Several [Biba Gattai] were simply not something ordinary people could deal with. Even when the samurai on the city wall attacked the [Biba Gattai] with cannon fire, it only caused the Kabaneri on them to fly into the city.
Don't forget that Kabaneri attached to a [Biba Gattai] can still act independently after separating from the Original Body.
The Kabaneri, who had not entered Iwato Station due to the destroyed drawbridge, instantly scattered throughout Iwato Station, and the city immediately plunged into panic.
"Damn it! These guys still have such tactics! I underestimated them! Before significant casualties occur, go help in the city! Mumei."
"Yes!"
Mumei nodded vigorously and ran towards the industrial area, which had already caught fire.
As Mumei left, the titan dad summoned by Inaba Tsukiyo also began to deal with these [Biba Gattai], with a large number of cannon shells continuously engulfing them.
One [Biba Gattai] was directly reduced to just its heart under the onslaught of the titan dad.
The other [Biba Gattai] seemed to be enraged by the titan dad's attack, letting out furious roars and crashing into the city wall of Iwato Station.
As the station in front of Kongokaku, Iwato Station's city walls were very thick; at least, ordinary bullets or cannon shells would not cause effective damage to them.
But these [Biba Gattai] were too fierce. Several of them crashed into the city wall together, directly smashing the thick wall into fragments.
Inaba Tsukiyo, still on the city wall, noticed the situation with the wall and forcefully jumped into the city.
The strong air current caused by the impact blew Inaba Tsukiyo away. At the same time, fragments of the city wall flew into the city, causing extensive damage.
Simultaneously, the Kabaneri on these [Biba Gattai] also flew into the city with the impact, and more Kabaneri appeared within Iwato Station.
'Is the quality of the city wall too poor, or are these guys' attacks too fierce? They can smash a city wall with mere flesh and blood?'
This power was too terrifying, wasn't it? Without special power, how could humans fight these monsters?
Just as Inaba Tsukiyo thought these [Biba Gattai] had entered the city wall and were preparing to attack the samurai in the north of the city, the [Biba Gattai] suddenly began to decompose and let out screams.
Not all [Biba Gattai] reacted simultaneously, but a chain reaction gradually began to occur.
The [Biba Gattai] quickly disappeared. In front of the collapsed city wall, several figures were revealed, with only half of their faces visible and their bodies covered in a gray substance.
The Kabaneri's heart had also turned blue, emitting a pale blue glow.
"This power… could it be that these guys turned quantity into quality? Did they evolve further?"
Inaba Tsukiyo could feel that the power within these guys had become even denser; it wasn't a state of winning by sheer numbers, but a breakthrough in quality.
Before these strange guys launched their attack, titan dad was the first to strike.
But his fists, made of special metal, didn't flatten these guys as expected; they actually withstood titan dad's punches.
The situation, which had originally been in their favor, quickly began to turn. These guys displayed incredibly powerful strength and speed.
The gray substance on their bodies resisted the steam gun bullets, and even specialized bullets couldn't penetrate their hearts.
What was most unbearable was that these guys could even concentrate the Honkai Energy within their bodies and fire powerful air cannons from their mouths.
"I can't take it, I can't take it. I really can't take it anymore! What kind of world is this?! Why does this world have so many strange things?!"
She originally thought the technology in this world was backward, but then motorcycles and mortars appeared. She initially thought there were only Kabaneri-like monsters, but now even mutated versions of monsters had shown up.
The number of titan dads Inaba Tsukiyo created wasn't very large, but they still managed to hold back a few monsters.
However, there was still one monster that didn't attack the samurai, but instead attacked the samurai closest to them.
"Clang!"
The monster's attack was blocked by Inaba Tsukiyo's blade. Behind her were several stunned samurai.
"What are you still standing around for?! Hurry up and evacuate the city! Get out of here quickly!"
This city was beyond saving. With the city walls destroyed, there was no way to deal with these monsters.
Mumei had already gone to rescue the people of Iwato Station. If she wasn't mistaken, she should be heading to the Iron Fortress, where its citizens were still staying.
What she needed to do now was buy time for the people of this city and for Mumei, allowing them to leave Iwato Station.
Anyway, these guys couldn't stop her at all. Even if they left her behind, she could catch up to the Iron Fortress at the fastest speed.
Inaba Tsukiyo and the monster stood silently for a moment. Soon, the opponent let out a piercing shriek and pounced on Inaba Tsukiyo at an incredibly fast speed.
These monsters all had purple Honkai Energy wrapped around their bodies, and it was because of this power that they had become so strong.
Even Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't eliminate these monsters in a short time; these guys were uncommonly tough.
After several rounds of clashes, Inaba Tsukiyo decided not to continue using simple brute force against these monsters. She used magic to suppress their attacks.
With the enhancement of magic, the monsters' armor was easily cut open, quickly penetrating their hearts.
As the monster fell, Inaba Tsukiyo also heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.
Turning around, she found that titan dad had been defeated by these monsters at some point, his body turning into a phantom and vanishing from this world.
