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"escape--!!"
Suddenly, one of the half-demons let out a heart-wrenching howl.
Dou Tang turned his head and saw that it was the half-demon named Old Wolf.
Did he break free from his crown-wearing ability?
After roaring, Old Wolf felt a chill run through his body. The black and red knight with bright compound eyes in the flames was a living nightmare. The surging fighting spirit he had just felt suddenly extinguished. At this moment, he only wanted to escape from here as quickly as possible, as far away as possible!
The wolf turned and ran!
Dou Tang stepped out of the flames, and just as he was about to give chase, he was surrounded by several half-demons whose will was still clouded by the Crown's power, and their claws and fists came at him.
Dou Tang snorted coldly, taking a half-step back to dodge the attack while saying, "Xue...Freshno! Go after that guy!"
Xue Qing nodded, swung her sword and slashed open the chest of the enemy in front of her. She leaped into the air, her cloak fluttering like wings, and jumped out of the battle circle, chasing after the old wolf without looking back.
The two quickly disappeared around the street corner, one after the other.
The green knight, seeing the situation clearly, immediately stepped forward to hold back the half-demon who wanted to chase Xue Qing.
Flame ropes wrapped around Dou Tang's arms as he swung his fists again, back to back with the green knight, dealing with attacks from all sides.
The wolf's howl did not awaken the other half-demons, which is good news. It seems there must be another reason why the wolf was able to break free from the crown's power.
While dealing with the battle, the Green Knight stood back-to-back with Dou Tang, shouting in a spare moment, "Who exactly are you people?!"
Dou Tang brandished his fists, sparks flying from his arms as his claws sliced through the fiery ropes. At the same time, he replied, "Obviously, we are Kamen Riders!"
"But there is no Kamen Rider in this world!" Green Rider roared.
"Then what are you?" Dou Tang countered.
The green knight was speechless.
So he could only keep this problem to himself and attacked even more fiercely, no longer standing back-to-back with Dou Tang, but charging into the half-demon horde.
Seeing that he wanted to end the fight quickly, Dou Tang also put aside his playful mood, swept his leg to kick the enemy in front of him to the ground, pounced on him and punched him, shattering his entire jaw. The raging flames spread from his jaw to his whole body.
Kill Spark Dragon.
Dou Tang suddenly realized.
So that's how it is! This ability was originally for disposing of corpses and covering up the evidence!
The screams and wails of the half-demons continued to ring out. Dou Tang and the Green Knight fought with increasing ferocity, turning the tide from a situation of fewer against more. At this moment, there were corpses lying all over the ground. The remaining two half-demons were also maimed, half-lying on the ground panting heavily, but they still seemed to have the will to fight.
The Green Knight clenched his fists and looked back. He saw that all the enemies in front of Dou Tang had fallen to the ground. Flames spread along the lines of blood on the ground, and the flames that could even burn blood illuminated the shopping street as bright as day.
Dou Tang snapped his fingers and rushed out from in front of the green knight, saying, "One for each of us!"
The green knight nodded, and then a faint green light shimmered beneath the armor on his legs. He then leaped into the air, extending his right leg.
"Knight Kick!"
Hearing the Green Knight's shout, Dou Tang chuckled inwardly.
You seem to be having a lot of fun cosplaying, don't you!
Green light spots filled the area around the Green Knight's body, attaching to his legs and forming broken circles.
Dou Tang also rushed forward, throwing a fiery straight punch at the last half-demon.
"Fire Fist!"
Green light surged into the knight's body with each kick, while Dou Tang sent another half-demon flying with a single punch.
The burning half-demon struggled and roared in the air. The intense flames instantly engulfed his body. The flames composed of "soul" were far beyond his ability to withstand. Before he even landed, his whole body was consumed by fire. In the end, only a few ashes remained on the ground.
Midnight, kicked by the Green Knight, staggered back a few steps, looking on incredulously.
He stared at the footprints on his chest, letting out a resentful "hoarse" sound in his throat, before finally lying flat on his back.
The green light spots spread rapidly across his body like locusts swarming through a wheat field. In a short while, the half-demon was completely devoured, leaving not even a corpse behind.
The points of light danced and rushed into the green knight's body, causing him to cry out in pain and bend slightly forward.
Dou Tang extinguished the flame in his hand and quickly reached out to support him.
At the same time, he was surprised to find that the wounds on the Green Knight's shoulder and back had healed.
