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Chapter 1219: I'll Clean Up Your Backyard For You! (Two-in-One)
A dark sky devoid of starlight, and a vast, pitch-black earth. Paired with a few scattered withered trees lacking any branches and leaves. This was the scenery Barrett had seen along the way.
To be honest, it was boring, extremely uninteresting. Crucially, after leaving the 'Gate of the Underworld', he hadn't even seen a single ghost, let alone any demons or ghosts.
What Barrett didn't know was that during King Yama's reign, the wilderness of this Sea Star Underworld was actually quite lively. But ever since Yama took over, for the convenience of rule and management, he followed the guidance provided by Im. He ordered the officials of the Underworld City and Underworld Envoys Divisions to semi-forcibly gather most of the undead into various towns. If they needed to leave or travel to other towns, they also had to apply to the local Underworld Police.
"Hey, finally ran into some 'humans'~" This was Barrett sensing four auras gathered together about ten kilometers away.
[Bang!] He kicked the ground within a dozen meters, sending his body, as massive as a building, shooting straight into the black clouds like a missile. Instantly, a sonic boom cloud mist exploded behind him with a roar.
The current Barrett had lost his Combine-Combine Fruit Ability, so he could only rely on his own two feet for travel. However, he didn't care about this at all; in fact, he thought it was quite good. When something convenient was available, the thought would inevitably arise, whether he wanted it to or not. Now that it was gone, it completely cut off that line of thinking.
On the other side. Twelve men of varying ages, carrying blades, were either standing or squatting by the withered trees, letting the crows on their shoulders examine their disheveled appearance.
They wore black coats with long sleeves and pants, paired with a white belt. A white armband with the 'Five-Circle Cross' pattern was uniformly affixed to their right arms. However, the white Chinese characters printed on their backs were all different. Nine of them had the character 'Officer', and two had the character 'Sergeant'. And the young man with medium-length pinkish-flesh-colored hair resting on his shoulders had the character 'Lieutenant'.
Their overall style of clothing was similar to the Demon Slayer Corps uniform. This indicated that they were Underworld Police from the Underworld Police Division. Equivalent to police officers on the Sea Star.
"What do we do now?" Hearing his colleague's words, an Underworld Police gave a bitter smile: "What else can we do? Go back and report. Just say we were kicked out!"
"Go back to the city looking so disgraced? How embarrassing!" The other person was clearly unwilling.
At this moment, another Underworld Police spoke up in response: "Otherwise, what can we do? You saw how strong that Ghost King is. Even Captain Sabito was no match. If we weren't wearing these clothes, we'd probably have been swallowed by them already!"
The Underworld Police who spoke first clenched the scabbard at his waist and cursed through gritted teeth: "These damn monsters! They say they've submitted to the World Government, but they don't follow the law at all!" "I just don't understand why they don't let the Underworld Army come and clear out this group of disgusting Ghost Kings?"
Hearing this, Kōsuke Shimashita, a Police Officer/Sergeant of Rank 2, let out a long sigh. "Ah, it's not that simple?"
"The Underworld Army is currently busy with matters in Other Worlds, and even if they came, what could they do?" "I estimate that even if a Rear Admiral from the Underworld Army came, they might not be able to defeat those three mountain spirits in the city."
As he finished speaking, Kōsuke Shimashita's gaze turned to Sabito: "Am I right, Captain?"
Sabito, who had been listening silently, looked at the city wall in the distance and nodded calmly. "My strength, if placed in the Underworld Army, should be between Colonel and Senior Colonel."
"If it's one-on-one combat, defeating a Yamawaro is no problem, but if a Yamabiko comes as well, the victory or defeat is hard to say. Moreover, the opponent has thousands of spirits under their command, so it's impossible for them to engage in one-on-one combat with me." "As for that Yamauba, she is a genuine Ghost King. The gap between me and her is vast, making it difficult to make a judgment."
