Chapter 259 The real four-way tower guard...

This folding fan belongs to [birth]. Time flies and years change, but the feelings of family members are eternal. He will never hurt his younger brother.

Jiang Lai raised his hand and grasped the folding fan. His movements were steady and his strength was not great, but he had an irresistible power. His brown eyes were as bright as stars, staring at the Gojo Jiufengyuan in front of him.

Jiang Lai didn't say anything, but his eyes revealed what he wanted to say: [Return what doesn't belong to you in the first place.]

"..." After Gojo Hisafuin's initial shock, he quickly calmed down.

Seeing that his first attack failed, Gojo Kyufuin did not want to continue fighting and prepared to withdraw.

After all, he has lived for a thousand years and he has a very clear understanding of the situation.

Gojo Kyuumaein's technique is not an offensive one, and he has just used up most of his cursed energy. If his clever attack fails and his biggest help, the folding fan, is ineffective, he will not be able to match Jiang Lai at all.

——As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. At the critical moment, Gojo Jiufengyuan was still thinking about himself.

He pretended to fight back, but actually quietly loosened his hand holding the folding fan, intending to take advantage of Jiang Lai's attention on the fan to quickly evacuate.

This time, the [God's Descent] may not go smoothly... But it doesn't matter, using his own technique, he can live forever, and it is not impossible to lie dormant for thousands of years. Gojo Kyufuin was thinking.

As the elder of the Gojo family, Gojo Kyufuin carries a lot of goodies. Of course, he has a cursed tool that can help him evacuate, and now is the moment for this cursed tool to come into play.

Gojo Hisafuin grasped the other end of the folding fan and flicked his wrist upwards with force!

Logically speaking, this folding fan would not be broken so fragilely, but Jiang Lai did not want to see the folding fan get any damage, so he relaxed his grip temporarily and let the force dissipate naturally.

This was exactly what Gojo Kyuumaein wanted - while Jiang Lai was concentrating on the folding fan, he threw out a seemingly ordinary white handkerchief from his sleeve.

However, the moment the white handkerchief was infused with magical power, it suddenly expanded and turned into a translucent barrier as strong as a copper wall or an iron wall, penetrating into the ground and rushing towards the top. This is a defensive and blocking magical tool that is strong enough to withstand special attacks.

There was no need to delay for too long, just a short delay would be enough for them to evacuate safely. Gojo Kyufuin made a very clear analysis. After all, this was the core of the Supervisory Committee, and he was more familiar with the road than the other party.

Just get out of here first...

Gojo Hisafuin was still thinking carefully in his mind, but the next moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back!

He looked down and saw several sharp vines piercing his left chest from his back. Warm blood gushed out of the wound, and the pain and coolness swept across his body.

The vine's attack was unexpected, precise and fast. It emerged from the wall of branches and pierced straight through Gojo Kyufuin's chest.

The giant flower bud is just the effect of the formation, and it should not have its own consciousness. The only one who can control all of this is the brain flower, the creator of this environment.

They had fought countless times in the battle just now, and Naohua might have taken advantage of those close gaps to mark Gojo Kufengin with his cursed power. Once Gojo Kufengin gets close to the wall, he will be suddenly attacked by these vines and be caught off guard.

Naohua is not a person who advocates uprightness. All shady and underhanded tactics are part of his tactics.

...Noose!! Gojo Kyufuin gritted his teeth. He held the vines with one hand, activated the technique to convert them into dissipated cursed energy, and then tried to perform the reverse technique to heal the wound.

Jiang Lai was not surprised by this at all, and he looked calm.

As an [existence], Jiang Lai's perception was superior to everyone present. He had already noticed that Brainflower had left this trace, so he allowed Gojo Kyufuin to escape.

At this moment, Jiang Lai raised his hand and caught the folding fan that was thrown up and down by the upward force. He held this warm and delicate folding fan steadily, just like holding the warm hand of his elder sister (elder brother) thousands of years ago.

He glanced at Gojo Jiufengyuan, but didn't rush up.

