Inuyasha: My job stats have no limits.

"What are you muttering about? Take this!"

Countless threads surged from behind Jieluo, attempting to engulf Bai Lan's figure.

Bai Lan suddenly leaped, and the hair tie under her feet was instantly shattered.

His figure, enveloped in ghostly flames, traced an arc in mid-air, like a falling sun. His fiery Heavenly Feather Blade danced wildly in the air, severing every strand of hair that followed him.

Finally, the Heavenly Feather Blade, which had come to the front and back of the Reverse Hair Knot, slashed downwards!

—The Kasaya Slash!

Jielu instinctively drew his katana from his waist and blocked the attack.

However, Bai Lan's power far exceeded her expectations of a "half-demon who has lost her demonic power." The force of that slash made her arms go numb, and her katana was almost knocked away.

"Damn, how can you be so strong!"

"If you're not strong, how can you hold someone for hours on end?"

Bai Lan replied matter-of-factly, "You're really underestimating me by trying to outdo me in strength!"

A mage wants to have a thrilling battle with a warrior.

The idea itself isn't wrong.

Unfortunately, Gyro is not Gandalf...

While she was still reeling from the power of that strike, Bai Lan had already withdrawn the blade. Then, her five fingers suddenly spread out and pierced her heart with incredible speed, before kicking her away with a final kick.

After temporarily repelling Jieluo, Bailan rushed into the nest that Jieluo had built without looking back.

Using its extraordinary sense of smell, it located the place with the strongest odor and found the 'life box' that represented the real name of Nifa Jieluo in just over ten seconds among the pile of skulls.

—A red skull.

The core of Jieluo is hidden inside.

"Damn it, why, why do you know about this?!"

Below the lair, Jieluo, with a large hole in his chest and a face contorted beyond recognition, used the elasticity of his hair to charge forward like a cannonball, trying to snatch his skull from Bai Lan's hands.

"I haven't told anyone about this!"

"Just because no one was told doesn't mean it's foolproof."

Bai Lan smiled and gently tapped the red skull with her finger. The nest made of dead people's hair collapsed as if it had lost its life force, and the gray-white hair almost covered the ruins.

At the same time, Jieluo, whose hair was turned backward, lost all her strength and fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! How come you, a mere human, possess such power, are not afraid of will-o'-the-wisps, and can even pinpoint my weaknesses?"

Exhausted from falling from the sky, Jieluo stared intently at Bailan descending from above, an unbelievable thought surfacing in his mind.

"Could it be... that you came here specifically for me from the very beginning? Otherwise, you would never know me so well!"

"Yes, that's how it should be. Only this way can it be explained... Otherwise, how could such powerful strength be captured by a mere few warriors!"

Thinking of this, Jieluo gritted her teeth.

"Experienced hunters often appear as prey, so is all of this part of your plan?"

What are you imagining?

Bai Lan pondered for a moment, then gave a bright smile and a thumbs up: "That's right, everything was within my calculations!"

"Jie Luo with the reversed hair, I didn't expect you to be so clever, to think of this so quickly... As a reward, I will repay you double for everything you did to me, and you will not be allowed to cry out or beg for mercy!"

"Wait, wait..."

"Now is not the time to do this kind of thing!"

Chapter 43 White Robes and Scarlet Hakama, the Aloof Shrine Maiden

"Wait, aren't you curious about how Jieluo City was destroyed?"

Seeing Bai Lan's eager and ready expression, Jie Luo immediately panicked and tried to salvage the situation.

She can be proactive, but she must never be passive! She can be in a superior position, but she must never be subordinate!

This is a matter of the dignity of monsters!

Seeing that Bai Lan remained unmoved, Jie Luo immediately said, "Although she doesn't mind being a cup once, you half-demon, at least try to read the air!"

Without waiting for Bai Lan's reply, she began to speak on her own.

"My initial plan was to gather warriors, mages, and others, and select those with smooth hair to become my treasures."

"The remaining scum won't go to waste. I originally planned to lead them to kill the monsters in the vicinity, which would not only enhance the reputation of Jieluo City and attract more people, but also allow us to raise a group of monsters..."

Hearing this, Bai Lan stopped in her tracks, her curiosity piqued. This guy's plan wasn't bad; he did have some brains...

Although she wasn't particularly strong, she had certain skills, and ordinary low-level monsters were no match for her. How come Yura Castle was gone when she came back from her trip?

