Tokyo Fall Guys beats up the supernatural

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Dou Tang nodded slightly and asked, "Besides demons, is there anything else?"

"There's another messenger... a human-faced dog. That human-faced dog was originally an urban legend, but later it became a real existence. According to him... there are many such urban legends, and he is the messenger between multiple forces."

Dou Tang grasped the key point in the question: "Are there many forces composed of evil spirits, monsters, and urban legends?"

Nurarihyon nodded.

"Does the Exorcist Association know about this?"

"They may know, but most exorcists are probably kept in the dark."

Dou Tang scoffed. He had already witnessed the inefficiency of the Exorcist Association. Given Shui Tianjing Sanlang's nature, the Exorcist Association, which once maintained order, had become an organization that turned a blind eye to ordinary evil spirits.

Mikazuki chimed in, "Toudou, you don't need to consider the opinions of the Exorcist Association at all. Those guys wouldn't even lift a finger in a serious incident like Taira no Masakado, how could they possibly know anything about Crown Games?"

Dou Tang shook his head: "Humans can also obtain the crown. There should be some exorcists who know about this, but those people are still hiding in the shadows, and their purpose is unknown."

"There are organizations formed by participants in the Crown Game regarding evil spirits, and exorcists may also be among them."

Dou Tang scoffed somewhat unhappily and continued, "Being spied on from the shadows is absolutely unacceptable. I need to find a way to locate the Crown participants among the exorcists before I can continue."

"The only human who seems to have anything to do with the crown right now is still that Onmyoji."

"I had no choice but to get involved in this matter."

Nurarihyon nodded and said, "So, what do you plan to do about the invitation from the evil spirits?"

"Please agree to it for me."

Just as Dou Tang was about to end the conversation, he suddenly remembered something else and raised his hand, saying, "By the way, Nurarihyon, there's one more thing I need your help with."

"Speak freely," Nurarihyon said, waving his hand.

"Help me find out about a biker gang called Headless Dog. I need all the information about Headless Dog."

Nurarihyon agreed.

Having temporarily ended his business with Nurarihyon, Toudou and Mikazuki left decisively without any delay.

After Dou Tang left, Nurarihyon walked to the corridor, looked at his courtyard, and sighed deeply.

Xue Qing slowly stepped forward from behind, her steps somewhat unsteady, seemingly not in the same good condition as when she faced Dou Tang.

He bowed slightly and said, "Father, why don't you tell Mr. Ren... about our situation?"

Nurarihyon tucked his hands into his sleeves, his expression no longer languid, but fixed firmly on the pond's surface. He snorted coldly and said, "It's not time for the Nurarihyon family to ask for outside help yet."

"Those evil spirits wanted to give me a hard time, but what they didn't know was that my success in Tokyo was never based on selling information."

"After you finish what you're doing, Xueqing, go and bring your mother over." Nurarihyon suddenly smiled again, as if reminiscing about something: "It's winter in Tokyo now, let her come and have some fun too."

Chapter 143 The Brainless Monk Reappears

Upon returning home, Mikazuki was naturally welcomed by Kaine.

Although she had become human, her innate nature of feeling comfortable when petted was unchangeable. Before long, this tall girl, who was a head taller than Huaiyin, was already curled up comfortably on Huaiyin's lap, her toes wiggling and her hands tucked in front of her, just like when she was a cat.

Huaiyin sat on the sofa, touched Mikazuki's ears, and laughed, "Mikazuki is still just as cute as ever when he's human! Hehe."

Mikazuki comfortably pursed his lips, protruding his cat-like lips, and closed his eyes, enjoying himself immensely.

Seeing this, Dou Tang, who was cooking, mocked, "Shameful cat."

"Meow!" Mikazuki immediately stood up and instinctively tried to jump onto the table and rush towards Tou Tang, but when he stretched out his leg, he realized that he was already human, so he clicked his tongue and pulled his long leg back.

Just then, Dou Tang's phone rang.

Dou Tang put down the kitchen knife, wiped his hands with a towel, took out his phone, and saw that it was Kume Chika calling.

The call connected, and a somewhat anxious voice came from the other end: "Kiryu-kun, I have something urgent! Are you available now?"

Dou Tang became slightly more serious and said, "Just say it, Kume-kun, what's wrong?"

"Um, um... I think I've gotten myself into some weird trouble! And I can't get through to Ms. Shinzaki on the phone... I'm stuck in one place now!"

