"Gollum ......"

The sound of protest in his stomach and the aroma from his nose woke up Inosuke from the darkness.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt that something was wrong.

There was a strange feeling of restraint in my body, and there was a dull pain in my hands.

What's going on?

He bowed his head.

"Bastard!"

Suddenly, Inosuke was so angry that he screamed.

He was tied with rope and hung from a tree, and in front of him was a roasted golden rabbit leg.

The tantalizing aroma emanates from the rabbit's legs, seducting people's appetite.

"Damn it, don't let Uncle Ben see you again!"

Cursing and scolding for a while, Inosuke ran the breathing method, trying to break free from the rope.

It's a pity that the special binding technique makes the rope evenly distribute the force, so that he can't break free when he breaks free.

"Damn!"

In desperation, he had no choice but to arch his body, bend his whole body into an arc, and gnaw the rope with his teeth.

After being busy for a long time, I escaped from the shackles.

Standing under the tree, Inosuke Kouhei tore off the rabbit leg hanging from the tree and ate it viciously.

"This time...... Hello, ...... I was careless...... Bah...... Next ......"

Not far away in the treetops, Senjuro smiled, then turned to leave.

Tiering the boar boy to a tree is not only a punishment for him, but also an experiment.

The demons' reluctance to approach made him extremely curious, and he wanted to try to see if he could use the bait to attract some ghosts to approach, so he deliberately cut a hole in the boar boy's hand to make the smell of blood even stronger.

Unfortunately, two hours passed, and nothing was found.

This made Senjurou feel more and more novel.

When he first came to Fuji Mt. two years ago, this would not have happened.

In other words, it must have been some kind of change in him in the past two years, causing the weak ghosts to fear him like a tiger.

Thinking of this, Senjuro looked at the system interface.

——

Name: Purgatory Senjuro

Race: Human

Level: Lv.13

Attributes: Strength 23, Stamina 23, Agility 23, Spirit 18

Energy: 220/230 HP

Class: [Ghost Hunter (1st Order)]

Traits: [Ghost Hunter] (cannot be upgraded), [Ghost Hunter] (cannot be upgraded)

Skills: [Breath of Fire] (Master), [Hunting Mark] (Mastery)

Equipment: Nichiren Knife (magic), normal white shirt, normal white pants, normal shoes.

Source of Life: 33

——

Compared to the first time I entered Fuji Raid Mountain two years ago, in addition to the increase in physical attributes, there is only a change in skills.

Master-level flame breath can be ruled out, after all, there are so many "pillars" in the ghost killing team, and their breathing level will not be lower than the master level, but it is not necessarily that ordinary evil ghosts will shy away from them.

Then, the reason lies in the [Hunting Mark] and [Ghost Hunter].

The former is a class skill, and the latter is a trait awarded for achieving the achievement [Pillar's Reserve].

I'm going to have to find a chance and keep experimenting.

Chijurou muttered to himself, then glanced at the wild boar boy in the clearing, and the figure gradually disappeared into the woods.

……

Vine attack mountain, foothills.

The white-haired maternity yakoshiki Hika and the black-haired maternity yakuzaki Teru Riya carried lanterns and waited quietly.

Six hours have passed since the selection began, and their task is to wait for the appearance of those who have passed the selection.

At this time, a member of the "hidden" organization wearing a mask rushed from the bottom of the mountain with a look on his face.

"My lord, there is urgent information!"

After taking the bamboo tube that sent the message, he opened it to check, and the face of the Sanyashiki Terutoshi could not continue to remain indifferent.

"What happened?"

Sanyashiki Teru Riya didn't say much, but handed the letter to Sanyashiki Hika.

"Fifteen kilometers north of the vine attack mountain, the name of the island county, there are four traces of the wind. The Pillar of Flame and the Pillar of Worms have been dispatched. ”

"This ......" After reading the letter, Hika's face turned slightly pale.

The horror of the ghosts of the winding has been like thunder since they were young.

Such a terrifying and ferocious evil actually appeared near the selection site of the team.

So there is no need to say much about what happened.

Now that I think about it, it must be the impact of the escape of the ghosts two years ago.

Thinking of this, even with the protection of the sea of wisteria flowers and trees, they couldn't help but panic.

Fortunately, at the end of the letter, it was stated that the headquarters had sent two "pillar" level swordsmen, which made them feel at ease.

Under the moonlit night, looking at the silent darkness outside the vine attack mountain, the Sanyashiki Terutsu Riya couldn't help but feel worried.

Can the two "pillars" really resist the ghost of the winding?

This is a terrifying existence that mankind has never defeated in hundreds of years.

Think about it another way.

Even if the ghosts of the upper strings were afraid that the wisteria flower would not enter the vine attack mountain, they and the low-level swordsmen who had just completed the selection of the team would not be able to stay here for the rest of their lives.

Under the protection of two "columns", how many people will be able to leave safely?

"Pass the order, everyone will be on guard, and if there is any trouble, immediately release signal flares!"

"Yes!"

The members of the Hidden Order took the order and left.

The night was long, and the huge shadows in the darkness were quietly approaching.

……

Outside the vine attack mountain, three ghost slayer swordsmen are patrolling.

After receiving an order from Terutoya Shiki, the swordsmen of the Ghost Slayer Team who participated in the patrol and protection mission this time changed from the original solo patrol to the form of a three-person team.

"Rustling ......"

The wind blew through the branches and made a sound.

The three people who were patrolling turned their heads at the same time and looked around.

After a while, they were relieved to make sure there were no anomalies.

One of them wondered, "What happened, you say?" Why did you suddenly tighten martial law? ”

"I don't know." Another person replied: "In previous years, the selection and inspection of the team was a poor task, basically a formality, and I didn't hear from the seniors that there were any accidents." ”

"Besides, there are wisteria flowers around here, and the ghost will be weakened as soon as he gets close, what are you afraid of?"

"That's right."

After some conversation, the three of them were more steady, and then they continued to patrol.

However, just as they pass by a tree that is no different from the wisteria trees around them, an accident happens.

A dark shadow flashed behind them, before they could react.

"Silk—"

In the light sound of the breeze, the silver light flashed, and the eyes of the three of them suddenly bulged, and they wanted to say something, but the broken throat could only make a "ho-ho-......" sound.

After a while, the three of them died in a fit of rage.

At the same time, a rickety figure gradually appeared in the shadows.

It reached to its mouth and licked the remaining blood from its paws with its tongue.

"It's very average...... The current swordsmen of the Ghost Slayer Team are really getting worse and worse. ”

"It's a pity, the guy I met last time."

"Presumably his blood must be very delicious!"

The figure that appeared had a swollen forehead, two horns on its head, and a face like a pranya, which was the "fourth of the upper wind" half-tengu that Senjuro met that day.

"Last time, for the sake of the adult's mission, I let that human imp go by a yard."

"This time, I'm going to have a full meal."

"Hey, hey, hey...... Hahahaha......"

The voice was sparse and sharp, startling the birds in the sky.

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