Inner Destroyer

　Lower mouth.

　Because, the term "female tyrant" might sound a bit cool from a Chinese perspective, but it's a slang term in Japanese these days.

　Because the so-called "tyrant woman" actually refers to the kind of woman who is "arrogant, sadistic, and violent."

　This is just like calling someone "little fairy" in Chinese. Nowadays, it is no longer a compliment but a very vicious insult. It is an insult to females that only Japanese people know.

　She is a bad girl in school during the day and hunts men as her slave in the streets and alleys of the city at night. The legendary Mutsu-hime Kamigorin is so terrifying!

　"I changed my mind,"

　Perhaps that's why she said,

　"I'm going to break every bone in your body."

　The warrior girl grinned, but she was not afraid. Instead, she sheathed the katana. Her left hand supported the sheath, her right grip the handle, lowering her center of gravity. She had already assumed a sword-drawing stance that allowed her to reach maximum speed from a standstill in an instant.

　Iai. The embodiment of the intention to kill with one strike.

　“—Om, Indraya (Submission to Indra).”

　The warrior girl opened her mouth, chanting the Indra mantra of the Buddhist secret law, summoning her strength,

　"Svaha (May He bless you)."

　Instantly, a brilliant flash of lightning was compressed into the warrior girl's sheath, flickering and pulsing. Her sword also whipped up a wind, a gale so strong it seemed to blow away bodies and slice through skin.

　At a glance, Rin understood. She was waiting for him to enter her attack range. Her blade, her stance, was a sword barrier, a miniature "territory." Anyone who stepped into it would be cut in two.

　If Rin approaches, the samurai girl will immediately use the lightning sword-drawing technique that is faster than the speed of sound to try to take her head.

　Whether or not you can get it is another matter.

　If Rin doesn't approach her at all, and instead blasts her with an infinite stream of fireballs, firestorms, and conflagrations from afar, will the warrior girl still be able to withstand it? Or does she also have the ability to kill enemies at a distance?

　In any case, at least the guardian of the North, Mutsuhime Kamigorin, would not choose that way of fighting.

　Sword drawing technique, the "domain" of the sword, the fatal Iai.

　She wanted to penetrate this rude assassin head-on and destroy his proud skills.

　She took a step towards the warrior girl.

　The warrior girl remained motionless. Though she waited silently like a statue, Rin could sense the surging power within her, eager to strike.

　The fire and the storm are about to collide, and no one can stop them.

　There are three steps and two steps left.

　step.

　(I accept your head!)

　With these words in mind, the warrior girl was about to attack with all her might—

　"Forget it, Gion, back off."

　At this moment, the white-haired shrine maiden Ise spoke quietly,

　"Since our previous ambush and sneak attack failed, a head-on attack would be a thankless task. Retreat."

　Yo, you attacked me while I was on the road, tried to ambush and kill me, and when you failed you said you wanted to run away in front of me. Are you looking down on me or looking down on me?

　How could Lin let them run away!

　——That's why an unexpected voice suddenly interrupted without any scruples at this moment.

　"The Azure Dragon hides in the clouds, the White Tiger conceals himself in the wind, the Vermillion Bird sinks into the flames, the Black Tortoise hides in the water—the Four Symbols close their eyes, and all things disappear! Hurry, as the command has been given!"

　It's too late, it's faster than that!

　Suddenly, four rays of light exploded in the night - the Azure Dragon soared into the clouds, its shadow spread like fog, turning into a blue barrier; the White Tiger roared, and a strong wind swept the earth, covering all figures; the Vermillion Bird burned the sky, and the flames flew, making the sky red for a moment, but then it suddenly went out, leaving behind a mixture of illusions; the Black Tortoise flowed hidden, and the black water rippled, as if reflecting the heaven and earth, swallowing up reality and illusion.

　At the moment when light and shadow intertwined, the figures of the warrior girl and the white-haired priestess suddenly became blurred, as if swallowed by the night. Their outlines faded rapidly, and even their breath disappeared without a trace.

