novelraw Chapter 84 : Miko and Judicator
Chapter 84 : Miko and Judicator
Chapter 84: Miko and Judicator
The report stated that the ancient shrine family, the Tsuchimikado family, located in Chiyoda Ward, had been wiped out overnight.
From the family head down to the servants, dozens of people—none survived.
No traces of fighting were left at the scene. Everyone’s manner of death was extremely bizarre, as if they had been scared to death by something invisible.
And the only survivor was the Tsuchimikado family’s eldest daughter, the shrine maiden who usually lived in seclusion—the miko Tsuchimikado Rin.
Some said that on the night of the incident, they had seen crimson light soaring into the sky from the shrine and heard eerie laughter.
Others said it was the shikigami worshipped by the Tsuchimikado family turning on its masters, demanding sacrifices.
Still others swore with absolute certainty that the surviving eldest daughter had long since been possessed by an evil spirit……
“Tsuchimikado Rin……”
Chen Mo looked at the girl in the photograph, dressed in miko robes, her features cold and snowlike, and his gaze narrowed slightly.
His intuition told him that this matter was absolutely not simple.
An entire family wiped out overnight.
No traces of fighting whatsoever.
A sole survivor.
All these elements pointed to a single possibility—transcendents.
“Looks like I’ll have to pay that shrine a visit.”
Chen Mo crumpled the newspaper into a ball and tossed it into the trash can, then pulled his cap lower and turned to merge into the crowded flow of people.
……
Neon Metropolis, Chiyoda Ward, Hie Shrine.
Night fell.
The shrine appeared exceptionally silent in the darkness, with only the rustling sound of wind passing through ancient trees.
The area had already been sealed off by the police, warning tape strung up everywhere.
At this late hour, most of the officers outside the cordon had already withdrawn, leaving only a few on-duty patrolmen yawning as they stood guard.
After all, this place had become the most famous “haunted house” in all of Neon Metropolis. Aside from thrill-seeking paranormal streamers, no normal person was willing to come near here in the middle of the night.
Chen Mo moved like a black raccoon, lightly flipping over the shrine wall and landing on the approach path covered in fallen leaves.
Then, Chen Mo activated “Eye of Sin”.
Thus, in his vision, the originally tranquil shrine was shrouded in a faint layer of black mist.
That was residual sin and resentment. Although much of it had dissipated compared to daytime, it was still thick enough to suffocate.
Following the guidance of the black mist, Chen Mo stealthily made his way to the rear hall of the shrine.
This was the core area of the Tsuchimikado family and also the site of the massacre.
Although the bodies had already been cleared away, he could still smell that lingering hint of blood in the air.
“Shhk—”
Chen Mo drew the military knife from his waist and carefully pushed open the hall door.
His movements were light and agile, not making the slightest sound.
“Anyone here?”
Chen Mo asked in a low voice.
No one responded.
Only a faint smell of blood lingered in the air, along with an indescribable chill.
Chen Mo frowned.
He switched on his phone’s flashlight and shone it into the room.
By the dim light, he saw a scene of utter chaos.
Shattered talismans, overturned offering tables, and……
One corpse after another, faces livid, blood streaming from the seven orifices.
Their deaths were miserable, every face frozen in extreme terror.
Yet they had died very peacefully.
No struggle, no resistance.
As if something had instantly drained their souls away.
Chen Mo walked up to one of the corpses, crouched down, and examined it carefully.
“Not physical attacks.”
He dipped his finger into some of the blood flowing from the body and lightly sniffed it at the tip of his nose.
“Not poison either.”
“It was mental attack.”
He suddenly stood up, his gaze sweeping across the corpses filling the room.
“And it was extremely powerful mental attack.”
“To reach this level, it was probably only……”
“Someone there?”
Chen Mo’s footsteps abruptly halted, and he swiftly flashed behind a stone lantern.
He saw that in the corridor of the rear hall, a girl dressed in pure white miko robes was quietly sitting there.
