I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

"That's right. Even though she has a bit of an odd personality and even refers to herself as 'old lady' from time to time, an agent is still an agent after all."

However, even Inoue Ueya himself was surprised by Hanako Natsukawa's performance. Thinking about it carefully, he had never seen Hanako fight seriously before. For example, the incident at Tenjin Elementary School was basically just relying on Hanako's strength to violently crush her way through. If it weren't for the special nature of the alternate dimension, he wouldn't have been able to accomplish anything at all...

[As expected, Hanako, you are really amazing. ]

Inoue Ueya's lips curled slightly as he whispered back, "Heh, is there any need to explain? This is only natural, right? My strength is definitely not inferior to that idiot senior who can unleash a beam cannon with his bare hands. It's okay for you to praise me a little more."

Hearing Inoue Ueya's praise, Natsukawa Hanako felt an inexplicable sense of joy in her heart, and "Inoue Ueya" under the mask also unconsciously revealed a proud expression.

It seems Mr. Inoue needs to work harder on his training. He can't keep holding everyone back.

"Well, don't push yourself. As for the fighting, Inoue, just leave it to me. And I think if you keep increasing your training, you'll eventually turn into a weird muscular man, which will be a problem for us..."

【Huh? What are you talking about?】

"In short, you just need to do what you can!"

When the armored man in front of him suddenly started talking to himself, Kidomaru, who was standing not far away, frowned. No wonder Lord Yuyuko had mentioned the existence of "Den-O" when attacking the temple. This guy was too dangerous, even more dangerous than his former enemy Nura.

We can't let this guy continue to imitate sword techniques, otherwise his strength will grow...

Kidomaru decided that he would really fight and defeat all the enemies in front of him in one go, not even giving them a chance to imitate!

Chapter 248: My Special Move

Following "Sakura", Kidomaru also created two sword moves in the past thousand years, which he named Void and Infinite respectively.

"Void" is a sword technique that follows the idea of ​​Kidomaru's past moves and increases the speed of sword swinging to the limit. If "Sakura" has ten times the speed of the sword technique "Plum Tree", then "Void" is a hundred times the speed. The extreme speed can even allow Kidomaru to create a vacuum field through high-speed slashing and destroy everything, so he named this move "Void".

Next, Kidomaru, who had trained his speed to the limit, found that holding the sword with both hands would ultimately be limited by his movements, and his speed could no longer be increased. So he shifted his focus to weapons and developed the final sword technique, "Infinite", which used "fear" to create a huge, controllable blade, and accelerated it to the limit with "fear", allowing him to launch tens of thousands of slashes in an instant!

However, Kidomaru did not intend to use these two sword techniques.

Hanako Natsukawa's strength is unfathomable. Even Kidomaru, whose realm has been promoted, vaguely felt the pressure from the previous battle. With the power of those two sword techniques alone, he was not 100% sure that he could completely kill the opponent in an instant.

"Although the method is a bit tricky, I have indeed broken through to the Great Monster Realm. So..."

Be it Nurarihyon or the armored man in front of him, they are all opponents worthy of a fight. As a respect for the warriors, Kidomaru wants to use all his strength to defeat them!

The "Luocheng Gate" where everyone is located is the scene manifested by Kidomaru's mind, which also means that he is the master of this space. With the control over the space, he gradually realizes that he has the capital to perform more powerful moves.

"First, I cultivated my speed to the limit, and then I successfully broke through the limitations imposed by the weapon. So, what else can I achieve next?"

As Kidomaru spoke, lost in thought, he unconsciously emanated an extremely terrifying aura of fear, a force far surpassing that of his previous battles. Ripples faintly appeared in the pure white space, as if unknown changes were occurring...

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya seemed particularly excited and said, "Wow, I didn't expect this old guy still retains this level of power!"

Hanako Natsukawa was not actually very good at swordsmanship or anything like that. The sword skills she had displayed before were basically moves she had imitated based on the movements she had observed. However, with her rich combat experience, she could more or less understand what Kidomaru was thinking at the moment.

"It seems like he's guessed my ability and is preparing to unleash his ultimate move to end this battle instantly. He doesn't want to leave me any chance to turn the tide..."

