NOVEL WEB Chapter 166: Chapter 166: The Kamo Family's Siege
Chapter 166: The Kamo Family's Siege
July 25th.
"Alright, alright, it's finally done. Time to go find Senior Hakari and Senior Kirara." Tatsuro finished arranging the clay in his hand, placed it in his shoulder bag, and slung the giant 'Universal Summoning Scroll' over his back.
If one were to ask how much Tatsuro himself weighed at this moment, it would be a conservative estimate of around three hundred kilograms... Although he had Noa Yorishie's 'Lighten' technique, she was still too young and couldn't reduce much of the weight at all.
His left hand gently patted the shoulder bag, which contained a full thirty 'Sage Art: Explosion Release: Clay Birds'.
There was also a one-hundred-kilogram giant bird, which was placed on the hotel's rooftop. If that thing exploded, a special grade sorcerer might have to kneel.
He could probably leave in about a week. The jujutsu higher-ups hadn't come looking for him, probably because the Kamo family hadn't reported it. It also saved him the trouble of being suspended from school.
It would be even better if they didn't come to cause trouble for him. After all, when it came to fighting, he had always upheld the excellent virtue of 'if you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you'.
He was so excellent that basically everyone who wanted to kill him had ended up in hell.
I'm truly a good person who believes in karma.
Tatsuro praised himself internally, glanced at the empty underground casino, and then left.
At 3:20 in the morning, the underground casino had already closed for the day. As the boss, Tatsuro was naturally the last to leave. Noa Yorishie had been playing at Senior Hakari's place all day, which meant he had to go pick her up now. After all, it was easy to learn bad habits from Senior Hakari.
A child gambling… the thought was terrifying.
"Ding—" Diabolos, waiting at the elevator entrance, saw the King's arrival, quickly pressed the elevator button, bowed, and said, "You've worked hard, King."
"Mm, after I'm done managing the casino, you can go back to your country." Tatsuro glanced at the respectful Diabolos and was also prepared to set him free. After all, his performance was really good, so good that it was a bit unsettling... No... not a bit, very unsettling!
The other day, he took him to test the fifty-kilogram explosive clay, and then tested a few other ninjutsu on him. It seemed to have awakened some even stranger癖好 in him... Not to mention the occasional secret photos, who would hang secretly taken photos all over their wall?! He was shocked to death when he first entered his room, and even saw a photoshopped picture of him in a dress. Although he had ordered him to delete it, who knew if he had other backups...
If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want a salary and was easy to control, he would have been kicked back to his country long ago. Meeting such a bizarre "knight" was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience…
"Click—" Just as Tatsuro was lost in his speechless thoughts, Diabolos took out his DSLR camera again and took another picture. Then he put it back in his pocket with satisfaction. As for returning to his country, he didn't say a word.
"..." Tatsuro, seeing Diabolos playing dumb, didn't say anything more. Whether he stayed or not was his business. Anyway, he wasn't in charge of his salary, not even his meals…
"Ding—" The elevator arrived. Tatsuro walked straight in.
Seeing Diabolos press the button for the first floor, he recalled what he had said a few days ago.
"King, according to my investigation these past few days, the Kamo family of Japan's three great families is targeting you. Among the revoked wanted orders, there is also one for twenty billion. Instead of being targeted and besieged first, why don't I poison them all to death? How about it?"
He was indeed loyal, daring to touch even the three great families. If he could poison them to death, the Kamo family would have long become the shame of the jujutsu world. After all, many sorcerers coveted their position. His starting point was good, but he was brave without being strategic. How could a family that had existed for hundreds of years not have a deep foundation? He didn't even want to offend them to the point of death…
It was just that these past few days had been a bit too peaceful, reminding him of the time when he had just entered Jujutsu High. Besides training, it was just training. The days were peaceful and fulfilling.
It was just that there were still more than twenty days until the Kyoto Goodwill Event. It seemed he would have to spend it at the school.
"Ding—" The elevator doors on the first floor slowly opened. Diabolos lowered his head and looked at Tatsuro with a doting expression, signaling the King to go first.