The green knight surveyed the surrounding flames, broke free from Dou Tang's restraints, and gasped for breath, saying, "You...you shouldn't be half-demons, right? I didn't see anything flowing into your bodies from the guys you killed."
Dou Tang shook his head.
The Green Knight looked at the half-demon not far away, whose bones and blood had been burned away, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "You guys really did a thorough job of cleaning up."
Dou Tang patted his shoulder, and the Green Knight was surprised to find that the Flame Rope had disappeared from Dou Tang's arm, and there wasn't even a trace of burn left.
"Let's leave here first. I think you must have a lot to say. Of course, we also have a lot of questions to ask you. You wouldn't refuse two people who saved your life, would you?"
The green knight hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The sound of police sirens in the distance was getting closer and closer, which was precisely why the group wanted to end the battle quickly; such a large-scale melee was causing far too much trouble.
The Green Knight glanced back at the dark shop, and Dou Tang, noticing his concern, said, "The police won't let go of the only shop that's open. The people trapped in the basement will be rescued."
“However, they may have to endure a very painful period of withdrawal symptoms,” the Green Knight sighed.
"This person is quite sentimental," Dou Tang thought to himself.
The two didn't linger and quickly fled in the opposite direction of the sirens. Before stepping into the darkness, the green knight looked back at the still-burning street, still shaken.
If these two hadn't shown up tonight, I might have died here... But thinking about it the other way around, what exactly do these two powerful self-proclaimed Kamen Riders want?
Seeing that he had stopped, Dou Tang turned around and urged, "Run faster! Judging from your appearance, you're also paying homage to Kamen Rider 1, right? How come you can't even run two steps?"
The Green Knight quickly caught up, whispering, "Actually, it's a tribute to Kamen Rider Shin... There are a lot of Riders based on grasshoppers!"
"Yes, yes, as long as you're not paying tribute to 01, anything is fine..."
"Huh? But I think the 01 movie was pretty good..."
"So 01 is a Kamen Rider series that only has theatrical versions... Does 01 have a main series? Whether it does or not is basically irrelevant..."
The two ran into the darkness, their voices fading into the distance.
Chapter 39 Knight Kotaro
The green knight is named... Kotaro.
Upon hearing the name, Dou Tang gasped in surprise.
"Your name... is very Showa era!"
Kotaro smiled shyly and went into a room next door.
The three of them had arrived at Kotaro's hiding place, a warehouse near the river.
The warehouse is located in a remote and secluded area, and the motorcycle that Kotaro rode there before was just stolen from the roadside. The police are unlikely to find their way here, at least not in the short term.
The warehouse is divided into several rooms and a corridor. It seems to have been operated as some kind of company before, but it has been abandoned for a long time and was used as a residence by Kotaro.
At this moment, Dou Tang and Xue Qing were sitting on an abandoned sofa in the rest area in the middle of the warehouse.
Xueqing caught the half-demon named Old Wolf, but he had already been beaten unconscious and was thrown into a cage made of iron frames.
At this moment, all three of them changed out of their suits. Dou Tang and Xue Qing's suits were not tight-fitting, so they were wearing normal clothes underneath. Guang Taro also quickly changed into ordinary clothes and came out.
As expected, Kotaro looked extremely young, probably only two or three years older than the body that Toudou currently possessed.
At the same time, Dou Tang discovered something strange: this guy... was actually human.
Dou Tang frowned, and Xue Qing, who was standing next to him, also noticed this. She sat on the sofa with her long sword in her arms and remained silent.
Kotaro tugged at his sleeve, smiled somewhat awkwardly, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. Would you like something to drink?"
Dou Tang shrugged: "Whatever, we're not picky."
Kotaro turned around, took out a large bottle of barley tea from the refrigerator, and then took out three glasses from the cabinet next to him. He turned around and placed them on the table, pouring three glasses of barley tea.
He slammed the barley tea bottle on the table and said, "I really have to thank you both for your help tonight, otherwise I might have had to go through a lot of trouble."
Dou Tang smiled, picked up the cup and took a sip. The cool barley tea went down his throat, and the coolness and fragrance rushed to his head. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Let's skip the formalities." Dou Tang looked at Kotaro and said with a smile, "Our goals should be the same."
Kotaro nodded solemnly.
"Yes...we have the same goal, which is to drive all these half-demons out of Puan City, or...kill them."
Kotaro spread his hands, his expression serious, his tone revealing his unwavering belief in himself.
"These deformed lives should not appear in Urayasu City, or rather, those who have obtained human bodies should not turn around and abuse their own bodies, going down the same wrong path as before."
