Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“My dear, let's follow the usual procedure. You handle the grouping.”

“Alright.”

Before Rio Futaba could speak, Yotsuya Miko shook her head and volunteered.

“My abilities and fighting style are only suitable for land-based combat, and I'm not good at dealing with large creatures. This operation is on the sea, and I'd be useless. Just leave me out.”

Hearing this, Yozora couldn't help but chuckle and tease.

“What's this? Are you a land-based war god?”

Yotsuya Miko pouted and muttered softly.

“Although that term is fitting, I can't help but feel that you're being sarcastic…”

Listening to their banter, Rio Futaba's lips curved into a smile, and then she said seriously.

“Indeed, this operation is different from usual. Although we're on a yacht, it's not a land battle after all. And according to Yozora's description, the creature we're dealing with this time is unusually large, possibly the largest evil spirit we've ever eliminated. Considering everyone's abilities, I think the most suitable candidates are, first of all, myself, and then…”

Rio Futaba glanced at the members present. To be honest, to fight against such a huge evil spirit, Tamamo-no-Mae, who can transform into a Nine-Tailed Fox, and Hachishaku-sama, whose body can quickly expand and is now over thirty meters tall, would be excellent choices.

However, considering that this operation is on the ocean, with no foothold at all, even if they were called, they probably wouldn't be able to play a big role. Besides, the main base, Kyoto City, also needs protection.

Considering the large size and sea battle aspects, Yotsuya Miko's abilities are not suitable. The sonic attacks created by Touma and Sayu with Reiryoku, using Ogiso Setsuna, would probably not be very effective due to the obstruction of seawater. However, the Reiryoku petals created by Mai Sakurajima's Soul True Body, Suzuhikohime, although not as wide-ranging, would be much more suitable for this operation.

Yurigawa Hana is a support personnel, so that goes without saying.

After thinking it over, Rio Futaba finally decided on the grouping.

“Among us, only Yozora can fly a helicopter. Saki and Haruna, you two ranged types, ride with him. Then myself, Mai-senpai, Yui, and Yukino will ride the yacht together. As for the specific combat actions, we'll have to improvise.”

Hearing her name being called, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

There was no way around it; Yozora was on a completely different level from the other members. His power was unmatched.

Kawasaki Saki, Amano Haruna, Rio Futaba, Mai Sakurajima, Yui Yuigahama. Among these members, only Kawasaki Saki awakened her soul manifestation relatively late, but after so much training and milk special training, she is also a fully capable and powerful Reiryoku user.

Only Yukino Yukinoshita herself had neither rich combat experience nor a strong mental fortitude, and she hadn't even undergone professional special training. Only the Yuki-Onna ability was suitable for use in this operation, this one advantage only.

“Don't be nervous, Yukino.”

Yui Yuigahama noticed Yukino Yukinoshita's emotions and smiled as she held her hand.

“No matter what happens, I will definitely protect you.”

“Okay…”

Yukino Yukinoshita forced a smile and nodded, but her thoughts were…

Has my weakness reached the point where I'm hindering my friends…

After boarding the yacht, Rio Futaba saw several long, green boxes placed in the yacht's cockpit. Upon opening them, she found grenades, plastic explosives, and things like that, but no firearms. Perhaps Kaguya Shinomiya considered that the target's size was too large, and ordinary firearms would not cause much damage. Besides, the Overload Society members also carried firearms with them.

“The Shinomiya family's power is truly exaggerated…”

Rio Futaba had no doubt that if Kaguya Shinomiya had one more day, she could completely prepare depth charges, rocket launchers, and even napalm bombs, weapons specifically used in war, for the Overload Society members, based on the Shinomiya family's power.

It's a pity that there wasn't that much time to prepare this time.

…

On the other side, watching Yozora already flying the helicopter with skillful movements and hearing him humming an English song that she didn't know the meaning of but sounded quite nice, Kawasaki Saki couldn't help but ask curiously.

“This song… what's it called?”

“See You Aging.”

“It's pretty good.”

“Of course. It's the dedicated theme song for helicopters, how could it not be good?”

Kawasaki Saki didn't understand the meaning of these words, but she exchanged a glance with Amano Haruna next to her, then pursed her lips and tentatively asked.

“Listening to your description, that time before the loop… you must have consumed a lot of Reiryoku, right? Fortunately, it's been restored after the loop…”

“It hasn't been restored.”

“Huh?”

“I said, it hasn't been restored.”

Seemingly noticing Amano Haruna and Kawasaki Saki's confusion, Yozora smiled and explained.

