A dark shadow passed over the tree so fast that only a blurry shadow could be seen passing by. But this is only for ordinary people. People like Tachikawa Ryo can still capture the opponent's movement trajectory.
"Your Excellency, please stay."
He is humble in his mouth, but merciless in his sword. The twin swords carrying thunder and lightning were instantly unsheathed, and two vertical and horizontal slashes locked the opponent's direction of escape, forcing him to turn back.
Lu Ning recognized him as a demon the moment she saw him.
A black coat covered his body, and a pair of abnormally long arms stretched out from the sleeves. His ten fingers were all in the shape of hollow straws. He wore a strange bird mask on his face and a gentleman's hat on his head. , only the darkened skin and the cracked corners of the mouth can be seen from the side.
It's not yet seven o'clock.
Lu Ning definitely wouldn't think that he was the only one who received the reward from the witch, but what did this demon have to rely on if he dared to commit murder in broad daylight? After all, you only have one hour to transform into a demon, so it should be used when you are most nervous.
"Oh? I didn't expect to meet anyone at this time?"
The demon spoke, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, and it was impossible to tell who it was. Ryo Tachikawa held a knife and looked at him, but his momentum was still suppressed.
In a one-on-one fight, the devil would definitely have the upper hand.
"Who are you?" Robert had already rushed over and stood a little further away, asking the devil coldly. Of course he didn't expect any answers, but if the other person was willing to talk, the information would be revealed.
"Demon, as you can see." Demon raised his hand and scratched his chin, "Don't you want to kill me? Now that you've seen it, you're starting to hesitate?"
"There are several of you, do you think I will fall into the trap easily? Stop pretending! You are one of us! Just go back and check who has no alibi..."
"Alibi..." The demon chuckled in a hoarse voice, "I'm afraid no one will care about this now."
"What?"
"Something happened in the town?" Lu Ning reacted quickly.
"Not long ago, my companion completed an assassination of the mayor. Although he failed to kill him, the fall of this central figure caused a lot of chaos... and then took the opportunity to kill so many people, the town The anger of the common enemy will burn out their sanity." The corners of the devil's mouth began to rise from his eyes under the mask, "Now someone has begun to search for the witch. The scene of the past is about to reappear, and our wish will be fulfilled. In this case, would anyone pay attention to who is not present?”
"you……"
"I've had another great idea."
The demon spread his hand, and the horn on his palm extended out, slowly forming an arc-shaped bloodletting knife.
"If one of you dies, the rest of you will be under serious suspicion, right? If two of you die, then your suspicions will be cleared no matter what. No one will believe that you met a demon outside the town. You’re just talking nonsense, aren’t you?”
"Danger! Stay back!"
Robert roared and flicked a silver coin into the air. A golden magic circle unfolded out of thin air, and the devil's instant burst of speed was also blocked by this formation.
"The seventh magic circle of the sun - symbolizes closure and obstruction. Your power comes from the Solomon system!"
The demon laughed, and then slashed the golden magic circle with his knife.
The golden light exploded into pieces, and the silver coins turned into a ball of silver water in the air and splashed on the ground.
"But you are too weak."
Lu Ning pulled Yu Guiting back. She had already noticed that the frontal combat intensity of this demon was not comparable to that of the previous roof demon. Or could it be said that this demon had secretly accumulated several evolutions?
Tachikawa Ryo hurried to the rescue. He could indeed keep up with Majin's speed, but only with his sword speed and eyesight, his footwork was far inferior to Majin's ultra-high-speed movement that left an afterimage in an instant.
"Bailiu Thunder Pillar!"
With a roar, Tachikawa's swords fell straight down, and a bucket-thick indigo lightning struck directly at the demon along the blade. This move was so powerful that the demon had to twist slightly to deal with it.
But that's all.
It only took a moment for the lightning pillar to approach, and the demon immediately reached out to pick up a corner of his coat, twisted it upwards, and shook out a semicircular shield. The lightning hit the clothes and was directly bounced in several directions, causing no damage at all. None of it was caused.
The devil's laughter became even more arrogant.
"Looking at it this way, your strength is really not good. As long as we know that Tao Guangyang has been developing in secret for two or three days, we won't be afraid of you even if we fight head-on."
