I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

What the new Demon God said was right. In this world where there are all kinds of monsters, goblins and people with special abilities, there is definitely more than one way to solve the problem of the Demon God. Since such a special world exists, it is not impossible for the Demon God to completely get rid of the "curse" of time. Instead of pinning hopes on a guy who can betray even his closest relatives, it is better to believe in the possibilities of this world.

In the past, the alien demon gods had to keep fighting in order to connect time and space. Most of them were eliminated by Kamen Riders in repeated actions, and then the traces of their existence would be erased due to the self-correction of the world. Except for those with special point identities, others would even forget their existence and be reborn again from the desert of time, waiting for the next "accident" that would allow them to travel to other worlds.

Some demon gods have even gradually forgotten their past as humans due to multiple reincarnations, completely lost themselves in the desert of time, and truly become a "weirdo".

——That’s right, I just chose the more feasible option, not because I couldn’t stand it!

Suddenly, a beam of light shot out from a distance and quickly shot towards the Skeleton Demon God and Feathered Fox. However, the Skeleton Demon God was prepared and secretly set up a mental barrier around the two of them to block the sudden attack.

"It seems your good daughter doesn't intend to let you go just like that. Now escape from here first."

As he spoke, the Skeleton Demon God sent Yuyuko's spirit back to her original body, then carried her on his back and fled out of Nijo Castle.

Seeing this, Nue couldn't help but frown. The death of Yuyuko was an important part of the plan. Coming back from the dead was somewhat contrary to the law of cause and effect. Therefore, the reincarnation had to be covered up with the death of Yuyuko to prevent Hell from discovering his whereabouts.

If the reincarnation ceremony were discovered by the group of nagging Yanmas in hell, this reincarnation would be considered a failure. Besides, it is unlikely that the current Yuyuko would help it.

——There is no time to waste, we must keep them!

Just when Nue was about to put other things aside and throw Yuyuko into hell first, the Blue Knight stood in front of it again, standing on the wall of the moat.

With the help of Sadako's telekinesis, she can basically do everything that the Skeleton Demon God can do. Even allowing Inoue Ue in the holy pole form to have the ability to move in the air is not a difficult task, which is just right for dealing with the Nue standing in the air.

[Hey, stupid Shiye, are you really going to die?! ]

Although Sadako didn't know what means Inoue Ueya used to restore his physical condition, she clearly felt that the white-haired girl in front of her had never been serious from the beginning. To be honest, it was more like she was adapting to her new body.

"Ah, sorry, I think I have to keep fighting no matter what."

Sadako knew that no matter how powerful the enemy was, Inoue Ue was the kind of fool who would not back down once he made up his mind to attack.

Instead of trying to persuade Inoue Ueya to give up, it is better to stay by his side to avoid any accidents.

[Really... I'll remember this. I'll settle the score with you when I get home!]

"Oh?"

Through the scattered memories from Grandma Highway and Feathered Fox, Nue still had some understanding of this guy in front of him who came out of nowhere. However, he did not expect that this guy would dare to come out and get in the way when facing himself who had returned from hell.

Not to mention that this guy suddenly attacked and knocked it into the moat with a palm, now he actually wants to stop it from chasing the feathered fox. This is simply courting death!

"Although your strength is quite good, do you really want to stand in my way?"

Nue's face turned cold, and murderous intent emanated from his body uncontrollably. Now he didn't have the patience to waste time on an ant.

Inoue Ueya was silent for a moment, then looked up at Nue and said calmly, "Stop looking around. Your opponent is me."

[That guy is about to attack us, follow my instructions.]

"Well, I see."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nue stretched out his left hand, put his index and middle fingers together, and waved it in the direction of Inoue Ueya.

"Destroy!"

【Dodge to the left.】

Following Sadako's instructions, Inoue Ueya hid to the left without hesitation. Almost at the same time, a sudden invisible force descended from the sky at the place where he was originally staying. The city wall that was crushed by the huge force was covered with cracks in the blink of an eye, and then a big hole appeared. The force even passed through the back of the city wall and extended to the inner hall of the Nijo Castle, which had long been in ruins. Deep and invisible marks were cracked on the ground.

Whether in the eyes of monsters or gods, Sadako is a very special existence.

In addition to the original power of the urban legend "Sadako", Sadako has continuously evolved from an urban legend sealed in a cursed videotape to become the existence that dominates the Internet today. As long as Sadako wants to do so, she can even control the entire online world at any time. Even the world's strongest hacker organization is no match for her, and it is easy for her to cause world-wide chaos.

