Great, we're doomed now!

That place... as long as I get there... I... um!

"You're really crazy! Letting you go will only ruin everything!"

Obik stretched out his hands: "That's our village, our home!"

"I can't care about all that!"

The giant raccoon had become much more lucid and spoke more fluently, but its scarlet eyes were filled with a savage aura.

"My home is long gone! And this isn't the village it used to be!"

Obik, what exactly are you protecting? Those humans have nothing to do with you!

I'm so tired of hearing you nag about this all the time! Lotus pond, watchtower—so what!

The giant raccoon started running and crashed into Obik like a sumo wrestler, its thick arms firmly pinning him down.

"You shameful bastard!"

Since we're unhappy with the current village, let's just destroy it and rebuild a new one!

If you won't do it, I'll do it for you!

With that, it suddenly exerted its strength, shoving Obik to the ground. The giant raccoon raised its foot and stomped down hard, striking Obik's chest and causing the ground to shake violently.

"you!"

"Obik... are you going to fight me for humanity?"

Bang!

Another kick abruptly interrupted Obik, who was about to answer.

"Don't get in my way, I'm just happy to have some wine... There, there must be plenty more hidden there!"

What kind of wine could possibly turn a great demon who is hundreds or thousands of years old into this state?

Damn it, I can't muster any strength... If only it were nighttime!

—Obik is a monster born from darkness. Although it is not as easily defeated by sunlight as vampires, it instinctively hates daytime and cannot unleash its full power under the sun. Otherwise, the scene would not be so ugly.

"Get in my way... Go to hell!"

The raccoon raised its foot, and sharp claws shot out, like scythes, aiming for Obik's face.

boom!

Suddenly, a huge ball of fire hit the raccoon's eye socket, startling it. It lost its balance and staggered backward. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Obik flipped up, tripped it, and gave it a hard shove!

The fluffy, fatty flesh spread out on the ground like a cushion, and the two monsters fell down without making much of a sound.

"Who? You bastard!"

The raccoon rubbed its eyes, which were blackened by the smoke. The explosion at point-blank range hadn't left any obvious wounds, but the smoke and flames had impaired its vision, leaving it powerless against Obik's sudden burst of power.

"Now it's my turn!"

Obik rode on the raccoon's back, this time learning its lesson. It sat on the enemy's chest with its rear end, its feet on the raccoon's arms, and clenched its fists, smashing them down directly into the raccoon's face from above.

Bang!

The ground shook, the trees trembled, and even the great demon saw stars. It felt as if a jar of chili water and vinegar had been overturned in its nose, and it was sobbing and wailing.

It's "Kumite Armor Technique"! This Obik isn't completely ignorant of any techniques!

—Ye Shou sat steadily on the back of the big cat, the bushes and trees flashing by. He lowered the launcher on his shoulder and observed the battle between the two great monsters.

To his surprise, even a gentle monster like Obik possessed some combat skills; it seemed that living a long life had its advantages.

This kind of direct hit to the opposite door will bring great pain and fear to the opponent, especially the feeling of helplessness of being able to watch the hammer or fist come down. If it is a normal human being, two heavy blows will basically render him unable to fight.

Unfortunately, this time the opponent is neither human nor normal.

"So it was you guys~"

Obik turned around and saw Ye Shou and the big cat in the forest. He immediately laughed and said, "As expected, having more friends means having more opportunities... Wait a moment, I'll quiet this sly cat down right away!"

"No no no!"

boom!boom!

"You won't have a chance to speak! Sleep for ten years first!"

Obik held down the raccoon's chin, and with his other hand gathered a dreamlike rainbow of light, as if he wanted to do something with magic. But the next moment, a towering pillar of fire shot out from the raccoon's chest. Obik had no way to avoid it and was blown away in shock.

"Ouch! It's so hot! It hurts!"

Enveloped in flowing blue flames, Obik struggled to roll around and barely managed to keep himself afloat. He turned back in disbelief and exclaimed, "What's going on?!"

Meanwhile, the raccoon had already staggered to its feet again. The fur on its right chest had been completely burned off, and a bloody, mangled human face, with features vaguely visible, had grown out like a fleshy sprout. Flames could be seen flickering in and out of its cracked mouth!

"You old man..."

Obik was stunned to see this, and only then did it realize just how serious the problem with the old raccoon was!

I'm afraid... we have to be prepared to kill it to end all this!

"Ugh! I'm so hungry! I'm so hungry!"

The raccoon roared to the sky, its chest contorted in agony, its gaping maw revealing raw, bloody flesh that writhed wildly.

"I'm so thirsty and hungry... I need a drink!"

"...I'm sorry."

