In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

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Chapter 56 The Summoning of Gods and Demons!

As Xia Mu pondered, the girl beside him suddenly stood up, her fingers gripping the hem of her skirt, her teeth clenched, and she questioned the figure that had just appeared.

"Is it you who made my mother like this?"

The man codenamed Z seemed to only then notice the mother and daughter's presence. After hearing the question, he tilted his head and revealed a strange smile.

"Oh dear, how can you say it's my fault?"

"I'm just keeping the fox spirit on the statue. If it's someone seeking unrealistic fantasies, isn't it normal to take a small price from them to fulfill their wishes?"

"This is equivalent exchange, hahaha..."

As Z laughed, the girl looked terrified and took several steps back. Fortunately, Xia Mu caught her in time, preventing her from falling.

"It seems I was right. This so-called wish-granting thing was probably something this guy came up with to attract people to make offerings, so he could absorb human life essence through the ghost fox. Am I right?"

Clap clap clap!

Z suddenly clapped his hands, then gave Xia Mu a thumbs up: "Although you have an aura that I dislike, you're still worthy of being this girl's teacher, knowing even things like this! Unfortunately, what you've mentioned is only one aspect. My goal is far more than just such simple ambitions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Mu suddenly felt that one, two, three, or even more strong ghostly auras were emerging from the surrounding air. The ghostly aura in this courtyard... no, even the entire shrine, was now in an uproar!

The fox statues standing throughout the shrine now emitted black mist, which condensed into the shapes of demonic foxes and roared. As they ran, they landed on the Inari statue in the shrine!

The next moment, a terrifying aura far exceeding the previous one suddenly filled the entire shrine, and even Natsuki felt a faint sense of oppression.

He noticed that under the influence of the terrifying aura, the girl was somewhat dazed, and the shadow behind her was swaying strangely. Xia Mu immediately covered Rika with golden light, and her eyes became clear.

"What... happened to me just now?"

The girl held her forehead, seemingly still not fully recovered from what had just happened. Xia Mu said softly to her, "Protect your mother, leave the rest to me!"

Without waiting for the girl's reply, he strode towards the courtyard.

At the same time, the black mist inside the Inari statue suddenly erupted and condensed into a giant ghost fox. Its astonishing size broke through the ceiling of the shrine and then floated quietly behind the man.

At some point, the space around the shrine was almost completely shrouded in black mist. Looking up from the courtyard, all that could be seen was a blood moon hanging high in the sky. Combined with the surrounding black mist, this further amplified the intimidating power of the giant demon fox.

The aura it exuded made Xia Mu realize that it was definitely more than just a level 3 ghost!

His expression was somewhat solemn.

In the previous encounter, the strength of the ghost fox's soul power that I sensed was only at level 2.

But with an astonishing number of fusions, these combinations of ghosts and foxes reached such a terrifying level that it was like the difference between an adult and an infant!

However, Z raised his head, looked at the giant fox demon, and said with some disappointment, "Is that all it's capable of? Oh well, I'll just have to make do with it..."

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave. But as soon as he took a step, he heard a "slap" and a hand suddenly hit his shoulder!

"Did I say, did I let you leave?"

Xia Mu's deep voice rang in Z's ear. He shrugged and tried to break free, but his expression changed.

What's wrong with this guy?

With his current strength enhanced by the ghost, he still can't break free?!

When Ghost Fox was killed earlier, Z didn't really take it seriously.

After all, he had encountered many people like Xia Mu in the past, but none of them posed a threat to him, and some even died because of them!

However, the current situation seems to be telling him that he has underestimated the man behind him!

"Don't joke around. As a special member of that organization, I exist in a completely different dimension from you lowly humans!!!"

Xia Mu's actions seemed to have triggered something in the man, who suddenly pointed a finger at the giant ghost fox in the sky, a wide grin spreading across his face.

"Although I'm forced to stay within this barrier, killing you should be enough!"

"Summon the gods and demons, unite!"

As soon as the words were spoken, black mist surged in the sky and red lightning rolled, as if something terrible was about to be born. At the same time, the giant ghost fox let out a shrill roar and then leaped down from the sky, its target being the two of them!

Although he didn't know the other party's intentions, Xia Mu still retreated rapidly. He had just left a second ago when the giant ghost fox arrived and completely enveloped Z's entire body!

Whoosh!

A wave of energy emanated from where he was. Xia Mu thought of Kanzaki Rika behind him, his eyes narrowed, and he simply raised his arm to activate his holy light to block it.

Only after the commotion subsided did he look closely, and his expression instantly turned serious.

The man, who was originally of normal height, grew to over three meters tall after the "merging".

His entire body was covered in deep black, glossy armor. His arms were muscular and his hands extended with sharp blades, leaving no doubt about his terrifying killing power.

The reappearance of the overall design is very similar to the black shadow armor of the White Island, but the aura it exudes far surpasses it!

"This ability..."

