Night of slaughter (4K single update)

Shiki Ryougi lay at home, listlessly gazing at the night sky. Her reflection, along with her deep blue eyes, was mirrored on the blade of her dagger.

There was a knock on the door, followed by the sound of a key turning, and then Mikiya walked in carrying a plastic bag.

What are you doing here?

"I was worried you hadn't eaten properly, since you probably only have bottled water at home, so I brought you a sandwich and ice cream."

"Have a finger in the pie."

Mikiya was already used to Shi's way of expressing himself. Since there was no refusal, he heated up the sandwich in the microwave and enjoyed the ordinary and peaceful atmosphere. Surprisingly, he felt quite good about it.

With a thud, under Shi's gaze, Mikiya collapsed straight down as if his soul had been ripped out.

Ogawa Apartment--

Araya Souren looked down at the Magecraft downstairs and exhaled a cold breath. Almost all of them were Magecraft of the Rank 1 level. They arrived too quickly, leaving almost no time to prepare.

"Very well, let's settle this here. Will you stay or leave, Cornelius?"

Araya Souren asked the man behind her, who stood downstairs, glanced at Touko, and said, "You should be able to arrange some time just for Touko and me, right?"

"I'll try my best, after all, I don't know how long I can hold off that man."

Outside the apartment, Bai Mo and Touko entered directly from the front. As soon as they entered, Touko frowned and laughed, "That guy, Araya, looks like he's outsmarted himself."

Before she could finish speaking, Touko suddenly vanished from the spot. Bai Mo wasn't worried about this at all. Touko in front of him was just a puppet. If she died, it would only result in some economic loss at most. Moreover, with her strength, it was impossible for her to be defeated so easily.

Walking through the corridor of Ogawa Apartment, the rooms inside exude a distinct sense of life, as if the experience of death is being repeated time and again. However, with the actions of the Magecraft outside, these cycles, which are constantly repeating themselves, begin to cease, and the people trapped in the spiral of life and death begin to stop.

"Your hobbies are absolutely terrible," Bai Mo said sarcastically.

Araya Souren emerged from the wall, layers of barriers forming within the passage, flying towards Bai Mo like a hunting net. Araya Souren shouted, "Stop!"

Everything around seemed to be pressing in on Bai Mo, and the barrier, like a harpoon gun being fired, attacked from all directions.

The space itself seemed to shatter; the gleaming marble floor was reduced to dust by magic. The attack struck, Araya gasped, "Did it hit?"

The next moment, his body was sliced into pieces, like beef rolls from a hot pot restaurant. Bai Mo, accompanied by the irresistible Wind Slashing Blade, easily broke through Araya's barrier.

Flesh and blood fell into the lake like raindrops, disappearing into Ogawa Apartment.

Magecraft are called Magecraft precisely because their Magecraft cannot surpass the limits of current human technology. Therefore, although Magecraft are very different from humans, what they do is still something that humans can do.

Humans simply cannot resist this terrifying force.

"I see, that's what Touko meant. Merging the flesh with this building would indeed be a huge loss for Shiki Ryougi." Bai Mo looked at the flesh and blood that had merged into it and completely understood Touko's words.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are almost superior to everything, but the key to completing them is that Shiki Ryougi needs to use her weapon to cut the line between them. If she were to fight Araya in this place, Shiki Ryougi would suffer a great loss.

But for Bai Mo, Araya Souren's move was tantamount to suicide, since there was no way to escape from the building.

This building is his body; any attack from any direction will directly affect him.

Thinking this, Bai Mo raised his hand to prepare to strike. The next moment, he felt a sense of weightlessness, extremely faint, but it gave him a familiar feeling. This feeling was like a thread pulling his gaze to the outside of the building. Outside the window, a figure was floating in the air.

"Kirie?"

Their eyes met, Bai Mo immediately understood what this guy was thinking.

"I used to not particularly like Buddhism, but now you've made me start to loathe monks, Araya."

Not only Araya Souren, but also Kirie Fujou was captured and brought to this Ogawa Apartment. She has likely lost her consciousness and is being used as a tool. Kirie Fujou's power is not enough to affect Bai Mo; at most, it gives him an urge to look at the scenery outside the window, but this is a signal from Araya.

If this apartment building is forcibly destroyed, then Fujou and Araya will be turned into mincemeat.

"You're right. To achieve my goals, I've resorted to such underhanded tactics. But undeniably, the results have been outstanding."

Araya Souren reappeared in the building, this time with a hint of self-loathing in his tone.

