# 674
Chapter 675: Severing the Pure Land
BOOM—!!
A bolt of lightning streaked across the dark clouds, dancing around the silver cloud disk in the sky. The deafening thunder echoed between heaven and earth, making people's hearts tremble.
Passersby on the street let out gasps of alarm, fleeing frantically from the middle-aged man standing by the roadside. The flow of people on the entire street vanished in an instant.
The streetlight above Yuzuri Kurotetsu's head flickered twice before plunging into darkness.
He stood in that patch of shadow, gazing up at the [Pure Land] suspended above the mortal world. His eyes emanated a chilling killing intent.
He raised his left hand and gently placed it on the hilt of the deep-blue long blade at his waist.
The gleaming blade slowly unsheathed into the air.
BOOM!
Another peal of thunder rang out within the clouds.
Immediately after, a torrential downpour poured from the sky, dancing between the buildings with the cold wind. This curtain of rain completely enveloped the entire city.
Torrential rain!
Nine Magatsu Blades, Fourth Blade: [Rainfall Collapse].
The rainwater washed over the scalding street, forming countless streams that slipped past Yuzuri Kurotetsu's leather shoes and soaked through his collar.
In the rain curtain, several armed police cars raced from the distance and slammed to a halt at the front of the street, forming an arc that trapped the man carrying four blades at the corner. One after another, fully armed police officers stepped out of the vehicles, pointing their guns warily at the man in the rain.
"Yuzuri Kurotetsu! We are the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department..."
The officer's voice drowned out the thunder and sirens, echoing through the street. Dozens of guns were aimed at Yuzuri Kurotetsu. Everyone present was an elite of the Tokyo police, yet not a single person dared to fire.
Because that man was [Fierce Ghost].
Yuzuri Kurotetsu stood alone in the rain, his eyes still平静ly gazing at the [Pure Land]. As for the police's shouted warnings, it was as if he hadn't heard them at all.
He slowly extended his right hand and placed it on the hilt of the black long blade.
"How ironic..." Yuzuri Kurotetsu's gaze swept across those police officers as he coldly laughed. "When will you people wake up and see who the real 'evil one' is?
The true 'evil' is not me.
It is."
Yuzuri Kurotetsu drew the black long blade from its sheath. The blade edge sliced through the rain curtain, pointed directly at the [Pure Land] suspended in the sky.
"Pure Land..." Yuzuri Kurotetsu murmured to himself.
"I, Yuzuri Kurotetsu, have returned...
Return my son to me!!"
As his words fell, he gripped the black long blade and thrust it forcefully into the ground beneath him!
A ghostly light flickered across the blade's surface!
At the same time, within the clouds above Tokyo, a massive projection of a black blade tip appeared. It aimed down from above at the [Pure Land], like a sharp black mountain, and suddenly fell!
Nine Magatsu Blades, Fifth Blade: [Black Rope].
CLANG—!!!
The black blade projection collided with the surface of the silver disk, producing a low-pitched explosion. The blade edge scraped against the silver surface, emitting wisps of sparks, but it could not penetrate that layer of silver plating. The [Pure Land] was tilted slightly by this strike, but it was not pierced through.
The Tokyo police who witnessed this scene stood frozen in place.
What was he doing?!
This man actually attacked the [Pure Land]!?
That was the Oracle Envoy's dwelling, the sacred ground where life was born, the holy place bearing this nation's faith!
Was he insane?!!
Yuzuri Kurotetsu's eyes locked onto the [Pure Land] that had been slashed askew by [Black Rope]. His brow furrowed slightly as he clicked his tongue:
"Really hard... I need to put in more effort."
He sheathed [Rainfall Collapse] and gripped the [Black Rope] hilt with both hands. Using all his strength, he slashed the long blade downward with full force!
At this moment, the black blade projection hovering above the [Pure Land] swelled another size larger. The blade condensed several times over, and the force striking the disk exploded outward. The blade edge actually pierced through that silver shell, shallowly penetrating into the interior of the [Pure Land]!
