Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

Chapter 97: Kuro's Decisive Strike Kills Shoko Asahara

Shoko Asahara's ability is strange. It has no warning and cannot be detected by the naked eye. It looks like he is moving at high speed, but Kiyokawa Kiri has evolved twice in a row. Even if the opponent moves fast enough, it is not impossible to see the trace at all.

The only known information is that one's mind will briefly pause the moment the opponent activates their ability.

"This ability, rather than amplifying itself, is more accurately described as influencing me..."

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Kiyokawa Kiri slowly stood up; his injuries had begun to heal.

For a time, both sides were locked in a stalemate. Not only was Kiyokawa Kiri somewhat wary of Asahara Shoko's abilities, but Asahara Shoko also couldn't understand the underlying logic of Kiyokawa Kiri's abilities. Although he had roughly analyzed part of the truth, Kiyokawa Kiri's behavior was too surprising.

Only a minority of people in the world know about the legend of mermaids.

Because mermaids themselves are a fusion of countless ghost stories, and are endowed with special abilities. One of the more famous ones is Yaobikuni, who is said to have eaten mermaid flesh and lived to be eight hundred years old while still maintaining her youthful appearance.

Besides this, there are countless other versions of the mermaid legend.

Layer upon layer, it has become the "endless adaptation and evolution" we see today.

Seeing Kiyokawa Kiri, who had just suffered a severe injury but recovered in an instant, Asahara Shoko, though still looking fanatical, couldn't help but feel a bit wary of him. He raised the statue of Ennosaku, preparing to use the spell again.

hum!

A buzzing sound suddenly filled the air, as if something compressed to its extreme was flying in rapidly.

Shoko Asahara, who had just lifted the small stone statue, was startled. Without thinking, he quickly jumped back to dodge an invisible slash. After recovering, Bloody Mary's face instantly turned ferocious, no longer elegant. As red light emanated from her body, more and more slashes were thrown out.

Kiyokawa Kiri seized the opportunity and pressed forward again, attempting to firmly suppress Asahara Shoko.

The small horn stone statue is not a supernatural object that can be used without limit; each time it is activated, a sufficient amount of spiritual energy must be consumed.

Moreover, in such a fast-paced battle, if Kiyokawa Kirito is not careful and seizes the opportunity, he will definitely be comboed to death by the opponent. Asahara Shoko did not have time to use his spell and could only roar and use the previous move again.

This time, Kiyokawa Kiri's thoughts once again came to a standstill.

But in that brief moment, which was only one or two frames, he managed to catch a glimpse of Shoko Asahara's slightly upturned lips.

Original origin...

The words suddenly flashed through Kiyokawa Mist's mind, and the next moment, he was sent flying again.

Bloody Mary screamed, and the red light instantly dimmed, burrowing into Kiyokawa Kiri's left wrist. Clearly, during that brief moment of pause, Asahara Shoko seized the opportunity to deliver a severe blow.

Bang bang!

The back room was no longer what it used to be; the continuous battles had caused countless rooms to collapse and the ground to crack.

Many light bulbs were even violently destroyed, and the ghosts hiding deep in the back room didn't dare to show their faces.

Kiyokawa Kirito had previously been able to slap a skin thief so hard that it terrified this group of almost brainless ghosts, not to mention that the small-horned stone statue naturally possessed an aura that restrained them.

Qingchuan Wu smashed through a metal cabinet, but his mind was clearer than ever before.

In that brief gap of one or two frames, he finally figured out the other party's abilities.

He had always thought that Shoko Asahara's ability was to freeze his mind and then launch an attack on him—in fact, this conjecture was very close to the truth, but Kiyokawa Kiri's mental freeze was not the reason why Shoko Asahara activated his ability.

It was only when he showed signs of "adaptation" that he perceived a stagnation in his thinking.

Shoko Asahara's true ability is to stop time... just like the fully-formed "Ju-on" and Sadako Yamamura, who also possess this ability to manipulate time.

The other party gained this ability because of the Otoko statue, and the origin of Yamamura Sadako's ability is also closely related to the Otoko statue. As for "Ju-on", it is likely that it is a part that is referenced in the ghost story setting.

It's normal that they can acquire the same ability.

However, Kiyokawa Kiri was encountering such an incredible ability for the first time and didn't react in time.