Jiang Lai knew that with Naohua's personality, it was impossible for him to set such a simple trap. Noose must have many back-ups to skin the opponent.

Sure enough, the moment Gojo Hisafuuin launched the reversal technique, more branches and vines surged out from behind, like thousands of arrows shot at the same time!

Gojo Hisakazuin's technique was not an attack or defense type, not to mention that he was still in the state of being injured and performing a reversal technique to heal, so he couldn't react quickly at all, and was pierced like a sieve in the blink of an eye.

After the four towers were destroyed, the core members of the Supervisory Committee were just ordinary humans. The rules cannot be violated, and no one can be resurrected after death.

Gojo Hisakazuin used the reversal technique to its maximum, but it could only keep him alive and could not completely stop the wound.

What was worse was that the vines didn't just attack and then stop. Just like they had devoured his brains, now they were wrapping around him.

These vines are not ordinary cursed spirits, cursed tools or cursed objects. They are part of the formation and a part of the operation of a huge law. The injured Jiufengyuan is no match for these vines with almost infinite cursed power.

Gojo Hisafuin's long black hair fell wildly, and his pretty face was no longer as reserved and elegant as before. His narrow light blue eyes flashed with a dazzling light: "No, impossible--!!"

As a sophisticated egoist, he can no longer remain calm when his life is in danger.

Jiang Lai looked at the other party's ridiculous expression, his eyebrows were calm, and he said calmly: "The power of these vines comes from the 'feed' you cast yourself. Those who died are now coming to kill you."

What goes around comes around.

The folding fan of [Birth] died down at the last moment, just like Gojo Kyukazein's betrayal that year, and it also gave Gojo Kyukazein a "betrayal" that was unexpected.

Those who had been drained of their strength and life now gathered into vines, and in turn used Gojo Hisafune as part of their feed.

This is a fair cycle. Jiang Lai had no intention of stopping it, he just watched.

Gojo Kyufuin let out a final cry of reluctance, but it soon dissipated into the air. The branches and vines greedily absorbed it all, leaving not even a hair or skin behind.

Right now, the entire space is still in turmoil. The giant flower buds are growing non-stop, and the array is operating at the extreme point of error, as if there is some kind of bug.

The vines that devoured the brain flower and Gojo Hisafumi Inari in succession didn't seem satisfied, or perhaps this formation needed more magical power. They swayed dangerously, giving people a sense of being eager to see.

Jiang Lai put his folding fan on his waist and set up a space barrier to block the vines. He stepped forward to help the still unconscious Tenuchi Riko up and decided to take her away from here first.

The green bird chirped, spread its wings and followed.

The giant bud is still opening, but the branches and vines inside are multiplying endlessly like cancer cells, filling, squeezing and closing the space inside.

Jiang Lai took Tenuchi Riko and ran all the way with the full power of the magic. The entire space in the flower bud was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. He used the space magic to forcibly prop up a part of it and jumped out of this giant flower before the pressure reached the threshold!

The sunlight outside was already dim, not as bright as when Jiang Lai entered. It was already approaching dusk, and the shadow of the sun was setting in the west, about to fall into the mountain.

Jiang Lai landed safely on the ground with Tenuchi Riko. Then, he heard a familiar voice.

"Lai!"

A white-haired man dressed in black stood there, his six unobstructed eyes dazzling. Beside Gojo Satoru were his science friends with electronic screen faces, including Matsuda Jinpei, Morobushi Kagemitsu, and Kurosawa Akira.

Across from them, a man with cherry-pink hair was half-sitting on the ruins, his scarlet eyes casually scanning over. Next to Ryomen Sukuna was his subordinate, Riume, standing quietly with his hands down.

Jiang Lai was a little surprised by the hustle and bustle. But then he thought, Kyoto is so busy and there are no people guarding the outer barrier, so it is indeed very eye-catching.

The positions of the two groups seemed to be in opposition, but they did not really fight - after all, Ryomen Sukuna had signed a bond with them to form a united front and coexist peacefully.