This is Hanako Natsukawa's weakness. In order to realize the simulated ability, she needs to spend a long time observing and figuring out the opponent's moves. If she wants to use this talent flexibly, the user needs to have strong calculation ability, comprehension ability and knowledge. Unfortunately, these are all things that Hanako Natsukawa is not good at dealing with.

Compared to this brain-burning method, Natsukawa Hanako prefers to use her powerful strength to mindlessly crush her opponents. If she doesn't encounter a move or "fear" that she likes, she basically won't use this power casually. First, she hates the fact that the operation of the ability is too complicated. Secondly, she needs to distract herself and observe the opponent's movements during the battle. For her, this cheating-level power is only an ability that she will use in extremely rare circumstances.

Rather than copying other people's sword techniques, she hopes to create her own moves.

"Hehe, I just happened to find a lot of inspiration during this battle. It would be a good idea to take this opportunity to try it out, right?"

The long sword made of "fear" in the hand of "Inoue Ueya" turned into a stream of energy and merged into the assembled long sword. The blade of the long sword became extremely red as if it was burned by high temperature. Then he took out the black pass and swept it across his belt.

【Full Charge】

Seeing the assembled long sword being entangled by red lightning, "Inoue Ueya" nodded with satisfaction, threw the pass in his hand to the ground, and looked up at Kidomaru who was standing not far away.

"Hey, that old fellow whose name I don't know, let's have a fair fight!"

At this time, Kidomaru seemed to have realized something. Ripples appeared everywhere in the pure white space, and countless swords emerged from the void.

In an instant, the entire pure white space was filled with suspended blades, and everyone had nowhere to escape.

The situation around him became dangerous. Nura Rikuo, whose injuries had just recovered a little, had to grit his teeth and fight with Kurodabo again. The battle between "Inoue Ueya" and Kidomaru was no longer something they could intervene in, but this was still an inescapable space. All he could do now was to try his best to protect his companions from harm.

"As you wish, for the long-cherished wish of us Kyoto monsters, you will be buried here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, endless silver light stormed towards everyone from all directions, the speed far exceeding Kidomaru's previous two sword moves. Even if "Inoue Ueya" tried his best, he could not fully capture the movement of the sword with his naked eyes.

"Tsk tsk, after Bankai comes Unlimited Blade Works? You old man really know how to play..."

——It doesn’t matter if you can’t see the swords clearly. The target of the swords is undoubtedly everyone, so it is enough to block all the swords!

"Inoue Ueya" appeared next to the monsters of the Nura group in a flash, holding a long sword high in his left hand. The "fear" of the urban legend broke out completely at this moment without reservation, and a scarlet girl's phantom immediately enveloped everyone in the Nura group.

At the same time, the swords that entered the shadowy realm seemed to have been frozen in time, fixed in mid-air. Red lightning wrapped around the assembled longswords, under the control of "Inoue Ueya," flowed between the fixed swords, with the longsword as the main body, forming a visible lightning chain with Kidomaru's sword...

After the swords were linked together by red lightning, Kidomaru frowned. He could feel that the control of those weapons had been taken away by "Inoue Ueya".

"Hmph, it's just a trifling trick. My ultimate secret is far more than that!"

As he spoke, an extremely huge sword emerged from the void. Although it was extremely large in size, a closer look revealed that the giant sword was actually a metal torrent formed by a large number of swords.

Seeing the giant sword falling from above, "Inoue Ueya" no longer hesitated, assembled his long sword and pointed it at the giant sword in the sky, shouting "My ultimate move Part 2!"

Chapter 249: Forgive My Frankness

The swords linked by the red lightning were turned into powder one after another, and the "fear" contained in the swords was completely absorbed by the assembled longsword that was the source of the link. Powerful "fear" washed over the longsword in the hand of "Inoue Ueya", and the assembled longsword wrapped in red lightning was gradually transformed into a big sword about three meters long. Even though its appearance looked full of oppression, it seemed extremely small compared to the "giant sword" falling from the sky at this time.

However, there is no absolute relationship between size and strength. A scarlet sword energy gushed out from the sword body. "Inoue Ueya" swung the sword lightly, and the sword energy separated from the sword along with the blade and shot towards the "giant sword" in the sky.

Looking at the sword blade in the air, Kidomaru sneered. In his eyes, such a mere sword blade was nothing at all. Even if this move could destroy the "giant sword" in the sky, it didn't matter. This was the space dominated by him. With the recovery speed of the big monster, it would be no problem for him to create a few more giant swords.

