The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

"Muto-kun."

A burning light shone in Minamoto no Terunosuke's eyes as he stared intently at a young samurai.

"Can I trust you so that the land beneath Amaterasu Omikami's feet won't be ravaged by monsters?"

Muto seemed to be summoned by a mission, and his whole body became solemn.

"Sir, no matter how difficult the road ahead may be, please leave it to me."

Genjiro handed the Nightmare Potion to Muto and said:

"Your ability allows you to blend into the shadows, making it easy for this monster to overlook you. Now! Use all your potential to inject this potion into the monster's body."

After a pause, Genji Terunosuke continued:

"I will draw its attention to you on the front lines."

. . . . . .

An invisible sword aura tore through the air as Genji Terunosuke's strong and fluid figure weaved through the buildings, constantly dodging the attacks of the three-headed monster.

Liquid black flames, wreathed in chilling sword energy, slammed heavily into the three-headed monster's bluish-gray scales.

The initial damage from the sword energy left a clear slash mark on it, and the viscous black flames clung to it like living things, making a sizzling sound as they continued to penetrate and gnaw at it.

This is Minamoto no Terunosuke's special ability: extremely high temperature and strong adhesion. Once hit, it can cause continuous burning damage to the enemy.

It is very effective in dealing with large mutated beasts.

For this reason, Minamoto no Terunosuke named his ability Amaterasu no Flame, thus proclaiming himself as the chosen one by Amaterasu Ōmikami.

At this moment, his ability clearly angered the three-headed monster, who then relentlessly pursued him throughout Heian-kyo.

Wherever the behemoth passed, the city was trampled like a fragile sandcastle. Every step caused the earth to crack, and buildings on both sides collapsed one after another like dominoes. Thick smoke and dust rose into the sky and quickly swallowed up the once bustling streets.

Gen Terunosuke was breathing heavily.

He was just a guy who had only recently evolved to the fourth tier. Although he was small in stature, he could use the complex buildings in the city to hide, and he always narrowly escaped death.

This was because the monster was worried that using its full power would ruin the delicious chemical flavor.

"Muto!"

Accompanied by a furious roar from Minamoto no Terunosuke.

On a hundred-meter-high building, Muto forcefully threw out a bucket of heavy metal wastewater, then disappeared into the shadow of the thrown iron bucket.

The three-headed monster, somewhat annoyed, suddenly twitched its nostrils, staring intently at the flying iron barrel as if it had spotted some delicious food.

Its instinct is to swallow it whole.

But on the other side, a large white snake with a cold, sinister gaze spat a mouthful of poisonous gas at the iron bucket before swallowing it.

"You idiot, you dare to eat food of unknown origin, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"

White Snakehead scolded.

The man hiding below, Genji Terunosuke, had eyes that were practically popping out of their sockets.

Damn monster, it's so cunning! Muto, hang in there!

Hiding in the shadows, Muto's body was rotting, his hands were already to the bone, and his life was gradually fading away. In his hazy consciousness, he saw the fearful and numb eyes of the survivors in the buildings.

In his final moments, he maintained his powers and fell into the mouth of the marine iguana along with the iron bucket.

Genji Terunosuke heard that barely audible groan of pain.

"Muto!"

Even deep down, he viewed Muto and the other samurai as mere tools.

But at this moment, he couldn't help but be moved by Muto's spirit.

The three-headed monster smacked its lips, seemingly savoring the taste.

He then continued his pursuit of Minamoto no Terunosuke.

"not good!"

The head in the middle, resembling a Western dragon, suddenly changed color.

"Fool, what did you eat again?!"

The three-headed monster swayed unsteadily, bobbing from side to side as if drunk, its hundred-meter-long tail whipping like a steel whip as it tried to steady itself, only making the earth groan even louder.

Become!

Genji Terunosuke clenched his fist excitedly.

boom!

The three-headed monster crashed down, shaking the entire Heian-kyo three times.

The fall of their formidable foe made Minamoto Terunosuke quickly forget Muto's sacrifice.

Amidst his maniacal laughter, the scientists and combatants of Heian-kyo moved about in an orderly fashion near the three-headed monster.

They attempted to extract high-energy substances such as blood from it.

"Sir, won't what we're doing awaken the monster?"

Seeing his subordinates' concerns, Genji Terunosuke glanced nervously at the monster, then waved his hand and said:

"Don't worry, no matter how strong this monster is, it will be unconscious for more than a day after eating the Nightmare Mushroom."

Even so, he still went to confirm with the person in the white coat from before.

"Please rest assured, as long as we do not threaten its life, the Nightmare Mushroom potion can keep it in a state of hypnosis for more than a day."

"In addition, our team is working overtime to produce a new Nightmare Potion. If we succeed, we might be able to keep this monster under our control forever. If that happens..."

Gen Terunosuke continued, "If that's the case, we, the people of Yingzhou, will surely usher in an unprecedented period of prosperity. With the blood of this monster, our warriors will become even stronger, achieving unprecedented feats in this chaotic world. Perhaps the goals that ended the Northern and Southern Wars will be accomplished in our hands!"

"Go and bring the cutting machine over. Look at your efficiency; you haven't even broken through its defenses yet. How can you maximize its value at this speed?"

Time ticked by, and despite the ear-piercing cutting sounds, Genji Terunosuke remained in high spirits.

He received the latest news that, thanks to the previous success, the new Nightmare Potion was already mostly complete.

"very good!"

After giving the research team a big reward, he instructed them:

"Although you have successfully developed it and it seems that controlling this monster is within reach, for the sake of Yingzhou's future and safety, it would be best if we transferred this monster to Kitagawa Shoal."

Kitagawa Sawa is very close to Heian-kyo and has a continuous stretch of Nightmare Mushrooms, making it an excellent choice to place the temporarily controlled three-headed monster there.

They can use the Nightmare Mushroom to better suppress the monster, and also continue to research and utilize it.

"Your Excellency! We Yingzhou people are truly fortunate to have a leader like you!"

The doctor in the white coat spoke excitedly, then cautiously revealed some news.

"Your Excellency, just now, the Imperial Palace contacted us."

asshole!

Genjiro was instantly enraged and almost cursed aloud.

Damn old things from the past! I protected your safety, so why can't you behave yourselves like you did during the Edo period? How dare you interfere with my affairs!

He looked at the white coat in front of him, which was offering its loyalty to him.

Excellent, this is the kind of talent the new era needs.

"Yamashita-kun, I want to eat fish."

Just as Gen Terunosuke was preparing to settle scores with the powerful figures of the old era, the three-headed monster that had been sleeping silently opened its vertical pupil with the white snake head.