"..." Tatsuro walked out, the corner of his eye twitching. It seemed "The King and the Knight" had turned into "Black Butler". He had evolved from a knight to a butler…
"Goodbye, boss." The front desk lady on the night shift saw Tatsuro approaching and lowered her head.
"Mm, see you tomorrow." Tatsuro nodded in acknowledgment. This hotel didn't rely on rooms or food for a living, but on this underground casino. There were dozens of service staff in the hotel, as well as those ridiculously expensive chefs. Paying salaries, electricity bills, water bills, maintenance fees, etc., a whole bunch of miscellaneous things mixed together gave him a headache just looking at it. In the end, the hotel above was completely operating at a loss…
Perhaps it was his poor management. After all, he had put all his thoughts into the casino. He didn't know how Senior Hakari would inherit his "business." After getting the hang of it for so long, he would be a little reluctant to abandon it. He had gotten used to staying here too.
On the empty street, the streetlights were dimly lit. The flickering light could make people feel oppressed and uneasy. In addition, curses would occasionally float by in the dark alleys, so naturally, not many people dared to walk this relatively remote night road.
Tatsuro had his hands in his pockets, a red cloth bag connecting to the scroll behind him slung over his left shoulder, and a shoulder bag on his right shoulder, making his figure look a bit bloated.
Diabolos followed half a meter behind, his gaze fixed on the surroundings. His purple pupils looked stunning under the streetlights. He said, "King, it's so quiet today. When we walked this road before, we could see the lights on in the houses."
"Maybe they went to bed early today. After all, it's already past three in the morning. Even if you're pulling an all-nighter gaming, you have to do it in moderation." Tatsuro smiled faintly and glanced at the wheat planted by the roadside. If it were daytime, this would be a beautiful scene.
Of course, it was the same now… The pure white moonlight shone on the golden wheat, which could be seen swaying slightly. But there was no wind at the moment…
"Drip—" The sound of a water drop was heard. Two figures appeared on the rooftop. Under the moonlight, a red liquid could be seen circling in one person's hand, as if being compressed, and then shot out like an arrow!
Tatsuro glanced over and pushed away Diabolos, who was still staring at the 'Curtain' being deployed in the sky.
"Swoosh—" The extremely fast red arrow instantly plunged into the field.
"Blood Manipulation? The Kamo family!" Diabolos caught a glimpse of the blood-like arrow out of the corner of his eye and said in surprise.
"Mm, I'm relieved to see they couldn't hold back. I was feeling uneasy because they hadn't come. After all, I had no reason to attack them." Tatsuro watched the two who rushed over after their sneak attack failed. The 'Curtain' in the sky was still slowly descending. They just wanted to prevent him from escaping.
Anyway, he didn't want to go out either. Solve them all at once, to avoid future trouble!
"Click—" His left hand tore open the button of his shoulder bag, took out two pre-made 'Sage Art: Explosion Release: Clay Birds' from it, and threw them. His right index and middle fingers were raised, and he let out a soft cry, "Ha!"
"Poof!" White smoke appeared and then dissipated. The 'Birds' with a wingspan of four meters rushed towards the two. Tatsuro also closed his eyes and began to enter 'Sage Mode'.
The Kamo family couldn't possibly have sent only two people. When the 'Curtain' completely fell, he might not even have time to close his eyes and enter 'Sage Mode'.
"Rip—" Diabolos at his side tore off his suit, purple gas rolling off his body, a smile on his lips.
He had thought about it… a scene of the King fighting the Kamo family. But he didn't expect to encounter it so soon. And looking at the King's calm face, he knew that the King was not afraid of any damn three great families!
Today, he would witness him, write about him… The legend of the King continues.
As his body became more and more purple, venom could be seen seeping from his skin. Diabolos clenched his left hand, and a bow formed from venom appeared. His right hand held an arrow and drew the string. His left eye closed, his purple right pupil contracted, and the arrow in his hand was shot out!
"Twang!"
