Collapse, I save everything alone

Her voice gradually became lost, and at the end, there was a hint of sobbing.

How could a young girl have such a strong heart? In this lonely environment, she finally confided her true feelings to the kitten in her arms:

"I really want to go see the cherry blossoms with my sister..."

She longed for the day when she could recover from her illness. At that time, she would be able to walk under the blue sky with her sister and enjoy life like other healthy people of her age.

However, this wish is no longer possible.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside Yae Rin's room.

Judging from the density, there are probably quite a few people coming.

They pushed open the wooden door of the room and poured in.

The light from the setting sun barely cast some light into the house, but it made the figures of the villagers appear even darker.

They were holding all kinds of farm tools and kitchen utensils, including shovels and kitchen knives, and it was obvious that they had come with bad intentions.

The crowd surrounded Yae Rin, looking at the sacrifice in front of them that would be offered to the gods tonight with all kinds of eyes.

This time, there was no trace of pity in their eyes. Instead, they looked as if they were appreciating a piece of art, appreciating the gift that would be offered to the gods tonight.

The young girl was stared at by these strange eyes and could only curl up in the corner in fear, her face even paler than usual.

Even though her father, the Eightfold God Lord, had told her her fate in detail and she had indeed accepted such a fate, when these people really arrived, the girl still couldn't help feeling scared.

She recognized all the people who came to her house and could easily call out their names, but now, the looks they gave her were so strange and unfamiliar that she couldn't help but feel fear.

Her thin body kept shaking. She held the kitten tightly in her arms. It was her only support now.

- Because a similar incident had happened before, in order to prevent the virgin girl who was used as a sacrifice from escaping or being taken away by her relatives and friends, every year before the ceremony begins, the villagers will go to the sacrifice's home in a troupe.

Afterwards, he used a kitchen knife to cut the tendons in their wrists and legs, making them lose all ability to move, in order to ensure that they would not and would not be able to escape again.

Outside Yae Village are towering mountains and it is impossible to escape with a disabled person with broken limbs.

Apparently, they came to Yae Shinto's house and to Rin's room at this moment, intending to do the same thing to this weak girl.

As villagers, they were able to enter the residence of the Yae family, the village chief and lord of the clan, without any hindrance, naturally because they had already obtained the tacit consent of the head of the family.

The ceremony will begin soon, and if you want to disable Yae Rin's ability to move, now is the time.

One of the villagers stepped forward and gradually approached Yae Rin, who was curled up in the corner and trembling.

At this moment, the kitten in the girl's arms meowed softly.

"...Xiao Xiaobai?"

The girl subconsciously looked at the kitten in her arms.

It looked at her with its sparkling eyes, and then licked her wrist gently.

As if to say, leave everything to me.

Then, it broke free from the girl's restraints, jumped out of the girl's arms, and blocked the crowd with its thin body.

It bared its teeth and all the hair on its back stood up, as if it was protecting the girl.

They came here before the ceremony started in order to protect the girl who was about to be sacrificed.

Although he had to wait until the ceremony began, it didn't mean he didn't plan to do anything.

- Did he have to watch Yae Rin having her tendons cut alive in front of this group of scum, falling helplessly in a pool of blood?

Even if the Yae Rin in front of him was just an illusion, Mingyu could not let this tragedy happen again before his eyes.

Moreover, if we want to solve the problem of Yaezakura and the Herrscher of Corrosion, Yaezakura herself is also a very important character.

"…Where did the cat come from?"

"Get it away!"

Faced with the kitten, which had a simple and cute appearance and looked completely harmless, the villagers did not show any fear and did not take it seriously.

The one walking in front had already swung the shovel in his hand and hit the wild cat directly, intending to kill it directly.

The force is so great that if it hits an ordinary wild cat, it would probably take its life in an instant.

Unfortunately, the wild cat's wailing and struggling did not happen as he had expected. For some reason, the shovel stopped in mid-air, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not move any further, as if something in the air forcibly stopped his attack.

Then, a dazzling light burst out from under the shovel.

——This is a light that people of this era have never seen up close. In the past, they had only seen it in the sky... lightning.

The lethal amount of electric current flowed along the shovel into the body of the villager closest to Yae Rin. The next second, without even the chance to wail in pain, he fell straight to the ground, his body becoming stiff.

Out of consideration for the girl behind him who had never seen blood, he did not make her death too tragic, such as making her bloody and unrecognizable.

The kitten with blue lightning glowed landed in front of Yae Rin and gently stretched out a paw. An arc of electric current spread out, surrounding the girl behind it, and then extended upwards to form a complete electromagnetic barrier.

The cat's eyes scanned the people in front of it with a cold gaze. They looked harmless, but after the first victim appeared, the remaining villagers were too afraid to step forward.

——No one wants to be the next victim.

Whoever Mingyu's eyes fell on, they would involuntarily take a step back.

