The shrine maidens have gained the upper hand, and Haruhiko's addition is just the icing on the cake.

It didn't take long for the battle to be over, all the evil spirits were destroyed, and he was mixed with a thousand psionic points.

"Are there any injuries?"

Xi Minjiang looked at everyone and asked.

From the outside, everyone is alive and well, she just asks casually.

Sure enough, no one was injured except for some spiritual energy consumption.

Westminster bent down to pick up a hammer.

It is a third-order spirit tool.

But this hammer is not suitable as a weapon.

Because it is used to strike iron.

That's why in the hands of evil spirits, the hammer doesn't seem to have as many skills as the rest of the spirits.

It's just a simple and rude smash.

"Put it away."

Westminster commanded.

Naturally, Izumo Shrine has a dedicated channel for forging weapons.

These hammers are still usable after repair.

Haruhiko didn't care.

He didn't do much with a hammer.

Besides, he didn't do much.

However, according to the normal rules, he will end up with the spoils.

With Rin Hoshino and Hoshino Hoshino in the area, Haruhiko is not worried that he will return empty-handed.

He looked at the house in thought.

Before the fight, they specifically avoided the house.

In order to prevent the contents from being destroyed.

There are so many evil spirits here, and I think there is something good.

"Be careful."

Ximinjiang reminded him, and then walked in front and entered the house.

This time there was no more attack.

"Let's see if there's anything left."

Ximinjiang looked around and said, "This used to be a place to exercise spiritual tools, and there should be a harvest." ”

The other shrine maidens scattered.

It didn't take long for a bunch of knives to be collected.

Everyone was a little surprised.

I didn't expect there to be so many, and they all look exactly the same.

"It should be a standard weapon."

Westminjiang guessed.

The so-called standard weapons refer to weapons that are built according to the same rules.

It was often used in armies in antiquity.

For example, the unified spear.

"But it's a little weird."

After Xi Minjiang checked it, he said, "The spiritual tools here are available from the first order to the fourth order. ”

Haruhiko stood aside and didn't interject.

He casually picked up a knife.

Because everyone was thinking, but no one cared about his actions.

However, this action is relatively normal at this time.

The game prompt sounds.

[Name: Akashi (pseudo).] 】

[Condition: Broken.] 】

[Rank: Second Order.] 】

[Effect: Unknown.] 】

[Note: One of the Nine Swords of Zhushen, an inferior product of Akashi.] 】

Haruhiko raised an eyebrow.

He changed to another sword.

Except for the difference in rank, the rest of the descriptions remain the same.

He probably understood why there were so many knives.

It was a failure to build Akashi.

As for the Nine Swords of the Gods, Haruhiko hadn't heard of it.

It should be the story after his first week.

He had also learned before that his era was in the middle of the Divine Generation.

At the end of the period, there were still three hundred years.

As a result, there are many things that Haruhiko is not quite clear.

But listening to the name, it should be quite powerful.

"Put it away."

Ximinjiang couldn't find a clue and could only give up temporarily.

There was nothing of value left in this house except for the Taidao.

The group continued to move forward.

After climbing over a mountain peak about ten meters long, they were greeted by a valley.

But the valley was scorched and black.

"Volcanic ash."

Ximinjiang glanced at it and said, "The situation caused by the flow of magma. ”

Hoshino Hoshino is the nominal leader of the team, but she can't speak.

So a lot of things were handed over to Westminster.

"Is that something?"

Haruhiko noticed a black object standing not far away, and couldn't help but ask.

Ximinjiang turned his head to look, and then frowned.

She didn't answer, but stepped forward, finally confirming her conjecture.

It's a human corpse.

But it is covered in magma, unable to move, and the skeleton is covered with black impurities.

Haruhiko and Hoshino Hotaru glanced at each other and stepped forward.

The two men also recognized what it was.

"There's a lot ahead."

Haruhiko looked up.

The vast valley was littered with black corpses.

It should be the reason why the volcano erupted suddenly and there was no time to escape.

But there's no volcano here.

Haruhiko looked around, and it was a normal low hillside.

In the distance, there are no mountains in sight.

The group walked forward.

Haruhiko found another problem.

All the spiritual tools on their bodies were dissolved, and none of them were intact.

This is obviously not normal.

Although magma is terrifying, as a psyker, as long as the reaction speed is fast enough, it is too late to resist it.

Unless it's not normal magma, it's a spell.

Soon, Haruhiko and the others stopped.

A bottomless hole appeared in front of them.

There are traces of magma all around.

There is no doubt that this is where the magma erupted.

"Is there a volcano down there?"