However, judging by the situation on the scene, it seems that they are not getting along well at the moment.

"Tsk, you're out." Ryoumen Sukuna said in a long tone, "I was just thinking of launching a field to clear the weeds, but it hasn't started yet. You're really lucky."

"You don't have a chance to open a domain either." Gojo Satoru sneered back rudely, and he raised his head arrogantly, "The strongest is still here - I will win."

"You can't really do it." Kurosawa Akira's voice was cold. "You have the heart to find a loophole, but you are still not sure whether it will violate the constraints. After weighing the pros and cons, you won't take the risk."

"It's just a reluctant cooperation. I'll just put up with it for now." Ryoumen Sukuna sneered, and his eyes fell on Jiang Lai, "What about the guy with the seams on his forehead?"

The lazy voice was filled with murderous intent. Ryomen Sukuna had long wanted to settle accounts with the brains who dared to trick him.

Jiang Lai put Tenuchi Riko down and handed her to Morobushi Kagemitsu. Then he stood up straight and pointed to the giant flower bud in full bloom behind him: "Here."

"Huh? That guy is still in there?"

"No." Jiang Lai shook his head. "To be precise, it has been integrated into it and turned into a rule."

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and then their expressions changed.

Gojo Satoru frowned, and as if he was snapping his fingers, he said directly, "Just destroy that giant flower, right?"

"I've been wanting to stretch my legs for a long time." A fist emoji lit up on Jinpei Matsuda's electronic screen, and thunderbolts crackled in his palms.

Ryomen Sukuna was still in the same expression. He didn't waste any words and raised his hand to swing out several sharp cursed blades to cut forward!

——However, the moment the cursed blade came close to him, it seemed to be swallowed up by the giant flower. The attack was like an unnecessary itch, causing no ripples at all.

"Not so good, the legendary king of curses." Gojo Satoru said cheerfully, his delicate eyebrows were sharp, his blue eyes stared at the giant flower, and he shot out a powerful [茈] at it!

A move that was powerful enough to destroy an area was used on it, but it was still absorbed perfectly!

Not only was the giant flower not injured, but it grew even faster. The vines around it became more numerous and thicker in shape. The already ruined city of Kyoto was on the verge of collapse.

"It seems that you are not that good either." Ryomen Sukuna sneered back.

There was a frown on Matsuda Jinpei's face on the electronic screen. He tried to use the lightning technique, but it had the same effect as theirs. So he quickly withdrew his magic power and stopped attacking.

"The attack was absorbed and is ineffective." Jiang Lai quickly judged, and said, "It has nothing to do with the strength of the attack - because this is the area covered by its rules."

"What a trouble." Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes. In fact, his six eyes could also see that the flow of cursed power in the giant flower in front of him was strange.

He tilted his head, looked at Jiang Lai, waved his hand, and raised his eyebrows: "Try to open the domain? The strongest spicy teacher and the thousand-year-old monster's super domain combination skills~~"

The combination of their two domains, [Infinite Thousand Years], can reverse time and space to the greatest extent and with the greatest precision. But...

"But the scope of this rule covers the whole of Japan," Jiang Lai said. "The boundaries of our territory cannot be that broad."

"Isn't it possible to just reverse Kyoto City?" Gojo Satoru asked, "The core of the formation is here, right? Capture the leader first. If we solve this, won't the other places be solved easily?"

"If it's just a formation, maybe it can be reversed. But, what's supporting the operation at this moment is the rules." Jiang Lai blinked his brown eyes, and his hanging fingers tightened slightly, "Logically speaking, the rules of operation of nature are higher than the reversal technique under the control of cursed power."

"I don't think time reversal will work." Jiang Lai sighed and thought again. What's more, the brain flower finally got stuck with a bug, making everything messy.

The rules are already messed up, and it's hard to say whether they will be locked in by the time-space reversal technique - perhaps just like the locust wood pendant that housed Shin'er's soul, it will be excluded from the reversal.

That would do nothing except waste mana and make things more chaotic.

