Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

That would be incorrect.

Zhao Hao: "I care for all the people and cannot bear to see them suffer from the harm of cursed spirits and monsters. Even if it's just my own strength, I will save as many as I can."

As a result, Zhao Hao worked from dawn till dusk, sleeping only five hours a day, and rushing around handling extraordinary events every day. He rescued a large number of civilians and also established an "Extraordinary Safety Zone," setting up barriers and recruiting people to maintain safety and livelihood.

In just four or five days, he saved nearly two thousand people!

Last night, he even felt someone praying for him (the Happy Wind Man, Yasuo), wishing him (the Sword Master Yasuo) a long and healthy life and a safe return!

Look at this, look at this! It's clear who the people are on!

He focused even more on saving lives, and even contacted the extraordinary forces he had previously befriended, from his base in Shikoku to the forces he had contacted at the Nichiten Shrine in Heian-kyo, to the families he had been ticketed to in Kyoto... to organize them for joint prevention and control and mutual assistance.

These days, it's like a big city, which is much better. Although at night, some strange things can still happen in those dark alleyways.

However, if you follow the instructions from official broadcasts, television, or the personal guidance of the Extraordinary Rescue Team: stay indoors after sunset, worship the Sun God at home, or use some everyday materials such as salt, beans, peach branches, etc. to assemble a simple exorcism ritual; you can usually still be safe.

Of course, in this situation, everyone seeks peace and stability, so they naturally try to do both: on the one hand, they perform exorcism rituals at home, and on the other hand, they worship the God of Destiny who can exorcise evil and save lives.

This previously unheard-of deity quickly gained widespread worship, becoming a force to be reckoned with, comparable to the God of Fortune.

In remote villages and towns, things are much worse.

Because no one cares about those places, not even the military's special tactical units can handle them.

Special tactical units are ordinary soldiers who have been selected, trained, and equipped to deal with extraordinary threats. They are capable of handling some level 3 or 4 cursed spirits, as well as ordinary minor monsters.

However, when facing level 2 cursed spirits and monsters, they are already considered cannon fodder.

Although the military has rapidly expanded its special tactics forces to four thousand personnel, it is still stretched thin. The only option is to rely on large cities for assistance.

However, after a brief period of chaos, the true essence of this ancient country of Japan has come to the fore.

The extraordinary individuals and organizations among the common people have come to their senses and have begun to do their best to suppress the monsters and cursed spirits.

I won't even mention those ancestral Buddhist sects, the priests and shrine maidens of various shrines, the ninja warriors with orderly lineages, or the folk sorcerers and exorcists.

Even some little-known factions have resurfaced during this period of explosive psychic energy surge.

Some of them may be few in number, but their methods are absolutely top-notch.

For example, there's a Judo Dojo called Billy's Yang Style, whose headmaster, Da Mensuke, is a Black Iron 3-star superhuman, a rare 1.9-meter-tall man in Japan. He actually used a single move, the Cross Guillotine, to forcefully kill a Black Iron 5-star Level 1 Cursed Spirit!

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This extraordinary judo technique is very commendable and its abilities are quite outstanding.

However, there is a slight side effect: as her cultivation deepens and her body becomes more robust, she will develop an increasing attraction to men...

This... Zhao Hao abandoned his plan to open up new classes for players.

In addition, there is the Akiyama clan, a sumo wrestling family that had been living in seclusion in the deep mountains for many years, now appearing in the world. They possess the ability to transform themselves into giants for a short period of time.

The Inukai clan possesses ancestral techniques for training spirit dogs, and they even worship a bronze-level spirit dog named Hachiko.

It is said to be a dog god that has existed for a very long time, and it has protected the Inukai clan even during the period of spiritual dormancy.

That's bad enough, but there's something even worse!

In Hokkaido, superhumans wearing individual psionic mechs have appeared!

They claim to be wielders of magical energy, saying their ancestors came from the moon? ???

These transformed magic users, who were three or four meters tall, were one thing, but their clan leader was piloting a bronze-level magic mech that was over six meters tall.

It is also said that a long, long time ago, the family had a record of an unparalleled magic-powered mech, the Thunder Dragon, but unfortunately it was destroyed for some reason.

In addition, a new and mysterious organization has emerged among the people of Kyushu Island in Japan—Kamen Rider.

Some people who have recently become superhumans have unexpectedly obtained strange psionic components. Once combined, they can transform into Kamen Riders.

They have been enhanced to the extreme in all aspects of their bodies and have also gained many special abilities.

Some are even capable of fighting across stars, defeating a Black Iron 3-star cursed spirit with the strength of a Black Iron 1-star!

Furthermore, a secret research base in Japan suddenly received a signal from visitors from outside the planet.

Some of them could even use some kind of transformation device to temporarily transform into a strange extraterrestrial life form to fight. Their strength was immense!

Black Iron Transcendent beings can even transform into giant Bronze beings, though only for a short time.

The appearance of these strange and even inexplicable superhumans managed to stabilize the situation in various places.

Although ordinary people still live in dire straits, at least there won't be any more direct collapses of order, city collapses, or large-scale deaths.

In the beginning, there were instances where the slow response and the severity of the damage led to entire cities being reduced to ruins or ghost towns.

That was a terrible thing: tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people died tragically, and the entire city was taken over by demons and cursed spirits!

However, it was snatched back by a team of Bronze-level transcendents on the third day.

