"It really is a man-made barrier."
Ayato looked at the gloomy city, murmuring softly: "And there seems to be the scent of a Devil within?"
"This matter... seems to be getting interesting."
Murmuring this, Ayato's figure flashed and crashed into the barrier.
For a moment,
The void seemed to ripple.
As if ignoring the barrier, Ayato entered it with ease.
"How... did he get in?"
"Could he be an exorcist sent by the higher-ups as reinforcements?"
"But he can fly."
Countless members of the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division were dumbfounded.
After all, flight, to some extent, was not within the realm of humanity.
"You few, do not be rude to the King."
Just then, a beautiful woman in a wheelchair spoke with a respectful expression: "He is the seventh god-slaying king of this world. If he acts, everything will be resolved."
Hearing this, everyone's pupils began to contract sharply.
'The King... had appeared?'
…
Meanwhile,
Ayato's figure landed on the street. Sensing the surrounding aura, he frowned slightly.
"It seems this city is basically a dead city."
Even the lowest level of Cursed Spirits, if they attacked crazily, would be an unsolvable disaster for ordinary people.
"Whoever planned this... is truly ruthless enough."
Shaking his head, a cold look flashed in Ayato's eyes.
Although he was a Devil in this life...
Unless necessary, he would never attack ordinary people.
To some extent, this was the bottom line he set for himself.
Otherwise, he would only become a monster with nothing but power.
"But there are really a lot of Cursed Spirits here?"
Looking up, he saw countless Cursed Spirits, like ants, constantly emerging from various buildings.
Most of them were low-level evil spirits, but there were also quite a few intermediate ones.
This was the reason the entire city had fallen so quickly.
Without hesitation,
Ayato walked forward.
Hum!
Although he walked as if strolling, wherever he passed, an invisible magical energy surged like lightning.
"Aaahhh!"
Wails were endless. Countless Cursed Spirits instantly turned to ash.
Fear, death, loneliness.
This was the true portrayal of the entire city at this moment.
The once great city was now a complete hell of despair.
On one street,
A Cursed Spirit holding a giant club, with two horns on its head, muscular and imposing, as tall as a two-story building, swung its club.
Boom!
The earth cracked, and endless wind pressure spread in all directions.
"No good. This is already a high-level Cursed Spirit. I... I'm completely no match."
Tsuchimiya Kagura retreated over ten meters, her breathing growing heavier. (T/N: It's a character from Manga called Ga-Rei.)
'At this rate,'
'I would die here.'
But just then, sensing a familiar aura, her face lit up with joy.
Whoosh!
From a building in the distance, a figure descended from the sky.
That figure wore a black sailor uniform, moving like a black lightning bolt, pouncing towards the high-level Cursed Spirit.
"Ranguren, Roar Wave!"
With a swing of her long sword, a spirit beast radiating a strong aura was summoned, directly firing a shockwave.
Boom!
The air exploded, and the high-level Cursed Spirit was sent flying.
"Are you alright, Kagura?"
Isayama Yomi looked alert, not turning her head.
"Yomi-nee, I'm fine. Thank goodness you came in time."
Kagura trotted a few steps and stood back-to-back with Yomi, saying: "Yomi-nee, besides you, have you seen anyone else from the office?"
"No."
Yomi answered.
This was a lie.
She had indeed seen others.
But they were all dead.
But in this situation, saying such things was meaningless.
She held her long sword and said: "Enough small talk. Let's deal with this high-level Cursed Spirit first."
With that, Yomi commanded Ranguren, and the two of them charged at the high-level Cursed Spirit from left and right.
Seeing this, Kagura also helped.
Compared to close combat, she was better at mid-to-long range attacks.
"You will all die."
The high-level Cursed Spirit roared, swinging its giant club continuously, fighting the two and the beast together.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The wind raged, countless buildings turned to ruins.
A few minutes later,
"Back!"
The high-level Cursed Spirit wailed, half of its body missing.
"Good, let's finish it like this."
Yomi took a breath and was about to strike again when a telephone pole came flying through the air.
Boom!
She barely dodged, but the nearby café collapsed instantly.
Looking towards the direction of the attack, she saw a Cursed Spirit walking upright, resembling a lizard, approaching slowly.
"Another... high-level Cursed Spirit."
Kagura's face was pale, completely stunned.
Fighting one high-level Cursed Spirit together was already a difficult victory for her and Yomi.
And now, another one had come?
"Haha, no wonder the smell here is so unpleasant."
The lizard Cursed Spirit grinned: "So there are two hateful exorcists here."
Its eyes were full of killing intent and cruelty, effectively blocking the retreat of Yomi and Kagura.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yomi and Kagura stood side by side again, their expressions very grim.
"Yomi-nee, we're probably going to die here."
"Don't worry, I won't let you die."
A look of determination flashed in Yomi's eyes.
Just as Yomi was ready to fight to the death, Kagura exclaimed in surprise.
"There... seems to be someone there?"
"Hmm?"
Yomi looked questioningly.
On the abandoned street, a young man in a school uniform was walking towards the lizard Cursed Spirit as if on an outing.
"Not a colleague. Another exorcist?"
Although Ayato's leisurely pace seemed off, Yomi still instinctively said: "I don't know who you are, but run for your life."
Kagura chimed in: "It's very dangerous here. Don't come any closer."
They knew all the famous exorcists by name.
If he was just an ordinary exorcist, they didn't want to see him lose his life.