Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“I... I am the Woman of the Hour of the Ox.”

The Woman of the Hour of the Ox lowered her head slightly, staring at her jade-white hands, as if telling Yotsuya Miko, yet also as if talking to herself, she softly began to speak.

“On the night I came to this world, I discovered this human woman in a dim and filthy alley.”

“At the time, she had just suffered through an ordeal at the hands of a dozen men, a brutal and inhumane act accompanied by cruel violence. Her lower body, anus, and mouth were all bleeding, and she was on the verge of death.”

“And I, in exchange for using her body, would allow her to continue living and grant her the power to retaliate against those perpetrators, to pay them back in kind.”

“Now, tell me...”

The Woman of the Hour of the Ox raised her head, and a hint of pleading appeared in her eyes, which were originally flowing with blood, and her voice became a panicked tone.

“Please, I beg you, please don't kill me.”

Only for a brief moment, the Woman of the Hour of the Ox reverted to her original appearance, sneering as she spoke.

“As an exorcist, can you kill an innocent human woman? She is a victim.”

“What you say is good, and also correct.”

Yotsuya Miko nodded slightly, saying emotionlessly, then raised the Mikazuki Munechika in her hand, the blade pointing at the Woman of the Hour of the Ox standing there, her golden eyes without the slightest fluctuation.

“However, that has absolutely nothing to do with my killing you.”

“If that human woman's soul truly still exists within this body, then I don't care.”

“Everything is for the sake of banishing you all from the human world forever.”

Hearing Yotsuya Miko's words and seeing the other party's unwavering gaze, the Woman of the Hour of the Ox snorted coldly.

“Tch, it didn't work... Just as it said, these humans are truly troublesome opponents.”

Having been born in the Reverse World, devoured countless of its own kind, and lurked in the real world for a long time, absorbing a large amount of human resentment, and also occupying a human body, the powerful evil spirit, the Woman of the Hour of the Ox, had a very simple view of humans.

Lowly beings, only fit to be her food.

Not just humans.

Towards those low-level evil spirits who lacked intelligence and only knew how to shout all day, 'Can you see me? Can you see me?', the Woman of the Hour of the Ox held the same view, completely not regarding them as her own kind.

In her eyes, whether it was low-level evil spirits and ghouls, or even humans, they were all easily manipulated creatures with obvious weaknesses.

The Woman of the Hour of the Ox originally thought that as long as she used a little trickery, using this kind of moral kidnapping, binding the life of a so-called innocent human female victim together with herself, she could make the human girl in front of her hesitate, or even be unable to kill her.

Now it seemed that she was the naive one.

“However, it doesn't matter.”

The corners of the Woman of the Hour of the Ox's lips curled into a strange and eerie smile.

“Anyway, it was all just something I made up off the top of my head.”

She lightly waved her wide, blood-red sleeves in the air.

The next second, Yotsuya Miko noticed that many elongated black shadows were reflected on the ground.

She turned to look, only to see that behind her, the power plant buildings were already densely packed with hundreds of strangely shaped and terrifying evil spirits, their eyes filled with twisted ferocity.

“I heard that you are the strongest human in this city, besides that human male.”

Two lines of bloody tears oozed from the eyes of the Woman of the Hour of the Ox, looking at Yotsuya Miko standing there, the twisted desire in her eyes undisguised, her voice hoarse.

“My luck is truly good, to be able to occupy the body of an exorcist.”

“Good luck?”

Looking at the hundreds of evil spirits surrounding her, watching her like tigers eyeing their prey, a rare smile appeared in Yotsuya Miko's eyes, which usually lacked any emotional fluctuation.

The emotionless girl of Soubu High was amused.

“You... drew the worst possible lot.”

As the words fell, Yotsuya Miko suddenly flashed, disappearing from the Woman of the Hour of the Ox's vision.

“So fast...”

The Woman of the Hour of the Ox's pupils shrank in shock, and as soon as she came back to her senses, she noticed a faint golden blade of light slashing past her.

