Chapter 146 Chapter 146 Mist, Superpowers, and Special-Grade Curse Spirits...
"Oh my God, these things are so ugly that they hurt my eyes." Yosano Akiko couldn't help complaining while fighting with a chainsaw.
Saionji Tameon pulled the bowstring and shot an arrow, sweeping across a large area.
Compared with the two of them, Odasaku and his two companions were in a much more miserable state. They could only dodge by relying on their predictive ability and combat experience. Dazai Osamu even hid directly behind the two ladies, appearing to be cheering them on.
Sakaguchi Ango, whose complexion had just recovered a little, raised his glasses and calmly concluded, "This won't work. Ordinary bullets and physical force can't harm the cursed spirits, and there are too many of them."
Out of the thick fog emerged all kinds of bizarre cursed spirits, as if some terrifying thing was chasing them. These special creatures, which usually showed off their power and played with ordinary humans in the palm of their hands, finally felt the emotion of fear and fled in a swarm towards Yokohama.
Yes, Yuyin could tell that they did not regard her as hostile targets, but as obstacles that they had no time to avoid on the way to escape. Perhaps she could easily destroy a single cursed spirit, but with such an endless number coming one after another, even if she expanded her domain or opened a barrier, the consumption would not be small.
She gathered herself and pointed at the slightly damaged detective agency building and said, "You guys, hurry upstairs. I'll cover you downstairs."
Since these cursed spirits seemed to be just running away, as long as they avoided and hid in high places, they should not chase them, Yuyin made a judgment based on her experience.
Once everyone reached the upper floors, the cursed spirits had indeed not followed them in, even after sensing the presence of living humans. To be on the safe side, Yuyin had also set up a simple barrier at the first floor entrance to prevent any cursed spirits from getting lost or entering by mistake.
"How come there are so many of those ghost things that I see from time to time?" Tanizaki Junichiro opened the curtains to look outside. He couldn't help shivering and quickly closed them again. Although there was a big hole in the wall of the corridor, it could not play its original protective role at all.
"We're back!" Dazai Osamu strode into the house through the hole in the wall. He glanced at Tanizaki and Miyazawa Kenji inside the house, "Where's Kunikida~"
"Congratulations on returning safely!" Miyazawa smiled broadly and naturally. Tanizaki pointed behind him and said, "I'm fixing the equipment. What's going on out there? Why are those monsters rioting?"
The members of the detective agency are used to asking Ranpo or Dazai Osamu when they have problems. Now that Edogawa Ranpo is not here, they can only ask Dazai Osamu, the brain.
"Tanizaki, you really asked the wrong person this time?" Dazai Osamu threw the topic to Saionji and Sakaguchi Ango. "Only our client and Mr. Sakaguchi Ango of the Special Ability Department know the truth about this matter."
Sakaguchi Ango's face was pale as he explained to his partner, "Those monsters are cursed spirits, born from human negativity and capable of harming humans. As for this unusual riot..."
"Let me explain," Yuyin had been silent since going upstairs, pondering the details of this drastic change. Now that she had figured it out, she took the initiative to speak. "In this situation, it seems that a particularly powerful special-grade cursed spirit has appeared. I suggest that you contact the Curse Association, Mr. Ango. If Shibusawa Ryuhiko's ability hasn't blocked the Curse Association's ability to discover cursed spirits, then the appearance of such a major cursed spirit should have necessitated the urgent dispatch of a special-grade curser."
This was a big deal for her. If it was Senior Gojo who came, it would be fine. But if it was some other sorcerer she was not familiar with or had a bad relationship with, the fact that she was still alive might be revealed to those rotten oranges at the top of the Jujutsu Association.
Yuyin really doesn't want to be tied down by this, and hopes that Mr. Ango will contact the Jujutsu Association. Not only is it because everyone has their own expertise, and special-grade cursed spirits require special-grade sorcerers to deal with them (although she is already a special-grade one here), but she also wants Yokohama to take the initiative to make a request, and it would be best if they could send Senior Gojo to provide support.
Although Yuyin didn't fully understand what he said, Sakaguchi Ango, who worked in intelligence, immediately understood it. "Okay, I'll contact them and ask them to send their best sorcerers for emergency support."
Yuyin and Sakaguchi Ango exchanged a glance, then turned to the others at the detective agency and instructed, "Mr. Ango's safety is in your hands. As for those cursed spirits, or what you call monsters, ordinary physical attacks cannot harm them, including guns and ammunition." She glanced at the gun in Odasaku's hand, "and the same applies to cold weapons that deal physical damage."
Yosano Akiko raised her hand when she heard this: "I noticed that Odasaku's shooting didn't hurt any monsters just now, but I was able to hurt those monsters with my chainsaw. Why is that?"
"It's the effect of superpowers. Superpowers themselves are a special kind of energy. They can damage or counteract the attributes of cursed spirits. For example, Ms. Yosano's healing power can attack cursed spirits by attaching itself to the tools it touches, causing damage. I imagine Dazai-san's [No Longer Human] also has this effect, but his power requires physical contact. In other words, he needs to actually punch the cursed spirit with his bare hands to produce a similar destructive effect to [Nullify]."
Hearing Yuyin's vivid metaphor, everyone couldn't help but imagine the scene in their minds. Dazai Osamu couldn't help but shudder and complained loudly: "I don't want to touch that disgusting thing."
