A journey into an infinite dimension

Destructive energy filled the surroundings, talismans and flames, lightning and ice spikes.

A large number of attacks collided with each other again and again, and the sound of explosions was almost endless.

"Hakurei Miko, I will avenge my second and third brothers today. Give me your lives!!!"

The roar of a demon like that of an Asura was mixed in with the sound of battle, wrapped in endless hatred and resentment, as if it would not stop until it had devoured the person alive.

The six-armed monster was over three meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body. He looked like a small mountain and roared to the sky. His six strong and powerful arms continuously struck forward without stopping. The speed was so fast and the power was so great that it even brought about countless afterimages and sonic booms.

There is no doubt that in the face of such an attack, even a huge rock would be crushed to pieces.

"Stop arguing. Fighting is one thing, but spitting is unsportsmanlike."

However, in front of the six-armed monster, facing his attack, the masked witch not only did not retreat at all, but on the contrary, she completely blocked all the monster's attacks with just her slender hands, even——

Gaining the upper hand.

boom! !

Once again, she used her palm to block the monster's three fists in an instant, and then before the next attack came, the witch suddenly raised her knee and hit the monster's abdomen hard. At the same time, several talismans appeared on the attacked part and exploded quietly.

“Guwaaa!!”

The force that directly attacked the body, combined with the talisman containing the power to break the devil, attacked the inside and outside of the abdomen at the same time, and directly opened a large hole in the monster's body so deep that the bone could be seen.

A large amount of smelly and poisonous blood gushed out from the wound, and the intense pain caused the monster to stop its uncontrollable attack.

Although he quickly recovered thanks to his strong vitality and the burning hatred in his heart, in a fight between masters, a momentary flaw could determine victory or defeat.

"Hakurei-ryu Kentaijutsu: Dream Sub-Hollow!"

The witch seized the opportunity and suddenly disappeared from the spot. At the same time, the monster's fist fell into the air just by a hair's breadth, shattering a large amount of air.

The powerful force missed, causing the monster to stagger slightly. Before the monster could respond, the figure of the witch appeared behind it, and at the same time, a red and white yin and yang jade in her palm shone brightly.

"Hakurei-ryu Kentaijutsu: Yin-Yang Ghostly Jade!"

The surging spiritual power burst out from the Yin-Yang Jade. Under the heavy punch of the witch, the Yin-Yang Jade, which had an initial speed of the speed of sound, penetrated directly into the back of the monster. At the moment before it was about to hit the ground, it suddenly reversed its trajectory, broke out from the monster's right chest again, and returned to the witch's hands.

"Well!"

The monster's body froze.

He is a rare monster with two hearts. In the past, he has killed countless powerful enemies with this natural advantage.

However, today, before this advantage could take effect, both of his hearts were shattered at the same time.

Even if one has a strong vitality, he will not die immediately even if his heart is broken. However, if he does not have another heart to keep him alive, then he will not die immediately. In fact, it is just a euphemism for waiting to die.

The mountain-like body fell heavily, and the poisonous blood quickly dyed the stone-paved shrine approach red.

"Humans killed my third brother's offspring, so what's wrong with him taking my second brother to seek revenge? The so-called Hakurei shrine maiden who protects the balance of Gensokyo is ultimately also a human..."

The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and even though it was so difficult to utter each syllable, the monster still wanted to say this sentence.

"There will never be peace between humans and demons—"

"Huh? What does this have to do with whether I'm human or not?"

The figure landed lightly beside the monster, and after hearing his last words before death, the witch couldn't help but utter strange words.

"Your third brother's child was killed because he was weaker than humans; humans were killed by your third and second brothers because humans were weaker than them."

"Similarly, they and you will be killed by me simply because I am stronger than you all. What's the difference between humans and monsters?"

It was as if it was telling some truth of heaven and earth, and the light that was about to go out in the monster's eyes suddenly lit up again like a last ray of light.

"That's a nice thing to say, but didn't you kill my brothers just because monsters attacked humans?!"

"You must be dreaming. If they weren't courting death by attacking me as I passed by, I wouldn't bother with such nonsense."

The witch said unhappily as her little finger gently dug into her ear.

"Whether they're human or youkai, if they die, they're dead. As long as they don't affect the operation of Gensokyo, it's none of my business."

The cold-blooded words were spoken with calm emotions, causing the six-armed monster's eyes to flicker violently several times before it finally lost all its vitality powerlessly.

Hakurei Miko....haha, Hakurei Miko.

This was the monster's last thought.

Chapter 362: I support this couple, you can do whatever you want

"died?"

After kicking the monster's corpse and making sure it was dead, the witch scratched her head in annoyance.

"If you want to die, why don't you go far away? Don't you know that it's very troublesome to deal with corpses?"

Then, when she looked up and saw the environment within the shrine through the eyeholes of the mask, her body suddenly froze.

At this moment, the shrine, which should have been peaceful and tranquil, has become a mess.

Not only was there dust and traces of battle everywhere, but even the trees on both sides of the shrine, which should have been lush and green, had become bare, as if a tornado had passed through.

"...Forget it, let's move. Living here is getting boring."

After a long silence, the witch made a decision.

"Seriously? Do you think the location of Hakurei Shrine was chosen randomly?"

A closed folding fan suddenly hit the witch's head. Behind the witch, a crack with many scarlet pupils inside opened in the void, and a blonde beauty slowly walked out of it, looking at the witch with a displeased look.

"Hey, Ling, can't your fighting style be a little more elegant? It's unbecoming for a girl to engage in physical combat all day long."

From the few details revealed in the interaction, it can be seen that she seems to have a very close relationship with the witch.

