In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

Seemingly sensing something, the mass of energy suddenly began to beg for mercy: "Teacher Xia Mu, please let me go, I promise I won't do it again..."

"Ha, it's too late!"

A cold glint appeared in Xia Mu's eyes.

The next moment, an even more dazzling light shone from the blade. As it was raised, it cleaved the mass of energy in two, simultaneously erasing the soul power fluctuations within it!

Whoosh!

As the darkness dissipated, a purple crystal fell from mid-air. Natsuki reached out and caught it with one hand, while throwing the fruit knife aside with the other and pulling Mizuno back from falling forward.

pat!

"Teacher Xia Mu!"

Mai rushed over and, seeing that Xia Mu was unharmed, patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness you're alright..."

The next second, when her gaze fell on Mizuno, the horrifying bloodstain came into view, and she immediately showed a look of horror: "Is she... dead?"

"Not yet, but it will be soon."

Xia Mu spoke earnestly, but his hands did not stop moving. As he placed his palm on the bloodstain, with the activation of [Holy Light Healing], Mizuno's pale face gradually regained its rosy hue.

Not far away, the black-clad figure nodded to Shiraishi, then disappeared into the darkness. Shiraishi then gazed at Xia Mu, especially at the golden light emanating from his hand, and fell into deep thought.

……

Chapter 23 Karate Master?

This treatment went more smoothly than Xia Mu had imagined. Although the injury looked terrifying, it only affected the surface of the skin and was still within the range of the Holy Light's healing power.

Even so, Xia Mu still expended a lot of holy light power, and after almost "draining" the necklace's reserves, Mizuno's injuries finally recovered.

"Um……"

A faint groan escaped Mizuno's lips. Natsuki took off one of her clothes and covered her body to conceal her exposed skin. Mai exclaimed with delight, "Mimino-sensei, you've finally woken up!"

"Where am I...?"

Mizuno looked at the two of them weakly, a stark contrast to his previous sinister appearance, which completely put Mai and Natsuki at ease.

Only then did Xia Mu turn his head to look in the direction of Shirojima, and find that the other person had left at some point. His expression immediately turned strange: "That guy, didn't he even say goodbye to the teacher?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a familiar name from Mizuno's mouth.

"Quickly, save...Sayuri...she's...in danger..."

"Sayuri-san? What happened to her?"

Natsuki frowned and asked, while Mizuno slowly sat up with difficulty:

“I saw it…that guy’s ability…he can even control humans…before coming here…he also called Sayuri to the school infirmary…”

"Quick...quick, go save her..."

Hearing this, Xia Mu realized that the ghost from before actually possessed multiple abilities. Besides using the shadow whip, it could even control humans?!

So he said directly to Mai, "Ms. Mai, I'm going to the school clinic. I'll leave Mizuno-sensei in your care!"

After entrusting Mizuno to Mai, Natsuki ran straight towards the school clinic without waiting for a reply.

"Teacher Xia Mu..."

Mai raised her hand, watching the receding figure, then slowly lowered it, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

"I hope Sayuri is alright... Huh? Where's Shirashima? Where did that girl go..."

……

“Sayuri—”

Unexpectedly, when Xia Mu arrived at the door of the school clinic, calling out Sayuri's name and pulling hard, he was stunned by the scene inside.

At this moment, a girl with pigtails was stepping on someone's back on the ground, her school skirt wide open, with several unconscious figures lying around her.

When she heard the voice, she instinctively turned around and looked at Xia Mu, who had suddenly appeared. She exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Xia Mu, what are you doing here?!"

The next moment, Sayuri thought of something, looked down and saw her lower body wide open, and quickly got off someone's back, showing an embarrassed expression.

Natsuki walked in and was slightly relieved to see that Sayuri was unharmed. He then glanced around and asked Sayuri, "What happened?"

"Ms. Natsuki, while I was searching the school infirmary, these guys actually dared to jump out and bully me! As the president of the Surrealism Club, and also a karate master at the first dan level... cough cough! I took care of them in no time!"

Sayuri puffed out her little chest and spoke with great pride, occasionally waving her fist as if repeating the scene from just now.

However, Xia Mu's gaze grew increasingly stern. She was clearly lacking in confidence, but still mustered her courage to reply, "Ahem, let me tell you, based on my analysis, it's highly likely that Ms. Mizuno, who works in this school clinic, is also..."

"You mean she's a ghost too, right?"

Natsuki's words startled Sayuri, who then nodded frantically.

"Right, right, Teacher Xia Mu, how did you know? I didn't tell you! Could it be that this is the legendary telepathy between lovers?"

Boom!

Xia Mu struck her on the head with a vertical palm strike, and she immediately cried out, "Ouch!"

"Mizuno has returned to normal."

Sayuri's grievances didn't last long. When she heard Natsuki say those words, it took her a while to react: "Natsuki-sensei, do you mean...?"

