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After expressing his feelings, the tengu, who was fending off the fierce mountain wind, also changed his expression and rushed forward like a storm.
A Zen staff in his hand was in no way inferior to a sharp blade in his opponent's hand.
In the shadows, Aizen, who was showing the two of them the show, was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Mountain wind.
He was quite surprised when Beast King and Devimon first captured him.
If I had drawn this character in my past life while playing Onmyoji, it would be someone with exceptionally high attack and speed.
He only paid a brief look at it then, and then shook his head regretfully.
Is the potential of the mountain wind high?
A teenager's potential to become a monster in his youth is already quite high; with the added potential of becoming a demon king, his talent is directly stacked to the top level, but that's about it.
At least compared to characters like Shuten-dōji, Tamamo-no-Mae, Ōtengu, and Ryōmen and Tōbō, who are also yokai in the game, they are far inferior.
This once again proves that reality is more about the background setting than the rarity level in a game.
Whether it's the three great demons or the two sides that can contend with the gods, even Buddha is not as good as a demon like Yama-kaze.
However, as a chess piece, Yama-kaze is barely qualified.
If it weren't for Devimon and Beastmaster capturing Yama...
Ran estimated that they would have to wait until they captured fifteen level puppets before they could initiate this plan.
After all, he couldn't be completely certain about the Nura Clan's actions. If the other side sent more than one Kubinashi, it would be very risky. If, with that one in ten thousand chance, they sent out some kind of Ushioni or Yuki, he could only create a sense of crisis by sheer numbers.
Being controlled by Devimon doesn't mean that the power within him has been extinguished.
On the contrary, once the mountain winds are in danger, the power that is forced into a desperate situation will erupt.
If this mountain wind hadn't been captured by Beast King and Devimon and turned into a puppet, it would have been a protagonist-type monster.
"Lord Aizen, shouldn't we make our move?"
Okada Izo licked his lips and asked.
"No rush, let's wait a bit longer."
Aizen shook his head in refusal.
He wanted to see if the Tengu, who had hardly shown his strength in the original work, would unleash his full power.
That's some kind of level of strength! (The quotation marks in parentheses on the character panel are misleading.)
Do you really think it's fake?
As everyone knows, the Crow Tengu is inferior to the Great Tengu clan.
In the game, the former is ranked second, while the latter is at the top. However, in reality, this... Karasu Tengu once had a record of fighting to a draw with Gyuki, and Gyuki possessed power no weaker than Ōtengu three hundred years ago.
In a horizontal comparison, how could a Karasu Tengu, who is at least on par with Ōtengu, be merely at the lower level?
Of course, this is also because the Great Tengu of this world is not very powerful.
As Hagoromo Gitsune's right-hand man, oh... Ootengu is quite old, and perhaps his strength has declined.
However, Aizen is more inclined to believe that the strength of some of the races in this world is not well developed. Look at Ibaraki-dōji, he doesn't resemble the Oni King of Ōeyama at all.
Being a subordinate is one thing, since the real Oni King of Mount Oe is, in a sense, also a subordinate of Shuten-dōji. But the one under Hagoromo Gitsune's command... is a pervert who made a mask out of his father's skull.
If we're going to categorize them by race, given some time, Yamakaze might actually be just as strong as these fake Tengu and fake Ibaraki-doji.
As Aizen watched, he sensed that something was amiss.
Hattori Hanzo frowned and said in a deep voice, "My lord, that... Kubinashi used an all-around binding method to crush the black gears on those monsters, but Kubinashi hasn't discovered this yet."
However, they'll soon see through it, and then they'll probably be able to resolve this trouble themselves.
No rush.
Aizen's lips twitched slightly, and he forced a smile.
He wanted to curse Devimon to death in his heart; what was that idiot planning to do by not making a move yet?
Does he really intend to use these puppets to capture Shounu and the others? Is this idiot out of his mind?
Devimon: Holy crap, I could beat them too!
Fortunately, as the owner of the black gear, Devimon also realized this.
He naturally didn't want to tolerate it any longer.
Without a processing plant, black gears can only be formed on their own, and the efficiency of manufacturing black gears during their maturation period is extremely low.
This loss, which he used to disregard, now felt painful, so he spread his wings and rushed out.
"Useless trash!"
The cold rebuke had barely left his lips when the controlled monster exclaimed, "Human!"
They all trembled and bowed their heads, saying, "Sir, we will defeat them."
Upon seeing the newcomer, the Tengu and the Bane's expressions changed drastically, and they both exclaimed in horror, "A demon!!!"
Even in this era, they had heard of Western myths and legends to some extent, and this dark figure made them uneasy.
In Western mythology, angels are on a different level than gods and spirits in other mythologies, while demons are the counterpart to angels. They sound much scarier than these monsters.
"There really are demons in this world."
Shouwu's face turned ugly. His fingers secretly hooked the rope, becoming wary. He forced himself to remain calm and said, "It seems you're the one behind this. What do you, a Western demon, want in the East? Do you want to steal our territory?"
"Hehehe, you ignorant fool."
By the way, let me give you a word of advice: the weak have no right to question the strong.
Looking at the intimidating Devimon, he sneered and mocked it. To prevent his true weakness from being exposed, he quickly clenched his fist.
Click.
One by one, the monsters turned to dust and dissipated, and the black gear, having absorbed enough power, flew out and crashed straight into the mountain wind.
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"Stop him!"