Ah, here comes the side quest.

Suddenly, Dou Tang felt as if he had returned to his past life.

In his past life, he often received calls for help from various places. The moment he received a call for help, he would prepare to set off and embark on another journey to exorcise evil spirits.

Sometimes, they don't even have time to go home before they are called away by new calls for help, and they wander across China for months before finally returning home.

"I'm in Okutama Town, Ome City right now, Kiryu-kun, please come quickly... please..."

Dou Tang said in a deep voice, "Take care of yourself. I'll go right away. Tell me what happened to you."

Hearing this, Huaiyin and Mikazuki, who were standing nearby, also perked up and looked at Doutang, curious about what had happened.

"The area around Okutama Town was shrouded in a black light, and the villagers couldn't get out. Moreover, people were experiencing hallucinations and swelling all over their bodies..."

Black light? Covered up?

Mountain village... edema?

A person came to mind in Dou Tang's heart.

Brainless monk!

The mindless monk who didn't have his soul spill out after being killed before?!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle... Tong... sizzle..."

Suddenly, a lot of static appeared on the phone, and Kume Chika's voice became difficult to hear.

"Hey, hey? Kume-kun! Find a place to hide!"

The phone was suddenly hung up.

The connection was lost, but it seems that it wasn't that Chinatsu Kume was in danger, but rather that something happened to the signal there, causing the communication to be interrupted.

Tou Tang scoffed and looked at Huaiyin and Mikazuki, saying, "Kume Chinatsu is trapped in Okutama Town, Ome City. I have to go rescue her."

Huaiyin raised her hand high: "Can I go, brother?"

Mikazuki also raised his hand: "Since I'm free anyway, can I go?"

Dou Tang pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is half related to the brainless monk. Do you remember Mikazuki? The incident when we went to the human head farm."

Mikazuki grunted, withdrew her hand, and also pulled back the hand she was holding onto Huaiyin's, saying obediently, "This humble woman is powerless to even kill a chicken, and respectfully sees the family head off."

Huaiyin glanced at Mikazuki with some confusion, not understanding why she was acting so compliantly.

Tou Tang explained, "I've dealt with similar situations with Mikazuki before, and frankly, this is not something you can handle right now."

Huaiyin nodded somewhat disappointedly.

Dou Tang let out a sigh of relief, walked out of the kitchen, took out a fishing rod bag containing a sword from the wardrobe, and said, "I'm going out to take care of something. If all goes well, I should be back soon. You all take good care of yourselves at home."

Mikazuki said, "Ome City is more than 50 kilometers away from here, and Okutama Town is even deeper in the mountains. How are you going to get there?"

Dou Tang shook his car keys: "I have a car."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the sky outside; it was getting late.

"Besides, it's getting dark."

The crown at Kisaragi Station will be ready for use soon.

Dou Tang said goodbye to the two, took the elevator to the underground parking lot, started the motorcycle, and a moment later, the roaring motorcycle roared out of the parking lot exit and accelerated into the distance.

For some reason, I had a bad feeling.

What is Chinatsu Kume doing in Okutama Town?

Dou Tang, still puzzled, decided to make some arrangements and dialed Shen Qianlongyong's number.

The call connected quickly, and Dou Tang turned his car around and drove onto the overpass, saying, "Mr. Shenqian, where is your daughter?"

"She went to exorcise the demon. What can I do for you, Mr. Ren?" Shenqian Longyong still treated Dou Tang with great respect. After all, Dou Tang was not only the savior of his close friend and relative, but also the hero who fought against Taira no Masakado.

“My friend is trapped in Okutama Town. I need to go out. Could you please stay near my house and look after my younger sister and friend? I would be very grateful.”

"You flatter me. Please tell me the address, and I'll go there right away."

After giving the address, Dou Tang hung up the phone, and the ominous premonition in his heart dissipated slightly.

I just got back from Nurarihyon's place today, and then Chinatsu Kume got into trouble. Is this really just a coincidence...? What's more, the person who caused this might be that brainless monk I've met before.

That guy knows he's a Fall Bean, but he shouldn't know his true identity.

There aren't many people who know they're Fall Guys... I guess I'm just overthinking it.

Putting aside his random thoughts, Dou Tang focused on driving.