She had no intention of confronting it head-on, quickly retreating backward, waving her hand to command the group of low-level evil spirits.

“Go deal with that human!”

Yotsuya Miko was not surprised that her first sneak attack had missed.

Originally, she just wanted to try it out, it would be best if she could kill her, but if she failed to achieve any results, it could only mean that the Woman of the Hour of the Ox was indeed very strong, at least her reaction speed was very fast.

Yotsuya Miko didn't think there was anything dishonorable about a sneak attack.

A famous exorcist once told her.

When dealing with evil spirits, you must use every means possible, there is no such thing as a bottom line or martial ethics.

“Open your eyes, Hyakume.”

As Yotsuya Miko softly called out the name of her soul's true form, a strange light bloomed in her golden pupils.

The dozen or so evil spirits that had already pounced nearby, ready to attack her, were swept by those golden pupils, instantly freezing in place, their bodies unable to move.

Yotsuya Miko did not hesitate at all, directly using the Mikazuki Munechika to kill the ghosts in front of her.

After these past few months of constant exorcism battles, as the first member within Overload to awaken spiritual abilities, and also the most talented member, she had naturally developed more abilities of soul manifestation.

Hyakume's initial ability was used for reconnaissance, but combined with the eyeballs of the Killing Ghoul, the powerful spiritual object, the famous sword Mikazuki Munechika, and most importantly, Yotsuya Miko's own spiritual power, what was born was this kind of gaze pressure that could immobilize ordinary evil spirits with just a glance.

“This guy...”

The Woman of the Hour of the Ox, hiding in the distance, watched Yotsuya Miko slash down one after another, without hesitation or pity, killing one by one the evil spirits under her command, and couldn't help but feel a little unspeakable fear in her heart.

Exorcists from Kyoto...

Is this what they're like?

Is this exorcism?

No... is this even human?

Just the speed that is difficult to keep up with with the naked eye, and the power to cut off any evil spirit with a casual wave of the long sword, it is already beyond the scope of human beings!?

Judging from the physical qualities she showed, the Woman of the Hour of the Ox found that she could not crush this human girl, at most she could only have a slight advantage...

Moreover… what was that ability just now?

When Miko Yotsuya's golden eyes swept over her, the Woman of the Hour of the Ox accidentally met her gaze, and even she felt a chill run down her spine.

Is the other party… really human, and not an evil spirit occupying a human body, like herself?

"Wait obediently there."

Miko Yotsuya swung her blade, the sharp Mikazuki Munechika, directly severing several evil spirits.

Her golden eyes pierced through the hundreds of evil spirits blocking her path, and landed on the Woman of the Hour of the Ox hiding in the shadows.

"I have… already seen you."

…

At the same time, Ryo Futaba and Mai Sakurajima, who were following Soichiro Yagami and the Metropolitan Police Department members, noticed that during their deep penetration into the power plant, they did not see any trace of evil spirits.

"Could it be…"

Ryo Futaba seemed to have thought of something, and asked Soichiro Yagami, who was holding a gun and cautiously advancing ahead.

"Chief Yagami, if the two power plants resume operation, can it guarantee the power supply for Kyoto City?"

"Yes, no problem."

Soichiro Yagami said in a deep voice.

"Although operating at nearly 100% load will cause irreversible damage to the machinery, now is obviously not the time to consider the lifespan of the parts. Didn't you ask before? Why are you asking again now?"

Ryo Futaba did not answer Soichiro Yagami's question, but asked again.

"Then if, only one power plant returns to normal operation…?"

"Hmm…"

Soichiro Yagami frowned slightly, and hesitated before replying.

"If we issue a notice restricting citizens from using high-power appliances, and only ensure lighting… although it's a bit勉强, it should at least last for one night."

"In other words, we only need one power plant…"

Ryo Futaba frowned slightly, and exchanged a glance with Mai Sakurajima beside her. Both women had a bad premonition in their hearts.

