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"Let's go." Ringo Shinzen didn't want to waste any more words. She pointed directly to the sanatorium not far away. At this moment, there was no sound coming from the sanatorium. It was as quiet as if the three people had just passed through this building to another world.
Therefore, she felt somewhat uneasy and uncertain.
The senior looked at the sanatorium in front of him, then glanced at the photographer beside him, took a deep breath, and looked at Ringo Kamizaki, saying, "Miss Kamizaki."
Ringo Shinzen turned to look at him.
The senior colleague raised his phone and said, "If we're going to go in, I'm enough to do the live stream. Could you... let my cameraman leave?"
Dealing with evil spirits is dangerous no matter how you look at it, and he wants to take responsibility for his actions, at least to keep his photographer out of trouble.
He raised his hand and said, "Take out the camera's memory card and break it off."
Upon hearing this, the photographer looked at the senior colleague in disbelief. After a moment's hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, "No... Senior colleague, please let me go with you!"
"No matter what dangers we face, I'll face them with you!"
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He almost burst into tears, deeply moved, and said, "You...you are truly my good brother!"
Ringo Shinzen clicked her tongue as she watched the two people moved by their genuine feelings for each other.
Damn, these two are so weird...
"Don't worry, I'll ensure your safety." Ringo Shinzen strode forward. "I was just caught off guard just now. I was trying to protect two ordinary people from the vengeful spirit. It's not a big problem."
The three arrived at the abandoned sanatorium and immediately noticed something was wrong.
"Did they really get into this building?" the senior asked in a low voice, somewhat frightened.
The sanatorium in front of us was hardly a large building. The three-story unfinished building had a front hall that could be seen through at a glance. At this moment, there was a lot of garbage scattered on the floor of the front hall. There was nothing special on the stairs directly in front of us. The entire building was only three stories high. You could hear someone shouting from the first floor if they were on the third floor.
But here's the problem... why is it so quiet here?
The senior didn't even dare to breathe loudly anymore, standing still and quietly looking at the three-story building in front of him.
Why are those three people so quiet?
Is this building going to eat people?
Ringo Shinzen, however, was unfazed and said, "There's a barrier here. I don't know when or who set it up. Please wait here for me."
She tentatively stepped inside, and then a surprising scene unfolded.
In the eyes of the senior, the moment Ringo Shinzen stepped into the building, it was as if she had entered a mirror, and half of her body disappeared in the ripples of light!
The senior colleague's eyes widened.
Then, Ringo Shinzen completely disappeared from their sight.
The senior photographer slapped the cameraman on the shoulder forcefully and shouted, "Did you see that?! That guy disappeared! Did you see that?!"
The photographer nodded, then said, "Uh, how about... we run now?"
The senior was stunned upon hearing this, then overjoyed. But as soon as he lifted his foot, he saw ripples appear again in the empty space in front of him, and Ringo Shinzen emerged half of her body from the void where there was nothing.
"Hey, come here, I'll bring you in."
The senior colleague and the photographer exchanged a glance, then reluctantly followed.
Ringo Shinzen extended her hand and said, "You are ordinary people, and you shouldn't be able to come in, so you must hold my hand."
Ringo Shinzen brought both of them into the barrier.
Upon entering the barrier, the two were stunned.
Because the world inside the barrier is completely different from the outside.
"This...this is..." The senior looked around, feeling his shock beyond words.
The once empty building in front of me has changed.
Inside the building, copper coins, talismans, and other items such as imperial coins were scattered everywhere. There were also broken swords and other items that were carelessly discarded, as well as mysterious clothing such as shrine maiden robes and priest's robes.
The exorcism items left behind by others, carrying residual resentment, were pulled into the barrier, which is why the abandoned sanatorium outside was so clean.
Seeing these items, Ringo Shinzen also looked sorrowful.
This barrier was probably not set up by Ninomiya Yusuke.
Although she was a martial arts exorcist, she could still distinguish barriers normally. She immediately realized that the barrier was not the work of an exorcist, but rather the work of an evil spirit.
The ghost wall created by evil spirits is particularly sensitive to resentment, because resentment itself is the energy that sustains the ghost wall.
Just as Lu Zizhen was trapped by a barrier of resentment at the foot of the Mountain of Resentful Spirits long ago, the same barrier of resentment exists here now.
