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However, this once bustling and prosperous shrine has, for the first time ever, a huge empty space has been cleared out today.
On that open space, a circus troupe of only five people was performing energetically, drawing cheers from the crowd from time to time.
To say that this circus's performance was absolutely brilliant...
That's not quite it; at the very least, it's not comparable to those truly large-scale circuses.
In fact, this circus, consisting of only five people, doesn't even have any animals specifically for performances.
However, they also have their own unique skill – prosthetic juggling!
Compared to the lack of recognition of prosthetics a few years ago, human society has now largely accepted this human modification project from Gaia Corporation.
Despite numerous rumors that Gaia is merely a subsidiary of Gaelvin Corporation, a shell company created to evade TPC regulations and oversight.
However, it must be acknowledged that people on Earth have now largely accepted "human modification" as a supplementary means of medical treatment.
As a last resort, even the most stubborn and repulsive people will choose to accept the prosthetic organs provided by Gaia Corporation.
After all, compared to other companies that acquire the technology to manufacture prosthetic organs through patent sharing, this is a significant advantage.
Gaia has a huge advantage that is far ahead of others, both in terms of technology and reputation.
Even when it comes to price, which is the most sensitive issue for consumers, Gaia has become the most cost-effective option thanks to its excellent after-sales service.
Thanks to this, even the poorest people can get a "new life" with cheap loans provided by Gaia.
The circus currently operating in front of Kanda Shrine is a circus whose members have undergone prosthetic body modifications.
Given the inherent dangers of certain acts performed in circuses, such modifications are quite common among jugglers.
Audiences typically refer to circus performances that involve pushing human limits or requiring prosthetic organs due to injuries sustained during a performance as "prosthetic juggling."
This kind of acrobatic performance has an unparalleled advantage over ordinary circus performances.
That is, the projects they perform often exceed the limits of human endurance, and are "spectacular performances" that are absolutely impossible for humans, or even biological bodies, to achieve.
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"So lovely!"
"How did they do that?!"
"Is that kind of movement really something a human can do?"
"I feel like humans these days are more like monsters than we were!"
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Hidden quietly among the crowd, a group of tanuki disguised as children exclaimed in amazement.
They are all little monsters living on Sixth Avenue, who occasionally sneak off in groups to Akihabara to join in the fun.
Of course, under normal circumstances, they would disguise themselves as human children.
This is the nature of tanuki, and it is also a major reason why they have been able to coexist harmoniously with humans in the Dharma-ending Age.
The tanuki are not the kind of old-fashioned monsters.
Or perhaps it's because the little raccoons are simply too weak and have never achieved any glorious feats, so they naturally don't reminisce about their peak glory like other powerful demons.
The raccoon dogs have absolutely no resistance to "accepting all sorts of novel things created by humans".
Putting everything else aside, almost every tanuki now has a social media account, keeping abreast of all kinds of events happening in human society.
In this respect, none of the great demons who now reside on Sixth Avenue and still yearn for their past glories can do it.
boom!
Just as the little raccoons were excitedly watching the acrobatic performance, a loud bang suddenly came from the sky above the city.
The next second, a cloud of purple mist surged out from all directions of the shrine.
Almost everyone enveloped by this purple aura went berserk and went mad in an instant.
Several small raccoons shrouded in this purple aura immediately reverted to their original forms, baring their teeth and destroying everything they could reach.
This scene terrified the other raccoon dogs, and the onlookers screamed in terror.
Fortunately, the androids, each with their own unique anime-style appearance, were not affected by the purple aura and quickly subdued the rampaging humans nearby.
Meanwhile, the android uploaded everything it observed to the nearest server and sent a distress alert to the GUTS team.
Thanks to this, the sudden disaster was prevented from spreading further and was instead contained only to the vicinity of Kanda Shrine.
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Chapter 566 Otherworldly Demon God
The Victory Team headquarters, in the central control room.
The alarm from the androids was received by the GUTS team immediately.
Nori, who was in charge of all external communications, skillfully sent the report to everyone on the Victory Team.
Unfortunately, most of the GUTS combat members were out patrolling, and only Munakata, who was in charge of command, arrived at the central control room in time.
"Is it that mysterious electromagnetic wave again?"
Upon arriving at the control room, Zong Fang went straight to the point and asked the question.
"Yes, it's that special electromagnetic wave that can affect and damage the brain of living organisms again."
He nodded in affirmation of Zongfang's statement.
As Nori spoke, he projected footage from several security cameras near Akihabara onto the large screen.
Although these cameras are not from Kanda Shrine, they are still able to roughly reconstruct what happened around Kanda Shrine.
Unexplained purple aura appeared from all directions and then enveloped the tourists.
Immediately afterwards, the crowd seemed to be bewitched by the purple aura, and began to frantically destroy the things around them.
It's like venting primal animalistic desires, or perhaps simply releasing suppressed anger within...
