The man in the column is perished, and the beginning of the treatment is not miserable - Chapter 238

c238 Extra volume:——The forced survival skills of Edo ghosts

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remember.

No matter when.

Only the smart and adaptable ones will survive to the end.

Strength does not necessarily determine everything.

——Even the former Ghost King.

Now that he is dead, it means that he has been eliminated by the times and the changing environment.

He is the weak one.

Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest.

Survival is the greatest asset.

Such thoughts kept replaying in my mind.

Such a profound truth should be imprinted in every ghost’s mind.

But unfortunately, except for himself, the other ghosts seemed to have no brains.

Stupid, arrogant, arrogant!

“Bang!” A voice of disgust echoed repeatedly in the darkness.

In a dark cave.

The huge and skinny beast-shaped evil spirit is slowly shrinking its body to fit in the narrow cave.

He moved his hair-covered limbs and squeezed deeper into the cave to avoid the sunlight peeking in from the entrance.

The weak reflection burned the evil ghost’s face, and traces of the former human appearance could be vaguely seen on the face.

But at this moment, the traces of human facial features on the face have been covered by thick hair.

Now, he just looks like a hybrid mammal with a mane.

That confession just now.

It is the survival skills he has summed up by successfully surviving for many years – and still eating meat from time to time.

“Creak…Creak…” The evil ghost was chewing something in his mouth, and the dried blood coagulated along the hair.

The tough meat is churning in the mouth, constantly providing evil energy.

Weird red eyes, slightly tired.

The hoarse voice echoed faintly.

“…Live on, live on…”

“Rack your brains and survive at all costs!”

The evil ghost’s expression was ferocious but determined. He bit his teeth and repeated these words crazily, trying to suppress the loss of reason caused by hunger.

The small cave was filled with the smell of blood.

In his scarlet eyes, the uncontrollable appetite slowly turned into reason, and the hair on his body also seemed to be slightly reduced.

——Hair is used to prevent humans from mistaking them for other animals in dim environments when they go out to look for food at night.

——It is a disguise to protect oneself.

At the same time, it is also a tool to erase “trace of evil spirits” from environmental factors.

After each hunt, he would immediately change his hiding place.

He even ate the prey wholeheartedly and then left in a hurry.

He is not like other idiots who stay in one place waiting to be slaughtered.

“Humans are all reserve food, ghost hunters are all idiots”, I don’t know who the dead bastard spread these words.

Today’s ghost hunters—all of them know powerful swordsmanship that is similar to the vampire technique!

But now the ghost…

——But none of them know how to use vampire magic!

The relationship between humans and ghosts had been completely reversed in the war more than ten years ago!

The ghosts with high combat power all turned into ashes with the death of the Ghost King, and the ghosts in the middle became weaker and weaker day by day.

In the end, they were the only ones left, creatures with the thinnest ghost blood but also ghosts, lingering.

Thinking of this, the evil ghost’s eyes dimmed slightly. He kept chewing the flesh and blood in his mouth, feeling melancholy about his future life.

He knew how powerful human forces were, and he knew even more how powerful ghost hunters were.

Humans have occupied large tracts of land.

As long as you rub the soil a little bit, you may find someday in your home a madman holding a knife and looking at you with excitement!

“well……”

In order to survive, he even reduced the frequency of going out for food as much as possible.

He would never choose to expose himself to human sight until he was about to lose his mind due to hunger.

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As for this time.

After not eating for a long time, he was extremely weak and met an Orion and his child by chance in the mountains.

The remaining physical strength allowed him to successfully control Orion.

But he was unable to distract the human cub who had run away a long time ago.

After hearing the running human cub yelling words like “ghost”, he knew something was wrong.

He understood at that time and let the cub go, then the area around here would be affected.

There will definitely be rumors about ghosts the next day.

Those guys from the Demon Slayer Squad must also be swarming here like moths to a flame.

After thinking about the seriousness of the matter, he decided.

——It is not suitable to stay here for a long time!

In a slight panic, he opened his abdomen and swallowed Orion’s whole body directly into his stomach.

Then, he ran away with all his strength without looking back.

If you don’t identify the direction, you won’t have time to realize where you are.

He was like a headless fly, running away quickly and chaotically.

I ran for several nights.

Finally, after spending the second night in shock, and just before dawn on the third day, he hid in this cracked cave that was unknown how far away from the mountain.

