Shota is surrounded by monsters!

The black demonic energy gradually condensed into small liquid beads, which then slowly gathered in front of Shota's forehead. Before long, a mysterious black sphere that seemed to want to devour everything appeared there!

"shoot."

Hagoromo Gitsune had no more patience. She uttered a single word coldly and released her grip on the bowstring...

"Whoosh-"

A giant crimson arrow, nearly a meter in diameter and composed of pure energy, appeared out of nowhere. The moment it solidified, it vanished as if tearing through space!

When it reappeared, it was right in front of Shota!

Snap—

Shota opened his mouth and bit the black ball in front of him to pieces, then opened it again in an instant!

His mouth was wide open to a degree that no human could reach, just like the Kuchisake-onna in the terrifying urban legend, with both jawbones completely open!

The crimson energy arrow was instantly fixed in front of Shota's mouth.

Then, silence fell!

As if space itself had been distorted, a strange black hole appeared before Shota. The crimson arrow twisted for a moment, then vanished as if it had never existed...

They just disappeared?

Snap—

Shota once again bit down on the strange black hole in front of him, but as his jaws closed, his body trembled slightly—no, not just trembled, his stomach suddenly swelled up. Hot red smoke gradually spread from Shota's body, and his shirt began to burn with the terrifying aura.

"Not everything can be swallowed casually."

Hagoromo Gitsune looked at Shota, whose face contorted in pain, with a mocking expression, but she wasn't going to give him time to recover. She coldly said, "Nine-Tails..."

This time, she didn't call out the names of the weapons. But suddenly, eight weapons appeared behind her! From iron fans to katanas to spears, they covered almost all weapon types.

With one of its eight tails wrapped around a weapon, Hagoromo Gitsune no longer maintained her composure. She also got down on all fours, slightly raised her hindquarters, and aimed all eight different weapons at Shota!

"it's over!"

As if she could traverse space, Hagoromo Gitsune suddenly appeared directly above Shota, her eight weapons sealing off all blind spots as she thrust directly at Shota!

Shota suddenly grinned, then flipped over and positioned his mouth at Hagoromo Gitsune!

A beam of black and red light pierced the sky!

"boom--"

The surrounding monsters stared in disbelief at the impact that pierced the sky, forgetting even to resist.

"Is this kind of power something a demon could possess?"

Yura Hanakain was somewhat disbelieving of her senses. Had she always been focused on defeating monsters like this?

"There are indeed monsters capable of destroying the world."

Hideyuki Kakaiin narrowed his eyes and said, "They are just more restricted and usually dare not show their faces. Beings like Hagoromo Gitsune and the newly grown Taotie are already considered to be the top-tier monsters that can be exposed in front of humans."

"Could there really be monsters stronger than them?"

Yura Hanakain asked this question.

"Yes, there are. The legends are not just simple fabrications."

Perhaps feeling that this would discourage his young master, Hidemoto Hanakain said, "Just look at what's in front of us. Even if we are not as strong as them, if we work together, we still have a chance to defeat them."

Although... even at their peak, the Keikain family could only seal Hagoromo Gitsune with the help of yokai.

"This power..."

Rikuo looked at Kidomaru, who was blocking his way, and said, "I can't just lose to him so easily. Kuro!"

"Yes, young master!"

Kurotabo transformed into the Garment of Fear and draped it over Rikuo's body. At this moment, Rikuo was in his strongest melee form, wielding a thousand weapons.

"Alright, hurry up and finish this, Kidomaru..."

"Unbelievable!"

The war between the two has been reignited.

"Will Shota get hurt?"

Rea gazed at the destructive pillar of light in the distance, placing a worried hand on her chest, and muttered to herself, "Whatever the god is, please protect Shota-kun..."

"It's okay."

Mashiro, on the contrary, remained calm. After all, she had been with Shota for so long and already knew his background.

"If he can't beat them, Shota will definitely call for a gang beating...

Mashiro nodded vigorously, completely convinced of what she had said.

"If only that were the case..."

Reiya clenched her fists and said, "You must be safe and sound."

"Have some faith in that guy."

Senjougahara's calm voice drifted from the corner of the room. She glanced at Rea, who was anxiously staring out the window, then looked away again and said:

"I think you should worry about other issues instead."

"Senjougahara-kun, um, the other question refers to..."

When Rea asked her question, Senjougahara wisely refrained from answering it.

She really is a difficult person to get along with.

