Chapter 17. Recreating the Iconic Scene — Embracing the Beauty Beneath the Eternal Moonlight!
Chapter 17. Recreating the Iconic Scene — Embracing the Beauty Beneath the Eternal Moonlight!
High in the sky, the bright moon stretched across the heavens, casting a layer of silvery light down onto the earth.
In Chiba City, within the Mount Nokogiri Forest.
A giant evil spirit roared, its body towering like a skyscraper. On its head and chest were four pairs of long legs, ending in sharp claws.
It resembled a sea spider, with five pairs of brown, rolling eyes on its back, staring greedily and hungrily at a person fleeing in desperation.
The beautiful light glowing from this person's body seemed to be calling out to it.
If it devoured her, it would surely achieve a higher level of evolution!
"BOOM BOOM BOOM...!!"
Countless ancient trees crashed down, the aftershocks sending out terrifying gales of energy.
The giant creature rampaged wildly in excitement during the chase. Wherever it stepped, the ground split into deep trenches hundreds of meters long. Each footprint resembled a massive natural fissure, dust billowing and spreading, covering thousands of meters along its path.
Without a doubt, this was a terrifying evil spirit with power at Grade A.
It not only possessed immense spiritual power, but could also freely command lower-level evil spirits.
Whenever this level of evil spirit appeared, it would cause a disaster in human cities.
In Japan, only personnel from the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Bureau in Tokyo had the ability to suppress a Grade A evil spirit.
Unless some unexpected twist occurred, there was no one in Chiba City capable of subduing it.
In the distance—
A girl was desperately running for her life, cursing loudly as she fled.
"You fucking spider, you're still chasing me!!"
The ground kept shaking beneath her. Higurashi Kagome gritted her teeth to keep herself steady and escape.
She couldn't understand why — her body was so small it probably couldn't even get stuck in that monster's teeth, yet the damn thing clung to her like a leech. The situation was no different from those demons in Journey to the West lusting after Tang Sanzang's flesh.
Could it be… eating her would give the monster immortality or something!?
This was absurd — so absurd that Absurdity's mother opened the door for it—Absurdity came right into the house!
"Haa… haa haa..."
At the edge of a cliff, Kagome gasped for breath. Her mind had gone blank from lack of oxygen, but she still couldn't stop running.
In this life-or-death crisis, adrenaline began to surge, her blood circulation speeding up.
In this hopeless moment where she couldn't afford to stop, her mind started to drift into random thoughts.
Had Raku Sou seen the message?
Had he read the text she sent?
By now… he was probably asleep, right?
As a fortune teller, he probably didn't have any combat abilities, did he?
Even if he managed to arrive in time, could he even stand a chance against this super-giant monster?
If he could beat it… wouldn't that make him a real-life Kamen Raider!?
"BOOM BOOM BOOM...!"
With the sound of earth splitting and sky collapsing, a thunderous roar rang in her ears — the sea spider evil spirit had caught up.
"Ssshhh~"
The enormous creature lowered its head. Ten compound eyes on its back glinted with hunger as it stared down at the small creature before it.
Droplets of green saliva dripped from its mouth. When they hit the ground, they sizzled and corroded with a "sss" sound. Under Kagome's horrified gaze, the tough natural granite stone instantly decayed and dissolved into white foam, spraying across the ground.
If she were swallowed by it… wouldn't that be the same as bathing in sulfuric acid!?
Her beautiful eyes widened, staring in terror at the monster. But as a young woman who knew she had no way to escape, in that moment she forced herself to calm down. She took a deep breath, and her gaze slowly shifted from fear to determination.
"Goodbye, Grandpa..."
"Goodbye, Dad..."
"Goodbye, Mom..."
"Goodbye, Souta..."
In the blink of an eye, a violent gust tore through the space — the entire world felt as if it had been ripped apart.
The Grade A evil spirit roared, and six massive pincers towering like buildings came crashing down in unison.
Kagome closed her eyes with deep reluctance. Pressing her hands together before her chest, she stepped back rapidly, and in that instant, turned her back and leapt off the cliff.
In the bone-chilling wind, she recalled the times when she was little, holding her grandfather's hand as he took her to buy candy… remembered her mother gently patting her shoulder and teasing her, saying that her daughter had already grown up… and also remembered Souta calling "onee-chan" with longing eyes…
Her simple yet happy life played like a slow-motion film flashing through her mind.
Her life…
Was it going to end here…?
The girl's eyelashes quivered slightly, sending her regrets into the wind as she allowed herself to fall.
In a faint hallucination, it felt like a pair of warm hands gently wrapped around her, pulling her into an embrace...
The feeling was like being in a room during winter, with a flickering candle flame — so warm...
It was just like a dream.
Instinctively, the girl clung tighter, unwilling to let go.
But then, a teasing and rather familiar voice suddenly rang by her ear.
"Hello there~ Higurashi-san, we meet again."
"Eh...EHHHHHHHHH?!"
The dark clouds above suddenly parted, and the clear moonlight shone down, illuminating the figure wearing a white coat — with an aura like a celestial being from another world, yet exuding a slightly eerie presence, half-divine, half-demonic.
Higurashi Kagome opened her eyes wide in shock, realizing she was lying in this person's arms.
The young man in white was holding her in a princess-carry style, his handsome face adorned with a gentle smile, with a faint air of carefree unruliness.
I… was saved?
Kagome's face was full of confusion, her mind echoing with only that single thought.
She dazedly looked at the young man, her blank mind etching that stunning, gentle smile deep into her memory — something she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Right after that, with a lightning-quick leap from Raku Sou, the two of them landed safely on the ground.
It wasn't until they landed steadily that Kagome's brain finally began to function again. The girl's cheeks instantly flushed bright red. After regaining her senses, she realized the posture she had just now — clinging tightly to Raku Sou like an octopus…
Wasn't that… a bit too intimate?
Raku Sou, however, didn't care at all. He looked into the distance, starting to think seriously.
That Grade A evil spirit resembling a sea spider was now radiating an overwhelming and terrifying aura.
After he saved Kagome, the monster went berserk, letting out a furious roar. Its four pairs of long, massive pincers flailed like high-speed motors, creating afterimages as it charged at him madly.
It felt like this monster was equipped with a tracking device — targeting him so precisely, it was impossible to shake off!
The ground was torn apart into countless deep trenches, the dense forest collapsing in an instant…
This thing is really damn strong~.
Raku Sou stroked his chin thoughtfully with his index finger.
He could clearly sense that this monster was also a powerhouse that had stepped into the Tier 3 domain. Its enormous body — like the overlord of the land — was the source of its overwhelming dominance.
The moment he saw it, Raku Sou immediately felt a chill rush down his spine. Fear rained over his entire body, and his sixth sense was screaming at him to retreat.
The instinct in his genes was warning him — this was an enemy he couldn't defeat…
If he stubbornly chose to confront it, even a slight mistake could mean injury — or death.
Even with two of him combined, he might still not be a match for this Grade A evil spirit.
But…
Under the condition of using golden finger, this monster was actually something that could be handled easily.
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