Chapter 146: Team Battle
Except for Akino, the others all had fiery and bold personalities.
The three gyaru girls and Yuki, who once disguised herself as a blondie to target Haruto, were no exception. Sakura, who practiced kendo, also possessed the decisiveness for killing.
Even Yui and Misaki, both key players in the basketball club, were notably aggressive on the court.
Staring at the eleven beautiful girls in the room, Akira was green with envy. His intense jealousy made him subconsciously overlook the peculiarities Haruto had displayed.
"Three sirs, hurry up and make a move. With so many beauties, we can have fun for a long time. If we take turns..."
"Shut up, idiot."
Akira had lost his senses, but the three B-class Yokai hadn't.
As Reina and the others unleashed their auras, their faces turned ashen.
Eleven B-class Supernatural beings, all beauties—under other circumstances, they would have been thrilled. But when these powerful young women were their enemies, their hearts sank to the pit of their stomachs.
Now, the three finally realized the strangeness in Haruto's behavior and what that camera was for.
Their targets weren't ordinary people at all, but super-powerful beings whose strength they couldn't even gauge—at least an A-class.
The moment they realized this, the man with the gold-rimmed glasses immediately called his boss, notifying the only A-class Great Yokai in the Miura Corporation.
Haruto watched this action but had no intention of stopping it.
The "justification" was already in hand. Now it was just a matter of when he decided to act. Everything the other side did was futile, like grasshoppers in late autumn—they wouldn't be hopping around for much longer.
"Alright, the Barrier is set. Let's begin."
At Haruto's command, the eleven beauties split into their respective groups to confront the three B-class Yokai.
The Takamine mother-daughter trio faced the Nue, Reina's group of four took on the muscular brute, while Sakura led Yui, Akino, and Misaki against the man with gold-rimmed glasses.
Apart from the Takamine trio, the other two groups had exceptionally clear divisions of labor: two focused on offense, one on reconnaissance and analysis, and one on support, perfectly utilizing their individual Talents.
Though the three B-class Yokai had more combat experience than the women, under such coordinated assaults and with Haruto—whose strength remained unknown—overseeing the battle, they quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, struggling even to defend themselves.
The Nue, in particular, facing the impeccably synchronized mother-daughter trio, could barely hold on after just a few minutes.
This was especially true as Kasumi gradually unleashed her full magical affinity talent during the fight.
Hit once again by Kasumi's crimson flames, the Nue tumbled awkwardly across the ground.
"What are you all standing around for? Get up here and help!"
After getting up, he glared furiously at the SPs also trapped within the Barrier. Even knowing these men would only be cannon fodder, he still issued the cold command.
The men in black suits exchanged glances. They had experienced many battles involving Supernatural beings, but never on such a grand scale. In such chaotic combat, the slightest misstep could mean death.
After hesitating briefly, they joined the fray.
Partly out of professional duty, but mostly from fear of retaliation from the three Yokai afterward.
Of course, they harbored a sliver of hope—if they won, they might get a share of the spoils.
These eleven beauties were goddesses they could normally only dream of, and if they could get close to them...
The SPs brought by Akira for this mission were naturally his trusted subordinates, no strangers to bullying and exploiting others.
Haruto hadn't originally planned to specifically target them, but since they chose to participate, he couldn't be blamed.
His eyes turned cold as he addressed the women engaged in combat: "No need to hold back anymore. Eliminate them all."
"What a pity, it's ending so soon~"
"Then let's deal with these nuisances first."
"Yui, can you handle it? Do you need me to help you?"
Amid the women's brief exchanges, the SPs quickly lay motionless on the ground.
Seeing the situation turn dire, the three B-class Yokai exchanged glances, steeled their hearts, and simultaneously activated their bloodline Talent—Berserk state.
With three bizarre bestial roars, three half-human, half-beast monsters appeared before everyone.