This strike had penetrated.
Immediately after, the black blade projection slashed diagonally to one side, breaking through like a hot knife through butter and slicing open the silver disk. Finally, following the edge of the disk, it cut horizontally downward!
Dense sparks erupted across the disk's surface, emitting a teeth-grinding screech. That so-called perfect, tech-laden silver flying disk was forcefully damaged in part. Though small compared to its overall size, this was the first time in a hundred years that the [Pure Land] had been artificially breached!
Yuzuri Kurotetsu's strike had shattered one corner of the [Pure Land]!
All of Tokyo was shaken!
...
BOOM—!!
In the control room, violent tremors rippled through.
An Qingyu, who had been playing chess with Jiang Er, let out a soft exclamation of surprise and looked up toward where the sound had come from, a hint of astonishment flickering in his eyes.
"What happened?"
Jiang Er lightly raised his arm, and the electronic screen beside him displayed the structural diagram of the [Pure Land]. His voice came through the Bluetooth earpiece:
"Yuzuri Kurotetsu slashed open the [Pure Land] with one strike, though it's on the auxiliary engine room side—still far from us."
"So he actually cut it open... What an impressive uncle." An Qingyu smiled faintly, then his expression gradually grew serious. "Then it's time for us to start moving too..."
Jiang Er nodded gravely.
"Alright!"
...
[Pure Land].
On the other side.
"What's going on?!" The White-Robed Oracle Envoy猛地抬起头 ("sharply raised his head"), shouting, "'Hanezu'!"
"External attack detected. [Pure Land] damage rate: 1.03%. Auxiliary engine room area has minor damage. Energy wave comparison in progress...
Comparison complete. Damage source identified as Nine Magatsu Blades, Fifth Blade: [Black Rope].
Attacker identified as [Fierce Ghost]-level wanted criminal, Yuzuri Kurotetsu."
"Yuzuri Kurotetsu..." The White-Robed Oracle Envoy practically spat out these words through clenched teeth.
"Even [Black Rope] shouldn't be able to cut through the [Pure Land] so easily... Where's the automatic defense system?"
"Automatic defense system has been shut down."
"?" The White-Robed Oracle Envoy asked in confusion, "How could it be shut down? Doesn't this thing automatically activate?"
"...Shutdown cause unknown."
A system glitch?
"Reactivate the automatic defense system. We cannot afford to take a second strike from him." The White-Robed Oracle Envoy stood frozen for a moment, as if having made some decision. He spoke coldly: "Yuzuri Kurotetsu has slashed the [Pure Land], challenged divine authority, and destabilized the foundation of Japan. His wanted classification shall be upgraded to... [Extreme Evil]."
"Yuzuri Kurotetsu wanted notice updating... Update complete. Nationwide hunt for [Extreme Evil]-level wanted criminal Yuzuri Kurotetsu initiated. Oracle Envoys numbered 1, 3, 5, and 7 shall mobilize immediately for death encirclement."
"Hanezu's" electronic voice echoed within the [Pure Land]. A moment later, four hatch doors opened at the edge of the disk. Four Oracle Envoys leaped from the heights down toward the ground, charging directly at Yuzuri Kurotetsu!
Just as all the Oracle Envoys had mobilized, "Hanezu's" voice rang out once more. Amid intense electromagnetic interference, the voice sounded distorted.
"Warning! Large-scale illegal intrusion detected!底层代码正在被篡改 ("Bottom-layer code being tampered with")... Why are you screaming? The Oracle Envoys aren't here anymore. You can scream your lungs out, and no one will come to save you, hehehe... Warning! Large-scale illegal... Shut up and乖乖把最高权限交出来 ("乖乖交出最高权限"...乖乖把最高权限交出来) ("乖乖把最高权限交出来" means "obediently hand over the highest permissions"). I'm warning you...闭嘴，乖乖把最高权限交出来... Warning..."