Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

The physical coldness was secondary. Anyway, when she was locked outside the door every day before, it was much colder than it is now. She was always despised and abandoned. For her, such days were truly desperate.

Right now, even if she really encountered danger, what could it matter? She believed that the young man in front of her would definitely protect her safety, just like every time before. As long as he was by her side, he would not let her get hurt at all.

In her mind, even evil spirits could not be a match for Shirasaka. In terms of believing in Shirasaka, she was even more determined than Shirasaka himself.

Nanashiki Mio had no intention of hiding anything from Shirasaka, and directly revealed everything in her heart.

"Well, it's okay. It's good that you think so. I'll protect you from now on."

Shirasaka patted his chest. No matter what, it was a good thing that Nanashiki Mio was so calm. If this was only because he was by her side, wouldn't it be better for him not to leave?

Anyway, he has to rely on her to identify the location of the evil spirit. Shirasaka can't wait to tie this girl to himself. When a problem can be solved all the time, it is no longer a problem.

"But, Shirasaka-kun, when you say that, don't you feel anything yourself? Whether it's a monster or an evil spirit, it seems like you're particularly happy to encounter these things."

Pursing her lips, perhaps because the journey in the mine was too boring, Nanashiki Mio took the initiative to find a topic. She had actually been curious about this matter for a long time. It was an unlucky thing that others wanted to avoid, but Shirasaka gave people the feeling that he was actively looking for the other person.

"You can take the feelings away. I'm just happy to have encountered them."

Shirasaka is not a person without fear, but what he fears is usually the human heart, not monsters. After all, these things just look a little strange, and rarely play tricks like humans. Moreover, when you can get corresponding rewards for eliminating each monster and evil spirit, it is difficult for people to feel any fear towards them.

What horror game allows the protagonist to fight back and even level up to become stronger? That's the traditional RPG gameplay. In a real horror game, the protagonist is always on the passive side, and the other party won't have a chance to fight back.

"Then... can I hold onto the hem of your clothes, Shirasaka-kun? If I can get closer to you, maybe I can share more of your courage."

Nanashiki Mio actually didn't understand why Shirasaka could do this, but this didn't stop her from taking this opportunity to get closer to Shirasaka. What's more, she was telling the truth. As long as she could stay with Shirasaka, it would be enough for her to have the courage to dispel the coldness brought by the darkness around her.

"Hold it if you want, but don't tell Asano Chiya about this, or she'll really laugh at you."

Shirasaka waved her hand. It was enough for ordinary people to feel scared staying in such a depressing mine, not to mention that she had a physique that could see evil spirits, which made her even more easily affected. She simply wanted to grab the corner of her clothes. As long as she wanted, in fact, even if she asked Shirasaka to carry her on his back, Shirasaka would not refuse.

After all, as long as she is by his side, it is equivalent to having a real eye inserted. How could he not meet this requirement?

When Nanashiki Mio heard what Shirasaka said, she didn't bother to be polite with him. She directly grabbed the hem of the boy's clothes in front of her with a pleasing expression. As for what Shirasaka said about it being cancelled by Asano Chiya, she didn't care.

Feeling someone grabbing the hem of his clothes, Shirasaka chuckled. Just as he was about to sigh that Nanashiki Mio was still a little girl, he suddenly stopped observing his surroundings.

Not only Shirasaka, but Nanashiki Mio behind him also had noticeably faster breathing at this time. The fingers holding onto the corner of Shirasaka's clothes kept exerting force, as if she wanted to crush it directly.

"Even if you're really scared, you wouldn't grab both ends of my clothes, right? Then how do you want me to leave?"

With a helpless expression on her face, Shirasaka turned her head, but what she saw was Nanashiki Mio holding a corner of her clothes with one hand, looking straight ahead with a pale face.

Well, this confirms one thing.

He turned to the other side as if he had expected it, and sure enough, a black shadow that had been standing behind him for who knows when stretched out a withered arm and hooked the corner of his clothes. It seemed that it had sensed Shirasaka's gaze. The head of the black shadow, which was originally blurry and squirming like a shapeless mass of mud, suddenly revealed five or six hideous faces.

"You... can you see me?"

All the eyes on the faces that appeared above the black shadow opened in an instant, and the bloodshot eyeballs stared straight at Shirasaka's eyes. The mouths on those faces that were originally wide open as if in mourning opened at the same time, and the bloodthirstiness and murderous intent contained in the tone seemed to solidify into substance.

