Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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"Dou Tang, how's the situation over there?"

"The buffalo monster is dead, the truck exploded, it exploded twice, and now the streets are in chaos. What about over there?"

“A group of half-demons have sneaked into the hospital and are now heading towards the sixth floor. I plan to sneak up there and see what happens.”

"...I understand, but don't rush things. We'll find a way to sneak into the hospital right away."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Lao Lang thought for a moment, then took out two disposable masks from the nurses' station. He put one on his face and one on his head, leaving only his eyes, which were turning into vertical pupils, exposed.

After making sure his face wouldn't be exposed, he slowly headed towards the stairwell.

Take a day off

Recently, my father's illness has become quite serious. Since I'm writing at home, I have no choice but to take care of him. Every day I go to different hospitals, one after another, while also remembering to buy meals at home.

After a busy day, I still have to come back to writing, accumulating manuscripts for the new book while working on the old one, and waiting for a break before stockpiling some manuscripts for the cyberpunk book.

I just washed my face and noticed that my eyes are completely bloodshot, they've turned bright red, my dark circles are incredibly thick, and my upper eyelids are drooping, making it look like I can't open my eyes.

I couldn't take it anymore. I hadn't been getting enough sleep for about a week, only sleeping four or five hours a day.

Although I won't give up my career because of family matters, I have to leave at seven o'clock tomorrow morning to have a full-body checkup.

Let me take a break tonight... Sorry everyone.

Let's fight again tomorrow; there will be no shortage of updates this month.

Chapter 79 The New Era Will Be Revealed

The silence of a hospital often evokes discomfort and fear in many people.

Ultimately, it may be the fear of death.

In the corridor late at night, everyone in those wards was undeniably heading towards death, and the rising and falling breaths were the sound of death gradually approaching.

They use medication to prolong their lives and surgery to extend their lives, but whether due to old age or accidents, illness and injury torment them, inevitably raising in their hearts a sense of awe for death and a longing for what they had before they died.

Things once deeply etched in our memories are gradually forgotten, and even the things we strive for with all our might cannot stop the passage of time. The meaning of life we ​​create is reduced to a light feather in the face of death.

It is the fear and dread of death that leads to people's fear of hospitals, and horror movies often use hospitals as a theme to depict stories.

Hospitals are modern-day places of reincarnation, where people are born and most also reach the end of their lives. Unresolved resentments and unfulfilled wishes resonate and converge within hospitals, making them the most likely places for evil spirits to appear.

So even though the old wolf was a monster, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The corridor before us was deep and quiet. Since no one on this floor was awake, an eerie stillness filled the entire corridor.

The faint breathing sounds in the ward calmed Old Wolf's heart a little. He walked forward along the corridor and came to the stairwell.

Surprisingly, the stairwell was also shrouded in silence. Moonlight streamed in through the window, and the sounds of sirens and voices could be heard from the street outside.

Strangely, even though so many people went up to the sixth floor, no sound could be heard at the stairwell.

Strange, how come there's not a sound from so many people?

The old wolf became alert, crouching slightly as it moved forward little by little, until it reached the platform halfway up the stairs where it turned, and looked down at the sixth floor.

The sixth floor was deserted; there was nothing to see.

"Strange..." Old Wolf frowned, mustered his courage, and continued walking upwards, finally reaching the sixth floor. He looked around and found the entire sixth-floor operating room empty; the half-demons who had infiltrated the hospital seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The puzzled old wolf circled the sixth floor along the wall, but there was no trace of any half-demons having been there. This made him feel cold all over and his hair stand on end.

The corridor in front of him was bright with the moonlight outside the window. The curtains hung low and motionless by the window. Both ends of the corridor were so quiet. Although it looked peaceful and serene, it felt to Old Wolf like a vicious beast that would devour people without blinking an eye.

The seemingly open corridor, however, cast a veil of fear over him, as if the entire corridor would transform into a sinister and evil underworld if he were not careful, plundering Old Wolf's life.

Where did those guys go?

Calm down... You might have entered a barrier, a barrier you can't sense... So it must be the kind of barrier used by Onmyoji.

It's so perfect that I can't even tell... No wonder Dou Tang said that he could only sense that something was wrong but had no clue what was going on.

The old wolf shuddered.

What does this mean? It means that Abe Ryoumei's skill in creating barriers is not only superior to everyone else's, but he also possesses immense power.

If he wanted to trap everyone with a barrier, Old Wolf would do this.

The people had no chance to resist.

Thinking of this, the old wolf completely chickened out, returned to the stairwell, and silently fled downstairs.

