Mere Ants

"Oh my, it seems I've accidentally caught the attention of this monster."

Feeling the terrifying gaze cast by Sakamoto, Hidan remarked without a care.

This kind of monster, which would strike extreme fear into the hearts of ordinary people, was absolutely nothing in Hidan's eyes.

After all, in Hidan's view, whether it was Sakamoto, Shiraishi Mori, or any other Ghoul, they were nothing more than low-level thralls created by Lord Jashin.

And himself!

Let's count that annoying Simu as one, too.

They were the true representatives of Lord Jashin! Avatars walking upon the earth, the great children of God!

These low-level thralls should have knelt down and paid their respects the moment they saw him; how dare they raise their filthy eyes and look at him with such a gaze?

"Tch, mere low-level thralls!"

Hidan spat, his face full of disdain.

Perhaps sensing Hidan's contempt, or perhaps due to the violent will acting up within his body, Sakamoto let out a ferocious roar at Simu and Hidan:

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Immediately after, his massive body twisted with earth-shaking force, charging toward the two at a terrifying speed.

"You're courting death."

Hidan's cold gaze swept over, and a pitch-black spear instantly appeared in his hand.

Just as he prepared to finish off this ignorant, insubordinate low-level thrall, Simu slowly raised his palm, signaling Hidan not to be impulsive.

"What's the matter? Do you want to take care of this yourself?"

Although Hidan was very confused, his body stopped obediently.

At this very moment, the giant centipede monster, radiating purple light, had already appeared before them.

Covered in Rinkaku, Sakamoto's arm, shaped like a scythe, thrust out instantly, aiming straight for Simu's face.

Facing such a terrifying attack, neither Simu nor Hidan showed any change in their expressions.

In Hidan's view, if Simu were to be taken out by a little bug like this, that would be the most ridiculous thing of all.

The airflow generated by the violent thrust slightly ruffled Simu's bangs, and only then did he slowly raise his head, taking the opportunity to push up his glasses.

Without speaking or moving, Simu simply raised his head and glanced at the incoming monster.

Time seemed to stand still, and the sharp scythe-like Rinkaku stopped one centimeter from Simu's forehead.

The monster's previously incredibly violent pupils contracted sharply, trembling violently.

A fear originating from the depths of his bloodline instantly occupied his entire body; it seemed as if what stood before him now was not a person, nor any kind of creature, but...

A god!

His entire body felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible giant hand, leaving him completely unable to move. If he even harbored a single thought of resistance, he would likely explode into pieces the very next second!

"Mere ant..."

Simu finally spoke, his lenses reflecting a terrifying cold light.

With just that light, airy sentence, Sakamoto's hideous, insectoid face instantly twisted!

Following that, the Kagune on his forehead, shoulders, and chest all burst like fireworks, and disgusting fluids exploded outward.

The exoskeleton covering his face, shoulders, and chest all faded away like shadows, revealing a pale, gaunt face.

"A mere ant, yet you dare to commit deicide."

Under Sakamoto's terrified gaze, Simu slowly took a step forward, raised a foot, and stepped squarely onto his face.

"BOOM!"

A sonic boom rang out, Sakamoto's face blurred for an instant, and his entire massive body collapsed, embedding heavily into the ground!

Simu retracted his long leg and noticed Hidan looking at him with an expression like he was constipated.

"Hm? What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Simu asked, touching his smooth, flawless face in confusion.

Seeing him act so nonchalant, Hidan went wild: "Damn it, get lost, Simu! You're showing off again!"

"I knew it, I should have just attacked directly!"

Simu smiled slightly; so this guy was also jealous of his handsomeness.

After going wild for a few seconds, Hidan looked at Simu poutily and suspiciously: "What did you mean by deicide just now?"

Simu answered calmly and composedly: "We are the representatives of Lord Jashin. This ant attacking us isn't that the same as attacking Lord Jashin? Wouldn't that be deicide?"

Hidan scratched his nose and realized with a start: "So that's what you meant."

While the two were chatting nonsense, Shiraishi Mori looked at the monster that had crashed to the ground, his face full of... despair.

He never expected that even after abandoning his identity as a human, his power would still be so weak!

"It's not enough... This power is far from enough!"

He gritted his teeth and climbed shakily out of the pool of blood.

But standing up along with him was that terrifying monster!

That's right, the Sakamoto monster that had been kicked to the ground by Simu had climbed back up once again.

However, this time, under the threat of life and death, it did not choose to continue attacking Simu, but instead turned its head to look at the corpses littering the ground.

As long as it ate these corpses, it would definitely be able to become stronger!

A terrifying light flickered within its eyes.

Shiraishi Mori stared fixedly at Sakamoto. At this moment, under Simu's attacks, the exoskeleton on Sakamoto's chest and face had completely vanished, exposing the flesh that originally belonged to a human.

As for the Kagune on its arms, one had also burst apart, leaving only a single Kagune that resembled a long blade.

In other words, Sakamoto's defensive capabilities had now been greatly reduced.

If he could not seize this opportunity, once Sakamoto devoured the other Ghouls and repaired its body, he would absolutely be no match for it.

This meant he would be unable to avenge his parents...

"Absolutely... not allowed!"

"I must drive this guy out of this world!"

Shiraishi Mori gritted his teeth, his face twisted with ferocity.

Just as Sakamoto manipulated its body to coil around the Ghoul corpses, preparing to devour them to repair its body and even evolve, a solitary figure suddenly leaped from the ground into mid-air, then plummeted rapidly toward the monster dozens of meters high.

"Kill..."

The monster let out a hoarse roar, and the long blade-like Kagune in its hand thrust out fiercely toward the incoming person.

At this moment, Shiraishi Mori was in mid-air with no leverage, and there was no way to dodge!

"Is this kid looking for death?"

Hidan on the viewing platform looked puzzled; this behavior was simply courting death. This kid didn't have the blessing of the great Jashin like he did, possessing the ultimate Immortal Body, so how could he dare to do this?

Beside him, Simu let out a soft chuckle: "Humans sometimes need a tiny bit of courage; courage is the greatest anthem of humanity."

"Pretentious."

Hidan glanced at Simu with disdain. This guy was clearly very strong, but he liked to show off far too much.

While they were talking, the long blade Kagune in the monster's hand had already reached Shiraishi Mori.

The latter seemed to have no intention of dodging. The sharp Kagune easily pierced through Shiraishi Mori's body, which lacked exoskeleton coverage, and crimson blood sprayed from the wound once again.

Instead of an expression of pain, Shiraishi Mori laughed wildly, using the powerful kinetic energy from his high-altitude descent to drive his body directly into the monster's shoulder.

"Caught... you!"

Shiraishi Mori bared his teeth, a crazed smile blooming on his face.

Even though it had lost its reason, Sakamoto still felt an inexplicable fear at this moment.

Unlike the fear brought by Simu, this was a will even more twisted than its own twisted self!

Shiraishi Mori's body hung from Sakamoto's arm, and then, laughing maniacally, he opened his mouth and bit down.

That position was exactly where the monster's arm Kagune was located!

Foul-smelling blood exploded inside Shiraishi Mori's mouth, and with just one bite, he tore the entire Kagune off and swallowed it into his stomach!

"Gulp, gulp, gulp..."

As if he had known in advance where the Kagune would appear, Shiraishi Mori, hanging from its arm, raised his own arm in anticipation.

Sure enough, his arm instantly swelled, and dark red exoskeleton grew into a terrifying long blade, which he swung down like lightning toward Sakamoto's neck!