In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

"Yes, I felt it too."

Xia Mu responded, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.

He had originally thought that after eliminating several members of the Illuminati, the city would have a chance to catch its breath.

But what he didn't expect was that there was still some unknown darkness lurking around, which unknowingly brought some ripples to his short-lived peaceful life!

"Let's go in and take a look."

After Natsuki finished speaking, he went inside first, and Rika forced down her unease and followed the man in front of her.

Unbeknownst to them, immediately after entering, a faint black light suddenly emanated from the cracks in the bricks and tiles on the building's surface.

A wisp of black mist also drifted out from within, and in a short time, it completely enveloped the entire ghostly entity!

Squeak!

The door wasn't locked, and Xia Mu pushed it open. What came into view was a long corridor with only a faint light coming from the lights on the ceiling.

The two stepped into the corridor.

Even though the surrounding lights were dim and darkness occupied most of their vision, they could still barely make out the road. Moreover, with the addition of holy light, their eyes emitted a faint glow, completely ignoring the darkness in front of them.

clap clap clap!

As Xia Mu walked ahead, he felt his clothes being tugged at from behind. He turned around and saw Li Xiang timidly clutching the hem of his clothes.

Those restless eyes kept looking around, and their faces seemed to be filled with fear.

Is she scared?

After thinking for a moment, Natsuki said to Rika, "Rika, if you're scared, you can wait for me outside—"

"No!"

To his surprise, Rika immediately refused, saying, "It's just a ghost room. Rika isn't afraid at all. Natsuki-sensei, don't worry about me!"

Feeling the girl's determination, but her hand showing no sign of loosening, Xia Mu felt somewhat helpless. He wanted to say something more, but suddenly a clicking sound came from the side of the corridor.

Whoosh!

A clown's head suddenly appeared out of the wall. Its exaggerated expression and huge red nose caught Rika's eye, and the girl's eyes widened instantly.

"!!!"

The girl screamed and pounced on Xia Mu the next moment. In that instant, Xia Mu felt the girl's incredible softness, and a pleasant fragrance lingered in his nose. He was a little stunned.

Even worse, due to the other party's sudden movement, a certain area was squeezed, resulting in uncontrollable changes!

I'm starting to feel it, this is bad!

"Teacher Natsuki...Teacher Natsuki...there's...there's something..."

The girl's frightened voice echoed in the dark corridor. She felt the other person's grip tighten even more, and the unique aura of the girl spread throughout her heart at that moment.

Seeing this, Xia Mu could only suppress his impulse and said with a wry smile, "Rika, do you want to take another look? This thing is just fake."

"Really...really...?"

Rika asked in disbelief, until she saw Natsuki's affirmative expression. She turned around and, seeing that it was indeed just a toy clown, breathed a sigh of relief: "It was fake...that scared me to death..."

This sight made Xia Mu begin to suspect that Rika, whom he had seen in the shopping street, might have been possessed by some kind of ghost, which was why she had become like this...

"That's strange. If that's the case, she still can't get close to me..."

Xia Mu's soft muttering made Li Xiang look up in confusion, only to feel the man's hot breath brushing against her face. His deep eyes stirred an astonishing ripple in the girl's already calmed heart!

In particular, the way she was holding the man brought them closer than ever before. The knowledge she had learned from textbooks instantly made Rika realize what this was, and the blush on her face became even more beautiful and alluring at this moment!

"I'm sorry, Ms. Natsuki! Rika didn't mean it!"

Rika finally managed to get off Natsuki, bowing repeatedly in apology. Seeing her ashamed expression, Natsuki simply waved his hand dismissively.

Meanwhile, out of the girl's sight, he gently tugged at his pants, as if that would make him feel a little better.

"It's nothing. By the way, Rika, you should go out. I can handle things here—"

As a result, his words seemed to have turned on a switch in the girl's heart, and she actually bypassed Xia Mu and rushed forward!

"I've decided. To express Rika's apology, she will definitely find Mai-sensei. Please leave it to me, Natsuki-sensei!!!"

"Rika wait..."

Xia Mu had just raised his hand when he saw the girl dash around the corner. His lips twitched, and after a sigh, he immediately went to her.

……

clap clap clap!

The further Xia Mu walked down the corridor, the stranger his expression became.

