Master of Kaidan
Chapter 304: Overwhelming

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Overwhelming

"Transforming time~"

"Are You Ready?"

Accompanied by explosive background sound effects, Feng Xue precisely tossed the card into the slot of the Transformation Device. With one hand pressing on the device, she slightly tilted her waist, struck a confident pose, and with a push of her finger, the device immediately emitted a mechanical click.

"Transform!"

Ribbons of light surged from the Transformation Device, enveloping Feng Xue’s body, which was already clad in a layer of Armor, with one Kaidan apparition after another flying out from the belt. They posed fancifully around her, and new sound effects followed—

"Demons and spirits, Night Parade of Hundred Demons; at this moment, it is time for the sovereign to descend!"

Extravagant special effects unfolded behind Feng Xue as Kaidan specters, illuminated by a vast halo of light, fused into the pitch-black Armor, transforming into Ukiyo-e style Kaidan patterns.

However, compared to her attire in the business district before, there was now a golden cape fluttering on her back, rustling in the wind kicked up by the transformation.

"Masked Rider—"

"Evil Rider!"

"Ding—"

As the naming finished, a distant bell rang out between heaven and earth, and a bgm as cold as Hell began playing along with the Execution Song. Feng Xue took a step—

And then, she suddenly disappeared!

"Not good!" The complexion of the Hundred-eyed Demon drastically changed, a strong sense of crisis instinctively causing her to open all the eyes on her body. But before she could complete her tracking, the Kaidan in the black trench coat was already behind her, and the next moment, a resounding clang of gold and iron echoed!

"Duang—"

The large, blood-stained blade clashed with a delicate Short Blade, shielding like a buckler against the Puncture Feng Xue launched from the Hundred-eyed Demon’s blind spot from behind.

Without surplus exchange, the Hundred-eyed Demon’s eyes all glowed at the same time, the sheer brightness stiffening even Rinko, who was caught by the peripheral light.

Feng Xue’s movements were distorted in an instant, while the Kaidan holding the large blade seemed to have anticipated this, twisting their body forcefully, turning the door-sized blade into a crescent arc.

"I’ve got you now!" the trench-coated Kaidan was confident, possessing the Chop Power, there was nothing they couldn’t cut through, and under this blade, no matter how strong the enemy, they would be split in twain.

But just then, a flash of gold appeared in their field of vision.

The golden cape, as if alive, gently wrapped around the massive blade. The trench-coated Kaidan had no time to react before they lost balance, spinning several circles in mid-air like a ceiling fan, then were slammed heavily onto the ground.

Bang!

Cracks spread across the tiled road surface, and the trench-coated Kaidan was buried into the ground. Feng Xue’s figure disappeared again, and this time, there was no one to block the attack for the Hundred-eyed Demon!

In the unadorned sound of Puncture, the Thrusting Sword pierced directly through the eye on the side of the Hundred-eyed Demon’s neck, but Feng Xue frowned at that moment. The shapely woman, barely draped in a thin veil, covered in eyes all over her body, had transformed into an eyeball hanging on the Sleeve Sword amidst a puff of smoke.

"A Clone? Or perhaps a Substitute?" Feng Xue flicked the Sleeve Sword, tossing the eyeball onto the ground, while behind him, a keen blade descended again.

"Is this all the Midnight Slicer Demon is capable of?" Feeling the piercing blade wind behind him, Feng Xue leisurely lifted his arm.

"Die!" Slicer Demon’s excitement surged at Feng Xue’s apparent carelessness; previously, he had only been momentarily negligent, but this time...

Before he could revel in his pride, a nearly imperceptible metallic clash rang out. His opponent wielded a Sleeve Sword only slightly longer than a palm, angled against his own grasp in a reverse joint maneuver, colliding with his large sword. Such a posture, such a weapon, would normally be absolutely powerless without considering supernatural Powers, but Slicer Demon, to his horror, discovered that his sword momentum was slowly being deflected!

It wasn’t a Skill, nor did it carry any Hermit Authority, just pure, unadulterated Power!

Overwhelming Power!

The Sleeve Sword, inheriting the Unbreakable property of the indescribable rod-like object, carried Feng Xue’s strength, amplified by his Double-layered Armor, and easily deflected the blade’s edge, avoiding the attack.

After all, to Chop and slice, one must make contact with the sword’s edge. Without such contact, no matter how Sharp the sword, it cannot cut flesh.

"Damn it! The level gap is too huge!" Slicer Demon finally realized the disparity between them, and while inwardly cursing the reinforcements he had yet to sense, he began to contemplate his escape.

However, Feng Xue clearly wouldn’t give him the Opportunity. After a brief double probe, Feng Xue’s figure once again vanished from the spot.

"Over here!" Slicer Demon’s Kaidan bestowed him with an acute combat intuition; he had previously managed to block an assassination attempt on Hundred-eyed Demon, and naturally, he was not oblivious to the back stab aimed at himself.

His massive executioner’s sword precisely intercepted Feng Xue’s attack trajectory, but in the next instant, his eyes lost their spark.

Next to a hole the size of a peanut on his sword’s body, cracks were spreading, and at the center of his forehead, a Sleeve Sword had penetrated to its hilt.

"I originally thought you were an officer, but it turns out you’re just a squad leader. Hmm, that makes sense, that Hundred-eyed Demon is probably the real officer. If only I had used Abe Tetsuya before."

Feng Xue glanced at the eyeball he had thrown on the ground. With a slap on his Transformation Device, Slicer Demon’s Corpse and the eyeball were both recycled into bands of light by the Knight System. At the same time, two more Kaidan patterns appeared on Feng Xue’s Armor.

After deactivating his Transform, Feng Xue turned to Rinko and reached out to pull her up from the ground:

"If you’re not strong enough, don’t always dream of making big headlines. I’m not always free to save the day!"

"Ah, this..." Rinko, who had expected some comfort, looked slightly stiff, but still bowed earnestly:

"Thank you, Evil Rider! I will work harder!"

"I... never mind." Feng Xue waved his hand and said,

"Just make sure you get out of here quickly!"

"Um..." Rinko had more to say, but before she could form the words, the Masked Rider in front of her vanished without a trace.

"What the...! Next time, I’ll definitely make you say, ’You did well this time’!" Rinko clenched her fist and then transformed again into the green heron fire form, flying back towards the school.

Watching Rinko fly away from a corner, Feng Xue finally exhaled in relief, then dispelled the Hermit Authority’s concealment over his own presence and pulled a Knight Motorcycle from behind him, heading north...

...

"Slicer Demon is dead; the target is moving towards Kanagawa."

At Chiba Shrine, Hundred-eyed Demon held his bleeding shoulder, informing the long-horned man beside him. Upon hearing this, the man’s eyes narrowed—

"No matter, that guy will Resurrect soon. Have Cimu and Hong Ye take the evil spirit and pursue, but don’t engage; just follow from a distance. As for the battle, leave it to that big-nosed guy!"

"Understood!"