The Demon's Menu-Chapter 1153: The Real Bait!

In Jason’s field of vision, far beyond the reach of the average person’s sight, a strange-looking missile was swiftly approaching.

In just two seconds, the Onmyoji also realized something was amiss.

When they saw the missile, their expressions changed drastically.

"Defend!"

The leading Onmyoji shouted, swiftly forming seals with his hands.

The surrounding Onmyoji no longer held back.

Layer upon layer of defenses began to stack up.

However, just as the missile reached the sky above them, the warhead split apart.

Woo-woo-woo-woo!

Hundreds of smaller round bombs rained down.

Immediately, all the Onmyoji turned pale as a sheet.

Cluster bombs!

Although they adhered to traditions, it didn’t mean the Onmyoji had cut ties with the outside world. In fact, they were even more concerned about the development of ’gunpowder’ than regular people.

Because that was precisely what had once overturned their rule.

For this reason, they deeply understood the destructive power of cluster bombs.

Wider range, stronger penetration.

If possible, avoid direct confrontation at all costs.

But now...

They had no choice but to stand their ground.

"Increase the defense!"

The leading Onmyoji gritted his teeth and commanded.

Perhaps at this point, it was akin to a futile attempt to stop a flood with a cup of water.

But even the slightest additional defense was welcome.

The other Onmyoji understood this as well and began reinforcing the defenses again.

Defensive fields created by Onmyoji techniques overlapped layer after layer, forming dozens.

Initially invisible and transparent, the defensive fields became semi-transparent with further stacking, appearing to ordinary eyes as rippling layers.

And then—

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A dense series of explosions erupted.

Fire burst forth.

Shards of debris flew.

The surrounding buildings turned to ruins in an instant, and the Onmyoji were swallowed by shrapnel.

Even the giant ’demon’ suffered what was nearly a catastrophic blow.

Its blackened crimson muscles became riddled with holes under the dense shrapnel.

Its ferocious face twisted even further in agony.

The Wolf Fang Club in its hand, used as a makeshift shield, had long since split into two pieces.

Yet, the powerful life force of the ’demon’ allowed it to remain alive.

Its body even started regenerating.

Shrapnel was pushed out of its body, and wounds slowly began to heal.

This made Jason feel satisfied.

At least when he eats later, he won’t have to spit out ’bones.’

As for sparing the food because it’s been seriously injured?

Sorry.

Jason never wastes food.

Clad in tattered clothing shredded by explosions and shrapnel, Jason charged toward the giant ’demon.’

After fusing the [Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon Technique], Jason’s body’s defensive level had already surpassed that of war machines.

This was a tier of defense above knives, bullets, explosives, tanks, and warplanes.

Even at the epicenter of the explosion, Jason would merely sustain serious injuries but never face true death.

Let alone when he was only at the edge of the blast, and the cluster bombs’ ’bullets’ were just regular explosives, neither chemical agents nor armor-piercing rounds. As long as Jason protected his vital points, his skin wouldn’t even be scratched.

As soon as Jason made his move, the giant ’demon’ took notice.

The ’demon’ roared angrily and swung a punch.

It wasn’t that it didn’t want to use other tactics.

But in its current state, the ’demon’ had no ability to use any other abilities.

It was down to pure melee combat.

BAM!

Jason didn’t dodge or evade, meeting the ’demon’s’ blow head-on.

The massive body of the ’demon’ carried an equally massive strength.

Yet, Jason didn’t retreat in the slightest.

Jason’s strength was already nine times that of a normal person, and after building up momentum during his charge, this force reached an exaggerated level that far exceeded human imagination.

Thus, everyone watching the scene witnessed an unforgettable moment.

A strength-focused giant ’demon’ was forced back by a mere human.

The stark contrast in size between the two made the moment even more impactful.

The 10-meter-tall figure stumbled backward.

The 2-meter-tall figure stood firm and unmoving.

Thud, thud-thud!

The ’demon’s’ retreat caused tremors across the ground.

Jason pursued swiftly, leaping forward.

ROAR!

Facing the rapidly approaching Jason, the ’demon’ roared furiously, slapping its enormous palm down at him. But in an instant, the roar turned into a screech.

Jason’s broad-bladed dagger had stabbed deeply into the palm of the ’demon,’ and with a twist of the hilt, the entire hand was split wide open.

The ’demon’ howled in even greater agony.

But this was just the beginning.

Pulling the blade out, Jason sidestepped, moving behind the ’demon.’ His blade targeted the back of its knee.

Slash, slash!

With crisp slicing sounds, the back of the ’demon’s’ knees suffered precise cuts.

The ligaments and its equivalent of the meniscus were both severed.

The ’demon’s’ massive body swayed—

THUD!

It collapsed to its knees.

Then, a flash of the blade appeared at the ’demon’s’ throat.

SLASH!

Blood sprayed into the air.

The ’demon’ clutched its throat and fell lifelessly to the ground.

Having already been heavily wounded by the cluster bombs, it couldn’t sustain another bout of regeneration.

Death arrived as promised.

Once Jason confirmed that his ’food’ was secured, he looked toward the remaining ’food.’

The lingering waves of the explosion gradually subsided.

The eleven Onmyoji who had created dozens of defensive fields were nowhere to be seen, leaving only their fallen bodies scattered across the ground.

Their once pristine hunting robes and black hakama were now filthy and stained with blood.