Chapter 155: The Demon Slayer's Battlefield of the Damned

Chapter 155: The Demon Slayer's Battlefield of the Damned

Sato Ichiro reached out and lifted Lu Heng's chin with a devilish finger, and a wisp of shadow was pulled out of Lu Heng's body.

This wisp of shadow contained a person's will, spirit, and consciousness, as if their soul had been stripped away from their body.

This was the ability of the Second Rank, the Soul Reaper.

Once a person's soul is separated from their body, it loses its protection, becoming incredibly fragile and unable to resist the Soul Reaper's control.

Lu Heng's "soul" was pulled out of his body, and his face was filled with panic.

"Shh..."

Sato Ichiro gestured for silence and said slowly, "Don't be nervous, this is a wonderful process. But before that, there's one more thing to do."

"Now, take out your sword, the one that can cut through Fuchi Sohshou."

During the previous kendo match at the Coastal International Dojo, several hundred Japanese spectators had witnessed the fight.

At that time, Lu Heng had only drawn his sword once and severed Saito Makoto's famous Japanese blade, Fuchi Sohshou.

Fuchi Sohshou was a renowned sword in Japan.

Only such a sword was worthy of the Sword Saint's status.

However, this renowned sword had been cut in half by someone with a single strike.

Anyone who had witnessed the match could tell that the sword Lu Heng used was undoubtedly a divine weapon far superior to Fuchi Sohshou.

Therefore, Sato Ichiro's target was not only Source Essence but also Lu Heng's soul and the Aurora Blade.

The Second Rank Source Essence, Lu Heng's soul, and the Aurora Blade—he wanted it all.

The Soul Reaper was already a Second Rank.

However, he had not obtained the complete rank; he had only gained the initial Source Essence of the Soul Reaper and temporarily mastered the ability to reap souls.

On Lu Heng's body, there were at least three people's Source Essences.

This meant that as long as he took away the Source Essences from Lu Heng's body, he could complete the Source Essence fusion and officially obtain the Soul Reaper rank.

A Second Rank, a powerful soul, and a divine weapon—all obtained in one action.

Who could resist such a temptation?

"Take out your sword," Sato Ichiro ordered again.

The soul, without the protection of its body, had no way to disobey the Soul Reaper's command.

However, even after Sato Ichiro repeated his command twice, Lu Heng still did not follow his will and take out the Aurora Blade.

Lu Heng slowly exhaled and regained his composure, saying, "Sato Ichiro, the Soul Reaper, is skilled at controlling Soulstealers and can kill from a thousand miles away."

Sato Ichiro's eyes narrowed at these words.

This operation had been meticulously planned, and his identity was kept confidential.

Even those who knew he had come from Japan were few.

Moreover, as a core member of the Sumitomo Zaibatsu, his presence in Daxia meant that the entire Haruka Corporation had to follow his arrangements.

His identity was so secretive that even within the Haruka Corporation, no one knew who he was.

Yet, Lu Heng had spoken his name and rank, and even the Soulstealers seemed to know him.

Sato Ichiro frowned, his face filled with confusion, and his eyes narrowed as he asked, "How do you know?"

Lu Heng smiled dangerously, revealing, "I also know that the Soul Reaper is skilled at controlling Soulstealers, using cunning methods that are hard to defend against.

"However, their direct combat strength is weak. As long as we face each other, I only need to move my finger, and I can kill you."

Sato Ichiro was startled and quickly took a step back.

But he soon calmed down and said, "You've been injected with a sedative and are heavily injured; it's impossible for you to have the ability to resist."

He had just checked the wound, and it was real.

After calming down, he stepped forward again, wasting no more time. He extended his devilish finger and once again pulled out Lu Heng's soul, intending to consume it directly.

Just as Lu Heng had said, the Soul Reaper's methods were cunning and hard to defend against.

But this rank's direct combat strength was indeed not strong, and Lu Heng was capable of overwhelming the Japanese Sword Saint. In a direct confrontation, he could indeed kill Sato Ichiro with a simple finger movement.

Sato Ichiro loved this kind of rank that allowed him to hide in the shadows and kill from a distance, matching his cautious personality.

He was indeed cautious, and he had originally wanted the Aurora Blade, but now, feeling that something was amiss with Lu Heng, he immediately decided to give up on the blade and first pull out and consume Lu Heng's soul.

His devilish fingers forcefully pulled at Lu Heng's soul.

However, something bizarre happened.

The wisp of shadow that had appeared within Lu Heng's body not only failed to be pulled out but also sank back into his body.

"What's going on? Why can't I pull it out?"

