Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 27 Shan VS Huanji

After passing through the crowd, Shan headed straight for Huan Ji, who was already on high alert. Huan Ji then removed her black robe, revealing a red inner garment, and drew her katana, instantly clashing with Shan.

With her right hand holding the long sword to block, Huan Ji produced a short sword in her left hand. In the blink of an eye, Shan barely managed to dodge thanks to her animal instincts.

Huanji has always appeared with guards, which makes people subconsciously overlook her own combat strength. This is also Huanji's cunning. In fact, Huanji has the highest combat strength in the entire Dadara.

Because of her height, Huanji's moves are very sharp, and she can wield both long and short weapons with ease, while Shan can only keep dodging and seize the opportunity to attack Huanji's lower body.

If Huanji's moves were skillfully executed, then San fought entirely on instinct, stabbing with a short sword while letting out a wild beast's roar.

Clearly, this reckless fighting style worried those around her about Huanji's situation, but even more so, it filled them with anger. Everyone stared at Shan with ferocious expressions; no matter what, they were determined to kill this monster here today.

"Kill her! Kill her!!"

Once Huanji gained the upper hand, the residents' ferocity was fully unleashed. The previous harmony was Dadara, and the current ferocity was also Dadara. This is not a contradiction, because as long as one is human, there will be two sides to everything.

It's impossible for only the good side to prevail forever, and when the evil side prevails, the worst aspects of human nature are revealed!

Today, hatred is directed at Shan; tomorrow, that hatred will be transferred to others, perhaps even to one's own companions.

Looking at all this, Liu Yufei chuckled softly:

"These people must have had the same expression when we were chasing down Nagod!"

Just a moment ago, Liu Yufei felt that Dadala was different, but seeing how these people looked, they were no different from the outsiders. The chaos of the world had long changed people's hearts. They didn't know that they had long been cursed.

Huanji's moves became increasingly skillful, to the point that she began to toy with Shan, while the surrounding crowd cheered and a few smiles appeared on their ferocious faces—a cruelty unique to humans.

Like a wild beast in a gladiatorial arena, the louder Shan roared, the more excited the people around her became.

"Okay, kill her!!"

Ashitaka, who was not far away, watched this scene and the feeling of despair returned, causing the curse on his hand to flare up again in his emotional state.

Ashitaka made a choice. He knew he couldn't resolve the conflict, but he also didn't want to see the current strife. In the end, he chose to sacrifice his own life and use the power of the evil god to quell the battle.

As Ashitaka's red hood fluttered without wind, a wisp of black energy emanated from his arm. Okayama, who had just stood up, witnessed this and immediately raised his sword in defense.

But this guy only raised his sword, without any intention of attacking. Ashitaka pinched the tip of the sword with two fingers, and what happened next shattered Okayama's worldview. His katana was instantly bent by Ashitaka, and the tip of the sword was even deformed by Ashitaka's strength. What incredible power that was!

Ashitaka truly loves Tadara, but that's precisely why he's so angry—because the way Princess Eboshi created Tadara isn't what he wanted.

That's how people are; they want more and more. Everything comes at a price. If you want its bright side, you have to endure its dark side.

But Ashitaka couldn't accept it; he couldn't bear the naked exposure of the dark side.

Ashitaka's anger was more akin to despair. Logically, he should have grown accustomed to despair after all this time, but Datara's appearance brought him hope again.

But Shan's arrival tonight turned that hope into a deeper despair.

Ashitaka didn't shout, so what was needed now was no longer a shout. He violently pushed the crowd aside and walked directly to the center.

The two fighters noticed his arrival but paid him no heed until Ashitaka strode forward, grabbed San's wrist with his right hand, and used his left hand to fight against Eboshi with a knife.

Princess Eboshi hadn't expected Ashitaka to possess such power, but she still smiled and said:

"And what do you mean by this?"

Princess Eboshi wasn't worried at all, because the surrounding area was full of her people. She was just curious about why Ashitaka was doing this, because subconsciously she still regarded Ashitaka as a person, an ordinary person.

"Please let me take him away!!"

This wasn't a plea. San was struggling, but her strength was far too insignificant compared to Ashitaka's. In desperation, she bit down on Ashitaka's arm.

Ashitaka felt no pain, for his heart was numb at that moment, and his eyes remained fixed on Princess Eboshi.

"She doesn't seem to appreciate your efforts! You don't actually want to be with this monster, do you?!"

When gentle persuasion failed, Huanji resorted to mockery.

"Your heart is filled with hatred right now, and so is hers. I want to heal this conflict caused by hatred!!"

Ashitaka knew he couldn't do it, but he still spoke of his ideal. He had been searching for the answer all along the way, and only now did he realize that there was no answer at all.

As Ashitaka's emotions surged, so did the worms on his arm. The terrifying worms spread rapidly, and a look of fear appeared on San's face.

"Ah! His arm!!"

The exaggerated special effects immediately terrified the onlookers. If they had forgotten their own identities from the perspective of the victors, fear now awakened their humanity.

“Everyone, look carefully. When a person’s heart is filled with resentment, they will be cursed by fate like me. Their body will be possessed and their soul will be corrupted. We must never let hatred take over our souls.”

"You arrogant brat, who do you think you are? A compassionate saint?"

Princess Eboshi didn't want Ashitaka to continue speaking. Precisely because Ashitaka was right, she didn't want him to undermine the morale of the army. After saying that, she drew her short sword and stabbed, but Ashitaka easily dodged it. After a belly strike, Princess Eboshi collapsed. Then, with a pull, she knocked San down as well.

"Lord Black Hat..."

The girls nearby immediately cried out in concern; compared to the men, these girls relied on Huanji more.

"Please send someone over as a helper!!"

Clearly, Ashitaka knew that if he had taken Princess Eboshi hostage, getting out of there wouldn't have been a problem, but he didn't do it.

Just as the girl was about to move, Liu Yufei walked in, but instead of immediately taking Princess Eboshi, he said to Ashitaka:

"Is this your choice?"

Ashitaka didn't say anything, but simply put Princess Eboshi down. Liu Yufei immediately stepped forward to help her up, his respect for Ashitaka growing even stronger!

Damn, if it were me, only a child would make a choice; I'd want both!