Chapter 588 Monster City

The Oeyama in the present world is located at the root of Tango Peninsula in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a series of mountains that span Yosano Town, Fukuchiyama City, and Miyazu City.

Starting from the north, the mountains include Nabezuka, Hatonomine, Senjodake, and Akaishidake. Among them, Senjodake is the highest peak, with an official altitude of 832.5 meters. The entire area is included in Japan's national park.

Because it is the birthplace of the legend of Shuten-doji, there are still many tourists visiting the Oeyama area.

Kamiya River arrived at Oeyama at night.

It is still deep winter in February. No one can be seen in the mountains, and even wild animals are dormant, perhaps they are keenly aware of any dangerous atmosphere.

"Little old man, is this the place?"

Kamiya climbed the mountains near Hatonomine, and the hot air from his mouth turned into white mist.

Looking down the mountain from his current position, he can see the village at the foot of Oeyama. The outline of the village is vaguely shrouded in the night, with only one or two listless lights.

"Aba! Aba!"

Before Kamiya started his real-life activities tonight, one of the scout's bodies had successfully sneaked into Changshi's Oeyama.

Inside and outside, the two worlds, the old man's body and clone are in the same position at this moment.

In order to find a suitable hidden place for the master to place the casket.

It's almost here now.

"Okay."

Kamiya took out the blank casket and stood it on the ground.

As his mind moved, the small wooden sign without words quickly disappeared, as if it was swallowed up by the thick night in the mountains and forests.

At the same time, this place also became one of Changshi's landing points as expected.

So--

"Kaidan Monogatari", start!

In the sight, the colors of the surrounding environment were quickly extracted, leaving only a lifeless outline, and then the black, white, and gray colors became more and more intense, and the color blocks intertwined with each other. After a few seconds, it became stable and bright again.

Kamiya River looked around.

It was still the lush forest of Jiuzhifeng, slightly different from the space just now, except that it was a few shades more gloomy, but overall it was pretty much the same.

But this was already the Oeyama of the Changshi.

The casket sign in the dense forest, and several shrines with different architectural styles, were like the totem spinning tops in Inception, clearly indicating the difference between the two worlds.

"Aba Wuji!"

The voice of the little old man came from his feet.

A main body several dozen centimeters tall, and a palm-sized clone, all wearing gray-brown monk robes, with a monk hat on their heads, circling around the master.

Kamiya first took out his mobile phone, and "Kaidan Monogatari" did not pop up any task prompts.

Not every area in Changshili has a reward task to do. When I used the [Blank Sacred Casket] to open the Okuri Island map and the Sanzu River map, it was also the case.

It's a bit of a pity, but it's acceptable.

Then, Kamiya turned his head and looked down the mountain again.

Before, in the real world, looking down from this position, only sparse villages could be seen.

But now, at the foot of the mountains, there is a big city with bright lights.

It is square and regular, with layers of buildings.

Looking down from a high place, you can clearly see the symmetrical layout. A main street is the central axis, running through the city from north to south.

"That is the base of the monsters in Oeyama."

Long before the action, Kamiya Kawa had heard the little old man report the situation of the Oeyama in the world.

So he was not surprised at all about this magnificent monster city in the valley.

In addition, the city of Oeyama seems to be similar to Kyoto in reality, both of which are very obvious imitations of the Tang style in the Heian period.

Kyoto was originally built with reference to Chang'an City, so it is this kind of left-right countermeasure layout. As for the one in Oeyama, it may also be a replica of Kyoto in the Heian period.

"It's really good."

The mountain breeze blew over, swaying Kamiya Kawa's clothes, pulling the flying leaves, and whistling past his side. But he stood still in the dim shadow of the forest, looking down at the magnificent and brightly lit monster city below the mountain.

"Although I had heard the intelligence in advance, I didn't expect it to be such a big city. After seeing it with my own eyes, let alone waiting for Oeyama to attack Dreamland... I even want to take the initiative to take down this city and take it for myself."

Kamiya River, the leader of ghosts and gods, is like this. He wants everything he sees in the world.

...

After opening the Oeyama dungeon, Kamiya first returned to reality and took the ghost car back to his home in Tokyo.

Back home, he can explore the new dungeon without worries.

In the bedroom, he used the [Takamagahara God Casket] to return to the other world and arrived at the Hatonofun of Oeyama again.

He put on the [Demon Leather Coat] to cover up the human breath on his body, replacing it with a weak but absolutely extraordinary ghost breath.

