Chapter 183
The road was extremely quiet, with no other pedestrians except for the occasional passing vehicle.
Satoru finally returned from his business trip today, and it was another rare private time for the two of them. Instead of taking a private car home, Kazuma Hatori planned to take a detour and walk to a nearby station, then take a bus and slowly make his way back.
Besides, he hadn't held the cat-like creature, Wu, in a long time... He took the opportunity to pet it a little longer, hehe.
Kazuma Hatori managed to maintain a serious demeanor on the surface, while secretly scheming and secretly enjoying himself—but Gojo Satoru saw right through him from the very beginning.
This kid is so stupid, he can't hide anything at all. I have to make him try his best to pretend that he didn't notice anything at all.
The pure white kitten, nestled steadily in his arms, blinked its large, round, bright blue eyes, its joyful smile revealing its indulgence.
We'll talk about it when we get back...
The thought had barely crossed her mind when the sharp hostility that suddenly approached made Wumi, who had been curled up softly in her lover's arms, instantly straighten her upper body, almost bristling and arching her back—
Kazuma Hatori immediately sensed something was wrong. With a thought, he grabbed [Karma Twins] in his hand and dodged to the side!
boom--!
As the massive impact caused the concrete to plummet rapidly, large areas of cracks immediately appeared, as if some divine punishment had descended from the sky.
But in reality, what has befallen this place is not divine punishment, but rather a calamity born from countless negative human emotions and which has become fully materialized.
Even the loud jeers from the newcomer were filled with utter mockery and contempt for Kazuma Hatori.
"Ha, you have absolutely no sense of crisis, just what I need to do to make you die...!"
When the smoke cleared, the appearance of the cursed spirit revealed was more human-like than the strange and bizarre forms that Kazuma Hatake had seen before—only its head was replaced by a combination of a pot-shaped vessel and a volcano, from which hot liquid similar to magma would occasionally spew out, splashing up sparks.
This ugly thing... looks like one of those oddly shaped NPCs in the promotional materials.
The visual impact was too strong, and the features were very obvious—Hatake Kazuma didn't remember what it was called, but he was very impressed by the volcano-shaped head and the exposed black teeth.
As for the strength of this cursed spirit...
Before she could think any further, Gomi instinctively leaned on his shoulder to steady herself, allowing Kazuma Hatake to free his hand to draw one of the [Karma Twins] and lock onto the blazing flames that were about to strike.
—Boom!
This time it was like a volcanic eruption. The crater that grew out of the wall was not large, but under Louhu's control, it was able to actively aim at Hagoromo Kazuma and erupt high-temperature flames mixed with magma without stopping!
The scorching temperature was devastating, instantly destroying everything in its path—concrete surfaces, walls, utility poles… but then it came to a halt at an invisible barrier that could not advance even half an inch further.
What blocked this attack was not only the collapsed and rebuilt space that spread from the tip of the blade; but also the pure white cat that leaped from Kazuma Hatake's shoulder to the ground, blocking him while raising its paws to release a wide range of [unrestrained] attacks.
The range of [no limit] depends on the cursed power he infuses into the spell—and the range that expands instantly at this moment is caused by Gojo Satoru using a cat-like form to create a barrier wider than a human form to protect Ichishin, and then explosively injecting cursed power.
This guy's really getting cocky and arrogant.
What do you want to do to him?
"Awooo!"
Although her body has turned into a cat, her mind and agility remain agile, making her the most powerful and adorable Gomi in the world!
Ryouko wasn't particularly surprised that the first attack was blocked by Kazuma Hatori.
Without even a moment's hesitation, swarms of fireflies flew out from the lava-filled crater, attempting to surround Kazuma Hatori and the frail, harmless white cat that could do nothing but meow—
But in the blink of an eye, it was as if a huge storm had suddenly appeared and violently swept into the center!
Even though the mosquito-like flying insects tried their best to flap their wings and escape, they were getting further and further away from their target location. Eventually, under this irresistible attraction, they all collided with each other, exploding one after another around Louhu, causing the latter to reveal an expression of astonishment.
We can't deduce this move from the light and shadow or the effects, but considering the strange shattering of space just now... could it be that this kid's technique is related to space?
The mere harmless, adorable, pure white cat, which had just meowed, was completely ignored by Louhu, who only became extra vigilant towards Hatake Kazuma.
Hmph, this really makes things convenient for him.
Seeing that Ichijin wanted to break his cat-like disguise, Gomi immediately turned her head and glanced at him, successfully stopping her lover's actions through their tacit understanding.
What if the cursed spirit immediately chooses to run away as soon as he appears?
It appears to possess the rationality to communicate normally with humans, and its curse power has reached the highest level—Gojo Satoru suspects that it obtained this information from somewhere, which explains why it chose to attack Kazuma instead of him.
As for the so-called "where," he already had a clear name in mind, but he just didn't say it out loud.
But at this moment, he took advantage of the white cat's mimicry as cover to let the enemy taste the terrible consequences of underestimating the cat—
"Ami (He)."
