I have an infinite number of shikigami-Chapter 137 - 91. Not a single one left (Ten thousand words achieved)

Chapter 137: 91. Not a single one left (Ten thousand words achieved)

The courtyard shrouded in the night rain still carried an air of tension.

Like bloodthirsty sharks, fierce-looking bald men prowled the courtyards, not missing a single potential danger.

The layers of vigilance and searches were intense enough.

But in the clamor of the storm, some details that were hard to notice in normal times were perfectly hidden. For instance, crows were burying gems emitting a yellow light along the courtyard’s exterior walls.

Tsuchiya Kazuma walked along the eaves, feeling extremely uneasy.

After passing through two courtyards, his underling behind him said, "Boss, since the target is after you, should we all follow you to strengthen your defense?"

The proposal was quite tempting to Tsuchiya Kazuma.

But for the sake of appearance, he could only shake his head and refuse, "No need, it’s just a kid after all. I can handle it... Besides, I’ve been in the demon general realm for a while now, it’s the time I need challenging tasks to help me break through. If that boy isn’t skilled, I’ll be disappointed... Oh, by the way, where is the monitoring room? Take me there..."

"This way, Boss, please follow me."

The underling led the way in front, and Tsuchiya Kazuma thought that staying in the monitoring room, overseeing the whole situation, must be the safest place.

After bypassing one quaint courtyard after another, a strangely styled Western villa came into view. The entrance was a massive steel door. The underling knocked on the wall beside the door, and then a password lock popped up on the steel door.

Another underling entered the password, verified the fingerprint, and the steel door slowly opened.

Once inside, a long hallway appeared, with three doors along the way, leading to an elevator door after passing them. Descending via the elevator brought them to the manor’s monitoring room, where three attendants were intently watching the monitors.

The advanced console was covered with hundreds of surveillance screens, filling an entire wall.

With such a tightly controlled monitoring system, even a mosquito flying in would be caught by the cameras, with instructions being issued from here to counter any invading enemy.

Seeing every corner of the manor at this moment, Tsuchiya Kazuma finally felt at ease.

"You carry on with your work, don’t mind me."

After giving his orders, he sat down on a nearby sofa, crossing his legs.

He was determined.

No matter what happened tonight, he would not leave this secure underground fortress.

As for Fujiwara Reya, he’d leave it to the organization’s two leaders to deal with, and it didn’t concern him who lived or died.

Just then, Fujiwara Reya’s figure flitted across one of the surveillance screens. Then, in all the camera feeds, his presence vanished, as if nothing had ever happened.

"He’s in!" Tsuchiya Kazuma got up from the sofa and stood before the monitors, "Find him, get him out!"

"Yes!"

The three monitors kept switching screens, adjusting the angles of the manor’s cameras. Meanwhile, reporting the situation to those above for a search in suspicious areas.

The sudden commotion even startled the Sea Master.

Disappearing in such a heavily guarded manor, under so many surveillance eyes, only certain supernatural beings with powerful concealment abilities could do it, not even he himself could manage that.

Hearing the report from below, the Sea Master left the room with two subordinates to search the nearby courtyards. In a traditional Japanese house, the two subordinates exchanged glances and searched one room after another, each taking a side of the corridor. The entire process took about three minutes, and when the two returned to the corridor, they shook their heads. freēnovelkiss.com

"Nothing here, next one."

The Sea Master reported back to those below and proceeded to the next courtyard.

He heard a faint sound from inside a house, furrowing his brow as he moved forward, passing his underlings. In an empty courtyard, a door stood open, swaying in the wind.

"Nothing in this courtyard either."

The Sea Master turned, just about to leave.

Suddenly, he looked up, frowning deeply.

On the security camera in the corridor, a soaked crow was hiding next to the camera, as if seeking shelter from the rain.

"Tokyo has so many crows..." the Sea Master muttered, instructing the nearby underling, "Get it down, don’t let it block the camera."

"Yes!"

The underling bowed respectfully.

After the Sea Master had walked a distance, he drew a katana from his waist and threw it at the crow.

"Caw!"

As the crow took flight, it pecked and shattered the camera lens.

Just after leaving the courtyard, the Sea Master suddenly received urgent news from the monitoring room.

"Sir, we need to report. The surveillance camera in the courtyard you just exited has been destroyed. Could you please check what happened?"

The Sea Master turned to look back.

The underling stepped out with the sword, seeing the serious expression on his face, hastily explained, "That crow, don’t know why, just a peck and the camera lens shattered."

"Crow..."

The Sea Master stood there, slightly furrowing his brow.

"Boom!"

A lightning bolt struck the courtyard, raindrops pattering against the eaves.

"Crow...Tengu, Crow Tengu..." The Sea Master’s expression changed dramatically, just about to order all crows to be killed instantly. But in that fleeting moment, his gaze suddenly tightened, unable to speak, his left hand quickly rising like lightning to grapple the figure before him.

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