Chapter 117: Desperate Situation, Life or Death!

A white light that had pierced through the air struck Saijo Yasue squarely in the back.

There was a sound like something shattering; Saijo Yasue, who had intended to deliver the final blow to Uesugi Muneyuki, let out a miserable shriek, and the body of the middle-aged man in his forties toppled uncontrollably to one side.

Who is it?

Uesugi Muneyuki's vision was blurred; he could only faintly make out that it was an arrow condensed from pinkish-white Inner World Power.

Whoever it was, this strike had injured Saijo Yasue, and Uesugi Muneyuki's consciousness cleared up a little at this moment; he scooted his hips along the floor to move a few steps, endured the dizziness to stand up, and in his muddled state, his gaze caught the fire extinguisher cabinet on the side of the corridor.

Damn it, only a fire extinguisher; why doesn't the hospital equip fire axes?

Uesugi Muneyuki didn't care about that much anymore; seizing this golden opportunity, he opened the cabinet, pulled out a fire extinguisher, shook the steel cylinder, pulled the safety pin with his hand, and aimed the nozzle at Saijo Yasue.

The sprayed White Smoke instantly covered Saijo Yasue's body, and the narrow corridor was filled with White Smoke, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Saijo Yasue let out a beast-like roar; the sneak attack from behind, which lacked any sense of martial honor, had severely wounded her, and the failure to kill Uesugi Muneyuki when she was just one strike away made Saijo Yasue suffer to the point of near madness; she struggled to grip the knife handle, yet this corpse was gradually growing weaker.

Uesugi Muneyuki pressed the fire extinguisher for a while, but he really couldn't hold on any longer; coughing, he retreated repeatedly, sat down on the floor, and looked at the white mist before him, gasping for air in shock and uncertainty.

Did I finish her off?

Tonight's experience was truly too perilous; he clutched his head, feeling that he was still dizzy, and there were wounds on his neck and arms, but fortunately, no arteries had been severed, and at most, a few capillaries had burst.

His two legs were trembling from overexertion, his arms were somewhat limp, and the Dharma Body of the Wisdom King was still present, though it was flickering because too much Courage had been drained.

Did I finish her off?

Uesugi Muneyuki's hand left the control lever, staring at the smoke.

The White Smoke gradually dissipated, and Saijo Yasue's face appeared once again amidst the fading smoke; she limped, a large hole left in her back, and bits of flesh and blood kept falling from the corpse, but she held the machete firmly just like that, continuing to approach Uesugi Muneyuki, gnashing her teeth in a curse while staring with a ferocious grin.

"It's... not... over yet, I've come to find you, Doctor, I've come to find you." Saijo Yasue struggled to raise the machete in her hand again.

Damn it, why won't you just die!

Oh, wait, you're already dead!

Uesugi Muneyuki could only grab the steel cylinder and try to press the control lever again, only to find that it was empty.

【Don't be afraid, Uesugi! I'm here to help you!】

Just at this moment, Hironaka Mariko suddenly appeared; she seemed to have made some kind of resolution, signaling Uesugi Muneyuki to quickly give her Courage.

The Fuji TV anchorwoman, having received Courage from Uesugi Muneyuki, manifested an avatar and suddenly opened her mouth ferociously, biting down hard on the Inner World wound on Saijo Yasue's back.

Saijo Yasue, whose wound had been struck, immediately let out a scream; she struggled to shake off Hironaka Mariko, but her unable-to-lift right hand, severely injured left hand, and eyes that couldn't be opened due to the fire extinguisher spray left her helpless.

Hironaka Mariko's teeth bit into the source of her Cursed Grudge; in her agony, Saijo Yasue wanted to flee, but her biting force did not diminish in the slightest, clamping onto the bone like a pair of pliers.

Uesugi Muneyuki was stunned by the scene before him.

Hironaka Mariko's Cursed Grudge was actually devouring Saijo Yasue's Cursed Grudge power?!

Having viciously sucked away a portion of the Cursed Grudge power, Hironaka Mariko signaled Uesugi Muneyuki with her eyes.

【Quick!】

Uesugi Muneyuki no longer hesitated; he snatched up the steel cylinder and, seizing the fleeting opportunity, smashed it hard against Saijo Yasue's forehead.

"Thwack!"

Under the two-pronged attack, Saijo Yasue finally collapsed like a piece of rotten wood; at the moment of her failure, this serial killer did not forget to stare fixedly at Uesugi Muneyuki.

【I will come to find you again, Doctor.】

【You will never see her again.】

The corpse of the middle-aged man in his forties twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

Both Cursed Grudges disappeared together; Saijo Yasue's Cursed Grudge and Hironaka Mariko's Cursed Grudge vanished without a trace along with this strike.

At the same time, Uesugi Muneyuki had also collapsed in the corridor, exhausted; he gasped for air, his vision going black in waves, and facing the dim corridor filled with white smoke, facing the corpse covered in countless wounds and the mess scattered all over the floor, Uesugi Muneyuki lay powerlessly on the ground, feeling his frantic heartbeat.

Although only a dozen minutes had passed since Saijo Yasue appeared, Uesugi Muneyuki felt as if several centuries had already gone by.

What exactly happened tonight?

How did Saijo Yasue manage to turn into a Cursed Grudge after committing suicide and still be able to possess a corpse to find him?

She hadn't lied; she really had come to find him.

Who was responsible for that suddenly appearing Arrow? Why did they want to help him?

Saijo Yasue was actually an Inner World existence; no wonder... it was just that he hadn't thought in that direction.