Haruhiko asked.

"Test it out and find out."

Westminster knew what he meant.

She had thought the same as Haruhiko before, thinking that there were no volcanoes around.

But now suddenly there's a crater.

Is it really a crater?

Siminjiang lifted his hand, revealing a white bracelet on her wrist.

It shook, and its psionic energy turned into circles and went deep into the ground along the passageway.

After more than ten seconds, Xi Minjiang's face changed and shouted, "Everyone disperse!" ”

The scorching heat gushed out.

It's not magma, though, it's just terrifying air.

This was followed by heavy breathing.

A red figure flashed.

Yokai appears.

It resembles a crab and has large pincers.

There are also eight eyes around the waist.

For a moment, Haruhiko couldn't think of where it was.

In short, the fight is.

Because after the monster appeared, several flaming whips were drawn towards everyone.

"It's a fourth-order youkai, don't panic."

Ximinjiang snorted softly, and the kagura bell in his hand raised a barrier.

Hoshino Hoshino bent her bow and arrow, and the spiritual energy fluctuated, and a crystal-like arrow feather flew out.

It directly ignored the flames and hit the youkai.

But the youkai's shell is surprisingly strong.

Just listening to the sonorous sound, the monster turned out to be unscathed.

Haruhiko wasn't too worried about the flames.

He had tried the high-temperature flames many times on the side of the earth and the gate mana.

This youkai is indeed good, but it is far from being as good as the fifth-order Shiranui.

Haruhiko took out the scepter of the three goddesses.

Rough!

Psionic energy surged out quickly, setting off huge waves in front of him.

When it touched the flames, it immediately fogged up.

Although water is the nemesis of fire, it is one order worse after all, and its effect is limited.

But he played a supporting role.

The fog rises.

The youkai's vision is temporarily blocked.

But the shrine maidens are all archers, and listening to the voice is a basic skill.

Hoshino Hoshino and others shot together.

Countless arrow feathers shrouded the monster like a torrential rain.

Haruhiko heard the game tone.

He gained a 130 psionic cap for assists.

The fog cleared.

Only the corpse of the yokai fell to the ground.

"You clean up the battlefield, I'll go down and have a look."

Ximinjiang waved his hand and said.

Fourth-order youkai are very valuable, so naturally they should not be missed.

But as its old nest, there may be something good too.

After Xi Minjiang finished speaking, he jumped down.

"Hotaru, let's go too?"

Haruhiko was bored, so he spoke.

Hoshino Hoshino naturally won't refuse.

She grabbed Haruhiko's hand and jumped down with him.

The passage is deep.

It's about a dozen meters.

Westminster was already illuminated with psionic energy at the bottom of the cave.

Haruhiko and Hoshino Hotaru didn't feel too dark.

Hearing the voice, Xi Minjiang subconsciously raised his head and saw two people holding hands.

She was slightly stunned, and secretly said that she was really a young man.

Because she vaguely remembered that Haruhiko and Rin Hoshino also had a good relationship.

But it's none of her business.

Rin Hoshino and Hoshino Hoshino Hoshino are her top bosses in the future.

Naturally, she didn't dare to criticize.

The ground is scorching.

Probably because youkai have the ability to control magma.

Haruhiko has a night fire of Yuge, which can automatically adjust the temperature, but he doesn't feel hot.

Hoshino Hoshino didn't, though.

For a few seconds, thin beads of sweat appeared on her face.

For some reason, Haruhiko remembered her performance at night.

He hurriedly dispelled the inappropriate image and looked around.

I saw countless stones faintly emitting heat, piled up into the nest of youkai.

"Third-Order Psionic Materials."

Westminster said as he put away the stones.

When all the stones were gone, a text appeared in front of them.

Carved into the ground, it resembles a snake.

It's the serpent god.

Haruhiko suddenly became interested.

He did a quick reading and found that it was a ...... Pathogenesis literature.

It's about how the monsters miss and worship the Yaki Snake.

Still, Haruhiko got some information.

This monster was ordered by the Yaki Orochi to intercept the servants of the Amasusu Okami of Takamagahara.

Divine servants, naturally, are servants of the gods, generally human beings or monster psionic beings.

From the first to the fifth.

When you reach the sixth order, you are naturally a god, not a god servant.

A servant of God is actually an angel of God.

This monster was originally a fifth-order, but because of injuries and a thousand years of not eating, its strength fell to the fourth-order.

Haruhiko's previous guess was confirmed.

This is one of the former battlefields.

But he suspects that the so-called Akashi is the key.

