I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

As soon as she finished speaking, a surge of golden spiritual power gushed out from her body, and fist shadows were swung all over the sky. The falling debris and broken wooden beams could not withstand the violent spiritual power and were smashed into pieces, creating a safe area for everyone.

"Hiss, such unfathomable physical skills, and such terrifying spiritual power! It's completely different from that of an Onmyoji. There's even a faint sense of inexplicable oppression in the spiritual power. Is this the power of a god..."

Although the crisis was resolved, everyone couldn't help but gasp and looked at Iwanaga Kotoko with horror, as if they had not expected that this seemingly weak god could possess such power.

Is the other party still the God of Wisdom that they know? His strength is already comparable to that of a big monster!

"Look, there's a woman standing above the black ball. Is she Yuyuko?"

When such words were heard among the monsters, everyone's attention immediately shifted to Yuyuko, and they all looked up at the black ball in the air.

Nura Rikuo frowned and whispered to himself, "Hey, is this true? This black ball exudes an incredible aura. This level of fear is even greater than that of the Kidomaru we encountered before."

"Well, don't you think that Yuyuko's expression seems a little off..."

Yuyuko's expression turned grim. She sensed the Nue's aura within the black ball becoming increasingly weak, and instead felt the fear of the unidentified female assassin. It was as if the fear possessed its own consciousness, merging with the resurrected Nue. No, to be more precise, it was more like it was trying to seize Nue's body...

Although Yuyuko has experienced countless reincarnations over the past thousand years, she only has a superficial understanding of Yin-Yang magic, let alone advanced magic such as the reincarnation technique. Faced with the current situation, Yuyuko is completely helpless and can only stay where she is and watch the changes in the black ball.

"No, calm down. Qingming has always been a smart kid. He will definitely be able to handle this kind of problem. I just need to trust him!"

Unconsciously, Yuyuko emerged from the black ball, and the reincarnation ritual in her body had already stopped. This meant that the "birth" process was over, and all that was left was to wait for the "Nue" in the black ball to complete its transformation.

As for the situation of the black ball, she currently has no room to intervene, so Yuyuko has to place all her hopes on "Nue" himself.

Yuyuko's mind moved, and he released a pitch-black "fear" to wrap his body, then he transformed into a black sailor suit and stood on the dilapidated roof beam.

Then, she looked down at the monsters below and muttered to herself, "Oh, right, I still have things to take care of."

Kotoko Iwanaga, the "princess" or "one-eyed, one-legged god of wisdom" who has become famous in the monster world in recent years, exists to maintain the balance between monsters and humans, but to the Kyoto monsters, she is just an eyesore.

Yuyuko heard that Iwanaga Kotoko had no fighting power. Even though she had a certain degree of appeal in the monster world, Yuyuko still did not take her seriously.

"He's just a weakling, no more than an ordinary human, surrounded by weak monsters. I never thought someone with this level of strength would have the courage to come and stop the Nue's resurrection..."

"The world of monsters is ultimately different from the human world. The law of the jungle often prevails. No matter how high her reputation, she is ultimately just a 'false god' created by some unknown monster ritual—no, it feels more like a puppet. While she's a bit of an eyesore, it's not something I'd care about."

Next, Yuyuko's gaze shifted to Nura Rikuo, and his eyes became cold.

After many years, Nurajiro always appears in front of her again and again, no matter it is Nura Nura, Nura Koihan, or the current Nura Rikuo. Whenever Yuyuko plans to resurrect "Nue", she will always be blocked by Nurajiro's clan. It seems that there is an invisible big hand controlling her destiny since the beginning, and she cannot get rid of Nurajiro, her nemesis.

The current Yuyuko is no longer affected by the reincarnation technique. Although she has lost the "fear" of the high-speed mother-in-law, with the added power of the Demon God, her strength is still something that Nura Rikuo cannot deal with.

"Well, it's said that Iwanaga Kotoko has a powerful agent under her command, but she doesn't seem to be here... Never mind. With my enemy right before my eyes, how can I let her go?"

Yuyuko stretched out her right hand, spread her palm, and gently grabbed in the direction of Nura Rikuo, and her telekinesis quickly extended outward.

As if sensing the murderous intent from Yuyuko, Nura Rikuo subconsciously assumed a fighting stance, but he could not have anticipated that Yuyuko possessed telekinesis, and before he could react, he was grabbed by an invisible hand, and the whole person floated in mid-air, looking like he was tied up by something invisible.

"You cunning devil who's in the way, I'm going to cut off your bloodline forever today!"