“My power is too strong, and I'm also an 'Observer'. The good thing is that every time there's a loop, or something similar happens, I can retain my memories. The bad thing is…”

“Because I retained my memories, and my constitution and abilities are very special, leaning more towards idealism than materialism, which also means…”

“Any type of time loop cannot affect my own state.”

Chapter 489: The True Appearance of the God of the Ocean, the "Mask's" Hunting Mark

Hearing this, Kawasaki Saki and Amano Haruna's brows furrowed slightly.

So that's what happened.

As an “Observer,” Yozora can retain the memories before the loop, regardless of the power involved, whether it's the power of the Hiruko God or the adolescence syndrome caused by Koga Tomoe.

Originally, this was a good thing.

But as the strongest known Reiryoku user, and with a completely idealistic ability like the End of Eight Million, Yozora's power is too strong, causing even the world line entering a loop to be unable to affect his own state.

In other words.

Yozora can continue to retain the power he obtained before the loop. Correspondingly, the consumption that had already occurred before the loop cannot be restored after the loop.

And diving so deep into the seabed, even using the minimum amount of Reiryoku to maintain a body on the verge of collapse, the Reiryoku required for that is something that Amano Haruna and Kawasaki Saki cannot even imagine.

After all, the Overload Society members' physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people, but it only means that their recovery speed is much faster. The ability to recover from injuries that would be fatal to ordinary people within a few breaths, like Yozora, is unique to him.

“Then can your current state still hold up…”

Hearing Kawasaki Saki's question and noticing the worry in her eyes, Yozora simply reached out and gently patted the back of Kawasaki Saki's fair hand, smiling as he said.

“Don't worry, I'm the strongest. The strongest means that as long as I can still fight, even in a depleted state, I possess invincible power. I will win.”

“Tomorrow is the Ocean Festival.”

Amano Haruna was also very worried about Yozora's physical condition. After all, she had been with him for so long, and they were in such a close relationship, so she naturally understood Yozora's personality very well.

In summary, it's…

He seems very cautious, and most of the time he is very cautious, even to the point of being overly cautious, but at certain times, he exhibits another completely opposite extreme, betting everything.

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense. After all, he's the strongest exorcist who far surpasses everyone else, directly creating the current cultivation system for all spirit ability users. If Ye Xing's true heart was truly the kind that would always consider everything cautiously, being overly prudent and careful, how could the true form of his soul and abilities possess such a strong sense of oppression?

“I looked up the origins of the Okinawa Ocean Festival.”

As a former divine messenger chosen by the God of Weather, Amano Hina naturally understood the importance of information when dealing with bizarre-related events. Only by understanding the root cause of the bizarre occurrences could they take the most effective measures to directly cut them off at the source.

“The Ocean Festival in Okinawa Prefecture is a traditional celebration that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Of course, although it’s called a celebration, it wasn’t a joyful event in the early years. It was a veritable sacrifice to pray that the God of the Sea would not be angered and bring disaster, and to pray that those who went out to sea would return safely. Every year, sacrifices would be offered, and the sacrifices included not only cattle and sheep, but also… you should understand what I mean.”

“Human sacrifice, huh…”

Kawasaki Saki frowned, a layer of coldness shrouding her beautiful face as she lightly bit her silver teeth.

“This foolish act of using other people's lives to pray to a non-existent being… The fact that such traditional dregs are still preserved today is truly disgusting.”

“Disgusting, yes, but purely foolish? That's not necessarily true.”

Listening to Kawasaki Saki's words, Ye Xing just shook his head and said softly.

“The essence of so-called gods is actually a kind of existence created by the collective consciousness of humanity. Moreover, the created gods do possess powerful powers. Like the God of the Sea this time, regardless of whether He existed in this world from the beginning or was unconsciously created by people, He does have the ability to control seawater.”

“And in people's subconscious, they naturally believe that as long as they offer the god a satisfactory sacrifice, they will be able to realize the things they pray for.”

“In other words, humans fear the sea, so they created an existence that can control the ocean, changing the natural disasters that humans could not change into ‘rules’ that can be subjectively influenced. Only by doing this can humans reduce their fear of the ocean.”

“Don’t you think this is very similar to a place we know?”

Hearing these words, Amano Hina and Kawasaki Saki exchanged glances, and both girls thought of one place.

“Are you talking about… the Reverse Side?”

Ye Xing smiled noncommittally, looked at the boundless sea below, which was a beautiful azure color under the afternoon sun, completely different from the pure, terrifying blackness of the night, and said in a calm tone.