--idiot.
Lu Ning cursed this demon secretly.
She quite looked down on those guys who were eager to show off their power before victory was achieved. The demon in front of her was so complacent that he also revealed the information that the demon's ability can continue to evolve. Wasn't that just telling humans not to waste time?
But she couldn't shout out now. The battle ahead still looked like the demon was dominant.
Robert's magic circle did not take effect, but Majin took advantage of Tachikawa's failure to arrive and turned around and struck him with a sword. In desperation, Robert raised his arm to block the attack, but the knife still opened a wound several centimeters deep on his chest.
But at the same time, Robert also attached another silver coin directly to the demon.
The fifth magic circle of Mars summoned the devil and forced surrender. Although the silver coins melted quickly due to lack of power, it also completed the required task-stopping the devil for a moment.
"Hailu--kill all things!"
Tachikawa Ryo slashed his head with a sword in anger. The demon was numb for half a second under the influence of the magic circle. However, in this half second, he could not effectively block Tachikawa Ryo's slash.
An arm was cut off from the shoulder. Even if he hurriedly avoided it, the demon could only reduce the damage to this level.
He reached out and grabbed Duanluo's arm and quickly distanced himself. Lu Ning knew that with the devil's recovery power, the injury could be cured in just a short amount of time, but on the other hand... this guy actually let go of the opportunity to continue attacking?
wrong!
The demon suddenly swung his severed arm, and dozens of flying knives were thrown directly from the arm, but they were aimed at Yu Guiting and Lu Ning who were hiding behind the tree!
He knew very well that it would be difficult to defeat Robert and Tachikawa Ryo, so the target was actually two other auxiliary members!
This is even stupider.
Lu Ning didn't believe that the other demons hadn't found any of their companions in the past few days, and with a little thought, he could guess that there must be demons among the four people who went to the mine. As a result, everyone was listed as Attacking the target...is he trying to force himself to show up?
Fortunately she was prepared.
Relying on his extraordinary reflexes, Lu Ning pushed Yu Guiting directly into a bush, then took out a bottle from the side pocket of his backpack and threw it out. The bottle was smashed in mid-air by the flying knife, and a cloud of white powder exploded in the form of mist. The demon just rushed into the fog area a little, and immediately retreated with a scream.
"Damn...what is this?"
The demon blocked his eyes and glanced reluctantly at Bai Wu Tuan. As soon as he entered, he felt his eyes stinging and couldn't help crying. He was originally not afraid of any poison due to his demon body constitution, but he finally realized that there were still some effects of this constitution that could not be exempted from.
"I have lost my composure."
Tachikawa Ryo would not let him go. The time of entering and exiting kept up with him again. It was not difficult for the demon to get rid of him, but if he wanted to attack several other people, he would inevitably encounter the situation of being desperately retained.
"Aren't you guys afraid of death?"
"It's precisely because I'm afraid of death..."
Lu Ning's figure was blurry in the white mist, and he couldn't see it clearly, but his voice came out: "If you are really not afraid of Tachikawa's lightning strike, then why were you detained just now? Don't tell me that you wanted to intercept him at that time If you kill us, you haven't even seen our faces yet."
Majin kicked Tachikawa's blade away, flew up a tree, and looked in the direction of Shirogiri fiercely.
"Delaying time? It will take at least two hours for these things to disappear. I think your strong defense does not come from yourself, but from that coat, right? Is that an external prop, or is it a gift from your demon? "
Lu Ning had a further guess in her mind. No matter what the coat was, it at least had resistance to various magical powers that the demon was afraid of. If the demon was really that stupid, she wouldn't mind. Find an opportunity to take over.
And the other party obviously realized that the situation was not under his control, and immediately turned around and ran away quickly. This time Tachikawa did not continue to volley. The strength of the two sides was obviously still a level lower. Since the opponent had been injured, he could find out his true identity when he went back.
"Everyone, are you okay?"
"Thanks to your potion..."
Robert had already drank the bottle of painless potion given to him by Lu Ning. The effect was very obvious. The bleeding had stopped and the wound was healing rapidly.