"Swoosh—" The sound of the string being released was heard. Watching the flying arrow, Diabolos clenched his right hand, and the arrow scattered like raindrops. The venom that fell on the ground instantly made a "sizzling" corrosion sound, emitting a little white smoke. It seemed that besides poison, there was something else…
The black curtain also fell, completely separating the nearby residential buildings.
"Madmen! Do these guys not care about normal people anymore?" The two who were being besieged saw the huge bird approaching, as well as the overwhelming droplets, and cursed. But the people here had long been evacuated. One of them quickly took out a blood bag from the backpack at his waist, squeezed it, and the scattered blood stagnated in the air, instantly condensing into a blood shield. The other one hid inside.
"Thud!" A violent explosion sounded. The two were sent flying dozens of meters by the aftershock before stopping. The corrosive poison rain also missed. If it had hit, it might have taken both of them out.
"Sizzle—"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
"What the hell is this thing? It's so fierce!?" The two stood up, patted the dust off their bodies, and walked out of the ruins. They looked at the deployed curtain, glanced at each other, and then rushed over to meet up with the clan head. After all, their mission was already completed.
In an empty alley, a figure flashed by and arrived on the eaves. The moonlight shone down. Black pupils stared at the huge 'Curtain', muttering, "The stage for the show has been set. Kill each other, for me…"
Inside the curtain.
Diabolos knocked on the black curtain and said, "King, we can't get out."
"Mm, I know. After all, the curtain is deployed so widely." Tatsuro glanced over, his three-tomoe Sharingan appearing. He walked towards the golden wheat field, pursed his lips, and shouted, "Come out together! It's not good to hide! You ants."
"What big words. This will be your burial place today, Tatsuro."
Dozens of people holding weapons walked in and stood in the wheat field. The leader was none other than the head of the Kamo family, Kamo Kenmotsu. He had a long sword at his waist, his right hand casually holding the hilt. His kimono was taken off, hanging down at his waist, revealing his solid muscles. The others had different figures, standing behind the clan head, looking at Tatsuro with smiles on their faces.
Their strengths were naturally also different. "Such a huge gap. You even brought a Grade 3 sorcerer. Are you trying to get the Kamo family annihilated…" Tatsuro's scarlet pupils glanced over, and he also confirmed their respective strengths. Five Grade 1 sorcerers, three Grade 2s, plus the two just now made four, and the rest were Grade 3s.
A full-scale turnout… the sense of pressure was very strong.
"How terrifying…" Tatsuro muttered softly. The last time he had felt such pressure was when he was surrounded by that guy Geto. After all, being stared at by four special grades, it was impossible not to be afraid. He relied on Sage Mode to force himself to be calm. He was even thinking about how to counter-kill.
But in Diabolos's eyes, this expressionless statement turned into his mockery of the enemy. He immediately raised his head, puffed out his chest, and shouted at Kamo Kenmotsu, "Head of the Kamo family? What do you think you are? My King said he'll take on ten of you!"
Tatsuro: ???
Tatsuro frowned, looking at Diabolos with a bewildered expression. When did I say that!? He began to doubt whether he was a teammate or an enemy.
"King, I have already said what you wanted to say. Now the whole field is watching you operate alone."
"..." Seeing the King looking at him expressionlessly, Diabolos thought his statement was not enough to highlight the King's dominance. He turned his head and continued to shout, "The King also said, ten of you is too few. The King will crush your Kamo family by himself!"
"Right, King?"
Seeing Diabolos looking at him with a smile, Tatsuro didn't dare to let him continue speaking. He forced himself to "mm" in agreement.
But the Kamo family was different. Their anger soared to the heavens, like a scene where a teammate had given the enemy a damage-increasing buff.
As the two walked in from outside the 'Curtain', it was the same two who had ambushed Tatsuro on the eaves just now. The furious Kamo Kenmotsu looked at the two kneeling before him, said "good work," and then waved them back to the group. The veins on his temples and forehead bulged, his black pupils staring at the nonchalant Tatsuro, who looked like he had facial paralysis.
In a sense, Tatsuro really did have facial paralysis.
