Chapter 45
"How can there be so many cursed spirits?! Even if they were attracted by a top-grade cursed artifact, this is completely illogical!"
Faced with this massive surge of cursed spirits, Fushiguro Megumi was extremely taken aback, but still managed to summon the [Jade Dog] by bringing her fingers together, relying on her instinctive fighting ability.
"Isn't that illogical?"
"I've never experienced this kind of battle before," asked Kazuma Hatori, who had never been in one before.
He had previously been guided by Wu to quickly reach the level of a Level 1 Spellcaster, but in the two subsequent missions, various [human-caused] accidents occurred, leaving him completely unaware of the concept of "reasonably attracting spell spirits."
Fushiguro Megumi looked at Hagoromo Kazuma and choked up for a moment: "…………"
I almost forgot, when Gojo-sensei first brought the other person to his house, he was just a level four sorcerer who knew absolutely nothing about sorcery...
"Huh, are there a lot of those cursed spirits? To be honest, I can't see anything right now..."
Standing on the other side of Fushiguro Megumi, Itadori Yuujin raised his hand and scratched his hair, looking a little embarrassed.
Fushiguro Megumi looked at Itadori Yuujin, and choked a second time: "..."
Fukuhei was speechless: "Then why did you follow me here? Go back to the hospital!"
While ordinary people can see curses when they are dying, or under certain special circumstances... it is clear that he is not yet at the point of death, so it is only natural that Hisahito Itadori, as an ordinary person, cannot see the curse.
"Ah, but seeing how nervous you all are, I wanted to help out."
Yuji Itadori blinked, looking utterly innocent.
He ran out of the hospital with Kazuma Hatake and Megumi Fushiguro, but as an ordinary person, he couldn't see the presence of the cursed spirit at all, and could only vaguely feel a pressure.
"A curse can only be dispelled with another curse,"
After explaining this, Fushiguro Megumi pointed to the path behind him that had not yet been surrounded by the cursed spirits, indicating that he should hurry back before the cursed spirits completely surrounded them!
"We appreciate your kindness, but you should go back to the hospital to take refuge and absolutely, absolutely do not come out!"
Seeing that Hisahito Itadori began to obediently rush back, Fushiguro Megumi immediately withdrew his outstretched hand and instead held his index and middle fingers together in front of him.
"[Born of darkness, darker than black, cleansing away all filth and defilement]."
The tent, deliberately avoiding the hospital building and only covering the square, quickly descended from the sky, enveloping Kazuma Hatake, Megumi Fushiguro, and all the cursed spirits surging towards them.
Yuji Itadori was a step slower, but he passed through the invisible dark curtain with remarkable ease, without encountering any obstacles.
"I'm sorry, Kamo-sensei, the situation was urgent and I didn't have time to discuss it with you. The [tent] I just created is a bit special. It's a trade-off between allowing ordinary people to enter and exit and preventing those with cursed spirits and sorcerers from leaving."
Fukuro Megumi, who had put down his hand, looked solemn. The two jade dogs, one white and one black, had already rushed towards the nearest insect-shaped cursed spirit, and sprayed out a large amount of dark purple liquid as they bit.
This also means that they were also imprisoned in the [tent] along with this group of cursed spirits, until they voluntarily broke the [tent].
The two-faced Sukuna finger that broke the seal was on him, which also meant that all the cursed spirits would be attracted into the [tent], but not allowed to leave—in this way, the ordinary people who were still in the hospital could be protected to the greatest extent.
“It’s alright. If Hui says this situation is illogical, then it means it’s [man-made].
You have found a Level 3 [Corpse Reanimation Curse Spirit].
[Enter battle: Yes/No.]
yes.
You have found a Level 3 [Centipede Curse Spirit].
[Enter battle: Yes/No.]
yes.
You have found a level 2 [Worm Curse Spirit].
[Enter battle: Yes/No.]
yes.
You found it...
The pop-up windows in front of him dripped like water, then quickly dissipated one after another with a slight thought from Kazuma Hatake. Holding the gun with both hands, he fired with extremely precise accuracy at the oncoming cursed spirits with a steady frequency of trigger pulls. The exploding, twisted chunks of flesh, mixed with bodily fluids, instantly covered the ground.
Mutterings accompanied by wails rose and fell amidst the constant barking of dogs and gunshots. A heavy stench permeated every inch of the dim space, turning it into some kind of peculiar slaughterhouse, or another kind of terrifying purgatory.