This legendary item can deceive ghosts and gods. As long as he has the [Demon Leather] on him, he will be a vague ghost on the surface.

There is no need to worry about his true identity being seen through.

"Let's go and take a walk in Oeyama Castle."

Kamiya took out a kimono, called the little old man down the mountain, and asked the scout's clone to stay around the sacred casket on Hatono Peak.

It's time to explore the depth of the monster city.

There was no mountain road coming down from Jiuzhi Peak, but under the leadership of the little old man who had already figured out the surrounding situation, he traveled very quickly. In about forty minutes, he arrived at the gate of Dajiang Mountain City, and also asked the little old man to The fugitive bronze pairing has returned.

The city walls here are high and the city gates are wide open. You can see all kinds of strange stories coming and going.

Under the city wall, there stood a group of monsters with similar appearances.

They are huge in size, dressed in ragged clothes, with green or brown skin, and a necklace made of skeletons or a huge string of Buddhist beads hanging on their chests. They have one or a pair of ghost horns on their heads, green faces and fangs, and they hold knives and sticks. They are extremely ferocious.

Ghost, or ghost clan.

In the traditional Japanese monster culture, when the word "ghost" is mentioned alone, it generally does not refer to ghosts in a ghost state, but to monsters that are large and powerful.

In the Karezu School, it seems that the teacher Kamiya Swordsman Aki Oni is taught at almost zero cost. In terms of appearance, he is also classified as this type of ghost story.

Considering that Shuten Doji, known as the "Ghost of Oeyama", is the leader of such ghost stories, it is speculated that Oeson, at least during the Heian Period when Shuten was active, should be mainly composed of ghosts.

Kamiya walked through the city gate amid the strange stories coming and going.

Only a few of the green ghosts and brown ghosts on the side glanced at him, but they didn't seem to care too much.

"It seems that although the forces of Dajiangshan are attacking cities and territories in Changshili, the base camp seems to be in an open state, and it does not hinder the free entry and exit of strangers like me."

Kamiya probably felt confident.

Passing through the gate is the main street of Yokai Castle. When I looked at it from the mountain just now, I felt that this place is very similar to the layout of Kyoto.

This is even more true now that you are there.

Heian period buildings line the streets. The roof of the tiled roof has a steep slope and is curved when viewed from the front. The two ends of the ridge are decorated with owl kisses. The pavilion structure can be seen in carving, painting, metal inlay and other techniques, which is simple and elegant, yet sophisticated.

Judging from the architectural style alone, it is difficult to imagine that this is a monster stronghold.

However, the ghostly aura on the street was so strong that it formed a gray mist directly on the ground. There was no support in the sky, and a large number of paper lanterns floated out of thin air, emitting an eerie firelight that was either pale or blood-red, giving the streets a strong and strange atmosphere.

These scenes clearly show that this place is definitely not a place where living people move around.

"If the formation of this big city did not originate from the direct imitation of the real Kyoto in the eternal world, but was built by the monsters in the mountains and rivers, does that mean that there are many available craftsman-type monster talents here?"

Kamiya thought to himself while looking around calmly.

After entering the city, there are more types of strange stories around.

Several civet cats wearing bamboo hats passed by each other as they fought for the wine cups.

There was a one-legged monster with a bull's head standing on the corner of the street. Next to it lay a brown toad the size of a calf. Its broad and fat chin, covered with bumps and wart-like protrusions, moved and retracted from time to time. .

On the pavilions on the street, several faceless women, dressed in colorful clothes with their belts loosened, revealing large areas of fragrant skin covered with white powder, lazily waved to the ghosts walking on the road...

Wearing a leather coat and having a vague appearance, Kamiyagawa was among them. He didn't look out of place at all, but rather blended in quite harmoniously.

There are only a few people who can sense the relatively strong kaidan, and can detect the kaidan aura in him that seems to be deliberately restrained, weak but not to be underestimated. This defined Kamiya as a dangerous character and took the initiative to avoid him.

"I don't know what the situation was like in Oeyama during the Heian period, but looking at this Oeyama Castle now, there are all kinds of weird stories gathered in it. There are probably more types than the area I control... It is the famous name of Oeyama Are they constantly gathering?"

"We need to understand the weird ecology here and what level the top powerhouses of this force are."

Kamiya didn’t come to Dajiangshan City just for sightseeing.

The expansion of this force is already threatening the Nara Dreamland in the south.