"As expected, they're only hybrids. But this Berserk state is quite a useful Talent, though the side effects are significant."
Haruto silently admired as the three Yokai almost instantly turned the tables, sweeping away their earlier decline.
This Berserk skill was characteristic of Yokai, generally mastered by those who reached B-class.
Moreover, after Haruto mastered magic power, his first opponent had nearly turned the tide using this skill, so he was extremely familiar with it.
Upon discovering the three were Yokai, this had been taken into consideration, and the women had all received relevant intelligence.
"It's Berserk state, Yukina, fall back for now."
"Sakura-senpai, be careful."
"Mom, we'll hold him off. You recover your magic first."
The three groups instantly responded. Yukina's pale pink magical energy on her fists and feet instantly turned crimson red as she activated her full physical enhancement ability. With support from the other three, she avoided direct confrontation and began engaging in constant evasive maneuvers.
Sakura held her sword horizontally, continuously blocking attacks while Akino assisted in her defense.
Yui was responsible for spotting openings, while Misaki directed her familiars to constantly harass the enemy, easing Sakura's defensive burden.
The Takamine Sisters channeled all their magical energy into physical enhancement, fully utilizing their excellent athletic abilities and seamless coordination to keep the black-feathered birdman spinning in circles.
Meanwhile, Kasumi remained at a distance, occasionally launching surprise attack spells at the birdman.
The initiative in the battle remained firmly in the women's hands.
Haruto nodded in satisfaction, his full attention fixed on the battlefield. Should anyone make a mistake, he would intervene immediately.
While training was important, he couldn't and wouldn't stand by watching the women suffer serious injuries or face mortal danger.
As the prolonged assault continued and the berserk state's duration lengthened, the three B-class Yokai gradually began to despair.
Though the berserk state was powerful, once it ended, they would be like fish on a chopping block—completely at their enemies' mercy with no chance to resist.
They had attempted to escape, but their attacks against the Barrier didn't even create a ripple, forcing them to continue fighting against their will.
After about fifteen minutes, the yokai in black bear form was the first to fall, followed by a chain reaction as Nue and Baku collapsed weakly to the ground one after another.
With the berserk state ended, the three B-class Yokai's energy instantly plummeted to near nothing.
Seeing the three hybrid yokai return to human form, the women breathed sighs of relief. Being pressured while fighting three against one had been quite stressful for them.
Ruri wiped the fine sweat from her forehead. "Phew~ That really wore Ruri out."
"Don't let your guard down yet. These three still have one last trick up their sleeves."
Reina's emerald eyes flashed as she warned, "They're probably waiting for us to lower our guard so they can launch a surprise attack."
On the other side, Yui, who excelled at perception, nodded and added, "They're secretly using control magic, likely planning to take hostages when we're not paying attention."
With their final gambit exposed, the three B-class Yokai could only close their eyes in resignation, awaiting their fate despite their unwillingness.
"Kill them."
Quite satisfied with the women's performance, Haruto walked over to the three yokai and coldly pronounced their final judgment.
Faced with Haruto's icy killing intent, the three previously arrogant and domineering B-class Yokai finally began to feel fear. The muscular man was the first to beg for mercy.
Seeing this, the other two quickly followed suit.
But no matter how pitiful their pleas sounded, the girls remained unmoved.
Remembering the information Haruto had recently shown them and watching the three putting on an act before them, the women's killing intent instead grew stronger.
The fate of the women who had fallen into their hands was truly miserable—"a fate worse than death" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
The two scantily clad girls beside Akira had actually met the best outcome among their victims.
Yet even these two sisters had lost their families and been trained into communal sex toys, forced to endure daily humiliation and abuse from their enemies.
They had considered suicide, but if discovered, they would face even more inhumane torture.
If Haruto's strength had been insufficient, they would almost certainly have been tortured to death after this act of leaking information.
In truth, it was only because Akira didn't take Haruto seriously that they even had the opportunity to pass along the message.