Yae Swordsmanship, Terrifying Indeed!

"Who are you?"

Kiyohime looked warily at Yae Sakura, who had suddenly intervened.

"A mere half-demon dares to be so arrogant!" Unlike Kiyohime, Earth Spider was even more enraged upon hearing this... It was as though the other party had completely treated him as prey.

Although he was no match for Kiyohime, it would still be difficult for Kiyohime to kill him. Now, some half-demon from who knew where had appeared, talking such big game. How could Earth Spider not be furious?

Looking at the fox-eared half-demon before him, Earth Spider spat a massive wad of purple spider silk, coated in some unknown liquid, at Yae Sakura. The purple silk emitted a foul stench and looked highly poisonous.

"Well then~ I'll use a great demon to gauge my strength!"

Seeing Earth Spider attack directly, Yae Sakura did not hesitate. She activated her mutated captain skill... though it should now be called a state skill: Heart of Prajna!

The longer it lasted, the more frenzied her attacks would become!

Just as the spider silk was about to touch her, Yae Sakura swiftly teleported away to evade the attack.

After the perfect dodge, an enormous burst of sword qi erupted around her, instantly destroying all the spider silk.

Flowing Sakura Slash!

After destroying all the spider silk, Yae Sakura locked onto Earth Spider's tiger-like head and instantly transformed into sword qi as she slashed toward him.

"Falling Cherry Blossom Slash!"

Appearing on Earth Spider's body, five waves of sword qi cut into him.

Once the waves of sword qi entered Earth Spider's body, the Crimson Cherry Sword Qi mark activated!

"Blade Counter!! Die!"

Without a moment's hesitation, she immediately triggered the Crimson Cherry mark within Earth Spider's body and used Blade Counter!

Then, Yae Sakura quickly retreated a hundred meters from Earth Spider and turned to look back.

"Damned half-demon..."

Earth Spider turned toward Yae Sakura. Before he could finish speaking, the Crimson Cherry Sword Qi inside him erupted. His enormous body exploded, scattering chunks of flesh everywhere.

Yae Sakura used her Spirit Blade to knock aside the fragments flying toward her as she watched the scene...

"This... is even stronger than I imagined..."

Even Yae Sakura could not help but be astonished by the power of her Blade Counter!

The great demon Earth Spider, seventy or eighty meters tall, had been reduced to head-sized chunks by a single Blade Counter.

But... after waiting for a while, why was there no first-kill reward?

This was a great demon!

At that moment, Yae Sakura turned to look at the other great demon, Kiyohime!

Just as she was about to make a move, Earth Spider's corpse fragments suddenly began to tremble.

"Earth Spider possesses the ability to regenerate. Unless his corpse is completely destroyed, you must kill him dozens of times in succession before he can truly die."

Kiyohime met Yae Sakura's gaze and suddenly explained.

Kiyohime's heart was also filled with fear toward this suddenly appearing half-demon shrine maiden. Although she had been suppressing Earth Spider in battle, she only held a slight advantage.

Earth Spider's offensive methods were not particularly powerful, but he possessed incredibly strong regeneration and defensive power. Killing him was difficult.

Yet... this suddenly appearing half-demon shrine maiden had killed Earth Spider once with only a few sword strikes.

"Is that so..."

Resurrection...

What a freak...

He was practically like a demon possessing the Jewel of Four Souls. Demons with the Jewel of Four Souls not only possessed powerful, frenzied strength, but could also resurrect no matter how many times they were killed, unless the Jewel of Four Souls was removed from their bodies.

But this Earth Spider did not have the Jewel of Four Souls, yet he could still resurrect...

Sure enough... before long, Earth Spider had completely revived, and he looked even more terrifying than before.

"I'll kill you!!!"

After resurrecting, Earth Spider glared furiously at Yae Sakura. Ignoring Kiyohime, he charged straight at Yae Sakura with his massive body.

"If I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time! A third time!"

Having roughly understood her own strength, Yae Sakura was not afraid of this Earth Spider.

So...

Flash Step! Sword Technique: Wildflower Bloom!!

Amid flashes of blades and sword shadows, Earth Spider was dismembered once more.

After resurrecting for the third time...

Earth Spider hesitated!

Where had this monstrous half-demon come from? She was too damn brutal!

"He who hesitates is defeated!"

Looking at the hesitant Earth Spider, Yae Sakura took out the five-star weapon [Prototype Hundred-Handed Giant], rested it on her shoulder, charged it up, and fired.

Earth Spider, who had been curiously wondering what Yae Sakura was about to do, was instantly blasted into the sky. Even Earth Spider's seventy- or eighty-meter-tall body had been sent flying...

Bronya's weapon was really useful!!!

"Yae Swordsmanship is invincible! Ahahaha..."

"..."

Kiyohime, who had been watching from the side, suddenly had a face full of black lines upon hearing that...

"What? Do you want a taste of my Yae Swordsmanship too?" Yae Sakura suddenly turned to look at Kiyohime, the [Prototype Hundred-Handed Giant] on her shoulder aimed at her.

"No! No!!! No need!"

Kiyohime hurriedly shook her head. Yae Swordsmanship... was terrifying indeed!!

"Still... it's time to end this!"

Yae Sakura put away the Prototype Hundred-Handed Giant and drew her Spirit Blade once more.

"Sakura... Scatter!"

Ultimate Skill: Crimson Flame Hell!

Time and space... seemed to have stopped, and Earth Spider's body became covered in cherry blossoms...

Then, the world began moving again. The cherry blossoms covering Earth Spider instantly exploded, and Yae Sakura unleashed all the sword qi in her body, locking onto Earth Spider as she flashed toward him!

First flash! Second flash! Third flash! Blade Counter!!!

Fourth flash! Fifth flash! Sixth flash! Blade Counter again!

She transformed into sword qi and slashed more than a dozen times in total... using Blade Counter three times.

In the final half-second, Yae Sakura instantly flashed five hundred meters away.

Then... with a thunderous boom!!

Earth Spider's body was shredded by dense Crimson Cherry Sword Qi until not even minced meat remained!

[First kill of a great demon. Crystal reward: 280]