Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game

"A nest of vile spirits!?"

Bai Jie was shocked.

Aoooo...

Aoooo, aoooo...

A chilling sound echoed from all directions within the vast, empty underground space.

Countless human faces emerged from the cave walls and the ground.

They resembled human faces.

However, unlike ordinary people, these faces exuded a sense of mental dissipation.

Moreover, it wasn't just one or two faces; there were hundreds, even thousands, of densely packed faces.

Men, women, old, young... the faces appeared like masks, some the size of palms, others nearly as large as cartwheels.

Numerous faces of varying sizes floated on the rocks, the earth, and the walls. Then, like wisps of smoke, they emerged, with sand and soil forming the bodies of the 'human faces,' transforming them into the forms of demons.

Vile spirits.

This was a nest of vile spirits hidden deep underground.

No, it should be a "copy" space generated by the combined power of the Snow Hag Princess and the Heavenly God Cherry Blossom Mahoraga.

As vile spirits appeared one after another, Bai Jie felt a chill run down his spine.

On the other hand, Jiu Jitsu Kazuki, Tsukigahara Yaming, Old Man Matsudaira, Renjo Senjuro, and the others present were filled with disbelief, panic, fear, or despair as they watched this scene unfold.

"Everyone, don't worry!"

Bai Jie's voice boomed.

"This is a secret technique prepared by our Black Princess Mountain clan. This is not a real space, but a virtual realm... Don't worry, everyone. These vile spirits won't harm us!"

He shouted, "Look, these vile spirits are targeting Toji Hiruko. They are only hostile towards Toji Hiruko."

As Bai Jie spoke, the vile spirits had already launched their attack on Toji Hiruko, assaulting her from all directions with overwhelming numbers.

"'Vile spirits' are closely related to the Land of Roots and the Underworld. They are inherently hostile to humans with the blood of the Sun Goddess lineage. Don't forget that in this country's legends, the Underworld Goddess Izanami once said that she would kill a thousand living people every day."

The Snow Hag Princess explained calmly, "The Solar Priestess, with her innate lineage, will be feared and hated by the vile spirits more than anyone else. Similarly, as long as she is in the impure air of the Underworld, her own power will be suppressed. Heh heh, from this, you can see that her greatest strength will also become her greatest weakness."

"Or, alternatively, Tsukigahara Yaming's 'Soul Scythe' power can also eliminate the rampages caused by Aratama, soothing and comforting the heart, and returning people to peace."

Lake Master added, "If you two cooperate, it will be the best time to defeat the current Toji Hiruko."

Even as he conversed with the two deities, a battle erupted between Toji Hiruko and the vile spirits, with countless claws and teeth attacking the current priestess.

However, Toji Hiruko, who had entered True Ancestor transformation, simply waved her hand, and the surrounding vile spirits were reduced to ashes.

Above her head was a radiance like the sun, enveloping her entire figure.

No, it was a radiance of condensed power, invisible to those without a foundation in spiritual power, a power known as 'Raised Body Light'—a sight seen in Buddhist deity scrolls, a spectacle called light flames and halos.

With a mere flick of the girl's sleeve, light would burst forth, a force capable of silently dissolving any substance.

The vile spirits' immortality was meaningless. Before the light of the 'Solar Priestess,' everything melted, dissolved, and fell away—an energy that forced all things to submit.

However, the light on Toji Hiruko's body was rapidly dimming, like a candle about to burn out.

Clearly, the existence of the vile spirits was meant to deplete her power.

'I understand.'

Bai Jie stopped thinking and took out the Red-Grade Living God Pill from his pouch, along with various other pills, swallowing them all at once.

'This can be said to be the final battle. Let's fight as hard as possible!'

Then, he took out the Aumaga Pill again, stabbed it into his chest, and activated the Demonic God Energy.

Purple-black flames surged forth, and he transformed once more into a flaming armored warrior covered in bone armor.

In an instant, an immense aura erupted from his body.

"Lady Yaming."

Bai Jie's voice also echoed in Tsukigahara Yaming's ears.

"Can you continue to fight with me?"

Tsukigahara Yaming was startled, first by the nest of vile spirits, and then by the change in Bai Jie.

"Fight together?"

"That's right."

Bai Jie said calmly, "You helped me a lot before, but I still need to borrow your power. Can you cast 'Soul Scythe' one more time? This time, cast it on Miss Toji Hiruko, not to kill her, but to sever the unstable soul on her body, the 'Aratama.'"

"I understand."

Yaming nodded.

"I'll do my best..."

She suddenly smiled, "You don't have to be so polite with me. After all, our relationship isn't ordinary."

—As expected of the protagonist, she's really easy to talk to.

Bai Jie also nodded.

"Indeed, we can be said to have shared life and death several times..."

"Shared, shared life and death—!"

Her voice trailed off.

Thump, thump.

Her heart pounded wildly.

"Are you alright?"

Bai Jie was somewhat dubious.

"N-No... it's true that we shared life and death."

Lost in reverie, Yaming muttered to herself, her face flushed, as if enveloped in happiness, and her body swayed as if she had been drinking.

"Could you be injured?"

"I'm fine!!!"

She shook her tied-up long hair, her tone filled with excitement, "Not even a scratch. Lord Bai Jie, I have no problems. It's about time. Let's join forces?"

"Do you need support?"

Old Man Matsudaira also came over to ask.

"Of course."

