Yokai Academy, eastern part of campus.
"That's blood!"
"What happened?"
"My god, so much blood!"
Yoshii was one-shot by Lin, and the resulting bloody mist splattered dozens of meters, attracting the attention of many yokai.
Then they sensed a yokai erupting with powerful yokai power.
This surprised them.
Yokai releasing their human forms and using yokai power at school is against the rules.
Some yokai saw Hokuto Kaneshiro.
He was the one who had unleashed the yokai power.
And he seemed to be fleeing, as if something terrifying was behind him.
Before they could think more on it, the yokai saw the fleeing Hokuto Kaneshiro flying backward along his original path at an even faster speed.
As if grabbed by an invisible giant hand.
This made the yokai look at each other, confusion appearing in their eyes.
When the first yokai looked in the direction Hokuto Kaneshiro was flying backward from, the others followed, wanting to see what was going on.
Meanwhile, on the grass in the eastern district.
Having used his psychokinesis to drag the fleeing Hokuto Kaneshiro back, Lin looked at him and said calmly with a blank expression:
"Take me to Fujisaki Miyabi, and I'll give you a chance to live."
Although the two had no prior grievance.
But since the other party was Fujisaki Miyabi's subordinate, if he didn't know what was good for him, he would be found guilty by association.
He had already given him a chance.
"...Fine."
After a brief silence, Hokuto Kaneshiro, being a smart man, agreed.
A wise man submits to circumstances.
Although he was one of Fujisaki Miyabi's subordinates, it was more of a hired relationship.
There was no question of loyalty.
Besides, leading this person to Fujisaki Miyabi wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Although this person before him was very strong.
Fujisaki Miyabi was also unfathomably powerful.
"Good. A smart man."
Seeing Hokuto Kaneshiro make his choice, Lin's lips curled into a slight smile.
He glanced at the yokai who had been drawn over, then his gaze returned to the now-unbound Hokuto Kaneshiro:
"Speak. Where is he?"
"This way..."
Hokuto Kaneshiro obediently pointed the way.
Lin took Shuzen Akua's hand, lacing their fingers together, then activated the power of the Silver Sanctum, enveloping Hokuto Kaneshiro as well.
The three of them had just lifted off the ground.
"Hmm?"
Just as Lin was about to leave, he suddenly sensed something, his gaze hardening as he looked in a certain direction.
A fireball was seen flying toward them at high speed.
Like a miniature sun.
The Azure Sanctum materialized in front of them, blocking the fireball.
With a deafening boom.
The fireball detonated the instant it made contact with the Azure Sanctum.
Energy erupted and flames blossomed.
A shockwave swept through the area.
Causing the spectating yokai to retreat some distance.
A few seconds later, the commotion died down, and a man with long golden hair, wearing a splendid uniform, strode over from the distance.
Behind him followed a group of men and women wearing the same uniform.
"It's the Public Safety Committee!"
Seeing these people appear, the expressions of the nearby onlookers changed, and a few yokai let out quiet gasps.
The Public Safety Committee had a big reputation at Yokai Academy.
But it was all negative.
Because they often exploited the weak.
Although they were exploited, the weaker yokai could only choose to endure it, given the committee's status and power.
After all, the chairman of the Public Safety Committee was very powerful.
The other members were not weak either.
Although they followed many rules modeled after humans, in the world of yokai, the most fundamental rule was still the law of the jungle.
Lin, Shuzen Akua, and Hokuto Kaneshiro had now returned to the ground.
Lin looked at the long, golden-haired man in the lead, lost in thought.
The Public Safety Committee. He remembered them.
The leader seemed to be called 'Kuyō'. A decent name.
His true form seemed to be a four-tailed demon fox.
He could control special flames.
That fireball from just now was clearly an attack launched by him.
Kuyō looked coldly at the three of them, his eyes finally landing on Lin as he said:
"You've got some nerve..."
"Shut up."
However, he had barely started speaking before being cut off by Lin's sharp command.
Kuyō: "???"
At this, he was completely stunned.
In his memory, no one had ever dared to interrupt him like that.
When he came to his senses, his face darkened instantly, and anger flared in his eyes.
He clenched his fists tightly.
"??!!"
The surrounding yokai, especially the members of the Public Safety Committee, all paled when they saw Kuyō being treated this way.
They all thought 'Lin' was done for.
Hokuto Kaneshiro raised an eyebrow slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.
Shuzen Akua remained expressionless.
She just watched quietly, her gaze toward Kuyō cold and indifferent.
Just as Kuyō was about to erupt.
A blue-green light flashed in Lin's eyes, and he used his King's Vanguard ability.
A soldier belonging to the Azure Guard materialized before him.
Two meters tall and likewise clad in full blue heavy armor.
At the same time, he activated the Silver Sanctum again.
The three of them shot into the sky, turning into a streak of light as they flew rapidly to the southeast.
"How dare you?!"
Seeing this, Kuyō's rage burned, veins popping on his forehead. He unleashed his yokai power and shot up to give chase.
But in the next moment.
The Azure Soldier summoned by Lin used its powerful leap to become a streak of blue-green light, blocking his path.
It slashed at him with its longsword, which was wreathed in flowing, blue-green flames.
"Get lost!"
Looking at the Azure Soldier blocking him, Kuyō shouted angrily with a cold expression, raising a hand to unleash a pillar of fire.
In the next instant, his pupils contracted.
The pillar of fire was actually split in two by a single sword strike.
And an arc of blue-green energy came slashing toward him.
Kuyō dodged with a grim face.
"Not good!"
Suddenly, his expression changed, the hairs on his body standing on end.
A premonition of death exploded in his mind.
The Azure Soldier had burst forward with incredible speed, flashing in front of him, its longsword slashing straight for his neck.
Clearly going for the kill.
With no time to think, Kuyō directly released his restraints, reverting to his true form as a four-tailed demon fox to unleash his full power.
But he was a step too late.
The moment before he reverted to his true form, the Azure Soldier's longsword slid cleanly across his neck.
"I... how could I..."
Kuyō, having reverted to his true form in mid-air, stared with wide eyes as his pupils rapidly dilated. He fell to the ground with his indignant final words still hanging in the air.
He crashed to the ground with a loud thud.
With a soft cracking sound, his head rolled to the side.
No blood flowed out.
A layer of ice crystals covered the stump of his neck, freezing the wound.
After slaying Kuyō, the Azure Soldier dissipated into specks of light.
"!!!"
Staring at Kuyō's corpse on the ground, all the yokai present were dumbfounded, frozen in place, too shocked to speak.
The incredibly powerful Kuyō was killed just like that?!
As if he weren't a powerful demon fox, but a stray dog on the street.
Killed so casually.
The scene felt like a dream to them.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
The moment Kuyō was slain, Lin also received a notification.
The other's Codex entry had been unlocked.
Without rushing to check the Codex, Lin just focused on traveling.
About ten minutes later.
Led by Hokuto Kaneshiro, they finally arrived at their destination.
There was a mountain within the forest, and a castle within the mountain.
According to Hokuto Kaneshiro, this old castle was Fujisaki Miyabi's residence.
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