Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

She saw Jinguji Fuyumi, paused for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and knelt down in front of her.

"Lord Celestial Fox! I am deeply honored to have the pleasure of seeing your esteemed countenance. Please forgive me!"

Their attitude was extremely respectful.

Although Jinguji Fuyumi has always lived at the Inari Shrine, few yokai or humans have seen her.

This was the first time Ayami had met him.

She recognized him by the vast, ethereal aura emanating from Jinguji Tougo.

Like Izumi, yokai are naturally more sensitive.

Jinguji Fuyumi nodded slightly, then disappeared.

Ayami immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

That was absolutely terrifying!

Upon seeing this, Izumi felt a sense of kinship.

Because Yukihime and Haruhiko simply couldn't understand it.

The former was strong enough, while the latter was specially taken care of by Jinguji Fuyu.

"Let's go."

Haruhiko clapped his hands, chuckled, and said, "We can come back for dinner after we've finished fighting the monsters."

After a while, the three of them arrived at the entrance of the Jorogumo clan's cave.

Izumi didn't come along because he was both cowardly and afraid.

"They'll be here soon."

Ayami glanced at the sky and said with hatred in her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Haruhiko took out a talisman.

It is a first-order Bright Flame Talisman.

Ayami revealed her spider-like lower body and black leg-like appendages.

The Jorogumo clan's fighting style involves first trapping the enemy with spider silk, then strangling them with their long, slender, knife-like legs.

It is a melee-type monster.

It is at a great disadvantage when facing its nemesis, the toad.

Yukihime stood quietly in place.

She didn't take the group of toad monsters, whose highest level was only third rank, seriously.

"coming!"

Ayami reminded her in a deep voice.

The ground began to tremble.

The leader is a giant toad.

Its enormous body resembled a rock, with a grayish-brown hue.

Behind it, there were several rows of frogs of the same color.

However, it is relatively small, about one meter tall.

Haruhiko scanned the area; there were sixteen.

One in the third tier, and fifteen in the second tier.

A fairly good number.

It's actually quite difficult to find a group of monsters to farm in this game.

Because most of the yokai are recognized by the Ōmōsho (Great Master), they are the kind of yokai that tend to be neutral or benevolent.

As for the otherworldly demons, it all depends on luck.

Unless you venture into a restricted area.

Haruhiko pondered for a moment, then used the talisman.

Nine bright fire talismans flew out, intertwined with each other, and formed scorching flames in the air.

The flames spread, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a giant wave that crashed down on the toads.

Ayami instinctively took a half step back; she was afraid of fire.

Haruhiko began chanting the incantation.

He knew that the Bright Fire Talisman was almost useless against a third-tier giant toad.

Yukihime made no move.

Because she had promised Qingyan last night that she would only intervene when there was danger.

Chapter 56 Snow Princess's Demonic Body

The flames produced by the Bright Fire Talisman were not slow, but the giant toad was even faster.

Its enormous belly bulged outwards, gathering spiritual energy that shot out in waves.

It extinguishes the flames very easily upon contact with them.

And with its momentum undiminished, it attacked Haruhiko.

Ayami is ready.

The spider's tail beneath it contracted, then sprayed out a white spider web.

But although it's called a net, it's actually more like a wall.

Because it's airtight.

The waves crashed against the spider web, were immediately stopped, and fell downwards.

A puddle of water formed on the ground.

Celestial Fox - Golden Ear of Light Feathers!

Haruhiko's spell was finally completed.

The spiritual energy within his body rapidly condensed, extending through his arm into a golden arrow.

As it appeared in the air, a bright and alluring light flashed first.

Yukihime was unaffected.

Caught off guard, Ayami let out a soft moan.

The atmosphere inexplicably turned somewhat pink.

However, she was accidentally affected, and it was also due to the special Heavenly Fox series of spells that she was hit.

The giant toad subconsciously squinted its eyes, momentarily lost in thought.

The golden arrow arrived instantly.

But that's not the goal.

When the giant toad came to its senses, what it saw was a horrific scene.

One of its subordinates, a second-tier toad, died on the spot, strung together by a terrifying force and nailed to a tree.

Blood flowed down.

Ayami turned her head and looked at Haruhiko.

Her face was slightly flushed, as if she hadn't completely shaken off the allure she had just experienced.

But actually it was because she couldn't suppress her emotions.

She finally understood why Haruhiko, a human, was valued so highly.

He was actually a descendant of a celestial fox.

Ayami was unaware that Haruhiko was a player and mistakenly believed that he possessed the bloodline of the Celestial Fox.

This is not uncommon in the world of monsters.

After all, foxes are inherently... well, you know.

"Damn it!"

The toad's angry roar interrupted Ayami's reverie.

It lost face when Haruhiko shot and killed one of its subordinates or clansmen right in front of it.

It opened its gaping maw, and a plume of red smoke immediately filled the air.

"careful!"

Ayami had already witnessed it, so she quickly reminded him, "Get out of the red aura's range."

Although red gas is a gas, it is a special substance that combines viscosity and toxicity.