Just as he thought, the sword swung by "Inoue Ueya" was like sporadic sparks. When it touched the tip of the "giant sword", it was instantly swallowed up by the metal torrent, and it seemed to have no effect at all.

"How disappointing! Is this what you call your 'ultimate move'?"

However, Kidomaru was soon stunned by the following scene. As the saying goes, a single spark can start a prairie fire. The tip of the "giant sword" actually turned scarlet at this moment. The scarlet blade that had just been swallowed was actually constantly flowing in this "giant sword" composed of countless swords. The scarlet color quickly spread out from the "giant sword", and the swords in it gradually turned into powder, and were replaced by the "Inoue Ueya" blade, which became more and more powerful.

Seeing Kidomaru's bewildered expression, Inoue Ueya nodded in satisfaction and said, "You never thought, absorbing the enemy's fear to amplify your own attacks? This is my new ultimate move!"

In a few breaths, the sword blade swallowed up the large metal torrent in the sky that looked like a giant sword, and turned into a real giant blade.

"Inoue Ueya" gripped the hilt of the sword in his hand and manipulated the giant blade to smash it towards Kidomaru. Even though he tried to create more swords to delay time, it was of no use. The swords created by "fear" all became nutrients for the giant blade, and the oncoming attacks increased instead of decreasing.

"What an outrageous ability! Is this the end of this old man..."

As the shadow in the sky fell, Kidomaru, who had used all his strength, no longer struggled and just stood there, completely swallowed by the scarlet sword.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the pure white space turned into white mist and dissipated. Everyone returned to the cellar of Qingyong Temple. The faint moonlight shone from above. Everyone subconsciously looked up and found that the sword blade that cut through the space had pierced through the cellar and the ceiling of the temple at the same time as they returned to the real world.

"Tsk tsk, those Onmyojis won't ask me for compensation, right?"

"Inoue Ueya" suddenly felt a little headache. He turned his head to look in the direction of Kidomaru. Now there was only a pool of blood on the ground, and the old man himself disappeared without a trace.

[Hanako, is that guy dead? ]

"Well, who knows? But that old guy took my full-strength blow. Even if he didn't die, he must be seriously injured now."

After using his "fear" slightly to sense the situation nearby and finding out that there were no more enemies nearby, "Inoue Ueya" took off his transformation belt. As the transformation was lifted, Natsukawa Hanako also appeared beside Inoue Ueya.

"Compared to this, let's go out and see what's going on outside. I can't sense the presence of the Kyoto monsters anymore. I'm afraid they've already left Qingyong Temple."

Inoue Ueya nodded when he heard this. Compared to Kidomaru, whose life or death was uncertain, he should focus on Yuyuko who was still on the move.

"Well, let's go up and take a look now. I'm also a little worried that something might happen to Kotoko and the group of monsters from the Shikoku Group."

As he spoke, Inoue Ueya seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Nura Rikuo and others. After the battle with Kidomaru, most of the monsters were covered in wounds.

There is still a big gap between the strength of the big monsters and the Nura group. Now they are just facing a cadre-level Kidomaru. Even though it is Hanako, she has to start fighting seriously. Nura Rikuo who uses "Ghost Entanglement" is even more helpless. Will there be heavy casualties when facing Yuyuko later?

"Well, I guess you all heard what Hanako said. The feathered foxes are probably already heading to other temples. They might encounter a battle even more dangerous than the one just now. The worst-case scenario is naturally death..."

Inoue Ueya hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and continued, "With all due respect, your strength alone is simply not enough to handle the upcoming battles. I want to confirm with you once again: do you still insist on continuing to fight despite the risk of death?"

"Tsk, you guys are trying to say that we are holding us back, right?"

"Don't think you can look down on monsters just because you're powerful. I'm not a coward!"

The monsters were dissatisfied with Inoue Ueya's statement, but they could not make any rebuttal regarding the issue of strength. The battle in the pure white space had already explained everything.

Although Inoue Ue knew that his tone of voice was a bit rude, he felt that there were some things he had to say. The strength of the Kyoto monsters now far exceeded the description in the original work. Even he and the girls in his family were still unknown whether they could defeat the feathered fox whose strength was unknown. He did not want any unnecessary sacrifices around him, even if the monsters in front of him were not all ones he knew.

