Chapter 5
The old man was walking on a quiet path leading to the temple.
Late at night, Xiyu Mountain, on a quiet path leading to the temple.
Old Hai was holding a torch, walking and muttering to himself.
"Master Hongyi, I am here to see you again. Don't worry, I will definitely repair the temple..."
"You and the Buddha must bless me and my grandson in heaven..."
The cold wind at night blew through the thin clothes, and the chattering old Hai shivered.
"Strange, why is it so quiet tonight."
Thinking of the conversation of the guests during the day, Old Hai couldn't help but tighten his clothes and quicken his pace.
I can't let my imagination run wild any more. I'd better hurry up and finish worshipping the wizard and rush back to coax my grandson.
"Crack, crack, crack."
The sound of trees breaking can be heard faintly in the distance, mixed with strange roars of fear and anger.
The sound is getting closer and clearer.
The old man shook his head nervously, and the air on the trail seemed to solidify, pressing him so hard that he couldn't breathe.
Something is coming!
After observing the surroundings, the old man's eyes lit up.
He held his breath, ran over lightly, curled up his body and pressed against the big tree beside the road, revealing a pair of eyes and not daring to make a sound.
Bang.
With a muffled sound, a tall black shadow rushed out from the trees on both sides of the trail. The hard bushes that ordinary people could hardly wade through were as fragile as a piece of paper in front of him.
"Huh? No, there seems to be a human smell here!"
The black shadow that was originally moving at high speed suddenly stopped and sniffed with its nose.
Then he turned around with a clear purpose and ran straight to the place where the old man was hiding.
"I've been discovered. What on earth is this?"
The old man was startled and lit the torch he carried with him and threw it at the monk ghost.
He couldn't retreat at this time. Ordinary beasts would lose their courage when they saw the fire. Only by being tough could they be scared away.
He dared to go up the mountain alone at his age. When he was young, the old man was also a famous hunter in the surrounding area.
However, the expected embarrassed escape did not happen. The other party did not avoid it and let the torch hit him.
"With this little force, are you tickling me?"
The firelight illuminated the terrifying and ferocious face of the monk ghost. The old man, who had finally mustered up the courage, turned pale.
"Ghost, there really is an evil ghost!"
Seeing the ferocious and terrifying true face of the monk ghost, the old man was so scared that he collapsed to the ground and could never get up again.
Seeing people, the monk ghost grinned excitedly.
"I'm so lucky to meet a living person at this late hour. I'll have the strength to recover after eating you, old thing."
"It's possible to escape. That monster is just playing with me."
"Help, Master Hongyi, Lord Buddha... Anyway, please show your spirit quickly, no matter who you are, please save me... Woo..."
The old man shouted desperately, and the impatient monk ghost grabbed the old man by the neck.
"Don't shout, your meat will be sore from fear, I'll eat you now."
The monk ghost declared victory and opened his big mouth to bite the old man.
Now, is it my turn to go to paradise?
The old man was no longer able to struggle, and his hands naturally fell down.
Pictures flashed through his subconscious mind, and finally stopped at a little kid holding a meatball.
But, Lord Buddha, Your Majesty, I can't die now...
As if echoing his unwillingness in his heart.
A strong wind rose from the woods, roaring in the ears of the old man.
The black armor accurately hit the open mouth of the evil ghost, and the fierce force caused the monk ghost to fall backward.
The next moment, the dark cloak fluttered, and Lin Heng's figure flashed by and appeared between the man and the ghost.
A powerful kick pulled the monk ghost away, and Lin Heng caught the falling old man with one hand on the other side.
"The time is just right, I am not late."
Lin Heng put the old man steadily on the ground and walked towards the monk ghost lying motionless in the distance.
He stepped on the ghost's head, suppressed the monk ghost's struggling body, and slowly pulled out the Sun Wheel Sword with his right hand.
"Why, why don't you just kill me."
The monk ghost roared unwillingly and fearfully.
"You devil, go to hell quickly, stop torturing me."
"Didn't I tell you before? I'm very interested in the armor on your body."
Lin Heng aimed the Sun Wheel Blade at the back of the monk ghost and cut it slowly down.
Since entering the world, Lin Heng has been thinking about a question.
What is world erosion?
What form will the distortion that disturbs the world take?
Mission
Since Yizhong has made it clear that he wants to kill Muzan, it means that according to the twisted development, Muzan will most likely not be killed by humans.
Lin Heng has never been an optimist. He has understood it since he saw the monk ghost eating through the light film.
This is not a comic, this is the real world.
So he is eager to increase his strength and obtain intelligence, live again, and this time, he must control his fate with his own hands.
And when Lin Heng saw the ghost armor, the subtle sense of disobedience made him immediately realize that variables may exist.
"If it is really what I think, it should be here."
The blade moved to the vicinity below the shoulder blade, splitting the layers of blue-black muscles, and a sac-like organ appeared.
"Damn it, it hurts, damn human! What are you doing?"
Ignoring the monk ghost's painful howl, Lin Heng stepped on his head and picked up the meat sac to take a closer look.
It is neither a human nor a ghost organ, and there is also the unfolded armor that obviously does not conform to the ghost slayer power system.
So it's really you...
[Weak distortion force detected, judgment begins...]
[Confirmed success, the Summoner found the source of distortion - Hebao (origin: Tokyo Ghoul)]
[The completion of Task 3 has been slightly improved, please keep up the good work]
"Let him be executed."
After getting the answer he wanted, Lin Heng was too lazy to continue talking nonsense, and cut off the head of the monk ghost with a knife.
The smooth head turned a few circles and rolled under the tree, and the monk ghost looked up with wide eyes.
"Ah, God, Lord God..."
Witnessing the process of the evil ghost being executed, the old man Hai, who escaped a disaster, shouted excitedly and kept kneeling to Lin Heng.
In great sorrow and joy, the old man Hai looked at the head of the monk ghost, and fainted again in a trance.
"Donor? Old man Hai?"
The monk ghost who was gradually disappearing suddenly shed tears.
"Master, Shinori..."
The whispers were swallowed by the wind, and a low sigh sounded in the dark.
Lin Heng stared at the place where the monk ghost disappeared sharply, but found nothing.
In the end, he could only look helplessly at the old man who fainted.
"You dare to run around at such an old age, it's really worrying."
Lin Heng carried the old man on his back and ran down the mountain using breathing techniques.
Although the first battle was a victory, Lin Heng was not so happy, because things became complicated.
The kagune on the monk ghost is not an external soul bone type. It is probably generated naturally from the moment it becomes a ghost. When the ghost eats enough people, it will awaken the kagune when it grows to a certain extent.
This change involving the biological origin level also made Lin Heng vaguely understand why the first task clearly required the elimination of Muzan.
As the source of ghosts, Boss Xie is definitely related to this matter!
Perhaps because the recipes are all human, the kagune and ghosts are obviously very compatible.
Monk-ghost, a mere lower-ranked demon, can use kagune to fight, which means that the already fragile balance of power between humans and demons has become even more disparate.
In other words, the situation between the Demon Slayer Corps and humans may be even more difficult than in the original work.
………
In the early morning, Old Man Hai suddenly woke up from a nightmare.
"Hiss, am I... at home? Didn't I go to the mountain to see the magician?"
"Ah! On Xiyu Mountain, no, demons, there are demons that eat people..."
Old Man Hai stood up suddenly, waking up the child who was sleeping soundly next to him.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
The child who was awakened by the noise asked, rubbing his eyes.
"That's great, Taro, it's great that you're okay. Thanks to the Buddha's blessing, Grandpa almost couldn't see you."
Old Man Hai suddenly hugged his grandson and cried softly.
Squeak.
The wooden door of the noodle shop was pushed open, and guests in twos and threes filed in.
"Old Hai, three servings of udon noodles. Why are you still not open so late today? Did a ghost knock on your door yesterday?"
"Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. Are you shortchanged? Hahaha..."
Everyone laughed and joked.
"Quiet, you people don't know anything at all."
Old Hai roared in a loud voice, hitting several guests who were joking with a rolling pin.
"You don't know what I encountered yesterday. There really was an evil ghost eating people."
Old Hai in the room danced and talked about his experience, and the guests' expressions gradually changed from disdain to hesitation.
"Listen, he has four arms and is extremely powerful, just like a Yaksha Rakshasa... But Lord Buddha bless you, send..."
Looking at each other, everyone in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.
"It's good to be alive, but life itself is too fragile. Without strength, you will be at the mercy of others.
Slaughter."
Standing in the shadows, Lin Heng, wrapped in a cloak, looked at the scene in the noodle shop and couldn't help sighing.
"Dealing with the strengthened ghost? It's really a bit tricky."
Saving this devout old man was just out of his heart, but Lin Heng also needed fame.
Before having enough confidence to face the two major forces, spreading his deeds is also part of the plan.
"The layout has begun. Now that I have come to this world, everything is different."
In the morning sun, Lin Heng turned his back to the town and walked into the dense forest.
"Wake up, evil ghosts, your good days are coming to an end. "