Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

The Demon of the Slash Line suddenly asked:

"What if I hadn't been there in that betting game?"

"What would you do if faced with a situation you simply couldn't resolve?"

"Should you kneel down and beg for mercy, or close your eyes and wait to die?"

Faced with this question, Yan Liang didn't hesitate for even a second. He smiled, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

"What else can we do?"

"It's a fact that we can't win. Actually, I've probably already thought of a backup plan."

"Suppose you didn't respond after I finished explaining my reasoning. While everyone was in a daze, I would have rushed at that madman and fought him to the death."

"Even if I only have two fists, I have to find a way to fight him. At worst, we'll both die."

"Although there was a high chance I would be shot dead by the thugs who reacted in time halfway there. But at that time, I really had no other choice."

In his mind, the Demon of the Slash Line let out a soft laugh.

The laughter was no longer cold, but filled with the joy of seeing one's own kind.

"look."

"This is what a true powerhouse is, Yan Liang."

"The will of the strong is unwavering. When fate intervenes, they do not complain about the injustice of the rules, nor do they beg for forgiveness. They can accept their fate with equanimity. Even if their fate is death, they will bite off a piece of flesh from their enemy before they die."

Yan Liang did not speak.

He had figured out the devil's temperament.

It doesn't require you to be kind, nor does it buy into flattery. What it admires is the courage to overturn the game even when faced with a dead end.

"Yan Liang, you not only possess the spirit of a strong person, but you are also one of the few people in this world who can truly understand me and know my true nature."

The voice of the demon that slashed the line of fire became solemn again:

"Let's stop here for today."

"Although you didn't guess my real name, you came very close. I think I shouldn't be too demanding of you."

"You guessed half right, and I'm being fair, so I'll give you half the reward."

Yan Liang's spirits lifted.

The main event is finally here! The reason he patiently listened to the Demon of the Severing Line say so much was because he was waiting for this.

“Listen carefully, Yan Liang. I grant you a special permission.”

"Someday in the future, when my rules no longer work, when you're at your wit's end..."

"Say this sentence aloud in your mind—"

"【Slay the Demon of the Line of Slaughter, please bear witness】."

The devil's speech slowed down:

"As long as you say this sentence, I will personally step in and help you solve that insurmountable problem."

As soon as the words were spoken, before Yan Liang could speak again, the aura that had been lingering in his mind began to fade away.

"and many more!"

Yan Liang shouted in his mind.

He still had too many questions he hadn't had a chance to ask, such as what "bankruptcy" meant in the "bankruptcy means death" rule that came with the Slash Demon.

For example, why did he not respond to his repeated calls, but only at this moment?

For example, its goal is to draw more lines, but it doesn't rush him, acting as if it doesn't care, etc...

Furthermore, the "cutting line" statement is far too vague. What does it mean when the rules are ineffective, and what does it mean when someone personally intervenes to help solve the problem? If someone directly attacks him, can this permission be passively triggered?

"Hello? Are you still there?"

Yan Liang tentatively called out again.

however……

There was no response in my mind.

The Severing Line Demon abruptly disconnected and fell silent once more.

Chapter 89 Please stop talking

"..."

Apart from a faint ringing in his ears, there was no other sound in his mind. Yan Liang could sense that the Demon of the Slash Line was gone.

"Team leader..."

Just as Yan Liang was still immersed in his depression, a timid voice came from the side, pulling him back to reality.

Before anyone knew it, Dongshan Xiaohong had returned.

She stood panting beside the bench, holding a bottle of mineral water with frost on its surface, and handed it to Yan Liang.

Behind Xiao Hong were two other people.

It was Hayakawa Aki and Himeno who went to search for clues in other directions.

"How did you all end up together?"

Yan Liang took the bottle of ice water and gulped it down.

The cold water slid down his esophagus into his stomach, clearing Yan Liang's mind considerably.

"Ha..." Yan Liang exhaled a breath of cool white air.

"I just happened to run into two seniors at the vending machine..." Xiao Hong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yan Liang drink water, but then seemed to sense that something was wrong and stepped aside.

Yan Liang, holding the water bottle, then turned his gaze to Hayakawa Aki and Himeno.

Upon closer inspection, his expression, which had just begun to calm down, turned strange again.

The expressions on the faces of the two people in front of me were rather indescribable.

Hayakawa Aki's usually expressionless face was now contorted with anger, her expression turning into a sharp, straight line.

