"Hmph, I almost believed it!"

"Damn it! Don't push your luck! If I really make a move, your entire town will be wiped out! I'm immortal, I don't know what fatigue is, and you rookie adventurers can't hurt me at all!"

"Then why did you run away?"

"As the leader, I certainly cannot lead the charge."

"Oh, you mean you're going back to get reinforcements? Damn it, then I'm even less likely to let you get away with this!"

"Alright, take another Turn Undead!"

A magic circle appeared beneath the headless horseman's feet, which was then engulfed by a white light that seemed to pierce the sky.

"Ahhhh——!"

The headless knight clutched his head and collapsed, screaming in agony, his body billowing black smoke, but that was all he could do.

The horse, however, had disappeared.

"What should I do? What should I do? Time, my magic seems to have no effect on it. This is so strange."

Aqua panicked a little and ran to Tokiomi's side, not knowing what to do.

Exorcism magic can only manifest in this way; it won't eliminate the Headless Horseman by continuously stacking spells. This isn't the so-called "wearing down" technique.

Tokishi knew the best way to deal with it was with water, but Aqua might not be careful and could flood the whole town, which would cause other problems.

"Okay, I'll do it then."

"Shichen, do you have any ideas?"

"There are quite a few, but let's keep it simple. By the way, Youyou, you guys can just cast some spells and gain some experience, and Zhen, you can just throw some short swords."

"it is good!"

"What about me? What about me?" Darkness asked expectantly.

"You just stay here."

"Wow, that's so domineering!" Darkness exclaimed excitedly.

"..."

Shi Chen ignored her, gathered a ball of golden flame in his palm, and flung it toward the headless knight.

Before the headless knight could react, golden flames landed on it, and then the flames intensified, instantly engulfing it.

"Ahhh—what, what is this? How could this be? No, no—"

Amidst the wailing, the headless horseman was burned to ashes, leaving not even his armor, and there wasn't even a trace of char on the ground.

"That's it? That's all?" Kazuma Sato asked, stunned.

"So you still want to do this?" Shi Chen asked with a smile.

"It's... a little unreal..."

"Shichen, you're amazing!" Youyou's little face was flushed.

"Hmph~ Not bad." Huihui gave a snort.

"That's...that's it?"

"The Demon King's army's officers were just dealt with like that?"

We're saved?

"Is Shichen really that powerful?"

"He actually took care of the Demon King's army's officers just like that. No wonder he's a lolicon."

"This is the lolicon hero from our newbie village!"

"A hero with a lolicon complex!"

"A hero with a lolicon complex!"

Then everyone realized that the Headless Horseman had been defeated, and they began to shout that he was a hero.

"Who's a lolicon?!"

Chapter 156

"Shichen, congratulations on defeating the Demon King's army's leader—the Headless Knight Beldia. This is the guild's reward, a total of 300 million Eris." Luna looked at Shichen with a bright smile, her tone tinged with pride.

The day after defeating the Headless Horseman, Shichen and Huihui went to the guild to collect their reward.

"hiss--"

"How much? Did I hear that right?"

"I've won! I've won!"

"Now we can really buy a new house!"

When Huihui and the others heard this astonishing number, they were all incredibly excited, looking like they were about to jump up.

"Thank you." Shi Chen smiled and accepted the three bags of payment.

"No, we should thank you, Shichen. If it weren't for you, many adventurers would be without work and would have to suffer from hunger."

"It's not that exaggerated... but isn't the compensation a bit too much?"

"This is a special reward from the guild for you, Shichen, because you dealt with the Demon King's army's officers in time, which solved a lot of trouble."

"Really? Then I'll accept it without any guilt."

"hero!"

"Shichen, you are the pride of Axel!"

"That's right! Even more powerful than that hero, Mitsurugi Hibiki!"

"You've made so much money, aren't you going to treat us?"

The adventurers who had been in the guild since early morning started cheering together.

Shi Chen, naturally, wouldn't be stingy and said loudly, "Alright, then I'll pay for today's expenses."

"Well done! Truly a hero, so magnanimous!"

"As expected of a lolicon, he's good at nothing else except loving lolis."

"Lolis are great, aren't they? Aren't they adorable?"

"You wouldn't be... too?"

"Hey~"

Shi Chen's face darkened: "...The one who said I'm a lolicon, you'd better pay for it yourself today."

"Eh? Why is that?"

"Hahaha!"

The guild was bustling with activity early in the morning, and Shichen and the others joined in as well.

We've at least taken down one of the Demon King's officers, so it would be a real shame not to celebrate.

The festivities and laughter continued all day long.

The next day, Shichen and Huihui didn't get up until almost noon. After having breakfast and lunch, they went to see the house that Luna had recommended.

Now the budget is really sufficient; with this much money, you can buy a house anywhere in Axel.

Of course, you can't buy it from the lord's house or the Darkness's house.

The residence that Luna introduced was, coincidentally, the villa that Shichen valued most, which was also the mansion that Aqua and the others were originally going to live in.

The mansion is located in the suburbs and is very impressive from the outside, several times larger than a modern detached villa.

According to Luna, this was originally a nobleman's villa, which the nobleman was about to sell not long ago.

Fortunately, this villa happened to be the site of an evil spirit harassment incident.

This might not sound like good luck, but Luna wouldn't introduce them to such a problematic mansion for no reason; it was only because Aqua was there.

As the high priestess, Aqua is no match for evil spirits; she can easily destroy them.

Now, with the harassment of evil spirits, house prices have plummeted, and the celebrity effect of the so-called "heroes" of the time has given them a discount. With just a small goal, Eris can buy this mansion completely.

This is why Luna introduced this mansion.

"This mansion is amazing! I love it! It's perfect for me to live here!" Aqua exclaimed excitedly as she looked around the mansion in front of the gate.

"Yes, I think it's great too." Huihui was equally tempted.

"Brother Shi, let's take this place, okay?" Sato Kazuma couldn't wait to move in.

"Don't rush..." Shi Chen smiled and asked Youyou, who had been silent, "Youyou, what do you think?"

"I...I think it's great too..." Youyou replied shyly, her face slightly flushed.

"Alright, then this is the place! Aqua, the exorcism tonight is up to you."

"I will handle it!"

“But do we really have a way to exorcise the spirits?” Darkness asked worriedly. “I’ve heard that recently in this town, no matter how we try to exorcise them, new evil spirits will immediately appear.”

What causes evil spirits to appear?

"I don't know, otherwise the guild would have issued a raid quest already."

“That’s true, but it doesn’t matter. With Aqua here, no evil spirits can do anything. I can also set up a barrier for our house so that evil spirits can’t get in.”

"A barrier? Brother Shi, are you that powerful?"

"Otherwise, how can I be your older brother?"

"As expected of Brother Shi!"

"Flattering me won't do you any good, Aqua. Go inside and exorcise the spirits. We'll wait for you outside."

"Wait a minute, let me use my spiritual vision to check the condition of this mansion first." Aqua raised her hand to shield her eyes as she examined the mansion.

"Can a psychic do something like this?" Huihui asked in surprise.

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