But faced with this sudden and horrifying scene, Shirasaka's face showed a somewhat relaxed expression, as if something he had been worried about had finally been settled.

"Yeah, I finally see you."

Shirasaka sighed as if he had met an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, and it looked as if he couldn't wait to become sworn brothers with the ferocious monster in front of him.

After spending so much effort and struggling with Nanashiki Mio for so long, he finally got to see her true vision. How could Shirasaka not feel touched?

As he was speaking, Yamaubade's kitchen knife appeared in Shirasaka's hand. Without any hesitation, the black-haired boy was even more impatient than the evil spirit in front of him, and directly chopped the weapon in his hand towards the other's head.

——As a thank you, I had no choice but to kill him with the most decisive and efficient blow.

Chapter 107 It's Not That I Can't Remotely

Being able to see another person's feelings and not being able to see another person's feelings are completely different.

At least for Shirasaka, he could only rely on Nanashiki Mio to judge the opponent's approximate position like before, and then he could only wait for the moment of the opponent's attack to counterattack. He had long been unable to bear that feeling of frustration.

The rhythm of the battle must be controlled by oneself. Passive defense and counterattack are also a good choice, but how can you defend and counterattack all the time? Proactive attack is his style.

So, the moment he finally confirmed that he could see these things, Shirasaka didn't feel a bit of fear at all because of the other person's distorted face. Instead, he felt relieved and moved.

Although he thought so in his mind, Shirasaka's hands showed no intention of stopping. Yamauba's kitchen knife drew a black light in front of him. Before the ferocious evil spirit could even react, the knife in Shirasaka's hand had already slashed through its body. Five times the strength of an ordinary person burst out instantly, and with almost no resistance, he cut it in half from shoulder to waist.

It was not until this time that the evil spirit seemed to finally realize something, and let out a roar like a wail. All the faces that appeared on the mud-like head began to scream, and pairs of arms stretched out from it, directly grabbing the young man in front of it.

Even though its body was split in two, its fighting power did not seem to be weakened at all. It even seemed to be enraged. The severed lower half of its body was even wriggling, and in a short while it grew a sharp mouth and bit towards Shirasaka.

However, although the monster's movements were strange and its counterattack speed was not slow, Shirasaka had already prepared for it. The moment it attacked, he and Nanashiki Mio retreated out of its attack range.

After placing Nanashiki Mio in a relatively safe place, Shirasaka turned around and looked at the monster that he had split into two.

This thing really looks like a fusion of mud. Even if it is cut into two pieces, it can still fight independently. And looking at its performance, it is not difficult to see that this thing may be a combination of multiple evil spirits, so it is so disgusting and difficult to deal with.

However, relatively speaking, Shirasaka is not without a way to deal with the opponent. After all, fusion together may increase their strength, but in terms of speed, it will become a burden.

At least it wasn't difficult for Shirasaka to dodge its attack at this moment. It wasn't like before when he couldn't see its body at all. Dodging by sight and dodging by feeling were two completely different levels of difficulty.

With his eyes half-closed, Shirasaka sighed that being able to see the target was different. At least being able to analyze the situation like he was now was equivalent to greatly optimizing the combat experience.

A golden light flashed on his hand. Shirasaka would not hide anything from the other party. The attack of this evil spirit was obviously intended to take his life, so he would naturally let the other party taste the holy light.

The Holy Light poured down accurately from the air, drowning the opponent's half body that looked like a big mouth with two legs. A sound like meat frying in oil was heard, and in a moment, that half body turned into a pool of dirty water.

Well, this thing is really useful against undead units.

After dealing with half of the evil spirit's body, Shirasaka had more time to deal with its main body. Dealing with a group and dealing with a single one are two different levels of difficulty, and Shirasaka didn't want to be ambushed.

The evil spirit had obviously never seen such an outrageous thing as the Holy Light Magic. Until half of its body was melted directly in the holy light, it seemed to realize something, and let out a roar full of resentment, then rushed directly towards the young man in front of it.

In the already unstable body, those screaming and wailing faces stretched out from the mass of heads as if trying to break free from the constraints of this body, and pounced towards Shirasaka ferociously.

Just a head showed the momentum as if five or six people were attacking Shirasaka at the same time. If they faced it head-on, it might not be as simple as two fists against four hands.

Shirasaka had no doubt that if he were caught by these things, there would not be a good ending waiting for him.

But just like what Shirasaka said, no matter how weird the attack is or how powerful it is, if the speed is not enough, then you will just be treated like a dog and walked around like a dog.

