Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Now that things have come to this, he no longer wants to gather any more information, fearing that his rationality will be completely extinguished before he even sees the cult leader in person.

At this moment, Yan Liang felt that Shuijing Township was a million times more terrifying than Indianamouth.

"Get things organized, don't waste any more time."

Yan Liang turned around, looked at the three team members with different expressions, and gave the instructions.

"Go straight to that cult leader. I don't want to stay in this lousy place for another second."

Chapter Ninety: Final Audience

Following the directions provided by the intelligence, the group of four arrived at the hillside north of the village, where the cult leader was located.

Surprisingly, there was no eerie or terrifying atmosphere here.

Before them stood a pure white Western-style church.

It was already 5:30 pm. The setting sun cast a glow on the glass windows. The church entrance was paved with smooth and clean marble tiles, and two women dressed in plain robes stood at the door, seemingly as guards.

The church, like the other buildings in the village, was too clean, and at the same time, it felt somewhat unreal.

However, after experiencing this spiritual pollution for only half a day, no one present, including Yan Liang, dared to let their guard down.

You said that once the main door is opened, this church is actually a dark philosophical dungeon, and Yan Liang doesn't disbelieve it.

"Team... team leader..." Dongshan Xiaohong murmured softly, her face full of vigilance: "This place... looks perfectly normal..."

"I don't believe this is a normal church."

As Yan Liang spoke, he stepped onto the marble steps.

Just as he was about to reach the church entrance, two figures blocked their way.

They were two women dressed in plain white robes.

They looked very young, only in their early twenties, and stood quietly in front of the door.

Hayakawa Aki's eyes narrowed, and he stepped forward, pulling out a black ID and showing it to the two women.

"Public Security Anti-Demon Special Division, Demon Hunters."

Hayakawa Aki's voice was colder than usual, "We received a report that we suspect there are demons in your village. Now we need to bring your cult leader out to meet us and cooperate with the investigation."

Faced with Hayakawa Aki's pressure, the two girls remained unmoved, as if they had been prepared all along.

The girl on the left first bowed slightly, then slowly began to speak:

"Thank you all for coming from so far away."

"Our esteemed leader already knows that a distinguished guest will be visiting today, so he specifically asked us to wait for you here."

“Since you know, then lead the way quickly.” Hayakawa Aki put away her ID, but the girl on her right shook her head and added with a smile:

"I'm very sorry, sir."

"The cult leader instructed that he would only see one person today."

As she spoke, the woman's gaze fell directly on Yan Liang, who was standing at the very front.

"The Lord only wishes to see him. As for the others, please rest outside for a while."

"what?"

Himeya was stunned for a moment, then sneered, strode forward, and stood side by side with Hayakawa Aki, scrutinizing the girls in front of her.

The robes they wore covered most of their bodies, but upon closer inspection, something seemed to be lurking beneath the clothes, leading Hayakawa Aki and Himeno to subconsciously believe that these two were not normal humans.

"Your leader has quite the grand entourage."

"Should I name names? And do you want to talk privately?"

Hime asked indifferently:

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? We're police officers! We're here to investigate a case, not to play house with you!"

"You dare to stop the police from doing their job? Do you really think you can get away with this by playing tricks?"

"Even if it's just a religious leader inside, or even if Jesus himself were resurrected and inside, it's still our responsibility in Tokyo."

Seeing Himeno make a move, Hayakawa Aki, though silent, had already placed his hand on the katana behind his back. He was ready to act at any moment should the two make any unusual movement.

"Hime-Hime-senpai...Aki-senpai...Are we...are we going to fight...?"

Seeing the tense situation, Dongshan Xiaohong's face turned pale.

The two women in plain clothes faced the troublesome Hime and Hayakawa Aki, their smiles unchanged, seemingly unconcerned about their threats, and simply stood silently in front of the door.

As Hayakawa Aki's patience was about to run out, a bloody conflict was inevitable.

"Alright. Aki, Himeno, stop."

Just then, a hand landed on Hayakawa Aki's shoulder from behind.

Yan Liang walked out from between the two men unhurriedly. He looked at the two guards in front of him.

"Captain? What are you planning to do?" Hayakawa Aki frowned and said in a low voice, "This is clearly a trap. They knew our whereabouts in advance."

“It would be very unwise for us to split up now.” Himeko’s expression turned serious for once. “Who knows what’s hidden behind that door?”

"I know."

Yan Liang stared intently at the massive wooden door before him.

He knew, of course, that this was Yang Zheng. After reviewing the existing information in the sea, he felt that going in alone might be the best option at present.

Since the other party specifically requested him to go, they must have a purpose. Yan Liang felt that it was unlikely that the cult leader harbored hostility towards him; otherwise, he would have made some indication of it before even entering the village.

