Chapter 63: High-Speed Grandpa Exceeding 100 Kilometers Per Hour

The dirt pit was empty.

Ye Chun, whose face had been bruised purple and whom he had personally buried there, did not exist; in her place stood this Ye Chun beside him, her face written with fear yet her eyes unable to suppress curiosity.

Setting down the crowbar, two thoughts formed in Uesugi Toru's mind:

First, a new train had brought a new Ye Chun clone.

And behind Kisaragi Station there existed a black hand that would, during his absence, restore all environments he had influenced to their original state.

Second, as long as Ye Chun died he would also die, and the Kisaragi Station map would refresh uncontrolled to its initial state.

Which guess was closer to the truth, Uesugi Toru could not know for the time being.

However, one point was certain.

Ye Chun, this girl who was ordinary no matter from which aspect one looked, was absolutely the key strategy point of this map.

"However, I remember that among Kisaragi Station's mononoke, the train should still have been carrying five people, no?"

Uesugi Toru muttered in doubt.

Not lingering on this detail, Uesugi Toru clapped his hands to draw Ye Chun's gaze: "Rest assured, killing you has no meaning, and this place is full of yokai; if you want to run, please feel free."

The girl's complexion was complex; she did not dare speak.

"Nishaku." Uesugi Toru walked toward the direction opposite the tunnel, "Bring her along."

"Popo..." Adult Nishaku hesitated and stood beside Ye Chun; when the latter forced a smile at her and reached out a hand, she carried her on her back.

In Adult Nishaku's view, this girl who had returned from death was completely a bizarre spirit even stronger than the taiko bell.

Who knew when her head might split into several petals and eat her!

"Ah... haha."

Ye Chun awkwardly withdrew her hand, while secretly sending frantic distress messages on the forum.

Uesugi Toru noticed but did not care.

He was thinking that this time, walking the opposite direction, the primary task was to gather enough soul ash for a ten-pull, and then to stay with Ye Chun for as long as possible.

Because last time Ye Chun died in the deep night, and legend had it that many mononoke only revealed their true faces as time passed.

Uesugi Toru wanted to see if Ye Chun was also this kind of mononoke.

—And if he went to hunt the taiko bell, he would likely be unable to protect Ye Chun's life.

The deep night was silent, the railway empty.

Uesugi Toru walked for a full hour and more, until even Ye Chun behind him was panting from exhaustion, before he saw a small wandering chi swarm.

【Chi (Zero Star)】

【Chi (Half Star)】

【Chi (One Star)】

"Hm?"

Uesugi Toru looked closely again and discovered that among the twenty-odd chi there was actually a one-star existence.

Compared to its kin beside it, whose forms were so faint they were almost invisible, this one-star chi's attire was unexpectedly clear.

Cheap suit, striped tie, plus the briefcase in hand — completely the getup of a Japanese workplace company slave.

Facing the special elite monster, Uesugi Toru raised a trace of vigilance, and said to the two behind: "Keep distance from me, but do not leave my field of vision."

Uesugi Toru would not make the same mistake a second time.

Suppressing his breath, Uesugi Toru stepped quietly in the shadows, gradually approaching that one-star company slave chi at the swarm's outer edge.

He wanted this life to last as long as possible, so his combat strategy was —

If a backstab was possible, he would absolutely not engage in frontal confrontation!

Kaga Kiyomitsu was drawn slowly in silence, and until Uesugi Toru neared within five meters of the chi swarm, not a single chi had discovered this approaching foreigner.

What about the elite monster?

The elite monster company slave did not move either, merely drooping its body, murmuring something indistinctly.

"You lot are truly the most disgraceful batch among small monsters."

Uesugi Toru sighed; compressed white steam surged from his mouth and nose, and Kaga Kiyomitsu swiftly and silently pierced through the elite monster company slave's chest.

The company slave abruptly turned its head and stared fixedly at Uesugi Toru; its originally numb expression showed a ripple: "Don't kill..."

But before the words in its mouth could finish, Kaga Kiyomitsu had already torn its body into two halves, letting the unspoken words disperse into the vast night along with the shattered corpse.

【You killed a One-Star Obsession "Chi", gained 16 Soul Ash.】

The corner of Uesugi Toru's mouth rarely curved into a smile.

Because with this company slave chi's death, his soul ash had officially broken through the 500 mark; soon he could do another exciting ten-pull.

"However, better process these zako first."

Uesugi Toru twisted his neck and charged straight into the chi swarm that had only just reacted.

After thirty seconds of slaughter.

Uesugi Toru, who had reaped another 28 soul ash, was just preparing to call the two behind to catch up, when he heard Ye Chun's whisper to Adult Nishaku,

"Did you see that sword just now? Evil Ghost Mister is so handsome! So awesome!"

A subtle expression flashed across Uesugi Toru's face — he realized the real Ye Chun seemed not to be as grass-and-trees-all-soldiers, timid and fearful, as the original version mononoke.

He should have thought of it earlier.

Because, how many timid guys could come to a ghost place like Kisaragi Station and still update posts on 2ch while running away?

Not responding to Ye Chun, the sole remaining purpose of Uesugi Toru's life was to see just how many faces lay beneath this ordinary person's exterior!

However, things went contrary to his wishes.

He had not walked a few steps when a distant, ancient voice transmitted from the mountain forest not far away,

"Don't walk on the railway, it's too dangerous..."

Ye Chun was frightened into renewed alertness.

As she was about to search for the source of the sound, Uesugi Toru had already clearly seen the other party.

In the mountain forest by the roadside stood a white-haired old man with one leg, leaning on a cane.

"The monster old man from this main story……"

Uesugi Toru narrowed his eyes, but he did not know the other party's ability.

"Don't walk on the railway, it's too dangerous……"

Only when the second sentence was finished did a prompt pop up above the cane-wielding old man's head.

——【High-Speed Grandpa (Two Star)】

The unexpected answer stunned Uesugi Toru.

He knew of High-Speed Granny, also known as "Hundred Kilometer Granny," a powerful monster said to match the speed of cars on the highway and even the Shinkansen, with many different versions circulating throughout Japan.

But High-Speed Grandpa? The name was fine, but could this cane-wielding, one-legged appearance really run?

However, adhering to the principle of caution, Uesugi Toru decided to first……

Where is the person?

Before Uesugi Toru could speak, the High-Speed Grandpa he had locked onto in his vision actually disappeared.

Uesugi Toru felt a chill.

With his current eyesight, even if the genuine High-Speed Granny ran past him at a hundred kilometers per hour he could see her clearly, but this High-Speed Grandpa……

"Toru-sama! Behind you!"

Adult Er's voice interrupted his thoughts again.

Uesugi Toru quickly turned around, but before he could draw Kaga Kiyomitsu, he found that the old, patinated wooden cane had already been driven straight into his abdomen.

When!?

Without the slightest hesitation, Uesugi Toru roared and drew Kaga Kiyomitsu, his physique amplified once more under the injury.

The cold blade was slashed out almost in an instant.

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