Crossover Anime: The Bull Demon's Road to Conquest

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As for Yuukawa Tsubasa, she was simply terrified. She had never seen such a bloody and cruel scene before and almost vomited. Fortunately, Niu Kun was still conscious and even had the mind to comfort them.

Because of Niu Kun's talent [Rapid Regeneration], he can reduce fatal injuries to serious ones. If his body is not completely severed or his head is not severely damaged, the effect of Rapid Regeneration can still be exerted.

Moreover, because Mineva also had some first aid skills, Niu Kun was not actually in mortal danger. Before the girls helped Niu Kun put some fragmented organs back into his ruptured abdominal cavity, regeneration began.

The writhing flesh and bones looked horrifying. Apart from Yuno, who was still staring intently at Niu Kun's wound, the other girls, including Natsuki, couldn't help but look away.

"It's alright, it just takes a little more time. Natsuki, you keep driving and try to get away from here. Oh, and bring that red bean over here."

After Niu Kun recovered somewhat, he instructed Yang Ming to move the unconscious Hongdou over and then opened the clothes around her lower abdomen.

“I have people in other factions, and this… Tianri Academy is no exception.”

Niu Kun sneered, deciding to wipe out Tianri Academy in one fell swoop and then crush it. He then gathered some magic power and placed the contract on Hongdou's lower abdomen.

The excruciating pain startled Hongdou awake, and she was then stunned to see Niu Kun's狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face.

[Contract complete! Host has acquired the twenty-ninth familiar!]

[The host's companions have experienced a significant boost in both spirit and physique, and have awakened their innate talent [Battle Body]!]

[[Battle Body]: Fight! Experience the joy of battle! The more you fight, the stronger you become. You'll gain significant boosts when learning and using melee skills and equipment.]

[The character Shinadou Hongdou has been contracted by a host, causing a slight increase in the world's erosion level.]

The RV stopped, and Hongdou, looking extremely unwell, got out. The RV then drove away, but Hongdou's mood was extremely bad. In just a short moment, her identity had completely changed.

She actually became a minion of the devil?!

Moreover, she had to obey the demon's orders, go back and infiltrate her companions to help the demon capture the others. Of course, Red Bean would rather die than do that.

Unfortunately, she can't die now, no, it's simply impossible for her. Her body and soul no longer belong to her; they belong to that demon.

Similarly, Hongdou could not refuse to carry out her demon master's orders, nor could she reveal her identity and helplessness to her companions, unless she obtained Niu Kun's permission.

"Damn it!!"

"Although I can barely sit up, the magic power consumption is still too great, and it will probably take another day or two to fully recover."

Niu Kun was somewhat dissatisfied with the recovery speed, and then his gaze fell on his soul energy, which was almost full. Niu Kun's subordinates could also kill for him to obtain soul energy, but the gains were much lower than those of Niu Kun killing personally.

However, as Niu Kun's family members continued to grow, they gradually accumulated into a large sum.

"Then, let's find more evil spirits and quickly accumulate enough soul energy."

..........

"What? Master is seriously injured?!"

Huang Quan stared in astonishment at Saeko's unusually solemn expression, a sense of worry rising in his heart. Fortunately, he learned that although Niu Kun was seriously injured, he was not in mortal danger and was recovering rapidly.

However, they would need to slay more evil spirits and monsters.

"That's no problem. Lately, Tokyo has a lot of evil spirits, though!"

Huang Quan chuckled, then swung his sword, slaying a vengeful spirit that lunged at her. Saeko also abandoned her usual composure, her gaze becoming even more bloodthirsty and cruel. Clearly, Niu Kun's serious injury had affected her state of mind.

The members of the new Black Label group, who also received the news, reacted in various ways: some were worried and uneasy, some were solemn and serious, some were gloating, and some were bewildered and helpless...

With a new black label under a new boss, it is no longer the Dark Knights organization aimed at eliminating urban tumors and upholding justice. Instead, according to Niu Kun's wishes, it has been transformed into a special organization for exorcising spirits and eliminating ghosts.

The new Black Label is commanded by Yuriko Takagi, with Yoshimi Suzue serving as secretary and liaison. They are divided into two groups: Mikoto Kiba, Oriha Nashita, and Saya Takagi remain in one group, while Tomoko Sagiri, Sayo Kaname, and Hitagi Senjougahara form the other.

Niu Kun originally planned to transfer Hisaki Chikage as well, but because the Syringe organization had suffered a lot of manpower losses, Togo Rika wanted Chikage to help out with Syringe for a while, so she remained with Syringe for the time being.

"Alright, Master is alright after all. Well then... let's speed up the exorcism process."

Saya Takagi was the first to react, suppressing her worries and anxieties, and made the suggestion.

“Alright, since the master needs us to kill evil spirits to obtain soul energy to restore our bodies, let’s split up into two groups and act separately. If needed, we can call for help.”

