In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

"Seriously, I'll let you off the hook for now. But once you wake up, I'm going to have a serious talk with you. This kind of thing—stealing your best friend's boyfriend—has to be corrected!"

Mai muttered a soft complaint, mischievously pinching and kneading Mizuno's chest skin into various shapes. As if venting her anger, she climbed off the bed and tiptoed to the bathroom, until the soft sound of running water came from inside—

"Phew, that feels so good!"

Mai glanced at the time on the wall and felt it was still quite early. After all, it was summer vacation, and there were no complicated classes. She just needed to relax and what was wrong with sleeping in a little later?

Just as she was walking towards the bed, intending to continue her long sleep, she suddenly looked up, her face full of confusion: "That's strange, at this hour, is the sky outside still black? Is it going to rain?"

She blinked, seemingly unaware of what had happened, until she looked down and noticed a faint glow emanating from a certain [sacred artifact]. As if a feeling arose within her, Mai's expression changed instantly.

"This feeling, could it be..."

She finally remembered that she seemed to have experienced a similar scene before, especially the overwhelming darkness, which made Mai swallow hard.

Gudong!

She finally mustered her courage and walked towards the window. When she opened the window, Mai's eyes widened at the scene before her.

The boundless blackness completely covered the sky, with only the lights below providing a sliver of illumination. Cries for help rose and fell from all around, and the atmosphere of despair made Mai feel as if she were in a nightmare.

"Help! Help me!"

"Damn it! Where did all these guys come from? How did so many of them suddenly appear... Don't come any closer, don't come any closer, I'm a good person—"

"No, no, I was just passing by, please don't eat me, ah..."

"..."

Mai looked down and the faint cries she had heard at first finally became real. The struggling figures kept uttering words of help, and together with the ghostly figures behind them, the scene became like hell!

blood.

The crimson blood stained the originally white walls crimson. People scrambled to escape, but they were unable to flee from the ferocious monster. Its enormous size was comparable to that of an elephant, and as one's gaze moved into the distance, an even more terrifying body could be seen. Just like a human eating its prey, each time a claw struck, it would grab the unfortunate person and throw them into its mouth, where blood would instantly spurt out along with the remains.

"What exactly is this...?"

Even though she had seen ghosts more than once, and even though she had stood with Natsuki to face them before, Mai still showed a look of fear on her face. Because she was so afraid, she didn't even notice that on the outer wall above her, a figure covered in spikes was slowly moving toward her location, its eyes flashing with a terrifying and eerie red light.

"Natsumu...Natsumu..."

Mai couldn't help but murmur Xia Mu's name, and the light emanating from the [Sacred Artifact] she wore became even more intense.

Although she had activated the power of holy light, she had not yet completely shaken off the thoughts of ordinary people like Sayuri and the others. In particular, the hellish scene made Mai's thoughts even more sluggish.

Finally realizing what was happening, she looked up and saw the terrifying ghost rushing down towards Mai's location!

Roar! ! !

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Leave Chapter 281 for me!

"Be careful--"

boom!

The ghost's ferocious attack forcefully pushed the entire balcony off the wall.

Another loud bang rang out, and the balcony crashed to the ground. A ghostly creature was passing by underneath and was crushed by the balcony. Black liquid flowed from under the rubble, indicating that it was already dead.

It seems that under the influence of certain factors, these ghosts that originally only existed in the illusory world have become physical beings; otherwise, such an attack would probably not have been able to stop them in the slightest.

White smoke filled the air. Mai stared at the window with a large hole "carved" in it, her chest heaving violently. She seemed not to have recovered from the shock until she heard a voice calling from the side. Only then did she notice Mizuno, who was grabbing her wrist.

"...Mai, are you alright? Cheer up!"

At this moment, Mizuno had woken up at some point, calling out to Mai while still completely naked, her fair skin gleaming with an unusual luster. Seeing Mai's eyes gradually clearing, she finally let out a soft sigh, gazing at the hole in front of her with a grave expression.

"These guys actually showed up so brazenly! Do they want to destroy the world? What a crazy idea!"

It turns out that when Mai was about to be attacked by the demon, it was Mizuno who woke up in time and saved her from danger.

After all, given Mai's condition just now, she hadn't fully activated the power of the Holy Light. Even if she were to face a direct attack from the demons, her fate would probably be the same as the people fleeing below!

"Mizuno..."

Mai muttered to herself, then suddenly called out to Mizuno, "Mimino-sensei, please leave here as soon as possible! Those terrifying guys are coming soon—"

Before she could finish speaking, Mizuno had already quietly shielded her behind him, while looking ahead and saying, "It's too late, Mai. That guy has already... come in!"

Mai also saw it. The ghost that had just "pushed" the balcony off the cliff was emerging from the edge of the cave again. Its menacing appearance resembled a terrifying monster called "Alien" from a movie. Its eyes, which seemed to regard them as prey, were fixed on them. A chill rose in both of their hearts at the same time.

To Mai's surprise, Mizuno remained remarkably calm: "Mai, you should run! I'll hold this guy off, quick!"

"Mizuno..."

Mai was somewhat taken aback. She couldn't understand why Mizuno could be so calm, and she certainly couldn't believe that Mizuno was willing to sacrifice herself so that she could escape!

"What are you waiting for? Get out of here, Mai! If you hesitate any longer, you'll really miss your chance!"

As Mizuno spoke, he opened the door behind him and pushed Mai over. He then picked up a clothesline pole as tall as himself and rushed towards the location of the ghost!

"Get out of here!"

Mizuno raised the clothesline high, the bread on her chest swaying with her movement, until the clothesline slammed down heavily on the demon's head with a dull "thud"!

