I, Den-O, the Contract Urban Legend

"Hmph, I don't believe you can remain unharmed after taking this full-strength attack..."

Nue's mind moved, and the fear of the old lady and the spiritual power of Nue began to entangle with each other. The aura emanating from his body surged again. Now there was not much time left for it, and Nue planned to use all his strength to eliminate the insect in front of him that kept running out and getting in the way.

"You might be able to dodge it once or twice, but how can you dodge it ten or a hundred times?"

A pitch-black energy ball condensed in Nue's hand again, and all the fear and spiritual power in his body were poured into it. "Eternal Reincarnation" unfolded again. Under Nue's control, the energy ball continuously released spiritual power fluctuations, and the speed was several times faster than the last time. Countless micro black holes continued to rush towards Inoue Ueya.

"go to hell!"

As if affected by the "fear" of the high-speed grandmother, the spiritual power fluctuations spread extremely quickly this time. Multiple and dense micro black holes attacked like a tsunami, as if they would drown Inoue Ueya in the next second. This level of attack was no longer something that could be dealt with by simply dodging.

"Hanako, is there any way to keep up with this speed?"

[Hmph, need I say more? I won't lose to anyone!]

The eyes of "Inoue Ueya" under the mask were constantly flashing with extremely complex data streams. Even though he saw a scene in front of him that looked like the end of the world, he still walked towards Nue.

With years of accumulation, Sadako's calculation ability has grown to an unfathomable level. Following her instructions, even Inoue Ueya using the relatively bulky form of the Holy Rod can barely tangle with Nue for a while. Now that her peak form is no longer restricted by the heavy armor, she has relatively more room to play.

Moreover, the peak form is much stronger than Inoue Ueya and Sadako imagined. The possessed girls seem to be affected by it and their strength is further enhanced.

Sadako, who possessed a vast store of knowledge in her head, and Kuin, who was also a witch skilled in magic, had only witnessed Nue's "Astronomical Manipulation" and "Eternal Reincarnation" once. With the complementary knowledge of the two, they successfully analyzed the operating principle of "Eternal Reincarnation" in a short time, so it was naturally not a problem for them to find a way to crack it.

Although the things created by "Eternal Reincarnation" can barely be called black holes, it is ultimately just an anomaly caused by magic. The black holes created can only exist for a moment and will completely dissipate in less than a few seconds.

Use "Astronomical Manipulation" to adjust the gravity of the surrounding environment, and then form a special spiritual power fluctuation through the black ball in your hand. The diffused spiritual power will cause the gravity to further distort and turn into a large group of miniature black holes. As the spiritual power fluctuation spreads, new black holes will continue to be created. After the spiritual power fluctuation passes, the black holes in the original place will quickly dissipate, causing these black holes to look like they are constantly moving forward rapidly. Although the casting of this spell involves various difficult and difficult to understand knowledge points, this is probably the operating principle of "Eternal Reincarnation".

"As long as there's a way to predict the spiritual energy fluctuations used to trigger the black hole cluster and interfere with them, moving any black holes that might be touched aside before they are formed, then even if I just walk straight ahead like I did, it won't be a problem at all."

If it were anyone else, facing the "Eternal Reincarnation" cast by Nue with all his strength, they would probably be in a life-or-death situation. However, the person it encountered was Sadako. For her, breaking this spell was a piece of cake. Even if the power was increased again, as long as the essence of the move did not change, breaking it would only require increasing the amount of calculation. This level of calculation was far beyond Sadako's endurance limit.

Sadako digitized the frequency of spiritual power release, diffusion speed, number of black holes, size range and other factors and put them into her mind for high-speed calculation. Natsukawa Hanako's ability can increase Inoue Ueya's movement speed, but his reaction still cannot keep up with the speed of spiritual power diffusion. He can only predict the trajectory of spiritual power in advance and deal with the approaching spiritual power fluctuations accordingly through the telekinesis that wraps around his body.

Even if Sadako's calculation was slightly wrong, Inoue Ue would probably not be able to escape the fate of being torn apart by the black hole. However, he had full faith in the girls' abilities, and even when the situation was related to his own life and death, Inoue Ue never had any doubts about it.

On both sides of the street, the buildings that were already on the verge of collapse could no longer withstand the power of the black hole and collapsed completely. In an instant, smoke and dust rose up. "Inoue Ueya" still looked calm and continued to walk slowly towards the Nue in front. The black hole generated by the fluctuation of spiritual power seemed to deliberately avoid Inoue Ueya, and ultimately failed to hit him.

Seeing the distance between the two getting closer and closer, Nue frowned. It still didn't understand how "Inoue Ueya" avoided its moves. According to common sense, there was no possibility of him being alive.

