Within the village!
The people of Tsurumi, who had assumed it was a beast attack, looked on in despair.
Before their eyes, a giant spider nearly two zhang tall scrutinized the group with a cruel and mocking gaze.
It was clearly a yokai, yet it exuded emotions almost indistinguishable from those of humans.
Tsurumi Island wasn't very large, or rather, the Tsurumi people's area of activity was too small.
Therefore.
They quickly recognized the giant spider, a great yokai.
A great yokai capable of easily opposing an entire army.
Long ago, it had visited the village several times, each time forcibly abducting a few women and children.
To avoid the brutal spider yokai, the village had relocated several times, until they began worshipping the Thunder Bird, and the village gradually became safe.
From then on, only minor yokai would occasionally come to stir up trouble, causing some casualties.
But!
They weren't sure why, but this spider yokai, which had previously been wary of the Thunder Bird, dared to attack the village.
The villagers' confusion continued until the spider lowered its body slightly, revealing Lo Chen standing on its head.
“That’s… another yokai?!”
“Shh! Keep your voice down!”
Someone had just exclaimed in surprise, but was immediately and firmly silenced by someone nearby, fearing the other yokai might hear them.
Such a terrifying spider yokai was being stepped on, there was no need to think to know how powerful the other yokai was.
Lo Chen naturally didn't mind this slight offense, but the scarlet eyes lurking in the gap felt dissatisfied, and the malevolent and grinning vertical pupil tore open a long, black crack in the air, a hundred eyes peering down from high to low at the villager.
Those with trypophobia would probably die on the spot, clearly, this villager wasn't one, but he was still scared into a faint.
Similarly, the earth spider emitted a threatening snarl, intimidating the fragile humans.
“Are these all the people here?”
Lo Chen ignored the villagers' apprehension and quickly deduced the answer through divination.
“It seems so.”
After scrutinizing the Tsurumi people, who numbered barely a thousand, he quickly found his target in the crowd.
It was a young boy, hiding among the crowd, looking at him with curious, pure, and clear eyes.
Normally, people faced with such a gaze might feel a sense of guilty shame.
But not Lo Chen at this moment.
“Found him.”
Aru!
The only one the Thunder Bird treated as special.
It was interesting, the Tsurumi people all thought that sacrificing Aru would bring them the Thunder Bird’s protection, even the sacrificial offering himself believed it, but the result was the opposite of what they expected.
After learning that Aru had been sacrificed to him, the monster that had formed an immaculate bond with the young boy went insane, and in order to wreak a cruel revenge on the boy’s people, it utterly wiped out the tiny tribe from the earth.
He even hated them to the point of cursing them, so that the Tsurumi people would be trapped in endless reincarnation even after death.
Later, to escape the trauma and forget his memories, he flew to Seirai Island to wreak havoc, eventually being cut down by the Electro Archon with one strike.
【Confirmed the target has been located, do you think you can start the plan】
【It’s a bit of a hassle to look for them one by one, you’re planning to use the Tsurumi people as bait to lure all the yokai that exist on Tsurumi Island out, and take care of them all at once】
【You’re not hiding it from the Tsurumi people, but telling them what they need to do clearly】
【You don't care about their thoughts, whether they are willing to do so or not, you don't intend to pay attention to them】
【But you gave these people a chance to live, find the yokai mentioned by the earth spider at the designated place, successfully complete the task, and then you will use the gap to protect the successful ones】
【Or, if anyone is unwilling to go, leave them to the earth spider, whether they live or die depends on their luck】
【Under your seemingly giving choices, but actually leaving no room for bargaining, the desperate Tsurumi people humbly made a request】
【Let the old people and women and children stay behind, and the young and strong men go out to complete the near-death task】
【You pondered for a while in a whimsical way, and finally, in the face of their despairing gazes】
【You agreed】
【Perhaps, in an environment of extreme despair, a glimmer of hope was born, and they even had a hint of gratitude for your kindness】
【You sighed, everything is a matter of comparison after all, those man-eating yokai wouldn’t have any mercy on humans】
【So, you forced them to do a near-death task, doing such an evil deed, but instead received gratitude】
【Congratulations】
【Your acting simulation has increased slightly】
Oh, this…
Could it be that doing things that are in line with the faction also increases acting performance?
Does that mean encouraging me to do bad things?
But Lo Chen thought about it for a moment, feeling that things shouldn't be that simple, there must be some limits, or rather rules.
【Temporarily not deeply exploring the mysteries hidden within, you feel that the most important goal at the moment is to unify the yokai on Tsurumi Island】
【Soon, even without your orders, the Tsurumi people spontaneously elected a hundred young and strong men, all of them with a death wish, to go out and complete the task】
【One by one, the Tsurumi people left the village, heading into the unknown dark forest, until their figures were completely swallowed by the darkness】
【Apart from you, only the pale moon and the myriad stars above are witnessing this scene】
【As you expected, as soon as they left the village, a dozen people turned around and ran away in the opposite direction to the one you gave them, they wanted to go to the sea, row a boat to leave this terrifying place】
【To this, you expressed regret】
【You are someone who is willing to follow the rules, if they followed your plan, there is indeed a good chance of survival】
【There are only a handful of great yokai on this island, they just need to stay alive for a short period of time, and you can use the gap to protect them】
【Unfortunately, these people have betrayed your trust】
【So, at the moment they were about to board the boat and row away, several black cracks swallowed the dozen people who had just shown a look of joy on their faces】
【They have naturally suffered the “Shinen” event】
【Congratulations, you have obtained a new title - 】
【The Main Culprit of the Shinen】
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