I loaded the ghost talk game

Chapter 800: Tanashi·Numagozen

Okuninushi was not called "Okuninushi" at the beginning. This was the name of the god he was promoted to after he unified Ashihara and established the Land Kingdom.

Before establishing Ashihara, Okuninushi was called Oanamuchi, and was also called Dairu God.

Kamiyagawa and his party are currently in the mausoleum of the "Kokujang" emperor of the lineage of Ninjago-no-Kisara. The records engraved on the wall that they saw when exploring this Shougong are basically praises for the emperor of the lineage of Tensun.

Moreover, probably in order to make Ninjago-no-Kisara's rule over Ashihara more orthodox, these records obviously avoided talking about things like "the advent of Tensun".

Therefore, it was indeed very strange to suddenly see a text engraved with crazy handwriting and strongly praising Okuninushi.

As the emperor of the "previous dynasty", Okuninushi's name should not appear in this Shougong.

This text can be regarded as a blasphemy to the dozen emperors of the lineage of Tensun who are sleeping deep in the Shougong.

"It seems that there are more secrets hidden in this Tensun Shou Palace than we thought at the beginning."

Kamiyukawa withdrew his eyes from the scribbled and crazy, yet fascinating carvings on the wall.

He wanted to find out more and more what was at the bottom of Shou Palace.

Walking down the long spiral staircase, the space became wider. The area of ​​Shou Palace known so far is like a huge cone structure, which becomes larger as you go down. The passage formed by the stairs is like a mountain road embedded in the inner wall of this huge cone.

It seems that the path that Kamiyakawa and Yatagarasu had passed before is just the tip of the iceberg of this underground palace.

Continue to go down.

Woo-woo--

The wind in Shou Palace became stronger, and the sound of the wind seemed to be mixed with miserable crying.

At the same time, it can be clearly felt that the air here has become more humid and full of water vapor. The stone steps where Kamiya and his party are located have become wider and flatter than before.

"It seems that we are getting close to the bottom of this giant tower."

Kamiyakawa thought as he stared down.

Although the space below was still dark, at this distance, with the help of the blue lantern in Yatagarasu's hand, Kamiya could already glimpse the vague situation below--

The blue glimmers around him fell like silk threads, blending into the endless darkness.

But the scattered points among them were stirred into waves by some soft waves, and the hazy reflections were reflected back.

"It looks like water light."

"So, there is a lake at the bottom?" Yatagarasu lowered the lantern in his hand a little and echoed this.

"It looks like it, the water vapor around us is getting thicker." Kamyakawa said.

Continue to explore downwards.

On the walls along the way that gradually became slippery, no carved words could be seen.

The outline of the lake at the bottom of the giant tower finally became clear.

This is indeed an extremely large underground deep pool, the water surface is as dark as night, and the bottom is unseen. In the lake, many huge rocks stand in a forest, some large and some small, forming small islands that stand in a disorderly manner. The bare stone islands are as sharp as a knife and an axe, and they seem even more indestructible, like a natural barrier built by this dark world.

"Aba Wuji!"

After arriving above the lake, the little old man sitting on the shoulder of Kamiya Chuan immediately gave a warning.

There is something in the water.

Hualalal——

The dark lake water is churning, and the huge waves are surging like mountains, which are particularly hideous in the darkness. It seems that they are driven by an invisible force, slapping the stone islands in the lake frantically, splashing water, and making dull and weird sounds. And these terrifying sounds seem to be mixed with cold and low roars.

It's like some huge creature is gradually waking up under the deep pool.

Kamiya Chuan can feel the strong and hostile breath of ghosts and gods, which is surging from below.

Clang!

The golden Douji-kiri was unsheathed in an instant, and the light track drawn by the dazzling blade was particularly conspicuous in the darkness. At the same time, Ibaraki's hand was also called out, and the heavy and gloomy Onikiri was pulled out violently and femininely at the same time.

Yatagarasu also entered a fighting posture, and the four gorgeous wings behind it instantly spread out, and the blade of the war sickle in its hand was buckled down, with a cold light flashing, ready to go.

Rumble--

The waves in the lake were still surging and terrifying, and then the largest stone island in the center of the lake roared and trembled, and the vibration sound was mixed with a more obvious roar of the giant beast.

The stone island towered out of the water and collided violently with other islands.

Kamiya River saw it clearly now.

The stone island is alive!

No, it is not an island made of rocks at all.

