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Zhao Hao thought to himself, "How dare you say that?"

Unexpectedly, the monster revealed a strange smile... Zhao Hao had been watching closely, thinking to himself, "Here it comes, here it comes, let's see how I can take advantage of its sneak attack and parry it!"

To everyone's surprise, the monster didn't attack. Instead, it instantly stripped off its clothes, turned around, and peered into its rear end!

His fist-sized eyes were staring straight at Zhao Hao!

"You son of a bitch!"

The forest path was filled with sword energy that seemed to pierce the sky, and all the large trees within a dozen meters around it were felled with a single sword strike.

This monster is called Shirime, and it's no good!

Zhao Hao's soaring sword energy startled the deer head in the nearby mountains.

The ancient trees in the forest parted silently like waves, and something enormous was approaching from afar.

It was a giant beast that stood four or five meters tall, like an upright male stag.

This thing was originally the nest-producing god of this place, the mountain god of Lushou Mountain.

However, many of the nest-producing gods are self-proclaimed by the locals, and their strength varies.

The Deer-Head Mountain God was relatively weak, and as a result, during this upheaval, it was corrupted by miasma and had tens of thousands of local minor cursed spirits enter its body, transforming it into the carnivorous Deer-Head it is today.

Bronze 1 star, no minions, and seems to have average intelligence.

A deer head came from afar, its eyes glowing red, its mouth full of sharp teeth, its body covered in felted fur, and its body stained with a lot of blood and filth.

It didn't hold back either, and with a sudden swipe of its sharp claws, seven or eight withered tree roots as thick as a thigh emerged from under Zhao Hao's feet, coiling around him like snakes.

Zhao Hao simply leaped back and drew his sword. A sword aura as bright as the silver moon severed the tree root and all twenty or thirty surrounding trees.

At this point, environmental protection is out of the question.

But the deer-headed creature was, after all, a mountain god. Even though it had fallen, it couldn't bear to see people cutting down trees, so it roared and charged forward...

Zhao Hao, also eager to attack, didn't draw his knife but instead charged forward with his two golden fists, each the size of an iron pot.

As a result, the deer head couldn't handle the challenge. After a few rounds, its head was almost deformed from being hammered, so it immediately gave up and transformed! It turned into a giant deer that was six or seven meters long and three or four meters tall.

It had two withered tree crowns on its head serving as antlers, and many severed limbs hanging from it, making it extremely terrifying.

Zhao Hao drew his White Serpent sword, a large white psychic serpent that snaked through the forest, even larger than the deer-headed creature. It had also benefited greatly during this time.

"You obviously can't take a joke, you better shut up!"

"Only worth 800 Destiny Points? That's a bit too cheap!"

……

Zhao Hao began to use the name of Princess Qian Ge to systematically eliminate the powerful monsters.

It's also very lively on the other side of Mount Fuji.

It's fair to say that almost 80% of Japan's main force is on this side. But they still haven't gained any advantage.

This wave of demonic forces grew extremely rapidly, and they were virtually impenetrable outside of the vicinity of Mount Fuji.

Several attacks organized by the cabinet failed to achieve their intended effect.

Now that they're in a hurry, they've simply brought over the entire World of Warcraft army.

The other world couldn't say anything either, because they really couldn't handle it.

The military had a significant amount of psionic firepower provided by the US on a paid basis, and the psionic cannons, located more than 20 kilometers away, were roaring loudly.

Dozens, even hundreds, of psionic shells were fired, with good results. Thousands of demons at the target location suffered heavy losses!

Therefore, technology is not entirely useless, especially when combined with psionic technology.

However, the monsters on the periphery were merely cannon fodder used to buy time. Kisami didn't care about casualties at all.

As the ritual gradually came to an end, the monsters would no longer care.

However, since two fragments of the Yamata no Orochi's soul were reincarnated, its resurrection was incomplete, lacking the abilities of its two main heads: wind and earth.

Even so, Orochi could potentially advance directly to Silver rank after his resurrection.

The battle with the Three Noble Gods thousands of years ago, the sealing and reincarnation over thousands of years, and the pain and hardship endured—this resurrection ritual is also a test for Orochi to advance to Silver rank.

Once you succeed, all your hardships will be over!

As the artillery fire intensified, the superhumans began advancing towards Mount Fuji. The six ritual sites could not be lost.

Kisato personally led a team to snipe the main force of superhumans, and also sent elite monsters to raid the artillery positions, causing countless casualties.

For a moment, the situation became deadlocked again.

Chapter 453 Siege of Mount Fuji

The first formal attack on the Fuji Mountain artifacts initially gained some advantages, with several thousand monsters and cursed spirits being eliminated in a barrage of bombardment. However, the demons were quickly mobilized by Kisato himself, who then turned around and destroyed many of the spirit energy artillery positions.

The first exchange ended in a draw.

The monsters can accept this outcome.

After all, time is on their side now. As long as they can stall until Orochi is resurrected, no one will be able to cure him, and the entire Eastern Japan will be ruled by demons. They are not in a hurry.

As for the loss of some monsters, it's insignificant. The great bronze monster is not dead; there are plenty of smaller monsters.

The entire East Japan is currently in dire straits, with negative emotions breeding endless miasma. Even when Zhao Hao looks at the sky with his Destiny's guidance, he feels that dark clouds are covering the sun.

The environment is corrupt, and thousands upon thousands of unknown monsters and cursed spirits are born every day. They cannot be eradicated.

The immortal peach that Zhao Hao took out did indeed work. Although those in the know knew that even if the Emperor relied on the treasure to prolong his life, he could only last a few more months and would definitely not appear as healthy as he did.

