"Tch, there's actually a Lustful Fiend here too. How shameless."
In the Stadium Lounge Area, Xia Yu coiled up a Malevolent Spirit from a young girl. After possessing the girl, the evil spirit stared intently at her chest.
Just by looking, he must have been a Lustful Fiend in life, perhaps even having died from it.
Crunch, crunch~
After a moment of teeth-grinding chewing, the Malevolent Spirit was completely devoured by Xia Yu. He then licked his sharp fangs, feeling a little surprised.
"Hiss, the texture was actually pretty good. Amazing."
After scanning the lounge area and finding no other malevolent spirits, Xia Yu was about to move to the next section when his body suddenly stiffened.
The mark he had imprinted on Miko had been triggered.
"How did she run into danger after I only left for a little while!"
Although it was strange, Xia Yu's speed was not slow. In the blink of an eye, he had already left the lounge area and was rushing toward Miko's location.
Meanwhile, the Warehouse.
The Square-Faced Monster bared its mouthparts and bit down condescendingly toward Miko and Yuria, but in the next moment, dark mist suddenly surged up, and a tentacle materialized from within.
The tentacle, appearing out of thin air, was like a nimble snake, instantly wrapping around the Square-Faced Monster's large face. Then, the tentacle seemed to possess a consciousness of its own, its sharp tip stabbing straight toward the monster's eye.
Pfft!
It was like a juicy grape suddenly being violently pierced by a chopstick; black fluid instantly splattered everywhere, and thick internal liquid gushed out.
"Screech ahhh!"
A harsh shriek rang out. Due to its massive size, the Square-Faced Monster had no advantage against a nimble and thin enemy. Under the surprise attack, its Solitary Eye was directly pierced and blinded.
The moment she heard the shriek, Miko was startled into opening her eyes, just in time to see the tentacle coiled around the Square-Faced Monster.
It's Mr. Xia's tentacle!
Although Xia Yu wasn't present, Miko had memorized the appearance of his tentacles; she had only ever seen that whip-like tentacle on Xia Yu.
Taking advantage of the time the Square-Faced Monster was tangled by the tentacle, Miko intended to pull Yuria away and escape, but she was astonished to find that Yuria had somehow passed out.
She had no choice but to carry Yuria on her back and run toward the closed warehouse door.
The Square-Faced Monster, having been blinded in its Solitary Eye, failed to notice Miko's escape and continued raging helplessly where it stood.
Bang—!
Miko slammed the closed warehouse door open using the Iron Mountain Lean, which she had practiced for two and a half years, then stumbled out.
This commotion seemed to alert the still-raging Square-Faced Monster, which immediately roared and stretched out its large hand, swatting toward the source of the sound.
Pfft!
But before it could strike the two of them, its hand was suddenly seized by Xia Yu, who had Arrived Just In Time, and then violently severed.
"Are you okay?" Xia Yu glanced at Miko, who was panting behind him, and asked with concern.
"I'm fine. Thank you so much, Mr. Xia."
"Mhm, things might get a little bloody next. You should step away for a bit."
Xia Yu softly said this while coiling up the severed arm on the ground. Hearing this, Miko quickly carried Yuria on her back and ran toward the Infirmary.
Before leaving, she shouted loudly, "You be careful too, Mr. Xia!"
After watching Miko leave, Xia Yu turned his face grimly toward the Square-Faced Monster and muttered unhappily to himself.
"Tch, I never thought there'd be a day I'd save someone by arriving right on cue, just like Xiao Yan. That's a bad habit."
"Screech ahhh!"
The monster clearly didn't understand Xia Yu's words; it just roared and shrieked.
The battle began. Since both sides were malevolent spirits, no one could see the fight.
Dark blood splattered everywhere, and harsh wails echoed all around.
Not long after, Xia Yu, who was lying prone on the Square-Faced Monster's body, forcibly bit through the opponent's Spirit Core and swallowed it.
He didn't spare the pieces of Spirit Flesh Pieces that had been torn everywhere, either. They were all crushed into pure Yin Qi by his tentacles and completely absorbed.
After wiping the dark blood from the corner of his mouth, Xia Yu assessed the gains from this battle. Not only did he get a large amount of Yin Qi, but he also devoured a Spirit Core. The harvest was decent.
Only powerful malevolent spirits or Yokai possess a Spirit Core; ordinary malevolent spirits are only made of Yin Qi and don't have this item.
Not bad, a small gain.
He hadn't expected such a powerful malevolent spirit to be in this school; he thought there were only common ones here.
After tidying up the scattered Spirit Fragments nearby, Xia Yu sensed his Yin Qi level and immediately headed toward Miko's location... Meanwhile, the Infirmary.
Yuria slowly woke up from the hospital bed.
"Ah... that's great, you're awake."
The moment she heard the voice, Yuria abruptly sat up, clutching the blanket with both hands to shield herself, and said anxiously.
"Are... are you going to kill me!"
"I'm not going to kill you."
Seeing Yuria's nervousness, Miko felt a slight helplessness. The other girl seemed to be a Seer like herself, but apparently weaker.
The monsters she could see, the other girl couldn't. This child named Yuria seemed only able to see some weak malevolent spirits.
She had originally wanted to discuss things with her, but since the things they could see were different, talking about it casually might bring danger.
To avoid danger like the one just now, she decided she should remind her.
"Although you were saved this time, I can't say the same for next time. For your own safety, it's best to pretend you can't see anything."
"Oh, right, I accidentally choked you unconscious just now. As compensation, I'll give you this Prayer Bead Bracelet. I don't need it anymore."
As she spoke, Miko took a Prayer Bead Bracelet out of her pocket and placed it in front of Yuria.
She had noticed earlier that the Prayer Bead Bracelet Yuria pulled out was bought in the same place as hers—the Old Lady At The Fortune-Telling Shop.
The other girl's bracelet had broken because of the Square-Faced Monster, so she would give this bracelet to her as compensation, especially since Miko herself seemed to have no use for it anymore.
"I'm sorry you suffered just now. Keep the bracelet."
After speaking, Miko walked out of the Infirmary, leaving the shocked Yuria alone.
"She actually, actually inflicted such a great humiliation upon me! Unforgivable!"
Looking at the Prayer Bead Bracelet in front of her, Yuria's small hands clutching the corner of the blanket trembled.
In her ears, those words were nothing but threats and disdain.
'I'll spare your life this time, but next time I'll kill you. Just pretend you haven't seen my true face!'
'I'm truly sorry for breaking your bracelet. After all, you're so weak, and my power no longer requires this item.'
'If you don't want to suffer again, accept this with gratitude!'
"Wuwuwu, what a humiliation!" Yuria gripped the Prayer Bead Bracelet in front of her, looking utterly wronged. She, the esteemed disciple of the Godmother, was actually suffering this kind of disgrace.
But soon, she realized that this string of prayer beads was the same style as her own bracelet.
"Eh? Is she also a disciple of the Godmother? Wouldn't that make me the Senior Sister? No, I must go ask the Godmother why she is so powerful!"
Yuria, gripping the Prayer Bead Bracelet, secretly resolved that she must make the Godmother teach her the secret to being so powerful.
As the Godmother's Chief Disciple, she absolutely had to let the other girl witness her abilities properly!
Every day, the moment I wake up and realize I have to write code again, I immediately put on the Pain Mask.