Chapter 226

Li Yue answered, and at the same time disappeared from her spot, reappearing at the church entrance.

"Look, like this, walk in through the front door."

Kageyasu Zaibatsu stared in shock at Li Yue, who stood reassured at the gate, his expression behind the mask turning serious for the first time.

"How did you do that?"

"It's just simple walking, nothing difficult, like this."

Li Yue disappeared again as she spoke, and then reappeared next to the box containing the Qixing Legacy.

"Is this the Qixing's Legacy? But doesn't the box look a bit too simple?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu did not answer Li Yue, but instead asked him in a cold voice. Li Yue did not answer either, but instead asked him another question.

"Kageyasu Zaibatsu, would you be interested in working for me?"

"Your men do this?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu was somewhat puzzled. Was this person here to recruit him?

"That's right, I plan to control the Tokyo area, and not just the Tokyo area, but all five major areas of Japan. But I'm currently short a few people to help me. Would you like to work for me?"

Li Yue kicked the box and, without turning her head, extended an invitation to Kageyasu Zaibatsu.

"Hehehe, if you want me to do something for you, that's no problem, as long as you pay me."

"You mean salary? That's negotiable!"

"It seems you're certain you can recruit me to work for you."

Li Yue's answer greatly displeased Kageyasu Zaibatsu. He felt that Li Yue was too arrogant; he himself was never this arrogant.

"In that case, please let me see if you have the ability to subdue me!"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu's eyes narrowed, and he charged towards Li Yue.

Li Yue simply turned his back to Kageyasu Zaibatsu, keeping his arms crossed over his chest, and then slowly raised one of his fingers that was resting on his arm, his Reiatsu exploding instantly!

406. Scapegoat: Kikunojyo Tendo

Kageyasu Zaibatsu surrendered. Faced with Li Yue's burst of Reiatsu, he was directly pressed to the ground and couldn't move at all. The powerful pressure from his soul left his mechanical body completely powerless to resist, and he simply collapsed. This was because the pressure from the soul had nothing to do with the structure of his body.

Therefore, even with a body transformed into a machine, it was unable to withstand the Reiatsu and was directly pinned to the ground, unable to move.

As for Kageyasu Zaibatsu's repulsive force field, it was completely useless against Li Yue. Li Yue directly tore his field apart with brute force enhanced by Reiatsu.

As for Kohina next to him, like Kageyasu Zaibatsu, she was also pressed to the ground by Li Yue's immense Reiatsu. Her young soul even made it difficult for her to breathe. And this was only because Li Yue had restrained his Reiatsu. If Li Yue were to unleash his full Reiatsu at his current level, both of their souls would collapse on the spot.

Then, Kageyasu Zaibatsu submitted.

After being mechanized, his most prized strength—his powerful body and repulsive force field—became completely useless. Therefore, he had absolutely no chance of winning against Li Yue. Moreover, judging from what Li Yue had said before, Li Yue wanted to rule Tokyo. He was an ambitious person, and he did not resist being used by an ambitious person because only those with ambition could be allowed to cause trouble!

"Then, my master, is there anything you want me to do?"

As an assassin, Hiruko Kagetane was very self-aware. After expressing his submission, he immediately prepared to do things for Li Yue.

"There is indeed something you need to do, and it needs to be done right now."

"Please give your instructions."

Li Yue looked at Kageyasu Zaibatsu's obedient appearance and nodded with satisfaction. It was worth it for him to have specially learned the way a second-generation village chief of a certain village used to unleash Reiatsu by raising his finger. However, that second-generation village chief would raise his finger with his arms crossed to unleash Chakra.

Facing Kageyasu Zaibatsu, Li Yue still crossed his arms and raised his fingers again. This time, it wasn't a burst of Reiatsu, but an illusion appeared beside him. This illusion was none other than Kikunojyo Tendo, whom he had seen in the conference room of the government building not long ago, and who was also Kageyasu Zaibatsu's client.

"This is?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu stared in astonishment at Kikunojyo Tendo, who appeared before him, his eyes widening in surprise.

What is this? Is it 3D projection technology? Or virtual reality or something? Or is it a real person of Kikunojyo Tendo?

"I know you accepted Kikunojyo Tendo's request to complete the Qixing Legacy matter. Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. Since you accepted the request, you should naturally complete it."

As Li Yue spoke, she took her phone out of her pocket.

"It would be best to complete the commission in my presence."

