After Mitsuko returned to Iguro Miwa's side, Iguro Miwa did not escape because of the presence of the black mist.
Mitsuko withdrew the black mist and said in an extremely cold voice, "Let's go."
Iguro Miwa shivered; she sensed that Mitsuko had changed since he returned.
Although Mitsuko had previously hinted that he would kill Iguro Miwa if she didn't behave, Iguro Miwa sensed that Mitsuko had no intention of killing her.
However, even though Mitsuko only coldly said two words, "Let's go," Iguro Miwa felt as if Mitsuko might kill her at any moment.
Iguro Miwa didn't dare disobey Mitsuko and obediently continued to lead the way.
Following Iguro Miwa, after passing through the forest, Mitsuko finally saw an extremely luxurious palace.
Just as Mitsuko was about to follow Iguro Miwa into the palace, he was stopped by several women.
Several women scolded Iguro Miwa, saying, "Miwa, have you forgotten? Men are not allowed here!"
Iguro Miwa didn't know how to explain it to them, and cautiously glanced at Mitsuko's expression.
Mitsuko opened his palm and pointed it at the palace.
"Blood Demon Art: Black Mist Labyrinth!"
A large amount of black mist spread rapidly from Mitsuko at its center to the surrounding area.
Soon, the entire palace was shrouded in black mist.
Enveloped in black mist, Iguro Miwa and all the women of the Iguro family in the palace fell into a coma.
Mitsuko did not enter the palace, but stood there waiting.
soon.
The sound of some giant creature crawling rang out, and a female demon with a snake-like lower body emerged from the black mist and appeared in front of Mitsuko.
The Snake Demon revealed itself, flicking its tongue and hissing at Mitsuko, "You've crossed the line!"
The Snake Demon's foul breath made Mitsuko feel nauseous.
The Snake Demon suddenly paused, its snake eyes fixed on Mitsuko, and said greedily, "No, that's not right. You're not one of my kind. You have the scent of a human. So that's it. You're that half-human, half-demon guy who's been very active in the world these past few years. How lucky I am to have run into you here. That lord has spoken. As long as you're captured, he will bestow a large amount of blood upon you."
Mitsuko answered the Snake Demon with his actions.
"Blood Demon Art: Hidden Shadows in the Black Mist!"
Mitsuko's figure was concealed within the black mist.
These black mists are equivalent to another sense of Mitsuko.
Mitsuko, who was in the black mist, could sense the location of the Snake Demon in the black mist, but the Snake Demon could not distinguish Mitsuko's location in the black mist.
Moreover, Mitsuko's movement speed is greatly enhanced when she is in the black mist.
Unable to see where Mitsuko was, the Snake Demon used its snake tail to indiscriminately sweep across the surroundings.
However, instead of attacking Mitsuko, the Snake Demon's tail struck the unconscious Iguro Miwa and others, killing them instantly.
Mitsuko's voice rang out from within the black mist.
"Blood Demon Art: Black Mist Restraint!"
Large amounts of black mist climbed onto the Snake Demon's body, attempting to bind it.
The Snake Demon swung its tail, dispersing the black mist.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Snake Demon dispersed the black mist, Mitsuko leaped out from the black mist behind the Snake Demon and slashed at the Snake Demon's neck with his Nichirin Blade.
The Snake Demon nimbly swam its body to face Mitsuko head-on.
"Blood Demon Art: Corrosive Poison!"
The Snake Demon opened its mouth and spat out a large amount of green venom at Mitsuko.
Unable to dodge while in mid-air, Mitsuko could only unleash her Blood Demon Art on the venom spewed by the Snake Demon.
"Blood Demon Art: Cross-Shaped Blood Explosion!"
Before the green venom hit Mitsuko, it was blasted into a bloody mess by the cross-shaped explosion.
The fallen Mitsuko once again disappeared into the black mist.
After the venom fell to the ground, the potent toxins corroded the ground, creating numerous small holes.
Mitsuko's body inevitably came into contact with some venom.
The contaminated area quickly became corroded and continued to erode the intact flesh around the wound.
Mitsuko dug out the flesh and blood from the part stained with venom, and his body instantly recovered thanks to its self-healing ability.
Just as Mitsuko was about to launch another surprise attack on the Snake Demon, the Snake Demon suddenly burrowed underground and quickly left the battlefield where she was fighting Mitsuko.
Within the black mist, the Snake Demon couldn't find Mitsuko's location at all and could only passively defend itself.
Therefore, the Snake Demon planned to leave this area of black mist and head to an open space to fight Mitsuko.
After all, the forest is where the Snake Demons reign supreme.
Mitsuko chased after the Snake Demon.
After Mitsuko and the Snake Demon left.
The black mist in the palace gradually dissipated.
The women of the Iguro family, who had fallen into a coma due to the black mist, gradually awoke.
They didn't care about seeing that Iguro Miwa and the others were already dead.
The Snake Demon they cared about.
In their eyes, the Snake Demon was a god and could not possibly lose.
So the women of the Iguro family began to take action, heading to the prison to select offerings.
After the Snake Demon returns, offer sacrifices to please her.
Inside the cell, there were many babies, and several women from the Iguro family were taking care of them.
The purpose was to offer these babies to the Snake Demon when it needed them.
After all, the Snake Demon was the guarantee of their family's luxurious life.
In one of the cells was a boy who looked like a teenager, completely different from the infants.
The boy had heterochromatic eyes, and there were terrifying clefts at the corners of his mouth that extended all the way down to his face.
The boy's name is Obanai Iguro, and he is also a member of the Iguro family.
Unlike the baby boys who were eaten at birth, Obanai Iguro survived.
Obanai Iguro is special; his naturally heterochromatic eyes have piqued the interest of the Snake Demon.
Because of the Snake Demon's perverse desire to raise Obanai Iguro before eating her, she was temporarily spared.
Similarly, due to the Snake Demon's perverse tastes, Obanai Iguro was forced to "look like a snake," resulting in her family cutting off her mouth and completely disfiguring her.
Every day, Obanai Iguro's mother, sisters, and other relatives would send lavish meals to his cell.
The purpose was to ensure that Obanai Iguro would grow plump and white by the time the Snake Demon planned to eat her, so that the Snake Demon would be happy to enjoy her.
Since seeing the Snake Demon's appearance and witnessing how her 'family' treated her, Obanai Iguro has completely lost trust in everyone else.
Obanai Iguro's only trustworthy companion is a small white snake named 'Kaburamaru'.
Obanai Iguro did not give up. A strong will to survive arose in her heart, and she wanted to escape from the prison and gain her freedom.
Using a hairpin stolen from her tribesmen, Obanai Iguro began to carve out the wooden bars of the prison cell.
Through his daily efforts, Obanai Iguro has managed to break through the wooden bars of the cell that confines him.
Obanai Iguro, who was working diligently on chiseling at the fence as usual, was puzzled when she discovered a large number of her clansmen flooding into the prison and taking away many infants.
Because Obanai Iguro had never seen her people in such a hurry, taking away so many babies.
This indicates that something went wrong with the Snake Demon, to the point that the tribespeople needed to take away a large number of babies as sacrifices to appease the Snake Demon.
Obanai Iguro was extremely anxious.
If the Snake Demon suddenly decides to act on impulse, then Obanai Iguro, being a special case, might very well be offered as a sacrifice and eaten by the Snake Demon.
Obanai Iguro stared intently at the gap in the fence.
"This might be our only chance to escape. We have to get out of here!"
Obanai Iguro quickened his pace, chiseling at the fence.