When this barrier is opened, it will pull in all ordinary people and objects carrying resentment. It is impossible to see through from the outside. If people inside want to leave, they must either find the entrance or find a way to pry open the barrier.
And the entrance to this maze-like illusion is probably the main gate behind the three of them.
"From now on, don't stray too far from me." Ringo Shinzen looked at the senior and photographer behind her: "In the maze of illusions, the space may change. The closer you are to me, the better I can protect you."
"Don't worry, with my strength, as long as I'm careful enough, I can definitely protect you." Ringo Kamisaki said with great confidence.
In fact, she does have that confidence.
After all, the techniques left behind by the Shinsen family are, to say the least, incredibly durable.
A few months ago, Ringo Shinzen was already able to withstand the attacks of a powerful youkai like the Wheel of Fortune on her own; now, she is only stronger than she was then.
Even when facing Dou Tang, she can now hold her own for a few moves.
She had suffered a loss due to her carelessness before, and now she was seething with anger.
After all... even though I don't know what exactly happened to that vengeful spirit, I still have a feeling that I was looked down upon just now.
Chapter 316 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
In the quiet stairwell, Ninomiya Yusuke was walking slowly forward.
At this moment, his mind was filled with doubt.
Would an ordinary vengeful spirit be this intelligent?
He looked out the window. It should have been daytime, but a full moon hung high in the sky. The barrier of resentment had transformed into a completely different world, full of eeriness.
Could an ordinary vengeful spirit create such a massive and highly unique barrier in such a short time?
To be honest, creating a barrier is like... building with blocks.
The complexity and completeness of a barrier depend on the creator's will, which is why the barriers created by exorcists and monsters are extremely intricate and difficult to fathom.
In legends, powerful Onmyoji can even create barriers that allow vengeful spirits to be forever lost within them simply by their environment and paths.
The same principle applies to how monsters bewitch ordinary people. In those bizarre and unpredictable cases of being trapped in a maze, even if the victims do not encounter any supernatural phenomena, the mere act of repeatedly walking the same path is enough to drive them crazy.
A complete and powerful barrier can defeat an opponent effortlessly.
However, the requirements for its caster are equally demanding, and it is something that ordinary vengeful spirits cannot accomplish.
Could it be that the vengeful spirit on Yu Luosang is not as simple as it seems?
Ninomiya Yusuke sighed, picked up his heavy handbag, and walked towards a room at the end of the corridor.
He entered the room, threw his handbag on the ground, and the cool, bright moonlight shone down. He looked out the window again.
Sure enough... this barrier is outrageous.
Just now, the other side of the corridor should have been the south side, where you could see a moon in the southern sky. Now that I'm in the north room, looking up at the northern sky, I can still see a moon.
Within the barrier's virtual sky, no matter which window you look out from, you can see a clear, bright full moon.
Ninomiya Yusuke didn't dwell on the matter any longer. He turned around, squatted down, and opened his handbag.
In his briefcase were the tools he used for exorcising demons. He reached out and took out the golden short rod he had used before, and began to draw on the ground with great reluctance.
A golden line appeared on the ground. He first drew a circle on the ground, and then drew other things in the circle.
Two horizontal lines with upturned ends and two vertical lines with their tops cut off by the horizontal lines—an impressionistic torii gate is depicted on the ground, radiating a dazzling golden light.
Ninomiya Yusuke muttered something under his breath.
He doesn't have time to break the barrier here right now, so he can only try to fix the room he's in so that it won't be disturbed by the ghost wall.
As the torii gate was finished being drawn, the cool moonlight outside the window dimmed at some point, and Ninomiya Yusuke nodded as he looked at the circle in front of him.
Then, he pressed the short stick into the center of the torii gate and drew a new line. He pulled the line up and drew it all the way to the wall.
Ninomiya Yuuki pressed the short rod against the wall, maintaining the continuity of the golden lines, and walked out of the room to begin exploring.
Imprinting traces of resentful magic on the wall, while not able to break all the effects of the barrier, can block the interference of being trapped in a maze of ghosts on the environment.
Although she was extremely anxious because Kurisaki Tsukikoto had been kidnapped, Ninomiya Yusuke's expression became increasingly cold.