Kageyasu Zaibatsu looked at the phone in Li Yue's hand, then stood up in surprise.

"Do you mean...!"

"This is Kikunojyo Tendo, an illusion I created using my powers. He is just like the Kazuma Kikunojyo Tendo, and can even make the same voice as Kikunojyo Tendo. All you have to do is treat him as the real Kikunojyo Tendo."

"Hehehe~~ I understand, I will definitely do as you command!"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu immediately understood Li Yue's meaning, removed the hat from his head, and bowed deeply.

How interesting! This is truly fascinating! Kikunojyo Tendo, who once held sway over Japan, is now facing a major crisis. Being caught on camera meeting with himself is practically a death sentence for Kikunojyo Tendo! How incredibly interesting!

"Then, please begin your performance."

Li Yue slowly backed away, gradually disappearing from Kageyasu Zaibatsu's sight. But what was really ridiculous was that the phone was still visible. From Kageyasu Zaibatsu's perspective, it looked like a phone was inexplicably floating in mid-air. What kind of magical operation was that?

Kageyasu Zaibatsu's lips twitched beneath his mask, then he looked at Kikunojyo Tendo opposite him, calmed himself slightly, and spoke in his sarcastic tone.

"Oh my~ Isn't this Kikunojyo Tendo, the first aide to the incompetent head of state? What brings you here?"

Faced with Kageyasu Zaibatsu's sarcastic question, Kikunojyo Tendo across from him snorted coldly.

"Hmph! I've come to see if you've completed your mission."

It actually spoke, and it looked exactly like the Kazuma Kikunojyo Tendo!

"That's really surprising."

Kageyasu Zaibatsu expresses his surprise, conveying his astonishment at the illusion through his lines.

"I am truly flattered that Kikunojyo Tendo has come in person to check whether my request has been completed, but since you have come in person..."

Kageyasu Zaibatsu stepped aside, revealing the silver-white box behind him.

"Please take a look."

"The Qixing's Legacy has been obtained as you instructed."

"Then let's proceed to the next step according to the instructions."

"Hehehe, Kikunojyo Tendo, do you really intend to do this?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Open it!"

"Alright, since this is what you entrusted to me, I will follow your orders."

Kageyasu Zaibatsu knew what Li Yue meant: to expose his commission and publicize it so that people would know that it was Kikunojyo Tendo wanted to destroy Tokyo.

As requested by [Kikunojyo Tendo], Kageyasu Zaibatsu opened the box, revealing a small pink pedal tricycle in the alley.

"Wow~ So this is the Qixing's Legacy."

"That's right. It can summon the Gastrea Scorpius from the zodiac. Scorpius will emerge from the Pacific Ocean, then land on land and head towards Tokyo."

"So, you're planning to destroy Tokyo?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu feigned curiosity and asked Kikunojyo Tendo with a cold expression.

"Hmph, I will not destroy Tokyo, but there will be fewer people in Tokyo."

"Oh?"

"Tokyo is too small. In the ten years since the Gastrea Wars, Tokyo's population has increased again, especially since many of them are useless and contribute nothing to Tokyo. Instead of keeping those low-level wastes to waste food, we should just throw them out."

"However, as the leader of Tokyo, I can't really just throw them out, so letting the Gastrea deal with them is the best option."

"Did that incompetent head of state agree to what you're doing?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu transforms into a master of stirring up trouble.

"Hmph, she is indeed incompetent, but it is precisely because of her incompetence that she is able to sit in that position. After all, an incompetent puppet is the most useful!"

[Kikunojyo Tendo] has a sharp gaze and completely disregards the Holy Emperor.

"As for whether she agrees or not, she knows very few of the many things I've done in Tokyo. As a puppet, she has no right to know these things!"

Click—

Li Yue pressed the stop recording button, looked at the video file on her phone, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Great, now that Scorpius is coming, Tokyo is going to get lively."

407. Scorpius is coming.

"Those ignorant commoners know in their hearts that they need the Cursed Children to protect them, but they fear and despise the Cursed Children the bottom of their hearts. How ridiculous! But it is precisely because they are so stupid that I use them to target the Cursed Children. Only in this way can I send them to their deaths with peace of mind!"

"And after sending them to their deaths, the Cursed Children will also die, for after this calamity, I have prepared for the next one."

