Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Yan Liang ignored what he was saying and calmly led Hayakawa Aki, Hime, and Xiao Hong inside.

When they had fully entered the village streets, Yan Liang stopped.

The streets were deserted; for a village, it was desolate and eerie.

“The people in this village are probably very sensitive to outsiders.” Noticing this, Yan Liang lowered his voice and calmly analyzed.

“We are outsiders after all, and we are quite conspicuous. If the four of us just gather together like this, we will be too conspicuous and easily alert the enemy.”

Yan Liang's gaze swept over the three of them:

"We'll split up and form teams to find out the specific situation in the village, especially information about the cult leader."

"No matter what happens, don't take action lightly, and don't be influenced by them."

"Don't go too far, so that if you encounter any problems, you can shout loudly and look out for each other."

"If you receive any messages or notice anything amiss, immediately return here to assemble."

“Understood.” Hayakawa Aki nodded, having no objection to Yan Liang’s arrangements.

Hime then smiled and took Hayakawa Aki's arm, pressing herself against him: "Then I'll team up with Aki. There seem to be more people on the west side of the village, let's go check it out there."

According to Yan Liang, if there was anyone in this village who could answer his questions and provide clues to returning home, it would only be the mysterious cult leader.

Unfortunately, Yan Liang didn't want to confront him directly. He needed to understand the general situation of the village and gather more information before considering his next move.

After all, this is a plot point that didn't appear in the original work, so we can't act as usual.

On the other side, Hayakawa Aki tried to pull his arm away, but Himeno held him tightly, leaving him with no choice but to sigh helplessly.

Seeing that the two had already teamed up, Dongshan Xiaohong shrank her neck and followed behind Yan Liang.

Although she still hoped to make a difference and not always hide behind Yan Liang when danger came, Dongshan Xiaohong had no other choice at the moment.

Although the village was strange, based on Yan Liang's experience, it didn't seem like a place where you would suddenly encounter danger while walking around, and everyone maintained a facade of harmony.

When exploring in a team, even if an emergency occurs, being close by means you can hold out for ten minutes or so and provide timely support. You can also gather intelligence more effectively.

"Go ahead, be careful." Yan Liang nodded, leaving behind a brief remark, and without saying anything more, casually picked a direction and walked away.

"call……"

Watching Yan Liang's figure disappear into the distance, Xiao Hong deflated like a punctured balloon, but quickly patted her cheeks to cheer herself up.

"Dongshan Xiaohong! You can do it! You absolutely cannot let the captain down again!"

The crowd responded to the order and dispersed in different directions.

Chapter 84 The Back-Stepping Party

After parting ways with Hayakawa Aki and Himeno, Yanliang led Higashiyama Kokoro to explore the east side of the village.

The surrounding environment was almost too quiet.

The road was so clean that there wasn't even a fallen leaf. Although the doors of the small Western-style houses on both sides of the street were tightly closed, the clothes drying on the balconies on the second floor and the neatly arranged flowers and plants in the yards all indicated that people lived here.

But despite walking for so long, Yan Liang and Dongshan Xiaohong didn't encounter a single person.

"Team leader..."

Dongshan Xiaohong followed behind Yan Liang, feeling a deep unease. Her eyes darted nervously around, as if afraid a demon might suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"This is so strange! Even in the countryside, you shouldn't be able to see a single person in broad daylight... Could it be that the villagers have all been eaten by demons?!"

"Calm down..."

Yan Liang's steps were steady, and his face revealed no emotion.

"If there were demons, the scene would probably be quite a mess, but there are no signs of a fight here..."

Speaking of this, Yan Liang felt a sense of foreboding when he thought about the outrageous remarks that uncle had made in the car earlier.

The people in this village have thought processes that cannot be measured by normal human standards.

If they all thought the same way that old man did, then they wouldn't be human, but gods.

What can those divine beings do when they get together?

The only option left is to go big.

Yan Liang stopped thinking about this, because he didn't dare to think about what would happen next.

Back in reality, the two walked a little further, passing through a row of tall green belts, when a strange noise reached their ears.

"Um...ah..."

"Yes, right there... a little harder..."

"Hoo-ha... Let me do it..."

It was a series of heavy breathing sounds, mixed with the slapping of flesh, which sounded quite suggestive.

Dongshan Xiaohong's face flushed bright red, and steam seemed to rise from the top of her head. Although she was usually timid and hesitant, she was still a grown woman, and she couldn't possibly not understand what that voice meant!

"Team leader! This...this is broad daylight outside..." Xiao Hong stammered, lowering her voice, and looked at Yan Liang. The latter fell into a brief silence. He wasn't stupid; he also thought about what the uncle had said in the car, and the deserted village...

A good message and a bad message appeared at the same time.

Good news: He seems to know what the missing villagers are doing.

Bad news: He might as well not have known.

"Shut up."

Yan Liang held his forehead, feeling something blocking his chest. He wanted to turn around and leave, to escape this inhuman village, but his feet lingered.

Are you kidding me? We've already come all this way, are we really going to leave empty-handed? Wouldn't that be a waste of all our suffering?

Yan Liang ultimately held back. He needed to find out the origins of the cult leader and meet him so that his trip wouldn't be in vain.

