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"Those eyes... they're definitely not something a human could have! What are you?!"
Dou Tang snorted coldly, stepped forward with his left foot, got into a fighting stance, bent his arms and raised them, his muscles bulging under his leather gloves.
"Let's go again... or are you scared?"
Enraged by this, the black buffalo roared, "You're asking for death!"
His hooves spun the ground, and driven by a renewed surge of fighting spirit, he broke free from the Qing Gui's oppressive aura and charged fiercely towards Dou Tang!
Dou Tang laughed heartily and charged towards the black buffalo. The knight and the bull collided with a sound like a muffled thunderclap, and the surrounding rain curtain distorted outwards for a moment.
While Dou Tang was wrestling with the black water buffalo, the battle in the air continued.
The old wolf moved swiftly and fiercely, leaping and bounding between the walls as it charged through the air, transforming into an unpredictable super hunter. It crossed paths with the red-haired woman again and again in the air, their claws clashing and producing a series of ear-piercing scraping sounds.
Xue Qing's movements were more elegant and agile. Compared to the wild, beastly steps of the old wolf and the red-haired woman, his sword strikes and leaps were more like a blizzard from the mountaintop, swift and without warning, dancing with the wind, with a sharp killing intent hidden beneath his elegant movements.
Once he drew his longsword, it was aimed at the red-haired woman's weakness, the gleaming silver blade occasionally tracing crescent moon marks.
His long white hair, not concealed by the hood, fluttered in the wind, outlining the silhouette of a dashing knight along with his cloak.
Under the combined attack of the two, the red-haired woman accelerated, no longer uttering wild words, but simply increasing her speed. Her eyes turned into vertical pupils, and a layer of fine scales gradually covered her charming face.
"Truly troublesome..." she clicked her tongue, but in that instant, a blade suddenly slashed towards her ribs, forcing her to lean back in mid-air and narrowly dodge the attack.
She landed on the wall to one side, hooking one hand on it and touching her abdomen with the other. Her clothes had been ripped open by a knife. If she had hesitated, she would have been disemboweled.
If the movement had been any slower, the sharp blade would have sliced off her entire breast.
Xueqing landed on the air conditioner unit next to her, while Laolang clung to the wall beside him.
Both of their expressions were hidden behind knight masks, making it impossible for the red-haired woman to discern their current state.
The red-haired woman gently stroked the piece of her shirt that had been torn off, then moved her hand down to her abdomen, touching the prominent muscle lines. She licked her lips and said, "I didn't realize this white-clad knight was such a pervert. What, does he really want to see my belly button?"
"That's a really strange quirk, but I don't dislike it."
Upon hearing this, Xueqing turned her head to look at the old wolf and asked in confusion, "What is she talking about?"
Old Wolf stretched his shoulders, still staring at the red-haired woman opposite him, and said without turning his head, "I'm telling you, you're a pervert."
Xue Qing was instantly enraged and tightened her grip on the long sword.
The red-haired woman glanced at the ground again out of the corner of her eye and saw Dou Tang wrestling with the black water buffalo. She was surprised that he was alone.
Lei could fight against the monster, but he still managed a smile and looked at the two knights opposite him, saying, "Hey, your friends look like they're having a tough time... and it seems like we can't decide a winner either, so how about we call it a day?"
"If the police or something are attracted, even you guys will get into trouble, right?"
Upon hearing this, the old wolf sneered, seemingly quite disdainful.
Xueqing then said, "Excuse me, I am a criminal police officer."
"Huh?!" The red-haired woman was utterly astonished. "You're a detective? How can a monster like you be a detective?"
Xueqing hesitated for a moment, then honestly replied, "I'll spend the money."
Old Wolf sighed and covered his head, his voice low: "You don't have to answer... It's not like we have to answer whatever she says."
After spending a few days together, Lao Lang had roughly figured out Xue Qing's personality. This girl was undoubtedly a cold-faced but warm-hearted person. In fact, she had a passion no less than Kotaro's, and she was also exceptionally honest, almost never lying.
Xueqing scratched her head and stopped talking.
Old Wolf looked at the red-haired woman and asked, "I thought the so-called complete understanding was so powerful, but it seems it's nothing special. Look at your friend, he can't even beat a human."
The red-haired woman gave a cold smile, but remained silent.
Xue Qing brandished her long sword: "There's no point in saying more, woman. If you want to live, tell us about the Onmyoji."
"I guess the 'master' you're talking about is the Onmyoji who turned you into humans, right?"
Upon hearing the mention of Onmyoji, the red-haired woman suddenly narrowed her eyes and said fiercely, "You bunch of guys who covet that master, you really don't know what's good for you."
Xue Qing pointed her sword at her: "Judging from your tone, you should know the exact whereabouts of the Onmyoji... That's great."