“Perhaps the entire real world is not so different from the so-called Reverse Side as we imagine.”

……

Half an hour later, at a location more than ten kilometers from the coastline.

“Is this the place…”

Futaba Rio stood by the yacht's railing, looking at the azure-colored sea below, raised her hand to push up her glasses, and then pressed her headset.

“Ye Xing, can you detect the traces of that guy's spiritual power?”

“I can't detect it.”

Hovering the helicopter in the air not far away, Ye Xing even turned off the helicopter's engine to avoid the sound of the propellers interfering with the communication, and summoned a huge pale ghost hand to hold it in the air.

He observed the sea below and replied to the headset.

“Yesterday, I roughly calculated that the area where that guy is located is at least over seven thousand meters deep. Only Miko can detect traces of spiritual power at this distance, but with the seawater blocking it, even if she were here, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to find the enemy's location.”

“Indeed… the search is too difficult.”

Futaba Rio frowned, obviously thinking about how to find the location of the opponent's main body.

With the seawater blocking it, plus the fact that Ye Xing arrived at the location based on his memory, there would still be some deviations. Moreover, who can guarantee that the God of the Sea's current location is the same as the location at that time?

Soon, Futaba Rio came up with a solution.

She looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was standing on the other side and looked a little nervous, and said lightly.

“Yukino, release your spiritual power without reservation. So-called gods are also a kind of evil spirit. As long as they sense the appearance of a spirit ability user, unless it is the kind that is particularly powerful, like Ye Xing, who can make them feel fear, otherwise, they cannot resist their instinct to hunt spirit ability users…”

Just as Futaba Rio was halfway through her words, Yukinoshita Yukino's expression stiffened, and she hesitated.

“I… I don’t know how to suppress my spiritual power aura at all…”

Before Futaba Rio could react, she heard Kawasaki Saki's voice coming from the headset, although she was trying her best to suppress it, it was still slightly flustered.

“Something’s… swimming over from the distance!”

Kawasaki Saki and Amano Hina, who were in the helicopter, could clearly see a huge shadow swimming quickly from under the sea, about one or two hundred meters away from the yacht.

“This guy… is too big…”

Amano Hina compared the God of Weather's main body, the great whale she had seen before, and that giant evil spirit, with the existence she was seeing swimming under the sea at this time, the difference in size was simply like a giant and a child.

Without a doubt, this was the largest evil spirit the Overload Society members had ever seen.

“Prepare for battle.”

Hearing Kawasaki Saki's reminder, Futaba Rio, Yuigahama Yui, Sakurajima Mai, and Yukinoshita Yukino on the yacht also noticed the huge black shadow swimming towards their location at a rapid speed, and immediately cheered up and entered a battle state.

Yukinoshita Yukino had only become a spirit ability user not long ago, and her suppression of her spiritual power aura was naturally not as good as those experienced members.

From the moment she entered this area, this squad of the Overload Society…

Became the target of the God of the Sea.

“Suzuhikohime!”

According to the pre-set battle plan, Sakurajima Mai directly summoned the true form of her soul. With the slight rotation of the paper umbrella in Suzuhikohime's hand, a large area of cherry blossom petals, like a pale pink ocean, slowly fell on the sea.

“Yukino!”

Seeing that the swimming speed of the huge black shadow had slowed down a lot under the interference of Suzuhikohime's ability, Yuigahama Yui immediately shouted at Yukinoshita Yukino, causing Yukinoshita Yukino, who was originally in a daze, to instantly regain her senses.

“Snow… Snow Woman!”

Participating in such a large-scale battle for the first time, Yukinoshita Yukino, who had always maintained a calm and aloof attitude no matter what happened, couldn't help but panic at this time. Fortunately, her soul manifestation ability could fight autonomously and didn't require much of her command.

“Hoo…”

The Snow Woman, dressed in a white kimono, gracefully floated to the bow of the boat, aimed at the huge black shadow whose swimming speed had slowed down a lot but was still rapidly approaching the yacht, preparing to launch an attack, and lightly opened her lips, exhaling a wisp of cold wind.

“Crack…”

Under the Snow Woman's cold breath, even the seawater, which was very difficult to freeze, immediately condensed into a cloud of ice mist. The huge black shadow that was swimming seemed to be affected by the suddenly cold seawater, and its movements stagnated for a moment, and a creepy sound, filled with twisted anger, like the cry of a whale, echoed around it.

“Saki, Hina, now's the time!”

“Understood.”