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[center][h3]--Nagano Prefecture - Abandoned Mansion--[/h3][/center]
Just as before and would remain forever, the heretical monk serving a false kami would never triumph against the defenders of humanity, youkai or no. With a decisive strike, the Ōmukade clamped its mandibles around the Sohei's waist before hosting the spectral warrior-priest up toward the ceiling. [color=fe2863][b]"MmMmRrRrRrGgHh!!"[/b][/color] Crunching noises could be heard as they crescendoed into a grisly climax of the centipede snapping the robe-clad wraith in twain, raining down droplets of black ooze upon its carapace. 

With triumphant clicks, Teratoma's glowing compound eyes scanned its surroundings for more prey to punish. Only for the answer to come by itself as a cannonball struck the gigantic insectoid square on its face, [color=fe2863][b]"?!?!?!?!!"[/b][/color] The benevolent monster hissed with eldritch inhuman noises as it was staggered back, the projectile bouncing off its hide before landing with a heavy thud. For their efforts, the spectral cannoneers had painted a target upon their backs as the shapeshifting anomaly's alien fury fully shifted onto the culprits. With a roar, it stampeded straight to them!

Though twas' likely more coincidence than anything, but by doing so, Teratoma was following Agent Yūma's directive of covering Agent Mae from any threats coming her way, and it just so happened that these ghostly artillerists also had the Changgwi Exorcist in their sights, well, not for much longer considering the bus-sized monstrosity beelining towards them.