Persona: Devil Summoner

The whole figure looks like a human, except that the skin is dark blue, holding a hammer and fire tongs in his hands, and wearing an apron on his body, which makes him look very much like a blacksmith. The fire tongs are used to clamp the metal to heat it, the hammer is used to forge it, and the apron is to prevent sparks and iron slag from flying out and scalding the body.

But he only has one foot, it's not that he lost one of his left or right feet. It looks like he has only had one foot from the beginning, extending from the center of his body. But what's a little strange is that he has an iron mask on his head, which looks very similar to Tie Chou in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, with only an opening where his left eye should be, revealing one eye.

He was not like an ordinary demon who attacked Jiang Tianwei and other thieves when he saw them. He just forged the steel silently. Usually blacksmiths would have an anvil when forging iron, but he was different. He forged directly on a huge red-hot iron block.

The iron block is three or four meters long, one meter wide, and one meter high. It is hollow inside and looks just like an iron coffin. But usually, coffins are made of wood. No matter which country it is, it is rare to hear of an iron coffin.

On the one hand, it is difficult to make, and on the other hand, the cost is neither high nor low. If you say that dignitaries do not want to live in the same coffin as ordinary people, then they will choose gold, silver and jade instead of iron. But who among ordinary people would spend this money?

However, when Jiang Tianwei was a child, he often heard about ghost stories. It was said that iron coffins were used to seal demons and evil spirits. Legend has it that in ancient times, when zombies appeared, they would be locked in iron coffins and buried.

Even though Ben Ta Ding had some resistance to fire, the huge red-hot iron coffin still made his skin turn black and gave off a foul smell of burning flesh.

“…What are you doing?”

After all, Dongxiang Yiersan had just arrived at the cognitive space not long ago, and her common sense was still similar to that of normal people. She didn't know that many of the demons' behavioral logic was different from that of humans.

"This is a coffin."

Unexpectedly, the one who responded to her was not Jiang Tianwei, but a bellows that was being forged.

The one-legged monster continued swinging his hammer without turning back as he explained.

"It's all over. We need a coffin to bury us."

Yiben Taling said this, with a sense of sadness in his tone.

"Who are you in the Sakurano Group?"

Jiang Tianwei asked.

The hand of the hammer paused for a moment, and then he swung the hammer again.

"Yeah, who am I... I don't know anymore. I thought that I had served several generations of the Sakurano Group, and would eventually serve the new group leader until I died. But in the end, I ended up with a disgrace in my later years... Really... Alas..."

As he spoke, he put down the fire tongs in his hand and reached out to touch the burning red coffin in front of him. His palm made a violent hissing sound when it touched the red iron, and black smoke accompanied by a burning smell poured out of his palm.

"At least... I have to do one last thing. The old team leader's coffin, the eldest lady's coffin. And everyone's coffin. The Sakurano Group has been in turmoil for so many years. No matter whether he is good or bad, there must be someone to collect the bodies of everyone..."

As he spoke, Jiang Tianwei noticed that the room was filled with rectangular iron blocks. He probably intended to cast all these iron blocks into coffins.

Jiang Tianwei was not familiar with the people in the Sakurano group, but the old-fashioned tone, the strong feelings towards the entire group, and the sadness all reminded him of someone.

Sakurano Ei's old housekeeper.

Although he had only met the old butler a few times, the old man's attitude of being willing to go through fire and water for the young lady, as well as the lingering sadness between his brows, left a very deep impression on him.

"What happened to the Sakurano Group?"

Jiang Tianwei asked, although he couldn't guarantee that the other party would answer him, he still asked the question.

"Yeah...what happened...crazy, everyone is crazy. The old team leader is crazy, the eldest lady is crazy too. Everyone is crazy. Everyone is dreaming unrealistic dreams, alas..."

Ippon Tadashi's tone was very tired. From his perspective, the changes in the entire group must have made him very sad, but he was powerless to do anything.

After all, what this kind of organization values ​​most is the relationship between superiors and subordinates. If you are the team leader, then everyone listens to you, even if you are wrong. If you are not the team leader, then you should shut up, even if you are right. When he served the previous team leader, the team leader still trusted him very much. At this time, he could still "borrow the power of the tiger" for a while, but later the team leader was replaced and his position dropped significantly.

This is not difficult to understand. As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. Who would take office as a leader without replacing a group of his own confidants first?

“We want to go to that city.”

The more Jiang Tianwei listened, the more he could roughly guess his identity.

"I can't go there. It's not open to outsiders."

"Yes, I can. As long as you agree."

"...Me? I'm just an old man who is about to die. I just want to die with this castle. I have watched this place grow from a small house to a village brick by brick, and then watched it gradually become the magnificent scenery it is today. I will not let anyone destroy it, even if it is in danger."

The house he mentioned probably refers to the concept of Sakurano Group.

He was probably completely discouraged. As the old saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. Completely disappointed, he only wanted to disappear with the Sakurano Group.

But Jiang Tianwei still has one final trump card.

If this Yiben Taling is really the old butler, then he has a "secret weapon" to use.

"What if I say there is a way to save the young lady?"

"!"

