Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

"That's not a good situation." Xia sighed, "The appearance of a human being awake and being controlled by puppetry is completely different. Ayane and I have better eyesight, so we can detect it."

"There are about 300 normal humans who remain awake. Their purpose is probably to break into this village and destroy the barrier that can block the puppet army and the demon army."

"And the number of puppet troops and demon troops is about a thousand." Ayane added, "It seems that the other party is determined to destroy the Dream Village."

“Three hundred people.” Yamato’s face turned serious.

"No, the enemy is probably targeting you guys." Taiyi held a different opinion. "If they just wanted to destroy Huanmeng Village, they could have used siege equipment, or long-range attack methods like bows and arrows and matchlocks. If they were more ruthless, they could have poured some oil or wine around the village, and added some hay and firewood. A single fire would have turned Huanmeng Village into ruins."

"But the other side used human wave tactics, the purpose should be to force you guys to break out." Taiyi raised his eyebrows slightly, "If nothing unexpected happens, Taira no Kiyomori should also be among this group of troops, waiting for you guys to break out, and then use puppetry to control you."

"Well, I agree with Lai Guang's opinion." Tai Gong Wang nodded in agreement and said, "Everyone, although you may be reluctant, I am afraid we must abandon this village now. Please just pack your luggage and evacuate the village before the enemy arrives."

"How could this be..." Namu hugged his elbows in fear.

"No, there's no need to escape so hastily." Taiyi stroked his chin and said, "I just received a ritual from Miss Xu, and I feel that my abilities have been enhanced."

"If the demon army only has about a thousand people, I can't say that I can wipe them all out, but if I try my best, it won't be a problem to wipe out most of them."

"I can take a detour, bypass the army of those 300 ordinary humans, and directly cut off their reinforcements in the middle, but I may have to ask you to resist those 300 ordinary people." Taiyi looked at the important people present and said.

"Besides, one of you, Ayane or Kasumi, has to lead the way for me."

"There are only three hundred people. This young master can handle it by himself." Taigong Wang looked like he was trying to show off.

"Wait! There are more than a thousand demon soldiers. Are you sure you can handle it by yourself?" Rachel looked at Taiyi in surprise and asked.

"I think it's okay." Taiyi replied with a shrug.

"Well, my main job is a demon hunter, and I'm pretty good at dealing with those human-like creatures. How about I go with you to intercept the subsequent demon army?" Rachel took the initiative to ask to team up with Taiyi.

"Ten people against three hundred... Each person is responsible for taking care of thirty people." Tai Gong Wang looked at the other people present, "We can't say that we can definitely stop them, so the three of you, please hurry up and come back to support us."

Taigong Wang had some idea of Taiyi's strength and felt that thousands of demon soldiers should not be able to stop him, so he agreed very readily.

But Sakura, Yamato and others couldn't sit still.

"If they are people with the same strength as those humans who were manipulated before, our samurai against twenty or thirty of them should be able to hold out for a while, but Raikou and the others... three of them against a thousand people, and we ask them to deal with it quickly and come back to support us... isn't that a bit outrageous?" Sakura glanced at Taichi's back as he gave her a thumbs up and turned around to follow Ayane and Rachel away, then looked at Taichi and asked.

"Have more confidence in Lai Guang's strength." Tai Gong Wang rubbed the tip of his nose and said, "Although I don't want to admit it, that guy's strength is already comparable to that of immortals and gods."

Chapter 50 What is it called? Special for clearing miscellaneous soldiers

"...It's really spectacular, a demon army of thousands." Standing on the top of the hill, looking at the scene in the distance that looked like ants leaving a nest, Rachel couldn't help swallowing.

But Taiyi didn't feel any emotion at all about this scene.

If the demon army formed a neat and orderly battle formation, Taiyi might even be impressed by their strict discipline.

But, the demon army... their orderliness and obedience to orders are even worse than those of humans. We can't expect them to form a military formation worthy of our attention.

As for the puppet army, their lineup looks pretty pleasing to the eye because they are like puppets.

"There are not many puppets, only thirty." Ayane silently counted the people in the puppet lineup, and then reported to Taiyi.

"Well, in that case, you two should pay a little attention to the people in the puppet army." As Taichi spoke, he had already torn off the half-mask and materialized Minamoto no Raikou's weapons again.

Taiyi also held the vajra in both hands in front of him, with the tip pointing in the direction of the demon army.

"I will first greatly reduce the number of demon troops."

Vajra, current energy storage continuous bombardment mode - sixty-five percent!

A huge beam of light rushed out instantly, and under Taiyi's delicate operation, it quickly passed behind the projection point, and then returned in the shape of a "冂".

In just a few seconds, more than two-thirds of the thousands of demon soldiers were killed or injured.

Finally, the gap in the middle was filled, and the number of the demon army was already very small, even comparable to the number of puppets next to it.