When Yuyuko was about to clench her fist and end Nura Rikuo's life directly, a manhole cover appeared out of thin air from behind her.

Bang!

The manhole cover was swung hard at the back of Yuyuko's head, and a loud sound was heard by everyone. The sudden severe pain made Yuyuko see stars, and the telekinesis that was holding Nura Rikuo was immediately released.

Yuyuko groaned, and the pain on her face was more obvious than when she gave birth, but she knew that now was not the time to care about such things. She didn't expect that there was a powerful assassin behind her. She needed to leave the place immediately. If she was hit by another sneak attack as powerful as the one just now, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yuyokuni appeared on the eaves of a house not far away. He looked back at his original position with a serious expression, but saw nothing.

At this moment, a voice sounded from behind Yuyuko.

"Hey, are you looking for me? But I'm already behind you."

Chapter 263: I Have Nothing to Fear

Seeing that Inoue Ueya was safe and sound, Natsukawa Hanako and Iwanaga Kotoko, who were standing at the bottom, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuyuko reacted instantly and turned to look behind her, only to see a purple knight holding a manhole cover. She had no choice but to quickly release telekinesis to block the attack in front of her.

"Tsk, over and over again, never mind... You guys really enjoy attacking from behind!"

However, the power of this manhole cover was far beyond Yuyuko's imagination. It broke through the restraints of her hastily cast telekinesis in the blink of an eye, and hit her in shock with the remaining force.

An incredible force came from the manhole cover, and severe pain instantly swept through Yuyuko's body. Even as a great monster, she couldn't help but scream in pain at this moment. The whole person flew backwards from the ruined inner hall of Nijo Castle and fell heavily into a pile of rubble at the bottom of the inner hall.

In contrast, as the feathered fox was knocked away, the manhole cover in the purple knight's hand had unknowingly developed several obvious cracks.

"Strange, Yuyuko hasn't fainted after being hit twice in a row by me?"

"Inoue Ueya" said with a hint of surprise, wondering how this manhole cover, which used to be so useful, could suddenly become weak.

[Hmm, it seems the manhole cover's power-amplifying effect has a certain limit. It won't be able to stun an opponent as powerful as Yuyuko directly. And after defeating all the monsters along the way, its durability has been almost depleted. I'm afraid it will be completely destroyed after one or two more attacks...]

Come to think of it, the rewards given by the system have always been unreliable. This manhole cover is considered to be a relatively powerful prop in Inoue Ueya's hands. If this manhole cover can be enhanced unlimitedly, things don't need to be so troublesome. Just give it to Yuyuko and the resurrected "Nue" and it will be done immediately.

The monsters looked at the girl in the black sailor suit falling from a high altitude. Not only the monsters led by Iwanaga Kotoko and others, but also many other Kyoto monsters who saw the collapse of Nijo Castle near the inner hall and rushed to support. They were shocked. It was obvious that Yuyuko almost killed Nura Rikuo in the previous second, but he was beaten so badly by an unknown person in the next second. Is this really the Kyoto monster leader, Yuyuko who is a thousand-year-old monster, that they knew?

Only Yuyuko herself, who had personally withstood two attacks, could realize how terrifying the power of this suddenly appearing purple knight was.

"The weapon this guy was holding was just an ordinary manhole cover you'd find anywhere. He just used brute force to severely injure me. And his speed is completely unpredictable. It's really a hassle."

When Yuyi Fox met this group of guys a few days ago, he heard some things about "Dian Wang" from the hesitant explanation of the Skeleton Demon God. It was said that the other party was a Demon God Hunter, a dangerous person who would kill all the Demon Gods he encountered. Anyway, it was estimated that

Ji is probably similar to Onmyoji.

"Is this what you meant by not to be underestimated, Skeleton? The Electric King is indeed a formidable foe. I feel like this guy is a little different from the one I encountered a few days ago. His fighting style is different, but his strength is much greater. He shouldn't be the same Electric King we encountered before."

「Uh, well, it’s pretty much what you said...」

But it doesn't matter. The situation is still within Yuyuko's calculations. Now she is in front of the sealed gate leading to the Nue Pond, which means -

"Hey, how long are you going to sleep? Wake up quickly!"

As he spoke, Yuyuko moved his mind, and his telekinesis extended in all directions, dragging the Elf Cricket, Ibaraki Douji, and other knocked-out monsters out of the rubble.

The first ones to regain consciousness were Seimo Cricket and Ibaraki Douji. Even though they fell into a coma due to the sneak attack by "Inoue Ueya", they had the physical fitness of great monsters after all, so their injury recovery speed was naturally much faster than that of ordinary monsters. They woke up directly under the stimulation of telekinesis.