Yiben Taling finally stopped forging iron. He turned his head, and an exaggeratedly ferocious look burst out from the only opening on his iron helmet!

"You say, Miss!"

"Yes, it's the eldest daughter of your Sakurano Group, Sakurano Ei. I say, what if there is a way to save her?"

Jiang Tianwei said this, tearing off his mask and revealing his face.

“You, you are… you are from the Kawahara family… ah, ah ah ah, yes, that’s it! So it’s you! If it’s you…”

From the iron helmet, the old butler's voice gradually began to sob.

"Thank you, Bodhisattva, thank you, Bodhisattva... Ah, Miss, is there still hope... Then, I must ask you for help. We, the old and young, cannot adapt to the times and should be eliminated... But Miss, Miss, she is innocent. She was just born here and has no choice... How can a child choose her own birth? If she can be saved, she can be saved..."

The old butler said this in a low voice, threw down the hammer in his hand, fell to his knees, and kowtowed repeatedly. The iron helmet collided with the ground and made a fierce sound...

Jiang Tianwei quickly helped him up. When he thought that this was the soul of an octogenarian kneeling down to him, he felt that his life might be shortened.

"Everything, everything is up to you! But, that city is now a demonic territory... You must be careful..."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 571 Assault

Just as Akechi and Shinjima Shin analyzed before, although the gate of the castle tower has a keyhole, there is no need to find a key or open a specific mechanism.

This is a symbol.

Those in the castle are official members of the Sakurano Group.

Those outside the castle are the unrecognized members of the Sakurano Group, or in other words, the reserve forces.

Therefore, the old butler who had served several generations of the family master was impeached. But even so, he was still a member of the Sakurano Group, and his recognition could indeed help Jiang Tianwei open this door.

Dongxiang Yiersan remained silent the whole way. Although she didn't know the specific cause and effect, she could roughly guess what the story was from the conversation between Jiang Tianwei and the old housekeeper just now.

The tragedy of a child is that he cannot choose his parents.

Although some people often advocate the grace of giving birth, it is because these people have happy families. They do not know, nor do they want to know, that there are quite a lot of scumbag parents in this world. There are many parents who give birth to their children in the toilet and throw them directly into the trash can after giving birth. There are also many parents who abandon their children when they are young, and suddenly find that their children have a promising future and make a lot of money when they grow up, and then go to recognize them as their relatives.

Dongxiang Yiersan himself was also deeply affected by the abuse of his family, so naturally he felt a little sympathy for this gangster lady whom he had never met before.

"Are you ready? I'm going to open the door."

Jiang Tianwei's voice drew her attention back. Jiang Tianwei's words seemed to be asking everyone to be prepared, but in fact he noticed Dongxiang Yiersan's clone, and his words drew her attention back.

"Well, I will do the auxiliary work."

"Well, then, I'll start."

Jiang Tianwei took a deep breath, then suddenly kicked sideways!

This kick was exactly the same as Bruce Lee's move in the movie. In the movie, Bruce Lee kicked the plaque of "Sick Man of East Asia" to pieces. Today, Jiang Tianwei's kick also kicked open the door of the gangs who were complacent and lived in the smoke and violence of the old society.

"! Is there an outsider breaking in?!"

A handsome demon turned around and saw the Phantom Thieves at the door, his brows furrowed.

Normally, demons are mostly weird looking guys, but just because you have seen too many of these weird demons, you will suddenly find a handsome pretty boy very beautiful. This is clearly demonstrated in Stephen Chow's Flirting Scholar, which is very convincing.

This demon was named Okuninushi. According to legend, he fought with more than 80 brothers and sisters for the country and his concubine (it has to be said that Japanese mythological characters are really good at giving birth to children). In the end, he defeated everyone by seizing the sword and bow and arrow of Susanoo-no-Mikoto from the Land of the Underworld, and finally became the ruler of a country.

He has a strong Japanese style, his hair is tied in two buns in the ancient Japanese style, his official title seems to be [Mizura], he wears silver armor and holds a sharp sword in his hand.

Jiang Tianwei didn't know that this guy was the one who started the "rebellion" within the Sakurano Group. It was he who took the lead and led everyone to forcibly impeach the increasingly crazy old team leader [Sakurano Ryota], and finally supported Sakurano Ei to become the new generation of team leader.

Judging from this behavior, he does have some similarities with Okuninushi.

"Who is guarding the door? How did he let this guy in? Tsk, is there a traitor? I'll have to purge him when I get back."

Okuninushi muttered this, raised the sword in his hand, and made a starting stance.

When we got to the castle, we could no longer see the Momoyu warriors who looked like Japanese soldiers. Maybe they were too low-level? The demon follower that followed Okuninushi was named Takemikata.

Their hairstyles were similar to Okuninushi's, but they had no arms and their bodies were tied up with ropes. They didn't have handsome faces, but dark green skin with cracks like rocks, and ferocious expressions, like demons, and even had sharp horns growing out of their foreheads, and the fangs in their mouths couldn't be hidden.

This is the defeated god in Japanese mythology, so that's why he is treated like this, right?

