Although Lancer expression was subtle when looking at the 'Tsuchigumo' corpse, he did not forget the terrifying nature of its ability.
The first thing he did after killing the opponent was to immediately take off the armor stained with the opponent's blood and store it in his weapon box, planning to deal with it later when he had the chance.
Although his personal strong physique could immunize him from the interference of the opponent's ability, as the saying goes, 'a scourge lives for a thousand years,' this guy was still restless even after death. The diseases contaminating the body fluids and limb fragments were enough to cause a large-scale plague to break out in the vicinity. If it wasn't controlled, without exaggeration, at least the surrounding few counties would probably become nine out of ten households empty. After all, the Onmyōji Bureau currently didn't have the time to manage these things. If there were any further small accidents, this plague might really sweep across the entire Japan.
To be on the safe side, he immediately used the frost energy to cover the entire vicinity. Although he knew that even so, some viruses must have already spread, he had no other choice. After all, specialization is key. Although he knew some Druid techniques, even the Runic script personally taught by Shishō was learned in a touching way . It was hard to say how effective the things his Shixiong (Senior apprentice-brother) casually taught him would be. The only thing he could do now was probably 'salvage' the situation?
As for whether it could be saved, that would depend on luck...
But unfortunately, Lancer has always been very confident in his luck —————— in the bad aspects.
The ice fog completely enveloped an area of several hundred meters, and the ground, centered on Lancer, froze directly. Then, he took out an oak seed and planted it on the 'Tsuchigumo's corpse. However, to his dismay, the vibrant oak seed withered instantly upon approaching the creature's corpse.
"What a terrifying poison..."
Muttering to himself, he ignored his own body, which was immune to this terrifying poison, and began to inject magic power into the oak seed, continuously making fine adjustments.
Lancer action here undoubtedly violated the basic requirements of a Druid. After all, the first rule of the Druid code is 'Nature.' Lancer actions, which changed the nature of the plant, definitely violated Druid doctrine, but Lancer simply didn't believe in these things anyway.
But even so, he kept failing until he had a sudden inspiration and took out a cherry blossom seed.
According to Japanese legend, the reason 'cherry blossoms' bloom so beautifully is because corpses are buried underneath. Undoubtedly, this is just a legend, but cherry blossoms do seem to have a similar ability. At least, this was the only plant that could survive after Lancer tried countless times.
Relying on the 'vitality' of the cherry blossom alone was certainly not enough to resist the Great Demon's 'Disease' ability. Lancer took out his staff and began inscribing runes on the rapidly growing cherry blossom tree, strengthening its ability for 'life.' Fortunately, the Great Demon was already dead, otherwise, this small tree would probably be destroyed instantly, right?
But it doesn't matter now. After all, 'it' is growing, and the opponent has already died. With this mutual increase and decrease, this land will eventually be completely purified one day.
It wasn't until he was finally finished that Lancer couldn't help but exhale.
"Phew~ This is basically the limit of my ability."
Buried beneath this world covered in ice and snow is the Great Demon's final resentment and the viruses capable of causing countless deaths. And the cherry blossom tree, imbued with special abilities by Lancer, will continuously purify these things until all the ice and snow melt and this place returns to normal. It's just unknown how long this will take, at least a hundred years, perhaps.
Lancer was unaware at this moment that the seed he planted would trigger so many events. The cherry blossom, originally existing for 'life,' was exploited by a certain family because of its ability to purify demonic power and decompose demon corpses...
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After tidying himself up and completely changing his armor, Lancer was originally preparing to leave. After all, things here were not completely over yet; he planned to inform the people of the Onmyōji Bureau, at least to warn them not to destroy that cherry blossom tree. But what he didn't expect was that as he walked towards the Bamboo Mountain, he encountered a group of unexpected people.
"Lord Fujiwara?"
Looking at Fujiwara no Fuhito, who was trembling from the cold at this moment, Lancer expression was somewhat strange. After all, he had used the demon specters he controlled to warn the other party to take shelter after discovering the 'Tsuchigumo.' Why did he come here? Is this guy not afraid of death?
Lancer himself might not have noticed, but having just gone through a fierce battle, he no longer looked like his usual peaceful self, detached from worldly affairs unless fighting demons. Instead, he was filled with an unusual oppressive force. This couldn't help but give Fujiwara no Fuhito a strange feeling.
'Is the other party really just an 'ordinary' demon slayer, as he claimed?'
But fortunately, this feeling came quickly and disappeared quickly. Although Lancer didn't notice the change in his own body, he did notice the change in the people in front of him. The reaction, as if they had seen a large carnivorous animal, made Lancer sense the surroundings again. After confirming that there was no one else, he knew that their expressions were entirely because of him.
"Lord Fujiwara, if there is anything, let's talk about it when we get back."
Saying this, he took the lead and walked out of the ice fog.
Fujiwara no Fuhito hesitated for a while and then followed Lancer out with his men. After all, the situation here was too strange, and only by following Lancer could he feel some sense of security.
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Meanwhile, Eirin Yagokoro, standing above the bamboo forest on the other side, slowly put down the bow in her hand.
"This is a dangerous fellow..."
The position she was standing at was several kilometers away from the battle outbreak site, but with her eyesight, she could still see clearly. However, the 'danger' she spoke of did not refer to the 'Tsuchigumo' killed by Lancer. After all, although the other party's ability was not weak, it was completely countered by Eirin Yagokoro.
As a BUG existence capable of manufacturing the 'Hourai Elixir,' what poison can she not solve?
At most... at most, there are some side effects, but compared to one's life, some side effects can be completely ignored, right?
The one who truly made her feel dangerous was actually Lancer. That terrifying bloody aura even made her look sideways.
After all, she has lived for who knows how many years. Her family was among the first inhabitants of the Moon, yet even so, she had never seen such a strange ability.
'He's becoming more and more interesting to me. I really want to bring him in for experiments...'
Although she almost couldn't resist making a move, considering her disciple's position, she endured it again, but her greedy eyes were enough to indicate that she had not given up.