But what's the use of taking it back? It only proves that you can still hold on, that the Japanese regime is still fighting, and that those who died can't come back to life!

There are also many places where the inner world suddenly appears. For example, a small forest of the inner world suddenly appears in a residential area, and the forest is full of all kinds of extraordinary plants and animals!

There's also the case of an apartment building from the surface world falling into a sinkhole and appearing in the inner world. If it's in a big city, it's manageable; if the superhumans rush to the inner world to rescue them, there's still hope. But if it's in a remote area, then it's all over!

There are three urgent issues that Japan needs to address right now!

The Emperor ascends the throne, prevents Orochi's resurrection, gathers the fragments of Ōkuninushi's divine status, restores the spiritual veins, and reorganizes the world order.

……

On the other side of the Yamata no Orochi, the entire area within twenty miles of Mount Fuji had become a demon kingdom, with thick miasma clouds obscuring the sky and even blocking out the sunlight.

There are no survivors over there; everyone who could evacuate has already done so.

It is said that at least nine bronze demons led their subordinates to guard the area, determined to protect Orochi from being reborn.

This is not over yet!

Many other bronze demons also revealed their existence, but none of them explicitly stated that they were on the side of Yamata no Orochi.

But if humans were to fight the demons of Mount Fuji, there's no guarantee that these great monsters and special-grade cursed spirits wouldn't come at you from behind with a bloody, righteous thorn!

Emperor Sutoku was the worst offender. This guy really went to great lengths to cause trouble for the Japanese imperial family.

Now that he has absorbed the "Dragon Qi" of both princes, his strength has increased even further. This also makes the curse and harm to the royal family much greater!

For example, a demonic castle that had long been destroyed appeared on Kyushu Island—Shimabara Castle.

Amakusa Shiro, a superhuman who died two hundred years ago, has been resurrected!

Yes, it's not a ghost or vengeful spirit, it's been resurrected. But it's been resurrected as an unknown monster!

Currently, all the extraordinary forces on Kyushu Island are already doing their utmost to contain Shimabara Demon Castle's encroachment and attacks on the surface world.

Kusashiro was a Christian in his lifetime. The reason he failed in his rebellion and was forced to die by being burned alive while wearing an oil-soaked raincoat was also because of his faith. Tens of thousands of people in Shimabara Castle died with him—the castle was massacred.

Today, Shimahara Demon City is no longer a simple extraordinary city; it is a pawn in the invasion of the surface world by the Hell Demon Realm!

Yesterday, the Onmyoji from Kyushu even sent a shikigami to ask for help, saying that if they didn't send reinforcements, he would defect to the Demon City and become a demon!

Look what they've been forced into!

Another famous vengeful spirit also appeared, named Minamoto no Yoshitsune.

This was the meritorious retainer who defeated the Taira clan in the Genpei War. However, his achievements overshadowed his lord, and he was forced to commit suicide by his half-brother.

This man left behind many legends among the people, and his "Four Heavenly Kings" were all renowned figures. Now, they have all turned into dead ghosts to collect their debts.

According to legend, Minamoto no Yoshitsune learned military strategy from a tengu (a type of ghost), and now he leads a horde of ghost soldiers to wreak havoc in the Mutsu province, constantly digging up graves, destroying crematoriums and funeral homes, and conscripting the souls of the dead into his ghost soldiers.

Judging from their appearance, they seem eager to unleash a cataclysmic disaster of the dead!

His four Heavenly Kings also appeared, but they did not follow their former lord. Instead, they fought their own battles in different places, seeking the path to liberation and Buddhahood.

For example, near Kyoto, there was a strange monk named Musashibo Benkei, over three meters tall and extremely ugly, who attacked anyone wearing a sword-wielding ninja at their waist. He could only rest in peace after completing the Thousand-Sword Hunt ritual.

During this period, he attacked more than a dozen extraordinary swordsmen, and seven or eight of them died.

……

Zhao Hao sat in his office, leisurely drinking tea.

What? You're asking if Zhao Hao isn't out there fighting demons and saving humanity?

Are you suggesting he should really risk his life for the Japanese?

Those are all shadow clones. Can he go in person?

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Zhao Hao asked, "Who is it?"

"My lord, it is I, Chika."

Zhao Hao quickly put away the tea and pastries, laid out some documents and maps, and put on a worried expression: "Come in!"

The shrine maiden Chika pushed open the door and entered, and was deeply moved to see Lord Yasuo still working tirelessly to save the world.

But why does it smell like pastries?

Zhao Hao: You're an expert! Why don't you learn to cook with me?

“My lord…” Chika hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Please forgive me, sir!"

Zhao Hao: ? ? ?

He quickly helped her up: "What do you mean? What's wrong?"

With red eyes, Chika said, "I lied to you, sir!"

"What did you lie to me about?"

"I...I...I'm not actually a priestess of Tobira Palace. I've always been fostered in Shikoku..."

Chika began to recount her background: "...This afternoon, the Grand Councilor of Aomori found me and wanted me to inherit the throne of the Emperor."

Zhao Hao: ? ? ?

Chapter 452 Princess Qian Ge? Have a peach~

Chika is actually the Emperor's illegitimate daughter?

Because of her mother's poor background, she was raised in a shrine in Shikoku from a young age.

Originally, the people in the Shikoku region planned to have Chika follow Zhao Hao's group incognito to Heian-kyo and then "get off" there to train at the Ise Grand Shrine, perhaps to inherit the identity of Saiou in the future.