Sabito, whose origin is the Demon Slayer World, was a fellow disciple and best friend of Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira. He could be considered Tanjiro's senior brother. His talent was actually no less than Giyu Tomioka's.
However, to save other examinees in the Final Selection, he single-handedly annihilated most of the demons on Mount Fujikasane. But ultimately, due to exhaustion of stamina and severe wear on his Nichirin Blade, he died at the hands of the Hand Demon.
He originally wanted to join the Underworld Army Headquarters. But he heard that the Underworld Army had accepted Twelve Kizuki like Kokushibo, Hantengu, and Douma. He immediately abandoned that thought and chose to join the Underworld Police, who were responsible for maintaining the stability of the Native Underworld.
He simply couldn't bear to engage in combat alongside a group of demons.
In fact, many spirits who were members of the Demon Slayer Corps during their life had this idea. Therefore, most of them also became Underworld Police.
"So there's really no method?"
"That Yamauba said she wanted us to send a different batch of people over. Doesn't that just mean she wants the Underworld Police to disappear from the Mountain City for a while, and also hopes that a batch of Underworld Police willing to collude with her will come?"
The Underworld Police who had been complaining earlier complained again.
"Alright, what's the use of saying such nonsense!" "We've already been kicked out. If we don't go back, are we just going to wait here?"
Kōsuke Shimashita, a Rank 2 Police Officer/Sergeant, impatiently waved his hand. "Don't forget, although we're not human, we still need to drink water regularly!"
Sabito stood up and said, "That's right, blame it on our insufficient strength. As for the rest, let the higher-ups make the decision." "I believe these Ghost Kings won't be rampant for too long. Everyone should understand what the name World Government represents."
But who knew that Beckley, a Rank 1 Police Superintendent from the Imperial Arms World, would curl his lip and retort. "The World Government is indeed domineering and invincible in the Real World, but it doesn't have much powerful combat power in this Underworld."
"Otherwise, how could they allow this group of Ghost Kings to outwardly submit but actually still rule over their own territories?"
Everyone immediately fell silent. Although what he said was unpleasant, it was indeed a fact.
Currently, in the five great zones of the Sea Star Underworld – East River, West River, North River, South River, and Giant – many powerful spirits occupy towns and act as kings.
Especially in the East River Zone where they were located. Because it was connected to the western and northern areas of the merged Giant Zone, its area was much larger than the other three great zones. Therefore, many spirits who wanted to see the 'Otherworld Scenery' had flooded in before. Naturally, there were many experts among them.
This resulted in the number of 'Ghost Kings' in the East River Zone being far greater than in other underworld districts. Just like the Mountain City before them, it actually gathered three Great Ghost Kings.
In fact, the term 'Ghost King' covers a very wide range. Anyone who can stably occupy a village with a 'Yellow Springs Source' can call themselves a certain Ghost King.
However, in Sabito's view. Only the Yamauba in this Mountain City could be considered a true Ghost King. That feeling of immense fear and complete inability to move his body just by being glared at, he still remembered vividly.
"Alright, it's time to move." Sabito didn't argue with Beckley. He just wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible so that he would have the strength to draw his blade in front of a 'Ghost King'. Perhaps, he should seek guidance from the legendary Yoriichi Tsugikuni?
"Hmm?!" But just as the Underworld Police who were squatting on the ground stood up dejectedly. Everyone first felt the hairs on their body stand up, and a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in their hearts. Then, a rapid and sharp whistling sound was heard in their ears.
Before they could even react. A loud noise exploded nearby with a 'roar', instantly kicking up a wave of black kurotsuchi that filled the sky. In an instant, all twelve people, including Sabito, were sent flying by the energy that swept over.
"Hahahaha, so you're our own people!" "But your physique is too weak. You can't even withstand this much impact. You need to train more!"
Sabito, who was the first to stood up, had just drawn the long saber from his waist when he heard arrogant laughter from the smoke and dust in front of him.
