Chapter 197: The One Who Kills You
An invisible wave of energy spread out from the crimson vertical pupil, radiating outwards.
A terrifying, deathly stillness enveloped the entire city.
All the supernatural users below B-rank in the city felt an unparalleled, heavy pressure, and they fell to their knees like a field of wheat.
At the same time, their breathing quickened, and a sense of suffocation came over them. They looked at the crimson vertical pupil in the sky with terror in their eyes, filled with fear.
The crimson vertical pupil appeared in the sky, as large as the sun and moon. Its gaze was ever-flowing, and the crimson that filled the heavens and the earth seemed to symbolize destruction.
Kamishiro Naraku stared at the crimson vertical pupil, an uncontrollable fear rising in his heart.
He of course knew what this crimson vertical pupil represented.
“It… it’s her!!!”
“Why! Why is she coming to the Kujō conglomerate now!!”
“We must have angered her!!”
“It’s all your fault, all your fault!”
“Kujō Sujin!!!!!!”
Kamishiro Naraku roared, his face twisted with an indescribable hatred.
Some of the supernatural beings he had fused with, now boiling with his hatred, almost burst from his face and body, lumpy and uneven, wanting to fight Kujō Sujin.
His plan was proceeding smoothly. He had seized control of the divine artifact Calamity and Fortune, and he could develop in secret, step by step, to the highest level.
In just a very short time…
Ebisu’s power would allow him to advance to A-rank. If he were given a few more months, he even felt he had a chance to return to the state of the Old God.
That demigod state.
And unlike that time with the Old God, the power he had seized would be entirely his, a power he alone controlled.
But this ambition was now completely shattered.
Because she had come!!
This was all because of what had happened at the Hero Association. The Kujō family shouldn’t have interfered in the affairs of the Natsuba family and Summer Harvest Mountain!!!
This was all Kujō Sujin’s strategic failure!
And he was a completely innocent victim.
And Kujō Sujin, after seeing the crimson vertical pupil, his old face was naturally also very ugly.
Kamishiro Naraku had never said who she was.
But Kujō Sujin also knew very well that Kamishiro Naraku was referring to…
—————The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain!!
That woman who had appeared as an A-rank in a very short time, and had later, in Kamishiro Naraku’s description, reached the peak of A-rank.
And now, she had possibly even reached the demigod realm.
Not only that, but in a very short time, she had recruited an A-rank subordinate, Natsuba Rinrei.
At this moment, Kujō Sujin’s own mind was in a state of chaos.
He had never expected that Summer Harvest Mountain would not first retaliate against the Natsuba conglomerate, and had disappeared for a period of time.
And now, it had suddenly attacked the Kujō family.
And it had appeared in the Kujō main residence!
This was clearly a preparation to give the Kujō family a heavy blow.
The more he thought about it, the more grim Kujō Sujin’s face became.
He felt he had been used as a shield by the Natsuba conglomerate.
And he could also guess some of Summer Harvest Mountain’s goals.
The Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, from her previous battle and her past intelligence, clearly knew some information about the gods.
She had very likely obtained some information from somewhere.
And she knew that the Kujō family’s god’s strength was inferior to the Natsuba family’s god’s strength, so she wanted to attack the Kujō family first.
But!
This also meant that Summer Harvest Mountain, from the bottom of its heart, thought that the Kujō family’s strength was inferior to the Natsuba family’s.
This was something that Kujō Sujin, who had always believed that the Kujō family’s overall strength was stronger than the Natsuba family’s, could not stand!!
“What a joke?!!”
“I’ll let the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain know that just because she killed some weak Old God, it doesn’t mean she has the strength to fight a god!”
“The god Ebisu is not only a mid-level god, but he also possesses a divine artifact!”
“For her to come here is a dead end!!”
Kamishiro Naraku felt a little offended.
However, he narrowed his black eyes and said nothing.
He had been hiding for a while, and he had naturally learned some of the Kujō family’s internal affairs.
From the moment he had seen the crimson vertical pupil, the fear that had risen in his heart had made it impossible for him to calm down for a moment.
But he was not an ordinary person.
He had seen many big scenes and had a big heart.
As time passed, he also thought more.
His thoughts were similar to Kujō Sujin’s. He also felt that the Kujō family’s strength was considerable. And the strength he had sensed from the god Ebisu…
Was much stronger than the Old God he had had before, and also stronger than what he had sensed from the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain at that time.