"Your injury is serious, do you need help?" Tachikawa Ryo helped him treat the wound a little. Robert curled up his lips and shook his head: "I'm not that weak... Now we still have to seize the opportunity to go back and dig out the demon. Even if the recovery is strong, it's impossible to leave no traces of that kind of injury!"
"But the town is in chaos now, right?" Yu Guiting asked.
"We have to confirm this kind of thing with our own eyes, but there are not many chances to find the devil." Lu Ning threw out another neutralizing medicine to disperse the white mist, exchanged a look with Tachikawa, and then the four of them used their best Rush to town as fast as possible.
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The chaos in Baihu Town probably reached its peak around noon, and everyone, even as tourists, had to rely on their own abilities. Shen Lishu has a good relationship with several key families in the town, and has also ensured the safety of Yi Luo and Ye Chuqing, but others are not so lucky.
Fujii Yukine's suspicion was once again amplified after the mayor was assassinated, and even Asayama Seitaro and others were also suspected. The hotel owner had to invite some members of the Turner family to sit in the hotel lobby to prevent the townspeople from rushing in.
On the other hand, Qu Siyuan and Pan Haishu disappeared from the world after the assassination. No one knew where they went. Although this matter was not known to the townspeople, suspicion began to arise among the tourists. Luo Nan, his party, and Carl were treated the best. While they were victims, they also played a very important leading role in actively hunting down the witch. Now they are scattered around the town trying to bring order to the townspeople.
Zhu You sat on his bed, aiming the shotgun at the patch of sunshine cast by the setting sun outside the window, resting it on his leg motionless. She had been in this position for more than ten minutes, and Qiu Yiyun, who was frightened and ran into her room, did not dare to disturb her.
"Aren't you going back?" Zhu You suddenly asked.
"I...I don't want to leave. Can you let me spend the night here? It's too scary. People outside have made several burning racks..."
"They still have this blood flowing in their bodies."
"What?"
"It's nothing, I'm just sighing. I have experienced many scenes, and there are many occasions when I need to take sides. It is easiest to distinguish between good and evil. It is relatively easy to choose between people with different positions and it has nothing to do with good or evil. I have never encountered such two sides. It’s not a good situation.”
"You...what did you say?" Qiu Yiyun asked blankly.
"I'm just a hunter and traveler from other places. For people like me, it doesn't matter what the outcome is." Zhu You glanced at Qiu Yiyun, "My survival standard is safety. If the Witch Fang finally takes over If I have the advantage, I will help her in exchange for her final survival. This is my code of conduct. And if you are still confused now, it is best to make a decision, after all, that will determine whether we are friends or foes in the future."
"You, you want to help the witch?"
"There is no option to bury the witch in the mission, right? Do you want me to review it for you? Find clues to the demon, kill the demon, personal secrets, even if it is optional, there is a requirement to solve the root cause of the demon. ...But I don’t have to be optional." Zhu You flicked his finger, and a bullet flew into the air, then she reached out to grab it and pressed it into the gun chamber.
"Aren't you afraid that I will tell others?"
"This is human nature...and I'm planning to leave now. I feel uneasy here." Zhu You got off the bed and walked to the door.
"You have to leave! At a time like this..."
"It's better to fish in troubled waters. Don't follow me. The sun is going down. It's almost... seven o'clock." Zhu You took off his round hat from the coat rack at the door and put it on his head. He turned around and warned Qiu Yiyun, and then Quickly left the room.
As the sun sets, the night sky is filled with daylight, and dots of torches appear in the town, raising people's vigilance to another level. Feng Hui led a group of people and Peng Morong met at the south entrance of the town and shook their heads at each other.
It would be too difficult for these few people alone to change the out-of-control situation in the town. Without the mayor, the other four core figures could only restrain those under their jurisdiction. The townspeople acted spontaneously. Unable to control.
But before parting, Feng Hui still whispered something to Peng Morong.
"I saw the message that Miss Fujii left for me before. Find a way to leave and go to the west warehouse to take her to a safe place."
Peng Morong nodded. After that, he led the team to the vicinity of the tavern and said that he had some things to do and wanted to leave.
"Peng seems to have a lot of things to do today?"
"That's true. He is a foreigner and seems to be busier than us."