Sato Ichiro's face was filled with confusion.

Lu Heng smiled, revealing his answer to the question: "Because my soul isn't here."

"What!"

Sato Ichiro's eyes narrowed, and with a flip of his hand, he drew a short tanto and stabbed it into Lu Heng's chest.

Thud! The short blade pierced the chest cavity, but no blood flowed, and Lu Heng's expression remained unchanged.

"A clone! It's a clone! Damn it!"

Sato Ichiro panicked, his emotions erupting as he slashed wildly, shredding Lu Heng's shadow clone.

He felt a surge of fear as he was the soul-reaping devil hiding in the shadows, and his combat strength couldn't compare to a powerful opponent.

Facing Lu Heng, who could slay a Sword Saint with a single move, exposing his identity meant facing the threat of death.

His heart raced, and cold sweat drenched his body. He turned his head abruptly and looked at the other person in the car.

...

The ambulance raced through the streets at eleven o'clock at night.

Suddenly, a metal-gleaming tiger charged out from the side, like a tank, and slammed into the ambulance with a loud bang.

The ambulance flipped onto its side and crashed into the greenbelt.

Immediately afterward, a person dressed in a nurse's uniform jumped out of the vehicle and sprinted forward; it was Sato Ichiro.

As he ran, he shouted, "Attack! Attack now! Protect me!"

After taking just two steps, a gunshot rang out, and a tongue of fire spat out from a kilometer away.

The bullet instantly pierced Sato Ichiro's body, causing him to tumble and roll, spilling blood all over the ground.

The next moment, his body ignited with the flames of a decoy puppet.

In the next instant, he got up again and continued his mad dash forward.

At the same time, several vehicles following the ambulance rushed forward and surrounded Sato Ichiro.

Over a dozen Japanese mutants emerged from the cars, brandishing their weapons and aiming in all directions.

Ninja also slipped into the shadows, rushing toward the direction from which the gunshot had come.

Sato Ichiro was a core member of the Japanese conglomerate, Mitani Corporation. After arriving in Daxia, the entire Haruka Corporation had to obey his commands.

Tonight's operation wasn't just his alone.

The entire Haruka Corporation was mobilized.

However, before the operation began, the Haruka Corporation's personnel didn't know what the operation was or who the target was; they were simply waiting for orders.

Now that the orders had arrived, five cars rushed forward to protect Sato Ichiro.

Shooters, ninjas, and samurai were among them, some tasked with protection, while others searched for the sniper.

Some were responsible for dealing with the mechanical tiger that had flipped the ambulance.

Rat-a-tat-tat...

Three Japanese mutants shouldered machine guns and fired at the mechanical tiger.

Bullets clattered against the tiger's body, some bouncing off and others penetrating the metal shell.

However, none of these attacks caused any damage to the mechanical tiger.

The mechanical tiger let out a metallic roar and charged toward the group of Japanese mutants.

One of the mutants rushed forward, unleashing Source Energy, and slammed his palms onto the ground.

The concrete pavement rose, forming a wall to block the tiger.

Bang! The mechanical tiger slammed into the concrete, creating a large pit.

...

On the other side, Lin Zeyu turned his gun and aimed at the head of a Japanese mutant, firing again.

Bang! A headshot.

The next moment, a flash of light appeared on a building a kilometer away.

Lin Zeyu's eyes narrowed, and he wanted to roll and dodge, but it was already a bit too late.

The bullet reached him in the blink of an eye, hitting the Prism Tower Shield with a 'thud,' instantly shattering the tower shield.

It was Su Muyu's defensive skill, blocking the shot for him.

Lin Zeyu seized the opportunity to get up and hide behind cover, changing positions to prepare for the next attack.

Meanwhile, Su Muyu controlled the Scout Eagle to search for the enemy sniper.

After firing the first shot, the enemy sniper immediately changed positions, not staying at the original firing point.

However, Su Muyu's perception had already reached 60 points.

With his ultra-high perception and the Scout Eagle's reconnaissance ability, he locked onto the sniper from 300 meters away.

The sniper sprinted across the rooftop, using his gliding ability to jump to another building, then found a second sniping spot, crouched down, set up his sniper rifle, and prepared to take the second shot.

Just then, an invisible Scout Eagle dove down and launched a dive attack on the sniper.

Whoosh! The Skydive Falcon's dive-claw attack possessed 5x mental power in strength, and with the support of 60 mental points, it unleashed 300 points of attack power.

Accounting for defense and defensive skills, this attack could also severely injure a 20-level mutant.

Moreover, Su Muyu didn't give the sniper any chance to struggle.