They could still vaguely feel the pain in their heads, but the monsters still opened their eyes with difficulty under Yuyuko's urging.

The Elite Cricket then recalled that he had been ambushed and knocked unconscious. He quickly stood up, looked around at the semi-ruined Nijo Castle and Nuratsu and his group, and then looked at Yuyuko's condition. His face looked a little ugly.

——I have failed in my duty. I have failed in my duty seriously this time!

"Did the technique fail?"

Yuyuko was silent for a moment, then shook her head and replied, "No, it should have been successful, but Qingming's resurrection doesn't seem to be completely complete. You guys go guard the black ball above first. I have an opponent I must deal with seriously now, and I really can't spare any time in a short period of time—"

Before he could finish his words, Ibaraki Douji, who had just woken up, looked at the two of them with an unhappy expression and interrupted Yuyuko directly.

"Such a noise! ​​You've been talking non-stop since just now. When will it ever stop? And who are you two anyway?"

As he spoke, Ibaraki Douji covered his bloody head with his hands. A headache suddenly arose, and a trace of confusion suddenly appeared on his face. After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "Wait, who am I?"

Hearing this, the corner of Jing Mole Cricket's mouth twitched slightly, and a possibility came to his mind: this guy might have lost his memory after being hit.

"Uh... Anyway, just follow me and don't cause any more trouble for Master Yuyuko."

"Huh? Who's Yugyoko?"

"Let's go first, I'll explain it to you on the way..."

——In the blink of an eye, two big monsters were knocked unconscious, and even Yuyuko was made so embarrassed. The opponent’s strength is probably not something they can fight against. They can’t continue to hold Yuyuko back.

The spirit cricket sighed, dragged Ibaraki Douji who was standing there in a daze, and led the other awakened monsters towards the location of the black ball.

Watching the two of them set out to protect the black ball, although Yuyuko still felt that these two big monsters were a little unreliable, she was probably the only one on this field who had the ability to stop Inoue Ueya.

Yuyuko has not yet fully recovered from the weakness brought by the reincarnation ritual. As long as she delays for a while, she should be able to fight the purple knight on equal terms after her recovery.

"No matter whether the black ball contains Qingming or not, there is only one thing I need to do now, and that is to protect the black ball with all my strength!"

Unknowingly, "Inoue Ueya" used the manhole cover effect in his hand and Mary's teleportation ability to cause Yuyuko to have a strange misunderstanding, and her strength was overestimated by her to an unfathomable level.

"Whether it's Den-O or Nura, it doesn't matter who your opponent is—just attack. I have nothing to fear anymore!"

Chapter 264 I am your opponent!

"First, let me get down from above!"

Yuyuko raised her hand, and her telekinesis extended from her right hand again, just like when she attacked Nura Rikuo just now, the invisible hand attacked "Inoue Ueya" above the eaves.

Looking at this familiar action, Inoue Ueya roughly guessed Yuyuko's intention, and then erased his presence again, and teleported behind her, wanting to launch another sneak attack.

But after appearing behind Yuyuko, when "Inoue Ueya" lifted the manhole cover, he found that his body was inexplicably heavy as if filled with lead, and his movements suddenly became slow.

Yuyuko had learned the technique of using telekinesis during her previous battle with Naya. By manipulating telekinesis, she simulated a stronger gravity environment, slowing down the movement of the enemy.

[This familiar feeling is somewhat similar to Sadako's telekinesis. Is Yuyuko trying to restrict our movements this way...]

"Eh, telekinesis?"

Following the feedback from the telekinesis field, Yuyuko sensed the presence of Inoue Ueya, and immediately pulled out her three-tailed sword from her tail, turned around and swung it quickly towards Inoue Ueya behind her. The blade accurately picked up the manhole cover in his hand, and then passed through Inoue Ueya's body.

"Even though you can't see it with the naked eye, you're right here, right?"

"Oh no, the manhole cover is—"

The knife still did not cause much damage to Inoue Ueya, but before he could react, Yuyuko's telekinesis wrapped around the blade and took advantage of the moment when Inoue Ueya was distracted to launch a pursuit.

Continuous slashing attacks followed, accompanied by a series of sparks. The armor that had remained intact after countless battles in the past was actually scratched by Yuyuko's blade.

"It hurts, is this the true strength of the great monster?"

