The dense miasma still lingered in the pitch-black mountain forest, making the night seem even darker and the air even heavier.
Rozen and the others were walking in the direction of the shrine in the center of the forbidden area.
However, along the way, the behavior of the group was different.
For example …
"Why are you following us?"
"Are we following you?"
"Then go find another way!"
"But this road is leading to the shrine, we don't need to take a detour, right?"
"I don't care! Anyway, you are not allowed to follow us! "
"Well, don't say that."
Raishin and Kamo Subaru walked in the front of the group, and they were arguing fiercely. One of them didn't care, and the other one was angry.
For example …
"Miss, don't go in with us, let me send you out first."
"No, if Subaru and Rokurenai don't want to go out, then I won't go out."
"Miss …"
"Why don't you go out with me?"
"But …"
"Anyway, as long as Subaru and Rokurenai don't go out, I won't go out."
Domon Hinowa and Rokurenai walked in the back, and they were having such a conversation. Domon Hinowa was so scared before, but she still didn't plan to go out alone. She seemed to have made up her mind to persuade Kamo Subaru and Rokurenai to go out. She showed her stubborn side, which made Rokurenai feel distressed.
In such a grandiose manner, the group of people headed in the direction of the shrine in the center of the forbidden area.
As for Rozen …
"You … Can't you walk slower?"
Rozen, who was panting, fell at the back and could only make such a cry.
This made Kamo Subaru and Rokurenai look at him with contempt.
"I didn't expect that your magic is so powerful, but your physical strength is so weak."
"It turns out that the men of the Akabane family are nothing."
Kamo Subaru and Rokurenai looked at Rozen with contempt, which made Rozen's mouth twitch.
Even Raishin patted Rozen's shoulder and tried to persuade him.
"In the past, I told you not to stay at home and go out more. Look at you now, it's really embarrassing."
Raishin made the final blow.
"Long-winded! Don't treat me like a barbarian like you! We … we rely on our brains to make a living! "
Rozen flipped out.
He was clearly the most capable person in this group of people, but in the end, he was actually looked down upon. This was really intolerable, but his aunt couldn't bear it.
Rozen didn't even dare to look at Domon Hinowa's eyes.
Although he knew that Domon Hinowa wouldn't do such a thing, if he was despised by the little girl, Rozen really didn't want to live anymore.
At that moment, Rozen had no choice but to give up.
"Haven't we reached the shrine yet? Is it that far? "
Rozen complained.
"… We're almost there."
Kamo Subaru, who was walking at the front, said helplessly. He didn't know if he felt sorry for Rozen, but for once, he was well-behaved and didn't look for trouble.
Just like that, the group of people rushed to the shrine in the center of the forbidden area.
On the way, although Rozen's physical strength seemed to be a little exhausted, he did not relax his vigilance. The magical fluctuation representing Heavenly Eye continued to spread out, peeping at the surrounding situation.
Gradually, Rozen discovered that there were all kinds of Shikigami in this forbidden area.
Most of them were wild dogs that were possessed by low-level spirits, and then there were all kinds of small animals that were surrounded by black gas, such as monkeys jumping in the trees, rabbits running in the grass, deer running in the forest, and so on. There were many kinds of them.
Even Rozen encountered a colorful, palm-sized butterfly.
"That's the Butterfly of Bliss. It's different from those low-level Shikigami. It's a Phoenix Butterfly that only appears in hell. Its ability is fire. Once you touch it, you'll be possessed, and then with a" bang ", you know?"
Akabane Raishin, who wanted to touch those beautiful butterflies, was shocked and jumped back as if he got an electric shock.
Rozen was also amazed.
"Shikigami with special abilities? That's already a mid-level familiar, right? "
In addition to the Bliss Butterfly, Rozen also encountered Shikigami with various special abilities, all of which were mid-level.
If they encountered those Shikigami, there was no doubt that there would be a tricky battle.
So, Rozen reminded them several times to avoid areas with Spirit-branded Shikigami, and they moved forward without any mishap.
Fortunately, although they encountered a variety of troublesome mid-level Shikigami, they did not encounter a high-level Shikigami like the previous Mountain God.
Of course, that was also temporary.
In the end, Rozen and his party still encountered a high-level Shikigami.
Moreover, it was in front of the destination shrine.
"… Are you kidding me?"
Kamo Subaru and Yuki Mutsura's face stiffened.
"… Even that kind of thing?"
Akabane Raishin's forehead was full of cold sweat.
A group of people were hiding in a bush.
In front of the grass, a dilapidated shrine was located, telling everyone that their destination had been found.
However, in front of the dilapidated shrine, there was a terrible existence that everyone couldn't ignore.
"Huh …"
That was the sound of the whistling wind.
The source of the wind was a thick smoke.
They saw that in front of the shrine, there was a strange smoke floating.
And in that smoke, from time to time, something appeared.
That was a hideous human face.
Looking at that horrible scene, everyone present was frozen in place, and they didn't dare to make a sound.
Domon Hinowa clenched her sleeves and murmured.
"Smoke Cloud …"
Smoke Cloud.
It was a kind of monster that lived in smoke, which came from human fear of fireworks.
It could transform into various postures, and the appearance of a human face emerged from the smoke. In Japanese legends, it was a monster that often appeared in farmhouses' stoves, stoves, bonfires, and other places. In this country, it was also described as the image of hellfire, which was very terrible.
To put it bluntly, the level of this kind of Shikigami was no less than the Mountain God that they had seen before.
This level of Shikigami was now floating in front of the shrine, as if guarding the shrine, wantonly twisting.
It was natural that Kamo Subaru and Gyuroku would overreact like this.
After all …
"Smoke Cloud is a Shikigami without a physical body!"
"It won't attach to a living being at all!"
The two of them muttered in a low voice.
That's right.
Smoke Cloud was a kind of Shikigami without a physical body, and it would not attach to a living being and become a physical existence.
In other words …
"That's not a Shikigami born naturally in this forbidden area."
Domon Hinowa also made the same conclusion in a low voice.
Combined with the fact that Smoke Cloud was likely to be in front of the shrine where the token was placed, how could Rozen not think of it?
"That's probably a Shikigami deliberately summoned by the people of Izanagi Clan."
The reason was also very simple.
On the surface, it was estimated that as the last part of the trial, they wanted to see if the contestants had a way to get through this difficulty.
As for whether there was a reason in the dark, it was a benevolent view, and a wise man's view.
"Aren't you going too far? Bastard! "
Raishin cursed secretly.
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