As Okuninushi's sword took the opening move, these demons swarmed over like bees! They wanted to tear the enemy apart with their horns and fangs!

"spread!"

Jiang Tianwei simply gave the order, turned the spear in his hand, and stabbed it towards the Jianyu Mingfang in front of him...

Click!

However, the demon was once a god, and his reaction was incredibly fast. He opened his bloody mouth and bit Jiang Tianwei's spear!

He used his upper and lower jaws to exert force at the same time. As long as he was determined, it would be easy to bite this iron thing into pieces...easy...easy...

"Can't bite it?!"

An unbelievable sound came from Takemikado's throat.

Jiang Tianwei then laughed: "Of course, what do you think this is in my hand?"

Ordinary iron tools cannot withstand the bite of such a ghost. Teeth were originally evolved as hunting tools and are naturally quite aggressive. Most of the top predators in the biosphere have sharp teeth and claws, let alone this ghost with both arms cut off?

But the one in Jiang Tianwei's hand is no ordinary thing! After being fused with demons several times and repeatedly strengthened, the spear has long been promoted to the level of a divine weapon. No kidding, if you take out Japan's national treasure, the Ame-no-Kume sword, and chop it against it, Ame-no-Kume may not be able to beat it.

Jiang Tianwei flicked his wrist, and the spear swung back. The sharp blade of the spear destroyed Jian Yumingfang's mouth in an instant, and the huge force turned its entire head into a pulp! Jiang Tianwei took advantage of the situation and jumped over its body in one step, pointing the spear in the air at Okuninushi.

As the saying goes, catch the leader first!

Later, the members of the Phantom Thieves dispersed in perfect harmony and fought on their own, attracting all the attention of these miscellaneous soldiers to their side.

"Our captain really likes the one-man charge, right?"

Goro Akechi's weapon is a Western saber, a weapon with a slender blade. It looks very elegant and fits his temperament as a detective prince. He moves very fast, like a drama actor, using exaggerated and flexible movements to toy with Takemikado who attacks from the left, center and right at the same time.

When the opponent attacked from the left, he took a light step back and stabbed the opponent's eyes with his sword. By the way, using the enemy who attacked as an obstacle, he used the sturdy physique of persona Robin Hood to hit Takemikado who was in the middle and knocked him away.

Takemikata on the right stopped his attack, and golden arcs of electricity quickly covered the corners of his forehead! Then, the lightning turned into a fast-flying arrow and chopped towards Akechi's head!

The speed of electricity is extremely fast. Once you see it, it is basically impossible to avoid it - unless the opponent misses.

But, unexpectedly, several fine silk threads suddenly flew out from the side of Goro Akechi, and formed a structure almost like a spider web in front of him!

The only one in the Phantom Thieves who can use silk thread as a weapon is Togo Ichi-san.

The overlapping wires did not prevent the electric current from passing through them, but they acted as a conductive device, dispersing the original electric current. Finally, the power of the electric current that hit Goro Akechi was greatly reduced.

"Thanks."

Goro Akechi thanked him and got into position again. The persona behind him then gathered magic power, but this time it was not Megiddo's omnipotent magic power, but the dark red power of the curse.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 572 What other surprises do you have that I don’t know about?

Jiang Tianwei had seen the power of the curse several times. Among other things, the demon Alice under his command was a female demon who was good at using the power of the curse.

This dark red curse power can not only cause damage to the enemy's life, but also has the probability of directly taking the opponent's life and eliminating the opponent's existence.

When I was fighting with the remaining soul of Taira no Masakado before, I was tricked by this trick - although the other person's curse was purple, it was obviously a higher level.

Goro Akechi's persona Robin Hood swung the bow in his hand and used it as a melee weapon or a magic weapon. A red skull-shaped shock wave quickly rose up from under the enemy's feet and swallowed the entire monster in one breath.

The screams of evil spirits could be faintly heard in the air. In just a moment, Takemikado's huge body was corroded by the red curse, as if it had been splashed with sulfuric acid, and its flesh and skin quickly melted away.

“It looks like it’s working!”

As Goro Akechi spoke, he swung the tip of his shuriken, just like in an American hero movie, such as Zorro, the tip of the sword quickly drew beautiful and deadly lines, quickly sealing the face of the monster in front of him. And Robin Hood was behind him, the arrows in his hand burst into golden light.

The wise sword quickly tore open the enemy's eyeball and seized the opponent's vision. The eyeball is the most vulnerable part of a living thing, and it is extremely important. Throughout the history of biological evolution, there are some "overlords" who are at the top of the era in each era, and the earliest "overlord" is the Anomalocaris in the deep sea.

When paleontologists discuss Anomalocaris, there is always one point that they cannot avoid, and that is that Anomalocaris evolved the eye as an organ, which crushed the eyeless creatures of the same period in one fell swoop.

Goro Akechi destroyed the enemy's eyes and retreated. Robin Hood's arrow was fired at the right time, and the dazzling golden light defeated Takemikata, who had lost his eyes and fallen into madness, in one breath.

"You actually possess the three attributes of blessing, curse, and omnipotence at the same time? That's amazing."

Jiang Tianwei couldn't help but praise him.