Then, Tomoko Sagiri spoke up, saying that as an adult, she had adjusted her mindset. Since she couldn't change reality, she could only try her best to adapt to it.

"Well... that's fine too. If we split up, we can help Master accumulate soul energy faster."

Startled from her unease, Mikoto quickly echoed, then said to Saya and Oriha, "Have command send over the target information as soon as possible."

"Ah."

On the coast under the cover of night, the sea breeze was cool and the roar of motorcycles echoed. Suddenly, a motorcycle carrying three girls came to a stop outside the beach.

"Next, we'll use the Isayama family's talisman paper to lure out the evil spirit..."

As a member of the magic lineage, Takagi Saya learned some simple spells from Isayama Mei, such as luring out hidden evil spirits and making exorcism ammunition.

In fact, firearms and ammunition themselves have a certain effect of exorcising evil spirits and suppressing evil. After all, gunpowder was originally invented by Taoist priests using the thunder and fire method, and can be described as an extremely yang and strong substance.

However, as the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. Firearms and ammunition are primarily designed for carbon-based life forms with physical bodies. They are not well-suited for dealing with mystical targets like ghosts and require some adjustments to increase their damage against spirits.

As the simple spirit-summoning ritual was completed, and as the waves surged under the night sky, one after another, the pitiful and terrifying water ghosts walked from the sea onto the beach.

"Are they all...poor souls who drowned in the sea? Then let me, Kiba Mikoto, guide you to enlightenment!"

Raising her twin pistols, Mikoto spoke with a hint of pity in her eyes.

(Spring Love: This sword strike made the protagonist more cautious and less impatient.)

Chapter 126 Adventure

Under the cover of night, Hanekawa Tsubasa walked quickly through the dimly lit streets and alleys with her head down. After winding her way through the streets, she arrived at a nearly abandoned, dilapidated building. A thin mist rose and drifted slowly, creating a silent yet eerie atmosphere.

Stopping in her tracks, Yuukawa Tsubasa felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. Although she had received a contractual enhancement, her previously uncontrollable second personality could now be communicated with and even controlled.

Having lived as an ordinary person for over a decade, even with extensive reading, she still needed time to adjust her mindset. Right now, she was being thrown out to accelerate this shift in mindset; of course, this was just a side effect.

Her main task is to act as bait. Due to the special nature of her talent, when Hanekawa Tsubasa's second personality is asleep, the demonic energy on her body will be hidden and disappear. Unless it is between witches, evil spirits and monsters will only regard her as an ordinary person who has been awakened.

What is a delicious feast in the eyes of evil spirits and monsters is too low-level for ordinary wandering souls; she must attract more dangerous evil spirits and monsters.

Thinking of this, Hanekawa Tsubasa could only smile bitterly. Although she had support, she felt her future was increasingly bleak. She had just been contracted to become a familiar, only to be kicked out as bait. What a devilish master she was.

'What...unfortunate!'

Looking up at the dilapidated buildings not far away, Yuukawa Tsubasa suppressed her unease, took a deep breath, and gritted her teeth. Since several companions with different superpowers were following behind, she would muster up her courage and give it a try.

'Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Natsuki said that... Master hasn't... hasn't bullied me yet, so he definitely won't let me die easily.'

While comforting herself, Hanekawa Tsubasa walked towards the dilapidated building that seemed to be hiding an evil spirit. Naturally, she was quite conflicted, hoping to find a powerful evil spirit as soon as possible so that she could complete her mission.

Fearing she might actually encounter a terrifying evil spirit, she was eaten by it before her companions could come to her rescue.

However, as she approached the dilapidated building, Hanekawa Tsubasa was surprised to encounter three slightly younger middle school girls, who seemed to be frightened by Hanekawa Tsubasa as well.

The exclamations were quite jarring.

Compared to the three girls who were still carrying flashlights, Hanekawa Tsubasa, who walked out alone in the dimly lit street, seemed a bit too daring.

However, among the three girls, there was a short-haired girl who was able to calmly see that Hanekawa Tsubasa was not a ghost, and immediately took the initiative to apologize to Hanekawa Tsubasa and greet her.

"No...isn't it a ghost? It scared me to death."

"Chizuru... Chizuru, keep your voice down..."

The other two girls whispered a few words to each other, and then followed the short-haired girl to apologize to Hanekawa Tsubasa.

"Excuse me, Hanekawa-senpai, I...I'm Tsuchimiya Kagura, and these are my classmates, Yanase and Manabe..."

"Hello, Hanekawa-senpai, I'm Yanase Chizuru..." The lively girl with short hair tied up at the back of her head was Yanase Chizuru.

"...I am Manabe Miku..." The gentle-looking girl with long, straight black hair is Manabe Miku.

After some self-introductions and conversation, Hanekawa Tsubasa realized that the three girls had come to explore this dilapidated and abandoned building, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

The wry smile on Hanekawa Tsubasa's face led the three girls to misunderstand, and they immediately became somewhat uneasy, after all, Tsuchimiya Kagura and her two sisters were only fourteen years old.

