Crossover Anime: The Bull Demon's Road to Conquest

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Clearly, they did not kill him in one blow.

However, Niu Kun was not entirely surprised. He could sense the core of that old ghost, and it seemed unlikely that the other party would willingly give up.

bang~

The flimsy door was kicked open by Niu Kun, and then he saw countless vines wrapped around a huge... black heart that was beating repeatedly?

The still-beating black heart emitted a nauseating stench, while the vines entwined around it seemed to be drawing evil energy from its interior.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you old ghost were unwilling to escape."

Niu Kun glanced at him and immediately understood why the other party hadn't retreated even after realizing he might not be a match for him. It was just that the other party was unlucky, and at the crucial moment of absorbing knowledge, Niu Kun had come knocking on his door.

The old demon, who was suspected to be the incarnation of a vine, naturally hated Niu Kun to the extreme, but was also instinctively afraid of him. If he were a demon-slaying master or exorcist who was leaning towards the righteous path, perhaps the old vine could use its black heart to blackmail him.

However, Niu Kun arrived fiercely, mercilessly slashing and killing all the disguised ghost puppets along his path. He didn't seem to care about causing any disaster.

Moreover, Niu Kun's act of devouring ghosts seems to confirm the other party's nature, and he even looks more like a demon than himself. Faced with such a ruthless and taciturn peer, the old vine demon obviously doesn't have many options.

A group of ghosts screamed and pounced on Niu Kun, but Niu Kun opened his blood-red maw and swallowed them all in one gulp. Naturally, the old vine demon could no longer let ghosts feed Niu Kun.

He could only desperately wave his vines to stop Niu Kun from getting closer, while simultaneously absorbing the evil energy from the black heart even more tightly, hoping to increase his strength a bit more. However, this last-minute effort was ultimately not very effective.

Niu Kun unleashed his full fire spiritual energy, igniting the surrounding vines. He charged forward and closed in on the black heart, which was as tall as a person. He then swung his fire axe, its flames blazing as he slashed at the vines that were wrapped around the black heart.

Chapter Forty-Two: Devouring

Meanwhile, the rapidly increasing energy fluctuations caused by Niu Kun's fierce battle with the vine demon hidden in a secluded building finally alerted the relevant authorities.

Ministry of the Environment - Natural Disaster Agency - Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office.

"Chief, a violent energy fluctuation has occurred at marker point E-37, which has been temporarily classified as Category B."

The department head, Jinguji Ayame, who was welcoming a new employee, had to interrupt the welcoming ceremony and start rearranging the work.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Busujima, it's really embarrassing to have to go on a mission so soon after joining the company."

"You're too kind, Room Leader."

A tall yet voluptuous purple-haired girl with an elegant demeanor and a hint of allure bowed slightly in humility. She was none other than Saeko Busujima, Niu Kun's first subordinate.

After passing through the giant bronze gate, Saeko Busujima lost contact with Ushiwaka, but gained a new identity: the new head of the Busujima exorcist family.

However, to Saeko Busujima's disappointment, the Busujima family in this world did not have her father, Masao Busujima. No, or rather, he was already buried in the Busujima family cemetery in this world.

Saeko Busujima envisioned a scene straight out of a movie: in an unfamiliar cemetery, she laid flowers at the tombstone bearing her father Masao Busujima's photo, and then received a job offer. After a moment's thought, Saeko Busujima accepted the offer.

However, due to the recent unusual occurrences in various places, the countermeasures office was working overtime, and it wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Jinguji Ayame was able to find time to receive Busujima Saeko.

At this moment, in the conference room, there were also agents from the countermeasures team. After just handling a C-level incident, everyone looked a little tired, but they still cheered up to welcome the newcomers to the team.

"Nori, the newcomer is truly an amazing young lady." Sakuraba Kazuki couldn't help but turn his head and whisper to his friend Iitsuna Noriyuki.

Upon hearing this, Noriyuki Iitsuna nodded subconsciously, but then felt a cold gaze. He glared back at the person, then lowered his gaze and stopped looking at the beautiful new employee.

