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The monk didn't think about the Kisaragi Station being expelled, after all, it was a strange and evil spirit that even he couldn't control, capable of randomly appearing anywhere in the dark. Compared to living creatures, that kind of evil spirit was closer to a kind of existence that followed rules.
Monsters and evil spirits can be destroyed, but how could such urban legends, which are like rules, possibly be destroyed?
It doesn’t exist!
First, find the intruder, then kill him... The Corpse Man's Emerald Brain will take a long time to fully mature, so we need to restrain our power for now.
Ah, the soul of deliciousness...
The monk licked his lips at the thought of those tormented souls within those green brains.
"Ding bell, jingle bell..."
As he was thinking this, the monk slowly raised his head and looked into the distance, at the village he had built with his own hands... What was that?
He raised his hand to wipe his eyes, then blinked, looking completely bewildered.
Under a streetlamp not far away, stood a strange pink thing.
That thing... was tall and thick, round like a candy bean, and its whole body was a dreamy pink. Two vertical eyes hung on its pale oval face.
It stood under the streetlight, dancing continuously. In front of it was a giant corpse smoking a cigarette. The corpse was looking at the pink thing in front of it with a strange expression, equally bewildered.
Seemingly hearing the sound of the staff, the pink thing turned its head and looked at the monk not far away.
The monk couldn't help but cry out in surprise, "Oh dear!!!"
The pink jelly bean seemed quite surprised, waving its arms and running towards the monk with its claws outstretched.
"You, don't come over!!!"
Chapter 99 Hey, look at all this lush grass! Tell me...
The monks had actually heard of the Fall Bean Man.
Legend has it that there exists a strange creature in Tokyo that hunts evil spirits. It is neither a monster nor an evil spirit, but possesses power that surpasses all other strange creatures.
Such an existence would naturally attract a lot of attention. Whether it was the participants in the Crown Game or the strange beings lurking on the other side of the world, they all focused their attention on Tokyo, spying on the every move of that powerful creature through various channels.
It appears and disappears mysteriously. It once went to Kamogawa City and killed the local evil spirit Siren Head and Ito Okami. It also once overpowered the Bone Tengu, which could summon storms, at a high school in Tokyo.
Among the evil spirits and monsters, those possessing the capacity for thought are all considering how to make contact with this terrifying being. After all, so far, all of the Fall Guys' actions have conveyed only one message: "You will all die."
To this day, at least to the unsuspecting outsiders, the Fall Guys are incapable of communicating.
So when the monk saw the round monster not far away, a single word suddenly popped into his previously empty mind: Run!
Run! If you don't run, you'll be gone!
As for the idea of fighting Fall Guys... come on, he wants to live a little longer.
Dou Tang, on the other hand, was completely bewildered.
Why did that seemingly normal monk run away when he saw me?
And despite wearing a long robe, he ran surprisingly fast, whooshing along!
It moves very fast.
The most outrageous thing is that Dou Tang found that he actually... couldn't catch up with him for a while!
The Fall Guys' two short legs tumbled forward on the ground, while the monk in front of them, carrying a staff, moved with incredible speed, his robe billowing in the wind as if he were about to fly away.
Damn it! I really can't catch up!
Enraged, Dou Tang looked around and saw a large-headed corpse holding a bicycle at the street corner.
The pink jelly bean ran over angrily, its big black eyes glaring at the zombie. The big-headed zombie trembled at the glare, and in that moment, the jelly bean snatched its bicycle away.
"crunch-"
Fall Guys got on the bicycle, and the old bicycle immediately made a groan of being unable to bear the weight. Then, Dou Tang pushed off with all his might!
"Gulu gulu gulu..."
The bicycle pedals spun rapidly before slowly coming to a stop, but the Fall Guy's little feet weren't on them.
...My legs are too short.
In its normal form, the Fall Guys, with their short legs, are not even capable of riding a bicycle.
The monk in the golden robe in the distance was gradually becoming indistinct. Driven by the will to survive, the usually elegant and calm monk disregarded his image, and the iron ring on his staff jingled like a rattle.