Not to mention that the Internet is a treasure trove of countless wisdom. On the surface, there are all kinds of knowledge and skills within the scope of ordinary people, and secretly there are inheritances of magic cults, ancient martial arts practitioners, etc.

In this day and age, supernatural knowledge is no longer confined to books. Instead, in order to ensure that the inheritance can continue, people tend to use modern technology for proper backup and preservation. Although those guys are still very strict in terms of data confidentiality, for Sadako, there is no secret in the online world that she cannot crack.

Sadako's computing power is even dozens of times stronger than that of a supercomputer. Combined with her own vast knowledge, it is enough for her to predict Nue's intentions. Based on the fluctuations of Nue's "fear" and spiritual power, the casting method and the content of the spell, she can instantly calculate the moves it is about to perform. It is not difficult for her to calculate how powerful the released moves are.

Considering that "Nue" was once a legendary Onmyoji, Sadako did not dare to relax and had to hand over the control of her body to Inoue Ueya, while she concentrated on calculating the other party's every move and coming up with feasible response plans.

"Interesting, you can actually predict the spells I cast?"

Seeing that Inoue Ue also dodged the attack, Nue's expression looked a little surprised. The armor of the holy pole form was much heavier than the form that Naya and Yuyuko had encountered in its memory. Unless Inoue Ue also knew clearly what type of spell it was casting and reacted one step ahead, there was no way he could dodge this sudden move.

"Unfortunately, now is not the time to talk nonsense. Since the person blocking the way has gone away, I will spare your life for now."

Nue's target is not Den-O. Since the other party has "given way", all it needs to do with limited time is to continue on its way and then throw the escaped Yuyuko back to hell.

Chapter 282 Absolute Trust in Each Other

[Swing the long pole and use the hook to pull the nue to stop it from moving! ]

"Is this a technical job? I can't guarantee I'll hit the target with one strike..."

[No problem, Shiye, you can definitely do it. Just believe in yourself.]

Seeing the Nue floating in the air going farther and farther away, Inoue Ueya didn't have time to think about it. He held the assembled pole tightly in his hands, recalling the feeling of Sadako using the holy pole form in the past, and swung the pole towards the Nue that was moving away.

Whoosh!

As the long rod was swung, the hook drew a beautiful parabola in the air and kept approaching the back of the Nue.

Just as the hook of the long pole was about to hit the Nue, a powerful "fear" suddenly burst out from its body, and the hook was also shaken away by the burst of energy.

"Humph, you didn't think I was completely defenseless against what was behind me, did you? Your rash actions were the reason for your defeat!"

As he spoke, a burst of energy instantly condensed in Nue's hand, and he was about to turn around and smash it towards Inoue Ueya behind him.

[Now, cast your long pole! ]

Nue was the former lord of all demons and is also an Onmyoji who is responsible for slaying demons and monsters. He has extremely rich combat experience. Naturally, it is impossible for him to expose his back to the enemy so easily. This is a deliberately created flaw. He has been accumulating strength in secret, waiting for Inoue Ueya to launch a sneak attack, and preparing to use all his strength to quickly get rid of Inoue Ueya, the troublesome guy.

However, when Nue turned around, Inoue Ue was no longer there. Instead, a long pole was shooting towards it.

Nue snorted coldly, then stretched out his hand and caught the oncoming assembly pole with his bare hands. He squeezed it hard, and the pole quickly became covered with cracks and was about to be completely shattered.

Suddenly, the assembled long pole in Nue's hand emitted a blue light, and a sea-blue hexagonal crystal appeared in front of Nue. Invisible power emanated from the crystal, wrapping up Nue from all directions like a chain, making it unable to move in an instant.

"Hmph, just a trifle..."

Even until now, Nue's face still did not show the slightest fear, as if he was ready to end the battle at any time.

Nue shook his head. The strength of the blue armored man was even weaker than he had imagined. It was true that Yuyuko was getting farther and farther away. The gate of hell that opened on the ground was also spreading and expanding. His time was indeed limited, and he could not continue to play with him.

"Let's stop this farce."

As he spoke, Nue released spiritual power in all directions, trying to find Inoue Ueya's location through perception.

【Full Charge】

But before Nue could find Inoue Ueya, a cold electronic sound rang out in the night sky, revealing his location.

Following the source of the sound, Nue subconsciously looked up and saw Inoue Ueya appearing in the sky, his body wrapped in sea-blue lightning, rushing towards Nue with a flying kick.

"Oh wow, the power of this move seems to have increased a bit, but it's a pity that it was exposed too early."