Xia Mu frowned. He had thought that the fusion of the ghost and the fox was already the other party's ability, but he never expected that he could actually fuse with a ghost!

This seems a bit dangerous...

While thinking to himself, Natsuki reminded the terrified girl behind him, "Rika, please move a little further away. I'll handle this guy!"

"what……"

Upon hearing Natsuki's voice, the girl seemed to snap out of her daze. Although she hesitated for a moment, she quickly nodded and said, "I understand, Natsuki-sensei!"

At this moment, although the girl's body had not fully grown, she still struggled to pick up her mother and then ran towards a side corridor.

She had only taken a few steps when a man's voice boomed from beneath the black mist: "You saw my abilities? You think you can just leave like that? Where do you think you're going!"

He raised his thick arm and pressed down heavily. A sharp beam of black mist flew towards the girl in an instant. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xia Mu quickly pounced over!

boom!

A startling explosion suddenly spread from the small courtyard, then was swallowed up by the surrounding black mist and vanished into nothingness.

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Chapter 57 Gap

Z slowly lowered the giant claw that had been raised, the black mist above his head dissipated, revealing his effeminate face.

He looked at Xia Mu, his face filled with disdain: "Do you see that? This is the difference between you and me!"

To Z's surprise, Natsuki seemed rather calm at this moment. As a teacher of a young girl, did he not feel any grief for her death?

It seems this guy is the same kind of person as me—

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard Xia Mu chuckle softly: "Hey, why don't you open your eyes wider and take a closer look?"

What are you saying?

Z frowned slightly on her effeminate face, her gaze unconsciously falling in the direction of the girl from before.

He suddenly noticed that one... no, two figures radiating a faint golden light were appearing before him as the smoke dissipated.

At the same time, he also sensed from these two figures the same aura of disgust that was emanating from Xia Mu beside him!

These are two young girls dressed in short, sheer clothing.

A girl with twin ponytails stood behind the shrine maiden Rika, her bear-shaped gauntlets also shimmering with golden light.

The other one had blue wings on its back. It was these blue wings that blocked its attack. The beautiful sight made even Z momentarily dazed.

Who exactly are they?

As a member of the organization, Z was quite knowledgeable, but even he had never seen a girl like this before, especially that repulsive aura he had never encountered before!

"Phew, thank goodness I made it in time! Hey Shiroshima, could you please stop blocking my way? Otherwise, Natsuki-sensei won't be able to see Sayuri's heroic figure!"

"Sayuri, your request is a bit strange. I don't think Natsuki-sensei will agree to it!"

"What?!!!"

"Are you Sayuri?"

Caged in her arms, Rika finally opened her eyes, and when she saw the familiar face, disbelief flashed in her eyes.

As her classmate, she naturally knew of Sayuri's existence. After all, not long ago, Sayuri had been selected by the physical education teacher to participate in a national competition and had been praised by many teachers.

However, she was busy with family matters at the time, so she didn't pay much attention. She never expected to see him here!

However, to Rika's surprise, Sayuri simply raised her hand and gave what she thought was a sunny smile: "Hello, Rika-san, long time no see!"

Shiroshima, who was standing next to him, added, "Hello, I'm Shiroshima from Class B."

"Hello...hello everyone..."

Rika responded instinctively, while Sayuri puffed out her chest towards Shirashima, as if declaring her victory.

As a result, her figure, which wasn't particularly noticeable under her school uniform, was now completely exposed, even revealing an astonishing curve. Unfortunately, she only received a silent eye roll from Shiroshima.

On the other side, Xia Mu finally coughed, drawing their attention. Seeing that the girls were all looking at him, he immediately put on a serious expression: "Why are you all here?"

When Xia Mu asked this question, the two girls subconsciously exchanged a glance, and after seemingly conveying some message, they suddenly nodded.

"Mr. Natsuki, we're leaving Rika's safety to you. We'll handle this guy!"

"That's right, leave it to us!"

Before Natsuki could respond, the two rushed straight to the other side. Rika couldn't help but worry: "Natsuki-sensei, will they be alright?"

"Hmm, I guess so..."

Xia Mu responded with a furrowed brow.

But seeing the two of them rushing forward without hesitation, and remembering their previous actions, I still chose to believe them.

Of course, he was also quite curious about how Sayuri and Shirashima would deal with the man in front of them, who he himself found quite troublesome.

Without thinking too much, Xia Mu looked ahead again, where a fierce battle was unfolding!

"The one emanating this aura—is definitely an enemy. Let Sayuri defeat it!"

Sayuri shouted some chuunibyou (delusional) words as she approached her opponent at an extremely fast speed. In the state of activating holy light, her movements were as if she were teleporting, and it seemed that even the human eye could hardly keep up with her.

Z, who had once again condensed the black mist on his face, kept turning his eyes, seemingly trying to track Sayuri's whereabouts. He slashed down with his claws, but it was all in vain!