And all this happened in less than five seconds.

Taira no Kiyomori, who was riding a horse behind the puppet army, didn't even have time to react. When he came to his senses, only a dozen of the thousands of demon soldiers were left.

The two-digit demon army was lucky enough to avoid the light column because the troops were not well-organized during the march.

"...your weapon...isn't it a bit too advanced in this world?" Rachel raised her eyebrows and looked at the vajra in Taiyi's hand. "Future technology?"

As modern people living in the early 21st century who have witnessed the power of missiles, we are shocked that such powerful weapons can exist in the hands of individuals, but we do not have any unbelievable mentality.

"No, it's the mysterious side's equipment." Taiyi shook his head and explained after dispersing the vajra, "So it can beat up any demon or monster."

"Okay, now let's decide our opponents." Taiyi looked at Rachel and Ayane, "We can't just let you come along and end it without doing anything. Choose, do you want to pick the demon army or the puppets?"

"I'm a demon hunter, killing demon army." Rachel said, patting her chest.

"...I'd better go help Rachel." Ayane looked at the puppet army of only thirty people, shook her head and walked to Rachel's side.

There were only thirty of them, which might not be enough for Taiyi to maneuver around, so she would not compete with Taiyi for the kills.

The three of them were chatting here and did not notice Taira no Kiyomori's presence for a moment, and naturally did not notice him riding his horse and turning around to escape into a blind spot where they could not see.

When Taiyi came down the mountain and rushed towards the puppet army, he realized that the number of people and horses was not right, as if one person and one horse were missing.

But Taiyi quickly turned his attention back to the puppet.

There is no other reason. Instead of paying attention to the guy who escaped, it is better to see who is among these puppets. Maybe there are familiar faces.

Well, there are familiar faces, but not many.

There were only two that Taiyi could recognize.

Zhang Chunhua, Wang Yi.

Well, Taiyi recognized these two female generals.

As for the others, they have no individual characteristics and it is really hard to tell who is who.

The faces of all of them are passers-by.

In order to avoid the complicated interpersonal relationships from boomeranging back at his head, Taiyi used the back of the knife when he cut people.

Then he used those horses to carry the generals who were knocked unconscious by him.

Overall, it was quite rewarding.

Twenty-seven military generals whose identities were unknown, plus Zhang Chunhua and Wang Yi.

Taiyi didn't dare to move too quickly. After all, he wasn't very good at controlling horses. If he accidentally angered a horse, and another one ran away...

So he just stayed here leisurely, waiting for Rachel and Ayane to finish their work.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Rachel and Ayane appeared in Taiyi's sight.

It could be seen that the thirty or so demon soldiers, who had lost their courage in the previous surprise attack, did not pose much of a hindrance to them.

The pieces of black cloth on Rachel's body were still intact, without even a crack.

Ayane only had some dust on her clothes, so it couldn't be considered an injury.

"...Are you planning to transport the bodies back as well?" Rachel looked at the people piled up like cargo on the horse's back with a complicated expression, then turned to Taiyi and asked.

"They are not corpses." Taiyi shook his head. "I used the back of my knife to chop them. These generals controlled by puppetry just fainted."

"There are two more women? They must have suffered a lot." Ayane looked at the direction with sympathy where there were only two women standing shoulder to shoulder on horseback.

The Taira no Kiyomori in this world... seems to have lost his original worldly desires?

Taichi rubbed his chin and muttered.

The horses were assigned to Rachel and Ayane to operate, while Taiyi was the only one controlling the horse with only Zhang Chunhua and Wang Yi on its back.

After all, he doesn't have much skills, so he can choose the simplest one, so it's better to choose the one that is easiest to control.

"You're pretty good at fighting, brother. Are you interested in joining me?" Rachel tried to win Taiyi over to her side.

Her main job is a demon hunter, and now she is in need of an assistant like Taichi who can clear out the miscellaneous soldiers and fight against powerful generals.

"Not interested." Taiyi shook his head and replied, "I'm still a mess with a lot of things here."

When Taichi, Rachel and Ayane returned to Dream Village with the captives, the battle between Sakura and the others had not yet ended.

"...You, have you finished fighting?" Tachibana, who stayed in the main hall of the Ghost Mansion waiting for the result, looked blankly at Taiyi and the other two who appeared in the courtyard of the Ghost Mansion leading horses. She then looked at the people on horseback, and her confusion gradually turned into astonishment.

"Well, the beating is over." Taiyi nodded and said, "Call some quick men over here, and bring some strong hemp ropes to tie these people up."

"These are people who are controlled by the enemy using puppetry. If they cannot regain consciousness after waking up, they may attack us." Ayane explained.

"Puppetry? Ah, if it is that kind of magic, I can try to see if I can break it." Tachibana replied while rubbing her fingers nervously.

