Zongman I fight weirdness in everyday world

“Ugh, I’m suddenly so tired.”

Yurikawa Hana stretched languidly, yawned, and rubbed her eyes, looking extremely sleepy, as if she could barely keep them open.

“I really want to… just fall asleep here.”

Yotsuya Miko didn't hesitate at all and directly said in a low voice.

“Open your eyes, Hundred Eyes!”

“Eight Feet!”

As the soul manifestation Hundred Eyes appeared, Eight Feet simultaneously took out the long sword from her body and handed it to Miko.

“Clang!”

Sensing the breeze coming from behind, Miko didn't hesitate at all. She immediately turned around and slashed out with her sword, colliding with a long tongue.

“It really is like this.”

Looking at the man who had already taken off his hood, revealing features that were still normal, but with an expression twisted and unlike a human, Yotsuya Miko bit her lip, feeling very frustrated.

She, herself, hadn't noticed this.

Yurikawa Hana had indeed encountered an evil spirit.

But the reason she hadn't noticed any strange phenomena wasn't because she couldn't see it.

It was because this evil spirit had already merged into one with a human.

Chapter 075: Futaba Rio's Awakening

“I was really careless.”

Yotsuya Miko looked at the creature that was spitting out a long tongue, half-evil spirit and half-human, with thick black energy radiating from its body, biting her lip tightly, her eyes revealing regret and self-blame.

She clearly knew long ago that if humans possessed desires that were too twisted and evil, they would be occupied by evil spirits, or even merge into one.

Even if Yurikawa Hana thought the person was human and didn't mention this detail.

But as an exorcist, not considering all the possibilities was definitely a major mistake.

“Miko, is, is this guy a monster?”

Seeing the long sword suddenly appear in Yotsuya Miko's hand, colliding with the hooded man's long tongue, Yurikawa Hana was stunned.

Hearing her call, Miko and Futaba Rio's hearts sank at the same time.

The long sword was a spiritual object with a physical form, so it was normal for Yurikawa Hana to see it.

But she could actually see the long tongue that the hooded man spat out.

There was only one explanation for this.

The evil spirit and the human body were already close to complete fusion.

By occupying the human body, the originally invisible evil spirit had gained a physical form.

This meant that it had exploited the loophole in the rule of "can only attack what you can see."

Since it had merged with the human body, then even ordinary people, as long as they saw the body it occupied, would be equivalent to seeing the evil spirit part of it.

In simple terms.

This half-human, half-evil spirit monster possessed the power of an evil spirit, but because it had a human body, it could make anyone aware of its existence.

That is to say, it could attack anyone.

“Damn it…”

Yotsuya Miko gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, aiming the sharp tip of the blade, which gleamed with a cold light, at the human-bodied evil spirit in front of her.

“Let’s go, Hundred Eyes, Eight Feet!”

Futaba Rio, who had originally just wanted to collect some information and analyze it, also didn't expect things to develop to this point.

She didn't panic or feel helpless. Instead, she was very calm, maintaining her composure, stopping Yurikawa Hana, who wanted to run over, and said in a low voice.

“Retreat a little, leave it to Miko.”

“Eh… Eh?”

Watching Yotsuya Miko wielding the long sword in her hand, moving very skillfully, dodging the monster's long tongue attacks, Yurikawa Hana felt flustered, but at the same time, a hard-to-describe feeling emerged in her heart.

This… is this the real Yotsuya Miko?

This kind of Miko…

Is so cool.

Futaba Rio pulled Yurikawa Hana, taking her nearly ten meters away, her attention not on Miko and the evil spirit's battle, but first observing the surrounding environment.

This was a street in a residential area, with houses on both sides.

Futaba Rio's gaze under her glasses kept sweeping, carefully observing, confirming the most important thing.

At least, as far as she could see, there were no cameras.

This situation was different from previous exorcism operations.

Previous exorcism operations were all in relatively remote and gloomy places.

And ordinary people couldn't see the evil spirits, so even if there were cameras, they would only see a girl wielding a long sword, constantly chanting incomprehensible words, slashing at the empty air in front of her.

She would definitely be seen as a chuunibyou.

But this time the target was very special, even non-spiritual ability users like herself could clearly observe it.

If a passerby were to pass by at this time, they would see a man with a face twisted like a demon, spitting out a long, dark green tongue, fighting with Yotsuya Miko, who was holding a long sword.

Although Hundred Eyes and Eight Feet wouldn't be seen, this scene alone was already terrifying enough.

Which normal person can spit out their tongue four or five meters long and collide with a sharp sword?

“Miko, let's retreat for now.”

Hearing Futaba Rio's call, Yotsuya Miko didn't hesitate at all and said softly.

“I'll leave it to you, Hundred Eyes.”

