You say this is a love game?

"I think you must be very interested, Senior."

Shuten smiled.

"There are still people here who need to be killed. We haven't killed them all yet."

Are there still people who haven’t been killed yet?

Mizutani Makoto stood up immediately.

My waist and legs are no longer sore and painful.

"where?"

……

……

"There's a big problem here!"

A powerful bird demon fell on the rooftop, and the battle between the bosses and the bird demon was about to break out.

But what does this have to do with him, a mere paper exorcist?

Not to mention getting close to the battlefield, just the crows formed by the vengeful spirits wandering around the edge are enough to make him suffer!

Above the sky, crows were circling in groups.

Crows continued to fly towards the rooftop, but some also aimed their sharp claws at Nishida Akiyu and Matsushita Kei. They swooped down, their wings flapping the air with sharp whistles, their claws flashing with a cold light, as if they would not leave until they had killed them!

"Haren."

At first, Akiyuki Nishida was able to defend himself with talismans, but soon throwing talismans alone was of no use. There were too many crows attacking him, including some ordinary crows that were swept in by the vengeful crows, but there were also many vengeful crows of varying sizes, such as the lower and middle levels of the paper.

To Mizutani Makoto, these vengeful crows were just miscellaneous soldiers that could be easily slaughtered with the Yata no Rasmusubi, but to Nishida Akiyuki and Matsushita Kei, they were a calamity.

dying!

Surrounded by a flock of crows, Nishida Akiyu and Matsushita Kei fled for their lives, looking as miserable as two hunted rabbits. The crows' cries echoed in their ears like a death knell, and the sound of sharp claws ripping the air echoed from above their heads.

Compared to Matsushita Kei who ran at an extremely fast speed, Nishida Akiyuki was running with almost all his strength, sweating profusely and looking extremely embarrassed.

"Too many!"

"If you keep chasing me like this, I'll die sooner or later!"

Nishida Akiyu desperately tried to avoid the crows that kept flying towards him. His shoulder had been scratched and bloody, and there were several more scratches on his arms, and blood oozed out, staining his sleeves red.

When he turned around, he saw that Matsushita Kai's situation was even worse than his. However, Matsushita Kai protected the special vengeful crow in his arms, and then ran for his life while holding the vengeful crow in his arms amid the attack of the crows.

"Come here, kid!"

Nishida Akiyu shouted angrily, and while calling Matsushita Kei, he swung the talisman in his hand, and a small paper figure for the Shikigami to possess appeared in front of him.

"Hey Stone!"

The little paper figure of the Shikigami seemed to come alive, and a huge stone appeared out of thin air, falling to the ground with a loud bang, making a "Hey, hey, hey!" sound.

"Hey!"

An illusory figure of a strong man jumped out from the dark tombstone. The strong man suddenly picked up the stone and charged towards the flock of swooping crows.

Sex Stone.

A kind of monster.

Originating from the legend near Nikenya-cho, Tokushima, it is a tombstone that makes a "hey-hoo" sound and is the grave of a famous wrestler.

According to legend, after the strongman's tomb was built, strange changes began to occur within two or three months. In the middle of the night, a "hey xiu hey xiu" noise would be heard from the tomb, as if the strongman was carrying something on his back, scaring others so much that they dared not pass by.

Until one day, someone, skeptical, picked up the Heyxiu Stone and found that the stone was as light as a feather. However, with every step he took, it became heavier. So the man cruelly threw the stone to the ground, and the stone broke into two pieces. The whole story ended there.

People in Japan really have a special liking for stones. Whenever they come across a strange stone, they like to spread the rumor that there is a god living in the stone, and even evolved legends such as "Maruishi God". Heysho Stone is a typical stone monster.

Akiyuki Nishida has a special connection with the Heystone. This stone, which houses the Rikishi brother, has been with him since he was a child. After he embarked on the path of Onmyoji, the stone has been protecting him all the way to the top of the world.

Now, his spiritual power is at the paper level, and Heyshi's spiritual power level is also at the paper level.

He is good at throwing talismans, while the strongman brother of Heyxiu Stone is good at great strength and defense. He is definitely one of the close bodyguards that the Onmyoji dreams of. He and this strongman brother are the best partners.

"what!"

The strong man raised the huge rock high up, like a huge shield blocking Nishida Akiyuki and Matsushita Kei. Taking advantage of the time bought by the Hey Stone, Nishida Akiyuki made up his mind, took out a talisman that he had kept separately from his pocket, bit his fingertips and made a hand seal. Immediately, a blazing light suddenly spread out, and the powerful spiritual power fluctuations exploded in all directions like a shock wave.

The crows instinctively screamed and scattered, briefly interrupting their attack.

Akiyuki Nishida had a brief respite.

"Get out of here quickly."

He shouted to Matsushita Kei.

But at this moment, a crow with slightly blood-red tail feathers suddenly flew over from the sky.

Matsushita Kai felt that the crow looked somewhat familiar, but before he could think about it, the crow in his arms became restless, making a "cackle! cackle!" sound, broke free from his arms, and flew high into the sky.

The new crow flew towards the building.

The crow that had just been held in Matsushita Kai's arms also flew up.

"This is……"

When Akiyuki Nishida was astonished, he suddenly caught a glimpse of movement coming from the side. When he looked closely, he saw that Matsushita Kei had actually caught up with him!

"You dare to chase after this?!"

Akiyuki Nishida was dumbfounded.

He looked up at the sky and saw crows swarming like dark clouds, swarming like they could attack again at any moment.

What the hell!