Upon hearing this, Dou Tang immediately became curious, put down his cup, and said meaningfully, "It sounds like you have a lot of insights."
Kotaro's eyes darkened, and he nodded almost imperceptibly.
Dou Tang continued curiously, "By the way, I have a question for you... You seem to be a human?"
Kotaro suddenly raised his head, nodded vigorously, and cast a questioning look at Dou Tang and Xue Qing.
Dou Tang pointed at Xue Qing and said, "He is a humanoid demon, but not the kind of half-demon that has been transformed into a human."
He then patted his chest and said, "I am human, that's obvious."
Upon hearing this, Kotaro's expression immediately turned somewhat strange.
Able to control strange fiery ropes, and so powerful that he could directly shatter the hard body of a half-demon, is this human? You're telling me this is human?
Dou Tang then shifted the topic to Kotaro, "You have both the aura of a half-demon and the aura of a human, and you can also grow bone spurs from your body. How is that possible?"
Kotaro touched his mouth, his eyes darting around, seemingly hesitant.
Dou Tang quickly said, "It's fine if you don't want to talk about it, and there's no need to be completely open with someone you're meeting for the first time."
He took another sip of tea and looked at the unconscious old wolf in the cage. The old wolf was still in a semi-wild form, with its slightly protruding mouth looking somewhat ferocious.
Xue Qing followed his gaze and said, "Maybe I hit him a little too hard. I struck the back of his neck with the back of the knife, but he should wake up soon. Half-demons are much stronger than humans."
Kotaro, looking at the old wolf in the cage, sighed, "I never imagined I'd be capturing a half-demon alive. It's all thanks to you guys, but..."
He then looked at Dou Tang: "What are you planning to do with him? Conduct research?"
"It's for intelligence," Dou Tang said frankly. "We want to find the Onmyoji who turned monsters into half-demons, so we need intelligence on the half-demons near the city center."
"Isn't this guy some kind of combat referee? Then he must have a lot of information, right?"
Just then, the old wolf in the cage seemed to wake up; its lips twitched, revealing its fangs.
After a sudden spasm, the old wolf woke up, opened his eyes, and suddenly sat up.
He seemed a little confused at first, then shook his head, touched the back of his neck, and looked pained. Seeing this, Dou Tang pursed his lips at Xue Qing.
Xue Qing remained expressionless, her eyes fixed on the old wolf in the cage, her hand already on the hilt of her knife.
The old wolf turned its head, saw the three people outside the cage, and let out a sharp snort. It lowered its head helplessly, and the animal parts of its body began to slowly shrink.
He seemed to quickly recognize the situation and gave up the pointless resistance.
After stretching his ankles, Old Wolf touched the soles of his feet and sighed helplessly. There were no shoes for him to change into, so he had to go barefoot now.
He turned to look at Dou Tang and the others, and said, "I didn't expect it to be something like three curious young people rescuing me. It seems that you three are Kamen Riders... much younger than I imagined."
"You've arrested me instead of killing me like those guys. So, what are you planning to do with me? Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Dou Tang's eyes lit up, and he said with some surprise, "It seems you're quite calm, much better than I expected."
Old Wolf looked at the three men, examined them carefully, and then said with a wry smile, "You're the so-called Detective Knight, right? After witnessing your immense power, resistance is pointless. You might as well cooperate. You're not the kind of people who would mistreat prisoners, are you?"
The person we caught was very sensible and cooperative, which was undoubtedly good news. Dou Tang continued with a smile, "Of course not, you really are a smart person..."
"Let's get straight to the point, Old Wolf. I want to ask you... about the half-demons, and most importantly, do you have any concrete information about Onmyoji?"
“I know he’s near the Urayasu City Library, but that area is not only a busy downtown area but also has many schools. There are too many people there, so it’s difficult to find him.”
"You half-demons have been lying low in Pu'an City for so long, surely you have some intelligence at all?"
Chapter 40 The Wolf and the Knight
After listening, the old wolf sat cross-legged in the cage, thought for a long time, and then breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Information about the Onmyoji... I don't have it here, but..."
He pointed to Dou Tang and the others and said, "I can tell that you've just arrived in Pu'an City."
Dou Tang interrupted him: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the information we need."
“Who says it’s unrelated?” The old wolf lay down on its side in the cage and sneered, “There’s only one way that Onmyoji could avoid being found: he’s hidden in a place where no half-demon goes, which is the safest downtown area.”
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