"Phew…" Kamo Kenmotsu took a deep breath, his black pupils contracted, and his sclera began to turn bloodshot. 'Blood Manipulation' was not limited to controlling the shape and movement of blood; the components of the blood, such as body temperature, pulse, and red blood cell count, could also be freely controlled. Kamo Kage's 'Crimson Scale Agitation' was the most basic cursed technique development of the Kamo family and an important means of enhancing physical mobility.
"Phew…" In less than a second, he exhaled a turbid breath. Kamo Kenmotsu's right hand tightened on the hilt of his sword. His trembling pupils stared intently at Tatsuro, as if he wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces. He charged out directly.
In an instant, everyone followed the clan head's footsteps and rushed out.
"'Convergence' · 'Piercing Blood'!"
"'Convergence' · 'Piercing Blood'!" The two cut open the blood bags they were carrying at their waists. The red liquid floated out, they clapped their hands, and the blood shuttled back and forth between their fingers, compressing, and then shot out at Tatsuro!
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
"King, let..." Before Diabolos could finish speaking, Tatsuro raised his right hand, and the dust on the ground gathered in his hand. He said, "Stand down. Leave the main battlefield to me. You go and take out those who are shooting sneakily."
"Yes!" Diabolos nodded and ran to the other side, not forgetting to shout, "Come and hit me! You idiots!"
"Damn it, you'll be beaten to death sooner or later like this." Tatsuro grumbled. As the spear in his hand was covered with red patterns, the "indestructible" 'Spear of Shukaku' was formed.
His right hand holding the spear, his veins bulged. He swung it at the rapidly approaching Piercing Blood.
"Clang!" The sound of cold weapons colliding was heard. The ever-victorious 'Piercing Blood' was also dispersed at this moment.
A system mission popped up.
[Mission: Beat the Kamo family into surrendering. Mission Reward: 200 points, 200 permanent increase in cursed energy.]
[Mission: Annihilate the Kamo family. Mission Reward: 300 points, 300 permanent increase in cursed energy.]
"..."
"Hahahaha!" Seeing the panel that popped up from the system, the silent Tatsuro covered his face with his left hand and laughed loudly. His scarlet pupils became exceptionally bewitching. The system was forcing him to do this.
Although the decision was in his hands, since it was so…
"Then let's fight!" Tatsuro roared, holding the 'Spear of Shukaku' and rushing forward, facing them all alone… His scarlet pupils quickly scanned the crowd, his mind thinking of a way to win.
It was a long shot for him to fight so many alone. If he could still open his Susanoo... That was his trump card. He absolutely could not use it unless it was a last resort. He couldn't open his domain either. After all, he couldn't expand a domain several hundred meters long to cover everyone on the field. If it couldn't cover them, it was no different from not opening it.
The external structure of the domain was too fragile… If he strengthened the external defense, the interior would become fragile. The head of the Kamo family was here; he didn't dare to be arrogant.
His left hand took out the 'Explosive Clay' from his bag and threw it out. He formed a seal and let out a soft cry, "Ha!"
"Poof!" As the smoke billowed, four giant "Golden Eagles" quickly spread their wings and flew into the sky. Tatsuro, holding the 'Spear of Shukaku', instantly plunged into the crowd. His scarlet pupils scanned the surroundings, and the spear in his hand swung out. It was more like a halberd than a spear, and it was naturally very smooth to wield.
"Clang!" Kamo Kenmotsu, holding a long sword, instantly rushed in front of Tatsuro, blocking his halberd! Just as the others were preparing to surround him, the four "Golden Eagles" flying in the sky now fell like missiles.
"Art is an explosion, ha!" Tatsuro let out a soft cry. The four "Golden Eagles" instantly plunged into the crowd, blowing themselves up along with him!
"Thud!" Tatsuro didn't care what the original intention of creating this move was. He only knew what was most beneficial. If he controlled the 'Birds' from the sky to bomb them, they would definitely be on guard, and the effect would not be great. Attracting all their attention to himself and blowing them up together would definitely cause more casualties!