Looking at the crimson vertical pupil in the sky, which looked down on the mortal world, although his heart was still very uneasy…
But reason told him…
The Kujō family’s strength was stronger. This time, they could resolve this crisis.
“Heh.”
Just then, Kujō Sujin chuckled.
“I’ll make the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain regret it.”
“The Kujō family’s foundation of thousands of years is not just that.”
“Even if she has the strength of a demigod, but Summer Harvest Mountain, in the end, only has two A-ranks.”
“Under the suppression of the Kujō family’s supernatural users, and with me using a divine artifact in the main residence, she can be dealt with without even waking the god Ebisu.”
And Natsuba Rinrei would also appear this time.
Just in time to resolve his need for a sacrifice for the divine artifact Calamity and Fortune to restore its strength.
However, he still had to hurry back to the core of the main residence.
Yes, the current Kujō Sujin was not in the core of the main residence.
But on the edge of the Kujō main residence city. The city of the main residence, almost everywhere was his mansion.
The reason he was here was because it was recently the time for the Kujō family to exchange materials.
At this time, there would be a huge amount of supernatural materials, and also the favorite virgins of the Kujō blood ability direct descendants, whose blood would be used to nourish them, and not only would their strength be enhanced…
Most importantly, the blood was rich and fragrant.
More delicious than any fine delicacy.
And if it were a virgin supernatural user, it would be even better.
So, at this time, Kujō Sujin would go out to choose some virgins who met his aesthetic standards.
Normally, as the head of the family, he didn’t need to be so troublesome.
But the Kujō family and the Natsuba conglomerate’s single-family dominance was different.
Such as the existence of Kujō Kota’s father, although his talent was limited and he was stuck at peak B-rank or the B-rank critical point…
But he was also a blood ability user.
As long as he continued to be reborn through blood, he would one day reach A-rank.
For those people, the head of the Kujō family had very little deterrent effect on them.
And for the sake of the Kujō family’s reproduction, he was also constantly farming. So he would compete with Kujō Sujin for virgins.
If Kujō Sujin didn’t act himself…
At that time, when his batch of goods arrived, they might be all crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
That would be very bad.
So, at this time, he would come here to choose.
But he hadn’t expected that on this very day, he would be attacked by Summer Harvest Mountain.
He suspected that some people in Summer Harvest Mountain had thought of this and had deliberately chosen today to attack the Kujō family.
This made Kujō Sujin even more urgent.
He prepared to immediately return to the core area of the Kujō main residence.
When he entered the core area, at that time, he would use the divine artifact Calamity and Fortune to kill the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, who was above peak A-rank. He would be a strong man who could fight above his level.
However, why hadn’t the barrier been opened yet?
Kujō Sujin looked at the sky, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Although the Kujō family was a big family, the cost of a barrier that covered the entire city was not small, and it wasn’t opened all the time.
Normally, only a barrier with a very low cost was opened as a face-saving project.
And the barrier that was truly useful was only opened at a critical moment.
Even if he wasn’t in the core area to issue orders, but even so, there should be someone with secondary authority who could open the barrier.
As Kujō Sujin was wondering, a slender, red-haired young man with a buzz cut walked in.
And behind him were five supernatural users hired by the Kujō family, all exuding a B-rank aura.
He took the lead, knelt on one knee, and said,
“Uncle, please hurry back and take charge.”
“Father and the other uncles are arguing about whether to open the barrier.”
“One side thinks it doesn’t matter if the people outside die, there’s no need to open the barrier. And the other side thinks that the people outside are ultimately the Kujō family’s resources and the barrier needs to be opened to defend against the enemy.”
Looking at his nephew before him…
Kujō Sujin’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he already had a consideration in his mind.
After all, the higher-ups of the Kujō family, due to the abundance of resources, and the fact that most of them were mediocre talents who lacked combat experience, and whose levels had been raised by resources and blood…
And the Kujō family’s main residence had never been attacked.
For a moment, they were a little flustered.
And those people were not clear about Summer Harvest Mountain’s strength.
After all, the Kujō family’s current strength was also considerable. It was one of the top forces on this land. For an ordinary force to take the initiative to invade, it was basically courting death.
Only Kujō Sujin understood Summer Harvest Mountain’s strength. He had to use the power of a divine artifact to kill the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain.