The panic in my heart slowly calmed down because of the thick rock walls around me.

at the same time.

The exhaustion caused by running around for several nights.

He felt unbearable hunger again.

As soon as I stopped, this feeling of hunger became more and more serious.

Hunger is the most painful thing for ghosts, especially ghosts who cherish their lives like him.

He casually picked up a passing wild deer and ate it a few times, but it was of no use at all and even made him feel nauseous.

So what is he chewing in his mouth at the moment to satisfy his hunger?

That’s right.

Out of necessity.

He came out of the cave again and followed the direction of the cave exit, sniffing and searching.

Behind the cave is a village. It will be dawn soon, and it is impossible for him to look for food in the village.

Once discovered in a village or town, it is bound to be a dead end!

Therefore, he chose to stay away from villages and towns and look for someone to be alone with.

finally.

Nearly a thousand meters away from the cave.

——He slaughtered a samurai who was passing by in the distance.

Only then did he suppress the hunger deep in his body.

“… In two days, I ate two people…” The evil ghost kept chewing, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. He glanced at the sunlight coming in from outside the cave:

“…There is another one who looks like a samurai…incredible…”

He muttered to himself, slowly leaning against the rock wall, his consciousness gradually blurred, and there were vague signs of falling asleep:

“…I hope this guy is a ronin who has escaped from the feudal clan…”

“…Wait until night, then leave here as soon as possible.”

Thinking like this, the evil ghost completely shrunk his body to the limit, turned into a short figure, and squeezed into the cave with all his strength again.

“Hopefully… there won’t be any ghost hunters around here.”

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Just as the evil ghost murmured these words, he slowly fell asleep unconsciously.

The back of the cave where he was.

It is a village.

Steam from the hot springs fills the town.

The surrounding dense woods cover most of the houses in the villages and towns. From the outside, only a few dilapidated old houses can be seen.

In villages and towns.

The houses on both sides of the street are almost all two- or three-story exquisite houses.

Smoke billows from the roof.

The sound of ping ping ping ping ping-pong-pang-pang-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong being struck echoed in the villages and towns indistinctly.

It looks completely different from the shabby appearance from the outside.

“Hmph~ hum hum~”

A tall and thick man holding a long cloth-wrapped object and wearing a funny-looking red “Fire Man” mask on his face was humming a song and walking slowly in the village.

“Hey! Good morning, Master Tieqiao!”

Along the way, there were many people wearing different styles of “Fire Man” masks, passing by and saying hello to the men.

The man just nodded to them one by one, holding the long bar in his arms with both hands, avoiding the etiquette of reaching out to say hello:

“Good morning!”

At this time.

Opposite Tie Qiao, a man who was almost the same size as him, but judging from his exposed skin, was obviously much younger.

The man glanced at the long cloth bundle in Tie Qiao’s arms and said with some surprise:

“Senior Tieqiao, did you go to deliver a knife to Mr. Yuanyi again today?”

Tie Qiao was startled when he saw the person coming so bluntly. He quickly turned around and looked around, whispering:

“Keep your voice down!”

“I have been planning this for almost twenty years, don’t let the news come out now!”

Hearing this, the man quickly bent down, hissed and nodded:

“Yes Yes Yes Yes.”

Little did they know that people on both sides of the street had already looked at them with curious eyes.

“Tell me, Grandpa Tieqiao, what are you doing?”

On one side of the street, two children who also wore “Fire Man” masks, but looked like seven or eight-year-old children, were talking together:

“How do I know? But, look at what Grandpa Tieqiao has in his arms.”

“At first glance, it must be a knife!”

“But, but… I remember that Grandpa Tie Qiao has already taken three or four knives like this…”

“And they were all sent to Mr. Yuandai… Mr. Yuandai, did you really use so many knives…?”

“…Since Grandpa Tieqiao did this, he must have his intention!”

“That makes sense.”

As the conversation ended, the two children left the street together and came to a place where the sound of ping ping ping ping ping was heard.

“Pong! Pong!”

——Dozens of swordsmiths with muscular upper bodies and wearing fire-man masks on their faces are currently tapping the blades in their hands.

Every time the hammer collides with the blade, the most brilliant and dreamy sparks will bloom.

The shining sparks will briefly illuminate some dim stoves.

That’s right.

This is the Knife Forging Village.

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at the same time.

the other side.