If the entire Kyoto City were to experience a blackout tonight, leaving most citizens in darkness with mobile phone communications cut off, then there would be no need for any evil spirits to take action; they would feel panic and fear on their own.

But as long as the lighting is restored, even if they can't use any other electrical appliances, people's negative emotions will be greatly reduced in the light.

After all, the fear of darkness is engraved in the instincts of human blood.

Ryo Futaba switched positions and thought. If she were the mastermind behind this attack, she would do everything possible to complete her plan to cause panic in Kyoto City during the time when Yozora was trapped in the Reverse World, that is, before the time of meeting people at five o'clock tomorrow.

Ryo Futaba didn't know how Yozora was trapped in the Reverse World, but she was sure that the other party was not someone who would be easily fooled. Although he is usually very abstract, he is always 120% cautious when exorcising demons.

Once Yozora leaves the Reverse World, Ryo Futaba can imagine what the other party will do.

Completely clean up Kyoto City, even earthworm evil spirits will have to be cut vertically, and egg evil spirits will have to be shaken to disperse the yolk.

Given that only one power plant is needed to restore lighting to Kyoto City, why aren't there even any evil spirits here?

This is completely inconsistent with the cunning displayed by the other party.

Even assuming that the mastermind doesn't have the courage to confront herself and Mai Sakurajima head-on in this power plant, why did they kill the snipers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Operations Unit?

Isn't it to prevent her group from being able to monitor the situation inside the power plant at any time and gain a terrain advantage?

"Wait a minute…"

Just as Ryo Futaba was racking her brains, Mai Sakurajima suddenly reminded her from the side.

"Killing the snipers from the Metropolitan Police Department might not be to set up an ambush for us, but to prevent us from knowing… that something originally hidden in the power plant… has left?"

"Left?"

Ryo Futaba's expression suddenly changed when she heard this, and she switched the walkie-talkie to the exclusive communication channel that only included herself, Soichiro Yagami, Mai Sakurajima, and Miko Yotsuya.

"Psychic, what's the situation on your side?"

"Everything is…"

Miko Yotsuya, who was in another power plant, was about to answer when she saw hundreds upon hundreds of looming black shadows appearing in the distance of her field of vision, on the periphery of the power plant.

With the power of Dodomeki, she could clearly see things even hundreds of meters away.

Each of those black shadows… was an evil spirit, and judging from the intensity of the black aura emanating from them, they were all powerful evil spirits at least close to the level of the Headless Horseman in the abandoned building.

"What's wrong over there?"

Hearing Ryo Futaba's anxious call from the walkie-talkie, and seeing the Woman of the Hour of the Ox hiding in the distance with a smug smile on her face, Miko Yotsuya muttered to herself.

"So… the target is me…"

She quickly informed Ryo Futaba and Mai Sakurajima on the other end of the walkie-talkie that there were thousands of evil spirits appearing on the scene, and the number was still increasing.

Mai Sakurajima heard this and hurriedly said anxiously.

"It's too dangerous, retreat."

"No."

Hearing Mai Sakurajima's words, Miko Yotsuya shook her head and said in a calm tone.

"Since you can detect the anomaly, it means that the power plant you two are in has not encountered any obstacles, or has encountered very few obstacles. Most of the other party's power is aimed at me, right?"

"Yes… but…"

"No buts."

Miko Yotsuya, who was usually soft-spoken and gentle, although with a poker face, showed an unquestionable firmness at this moment.

"I will try my best to delay time. You take the opportunity to repair the power plant. If one is not enough, then two, if two are not enough, then three. As long as you avoid the power plant where I am, you shouldn't encounter any obstacles."

"Are you crazy? That's thousands of…"

Before Mai Sakurajima on the other end could finish speaking, Miko Yotsuya cut off the communication.

She looked at the thousands of evil spirits surrounding her like a black tide and muttered to herself.