Nura Rikuo vaguely understood Inoue Ueya's intention and couldn't help but sigh. He first put the Mimi Kirimaru in his hand into the sheath, then turned to look at everyone.

In order to ask Yuyuko the truth of what happened and stop the monsters in Kyoto from harming humans, Nura Rikuo still doesn't intend to give up intervening in Kyoto's affairs, even though he now knows that his strength is not enough to compete with the enemy. However, he has no reason to let the monsters of the Nura group follow him to risk their lives to find Yuyuko. These words of Inoue Ueya should have come from his mouth as the third generation of the Nura group.

"The Agent is right. The enemy's strength far exceeds my imagination. If you believe your strength is not suitable for continuing to participate in this incident, I hope you will stop here."

Chapter 250: Urgent Situation

Just when Inoue Ueya and others came out of the pure white space, the Zero-Liner was driving in the Desert of Time.

Kato Megumi lay lazily on the sofa in the carriage, yawning and browsing her mobile phone to pass the time. With the disappearance of the alien demon god, she has not encountered anything that requires fighting recently.

"Xiaohui, dinner is ready!"

The slit-mouthed woman walked in from another carriage, holding a plate of exquisite food in her hand, and slowly placed it on the table.

"Hey, I didn't expect that after just checking my phone, the time has already become so late..."

Kato Megumi put down her phone, stretched a little, sat up from the sofa, and then followed the slit-mouthed woman into the kitchen of the car.

"Wait, let me come over and help serve the food."

After a while, the meal made by the slit-mouthed woman was brought to the rest compartment. The two sat together and started to eat dinner.

"Today's dinner is very sumptuous. Did anything good happen?"

Although Kato Megumi felt a little uncomfortable with the sudden dull life, she did not hate this feeling.

Well, except for the annoying guy with glasses who she occasionally runs into at school, she hasn't encountered any troubles recently.

"Haha, actually, when I was at Inoue-sama's place before, I privately asked Miss Sadako some questions about cooking, and she gave me a cookbook. I originally just wanted to experiment with the methods in the book, but I ended up getting completely immersed in it and unknowingly made several different dishes..."

Kato Megumi nodded. When she heard the slit-mouthed woman talking about Sadako, the image of Inoue Ueya appeared in her mind. She seemed to have not seen him since the last incident with her mother-in-law.

"Well, I wonder what he's doing now?"

Listening to Kato Megumi's mumbling, the slit-mouthed woman couldn't help but smile.

"Unknowingly, Xiaohui has grown up to this age. Time flies so fast..."

Facing the slit-mouthed woman's teasing, Kato Megumi blushed, coughed dryly, and clarified: "Don't get me wrong, I just treat him as a friend."

"Ah, are you shy?"

In an instant, the time train that was traveling at high speed began to slow down inexplicably until it stopped. The two people in the carriage immediately showed puzzled expressions.

"Strange, why did the train stop?"

According to past experience, the Time Train will only stop when it encounters a passenger with a ticket, but the only two people with Zero-Liner tickets are Slit-mouthed Woman and Kato Megumi...

"Ah! Xiaohui, look outside!"

Kato Megumi put down the bowl in her hand and looked towards the window of the carriage, and actually saw a silver-haired girl standing on the small platform outside.

At this time, the silver-haired girl seemed to have seen the two people in the carriage. As if she had met some acquaintances, a hint of surprise appeared on her face, and then she waved to the two of them.

……

Back to Inoue Ueya's perspective, everyone has returned to the ground. Relying on Natsukawa Hanako's perception ability, they search for Iwanaga Kotoko and others. Everyone follows her to the main gate of Seiei-ji Temple.

When they arrived at the main gate of the temple, they first saw a damaged stage. Tamazushi and others nearby had many injuries on their bodies, and Iwanaga Kotoko was helping them treat their wounds.

"Hmm, are there any casualties..."

"Hurry up, let's go over and help."

"That's right, we can't let that agent underestimate our power!"

Well, after what just happened, the morale of the monsters has been inexplicably high.

Although Inoue Ueya and Nura Rikuo had told them that the upcoming battle was very dangerous, none of them chose to withdraw, and all of them expressed their determination to persevere until the last moment.

Until now, Inoue Ueya still couldn't understand their thoughts. He had said so much, why would they stay...