"Some of the Prometheus Metal monuments protecting Tokyo were built by the Tendo family. Those monuments were built with substandard materials. They are effective against ordinary Gastrea, but they are ineffective against some powerful Gastrea. Soon the problems with those monuments will be exposed, and then the Gastrea will invade Tokyo again. I will have all the police companies in Tokyo deal with the Gastrea."

"Will they die? Yes, they will die, but their deaths are exactly what I expect. They are nothing but a pack of hunting dogs that act for bounties. They have no intention of protecting Tokyo or dying for Tokyo. Since they don't have that intention, they don't deserve to live in Tokyo. I will send them to die for Tokyo!"

"In short, anyone who threatens or affects my rule over Tokyo will be eliminated! Even the Holy Emperor, if she disobeys my orders, I will make her disappear! Whether before or after the apocalypse, Tokyo can bury anyone!"

Wonderful!

Kageyasu Zaibatsu watched as [Kikunojyo Tendo] kept uttering lines that would lead to Kikunojyo Tendo's utter demise, and exclaimed how brilliant it was.

At the same time, he became even more wary of Li Yue, who was filming next to him. This person was too terrifying. He used a single illusion to make Kikunojyo Tendo die permanently in the Tokyo area. Regardless of the disaster caused by the Scorpius attack, once these images were released, Kikunojyo Tendo was completely finished.

Not only is Kikunojyo Tendo finished, but the Holy Emperor is also doomed. This is because Kikunojyo Tendo himself admitted that the Holy Emperor was just a puppet with no ability whatsoever. Would a Holy Emperor with no ability continue to remain in that position?

With the Holy Emperor and Kikunojyo Tendo both gone, who's left in the upper echelons of Tokyo? Especially the Tendo family, which will also perish along with Kikunojyo Tendo's words.

In order to take care of all aspects of Tokyo, Li Yue controlled [Kikunojyo Tendo] to leak information about the management of the Tokyo area and the Tendo family. As a result, none of these people will be able to continue sitting in their positions. Even if they don't die, they will be severely punished.

"Very good, you did a great job on the first task I gave you!"

Li Yue nodded in satisfaction at Kageyasu Zaibatsu.

"Thank you for your praise. I am also happy to participate in this mission."

It's so interesting to be able to participate in the whole process of tricking Kikunojyo Tendo.

"Alright, your mission is now complete. Scorpius will be here soon. Do you want to observe Scorpius up close, or go back to the Tokyo area and find a safe place to rest?"

"I want to observe Scorpius up close."

For Kageyasu Zaibatsu, Scorpius was not a threat. With his physical abilities, although he couldn't kill Scorpius or some slightly weaker Gastrea, he could certainly protect himself from such threats.

Therefore, he wanted to see Scorpius, or more precisely, he wanted to see how this mysterious person, Li Yue, would deal with Scorpius.

A Level 5 Gastrea! How many Level 5 Zodiac Gastrea have died in the world so far? These terrifying monsters are the main reason why humanity has lost up to 90% of its population. They are so powerful that human weapons are useless against them, and they are constantly spreading viruses, causing many humans and animals to be infected and become the Gastrea army we see today. The more humans fight, the fewer there are, while the more Gastrea are.

The reason why humanity is now considered to be barely surviving is because the LV5 Zodiac remains a threat to humanity. Those Prometheus Metal monuments that can resist Gastrea can only resist ordinary Gastrea, and are completely useless against the LV5 Zodiac.

"Since you want to see it up close, then come along with me."

As Li Yue spoke, she drew the Enma's Blade from her waist and slashed at the air.

A blue Portal appeared, and on the other side of the Portal was a pitch-black floor.

"This is!"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu's eyes widened again beneath his mask. Before, Li Yue moved so fast right in front of him that he couldn't even catch a trace of her. Later, she even became invisible right in front of him. Now, she even directly slashed out Portal with a single strike. Just who was this person in front of him?

Overwhelmed with shock, Kageyasu Zaibatsu, holding Kohina's hand, followed Li Yue across the Portal. On the other side of the Portal was none other than the Prometheus Metal megalith on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Hahaha~~~

Looking down at Tokyo, Kageyasu Zaibatsu burst into laughter, covering his head.

"That's amazing! I never imagined you possessed such power!"

"May I have the honor of knowing your identity?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu removed his formal attire and knelt down on one knee directly in front of Li Yue.

What do you think my identity should be?

"Who are you?"

Kageyasu Zaibatsu looked up at Li Yue and fell into deep thought.