"Do it!"
A figure in blue suddenly descended from the sky!
Kotaro, who had been waiting on the rooftop, leaped down from the height, his three bone spikes like sharp knives aimed at the red-haired woman!
The red-haired woman was startled, not expecting there to be other help. Her information network wasn't as extensive as the police's, so she only knew that Kamen Riders were chasing half-demon, never imagining there would be four.
She quickly leaped out of Kotaro's attack range.
Kotaro's attack was incredibly frenzied. He crashed onto the windowsill where the red-haired woman had just been standing, and without pausing, roared and stomped on the windowsill, continuing to charge towards the red-haired woman.
His fierce and wild appearance seemed even more like a wild beast than the old wolf, who was a wolf demon.
Chapter 49 Take the long term
Kotaro is a human being, that's for sure.
He was once the partner of a half-demon. Before becoming a partner, he was just an ordinary college student studying at Urayasu Municipal University, living a very peaceful life.
But an accident turned him into a "partner," and that's not all. At the moment his half-demon partner died, a huge amount of resentment rushed into his body.
This is not normal.
For an ordinary person, being consumed by a large amount of resentment would simply result in a sudden death. If the obsession before death is heavy enough, it might even turn into a vengeful spirit.
However, Kotaro had been strengthened by demonic energy beforehand, so his body withstood the erosion of a massive amount of demonic energy, resulting in his inhuman and demonic form.
However, this body came at a price. In addition to his power surpassing that of most half-demons, he was also affected by the source of demonic energy during battle.
Although he was once human, and even had a rather scholarly air about him as a history major in university, Kotaro becomes a completely different person when he enters battle mode. He has a more beastly temperament than even a half-demon like Old Wolf, and his movements are wild and unrestrained.
Missing his first attack, he continued his pursuit of the red-haired woman, with Xueqing and Old Wolf close behind. This time, with the addition of Kotaro, the battle situation instantly changed.
The red-haired woman had no chance to fight back and could only flee in panic, circling around in the alley.
The three of them didn't actually go all out. They kept a close eye on the water buffalo monster on the ground. In the previous exchange, Xueqing and Laolang had already realized that they couldn't hold back the red-haired woman who was determined to escape. Therefore, they might as well focus their energy on the water buffalo, which didn't seem to be very good at running away.
On the ground, the struggle between the human and the demon is reaching a fever pitch.
Bang! Bang! Explosions rang out repeatedly, and the concrete ground beneath their feet had turned to rubble. Dou Tang gripped the bull's horns tightly with both hands, while the water buffalo monster thrust forward again and again. The immense resentment emanating from the two of them trembled with each impact and spread outwards, as if each collision had triggered a terrifying shockwave.
The buffalo monster's muscles were taut, veins bulging, and hot, foul breath kept escaping from its nostrils, spreading slowly on the ground. Although the alley was in the cold rain, it felt incredibly stuffy.
Dou Tang's leather suit was also damaged during the battle, making him look somewhat disheveled, but compared to the water buffalo monster that charged relentlessly but made no progress, he still seemed to be in much better shape.
Dou Tang sneered, "Is this the end?"
"I'm still a little disappointed. Without skill and just brute force, you can't beat me."
He shook his head helplessly. Ever since obtaining the Ito Crown, his superhuman strength had become completely ingrained in his body. This bizarre power was utterly unreasonable, almost challenging an individual's understanding of the word "strength." No matter what...
In a contest, Dou Tang would not lose.
To be honest, it also made Dou Tang less fun, to the point that he's not very interested in half-demons whose power is lower than his own now.
Even though it takes Xue Qing and the other two to defeat the so-called "fully liberated" half-demon, it still feels like something is missing for Dou Tang.
The water buffalo monster was panting heavily, and the cold rain hitting his body stirred up puffs of white mist, a testament to his boiling blood. Dou Tang could also sense that he was almost exhausted.
"Let's end this," Dou Tang whispered, straining his hands.
"Squeaky-"
The buffalo monster's joints creaked under the strain, and he bowed his head unwillingly under the force of his monstrous strength, panting heavily and letting out low growls.
Finally, he said in a deep voice, "Go!!"
Upon hearing this, the red-haired woman flipped over like a butterfly and plummeted toward the ground.
She landed lightly, completely ignoring Kotaro who was attacking from behind, and suddenly threw out two thin blades!
The exhausted buffalo demon suddenly pulled away, but the two blades, as thin as cicada wings, were already in front of Dou Tang. He had no choice but to withdraw his hand and wave his arm to block the sharp blades.
In the instant he waved his hand to block the blade, Kotaro, who had leaped down from the height, had already arrived behind the red-haired woman.