The two looked at each other, and Mizuno gave an awkward laugh: "Hehe, if I said it was just a friendly greeting, you should understand, right?"

Her response was a long whip, which struck Mizuno in the abdomen—

pat!

Mizuno crashed into the wall, the pain in her lower abdomen making her expression contort in agony. Before she could even get up, the tail whip had already wrapped around her calves, flipping her entire body over and leaving her hanging upside down in mid-air.

"Cough cough..."

Mizuno coughed painfully again, his eyes flashing with resentment as he stared at the ghostly head that was gradually approaching him.

If only I could be like Xia Mu...

A man's face flashed through her mind, especially his immense power, which moved Mizuno deeply. Unfortunately, given the perilous situation, she feared she would never see that man again. If only she had been braver back then…

Mizuno was lost in thought. Another long whip wrapped around her body, around her chest and buttocks, almost binding her entire body. Faced with the gradually increasing force, she could not easily break free.

It's such a shame I couldn't have a proper relationship with that man...

Just as Mizuno's consciousness began to fade, she suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from somewhere: "Don't hurt my friend! Release Mizuno! Holy Light!!!"

hum-

A dense holy light emanated from Mai's body. She was initially afraid, but when she saw Mizuno willing to give his life to protect her and about to be killed by the demon, she finally managed to suppress her fear. At the same time, she recalled the scene when she responded to Natsuki!

Roar! ! !

The blinding light struck the demon, which roared and released Mizuno from the whip. It retreated backward uncontrollably, and a hint of fear flickered in its violent gaze toward Mai.

The power of holy light has always had a unique restraining effect on ghosts, especially this ghost in front of us. After it took physical form, it had reached a soul power strength of nearly level 3, but under the illumination of the power of holy light, it still became uncontrollably afraid. This is the ghost's innate fear of holy light!

hum-

The power of holy light enveloped Mai's entire body. As she slowly dissipated into specks of light, a pair of wings unfolded from behind her. Her divine face, which slowly emerged from the light, moved Mizuno, who had just raised her head.

"So beautiful... Is this... Mai's... Holy Light form...?"

She had already learned earlier that Mai, like Sayuri and the others, possessed a holy light form. But seeing Mai's inexplicably sacred form with her own eyes at this moment, she felt a sense of wonder, and her previously chaotic heart became much calmer.

Mai, on the other side, was unaware that Mizuno was in a daze because of her transformation. She simply looked at the ghost in front of her, who was already showing signs of retreat, her eyes calm and still.

"You vile demon, since you have harmed Mizuno, Mai will never forgive you! Be executed here and now!"

With a soft shout, holy light surged from Ma Yi's hand, forming a sharp spear in the next second. The spearhead was gleaming, and the terrifying aura made the ghosts even more fearful!

Roar!

It roared again, then turned and fled. Ma Yi's eyes narrowed, and he threw the spear directly—

call out!

"Stay here!!!"

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Chapter 282 "Activation"

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A few breaths passed, but the thing they had hoped for did not happen.

Even the ghost, after being struck by the spear formed from holy light, showed a human-like expression of suspicion. It first looked at the part that was hit, and after confirming that there was no serious injury, it turned its head and looked at Mai and Mizuno, revealing a bloodthirsty killing intent on its terrifying face!

Mizuno couldn't help but exclaim, "Mai-sensei, what's going on? Why aren't your attacks working on this guy?!"

Mai stuck out her tongue playfully and replied apologetically, "Sorry, I just remembered that this form's skill is to restore the holy light power within Xia Mu and the others; it doesn't have a direct attack effect. How embarrassing, hehe..."

Mizuno: "You..."

wrong!

She was about to say something when she suddenly noticed that the ghost's appearance seemed to have changed slightly after being shot by the spear. Could it be...?

Mizuno's face lit up with surprise. The next second, he saw the muscles inside the ghost rapidly expand, and its appearance quickly became even more terrifying. In just a short while, the ghost, which was about a meter long, expanded to a size of four or five meters. Its ferocious aura also reached the peak of level 3 in an instant!

Roar! ! !

The demon roared again, and a violent storm swept towards the two of them. They could only keep their bodies still by raising their arms to block it. The look of surprise on Mizuno's face turned to horror.

"Your attack actually enhances the ghost's strength?!?"

"Huh??? Mai, I don't know that!!!"

Mai was on the verge of tears. She hadn't used her Holy Light form many times, no more than ten times including this one. But she had only truly used the power of Holy Light the first time. The rest of the time she had spent being intimate with Xia Mu. Otherwise, with her ordinary human body, she probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Xia Mu's "violent" impact. It wasn't until this scene that she realized that her ability... seemed a bit of a trap.

The demon's enormous claws swept towards the two of them. Mai rushed to Mizuno's side immediately, pulling him back towards the demon's location. Then, her gaze fell on the gap next to the demon, and her speed suddenly increased to its maximum. Taking advantage of the moment when the demon's attack stopped, she finally rushed out through the gap.

Whoosh!

With her wings spread, she carried Mizuno into the air. Only then did Mizuno pat his chest, causing his chest to heave violently. Mai then pulled out a bathrobe from behind her back, which she had grabbed while fleeing.

"Mizuno, just wear this for now. Although not many people are seeing it, but..."

As she spoke, Mai recalled the scene that had flashed through her mind earlier, the tender moment when the two of them were in bed with Natsuki. For some reason, a certain thought arose in her mind: Mizuno's body was only meant for her and Natsuki to see, and it couldn't be seen by anyone else...

"Thank you."