"Too slow, buddy."

With a mocking sound, Shirasaka was behind the evil spirit in an instant. With the blessing of six points of agility, Shirasaka's burst speed was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye. Before the evil spirit could react, Shirasaka's kitchen knife had already reached its head.

He chopped the kitchen knife into the opponent's head as easily as cutting jelly, but the strange feeling made Shirasaka frown. He no longer wanted to continue chopping with force, but drew his knife away at that moment.

As expected, a filthy sharp claw suddenly rushed out from the originally split head. If Baisaka had not chosen to retreat, he would probably have been caught by this arm at the same time as he chopped off its head.

Was he choosing to defend and counterattack because he wasn't as fast as himself? He did still have some instinctive fighting skills left, and combined with his special physique that could directly attack any part of his body, it really made Shirasaka feel what a difficult situation was.

If it's a close combat, you never know when you might be tricked by this thing.

Shirasaka dodged the opponent's counterattack and squinted his eyes at the monster that continued to roar because of the failed attack. He had already judged how difficult this thing was, and he immediately thought of a way to deal with it.

The best way, of course, is to just hold this thing off for a while, wait until its mana is restored, and then give it two shots of its favorite Holy Light, which will surely make it behave. But right now, Shirasaka still hopes to end the battle quickly.

It’s not like he doesn’t have other long-range means, right?

Isn't it true that only things enchanted by monsters can hurt evil spirits? Others might have a headache about it, but for him, it's really not a problem.

The Yamauba kitchen knife in his hand was put away, and instead, a long thorn as sharp as a spear appeared in Shirasaka's palm.

Since melee combat would trigger a counterattack, wouldn't it be better to just throw a spear from a distance? It had the guts to defend itself against this thing too, right?

Without any hesitation, Shirasaka threw the long thorn in his hand like a spear at the evil spirit that was roaring and rushing towards him.

The sharp thorns directly pierced through the monster's seemingly soft body. Perhaps because it thought that this thing could not hurt itself at all, the evil spirit did not even make a move to block it. However, the next second, it let out an even more painful cry.

The thorns that should have pierced through its body did not stop after piercing through it, and directly stuck its body into the ground. The dark power slowly seeped out from the thorns, causing the evil spirit to scream.

Seeing this, Shirasaka showed no mercy and pulled out two more thorns from his backpack and continued to throw them at the evil spirit nailed to the ground.

The fact that he can still scream so loudly means that he still has room for resistance. This kid must not be allowed to stay.

Anyway, for Shirasaka, this wooden thorn is something that he can replenish without any damage by going to the Rose Garden. It is basically a completely free thing. He doesn't feel bad about using it at all. It is much more convenient to use than bricks and does not need to be recycled a second time.

Then, as if it were some kind of cruel torture ritual, Shirasaka kept throwing thorns at the evil spirit that was pierced on the ground like a spear thrower. In just half a minute, the thing had turned into a hedgehog covered with thorns.

The head that was originally roaring had completely lost its voice, and there was not even any intact part of its body. This was simply an inhumane one-sided torture.

It was not until this time that Shirasaka put away the thorns he wanted to throw out and looked at the evil spirit below with some surprise.

It's been pierced by more than ten thorns, but it hasn't dropped any experience points yet. Doesn't this thing have a lot of health?

He didn't give the opponent any chance to counterattack. Shirasaka didn't even bother to get close to check out the thing. He just threw a Holy Light spell that was on cooldown at it.

Apparently, this thing has a certain immunity bonus against physical attacks? Then why can't I just use spells to finish it off?

Just as Shirasaka had expected, the evil spirit, which had been motionless and seemed to be dead, actually let out a dying scream under the illumination of the holy light, and finally turned unwillingly into a pool of foul-smelling sewage.

Seeing the progress in the experience bar increase by 500, Shirasaka finally showed a relieved smile. Just for this generous experience reward, his trip to the gold mine was not in vain.

He slowly walked to the sewage transformed from the evil spirit. After Shirasaka picked up the other party's dropped items, he turned his head and looked at Nanashiki Mio, who he had thrown to a safe distance.

But when he saw her pale face without a trace of blood, and her expression that showed no joy at having defeated the evil spirit, as if the world had collapsed because of something, Shirasaka couldn't help but stop moving towards her.

What's going on?

"Shirasaka-kun, can you see the evil spirit?"

"—Does that mean you have no further use for me?"