Nue was suspended in mid-air. He lifted the pitch-black sphere between his hands and held it high above his head. He poured all his spiritual power into the black sphere, and the size of the sphere grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Since conventional black holes can't hit you, then I'll completely annihilate this area in one go. Can you still dodge this situation, Inoue Ueya?"

Hearing this, Inoue Ueya's body flashed scarlet, and he said excitedly: "Oh wow, it seems like it's time for me to take action!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hanako Natsukawa replaced Sadako to control Inoue Ueya's body. "Inoue Ueya" then threw the assembly pole in his hand aside, took out the black pass and swept it towards the transformation belt. His hands, wrapped in scarlet lightning, quickly made various hand seals, and an extremely violent light golden spiritual power instantly burst out from his body.

【Full Charge】

Nue's pupils shrank slightly. The order of hand seals used by Inoue Ueya was not unfamiliar to it.

"Impossible, this is my 'astronomical manipulation'?"

Nue's eyes were full of disbelief. It had never taught "astronomical manipulation" to anyone, not even its own descendants. Inoue Ue would never have learned this spell from anyone else. "Grasping the spell cast by the other party with just one look" was unheard of. Even Nue himself might not be able to do it.

"Your astronomical control? Now it belongs to 'us'!"

As the creator of this technique, Nue knew that the principles of "Astronomical Manipulation" involved knowledge from various fields and had strict requirements on the mental strength of the practitioner. It was undoubtedly an extremely difficult Yin-Yang technique to master. At least according to the information provided by the memory fragments of "High-Speed ​​Granny", Inoue Ue was just an ordinary person without spiritual power, and it was even more impossible for her to be a genius in practicing Yin-Yang techniques.

Although Nue still couldn't believe what Natsukawa Hanako said, the strange starry sky phenomenon caused by the previous "Astronomical Manipulation" was quickly contaminated by the golden spiritual power. Nue realized that his control over gravity began to weaken, and the black energy ball above his head also became vaguely unstable, as if the control of this gravity field had been snatched away by someone.

At this moment, Nue felt a surge of irritation in his heart, with only one thought left in his mind.

——Inoue Ueya must be stopped and his spell must be interrupted before it is completed, at any cost!

"Don't look down on me. You're just a fake magician and a tiny human. How could you possibly defeat me? I'm the Lord of the Hundred Demons who controls darkness!"

Nue gritted his teeth and struggled to resist the erosion of the gravity field by "Inoue Ueya". He poured all his remaining strength into the black sphere in his hand and threw it at Inoue Ueya who was casting a spell.

The pitch-black sphere shattered instantly, forming an extremely huge black hole, which slowly fell downwards. The powerful suction force tried to pull Inoue Ueya into it, but he was protected by his telekinesis and still stood there, continuing to cast spells.

"Ah, you're right... I can't accomplish anything by myself, but the power we all create together is infinite. I never fight alone!"

Sadako's knowledge, Kun's understanding of the use of spiritual power, Yashayuki's almost endless spiritual power, and Natsukawa Hanako's imitation ability, this is the "astronomical manipulation" performed by the combined efforts of many people.

"Watch carefully, this is our power!"

The pitch-black starry sky was dyed a dazzling golden color at this moment, and the golden light spread out in all directions. The soaring resentment overflowing from the bottom of Er Tiao City and the giant black hole that was falling were all ignited by this golden light and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Just like the dawn, the gloomy night was completely illuminated by the incomparable warm light in the blink of an eye.

The Skeleton Demon, which was restricted by gravity, was freed from the influence of Nue's gravity, and the half of its body that was blown off was finally restored at this time. However, when it looked up, it saw a miraculous vision in the sky.

"What kind of super expansion is this?"

Even the Nue who created this spell was stunned at this moment. The scene before it was completely beyond its understanding of "astronomical manipulation".

Inoue Ueya just waved his hand, and the irresistible gravity descended on Nue, pressing it to the ground.

"The farce—it's time to end it."

Chapter 289: Yes, absolutely nothing wrong

The Skeleton Demon God first glanced at Inoue Ueya, then cast his gaze on the Nue lying on the ground. Seeing that the guy who had pressed people to the ground was now getting the same retribution, his heart was filled with emotion.

After a moment, the Skeleton Demon God remembered what happened to Yuyuko and turned to look behind him. He saw the unconscious high school girl with long black hair who was being pinned down by the collapsed wall beside the street. Her head was covered in blood and it seemed that she was affected by the aftermath of the fight between the two.

"Hey, are you okay?"

As he said that, the skeleton didn't care about the two people in front of him and hurriedly ran towards the location of Yuyuko. Anyway, Inoue Ue didn't attack it, so it would be better to go and check on Yuyuko's condition first.

……

Nue, who had tried his best to perform "Eternal Reincarnation", had already exhausted all his strength at this time. He was completely unable to resist Inoue Ueya's gravity manipulation and was pressed to the ground by gravity, unable to move.