Our own people? Sabito was startled, but he didn't relax his guard. There were many monsters in this Underworld who enjoyed deceiving people.
But when the other party walked closer with heavy footsteps. All the Underworld Police present were immediately shocked by the opponent's body size, which they estimated to be at least two stories high. But they were immediately captivated by the thick, golden-yellow hair that reached his waist, and the black suit and black coat he was wearing.
Could it be an officer from the Army Headquarters who had just died in battle?
"Who are you?" A Rank 2 Underworld Police subconsciously asked, but was immediately slapped hard on the back by his colleague beside him. Then he heard the other person shout with an excited tone: "Idiot, this is Admiral Ghost Shark!"
"Admiral Douglas Barrett from the Army Headquarters! But..." As he spoke, the Underworld Police's voice became filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Hahahaha, that's right, I'm dead, or rather, I guess I'm dead!" Barrett laughed heartily without a care: "But don't ask how I died, your rank should be too low."
"Come on, introduce yourselves, and tell me if there are any experts in that city. I sensed a pretty good aura!" He felt like he had finally found something interesting.
The Underworld Police present exchanged glances, thinking to themselves, it really is an Admiral of the World Government! But even an Admiral is dead, has the battle situation in the Real World become this intense?
But since Barrett didn't allow them to ask, they didn't dare to say anything more. As for answering, with the Captain here, it wasn't their turn.
Indeed, they heard Sabito in front sheath his blade and speak, answering Barrett's inquiry.
"Hello, Admiral Ghost Shark, we are Underworld Police belonging to the Judge Department's Underworld Police Department. I am Police Lieutenant Sabito, Rank 3, from the Demon Slayer World." "We were originally stationed in that Mountain City to maintain order, but because we required the 'Ghost King' Yamauba to provide a suitable amount of 'Yellow Spring Water' to all city residents daily according to the law, we were forcibly driven out of the city by her..."
Barrett crossed his arms and listened patiently to Sabito's every word. The whole matter was not complicated. It was simply that according to the World Government Law issued by the Underworld Law Division. All 'Yellow Springs Sources' were under the jurisdiction of the World Government. At the same time, the World Government would have local officials and Underworld Police regularly distribute enough 'Yellow Spring Water' for the residents to live.
But the problem was that the 'Yellow Springs Sources' were previously controlled by individual Ghost Kings. Previously, due to the World Government's powerful influence/power, which could even drive out King Yama, most Ghost Kings outwardly expressed submission and were willing to submit to the jurisdiction of the Yama Court.
They even agreed to cooperate with the officials of the Underworld Spring Division and the Underworld Police of the Underworld Police Division. But as time passed, they felt the situation stabilize and the Underworld Army became busy with matters in Other Underworlds. They began to openly and secretly compete for control of the 'Yellow Springs Sources'. And even attempted to make the local officials and Underworld Police obey their orders and help deceive Yellow Spring City.
Sabito, unable to bear it any longer, finally had a conflict with them. He publicly demanded that they obey the World Government's law and even fought with a Yamawaro in the street.
However, the Yamauba's strength was too great. As soon as she appeared, she 'fixed' everyone's body with a single gaze.
Afterward, the Yamauba 'left behind' the Underworld Spring Division official stationed in the Mountain City. As evidence that she was still willing to 'submit' to the World Government. At the same time, she expressed her strong dislike for Underworld Police like Sabito, demanding that they roll back to Yellow Spring City and send a better batch of Underworld Police.
Finally, she ordered the spirits under her command to drive them out of the Mountain City.
"Aren't they afraid of the Underworld Army?" Barrett was a little puzzled. Before he 'died', he had read the related information given by Marshal Raymond. He knew that Jiang Shou, the former Fleet Admiral of the Holy Land Garrison, now served as the Fleet Admiral of the Underworld Headquarters, and Bowen Knohen, the former Officer of CIPHER POL-AIGIS 0, served as an Admiral in the Underworld.