Neither Ximinjiang nor Hoshino Hotaru knew the snake god, so they could only take pictures with their mobile phones.

After making sure there was nothing else, the three returned.

The body of the youkai has been disposed of.

The group explored again.

But there were no major discoveries after that.

Only a few psionic and a few psionic materials were found in some buildings.

Eventually, they came to the serpentine light in the depths.

When you look at it up close, you feel even more spectacular.

But it's also more certain that it's not a living thing.

It seems to be a cloud-like existence, with faint spiritual energy fluctuations, but it is not very strong.

A few people observed for a while, but they didn't see anything special, so they lost interest.

Because it was already night, the tent was set up.

Haruhiko was male, so he was assigned a separate tent.

Hoshino Hotaru is the heir to Izumo Shrine and a separate tent.

It's just that Haruhiko just sat down to rest on his front foot, and the curtain on his back foot was lifted.

Naturally, Hoshino Hoshino.

She threw herself directly into Haruhiko's arms and sat on his lap.

A faint fragrance fills the air.

Hoshino Hoshino rested her head on his shoulder, a pair of long legs, slightly closed, and straightened, placed on the floor.

She was so eager that she didn't take off her geta.

In such a sitting position, the back of her foot curled up slightly like a bow.

Haruhiko reached out and helped her take off her clogs, revealing her white socks.

Under the backdrop of the shrine maiden costume, it has a special style.

It's just that Haruhiko didn't dare to do anything.

Because Aoi Hoshino and Rin Hoshino will come back at any time.

Hoshino Hotaru is usually crazy, but with so many people outside, she is still sensible.

The two of them hugged each other quietly and listened to each other's breathing.

It wasn't long before there was a commotion outside.

"They're back, let's go out."

Haruhiko heard someone shouting for Miyaji-sama.

Hoshino lowered her head and kissed him for more than ten seconds before getting up.

"Wait."

Haruhiko reached out and wiped the corners of her soft mouth, erasing the only traces.

The two of them left the tent and saw Aoi Hoshino and his party.

There are fifth-order existences, and they are also unscathed.

In the largest tent, Hoshino's tent, a simple meeting was held.

The two sides shared their gains along the way.

The similarity lies in Hoshino Aoi, and they also got a large number of the same inferior Akashi products.

However, there is no text in the language of the snake god.

Haruhiko did not get any further information.

He sat next to Rin Hoshino and listened with some disappointment.

"Miyaji-sama, shall we go back now?"

At this moment, Ximinjiang asked.

The entire ruins have been explored.

It's time to go back.

"Rest for the night and go back tomorrow."

Hoshino Aoi pointed to the top of her head and said, "I'll study the snake." ”

"Yes."

The shrine maidens dispersed.

After eating, I was ready to go to bed.

The largest tent was reserved for Aoi Hoshino, Hoshino Hoshino, and Hoshino Rin.

However, Haruhiko was the only one to get a freestanding tent.

In the ruins of Takamagahara, it is impossible to communicate with the outside world.

He didn't have anything to do, so he practiced to pass the time.

In the middle of the night, Haruhiko felt dizzy.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Hoshino Hoshino.

No wonder.

He thought he had some kind of nightmare.

Hoshino Hotaru saw him wake up, and his little face showed a red glow.

But she didn't feel guilty at all after being caught, but intensified.

Haruhiko secretly said that he is really not afraid of death.

It's just that when she leaves, won't she be discovered?

Rin Hoshino is of the third order, and her strength is lower than her, so she may not be aware of it.

But what about Aoi Hoshino?

Haruhiko became more and more strange, it had reached this point, and she still ignored it.

Is it because Hoshino Hoshino is going to the first forbidden area eventually?

If it had been Rin Hoshino, would it have been different?

Naturally, Haruhiko couldn't try.

He stopped thinking and focused on Hoshino Hotaru.

Although she is menacing, she is actually a rookie.

In less than half an hour, he was already asleep.

Haruhiko hugged her soft body and smiled helplessly.

At this time, he misses Yukihime and Tsuchiomon Mari a little.

A new day.

Haruhiko was awakened by Hoshino Hoshino again.

Looking at her back, which was constantly busy early in the morning, he pulled the corners of his mouth.

I really don't know whether to live or die.

At the same time, in order to prevent being discovered, Haruhiko educated her well.

The two of them rested for a while and then changed into clothes.

Fortunately, they got up early and no one noticed.

After breakfast, a group of people went to the closest position to the light snake shadow to observe.

Haruhiko touched his chin and suddenly realized that it was not stationary.

Instead, with the wind, there will be a slight change.

(End of chapter)