Just as the red-haired woman was about to turn around, she felt a piercing pain in her back as three sharp bone spurs pierced deep into her body from behind.
"Moo!" the buffalo monster roared, turned around, and charged towards the red-haired woman and Kotaro.
Just as Dou Tang was about to approach, he saw the red-haired woman being lifted high by the water buffalo demon, looking at him. She waved her hand again, and countless thin, transparent blades shot towards him, leaving reflective trails in the air.
Dou Tang patiently reached out and pushed it aside, then suddenly swung the Flame Rope in his hand.
The buffalo monster charged at Kotaro, crashing into his abdomen and sending him flying. The red-haired woman then mounted the buffalo monster's broad back, showing how skilled the two were.
The moment the red-haired woman and the buffalo demon reunited, Xue Qing and the old wolf arrived from the air, their claws and swords forming a killing array that descended upon the two demons.
In an instant, Dou Tang's Flaming Rope, the Old Wolf's attack, and Xue Qing's attack all came toward the water buffalo monster.
The red-haired woman stared at the inescapable net before her, clenching her teeth tightly. Scales began to emerge from her body as she rubbed her hands against her waist, sending gleaming, transparent blades flying into the sky.
Those blades forced Old Wolf and Xue Qing to dodge. They had never seen the red-haired woman use this move before, which meant that this monster seemed to be very good at hiding her true strength.
The two men brandished their claws and longswords, clearing away the blades, but the old wolf was slightly outmatched, as some transparent blades still pierced his body, causing him to groan in pain.
The fiery rope in Dou Tang's hand swirled in the air before snapping onto the red-haired woman's left ankle.
The red-haired woman cried out in pain as the flames on the rope instantly burned away the clothes around her ankles, scorching and curling up the thick scales.
At this critical moment, the red-haired woman suddenly smiled, giving Dou Tang a bad feeling.
The next moment, the red-haired woman's leg suddenly broke.
The enraged buffalo monster casually tossed Kotaro aside and charged forward, while Tou Tang hurriedly tried to throw out another flaming rope, but the red-haired woman, who had reacted quickly, used her strange blade to cut the rope again.
This guy... he'd been hiding his true abilities all along?! Why?
“Hahahahahahaha——!!”
The red-haired woman burst into wild laughter, and the resentment emanating from the charging buffalo monster enveloped the two of them, forming a new barrier of resentment.
Xue Qing brandished her long sword and was about to step forward when Dou Tang stopped her, saying, "Wait."
He listened intently; the red-haired woman's maniacal laughter was now enveloped in a moving barrier, while soft, complex footsteps echoed from within the building.
"That's all for today."
As the barrier of resentment transformed into blurry light and shadow and headed towards the main street outside, Dou Tang sneered.
"Old Wolf, carry Kotaro on your back, let's go."
Xueqing nodded, picked up the red-haired woman's severed left foot from the ground, and put it into her bosom.
"But why?" Old Wolf asked softly, carrying Kotaro who seemed to have been knocked unconscious.
Dou Tang stood in the middle of the alley, the flames on his hands gradually dying down, and the fighting spirit in the air slowly dissipated, replaced by a twisted chill.
Beneath Dou Tang's tattered leather helmet, one could vaguely see the corners of his cold mouth gradually curling up, along with a dazzling blue light.
Xueqing suddenly realized something.
It seems there's no light inside Dou Tang's helmet.
"Play the long game." His voice carried a twisted laugh.
Chapter 50 The Lonely Knight
It's been almost another week.
The half-demons in Urayasu City were silently eliminated by the four knights, and the situation in Urayasu City stabilized further. Even the people of Mengnan Village began to plan to settle down in Urayasu City. It is said that they have already bought a house and are doing a live streaming business online.
They're supposedly quite popular. Each of them has a virtual avatar that resembles their real-life counterpart. They're active online as game streamers, and in just one week, they've attracted a large number of fans with their banter and comedic antics.
And three days
Mikazuki will temporarily live with Yuko Kashino and Akigane. Yuko Kashino has resumed her normal school life, while Akigane and Mikazuki will be responsible for protecting her, at least until the proxy war is completely over.
………………
How much can one accomplish solely with the power granted by the crown?
Dou Tang was very curious.
Among the crowns that have appeared so far, there is no obvious difference in power. The abilities of each have their own focus, and it is almost impossible to judge their goodness or badness and strength. For example, the Spirit Crown can make objects within a few meters of Dou Tang move at will. Although this seems ordinary, it often plays a role in turning the tide of battle.
Furthermore, the combination of the Flame Rope and the ability to manipulate spirits can create different kinds of abilities.
Such collaborations may represent the true future of Crown's capabilities.
But how much can a single crown actually accomplish?
Is it possible to achieve... the same effect as my own abilities?
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