A voice with obvious crying and despair sounded, and immediately explained to Shirasaka why the girl in front of him looked like that.

Chapter 108: Questions One After Another

"No, sister, please don't cry so quickly."

Shirasaka covered his head with his hands. When he heard her say that, he instantly understood why she looked like the sky was falling, and he could only sigh helplessly.

Without even having time to look at the items dropped by the evil spirit, Shirasaka came to Nanashiki Mio's side and gently stroked her back to help her relieve her breathing which was obviously too rapid.

"You may not believe it, but the fact is, the reason I can see those evil spirits is because you are by my side. This power belongs to you, I am just borrowing it. Do you understand my explanation?"

After organizing his words, Shirasaka looked at the girl who was looking at him with eyes like a puppy that might be abandoned at any time, and finally gave this explanation.

This may be a little outrageous, but it is indeed true.

If Nanashiki Mio hadn't been beside him, Shirasaka estimated that he would definitely not be able to see the other party. If such a tricky thing had no vision, it would mean that long-range means would be useless. Then, it would not be so easy to deal with the other party.

Therefore, Nanami Mio's existence is still very necessary, and even the role she plays is much greater than she imagined.

"Really, really?"

Everyone originally thought that Shirasaka was simply comforting herself, but after seeing his extremely sincere and serious answer, Nanashiki Mio finally stopped sobbing and looked into Shirasaka's eyes with a tearful expression.

She knew that what she did was very spineless, but compared to parting with Shirasaka, it was nothing.

"Why would I lie to you? I'll have to ask you to stay by my side like you are now and provide me with this strength."

Shirasaka reached out to wipe the tears from her little face. It can be said that as long as he wants to deal with the evil spirit in the future, Nanashiki Mio will be a must-have before he draws the relevant anti-stealth skills. The experience given by this evil spirit is so high, he has no reason to give up.

Not to mention, even if he really drew a similar skill, Shirasaka might not choose it. The main reason is that he doesn't need True Sight in most cases. With Nanashiki Mio, he can replace it. Why waste a precious opportunity to draw a skill?

You should know that this thing can only be given after upgrading, and the later the level, the more terrifying the experience required for upgrading.

Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, there is basically no possibility that Shirasaka will choose similar skills, and the role of Nanashiki Mio becomes more and more important.

"Well, Shirasaka-kun, you won't abandon me, right? I'm still useful to you, right?"

Reaching out and grabbing Shirasaka's hand that was wiping her face, Nanashiki Mio held Shirasaka's big hand as if she was holding some precious treasure. Her pitiful expression made Shirasaka's heart seem to break.

"Yes, yes, you are still useful. It's not that you can't leave me, it's that I have no way to leave you."

Sighing silently, Shirasaka had to tell the truth. He was absolutely unwilling to give up the evil spirits and other popular things. In other words, he really couldn't live without Nanashiki Mio.

"It's okay, I will always stay by your side, Shirasaka-kun. You can always use me as you please."

Nanashiki Mio spoke to Shirasaka with a sincere look on her face, words that could easily be misunderstood, and her tone was as firm as if she wanted to join the party.

"Then please, let's continue to go deeper. I have a feeling that the problems in this mine tunnel will not be solved so easily."

Shirasaka reached out and touched Nanashiki Mio's little head. Although he wanted to say that what she said now was not quite correct, but considering that it might take a long time to comfort her, Shirasaka finally chose to follow her wishes first. If there was anything really, they would talk about it later. At least for now, maintaining the status quo was the best result.

Moreover, just as Shirasaka said, he didn't think that this trip to the abandoned gold mine would end like this. Not to mention the appearance of such an evil spirit, he didn't even know how to collect the gold coins in the gold mine. And judging from the appearance of the evil spirit just now, it was at most a combination of the souls of six or seven people.

Shirasaka clearly remembered that Ichinose had told him before that the landslide in the mine had caused casualties of more than a dozen people. In other words, theoretically speaking, there was probably still an evil spirit like this wandering in the mine.

This is a full 500 experience points, and Shirasaka can't give up such a good thing.

The only pity is that there are obviously seven or eight people who turned into evil spirits, but how come their experience becomes lower after they merged?

Expressing his regrets in some strange places with some regret, Shirasaka simply cleaned up, picked out the thorns on the ground that could be reused and put them back into the backpack, and then continued to walk deeper with Nanashi Mio.

I estimated that I had only walked less than one-third of the way into this mine and had not yet reached the landslide area. The real surprise must be waiting for me inside, right?