts..."

As Yan Liang snapped his fingers, the demon who was bent over collecting money let out a scream.

Instantly, its massive body was severed from left to right by an invisible blade, leaving a horrific gash across its entire body. Countless drops of blood gushed out and splattered onto the ground.

"Oh my god! It's here! The captain's super cool instant kill!" Denji shouted excitedly.

However, something unexpected happened.

The demon that had been cleaved in two at the waist began to convulse in the pool of blood.

Immediately afterwards, the sarcoma at the wound site began to grow rapidly. In just a few seconds, the wound was actually glued together by the newly formed sarcoma.

However, the cost of forced regeneration was enormous; the tumors on the demon's body had visibly shrunk considerably.

Upon discovering Yan Liang and the others present, the demon roared in fury:

"No...don't stop me!"

Watching the demon rise again, Yan Liang narrowed his eyes and murmured in a voice only he could hear:

"How can its vitality be so tenacious..."

"This is a bit difficult."

Based on the woman's information and current situation, Yan Liang could easily deduce that she was the Tumor Demon.

Tumors represent cell proliferation, and as the name suggests, this demon's vitality is incredibly strong, as it was able to withstand one of his attacks.

Yan Liang silently began to calculate his current trump cards in his mind.

What he just triggered was the rule of "noise exceeding 80 decibels in public places." The other three rules he currently possesses—

The three criteria of "bankrupt individuals who have nothing", "those who do not wear suits to work", and "those whose body parts are less than 38%" do not currently apply.

Seeing that the demon was not dead, Denji continued to urge:

"One more time! Captain, snap your fingers again and chop it into minced meat!"

But faced with the electric shock, Yue Sui remained unmoved. She shook her head and said:

"refuse."

"Huh?" Denji asked, bewildered. "W-why?"

"If I handle everything myself, what's the point of having you guys following along? Are you just here as spectators applauding me?"

Yan Liang reprimanded him coldly:

"I've already severely damaged this guy, the rest is up to you."

"My ability needs a cooldown period to activate, so I can't use it for now. But don't worry, I'll be there to support you from behind."

Although, judging from the situation, it is very likely that only one more kill trigger is needed to kill the opponent.

Furthermore, in the previous battles against the Bat Demon and the Leech Demon, he gained the right to set a rule by successfully slaying the Bat Demon.

Incidentally, regarding the battle with the leech demon, although he initiated the attack, the final blow was delivered by Denji, thus he did not gain the right to set new rules, which was unexpected for Yan Liang.

Now, Yan Liang does not want to set a separate rule for killing this demon.

The reason is simple: he can only gain the right to make new rules by killing demons. The guy in front of him is a demon, and now is not a time of emergency.

With Denji, Pava, and Hayakawa Aki around, he could let them go up and wear the guy down first. Once he's weakened to the point where he triggers the rule of "body parts below 38%", he can then finish him off.

At this point, Yan Liang added:

"Don't tell me you can't even handle this simple task of cleaning up the mess."

"Then there's no use for you staying in my team."

"ha?!?!"

Upon hearing this, Denji's previously nonchalant face immediately turned green.

What the hell?! Isn't this forcing them to do hard labor?!

"Damn human! How dare he order me around! But... I can't beat him..." Pava, who was standing to the side, also wanted to lash out, but when he noticed Yan Liang's cold eyes, he swallowed his words.

Not daring to vent his anger on Yan Liang, Pawa could only direct all his frustration at the demon before him:

"Damn it! How dare that lowly creature covered in disgusting tumors waste my time! Die!"

"Fine, since you're already going in, I'll go in too!"

Denji pulled the loop on his chest, and chainsaws emerged from his forehead and arms. Without a word, the two pounced on the tumor-like monster in front of them.

Hayakawa Akino drew his long sword from behind and followed the two, ready to act as the situation allowed.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield ahead, Yan Liang stood still. But at that moment, he caught a glimpse of an unexpected figure.

Dongshan Xiaohong, who had always been timid and hesitant, was not hiding behind him as usual.

With trembling hands, she pulled out a dagger from somewhere.

"What are you doing?" Yan Liang looked at Xiao Hong, whose face was pale. "This is none of your business. Go find a safe place to hide."

"Don't get in my way, I won't be responsible if you die."

Yan Liang didn't want Xiao Hong, who had just become a little more useful, to have any problems here for the time being.

When Yan Liang told her to hide, Xiao Hong did not obediently run away.

Even though her legs were trembling with fear, she stubbornly met Yan Liang's gaze this time.

"No, no..."

Xiao Hong's voice trembled violently, sounding extremely resolute:

"If... if I do nothing, then to the captain, I... I have no value..."

"I don't want to become useless trash... I, I can fight too! I will prove that I am useful!"

As if afraid that Yan Liang would refuse again, Xiao Hong gripped the dagger tightly and followed Dian Ci and the others into the battlefield ahead.