Back on the fifth floor, Old Wolf could already hear the commotion downstairs. It seemed that the doctors and nurses who were resting downstairs had started to rescue people injured in the explosion on the street, and police sirens were constantly coming from outside the window.

Old Wolf returned to his room and dialed Dou Tang's number again.

"Hey? Old Wolf, how are you doing?"

Old Wolf swallowed hard and said, "I'm relatively safe, but those guys who just invaded the hospital have all disappeared!"

"They went up to the sixth floor and seem to have entered the barrier. There are absolutely no traces on the entire sixth floor. Abe Ryomei's barrier skills are superior to all of ours. We need stronger exorcists as reinforcements!"

Old Wolf's thinking was very clear: if they wanted to fight against Abe Ryoumei, they needed an exorcist who could break through his barrier. With just Dou Tang and the others who fought in a very straightforward manner, they would have no ability to resist once they were trapped by the barrier.

There was a moment of silence on Dou Tang's end, during which the sound of an ambulance, sirens, and shouts from police officers could be heard.

After waiting for a while, Dou Tang said, "I understand... I will call for backup. You can stay at the hospital as an informant for now. Take good care of yourself. If there is anything you can't handle, use the things I gave you immediately."

"Okay... Don't worry, I won't act rashly without your support."

After hanging up the phone, Dou Tang bit her lower lip and clicked her tongue in frustration.

The chaos on the street was slowly being resolved. The police arrived quickly and had already covered the buffalo monster's body to block the view. The flames on the truck were being extinguished, and the truck debris scattered all over the street was being cleaned up by the officers.

Ambulances have arrived and are taking those affected by the explosion to a nearby hospital.

On the street, many people were still watching the spectacle. Some of them were recording videos with their phones. Although they were quickly reprimanded by the police, there were no exorcists to maintain order at the scene. The videos on their phones would probably be posted online soon.

Predictably, the video of the buffalo monster transforming from a human into a half-human, half-bull creature and then wrestling with a truck will go viral online after tonight.

Such a serious leak will undoubtedly mark the beginning of evil spirits being brought to the forefront. In comparison, all previous videos of Fall Guys filming in various haunted locations or Siren Head wailing in the deep mountains are insignificant.

The story of the buffalo monster will make the new era increasingly "aggressive," and evil spirits will no longer be a secret event believed in by only a few, and participated in by even fewer.

Instead, it will become a well-known entity that genuinely impacts the normal functioning of the world.

While it remains to be seen how many people will believe these videos, such incidents are bound to increase in the future, perhaps subtly leading people to discover that evil and mystery are all around them.

"How is Old Wolf doing?" Kotaro asked.

Dou Tang then shared information about the old wolf.

Everyone frowned, and Xue Qing said, "If I may be so bold, do you have a trustworthy and extremely powerful exorcist? An ordinary exorcist probably wouldn't be able to handle a battle of this intensity."

"After all, our opponent is the current Onmyoji of the Abe family."

Dou Tang nodded slowly.

"Yes, and I know she will definitely beat Abe Ryomei, without a doubt."

Huaiyin looked at Doutang thoughtfully.

Chapter 80: Soldiers coming to stop them

If we're talking about the strongest exorcist Dou Tang knows, it has to be Lu Zizhen.

Anyway, Lu Zizhen had said before that she was coming to Pu'an City, so why not do me a favor?

Besides her, Dou Tang has no other exorcist he trusts more. Although Lu Zizhen always seems to be hiding something from him, it doesn't seem like a big deal for now.

Upon receiving the news, Lu Zizhen arrived even faster than Dou Tang had expected, showing how much she cared about the matter.

The next morning, Lu Zizhen appeared outside the warehouse, dangling her car keys.

Dou Tang opened the door to greet them. Lu Zizhen looked at the warehouse in front of her and whistled, saying, "It really does look like a secret base for Kamen Rider. You can't tell from the outside at all."

Upon entering, Lu Zizhen was quite surprised: "Wow, there are so many people here?"

She turned to look at Dou Tang, her eyes full of curiosity: "I had no idea you were such a fan of forming cliques."

Dou Tang shrugged and explained, "They're just a group of partners who happen to have the same goal."

Finally, he added, "Now they are my friends."

Lu Zizhen narrowed her eyes: "You're starting to have more friends."

Dou Tang nodded as he walked into the house, saying, "Because I know that one person can't accomplish anything alone. You see, isn't that why I invited you here?"

Lu Zizhen nodded in satisfaction.

The group got to know each other. During this time, Lu Zizhen's unique and bewitching aura made people like Kotaro feel uncomfortable. Whenever he encountered Lu Zizhen, he would shrink back.