"Madman!" Kamo Kenmotsu, who was blown away by the aftershock of the explosion, roared. This guy actually let that thing explode in his face!
"Hahahaha!" Tatsuro's expression was a little twisted at this moment. He laughed so wantonly. The previous laughter might have been to enhance his own aura. Now, he could only laugh. Even though he couldn't use the 'Reverse Cursed Technique' to heal himself in Sage Mode, even though one of his legs was blown off, at this moment, he only wanted to laugh.
To laugh out all his fear…
To be honest, he was quite afraid that this move would kill him. After all, it took a point-blank explosion to forcibly repel the head of the Kamo family.
The 'Spear of Shukaku' in his hand already had cracks. This was not from the explosion, but from the collision with the Kamo family head's weapon. His was a 'Special Grade'… he really wanted it.
A special grade cursed tool was very dangerous. After all, its ability was like a jujutsu sorcerer's 'Cursed Technique', strange and varied. If he didn't force him back, who knew what would happen?
He had to turn this into a battlefield that was advantageous to him…
Tatsuro stuck the spear in his hand into the ground, his hands quickly forming seals. 'Sage Art: Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique'!'
Tatsuro was not stingy with his sage art at this moment. He took a deep breath, and as the water ball was spat out from his mouth, the sage markings on his face quickly dissipated.
"What is this?"
"Water? Where did the water come from?" A tsunami-like wave of water instantly submerged everyone. Diabolos, who was lurking for a sneak attack, saw the five-meter-high wave coming and swallowed hard, muttering, "King, are you playing too rough?" Then he was submerged by the water…
"Thud!" The water wave slammed against the sturdy 'Curtain'. The people surrounding Tatsuro were now scattered all over the place.
"'Yin Seal: Release'." Tatsuro stood in place, the water submerging his knees. The originally scattered water now began to flow back. His broken left leg began to recover. To be honest, this 'Curtain' was really too big… The radius was estimated to be several hundred meters. But at least the battlefield was now advantageous to him.
His scarlet pupils stared at the Kamo family members who had already gotten up. Their blurry eyes could see red blood flowing in their hands. Their hands quickly formed seals, and they muttered, "You don't even give me a chance to rest."
The returning water submerged his waist. Led by the head of the Kamo family, three 'Piercing Blood' attacks, like arrows, sped across the water, creating ripples. The constantly changing trajectories were dazzling.
If Tatsuro dared to stand still and enter 'Sage Mode', there was no doubt that his head would be instantly shot through!
"'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique'." Tatsuro said softly after finishing the seals. Three water dragons emerged from the water, opened their bloody mouths, and bit down on the 'Piercing Blood'.
"BOOM!!" The techniques canceled each other out. The water dragons were instantly dispersed, and the blood arrows were dragged into the water.
"What a strange move..." Kamo Kenmotsu gently stroked the water's surface, causing ripples. This was real water. The current battlefield was advantageous to him, an absolute advantage…
To convert cursed energy into water... what a huge amount of cursed energy. But he also knew that he couldn't let him enter 'Sage Mode' again. He continued to command, "Make a hole in the 'Curtain'! 'Piercing Blood' prepare! The rest of you, surround him!"
He couldn't let him enter that incomprehensible state. His perception ability was too terrifying, and it seemed to have an amplifying effect…
"Yes!" In the family, besides the clan head, there were only five people who could use 'Blood Manipulation'. Kage and Hikaru were dead, and Noritoshi was not participating. The remaining two took out the prepared blood bags and continued to attack. One of them took out a long nail and controlled the curtain to open a small hole, letting the water flow out.
Kamo Kenmotsu, holding a special grade cursed tool, swung his sword fiercely. The more than one-meter-high water was instantly split apart, like an immortal in a cultivation world who could cut rivers with a wave of his hand.
"This is..." Tatsuro's pupils contracted. He felt that this was tricky. This special grade cursed tool had the ability to cut cursed energy like a blade? The water was also flowing out now. He had to fight a quick battle, on a field that was advantageous to him…
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