Obik took a deep breath and unexpectedly spewed out a pillar of fire. However, while the raccoon was still in a panic, the human face on its chest let out a sharp, crying sound and opened its mouth to suck the pillar of fire in!

"Varied--"

boom!

An even thicker, scorching torrent returned, and Obik fled in a sorry state before he could even finish his sentence. A little bit of the scorching water on his head made him wince in pain. Seeing a small lake nearby, he immediately buried his head in it.

With a gust of wind, Xiao Hei arrived at Obik's side. Ye Shou didn't know if this kind of monster had telepathy like Ultraman, but he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Young Master Ayan, do you know the origin of this monster?"

Wow~

Obik raised his head from the water: "It's an old friend of mine. It wasn't like this before. I don't know what it drank... Anyway, it came from the factory, and this is how it turned out!"

Ye Shou frowned upon hearing this:

I doubt his factory would take on nuclear waste disposal work. That requires professional qualifications and supporting facilities, and the infrastructure here isn't even finished yet!

"Ooh ho ho!!!"

"Oh no, he's coming! Get out of the way so you don't get stepped on!"

Obik sighed, then rallied and turned to meet him.

The two enormous objects collided at a distance of less than two hundred meters, and the force of the wind they generated made Ye Shou feel as if he had been hit by something.

But he was surprisingly calm, without any unease or fear, as if he were used to such scenes.

That tanuki has been corrupted by filth, and the other demon is unwilling to kill it; they'll lose sooner or later.

Jinglong was using his own experience to advise Ye Shou.

You must find an opportunity; its weakness lies in the miasma hidden within that human face!

"Heart of Miasma... Little Black, can we get closer? Be careful not to be seen, go around from behind the slope on the left!"

"Meow~"

Without hesitation, the big cat immediately started running upon hearing Ye Shou's command. The complex terrain of the mountain forest was like its own home to it, and it seemed never to get tired no matter how long it ran.

Defensive magic! Fire resistance!

With two spells cast upon him, Ye Shou's spirits lifted, and Xiao Hei seemed to sense this as well, becoming even bolder in its actions.

Unfortunately, this is not inside the maze, and there are no sprites in the atmosphere. Ye Shou can only rely on his own stored magic power, and the power is already at its limit if it reaches half of the original power!

Boom!

A large tree flew over like a missile. The big cat anticipated this and slid down from below. Ye Shou clung tightly to the cat's back, not daring to move.

call!call!call!

Amidst flying rocks and sand, each confrontation between the two monsters stirred up waves of energy that transformed into a raging storm, destroying everything around them. The closer they got, the more dangerous it became. However, the big cat, driven by its wild nature, repeatedly burst out from the gaps and ran across the slope as Ye Shou instructed.

At this moment, the tanuki had completely overwhelmed Obik and was about to knock it to the ground!

"Two hundred meters!"

The tanuki itself was also moving, and its location was slightly different from what Ye Shou had expected, but thankfully it wasn't too far away.

Ye Shou gripped the large cat beneath him tightly: "Charge!"

Xiao Hei charged forward silently, covering a distance of two hundred meters in a flash within ten seconds. From a distance, it appeared as an enormous figure, but upon closer inspection, it resembled a real mountain peak, shrouding everything in shadow.

Just as they were about to arrive, Ye Shou gripped the fur tightly and pulled it to the right. Xiao Hei also tilted its body, tracing a smooth arc across the ground, almost brushing past the raccoon's heels as it glided away—

Clang!

The thermal blade sliced ​​a several-meter-long gash into the thick skin, barely touching the flesh inside, and fresh blood immediately gushed out from the charred cut!

This injury was nothing compared to the tanuki's overall condition, but the heat emanating from the blade, mixed with the demon-slaying spiritual power, felt like sharp needles piercing into the flesh, causing the monster excruciating pain. With a howl, it was pushed back by Obik.

Bang!

Bang!

With feet the size of an entire room stomping around him, Ye Shou felt like a mouse trapped in a hydraulic press, about to be turned into a lump of minced meat if he wasn't careful!

Fortunately, he managed to escape the danger zone and broke through to Obik's back.

At this point, Obik turned the tide, but wary of the human face, he didn't dare get that close again.

Looking at the steep slope formed by Obik's forward-leaning body, a crazy idea popped into Ye Shou's mind.

"Can you climb up?"

"Meow!"

Xiao Hei roused himself and, relying on the Feather Falling Technique, became incredibly light-footed. He actually managed to leap up and land on Obik's heel!

"Ok?"

Obik instinctively turned around, and that small movement alone almost threw the man and the cat off balance—the size difference was so great it was like an insurmountable chasm!