Bai Jie nodded calmly.

"We can't win with solo fights. I hope everyone can buy us some time—"

"Understood."

Jiu Jitsu Kazuki's voice also came over, "Don't waste time. Everyone else, prepare yourselves. Charms, barriers, and spells, be ready to use them all."

He took the lead in raising the long sword in his hand, the tip pointing towards the girl Toji Hiruko in the center.

"Night Parade... 'Black Flame Cannon Formation,' activate."

The Night Parade members in the rear also organized their techniques, with these black-clothed people wrapping black flames around their hands, condensing them, and unleashing ranged strikes like cannon fire.

This was an array technique developed by the Imperial Court's Shadow Cage Organization. Streams of pitch-black flames soared into the sky, cutting through the air like black birds, then falling towards the ground.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Fireballs wrapped in dim light slammed into Toji Hiruko one after another.

"Let's make our move too!"

The spellcasters under Renjo Senjuro also released various spells, with explosions, lightning, thunderbolts, and ice spears attacking the girl who was being besieged by the vile spirits. Storms stirred up flames, and purple lightning raced through the air, with explosions constantly erupting.

Normally, such ranged attacks would be avoided for fear of harming friendly forces on the front lines in a melee, but since the vile spirits were not their allies at all, the spellcasters had no qualms and unhesitatingly unleashed a full-force barrage.

The vile spirits' hatred was focused on Toji Hiruko, and they paid no attention to other attacks. Explosions ripped through the smoke, and more lightning and black flames stirred up vortexes.

Following Jiu Jitsu's and Renjo's instructions, they continued to bombard the enemy with a sea of spells from a distance, adopting a tactic of indiscriminately suppressing them with firepower.

"Ordinary enemies would collapse under this overwhelming firepower... but against this powerful foe, this method is only a temporary suppression for now!"

The concentrated bombardment of spells stirred up thick smoke, and the vile spirit army was blasted to pieces, but in the next second...

Boom!

A violent force swept out from the dense fire dust and smoke, and a huge snake head emerged, a familiar empowered by the True Ancestor vampire's power.

The vile spirits were crushed by the snake's massive body, which was so enormous, and like Toji Hiruko, it suddenly burst into raging blood-colored flames, similar to the Solar Priestess's 'Raised Body Light.'

The blood-colored serpent hissed, and blood-colored light was also released. Although it was unclear what kind of power this was, all the spellcasters concentrated their power and created powerful barriers, layering them one after another to withstand this blood-colored light.

"My turn."

Jiu Jitsu Kazuki thrust his sword tip into the ground, chanting the word "life," and power flowed into the depths of the earth. Huge roots pushed open the earth, and tree tips drilled out of the ground. Thick tree trunks that grew out of the earth from nowhere stretched out like pythons, entangling and engulfing the blood-colored serpent's body.

Tentacle-like vines and thorns also grew from the trees, with thousands upon thousands of sharp thorns piercing into the blood-colored serpent's scales, forming a binding force against this blood familiar.

"Seal it with barriers!!!"

Renjo Senjuro shouted loudly, and the spellcasters also exerted all their strength to activate barrier spells to seal the blood-colored serpent.

"Let's go!"

Bai Jie stepped on the ground, lowered his body, and charged forward.

Tsukigahara Yaming didn't speak, but leaped upwards with force, her black wings unfolding again. She maintained a position above and below Bai Jie, killing towards the priestess in the center.

Toji Hiruko stretched out a hand, a gesture of rejection.

That single action triggered an explosion of spiritual power and demonic energy.

She didn't use any complicated attack methods, but simply 'pushed' over a mass of powerful force.

Immense pressure surged from all directions, as if the deep sea had descended onto the land, and Bai Jie, who was in the midst of it, was about to be crushed on the spot by the water pressure.

'Ugh... damn it, this move is hard to block!'

Bai Jie's mind raced, knowing that he couldn't use the power of the 'Demon-Breaking Gauntlets' to eliminate it.

"Forget it, whether I live or die, I'll use that move to charge through with all my strength!"

He raised the spear in his hand and unleashed the Gun Saint's personally transmitted style—the Cross Fang Roar God Flow Vicious Spear Technique.

Cross Fang Roar God Flow · Revolving Star!!!

Buzz...

The spear blade vibrated and rotated, using centrifugal force and footwork to increase the spear's variations. Bai Jie's spear tip seemed to be drawing "circles" in the void, one "circle" after another, perfect "circles," flawless "circles."

Using the spear as a fulcrum, he drew circle after circle, and the Revolving Star Spear used perfect balance and the constantly accelerating "circles" to spin the spear blade and spear tip, blocking the masses of force surging towards his body.

—Breaking the surface with a point.

—Breaking the weight with a circle.

Bai Jie used the spear in his hand to forcibly carve out a path, like moving in the deep sea. With each step forward, the skin under his armor would burst with blood, the capillaries rupturing from being unable to withstand the extreme pressure.

However, it was in this kind of extreme that he finally brought himself and Toji Hiruko's figure to the closest point.

He could feel his entire body burning, the Red-Grade Living God Pill and various pills burning wildly within him, and even his brain felt like it was boiling.

This violent force almost oppressed his bones to the point where they made creaking sounds, as if they would break at any moment.

"Break!!!"

He roared, his spear body shaking, and the spear blade turned into a lightning bolt, blasting towards Toji Hiruko's figure.