Although "Inoue Ueya" tried to increase the distance between the two and regain the rhythm of the battle, his movements became slow. The combat experience between Mary and Yuyuko was as different as heaven and earth. Yuyuko seemed to be able to predict his thoughts, and his torrential attack was so fierce that he was unable to resist and did not give him any chance to breathe.

"No matter how strong you are, don't underestimate me. I am also a powerful monster who has experienced hundreds of battles!"

As mentioned before, whether it is Mary's ability or the Holy Spear form that focuses on long-range combat, both are flexible types and are not very good at defense. Once suppressed by the enemy, they will fall into a tough battle. Especially now, Inoue Ue has no ability to get rid of Yuyuko's offensive. First, the ability to erase the sense of existence was broken by Yuyuko's telekinesis, and in order to deal with the oncoming attack, "Inoue Ueya" was unable to concentrate on using the ability of teleportation to increase the distance, and the two abilities that Mary possessed could not be used.

Gradually, Yuyuko's telekinesis completely locked onto the invisible purple knight, concentrating its power on "Inoue Ueya". Mary, whose abilities were sealed, had no choice but to release "fear" to resist. Even so, the pressure brought by the telekinesis was so heavy that "Inoue Ueya" was unable to move. As Yuyuko gradually recovered from the weakness brought by the reincarnation ritual, her offensive became stronger and stronger, and Inoue Ueya was completely at a disadvantage.

The battle is still going on, but since Inoue Ueya has not yet removed the ability to erase his presence, all others see is Yuyuko waving her sword in the air with a wild laugh on her face, looking like a lunatic.

"Hey, is this woman really our leader?"

The amnesiac Ibaraki Douji frowned and asked a question to the smart mole cricket beside him.

"Stop talking like that. Our current mission is to protect Nue's transforming body..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Kyoto monsters gradually became complicated. Could it be that Lord Yuyuko finally couldn't bear the mental pressure brought by the thousand years of reincarnation and went completely crazy?

But how could Hanako Natsukawa, Yashayuki, and Kotoko Iwanaga not be aware of Mary's abilities? Especially the two girls who had a contractual connection with her, they immediately realized that Yuyuko was using unknown means to sense the location of "Inoue Ueya".

"Really? I can't stand this any longer! I'm going to rescue Inoue and the others, you guys deal with that black ball."

As she spoke, Hanako Natsukawa was about to step forward to intervene in the battle, but unexpectedly a strong wind blew past, and a golden light burst out from the body of Kotoko Iwanaga next to her. When Hanako came to her senses, Yashayuki had already rushed over.

"Tsk, someone got there first..."

Hanako Natsukawa pouted, turned back to look at Iwanaga Kotoko, who had recovered, and continued, "Then let's go deal with that black ball first."

"This……"

Kotoko Iwanaga was a little hesitant. Even the transformed Inoue Ue was no match for Yuyuko. Would it be okay to let only Yashaku Yuki provide support?

"Well, leave it to her. Although this silly senior is a bit of a naiveté, she's probably the strongest among us when it comes to direct combat."

An extremely terrifying spiritual power emanated from Yashayuki's body. He jumped into the air and kicked towards Yuyuko.

"Don't bully my husband!"

"Tsk, you're getting in the way..." An inexplicable sense of crisis surged in his heart. Yuyuko held a katana in his right hand and pulled out the iron fan of the second tail from his tail with his left hand. He turned around to block Yashayuki's sudden attack. The unparalleled force made Yuyuko stagger back several steps.

The restraints from telekinesis were loosened by Yashayuki's attack, and "Inoue Ueya" took the opportunity to use his teleportation ability, retreating to Yashayuki's side and removing the ability to erase his presence.

"It's time to change people. Mary-chan, go help Kotoko first."

"Well, then I'll leave it to you."

Without the firepower support from the manhole cover item, Mary's ability was also restrained by Yuyuko. She might have a chance of winning if she launched a sneak attack, but it would be impossible in a head-on battle. She knew in her heart that she could not beat Yuyuko who was already on high alert.

Although Mary felt a little helpless, after hearing what Yashayuki said, she still broke out of Inoue Ueya's body and walked towards Iwanaga Kotoko and her group.

"Hurry up and stop that little girl! I don't know how a monster could possess the power of a demon god, but if I'm not mistaken, she's the one who gave Den-O the ability to move at high speed!"

After hearing what the skeleton said, Yuyuko didn't intend to let Mary escape just like that. The breath-erasing ability, terrifying strength, and the difficult-to-react movement speed displayed by "Inoue Ueya" were the most dangerous existence for the "Nue" who was undergoing transformation. As long as they could successfully deal with this tricky guy, other monsters would be no match for them.