Yuyin ignored him and continued to tell everyone in the detective agency the key points they needed to pay attention to: "As for purely auxiliary abilities, such as Odasaku's foresight, they cannot affect instruments or cursed spirits, so they cannot cause damage with their abilities."
"I see," Odasaku nodded calmly, "It seems that offensive abilities like Atsushi and Kyoka's are more useful against cursed spirits."
"But you don't need to worry too much. Those cursed spirits are probably fleeing because they're afraid of the super-level pressure. As long as you don't deliberately provoke them, you should be fine if you stay here. I've set up a barrier downstairs to reduce the possibility of cursed spirits accidentally entering."
Hearing this, Tanizaki Junichiro breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully, "Fortunately, Naomi is not here. You don't have to worry about this."
"Okay, that's all the important points to note," Yuyin clapped her hands and turned her attention to the familiar Odasaku and Dazai Osamu. "Now I need a driver and someone to show me the way."
Odasaku naturally responded to her request, but Dazai Osamu crossed his arms and jokingly said, "Let me accompany you to fight a special-grade cursed spirit, seriously?"
*
"Hmm~ This power is truly magnificent and beautiful, and incredibly powerful. If I had dodged even a second later, I would have followed my free will and traveled to another world."
Gogol, who had moved Fyodor hundreds of meters away, settled down on a tall building. He tidied up his clothes that had been hit by the power of the special curse spirit, and turned to complain to his friend next to him.
His friend, Fyodor, smiled as always. "I didn't expect the results to be so good. It's beyond my wildest dreams. The original plan was to obtain a crystal with a nullifying ability from either Dazai Osamu or Saionji Gyoon, and then combine it with the crystal left by Shibusawa Ryuhiko to create a special point."
Gogol showed a look of understanding: "Dazai Osamu is at the detective agency. My friend, you don't want to confront them and expose yourself for the time being. Instead, you chose to test Miss Saionji first."
Fyodor blinked. "Of course, I don't deny that this choice was made for exploratory reasons. Earlier, when I was gathering intelligence from the curse masters in the Curse World, that strange monk suddenly approached me and told me that if I used this, I could achieve my heart's desire. It was obvious he wanted to use me, but I was genuinely curious about the ultimate power of the Curse World and whether I could harness it."
"You saw it, huh." The two of them looked into the distance, at that special space within a special space. "If I weren't a space-based esper, this escape trick would have failed~"
Fyodor shrugged, unfazed by this blatant calculation. "This is one of their tests. If you don't have the ability to match their ambition, you won't be able to leave alive, and you won't be qualified to stand before them and propose a second cooperation."
His gaze fell on a certain street, and he said meaningfully: "The stage has been set, now we invite the leading actors to take the stage."
*
Tamane asked Odasaku to open the roof of the car, and she shot arrows from it to clear the cursed spirits blocking the road. Odasaku was responsible for stepping on the accelerator to the bottom and speeding to the destination at a speed close to 180 per hour, while Dazai Osamu was responsible for, uh, cheering up the atmosphere.
"Beautiful!" Dazai Osamu applauded. It was unclear whether he was praising Saionji's arrow that swept through the enemy just now, or Odasaku's 90-degree right-angle drift at super high speed.
In order to save arrows, Yuyin no longer uses physical arrows. Instead, they are condensed with spiritual power. They are mainly natural, pollution-free, environmentally friendly and do not need to be recycled.
"Dazai-san, please pay attention to your sides and back."
Dazai Osamu spread his hands and said, "I can't help it. I'm just a weak civilian."
Yuyin chuckled, "I don't believe you." "I've temporarily enchanted your gun and Mr. Oda's gun. It's not good for dealing with special-grade cursed spirits, but it's no problem for dealing with ordinary ones. You don't like fighting with bare hands, but this can at least protect you. Besides..."
Dazai Osamu naturally took over the conversation: "Besides, the closer we get to our destination, the fewer cursed spirits there are, right?"
"That's right," Yuyin nodded. "When I enter the territory of that special-grade curse spirit, you should leave instead. Stay far away. We don't know what kind of special energy this new curse spirit has. If it's a large-scale indiscriminate attack, even I can't guarantee that I can stop it all."
Dazai Osamu pretended to be exaggerated: "Wow~ It's so dangerous, and you still asked us to come and get you."
Odasaku became worried upon hearing this: "It's so dangerous, Miss Saionji, can you handle it alone?" If it weren't for his special abilities and excellent marksmanship being useless in dealing with cursed spirits, Odasaku would never have agreed to such an arrangement.
"Uh-huh, who said she was alone?"
There was the sound of soft footsteps, followed by a strange male voice suddenly interrupting.
"who?!"
Odasaku and Dazai's first reaction was that the enemy was attacking. The person who could appear so suddenly was most likely the clown magician. Odasaku subconsciously stepped on the accelerator and turned the steering wheel to throw the other party out of the car, while Dazai was already reaching for his pistol.
"Don't worry, they are one of us!" Yuyin hurriedly stopped them.
"Yes, I am one of you~"
Yuyin couldn't help but hold her forehead: "Senior, can you change the way you come out?"
"No."
The tall man standing firmly on the roof of the carriage shrugged. He took off his sunglasses, revealing a pair of eyes as beautiful as the sky. "Gojo Satoru, the special-grade sorcerer in charge of this exorcism."
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