The sun gradually became brighter and it was around ten o’clock in the morning.

Shang Quanna and his party walked through the town streets and slowly arrived near the mountain where Orion died.

“This is it.”

Kimura stopped and looked up at the mountain, which was not too high. However, the dense woods on it looked very suitable for hiding:

“Let’s start looking from here!”

“The ghost may have left here long ago, but as long as you find footprints or other traces, you will definitely be able to find clues to the next step!”

Kimura turned around and said to his two companions.

“Yes.” Sumire Kamado looked at the mountain behind Kimura and nodded slightly.

“Leave it to me!” Purgatory and Shou Lang looked completely fine. He vowed and looked at the mountain with confidence:

“It’s just a piece of cake to find traces of ghosts!”

As he said that, Purgatory and Shourou raised their hands and made fists to express their confidence.

“Hey… don’t set up such a flag…”

Sumire Kamado stood beside him, covering her forehead, and said helplessly to Purgatory and Juro:

“…We are already in a bit of trouble now…”

“Hahaha! It’s okay!” Purgatory and Shouro responded to her with bright smiles and optimism:

“Sumi! You need to cheer up!”

“Ah… I’m not unmotivated…” Kamado Sumire’s feeble voice came slowly.

Kimura looked at the two people like this, looked up at the sky, and checked the time.

Shang Quanna’s ears twitched slightly. He seemed to hear something familiar. He turned his head and glanced at Kamado Sumire in surprise.

Looking at Sumire Kamado who looked helpless, and Purgatory and Juro who were full of confidence.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally asked this digression:

“Xiao Jin.”

“Huh?” Kamado Sumire heard Shang Quan Nai’s voice. She was stunned for a moment, raised her head and looked in Shang Quan Nai’s direction, her tone hesitant:

“What, what’s wrong?”

Shang Quanna looked at Kamado Sumire and had a very bad idea in his mind:

“Who did you learn this sentence from?”

“Which sentence?” Kamado Sumire tilted her head, recalling it for a moment, a little confused: “…I want to cheer up?”

“No, that’s the sentence, set up the flag.” Shang Quannai repeated.

The moment Shang Quannai said these words.

! ?

Kamado Sumire’s expression was frozen in place to the extent visible to the naked eye, and she seemed a little at a loss.

Wait…why…

She turned her head away, her expression visibly panicked.

Why does Uncle Shangquan know this?

His eyes were also slightly dodgey.

Then, he slowly lowered his head.

“…This…um…”

She stretched out her fingers and nervously scratched her cheek slightly.

Shang Quanna’s expression did not change, he was still looking at Sumire Kamado.

This matter is actually not that important.

As a time traveler, although he has never mentioned such things to people around him many times, he has occasionally said it.

It is naturally possible to be learned by others.

Shang Quannai asked, but…

——I just want to find the person who taught Kamado Sumire this sentence.

Well, that’s it.

At this time.

Kamado Sumire slightly scratched her cheek with her fingers, raised her head carefully, glanced at Shang Quanna secretly, and said in a tentative tone:

“Is this…is this a very bad thing to say?”

Shang Quannai shook his head slightly.

Seemingly receiving Shang Quanna’s approval, Kamado Sumire slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, her expression stopped being flustered, she raised her head, and said it very straightforwardly:

“My wife’s uncle… that Mingzhu in the team, he often says this.”

Hearing this, Shang Quannai narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly:

“…Sure enough, I know.”

Among Zhu’s current team, the only one who is still not very mature and stable in temperament is my wife Shancun.

He looked at Sumire Kamado and the other two people:

“It’s okay, you can continue to the next step, I will just watch from the side.”

“Okay!” Kimura was holding a small notebook and was recording something. He raised his head and answered Shang Quannai.

Then, he put away his notebook and waved to Kamado Sumire, Purgatory and Juro, who were standing upright holding the handle of the Nichirin sword:

“Sumi! Kazuro! Let’s go!”

“Let’s go check out where the bear footprints were found yesterday!”

Shang Quannai turned his head slightly, narrowed his eyes, and his scarlet pupils swept across the forest in front of him.

–Nothing at all.

He found nothing about human or ghost souls.

As expected, the ghost had already escaped.

So…

Shang Quannai’s eyes turned slightly, and he sniffed the remaining breath in the air.

——How long can you sneak away?