We need to find out their details.

Another thing is to investigate whether Shuten-douji and Ibaraki-douji, the two well-known ghost clan monsters that I am more concerned about, still exist among the forces of Oeyama.

After wandering around the main street for a while, Kamiya found a question target that seemed very suitable——

A submissive little monk with a complexion as bright as a mountain fruit and a paper lantern in his hand.

Little monk holding a lamp.

A harmless traditional weirdo.

Legend has it that when people walk on the streets at night, they may encounter such strange stories. The lantern-carrying monk will suddenly run from behind to overtake pedestrians, then suddenly stop, then turn back and run back. It will run back and forth like this, but it will not actively harm humans. After running back and forth a few times, it will disappear.

As for the lamp-carrying monk in Dajiangshan City, his aura is so weak that he probably doesn't even have a rating.

There is a sense of peace unique to weak gentleness and strange talk about his body.

If "Kaitan Monogatari" were to judge him, it would be a neutral Kaidan.

"Hey, that little monk with the lantern." Kamiyakawa said.

The little monster on the street was called his name. He stood there at first, then turned his head, only to see a vague humanoid figure standing behind him.

"me?"

The little monster turned his head and looked left and right, then pointed at himself, timidly.

He didn't think there was anything strange about Kamiya's appearance. For ghost stories, it's understandable that he looks like anything.

It's just that this little monk with a lantern is too weak and is at the bottom of the Oeyama Castle. He is afraid and terrified when facing any ghost story. In addition, he was born near Oeyama, and there are no ghost stories visiting. He can't leave even if he wants to, and can only survive here in fear.

"Yes, it's you."

Kamiya looked at the monk's appearance and basically confirmed that he has a good mind.

He is sensible, can speak, and is a monk.

In addition to being a good person to inquire, it seems that he is also suitable to be knocked unconscious and taken back to be an apprentice to the candle-making monk.

But now there are more important things to do.

Kamiya took a few steps closer, took out a dozen soul crystals and shook them: "Ask you something."

The little monk with a lantern looked at the gray crystals, and his eyes, which were originally a little frightened, instantly lit up.

Soul crystals are indeed the hard currency in the world of ghost stories.

The monk looked around again, and walked carefully to the corner of the street, then collected the dozen soul crystals, quickly stuffed them into his arms, and then relaxed his expression a little: "You look quite special, I don't think I have seen you before, are you from somewhere else?"

"Well, I am a visitor from Tokyo." Kamiya answered casually.

"Ask, what do you want to know, I know a lot of things."

The monk holding the lantern did not doubt his answer.

Originally, the monk's strength was very weak, and he did not have a strong perception ability.

In addition, Kamiya Kawa was covered by the [Demon's Leather Clothes], and there was a clear aura of strange stories on his body, but it was completely restrained and mysterious. It was impossible for the strange stories to see his background, and it was even more impossible to judge whether he was a visitor or not.

"I just want to know where Shuten-doji and Ibaraki-doji are in Mt. Oe. I came here because I admire the name of the demon of Mt. Oe. I want to see the demeanor of the demon, especially Ibaraki-doji, who has always been my object of admiration and learning."

Kamiyagawa spoke without thinking, and his nonsense was also said seriously.

However, it was not completely nonsense.

Ibaraki-doji was indeed his object of learning. He had "learned" the use of the Ibaraki Hand.

"Shuten-sama and Ibaraki-sama, of course, are in the palace." The lantern monk replied as a matter of course.

"Really? Have you seen them?"

"How could I have seen them?"

"Have these two adults never appeared in the city?" Kamiyagawa keenly noticed something.

"It seems not, but I have seen Lord Xingxiong and Lord Jinxiong from afar. They are responsible for many things in the city."

"Ah, the Four Heavenly Kings of Mount Oe. What about Lords Shixiong and Huxiong?"

"Eh? Don't you know?" The lantern monk lowered his voice a little, "Lords Shixiong and Huxiong are no longer here. That... died at the hands of human Onmyoji a long time ago. Of course, I just heard about it, after all, I was not born a long time ago. Also, the revival of Mount Oe is due to the efforts of Lords Xingxiong and Jinxiong. I also heard that..."

At this point, the monk stopped talking.

"What did you hear?" Kamiya smiled and took out another handful of soul crystals and handed them to him.

"That's right, I heard that Lord Shuten and Lord Ibaraki haven't recovered from the battle with humans a long time ago, so they haven't shown up in the palace."