“Don’t worry.”

Originally just providing vision and playing a supporting role, Hundred Eyes, after receiving Yotsuya Miko's order, exchanged positions with her extremely tacitly, without leaving any flaws, and instantly took on the position of the main attacker.

Yotsuya Miko directly withdrew, handed the long sword to Eight Feet, and then quickly ran to Yurikawa Hana and Futaba Rio, replicating her classic line from her first training session with Yoshing.

“Collapse, Retreat, Sell, Slip!”

“Eh, Eh!?”

Before Yurikawa Hana could react, Yotsuya Miko and Futaba Rio grabbed her hands, one on each side, and ran towards the distance of the street.

Eight Feet, likewise, followed behind the three girls.

As a qualified exorcist, Yotsuya Miko always remembered Yoshing's teachings.

Among them, one sentence was the most important.

If you can't beat it, run away.

There are millions of evil spirits in this world.

Professional exorcists must never risk making such a foolish thing as trading one life for another with an evil spirit.

The so-called Collapse, refers to the fact that the other party's power is a bit beyond Yotsuya Miko's expectations.

Whether she, plus Eight Feet, plus Hundred Eyes, can win, is still hard to say.

But one thing is certain.

A victory cannot be determined in a short period of time.

The so-called Retreat and Slip, refers to running away as fast as possible.

And this word Sell, is the essence of the essence.

The reason why Yotsuya Miko left Hundred Eyes to stay behind was very simple.

Hundred Eyes is the manifestation of her own soul.

At the time of the battle with the wild Eight Feet, Hundred Eyes had already dissipated once, and the negative impact it brought was only that her physical strength and mental strength would be greatly consumed.

After recovering, she could still summon it again.

If Eight Feet is destroyed, then it's really gone.

“Huff… Huff…”

Yurikawa Hana ran, looking breathless.

“Where, where are we going…”

Although Yurikawa Hana wasn't the kind of girl who was particularly good at sports, her physical fitness was actually not bad.

Running only a few dozen meters and already being so tired was actually because, when she brushed past that half-human, half-evil spirit just now, her life force had been consumed a lot, which led to her physical exhaustion.

Looking at Futaba Rio in contrast.

Forget looking at her.

Her physical strength is really poor, and she's almost at her limit.

Futaba Rio thought that if she had known that joining the Paranormal Club as a staff member would involve situations that required physical exertion, she should have exercised more often.

Tired as she was, her brain hadn't stopped running. On the contrary, it was moving even faster.

The evil spirit and the human body had merged together, but judging from the information provided by Yurikawa Hana, that monster hadn't directly launched an attack. Instead, it was absorbing the life force from Yurikawa Hana on her way to and from school every day, pretending to meet her by chance, in order to increase its own power.

This guy has intelligence equal to that of a human and is not an ordinary evil spirit.

This is a residential area.

If a passerby sees the true face of the evil spirit, then what kind of choice it will make is self-evident.

Furthermore.

Faced with this level of evil spirit, even if dozens of ordinary people come, they are just fodder without the power to fight back.

Considering this point, plus trying to avoid encountering other evil spirits at this time, which would lead to an increase in the number of enemies, and also having to consider Yotsuya Miko's spiritual ability, which must not be exposed…

Futaba Rio completed the process from analyzing information to deriving conclusions in just two seconds.

“Yurikawa-san!”

Futaba Rio stopped her footsteps and said urgently.

“Is there any secluded place nearby where people won't pass by, but has enough space?”

“Ah…”

“Answer me quickly!”

“Yes, yes.”

Yurikawa Hana tried hard to think, and finally thought of a place, pointing to the corner ahead.

“Turn over there, walk about fifty meters, and there's a small badminton hall that's being prepared for renovation, but the door is locked…”

Futaba Rio glanced at Yotsuya Miko, who nodded slightly, and she immediately understood.

“Let's go there! Hurry up!”

The three girls plus Eight Feet passed the corner and ran forward for dozens of meters, and indeed saw a two-story small badminton hall.

The entrance to the hall was locked with an iron chain, and there was also a notice posted on the door that said it was being prepared for renovation and not to enter.

Without Yotsuya Miko reminding her, Eight Feet directly walked forward, her tender right hand clenched on the iron lock, forcibly tearing the chain apart with brute force.

Among all the evil spirits, Eight Feet is an extremely special existence.

According to common sense, evil spirits cannot affect objects in the real world.

Whether it's because she signed a contract with the spiritual ability user Yoshing or because she has a "door" fused into her body, Eight Feet can do this.

However, if she wants to attack an enemy, she must choose to actively manifest.

This rule of being able to influence only what you can see may also have been created to protect humans from being slaughtered by evil spirits.