The warm glow of the setting sun shone through the gaps between the skyscrapers, but the chill in the wind already carried the message of winter. On the overpass, the shadows cast by the buildings on both sides and the sunlight filtering through the gaps divided the road into squares. Dou Tang weaved through the road, darting left and right, passing between cars, eliciting a chorus of disgruntled horns.

After he drove away completely, a dog's head suddenly appeared on the roof of a building next to him.

The large dog that had previously appeared at the Xinchuan Wastewater Treatment Plant stood atop a high-rise building, quietly watching Dou Tang drive away into the distance, and yawned in boredom.

"That brainless monk is probably beyond saving," he muttered, his dog paw extending in a human-like manner to press on the phone screen on the ground, where a voice chat interface was displayed.

"What do you mean?" a shrill voice came from the voice channel.

"Among the group of ordinary people trapped by the brainless monk, there are Mr. Ren's friends. Mr. Ren has already set off just now," the big dog said, continuing to look into the distance.

Upon hearing this news, the voice channel immediately erupted in excitement.

"He left home?"

"You went out by yourself?"

"This seems like an opportunity, doesn't it? Should we team up with the brainless monk?"

"Come on, Mr. Ren was able to kill Rin-yūdō and Hiramasaka in a head-on fight. Surely no one here really wants to mess with him?"

"The brainless monk deserved it. He was beaten up by Fall Guys before, and after leaving Kyoto, he ended up in Tokyo, and by sheer coincidence, he ran into Mr. Ren."

"However... we might be able to take this opportunity to see just how strong Mr. Ren really is, since none of us saw how he killed Taira no Masakado last time."

Chapter 144 Okutama Town

Okutama Town, like countless other small towns and villages around Tokyo that are drained of resources by Tokyo, is a town plagued by a declining birth rate.

In 2016, Okutama Town had a total population of 5372, and its population density was only three-thousandths that of Tokyo.

Okutama Town gets its name from the Okutama Valley where the town is located. The upper reaches of the Tama River flow through the middle of the town. 94% of the land in the town is mountainous forest, hence the reputation of being a natural forest in the western suburbs of Tokyo.

Okutama Town is here

Instead of sitting idly by in the face of change, the town has been revitalized by generous settlement policies and tourism development. It also produces high-quality mustard as a specialty, gradually developing into a mountain town that is both livable and a tourist destination.

This is why it became one of the locations chosen for Kume Chinatsu's new advertisement. Earlier today, her manager, Tsukishima, brought Kume Chinatsu and a photographer to the location for their first shoot.

But this is also the beginning of a nightmare.

At some point, a thin layer of darkness enveloped the town. At first, people thought it was just getting dark, but when Kume Chika and the others left the town, they realized something was wrong.

Vehicles that were supposed to leave the town somehow turned back into it after passing through a strange thick fog.

Upon realizing that this was a paranormal event, Chinatsu Kume immediately contacted Ringo Kami, and after failing to reach her, she contacted Todoro.

As for herself, she began to actively save herself, taking out some talismans she carried with her and distributing them to the people around her. At the same time, she directed the vehicles to a secluded parking lot on the edge of the town, where it would be more convenient to avoid crowds or escape at any time.

She knew all too well that in the face of powerful evil spirits, the crowd was the most dangerous.

Chinatsu Kume jumped out of the car. The sky was now shrouded in a thin layer of black mist. Looking down the Tama River, the distance was also dark, but even so, the town was still bright, as if the black mist could not block the light from shining through.

Chinatsu Kume recalled what Ringo Shinzen had said about evil spirits: powerful evil spirits would use barriers formed by resentment to block their chosen prey.

But Chinatsu Kume was clutching the talisman tightly in her hand. The talisman was clearly given to her by Ringo Shinsaki, but it had no effect when she passed through the mist.

This suggests that the power behind this event is likely even greater than the power possessed by the shrine maiden Ringo Shinsen.

This made Chinatsu Kume feel uneasy, and she wondered if inviting Toudou was a mistake.

Kiryu-kun...please don't come here rashly!

Screams and calls for order seemed to come from the street not far away. The entire town of Okutama was covered by a huge black dome, and this eerie situation had clearly begun to cause panic.

Could such a large-scale paranormal event really be caused by evil spirits?

Kume Chika had only been in contact with evil spirits for a short time, and she felt both fear and anticipation.

"Chika, we need to find a way to break through."

Tsukishima got out of the camera van, looked at the street not far away, and said, "If this continues, the crowd will panic, and who knows what will happen then, especially for someone with your special status. We need to find a safe place now."