A large group of people were frightened by a kitten and dared not move forward.

"Xiao...Xiaobai?"

The cherry-haired girl behind him called out its name in disbelief.

"..."

Mingyu thought about it, and finally turned around and said:

"Don't worry, I will protect you."

Chapter 77 God descends

At the same time, in the shrine.

The girl who was to be the presiding priestess of the ritual was now dully making preparations.

She washed up and changed into a new shrine maiden costume.

The red and white shrine maiden costume was dignified and decent, wrapping her body and adding a sense of solemnity.

However, her mood could not improve no matter what.

She had not completely given up hope. Before the ceremony was complete, she tried to step out of the shrine, secretly return home to pack her luggage, take Rin away and run away.

Even if there are only two sisters, they will definitely be able to live well in other places in the Far East.

If all else fails, they can travel across the ocean to other countries, such as neighboring China.

However, whether it was the entrance of the shrine or every corner of the shrine, there were villagers patrolling.

They probably knew what they wanted to do, so they didn't give themselves the chance to escape.

Before the ceremony began, she was forced to stay here and couldn't go anywhere.

Therefore, the last chance would probably be to kidnap Rin right there at the ceremony venue.

But the chance of success by doing this...isn't it too small...

The girl was hesitant.

Although she would try no matter how slim the hope of success was, she would not hesitate to try if there was a way to increase the probability of saving her sister.

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared in the shrine.

It was the samurai who often came to visit the shrine during this period, and she came again today.

"Sister Mei, how could you...?"

Yaezakura looked at the samurai girl who came to visit her, but she felt a little confused.

Normally the shrine is open to the public and anyone can come in, but today the shrine has been completely closed off by the lord. Apart from her and other villagers on patrol, there should be no one else here.

Seeing the cherry-colored girl in front of her looking a little confused, Mei explained:

"There were a few people at the door who stopped me from coming in, so I used a little force."

As she said this, she also shook the sword in her hand.

As a "ronin samurai", it is quite normal for her to do as she pleases.

Of course, she was not as ruthless as Mingyu who lived next door and took people's lives with one move.

Her sword was not unsheathed, but it only made the group of villagers who were blocking the road fall asleep temporarily.

"I heard that you were going to preside over a ceremony today, so I came to see you."

Mei explained using the words she had prepared in advance.

"..."

Yaezakura was silent for a long while.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she looked at the other person with an almost eager look.

During this period of time, which was neither too long nor too short, she had already realized that the other party possessed extremely advanced sword skills, even far better than her own.

If, if I could ask her to help rescue Rin from the ceremony...

The probability of rescuing my sister would be greatly increased, right?

This... might be possible!

So, the cherry-colored girl stepped forward without hesitation, tightly grasped Mei's hand, and pleaded with a sincere tone:

"Sister Mei, could you please do me a favor?"

..............................

The faint light of the flame burned in the darkness, casting an ambiguous halo, outlining a mysterious and depressing picture of the village.

Many villagers knelt silently in front of the altar, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

On the stone platform of the ceremony venue, the girl who was to be sacrificed had been placed there.

——Although no one knew where the villagers who were responsible for cutting her tendons and brought her here had gone, the sacrifice did come to the ceremony site alone.

Although her tendons were not cut, the sacrificial girl did not run away, so the villagers waiting here had no other ideas.

They only hoped that the ceremony would begin quickly, and that the girl's life could be exchanged for the nectar that fell from the sky.

On the stone platform, Yae Rin knelt quietly with her eyes closed, as if she had accepted her fate.

The night wind blew quietly, bringing with it a fishy smell and mournful cries. The villagers stared at the girl in fascination, with piety that came from the bottom of their hearts.

As the night gradually fell, the shadows of the houses were reflected in every corner of the village, like a huge theater under the dome. Whether it was the trembling firelight, the shadows refracted by the lights, or the dull and pious faces of the villagers, the whole scene was rendered more depressing and tense.

In this state, Yaezakura also went up to the ceremony venue.

She came to Rin with an expressionless face and raised the spiritual sword Sakura Fubuki in her hand.

Yaezakura's plan is actually very simple.

——He pretended to kill his own sister, but in fact he cut the rope on her in an instant, then pulled her and Mei together to escape from the encirclement of the villagers and escape from Yae Village.

Taking a deep breath, the girl's eyes became determined, and she quickly swung Sakura Fubuki and slashed at Yae Rin.

With each blow of the knife, the ropes that bound Lin's hands and feet broke, and she regained her freedom.

Then, Yaezakura took her sister's hand and said anxiously:

"Rin, let's go, let's get out of here!"

"elder sister……"

"Where do you want to escape to?"

An unexpected voice reached Yaezakura's ears.

Along with it comes the unbearable high temperature.

"..."

Yae Sakura paused while pulling her sister along. She turned around with difficulty, only to see a huge monster behind her.

The huge crimson fox was taller than most houses in the village.