It would be fine if you didn't escape from the sanatorium at this time, but you ran directly into the depths of the sanatorium?

The big guys in there are fighting in a melee, they are really not afraid of dying from unknown AOE!

Are you so fierce?

Do your family members know about this?

Akiyuki Nishida lowered his head and clenched his back teeth, but the next moment he flipped out from behind the huge stone shield of Heyshi and actually chased after Kei Matsushita.

“Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck!”

He shouldn't have accepted the ghost-exorcism commission in the countryside, otherwise he wouldn't have run into the couple asking him to help find their missing child.

If he hadn't accepted these two commissions, he would still be living a carefree life in Tokyo!

The two crows fled frantically under the flock of crows.

But fortunately, the talisman that Nishida Akiyuki threw out at the end was deterrent enough. The crows circled overhead but did not swoop down again. So he and Matsushita Kei successfully reached the building.

It closed with a bang, finally isolating the cloud of death outside.

"Wow……"

Akiyuki Nishida slumped on the ground, his chest heaving violently and his face as pale as a piece of paper.

He gasped and cursed:

"Why didn't I realize you had such good stamina before?"

"Running faster than me, is that normal?"

Keisuke Matsushita was standing in front of Akiyuki Nishida. He came in earlier than Akiyuki Nishida. He just lowered his head in embarrassment when he heard this, not knowing how to answer the exorcist.

He just lowered his head and looked at his clothes covered in dust and blood, with a hint of relief in his eyes for surviving the disaster.

But before Akiyuki Nishida could recover from his shock, he noticed that something was wrong with Matsushita Kei's figure, as if he was frozen in place.

"what happened?"

Nishida Mingyou frowned.

He propped himself up on his knees, walked forward with a puzzled look on his face, and followed Matsushita Kai's gaze over his shoulder.

The next second, he was also stunned.

The lobby of the building was not as empty as they had imagined.

This used to be the reception area of ​​the sanatorium, but now it seems like a very bloody slaughterhouse.

Dead body.

There were corpses lying all over the floor.

Some had been disemboweled, as if their chests had been pecked through by birds, with their internal organs scattered all over the ground.

Some were charred all over, but it didn't look like burns from fire. Instead, it looked more like they were burned into charcoal by thunder.

Some had their heads chopped off neatly, or their limbs cut off. They rolled in the corners of the walls, their eyes wide open, their expressions frozen in the final terror.

The walls were covered with burns and knife marks, glass was shattered all over the floor, and a huge amount of blood was flowing on the floor, almost dyeing the entire space red. The air was filled with a strong smell of rust and burnt air.

There is no doubt that this is the building that Mizutani Makoto brought Chidori and summoned "Yata no Rasurus" to kill their way through.

Nishida Akiyuki's face turned pale, obviously frightened by this scene.

Even a seasoned exorcist like him behaved like this, let alone Matsushita Kei.

"Well……"

Matsushita Kai covered his mouth, fighting back the nausea that surged up in his stomach. The young man, who had never witnessed slaughter before, witnessed the utter loss of life for the first time. This horrific scene, reminiscent of a slaughterhouse, was terrifying. If the ghost stories of the contract hadn't indirectly honed his mental endurance, he would have vomited immediately.

It's so disgusting and so scary.

However, the two crows were not as timid as the terrifying upright ape. Instead, they seemed extremely calm, even leisurely.

After circling in the air, they continued flapping their wings and flew into an office deep inside the nursing home, one after the other. Now Matsushita Kei was certain that the two crows were guiding them somewhere.

Panasonic Qi was stunned for a moment, but soon gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Nishida Mingyou was still panting behind him: "Are you crazy?! You're still running in?"

But he didn't stop.

Perhaps it was out of curiosity, or perhaps it was his intuition as an exorcist - he always felt that these two crows knew something and were doing something big right now.

Their souls, already harboring resentment, were so persistent in luring them into the depths...either they wanted to kill them, or the source of their resentment lay there.

But before that, they did not cooperate with the crows to attack them.

When Panasonic Kei stepped into the office, it was as if he had walked out of hell.

There were also bloodstains on the floor, but there were only two bodies in the corner. There were traces of incense burners on the wall, and the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, which formed a sharp contrast with the bloody smell outside.

The place was eerily quiet.

Matsushita Kei was finally able to take a deep breath, and his emotions eased a little.

The two crows stopped at the end of the office. They folded their wings, jumped on the floor, and pecked the floor with their beaks from time to time.

This floor looks no different from any other place.

Matsushita Kei hadn't reacted yet, but the experienced Nishida Akiyuki's expression had changed slightly. His face became solemn. He immediately took a few steps closer, squatted down, and gently knocked on the floor.

The sound was dull, not like solid cement, but more like some kind of hollow cavity.

"empty."

Nishida Akiyuki said.

He frowned, pulled out the little paper man again, and shouted "Hey Stone". The strong man reached out and grabbed the edge of the gap in the floor, then lifted it up with force.

“Squeak—!!”

The floor slid open, revealing a secret passage leading downwards.

Bright lights came from below, illuminating many terrified faces.

There were a few people wearing the Red Lotus Seeds Order haori, huddled in the basement below, which was originally used to carry believers for pleasure. They stuck their heads out and stared at the secret staircase above, trembling all over.

Squeezed in the middle, a middle-aged woman wearing a religious robe was looking at them with forced composure.

Saki Tsuchiya.

That is the venerable one of the Red Lotus Seed Guarding Association, the great Bodhisattva Zi'an Cimu.

Now this great Bodhisattva is hiding in the basement, completely losing the mysterious charm he had in front of his believers.