At least, the fist that the witch suddenly turned around and threw stopped before her forehead instead of hitting her directly.

"You're so nervous, Curry! Who do you think gave me this inheritance?"

Pulling back her fist, she glared at the woman through her mask, and the witch known as 'Ling' said with disdain.

"How many times have I told you this? It's not oil curry, it's Yukari, you illiterate miko."

Yakumo Yukari said unhappily, throwing the folding fan in her hand at Hakurei Ryo's mask.

"You are the one who caused the illiteracy, you unworthy sage who is unworthy of being a teacher."

He took the folding fan, broke it, and threw it aside. Hakurei Ling pointed at the messy shrine in front of him and gave an order without any hesitation.

"More than that, Oil Curry, help me repair the shrine."

The two discarded halves of the folding fan quietly fell into a suddenly opened crack, and when they returned to Yakumo Yukari's hands, they had returned to their original shape when they were broken.

"No, can't you do it yourself?"

After hearing what Hakurei Ryo said, Yakumo Yukari immediately refused.

Being so arrogant, this guy probably has never experienced a beating.

“I just move.”

With his hands on his hips, Bo Liling said seriously.

Cleaning up the mess is too much trouble, and sweeping the floor is also a hassle.

Since it's troublesome, let's not do it.

"So, why move your head? The base of the Hakurei Great Barrier is right here. If you move it away, who will maintain the barrier?"

"Don't you still have me?"

"It's hard enough for me to maintain the realm of illusion and reality, you're just exploiting my labor!"

Upon hearing this, Yakumo Yukari immediately refused to do it.

"We agreed that each of us would have a barrier. Don't cause any trouble, I'm telling you!"

"Did I say that? That was years ago. I'm not a monster, how can I remember it?"

Picking her ears, Hakurei Ling looked up at the blue sky above her head, with an expression that said, "I don't understand what you are saying," which made Yakumo Yukari so angry that her teeth were itching.

"You said you can't remember after more than a hundred years?"

"I'm human, of course I can't remember."

"How can there be a human being who has lived for hundreds of years?"

"You Curry, be careful what you say. I'm just an 18-year-old who has lived hundreds of lives."

Staring at Yakumo Yukari, Hakurei Ryo said seriously.

"No one said your age. Besides, 18 years old after living hundreds of times is 18 times hundreds, you illiterate!"

Pursing her lips, Yakumo Yukari was too lazy to argue with this old friend anymore.

Originally, she came here to clean up the scene.

The reason I refused just now was that this guy's attitude was too annoying.

"Forget it, forget it. You'll still be poor even if you move. It might even be better if you don't move, because you'll just end up eating dirt if you do. So since you're so pitiful, I'll help you clean up."

“The realm of history and the present.”

As Yakumo Yukari gently pointed the shrine with the folding fan in her hand, the next moment, the entire shrine, including the ground and trees, everything gradually returned to its original state as if time was turning back under the sudden burst of powerful demonic power.

Even the amount of fallen leaves and gravel on the ground was exactly the same as before the battle.

"What's wrong with me being poor? At least I live a fulfilling life."

Hakurei Ryo was not ashamed of Yakumo Yukari's criticism, but rather proud of it.

"Wake up, eat, daydream, fight monsters, sleep, is this what you call living a fulfilling life?"

After glancing at Hakurei Ryo, who looked like a human but had the temperament of a complete salted fish, Yakumo Yukari didn't know what to complain about.

"Also, there are no outsiders here, why don't you take off your mask?"

“I feel safer wearing a mask.”

She gently reached out and took off the mask on her face, and her face, as pure and flawless as a snow lotus, was exposed to the sunlight.

If Hakurei Ling looks like a girl with a mask on, except that her actual age cannot be seen, then when she takes off the mask, people will think she is an underage girl at first glance.

Or rather, a girl.

Because her face is too tender.

In addition, her figure is only average, and she is not as good as Yakumo Yukari next to her. In this case, even if she said she was only 13 years old, some people would probably believe it.

But who knows, her real age is already 18 (for the hundredth time).

"Having such thoughts proves that you are getting closer and closer to autism."

After making a casual complaint, Yakumo Yukari suddenly pressed Hakurei Ryo's shoulders and stared sincerely into her pure black eyes.

"Ling, do you want to be a mother?"

If the person who said this was a man, no matter what age group he was in, he would be sentenced to death.

"Female, no hobbies, frigid, mysophobic; don't love me, it won't work."

Looking back at Yakumo Yukari's amethyst-like eyes, Haku Rei Ryo said seriously.

"Go away, I'm talking to you about something serious."

Letting go of Hakurei Ryo with a helpless smile, Yakumo Yukari opened her folding fan with a snap and gently covered most of her face, revealing only a pair of deep and intelligent eyes.

"Ling, it's time to train the next generation of Hakurei shrine maidens. Although you can still hold on, do you intend to hold on until you die?"

"The immortals are not the undead."

Who could know that in the eyes of outsiders, the Hakurei shrine maiden, who has been replaced countless generations, is actually the same person from the beginning to the end.

Many people in Gensokyo know that apart from the contributions of the group, the two people who made the greatest and most indispensable contributions to the establishment of Gensokyo are:

One of them is the still living monster sage Yakumo Yukari.

The other person is the 'deceased' first generation Hakurei shrine maiden.

It was this combination of a human and a demon who joined forces to defeat the ancient gods, which allowed Gensokyo to be successfully established.

At the same time, these two people also symbolize the two layers of barriers they have opened to protect Gensokyo.

It can be said that the reason why Gensokyo can exist is thanks to these two existences.