　Lin's pupils suddenly shrank, and his flaming wings fluttered, suddenly blasting out a burst of blazing flames that swept around, trying to forcibly burn the Four Symbols phantom.

　However, there was nothing where the blazing fire wave hit, leaving only the scorching aftertaste floating in the moonlight.

　——Gone!

　The auras of the two enemies disappeared right in front of her, leaving no trace.

　"cut."

　Looking around, Rin's eyes swept over the devastated factory.

　Steel beams snapped, walls collapsed, charred cracks covered the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of burning metal. Even the factory fences were twisted into bizarre shapes by the shockwave. The crater he had created by dropping from the sky hadn't completely cooled yet, and hot lava was still emitting.

　She rubbed her forehead, shook her head, took out her cell phone from her inner pocket, and skillfully dialed the first contact.

　"Father...something bad happened."

　-

　Let’s talk about Qi Xing.

　After defeating the love hotel monster that had sprung up from the ground, they couldn't stay there any longer. Before the police and other troublemakers arrived, Qi Xing and Yi Lian slipped away and returned to their hotel.

　Elaine will contact the hospital later to transfer the unfortunate passerby victim, Kenichi Sato, to a specialized hospital under the church for recuperation.

　As I said before, in this absurd world of █ color terror, there is no shortage of victims who have suffered mental breakdowns and loss of mind due to various reasons, just like those who have been trapped in the long-term

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　It's like going crazy or having your SAN value drop to zero and becoming permanently crazy... Fortunately, the church has a lot of experience in this area and knows how to treat it so that it's easier to save people.

　"I'm sorry, Elaine."

　After returning to the hotel room and closing the door, Qi Xing sighed.

　"It was said to be our first date, but besides eating and shopping, it just turned into a bunch of monster hunting."

　"It doesn't matter. I'm used to it. Besides..."

　Elaine shook her head, with a hint of smile in her eyes, and said thoughtfully,

　"I think we're not very good at overly romantic arrangements. This is not bad either."

　Not bad...isn't this good?

　Qi Xing was a little stunned for a moment. But since Elaine had already said it, he asked, "So, what are your thoughts on today's date? Or any suggestions for improvement? You can give me a rating, too."

　"How would you rate this date today?"

　Elaine asked back.

　good question.

　Qi Xing's mind suddenly flashed back to the laughter of the two of them while eating and walking, as well as the sudden battle and chaos - to be honest, if his daily life was used as a standard, everything was quite interesting.

　"Although plans can't keep up with changes, we still managed to hang out for a day, eat delicious food together, visit places we wanted to visit, and even defeat a somewhat interesting monster at the end. All in all... probably a 70."

　Even though he said this, he knew in his heart that he was being shameless.

　Elaine smiled slightly, a faint blush on her cheeks, and replied: "Then I will give it 140 points."

　After she finished speaking, she turned her head away and adjusted her cuffs as if nothing had happened, but she still couldn't hide the slightly red color on the tips of her ears.

　what?

　Qi Xing was finally a little surprised: "This is much higher than I thought."

　But why? Even if Elaine considered all these unexpected events and chaos as part of their "date", the score could not be twice as high as Qi Xing's, right?

　Before he could ask the reason, the doorbell rang.

　Qi Xing used his spiritual sense to scan through the door—hmm, it turned out to be Old Wolf. He stood at the door with a serious face, apparently having something important to do.

　Although his mind was still full of Elaine, since he had something important to do, Qi Xing could only let the old wolf in first: "What's wrong, Wolf Lord? I thought you ran away to the God's House."

　"I went to the Shingo family."

　The old wolf replied,

　"Something happened to the Shingo family."

　"Half an hour ago, Jingorin sensed an evil aura coming from the city center and flew from her home, but was ambushed by unknown individuals en route. Although she wasn't injured, the battle destroyed an entire factory in the industrial zone."

　Just one simple sentence made Qi Xing and Yi Lian look at each other in bewilderment.