But at least it stabilized public morale, and with his intervention, the various factions were able to cooperate more harmoniously. This prevented a situation where the Yin-Yang Hall and the Countermeasures Bureau were at odds with each other.

Moreover, since he was able to stand up, the fortunes of Japan improved somewhat, and the rampant demonic activity was somewhat contained.

If in the past ten thousand monsters were produced every day, now that number has decreased to six thousand.

Furthermore, in many places, people survived because the demonic forces were not as rampant, thus slowing down the generation of negative emotions. This directly reduced the speed at which the situation collapsed.

The Imperial Council first consolidated the various factions within the Imperial Palace, including powerful ministers, nobles, and extraordinary families, all of whom obeyed him obediently.

At this point, the Emperor was a ticking time bomb. He knew his time was running out and he certainly wouldn't hold back. Anyone who dared to make a move now would likely suffer a terrible fate.

After settling things in his immediate surroundings, he began to summon the Yin-Yang Bureau, the Yin-Yang Hall, and the Countermeasures Bureau. He even quickly brought the military's special combat units under his control through his trusted confidants.

This emperor, who had spent most of his life indulging in pleasure and whose only decisive action was eliminating his younger brother, who posed a threat to him, finally showed some redeeming qualities as he faced death, and stood up for himself once again.

He planned to sort things out roughly before he died, leaving his beloved daughter a decent living situation.

"Three months! Cough cough~ Three more months." The Emperor muttered to himself.

The yin-yang-haired man, Tsuchimikado Sensaki, had previously told him that the celestial signs indicated he only had three months left.

However, the old emperor did not have a good feeling about this top-tier Onmyoji at this moment.

Inside the secret chamber, the Emperor sat behind a curtain, with three secret agents kneeling before him.

These spies are imperial agents trained from childhood, and are spread throughout the country. They are under the sole command of the Emperor and serve as his eyes and ears.

After all, it is the Amaterasu bloodline that is "unending for ten thousand generations," and its influence and control over this country are beyond description.

"My time is running out. I must resolve the issues of Yamata no Orochi and the fragments of Ōkuninushi's divine core within three months," he said.

The three masked agents in front of him lay prostrate and motionless, like statues.

"Tsuchimikado is hiding something from me. He thinks he's hiding it well, but how could he possibly hide it from me! Cough cough..."

"You don't need to get involved with the Yamata no Orochi. Your main task is to investigate the whereabouts of the divine fragments. Recover the divine fragments at all costs and restore the spiritual veins."

"Yes!" the lead agent replied in a low voice.

The old emperor then asked, "Did you find out anything about that Yasuo swordsman?"

The old emperor naturally couldn't let Zhao Hao go.

The bronze-level expert beside his daughter, who was about to inherit the throne, had a mysterious origin and was ridiculously strong. Now, there was even a short canal in the northeast direction of Ping'an.

In the underworld, he acted even more recklessly, killing a bronze-level warrior with a single move.

They even offered a peach to the old emperor so he could have another bite...

Every single one of them is so eye-catching.

Another spy whispered, "The trail can only be traced back to Tsurugi Mountain in Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku..."

"The remains of the Xiaoshan Lord that Lord Yaso killed have been found. Later, he made contact with the Tanuki clan and the Choso and No. 3 families in the Shikoku region... but there was no trace of him beyond that. Even using the Divine Land Contract, we were unable to find a single clue."

The reason why the Emperor's lineage was wary of Ōkuninushi was because Ōkuninushi controlled the "geographical advantage" of Japan. They, on the other hand, controlled the "human factor" of legitimacy because of the arrival of the Emperor's grandson.

The Divine Land Deeds were obtained from the Ōkuninushi (the lord of Ōkuninushi) when the Emperor's grandson descended. It represented the Emperor's lineage's control over the Japanese territory.

If it happens on Japanese soil, very little can truly escape this thing's notice. A little investigation will always uncover clues.

The old emperor's spies were also using this thing to search for fragments of divinity.

However, this thing can't find any earlier traces of Yasuo, the swordsman.

"In other words, he's not a local. That makes sense; judging from his behavior, he doesn't seem like a native. To represent the Mysterious Bureau in this country, his status must be quite high..."

The Emperor soon began to question Zhao Hao about his whereabouts and actions during this period in order to determine his intentions and threats.

Hearing that Zhao Hao had been slacking off and not participating in the siege of the Yamata no Orochi, but instead killing those rampant demons everywhere, he nodded in agreement.

This person's origins are unknown, and although he can be relied upon for assistance, I'm not entirely at ease with him. If he only needs to subdue the demons and doesn't participate in the siege of Orochi, the old emperor would feel more at ease.

After all, Japan is not without the power to handle this matter; it's just that a disorganized group is difficult to unify and coordinate.

Isn't the old emperor now standing up for himself?

Finally, he asked the third spy, "Is there any movement from the General's Mansion?"

The Shogun's Mansion is the Shogun's residence. Although he has been officially relieved of his post, he has existed for hundreds of years; how could he simply be relieved of it? Now that he has such a good opportunity, he cannot remain inactive.

……

Zhao Hao didn't have time to care what the dying old man was doing. He was busy fighting monsters.

In just a few days, he killed several bronze monsters. Two of them were particularly troublesome and difficult to deal with.

Besides the monsters, he also encountered extraordinary individuals who took advantage of the situation to cause trouble.

After all, in the real world, all extraordinary phenomena are inseparable from the core element of "human beings".