About six or seven monsters gathered around Inaba Tsukiyo, their limbs on the ground, purple Honkai Energy surging around them, looking as if they were about to unleash a powerful move.
Without a doubt, these guys were certainly planning to use that shockwave-like technique. Inaba Tsukiyo had seen one monster use it before when dealing with titan dad.
"So, you want to use your maximum power to kill me? Hehe~ Let me see if you really have the ability to kill me."
Inaba Tsukiyo finally understood. It wasn't that titan dad wasn't trying hard enough, but rather that these guys had abnormal Honkai Energy infused into their bodies.
Although their hearts were still their weakness, the membrane near their hearts had also become much tougher, making it impossible to destroy the heart.
While Inaba Tsukiyo was facing these special monsters, Mumei, whom Inaba Tsukiyo had called for help, was hiding in the shadows. After seeing the Kataribe hijack the people of the Iron Fortress, Mumei was somewhat worried about Inaba Tsukiyo's situation.
Since the beginning, explosions had been constantly heard near the city gate.
The steam explosions were just a deception; it must have been the commotion caused by Inaba Tsukiyo's battle with those monsters.
Few Kataribe members had entered Iwato Station; most of them remained in the Kurenai Castle outside.
'Using the power Tsukiyo gave me, even Brother Amatori Biba is no match for me.'
She took out the weapons Inaba Tsukiyo had specially prepared for her. She heard these two guns were called hresvelgr's bow, a strange name.
However, using the power called Honkai Energy, she should be able to easily deal with these Kataribe guys.
"Let's try to end the battle before Tsukiyo arrives. This time, I'll aim to complete the mission within sixty seconds."
She habitually wanted to use the watch on her dual guns to time herself, but hresvelgr's bow didn't have such a thing. She could only tap her head helplessly and kick open the door in front of her.
Before the Kataribe members could react, she aimed hresvelgr's bow at the closest person and fired.
The bullets unhesitatingly pierced through their hearts. Perhaps not expecting anyone to resist, the Kataribe members didn't react for a moment.
"Let's finish the battle quickly. I don't want Tsukiyo to arrive before it's over."
On the other side, while Mumei was fighting, Inaba Tsukiyo also finished her own battle. The last monster was impaled through the heart by the Imaginary Spear.
So what if their skin was thick? Before the Imaginary Spear became corporeal, it could penetrate any object, even the armor on their bodies.
She had originally intended to use sword techniques to deal with all these monsters, but under the combined attack of six or seven monsters, it was a bit difficult to defeat them, so she could only release the power of the Imaginary Spear.
"Finally dealt with these guys. I wonder if Mumei has finished over there. Iwato Station is beyond saving, but there's still Kongokaku to go to."
Putting Mikazuki Munechika away, Inaba Tsukiyo stood up and ran towards the Iron Fortress.
The city's residents had little hope left. What needed to be done now was to gather with the citizens of the Iron Fortress.
As she was about to go, she realized that outside Iwato Station, there was still the Kataribe's Kurenai Castle. Those monsters just now had emerged from Kurenai Castle.
They must have been injected with some strange serum, which was why they turned into that strange appearance and were eventually purified.
[Snap☆]
She snapped her fingers, and several portals appeared above Kurenai Castle. The portals shot out intense beams of light.
The people in Kurenai Castle had no idea such a thing would happen. As the beams of light passed through Kurenai Castle, Kurenai Castle exploded violently, destroying it along with the people inside.
Having done all this, Inaba Tsukiyo immediately ran towards the Iron Fortress. When she arrived, she found Mumei fighting a woman.
Behind this woman, Amatori Biba, that annoying guy, was watching everything.
"Thud!"
Teleporting to the golden-haired woman, Inaba Tsukiyo kicked her in the abdomen, sending her flying into the wall, her entire body directly embedded within it.
(fuhai: You can't even pry her out.)
The moment she dealt with this woman, Inaba Tsukiyo turned her gaze towards Amatori Biba.
However, as soon as Amatori Biba saw Inaba Tsukiyo eliminate the blonde woman, he immediately rushed towards her.
"What is this guy trying to do?"
Amatori Biba naturally realized he was no match for Inaba Tsukiyo. What he needed to do now was inject the black blood plasma he carried into her.
To be safe, he had brought a vial of black blood plasma when he left Kurenai Castle. By using it, he could transform her into a Nue. A Nue was definitely something Inaba Tsukiyo couldn't handle.
Amatori Biba didn't know that Inaba Tsukiyo had just dealt with six or seven Nue at once, and he still believed that human strength couldn't possibly contend with a Nue.
Although she wasn't incapable of dealing with a Nue, she didn't want to bother with such a troublesome monster. She instantly teleported in front of Amatori Biba, grabbed his hand, and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.
The black blood plasma in his hand also fell to the ground and was crushed to pieces by Inaba Tsukiyo's foot.
"Give up. Your Kataribe are gone. Your Kurenai Castle is also gone. Your plan has completely failed."
"Amatori Biba."
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