The 'Tsuchigumo' is a relatively famous demon in Japan, especially in the Fukushima region of Japan. Local residents even worship the Tsuchigumo not as a demon but as a deity. It is said that before Emperor Jinmu (the first Emperor of Japan) subjugated the 'Tsuchigumo' clan, they were the rulers and protectors of this region. However, it is obvious that after Emperor Jinmu defeated the Tsuchigumo clan, who were once enshrined as gods, those clan members who survived for various reasons gradually changed from protectors to predators.
The Tsuchigumo that is eyeing Kaguya-hime at this moment is one of the survivors from back then. As a demon that has lived for a thousand years, it understands the importance of the other party more than its peers. If it could obtain the other party's liver, it might have a chance to advance further.
So, after realizing that the Onmyōji Bureau's protection for 'Kaguya-hime' had disappeared, it decisively launched an attack because it had to act before its competitor, the 'Red Demon'!
What it didn't expect was that when it rushed near the Bamboo Mountain, it saw a man wearing red armor and a red scarf around his neck appear there.
The terrifying murderous aura emanating from the other party made it realize what it was facing instantly.
"Red Demon!!"
Accompanied by its furious roar, its huge mouthparts suddenly opened, and immediately, a huge web sprayed directly towards the other party.
On the other side, Lancer was also startled by the other party's violent appearance. In fact, the other party's arrival was completely undisguised. Lancer had his controlled demon spirits act as guards around the Bamboo Mountain, and the huge commotion the other party caused along the way was detected from a long distance away. In Lancer opinion, this behavior was completely brainless, but he refuted this guess. After all, judging by the other party's appearance, its strength was obviously not weak. If it were truly brainless, wouldn't it have been eliminated by the Onmyōji Bureau long ago?
Moreover, the other party looked as if it had a deep-seated hatred for him. Did he ever kill the other party's descendant, relative, or friend at some point? Otherwise, why would this guy be so ferocious?
He felt a bit strange in his heart, but his movements were not slow at all. Almost at the same time the giant web sprayed towards him, he reacted.
"Bang!!"
Accompanied by a burst of cracking sound, the ground beneath Lancer feet instantly cracked, and he himself shot straight towards the other party like a meteor.
Because the other party's size was huge, the gaps in the web were naturally not small. For ordinary people, it would be impossible to navigate these gaps at such high speed, but for Lancer, it was like slow motion.
The most unpretentious of all his abilities was the 'Eagle Eye' he once obtained through the Quirk Activation Fluid, but this ability actually gave Lancer unimaginable help. For example, his biggest problem during a charge before was not his speed, but the fact that his eyes couldn't keep up with the speed, so he could only move in straight lines, but now ——————
"Smack~"
The long spear in his hand fiercely stabbed the ground, and he himself used the thrust of the spear to deftly squeeze through the gaps in the web.
After a forward somersault and a rotation on the ground, the long spear in his hand was again held with both hands.
"Die!!"
The 'Quinque: Owl' in his hand stabbed towards the center of the giant spider's compound eye. Although he didn't know exactly what kind of demon this giant spider in front of him was, he knew that as long as it was a living creature, stabbing through its head would definitely not be wrong.
But right at this moment, several huge auxiliary legs beside the creature fiercely stomped the ground.
"Crack~!"
The originally normal ground instantly collapsed in one section, and the long spear in Lancer hand narrowly grazed past the fuzz on the top of the other party's head.
"Bang!!"
The long spear firmly stabbed the ground, but Lancer, without hesitation, jumped to the other side the instant he reached the ground. At the same time, he pulled the spear shaft with his right hand and tilted his body to the left, and then ————
"Screech~!"
Accompanied by a series of harsh metallic grinding sounds, Lancer looked solemnly at the giant spider leg that slid past the spear shaft. However, with its terrifying destructive power, it looked more like a weapon than a limb.
Undeniably, Lancer blocked the other party's pursuit based on his instincts, but this was not the end. The creature, realizing its surprise attack had failed, decisively turned its original attack into suppression. The immense force was exerted through its auxiliary legs, pressing down on Lancer, and this terrifying force even caused Lancer face hidden beneath his helmet to flush red.
'This guy wants to crush me to death? Dream on!'
Lancer, with a flushed face, abruptly pushed the spear shaft. A terrifying power instantly erupted, and even his armor seemed to swell up for a moment.
"Aaaah!!"
Accompanied by Lancer roar, the spider leg, which was four or five times larger than him, was forcibly dragged out from under the ground by him. Then, with a kick of his legs on the ground, he instantly escaped the other party's suppression. The other party didn't expect Lancer to be able to instantly unleash such terrifying power. Unable to retract its auxiliary leg in time, it fiercely stabbed the ground, and Lancer seized this fleeting opportunity.
"Pffft~!"
Accompanied by the sound of a sharp blade entering flesh, the 'Quinque: Owl' instantly pierced through the other party's auxiliary leg. Indeed, the hardness of the auxiliary leg's tip was terrifying, to the extent that even the Gáe Bolg (Cursed Thorn Spear) could not completely penetrate it, but the hardness slightly decreased further up. Facing Lancer furious strike, it naturally couldn't stop it.
"Hoo-hoo!!!"
How long had it been since it was injured like this after becoming a 'Great Demon'?
It had long forgotten, but as its auxiliary leg was pierced, it once again recalled the memories it thought it had forgotten long ago.
The pain instantly stimulated the most ferocious demon blood within its body.
"Go die! Insect!!"
A terrifying demonic power instantly boiled, and Lancer felt that the auxiliary leg beside his foot was filled with terrifying 'malice,' a purely terrifying force aimed at bringing disaster to others. Even more crucially, it was the first time he heard 'Zero' complain.
'What a disgusting feeling.'
Although this 'Quinque: Owl' is the body of 'Zero,' based on what Lancer knows, even if the spear were to break, as long as it wasn't completely destroyed, she would be fine.
'So, this feeling is not as simple as a purely physical attack...'
Lancer, who was already vigilant, became even more alert.
After pulling out the spear, he instantly did a back jump to create distance again. It was then that he noticed the bamboo surrounding the demon had actually started to wither.
'It's not normal after all.'