At that moment, extreme fear instantly spread through the body.
It's over, everything is over!
Snap, snap!
The monster outside was frantically dismantling the wooden boards as if it couldn't wait to come down and feast.
The little girl was also petrified with fear, allowing her mother to hold her tightly, not moving at all.
Obviously, she now realized that the one speaking earlier wasn't her father, but a monster in disguise!
Boom!
It didn't take much effort for the monster to violently tear apart the wooden boards at the cellar entrance, causing the wood propping it up to fall down powerlessly.
Then a green monster, resembling a toad, jumped down, casting an undisguised greedy look at the mother and daughter.
"I'm Runichi, I'm so miserable! It's all your fault that I was killed by the monster!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out again.
Looking closer, it turned out to be the head of the man in the monster's hand, its mouth opening and closing as it spoke.
Already in despair, the woman was driven to the brink of collapse when she saw her husband's head, covering her mouth with her other hand and crying uncontrollably.
"It's all your fault for not letting me in! You killed me!"
"Enough! You disgusting monster!"
After breaking down, the woman seemed to have had enough, no longer fearing the consequences because there was only one outcome left anyway.
The toad monster wasn't angry, instead, it became even more pleased.
As a newly promoted Level 2 Cursed Spirit, its abilities weren't combat-oriented but were still interesting.
It could reactivate certain organs in a dead person's head, for example, making it speak as it did earlier.
This ability made it extremely effective in hunting, luring countless humans into its trap.
And now, it was about to add two more exquisite pieces to its collection.
However, before devouring them, it wanted to enjoy the intense negative emotions radiating from the woman's body!
Humans' fear, hatred, and other intense negative emotions were their favorite food and also what made them stronger.
Therefore, it usually chose to torture its prey before eating them bit by bit, starting from the feet.
The despair and sorrow from watching oneself being eaten by a monster bit by bit could often trigger the maximum emotional response.
Most delicious...
"Come on, let's be a family forever!"
The toad monster continued to torment them with the woman's husband's voice.
"Well then... let's start with the little one." The toad monster grinned and reached for the little girl.
The girl seemed frozen with fear, standing still.
The woman crouched down, hugging her daughter, back facing the monster, eyes tightly shut.
But the expected horror didn't happen; instead, there was a strange tearing sound and a thud.
"Mom, the hero came to save us."
Because the woman had her back to the monster, she didn't see what happened, but her daughter witnessed the entire scene.
A man with short brown hair, pale skin, and wearing a black robe, wielding an oversized, exaggerated sword, suddenly descended from the sky.
In a flash of silver light, the disgusting toad monster was split in half from head to toe!
When the woman heard her daughter's words, she quickly turned around, but apart from the monster's slashed corpse, there was no one else.
"Where's the hero?" the woman asked urgently.
She didn't doubt her daughter's words, as the monster was now dead in front of her, an undeniable fact.
So someone must have stepped in and killed the monster, saving them.
And now that her husband was dead, finding a strong protector like that was their only chance for survival.
This kind of thinking might be shameful, but as a mother, it was all she could do.
However, her daughter's next words left her disappointed.
"The hero just swooshed away."
The man who saved them left without a word, clearly indicating he didn't want any further involvement.
The woman forced a bitter smile, saying nothing more, but her resolve grew stronger.
"Let's go, it's not safe here anymore."
"Are we going to find the hero?" the daughter asked, looking up at her mother expectantly.
The woman gave a bitter smile, gently stroking her daughter's hair, "The hero has to go defeat the monsters, so we can't cause him any trouble, right?"
The daughter nodded heavily, "Yes! So the hero will definitely win, right?"
"Yes, the hero will definitely win! He will... definitely win."
...
[Exorcised Level 2 Cursed Spirit, gained 300 Cursed Spirit Points]
After killing the toad monster, Shinsuke hurried toward the source of another scream.
Exorcising a Level 3 Cursed Spirit gives 200 Cursed Spirit Points.
Exorcising a Level 2 Cursed Spirit gives 300 Cursed Spirit Points.
The reward is too little!
But then, remembering the meager power exhibited by Level 2 and Level 3 Cursed Spirits, he felt relieved.
They were all weaklings easily killed with a single strike, so it didn't make much difference whether it was 200 or 300 points.
More importantly, there were quite a lot of these low-level Cursed Spirits, and they spawned quickly.
So as long as he kept working hard and increased his efficiency, he could still earn a lot!
That's why Shinsuke didn't waste time chatting with the people he saved.
With that time, he could kill more monsters.
It's also worth mentioning that because his bond value with Hidan had exceeded 500 points, reaching the second stage, while in the default team state, Shinsuke could get half of the Cursed Spirit Points for any Cursed Spirits killed by Hidan alone.
And if they killed the Cursed Spirits together, they could both receive the full amount of points.
After discovering this, Shinsuke decisively chose to split up from Hidan.
After all, monsters were popping up all over to hunt, and if they continued to act together, it would be too inefficient.
Hidan didn't mind either; he was eager to go on a killing spree!
So the two reached a rare agreement and began hunting separately.
As Shinsuke passed through a street, a foul-smelling slime suddenly enveloped him from above.
Not far away, two Cursed Spirits with huge heads and extremely thin bodies were opening their mouths wide.
The slime attack had just been spat out from their mouths.
"Disgusting!"
The slime, like sticky phlegm, thoroughly disgusted Shinsuke.
Without hesitation, he activated [Invisible Strike], disappearing from where he stood.
Execution!
Pop!
The head of one of the big-headed monsters rolled to the ground.
Ignoring the system prompt, Shinsuke immediately raised his sword and slashed at the other big-headed monster.