Hunter of Immortals

Chapter 196: Yamata no Orochi

Chapter 196: Yamata no Orochi

King Arthur's offensive prowess was quite formidable, while the technomancer's defenses were quite mediocre.

Thus, there was on way that the technomancer could survive this attack unless they were in his illusory domain.

However, right as King Arthur's sword was about to descend upon the technomancer, it was suddenly slowed down by some type of psychic pressure, following which a massive figure sprang up into the air, launching itself directly at him.

King Arthur raised his head to discover that it Oni no Miko's giant shikigami guardian.

"Looks like your boss doesn't want you to die yet."

If King Arthur were to insist on killing the technomancer, then there was a very good chance that he would fall to the shikigami's attack. He had no intention of sacrificing himself in exchange for the technomancer's life, so he immediately raised his sword to defend himself.

A battle immediately ensued between King Arthur and the shikigami.

Meanwhile, the departure of the shikigami presented Adam with an opportunity.

His battle against Oni no Miko had already been ongoing for quite some time, but he had never been able to find the right opportunity to strike.

Generally speaking, the psychic bodies of invocators were quite frail, so they were particularly weak in melee combat. However, Adam had tried to sneak close to Oni no Miko on several occasions, only to have his plans foiled by the shikigami each time. The shikigami was like a guard dog that constantly lingered by Oni no Miko's side, focusing its attention solely on defending her and frustrating Adam to no end.

However, now that the guard dog had left, there was a window of opportunity.

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The advantages that Clown had over the Hyakki Yagyou were its speed, agility, and its ability to?conceal?itself.

After spotting an opportunity, three of Clown's clones suddenly vanished on the spot, and by the time they reappeared, they were already directly next to Oni ni Miko.

"You should look after yourself rather than focusing on others..."

The first clown appeared behind her and plunged its dagger into the back of her neck.

"Why are you so intent on keeping him alive?"

The second clown appeared beside Oni no Miko and pierced its dagger into her abdomen.

"Are you afraid that you'll lose the battle if he dies?"

The third clown appeared directly in front of Oni ni Miko and sliced her chest open with its dagger.

Despite the grievous wounds that had been simultaneously inflicted upon her, not a single drop of blood flowed out of Oni no Miko's body. Instead, a large amount of black mist surged forth, and with a loud cry, she forced back the three clowns with an eruption of psychic pressure, then rose up into the air with black mist still billowing out of her body.

She looked down at everyone from her vantage point, particularly focusing her attention on Medusa.

"I don't have any bad blood with your Snake Island, why are you coming after me? Are you not afraid of vengeance from our organization?"

"I don't think it's a good idea to?threaten?me with things outside of the battle royale. The director hates seeing that more than anything else!" Medusa said as she flicked her tail from side to side in an innocent manner. "Let's not try and get external factors involved here. In this game, temporary alliances can be formed, but teams can't combine together, and no threats can be made using factors from the outside world. Everything that I'm doing is within the rules of the game. They're giving us cards, so we're inclined to help them. Of course, that's not the entire reason. If it isn't for the fact that the little girl over there saved Rattle's life, I wouldn't have gotten involved so easily. I'm indebted to them, I've been promised cards by them, and all of this is happening within the battle royale, so it all complies with the rules of the game."

Medusa?didn't?fear the Oni Organization, but it was clear that she was extremely fearful of the director, and she was immediately proclaiming her innocence.

"How many cards have they promised you? I just so happen to have some cards as well." Oni no Miko pulled out a large stack of cards as she spoke. "Seeing as you're doing this for compensation, it stands to reason that you'll help the side that offers you the most compensation, right?"

"Normally, that would be correct, but you don't seem to have heard everything that I said." Medusa pointed at Nie Yiyi as she reiterated, "She saved one of my teammates. I've always remained true to my word, and I have to return the favor."

Medusa turned to Nie Yiyi as she continued, "By the way, let me make this clear: I don't owe you anything after this, little girl."

Nie Yiyi nodded in response. She wasn't counting on Medusa actually following through on her promise.

"Thank you."

"There's no need to thank me. You helped me, so it's only right that I should help you once."

"So you insist on helping them?"

"That's right."

"Fine! If you want to die, then I'll happily grant you your wish!"

Now that all negotiations had fallen through, Oni no Miko finally revealed the full extent of her power. In this instant, black mist began to pour out of her body at a rate that was at least 10 times faster than before to envelop her entire body, and at the same time, she pulled out a pendant.

There was a ferocious serpent engraved on the pendant, and what was especially remarkable about the creature was that it possessed eight heads and eight tails. The terrifying eight-headed serpent resembled an almighty deity, and it was none other than one of the most powerful deities in Japanese folklore, Yamata no Orochi.

"You're just a puny little snake! Let me show you what the true king of snakes looks like!"

Oni no Miko tossed the pendant into the air, and it began to rapidly absorb the black mist in the air, following which the giant serpentine deity engraved onto?the?surface of the pendant emerged in its full glory.

Arthur's dragon and Adam had tried to disrupt Oni no Miko during this process, but their attacks were kept at bay by the ghostly mist around her.

After devouring the ghostly mist around it, Yamata no Orochi swelled all the way to around 10 meters in size, but it still wasn't satisfied. It opened all eight of its mouths at once, releasing a burst of suction force that allowed it to devour the entirety of the Hyakki Yagyou and the shikigami as well.

After absorbing so much ghostly energy, Yamata no Orochi's body began to expand, and it instantly swelled to over 100 meters in stature. Its enormous body was coiled at the center of the small town, and it was threatening to crush the entire area.

In the face of this gargantuan serpentine deity, the "giant" mecha formed by the four mecha brothers was made to resemble a children's toy, while everyone else appeared even more diminutive in comparison.

Everyone involuntarily gulped nervously at the sight of Oni no Miko's ultimate trump card.

No one had anticipated that Oni no Miko would be this powerful.

Even though Yamata no Orochi hadn't attacked anyone yet, its appearance and the pressure it was giving off were both extremely daunting, so its power was definitely not to be doubted.

"I thought she would only be a bit stronger than Oni no Hanzou at the very most, I didn't think she'd?be this much more powerful! We've really dug ourselves into a hole this time..."

Medusa began to back away with a wary expression as she spoke.

Rattlesnake also flicked out her forked tongue in a sheepish manner before hiding herself behind a building.

At this point, all battle had ceased, and everyone was watching the godlike creature that had just descended upon the battlefield.

The poisoned Shelled Tiger and the severely wounded Technomancy Tiger also took advantage of this opportunity to return to Oni no Miko's side.

With the Hyakky Yagyou no longer around, the 30 or so remaining Clown clones also spread themselves around the supply point to surround Yamata no Orochi from all directions.

However, none of them were attacking or making any sounds, and a tense atmosphere had descended upon the scene.

This tense silence wore on for a full 10 seconds before it was finally broken by Medusa.

"Well, I certainly wasn't expecting something like this from you, Ms. Miko," she said with an awkward smile. "Given how powerful you are, I'm sure it'll be a simple matter for you to eradicate any enemies in your path, so you can come back and strike them down anytime you please, wouldn't you agree? How about this? We were essentially hired to help out in only this battle. If you let them go this time, I promise that I won't meddle in your affairs further down the line. Does that sound acceptable to you?"