As far as the eye could see, there were even several snarling raccoons that had grown larger, tearing and smashing at everything they touched like wild beasts.
If it weren't for the rational raccoon dogs that also changed their forms and controlled their kind...
These monsters, whose wildness has been amplified, would probably have already caused rivers of blood to flow.
Even so, the destruction caused by those monsters was more than ten times that of ordinary people.
"Are these... residents of Sixth Avenue?"
Inside TPC, Sixth Avenue is a mysterious yet familiar place.
It is said that it was an incubator built by the giant Galvin, specifically to house demons and monsters that were no longer accepted by this era.
Compared to modern supernatural beings, demons and monsters often possess power far beyond what ordinary people can imagine, and their personalities tend to be eccentric and irritable.
"That's right, they were also affected by that mysterious electromagnetic wave..."
Rubbing his head with a slight headache, Zongfang felt a chill run down his spine at Ye Rui's affirmative answer.
Putting aside the fact that Sixth Avenue is a mysterious place established by the giant Galvin, TPC also has special agents inside carrying out surveillance missions.
The fact that residents of Sixth Avenue are affected by mysterious electromagnetic waves is a very troubling problem.
The impact of mysterious electromagnetic waves on ordinary humans, however great or severe, is limited.
But those demons and monsters that have been dormant for a long time and have long disappeared from human sight are different; once they go berserk, the destruction they can cause is almost devastating.
"Is it possible to trace the source of that mysterious electromagnetic wave now?"
After a brief moment of contemplation, Zongfang finally decided to temporarily abandon thinking about things that had not yet happened and instead focus all his energy on the true origin of that mysterious electromagnetic wave.
"can!"
Nodding again in affirmation, Ye Rui demonstrated his professionalism at this moment.
As his hands continued to tap on the keyboard, a clear and distinct movement trajectory appeared on the large screen in the control room.
Hakodate a month ago...
Sendai, eighteen days ago...
Mito seven days ago...
And Tokyo today...
As the red dots symbolizing "mysterious electromagnetic waves" were marked, a clear and unambiguous movement trajectory appeared on the large screen in the control room.
The trajectory clearly shows that the mysterious electromagnetic wave traveled through Hakodate, Sendai, Mito, and other places before finally arriving in Tokyo.
And in the places where those mysterious electromagnetic waves once appeared, one horrific scene after another was frozen on the small screen.
The damaged streets, the vandalized shops, and the injured patients hospitalized...
However, more eye-catching than any of these is the blurry yet enormous figure in the very center of the screen.
It was a humanoid being shrouded in rhomboid iron armor, with huge spikes growing from its shoulders and abdomen.
By comparing it with the surrounding buildings, it can be determined that this huge human figure is about fifty or sixty meters tall.
Aside from its body covered in sharp, ridged armor, the most striking feature of this gigantic humanoid is its demonic face and two distinctly female features on its chest.
"The demon goddess from another dimension... It really is her again this time!"
He gritted his teeth as he watched the demon's figure reappear near Kanda Shrine.
Zong Fang was both furious and utterly bewildered.
"Still haven't found out how that demon god came out of the other dimension?"
The extradimensional spacetime, also known as the spacetime fault within TPC, is the home of all extradimensional beings.
The Kiriel, who once stirred up trouble in human society, were typical extradimensional beings.
However, after that great battle, Galvin and Tiga used a pincer attack from both inside and outside to completely destroy the coordinates connecting Earth and the spacetime rift.
According to a research report within TPC, Earth may still have channels connecting it to time-space faults.
However, the passage that would allow an extradimensional demon god of the Kirieloid level to appear is basically impossible to exist anymore.
"We still haven't figured out how she came out of that other dimension..."
After a brief pause, Ye Rui continued to add.
"But I think I've found the reason for her appearance."
"Wherever she appeared—in Hakodate, Sendai, Mito, and now Tokyo—there was a circus performing."
As Ye Rui spoke, he had already uploaded the captured images to the big screen.
A panicked circus in Hakodate...
A circus troupe mingling among the crowds in Sendai...
In Mito, the circus troupe skillfully began its escape...
And the circus performing in front of Kanda Shrine in Tokyo this time...
This mysterious circus seems to be adapting to the appearance of the demon, making strategic shifts more and more methodical each time.
Are they summoning a demon god?
With his eyes glued to the screen, Zong Fang could tell that there were five main people in the circus.
One was the commander wearing a top hat...
One is a clown dressed in a comical manner...
One is a magician who performs magic full-time...
One is an acrobat who underwent a prosthetic body transplant...
There was also a little kid dressed in an adorable monster costume...
"Their relationship with the demon god is still uncertain..."
"But one thing is certain: wherever demons appear, they are there too."
Without further hesitation, Zongfang immediately issued the order.
"Send Daigo, who is closest to the scene of the incident, to the circus. Make sure he brings back all the members of this circus!"