The tengu's pupils contracted, and he shouted.
Both Kubinashi and Inugami made their moves, but before they could even get close to Yamakaze, they were forced back by the astonishing aura he unleashed.
Boom! "This is really bad."
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Shou Wu, whose internal organs had suffered some shock, gave a bitter smile.
Although they didn't know what methods this demon used, the fact that it sacrificed the lives of other monsters was clearly no simple matter.
But by the time they realized what was happening, those ominous black gears had already burrowed into Shanfeng's body.
At this moment, the mountain wind had nearly doubled in size, and the enormous, dark creature truly sent shivers down one's spine.
"Hehehe, the struggles of ants are truly delightful."
Devimon, who remained distant from the battle, sneered.
"What an ugly face."
Inugami frowned and rebuked him; this was his true feeling.
Seeing that the time was right, he also quietly voiced his "guess".
"The mountain wind is much stronger than before. Even if it hasn't reached the level of a demon king, it's already stronger than us."
Those black gears probably absorbed the power of those monsters and supernatural beings, and then fed it back to the mountain wind, which is why they turned into this. It's very likely that those things are the means to control them and turn them into puppets.”
Shou Wu's eyes flickered, and he casually grabbed a soil spider. A blue glint flashed in his eyes as he used "Fear."
They began to inquire about the other person's physical condition.
A few seconds later, Shouwu decisively moved his fingers and used silk threads to pierce the earth spider's chest.
*Thud!* A crisp cracking sound rang out amidst the spurting blood.
Black fragments drifted out from the earth spider's body, and everyone saw its skin gradually return to normal.
"Where am I?"
His dry, unpleasant voice was filled with confusion.
"He's regained consciousness. It seems that was indeed the case."
The headless creature murmured to itself, casually tossing the earth spider aside.
The dizzy earth spider:
The earth spider, already bleeding profusely, coughed up another mouthful of blood.
He felt no remorse whatsoever for this.
Just kidding, he's a string-wielding assassin from Changzhou, not some nice guy.
He didn't care if they weren't part of the Nura Clan, and the Tsuchigumo was just something he used for experiments.
Otherwise, if we use it directly on Natto-kun and the others, what if we break the black gear and the monster dies as well?
They weren't even acquainted to begin with, and that earth spider had caused him quite a bit of trouble earlier; it was already a miracle it hadn't just smashed him to death.
As his memories gradually cleared, Tsuchigumo didn't blame Kubinashi. Instead, he looked in the direction of Devimon, clutching his head and struggling, saying, "It was you! You actually turned me into a puppet! I'll kill you!"
"If you don't want to die, you'd better calm down. After all, the other party is a demon."
After the experiment, Kubinashi quickly restored the rationality of the three Nura Clan members. Seeing that Devimon's face was pale, their fear dissipated considerably, and their words were tinged with mockery.
Devimon didn't want to stop it, did he?
But he couldn't stop it! He hadn't even fought Erigor before revealing all his trump cards, so why would he rush in and get himself killed? Besides, when Inugami revealed his weakness, he knew it was beyond his control.
"It seems that Mr. Demon's methods are not very special, and the demons on both wings do not seem to be very strong. Otherwise, you wouldn't have used the hand that makes puppets."
I was initially frightened by the title of "demon." Without these puppets, what other methods do you have?
Kubinashi chuckled twice, then looked at Inugami and thanked him: "Thank you for your help this time. From now on, you're a friend of the Nura Clan."
"It's alright, I was just trying to help myself."
Inugami's humility did not make Kubinashi underestimate him; in the previous battle, he had discovered that this Inugami was in no way inferior to himself.
However, it's not time to relax yet.
Regardless, the current mountain winds are a formidable enemy they must face.
"Take care of them."
"Yes, sir."
The mountain wind, its eyes white, rushed forward mechanically, wielding its samurai sword amidst the howling wind.
Inugami narrowed his eyes and moved with lightning speed to meet the attack. His seemingly random sword moves were actually quite effective at blocking the mountain wind's attacks.
Unfortunately, he was far inferior in both strength and speed, which led to his gradual defeat.
Even with the occasional intervention of the three Tengu, they could only barely maintain an undefeated record.
"This is the Heart Sword!"
The dog god roared, unleashing all its pent-up demonic power.
The ferocious and tyrannical aura completely revealed the true face of the Inugami, and the surge in power surprised both Kubinashi and Karasu Tengu.
Inugami was originally a vicious dog that attacked humans; its nature was cruel and ferocious. The gentleness it showed for its friends was a result of its beliefs.
Admittedly, violence is not the strongest, but this form of Inugami is the strongest Inugami when not in its protective state! Inugami's strength: Talent: Abilities: Advanced swordsmanship, Heart Sword, Heart Sword Dance, Guardian Will+, Humanized Heart Sword, Swordsmanship that moves at will.
It is the swordsmanship of the Shin-ryu style.
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It sounds impressive at first glance, as if it's about reaching a state where...no sword is better than a sword, no moves are better than moves, but in reality, it's just a bluff.
Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have been subdued by Okada Izo as soon as he appeared; the difference in their swordsmanship levels was obvious.
The advantage of the Heart Sword lies in its lack of moves, thus making it impossible to see through. Its weakness is also due to the absence of moves, as it lacks a killing move; even a strike at its peak is just so-so.
Therefore, Inugami developed a technique called "Heart Sword Dance".
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