There was still no reaction on Nue's face, but with a thought, the hexagonal crystal formed by assembling the long pole was shattered by the spiritual power emanating from it, turning into pieces of various sizes. As time passed, it turned into a faint blue light and dissipated.

"If I can remove the restraints, you won't be able to dodge my Yin-Yang technique again in your current state. Let's end it here..."

Facing Inoue Ueya who was attacking from above, Nue stretched out his right hand, put his index and middle fingers together, and once again made the familiar hand seals.

"Destroy!"

An invisible and powerful wave of spiritual energy shot out towards Inoue Ueya. Not only was this oncoming attack impossible to observe with the naked eye, it was also a Yin-Yang technique from the hands of Nue. Its power was even far greater than the spiritual power torrent that Yasha Yuki had previously unleashed.

Inoue Ue in the air did not dodge or evade, but continued to move closer to Nue in a flying kicking posture, and crashed directly into Nue's magic, and disappeared into thin air.

"Hmm, has the whole person been completely swallowed by the spiritual power? It seems that the power of the new body still needs some time to get used to. The attack has become heavier without me noticing."

Nue couldn't help but sigh. Inoue Ueya was a pretty powerful guy. He had killed Kidomaru and the others. It originally just wanted to beat Inoue Ueya half to death and then recruit him to join its own team.

"What a pity, you can only blame your bad luck—"

Before he could finish his words, Nue felt a sense of alarm. A strong sense of crisis suddenly arose from behind him. He quickly turned his head and saw that Inoue Ueya, who had been swallowed by the spiritual power, appeared behind him unharmed, with a blonde loli who appeared at some unknown time hanging on his body.

"Knight Kick."

The lightning that was originally wrapped around the whole body was now all concentrated on Inoue Ueya's left foot. Before the Nue could react, a side kick hit its chest. The Nue only felt an extremely domineering force coming towards it, and the next second it was knocked down from the air by this irresistible force.

At this moment, Nue was like a kite with a broken string. He flew backwards along the gap in the city wall that had been destroyed by a previous blow and landed on a building in the outer hall.

Nue, who suffered a heavy blow, suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ahem, this is really a bit beyond my expectations..."

Even though its body was a perfect one forged from endless resentment, and even though the strength displayed by Inoue Ueya was far inferior to Nue's casual attack, it was still injured this time.

"Is this the true strength of Inoue-san and the others?"

Kato Megumi, who was waiting for an opportunity in the dark, was able to clearly witness the entire battle process through the enhanced vision given by Zeronos. She turned her head to look at the mini Sadako clone who was deploying everyone's actions, and couldn't help but sigh.

He swung the fishing rod and threw out the hook, giving the Nue, who had been on guard against his back, the illusion that "Inoue Ueya was launching a sneak attack." Then, while the other party turned around to launch a counterattack, he threw the long rod. Inoue Ueya himself jumped into the air and used his telekinesis to create a platform to stand on. He used the darkness of the night sky to cover his figure and secretly observe the reaction of the "Nue."

The long pole interrupted Nue's movements and imprisoned it, but it did not show any panic. Instead, it released its spiritual power to try to sense Inoue Ueya's location. This reflected that Nue's strength was still at ease. It also allowed Sadako to capture Nue's psychological activities. It seemed that because this new body was too perfect, it gave it an absolute confidence.

Sadako contacted Mary in the distance through her mini clone, asking her to remain hidden and come to Inoue Ueya's side and wait for an opportunity to act. Then she asked Inoue Ueya to perform his special move in the air, deliberately exposing his position through the electronic sound effects of his belt, creating the illusion that Inoue Ueya was acting recklessly, causing Nue to further underestimate his strength.

As long as there is no deliberate perception or the ability to sense nearby existence such as telekinesis, Mary's ability to erase her presence will basically not be discovered. Under Sadako's deliberate misleading, Nue voluntarily gave up using spiritual perception and did not let it discover Mary hanging on Inoue Ueya's back.

Next, with the help of Sadako's telekinesis, she captured the trajectory of Nue's magic and calculated the time to let Mary use her ability to erase her and Inoue Ueya's presence, and at the same time teleported behind Nue. The illusion of Inoue Ueya's death made Nue relax, which was a great opportunity to use the ultimate move that he had been preparing to strike to severely damage the opponent.

In this battle, although there was an overwhelming gap in strength between the two sides, Sadako controlled the rhythm of the battle, achieving the result of the weak defeating the strong.

