Although he really wanted to ignore this strange sense of palpitation, his survival instinct kept reminding him that this feeling was not unfounded.
'What's going on? Didn't that Onmyoji we killed say that the Onmyōryō was too busy with the 'Oni Clan' matter to spare any manpower recently? There are no famous samurai or exorcists nearby either. What is going on?'
And just as he was wondering, he suddenly felt a strange gust of wind.
The 'Tengu' Clan is best at controlling the wind. Even ordinary people like them who have just transformed into Tengu have similar abilities, but before he could react to what happened ——————
"Bang!!"
The sudden loud noise completely woke up the others in the main hall, and only then did they realize in horror that their 'Master' or 'Leader' was completely naked and nailed to the Buddha statue.
And the long spear that nailed the other party was completely blood-red, a color even more terrifying than the blood flowing from him.
"Pa~!"
And just at this moment, an extremely sudden sound of metal clashing woke up the Tengu who were still in shock. They turned their heads in surprise, and then saw a huge shadow blocking the entrance of the main hall.
"Who are you?!"
The owner of that huge shadow transmitted a somewhat hoarse voice after hearing the question.
"I'm Human but I am the Oni who came for your dog lives!"
Accompanied by a roar, everyone only saw a flash of cold light, and then saw a bloody mark on the Buddha statue next to them, and the Tengu closest to the owner of the shadow was completely split into two halves.
"Pa~!"
Only then did they truly realize the horror of the man in front of them. One must know that before this, they were just a group of ordinary people who only dared to attack women or bully the weak in numbers. Even against that Onmyoji, they only won by relying on the Tengu's ability and a sneak attack with far more numbers than expected. But at this moment, facing an existence that far surpassed them in both combat power and fighting awareness, they were instantly flustered.
Many people tried to get up to escape or counterattack, but before they could react, a black spear covered with blood-red patterns had already pierced their hearts.
"You are nothing but caged birds. Now you want to escape —————— it's too late."
Accompanied by that hoarse and cold voice, the malevolent spirit that seemed to have returned from hell showed its fangs again.
Just as Lancer said, these guys were just 'caged birds'. They originally turned the solemn Buddha hall into a breeding ground for their desires, and now this place also became their final burial place.
The biggest advantage of 'Tengu' compared to most Youkai is the ability to fly, but in this confined space, they had nowhere to escape. And when some of them realized and wanted to fight to the death, they had completely lost the qualification to fight for their lives. Several companions were killed in just a few seconds.
And all of their deaths were extremely miserable. Decapitation and heart puncture were considered good. Many people were directly cut in half at the waist. The powerful survival ability endowed by the Tengu made them unable to die immediately, only able to constantly call for help and wail tragically, but unfortunately, their ending was already determined. Not one person here could escape that predetermined ending —————— Death!
The reason why Lancer was so merciless towards foreign races in the past originated from a battle he had with a foreign race back then. He could never forget the lifeless eyes of those women in the camp and their tearful gratitude when he killed them.
Although it was gratitude, it seemed to be sneering at his incompetence, and it was on that very day that Lancer completely forgot his 'heart' and embarked on a twisted path of pursuing slaughter and power, and the 'Executioner of the Empire' was formally born until the girl who touched his soul appeared...
And at this moment, Lancer gloomy eyes did not show any happiness from killing those 'Tengu' as he looked at the wreckage of the temple. He knew that even if these women were rescued by him, most of them would probably choose to commit suicide in the end. This was not something he could change. Even he could not change a person's will. He would not say anything like 'if you're not afraid of death, what else is there to fear', after all, he had never stood in the other party's position, and he could not understand their thoughts, so naturally, he had no right to make decisions for them. But he still decided to make one last effort.
——————
The usually noisy Buddha hall was completely silent at this moment, and countless naked women inside were covered with cloth, while a little girl with green long hair was sitting at the entrance of the Buddha hall.
She folded her arms and tried hard to look imposing as she looked at the women inside the house, until a familiar sound of footsteps came from behind her, and she turned around. A tall man wearing armor and holding a shovel walked over.
"Did anyone wake up?"
After the green-haired little girl shook her head, the man left again, leaving the green-haired little girl to continue sitting at the door in a daze.
Undoubtedly, that tall man was Lancer, and the green-haired little girl was 'Zero', or rather, the reborn Takatsuki Sen.
Takatsuki Sen's last memory before becoming this size was the merciless long spear that pierced her in Ryūshima. She didn't know if fate was truly so fond of jokes. Just when she was ready for an eternal sleep, she opened her eyes again, and she was actually beside that man. What made her even more terrified was that she was actually unable to resist that man.
The instinct that seemed to be carved into her soul made her feel fear. Once she tried to resist, a strange feeling would surge from the depths of her heart. However, the only thing she was fortunate about was that the man did not seem to realize that she was Takatsuki Sen, and even gave her the name 'Zero'.
And besides the initial period being quite shocking, later, when she realized that the other party had not discovered her identity, she gradually became accustomed to her current life.
She no longer had to rush around for her abnormal appetite, nor did she have to care about the affairs between Ghouls. Anyway, she was already a 'dead person'. She just didn't expect that when she 'woke up after a nap' again, she was already in ancient Japan.
At this moment, having just accepted that she and the man who killed her were together in ancient times, she was thinking about what the other party planned to do to these women when one of the women suddenly let out a strange moan. Her eyes instantly lit up, knowing that the woman was about to wake up.
Then she directly took her short little legs and trotted towards the place where the man was. Although she didn't know why, she seemed to instinctively know the man's location, and...
When she stood beside the man, he turned around before she even spoke.
"Did someone wake up already?"
The other party could even understand her thoughts without her speaking.
Her current life, where she only eats and sleeps or is held in the other party's hand like a salted fish, seems... not bad?