Mere Ants

"Ah, looks like I accidentally caught this monster's attention."

Feeling Sakamoto's terrifying gaze, Hidan spoke without the slightest concern.

A monster that would terrify ordinary people meant nothing at all to Hidan.

After all, in Hidan's eyes, whether it was Sakamoto, Shiraishi Mori, or any other Ghoul, they were nothing more than lowly servants created by Lord Jashin.

And himself!

Simu could be included too, irritating as he was.

They were Lord Jashin's true representatives! His avatars walking among mankind, the great children of God!

These lowly servants should obediently kneel and pay their respects the moment they saw them. How dared they raise those filthy eyes and look at them like that?

"Tch, just a lowly servant!"

Hidan spat, his face full of disdain.

Perhaps sensing Hidan's contempt, or perhaps driven by the violent will within his body, Sakamoto let out a savage roar at Simu and Hidan:

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Then his massive body twisted violently, shaking the ground as he charged at them with terrifying speed.

"Courting death."

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

Just as he was about to dispose of this lowly servant who did not know its place and had dared challenge its superiors, Simu slowly raised a hand, signaling Hidan not to act rashly.

"What? You want to do it yourself?"

Though Hidan was utterly baffled, his body obediently stopped.

At that moment, the gigantic centipede beast radiating purple light had already arrived before them.

Covered in Rinkaku, Sakamoto thrust out his scythe-like arm, aiming straight for Simu's face.

Faced with such a terrifying attack, neither Simu nor Hidan showed the slightest change in expression.

In Hidan's view, it would have been the funniest thing in the world if Simu were taken down by such a little bug.

The airflow from the fierce thrust lightly stirred Simu's bangs. Only then did he slowly raise his head and casually adjust his glasses.

He said nothing and made no move. Simu merely raised his head and glanced at the approaching monster.

Time seemed to freeze. The sharp scythe-like Rinkaku stopped just one centimeter from Simu's forehead.

The monster's originally frenzied pupils contracted violently as his body began to tremble.

A fear from the depths of his bloodline instantly seized his entire body. It was as if what stood before him was not a human, not even any kind of living creature, but...

A god!

It felt as though an invisible hand had clenched his entire body tight, leaving him utterly unable to move. The instant he even entertained the thought of resistance, he would probably explode into pieces the next second!

"Mere ants..."

Simu finally spoke, a terrifyingly cold glint reflecting from his lenses.

At those casually spoken words, Sakamoto's hideous Insect Swarm face instantly twisted!

Then the Kagune on his forehead, shoulders, and chest burst apart like fireworks, disgusting fluid exploding everywhere.

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

"Mere ants dare attempt to slay a god."

Under Sakamoto's terrified gaze, Simu slowly stepped forward, raised a foot, and planted it squarely on his face.

Boom!

A sonic boom rang out. Sakamoto's face blurred for an instant, and his enormous body collapsed at once, crashing heavily into the ground!

Simu withdrew his long leg and discovered Hidan beside him staring with an expression like he was constipated.

"Hm? What is it? Is there something on my face?" Simu asked doubtfully, touching his smooth, flawless cheek.

Seeing him act so nonchalant, Hidan immediately lost it. "Damn it, get lost, Simu! You got to show off again!"

"I knew I should've just made the move myself!"

Simu smiled faintly. So this guy could get jealous of his handsomeness too.

After fuming for several seconds, Hidan finally looked at Simu suspiciously, still puffing out his cheeks. "What did you mean by slaying a god just now?"

Simu replied calmly, "We are Lord Jashin's representatives. This ant attacked us, so isn't that the same as attacking Lord Jashin? Wouldn't that be slaying a god?"

Hidan scratched his nose and suddenly understood. "So that's what you meant."

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

He had never imagined that even after abandoning his identity as a human, his strength would still be so weak!

"Not enough... This power is still nowhere near enough!"

Gritting his teeth, he shakily climbed out of the pool of blood.

But the terrifying monster rose along with him!

That was right. The Sakamoto monster that Simu had kicked into the ground had gotten back up once again.

This time, however, under the threat of death, it did not choose to attack Simu again. Instead, it turned toward the corpses scattered across the ground.

As long as it ate those corpses, it would definitely become stronger!

A terrifying light flickered in its eyes.

Shiraishi Mori stared fixedly at Sakamoto. After Simu's attack, all the exoskeleton on Sakamoto's chest and face had vanished, exposing the human flesh beneath.

As for the Rinkaku on his arms, one had also burst apart, leaving only one Rinkaku resembling a long blade.

In other words, Sakamoto's defensive abilities had now greatly diminished.

If he failed to seize this opportunity, then once Sakamoto devoured the other Ghouls and repaired his body, he would absolutely be no match for it.

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

"Absolutely... not allowed!"

"I have to drive this thing out of this world!"

Shiraishi Mori clenched his teeth, his face filled with savage determination.

Just as Sakamoto controlled his body to sweep up the Ghoul corpses, preparing to devour them to repair himself and perhaps even evolve, a lone figure suddenly leaped from the ground into the air, then rapidly plunged toward the monster dozens of meters tall in free fall.

"Kill..."

The monster let out a hoarse roar, thrusting the long blade-like Rinkaku in its hand fiercely toward the incoming figure.

Shiraishi Mori was suspended in midair with nowhere to push off. There was no way for him to evade!

"Is that kid looking to die?"

Hidan looked puzzled from the stands. That was plainly suicide. The kid had not received the blessing of the great Lord Jashin like he had, nor did he possess the strongest Immortal Body. How could he dare do that?

Simu beside him gave a soft laugh. "Humans sometimes need just a little courage. Courage is mankind's greatest anthem."

"What a load of mystical nonsense."

Hidan shot Simu a disdainful glance. This guy was obviously incredibly strong, yet he loved showing off far too much.

As they spoke, the blade-like Rinkaku in the monster's hand had already reached Shiraishi Mori.

The latter showed no intention of dodging. The sharp Rinkaku easily pierced Shiraishi Mori's body, which lacked exoskeleton protection, and scarlet blood sprayed from the wound once more.

Not only did Shiraishi Mori show no expression of pain, he laughed wildly, using the powerful momentum from his descent to drive his body straight into the monster's shoulder.

"Got... you!"

Shiraishi Mori bared his teeth, a crazed grin blooming across his face.

Though Sakamoto had already lost his mind, he still felt an inexplicable fear at that moment.

Unlike the fear Simu inspired, this was a will even more twisted than his own twisted existence!

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

That spot was precisely where the monster's arm Rinkaku was located!

Foul-smelling blood burst into Shiraishi Mori's mouth. With a single bite, he tore off the entire Kagune and swallowed it whole!

"Gulp, gulp, gulp..."

As if he had known beforehand where the Kagune would emerge, Shiraishi Mori raised his arm in advance.

Sure enough, his arm instantly swelled, dark red exoskeleton growing into a terrifying long blade that slashed down at Sakamoto's neck like lightning!