Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"belch--"

Shota let out his first burp in his demon life. The Killing Stone truly lived up to its name; consuming just one piece of it was roughly equivalent to consuming an A-rank demon. After eating one, he wouldn't need to eat anything for at least several days and wouldn't feel hungry. If used sparingly, it could even last for more than a month.

As for digestion issues...

Shota said that he could digest this amount of food in a few hours.

"that's it?"

"Ah, that's it."

Shota nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Taotie's stomach is one of the unsolved mysteries of the yokai world."

Just like Doraemon's dimensional pocket, Taotie's stomach feels like it's connected to another dimension—although it would still burst if that other dimension were full.

"Let's go, there's still one more goal."

When Ushioni was about to pursue Yomi Isayama, Shota stopped him.

"Um, if it's possible, could you let me handle that girl by myself?"

With a strange feeling in his voice, Shota pleaded, "After all, I know her."

"..." Ushioni glanced at Shota and said, "Can you bring yourself to do it?"

"……able."

"HELLO~ Kagura".

Huang Quan pulled the Lion King, which he had just reclaimed, from the body of a member of the countermeasures office, and looked at his comrades with a sinister smile.

"Isayama..."

"Sister Huangquan..."

"The Underworld..."

Iizuka Noriyuki, Kagura, and the others looked at Yomi with disbelief.

Huang Quan, now dressed in her school uniform again, tied her long hair into a ponytail, showcasing her heroic and spirited side. However, the bloodstains on her knife and body were not something to be praised.

Just now, the countermeasures team dealt with an evil spirit, only to be attacked by a demon. They had barely stabilized the situation...

The vanguards in the countermeasures room were all shredded without any resistance from an unknown figure.

Yes, the entire countermeasures room, with dozens of combat personnel, was wiped out in an instant.

The murderer was the comrade-in-arms standing in front of him.

The Yellow Springs of Jianshan.

"Oh."

Huang Quan chuckled, and the spirit beast Luan Honglian appeared behind him once again. Due to the influence of the Killing Stone, even Luan Honglian was several points stronger than before.

Luan Honglian opened her mouth wide, and the pale yellow cannonballs blasted towards her like terrifying siege cannons!

"Run!"

Without hesitation, Noriyuki Iitsuna pulled Kagura, who was stunned in place, away from the attack.

"hateful!"

Others, however, are not truly left to be slaughtered; they also choose to fight back.

"Thumbs up—"

"Humph."

Seeing that the other party had launched an attack on him, Huang Quan sneered disdainfully, grabbed Luan Honglian by the fur around her neck, and jumped backward.

"..."

"I'm going to chase after Huang Quan."

Iizuka Noriyuki suddenly spoke up, and Kagura quickly added, "I want to go too."

"...Kagura."

"I'm going to see the Yellow Springs..."

"You two go ahead and leave, I'll take care of things here!"

The two chased Huang Quan directly into the underground pipes.

"Hey, what happened to Yomi? Has she really... become a vengeful spirit?" Kagura's voice was filled with disbelief as she asked, "Is it really true that she can't come back?"

"Hey..."

"say no more!"

Iizuna Noriyuki suddenly interrupted Kagura, sounding somewhat angry.

"At least for now, please stop talking..."

"Sorry……"

Halfway there, the two came to a fork in the road, with two paths ahead. Therefore, Kagura and Iitsuna Noriyuki chose to split up and proceed separately—but both of them carried a Kanko (a type of fox spirit), so that any information could be quickly relayed.

"Pfft."

Not long after they advanced, a fox spirit in front of Iizuna Noriyuki was killed by a sword that appeared out of nowhere.

"So you really came."

Huang Quan said to Iizuka Noriyuki in a tone as if joking with a lover, "You didn't even come to see me when I was in the hospital."

"The Underworld..."

After seeing Yomi appear, Iizuna Noriyuki's mood gradually declined, filled with feelings of regret and loss.

"Still haven't made up your mind? Don't know how to face people?"

Huang Quan's tone was not accusatory, but rather very light.

"That's only natural. Who would want to associate with a murderer who can't move or speak for the rest of his life?"

"That's not it!" Noriyuki Iitsuna quickly explained, "I was just looking for the person who did that to you. At the same time, I was also prepared to be with you... I'm sorry."

“These things…it doesn’t matter anymore.” Huang Quan looked into Iizuka Noriyuki’s eyes and said, “At this point, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Huang Quan tossed a vajra pestle in front of Iizuna Noriyuki and suddenly spoke slowly:

"Kill me."

"Huh?"

"Our mission is to eliminate the filth that spreads death in the world. And I am that filth now."

Huang Quan looked at Izuna Noriyuki, whose eyes revealed shock, and said:

"Kill me."

"Kill me."

"Kill me."

"Kill me."

"How boring." Seeing that Iizuka Noriyuki was completely hesitant to make a move, Yomi could only say, "Ranguren."

The figure of Luan Honglian appeared behind Huang Quan, but this time, it was carrying a person in its mouth.

Sakuraba Ichiki.

A comrade-in-arms in the countermeasures office, and a good friend of Iizuna Noriyuki.

"One man!"

“Yo, Noriyuki…” Sakuraba Kazuki’s voice was very weak as he said, “I’m sorry.”

"Since you're unwilling to kill me, then I'll kill him instead."

Huang Quan dragged the tip of the knife on the ground, making a piercing sound.

"No! This has nothing to do with him."

"No, I find him annoying. He's always squeezing between us, isn't he..."

"enough!"

Iizuka Noriyuki suddenly interrupted Yomi, who merely glanced at him before turning around and stabbing Sakuraba Kazuki in the shoulder with her sword.

"what!!"

"do not want!"

"If you don't want it, then kill me."

Huang Quan looked at Iizuka Noriyuki and said again, "Kill me, that way you can stop me."

"Look, if we don't hurry, he's going to die."

"Kiyuki... quickly kill Isayama... this guy is not coming back..."

Seeing that the two people in front of her were basically saying the same thing—that they wanted to kill her—Iizuna Noriyuki was completely unable to move.

"He's right, hurry up and use that to kill me."

Huang Quan watched as Izuna Noriyuki kept repeating those three words—"Kill me."

"If you're going to kill me, then just kill me!"

Looking at the dying Sakuraba Kazuki, Iitsuna shouted, "Kill me!"

"..."

Huang Quan silently raised his treasured sword, Lion King, pointing it at Sakuraba Kazuki's heart, and whispered, "Kill me..."

"Kill me."

With each repetition of a phrase, Huang Quan's volume increased slightly.

"Kill me."

With each repetition of a sentence, Huang Quan's indifference diminished, replaced by a pleading tone.

"Kill me."