Then the question arose: how did she awaken her Inner World Power?

The person was dead, but she had left behind far too many mysteries for Uesugi Muneyuki to ponder.

What frustrated him was that these thoughts yielded almost no results.

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly felt a bit fortunate; luckily his reaction was fast, otherwise, if he had waited until Saijo Yasue was blocking his office door while controlling the corpse, it would have been all over; the opponent was a killing machine proficient in slaughter and also possessed Inner World Power, while he was just a rookie to the Inner World.

Fortunately, he had considered this situation and had gone to Ikeda Erena in advance to learn some Karate skills; they had come in handy today, otherwise, with just a small surgical scalpel or even bare hands, he would definitely have met his end here today.

Points and lines?

Uesugi Muneyuki chewed over Saijo Yasue's words; he seemed to understand something.

No wonder she was so confident in her attacks against him, no wonder the incisions were so smooth; if one used the power of the Inner World in reality, slaughter was an instinct for her; after all, it was very annoying to always see points and lines, and one would really want to stab in along them and cut along them.

Uesugi Muneyuki could use Inner World Power to be a legendary Forensic Pathologist, and Saijo Yasue could naturally use Inner World Power to be a legendary executioner.

No wonder she felt she was just correcting the world.

The Inner World is truly dangerous.

In this battle, even Ms. Kurosawa and Hironaka Mariko, who had accompanied him for quite a while, were lost.

Uesugi Muneyuki suddenly felt a bit lonely.

How was he supposed to explain everything that happened tonight later?

But regardless, it was time to collect the spoils of today's battle.

Uesugi Muneyuki reached out his hand.

A vast, terrifying sea of Courage, carrying the aura of blood and slaughter, as well as pure hatred and loathing, surged into the Qinghui Stone in Uesugi Muneyuki's right hand; the terrifying negative energy Courage from Saijo Yasue was seized by Uesugi Muneyuki, and the intense emotional energy instantly engulfed Uesugi Muneyuki's mind.

Pure hatred, pure malice, pure blood and slaughter, composed the Courage of Saijo Yasue.

Even the Dharma Body of the Wisdom King of Passion took on a hint of ferocity and cruelty.

It was not enough; the endless Courage continued to be absorbed, and the evil thoughts within it caused Uesugi Muneyuki's face to twitch.

Want to kill, want to slash, endless flowing blood, severed heads hitting the ground, blood flows, I live, blood runs dry, I die!

Deep within his will, it was as if something had been triggered.

A brand-new Dharma Body appeared!

The Wisdom King—Kongō Yasha Myōō!

Kongō Yasha Myōō is also known as the Vajra End or the Vajra Devourer, associated with the North.

This Wisdom King can devour filth and evil, eliminate disasters and remove difficulties, and crush and subdue evil and turbidity.

The Dharma Body has three faces and six arms, with five eyes wide open in rage, holding a Vajra Bell, signifying the use of the wisdom of Prajna to awaken the confused masses; it is the teaching-command wheel body of the Northern Amoghasiddhi Buddha, and its entire body is adorned with pearls and jade. Its six arms each hold a Bow, Arrow, Sword, Wheel, Five-Pronged Vajra, and Vajra Bell, among other ritual implements. Holding the Vajra Bell is its characteristic feature, signifying the use of the bell's sound to strike and awaken sentient beings, symbolizing the use of the wisdom of Prajna to awaken the confused masses and crush all demons.

Kongō Yasha Myōō opened its great mouth, devouring all of Saijo Yasue's evil thoughts into its belly, chewing them into dregs.

He had transformed these curses into power!

A second Dharma Body was born amidst the flower of evil!

It took quite a long time to absorb, and Uesugi Muneyuki had already faintly heard the sound of police sirens.

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, thinking, why did they arrive so late?

Damn it, when acting alongside the Detective, these Detectives often complained that responding to calls was too frequent and tiring, that they often stayed up late, and that they had to work overtime if a report came in right before they got off work; Uesugi Muneyuki deeply agreed, thinking that for us to act this quickly counts as having a sense of responsibility.

When he truly needed help, Uesugi Muneyuki himself complained that the Detective arrived too slowly.

This is humanity, natural double-standard dogs.

However, looking at the severed limbs not far away, Uesugi Muneyuki thought to himself, being able to be human is truly great!

How I long to become a human!

————I am the separator line for "How I long to become a human"————

Tanaka Laodeng from Otsuka Station was the first to discover Uesugi Muneyuki; when they discovered the security guard's corpse in the hallway, Tanaka Laodeng had already prepared for the worst.

"Brother Uesugi! Brother Uesugi! Are you alright? Pull yourself together!" When Tanaka Laodeng saw Uesugi Muneyuki lying in a pool of blood, his voice grew thin with anxiety: "Quick, call an ambulance! Quick, call an ambulance!"

More and more Detectives rushed into the hospital, the lights came on, and Uesugi Muneyuki knew he was safe.

Those who came were all Detectives from Otsuka Station; they all knew him, and he knew them. These people might not have much ability, but there shouldn't be anyone among them who would harm him.

That existence from the inner world no longer had a chance to strike at him.

Yes, even though the other party had saved his life, Uesugi Muneyuki had maintained full vigilance throughout; after such extreme danger and a desperate situation, he did not intend to capsize at this moment, and he was determined to hold on until the Detective arrived.

At the moment he let down his guard, Uesugi Muneyuki finally could not hold on any longer and fainted.

(End of this chapter)