"I still can't understand it."

Nue did not try to break free, but looked up at the golden night sky. The violence and anxiety in his heart disappeared without a trace without him noticing, and his eyes gradually regained clarity. The spiritual power of "Inoue Ueya" was a bit special. After he performed astronomical manipulation, even the high-speed grandma's erosion of Nue stopped.

"I've heard a lot about the human world while in Hell. Even after thousands of years, sin hasn't disappeared. Humans constantly commit unforgivable crimes for various reasons, and countless people refuse to repent. Why are you trying to stop me from changing this filthy world?"

Inoue Ue, who had regained control of his body, was also stunned by this, and then responded, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't join the battle for such a meaningless reason."

Although he had only seen a small part of the past of Yuyuko and Nue in the comics before the time travel, Inoue Ueya actually didn't know much about it, and he had no interest in criticizing the other party's ideas.

What about the sins of mankind and the filthy world? To put it bluntly, it is the classic villain idea. It is better to leave the preaching to the protagonist or the like. Anyway, Inoue Ue doesn't think that he can successfully persuade the thousand-year-old stubborn man in front of him to put down his butcher knife by just talking.

"I don't know what you've been through in these millennia, and I don't intend to understand your thoughts. I only know that whether it's human or monster, memories will only accumulate with the passage of time until the end of life. Then, that memory, that short period of time, becomes someone's life. Although you have the ability to be resurrected through reincarnation, for those humans who died because of your reincarnation, they only have that one life, so -"

Initially, he just wanted to help his friend Hanakaiin Yuura, but as he discovered the involvement of the Demon God and Naya's sacrifice, the situation gradually deviated from the original plot, and Inoue Ueya's thoughts gradually changed.

He wants to save the living, and even bring back the dead victims!

"I want to take back the 'time' that originally belonged to them."

Upon hearing this, Nue was stunned at first, and his icy face could no longer hold back. He laughed uncontrollably as if he had heard a huge joke.

"Hahaha, did I hear correctly? Taking back the time of the dead?"

In order to activate the reincarnation ritual, Yuyuko has eaten countless human lives over the past thousand years.

"I acknowledge your strength, but it's a bit unrealistic to think you can resurrect the dead just like that. Don't forget one thing: you are still a mortal after all."

Putting aside other things, even if it was just the number of dead people in one reincarnation, even in this reincarnation, Nue, who had spent his entire life studying the art of returning the soul, asked himself if he could resurrect everyone. No matter how much spiritual power he had, it would be impossible to do it. Besides, this large-scale reversal of life and death would probably attract the attention of hell.

Being weak is a sin. Nue knew this truth a thousand years ago. No matter how powerful "Seimei" is, he still cannot protect his family, let alone Inoue Ue, a mortal in front of him. One day, he will have to compromise with reality.

"Resurrecting the dead is difficult even for those false gods. It involves countless causal issues, let alone a tiny mortal like you. Who do you think you are?"

Inoue Ueya shook his head, walked to its side, and activated the Trickster's ability.

"From the beginning until now, I've been just a Kamen Rider who does this out of interest. That's never changed."

The ability of the Trickster form comes from the Personality Mask, and it can also be said to be the crystallization of the power of the mind and the power of Kamen Rider. The ability tends to be idealistic and has an effect similar to the materialization of fantasy. Inoue Ueya has also used it in previous battles to materialize the Fantasy Breaker who had a deep impression on him, and even successfully materialized the power of time that he had seen from Zeus, and recovered from his exhaustion by reversing time.

There are many two-dimensional abilities in Inoue Ueya's mind, so it is not a problem for him to bring the dead back to life.

The more he used the power of this form, the more Inoue Ue felt the extraordinary power.

However, since this power depends on the imagination of the user, although it is a panacea-like ability, the effect of the ability that is manifested is not stable. It is still unknown to what extent the actual ability that is manifested can achieve. It is even possible that side effects will be manifested as well, and the user will be unknowingly involved.

The previous manifestation of Imagine Breaker is the best example. The problem lies in "one's own imagination". Sometimes remembering the settings of abilities too detailed is not a good thing. If you think about it carefully, not summoning Ri-Hon is a blessing in disguise.

Therefore, Inoue Ue did not dare to materialize the power to reverse time at will, such as the Eternal Return of the King of Mercury. Not to mention whether he could successfully materialize it, these abilities would have too great an impact. Once the power got out of control, the situation might become out of control.

Inoue Ue had originally planned to use the power he had witnessed in the Cathedral of Karma, the power of cause and effect and time that he had asked Zeus to demonstrate, in conjunction with his ability to manifest. Now was the time to verify the results.

