Chapter 14: Eightfold Sword Technique - A Terror Beyond Measure!
"Who are you?" Princess Seiki looked at Yae Sakura, who had suddenly interfered, with caution.
"You dare act so recklessly as a mere half-demon!" The earth spider was even angrier than Princess Seiki... It felt like this newcomer was treating it as easy prey.
Although it couldn't match up to Princess Seiki, she still found it hard to kill the spider. Now, out of nowhere, came this half-demon with such arrogance—how could the spider not be furious?
Eyeing the fox-eared half-demon before it, the earth spider spat out a massive purple silk thread coated in an unknown liquid towards Yae Sakura. The purple silk emitted a foul odor, clearly indicating its toxicity.
"Well then, let's see what you're made of, big monster!"
Seeing that the earth spider had attacked first, Yae Sakura didn't hesitate either. She activated her mutated captain skill... or should we call it a status skill now? The Heart of Prajna!
The longer this goes on, the more violent my attacks will become!
As the spider thread was about to touch her, Yae Sakura quickly teleported out of the way.
After narrowly dodging, a massive burst of sword energy exploded around her, instantly destroying all the spider threads.
Hit Stream Slash!
After destroying all the spider threads, Yae Sakura locked onto the earth spider's tiger-like head and transformed into a sword strike.
"Falling Cherry Blossoms Slash!"
Five waves of sword energy appeared on the earth spider, slicing deep into its body.
Once the sword energy entered the earth spider, the activated mark of the Sakura Sword Force!
"Shunmetsu! Die!"
Without hesitation, she triggered the mark inside the earth spider, using Shunmetsu!
Yae quickly moved 100 meters away from the earth spider's body before turning back to look.
"Damn half-demon..."
The earth spider turned towards Yae just as it exploded inside with the power of the Sakura Sword Force. Its huge body burst apart, sending chunks of flesh flying everywhere.
Yae used her spiritual blade to fend off the pieces hurtling towards her. Watching this spectacle...
"This... is even more powerful than I imagined..."
Even Yae was astonished by the force of her own Shunmetsu technique!
A giant monster eighty or ninety feet tall, reduced in one strike to nothing but fragments the size of human heads.
But... after waiting for a moment, why wasn't there any reward for killing it first?
This was a big monster!
At that moment, Yae turned to look at another giant monster—Princess Seiki!
Just as she made a move, the remains of the earth spider suddenly began to tremble again.
"The earth spider has regeneration powers," Princess Seiki explained, meeting Yae's eyes. "Unless you completely destroy its body, you'll have to kill it dozens of times before it stays dead."
For her part, Princess Seiki felt considerable fear towards this sudden appearance of a half-demon miko. Although she had been holding her own against the earth spider, it had only been a narrow victory.
The earth spider might not have been a powerful attacker, but it had incredible regenerative powers and tough defenses. Killing it was no easy task.
But... this half-demon miko who suddenly appeared managed to kill the earth spider with just a few sword strikes.
"Is that so..." Resurrection... "This is insane..."
It was almost like one of those monsters with the Jewel of Four Souls. Not only did they have strong, violent power, but they could also come back to life no matter how many times you killed them—unless you took out the jewel inside their body.
Yet this earth spider didn't have a Jewel of Four Souls—it still came back...
Sure enough... before long, the earth spider fully revived, looking even more terrifying than before.
"I want you dead!"
Once resurrected, the earth spider glared angrily at Yae Sakura, ignoring Princess Seiki completely as it charged straight toward her.
"If I can kill you once, I can do it again—and again!" Having a good grasp of her own strength now, Yae wasn't afraid of the earth spider.
So...
She dodged instantly! Sword technique: Crazy Blossom Burst!!
Blades flashed, and the earth spider was cut apart once more.
A third resurrection...
The earth spider hesitated!
Where did this crazy half-demon come from? It's way too brutal!
"Hesitate, and you're done for!"
Watching the wavering earth spider, Yae Sakura pulled out her five-star weapon, the Hand of Tyr. She slung it over her shoulder and fired a powerful shot.
The curious earth spider was instantly blasted skyward—amazingly, even its seventy-meter-tall body had been blown high into the air...
Bronya's weapons are truly incredible! she thought.
"Yae Swordsmanship is invincible! Ah ha ha ha..."
"..."
Off to the side, Princess Seiki, who had been watching the battle, suddenly wore an expression of exasperation at these words...
"What? You want to learn my Yae Swordsmanship too?" Yae Sakura abruptly turned to face Princess Seiki, the Hundred-Handed Giant Prototype on her shoulder now aimed squarely at her.
"No! No!! I don't need that!" Princess Seiki hastily shook her head. Yae Swordsmanship... is terrifyingly effective!
"But... it's time to end this!"
Yae Sakura retracted the Hundred-Handed Giant Prototype and once again drew her spiritual blade.
"Sakura... scatter!"
Ultimate Technique: Crimson Naraka!
Time and space seemed to freeze as cherry blossoms covered the earth spider...
Then, reality resumed, and the sakura petals on the earth spider exploded. Yae Sakura unleashed all her sword energy, homing in on the earth spider!
Flash! Second flash! Third flash! Shunmetsu!
Fourth flash! Fifth flash! Sixth flash! Another Shunmetsu!
In a flurry of sword glares... she struck over ten times, flashing her blade three times.
In the final half-second, Yae Sakura flashed away, putting half a mile between herself and her target.
Then... boom! A deafening explosion rocked the area.
The earth spider's body was shredded by dense clouds of pink cherry blossom sword force, leaving nothing but scattered fragments of flesh.
First kill of a great monster!
Reward: 280 crystals