With the strength of these two, it should be no problem to deal with the Yamauba in the city, logically speaking. Anyway, he didn't feel that aura was that strong...
Then he heard Sabito explain that the Underworld Army had been busy taking over the Kabaneri World, Demon Slayer World, Familiar of Zero World, Imperial Arms World, and other Underworlds for the past few years. A few days ago, they had even launched a great army into an Underworld called Farmart World.
As for the Native Underworld of the Sea Star, because the 'Ghost Kings' were relatively well-behaved and had all expressed their willingness to submit to the World Government. So Yellow Spring City hadn't paid much attention to them.
Of course, it also had a lot to do with the Underworld Army's lack of personnel. Take the Imperial Arms Underworld, for example. There was a bunch of Danger Beast Undead who completely refused to be managed.
The Underworld Army Headquarters had to send troops and combat power to station in various cities there. Because before the Underworld Army Unit took over, the human undead in the Imperial Arms Underworld were completely food for the Danger Beast Undead.
Only a few towns that gathered multiple experts could barely survive. After all, Imperial Arms, Ministerial Arms, and these things couldn't be brought to the World of the Deceased, only martial arts and swordsmanship could play some role.
Crucially, the Imperial Arms Underworld also had a Super Dangerous Beast! That's right, it was Destarugul, whom the First Emperor had sent troops to eliminate back then in order to manufacture the 'Supreme Imperial Arm'.
After its death, it directly became the big boss of the Underworld. For some unknown reason, the Will of the Underworld did not seem to choose it to become the Lord of the Underworld.
Despite this, its strength was still terrifying enough. Bowen Knohen's first mission after becoming an Underworld Army Admiral was to be stationed in the Imperial Arms World to resist Destarugul.
But it was only resist; completely eliminating it had a difficulty not much different from killing another Admiral.
Not to mention, this Destarugul seemed to have remembered the lesson from its life. Wherever it went, it would bring a group of Special-Grade Danger Beast Undead and an overwhelming quantity of Level 1, 2, and 3 Danger Beast Undead. It simply didn't give anyone a chance to surround and kill it.
So the World Government's Underworld Army Unit and the Danger Beast Undead Army are currently in a nervous situation of mutual standoff and occasional clashes in the Imperial Arms Underworld.
After listening. Barrett finally understood the World Government's situation in the Underworld.
"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like this Underworld is quite lively too." After a pause, Barrett raised his hand and rubbed his smooth chin, grinning coldly:
"Since that's the case, then I, this Army Admiral, will clean up the backyard for our Underworld Army!"
"You're called Sabito, right? Do you dare to take me to find those damn Ghost Kings?"
Sabito immediately understood Barrett's meaning, and then said with some hesitation: "Admiral Ghost Shark, these Ghost Kings are outwardly City Lords who have submitted to the World Government. Arbitrarily killing them will result in being held accountable."
"Hahahaha, held accountable? Then let them find me after I've killed them all!" "Besides, when did the World Government become so weak that it doesn't even dare to deal with a bunch of trash who are compliant in public but defiant in private?"
Douglas Barrett looked up and laughed wildly, then widened his eyes and looked down at the other party. "Just tell me, do you dare, or not!"
"Of course I dare, I wish I could kill all these man-eating monsters immediately!" Sabito replied through gritted teeth.
"Good!" "Then let's start with that Mountain City. Go, point out which one is the Yamauba and which one is the Yamawaro for me!"
Barrett, grinning widely, grabbed Sabito's 'small' body and placed him on his broad shoulder.
"Hold on tight, Kid/Brat!"
[Boom!!!] The next moment, that massive body once again stomped the black kurotsuchi beneath his feet. He himself stirred up a gale and huge waves, leaping high into the air under the astonished gaze of the Underworld Police. Like an unstoppable brute beast, he flew towards the large city in the distance, nestled against the black mountain...