"Possessing such power, yet you choose to become a doctor, Bai Mo. You are just like I was in the past, harboring the Human Order. That's why I know exactly how to deal with you."

Seeing this, Bai Mo sheathed his sword and slowly said, "So, you're not just dealing with me, but also with your past self."

Araya Souren remained silent for a while, then slowly said, "You can slander me however you like, everything I do is for the sake of fulfilling our long-cherished wish."

This seemed a bit off, because Shiki Ryougi, who was his target, wasn't here at all. Bai Mo subconsciously tried to sense Shiki Ryougi's situation, only to find that she had already arrived at the elevator of Ogawa Apartment.

"Is Fujou's target not me, but Mikiya? Using such despicable methods to lure the Ryougi here, you monk have completely fallen." Bai Mo was not angry; there was even a hint of pity in his words.

Kirie Fujou, endowed with the power of dual existence by Araya, can not affect Magecraft, but can easily influence and control ordinary people like Mikiya.

Araya Souren remained silent, vanishing from the spot. In the blink of an eye, he appeared inside the elevator. Facing the sudden attack from Araya, Shiki did not hesitate for a moment and plunged a knife into Araya's heart.

"You messed up, Shiki Ryougi."

Shiki Ryougi Shiki's pupils contracted sharply, only then belatedly realizing that the Lines of Death were now indistinguishable from reality. Araya Souren shouted, "Wang Xian!" The surrounding barrier instantly bound Shiki tightly, making it impossible for her to make any further movements.

Araya grasped Shiki's brain with his left hand and said, "This left hand contains the relic of a high-ranking monk. Your Mystic Eyes are useless against it. It's over. I won, Shiki Ryougi."

"Are you in such a hurry to declare victory? It would be very embarrassing if we suffered a crushing defeat later."

Although Shiki Ryougi was physically unable to move, she remained sharp-tongued. At that moment, the voice of the Giant Shark echoed in her mind once more:

"He's right. With your weak arms and legs, you can't possibly overpower someone. That kid Bai Mo probably can't destroy this place directly for some reason, so this monk can stall him. You're in a desperate situation now."

At this moment, in Shiki Ryougi's mind, the Giant Shark's voice was chattering incessantly. "Little girl, this monk looks like he's been abstaining from sex for a long time. I'm afraid you won't be able to hold out. Right now, you can only rely on me."

Is the Giant Shark the only hope? Shiki Ryougi loosened her grip, but the next moment, her gaze sharpened again as she looked at the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception staring intently at her. Araya frowned and said, "Even now, you still refuse to give up? Or do you have other trump cards?"

"My trump card? I don't have that. If I had to say I had one, it would be my trust in my companions."

"That's right, we've been together for so long, we're practically partners already," the Giant Shark interjected.

"A companion? Touko? She can't spare the time right now, and Bai Mo doesn't have any knowledge of Magecraft. Even if he's fast, it's meaningless if he can only move within a certain space."

Araya Souren raised his hand, his hand blade seemingly about to sever Shiki Ryougi's head at any moment. Faced with this desperate situation, Shiki Ryougi smiled and said:

"Bai Mo's control over power is terrifyingly high. You've fought him before, haven't you?"

Araya Souren frowned, looking at Ryougi Shiki who was handling Shiki Ryougi with ease, and immediately felt extremely uneasy.

With a loud bang, his left arm exploded, turning into a shower of blood.

"How is this possible?"

The high monk's relics vanished under this power, Shiki Ryougi was freed from her restraints, Araya Souren was about to activate the barrier when he discovered a strange energy surging wildly within his body. The originally regular flow of magical power turned into a chaotic mess under this power.

"See? Just like I said, making boastful remarks before victory is bound to make you look bad!"

Although Bai Mo couldn't apply what he learned to other situations and convert Magnetic Field Power into life force during his learning with Touko, he was perfectly capable of disguising magnetic field as magic power. In addition, his self-created moves could temporarily store power in the opponent's body.

During the fight, the power followed Araya like a guiding light in the darkness. In addition, Araya's body had become one with the apartment, so as long as Bai Mo was in the apartment, he could launch an attack anywhere.

A bolt of lightning shot up, lifting the Shiki Ryougi that Ryougi Shiki had dropped. She caught it and pierced Araya Souren with a single blow. A beam of light dissipated from his body; his soul had been killed.

Their movements were fluid and seamless; the two didn't exchange a single word, yet they seemed like longtime comrades, their coordination impeccable.

