Near Dajiangshan.

A man in a kimono sits upright on a giant mushroom made of flesh and blood.

Huge mushrooms of all shapes grow on the ground, some of which are being eaten by monsters, while others emit deadly spores that kill all the monsters who dare to approach, and the remains of those monsters are sprouting with plaque and preparing to grow into new mushrooms.

None of this has anything to do with the man.

He was covered in green clothes, dotted with bamboo leaves, and the man had two knobled horns on his head, like newborn bamboo shoots.

In his hand, there is a long bamboo pole with silver silk threads on the bamboo pole, which makes up the appearance of a fishing rod.

The man was fishing.

Under the mushrooms, on the bloody earth, countless monsters are eating and killing each other.

Although hundreds of monsters die every minute, at the same time, a greater number of monsters are born from the remains of these monsters.

The strong are stronger, the weak die, this is the world of the jungle.

On the man's fishing hook hung an ugly-looking monster.

The monster let out a baby's loving, lovable cry as it struggled at the same time.

The monsters on the ground looked at the wriggling bait and jumped for it.

They kept jumping up, trying to bite the monster on the hook.

But the man kept lifting the rod and teasing the group of monsters, and he put his other hand on his cheek and looked into the distance, as if he didn't care about fishing, just to pass the time.

This is one of the ghosts of Mt. Suzuka, the Demon King of Oni and Demons, Otakemaru.

Mt. Suzuka, located on the border between Ise and Omi provinces, used to be a place rich in spiritual energy, and there were many shrines and temples.

But later, a ghost god named Otakemaru took over the place, and he destroyed the shrine and temple, turning it into a paradise for youkai.

Many ghost clans, including Daitakemaru, Daitakemaru, and Daikaimaru, gathered here and wreaked havoc on one side.

But later, the general of the country, Sakagami Tamura Maro, was ordered to crusade against Mt. Suzuka, and fought several battles with the ghosts and gods, regardless of victory or defeat.

Just when the battle situation was scorching, a woman with magical charm appeared, she was Suzuka Gozen, Suzuka Gozen was extremely beautiful, full of intoxicating temperament, even Otakemaru sank into it, Suzuka Gozen tricked two of his three invincible swords, and was finally defeated by Sakaue Tamura Maro, imprisoned in the dungeon of Ise Jingu.

Of course, Suzuka Gozen also died in the end because of love, that's another story.

And the ghosts and gods such as Otakemaru, after the boss was defeated, naturally scattered as birds and beasts, escaped into hell, and hid.

Last time, the plan before the wine swallowing boy and Tamamo, Otakemaru was originally invited to go to Ise Jingu to rescue his lord Daigakumaru, however, Otakemaru did not catch up with their plan at that time, so it was shelved.

But later, after learning about the fate of those weirdos who attacked Tokyo and Ise Jingu, Otakemaru suddenly felt a little happy.

His tardiness saved his life.

Now, the drunken boy of the Great River is gathering the power of the weirdos, preparing to attack reality from a hidden exit.

Although Otakemaru didn't trust this guy very much, he still brought his own people over.

In the vicinity of Dajiangshan now, almost all of them are ghosts and gods like Otakemaru.

There are also some old gods who are ready to move, but in Otakemaru's opinion, those who have been abandoned by the times can only be cannon fodder.

He was bored fishing and thinking about pointless questions.

At this time, Otakemaru felt something in his heart and raised his head.

In the air, a shock wave of some kind of spiritual power was vibrating, quieting the monsters in this area.

"Huh?"

Otakemaru frowned slightly.

Just as he was losing his mind, a monster with a low IQ suddenly jumped up and swallowed the bait on the hook of the big bamboo pill into his stomach.

"Hooked."

Otakemaru lifted the rod slightly.

Buzz –

At this moment, in the space above Otakemaru's head, a huge battleship suddenly appeared.

“？？？”

Countless question marks popped up on Otakemaru's head.

What is this?

How did it end up here?

What is it going to do?

Around, thousands of monsters were also stunned for a moment.

But soon, they smell a fragrance.

The taste of humanity.

The taste of spiritual power.

Otakemaru was the first to react, and with a flick of the fishing rod, a huge hook hung from the invisible silk thread and smashed into the boat.

Whatever the case may be, let's fight first!

However, the hook, which glowed with steel, had not yet hit the ship before it was blocked by some invisible barrier.

Otakemaru was not surprised, the one who could come to this hell was definitely not a weak person, although he had never seen this kind of equipment of a soul slayer, but as long as he found a flaw, he would ......

He had just flown into the air when he saw that the guns on the battleship were aimed at his side.

Some kind of destructive force is brewing in the muzzle of a cannon.

Buzz –

From the leftmost muzzle, a red, thick ray of light shot out.

Otakemaru hurriedly dodged to the side, only to see that the light carried an astonishing amount of energy and hit the monster community that was originally behind Otakemaru.

Boom –

In an instant, those gathered monsters were evaporated.

The mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and the shock wave came one after another, and the mushroom that had previously stood on Otakemaru was also blown down by the storm and fell to the ground, crushing I don't know how many monsters were killed.

At the same time, on the battleship, the armor opened, and more gun ports appeared.

Bang Bang Bang –

Beams of light and ammunition poured out from the muzzles of the guns at all costs, as if to plow the place completely, and for a moment, the entire crimson sky became as if it were noon.

"What's that?"

Otakemaru couldn't help but pop out of the Ise dialect.

Whoosh –

From the missile silo of the battleship, several missiles rose into the air, one of which flew towards Otakemaru at high speed.

Otakemaru hurriedly dodged, but the missile seemed to have identified the target, and bit Otakemaru's tail tightly, no matter how he tossed and turned, he did not deviate from the trajectory.

"It's annoying!"

Otakemaru had to dodge the splash damage of those stray shells while playing hide-and-seek with the missiles.

He has been a ghost for so many years, and for the first time, he feels that the problem is a little tricky.

100,000 monsters, at this moment, were suppressed by a mere battleship.

Otakemaru couldn't help but be speechless, wanting to break through the defensive circle of that battleship first.

But at this time, Otakemaru saw that one of the smaller caliber cannons was aimed at him.

Bang –

A cannonball flew out and blocked in front of Otakemaru.

In the rear were missiles, in front were artillery shells, and for a time he had little way to retreat.

"In that case......

In Daitakemaru's hand, the bamboo pole quickly thickened, like a huge stone pillar, and the golden fishhook shook off and headed towards the missile in the rear, trying to intercept it.

Right here and now.

A large-caliber de-spirit bullet hit Otakemaru's head.

“？”

Otakemaru didn't even have time to think.

His entire upper body was slashed off by the bullet, and the ensuing missile and artillery fire quickly engulfed the remaining half of Otakemaru's body.

Following the trajectory of the bullet, I saw that on the flight deck, the shrine maiden Hashimoto of Shimogamo Shrine wearing the armor of the Hell Frontier removed the scope from Otakemaru.

"Solved."

She silently loaded, aiming for the next target.