(End of this chapter)
A dark sky devoid of starlight, and a vast, pitch-black earth. Paired with a few scattered withered trees lacking any branches and leaves. This was the scenery Barrett had seen along the way.
To be honest, it was boring, extremely uninteresting. Crucially, after leaving the 'Gate of the Underworld', he hadn't even seen a single ghost, let alone any demons or ghosts.
What Barrett didn't know was that during King Yama's reign, the wilderness of this Sea Star Underworld was actually quite lively. But ever since Yama took over, for the convenience of rule and management, he followed the guidance provided by Im. He ordered the officials of the Underworld City and Underworld Envoys Divisions to semi-forcibly gather most of the undead into various towns. If they needed to leave or travel to other towns, they also had to apply to the local Underworld Police.
"Hey, finally ran into some 'humans'~" This was Barrett sensing four auras gathered together about ten kilometers away.
[Bang!] He kicked the ground within a dozen meters, sending his body, as massive as a building, shooting straight into the black clouds like a missile. Instantly, a sonic boom cloud mist exploded behind him with a roar.
The current Barrett had lost his Combine-Combine Fruit Ability, so he could only rely on his own two feet for travel. However, he didn't care about this at all; in fact, he thought it was quite good. When something convenient was available, the thought would inevitably arise, whether he wanted it to or not. Now that it was gone, it completely cut off that line of thinking.
On the other side. Twelve men of varying ages, carrying blades, were either standing or squatting by the withered trees, letting the crows on their shoulders examine their disheveled appearance.
They wore black coats with long sleeves and pants, paired with a white belt. A white armband with the 'Five-Circle Cross' pattern was uniformly affixed to their right arms. However, the white Chinese characters printed on their backs were all different. Nine of them had the character 'Officer', and two had the character 'Sergeant'. And the young man with medium-length pinkish-flesh-colored hair resting on his shoulders had the character 'Lieutenant'.
Their overall style of clothing was similar to the Demon Slayer Corps uniform. This indicated that they were Underworld Police from the Underworld Police Division. Equivalent to police officers on the Sea Star.
"What do we do now?" Hearing his colleague's words, an Underworld Police gave a bitter smile: "What else can we do? Go back and report. Just say we were kicked out!"
"Go back to the city looking so disgraced? How embarrassing!" The other person was clearly unwilling.
At this moment, another Underworld Police spoke up in response: "Otherwise, what can we do? You saw how strong that Ghost King is. Even Captain Sabito was no match. If we weren't wearing these clothes, we'd probably have been swallowed by them already!"
The Underworld Police who spoke first clenched the scabbard at his waist and cursed through gritted teeth: "These damn monsters! They say they've submitted to the World Government, but they don't follow the law at all!" "I just don't understand why they don't let the Underworld Army come and clear out this group of disgusting Ghost Kings?"
Hearing this, Kōsuke Shimashita, a Police Officer/Sergeant of Rank 2, let out a long sigh. "Ah, it's not that simple?"
"The Underworld Army is currently busy with matters in Other Worlds, and even if they came, what could they do?" "I estimate that even if a Rear Admiral from the Underworld Army came, they might not be able to defeat those three mountain spirits in the city."
As he finished speaking, Kōsuke Shimashita's gaze turned to Sabito: "Am I right, Captain?"
Sabito, who had been listening silently, looked at the city wall in the distance and nodded calmly. "My strength, if placed in the Underworld Army, should be between Colonel and Senior Colonel."
"If it's one-on-one combat, defeating a Yamawaro is no problem, but if a Yamabiko comes as well, the victory or defeat is hard to say. Moreover, the opponent has thousands of spirits under their command, so it's impossible for them to engage in one-on-one combat with me." "As for that Yamauba, she is a genuine Ghost King. The gap between me and her is vast, making it difficult to make a judgment."