The sound of the rattle drum gradually faded away until it disappeared completely.
Dou Tang stood there, stunned for a moment. Although he quickly tightened his body and switched to his muscle-bound Fall Guy form, it was too late.
He suddenly slumped his shoulders and deflated.
Then, he looked at the big-headed corpse staring blankly at him. At this moment, the big-headed corpse's eyes were still focused on the bicycle under Dou Tang, as if it was very eager.
Dou Tang thought for a moment, then turned his head away awkwardly.
There seemed to be a hint of embarrassment in those straight, black eyes.
"Wuhu!"
The bicycle suddenly shot off, so fast that the big-headed zombie didn't have time to react.
Watching the bicycle speed away at inhuman speed, the big-headed zombie hesitated to speak.
Sparks flew from the point where the tire rim met the pedal as the old bicycle streaked into the darkness like a meteor.
The big-headed zombie stood there with its hand raised, seemingly still wanting to hold onto its bicycle, but ultimately it dejectedly lowered its hand.
What kind of situation is this...?
………………
"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."
After running wildly for an unknown amount of time, and even squeezing the iron ring on his staff to stop it from making a sound, the monk took many detours. Only after confirming that he could no longer hear the Bean Man's movements did the monk slowly stop.
Fall Guys, Fall Guys are here!
I have to escape quickly and spread the news. I need to tell the monsters in Kyoto that Fall Guys are here!
Run!
The monk took a breath. When he didn't use his abilities, he was no different from an ordinary person; he also needed to eat and rest.
He looked at the corpse in a shop by the roadside, pushed open the shop door, and went inside.
The corpse, dressed in a filthy women's suit, seemed to have been a saleswoman in the shop before her death. Upon seeing the monk, she greeted him as if he were a customer, muttering through her foul-smelling, sticky mouth, "Excuse me, what would you like...?"
The monk smiled and took off his straw hat.
The corpse suddenly froze.
On the top of the monk's head, where the hairline should have been, there was a slit.
That's not quite accurate. To be more precise, the monk's entire head had been cut open, and inside the skull was a dark, round brain that gleamed with a smooth sheen.
He smiled, raised his hand, removed the dark brain from the skull, and casually tossed it on the ground.
The jet-black brain, thrown to the ground, shattered the moment it touched the earth, scattering black powder across the ground. It seemed that everything in the brain had been completely eroded and turned into this black powder.
The brainless monk stretched out his hand into a claw and grabbed the top of the corpse's head.
"Ugh, hoarse, hiccup—"
The corpse-man let out a series of incomprehensible groans, rolled its eyes, and all the flesh on its head slowly dissolved. Finally, the bare white bones were dug open by claws like soft tofu, and the emerald green brain was scooped up by the brainless monk.
He paid no attention to the corpse on the ground that had turned into pus, shook the emerald brain off his hand, cleaned the pus off, and threw it into his own skull.
The emerald green jade brain slowly began to glow, and the brainless monk with the green light on his head squinted his eyes in satisfaction and put it back in his pocket.
“Indeed, this is the most comfortable way, a fresh soul… Hey, what’s that saying again?” He licked his lips, a glint of light shining in his narrowed eyes: “I made these dumplings just for this bottle of vinegar.”
"One is not enough... but there's no time to worry about that now, we need to get back to Kyoto as soon as possible."
Just as he was thinking this, his ears twitched, and he looked puzzled again.
He heard sounds that did not belong to the corpses.
Driven by curiosity, he went out of the shop again and turned his head on the street, where he happened to see a group of people not far away.
That was... a strange combination of four humans and two animals.
A brilliant combination.
The brainless monk was clearly stunned for a moment. Of course, the other group was also stunned when they saw him, especially the cat demon Mikazuki and the fox demon Otome Yuri who were leading the group.
Why is that bald monk's head glowing green?
Mikazuki tilted his head as he thought to himself.
Chapter 100 Sugar Cart! Sugar Cart!
The eerie street, the cold lights, the utter silence.
Evil spirits and monsters stand in silent opposition.
The mindless monk wore a bamboo hat, from which a faint green light emanated.