From the outside, the space here doesn't look very big, but since he stepped through the door, he has been walking for about ten minutes. At a normal pace, that would be several hundred meters, but he still can't reach the end.

What puzzled him even more was that he had clearly seen the girl disappear after turning a corner. Based on that distance, he should have reached the corner by now, so why couldn't he see Rika anymore?

Weird!

Xia Mu frowned, glanced at his surroundings again, and the cross-shaped holy mark in his pupils became even clearer. At the same time, he murmured, "Eye of Radiance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cross-shaped golden light flashed in the dark corridor. When the light faded, Xia Mu's lips immediately curled up.

"Got you!"

……

Chapter 89 [Soul]!

Tick!

Tick!

Tick!

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Why is there a sound of water?

When Rika regained consciousness, she found herself locked in a wooden cage, her hands and feet bound so that she could only curl up.

Where is this?

I wasn't just...

Rika recalled that not long ago, she felt guilty for her abrupt actions and, in order to help Natsuki find Mai-sensei, she rushed straight into the depths of the haunted house without thinking.

As a result, she fell into a hole that suddenly appeared on the ground without paying attention. When she regained consciousness, she was already in the scene before her.

"Where am I...?"

Rika struggled to sit up, finally managing to lean against a pillar to feel a little more comfortable. In the instant she looked up, she suddenly saw something that resembled a skeleton—

No, this is a skeleton!

She took a few deep breaths, forcibly burying her fear in her heart, before noticing that the skeleton in front of her seemed to be alive. It was wearing a white robe and was intently shaking the potion in its hand.

The sound of dripping water initially came from an object in front of it.

It's a skeleton, so why is it moving? Natsuki-sensei, where are you? Waaah, Rika admits, she's actually a little scared now…

Rika pursed her lips, afraid that she would burst into tears. If she had a choice, she would rather fight a hundred or eighty rounds with some Illuminati in the shopping district than have any contact with this strange thing!

It seems that in the girl's mind, pure ghosts and things like skeletons that are associated with mystery are more frightening to her.

Wait, if Mai-sensei was here yesterday and happened to be captured by this guy, wouldn't that mean she's already—

Her expression turned worried, but as she looked around and saw the scene in the darkness, her eyes suddenly lit up with surprise.

Mai-sensei?!

In front of the cabinet displaying the skulls, there was also a wooden cage, inside which was the face of a woman—undoubtedly her teacher, Mai!

Fortunately, Mai did not experience the severed limbs that Rika had imagined. Instead, like Rika, Mai's hands and feet were bound, her eyes were closed, and her chest was rising and falling, indicating that she was still breathing.

It's good that you're alive...

Rika breathed a sigh of relief. She had almost thought that Mai-sensei had perished at the hands of the skeleton. Now it seemed that she had been overthinking it.

The next moment, she looked around at her surroundings, her eyes darting around.

For Rika, now that her target is safe, things are much simpler. All she has to do is find an opportunity to escape with Mai-sensei!

As for the skeleton in front of her, although she was somewhat afraid, she knew that if she transformed into her Holy Light form, this creature would pose no threat. Even the ropes binding her could be easily broken free.

Thinking of this, she prepared to utter "Holy Light," but before she could open her mouth, she felt a strange emptiness in her heart, as if something most important had already left her!

The sacred artifact has vanished?!

Rika's expression changed drastically.

Normally, even without activating the sacred artifact, she could still draw upon a portion of the holy light through the connection between them. However, the current void at the connection point clearly indicated that the sacred artifact was not on her!

when?

Did it fall down just now...?

"Finally awake?"

A hoarse voice suddenly came from ahead. The girl abruptly raised her head, and the skeleton in her eyes was slowly looking at her. The words just now were spoken from the opening and closing mouth!

"You...you...you...a skeleton...can actually talk?!?"

Rika couldn't help but gasp, her gaze towards the skeleton filled with an even deeper look of terror.

"Skeleton? What are you talking about? What skeleton—"

It spoke strangely, its two dark eye sockets unconsciously falling on the surface of the container next to it. Sure enough, it saw a skeleton with its mouth open, and it jumped up in fright!

"There's a skeleton!!!"

"???"

Rika blinked, somewhat puzzled by the current situation. Did this thing not know that she had become a skeleton?

"Huh...huh...huh..."

After a long while, the skeleton finally recovered from its shock. Staring at its two bony claws, it muttered to itself: