Truth is everywhere within range

Exorcism martial arts venue.

Ariko Asano held the black box and sat obediently in the corner waiting.

There are not many spirit exterminators at the venue now, and everyone has gone to Mount Hiei to search.

Since the situation of most areas of Mount Hiei can be seen relatively comprehensively here, it has become a place for information exchange and the transfer of spiritual masters.

Looking at the exorcists coming and going, Ariko Asano felt a little uneasy, but there was nothing she could do.

Now call and inform the Atsuta Shrine Headquarters in Nagoya that reinforcements will not arrive for at least an hour, and Tokyo is even further away.

"The search in the northeastern area has been completed, and no sign of the witches has been found."

"The search in the southwest area has also been completed."

"The fire delivery from Wushan is about to begin, and it may be even more chaotic by then."

The reports from several exorcists did not bring much good news.

Ariko Asano picked up her phone and wanted to ask Qiao Qiao on Line, but she finally put it down.

Don't disturb the teacher at this time.

As she thought about it, she saw several exorcists coming to the venue, the leader of whom was a middle-aged man with gray hair wearing a suit.

Naoyuki Ayatsuji, the president of the Kyoto Spiritual Exterminator Association, followed behind him were other members of the Kyoto Spiritual Exorcist Association.

"Don't be impatient. The shrine maidens of Limu Shrine are still alive at least for now."

He spoke, and when he walked to the explanation stand that served as a temporary command post, he glanced at Ariko Asano who was holding a black box.

"According to the association's investigation, this incident is most likely the work of an overseas religion that worships evil beliefs. The relevant information has been uploaded to various work groups. Please take a look at it."

Overseas religion?

Ariko Asano was a little confused.

Fortunately, as Maki Araki's deputy, she also joined some groups related to martial arts exorcism, and finally got a piece of information.

This information is not long. It mainly introduces the important personnel of this overseas religion, past deeds, belief composition, etc.

It can be seen that this religious belief is a god who claims to be from an extraterrestrial world. In the mythology of the religion, this god came to the earth hundreds of thousands of years ago and fell asleep here. Most of the activities of the religion are to awaken this existence. .

Of course, in fact, most of the so-called activities of awakening gods by the top leaders of this religion are purely for money-making and have no practical effect.

At the end of last year, this religion was destroyed abroad for abetting murder and economic crimes. Facts have also proved that their leaders do not have any psychic powers, not even spiritual power. As for gods and the like, It was completely pieced together and modified by him and other senior officials based on some novels and movies. Those summoning rituals were naturally fake.

Of course, looking back now, that leader was also being used.

Because after comparing the information left by the Kyoto Soul Exorcist Association, the Soul Exorcists discovered that there were indeed signs with special properties hidden among those mysterious statues and symbols.

The summoning ritual, after some changes, is similar to the rituals left in some ancient documents.

Although the top leaders of the religion were basically arrested, there were also some who slipped through the net.

Putting it all together, it's easy to explain.

That leader was actually the one being exploited.

Monsters disguise themselves as humans, infiltrate religions, subtly insert their own needs into the teachings, take advantage of leaders' ideas of making money, spread information, and summon humans to do things for them.

very smart.

"But what are they trying to awaken? Are there really gods from aliens?"

Ariko Asano doesn’t understand.

"I don't know if there are people from extraterrestrials, but we do have some notes left by Seimei-sama in our Seimei Shrine. He once traveled the mountains and rivers, communicated with monsters, and learned a lot about the history of monsters."

On the side, Takaya Arai finished reading the information.

"In an era before humans appeared, there were indeed many unimaginable monsters in this world. Even the Yamata no Orochi was of a very late stage."

He showed his true nature as a magic stick and spoke in a serious manner.

"At that time, there were wars even among monsters. New monsters fought several battles with ancient monsters. Among them, there were some extremely powerful beings that could not even be killed. They could only be sealed in some mysterious places. place."

"Historical changes, after the advent of the human era, there are fewer and fewer monsters in those places. In the past, human city construction once caused the seal to be destroyed, and the remaining thoughts of the big monster affected humans and even triggered local wars. Such a thing."

"Later, the Feng Shui theory of Onmyoji was derived. It's hard to say whether the land can bring good luck to people, but at least it can be seen whether a big monster is sealed here."

"If it is really an incident planned by youkai, then it should make sense that they are trying to awaken the big youkai. In this case, the shrine maiden of Limu Shrine may be..."

Arai Takashi looked solemn.

When it comes to breaking the seal, there is no doubt that it will always be linked to sacrifices and sacrifices.

And witches who have spiritual power and serve the gods are undoubtedly the best materials to use for sacrifices.

Ariko Asano looked at Naoyuki Ayatsuji from the Kyoto Soul Exorcist Association with some worry. At this time, a man wearing an Onmyoji hunting suit hurried over from outside and saluted Ayatsuji Naoyuki.

"Lord Ayatsuji, traces of the Night Parade of Hyakki were discovered at festivals across Kyoto."

"!"

Everyone was suddenly shocked when they heard this word.

A hundred ghosts walk at night.

When the Yin Qi is at its strongest, the remaining evil spirits in the world may be attracted and wander around in the world, which can easily lead to large-scale evil spirits causing trouble, so it is also called the Night Walk of One Hundred Ghosts.

Today, on the last day of Bon Festival, the Yin Qi is at its strongest. If someone uses some special means, it is not impossible to cause a hundred ghosts to walk at night. It is for this reason that most of the ghost exterminators in Kyoto are stationed throughout the city.

The incident at Mount Hiei, coupled with the Hyakki Yakō, the two events overlapped. Not only did the spiritual masters suffer from enemies from both sides and were in a hurry, it was also easy to think that this might be a conspiracy that had already been planned.

"Hundred Ghosts at Night."

Asano Ariko looked at the black box in her arms, and the worry in her eyebrows deepened.

Within the narrow space.

Buzz——

The drone flew over in the sky, and Qiao Qiao looked ahead.

On the altar, it was obvious that five women were lying with their eyes closed.

Right in the center.

A figure stood.

He wears loose robes, has blond hair and blue eyes, and wears glasses, looking like a scholar.

The man was holding a book with a torn cover in his hand, and was muttering something.

There was a low murmur in the air.

"In his eternal abode, my Lord sleeps waiting for you in your dreams."