"System, can you just write down the risk of death? It's very difficult for me to handle this."
3 seconds was very short, and Soma Josuke chose the first one without hesitation.
Are there any choices?
If even running away carries the risk of death, then why bother running? It would be better to interrupt its chanting when it is not strong enough.
He probably already understood the actions of this cursed spirit, so he stayed here at night to slowly strengthen himself.
The time indicated by the numbers in the eye is exactly the same as the time at the longitude and latitude where it is located.
Because of his intervention, the black chicken completed the accumulation of cursed power ahead of time and began to transform.
However, since the system prompted to stop it from growing further, it should not have reached its strongest state yet, and there must be some restrictions. For example, its strength is strongest at 5 o'clock in the morning, or it cannot be interrupted during the transformation.
If the inference is correct, then Soma Josuke still has a good chance.
Even from the perspective of rewards, a new Shikigami is what he most needs right now.
He wanted to be a ranged mage and didn't want to engage in melee combat himself.
"Sure enough, you've become inflated. Now you're thinking about rewards."
Soma Jyosuke let out a breath, and the cursed energy quickly flowed through his body. He then hit the chicken-shaped cursed spirit's abdomen hard with his fist wrapped in blue flames.
"Oh→Oh↗Oh→!"
The black chicken's body, which had grown to more than 2 meters tall, stopped growing under the impact of the straight punch and fell to the side, staggering, but it did not seem to have suffered any serious damage.
With this attack, Soma Josuke was just trying to see if he could hurt the cursed spirit without using the Shikigami.
The result was obviously disappointing, but his own fist felt a little painful.
It was hard, so hard that he felt like he was hitting a piece of iron.
Today's experiment has come to an end. Now it's time to fight to the death. With a thought, Kazan, the Sword Soul, instantly appeared 10 meters behind him.
He is not yet able to control Kazan skillfully to exclude the amplified targets, and can only use this method to prevent the big black chicken from gaining amplified spell power.
Soma Josuke quickly approached the big black chicken that was still lying on the ground and chopped it hard at the eyes.
No matter what kind of creature it is, eyes are a relatively vulnerable part.
He did not forget the digital clock in the big black chicken's eye. This special eye might be its weak spot.
But the big black chicken did not give him a chance. While quickly raising its wings to block the attack, its right claw suddenly stabbed towards Soma Jyosuke.
The three sharp claws were like three knight's lances, breaking through the cold wind.
Soma Jyosuke leaned sideways and barely dodged three sharp claws, then rolled over and left the attack range.
The big black chicken's legs are relatively short, and its attack range is limited. If they were longer, he might have been stabbed directly.
But before Soma Jousuke could breathe a sigh of relief, the big black chicken suddenly opened its mouth, twisted its neck, and let out an "ooh-oh" sound towards the sky.
A ball of green cursed flame wrapped around all the fangs in the big black chicken's mouth and spurted out, then exploded in the air.
The green magic power stayed in the air for a short moment like fireworks, and then fell like raindrops, which was very beautiful.
But Soma Josuke had no time to appreciate this deadly green rain. He stomped his legs on the ground and rushed towards the big black chicken again.
He didn't know what would happen if he was hit by this green rain, and he didn't want to know.
In this area, there is only one place that can avoid the attacks from all over the sky, and that is directly below the green cursed power explosion, where the big black chicken is.
The big black chicken is still lying where he was before and can't get up. This is an opportunity!
Seeing Soma Josuke approaching again, it could only attack with one of its wings and claws.
This single attack mode obviously cannot have any effect on Soma Jousuke who is already on guard.
He dodged left and right, avoided several attacks, and finally reached the back of the big black chicken.
This is its blind spot.
The blue cursed energy flowed rapidly and gathered on Soma Josuke's right leg.
"Bang!"
The feeling from the instep was as if I was kicked hard by a lead ball, and the pain was extremely severe.
Under the force of the impact, the big black chicken's body slid away from the safe zone, and its black feathers created sparks on the ground.
"Puff, puff, puff…"
Dense spikes carrying green cursed energy pierced into the body of the big black chicken, causing it to scream.
Soma Josuke would not and could not miss this opportunity. He stepped forward and smashed his exposed eyes with his fists.
"Puff…"
The blue cursed energy mixed with the black ashes gradually disappeared into the night.
As expected, its eyes were its weak point. Soma Josuke hit the stone slab on the ground without feeling any resistance.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully exorcising the cursed spirit, rewards are being drawn…]
[Obtained Shikigami: Afterimage of Kaija. ]
[Achievement: Suffer the consequences of one's own actions, additional 3 opportunities to improve common attributes, the host can allocate them at will. ]
Three messages appeared in a translucent pop-up box.
The fiery red Kazan disappeared, and Soma Josuke felt his heartbeat slowly calming down and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The densely packed pits on the surrounding ground revealed the power of the cursed spirit's final covering attack.
He couldn't even tell how deep the holes in the ground were. If he hadn't made the right choice in the end, he would have definitely been riddled with them.
After the battle, Soma Jousuke endured the pain and quickly left the park.
It is not a good idea to stay here. If another cursed spirit comes, he might have to die.
Shortly after he left, a man wearing sunglasses and carrying a box of tamagoyaki appeared where the fight had just taken place.
"It seems that a fierce battle took place here. Interesting. There are more filth left behind than cursed spirits."
"In the end, a large amount of cursed energy exploded here, just like… a baby who just learned to walk and didn't know the weight of his steps. Is he a new sorcerer?"
The man in sunglasses muttered to himself as he looked at the broken potholes on the ground.
"If he is really a newcomer, then he is quite impressive. He can exorcise a level 2 cursed spirit with just a simple burst of cursed energy. If so, let Ijichi investigate it later. Ha, I am really a genius."
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, "This smell is…"
Soma Josuke, who just returned home, doesn't know what he missed.
If he had left a little later, he would have been able to meet the most important person in his plan directly.
He was now in the room checking his panel.
[Host: Soma Josuke]
Age: 16
[Strength: E, Agility: E, Stamina: E, Mana: ? Available upgrade opportunities: 3]
[Skill: Demon Control Extreme]
[Shikigami: Kazan of the Sword Soul, Kaija of the Afterimage]
[Mantra: None]
Achievement: Suffer the consequences of one's own actions: Use one's own mantra power to nourish the cursed spirit to advance, and purify it within a certain period of time.