Time and space reversal is more suitable for restoring ruins after solving the rules.

"So, what should we do?" Morobushi Kagemitsu's voice rang out, "Simple attacks are ineffective, and reversal techniques are not possible. Is there any other way?"

Ryoumen Sukuna showed his sharp fangs: "According to the rules, killing all humans to achieve the end condition is not bad - very cool, isn't it?"

"Really? So you plan to help the guy who cheated you and make his dream come true?" Gojo Satoru dragged out his voice, his blue eyes swept over Ryomen Sukuna, and his words were frivolous and joking, "Oh, what an unexpectedly magnanimous King of Curses~"

Ryomen Sukuna's face darkened, and he showed an expression that was obviously disgusted.

Kurosawa Akira remained silent, and the electronic screen was a calm blue screen. He faced Jiang Lai and said, "Brother, what are you going to do? No matter what choice you make, I will always support you."

"Don't support me unconditionally forever." Jiang Lai smiled, "I will make mistakes too. It's enough for you to support me in doing the right things."

He raised his brown eyes and looked into the distance at the giant blooming bud.

The once prosperous Kyoto City has been taken over by weeds and vines, with ruins and rubble everywhere, and a sense of decadence and desolation is evident in the evening light.

The rules were running wildly without stopping, as if they were draining the power of the entire land. The vines had already begun to grow in the direction outside of Kyoto, densely packed like a large army passing through.

Jiang Lai stood in the midst of this chaos. The more dangerous it was, the calmer he remained.

The attack is ineffective and cannot be reversed. What else can stop it?

Jiang Lai blinked softly. Inexplicably, he thought of the Zen temple again.

——The only thing that can defeat rules is rules. Only by establishing new rules can the old rules be eliminated.

This chaos is the result of thousands of years of brain planning, countless designs and countless sacrifices to create rules. So how can I create new rules?

A breeze blew by, and the locust wood pendant on Jiang Lai's waist was lifted up by the wind and lightly brushed against Jiang Lai's fingertips.

He lowered his head and saw the locust wood tablet. He suddenly remembered [Source] and what Tianyuan had said about the four-sided tower guarding in the basement of the high school.

It is said that the Four Guardians of the Tower can create the world and the rules. However, no one has been able to do it so far.

Now that the old four-sided defense tower has been broken, he can create a new one.

But, can I really play the role of the Four Guardians? And how can I find the four who meet the requirements?

Switching positions, noble and cheap, positive and negative, fork in the road. Is this how he wants to find it?

Jiang Lai was confused for a moment, then he looked up and saw the figure in front of him - standing beside him was his best friend from the world of magic, his family from the world of science, and his temporary brother.

Further away, he seemed to be able to see Geto Suguru and the little fox in Tokyo, Ieiri Shoko, Nanami Kento, Otsutsuka Yuta, as well as the Fuhuro Nagisa Group, the Zenin Sisters, the Cursed Spirit Yanxiang... and many more people and cursed spirits.

Deep in his memory, he recalled the interactions with his conceptual family members thousands of years ago, and remembered their understanding and respect at that time.

All the real and imagined scenes turned into a glimmer and flashed through my mind.

At this moment, Jiang Lai seemed to realize something. He faced the distant front with a calm mind.

Too many people are obsessed with the four conditions of guarding the tower in all directions, thinking that they must be met to be qualified.

But if you really want to create a new world and a new set of rules, how can you be bound by positional changes, nobility, positive and negative, and forks in the road?

The black-haired young man stood firmly in place, his brown eyes warm and resolute. In the bright sunset, he was like an invisible monument.

Jiang Lai's eyes scanned what he could see and what he could not see, and fell into the distance.

"No matter the position."

——No matter how time and space change, feelings never change.

"No matter the rich or the poor."

——Regardless of social status, the friendship between friends remains the same.

"Unify the positive and negative."

——Unite different camps and create a common vision.

"The road merges and diverges."

——Join together all the forked roads and lead to a bright future.

This is the real four-sided tower defense.