Sabito, whose origin is the Demon Slayer World, was a fellow disciple and best friend of Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira. He could be considered Tanjiro's senior brother. His talent was actually no less than Giyu Tomioka's.
However, to save other examinees in the Final Selection, he single-handedly annihilated most of the demons on Mount Fujikasane. But ultimately, due to exhaustion of stamina and severe wear on his Nichirin Blade, he died at the hands of the Hand Demon.
He originally wanted to join the Underworld Army Headquarters. But he heard that the Underworld Army had accepted Twelve Kizuki like Kokushibo, Hantengu, and Douma. He immediately abandoned that thought and chose to join the Underworld Police, who were responsible for maintaining the stability of the Native Underworld.
He simply couldn't bear to engage in combat alongside a group of demons.
In fact, many spirits who were members of the Demon Slayer Corps during their life had this idea. Therefore, most of them also became Underworld Police.
"So there's really no method?"
"That Yamauba said she wanted us to send a different batch of people over. Doesn't that just mean she wants the Underworld Police to disappear from the Mountain City for a while, and also hopes that a batch of Underworld Police willing to collude with her will come?"
The Underworld Police who had been complaining earlier complained again.
"Alright, what's the use of saying such nonsense!" "We've already been kicked out. If we don't go back, are we just going to wait here?"
Kōsuke Shimashita, a Rank 2 Police Officer/Sergeant, impatiently waved his hand. "Don't forget, although we're not human, we still need to drink water regularly!"
Sabito stood up and said, "That's right, blame it on our insufficient strength. As for the rest, let the higher-ups make the decision." "I believe these Ghost Kings won't be rampant for too long. Everyone should understand what the name World Government represents."
But who knew that Beckley, a Rank 1 Police Superintendent from the Imperial Arms World, would curl his lip and retort. "The World Government is indeed domineering and invincible in the Real World, but it doesn't have much powerful combat power in this Underworld."
"Otherwise, how could they allow this group of Ghost Kings to outwardly submit but actually still rule over their own territories?"
Everyone immediately fell silent. Although what he said was unpleasant, it was indeed a fact.
Currently, in the five great zones of the Sea Star Underworld – East River, West River, North River, South River, and Giant – many powerful spirits occupy towns and act as kings.
Especially in the East River Zone where they were located. Because it was connected to the western and northern areas of the merged Giant Zone, its area was much larger than the other three great zones. Therefore, many spirits who wanted to see the 'Otherworld Scenery' had flooded in before. Naturally, there were many experts among them.
This resulted in the number of 'Ghost Kings' in the East River Zone being far greater than in other underworld districts. Just like the Mountain City before them, it actually gathered three Great Ghost Kings.
In fact, the term 'Ghost King' covers a very wide range. Anyone who can stably occupy a village with a 'Yellow Springs Source' can call themselves a certain Ghost King.
However, in Sabito's view. Only the Yamauba in this Mountain City could be considered a true Ghost King. That feeling of immense fear and complete inability to move his body just by being glared at, he still remembered vividly.
"Alright, it's time to move." Sabito didn't argue with Beckley. He just wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible so that he would have the strength to draw his blade in front of a 'Ghost King'. Perhaps, he should seek guidance from the legendary Yoriichi Tsugikuni?
"Hmm?!" But just as the Underworld Police who were squatting on the ground stood up dejectedly. Everyone first felt the hairs on their body stand up, and a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in their hearts. Then, a rapid and sharp whistling sound was heard in their ears.
Before they could even react. A loud noise exploded nearby with a 'roar', instantly kicking up a wave of black kurotsuchi that filled the sky. In an instant, all twelve people, including Sabito, were sent flying by the energy that swept over.
"Hahahaha, so you're our own people!" "But your physique is too weak. You can't even withstand this much impact. You need to train more!"
Sabito, who was the first to stood up, had just drawn the long saber from his waist when he heard arrogant laughter from the smoke and dust in front of him.
