Chapter 4
What a Revelation! Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters! So Cool!

“……”

He was about to strike down the approaching corpse.

Suddenly, Saeko Busujima shivered.

She felt an intense chill down her spine.

Turning around, she saw a man with black, choppy hair.

His crystal blue eyes stared straight at her.

Most importantly, ice crystals were spreading outward from beneath his feet.

"As long as I take care of these dozen or so corpses, the transaction will be complete, right?"

These words came from his mouth.

Saeko Busujima instantly understood that the man in front of her was the group leader she was making a deal with, Ling Qing.

【Ding! Enable Live Stream?】

At the same time, Saeko Busujima received a prompt.

Having witnessed Ling Qing freeze a beast, Saeko Busujima calmly chose to enable the live stream.

【Ding! Saeko Busujima has enabled the live stream!】

Looking at the corpses that had cornered Saeko Busujima, Ling Qing's eyes held a hint of excitement.

【Name】: Corpse

【Level】: 1

【Ability】: 「Corpse Virus」

Facing such a creature, there was no need to limit his power.

"Let's see how strong I am."

He took a step forward.

Kaka-kaka!

Ice crystals suddenly grew from beneath his feet, spreading outward in all directions like thorns.

“!!!”

Saeko Busujima felt the icy wind rush past her.

In an instant.

The dozen or so corpses around her were pierced through their bodies by ice crystals nearly a meter long.

Looking down from above.

This area of ground seemed to have formed a giant, three-dimensional ice flower.

"Is this a superpower...?"

Witnessing such power with her own eyes.

Saeko Busujima couldn't hide her shocked expression.

She even doubted whether this was something a human could truly do.

Frieren: "If you think of it as ice magic, it seems pretty exquisite."

Frieren: "Is this power at your fingertips?"

Akame: "It's like the power of an Imperial Arm."

Stella: "Well, it's passable. Not as good as my flames."

Those watching the live stream each had their own opinions.

As for Ling Qing, the man in question, he didn't pay any attention to them.

He was quite curious about the ability he had just obtained.

The moment he killed all the corpses.

This easy transaction was complete.

【Ding! Transaction complete!】

【Ding! You have obtained the ability 「Busujima Style Swordsmanship」!】

In an instant, knowledge about Busujima Style Swordsmanship flooded his mind.

Furthermore, all the muscles and nerves in his body were incredibly familiar with this swordsmanship.

Ka!

A katana suddenly materialized in his hand.

It was entirely constructed from blue ice crystals.

Then, Saeko Busujima saw the familiar… Busujima Style Swordsmanship!

"Is this the transaction condition?"

Although this swordsmanship seemed like no improvement to him.

He understood how the payment for transaction conditions worked.

【Ding! Due to this being your first completed transaction, you have received an additional Ability Gift Pack!】

"Oh?"

Ling Qing's eyes lit up.

"Open it up."

【Ding! You have obtained the ability 「Protection」!】

「Protection」: Grants protection to life, receiving an enhancement based on the subject's certain direction.

"It seems like an ability that benefits others."

Ling Qing didn't choose to use it on Saeko Busujima.

She wasn't anyone special to him.

He wasn't some kind of saint.

"I'll have a chance to test it out later."

Suddenly.

He noticed that there seemed to be light points flashing on the water of death.

With a thought.

Those light points flowed into his body.

"Hmm?"

He didn't feel any discomfort.

However, he had a feeling that he had become slightly stronger.

A strange thought came to him.

"What is this, like a monster-slaying level-up and experience points?"

"Uh… Leader Ling Qing, thank you for your help."

At this moment, Saeko Busujima walked forward to express her gratitude.

This was the first time Ling Qing paid attention to this beautiful woman with her long, flowing purple hair.

Her delicate face had sweat dripping down it, highlighting her heroic aura.

But the most eye-catching was her magnificent figure.

Her school uniform seemed unable to contain the white rabbits that would pop out at any moment.

"As expected, it's the Boob Jiggle Apocalypse."

He couldn't help but utter a sigh in his heart.

Saeko Busujima also noticed that Ling Qing's gaze lingered on her chest for a few seconds, but he quickly averted his eyes.

"The transaction has been completed."

"But I still have three hours left in this world."

"You can follow me during that time, but I won't protect you."

He was going to kill corpses.

He'd also test his strength.

Saeko Busujima pondered for a moment before nodding.

"… Okay."

She chose to follow Ling Qing.

"Please wait for me a moment."

She turned and walked into a room.

A moment later.

She walked out with a sharp, unsealed katana.

She had come here for this katana.

"Heh, then follow me."

Ling Qing truly had no mercy.

He completely ignored Saeko Busujima behind him.

Even if a corpse rushed towards her, she used her katana to cut it down.

Ling Qing unleashed his power completely.

Any corpses within a radius of several dozen meters would be frozen into ice sculptures by him.

Along the way, he also tested the limits of his strength.

To put it simply.

At full power, he could freeze an entire building or directly smash it to pieces with a punch.

The commotion caused at that time was extraordinarily huge.

Saeko Busujima, who was almost caught in the crossfire, was stunned.

He was now level 16.

He had completely confirmed that killing these corpses could level him up.

Therefore, he killed with even more vigor!

He didn't care at all about the commotion he caused.

This area of the school grounds was like a different world from the outside.

Wherever Ling Qing went, it was covered by the extreme chill of his freezing energy.

The environment here was completely turned upside down.

It was like an icy world with ice crystals standing tall.

"Hmm, it seems like the corpses in this area are gone. Let's change locations."

PS: The picture is of Sakurajima Mai!

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