Not only that, as the executor, Inoue Ueya acted without any hesitation and fulfilled all the dangerous demands, even doing better than Sadako expected. The absolute trust and tacit understanding between each other was the key to defeating the opponent.

"But the situation doesn't seem as simple as I imagined. The Nue didn't seem to suffer much damage after being hit head-on by a fatal attack."

Chapter 283 Breakthrough to a New Stage

Although Inoue Ueya still didn't understand why Kato Megumi suddenly appeared in Kyoto, he still reminded her not to transform casually before intervening in the battle.

Zeronos needs to transform by consuming the memories of himself in other people's brains. The heavy price required for transformation, as a transformer, Kato Megumi knows this better than anyone else. Although the cards she is currently using are still from her future self, there is not only one threat in this world, whether it is monsters, monsters, or even human spiritual practitioners, there are probably still many dangerous people among them.

The current Nue is an example. She doesn’t know whether the cards will be exhausted in the future.

However, Kato Megumi finally consumed the card to transform. Whether it was to deal with the powerful Nue or because of her previous encounter with Naya in the Desert of Time, she had to use the power of Zeronos.

"Well, so-called power is something that should be used when necessary, right?"

After a fierce battle, Nue was blown away by Inoue Ueya's ultimate move, but its physical fitness was fully revealed at this moment. The internal and external injuries on Nue's body recovered at an extremely fast speed. It stood up again not long after falling down. The ultimate move that was used with all its strength seemed to cause little damage to it.

"Excellent battle judgment..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Inoue Ueya only felt a strong wind sweeping past, and in the blink of an eye, Nue returned to his front from the distant outer hall.

"According to the memories I inherited from that monster, your name is Inoue Ueya, right?"

Seeing this, Inoue Ueya just remembered that the enemy in front of him not only had a strong body, but also had absorbed the "fear" of the high-speed grandmother before.

Nue nodded secretly in his heart. Although it was the first time for it to use this new power and its speed was far slower than Naya who was fighting against Yuyuko in the memory fragment, it was enough to achieve this level. No one present could cope with this ability to increase speed instantly, whether it was Inoue Ueya in front of him or the seriously injured Yuyuko.

But just as he finished speaking, strange black lines appeared on Nue's body. Although they were not very obvious, he could feel that these black lines were slowly spreading around his body.

"After being devoured, you can still maintain your own will and want to take my body as your own again? This kind of fear is really hard to control..."

Although Nue said this, its expression remained as calm as ever, and it did not take the backlash from Grandma Gaosu seriously at all.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I can forgive what happened before. Join me and become a member of my One Hundred Demons Night Parade."

Thinking carefully about the previous battle, Nue vaguely realized that he might have been led by Inoue Ueya from the beginning of the battle.

Figure out the opponent's psychology and set up a series of traps that are linked together, so that even it will fall into the opponent's calculations unknowingly.

Inoue Ueya didn't even respond to Nue's solicitation, but swung his fist at it without saying a word. The answer was obvious. He attacked Nue in order to save the victims involved in this incident, and Inoue Ueya would never go along with it.

"I'm going to go take care of my mother's affairs first. You stay here and think about this proposal carefully."

For the current Nue, the speed of Inoue Ueya's punch was not worth mentioning at all. It easily dodged the oncoming attack, then flashed past Inoue Ueya and flew to the other side of Nijo Castle. Its target was the Skeleton Demon God and Feathered Fox who had already walked out of Nijo Castle.

The current situation is still within Sadako's calculations. Whether it is Nue's psychological changes or the possibility that Nue will gain acceleration ability after swallowing the "fear" of the high-speed mother-in-law, she has already anticipated this.

Although it is unknown why the Nue is so eager to end the life of the Feathered Fox, it cannot be a good thing no matter how you think about it. Inoue Ueya and Sadako will never just watch its plan succeed.

Sadako has more than one clone. In addition to the one next to Kato Megumi, she also sent several clones to explain the battle situation and give commands to various forces, including the Onmyoji, Kotoko Iwanaga, and a group of monsters led by the Nura Group and the Shikoku Group.

When a person is concentrating, they tend to ignore things around them. During the battle just now, other people weren't just standing there watching.

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden barrier appeared out of nowhere around Ertiao City, instantly blocking all the ways out, and Nue had to stop.

"Well, although there are many signs of improvement, I recognize this as the large-scale sealing technique used by Onmyoji to subdue powerful monsters, right?"

Just as Nue said, this was a sealing technique set up by the Onmyojis according to Sadako's request during the time when Inoue Ueya was fighting with Nue.