It is some kind of black, exaggerated giant shell, like a turtle shell or a crab shell, supported on the back of some huge creature.

"Roar——"

The evil waves gathered into a huge water column that rushed up into the sky. The hard and smooth scales flashed with a dark light, twisting and drawing a terrifying arc in the air, and a pair of huge green eyes rushed out from the lake.

Is it a... snake?

The giant beast covered with slippery and solid scales appeared from the lake below.

It seems not quite accurate to say that this thing is a snake.

Because on the top of its head, there is a pair of fleshy horns covered with scales, plus the huge shell on its back...making this thing look like a dark "dragon".

[Name of the ghost story: Tian Xin·Numa Gozen]

Numa Gozen.

A kind of giant snake in the water whose reputation is not particularly famous, but whose strength is hard to estimate.

In reality, there are corresponding stories circulating. It is said that the swamp lake in Kanayama Town, Onuma County, Fukushima Prefecture, was once occupied by Ichinuma Gozen.

According to the legend, Numagozen of Kanayama Town was attacked by samurai and onmyoji at the time.

But it is said that it is not really dead. Whenever dark clouds hang low in the sky at Kanayama Town Marsh Lake, the huge swamp will set off huge waves, and the water vapor will cover the sky. The Numa Gozen there will reappear as the "Dragon Lady Othime" to do evil.

Later, people built Numa Gozen Shrine on the edge of the swamp and enshrined it, and the situation finally improved.

Therefore, the lake in Kanayama Town still maintains the custom of worshiping the big snake. Every year on the first Sunday of August, people hold a "Lake Water Festival" on that lake.

The concepts of dragons and snakes in Japan are similar, and the horned Numagoma encountered by Kamiyagawa at the bottom of the Shrine Palace clearly showed signs of transforming into a dragon. In addition, its name also has the prefix "Tian Xin", and you don't need to think too much to know that it has an extraordinary origin.

"roar!"

Numa Gozen rushed out of the lake, his mouth wide open, and without any explanation, he bit towards Kamiya and Yatatori.

Kamiya, who was well prepared, would naturally not have any stage fright.

He didn't know how many times he had faced huge enemies. Although Numa Gozen was huge, it couldn't bring him any sense of oppression.

With a flip of his free left hand, a sandalwood-red flintlock gun appeared in Kamiya's palm.

After a sharp crack like the cry of a banshee, thunderous thunder burst out from the dark muzzle! The iron projectiles mixed with dark thunder shot out at high speed, splitting with the front end of Numa Gozen's snake head, and splashed into a terrifying thunder and lightning vortex intertwined with purple and white light!

Since there is such a huge lake at the bottom of the stone tower, the water vapor is thick, which is suitable for the use of Yin Lei.

The dark thunder vortex hit the snake's head, and the thunder bit and strangled it, blocking the slaying offensive of the Marshal in front.

And Kamiyagawa's defensive counterattack didn't stop there. While firing with [Banshee], he took a sharp step forward with his right foot.

On the rock wall below, rubble and dust were flying, and several turbid earth mines roared up like giant pillars of mud. Numa Gozen's attention was completely attracted by the whirlpool of Yin Lei, and the earth thunder that rushed up completely caught him off guard.

Several thunder pillars just hit its huge body.

Numa Gozen is a dragon-snake monster in the water. Compared with the Yin Thunder, the restrained Earth Thunder is more effective on it.

The snake in the negative shell let out a deafening howl under the bombardment of thunder and lightning, its huge body trembled violently, its scales were peeled off, and dazzling sparks erupted.

Unprecedented pain and fear caused the giant snake's body to twist and deform, and the smell of blood and burnt flesh filled the air. It roared and plunged back into the deep pool at the bottom. Its twitching body hit the stone tower wall uncontrollably, and several lines were embedded in it. The staircase passage on the stone wall was destroyed instantly.

Seeing Numa Gozen getting back into the lake, Kamiyagawa did not pursue him immediately.

He lowered the [Banshee] and shouted: "Hey! We can talk, if you can talk!"

Although Kamiya didn't read the information prompt that popped up on his phone, he had a rough guess about the identity of the snake.

Dragon and snake in the water...

Kamiyagawa could indeed think of a few gods related to dragons and snakes in Ashihara Mizuho Country, and the one that concerned him the most was Tian Shinhime, one of the three goddesses of Munakata.

After the great king established the land divine kingdom, he successively took many divine concubines as wives and concubines.

