"call......"

Seeing the monster so close yet unable to move, Horikita Suzune finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief.

She suppressed the instinctive trembling in her body to maintain a calm demeanor.

During a previous battle, someone accidentally made a sound that attracted the attention of evil spirits.

When the unfortunate soul instinctively reached out to block, they realized that the evil spirits' mechanisms were utterly hypocritical.

They can easily touch and even tear human flesh, while humans are completely unable to touch or retaliate, and can only fight back with the weapons provided by the black spheres.

"Since Black Gun's rope can work on spirits..."

Katsuragi Kohei turned his gaze toward Su Wei.

"Then there's no reason why that knife should just be for decoration, right?"

Su Wei slowly stepped forward, and the black blade instantly extended.

"You'll know once you try."

Before he could finish speaking, the knife had already fallen.

It's like cutting a piece of soft cheese.

The still-roaring evil spirit's head shot into the sky, then vanished in a cloud of black smoke.

"Just as I thought." Katsuragi nodded.

Long Yuanxiang curled his lip, clearly having expected this:

"That makes perfect sense no matter how you look at it. If you can't even cut through this, what else can the person who chose the knife do but throw their life away?"

But he did not mock Su Wei's choice.

As a delinquent who uses violence as a means, he was well aware that:

Given the fragility of the human body, attempting to engage in close combat with such an extraordinary creature is inherently a gamble.

If you can't react in time, you're dead.

That's why he didn't choose the battle knife this time.

People have self-knowledge.

"You've already taken both of your kills."

Long Yuan suddenly spoke up to remind him.

"rest assured."

Su Wei nodded and sheathed his sword.

"The rest are all yours, I won't take them."

Hearing these words, the tense atmosphere seemed to ease slightly.

Honami Ichinose stood to one side, watching the black smoke gradually dissipate, but hesitated to speak.

She understood the subtext in Longyuan dialect very well.

There are only 20 evil spirits in this mission.

But there are nine of them here.

On average, each person only has a little over two portions.

If we follow the principle of "equal distribution," things are indeed relatively peaceful now.

But the problem is...

What about the last two?

With its numerical advantage, Class A was naturally as stable as a mountain.

Neither she nor Bai Bo were keen on competing for rankings; as long as everyone survived, that was enough.

But......

Ichinose's gaze swept over the determined-looking girl with long, straight black hair, and over Ryuen Sho, whose eyes were sinister as if he were plotting something.

To break this deadlock, new variables must be introduced.

For example, that hidden monster.

but......

"Is it really worth taking the risk for a ranking?"

Ichinose sighed inwardly.

Hunting these 20 ordinary evil spirits is almost a no-damage victory, provided you don't do anything reckless.

But is it worth splitting up just for those two extra kills, or for that unknown hidden monster...?

Seemingly sensing Ichinose's anxiety, Chihiro Shiranami quietly took her hand, and the warmth from her palm brought Ichinose back to her senses.

"It's alright, Ichinose," Shiranami whispered reassuringly. "I trust your judgment."

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