Chapter 153: Four Sides Guarding the Tower

Okkotsu Yoota made the invitation directly with a bright smile.

"Of course no problem." Jiang Lai nodded in agreement. It was naturally the best thing to go steal the tower with powerful teammates.

However, Jiang Lai still has some problems with [Four-way Tower Defense].

"If we destroy the Quartet Tower, won't the Supervisory Council notice it?"

"Generally speaking, no." Otsutsuki Yuta replied calmly, "Because [Four-Direction Guard Towers] are mostly relatively closed places, information is not easy to circulate, and the setting characteristics themselves do not allow other monitoring spells to be placed outside the magic circle."

"In addition, not all guards knew about the existence of the [Four Guard Towers], so they would not notice the damage to the towers and inform the Supervisory Committee."

It's quite closed... No wonder Otsutsuki said earlier that there might be no signal if Satoru goes there.

However, I can understand the reasons for choosing the location and keeping it secret. After all, the [Four-sided Defense Tower] is an important formation used to maintain the contract and requires a relatively safe environment.

Speaking of closed environments, Jiang Lai's first reaction was the Zenin family.

——The Zen family in the new series has always been pursuing isolationism, and Mrs. Zen's comment on this is "the shelter is also a confinement area."

Could it be that the Zenin family is one of the [Four Guardian Towers]?

Jiang Lai's thoughts flowed. He did not keep his doubts to himself, but asked the person in front of him who knew more about this kind of information: "How do we find the [Four Direction Guard Tower]? Has Wu confirmed the location?"

If not, it is difficult to identify it in such a vast land. The difficulty is no different from finding the headquarters of the regulatory commission.

"Of course." Otsutsuki Yuta nodded, dispelling Jiang Lai's doubts. "It was precisely because you confirmed the location of the [Four-sided Defense Tower] that you chose to eliminate the most troublesome one and asked me to come back and deal with the follow-up with you."

Not bad, make sure you have complete information before taking action... I feel like Wu has become more stable. Jiang Lai blinked inwardly.

Maybe it's because I recalled a thousand years ago, experienced the second round, and worked with Geto Suguru for so many years, so the years of growth are actually longer than my age.

At this moment, the two had reached the edge of the street.

There is a shabby two-story shop here that has been closed for a long time. This is the place where Yuta Otsutsukoshi came out this time to carry out the mission of exorcising a first-level cursed spirit.

However, Otsutsuki Yuta was not in a hurry to go in and exorcise the cursed spirit. He first took out his long sword from the sword bag and pulled it out of the scabbard. Then he put one hand on the handle and pressed something from the side seam, opening a small flat secret compartment.

In the secret compartment was a folded piece of white paper.

Okkotsu Yuta unfolded the white paper, which was empty.

Jiang Lai: “?”

Jiang Lai's expression showed a little confusion. He raised his head and glanced at the black-haired boy beside him, waiting for his explanation.

He was sure that what Okkotsu Yuta took out was definitely not an ordinary piece of white paper.

"Wait a minute, you can't see it now." Okkotsu Yuta smiled sideways.

He chopped open the shabby door with a long knife in one hand, and held the white paper between his fingers. As he stepped into the store, he said, "Follow me, senior."

Jiang Lai didn't ask any more questions. He trusted Gojo Satoru and Otsutsu Kyouta, so he simply followed the other's footsteps and walked into the store.

The shop had been abandoned for a long time, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated on the ground. The air was filled with a pungent smell, a mixture of mold and some kind of foul odor.

"There have been several accidents around this store. After investigation through the [Window], it was found that the cursed spirits lurking in the store attacked humans and dragged the bodies back here." Otsukotsuki Yuta explained calmly, his eyes focused.

“……”No wonder there is such a strange smell, is it the stench of a corpse?

Jiang Lai tilted his head slightly, holding his mobile phone in one hand, ready to use the ritual to summon the electronic elf.

Although this battle probably didn't require his participation, he was alert and planned to make preparations in advance just in case.

Okkotsu Yuta turned his head to the side, lowered his eyelids, and said in a gentle voice: "Senior, is it inconvenient for you to take action in your current state? It doesn't matter, just leave it to me."

"It's not that it's inconvenient to take action." Jiang Lai knew that the white paper between Yugotoku Yuta's fingers must have some effect, so he deliberately said this, "--Just do your thing, don't worry about me."

"Okay." Okkotsu Yuta didn't say much polite words. He nodded in agreement crisply, but subconsciously added, "It won't take long. I'll be quick."

Then, he faced the place in front of him where the aura of the curse was the strongest, and his expression changed.

After the black-haired boy holding a knife in one hand entered the combat state, his gloomy face coupled with the almost infinite release of cursed power brought a deep sense of oppression to people.

The cursed spirits lurking in the darkness were aroused by this cold curse power and a loud unknown sound came from inside. The cursed spirits with bodies like a pool of rotten meat and countless bulging eyeballs crawled out from inside.

"...Special price...Special price...Clearance sale...!"

