In the dark night, Mount Untori looks like a black giant beast dormant on the earth, its undulating body shrouded in mist.

In the pitch-black mountain, there is a bright strip of light halfway up the mountain.

It is a long shrine approach, with tall red torii gates standing on both sides, which are already covered with lanterns.

On the shrine, a large number of men with white ropes tied around their heads were crowded, shouting slogans, carrying a series of chariots, and walking slowly upward.

Sitting on the chariot are young men and women in rich costumes, each with their eyebrows lowered and their expressions solemn.

On both sides of the chariot, there were elderly priests wearing clerical robes.

Sora took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. He looked up at the long approach to the shrine. He couldn't help complaining in his heart. Why did the people who built the Amaterasu Shrine build the shrine so long?

After wiping his sweat, Mr. Zong looked up again and glanced at Sarina, who was sitting quietly on the chariot.

Normally, these pampered gentlemen would have to get out of the car and walk up the mountain, but the people they selected could easily sit on the chariot and be carried up the mountain.

However, this is also the process of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. Members of the Protectorate Council must personally deliver their sacrifices to the mountain to show their respect for Amaterasu.

Mr. Zong had already sent it off more than once, so he didn't feel too unhappy and continued on his way.

On the chariot, Sarina was wearing a red and white miko costume, with delicate makeup on her face, making her originally beautiful face even more dazzling.

Her current identity is that of a shrine maiden of the Amaterasu Grand Imperial Palace, but to put it bluntly, she is a sacrifice in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. If she succeeds, she can become a divine attendant, but if she fails, she will not even survive.

The Protectorate brought ten sacrifices tonight, five men and five women, the female was a miko, and the male was named Jin.

These ten people were all selected from thousands of people, but if one of them can really successfully pass Amaterasu's test, it is good luck, and it is normal for all of them to fail.

These sacrifices also knew their fate, and most of them were terrified and ashen, desperately waiting for death to come.

There are also people who are eager to try, preparing to pass the test of Amaterasu and become a divine attendant or even a great priest.

Sarina's face was calm, but her heart was empty, with no emotions, neither expectations nor uneasiness.

She knew that she would be a sacrifice since she was a child, fought and ran away, and eventually developed the mentality of passively waiting for death.

Not long after, the transport team arrived in front of the shrine.

A group of clergy stood in front of the shrine gate, led by three priests, among whom were old friends of the elder. They chanted something loudly to welcome the arrival of the team.

After a series of complicated ceremonies, the chariot was put down and all irrelevant personnel left respectfully.

Accompanied by the solemn music, the witches and monks stepped off the chariot and entered the shrine under the leadership of the priest.

A gust of evening wind blew from the mountains, and Sarina stopped, stroking her messed up long hair with one hand, and looked up at the tall Amaterasu Shrine, which was brightly lit, giving people an eerie feeling.

At the urging of the elder, Sarina lowered her head and followed the priests into the shrine.

…

In the mountains and fields blown by the night wind, the figures of five people suddenly appeared in the dense forest.

"What a handy ability."

Chizuru Godera complimented, then put down her hand and asked Hoshizaki Yukina: "Is Secretary Hoshizaki interested in joining our special response force?"

"The commander-in-chief should first find a way to protect his position."

Hoshizaki Yukina, who had switched to a secretary-type personality, replied in a nonchalant manner. She worked in the Countermeasures Department, so how could she not know that the new director, Masato Kanemu, was eyeing the Special Response Force and would annex it sooner or later.

Akimiya Yue was already observing the surroundings. After looking around, he asked Hoshizaki Yukina: "Why did you choose such a place to stay?"

The destination was deserted, with no sign of human activity, and no one knew how far it was from Amaterasu Grand Shrine.

"How about you choose?"

Hoshizaki Yukina was dissatisfied with the fact that these guys were increasingly treating her as a means of transportation: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered if you fall directly into the shrine? The surrounding area is deserted, so you can only choose a place to fall."

Xu Cheng interrupted the quarrel between the three women: "I'll have plenty of time for you to argue when I get back. Witch, how do we get out?"

In the past two days, Hoshizaki Yukina has secretly used her ability to scout the area, and she specially selected this location.

After figuring out the direction in the night, she raised her hand and pointed somewhere: "Go this way, you can see the road in less than two hundred meters."

The five people started to take action, and under the leadership of Hoshizaki Yukina, they rushed towards Amaterasu Grand Shrine.

Although the terrain was rugged, except for the prophet, the other four people could not stop it. Soon they saw a light ahead, which was a winding mountain road.

This mountainous area is private land, and being able to build a winding mountain road privately shows that it is wealthy.

The five people continued to move along the road, and soon saw a staircase decorated with red lanterns in the distance. There were a large number of luxury cars parked below the temple, and a large number of people lingering here.