Chapter 51: The deep love between sisters is not something that can be told to outsiders

Taichi, Ayane and Rachel sat in a circle, looking at the twenty-nine warriors shrouded in the 'barrier'.

"Can this barrier really break the puppet technique?" Rachel asked, looking at Tachibana who was holding up her hands to maintain the barrier.

"I'm not sure, so I can only give it a try." Tachibana replied.

"Does this barrier cause any pressure on you? I see that your complexion is turning a little unhealthy." Ayane raised her head and sized up Tachibana, then asked.

"Well, it's nothing." Tachibana replied, shaking her head.

But the beads of sweat that had begun to gradually overflow from her forehead clearly showed her fatigue.

"Because Lady Tachibana has to maintain the barrier protecting Dream Village at all times." The girl who had been standing behind the counter suddenly came out from behind the counter with a towel, came to Tachibana and helped her wipe the sweat off her forehead. "Maintaining two barriers with completely different functions at the same time should be a new challenge for Lady Tachibana, and she is also dealing with the 'puppet technique' that she has never seen before."

Kapok is the poster girl of the ghost house in Huanmeng Village and the daughter of Yamato, the samurai general of the ghost house.

"If you can't hold on, stop first." Taiyi reminded, "With the barrier technique, your own safety is very important to Huanmeng Village... No, even to mankind."

After all, it can stop the demon army outside the barrier.

Even people who are controlled by puppetry can be blocked before they lose consciousness.

At present, Tachibana's barrier technique is very useful in protecting the safety of important people.

It was purely by chance that Taiyi was able to discover the loopholes in the barrier for people being controlled by puppetry.

After all, he heard that the puppet army would also be blocked outside the barrier. Taiyi originally planned to wait until they reached the vicinity of Huanmeng Village, then take down these people who were controlled by puppetry and tie them to the trees.

As a result, when they reached the village entrance, the horse was out of control and with one kick, it carried Zhang Chunhua and Wang Yi into the barrier.

"You know a lot, young man." Mumian smiled and gave Taiyi a thumbs up.

Juhua withdrew her hands and took half a step back with a slight stumble.

"Lady Juhua." Muqian immediately supported her.

"I'm fine, just feeling a little tired." Chrysanthemum replied, shaking her head.

Then he turned and looked at Taiyi.

"The barrier technique has been completed, but whether the effect of the puppet technique can be eliminated and their consciousness can be restored can only be determined after they wake up."

"Thank you for your hard work, Tachibana." Taiyi nodded, then picked up an empty cushion beside him and put it behind Tachibana, "Now sit down and have a good rest."

"I'm a little worried about the battle situation outside. Lord Raikou, I'll take my leave first." Ayane, who had been looking towards the door from time to time, suddenly couldn't sit still and stood up to walk out.

"You say you're worried about the battle situation, but actually you're worried about Xia's condition." Taiyi touched his chin and muttered.

"Huh? I heard that Ayane and Kasumi don't get along well. Ayane has been chasing after the rebel ninja Kasumi." Rachel raised her eyebrows and looked at Taichi to remind him.

"If they really didn't get along, Ayane would have already tried to kill her when they met before." Taichi rolled his eyes and replied, "She's a ninja. She didn't take action at that time, but instead found an excuse not to do so. This is enough to prove that she no longer hates Kasumi. She's just a little tsundere... or, she doesn't know how to face Kasumi."

"If the two of them sit down and have a frank talk, maybe their relationship can be completely eased."

"However, given the personalities of those two people, the possibility of being frank and honest is almost zero."

"It sounds so complicated." Mumian scratched his hair and tilted his head and said, "Speaking of which, the relationship between Miss Xia and Miss Ayane is so awkward, what is the reason?"

"Because it involves a secret that those two people don't want to be known by outsiders, it's better for me to remain silent here." Taiyi shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he wanted to be a riddler.

"Brother Raikou, you seem to know a lot about what happened between Ayane and Kasumi." Rachel patted Taichi's shoulder and said, "Are you dating Ayane?"

"No." Taiyi curled his lips and looked at Rachel who was gossiping, "And Ayane never told me about her secret past."

"It just happened that I know some of the situations between them."

"By the way, have you heard any news about Hayabusa since you came to this world?" Taiyi turned to Rachel and asked.

"Not at all." Rachel shook her head and replied, "Although I was a little surprised to be able to understand what those ancient foreigners were saying after coming to this world, all they talked about was the troublesome struggle for power. Occasionally, when I asked them for some information, because the vocabulary didn't match or the slang hadn't appeared yet, the communication between me and them was often irrelevant."

"Let alone the information about Hayabusa, I only found out by accident that the puppet I killed was their boss Sun Ce." Rachel said angrily, "There are guys named Zhuge Ke and Lu Kang, why is Sun Ce still alive? Those people are quite good at keeping secrets."