Our own people? Sabito was startled, but he didn't relax his guard. There were many monsters in this Underworld who enjoyed deceiving people.
But when the other party walked closer with heavy footsteps. All the Underworld Police present were immediately shocked by the opponent's body size, which they estimated to be at least two stories high. But they were immediately captivated by the thick, golden-yellow hair that reached his waist, and the black suit and black coat he was wearing.
Could it be an officer from the Army Headquarters who had just died in battle?
"Who are you?" A Rank 2 Underworld Police subconsciously asked, but was immediately slapped hard on the back by his colleague beside him. Then he heard the other person shout with an excited tone: "Idiot, this is Admiral Ghost Shark!"
"Admiral Douglas Barrett from the Army Headquarters! But..." As he spoke, the Underworld Police's voice became filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Hahahaha, that's right, I'm dead, or rather, I guess I'm dead!" Barrett laughed heartily without a care: "But don't ask how I died, your rank should be too low."
"Come on, introduce yourselves, and tell me if there are any experts in that city. I sensed a pretty good aura!" He felt like he had finally found something interesting.
The Underworld Police present exchanged glances, thinking to themselves, it really is an Admiral of the World Government! But even an Admiral is dead, has the battle situation in the Real World become this intense?
But since Barrett didn't allow them to ask, they didn't dare to say anything more. As for answering, with the Captain here, it wasn't their turn.
Indeed, they heard Sabito in front sheath his blade and speak, answering Barrett's inquiry.
"Hello, Admiral Ghost Shark, we are Underworld Police belonging to the Judge Department's Underworld Police Department. I am Police Lieutenant Sabito, Rank 3, from the Demon Slayer World." "We were originally stationed in that Mountain City to maintain order, but because we required the 'Ghost King' Yamauba to provide a suitable amount of 'Yellow Spring Water' to all city residents daily according to the law, we were forcibly driven out of the city by her..."
Barrett crossed his arms and listened patiently to Sabito's every word. The whole matter was not complicated. It was simply that according to the World Government Law issued by the Underworld Law Division. All 'Yellow Springs Sources' were under the jurisdiction of the World Government. At the same time, the World Government would have local officials and Underworld Police regularly distribute enough 'Yellow Spring Water' for the residents to live.
But the problem was that the 'Yellow Springs Sources' were previously controlled by individual Ghost Kings. Previously, due to the World Government's powerful influence/power, which could even drive out King Yama, most Ghost Kings outwardly expressed submission and were willing to submit to the jurisdiction of the Yama Court.
They even agreed to cooperate with the officials of the Underworld Spring Division and the Underworld Police of the Underworld Police Division. But as time passed, they felt the situation stabilize and the Underworld Army became busy with matters in Other Underworlds. They began to openly and secretly compete for control of the 'Yellow Springs Sources'. And even attempted to make the local officials and Underworld Police obey their orders and help deceive Yellow Spring City.
Sabito, unable to bear it any longer, finally had a conflict with them. He publicly demanded that they obey the World Government's law and even fought with a Yamawaro in the street.
However, the Yamauba's strength was too great. As soon as she appeared, she 'fixed' everyone's body with a single gaze.
Afterward, the Yamauba 'left behind' the Underworld Spring Division official stationed in the Mountain City. As evidence that she was still willing to 'submit' to the World Government. At the same time, she expressed her strong dislike for Underworld Police like Sabito, demanding that they roll back to Yellow Spring City and send a better batch of Underworld Police.
Finally, she ordered the spirits under her command to drive them out of the Mountain City.
"Aren't they afraid of the Underworld Army?" Barrett was a little puzzled. Before he 'died', he had read the related information given by Marshal Raymond. He knew that Jiang Shou, the former Fleet Admiral of the Holy Land Garrison, now served as the Fleet Admiral of the Underworld Headquarters, and Bowen Knohen, the former Officer of CIPHER POL-AIGIS 0, served as an Admiral in the Underworld.
