Truth is everywhere within range

In the mist.

All surrounding sounds disappeared.

The chirping of insects, the whistling of the wind through the treetops, and even the busy voices of the spiritualists on the radio in the car, all disappeared.

Next to my ears, the breeze blowing from the village seemed to carry a low murmur, but no words could be caught at all.

"parking."

A few hundred meters away from the village, Qiao Qiao stopped the van.

When he stepped out of the car, the mist was moist and sticky, with a rawness that made it difficult to breathe.

"Better put on a gas mask."

Qiao Qiao said something and took off one himself and put it on.

At the end of the road is a lush grassland, which is spread out around the village. It is full of life, but also a bit strange.

Tall and towering trees with huge canopies are located in every corner of the village, shrouding the entire city.

Lifting his head, Qiao Qiao saw a crimson full moon, casting a hazy light.

The road behind him has been obscured by thick fog, and no one knows what is in the fog.

The whole city is filled with a certain quiet and crazy atmosphere.

From Qiao Qiao's spiritual vision, he could feel that the surrounding spiritual energy was converging towards the village in some special form.

At this moment, there seemed to be a huge vortex over the village, making it difficult for people to escape.

"Uruz4, you stay here and use the drone to investigate the village. Uruz3, go find a suitable fire support point. Others, follow me and keep communications normal."

"yes!"

The witches sprang into action.

Hayami Nanase unfolded the communication equipment and confirmed the communication with the outside world.

Unfortunately, although the six people in the fog were able to communicate with each other normally, their contact with the outside world was cut off.

"Everyone's first priority is to protect their own safety."

Qiao Qiao warned.

Although they performed well in the spirit-killing martial arts, they were still just new recruits, and this was the first time they faced such actual weird events.

The drone took off, and the camera quickly transmitted back the situation in the village.

Using efficient drawing software, a simple topographic map was quickly drawn.

"This is Uruz4. I have transferred the combat map to everyone's pads."

Qiao Qiao also put on a tactical vest. On his left wrist, the LCD screen displayed the topographic map of the village.

Since he had read the information about the Soul-killing Enbu before and roughly analyzed the maps of more than 200 villages in Mount Hiei, Qiao Qiao quickly recalled the relevant information about this village.

This village is called Shigeyama Village. It is one of the earliest villages established in Mount Hiei. It was still the Taisho era, when the city of Kyoto was rapidly expanding into the mountains and forests.

But later, a vicious incident occurred in Maoshan Village.

A certain monster, for unknown reasons, attacked this small village in the mountains, causing the entire village to be blood sacrificed, giving birth to countless resentful spirits, and disrupting a large area near Mount Hiei.

It even crossed the Kamogawa River and affected the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

The spiritual exterminators from Kyoto gathered their strength and stormed Mushan Village. In the end, the entire village was completely purified.

Of course, the residents here no longer exist.

As a result, Mushan Village became an abandoned village, and it was closed because of such an incident. It was not until the Heisei Era that the closure was lifted decades later.

Of course, the relevant information has been sealed. To most young people, this is just an ordinary abandoned village with no one living in it.

Since a battle had already taken place, most of the buildings in the village were incomplete, and the whole village reflected a sense of decadence and desolation.

But the trees growing in the village are bursting with vitality. From a distance, under the moonlight, there is an illusion that the trees are emitting light.

Qiao Qiao looked at the map.

"The three areas with stronger spiritual power are B3, C7, and E1. I speculate that the shrine maidens from Limu Shrine may be in one of them. As for the remaining two, they may be where the kidnappers are."

After taking a brief look at the village, Qiao Qiao quickly made a judgment.

After marking it on the map, he, Maki Araki and other witches quickly entered the village.

Takeda Yui, the shrine maiden of Riki Shrine, squatted in the corner with her head in her hands, shivering.

What, what is going on?

She looked at the other four companions.

Everyone had a panic look on their faces.

After all, under the miko, they are only teenage girls. When encountering such a strange situation, only a few can remain calm. Most people will panic like Takeda Yui.

So weird.

Takeda Yui recalled everything that had happened before.

They were performing martial arts exercises to eliminate spirits, and searched the village because they could not find any remaining source of resentment.

Suddenly, Takeda Yui seemed to hear something.

But before she could hear clearly what those words were saying, thick fog suddenly began to fill her surroundings, towering trees rose up, and the whole world changed.

At first, Takeda Yui thought it was some new martial arts routine for removing spirits, but after meeting up with her companions, they discovered that they had arrived in a completely different village.

This isn't over yet.

Because a minute later, Takeda Yui saw the monster.

The monster had no face, was wearing an ancient kimono, and had a broken sword hanging from his waist.

At the first sight of the monster, Takeda Yui was frightened.

Can't beat it.

This is not some imitation item that simulates a wraith.

But a real monster.

In most cases, these young mikos are inaccessible to youkai.

And this monster is too strong.

It is powerful that can be seen at a glance.

I'm afraid even the five witches present may not be able to solve it.

And not only that, there are more similar monsters in this city.

A faceless samurai in kimono, moving with a sword.

The five shrine maidens of Riki Shrine immediately hid.

They discovered that these faceless warriors did not seem to enter the room.

It should be safe for now.

Takeda Yui thought.

I don’t know when my father will be found.

She looked at the guard-shaped pendant hanging around her neck. It was an artifact that had been processed by Limu Shrine. If Takeda Yui was in danger, the people from Limu Shrine would be able to find her immediately.

However, it had been more than ten minutes since this strange situation occurred.

However, Takeda Yui could not feel any trace of other spiritual masters at all.

"Don't worry, we have a problem with the spirit-killing martial arts, and other spirit-killing masters will be here soon."

A witch comforted everyone.

Takeda Wei also nodded and held the pendant tightly.

In the corner of the room where none of the five people noticed, their shadows suddenly started to move.

Click——

Takeda Yui found that her pendant was cracked.