Honestly, Fujiwara Reya generally doesn't like to confront higher-level enemies.
With his general-level power, without using demonic power, he could kill lower and mid-level enemies with his bare hands just relying on physical fitness, but when it comes to upper-level, he must use demonic power.
Each time he uses demonic power, the risk of exposing his identity increases, and the chance of fleeing increases.
But under the current circumstances, he can't afford to worry about this and that. Staring at the Bald Spider rushing towards him, looking at his ugly face, listening to his sinister laughter, Fujiwara Reya moved.
He raised his fist and slammed into the Bald Spider's face heavily.
Hiss—
The fist sliced through the air.
Immediately, surging demonic power burst forth from the fist, lighting up the entire corridor like daylight.
Bright yellow Demon Fire swept out, illuminating the Bald Spider's head.
Boom~!
An earth-shattering punch hit the head directly.
The skull was instantly deformed and distorted, concave in the center and bulging around.
Obviously.
With this punch, the bald head is now a waste head.
In the last two seconds of his demon life, the Bald Spider's eight green eyeballs shrank smaller than green beans.
Using the last ounce of strength to twist his neck, his peripheral vision turned to the handsome boy, with big doubts hidden in the small eight eyes.
What happened?
How can this kid be a demon, how can he be a stronger demon than me...
Wait!
Two seconds later, scorching Demon Fire engulfed his entire body, and in the last moment of his demon life, the Bald Spider's mind popped the last thought—surrender is half the defeat, right?
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With one punch, all was settled.
[Routine Exorcism]
[Points +300]
The system prompt popped up, and Fujiwara Reya, with his hands in his pockets, looked indifferently at the flames produced by the burning of the Spider Demon, feeling delighted by his combat strategy—against high-level demons, one only needs to use the simplest purification method.
The flames burned out within a few seconds, and the previously fierce bald guy was reduced to a small pile of ashes, and a thumb-sized, milky white round pearl.
"Can a demon actually burn out a Shariputra?"
Fujiwara Reya felt his worldview somewhat overturned.
It can't be just because he's bald that he has a connection with Buddha, can it?
Squatting down, he picked up the pearl and observed it in his palm, feeling warm and smooth to the touch, pure white in color, resembling jade, but not quite. A cool sensation seeped into his body from the skin in contact with his palm, feeling pleasant.
There was a thin hollow hole in the middle, seemingly for threading a string for convenient wearing.
What could it be?
Just as he was puzzled, the system suddenly popped up a prompt.
[Acquired Item: Evil Purifying Pearl]
[Rating: Magic Artifact]
[Made from inkstone jade from Yingyan Mountain on Kyushu Island, it can absorb demonic power and resentment power, often used for treating symptoms such as coma and corrosion caused by evil infestation; extremely rare and precious.]
Capable of absorbing demonic power...
Fujiwara Reya moved his mind and raised the pearl.
When exposed to the residual demonic power in the air, the Evil Purifying Pearl, glowing warmly and brightly, suddenly generated suction, absorbing all the air in the corridor and expelling it from the other end.
In the filtered air, all traces of demonic power were cleanly eradicated, refreshing and neat.
Fujiwara Reya immediately grinned widely.
What a precious object!
With this pearl, he no longer needs to feel hesitant about using demonic power for fear of being discovered afterwards!
"Hey, what's the senior laughing foolishly about alone?"
A clear voice suddenly came from behind, causing Fujiwara Reya's heart to skip a beat.
He turned around somewhat guiltily, seeing an orange-haired beautiful girl looking at him with a sweet smile, her eyes gleaming with an unusually lively brightness, locking on to him as if trying to see through him.
It was that little Dutch pig!
Fujiwara Reya instinctively stepped back, his heart pounding.
That was close…
Luckily, he had picked up the pearl earlier, otherwise, if his identity were exposed, he'd have to hide back in the mountains of Nagano prefecture overnight.
Kasahara Asuka stood with her hands on her hips, in front of Fujiwara Reya, her cute little face looking up at him.
"Senior," she smiled meaningfully, "you're sweating."
"Oh, it's a bit warm..." Fujiwara Reya wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, which felt dry.
"Hehe, gotcha." Kasahara Asuka blinked, her expression sly, "Is senior feeling guilty?"
Those pitch-black eyes twirled around like conscious little elves, exceptionally agile.
"No… Uh, um, could you please step aside?" Fujiwara Reya took a slight step back, "It's late, I need to go home."
He wasn't used to interacting with fellow exorcists.
This suddenly appearing cute girl caught him off guard, like someone walking in the forest on a spring morning suddenly startled by a lively deer leaping out from the roadside.
He retreated, Kasahara Asuka advanced.
The girl folded her arms, standing in front of Fujiwara Reya: "As a fellow exorcist, Asuka wants to watch your heroic stance during exorcisms, surely senior won't refuse this small request, right?"
"Uh, I'm not an exorcist..."
"What about the Spider Demon?"
"Already ran away."
"Ran away?" Kasahara Asuka was a bit surprised.
Taking advantage of her moment of stupefaction, Fujiwara Reya quickly stepped to the side, taking advantage of the gap to make a swift exit.
"Goodbye!"
"Not happening!"
Kasahara Asuka made a quick lateral move, spreading her arms to block his path.
The scene immediately came to a stalemate.
The girl looked at him with a smile: "Asuka has set her sights on you, senior."
"..."
Adhering to the principle of silence is golden, Fujiwara Reya just played dumb.
If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move; if the enemy moves, I'll run away.
"Senior," Kasahara Asuka placed a hand on her chin, tilting her head to one side, "being with a girl in a dark dangerous environment, as a boy, you should give her a sense of security, right?"
You're the one making me feel in danger… Fujiwara Reya thought, keeping his hands in his pockets, unmoved.
Kasahara Asuka slightly puffed her cheeks in a seemingly irritated manner, waving a finger in front of Fujiwara Reya: "First, you should ask me my name, then introduce yourself, ask for my contact information, and arrange the time and place for our next meeting, finally escorting me safely out of this building."
Her stance with her hands on her hips and waving her finger with puffed cheeks was quite adorable...
Fujiwara Reya couldn't help but think that, if he punched her, she'd probably cry for at least a whole night.
After saying a bunch of words and seeing him still with the "I don't want to talk to you" look, Kasahara Asuka suddenly leaned forward, slightly opening her cherry lips: "Senior hasn't had a relationship before, so you don't understand a girl's hints, do you?"
A burst of citrus scent suddenly rushed into Fujiwara Reya's nose, slightly irritating it, making him feel itchy. He involuntarily sniffed.
Then…
His entire lungs were filled with air mixed with a citrus fragrance.
"I'll say it again, I'm going home now." Fujiwara Reya spoke, feeling even the air he exhaled carried a citrus scent.
Kasahara Asuka looked at him somewhat surprised, her gaze extremely suspicious.
Just now, she had actually cast a charm spell, intending to casually get a few words out of Fujiwara Reya, but she didn't expect him to be completely unaffected.
How strange…
This trick had never failed before…
This senior definitely has something odd!