However, Hanekawa Tsubasa was already eighteen years old. Although her big glasses and braided hairstyle looked a bit outdated, her calm and composed demeanor and high school uniform naturally exuded the aura of a top student, which was still quite intimidating to the three junior high school girls.

After all, Japan has a very strong tradition of seniority/juniority culture.

"Eh?! Senior, are you also here to explore the haunted building?!"

"And it was just one person?!"

"Wow, that's amazing?!"

When they learned that Hanekawa Tsubasa was also here to explore, especially since she was exploring a place with a legend of a haunted building all by herself, the three girls were filled with admiration. Even Tsuchimiya Kagura was impressed, since Kagura, despite growing up in a family of exorcists, was usually somewhat introverted and timid due to her family background.

"Then...why don't we team up with Hanekawa-senpai for an adventure!"

As the initiator of the expedition, the lively Yanase Chizuru made the suggestion, looking intently at Hanekawa Tsubasa.

"Um, well... okay."

After hesitating for a moment, Hanekawa Tsubasa nodded in agreement. After all, traveling together would provide mutual support, and if anything happened, she might be able to help the three girls.

The four-person exploration team, which was then regrouped, found a gap in the crumbling wall outside the building and helped each other climb over.

After being strengthened by the contract, Hanekawa Tsubasa was naturally quite agile, and Tsuchimiya Kagura was also surprisingly nimble. As for the other two girls, their physical strength was also better than that of girls of the same age.

After the exploration team climbed over the wall, Yuno, Yang Ming, and Mineva emerged from the shadows.

"Three more beautiful girls, huh? Master must be excited again. But Mineva prefers mature older sisters, like Tomoko, Sayo, Yuriko, and Fiona the Snake Demon. Really..."

Mineva, cupping her cheeks, then began muttering about the latest trendy lingerie styles.

"Alright, we're going in soon too. You stay outside the building to provide backup, so as not to delay things."

Yang Ming sighed, helplessly stopping Mineva's intoxicating fantasy.

"Don't worry, I won't let my master down."

Mineva waved her hand; she was now completely in the zone, as if she had assumed the role of the Demon King's harem steward and lingerie manager.

With a sigh, Yang Ming turned her head, ready to say something to Yuno, but saw that Yuno didn't talk to her at all and walked straight towards the building, seemingly intending to act alone.

"Honestly... there's absolutely no organization."

Yang Ming snorted in dissatisfaction, then simply ignored her. In any case, Niu Kun hadn't forced them to team up; they just needed to ensure the mission was completed and that they could be rescued if danger arose.

Yuno, carrying a rifle, nimbly scaled the wall and stopped following Hanekawa Tsubasa. Instead, she headed towards the direction with the strongest vengeful spirit aura in the building.

"Did you...did you hear anything?"

After walking around through the open window for a while, Yanase Chizuru felt a cold wind seeping into her collar and couldn't help but shrink her neck. She asked somewhat nervously.

"Shh, don't talk!"

Hanekawa Tsubasa had sensed something was wrong much earlier, but since she had come specifically to find something amiss, she wasn't going to back down.

Kagura Tsuchimiya, with a serious expression, wanted to persuade her companions to leave. After climbing over the wall, she sensed that something was amiss here. Since she was worried about her friends who had come with her, Kagura Tsuchimiya naturally wanted to persuade them to leave.

However, before Kagura Tsuchimiya could speak to persuade them, the sound of a baby crying suddenly rang out from around the corner of the corridor.

"Huh? There's a child?!"

"Quiet! How could there possibly be children here?!"

Seeing the solemn expression on Hanekawa Tsubasa's face, Yanase Chizuru and Manabe Miku also tensed up, realizing at the same time, how could there possibly be a baby in such a dilapidated and deserted building?!

As the crying grew closer, even with their ears covered, the eerie and mournful sound could still penetrate their brains. Yanase Chizuru and Manabe Miku were so frightened that they stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move.

Chapter 127 Melee

Kagura Tsuchimiya, on the other hand, looked grave, leaning forward with her upper body in her hand, gripping her training bamboo sword, and staring warily in the direction from which the sound came.

At the same time, the originally dark corridor seemed to be stained with a layer of blood, and the outside of the window looked even colder and quieter under the night sky, as if only the sound of a baby crying could be heard.

"It's coming!"

"Hikawa Tsubasa said in a low voice, and then a short arm appeared from around the corner."

Then another face appeared. It seemed to be a drowned child. It had no hair, its skin was white and swollen, its features were indistinct, and its body was wrapped in a wet, blood-stained cloth!

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Suppressing her fear, Hanekawa Tsubasa quickly nudged Chizuru and Mikoto. Kagura, without needing any prompting, turned and swung her bamboo sword, breaking the already dilapidated window next to her. Then, she helped Mikoto climb over the window.

"Um, what is this?"