Among them is Susanoo's daughter, Tashin-hime, who is the goddess of the sea.

And Tian Xinji is the ancestor of Haiguo Crab Ji's lineage of divine descendants.

Aren't Crab Princess and the others just shelled aquatic monsters?

Therefore, the big snake carrying its shell in this lake may also be the descendant of Tian Xinji.

Although it is far from the appearance of Crab Princess and the others, if this big snake is really related to Crab Princess, even if it is just a thin blood connection that cannot be reached... Then when they first met, for the sake of the small can, Kamiya still You can let it go.

The advance is to be able to calm down and have a good conversation.

Boom!

The sound of splashing water rippled through the underground lake.

The giant shell like a stone island was violently tumbling in the waves. The killing intent and hostility spread out along with the water vapor has not weakened at all.

Immediately afterwards, other "stone islands" in the lake also stirred, and huge black shadows broke through the shackles of the water and rushed out.

There is not only one underwater Numa Gozen.

Although the Numagozen that appeared later were not as huge as the first one, their bodies were tens of meters long, and their entire bodies were covered with rough and hard scales, with different colors but all exuding an ominous blackness. Pairs of huge green eyes floated up and down in the black lake water, like lanterns burning with green flames, shining with cruel light, staring at the outsiders who stepped into the longevity palace.

They twisted and twisted their huge bodies, setting off huge waves in the water. Then, the injured Numagomae suddenly jumped out of the water, and the rest followed suit. The entire underground space was obscured by their huge figures. The sound of hitting the water collided with the roar of the giant beast, and the reverberation was deafening.

Amid such a chaotic symphony, there were faintly mixed human voices. It is not known whether these sounds came from the mouths or bellies of these big snakes:

"The emperor will return with glory... Awagi Mizuho will flourish like a tree flower and be as solid as a rock... Any outsider will become a stepping stone for my emperor..."

"Then there is no room for negotiation."

Seeing this, Kamiya knew that these shelled snakes were all crazy and disordered, and they were definitely not the ones to negotiate peace with.

Anyway, he had given the opportunity. Since the snakes did not accept it, then-

Negotiation failed, prepare to attack!

"Do it!"

Huh!

In an instant, the Yatagarasu, who had been standing behind Kamiya and waiting for his instructions, fully spread its gorgeous back wings and circled into the air.

The long sickle in her hand screamed and cut through the humid and turbulent air, and the blue light of death rose in a spiral as the sickle blade moved.

In the lake, the bodies of the leaping snakes intertwined with each other, connected head to tail, and squirmed and entangled into a larger whole. Those black scales slid in the air, and the surging lake water shook off along its smooth surface.

The entangled "Tan Shin and Numa Gozen" let out dense roars: "Protect the glory of Awahara and the Emperor. Oana Muchi, the great power will live forever in the world!"

And the big snake in the center opened its big mouth, and a skeleton with a dark but azure color and full of ocean breath was pushed out by its snake tongue. It was entangled by other big snakes and strangled into each other's scales and flesh.

The connection between them became closer, and there was no sense of separation, and it became a complete whole.

Indistinctly, the breath feeling suddenly increased, close to the god!

"That skeleton..."

Kamiyakawa felt a familiar breath from the god's skeleton that just appeared in an instant.

It was similar to the breath he felt in the Kaikoku Munakata Taisha.

That, I'm afraid it's the bones of Tan Shinji!

No wonder the bones of the three goddesses of Munakata couldn't be found after searching the Kaikoku. It turns out that one of them is hidden in Awahara Mizuho!

Kamiya Kawa knew that this trip was worth it, and his condensed pupils flashed with excitement. The feather woven in the air fluttered in the rising water vapor. He stood on the staircase embedded in the stone wall, raised the Onikiri and Doujikiri at the same time, and pointed them directly at Numa Gozen.

He was not only excited because of the skeleton of Tanishinji, but also because——

"Roar——!"

A soul-stirring roar sounded.

A huge, creepy, and majestic black shadow stood up from the lake just below Kamiya.

The sharp claws and fangs flashed with cold light, and the rough and knotted muscles looked extremely hideous in the scouring of the waves. The rising fire of karma, the decaying miasma, and the moist breath of dragons and snakes danced wildly between the wet scales and long hair.

"Inugami, it's time to eat!"

The dragon and snake monsters in this lake are the most suitable food for the physique of his big dog.