Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1467 1439. Hungry Ghost
It was just a thin wooden door, and without any other power to support it, it was shattered instantly under Lan En's feet.

By the time Lan En broke into the house nearby, the force that pulled the man in seemed to have no time to do anything to him.

When Lan En broke in through the door, the man who had just been dragged in was already lying on the ground, his hands tightly gripping the floor.

It was as if the legs were being pulled and the body was dragged on the ground for a while, and then the dragging force suddenly disappeared.

He was so frightened that he screamed and tried to get up from the ground in a panic. However, his legs and hands were weak, and he struggled to get up several times and fell several times before he finally rolled and crawled away from Lan En and ran out of the house.

Wearing only a loincloth and a shirt, he rolled in the mud and ran away. The dirt on the ground stuck to his thighs and buttocks, which were covered with cold sweat.

But Lan En frowned as he looked at the wooden hut whose door he had kicked through.

Most of the moonlight outside the door was blocked by his tall body, but there were still some residual light that passed by the edge of his body and shone into the dimly lit and shadowy room.

Looking at the light that was squeezed into a slit, Lan En frowned.

".It's not an illusion."

Outside the house, there was a commotion because of a cry of "monster" from the patrol team in the distance.

But in the room before him, a bean-sized oil lamp was emitting a dim light, illuminating only a small area deep in the room.

Quiet and deep.

Outside, there were increasingly noisy battle cries, while inside the house there was an eerie silence that seemed isolated from the outside world.

And when Lan En broke down the door just now, his eyes caught a glimpse of something.

It was a corner of a finely stitched ribbon that dragged on the ground and quickly shrank from the light into darkness.

And the moment he saw the ribbon shrink into the darkness, Lan En indeed heard the voice that the man had just spoken.

'Like the friction of cloth or a broom across tatami'.

But there is no doubt that even Lan En's big house was not equipped with tatami, but only wooden boards, so it is even more impossible for this room.

And as soon as Lan En broke through the door, he immediately turned towards the darkness where the ribbon had retracted. The vertical pupils in his eyes shrank and he focused, but when he looked over, he saw that the darkness was completely empty.

The floor was made of wooden planks, and it was so simple that there wasn't even a piece of furniture.

"First, the unknown power and the monsters. Now, the Japanese horror stories?"

Faced with the scene that seemed like a horror movie where people who were temporarily staying here were quickly frightened and collapsed, Lan En just narrated it calmly.

"It's a mess."

Then, Lan En didn't look at the dark and silent house in front of him any longer.

Because he knew this based on the witcher's own experience in dealing with curses, ghosts, and the like, as well as Lan's superficial understanding of Japanese ghost stories.

These mysterious things are usually invisible and traceless, and some even have no logic.

It is difficult to catch the tail before it comes to your door.

When I kicked the door just now, I heard the same sound that the man described.

There is no doubt that this thing might be "contagious" or it might have already targeted me.

There's no regret or anything like that.

Even though the other person was just someone I met for the first time, he still asked me for help.

But to be honest, Lan En is not afraid of these things.

His fear had been eliminated by him long, long ago.

Turning and leaving, Lan En showed his back to the hut and something lurking in the darkness without any care, and walked towards the noise and fire in the village.

"monster!"

The five members of the patrol team were the first to discover the presence of a monster in the village. Although they had already sounded the alarm in the village, this was, after all, only a slightly famous village as a post station.

The guards here are just militiamen, working part-time as villagers.

They could not achieve the orderliness and rapid organization of a professional army, not to mention that there were actually very few Japanese armies of that era who could do that.

So after the shouting, there was indeed a commotion in the village, but there was no time for a few people to run out of the house to help.

The five of them could only surround the discovered monster first.

The militiamen, who didn't even have a piece of iron on their bodies, held their weapons with sweaty hands and feet, and faced the monsters with chattering teeth.

It was a monster that was not very tall, and even looked shorter than an ordinary person.

It basically reaches the waist.

But the small body does not make people feel at ease at all, but only makes them feel frightened.

It has a human-like outline, but the head and stomach are unusually round and swollen, and the limbs and chest are skinny and withered, as if they have been malnourished for a long time, and the joints can be seen through the skin.

The hair on their big heads has almost fallen out, with only a few strands sticking half-dead to the scalp. Their eyes are wide open and even bulging outwards a bit like fish.

The sickly bulging belly emitted a psychedelic golden glow.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! It's just a hungry ghost!" Kikuchi Sadakichi also held the Mino-den katana in his hand and whispered to himself to cheer himself up.

The shape of the Mino katana is not very deep, so it is very suitable for stabbing and chopping.