The two monsters hunched over, alert, their eyes gleaming eerily.
With Mikazuki and Otome Yuri's knowledge, they naturally realized that the guy in front of them was no ordinary person. The stench emanating from him alone made Mikazuki involuntarily bare his teeth.
The brainless monk slammed his staff on the ground, made a palm with one hand, lowered his head with a sorrowful expression, and said, "Amitabha."
Otome Yuri sniffed the air, pretended to gag, and said, "Hey Mikazuki, this person stinks."
The pitiful expression on the face of the brainless monk, half-hidden by his bamboo hat, froze instantly.
“Two little demons…” he muttered coldly, then raised his voice and said to the ordinary people behind Mikazuki, “Esteemed benefactors, you are ordinary people, right? Please come to my side, and this humble monk is willing to help you escape from this place.”
"Don't listen to him!" Mikazuki roared, baring his teeth. "This guy isn't human! He's a monster! A monster that eats human souls!"
The brainless monk shook his head helplessly: "What a feeble excuse. You are clearly demons yourselves, yet you still try to frame others to their faces. You demons are truly both stupid and wicked."
A standoff—this is the kind of standoff Mikazuki hates most.
He has been in danger countless times because of his identity as a monster, and has been framed and falsely accused by other humans who distort the truth. Even if he is telling the truth, he will be naturally wary of people because of his body.
For ordinary people, the difference between human form and animal form is too great. Apart from a few perverted beastman enthusiasts, probably not many people would believe that they have only met a monster recently.
Otome Yuri turned around and looked at Pingxin and the other three. At this moment, among the four, Yaolian and Jingrou had involuntarily taken a half step back, while only the siblings Pingxin and Pingxin were still standing obediently behind the two demons.
Even so, Pingxin still protected his sister behind him.
“I think there’s no need to protect these ordinary people anymore.” Otome Yuri turned her head, rubbed her nose against Mikazuki’s cheek, and glanced sideways at the brainless monk in front of her.
"We have no obligation to save them."
The brainless monk smiled faintly and said, "It seems you still have a kind heart. Don't worry, leave these four benefactors to this humble monk, and I will ensure their safety."
Otome Yuri disdained to expose the brainless monk's lies, but Mikazuki seemed unable to tolerate such blatant lying and continued to roar, "Stop with the nonsense, you're the one in danger here!"
However, none of them seemed to have any intention of fighting. Both the mindless monk who was gathering his strength and the two demons maintained a certain degree of restraint.
The mindless monk was adjusting his state, while Mikazuki and Yuri Otome felt that they couldn't defeat the strange monk in front of them.
At that moment, a series of ear-piercing metallic scraping sounds came from afar.
The expressions of everyone present changed.
Meanwhile, Mikazuki and Otome Yuri rushed out simultaneously, transforming into two blurry black and white shadows, and charged towards the brainless monk at extremely low altitudes.
The brainless monk instantly raised his staff, and the green brain under his hat emitted a faint green light. Threads of green light, visible to the naked eye, originated from his brain and flowed under his skin to every part of his body. From a distance, it looked as if all the blood vessels in his body were emitting an eerie glow.
The tin staff transformed into a phantom, swishing and jingling as it flew through the air, sending Mikazuki and Yuri Otome flying.
Mikazuki slammed into the wall with a thud, letting out a mournful cry, while Otome Yuri was sent flying, rolling and crashing in front of four ordinary people.
"Run!" the white fox yuri whispered.
The four ordinary people suddenly realized what was happening. Pingxin shuddered, then grabbed his sister and ran away, with the other two following closely behind.
The brainless monk remained in the stance of brandishing his staff, frozen in place for a while, until the filamentous green light on his body completely stopped flowing and solidified under his skin before slowly returning to his stance.
He sneered dismissively and said, "Such a weak monster... Ah, I see, you must be some minor monsters from around here. I think I saw that fox before."
He listened intently for a while longer, but no longer heard the eerie metallic scraping sound. He figured the Fall Guys must have failed to catch him and gone somewhere else.
Fortunately...
Thinking of this, he let out a long breath and looked at the two monsters on the ground.