"Humph~"

Isayama Yomi glared at her emotionless fiancé. Although she did not approve of him, out of respect for her father, she did not choose to deny the engagement.

However, this also made Yomi Isayama even more dissatisfied with Noriyuki Iitsuna.

However, another mission has come up, and it's a very serious Class B incident. Isayama Yomi doesn't want to cause any more trouble, especially with new colleagues involved.

The Disaster Countermeasures Office does not have helicopters and mainly travels by military vehicles, which is much worse than the special tactics teams under the Ministry of Defense, but their combat record is actually better.

The reason is that the Super Disaster Countermeasures Office was originally a civilian organization, but it was later recognized and incorporated by the government. Many of its members come from families of Onmyoji or exorcists, making them more professional in dealing with supernatural monsters.

For unknown reasons, paranormal events are increasing around the world, and even the slow-moving and stubborn Japanese government has had to set up a dedicated department to deal with them.

However, due to some kind of apprehension, the Japanese government successively established other supernatural departments that were not subordinate to each other. At the same time, because a considerable number of paranormal events were classified as Class D or even Class E low-level paranormal hazards, the government also allowed the establishment of some private organizations.

Therefore, the Super Disaster Countermeasures Office will only be alerted and dispatched for general supernatural events of level C or above, or for large-scale level D or E supernatural events. However, recently, because colleagues were vying to do the work, the Super Disaster Countermeasures Office had a period of relative ease.

A Class B incident, on the other hand, means a serious incident that could result in casualties, so the atmosphere on the bus was slightly tense.

Although Isayama Yomi was somewhat angry because of her fiancé's attitude, she was not a narrow-minded woman and did not take her anger out on her new colleague, Busujima Saeko. On the contrary, in the car, Isayama Yomi seriously explained the precautions for combat to Busujima Saeko.

After a conversation, Isayama Yomi was surprised to find that the other woman was quite compatible with her temperament. Both women had practiced martial arts and swordsmanship since childhood, were both considered swordsmanship geniuses, and had similarly generous and easygoing personalities.

The difference is that Yomi Isayama is more straightforward, while Saeko Busujima is more classical and reserved, to the point that Yomi Isayama couldn't help but admire her, feeling that she truly deserved to be called a noble lady.

In fact, after only a brief exchange, almost everyone in the countermeasures office developed a good impression of Saeko Busujima and were quite glad that she had joined their side. In this harmonious atmosphere, the military vehicle drove towards its target.

Meanwhile, Niu Kun was troubled by the old vine demon's strange regenerative ability. No matter what he did, he couldn't completely cut off the vines that were wrapped around the black heart. Every time Niu Kun cut off a few, a few more would wrap around it again.

Moreover, vines kept wrapping around Niu Kun, forcing him to distract himself and chop at the vines attacking him. Enraged, Niu Kun simply shifted his target and set his sights on the black heart.

According to Niu Kun's guess, this black heart should be the heart of a dead great demon, containing a vast amount of evil spiritual energy, which should also be able to be converted into the soul energy that Niu Kun needs.

So Niu Kun changed his target and chopped the still-beating heart with his axe. Although the fire axe in Niu Kun's hand was just an ordinary steel weapon, with Niu Kun's great strength and the blessing of the fire enchantment, he still managed to forcefully break through the heart.

"don't want!!"

The old vine demon cried out in terror.

The black heart, which had been struck hard, suddenly contracted inward, and the surging evil energy became extremely agitated, with much of it escaping from the wound that Niu Kun had opened.

"Huh? Is it about to explode?"

Niu Kun felt a surge of hunger and longing, and instinctively opened his mouth and inhaled sharply. The evil energy that was escaping from the wound immediately gathered and was then sucked into Niu Kun's stomach as if in a rush.

[Warning: The host is currently absorbing a high-intensity alien energy!]

[Warning: The alien energy absorbed by the host is eroding the host!]

[Initiating alien energy conversion. Host, please note that the alien energy intensity is high, and the conversion may be incomplete!]

[The alien energy has mutated, activating the demonic bloodline.]

[The demonic bloodline has been activated. It has devoured alien energy, causing a mutation in its bloodline!]

[Demon bloodline mutation complete! [Minotaur Demon] form abilities enhanced! Gained 1 point of Agility, 1 point of Perception, the talent [Regeneration], and the skill [Stealth]!]

[Regeneration]: The host gains regenerative abilities. What was originally a fatal injury is now considered a serious injury. Any injury at or below the level of serious injury can be recovered relatively quickly, including the regrowth of severed limbs. However, this does not include the separation of the head and torso. Severe head damage or damage to more than half of the torso will also prevent regeneration. This talent can be further advanced.

[Concealment]: (Level 1) The host can disappear from the sight of mortals at will, but mortals with special vision or strong perception may still be able to detect the host's concealment.

[Soul energy is full; demonic bloodline evolution is possible.]

[Does the host wish to evolve into a demonic bloodline?]

"Yes." Before Niu Kun could even feel the new power, he received a notification that his soul energy was full, and he immediately continued to upgrade excitedly.

Chapter Forty-Three: Jianshan and the Yellow Springs

[The evolution of the demonic bloodline has begun; the demonic bloodline is undergoing an advanced mutation!]

[Demon bloodline advancement and mutation complete! [Minotaur Demon] form abilities enhanced! Gained 1 point of Constitution and the talent [Demon Skin]!]

[Demon Skin]: The host's physical defense is significantly increased, elemental resistance to fire, ice, and lightning is slightly increased, and resistance to other elements is slightly increased.

[Host level has advanced to Tier 3, Lower Rank; Labyrinth Ruins powers have expanded; Host has gained the skill [Summon Demon] again.]

[Summon Demon]: (Level 1) The host has a 50% success rate in summoning a Quassa demon. Upon successful summoning, the summoned demon will appear within a 15-meter radius of the host and act as an ally for no more than 10 minutes. This can be used once per day.

'I've made a fortune!'

The series of prompts greatly excited Niu Kun, who then absorbed the evil energy from the black heart even more forcefully, like a whale sucking in water. In the blink of an eye, the rapidly trembling and agitated black heart slowly came to a stop and then gradually shrank.

"No?! You bastard, what have you done?!"

The old vine demon never expected that Niu Kun would have such a method of devouring evil energy for his own use. He was furious and anxious, and vigorously swung countless vines with poisonous thorns to strike Niu Kun.

However, as a demon, Niu Kun is immune to toxins, and with the addition of the demon skin, he is naturally not afraid of the opponent's mere whipping. In fact, as a demon, Niu Kun should have been the first to obtain the talent of the demon skin.

However, since Niu Kun became a demon halfway through his life, he naturally didn't follow the normal path. Moreover, there are many demons who mutate, level up, and add points randomly, so it's quite normal for a demon to have some strange attributes.

The old vine demon's attack was ineffective, but Niu Kun was getting impatient. He immediately used his soul energy to upgrade his flame spirit energy by one level, although it cost him a hundred points of soul energy, which made him feel a little pained.

However, when the fire aura was upgraded to level four, the range of coverage reached a radius of eight meters, and the damage was also increased to a certain extent, but it was not very noticeable. The suddenly expanded fire aura turned the entire room, no, the entire floor, into a sea of ​​fire.

"Is that... the master's power?"

At this moment, Yuno, who was obediently hiding outside the old building, looked at the building that was burning and spreading. She could vaguely sense that it was the work of her master, and her cheeks immediately became even more flushed.

"If...if I could have that kind of power...I wouldn't...wouldn't..."

Clutching the blood-stained kitchen knife tightly in her hand, Yuno Gasai's eyes were filled with admiration for Niu Kun and a thirst for power.

The raging flames were unlike the fighting inside the building. Soon, people who were awakened were anxiously calling the police, and the noise broke the silence of the night.

"What...what kind of monster is that?!"

