Seeing Ingrid unleash powerful magical energy, her figure transformed into an afterimage, appearing in the hundred-meter-high sky in an instant. She drew the sword from her waist, and the blade, enveloped in dark red raging flames and exuding a dangerous aura, slashed directly toward him.
Yukito was unsure if the Susanoo's defense could block Ingrid's attack, but he felt a dangerous aura emanating from the long sword in Ingrid's hand.
Just as Yukito was controlling the Susanoo to raise an arm to block Ingrid, several familiar figures in tight battle suits hurried from not far behind him.
Through the corner of his eye, Yukito saw Aunt Shiranui's agile figure. She first leaped a few steps onto the rooftops of nearby shops and then directly jumped up, landing steadily on the Susanoo's arm, which was composed of materialized Chakra.
As Yukito controlled the Susanoo to raise its arm, Shiranui Mizuki immediately brandished the naginata in her hand. The Anti-Demon Ninja factor within her body condensed the water vapor in the surrounding air, forming a stream of water around the naginata, which transformed into a water dragon and charged toward Ingrid.
"Boom!"
Shiranui Mizuki's naginata, entwined with the water dragon, collided with Ingrid's blade, which was enveloped in raging flames. Two equally powerful but distinctly different forces collided, causing a violent explosion.
The water dragon was evaporated by the flames, producing a large amount of rising steam, which enveloped the surrounding space in a thick mist. It took a long time for the mist in the surrounding air to slowly dissipate, and visibility gradually became clear again.
"Are there other troublesome guys appearing? You... this attire and this power, are you Anti-Demon Ninjas?"
Seeing that her attack had failed, Ingrid's figure flashed, and she entered the barrier that enveloped the entire Demon World Hotel.
She appeared on the hotel's rooftop, looking at Yukito, who was hidden in the space within the energy giant Susanoo's forehead, and Shiranui Mizuki, who had appeared on the Susanoo's shoulder at some point, wearing a tight battle suit.
Although Ingrid usually didn't have much contact with Anti-Demon Ninjas, she had at least encountered them before. From the power Shiranui Mizuki had just unleashed, Ingrid had no difficulty recognizing her as an Anti-Demon Ninja.
"Edwin Black's subordinate, the Demon World Knight Ingrid!"
"I can't believe I'd run into her here. Could it be that the one secretly orchestrating the modified demon experiments and trying to capture Murasaki is actually Edwin Black?"
As Shiranui Mizuki arrived just in time and blocked Ingrid's attack, several more figures immediately followed, leaping onto the shoulders of the giant Susanoo alongside her.
Igawa Asagi rushed to Yukito's side, standing on the Susanoo's left shoulder as she stared at Ingrid on the hotel rooftop about a dozen meters away. After thinking for a moment, she quickly recalled Ingrid's identity.
Remembering that the Demon World Knight Ingrid was one of Edwin Black's trusted subordinates, the progenitor of the Demon World vampires, Asagi instinctively concluded that everything happening here was also being carried out under Edwin Black's orders.
"Anti-Demon Ninja Asagi, I didn't expect you to mobilize so many Anti-Demon Ninjas. Is this young man also a member of your Anti-Demon Ninja Organization?"
Ingrid looked at the people who had appeared beside Yukito—or rather, those standing on the Susanoo's shoulders. They wore different styles of tight combat suits, each armed and ready to attack, causing her to frown slightly.
Although she was confident in her own strength, she didn't believe she could take on so many Anti-Demon Ninjas by herself, especially when most of them were elite fighters such as Igawa Asagi and Shiranui Mizuki.
"I did learn that the man behind the modified demon experiments and the attempt to capture Murasaki is named Kiryuu Sabato. It seems he has already pledged his allegiance to Edwin Black."
"As for whether everything he did was directly ordered by someone else behind the scenes, I'm not entirely sure."
Just as Shiranui Mizuki, Igawa Asagi, and the others were confronting Ingrid and the large number of grotesque modified demons that had emerged from the hotel, Yukito suddenly spoke.
At the same time, he completely ignored the confrontation unfolding around him, raised the Susanoo Sword once again, and brought it crashing down toward the barrier surrounding the entire Demon World Hotel.
He was currently using a limited-time trial card that could only last for a maximum of two hours.
Moreover, Yukito was maintaining the fourth-stage Susanoo, which stood over a hundred meters tall. Before obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, maintaining this form consumed an enormous amount of Chakra and ocular power every second.
Even though Yukito could restore himself to peak condition by leveling up, he had no intention of wasting time here.
Yukito's sudden action completely caught Ingrid by surprise.
The instant the enormous blue-violet Chakra sword descended, Ingrid rushed out of the barrier in an attempt to stop it. However, with Asagi, Shiranui Mizuki, and the others standing on the Susanoo's shoulders, she had no chance of reaching Yukito.
Water torrents, lightning, sword flashes, and whip strikes erupted almost simultaneously, completely surrounding Ingrid.
Despite Ingrid's impressive strength, she was quickly overwhelmed by the combined assault of Igawa Asagi, Shiranui Mizuki, Uehara Rin, and Hasuma Reiko.
Crack—!
Without Ingrid to stop him, the barrier surrounding the entire Demon World Hotel finally reached its limit.
Before the Chakra-forged greatsword wielded by the giant Susanoo, the barrier shattered completely in the blink of an eye.
Yukito then continued controlling the Susanoo as the massive Chakra blade slashed downward with undiminished force toward the now-unprotected Demon World Hotel.
Without the barrier shielding it, the Demon World Hotel, despite its grand appearance and perhaps sturdier construction materials than those used in reinforced concrete buildings of the Human World, was nothing extraordinary.
The hundred-meter-tall Susanoo swung its enormous Chakra greatsword with full force, slicing the entire hotel cleanly in half with almost no resistance.
Boom!!
With a deafening roar, the Demon World Hotel, which had stood in the Underground Black Market for countless years, collapsed into ruins.
Watching the system map, Yukito saw the countless red dots representing enemies rapidly disappearing. A faint smile appeared on his lips.
The collapse of the Demon World Hotel had undoubtedly claimed the lives of many who had been inside.
After all, not everyone possessed Ingrid's strength—or the powerful physique of a demon.
For ordinary people, let alone a building over a hundred meters tall, even a fall from only a few or a dozen meters could easily be fatal.
"You actually dared to destroy this place…"
Seeing one of Lord Black's properties reduced to rubble by Yukito, Ingrid was consumed with rage. Although she knew Lord Black might not particularly care about a single hotel, witnessing its destruction with her own eyes made her feel she had utterly failed in her duty.
She desperately tried to break through Asagi and the others' encirclement to attack Yukito, but with her current strength, escaping their relentless assault was impossible.
Her momentary distraction gave Shiranui Mizuki the perfect opportunity to slash her across the back with her naginata.
A deep wound instantly opened across Ingrid's back.
"Is Kiryuu Sabato not here?"
Ignoring Ingrid, who remained trapped by the Anti-Demon Ninjas, Yukito carefully searched the ruins of the collapsed Demon World Hotel.
With so many modified demons pouring out of the hotel, there was no reason for Kiryuu Sabato not to have been here.
"Yukito, now that you've destroyed this place, it's time for us to leave."
"Your mission has already been completed. There's no reason to remain here any longer."
Seeing Yukito successfully destroy the Demon World Hotel and eliminate all of the modified demons, Igawa Asagi glanced at Ingrid. Although Ingrid looked increasingly battered under the group's combined assault, she was still stubbornly resisting.
Turning back to Yukito, Asagi spoke calmly.
"Trying to run away? I've already informed Lord Black. He'll be here soon. None of you damned Anti-Demon Ninjas will escape."
Even though she was struggling against the combined attacks of Shiranui Mizuki, Uehara Rin, and the others, Ingrid—now covered in wounds and looking thoroughly disheveled—still refused to show any weakness.
Edwin Black had long been one of the greatest enemies of the Anti-Demon Ninjas. Although very few had ever confronted him directly, every year countless Anti-Demon Ninjas were captured by his demons and demonkind, then sent to places such as the Chaos Coliseum, where they were forced to fight demons for the amusement of spectators.
"Edwin Black is already our enemy, so what if he comes?"
"With Yukito and all of us working together, we might even be able to eliminate him completely. Unfortunately, you probably won't live long enough to see it."
"Sakura, now!"
Igawa Asagi merely smiled at Ingrid's threats, paying them no mind. Working together with Shiranui Mizuki and Hasuma Reiko, she knocked Ingrid's sword from her hand while calling toward the shadow beneath Ingrid's feet.
At that very moment, Igawa Sakura, dressed in her orange-yellow skintight combat suit, emerged from Ingrid's shadow. Taking advantage of Ingrid being restrained and unable to react, she launched a surprise attack from behind and knocked her unconscious with a single strike.
"Alright, Yukito, we can leave now."
"It doesn't matter that we didn't find Kiryuu. Once we bring Ingrid back, we'll have plenty of ways to get information about Kiryuu—or even Edwin Black—from her."
After rendering Ingrid unconscious and sealing her powers, Igawa Asagi called out to Yukito once more.
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