Hime was in no better shape. Her usual composure was completely gone, and her one intact eye held a complex emotion, as if she had swallowed half a fly and couldn't spit it out.

"Have you gathered any clues?" Yan Liang asked casually.

Hayakawa Aki seemed to be forcibly suppressing something, and he reported in a stiff tone:

“We already know the location of that cult leader, it's right here…”

"Oh, I see."

Yan Liang waved his hand, interrupting him: "We've already found out that the information is duplicated. Have you discovered anything else?"

Hayakawa Aki's Adam's apple bobbed, and then he fell silent.

This situation... it's a bit like what happened to me just now.

Could it be that they also...?

Yan Liang glanced at Hayakawa Aki, then at Hime, and thought to himself, as if by unspoken agreement. Yan Liang spoke again:

"No, why do you all look so pale?"

Hayakawa Aki remained silent, simply turning her head to one side.

Ji Ye scratched his hair in frustration, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. He took out a lighter and pressed it several times, but because his movements were a little shaky, he couldn't get it to light.

"Don't even mention it, Captain..." Hime put down her cigarette, stuffed the lighter back into her pocket, and let out a long sigh. "We just ran into a woman walking her dog on the road."

"Walking the dog?"

Yan Liang paused for a moment, looking at their alarmed expressions, and subconsciously replied:

"What? Were you bitten by a dog?"

"I'd rather I'd been bitten by a dog."

Ji Ye's eye twitched, and his expression grew increasingly grim.

“The dog didn’t bite us…but it hurt us in another way.”

"What?! Damage?!"

Hiding behind, Higashiyama Kokoro shuddered upon hearing the word. She couldn't imagine what kind of dog could frighten Hayakawa Aki and Himeno like that, and quickly asked:

"Could it be... that it looks like a dog, but is actually a demon?!"

"If it were a demon, I would have chopped it into mincemeat by now," Hayakawa Aki said through gritted teeth.

Yan Liang's curiosity was piqued, and he placed the mineral water bottle in his hand on the bench.

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

Hime covered half her face, struggling to organize her thoughts:

"Just now, we passed a street corner. A well-dressed woman was standing there with a dog on a leash. The dog was half-hidden by the corner of the wall, and we could only hear the leash moving."

“I usually like small animals, and since that woman didn’t seem too bad, I thought I’d go over and pet the dog. And maybe get some information out of her…”

"Ugh..."

At this point, Hime's voice suddenly stopped, and she gaggled.

"And then?" Yan Liang pressed.

Then... I walked around the corner and lowered my head.

Hime raised her head, her single eye filled with deep despair:

"That dog... is a person."

"Huh?" Yan Liang was dumbfounded.

“It’s a grown man…” Hime’s voice began to sway, as if her soul had left her body:

"He was on all fours, lying on the ground... wearing a full set of black tight-fitting latex clothes, and a collar around his neck... The woman was leading him for a walk..."

"Moreover, when the man in the rubber suit saw me walk by, he stuck his tongue out at me and barked..."

"..."

"..."

"This, this..."

Upon hearing this, coupled with the numerous psychological shocks she had experienced today, Dongshan Xiaohong was at a loss for words. For a naive young girl like her, this overly avant-garde and perverse behavior was as shocking as confronting a real demon.

Yan Liang, sitting on the bench, also froze.

Playing this big?

But thinking back to the victory he had seen before, and comparing the two, Yan Liang inexplicably felt that Ji Ye and the other person were still luckier.

Even so, after hearing about the two people's experiences, Yan Liang was still psychologically shocked. He felt nauseous and almost vomited up the water he had just drunk.

"Stop talking."

Hayakawa Aki suddenly spoke, her voice terribly hoarse, "Don't mention that again. I never want to think about it again in my life, not even a little bit."

"agree."

Yan Liang stood up expressionlessly.

At the same time, Himeno and Hayakawa Aki also noticed his complexion, which didn't seem much better than theirs.

Just as Ji Ye was about to ask Yan Liang if he had gained anything, Hayakawa Aki stopped him before he could speak. He looked at Ji Ye and shook his head; the tacit understanding between the two made the latter quickly understand.

Why worry so much? In this situation, the less you know, the better...

Ji Ye grabbed a half-full mineral water bottle next to him, crushed the plastic bottle with a "crack," and casually threw it into a nearby trash can.

"Then there's no need to say any more."

Yan Liang suppressed the nausea, then raised his head and looked towards the north side of the street.

There, you can vaguely see a pointed building, which should be the church the uncle mentioned earlier.