As Louhu charged toward Yuqu Yizhen, intending to finish him off with a flame created by a higher concentration of cursed power, the pure white cat, which did not dodge at all but instead raised its fluffy big tail, slowly raised its paw—it tried to make the gesture of [He] releasing, but to outsiders, it was just a cat raising its pink paw.
Immediately afterwards, the terrifying repulsive force transformed into dark red specks of light, emerging from the darkness, flowing and, before Louhu could react in time, burst forth with a straight beam of light even more destructive than the lava eruption earlier.
Louhu was hit squarely by the sudden beam of light, instantly coughing up a large amount of purple blood, almost unable to believe what he had just seen.
A huge, penetrating wound was completely ripped out of his chest, and thick blood gushed out in a rush.
When Louhu staggered to his feet, the purple blood that had dripped onto the ground had already congealed into a small puddle at his feet.
What... what's going on?
Louhu was still unable to recover.
It had just clearly seen Hatake Kazuma retract the short blade into his hand, seemingly also intending to engage it in close combat.
But what's with that terrifying beam of light? Is it seeing things? It looks like it's coming from the cat at the other side's feet.
Cats can use magic?!
"Hey, you..."
Louhu was so shocked that she couldn't help but make a sound, but the enemy wouldn't give her any time to talk and buy her time to recover from her injuries—the white cat really did leap up in Louhu's wide-eyed eye, and even moved towards her at high speed!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
That was a fast and powerful cat punch!!
Before Louhu could figure out why a cat could fight so well, it was hit with a physical blow it had never felt before, a blow that was heavier and more severe than any it had ever experienced before!
Mimicry does not affect the use of skills. Even without the unique [Six Eyes] talent, Gojo Satoru's own combat skills are still superb, truly overwhelmingly powerful—every seemingly soft cat punch contains an irresistible and infinitely attractive force, [Azure]!
Louhu was so bewildered by the unimaginable scene and the enemy's attack that his brain was completely shut down and he couldn't figure out what was going on.
On the contrary, Wumi became more and more eager to fight, and with a spinning back paw kick, it accidentally sent Wumi flying into the distant jungle.
Oh dear, we can't let it get away.
Gomi rolled over and landed on Kazuma Hatori's shoulder. With a pat of its two front paws, both the cat and the man disappeared.
If you don't understand the reason, just create some distance!
Louhu, utterly helpless after being beaten by a cat, collapsed heavily onto the leaf-strewn ground, her face covered in blood and a piercing wound in her chest. Without a moment's hesitation, she got up and prepared to flee.
"Meow?"
A soft, drawn-out meow seemed to transform into a nightmare that Louhu could not escape.
Immediately afterwards, the cat that had caught up launched a series of cat punches, knocking Louhu to the ground again; even when it tried to release a shockwave containing blazing flames and magma to force the opponent back, it was able to pass through the scorching flames unscathed, and then delivered several more cat punches that were only visible as afterimages!
Utterly shameful, absolutely utterly shameful!!
This dignified, top-tier cursed spirit, capable of causing natural disasters, was nearly beaten to death by the cat in Kazuma Hatake's arms before even reaching him!
Why can cats use magic? Is this one of his spells?!
Regardless, unable to tolerate this humiliation, it was determined to drag both of them into its domain and kill them!
"[Domain Expansion: Iron Enclosure Encirclement] --!!"
With his hands forming a hand seal, the already enraged Louhu instantly consumed a large amount of magical power, carving out a territory of his own in this forest—a rock formation that surrounded both the sky and the earth, with crimson lava slowly flowing through every crevice of the rock walls, as if it were about to pour down on Hagoromo Kazuma and Gomi.
This wasn't the first time Kazuma Hatake had experienced the expansion of a domain, but at this moment, he no longer had the [Purified Blood] domain skill from his previous playthrough as a means of countering it.
In this playthrough, he has not triggered any missions or quests that reward him with the ability to expand his domain skills.
I haven't even obtained the skill of spell reversal yet. If I have to use the reversal spell, which constantly heals me, to withstand the expansion of this cursed spirit's domain before I can finish it off...
These thoughts immediately flashed through Kazuma Hatori's mind, but he suddenly noticed that Satoru was still inside this magma space surrounded by enemies.
He suddenly felt relieved.
Because Wu Hui's domain expands, and he is undoubtedly the strongest.
To Lou Hu's incredulous gaze, the white cat also raised a front paw, its blue eyes seemingly filled with blatant mockery.
It's as if it's saying—it's just expanding one's territory, even cats can do that.
"Meow meow meow meow, meow meow meow [Domain expansion - Boundless Void]."
In the blink of an eye, the scorching lava that had once blotted out the sky and the sealed cavern were instantly covered by an inky starry sky and nothingness.
"—"
Louhu couldn't move an inch, and even the magical power within its body seemed to freeze completely; it felt as if it were being indifferently watched by an omniscient and omnipotent eye, with endless information pouring into its brain like a thousand-foot waterfall, completely crowding out every inch of its mind that tried to spare attention.
What, what's going on?
Has it already lost in this contest?
...Just like that, you lost to a cat?
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