He reached out and dragged the golden light toward the unknown future.
………………
Meanwhile, in a room that appears to be nothing more than walls from the outside, Tamamo-no-Mae is surrounded by a dreamy, ethereal pink aura, her fingers trembling rhythmically as she seduces the Tsukikoto Kurizaki sitting on the floor.
She couldn't wait any longer.
"So, the association is ready to close in, right?" Tamamo-no-Mae asked in a low voice.
"Yes... The division of labor for the urban area of Nikko City will be completed this afternoon, and a thorough screening will officially begin tonight to further force Tamamo-no-Mae to show herself..." Kurizaki Tsukikoto said slowly, in a daze.
Upon hearing this, Tamamo-no-Mae took a deep breath.
Leaving Nikko City can't wait any longer.
I need to think of a way... and make good use of this guy in front of me.
She pulled up Kurizaki Tsukikoto, her eyes gleaming with a pinkish light. Upon seeing that light, Kurizaki Tsukikoto's expression became even more dazed.
As an ordinary person, she was powerless to resist in this situation.
During this time, a pendant under her clothes briefly lit up, but it had already been removed by Tamamo-no-Mae. It was probably a prop that Ninomiya Yusuke used to protect her.
Tamamo-no-Mae opened her senses.
I sensed that four people had already entered the abandoned sanatorium.
Ninomiya Yusuke is casting a spell on the third floor that will affect the resentment barrier, while Shinzen Ringo is exploring the building with two ordinary people, but their progress is extremely slow due to Tamamo-no-Mae's barrier.
As a yokai known for its illusions, Tamamo-no-Mae's barrier is far from simple. Even if Ninomiya Yuuki uses gold as a medium to interfere with the operation of the entire barrier, it is impossible to find a way to break the barrier in a short time.
Unless he paints a golden incantation connecting every single wall of the building.
Seeing that there was no need to worry about them breaking through the blockade anytime soon, Tamamo-no-Mae smiled smugly, pulled up the dazed Kurizaki Tsukikoto, and said, "Kurizaki-san, let's go."
“Yes…” Kurizaki Tsukikoto responded softly.
Tamamo-no-Mae led Kurizaki Tsukikoto toward the wall, passed through it, and arrived at the outer corridor.
She slightly raised her hand, lightly touched her brow with her finger, and pulled a gray-black vortex from her body. In the vortex, one could vaguely see the face of a young boy flashing by.
The resentment barrier needs a core, and Tamamo-no-Mae had already prepared that core.
"Your task is to fight them here."
"Please, stall for as long as you can, okay?"
The boy's vengeful spirit had a gloomy and cold look in his eyes and did not react to Tamamo-no-Mae's words.
Tamamo-no-Mae didn't care at all. She had already destroyed the boy's sanity. Now, as long as he was out of control, he would become a monster with pure malice towards the living. She didn't need to worry about him; he would rush towards the living people in the barrier.
She raised her hand again, her gesture elegant, her fingertips gently kneading in the void, and a gray ray of light was born, like a luminous grain of rice.
She flicked her finger, and the glowing object was thrown into the gray-black vortex. The boy's face in the vortex immediately twisted, all his features were deformed, his eyes turned pitch black, and his face stretched to an unbelievable length, with a gaping black mouth that looked eerie.
Tamamo-no-Mae nodded in satisfaction.
She gently lifted the boy's vengeful spirit, removed it from her palm, and it slowly dissipated, merging into the environment.
The hunt for vengeful spirits has begun.
Tamamo-no-Mae, with graceful steps, led Kurizaki Tsukikoto to a wall. After passing through the wall, they surprisingly arrived outside the sanatorium through a gap in the wall.
Chapter 317 Huaiyin Takes the Stage!
Tamamo-no-Mae strolled leisurely to the steps, then looked back at the abandoned sanatorium behind her with a disdainful smile.
As a powerful demon, the vengeful spirit she had nurtured for several days was no ordinary creature. Coupled with the resentment barrier she had personally created, even a top-notch exorcist would have to put in a lot of effort.
Judging from the fact that the two exorcists brought two burdens with them, it will probably take them several hours to come out.
That's enough time for Tamamo-no-Mae to complete her goal with Kurizaki Tsukikoto.
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