Chapter 16: The Great Monster
"Over there, don't let her run!"
"Catch her, you must not let her report it!"
Night is the time when youkai and other aliens are active, not to mention the wild forest at night. Originally, this was a place that ordinary people would never usually set foot in, but now there are countless torches dancing in the forest. The shouts to each other were even louder.
The crowd seems to be hunting for something......
The sound of rapid breathing, the shouts that gradually surrounded me, even though the body was moaning and protesting all the time, it still couldn't stop running. The originally beautiful clothes had already been cut and wet by the branches in the forest, and even there were several wounds on the body. But even so, the pace under your feet cannot be slowed down, hurry, hurry, or else......
"Ahh I don't know if I tripped over a tree root or a stone, and my feet were unstable, and I fell down with a thud. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, but no, you can't just fall down like this, the voice behind you is getting closer and closer, if you don't hurry up......
Struggling to get up, covered in mud and having no time to care, gritted his teeth, ignored the moans coming from his body, and staggered on.
I don't know how long it has been, but the sound of the chase behind me seems to be close at hand, is it over here, the lament in my heart makes my steps even weaker, and even my consciousness becomes blurred.
I really can't do anything, and the so-called 'dream' is really just wishful thinking on my part...... I......
Just when the consciousness was about to disappear, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him, it was ...... Great, it's finally too late......
The other party seemed to catch him, shouting something, but the gradually lost consciousness was no longer audible, and only a trace of relief gradually flooded until he fell asleep completely. It's not just that I see the person I want to see, but also because I'm not useless after all......
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"Big youkai?" Putting down the teacup in his hand, Mo turned his gaze to the man who reported to him, "Is the information accurate?" ”
"Yes, in the confirmed information, there have been a number of well-known exorcists and onmyoji who have been defeated, including even the world-famous Great Swordsman Ghost Sword Murakami and the Great Onmyoji Miaozang-sama. According to the available information, the judgment of the clan elders is to put the other party in the ranks of the big monster guard. ”
A hint of playfulness flashed on Mo's face, "Great Onmyoji Miao Zang, I know a little about this, if it weren't for his family background, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to reach this title." As for Ghost Knife Murakami, I don't know much about this, but I vaguely heard that he once challenged my father? ”
Regarding his young master's evaluation of the world-famous Great Onmyoji as a mediocre first-class who was promoted by power, he didn't dare to echo it, so he could only bow his head and reply: "Yes!" It is said that at the beginning, Ghost Knife Murakami supported more than 100 moves in front of the head of the family before he was defeated. The head of the family also praised it. It is also because of this in mind that the clan has raised the danger level of this monster. ”
'Big monster', playing with the teacup in his hand, Mo already has some judgments in his heart. The real big monster is not so simple. The reason why the clan listed the other party as this alert level is probably only because it is judged from the intelligence that the strength of the other party has exceeded the stage that ordinary clansmen can deal with.
After all, in a sense, any big monster can destroy the city and destroy the pool. There are very few human beings who can really compete alone. If the clan really encounters a 'big monster' level existence, I'm afraid only I can stop it.
"So do you mean to let me do it?" Shaking the teapot in his hand, well, it's time to add water.
"What the elders mean is up to you. This is the entire information record up to now. As he spoke, the man took out a dossier and held it in both hands.
Is that so...... Taking the dossier and pouring boiling water back into the teapot, Mo waited for the tea leaves to brew as he flipped through the dossier and skimmed through its contents.
This time, the information of the so-called big monster was actually a request from a family to eliminate demons. In terms of scale and strength, the other party may not be anything in the wealthy family, but as a historical family that has been passed down from generation to generation, it is no less connected than those famous families.
It is precisely because of this that the other party was able to invite various well-known swordsmen and onmyoji to eliminate the demons, but unfortunately, they were all defeated, and in the last breath, they planned to directly pay a huge price and ask the contemporary 'Sword Master' to kill the monster by name.
The reward listed by the other party in this request is not insignificant, and it can even be said that it has damaged the foundation of the family. I don't know what the hell that 'big monster' did to make them so cost-free.
"Have you found out why the other party is so resentful, according to the intelligence, if only a few major family members died, I'm afraid it won't be enough to make such a big move." Mo picked up the brewed teapot and slowly poured tea into the cup.
"Well, we're surprised by that, but it's rumored that one of the family members who died was the eldest son of the current head of the family, so ......."
The movement in Mo's hand paused, put down the teapot, and regardless of the hot temperature of the tea, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Such a reason is not enough." ”
Yes, such reasons are not sufficient. As a family that has been inherited for many years, most of the time it will always rationally weigh the benefits and gains and losses, and even sometimes it can be called cold-blooded and ruthless, otherwise it will not be able to be passed down for a long time.
Even if an important heir and a large number of family members have died now, it is not necessary to use the strength of the whole clan to fight a 'big monster'. Not to mention that this 'big monster' has obviously retreated.
Well, it's also strange to say 'retreat', even though the other party swears that the youkai is hiding in the lake to heal his injuries, and is still eyeing their family. But none of the exorcists who went to crusade in front of him died? It's just that they can't fight the enemy and then retreat. Hehe, when did the 'big monster' also start to pay attention to not killing.
And in addition, there are still many other doubts in the various statements given by the other party, which really makes people wonder if there are some deep reasons for this.
"That subordinate rejected them?" The man asked tentatively.
Slaying demons and demons is never as simple as it is said in the Saga novels, and it is the norm to die if you are not careful. And one of the most taboo points in the demon removal commission is that the information is unknown. Since the other party is full of suspicions, and the information given is secretive, it is not a strange thing to refuse.
"No, no, I'll go myself."
…… To be continued......