Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Uh, Red-eyed Demon

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Tang Qianqian understood now.

The situation was no different from work, just follow in the senior's footsteps and she could enjoy the spoils. Having been at the company for so long, her best skill was holding onto coattails.

"Senior, I only have one question."

"Go ahead."

"Does this industry have something like learning devices or the like?"

Every Pokémon fan knows, to train those weaker Pokémon in the team, the best method isn't to specifically find wild Pokémon of the same level to conduct evenly matched battles, but rather to make good use of learning devices or feed them experience candies.

If using the Pokémon World as an analogy, she felt that the senior was at least one of those characters with a base stat total over 600 and very likely already at max level.

"No."

Duan Mingyuan mercilessly shattered Tang Qianqian's unrealistic fantasies. He wished there were learning devices in this world, so he wouldn't have to risk high blood pressure by mentoring interns.

"The first step in entering the trade is to know how to deal with evil spirits at your internship level."

At the intern stage, both sides could be considered evenly matched opponents.

Jiuyue's pointed ears twitched.

After listening for so long, it was finally her turn to take the stage!

Oh, no, not her turn to shine, but for the intern she was most hopeful about.

Tang Qianqian didn't look like someone who would study theoretical fundamentals seriously. Rather than wasting time sitting at an outdoor table, real combat was the best teacher.

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly. Although she respected Mr. Mingyuan from the bottom of her heart, she didn't think she was any less competent than him in her role as a "Pokémon Trainer."

"Evil spirits who are in their internship also come in many types, among them..."

Duan Mingyuan's explanation came to an abrupt halt as a familiar and pure malice locked onto them. He turned his head to look at the source of that pure malice, a thin figure standing across the street. Her hair was as dry as straw, her bangs covering her right eye, and her crimson left eye was fixed on them.

Energy Level, 5.

Tang Qianqian also noticed the presence of the evil spirit across the street and immediately tensed up.

Her intuition was very sharp, her sixth sense telling her that the evil spirit across the street was targeting her.

Duan Mingyuan completed the introduction, "Among them, those who maintain a human form are quite rare. They often don't possess supernatural strength, making them perfect for practice."

"Senior, didn't you say evil spirits don't like coming out in broad daylight?"

"There can be special circumstances."

At the same time, Jiuyue exchanged glances with the thin figure and assigned it a task.

The key was to stop at the right point.

It would be best to win, but if defeated by Tang Qianqian, it must utter phrases like "what an annoying feeling" or "I will definitely come back."

The thin figure shakily raised her right hand, pointing straight at Tang Qianqian.

"She is challenging you."

Duan Mingyuan took on the role of an impromptu interpreter.

This suddenly appearing evil spirit was very peculiar. With a meager Energy Level of only 5, it seemed to possess autonomy and had been targeting Tang Qianqian from the start.

This suggested that there might be flaws in his intern-level classification theory. Could even the weakest evil spirit develop autonomy?

What was even stranger was the fact that when they needed an intern-level evil spirit for explanation, one appeared on its own initiative.

Was this nearly benevolent occurrence really just a coincidence?

"A challenge? Here?"

"Accept it. It's not a bad opportunity."

Duan Mingyuan didn't want to miss this opportunity. Instead of letting Tang Qianqian encounter an evil spirit alone and unprepared, it was better to supervise the situation. Even if she was defeated by the evil spirit, it wouldn't trigger death or any special defeat scenarios.

"Remember, in dealing with evil spirits, do not show fear. The more scared you are, the stronger they become."

"Senior." Tang Qianqian attempted one last struggle, "Are you sure there are no learning devices?"

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"No."

However, Duan Mingyuan didn't like to pressure others. He calmly explained the current situation, "Of course, you can choose to refuse, it's up to you, but since you've joined this line of work, you're bound to eventually come face-to-face with an evil spirit. The difference is whether you want your first battle to be under my guidance, or if you'd prefer to engage an unexpected enemy some night on your own."

"Tang Qianqian, I think Mr. Mingyuan makes sense."

Even Li Hua joined in to persuade.

She knew that what Duan Mingyuan said was true; for most people in this line of work, their first direct encounter with an evil spirit was often a forced confrontation, and even if they managed to defeat the evil spirit, it usually came with a heavy cost.

The physical capacities of an evil spirit far exceed that of a human.

"With Mr. Mingyuan by your side, you at least won't get hurt."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qianqian, cornered like a duck being pushed onto a perch, gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind, "Fine, I'll go."

She stood up, taking along a broom left at the shop's entrance by someone unknown.

With a weapon in hand, she felt somewhat more at ease.

As it turned out, this was a martially honorable evil spirit, which led the four people to an alley next to the school and then stood patiently in the most conspicuous spot, waiting for Tang Qianqian to do her warm-up preparations without launching a surprise attack or setting any traps.

This was indeed very strange.

Duan Mingyuan had never seen this type of evil spirit before. Those he had on record, although varying in form, had but one goal—to consume the unlucky souls they targeted.

However, the evil spirit before them didn't seem to want to eat people; it appeared to be purely interested in picking a fight with Tang Qianqian.

"Physical attacks normally can't hit the target, what you need to do is to catch the instant the evil spirit launches an attack on you."

Duan Mingyuan understood Tang Qianqian. In this situation, he couldn't "contaminate" her mind with too much theoretical knowledge, and could only pick out the most crucial parts to focus on.

"Don't be afraid, and catch the moment the evil spirit attacks me..."

Tang Qianqian murmured to herself, raising the broom like a true swordsman, her eyes sharp as a hawk's, locking gaze with those crimson pupils.

The slender figure opened its mouth, revealing a creepy smile with its sharp teeth plainly visible.

"Don't you come over here—!"

With a shriek, Tang Qianqian forgot all the theoretical knowledge and simply swung the broom wildly at the air with her eyes closed.

Duan Mingyuan felt his blood pressure rise 20 points.

But he neither spoke nor acted, instead carefully watching the slender figure's every move, ready to stop it before a fatal attack could land.

The figure again did something beyond his expectations.

The random flailing naturally didn't even come close to touching the figure. The evil spirit moved at lightning speed, passing straight through Tang Qianqian's body to appear behind her, then lifted a foot and kicked her in the butt.

"Ouch!"

Tang Qianqian cried out in shock.

The move was low in destructive power but high in insult.

It wasn't a deadly or crippling blow; this evil spirit that had cropped up from who-knows-where seemed to know very well the importance of restraint.

The reality was even worse than Duan Mingyuan had thought because, had this been a life-or-death fight, that one round would have been enough to eviscerate her.

It seemed that at the same level, the advantages of an evil spirit were much more pronounced than those of a human.

This was a one-sided battle.

The lean figure flitted around Tang Qianqian like a specter, using skills such as kicking the butt, knocking the head, and pulling the face. After several rounds, Tang Qianqian's broom was tossed aside.

"I'm warning you not to push your luck!"

Finally, Tang Qianqian couldn't take it anymore and exploded.

Duan Mingyuan's heart was also stirred; he clearly saw her energy level jump from 1 to 2.

Even the figure was intimidated by Tang Qianqian's presence, abruptly pulling back to create distance between them.

Tang Qianqian's eyes, now open, blazed with anger. Just as everyone present thought she was about to ignite her combat potential, she suddenly spat out, "Ugh, Red-eyed Demon!"

Having said that, she clutched her stomach and with acting skills that wouldn't score more than 2 points on Douban, slowly lay down on the ground, closed her eyes, and added her own commentary, "Tang Qianqian was defeated, died like a worm."

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