　Half an hour ago, the evil spirit that came from the city center and could be heard a hundred miles away was, of course, the monster in the love hotel that Qi Xing and the others ran into.

　"She sensed the evil spirit and immediately flew out of her home, but was ambushed halfway through her flight?"

　Qi Xing frowned, having switched from the tipsy romantic atmosphere back to serious work mode.

　"Given Shingorin's speed, it would only take her three or four minutes to fly from Shingo Village. It's impossible for them to wait until she leaves before setting up an ambush. Especially since they're ambushing someone flying in the air."

　Unless you knew in advance that she would definitely fly straight past here at this time, how could you ambush someone who could fly at such high speed?

　If you want to know in advance where and when a love hotel will suddenly turn into a giant monster rising from the ground, attracting Kamigorin to fly straight over from home, then unless you can predict the future, you can only direct and act it out yourself.

　"Who attacked her?"

　Qi Xing asked.

　So the old wolf immediately described the scene in detail.

　It turned out that ever since the old wolf had determined that Shen Hulin was a descendant of the Son of God, he had gone to a new village and found a hot spring hotel to stay in while he contemplated how to pledge his allegiance to the descendant of God. Seeing Shen Hulin suddenly fly out of his house, he immediately followed.

　Although the old wolf couldn't fly, he transformed into a giant wolf and sprinted across the land at a speed comparable to a top-of-the-line race car. From afar, he saw how Jin Gorin was sniped down from the night sky by a moonlight arrow, and how she fought off three attackers.

　Although Rin fought brilliantly, remaining unscathed despite being ambushed by multiple attackers, which made Old Wolf applaud, the three attackers ultimately escaped, and their identities remain a mystery.

　The factory was completely destroyed, and Old Wolf didn't need to help clean it up. He simply ran back to Master Leipu to deliver the news.

　Elaine was a little confused when she heard this: "Master, did Miss Jinhu ask you to come here to inform us?"

　"Ha! Of course not."

　The old wolf grinned.

　"She's obviously not the type to bother others. But at least I know that you, Rep Man, would definitely be interested in a villain like this. So let's put it this way."

　What he said was true. Qi Xingguang couldn't help laughing when he heard him say that.

　"Rep Man" is indeed interested in finding the suspects who turned the love hotel into a building monster. He is very interested in his fists!

　"However, the Jingo family should be the local tyrant in Aomori."

　But Qi Xing continued to ask,

　"This isn't a mission arranged by the Association. We don't know where to go or who to kill, so we have to investigate on our own."

　"The local tyrants themselves don't even know who the enemy is or where they come from, so how can we start investigating?

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　I guess neither of you is very good at divination, let alone a martial immortal like me."

　"I do know a little about rune divination." The Wolf Lord of Fenia smiled slightly, "But using Ogham runes in this foreign land won't be very effective."

　Elaine had been listening to their conversation silently, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but sigh, "Wolf Lord, that's fine, but Qi Xing, are you a modern person?"

　After saying this, she opened her laptop in the room, quickly connected to the Vatican's intranet, activated the artificial intelligence system used by Vatican personnel, and said into the microphone, "Help me retrieve the directory of magical crime records and the directory of informal magical associations in northern Japan."

　Wait, give me a moment.

　At this point, Qi Xing really had to ask: "Does the Vatican have its own AI?"

　"Of course. It was officially put into use last July."

　Elaine had already begun to carefully examine the densely packed file directories and replied calmly,

　"Except for those banned books that shouldn't even be recorded, the Roman Catholic Church's archives have long been digitized. If it weren't for the special case involving the 'Silver Messenger' last time, we wouldn't even need to look through the old files."

　"Give me five minutes. I'll go through all the files that might be relevant right away."

　Qi Xing was speechless.

　He knew it intellectually, but he never truly grasped it psychologically—in fact, the Vatican wasn't opposed to cutting-edge science! As long as it was profitable, the Church had always been at the forefront of technological innovation!

　As long as it's profitable!