Xia Mu nodded: "That's right, I've already taken care of that thing!"

As he spoke, golden light flowed in his eyes, and he indeed sensed traces of the demon's presence. Moreover, that aura was of the same origin as the demon that had possessed Mizuno before.

Xia Mu speculated that the other party seemed to be using this place as a base, controlling the students through some means while expanding their territory.

As a result, during this process, the other party came into contact with Mai and learned of the existence of special humans, which is why they chose to attack her.

Fortunately, this demon seemed to have underestimated Natsuki's strength, or rather, it did not anticipate that besides Natsuki, there was also a special human like Shiroshima in this academy. Its actions only hastened its own demise!

but……

He glanced at Sayuri beside him, recalling the scene just now, and his tone unconsciously softened: "Sayuri, don't put yourself in danger next time. If that guy hadn't left, you might already be..."

As he spoke, he bent down to check the students' auras on the ground. Fortunately, these students had only fainted, and the traces of the ghost's power had vanished with its demise, so they should no longer be controlled.

Xia Mu also noticed that while these people were being manipulated, their life force seemed to be gradually draining away.

If it weren't for this incident, these people might have died without even realizing it, and even Mai, who had previously been in contact with Mizuno, would have been affected...

Thankfully, that guy has been taken care of!

While sighing, Natsuki couldn't help but admire Sayuri's intelligence-gathering ability. If she were in a time of war, she might have become an outstanding spy.

"I see."

Sayuri touched two fingers together, her cheeks visibly flushing as if she had just realized something: "So, Natsuki-sensei came here because of me..."

"No."

Xia Mu shook his head decisively, withdrawing his earlier admiration for Sayuri, and walked outside.

"So, I was overthinking it..."

Sayuri was clearly disappointed and was about to leave with Natsuki when she suddenly bumped into his back.

boom!

“Sayuri…”

"Ok?"

Sayuri touched her nose, looked up in confusion, and then heard someone's slightly magnetic voice sound again:

"You're alright...that's so good!"

In an instant, as if struck by something, Sayuri's mind trembled. When she looked at Natsuki again, a few tears suddenly appeared at the corners of her eyes, and then she nodded heavily.

"Ok!"

……

Chapter 24 Levels and Evolution

It was late at night.

Having returned home, Natsuki stared at the purple crystal before him, which was now several sizes larger than before, muttering to himself, "A high-level demon..."

The demon he encountered this time was much stronger than he had imagined. He couldn't imagine whether he would have been able to defeat it successfully if Shiroshima hadn't appeared in time.

Reflecting on the ghosts he had encountered, he suddenly had a general idea of ​​how ghosts were classified.

The lowest-level demon currently is the "Slit-Mouthed Woman," which can pose a certain threat to the lives of adult men and women.

However, if one responds rationally, there is a very high probability that one can escape from a demon of this level, and he has demonstrated this point through the case mentioned by Sayuri.

Xia Mu classified it as a Level 1 Oni.

Level 2 ghosts are beings that ordinary people cannot fight against. The deceased husband and the red-clothed female ghost belong to this category.

Once you encounter a ghost of this level, your mind and body will be greatly affected. Its terrifying power is enough to destroy your mind and body, and you will be killed by the ghost without even realizing it!

When such ghosts appear, they are usually accompanied by a dark space that shields the surrounding environment. In the dark space, people cannot easily escape and can only be gradually tortured while being "played with" until they completely break down!

In addition, level 2 ghosts can invade shadows and control the body, thereby using the shadows to damage the target, but this is still within the range that Holy Light can handle.

But when it comes to higher levels, that is, ghosts of level 3 and above, their danger increases exponentially!

Not only does it possess a dark domain, enabling it to control shadows and injure people, but it can also manipulate people's minds and gradually drain their physical strength in mid-air, causing them to die without them realizing it.

Holy Light can no longer easily defeat level 3 ghosts. In tonight's encounter, he had attacked the ghost with Holy Light many times, but he was still unable to kill it with one blow.

The reason they were able to kill their opponent was only through the gradual erosion of the Holy Light and the assistance of White Island.

He also thought of the black shadow armor on White Island. Based on the aura he sensed, it was clearly stronger than a level 2 demon, and seemed to be at the same level as the demon possessing Mizuno.

Lacking more information, Xia Mu could only speculate in this way. He was also quite curious as to why Shiroshima could use the Shadow Armor to fight, instead of being driven by the will of the ghosts like other ghosts.

"It seems I still need to find some time to talk to that girl..."

Muttering to himself, Xia Mu placed the Soul Crystal on the cross necklace on his chest, preparing to absorb it directly!

The reason why the Holy Light's power is not effective against level 3 ghosts is ultimately because my own strength is too weak. If the level of the Holy Light were to be further improved, would level 3 ghosts still be a threat?