[Exorcised a Level 1 Cursed Spirit, gained 500 Cursed Soul Points]
[Exorcised a Level 4 Cursed Spirit, gained 100 Cursed Soul Points]
[Exorcised a Level 4 Cursed Spirit, gained 100 Cursed Soul Points]
[Exorcised a Level 4 Cursed Spirit, gained 100 Cursed Soul Points]
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Shinji, in his Crimson Scale Surge state, immediately unleashed a violent massacre, sweeping away all the remaining hairball monsters with his Kubikiribōchō.
System notifications began to flood the screen.
1 [Level 1 Cursed Spirit] plus 23 [Level 4 Cursed Spirits].
With this wave alone, he obtained 2800 Cursed Soul Points!
Adding the Cursed Spirits he killed before, and the efforts of the errand boy Hidan, his total Cursed Soul Points instantly reached 5200.
Compared to before, this was a complete overnight fortune!
Moreover, it was clear that the monsters here were not just limited to those in front of him.
"Comparing the two, it seems that slaughtering low-level Cursed Spirits is more cost-effective. Exorcising one Level 4 Cursed Spirit easily gets you 100 Cursed Soul Points, but painstakingly taking down one Level 1 Cursed Spirit only rewards you with 500 Cursed Soul Points."
Resting the clean and bright Kubikiribōchō on his shoulder, Shinji began to carefully calculate, meticulously weighing the pros and cons.
After all, the strength of a [Level 1 Cursed Spirit] is much greater than that of a [Level 4 Cursed Spirit], but the reward for casually killing 5 [Level 4 Cursed Spirits] is equal to the reward for taking down 1 [Level 1 Cursed Spirit], which is somewhat unreasonable.
More importantly, the number of Level 2, 3, and 4 Cursed Spirits is obviously much greater than the number of [Level 1 Cursed Spirits].
So, is this stupid system malfunctioning?
Or is it that in the stupid system's judgment, [Level 1 Cursed Spirits] are actually not that strong, so the rewards after exorcising them are not that different?
Shinji thought for a while but couldn't come up with an answer. Since the system had already decided, and he had no right to bargain, he would just follow the rules. Anyway, he wouldn't lose out, and he might even have a chance to get a big score!
He looked around, determined the direction of his next stop, and prepared to leave.
The Hidden Grass ninja who was secretly hiding couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, that terrifying guy seemed to have forgotten about him.
"Just you wait, do you really think these monsters are so easy to deal with?!"
"Those who died just now were just cannon fodder. When the time comes... you'll all die!"
The Hidden Grass ninja seemed to recall the terrifying memory of a monster tearing apart a Jōnin with its bare hands, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.
Just then, a sharp blade of light flashed across the night sky.
Clang!
The dilapidated house he was hiding in was directly split in two diagonally!
"Almost forgot about you."
Shinji glanced at him without a second look and turned to leave.
Although he didn't consider himself a good person, he would kill traitors every time he saw one!
"Ple..."
The Hidden Grass ninja had just started to beg for mercy in terror, but after only uttering one word, half of his body slid down along the cut line of the house.
...
"Crap!"
Not far away, Shinji suddenly smacked his forehead.
"That guy was wearing a Hidden Grass Village forehead protector. I should have asked him about the location of the sacrifices before killing him."
But even as he said that, he immediately dismissed it.
"Forget it, I never really intended to retrieve this batch of sacrifices anyway. When I get back, I'll just blame it all on these monsters."
So, Shinji, who never intended to find out the truth from the beginning, turned back and took the Hidden Grass ninja's blood-stained forehead protector and kept it, nodding in satisfaction.
Now he had the evidence. Next, he just needed to kill all the remaining monsters here, and he could go back and report.
Following the sound, he walked through two streets.
Shinji was just about to continue killing monsters for points when he discovered that there were two groups of people fighting each other, and in a nearby house, several scantily clad women were hiding.
Judging by their expressions, they had probably given up all hope and wanted to indulge in the ugliness of their hearts in the last moments of their lives.
As for whether they were fighting over an uneven distribution of spoils or who got to go first, it was unclear.
Shinji wasn't in the mood to cause trouble for them. He was about to leave and continue searching for monsters when he didn't expect trouble to come looking for him.
"Damn it, another one who's not afraid of death, trying to get a piece of the pie!"
"Let's kill this newcomer first, and then we'll fight each other to the death."
"Alright, I'll trust you one more time. Anyway, we're all going to die, and I'm fed up with it!"
Perhaps Shinji's appearance was too conspicuous at the moment, so the two groups who were fighting each other to the death suddenly reached a consensus, wanting to join forces to kill him, the 'suspected latecomer trying to pick up a bargain'.
Maybe Shinji's Kubikiribōchō could scare these people under normal circumstances.
But when they had already given up all hope and no longer cared about anything, including their own lives, they didn't care how powerful the blade was.
It was like the world was about to end, and everyone was about to die. Would you still be afraid and tremble because someone was pointing a gun at you?
What difference did it make to die a second earlier or a second later?
And now, these crazy and broken thugs were in that state of mind.
The more they suppressed the things they didn't dare to do normally, the more they wanted to go crazy one last time in the final moments of their lives!
Shinji couldn't help but laugh. Since someone was seeking death, he naturally wouldn't be soft-hearted.
It was a good opportunity to recharge his Kubikiribōchō and relight the Seven Kill Lamps.
Perhaps because [Cursed Spirits] were not human, he hadn't been able to trigger the [Soul Imprisonment] skill effect when he used the Kubikiribōchō to kill monsters before.
The only Seven Kill Lamp that was lit was the one from the Hidden Grass ninja he had killed earlier.
Looking at it this way, the [Kubikiribōchō - Curse] was actually more suitable for fighting with 'people', especially in group battles and chaotic battles.
If it was used against [Cursed Spirits], its power would be greatly reduced, and it wouldn't be able to exert its full strength.
"So, if I have the chance in the future, I still need to get a cursed tool specifically for killing Cursed Spirits."
Shinji muttered to himself and rushed out without even activating [Crimson Scale Surge].
For a time, screams and wails rang out one after another!
Limbs and heads flew everywhere!
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people were dead, leaving behind a pile of broken corpses that were difficult to piece together.
Shinji was very grateful for these people's selfless dedication, using their last lives to light the Seven Kill Lamps and create an opportunity for him to use [Stealth Break Strike].
If he killed all the monsters later and rescued the remaining people.
These people would definitely have a share in the credit!
It was just a pity that Shinji didn't know the names of these meritorious officials.
True men, doing good deeds without leaving a name!
Of course, they didn't even have the chance to write a diary.
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