His mind shouldn't have stagnated, because when Shoko Asahara activated Time Stop, there should have been no pre-cast animation. However, Kiyokawa Kiri had already begun to adapt when he first activated his ability.

Although this adaptation will take a long time to complete.

But as soon as the slightest hint appears, he can detect the anomaly within the flow of time.

This was probably the first time Kiyokawa Kiri had so directly experienced what "adaptation" felt like. If it were any other ability, he might not have felt it so clearly, but when faced with this time-based ability, his body was unable to move, but his consciousness was able to perceive it for a moment.

If time stopped, it would probably take me about ten minutes to adjust.

Omi Kin's tone became very cautious.

The opponent was far stronger than expected; truly, the small stone statue in this battle was worthy of praise.

The stone statue held too many secrets, making Kiyokawa Wudu somewhat envious. Although he didn't have much interest in supernatural tales, he had already stepped into this complex world, and there might be other dangers in the future.

If I could get my hands on the Okuni statue, maybe I could also master the art of time stop...

No, that's all in the future.

The most important thing now is to deal with Shoko Asahara.

Kiyokawa Kiri took a deep breath and slowly stood up from the ground again. But unlike before, this time he was much more confident. Although Asahara Shoko could stop time, he lacked the ability to kill with one blow. As long as he was forced to keep using time stop, he could quickly adapt.

The only thing to be careful about is whether the other party will use the small horn statue at all costs.

Only this supernatural item can pose a threat to me.

"It seems you already understand my capabilities..."

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In contrast to Kiyokawa Kiri, Asahara Shoko's expression gradually darkened.

Until a few minutes ago, he thought he had everything under control, but Kiyokawa Mist, who was almost impossible to kill and could not be effectively restrained, disrupted all his plans.

The most critical thing is that he has already read some of Kiyokawa Kiri's thoughts.

Through deduction, he discovered that Kiyokawa Kiri seemed to have a way to stop his time, and that the Ogakushi statue required a spell to be cast, with the more powerful the spell requiring the longer it took.

No, we must buy some time!

Shoko Asahara took a deep breath and stopped using the sculptor's statue. Instead, he took out a bronze bell from his pocket.

Kiyokawa Kiri's pupils suddenly contracted. He hadn't expected his opponent to have supernatural artifacts. The Aum Shinrikyo cult was so powerful that it annoyed him. He couldn't let Asahara Shoko continue. He suddenly charged at his opponent, raising his left hand high.

There was a mark left by Bloody Mary on her wrist. Even though Miss Mary had left the stage, Kiyokawa Kiri was able to have Omi Chika infuse the mark with her spirituality.

After receiving the spiritual replenishment, an invisible blade of energy instantly erupted from his palm.

Shoko Asahara gritted his teeth, raised the statue of the small scabbard, and barely managed to block the slash with its tough material, while rapidly shaking the bell.

As the bell rang, the flesh and blood of the monsters that had been killed by Kiyokawa Mist strangely coalesced together, forming a bloated monster—a flesh monster that roared and then charged at Kiyokawa Mist.

The latter's expression darkened slightly, but his movements did not slow down at all.

With his hands braced against the monster's arms, he flipped over and leaped into the air, unleashing a barrage of slashes that instantly sprayed blood everywhere.

The monster cried out in pain, but its defense was astonishing. Instead of being chopped into mincemeat, it flung Kiyokawa Mist away.

Just as Kiyokawa Kiri tried to release the force, the familiar sense of stagnation reappeared. This time, just like before, he still managed to catch a gap of one or two frames, but because Asahara Shoko was behind him, he couldn't see the other's movements clearly.

Just as he thought he might be attacked from both sides by the monster and Shoko Asahara, a scream suddenly erupted behind him.

Shoko Asahara, who had activated time stop and was preparing to ambush Kiyokawa Kiri, was suddenly engulfed in flames. Caught off guard, he even lost his grip on the sculpted statue. He covered his face and screamed as he retreated.

Seeing this, Kiyokawa Kiri did not hesitate to use a slash to knock away the small stone statue, preventing Asahara Shoko from taking it back.

He had no time to dodge and was hit by the monster's heavy punch.

Fortunately, all his bones were tightly sealed together, so the punch failed to injure him, and didn't even cause internal injuries.

