Chapter 103 – A surprise visit

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We went through the forest by walking. I didn't want the Hero Faction to notice our presence and ran away, that was why I suggested walking to the rock where they hid their base.

"This forest is strange. I don't recognize any plants here."

Hagoromo Gitsune looked around the trees that stood more than Tsuchigumo. He was three to four meters tall, and the trees were even taller than him.

Talking about Tsuchigumo, he walked leisurely while smoking from his pipe.

"Their leaves' color is also strange." Said Tsuchigumo as he plucked one of the leaves from the tree.

The trees had purplish-black trunks and leaves, it was a strange color for the trees that big. I can understand that some trees had a strange purple color, but I can't remember the tree with such color that grew as tall as these trees.

"They are the trees that grew in this place. The reason why they have such strange colors is that they absorbed the demonic energy in the atmosphere."

Vali explained the reason to us and both of my companions nodded their heads in understanding.

"Demonic Energy, huh. Is that similar to the one that youkai use?" Hagoromo Gitsune played with her fan and inhaled some air through her nose.

She also opened her palm in front of her chest.

"What are you doing?" I asked Hagoromo Gitsune because I was curious about her weird movement.

"I tried to feel those so-called Demonic Energy. Why?"

I looked at Hagoromo Gitsune with an expression that tell her 'Are you an idiot?' and then looked to the front again.

"Nothing."

"Hahahaha, Hagoromo Gitsune." Tsuchigumo laughed and blew smokes from his mouth.

Hagoromo Gitsune turned to Tsuchigumo with a displeased expression and asked.

"What?"

"Don't you notice it? The so-called Demonic Energy is similar to what Nue used when he opened that cursed gate."

When Tsuchigumo said that, I turned to him instantly. We were stopped on our track, and Vali looked at us weirdly.

Hagoromo Gitsune looked bewildered, while I was honestly surprised.

"What's wrong?" Vali asked us and pointed his thumbs toward the rock that was now visible from our place.

"We must move."

I turned at Vali and nodded my head. We then continued our track, but Hagoromo Gitsune and Tsuchigumo were not following us.

A second later, Hagoromo Gitsune began to walk again.

"I will ask you about this later, Tsuchigumo."

"Hahahaha, it seems that I will have more fun. This is so nostalgic."

Our group moved toward the hidden base without much talk. We arrived right in front of the rock and now I can see clearly the base that was hidden behind the illusion.

I grinned and looked at Vali.

"I will take Cao Cao."

When I said that, Vali was visibly disturbed. But then, he sighed and scratched the back of his head.

"I will take the one with Longinus then."

"So, which one shall this Lady take care of?"

I looked at Hagoromo Gitsune and touched my chin.

"The ones inside were the members that managed to flee from me, and not all of their members. So will you be okay against two people at once?"

Hagoromo Gitsune swung her right hand which she used to held her fan, raised her chin slightly, and smiled.

"Don't underestimate me. Don't you remember who am I?"

I laughed and then turned to Tsuchigumo.

"You don't mind fighting against an opponent with six hands?"

Tsuchigumo looked down and his eyes were narrowed.

"Is he strong?"

I shrugged my shoulder.

"Don't know. At least he will be able to fight you for a while. You can take on a guy with monstrous strength who will fight Hagoromo Gitsune after you are done though."

"Gahahaha, I will take two of them at the same time! Then Hagoromo Gitsune, I ask you to blow the one with monstrous strength that Nura talked about to me later."

"I don't mind. As much as I want to kill them, I prefer to avoid dirtying my hand directly."

"Good then, are you ready?" I asked all of them and looked at the base that was hidden by the rock in front of me.

"Anytime." Vali answered and activated his Divine Dividing.

His Sacred Gear appeared on his back and he has an excited smile on his face.

"Let's not wait anymore." Hagoromo Gitsune's tails appeared from her back and she held a black school bag that was chained to her right hand.

Tsuchigumo crouched and began to stretch his legs and then he clenched his fist.

"First strike to win!"

Tscuhigumo shouted and then punched the base hidden by the rock with his three right hands.

The rock's illusion was shattered and a small house appeared. Tsuchigumo's fist hit a wall that was surrounded the small house and shattered it to pieces.

It created a shockwave that flutter our hairs and Hagoromo Gitsune's tail.

Because of the commotion caused by Tsuchigumo, the members of the Hero Faction exited the house and looked at us.

There were only four of them who exited the house, and Cao Cao was nowhere to be seen.

When they saw us, the expression of the only girl amongst them turned into an angry face and she shouted.

"You again!!"

She waved her right hand and a wave of the holy sword appeared from the ground, rushing towards us at a fast speed.

I stepped back a little and said.

"I'll leave it to you."

Hagoromo Gitsune took her fan from the bag and it became bigger instantly.

"No need to ask me."

She waved the fan that was now bigger than her body and the holy swords that rushed towards us were shattered in instant.

I spread my Senjutsu and tried to find Cao Cao. I found him inside the house, but his energy was not as strong as when I met him.

Vali must've noticed it too, so he said.

"It seems that your prey has weakened. Don't mind me for taking the one who wears the glasses."

Vali flew up after he said that and shoot towards the boy who wear glasses. He picked him up with his right hand and they flew away from us.

"Georg!" Shouted Jeanne as she looked at the sky.

"Why are you looking away in a fight?" Tsuchigumo who just stood beside me jumped towards the three of the Hero Faction members and punched them.

The Hero Faction members were able to avoid the punch, but Tsuchigumo's fist hit the ground and made a big crater around 5 meters.

The destructive power behind his punch was no joke, and he just used one hand this time.

One of them, Siegfried was not able to dodge the debris that flew toward him and he was forced to land inside the crater with Tsuchigumo in front of him.

"Hou, it seems you are my opponent." Said Tsuchigumo as he looked at Siegfried.

"But it's strange, Nura said you have six arms. Show it to me, or you will die before you can move."

Tsuchigumo began engaging with Siegfried at a fast speed.

The other two members landed in front of us. Jeanne was looking at me with a gaze full of hatred, while Heracles was still as haughty as ever. He looked down at us, but I don't care about that.

"As I said earlier, I leave them to you." I said to Hagoromo Gitsune and disappear from their sight.

I used Meikyo Shisui and was about to enter the house to find Cao Cao when I heard a shout.

"Where is he? That trick again?!"

Jeanne waved her hands in a few directions, and each wave created a rush of holy swords.

One of that waves was approaching Hagoromo Gitsune, but she just stood without even interested in that wave.

She just wave her fan slightly, and a gust of wind that was strong enough to destroy the holy sword hit the area in front of Hagoromo Gitsune.

The holy swords shattered. Jeanne and Heracles who stood right in front of Hagoromo Gitsune were hit by the shattered holy swords piece that was blown by the wind.

"Even though I hate dirtying my hand directly, I will make an exception for the two of you because you looked down on this lady."