"Oni Art • Army Breaking • Slash!"
As soon as I yelled out these words, a surge of crazy power erupted from the soles of my feet, spreading throughout my body in an instant.
My body suddenly became light, and the scenery in front of my eyes became blurry.
But my movements didn't stop. In a flash, I found myself behind him!
"See you later, Fir-chan~"
I don't know why, but these words suddenly came out of my mouth, and then control of my body returned to me.
Looking back, Leijiao was clutching his stomach, smiling at me.
"Impressive, you actually managed to hurt me. You're not simple."
No no no, are you joking with me? You didn't get hurt at all, right? Your HP didn't even decrease by ten percent yet.
And the opponent's wounds slowly healed on their own, stopping the bleeding in less than five seconds.
"No no no, it's just pure luck."
"Really? How did you copy my abilities then?"
"Oh, that... it's just a luck skill, with a very low probability."
"However, being able to harm me with my own abilities at your level is quite impressive. Alright, get ready for my final move!"
"Hey hey hey! You're still coming at me? Empire • Ice Emperor's Palace."
I immediately summoned a defensive magic, but... I knew it was futile.
If only I had a skill to sever perception, in this kind of situation, it's painful to know that what's coming next is definitely going to hit you.
The ice wall in front of me had just formed and turned into fragments, and the red claw directly hit my chest.
My chest felt tight, and when I looked down, I saw that the opponent's hand had already pierced into my chest, and my health bar was empty.
"You..."
"Just letting you know the cruelty of reality."
"So am I."
As I spoke, I pressed the button in my hand.
"What is this?"
"A farewell gift."
After saying that, my vision went black, and all sensation in my body disappeared.
You have died.
Even without seeing the prompt, I knew that in that state, there was only one dead end for me. The opponent's hand was still stuck in my chest, and even if I drank a potion, I couldn't escape the near-death state. It's better to just accept it.
The three-hour countdown began, and I looked at the numbers on it. I decided to take a nap and solve the problem.
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When I opened my eyes again, it was already evening. It was probably because I slept too long before.
And the place where I revived this time was much better than before. Waking up directly on a bench next to a graveyard was not bad compared to waking up in those smelly graveyards.
Battle Results:
Killed: Strongest Yin Yang Master - Saito Yoshiyoshi
Gained Experience: 10,000
Defeated: Strongest Ghost - Leijiao
Gained Experience: 10,000
Eliminated Shikigami • Heavenly Empress 274x50 = 13,700
Settlement: 33,700 experience
Level Up: LV 24
Level Up: LV 25
Level Up: LV 26
Level Up: LV 27
Teammate upgraded: Aliyah LV 19
Teammate upgraded: Dail LV 23
Teammate upgraded: Baiyueguang LV 31
Teammate upgraded: Oyado LV 20
Obtained Weapon: Ghost Breaker
Learned Skill: Ghost Technique • Army Breaking • Beheading
I quickly glanced at the battle result prompt. Unexpectedly, I leveled up four times in one go. Although it was someone else's bonus, the experience was still counted as mine.
But it seems that there is an experience cap when leveling up by killing bosses, only 10,000. But that's already a lot.
I looked to the side, and a giant sword about the same height as me was lying next to me. It must be the weapon left behind by Leijiao, called "Ghost Breaker."
I stuffed it into my ring and continued flipping to the next page.
Boss Killouts:
Killed Strongest Yin Yang Master - Saito Yoshiyoshi
23 levels above - Accumulated 23 credit points
Defeated Strongest Ghost - Leijiao
127 levels above - Accumulated 127 credit points.
Credit points? What a strange setting. What are they for?
But there is no other explanation besides these credit points, it's not very thoughtful.
Oh well, never mind, now that I know about this, I'll think about it when I have the chance to use it.
I got up from the ground and dusted myself off.
The moonlight made the graveyard look less gloomy. Although it was still somewhat dim, at least I could see the surroundings clearly.
...
"I say, how long have you been standing there?"
Looking up at Aliyah on the roof, I smiled.
"Not long, I came here two hours ago and saw that you were still sleeping, so I went back to have dinner. I figured you would be awake by the time I came back."
"Really..."
Seems like I slept for quite a while.
"So, what's the situation now?"
"Well~ after you died, we saw the death notification, but at the same time, we also saw the dark clouds in the sky gradually disappearing. That's when we knew that you, you actually went to fight the boss again."
"Well, it was just a gamble."
"In terms of the outcome, it's good. Although we don't know what happened, you successfully diverted the attention of that ghost and saved Gabriel's life, because that ghost was previously fighting with Gabriel."
"He should treat me to a meal another day."
"Well... the Imperial Army arrived afterward and took care of the Rosend Empire soldiers in the forest. So, this incident has been successfully resolved."
"But it doesn't feel real..."
I shrugged.
"Too surreal..."
"You're overthinking. If it weren't for our interference as extraordinary beings in this incident, it wouldn't have been resolved so easily. If it followed the original storyline, King City would have been engulfed in a bloody storm, not just with that ghost, but also with the invading soldiers. It wouldn't have been so easy to solve the problem then."
"That's true... But I still feel like this strange plot is bizarre. Let's hurry back to school. This trip was exhausting, I died twice."
"I feel the same way."
After saying that, Aliyah lightly jumped down from the roof and landed next to me.
"But you sure caused a lot of trouble this time..."
"Indeed, I died twice."
"No, no, I'm not talking about that. It's... it's..."
Just as Aliyah was searching for the right words in her mind, a shout came from behind us.
"Master~"
I was directly tackled from behind and had a face-to-face encounter with the earth. Although there was no health reduction, it was still painful!
"You... huh? Miss Xue Mengste?"
"Good evening, Master~ Please take care of me in the future~"
The person in front of me was Miss Xue Mengste, but...
"Why are you calling me Master? And can you let go of me? If you hold on like this..."
I can clearly feel the touch of your chest on my back!
"Because I was summoned by Fir, so now you are my Master."
"No, no, that Onmyoji also summoned a ghost, but there was no option for a Master..."
"You don't want me as your Master?"
Saying that, Miss Xue Mengste gave me a pitiful look.
"This..."
"Anyways, let go of him now!"
Saying that, Aliyah forcefully pulled Miss Xue Mengste off me.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. But why... you weren't sent back! When I died, weren't you supposed to be sent back to the abyss? What's going on?"
But I can't say that I have already died once, then everything would be revealed... Wait a minute... At this moment, I saw a faint light in my item bar.
Opening it, I saw that the magic crystals in my item bar were slowly depleting my mana.
...
Could it be that she is consuming the energy from the magic crystals on me? Wait, when I died... Oh, right, Leo said that even without mana, she can still exist for a while, which means... she relied on her own energy for three hours? And then after I was resurrected...
Oh my, this feels like replenishing magic. Why does it remind me of something strange? Stay calm, stay calm in times like this.
"Well... anyway, let's go back for now. The graveyard in the middle of the night is not a fun place to be."
"Yeah... let's go eat~ The master probably hasn't had dinner yet~ Let's go together~"
Miss Snowmonster grabbed my hand and pulled me outside.
"Hey hey hey! You're just a summon, how come you're so close to Fir?"
Aliyah rushed over to us, looking very displeased.
"I'm hungry too! Let's go eat! I know a good steak place!"
"You guys... shouldn't you be reporting back at a time like this?"
"Huh?"
They smiled at me, but... it seemed like a hint of black aura was coming from their foreheads?
"Cough cough... let's just go eat..."
"Let's go let's go~"
"Oh yeah~ Let's go~"
What on earth are these two thinking...
