Chainsaw Man, starting contract to cut down the Demon Line

Moreover, the mastermind behind this village has yet to show up. If they were to fight to the death here, they would have already lost the initiative given the enemy's covert operations and their own.

"Tsk..."

Yan Liang couldn't help but click his tongue, and for some reason, Denji came to mind.

"If I had known this village was in this state, I should have called him over when I left..."

Yan Liang thought to himself with a hint of helplessness.

When dealing with this kind of irrational target, Denji is a good tool.

No tactics are needed; just have him pull the engine on his chest, transform into a chainsaw man, and charge in, hacking and slashing while drinking the blood of these monsters to restore his strength.

With that kind of perpetual motion machine-like fighting style, dealing with these unkillable minions shouldn't be a problem.

Unfortunately, before setting off on the mission, Yan Liang found that the kid too noisy, so he only brought along the steady and reliable Hayakawa Aki and Himeno...

Oh well, since we didn't bring anyone with us, there's no point in thinking about it now.

Having figured out the pros and cons, Yan Liang made a decisive decision.

As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. At worst, we can come back next time, bring the electric bike, and get that wooden sign.

Although many thoughts flashed through Yan Liang's mind, only five or six seconds had actually passed.

"Stop fighting, let's go."

Returning to the clue, Yan Liang decisively gave the two people behind him the order to retreat.

Hayakawa Aki and Himeno both raised their hands in approval of the decision, after all, neither of them were fools and knew how to assess the situation.

"While they are still slow to regroup, let's retreat immediately." Yan Liang said, while preparing to call the two to create distance and leave the mountainside to find a breakthrough in other parts of the village.

However, he had only taken half a step.

"Wait a minute... Captain."

Hime, who should have immediately followed suit, stopped in place, remembering something important.

Hime pointed to the old hotel behind them, her expression extremely awkward:

"Hey, did you forget someone?"

"Xiao Hong... is still sleeping on the second floor."

"If we... just leave like this..."

"..."

Yan Liang's foot, which was about to be taken, stopped in mid-air, and he reached out and slapped his forehead.

Oh no, he actually forgot about Dongshan Xiaohong.

No, you really can't blame him.

Who would have thought that in such a strange village, Dongshan Xiaohong could actually sleep so soundly without even taking off her clothes?

Dongshan Xiaohong, are you a pig reincarnated?!

How could she not have noticed such a commotion outside?!

He couldn't fall asleep no matter what he tried, until he got up to take a walk because he had nothing to do. Suddenly he realized that the innkeeper's wife was missing, so he thought of asking Hayakawa Aki, who was on night duty.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped outside, he saw Hayakawa Aki and Himeno flirting on a rock under a big tree, completely unaware of the quietness of the forest.

His intuition told him that something might be hidden in the forest, so he tentatively opened his demonic eye.

Although he couldn't see through it, Yan Liang could see objects that could be used to kill through that eye, which is why he discovered the villagers hiding in the forest.

"..."

"The plan has changed."

Yan Liang made a decision quickly.

The situation is still under control, but of course, if we stay any longer, it's hard to say what will happen.

He ordered to Himeno and Hayakawa Akira:

"You two, stop them here."

"Don't linger in the fight, just stall for time."

"I only need three minutes at most, and you should be able to hold on for that time."

Upon hearing Yan Liang's order, Hayakawa Aki and Himeno did not hesitate.

Hayakawa Aki, gripping his knife, its cold gleam reflecting in his calm, dark eyes, stood blocking the inn's main entrance. He responded sternly:

"clear."

"Leave it to us, Captain."

At this critical moment, Hime also put aside her usual half-hearted demeanor and nodded.

She stretched out her right hand and clenched it in the air. An invisible ghostly arm materialized in mid-air, aimed at the horde of corpses ahead.

Ji Ye winked at Yan Liang.

"Go and come back quickly, I don't want these things to get my clothes dirty."

Yan Liang didn't waste any more words. He pushed off with his feet, swept past the two of them, and opened the dilapidated sliding door of the hotel.

Turning around, Yan Liang rushed into the dark first-floor corridor, stepping on the creaking wooden floorboards, and headed straight for the second-floor stairs.

Chapter 100 The Village That Has Changed

"Crunch—crunch—"

The wooden stairs rattled under Yan Liang's footsteps. He rushed up to the second floor in three strides and flung open the paper door of the room.

The room was dimly lit, unusually quiet compared to the scene downstairs. On the tatami mat in the corner of the room, a small mound of quilt was still rhythmically rising and falling.

"Huff...huff...no, the hamburger steak...is too expensive...I'll just order a kids' meal..."

Dongshan Xiaohong hugged the pillow, mumbling incoherently in her sleep, with drool still hanging from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this shocking scene, Yan Liang was filled with anxiety but didn't know how to vent it.

The outside was already a complete mess, not to mention the strong stench of blood in the air. Any normal demon hunter would have drawn their weapon and entered battle mode by now.