After the dive-bomb attack hit its target, Scout Eagle immediately changed its energy nature, transforming into the Elemental Arrow · Fire energy.

Flame arrows erupted from within the eagle, forming dozens of arrows that scattered in close range.

The sniper endured the dive-bomb attack, but as he tried to retreat, the flame arrows burst behind him, instantly covering his range with fire, directly killing him.

...

On the other side, after being sniped, Lin Zeyu learned his lesson. He fired a shot and changed positions, and as he was about to fire the third shot—

A shadow appeared, flashing behind Lin Zeyu, and a Japanese ninja with a katana in hand stabbed at him. This ninja possessed a ranked job class.

As the ninja stabbed at Lin Zeyu, his feet were suddenly tripped, and over a dozen dark thorns extended from the ground, entangling his legs.

Lin Zeyu turned and drew his Silver Python Revolver, firing a shot at the ninja.

The ninja immediately activated his Source Essence skill, creating a cloud of mist to instantly break free from the thorns and disappear.

Without hesitation, Lin Zeyu released an energy grappling hook, jumping off the balcony and swinging towards the opposite building. As he swung, he shouted into the communication channel, "Ninja! A ninja is chasing me!"

"He's gone," Lu Heng's voice replied. He had just killed the ninja with a single sword strike and was now gliding towards the battlefield, grabbing onto the Scout Eagle's claws.

At the start of the battle, only the Mechanical Tiger was on the front lines.

Lu Heng had not appeared immediately, waiting specifically for the ninja.

After dealing with the ninja who had tried to assassinate Lin Zeyu, Lu Heng finally charged towards the battlefield.

Five vehicles and over a dozen Japanese mutants were firing machine guns relentlessly.

However, none of this affected Lu Heng.

Lu Heng dove and landed, charging forward into the steel barrage, disappearing into the shadows, and bursting out at five times his speed. In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the Japanese mutants' formation, directly disabling their firearms.

Firearms have a serious flaw: when an enemy enters the formation, continued firing can harm your own allies.

Therefore, as Lu Heng charged into the Japanese mutants' formation, the gunfire abruptly ceased.

Lu Heng's sword fell, and the heads of the enemies began to roll.

Even the Japanese Sword Saint couldn't last more than three moves against him, let alone these Japanese gunmen and samurai, who were even less of a match.

Lu Heng was like a tiger among sheep, his momentum unstoppable.

When a Japanese samurai raised his sword to block, Lu Heng slashed, cutting both the man and his sword in two.

Ah! Ah! Ah...

The crowd erupted in terrified screams as blood splattered.

In an instant, the battlefield turned into a slaughterhouse of the damned.

Some Japanese gunmen, terrified, turned to flee, only to be pounced on by the Mechanical Tiger and have their heads crushed.

One Japanese gunman drew a pistol, attempting to aim at Lu Heng.

But Lu Heng was too fast, like a phantom darting across the battlefield. It was challenging to capture him with the naked eye, let alone aim a gun at him.

This Japanese gunman had already gone insane, shouting as he fired a wild shot.

Bang!

The bullet hit a Japanese samurai three meters in front of him, who fell to the ground, clutching his abdomen and cursing loudly in Japanese.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Heng had slaughtered most of the Japanese assassins, leaving a scene of blood, limbs, and severed arms.

In just over a dozen breaths, there was no one left standing in the area.

Lu Heng released the Thunder Jail, and the raging lightning ignited the gasoline on the ground, setting it ablaze.

Finally, Lu Heng approached Sato Ichiro.

Sato Ichiro, clutching his chest wound, backed away until he reached the wall at the side of the street.

With a wailing voice, he pleaded, "Spare me, spare me."

Lu Heng's gaze was icy, and without a word, he raised his sword and slashed down.

Pfft!

Sato Ichiro's body was split diagonally from the chest cavity, blood spurting out and splattering across Lu Heng's face.

In the light of the flames and blood, Lu Heng's cold face took on an even crueler and more ferocious appearance, like a killing god from hell.

Due to the swift conclusion of the battle, the Ironblood and law enforcement teams only arrived after it was over.

Additionally, an ambulance had arrived.

Someone had called, so the law enforcement team and the ambulance were bound to come.

The medical personnel took a look at the battlefield and couldn't find any injured personnel who needed immediate attention, so they hurried to the ambulance to treat the wounded.

The ambulance that had picked up Lu Heng was a genuine one, but it had been controlled by Sato Ichiro.

There was also a driver and a medical staff member inside.

Therefore, the newly arrived medical personnel quickly rescued the injured from the vehicle and began treatment.

(End of Chapter)

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