"Phew, that's it for now. Sorry to disappoint you, you self-righteous old man."

Shiki Ryougi breathed a sigh of relief, but the Giant Shark did not react at all. Just as she was about to leave, a sudden change occurred.

A semi-transparent sphere of light suddenly appeared in front of her. In the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the sphere of light did not even have Lines of Death. The next moment, a beam of light connected Shiki Ryougi and Araya's bodies. Shiki Ryougi immediately felt a heart-wrenching headache and collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat.

"What... what the hell is this?"

Shiki Ryougi Araya Souren before her, still unable to see the Lines of Death of his soul, but a real life force was present within him. She spoke:

"It's okay. If I used a woman's body, it would be disgusting. I'm not that gay bastard, the Celestial Heavenly Venerable."

The sphere of light behind him remained connected to the pillar of light. Araya Souren's body swelled to a massive four meters, his muscles bulging, like a giant looking down at Shiki Ryougi. At the same time, a force that almost suffocated Shiki Ryougi pressed down, and in that instant, she felt all her bones shatter.

Araya Souren swept her shoulder-length hair, which was then cut into an exaggerated rocket-shaped head. Her outer garment was torn, leaving only an open shirt that revealed a muscular physique resembling that of an ancient Greece sculpture.

"Phew, finally free! Hmm? Only a short time has passed, and there are already only Eighty-Fifth Heaven? Oh well, it doesn't matter how many there are."

Meanwhile, the Magecraft outside the city tensed up, exchanging glances and saying, "It seems the thing the Grand Marshal of the Demonic Path feared has finally come to pass."

"The spiritual veins of this land have been strengthened, and the Counter Force can now be used at full power. Shall we act now?"

The lead Magecraft looked up at the top of the apartment building, shook his head, and said, "Let's continue accumulating magic power. All we can do now is trust that guy, just like the Marshal."

Inside the elevator, Shiki Ryougi stared in disbelief at the resurrected "Araya Souren," whose face had completely changed, and who gave Shiki Ryougi a smile.

"What's wrong? You finally got rid of me, the Giant Shark, so why do you have such a grim expression?"

Then, Shiki Ryougi felt fragments of her bones piercing her internal organs, blood gushing out uncontrollably, and she let out a painful growl. The Giant Shark beside her listened intently, watching Shiki Ryougi's expression and eyes, as if savoring the memory.

"That's it! That's the look I need—fear, trembling, and a hint of despair. That's the look that suits me, the Giant Shark Heavenly King!"

The next moment, an immense power was released, and the entire Ogawa Apartment instantly turned to dust, the feeling of death overwhelming them. At this moment, Shiki Ryougi truly felt the despair of being torn apart by a shark in the Dahai.

The surrounding scenery suddenly changed, and the pain in her body disappeared. Ryougi Shiki opened her Shiki Ryougi and looked around. Touko, Kirie Fujou, and the other two were all on a grassy field. Bai Mo was standing in front of her. Seeing that familiar figure, Shiki Ryougi breathed a sigh of relief.

Before she knew it, whenever she encountered danger, just seeing Bai Mo's figure would give her a sense of security.

"Bai Mo, thank goodness you're here. Where did Giant Shark go?"

Bai Mo didn't answer. The next moment, he struggled to stay upright, his breathing rapid. He had no time to speak and was racing against time to treat his wounds. Only then did Ryougi Shiki Ryougi see that there were two deep, gruesome wounds on his back, as if a piece of flesh had been torn off by a shark.

"Bai Mo!" Shiki Ryougi was extremely anxious, but didn't know what to do.

Applause erupted behind her, each strike like a giant hammer, striking Shiki Ryougi's heart.

"Very good. At the Twenty-Fifth Heaven, you managed to save this little girl with my Seventy-Fifth Heaven power, and she's still alive. Having just gained power, and without a magnetic field cultivation environment, you've achieved such success in less than seven years. Kid, if you were given some time, with your talent and comprehension, you could definitely rival, or even surpass, a first-rate Martial God Heavenly King. What a pity."

The Giant Shark pulled out two large Great Saber from nowhere, their blades flashing and crisscrossing, leaving a deep mark on the entire Mifune City. With a single movement, skyscrapers were sliced open like tofu, and people were slaughtered like livestock. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of people died.

Everyone stared at this Hell scene, their lips trembling. Gazing at the colossal, Demon God body, a sense of powerlessness welled up within them.

The Giant Shark stood with its sword drawn, grinning maliciously, "People like you are often the most likely to die young."