I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 343 - 13: Passersby? Special and Not Special (Part 3)

Chapter 343: Chapter 13: Passersby? Special and Not Special (Part 3)

The witch furrowed her brows slightly, was this the reason?

But why did it sound like the demon blade was something so common, as if you could just casually pick one up if you wanted to?

She reached out and gently took the ancient straight blade, closed her eyes slightly, and tried to probe it with her own spiritual power. The next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes wide in shock, as her spiritual power was violently repelled, struck back by an extremely fierce, sinister aura.

Vaguely, she seemed to hear the roar of some ancient demon in her ears, and before her eyes appeared a collapsing world covered in darkness, where the earth decayed, and everyone died in despair.

"This... What exactly is this demon blade?"

The witch struggled to maintain her usual calmness, staring in astonishment at the ancient straight blade in her hand.

"Cloudy Fang—" Gu Mo shrugged and casually said, "That’s what it’s called, Kikyo, you should have heard of it."

"Cloudy Fang... So it’s that. How did you find it?" A trace of relief flashed in the witch’s eyes. So it’s this infamous demon blade? "I heard about its exploits when I was still in training. It’s a terrifying demon sword with cursed power, but it completely disappeared two hundred years ago..."

"Actually, that was seven hundred years ago," Gu Mo added, "If calculated from the current era, it has been absent for a full seven hundred years."

"Was it sealed away? No wonder, but the sealing power seems to be about to deplete..."

Kikyo, having calmed down, had already noticed the wrestling force between the weapon and the sword scabbard, but also immediately saw the underlying issue. She glanced at the nonchalant fellow opposite, "The power of this blade is frighteningly strong. Are you confident you can suppress it?"

"Let’s take a look first. If not, we can consider other methods, like you, Kikyo, reinforcing its seal again..." Gu Mo responded calmly.

He wasn’t the Great Dog General with such strong demonic power, but perhaps he could let the Nine-tailed suppress this demon sword or see if he could, through the method of the Ninety-nine Weapons, let the White Viper pry into the demon sword’s power during a skill launch, bypassing the ancient evil spirit within.

If none of these work, then let Kikyo reinforce the seal and suppress this thing.

Anyway, being able to use it is the best. If not, there’s no loss. After all, this high-level equipment is still his. Just having it in hand is a gain.

"That’s also good..." The witch thought for a moment, then nodded slightly. She actually wanted a more secure approach, such as directly sealing the demon sword, but after consideration, she didn’t say so.

"Let’s go, let’s take a look at the world of this era... I guarantee it’ll surprise you, Kikyo."

Gu Mo picked up the demon sword again, smiling as he spoke.

Because whether it was Cloudy Fang itself or its sword scabbard, both were items with a spirit of their own. And items with a complete self-awareness, even if defined as tools, can’t be stored in the item bar. It’s unknown whether the system does this to protect normal warehouse functions or to prevent players from exploiting bugs.

As they spoke, the two arrived before the Bird House.

In fact, they didn’t even need to go out to see the city’s nightscape outside, as the Himura Shrine was relatively elevated, and while inside, the surrounding trees blocked the view, but at the Bird House, the view suddenly opened up.

There were the ceaseless streams of traffic and thousands of lights. In the dark night, the flashing lights outlined the city’s contours. They might come from vehicles, street lamps, roadside billboards and neon signs, and the reflective glass curtain walls of towering buildings, the huge screens playing advertisements.

Standing under the Bird House, watching from afar at this scene, the witch was slightly lost in thought.

This is... the world five hundred years later?

An unimaginable prosperity, an unimaginable splendor, an overwhelmingly dense and gigantic city, even if it’s just the tip of the iceberg, was still something she found unbelievable.

"This... How many people are here?" she couldn’t help but be a bit lost in thought, instinctively looking beside her, only to find this person seemed unfazed.

"In this era, it should be... Hmm, I don’t know exactly how many, but the Tokyo metropolitan area should have two to three million people, I guess."

Gu Mo contemplated, but he didn’t know the exact numbers in this regard, only able to provide an uncertain answer based on some vague impressions, not knowing how accurate or wrong it was. But evidently, this answer was enough to shock the witch greatly.

"Two to three million people..."

Murmuring like this, the witch’s eyes widened slightly, covering her small mouth with a sleeve, looking again in amazement in that direction.

This scene is really... extremely rare!

Too bad I didn’t bring a camera! Gu Mo watched Kikyo’s reaction, regretful that he missed the chance to capture this on camera... However, the play record of the dog system must have accurately captured this scene, so when he thought of replaying it later, he felt at ease again.

"Let’s go, let’s go down and take a look..."

Gu Mo said, somewhat worried the witch could stand here until dawn.

Without words, Kikyo just nodded, still looking somewhat dazed, her gaze fixed on the distant spectacular city nightscape, then slowly descending the stone steps... Seeing her in this state, Gu Mo worried whether she might miss a step.

Fortunately, no such thing happened.

As they walked down to the bottom of the steps, standing on a street, using the street lamp’s light to look around at the quietly sleeping residential area, the witch seemed to recall something and turned to Gu Mo, asking, "In this era... are there no more demons?"

"Not exactly, it’s just not like the Warring States Era where chaos reigned, and wild souls spawned, giving rise to numerous monsters, but it doesn’t mean demons have vanished..."

Gu Mo shook his head, negating this claim.

Demons still exist in this era, they have not disappeared. Whether it’s the human-face-eating masks or the demon-worshipping practices, all indicate this. But no matter how you put it, this era is not like the chaotic times five hundred years ago, where dark deeds, vile actions, and cannibalistic phenomena, though persistent, still allow for a façade of peace and joy.

There aren’t as many wild souls, so naturally there aren’t as many demons. In this current scientific and civilized era, past myths... seem to be just that, myths.

"Alright, Miss Witch, though saying this now may be a bit late... but welcome to the world five hundred years into the future, may I ask if you need a guide?"

Gu Mo coughed a few times, cleared his throat, then solemnly bowed to the witch, facing her surprised gaze and smiling as he recommended himself.

"..." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"..."

Gazing into his eyes, then looking at the city’s scenery around her, Kikyo hesitated slightly.