These are employees and bodyguards of the Protectorate, but they are not qualified to participate in the heavenly sacrifice ceremony.

Xu Cheng and others wanted to go around the shrine and went around from the side, only to find that the mountains and forests near the shrine were covered with sentries.

It's almost like five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentinel. It's almost impossible for five people to smear and infiltrate.

I didn't expect that the defense of the Protectorate was so tight, and it was filled with a bunch of old guys who were afraid of death.

Xu Cheng could only look at Hoshizaki Yukina: "Can you send us up?"

Hoshizaki Yukina thought about it and replied: "There is no problem in sending it up, but there is no guarantee that it will not be discovered after landing."

Then everyone's eyes immediately turned to the prophet.

The prophet had no choice but to press his temples with both hands, close his eyes and use his ability: "After landing, three sentries spotted us, one directly in front and one in the five o'clock direction..."

She described the situation after landing in detail, so the four people once again formed a circle around Hoshizaki Yukina and put their hands on her.

Hoshizaki Yukina took out her plain glasses from somewhere and put them on. With a cold and frosty look, she used her teleportation ability and took the four people away.

On a hillside dozens of meters away from Amaterasu Grand Shrine, five people appeared out of thin air.

Under the tree in front, a man in black who was about to light a cigarette looked at the five people who suddenly appeared, with a look of shock on his face.

Before he could react, a flying knife hit his forehead with a flash of cold light.

At the same time, Xu Cheng and Yudera Qianhe also rushed out and rushed towards the other two sentries who discovered them.

The second sentry was hiding in a tree. When he subconsciously opened his mouth to issue a warning, he heard the rustling of leaves. Xu Cheng jumped up the tree in a few steps, covered his mouth with his hand, and bumped against the trunk of the tree.

There was a muffled sound, and the trunk and head cracked together.

On the other side, Chizuru Odera also broke the neck of the third sentry.

All three of them solved their targets neatly, but without the prophet informing them of the locations of these outposts in detail in advance, it would be difficult to find them.

When you get here, you can already see the tall building of Amaterasu Grand Shrine, and the faint sound of solemn music floats along the mountain breeze.

Then everyone looked at the prophet again.

You don’t have to know it, only after using it will you realize that this prophet is really easy to use. No wonder the resistance forces tried to trick her into it.

The prophet began to use his power, and after a while he opened his eyes. Facing four pairs of expectant eyes, he spoke of the predicted future: "The witch and I stayed outside, and the three of you entered the shrine and were soon forced out again.

, was besieged by seven powerful people, Xinyue was injured, Qianzuru sister was in danger to protect her, the witch and I were also in danger, the witch took me away first, but after three hours, there was no more

return."

This answer made the four people frown, especially Qiu Gongyue. She did not expect that she would become a burden.

I am even more eager to learn the fourth level breathing method.

Chizuru Godera said: "What if Xiaocheng and I go in and you stay outside?"

The prophet once again predicted the future: "After you entered, you were besieged by the seven people, and then you retreated. Xinyue and the witch went up to help. The mushroom entered the shrine again, and then a light flashed..."

She suddenly trembled, and Qiu Gongyue asked: "What then?"

The prophet was stunned for a while and then said: "Then I died."

The four of them were silent for a while.

Judging from the prophecy, there are at least seven powerful guys in the shrine who can attack Xu Cheng and Godera Chizuru and injure Akimiya Yue.

Then there may be other forces that killed the prophet who was hiding dozens of meters away and watching.

Xu Cheng thought of the great priest who presided over the heavenly sacrifice ceremony.

Compared to others, Chizuru Godera has established a special response unit from scratch and has experienced countless large and small battles. The problem in front of her is not even an appetizer for her.

She continued to ask questions to the seer, and the seer had to make new predictions based on her questions.

After several times in a row, she was out of breath, her physical strength was visibly reduced, and the future she could predict was shortened to one hour.

But Chizuru Yudera had already found the best answer. She turned to Xu Cheng and the others and asked, "What about my plan?"

It seemed like he was asking three people, but in fact he was just asking Xu Cheng.

According to her habit, after making a decision, everyone else would just follow the order, but after all, the three people in front of her were not her subordinates, and they had a special relationship with Xu Cheng, so she asked him for his opinion.

Xu Cheng glanced at Akimiya Yue and Hoshizaki Yukina. Seeing that they both had no objections, he nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

In terms of killing, Akimiya Yue and Hoshizaki Yukina are professionals, but when it comes to tactics, they are not as good as Chizuru Odera.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Chizuru Godera began to give orders.

"Let's do it!"

…

Before entering Amaterasu Grand Shrine, Sarina originally thought that the shrine would be extremely luxurious and full of the smell of copper.
To be continued...