Isayama Yomi, who jumped out of the car, asked in confusion, "The entire building has been set ablaze by towering flames. The situation inside the building is not clear, but burning vines keep reaching out from the walls and swinging wildly before being burned, breaking off, and falling down."

Listening closely, one could hear an extremely shrill scream coming from inside the building, which made even the no-longer-newcomer, Isayama Yomi, feel somewhat uneasy.

"It's still uncertain. This floor was marked as abnormal some time ago, but because it didn't show any signs of anomalies, the investigation was postponed."

As a veteran, Koji Iwabata shook his head with a solemn expression. Then, he took a long sword from the car and handed it to Saeko Busujima, who was somewhat distracted.

"This is a pneumatic exorcism knife made by Master Mike Ohara, the Dance Kick No. 11. As an agent of the Countermeasures Office, everyone can choose a weapon that suits them. However, this time it was a bit rushed, so try it out first and see if it suits you."

Suddenly snapping back to her senses, Saeko Busujima first thanked him, then took the slightly longer demon-slaying sword. She still carried the ordinary Murata sword, which would have been damaged beyond repair long ago if it weren't for Saya Takagi's awakened repair skills.

Driven by her love for the sword, Saeko Busujima eagerly followed Koji Iwabata's instructions. After pulling the trigger, the blade shot out using the air pressure. Using this force, Saeko Busujima unleashed an iaido slash and found that it indeed had more than three times the power of normal, which made her very happy.

However, what surprised Saeko Busujima even more at this moment was not the new knife she had acquired, but that she had found its master. Although she hadn't seen it clearly yet, Saeko Busujima could already sense that it was Niu Kun.

At the same time, Saeko Busujima looked thoughtfully at some ordinary people who seemed to have been drawn by the fire, or more precisely, at a pink-haired girl in the crowd.

Is she also a witch belonging to her master's familiar? But she is not Takagi Saya.

'Is she also a witch belonging to the master's familiar?'

Yuno Gasai, who was hiding in the crowd, also noticed Saeko Busujima's presence, but unlike Saeko Busujima's curiosity, Yuno Gasai felt disgust and repulsion.

'Master...how can you have other family members? Master should belong to Yuno alone.'

Yuno Gasai lowered her eyes to avoid arousing the other person's suspicion with her jealous and hostile gaze, but she couldn't suppress her anxiety and murderous intent.

bang~

It seemed that the natural gas had been ignited. The violent explosion frightened nearby people, who retreated away. These people did not know the cause of the fire; they had only gathered around out of curiosity in the middle of the night.

However, after seeing some burning vines breaking through the wall, various rumors began to spread.

"There's no way to get up there in this kind of fire."

Sakuraba Kazuki, carrying two briefcases, couldn't help but frown as he spoke.

“This flame carries an extremely evil and ferocious aura; it is not a fire that was started in an ordinary way.” Iitsuna Noriyuki detected the unusual nature of the fire through his spirit beast, Kuganeko.

By this time, a number of police officers and firefighters had arrived, but because the countermeasures office had taken over, no other supernatural departments appeared.

Following instructions from the countermeasures office, police and firefighters began evacuating civilians to prevent further casualties.

"Then... we can only rely on Isayama's work."

Faced with such a raging fire, no one else could do anything about it, so Koji Iwabata could only turn his attention to Yomi Isayama.

"Well, I see."

Yomi Isayama nodded, and then, under Saeko Busujima's curious gaze, drew her treasured sword, Lion King.

"Go, Ran Honglian!"

With a clear shout from Izayama Yomi, a huge red lion suddenly appeared. Yomi then jumped onto the lion's back, and the lion leaped up.

"That is?"

Saeko Busujima asked in astonishment.

"That is the Lion King sword, a family heirloom of the Isayama family. It contains a Nue named Ranguren, which has the body of a lion and the tails of a group of snakes. It is an extremely powerful spirit beast."

"Ah."

Saeko Busujima, who was also from Japan, had naturally read some strange tales and stories, so they weren't that hard to understand. However, in her previous ten years or so, she had never seen so many strange and unusual things.

Chapter Forty-Four: Retreat