After successfully piquing Bai Lan's interest with her words, Jie Luo breathed a sigh of relief, then said resentfully.

"Those bastard thunder beasts in Thunder Valley have absolutely nothing to do with me. I was just subduing some minor demons nearby!"

"I had barely finished enjoying your company and was having a banquet when they started shouting things like 'How can I tolerate someone else snoring beside my bed?' and they destroyed the entire city of Jieluo!"

"..."

Bai Lan couldn't hold back.

Good riddance, brother! Good riddance!

You're expanding your influence on someone else's doorstep, and you don't even allow them to suppress you? Do you expect them to issue a challenge first and then set a time for the fight?

Sigh, I can't talk to you anymore, you're a typical female-oriented thinker.

Even so, considering that it was those thunder beasts... it's not surprising, those monsters are capable of anything.

The Thunder Beast clan is powerful, extremely ruthless and bloodthirsty, and enjoys killing humans, monsters, and destroying cities. The Thunder Beast brothers that Inuyasha fought in the original work were such creatures.

If you're in a bad mood, kill a few hundred people to cheer yourself up; if you're in a good mood, destroy a city and set off fireworks.

That's just basic stuff.

He then noticed the time of the 'banquet' that Gero mentioned.

"You just finished with me?"

"Yup!"

From this perspective, even after a month-long trip, the time flow here is less than a few hours, and the day of the Moon hasn't even passed yet.

Bai Lan understood.

"Are you planning to slink away in disgrace?"

"What else can we do but run away?" Jieluo said indignantly, "No sane demon would choose to fight a madman from the Thunder Beast clan, okay?"

The main reason, of course, is simply that they can't beat them...

The Thunder Beast clan possesses a treasured heirloom called the 'Thunder Strike Blade'. Simply throwing it can trigger a thunderous explosion, which ordinary lesser demons cannot withstand even a single blow.

Not to mention the flying props like 'flying wheels' and 'dark clouds'.

Bai Lan was somewhat tempted by the 'Lightning Blade'. The [Raider] class would most likely require players to constantly plunder in order to gain experience, unlike classes such as [Swordsman] and [Holy Grail].

This is a good opportunity to try...

Just then, I thought of this.

"boom!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out in the quiet night sky, and a blinding flash of lightning illuminated almost half of the sky.

"Damn, those lunatics haven't left yet!"

Jieluo looked terrified and instinctively ran away, completely forgetting that the 'hair comb' was in Bai Lan's hands.

Bai Lan didn't seem to care about it.

As long as the hairbrush is still there, this guy will naturally come to my door whenever I need a cup.

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at the same time.

the other side.

A man dressed in armor with a braided hairstyle was wielding a 'lightning blade' and flying through the air on a 'flying wheel'.

The lightning blade in his hand continuously released lightning, and bolts of electricity struck the ground, blasting open countless charred craters.

Debris and dust rose continuously during the explosion.

A cool and aloof girl in white robes and red trousers, holding a wooden bow, nimbly dodged the swirling dust.

"Hahaha! Shrine maiden, is dodging all you can do?"

The man with the braided hair laughed loudly, then suddenly raised the lightning blade high and swung it downwards.

A thick bolt of lightning tore through the night sky, crashing down with a scorching white light.

The priestess stopped and looked up at the pillar of lightning.

She stretched out her hands and pushed forward, her body surging with spiritual energy.

A pale blue light condensed and unfolded in front of her palm, transforming into a semi-transparent barrier.

The moment the lightning bolt struck the spiritual energy barrier, arcs of electricity spread across the barrier's surface like a spiderweb, yet they were unable to penetrate the thin layer of spiritual light.

"Indeed, Kikyo is worthy of being called the strongest priestess."

The man's voice came from above, his eyes filled with joy at the fact that the priestess before him could fight him to a standstill.

Just as he was swinging his lightning blade, preparing to deliver a powerful blow to the witch, someone suddenly spoke from behind him.

“Raizo, someone is spying on us. They don’t have any demonic power, so they’re probably a human.”

The speaker was Inamitsu, who had been watching the battle the whole time, and was also Raizo's wife.

She had a broad head, a mouthful of sharp teeth, long, narrow eyes with pupils that were almost slits, and no eyebrows.

It looked extremely ugly, like a mouse walking upright.