Kiyokawa gritted his teeth, ignoring the monster's attacks, and raised his hand again, unleashing a slash powerful enough to sever everything, relentlessly pursuing the screaming Asahara Shoko.

In the critical moment, Shoko Asahara's spiritual warning came into play.

Ignoring why he suddenly burst into flames (Ishii Souichi's curse), he used time stop again with a contorted expression.

However, this time stop did not have the effect expected.

Suddenly, a creaking sound came from the ceiling of the back room, and then a piece of the ceiling fell down. A black cat descended from the sky, leaping into the air and pouncing on Shoko Asahara. Its body emitted a black luster, forcefully negating Shoko Asahara's time freeze.

One-third of "Ju-on" has arrived!

Seeing this, Kiyokawa Kiri breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that Xiao Hei might not be able to find the back room, since the place was really strange.

Even for ordinary ghost stories, it would be difficult to sneak in, but fortunately, Kuro is at least one-third of "Ju-on", and is obviously much smarter than other ghost stories. Most importantly, like Shoko Asahara, it has the ability to stop time.

In an instant, the curse erupted, slashes fell, and even the spiritual pressure of the curse's resentment crushed towards Shoko Asahara.

He screamed again and retreated in defeat.

Kiyokawa Kiri was also furious after being punched by the monster again—not only was he furious, but Omi Chika in his mind was even more furious. The mermaid had lived for thousands of years and could even contend with ordinary gods with her special abilities, but this was the first time she had been beaten so badly by this kind of monster.

Although it does not cause any effective harm, it is extremely insulting.

She recklessly poured all her spirituality into Kiyokawa Mist's left hand.

The latter immediately understood, clenched his fist tightly, and then the center of his fist was forcibly opened by the violent slash—he covered and concentrated the slash in his palm, and then slammed it towards the monster without hesitation.

bang——

Countless slashes instantly erupted, ruthlessly slicing the monster into a lump of mud.

Then, Kiyokawa Kiri charged forward, taking advantage of the brief moment when Kuro suppressed Asahara Shoko's time stop, and rushed to his opponent in one breath—then his eyes narrowed, and all his strength was gathered in his right hand.

This punch not only created a sonic boom, but also exploded into a white stream of air the moment it was thrown.

No matter how many abilities Shoko Asahara gained from the Ozuno stone statue, its body was still within the category of carbon-based life forms, and was even inferior to those vengeful spirits that only had spiritual bodies.

As long as the opponent is still a carbon-based life form, when facing Kiyokawa Mist, who is about to undergo her third evolution, her terrifying punch speed, which even briefly broke through the Mach level, still shattered her upper body with a single punch.

Bang! ! !

The terrifying shockwave spread in all directions, as if it could destroy cities and shake mountains.

Countless rooms, including the ceilings of the corridors, were completely shattered by the aftershocks.

If this weren't the back room, the force of that punch would probably have shattered everything around it with just the gust of wind.

Under this terrifying power, there was no rain of blood as expected, nor human fragments scattered all over the ground... When the power is tyrannical to the extreme, everything will be destroyed, leaving only half a body, falling helplessly backward.

"Hehehe..."

'

Kiyokawa Kiri's entire right arm was swollen and showed signs of necrosis.

He dared not let his guard down and quickly severed his right hand with a slash. Then he activated his ability and a new right hand grew back, which relieved some of the pain. He then sat down on the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

This is really terrible, Shoko Asahara is so strong.

Aum Shinrikyo truly lives up to its reputation as Japan's largest religious organization. If they hadn't been so well-prepared, even bringing along a third of "Ju-on," they might have really messed things up. Fortunately, they still managed to win in the end.

"Meow One"

Little Black, the first-class meritorious soldier, had somehow already run up to the stone statue of the minor antagonist.

Its spirituality seemed very keen, sensing that the stone statue seemed to have some kind of inexplicable resonance with itself, and it even wanted to poke at it a few times.

Upon seeing this, Qingchuan Wu immediately perked up and quickly snatched the stone statue before Xiao Hei could do anything.

This is the biggest gain from this battle...

Although Xiao Hei made a great contribution, giving it the small horn statue wouldn't be of much use. Let's reward it with cat food later!