Dingji, who was usually idle, was facing a real monster in front of him. He felt a warm feeling in his chest when he took a deep breath.

'This is the beginning of my own great achievements!'

He thought with inexplicable excitement.

The world is in chaos now, and even the "monsters" that were only legends in the past are now often seen being seen openly.

He even killed his own father with his own hands!
A warrior not only has to use his advanced martial arts to kill the enemy, but also kill monsters as a way to become famous.

Famous samurai in Japanese history, such as Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and Minamoto no Raikou, are most famous for their achievements in killing demons and monsters.

Dingji boasted that his swordsmanship, which was recognized by his own father, would surely be able to defeat a mere hungry ghost!

Dingji raised the katana from his waist to the height of his face.

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Then he put on his straw sandals and stepped forward a few steps quickly!

"Whoa whoa!"

From the hungry ghost's bony mouth, he kept making noises as if he was tortured by hunger.

At the same time, its light-bulb-like eyes looked at all the living things around it with longing and resentment.

Seeing Dingji approaching on his own initiative, the hungry ghost, driven only by appetite, immediately pounced on him.

Its head and belly are very big, so when it runs, it looks like its skinny limbs are swaying, shaking the upper and lower balls back and forth.

Although Kikuchi Sadakichi was nervous, long-term practice allowed him to display his swordsmanship smoothly.

The handle of the knife was originally held at the height of the side of the face, and in the process of approaching the hungry ghost, it was directly raised above the head!
Lean forward and chop down with all the strength of your upper body!
This is the basic move of [Upper Configuration]!

The movements are slower and more sluggish than the [Middle Configuration] and [Lower Configuration], but the power is the greatest!
The Minoden katana made a sound of breaking through the air, and just taking advantage of the force of the hungry ghost's pounce, the blade was chopped directly onto the opponent's big head!

There was a crisp sound of "click"!
Using the blade to chop hard objects directly, Daisuke Kikuchi would definitely feel sorry for the knife after seeing his son's actions.

But at the same time, if you can remain calm and perform swordsmanship when facing a monster for the first time, you might feel relieved.

But at this moment, Kikuchi Sadakichi only felt the pain and heat at the base of his palm!

'It's a monster!' He thought subconsciously, "It's so hard!"

If he chopped a normal person with this knife, he estimated that he could cut the opponent directly from the top of the head to the nose.

But the hungry ghost in front of me.
"Whoa whoa!"

It screamed strangely, and its round belly and head were knocked backwards, causing it to fall over. Its original forward-rushing posture turned into a rolling gourd.

There was a gap visible to the naked eye on his bald forehead.

You can even see the inside of the skull!
But it was still not dead, it was just knocked to the ground and looked a little dazed.

Moreover, the several times it was knocked backwards widened the distance between it and Kikuchi Sadakichi.

Listening to the strange "Woo-wah" sound that was gradually becoming clearer, the other party should stand up soon!

"drink!"

At this time, there was a braver one among the four militiamen. He saw this as an opportunity, but his companions who were holding spears and were most suitable for finishing off the enemy were hesitant and did not dare to step forward.

So he gritted his teeth, shouted to give himself courage, raised his sword and stepped forward, stabbing the hungry ghost lying on the ground with the tip of the sword pointing downwards!

Kikuchi Sadakichi, who had chopped the hungry ghost into a rolling gourd with one sword, now readjusted his center of gravity and took two steps forward, wanting to join the attack.

However, the militiaman who had stabbed with the knife at the beginning now had an expression of fear and disbelief in his eyes.

"How could it be? It's so hard!"

Unlike Kikuchi Sadakichi, even though he had never actually encountered a monster in his previous life, his samurai father was still training him.

How could militiamen have the opportunity to train from a young age?
It is rare to be able to swing a knife in the air for dozens of times without taking a breath.

The difference between insiders and outsiders may not seem significant at normal times, but when it comes to the critical moment when every second counts, they can be immediately distinguished!
The militiaman's grip on the knife was not steady enough, and the tip of the knife suddenly stabbed into a hard object, which was the back of the hungry ghost.

The motionless sword pressed against the hilt, almost causing the militiaman's chest to hit the hilt of his own sword!

Even with such a strong effort, the tip of his knife only penetrated less than an inch!

For a hungry ghost who doesn't care about a cut on his forehead, it's just a small scratch!
On the contrary, taking advantage of this attack that didn't even break the defense, the hungry ghost woke up a little faster!

By the time Kikuchi Sadakichi walked up to it with a knife in hand, the hungry ghost had already stood up nimbly!

And not only standing up
"Whoa whoa!"

Amidst the strange cries, the hungry ghost stood up again, and seemed to have released something from his body.

(End of this chapter)