When You Think You Can Counterattack, You're Already Dead

The night wind, the trembling house dog, all the insects burrowing underground, the sleeping people—all were reflected in Yu Luo's mind. Yet, there wasn't the slightest trace of a demon. As time passed, large beads of sweat broke out on Yu Luo's forehead. His transformation energy was draining like a dam bursting, consuming 30% in just a moment.

"Where exactly is it?" Yu Luo's heart grew anxious, but under the Mirror-Still Water state, he maintained absolute calm. Finally, Yu Luo caught a faint, almost imperceptible scent of blood, identical to last night's.

"Found it!" Yu Luo's spirits lifted. He quickly exited the Mirror-Still Water state, not even noticing that his transformation energy had dropped to 63%. Instead, he seized the trace of blood in the night wind and ran towards its source.

An ordinary small house. The original front door was still tightly shut, but the wooden wall had been broken open, creating a large hole that occupied most of the wall. Bright moonlight shone through the opening into the room, also falling upon the monster.

The monster had a humanoid body, standing over two meters tall. Its crimson eyes were filled with madness, its muscles were knotted, and a ferocious single horn adorned its head. Blood dripped from the sharp claws on its left arm onto the tatami mats. Its right arm was empty and charred. In front of the monster lay two people, a man and a woman, lying motionless in a pool of blood, clearly lifeless.

"Roar!" The monster roared at the bright moon in the sky. Its sharp left claw easily pierced the corpse beneath it. With a forceful swing, a string of blood splattered onto the intact wall. A mass of colorful intestines slapped heavily against the wall, sliding down powerlessly. A foul stench filled the entire room.

"Mmm..." In a corner of the room, unnoticed by the monster, stood a large wardrobe. The cabinet door was left ajar, and two little girls were hiding inside, peeking at the scene outside through the gap. Upon seeing the bloody spectacle, the younger girl couldn't help but let out a sob. Just as she was about to cry out, the older girl beside her covered her mouth.

The monster, clearly unaware of the two girls' presence, began to enjoy its meal, biting off half of a fair arm in one go. Scarlet blood splattered all over the monster. The two girls held each other tightly, trembling, their hands clamped over their mouths, afraid of making a sound and disturbing the monster outside.

Yu Luo, with a displeased expression, followed the scent of blood, his running footsteps growing heavy, as if venting his anger. The reason was simple: the smell of blood meant another unknown person in this town had met their end, becoming food for a demon.

The foul stench grew stronger, and Yu Luo's anger intensified. It also meant he was getting closer to the demon's location. Finally, Yu Luo stopped in front of an ordinary house. The overpowering, nauseating stench poured from behind the door into Yu Luo's nostrils, almost screaming that the demon was right behind this door.

"This is..." Yu Luo narrowed his eyes. The house before him was incredibly familiar. He had been invited in by the kind male owner for a meal just this afternoon.

"Damn it!" Yu Luo angrily raised Raikiri, cleanly slicing the front door in two. He kicked the door open and charged into the moonlit courtyard. Through the large hole the demon had smashed, he clearly saw the hellish scene inside the room.

"Food..." The demon stopped its feeding, looked up at Yu Luo, and roared indistinctly. A hint of hesitation flickered in its crimson eyes. It placed its left hand on its chest, warily watching the ethereal blue Raikiri in Yu Luo's hand.

"It's that person!" The two little girls hiding in the wardrobe saw the person who had broken down the door. It was the strange wanderer who had come to their house for a meal today. They immediately wanted to push open the wardrobe door and tell Yu Luo to run. But seeing their sister's eyes tightly shut, clutching her clothes and trembling, they stopped. They could only give Yu Luo an apologetic glance, praying inwardly, "Amaterasu Omikami, please save this person before me."

Just moments ago, as the family was preparing to sleep, this monster had suddenly broken down the door. The male owner was easily killed by the monster without any chance to resist. Only the two sisters were shoved into the wardrobe by their mother. Afterward, their mother was also killed by the monster that smashed through the wall, and even eaten as food.

The demon eyed Yu Luo's Raikiri with apprehension. Although it seemed incapable of speech, it retained a certain level of rationality and was very wary of the strange katana that had severed its right arm last night. The severed part couldn't even regenerate flesh and blood.

Yu Luo and the demon stood facing each other in the courtyard. Although his heart burned with rage, Yu Luo knew very well that with his current physique, he could only do as the system said and wait for the monster to attack first so he could counter.

The monster's crimson eyes darted around. It grabbed the half-eaten corpse beneath it with its thick left claw and, with a whistling wind, swung it heavily towards Yu Luo. The speed was extreme; an ordinary person struck by it would surely break bones and tendons on the spot.

Yu Luo could only see a dark shadow hurtling towards him. His brain had just registered it when his body, unable to react in time, was hit. Fortunately, although Yu Luo couldn't react, the electromagnetic field of the Raikiri in his hand constantly enveloped him.

The surface of Yu Luo's body where it made contact with the dark shadow suddenly sparked with bright, ethereal blue electricity. A small blue lightning bolt flashed and disappeared. The dark shadow was flung aside, leaving Yu Luo completely unharmed. Yu Luo's body finally reacted, and he leaped to the right, holding Raikiri horizontally in front of him.

"Die..." The monster saw that Yu Luo's state seemed off, not as powerful as last night. It roared indistinctly, stomping its foot. The two sisters hiding in the wardrobe felt a tremor. The monster had already charged rapidly towards Yu Luo, its sharp left claw reflecting the moonlight, bringing a fierce wind as it slammed down heavily towards Yu Luo's head. If struck, the least severe outcome would be a broken neck.

Unfortunately for the monster, Yu Luo was prepared. The moment he leaped from his original position, he had activated False Clairvoyance. A sixth sense was constantly warning him. Yu Luo, guided by inspiration, rolled forward, narrowly dodging the sharp claws.

"Good, it took the bait!" Yu Luo thought to himself. He activated Translucence, B+ rank, and entered the Mirror-Still Water state once more. The entire courtyard appeared in Yu Luo's mind, every detail visible, without any omissions.

The demon suddenly felt that the human before him had changed. It felt exactly the same as last night. It immediately kicked out forcefully at Yu Luo, who was still rolling on the ground. The inhuman strength stirred up violent air currents. The older sister hiding in the wardrobe almost screamed but managed to cover her mouth at the last moment.

Yu Luo had known what it intended to do the moment the demon lifted its leg. Under the guidance of his sixth sense, he braced himself with his left hand, stopping his momentum. With his right hand, Raikiri slashed horizontally, drawing a horizontal, ethereal blue blade light in the night. The demon's thigh separated from its body and flew out, landing in the courtyard. A torrent of blood sprayed out, drenching Yu Luo.

Yu Luo stood up from the ground, looking at the demon that had lost its balance and fallen due to its severed leg. He let out a cold laugh. He had planned this "lure the pig to eat" tactic long ago. He wanted the demon to have the illusion that it could win, enticing it to attack so that he, the counter-attacker, could get close.

Yu Luo raised Raikiri and walked step by step towards the fallen demon. Raikiri, with its ethereal blue energy blade, remained unstained by blood. He remained vigilant against a sudden counterattack from the demon. Yu Luo didn't want to waste any words. He directly raised Raikiri, aimed at the demon's neck, and brought it down.

As expected, just as the blade was about to strike, the demon, which had been struggling to get up on the ground, kicked Yu Luo's calf with its remaining foot. Simultaneously, its left claw ferociously stabbed towards Yu Luo's crotch.

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