Want a Shot?

Just as Yae Sakura began to feel that something was off with herself, she suddenly... spotted two fish that had slipped through the net. They had already crept up beside Xia Ji and were preparing to ambush her.

"Watch out!"

Yae Sakura immediately called out a warning.

Just as Yae Sakura was about to rush over, Xia Ji suddenly let out a scream and fired the SU-22 grenade launcher, which she had been struggling to hold on her shoulder, at the two monsters.

The two monsters were immediately blasted more than ten meters away, while Xia Ji was knocked backward onto the ground by the grenade launcher's recoil.

The grenade launcher was flung aside as well.

Yae Sakura hurried over to Xia Ji and helped her up.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine... It just hurts so much." Xia Ji looked pitifully at Yae Sakura. This thing was indeed incredibly powerful, but its recoil was just as powerful. And this hadn't even been a charged attack. If it had been charged, Xia Ji would never have been able to withstand it.

Even without charging it, Xia Ji felt as if her whole body had been shaken apart.

"Rest for a while!"

Yae Sakura helped Xia Ji sit down, then retrieved the grenade launcher from nearby.

Although the SU-22 grenade launcher looked enormous, its recoil and weight had actually been greatly optimized. Otherwise, how could an ordinary human girl possibly carry something so heavy? Even if she could, the powerful recoil would take half her life.

"Mm." Xia Ji obediently sat on the ground, covered in dust and grime, looking like a little beggar.

Only then did Yae Sakura turn and walk toward the monsters Xia Ji had blasted away.

As expected, the two monsters were not dead...

Though their arms and legs had been broken, monsters possessed extremely powerful regenerative abilities. It would not take long for them to recover. It was not as simple as killing them with greater firepower; one needed abilities that specifically countered them.

Otherwise, even if a nuclear weapon were dropped on them, some monsters might not only survive, but even grow stronger because of nuclear radiation and the like.

Yae Sakura's spiritual power and sword energy were excellent counters against monsters.

After all, Yae Sakura... was a shrine maiden!

The natural enemy of monsters and ghosts!

"I want to ask you something. If you lie... you know the consequences."

Yae Sakura drew the Spirit Blade and pointed it at the two severely wounded monsters before her.

"Yes, yes..."

The two monsters were thoroughly terrified of Yae Sakura and Xia Ji, and hurriedly nodded.

"What happened nearby?"

After asking the two monsters about what had happened, Yae Sakura's face lit up.

Two great monsters were actually fighting each other!

Yae Sakura had always wanted to find a great monster and see what level her strength ranked at in this world. As the pinnacle existences of this world, great monsters were the best benchmark.

If she could easily kill a great monster, then there would basically be nothing in this world she would not dare provoke.

After asking for the direction, and since Xia Ji had no strength left after firing that shot, Yae Sakura directly carried her on her back and quickly ran toward where the great monsters were fighting.

At the same time... she checked her earlier gains.

[First kill of a high-level monster. Crystal reward: 20]

[First annihilation of the Hundred Demons Procession. Crystal reward: 50]

Seventy crystals, very good... one step closer to 2,400. But there were only first-kill rewards. It seemed that annihilating the Hundred Demons Procession had directly overridden the other rewards.

Still, it was not bad. First-time rewards were all quite generous.

But... Yae Sakura increasingly felt that bringing Xia Ji along was inconvenient. If she were alone, or if she had a companion with combat ability... at least one capable of protecting themselves, she would not be so passive.

This strengthened Yae Sakura's resolve to send Xia Ji back sooner.

Very soon...

With Xia Ji on her back, Yae Sakura arrived at the battlefield of the two great monsters. An unbelievably huge monster was fighting a horned girl dressed in an exquisite kimono.

The enormous monster resembled a spider. Its body stood seventy or eighty meters tall, leaving Yae Sakura deeply shocked.

It was like a kaiju, except this kaiju's opponent was no longer Ultraman, but... a strange girl.

The difference in their sizes... felt rather bizarre.

"Lady Yae, that is... the legendary Earth Spider. Why don't... we leave quickly?" Xia Ji stared at the Earth Spider before them, utterly terrified...

Earth Spider was a renowned great monster of legend. One monster could easily destroy an entire city.

Humans had no ability whatsoever to resist it.

"No need. This is my prey! Xia Ji, hide yourself properly! I'll deal with them soon, then take you back to the city."

Yae Sakura glanced around, found a suitable spot to set Xia Ji down, and stared seriously at the two great monsters ahead.

She did not know whether it was an illusion, but Yae Sakura felt that the Spirit Blade in her hand was excited.

Then... Yae Sakura suddenly remembered that ancient records stated that Earth Spider had once been worshipped as a god!

It counted as a divine creature! No wonder the Spirit Blade was so excited.

Evil gods were the Spirit Blade's prey.

"Lady Yae..."

Xia Ji wanted to say something more, but when she saw that Yae Sakura's eyes had turned scarlet—the exact same color as the Spirit Blade in her hand—she felt a trace of fear and suddenly no longer dared to speak.

Yae Sakura removed her cloak, revealing a pair of long ears that curved slightly backward, and strode directly into the battlefield between Earth Spider and the horned girl.

The two monsters, who were fighting fiercely, had never expected someone to interfere in the middle of their battle.

Normally, when great monster-level beings fought, every creature nearby ran as far away as possible. Few would ever voluntarily step in.

"This beautiful lady, could you give this Earth Spider to me?" Yae Sakura looked at the two great monsters before her. Compared to the pretty girl, killing this ugly Earth Spider would undoubtedly feel much more satisfying.

There was no psychological pressure involved.

Two or three days ago, Yae Sakura had still been an ordinary human who had never killed anyone. For some reason, she felt no pressure at all when killing monsters. But killing people... or creatures that resembled people, still triggered a subconscious resistance within her.

The monsters she had killed before had all looked ugly and terrifying. Apart from the delicate horns on her head, the girl before her looked exactly like a human.

So, she should... attack Earth Spider instead!