Chapter 8 9 Painting the Landscape, Painting the Heart (Part 1)
(a)
"Ahh
Reimu stomped on the head of the mutant cow that had fallen to the ground, and then raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar. The mutant creature's death-like roar was full of helplessness and despair.
She was in charge of searching the suburbs and the area around the barnyard field, but as soon as she was halfway out of the city, she was already sure that there could not be a single living person in her area.
The reason for this is these monsters.
At first, she was still wondering how she had been in the human world for so long and could not see a mutated creature. When she got out of the city, she realized, "Oh, it's all here."
In terms of body outline, those creatures used to be cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, pigs, and other farm animals, but now they all look pretty much the same: bare musculature, hideous appearance, horrible mouthparts, layers of sharp teeth, and a long tongue hanging out. All in all, the transformation of the flesh has caused them to lose their individuality, which is sad to think about.
The area is relatively flat, with farms large and small, which is why mutant livestock are rampant. The farms were now filled with blood-red mutant crops, writhing on the fertile black soil. It seems that all Gensokyo people will inevitably have to eat sweet potatoes this winter...... Oh no, even the sweet potatoes have mutated, so just drink the Northwest Wind!
If you look farther away, you can see a small hill tightly wrapped in blood-colored mutant plants. That's where the barnyard family mansion is located, and the community of mutated plants was once a lush grove. Between the farm and the barnyard field, there were many man-eating plants, and a layer after layer of mutated livestock, layer after layer, layer after layer, layer after layer, and it was a flood of water. Just one glimpse of this zombie-like siege made Reimu's dense phobia kill her. Give her a chance, and when she turns around, she will take a loudspeaker to remind those peasants from door to door: Don't, he, mother, again, raise, this, what, more, animals, things, it's over!
In short, since Reimu had eyes, she would definitely realize that there was no need for her to waste time and energy and go to those farms and barnyard fields to find out. There was probably no one there, and if there were, then she would assume they were dead. The only person who can survive this situation is Chuck Norris in the world, and Chuck Norris definitely doesn't need her help, he can kick the mutated creatures back to their pre-mutation appearance and then kick them to death, and this mutation is solved.
Reimu only glanced at it, and planned to go home, but it wasn't that simple. The mutated creatures had spotted her, or rather, they had smelled the vividness of her body. So they swarmed up and gave her a warm welcome.
For a few minutes, Reimu had the strange feeling of a fat cow with a bloody cow in his mouth, swimming naked through a tropical river full of piranhas. She felt that the whole world was weighing on her head, and those mutated monsters, each one, was not difficult for her to solve, but she just couldn't breathe more and more.
After all, as long as there are enough of them, ants can kill elephants, right?
"Bang!"
There was another muffled sound of flesh cracking, and hearing too much of it could make people's scalp throb. The light bullet shattered a monster's ugly face, and Reimu's kill count increased by one, so what reward did she get for it?
Nothing.
And she's completely tired of this endless war of attrition, the number of monsters seems endless, but she doesn't plan to spend her whole life here.
"You forced me!"
With a roar, she jumped up and rose into the air, a blood-colored full moon overhead, and red and white "butterfly wings" fluttered in the evening breeze, like a moonlight butterfly spreading its wings. Reimu looked down at the sea of monsters that were crowded like an ant colony and surging like a tide, and her eyes cleared away the rage, leaving only a clear patch of clarity, and the blood of the moon reflected in itโit was the color of killing.
For ordinary people, for example, Marisa, since it flies, then it must not be done endlessly, just slip away, anyway, the monsters can't go to the sky, right? However, for Reimu, this kind of thinking ...... What are you kidding?
Killing enemies is always an option, and running away has never been an option for the Hirori Shrine Maiden.
At the moment, the loss of houses, the destruction of farmland, the destruction of roads, and even the impact on Renli and urban areas are no longer in the scope of Reimu's consideration. She has only one goal, and that is ......
"Just use this trick to completely destroy you, leaving no dust behind. โ
Seven yin-yang jades rose up, swirling and swelling above her head, eventually becoming a behemoth with a radius of more than two meters. They shimmer with light and float lightly at a height of more than ten meters, like a hovering convoy, highlighting a hazy and unreal dreamlike feeling.
"Secret Technique......
Reimu raised her right hand high, her fingers spread out, as if in some kind of commanding sign language. When her right hand swung down with all her might, the seven giant yin-yang jades also fell, smashing into the ground like cannonballs.
"Seven-Star Ghost Divine Jade!"
When the Yin-Yang Jade came into contact with the ground, it caused a huge explosion. The dazzling white light covered everything around, including the farmland, the farmhouse, some houses on the outskirts of the people, and even the front yard of the barnyard family, and for a while, the night was as dark as day. Reimu floated in the sky, watching the white light spread, and let out a long breath. The sight was enough to convince her that her enemies had been wiped out once and for all.
Although, everything else, along with those monsters, was reduced to ashes in this destructive light explosion...... But it's none of her business.
(b)
"Sushi is ready, do you want to eat it?"
Yakumo Blue walked out of the Hakurei Shrine with a smile on his face, holding the largest plate. There were many small paper plates on the large plate, each containing three Inari sushi โ which was Ran's favorite flavor.
By the way, in order to make these sushi, she used up the rice reserves of Hakurei Shrine, and Reimu may not be happy.
However, everyone outside of Reimu is very happy, especially the little ghosts who play cards until they forget to sleep and eat, and their stomachs start gurgling when they smell the smell of rice. Lan came out of the house, and when he asked, the children dropped the cards in their hands and rushed up, asking Lan to eat.
The sight was like a fat cow with a piece of blood in its mouth swimming through a tropical river full of piranhas, and it was a spectacle.
"Don't grab it, I've got it all figured, everyone has a share!" Lan shouted like a nursery aunt while handing out sushi to the children, "Eat slowly, don't choke!" Lumia, paper plates can't be eaten!"
"Is itโis that?"
However, by this time, she had swallowed the sushi with a bowl and had nothing left. Looking at Rumia's innocent smile, Yakumo Lan shook her head with a wry smile.
A large plate of Inari sushi was swept away in the blink of an eye. The children took a break from the card duel conference, also known as the Queen of Aqiu's Tune Cult Conference, and turned to the women's snack tea party. The eight-headed royal sister Yakumo Lan looked down at the little ghosts around her who were chattering and laughing, and then glanced at the big plate in her hand - there was still a plate of sushi on it, and she had never been moved.
Of course, it wasn't for her, she had already eaten a lot in the kitchen, and when she came out, she was full.
So, Lan turned his brain, thought about who had taken the sushi just now, and then compared it with the list of people in the left-behind group, and within a second, the person who didn't take the sushi was eliminated - that was the ice fairy, Qiluno.
Lan glanced up and swept around, and found the lonely back of Qiluno under a large tree at the edge of the courtyard. The ice spirit was standing alone with the tree, away from the crowd, with his back to the shrine and the noisy children at the shrine entrance. The breeze ruffled the hem of her skirt, and she remained motionless, like a statue. Qiluno, who usually presents herself as the leader of the stupid army and the energetic child king, is so lonely today, which really surprises Yakumo Lan.
Lan put down the big plate, took the small plate of sushi alone, and gently walked behind Qi Lunuo, smiled, and said softly:
"Xiaoqi, there is sushi to eat!"
Stupid, foodie, little kid, all three. Yakumo Lan was sure that she was just fishing lightly, and there was no reason for Kirino not to bite her hook with a pole.
However, Kirino was unmoved, still with his back to her, and stood straight, without saying a word. Seeing this, Lan was subconsciously startled, and secretly said "not good" in his heart.
She put her hand on Kiruno's shoulder, feeling only the biting cold. This is not a strange thing, after all, Qiluno is an ice fairy, and her entire body is made of magical ice, and just standing by her side, you can feel the cold air overflowing outward.
The real oddity is that when Blue touches the "Cirno", "Cirno" loses his balance rather simply and falls forward in the direction of gravity, shattering into a slag of ice in front of Blue's eyes. A wisp of magic that remained in those ice slags drifted away like green smoke. Lan could feel that it was indeed the magic of Kiruno himself, and there would be nothing wrong with it. However, the amount of it is too small, and the attachment is not strong enough, more like a little "water" forced into it from the outside.
Lan looked at those crystal ice slags, was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized a rather serious problem:
"Qi Lunuo, this guy actually sneaked away!"
"Hey, hey, hey......"
Not far away, the big goblin, who was sitting on the blanket and eating sushi with everyone, heard Lan's shout, so he covered his mouth and laughed secretly.
She couldn't help but recall the "plan" that Qi Luno had given her before leaving:
"That's right, Miso. Later, we will take advantage of the blue to cook in the kitchen, let's make an ice sculpture that looks exactly like us, and then put some magic in it, put it in the yard, and you will be responsible for coloring it. It doesn't matter if the face is not painted well, when the time comes, it will swing with its back to the crowd, it will be cold, and there will be fluctuations in our magic power, and the color of the skirt will still be right, and it will definitely be able to be fake. Let's take the opportunity to slip away, and when this deception is exposed, we have already run away. โ
The goblins aren't very powerful, but most of them have some simple tricks that can fool humans, such as changing color, blinding eyes, etc. As a "big" goblin, she certainly knows much more than ordinary goblins, and her techniques are more refined. Although the big goblin is not a naughty child, the nature of the goblin is to be naughty and mischievous.
It's Qi Lunuo, who usually looks heartless, but he can come up with such an idea at a critical moment, and it works. This really shocked the big goblin deeply.
"Come on, Xiaoqi!"
Glancing back at Yakumo Blue who was anxious to become an ant on a hot pot, the big demon said carefully:
"I can only help you get here, the rest is up to you!"
"Please, you must win, Xiaoqi! by the way, let those villains take a good look at the strength of the goblins!"