This cursed spirit is extremely ugly, not to mention that there seem to be some human corpses stuck in its body.

However, Okkotsu Yuta's expression did not change at all, he just took a light step forward.

With a slight sound, the long sword in Okkotsu Yuta's hand was covered with burning colorless cursed power.

Jiang Lai, who was standing behind Yuta Okkotsu, felt that the opponent's momentum was different from that on the high school playground - now he was in a real fighting state.

"Senior," Otkotsu Yuta suddenly said, "Please stand behind me, away from me."

His fighting voice was much lower in pitch than usual.

Oh... I was protected by my younger generation.

Jiang Lai blinked, smiled, stepped back a little, and said cheerfully in his now youthful voice: "Okay, come on, Okkotsu-kun!"

The words "Okkotsu-kun" made the other party pause slightly.

But soon, Okkotsu Yuta quickly adjusted his state. He raised his wrist slightly, picked up the long sword and rushed forward in an instant!

It was also at this time that Jiang Lai understood why Yuta Okkotsu asked him to stand back.

——This first-level cursed spirit has no power to resist the special-level sorcerer Yuta Otsutsukota, but it will explode! !

Jiang Lai, who was standing at the back, perfectly avoided the explosive products that needed to be blurred out, while Otsukino Yuta in the field was agile and successfully avoided most of the spraying rotten meat.

His sword was filled with cursed power, not giving the cursed spirit any chance to escape, and he struck it directly, killing it instantly!

At the last moment, Okkotsu Yuta moved the white paper between his fingers forward.

The exorcised cursed spirit let out one last wail, and the rotten cursed energy seeped into the floor and dissipated into the air.

The black-haired boy holding a knife in one hand stood up straight and took back the white paper.

Now, the white paper is no longer empty, but some symbols and words appear on it.

Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly and took a few steps forward: "Is this... a text that requires the power of a curse spirit to reveal?"

"Yes, this is a special kind of writing material, which requires a certain cursed aura for the words to appear. So you can't see anything just by observing." Otsukoshi Yuta used cursed power to wipe away the remaining debris on the long sword, sheathed the sword neatly, and turned to Jiang Lai.

"Even with six eyes, can't you see it?" Jiang Lai asked suddenly.

Otsutsuki Yuta was a little surprised by Jiang Lai's question, but he answered it anyway: "Probably. Gojo-sensei said that he discovered it by accident, and before that, the six eyes didn't see anything special."

——If so, the secret of the white paper that Xia Yujie received during the college period has also been revealed. Jiang Lai thought. Perhaps the Supervisory Committee wrote something for him using this special material.

Because Xia Youjie is a curse spirit operator, when he summons a curse spirit, he can release enough curse aura to see the words above.

The Regulatory Commission really has a collection of all sorts of things. Jiang Lai couldn't help but complain in his heart. It's worthy of being the result of a thousand years of brains hoarding things.

Of course, those things in the past are not important now.

At this moment, Geto Xiayou has seen through the conspiracy of the Supervisory Board and is truly on the side of him, Gojo Satoru, and Nozomi.

Jiang Lai turned his attention back to the paper: "Is this the map of the [Four Direction Defense Tower]?"

"Well, it's a map." Yuta Otsutsukoshi walked up to Jiang Lai holding the paper with symbols and words on it. He half-knelt down and unfolded it, "Look."

Noticing that Jiang Lai was half squatting, he was silent for a second, but he had to admit that Okkotsu Yuta was very considerate.

——After all, he is a first-year junior high school student and is indeed a bit short. If the other person is standing, he will have to tiptoe slightly and straighten his back to see.

Jiang Lai's eyes fell on the piece of paper.

The paper had names and lines of various places on it like a map. The symbols outlined in black ink were a bit abstract, but the text was clear.

Although the text is quite abstract and mysterious ()

[Fork in the Road]——This is a landmark located abroad. Jiang Lai guessed that this was where Gojo Satoru was heading.

[Noble]——The location is in Kyoto. Based on previous speculation, Jiang Lai guessed that this should refer to the Zenin family.

[Change Location] - Located in the south-central part of Honshu Island. Jiang Lai thought for a few seconds and didn't remember any special connection between this place and the world of sorcery, but Mount Fuji seemed to be located here.

[Front and back] - The location is shown as Tokyo. The symbols and words in this place are the strangest. Unlike the previous ones, the ink is lighter. I don't know if it's an illusion, but it seems to be shaking.

Otsutsuki Yuta said, "Gojo-sensei is looking for the most troublesome [Fork in the Road]. Let's deal with [Noble] and [Switched Positions] first."

"What about this part on the front and back?" Jiang Lai pointed to that part on the paper and said, "It seems to be different from the others."

"Yes." Otsukotsuki Yuta nodded. He paused and continued, "This is actually a bit troublesome... because it is movable."

"Action?" Jiang Lai was slightly stunned.

"It means - unlike other fixed magic circles, this should be a...living [tower]." Otkotsu Yuta's tone was steady. He said calmly, "It is very likely on a person."