Rea still felt that Senjougahara was incompatible with her. While she wouldn't say she hated her, she clearly couldn't like her...

As for why? Perhaps it can be attributed to a young girl's intuition.

"sister!"

Kyokotsu's pitiful screams echoed beneath Nijo Castle. Shota dusted himself off, slowly stood up, and began searching for traces of Hagoromo Gitsune.

He knew that Hagoromo Gitsune considered him an idiot, and that even if his strength increased, his intelligence wouldn't. But when Shota was actually rational, he wasn't an idiot at all; he could also scheme and play tricks. And like this, the one who got tricked was Hagoromo Gitsune, who had always considered Shota's intelligence below average.

However, the long-held attack hadn't been entirely without its effects. If Shota had taken Hagoromo Gitsune's full-force blow head-on, it would have taken him a long time to process and would have caused considerable damage to his body. Fortunately, he vomited it out, so Shota is only slightly dizzy and his mouth is a little numb.

"He can't have died that easily, can he...?"

At most, it could only seriously injure her. Thinking this, Shota took a deep breath and tried to pinpoint Hagoromo Gitsune's location...

Swah——

A red figure suddenly darted past Shota, and at the same time, several wounds appeared on Shota's body, caught off guard.

Behind?

Just as Shota turned around, the figure nimbly passed over his back like flowing water, leaving several more wounds on his body.

Sure enough, as a fox, this is the kind of attack method she is best at.

Shota tried to lean against the wall to reduce the area he needed to defend. Shota, who only knew how to defeat his enemies with brute force, didn't really have a good way to deal with this kind of attack, especially since the one using this method was Hagoromo Gitsune, who was not much weaker than him.

Boom—

The wall that Shota was leaning against collapsed.

Hagoromo Gitsune's cunning will not allow Shota's little scheme to succeed.

We can't catch a glimpse of them at all.

Shota felt his opponent's speed increasing and the wounds on his body deepening, so he had to focus his strength on defense. However, Hagoromo Gitsune's attacks were quick and decisive, and the damage she could inflict on Shota was very limited.

"..."

Shota simply closed his eyes and carefully sensed the traces left by the other person's aura, but the spread of the aura was now delayed, and Shota could only sense the trajectory she had left behind.

Left side, right side, front side, back side...

The tracks, like a spider web, entangled Shota, and each track that grazed him inevitably left numerous wounds on his body.

Is there really no way?

No, that's not right.

Shota suddenly realized a very serious problem: Hagoromo Gitsune didn't have time to drag things out with her. At this rate, it would take at least several hours to truly incapacitate Shota. But in a few hours, the chances of Nue, who was left unprotected outside, dying were far too high.

She couldn't keep wasting her time like this.

Wait until she gets impatient herself?

No, there's absolutely no need for that.

A smile appeared on Shota's lips, and he suddenly jumped straight upwards!

Chapter 158. Breakthrough

Shota leaped into the air with only one goal: to force Hagoromo Gitsune to reveal herself by attacking Nue!

At this moment, the one protecting Nue is Tsuchigumo, who was defeated by Shota once. He is like a dutiful bodyguard. Even though he lost an arm in the previous battle, he still uses his battered body to protect Nue.

Even a heavily injured Tsuchigumo is not someone an ordinary person can withstand. In addition, all the Kyoto yokai were fighting with incredible energy, so for the time being, no one could threaten Nue.

Of course, with the appearance of Shota, the current situation has created an overwhelming difference in strength!

"you……"

Tsuchigumo looked at Shota charging towards him in surprise and said, "Didn't you say you wanted Nue to be born..."

"Bam—"

Shota's unremarkable whip kick sent the massive body of Tsuchigumo flying off the ground! Without even a word, he raised his fist and launched a punch at Nue!

"stop!"

Hagoromo Gitsune's anxious voice came from behind, and the instant her voice reached Shota's ears, she had already stood between Shota and Nue!

Hey.

Shota smiled slightly. If the former Hagoromo Gitsune was a person without any weaknesses for the sake of her ideals, then the current Hagoromo Gitsune who cherishes her child has a great weakness.

As long as Nue is attacked, Hagoromo Gitsune will have no choice but to reveal herself, and may even use her own body to block the attack!

Although using someone's maternal love to attack is extremely dishonest, or rather, as depraved as those vile villains, Shota is not a righteous person to begin with. In fact, if we're going to categorize, Hagoromo Gitsune is the villain who commits all sorts of evil deeds.