Gritting his teeth, Yan Liang slowed his pace and, following the sound, led Xiao Hong to a street corner.

Turning past the red brick wall, the view suddenly opened up.

What appeared before the two of them was a park with a considerable area.

The park is surrounded by a black iron fence, and outside the fence, there are what look like sports fields, with a row of grandstands.

At this moment, there were a dozen or so people scattered on the stands. They were men and women, some holding rice balls, others holding palm-leaf fans, looking down with a relaxed posture.

The unpleasant panting came from the park lawn inside the iron fence.

Yan Liang peered through the gap in the fence. After just one glance, he felt as if his brain had stopped working, and the fatigue he had felt earlier swept over him again.

Not only him, but Dongshan Xiaohong, who was following behind him, peeked out halfway and saw what was inside before quickly shrinking back behind Yan Liang, calling out in a panicked whisper:

"What...what are you doing...?"

On the wide park lawn, hundreds of people were gathered in dense crowd.

But they weren't performing any bloody sacrifice; instead, they were...

Stepping on the back.

Yes, back massage.

Literally, it means stepping on someone's back.

The lawn was covered with picnic mats. Some people were lying face down on the mats, their eyes closed, with a dreamy expression on their faces.

Meanwhile, another group of people took off their shoes and socks, stood barefoot on the backs of the people below, and gently stepped on them!

"Oh, oh, oh... This feeling is so wonderful! As expected, you are much better than my unimportant husband!" The voluptuous woman lay on the ground, letting out a series of pleasant moans.

"Not at all, I still have a lot to learn!"

Standing on her back was a young man with dyed blond hair, panting heavily as he skillfully jumped on her back.

They even change partners at any time!

"Pat-pat, pat, pat..."

Muffled thuds rose and fell, and bodies completed their purest exchange at this moment.

Each person's face radiated a sacred expression that transcended worldly desires. Sweat soaked their clothes, but not one of them stopped.

"..."

Yan Liang fell silent, his expression turning one of utter astonishment.

Even when facing terrifying demons, his expression was always calm and composed. But at this moment, seeing this scene, it was far more terrifying and horrifying to him than facing a hundred thousand murderous demons alone!

After understanding the meaning of the hunter's words, "As long as there is love, we are all one family"...

Even someone as composed as Yan Liang couldn't help but be shaken.

Is the love you're talking about real love?

He finally realized where the missing villagers had gone—they'd all come here for a back-stepping party!

"Team... Team Leader..." Dongshan Xiaohong turned her head stiffly, covering her eyes and almost crying, "Let's go quickly, I don't want to stay here anymore!"

"No, Little Red..."

Yan Liang rubbed his temples, trying to force himself to accept the scene before him, and said that he should find someone to ask about the situation first.

"me……"

But when the words reached his lips, he couldn't say them. No matter how hard he forced himself to remain calm and understanding, and tried to accept the scene before him, he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

Just then, their stunned expressions finally caught the attention of the spectators in the stands.

Sitting in the row of stands closest to them, a neatly dressed man with a kind face, who looked to be in his forties, turned his head over.

The uncle waved to Yan Liang and Xiao Hong, who were not far away, and invited them:

"Oh dear, it's a new face."

"Judging from your surprised looks...you two, are you guests from outside?"

Chapter Eighty-Five: I have no heart to explain right and wrong.

Yan Liang suppressed the churning discomfort in his stomach, composed himself, and walked up the steps to the stands.

"Yes, we are from Tokyo."

Yan Liang replied.

Yan Liang sat down one seat away from the middle-aged man, maintaining a safe distance.

Then, he spoke, trying to maintain a calm tone:

"Uncle, is this... a local custom?"

The middle-aged man looked Yan Liang up and down. Yan Liang sat upright, but if you looked closely, you would notice that his legs were trembling slightly.

This is not fear; it is a reaction that occurs automatically in the body, similar to PTSD.

Even though Yan Liang tried his best to hide it, the disgust on his face was obvious to everyone.

Higashiyama Kokoro, standing next to him with her face flushed and eyes closed, didn't dare to look down. Her reaction was exactly the same as his.

Noticing this, the uncle wasn't angry. He picked up his teacup, slowly blew on it to cool it down, and then chuckled softly:

"Young people really can't keep their tempers up."

The middle-aged man looked down at the park. "Do you find it disgusting? Do you find it incomprehensible? Do you think the people here are crazy?"

Yan Liang didn't respond; in this situation, keeping quiet was the default.

The middle-aged man sighed, looking at the lawn inside the iron fence, which was engulfed in flames, with a complicated expression. He said, "I can understand your reaction."

"Because if I had seen this scene before the cult leader arrived, my reaction would probably have been even more intense than yours... No, with my old temper, I would probably have immediately gone home, grabbed a machete, rushed down, and chopped all those people down."

It's another cult leader.

Yan Liang calmly countered with a question:

"So, your leader changed all of this?"

"Yes, Master, he not only cured my cancer, but also purified our hearts." The uncle became enthusiastic, his face lighting up as he prepared to continue, but Yan Liang wasn't about to let him go on. He quickly asked:

"So, does your cult leader only know how to heal the sick and save lives, or does he also fulfill some other desires of yours?"