Inoue Ueya closed his eyes, put aside all distracting thoughts, relaxed his mind, recalled the memory fragments of the Cathedral of Causality in his mind, and tried to manifest the ability to solve the problem.

In an instant, Nue felt a strong sense of weakness in his body, and the strength in his body was constantly draining away. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The perfect body tempered by endless resentment is rapidly weakening. Nue's body is gradually becoming illusory. As the power is continuously drained from its body, more and more people are lying beside it. They are a group of female humans who appear out of nowhere.

"I see. Is this power, powerful enough to trigger cause and effect, the reason you're so fearless?"

Even though there was a problem with the body, Nue did not try to break free from the constraints of gravity, but silently looked at Inoue Ueya. Although Nue was defeated by Inoue Ueya, it was still the Onmyoji who spent thousands of years studying the cause and effect of life and death and reincarnation. It was somewhat aware of what was going on. The possibilities that Inoue Ueya possessed were far beyond its imagination.

Well, the harvest from this resurrection is pretty good, and this ending is also good.

As for what happened in hell—

The Nue blinked and said nothing. Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with it, and it had no obligation to remind Inoue Ueya.

This is the method that Inoue Ue also thought of. Since Yuyuko was involved in so many causes and effects over the past thousand years, this incident is not suitable for using methods such as time and space distortion. Since the "past" cannot be interfered with, Inoue Ue also set his sights on the "present".

To put it simply, it is to repeat the cause and effect of Nue in reverse. The perfect body and Yuyuko collect huge vitality for thousands of years, and use these things as a price to resurrect the victims.

The ability he was displaying was merely a manifestation of his own imagination. It had nothing to do with the past, nor with the previous causal relationships, nor with Zeus...

Inoue Ueya thought about it and nodded secretly in his heart.

Well, there's nothing wrong with it. Logically speaking, it won't cause any trouble, and everyone can be saved. Sadako and the others have worked so hard, so I have to work harder too.

After clarifying the situation, Inoue Ue no longer hesitated and immediately used his full strength to exert his abilities. The collapsed streets were instantly covered by a golden beam of light that shot up into the sky.

Chapter 290 You’ll definitely die if you do this!

The next day, at the Inoue family.

Inoue Ueya, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes with a confused expression. He subconsciously looked up at the alarm clock next to him. It was almost noon.

"Oh no, I'm going to be late!"

Inoue Ueya wanted to stand up, but as soon as he moved, the sudden pain made him lie back on the bed.

No, it would be better to say that he couldn't move at all. The injuries accumulated from a long period of fighting were no joke. Inoue Ueya looked down and found that he was covered in bandages. His injuries seemed to be serious.

After a while, Inoue Ue also recalled what happened last night and gradually calmed down. He didn't expect that after showing off for a while last night, he was now tied up like a mummy.

"Well, I didn't end up in the hospital this time. I guess that's progress, right?"

Last night's battle with the Kyoto monsters lasted almost until dawn. Although Inoue Ueya and Iwanaga Kotoko were still in good physical condition, they were inevitably exhausted in the end.

Kotoko Iwanaga was first possessed by Yashaku Yuki and Mari successively, and then she was responsible for commanding the monster battles and the aftermath. Not only was she mentally exhausted, but her physical strength was also severely overdrawn.

Not to mention Inoue Ueya. Although he had materialized Zeus's power of time before in order to restore his physical strength, he felt even more tired when the battle was over. The time power he materialized this time seemed to have the effect of only delaying the onset of fatigue. In addition, the consumption of the peak form was more exaggerated than expected. When Inoue Ueya canceled his transformation, it happened that the time for his ability to expire had arrived. The strong feeling of fatigue instantly spread throughout his body, and he fainted on the spot.

Well, defeating Nue while standing and then returning to Chiba while lying down is a little bit strange.

Anyway, if there is no need, Inoue Ue doesn't plan to use the ability of materialization on himself.

Fortunately, the power of cause and effect that Inoue Ueya used on Nue was more successful than expected, and all the women devoured by the feathered fox were resurrected, although it was limited to modern victims.

Inoue Ueya speculated that this was because the past victims had already entered reincarnation, so even if he used the power of cause and effect, he could not reverse their life or death.

"Huh, you finally woke up. The sun was already setting on your butt."

Suddenly, the door was slowly opened and Sadako walked in holding a bowl of steaming porridge.

Sadako was sitting on a chair beside the bed, holding some porridge. She picked up a spoonful of porridge, blew it to her mouth, and then handed it to Inoue Ueya.

"Come on, open your mouth."

Inoue Ue was also stunned for a moment, then reacted after a moment, then shook his head and asked doubtfully: "No, although the injuries on my body are indeed a bit serious, my hands are not injured at all?"

Sadako had a forced smile on her face, her eyes narrowed, and an indescribable sense of oppression emanated from her.

"Open your mouth!"