But this guy... he's actually still sleeping?!

Yan Liang forced himself to suppress the urge to throw Dongshan Xiaohong out of the second-floor window.

He strode over to Xiao Hong, reached out and grabbed her shoulders, shaking her forcefully twice.

"Wake up, Xiao Hong, something's happened," Yan Liang said urgently.

However, Xiao Hong did not react at all.

Shaken so violently, she just frowned in her sleep and haphazardly patted Yan Liang's hand.

"Ugh... Stop it... I don't have enough money... I'll have to eat the ice cream all by myself..."

As she spoke, she smacked her lips, then turned around while hugging the pillow, leaving her back to Yan Liang, and continued to snore.

"..."

Yan Liang's hand froze in mid-air, and the veins on his forehead bulged out.

"You asked for this."

With a cold expression, Yan Liang raised his right foot and kicked the bulging buttocks under the blanket with force.

"boom!"

"Eee-ya—!!"

A scream rang out in the room. Instantly, Higashiyama Kokoro, along with the blanket, was thrown off the tatami mat and rolled to the corner of the wall.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't break the plate on purpose! Manager, please don't dock my pay! Ee-ah-ah-ah—!"

Xiao Hong closed her eyes tightly, covered her head with her hands, and curled up into a ball.

"Shut up. Open your eyes and see who I am!"

Yan Liang's indifferent voice came from above.

Xiao Hong trembled as she opened her eyes a crack, and through her blurry vision, she finally saw the gloomy-faced man standing in front of her.

"Team... team leader...?" Xiao Hong sniffed, rubbing her throbbing bottom with a slightly aggrieved expression, looking bewildered. "What... happened?"

"There's no time to explain. Come downstairs with me right now!" Yan Liang walked towards the door. "Everyone in this village has turned into monsters. Hayakawa and Himeno are stalling for time downstairs."

"If you want to live, run faster."

"A monster?!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hong's face turned deathly pale. Survival instinct took over, and she scrambled to her feet, catching up with Yan Liang.

"Wait for me! Captain! I don't want to die—!"

The two rushed down the stairs one after the other, and as soon as they returned to the first-floor corridor, they opened the main door.

The situation in the open space in front of the hotel had become very bad.

Hayakawa Aki's katana was stained with red blood as he cleaved another lunging tumor-like monster in two.

But this was of no use; the two halves of flesh began to wriggle immediately after hitting the ground and were about to stand up again within seconds.

On the other side, Himeya manipulated the invisible ghostly demonic giant hand, crushing the heads of several villagers who tried to bypass her from the side into a pulp.

"Captain! There are too many!" Hayakawa Aki shouted as he retreated, "And they're still coming out of the forest!"

By the moonlight, countless figures were pouring out of the forest. Seeing the villagers' contorted bodies, Dongshan Xiaohong trembled with fear.

"This must be a scam... What is this thing?!"

"Quiet down, Xiao Hong!" Yan Liang shouted coldly, his gaze quickly sweeping across the surrounding terrain.

This is halfway up the mountain. Even if you manage to escape, you'll die from exhaustion once you run out of energy.

We absolutely need a car!

"Listen, the plan is changing!"

Yan Liang acted decisively, shouting to the two people in front of him:

"Charge all the way down the mountain! There must be cars in the village. Let's steal one and drive straight out!"

"I'll lead the way, Qiu will bring up the rear. Hime, Higashiyama, you two stay in the middle!"

At a command, the four men shot into the night like arrows released from a bow.

It's worth mentioning that at this time, Dongshan Xiaohong was the fastest runner.

I don't know if it's because she dreamed of eating ice cream, but no one else could outrun her.

Following the winding mountain road, they rushed down halfway down the mountain in one breath and returned to the clean and tidy village street they had seen during the day.

However, at this moment, the place was completely deserted. All the houses had their doors wide open, and the people inside had obviously been transformed into the monsters following behind them.

"Over there!"

The sharp-eyed Hayakawa Aki spotted the pickup truck parked in the yard at a glance. The truck was a bit rusty, but it looked fairly sturdy.

The four of them immediately ran over.

Yan Liang yanked open the car door, only to find that he had forgotten he didn't have the key.

"Tch..." Just as Yan Liang was about to make another plan, a hand pressed down on him.

"Leave it to me, Captain. It's better to leave this kind of rough work to me."

Ji Ye had somehow pulled a hair clip out of her pocket. She opened the driver's side door, plopped down inside, and skillfully used the hair clip to pry open the plastic casing under the ignition.

"You even know how to steal cars?" Hayakawa Aki looked at Himeno with a hint of surprise.

"Hey, Qiu, don't say things so harshly."

While rapidly fiddling with the red and blue wires inside, Himeno said to Hayakawa Aki:

"Having worked in the police force for so long, how could I have survived without learning a few tricks?"

"Zizi-"