“I just saw two students running off with that thing.”
“Looks like they went that way.”
“However…”
Lin Ye’s tone shifted, his gaze becoming somewhat playful.
“It might be too late if you go now.”
“Why?” Megumi Fushiguro asked urgently.
“Because…”
Lin Ye pointed toward the sky.
“Look.”
Megumi Fushiguro instinctively looked up.
He saw that the originally calm night sky had actually begun to distort.
A massive, evil, and nauseating aura of Cursed Energy was frantically gathering above the school’s main teaching building!
That was the aura of a special grade cursed object’s seal being released!
“Damn it!!!”
Megumi Fushiguro’s face turned pale.
“The seal’s been broken!”
Ignoring Lin Ye, he took off and sprinted toward the teaching building.
“Hey!
Whoever you are, don’t follow me!
You’ll die!”
Megumi Fushiguro shouted as he ran.
Watching Megumi Fushiguro’s frantic departure, Lin Ye slowly finished the last sip of his cola and squeezed his palm slightly.
Crackle.
The aluminum can was crushed into a ball of scrap metal.
With a casual toss, the can traced a graceful arc through the air and landed precisely in a trash can a hundred meters away.
“I’ll die?”
Lin Ye gave a scoffing laugh.
“Interesting.”
“System, has the mission been issued?”
[Ding!
Side quest triggered: Hero Saving the Beauty (Pseudo).]
[Mission Description: Occult Research Club member Zuosimu…
oh wait, Senior Sasaki is facing a life-or-death crisis.
Although she isn’t a main heroine, as a newcomer benefit, saving her will unlock the basic functions of the “Favorability System.”]
[Mission Objective: Rescue Sasaki from the Cursed Spirit and create a visual impact.]
[Mission Reward: Unlock “Insight Eye”, Free Attribute Points +5.]
Lin Ye’s eyes lit up.
“Insight Eye?”
“Good stuff.”
“This is a god-tier skill for seeing through an opponent’s Cursed Technique and weaknesses.”
As for Sasaki?
That literature girl with glasses?
Although she was just a minor background character in the original story who fainted after only a few minutes of screen time…
But…
Who says you can’t build favorability with a background character?
As long as they’re good-looking, everyone is equal!
“Besides, showing Megumi Fushiguro and Yuji Itadori what real power looks like is also a kind of fun.”
Lin Ye cracked his neck, making a crisp sound.
In the next second.
His figure instantly vanished from the spot.
Leaving only a gust of wind that swirled the fallen leaves on the ground.
…
Teaching building, fourth floor.
The corridor was pitch black, with only the pale moonlight spilling onto the floor.
Tap, tap, tap…
Heavy footsteps, accompanied by the sound of viscous liquid dripping, echoed in the deathly silent corridor.
Sasaki huddled in a corner, her whole body trembling, tears and snot smearing her face.
The flashlight in her hand had fallen to the ground, its beam flickering wildly.
In front of her.
A massive Cursed Spirit, looking like a pile of flesh, was hanging upside down from the ceiling.
The Cursed Spirit had countless mouths, each muttering nonsensical words.
“Delicious…
delicious…”
“Meat…
tender meat…”
The terrifying pressure left Sasaki without even the strength to scream.
She was just an ordinary high school student!
Why did she have to go through this?!
“Iguchi…
Iguchi…”
She looked not far away, where her companion Iguchi lay in a pool of blood, his fate unknown, with a large Cursed Spirit perched on his head.
“Help…
someone please save me…”
Sasaki closed her eyes in despair.
The fleshy Cursed Spirit opened its bloody maw, and foul-smelling saliva dripped onto her face.
Was she going to die?
Was she really going to die?
Just then.
Boom!!!
A loud crash!
The glass window on the side of the corridor instantly shattered!
Countless glass shards shimmered in the moonlight, falling like a rain of diamonds.
A dark figure burst through the window!
It wasn’t Megumi Fushiguro.
Nor was it Yuji Itadori.
Instead, it was a voice that carried a hint of laziness and arrogance.
“Hey, ugly.”
“Get away from that lady.”
“Don’t you know you have bad breath?”
Sasaki snapped her eyes open.
Through her hazy, tear-filled eyes, she saw a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Under the moonlight.
A youth wearing a black hoodie was standing with one foot on the head of that massive Cursed Spirit.
As if he were stepping on a stepping stone.
The youth had his hands in his pockets, looking down from above with eyes as cold as blades.
That originally terrifying Cursed Spirit was now suppressed to the point of being unable to move, letting out a shrill scream!
“Gieeek!!!”
The Cursed Spirit struggled frantically, countless tentacles reaching out to grab the youth.
“Too noisy.”
Lin Ye frowned slightly.
He lifted his right foot slightly, and then—
Stomped down hard!
He didn’t use any complex Cursed Technique.
Just pure physical strength!
Augmented by that violent Cursed Energy!
Bang!!!
The entire floor seemed to tremble!
That massive Grade 2 Cursed Spirit didn’t even have a chance to resist before being—
Stomped right into the floor!
Concrete cracked, and rebar twisted!
The Cursed Spirit’s body was like a watermelon crushed by a hydraulic press, instantly bursting apart.
Purple-black blood splattered everywhere!
But just as it was about to touch Lin Ye and Sasaki, it was all repelled by an invisible aura!
An instant kill!
A complete and utter instant kill!
Sasaki stared blankly at the scene, her mind a complete void.
She forgot to breathe, forgot to cry.
She just stared foolishly at the youth standing amidst the blood and ruins.
The moonlight fell on his profile, outlining a perfect jawline.
Handsome.
So handsome.
Is he really human?
Lin Ye slowly turned around and looked at Sasaki, who was huddled in the corner.
He extended a hand, wearing his signature, slightly roguish smile.
“Hey, glasses girl.”
“Still alive?”
“Give me a squeak if you’re alive.”
Sasaki froze for two seconds, her heart pounding violently as if it were about to burst through her chest.
Her face instantly turned bright red, and she stammered:
“Squeak…
squeak!”
Lin Ye: “…”
He almost burst out laughing.
This girl is quite interesting.
[Ding!
Congratulations to the host for completing the mission!]
[Target: Sasaki (Bystander).]
[Current Favorability: 50 (Love at first sight / Lifesaving gratitude).]
[Evaluation: Your heroic figure has been deeply etched into her mind; she now finds you more dazzling than any idol.]
[Reward distributed: Free Attribute Points +5, Insight Eye unlocked!]
Lin Ye felt delighted.
50 favorability just like that?