Thinking of this…
Kujō Sujin said in a deep voice,
“Yūto, I’ll be right back to the core area of the Kujō main residence.”
“Opening the barrier is a must. We’re facing Summer Harvest Mountain. Now is not the time to worry about these small expenses.”
“And opening the barrier can also effectively resist the pressure of the crimson vertical pupil and allow the supernatural users to exert their combat power more effectively.”
Kujō Sujin’s position as the head of the family was not for nothing.
Although his combat awareness was also not good, compared to those higher-ups who only knew how to suck blood and use resources to raise their levels, his overall perspective was more outstanding.
And when he was young, he had also fought with many powerhouses.
In fact, he had fought with Natsuba Genryū, and with his familiarity with the blood ability, he had fought him for three hundred rounds…
—————And had managed to survive.
And hearing Kujō Sujin’s words, Kujō Yūto stood up.
Kujō Sujin took a few steps and walked out the door, and onto the wide road.
He prepared to use his blood shadow and quickly return to the core area.
However, just then…
A pale golden meteor, trailing a long tail of flames, descended from the sky, dazzling and brilliant.
And it fiercely collided with the barrier that could withstand a B-rank.
“Boom——————————!!”
The barrier instantly shattered like glass, turning into countless fragments and breaking apart. After a while, it turned into specks of starlight and disappeared.
And the pale golden meteor’s momentum did not decrease, and it continued to fall, its target the wide road in front of Kujō Sujin’s group.
Until it fiercely collided with the ground.
“Boom——————!”
Suddenly, sand and stones flew.
A layer of shockwave, with the falling center as the center, frantically swept outwards. A faint blood-red barrier appeared in front of Kujō Sujin, helping him block the small stones and flying sand.
He narrowed his wine-red pupils and stared at the meteor’s location.
In his perception, there was a considerable amount of supernatural energy within.
He suspected it was some kind of attack method from Summer Harvest Mountain.
However, when a figure appeared within… Kujō Sujin’s heart couldn’t help but jump.
Could it be the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain, or Natsuba Rinrei?!
Was she preparing to launch a direct assassination on him?!!!!
Kujō Sujin almost immediately had the thought of running. But the figure also fully revealed her true form.
The dust dispersed.
The figure let out a clear and bright female voice, shouting,
“Hahahahaha, I’m the first!”
“The chance to get a wish will surely belong to me, Chikari Makoto!”
A long, waterfall-like golden hair swayed in the wind. Chikari Makoto’s cute and beautiful face appeared. She wore a black and white maid uniform, and looked lively and cheerful, full of vitality.
Not at all like a supernatural user preparing for a slaughter, but a beautiful maid.
Then, Chikari Makoto quickly touched her hair.
And her heart let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed the new hairpiece she had bought was quite sturdy. Even with this impact, it hadn’t been disturbed.
However, she had to be more careful in battle later.
After all, only her real hair had strong killing power. And with a hairpiece, using her Qi to attach to it, the power would probably be weaker.
And when the dust had slowly dispersed…
The wine-red pupils and the gleaming golden eyes almost instantly met.
Kujō Sujin’s gaze narrowed slightly.
To be able to come here at this time, besides the members of Summer Harvest Mountain, there was no one else. And the person before him was not the Master of Summer Harvest Mountain or Natsuba Rinrei, but a member of Summer Harvest Mountain he had never seen before.
And from her aura, it was a bit unpredictable, but he could vaguely feel that she was still in the B-rank range.
Sensing this…
Kujō Sujin’s heart couldn’t help but relax.
Even if he was a weaker A-rank, he was not someone a B-rank could handle.
However, the girl before him looked quite young. And to reach a level above B-rank at such a young age, this meant that Summer Harvest Mountain was indeed full of talent.
Of course, before this, Kujō Sujin wanted to ask about her identity. With her age, he didn’t know if he could win her over with words.
“Who are you?”
“Do you know this is the Kujō main residence?!!”
And Chikari Makoto, the first time she saw Kujō Sujin, her gleaming golden eyes shone with a bright light.
When she took out a portrait from under her skirt and compared it with Kujō Sujin, the light in her eyes seemed to be even more brilliant than the crimson vertical pupil.
Her originally youthful and lively expression was instantly filled with a full fighting spirit.
She said concisely,
“The one who kills you!”
With that, she stomped her foot on the ground and shot out like an arrow released from a bow!