With the strength of these two, it should be no problem to deal with the Yamauba in the city, logically speaking. Anyway, he didn't feel that aura was that strong...
Then he heard Sabito explain that the Underworld Army had been busy taking over the Kabaneri World, Demon Slayer World, Familiar of Zero World, Imperial Arms World, and other Underworlds for the past few years. A few days ago, they had even launched a great army into an Underworld called Farmart World.
As for the Native Underworld of the Sea Star, because the 'Ghost Kings' were relatively well-behaved and had all expressed their willingness to submit to the World Government. So Yellow Spring City hadn't paid much attention to them.
Of course, it also had a lot to do with the Underworld Army's lack of personnel. Take the Imperial Arms Underworld, for example. There was a bunch of Danger Beast Undead who completely refused to be managed.
The Underworld Army Headquarters had to send troops and combat power to station in various cities there. Because before the Underworld Army Unit took over, the human undead in the Imperial Arms Underworld were completely food for the Danger Beast Undead.
Only a few towns that gathered multiple experts could barely survive. After all, Imperial Arms, Ministerial Arms, and these things couldn't be brought to the World of the Deceased, only martial arts and swordsmanship could play some role.
Crucially, the Imperial Arms Underworld also had a Super Dangerous Beast! That's right, it was Destarugul, whom the First Emperor had sent troops to eliminate back then in order to manufacture the 'Supreme Imperial Arm'.
After its death, it directly became the big boss of the Underworld. For some unknown reason, the Will of the Underworld did not seem to choose it to become the Lord of the Underworld.
Despite this, its strength was still terrifying enough. Bowen Knohen's first mission after becoming an Underworld Army Admiral was to be stationed in the Imperial Arms World to resist Destarugul.
But it was only resist; completely eliminating it had a difficulty not much different from killing another Admiral.
Not to mention, this Destarugul seemed to have remembered the lesson from its life. Wherever it went, it would bring a group of Special-Grade Danger Beast Undead and an overwhelming quantity of Level 1, 2, and 3 Danger Beast Undead. It simply didn't give anyone a chance to surround and kill it.
So the World Government's Underworld Army Unit and the Danger Beast Undead Army are currently in a nervous situation of mutual standoff and occasional clashes in the Imperial Arms Underworld.
After listening. Barrett finally understood the World Government's situation in the Underworld.
"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like this Underworld is quite lively too." After a pause, Barrett raised his hand and rubbed his smooth chin, grinning coldly:
"Since that's the case, then I, this Army Admiral, will clean up the backyard for our Underworld Army!"
"You're called Sabito, right? Do you dare to take me to find those damn Ghost Kings?"
Sabito immediately understood Barrett's meaning, and then said with some hesitation: "Admiral Ghost Shark, these Ghost Kings are outwardly City Lords who have submitted to the World Government. Arbitrarily killing them will result in being held accountable."
"Hahahaha, held accountable? Then let them find me after I've killed them all!" "Besides, when did the World Government become so weak that it doesn't even dare to deal with a bunch of trash who are compliant in public but defiant in private?"
Douglas Barrett looked up and laughed wildly, then widened his eyes and looked down at the other party. "Just tell me, do you dare, or not!"
"Of course I dare, I wish I could kill all these man-eating monsters immediately!" Sabito replied through gritted teeth.
"Good!" "Then let's start with that Mountain City. Go, point out which one is the Yamauba and which one is the Yamawaro for me!"
Barrett, grinning widely, grabbed Sabito's 'small' body and placed him on his broad shoulder.
"Hold on tight, Kid/Brat!"
[Boom!!!] The next moment, that massive body once again stomped the black kurotsuchi beneath his feet. He himself stirred up a gale and huge waves, leaping high into the air under the astonished gaze of the Underworld Police. Like an unstoppable brute beast, he flew towards the large city in the distance, nestled against the black mountain...
(End of this chapter)