After all, Lu Zizhen's personality is so unique. She is confident and flamboyant, with the impulse to do anything on a whim, but also has deep and far-sighted considerations, making her unpredictable.

She pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "So now, although we've figured out that one of Abe Ryoumei's strongholds is the hospital, we can't sense the barrier at all."

So you can't get in at all..."

"What about the half-demons? What's the situation with the remaining half-demons in Pu'an City?"

Old Wolf shook his head: "We didn't continue the investigation. After all, we've already found Abe Ryoumei's stronghold, and those half-demons are no longer the focus."

Lu Zizhen retorted, "That's not right. If the half-demons are no longer a threat, how could anyone have planned an operation against the water buffalo demon?"

"At times like these, we must not underestimate the enemy who has already gone into hiding. They may not be simply admitting defeat, but are plotting something, or even planning to sit back and watch the tigers fight."

Lu Zizhen pointed at Dou Tang and the others: "Think about it, you Kamen Riders act so arrogantly, and Abe Ryomei has been found to be the mastermind behind everything. So think about it from the other side, wouldn't they be happy to see the two of you wear each other down?"

“Those of you who are involved may not realize it, but as an observer, it is obvious that they are waiting for you to escalate the situation further. The half-demons are waiting for the final outcome before they make their move.”

After saying that, she shrugged and said, "Anyway, if I were a half-demon, I would definitely do the same thing."

"After all, if you start fighting, don't think you can hide it from those half-demons."

Dou Tang nodded, took a deep breath and said, "I originally thought that those half-demons probably wouldn't be able to cause any trouble, but the fate of the water buffalo demon makes me think... those half-demons might not be the same scattered bunch they were before."

"So what's the next step? If we need to consider the half-demon, shouldn't we slow down the plan?" Kotaro asked, frowning.

Lu Zizhen shook her head and said, "No need, we can wait."

"There's no need to even stay in Urayasu City."

Dou Tang looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Lu Zizhen smiled and explained, "The current situation is that the half-demons are more anxious than us to continue to survive. Any one of them can live well if they leave Pu'an City. They don't have to stay in Pu'an City and fight to the death."

"Their alliance is only because you've pushed them too far, and Abe Ryomei's information has been exposed."

"The sudden disappearance of that group of half-demons from the hospital was obviously a blow to them as well. They couldn't figure out Abe Ryoumei's true strength, so this temporary alliance would lose its cohesion due to the setback."

"So all we need now is time, to wait for their cohesion to decline further, to wait for them to realize that neither Kamen Rider nor Abe Ryomei seems to be able to defeat or even figure out their strength. When that time comes, someone in the group will eventually choose to leave."

“If one person leaves, there will be a second... In the end, the remaining people are much easier to deal with, I mean, it's always easier than dealing with a large group of people.”

Old Wolf suddenly asked, "How can you be so sure that someone from them will leave?"

Lu Zizhen tapped the table and said, "Because they are fundamentally different from us."

She then pointed to Dou Tang and said, "Our ultimate goal is to resolve the incident in Pu'an City, while Abe Ryoumei's goal... might be to complete his experiment? In any case, we are the stronger party and have reasons why we cannot leave."

“But what about half-demons?” She raised her hand, then slowly closed it. “They are different. They can leave at any time, and no one will stop them, will they? In the end, these creatures, who are not much better than wild beasts, are just indulging in the environment where they used to do whatever they wanted.”

"But when they realize that the environment cannot be recovered in a short time and that survival has become a problem, they will find that it is not only dangerous but also uncomfortable for them to stay."

"Then why don't they run away?"

Dou Tang scratched his face, thought about it carefully, and realized that it was indeed true.

Take those monsters from Mengnan Village, for example. They don't need to stay in Puan City. They can go wherever they want, just like normal humans, right?

Kotaro was still somewhat incredulous and said, "Hey, hey, hey, Miss Taoist, if that's what you're saying, does that mean we don't have to care about the half-demons at all, and can just do whatever we want during this time? Just wait for them to leave on their own?"

“It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true.” Lu Zizhen nodded.

“In other words,” Lu Zizhen leaned back on the sofa, looking at Kotaro and the others, and said, “you can take a rest now.”

"We can deal with whatever comes our way, whether it's soldiers or water. We can simply wait for the impatient enemy to come to us."

"The soldiers are coming... what does that mean?" Old Wolf awkwardly repeated the Chinese proverb that Lu Zizhen had spoken, puzzled.

"In other words, we can let the enemy take the initiative to attack. We just need to take appropriate countermeasures to ensure there are no weaknesses," Lu Zizhen explained.

"This is the safest and most direct solution I can offer as an outsider."

I'll take a break today and update again tomorrow.