Yan Liang still didn't want to escalate the situation. After all, he still needed the other party to answer some of his questions, and it would be a different matter if they couldn't reach an agreement and then resorted to violence.

Furthermore, he had never heard of this cult leader using any violence against the villagers. While the cult leader was very likely mentally ill, he wasn't necessarily insane.

Thinking of this, Yan Liang turned to look at Hayakawa Aki and Himeno, and said calmly:

"Since they specifically asked to see me, I'll go there first."

"You guys stay outside to provide cover. If it really is a trap inside, going in all at once would only make it easier to get wiped out."

Yan Liang added:

"You have half an hour. If I don't come out after half an hour, or if there's a huge commotion inside, you all rush in immediately..."

Hayakawa Aki remained silent for a moment. Finally, he withdrew his hand from the Japanese sword, which was considered an acceptance of Yan Liang's arrangement.

"Be careful, Captain. If you encounter any danger, shout for help, and we won't laugh at you." Ji Ye chuckled and took a half step back as well.

"Captain, please, please don't die..." Xiao Hong clasped her hands together behind him, as if praying.

"..."

"Don't curse me."

Yan Liang replied irritably, then turned around, took a deep breath, and silently prepared himself mentally.

At this moment, standing in front of the church, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't nervous at all.

Because this mysterious cult leader was different from Machima, and also different from everyone else he had met here—

I knew him completely.

For example, even with a dangerous person like Machima, Yan Liang is very clear about the other person's personality. As long as he knows what he can and cannot do in front of Machima, he is absolutely safe.

Machima won't suddenly go crazy and try to kill herself.

This cult leader is different.

Yan Liang couldn't be sure whether it was male or female, human or demon, or what its personality was like.

This uncertainty, which was out of his control, made Yan Liang feel uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, he has no other choice now. Since he has already come to this village and is standing in front of this door, there is no point in thinking about it anymore.

Having mentally prepared himself, Yan Liang placed his hands on the heavy door and pushed it hard.

"Squeak-"

The door was slowly pushed open.

Chapter Ninety-One: Love Stained with Blood

After entering the church, Yan Liang did not take a step forward, but first looked around at the surrounding environment.

Unlike the exterior decorations, the interior behind the door lacks the typical Western church decor, resembling more of a spacious chapel.

The floor was covered with a smooth wooden floor, and there was no other decoration.

Yan Liang's gaze followed the open wooden floor forward, and at the end, there was a large platform about half a meter high, with a simple futon underneath.

Behind the platform, on the entire wall, hung two huge calligraphy scrolls.

The two lines of text above are written in regular script:

On the left is the wish to plant lotus flowers widely with bare hands.

The right side is—

She vowed to transform into a butterfly in her female form and attain Buddhahood.

Directly below these two lines of large characters, in the center of the wooden platform is a carved wooden lotus pedestal.

On the lotus platform, a person sat cross-legged in a languid posture, looking quite content.

The cult leader was dressed in a loose, plain white Zen robe, his long black hair casually draped over his shoulders. When Yan Liang looked at him, the leader was also looking at Yan Liang.

Yan Liang narrowed his eyes.

The face was exquisitely beautiful, with soft features and fair skin. So much so that Yan Liang couldn't tell whether the person was male or female from that blurry face.

Is this the cult leader here...?

Yan Liang silently assessed the danger level of the other party in his mind, while keeping a close eye on him, already prepared to activate his abilities.

He would not hesitate to kill the guy in front of him if he made any rash move.

However, just as he was about to test the waters, a slight noise suddenly came from behind him.

Yan Liang suddenly turned around.

At some point, the two girls who had been blocking his way outside the door suddenly appeared like ghosts and stood on either side of him behind him.

How could these two walk without making a sound? If they had attacked from behind just now...

Yan Liang's pupils contracted as he thought warily.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming somewhat delicate, the cult leader on the lotus platform finally spoke.

The voice was also indistinguishable between male and female; it was a very vague, neutral voice. Echoing in the empty temple, it sounded so ethereal.

He only said one sentence.

"Help her out."

Yan Liang was stunned for a moment.

Should we help him out?

Whom should we support?

Yan Liang subconsciously thought that the other party was telling him to leave, but before he could speak, he saw the two girls standing by the door bow deeply in the direction of the lotus platform after hearing these words.

Then, without saying a word, the two turned around, pushed open the door, and walked out.

The gate closed again, leaving only Yan Liang and the sect leader in the dojo.

"..."

Yan Liang froze on the spot, then suddenly remembered something and quickly shut his mouth.

No, wait.

Help him out...

Should we help her out?

Help her out?!