She held a cup of hot tea in her hands, her hollow gaze fixed on the dry landscape garden in the courtyard, as if she were waiting for something.
Tsuchimikado Rin.
Hadn’t she been taken away by the police?
Chen Mo felt puzzled.
But then he understood.
For a player possessing transcendent power, escaping from the hands of a few ordinary police officers was simply effortless.
“Since you’re here, come out.”
The girl’s cool voice rang out in the silent courtyard.
She did not turn around, maintaining that posture, as if speaking to the air itself.
Chen Mo’s eyes narrowed.
Discovered?
Worthy of being a player chosen by “God”.
Since he had been seen through, Chen Mo no longer hid himself and walked out from behind the stone lantern.
“Tsuchimikado Rin?”
He called out tentatively.
The girl slowly turned her head.
Moonlight spilled over her pale and delicate face, coating her with a halo that was both sacred and eerie.
“A player?”
She looked at Chen Mo, the corners of her lips lifting slightly into a meaningful smile.
“I didn’t expect the first one to come knocking would actually be a player from the same faction.”
Hearing this, Chen Mo’s heart relaxed slightly.
As expected, the sense between them was mutual.
“Since we’re both 【Shadow】, that makes things easier.”
Chen Mo lowered some of his guard and walked toward the girl.
“I came to seek cooperation.”
“Cooperation?”
Tsuchimikado Rin seemed to hear a joke, the amusement in her eyes deepening.
“A weakling—what right do you have to talk about cooperation with me?”
“Weakling?”
Chen Mo frowned.
“Isn’t that so?”
The girl set down the teacup in her hands and slowly stood up.
“The scent on you is far too weak.”
“And you came here to cooperate?!”
“Or did you come to kill me?!”
Tsuchimikado Rin’s tone turned icy, carrying a trace of vigilance and killing intent.
Chen Mo frowned slightly.
“I really didn’t come to kill you.”
“I came to find you to cooperate.”
Tsuchimikado Rin let out a cold laugh. “Do you think I’d believe you?!”
She formed seals with both hands, chanting softly under her breath.
“God Descends!”
Boom!
As Tsuchimikado Rin moved, the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly.
A suffocating pressure erupted from her petite body.
Her body began to expand, her skin turning pale and translucent.
Her black hair flew wildly without wind, cascading like a waterfall.
“God says—”
“All who bear sin shall die!”
“The sins upon you are grave; you shall be the sacrifice!”
Tsuchimikado Rin suddenly swung her arm.
“Kill!”
Before the words had even faded.
Tsuchimikado Rin’s figure suddenly vanished from where she stood.
The next second.
A bone-chilling cold struck from behind Chen Mo!
“Die!”
Accompanied by a sharp cry, a slender palm, carrying fierce force, shot straight for Chen Mo’s back!
So fast!
Chen Mo’s pupils contracted violently.
But he had undergone professional training, his reaction speed far surpassing that of ordinary people.
At the critical moment, he rolled hard to the side, barely evading the fatal blow.
Boom!
The hard stone slabs where he had been standing were smashed to pieces by the girl’s palm!
Rubble flew, dust billowed.
Chen Mo broke out in a cold sweat.
Was this woman insane?!
Attacking with lethal force the moment they met?!
“Wait! I’m your teammate!”
Chen Mo shouted loudly. “We’re on the same side!”
“Teammate?”
Tsuchimikado Rin emerged from the dust, a teasing smile on her face.
“In this game, there are no teammates—only prey and hunters.”
“And you are the prey that delivered itself to my door.”
Buzz—
A faint layer of red light surfaced around her body.
Her eyes turned an eerie blood-red, her long hair moving without wind, her entire being exuding a demonic and terrifying aura.
This was the core ability of the 【Miko】.
Allowing a god to possess the body, gaining the power of that god.
And in Tsuchimikado Rin’s subconscious, the so-called “god” was that being who had summoned her countless times in her dreams—the Goddess of Slaughter seated upon a throne of white bones!
“Offer yourself as a sacrifice!”