I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 360 Tong Mo

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Let's turn to the other side of the story.

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The structure of the Infinite City continues to change and recombine endlessly, accompanied by low creaking sounds and the occasional notes of the pipa strings.

Shinobu Kocho, who was also forcibly teleported into the Infinity Castle by Nakime and separated from her companions during the descent, is now frowning as she slowly explores, following the increasingly strong smell of blood.

Finally, as a large door opened, Shinobu Kocho saw a spacious indoor pond filled with the faint fragrance of lotus flowers.

On the wooden bridge above the pond, a strange figure dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing a tall hat was facing away from Shinobu Kocho, engrossed in eating something.

Logically speaking, there's nothing strange about this.

The problem is that, next to this person, lie many girls, their flesh mangled and lifeless!

If you look closely, you can see a severed arm protruding from beside the man's face. It sways up and down occasionally as he eats.

Then, the ever-present, fresh smell of blood mingled with the cloying fragrance of lotus blossoms, instantly transforming the once elegant and tranquil lotus pond into a sinister and eerie place!

What caused Shinobu Kocho's heart to stop was...

Beside the stranger sat a young woman slumped over.

She seemed to have lost the ability to move freely due to extreme fear. She could only open her empty, vacant eyes wide, letting tears overflow and silently slide down her face filled with despair.

This made Shinobu Kocho frown, but she couldn't help taking a step forward. Her footsteps creaked slightly on the wooden floor.

"...Huh? The customer has arrived...Wow, she's a cute girl! She looks young and delicious, just my type! I should go thank Naruto later!"

Although Shinobu Kocho's sounds were barely audible, not even as loud as the noise of the other party chewing human flesh, they still attracted the attention of this cannibalistic demon.

Then, while maintaining a calm and gentle tone, he greeted Shinobu Kocho. At the same time, clutching his mangled arm and with his face covered in blood, he turned his head.

What Shinobu saw was not the hideous and ugly sight she had imagined...

On the contrary, if it weren't for the bloodstains on his face, this stranger was not only handsome, but also always wore a carefree smile. His every gesture exuded a strange, almost divine, compassion for humanity.

After looking around, the man smiled and slowly reached out his hand to the only girl beside him after his gaze locked onto Shinobu Kocho.

The gesture was so gentle, it was as if he were stroking a lover's cheek.

But the chilling killing intent contained within it almost froze Shinobu's blood.

She could sense that her opponent was very strong. She certainly couldn't handle him alone!

"stop!"

Even so, Shinobu Kocho did not hesitate for a moment. The instant she let out her cry, she moved like lightning, unleashing her maximum speed!

Propelled by the power of her insect breath, she transformed into a streak of purple light and charged forward. But her first target wasn't the man-eating demon before her; rather, it was the terrified girl beside him.

The man seemed somewhat surprised that she hadn't chosen to run away, but instead took the initiative to save a complete stranger.

That's why, with a hint of amusement flashing in his seven-colored eyes, the man's hand reaching out to the woman didn't stop, but it seemed to slow down a bit, as if he was deliberately waiting for Shinobu Kocho to intervene.

It's now!

Before Doma could touch the woman, Shinobu Kocho pulled her into her arms! And before the man could retaliate, she retreated at top speed, creating distance between herself and the strange man!

"Are you alright?"

"what……"

At this moment, upon hearing Shinobu Kocho's gentle and concerned inquiry, the girl, who had been trembling all over, clung tightly to Shinobu's embrace. Her previously lifeless eyes, in an instinctive, sobbing response, were ignited with a will to live.

"Wow, that's fast! Are you Pillar?"

"Unfortunately, you seem to be a little slow, aren't you?"

However, the sense of relief at surviving the ordeal didn't last even a second.

Accompanied by the man's cheerful shouts...

There was no earth-shattering display, only an extremely fast, cold golden arc of light, like a falling icicle, flashing by in an instant.

Shinobu Kocho didn't even see how the other party launched the attack before she felt a sudden lightness in her arms.

Immediately following was a warm, viscous liquid, like a suddenly blooming red flower, which instantly soaked through her haori and splashed onto her cheeks.

When Shinobu subconsciously looked down.

The girl in his arms was no longer in her complete form.

Instead, there were countless neatly cut fragments.

Those eyes, which had just held a glimmer of hope, had now completely lost all their light.

Like shattered glass beads, it reflected Shinobu Kocho's face, which had turned deathly pale in an instant.