However, there were still too many cursed spirits. The continuous activation of caused Yuqu Kazuma's curse power to quickly run out. Even with the [Curse Power Crystals] dropped after defeating them as a supplement, it was not something that could be completely eliminated in a short time.
The key issue is that Fushiguro Megumi had just returned from exorcising several cursed spirits at Sugisawa Third High School, and his cursed power had not been restored at all. He was already struggling to hold on, as he needed to use physical techniques for defense and counterattack, and was about to be swallowed up by the surging cursed spirits!
Kazuma Hatori quickly turned his gun around, intending to kill the cursed spirit that was approaching Fushiguro Megumi first!
"Fu Hei—!"
A flying kick sent the monster that was about to bite off Fushiguro Megumi's throat flying. It turned out that Itadori Yuujin, who should have gone to the hospital to hide, had returned!
"Idiot, what are you doing back here?!"
Fushiguro Megumi's eyes widened—the [tent], which had been specially designed to allow Itadori Hisahito to escape, was now unable to stop him from entering!
"I can't just leave you here facing danger while I sit here in the hospital waiting!"
With his exceptional physical abilities, Itadori Yuujin could easily knock down a cursed spirit with a single punch. Even if he couldn't exorcise the cursed spirit, he could at least give Fushiguro Megumi a moment to catch her breath.
"And what's more! As soon as I entered this area, I could see! The cursed spirits you mentioned!"
Despite the constant barrage of cursed spirits that kept being knocked down and then charging back, Yuujin Itadori shouted loudly at Megumi Fushiguro, enunciating each word clearly.
"Nonsense, you're really about to die now, of course you can see the curse!"
Fushiguro Megumi hastily wiped the blood from her forehead. Even though she was grateful to the other party for coming back to save her, she was so angry that she was about to say something reckless. She told Itadori Yuujin to leave quickly.
"Those cursed spirits will only come after your finger. You'll be fine if you leave here!"
"Why are these cursed spirits targeting that finger?"
Yuujin Itadori continued to question him loudly, while constantly punching away the cursed spirits that were approaching Fushiguro Megumi, giving him the opportunity to concentrate on controlling [Jade Dog].
Seeing that Fushiguro Megumi was alright, Hatori Kazuma breathed a sigh of relief.
"Because consuming it will grant you even greater magical power!"
Fushiguro Megumi could hardly understand why this guy would deliberately come looking for death. He was also incredibly stubborn and wouldn't leave. In this emergency, she could only try to reason with him, and even her speaking speed increased considerably.
"Alright, hurry up and leave. Even if you can see the cursed spirit now, you can't exorcise it. You'll die sooner or later!"
"If I eat that finger, I can gain magical power, right?" Yuujin Itadori's eyes lit up. "Give me that finger, Fushiguro!"
Fukuro Megumi gasped and glared at him.
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Hearing this, Kazuma Hatori, who had been listening to their conversation intermittently, immediately and forcefully interrupted.
"No, Hui, give me that finger."
"…………"
Fushiguro Megumi quickly turned her head and glared at Hatake Kazuma, her expression quite obvious.
What nonsense are you spouting? You don't want some too, do you?!
"Don't worry, I have enough spell crystals to eat right now."
Kazuma Hatori understood the meaning behind Fushiguro Megumi's expression and calmly explained, which earned him an even more speechless reaction from Fushiguro Megumi, as if she had suddenly remembered that this person usually ate random things.
“But if we assume that this accident was [man-made], it means that the breaking of the seal on the finger was also not a coincidence. And you also said that even a top-grade cursed artifact could not attract so many cursed spirits.”
"So, I guess the enemy probably wants to do something with this finger. Or, even if they just want to steal it,"
After quickly firing the last few shots at the nearest cursed spirit, Kazuma Hatake put away the [Blood-Swept Fighting Spear] and, in the fleeting gap in the attack window, stretched out his empty hand towards Megumi Fushiguro, gesturing for him to throw his finger over.
Fushiguro Megumi, who was still hesitating whether to do as instructed, saw that the black-haired youth had even given up attacking, so she no longer hesitated to take the finger out of her pocket and throw it at Hagoromo Kazuma!
The moment Kazuma Hatake caught the finger, he put it into his game inventory, where he wouldn't reveal anything.
Immediately afterwards, he waved his hand and sprayed out a large amount of blood droplets, so much so that it almost blocked everyone's view—with that amount of blood loss, an ordinary person would have died long ago!
But he's a player.
Having just acquired the items, and adding the ones that Satoru had helped him collect earlier, Kazuma Hatori spent most of his [Curse Power Crystals] to instantly replenish his Curse Power, only to empty it all in the next instant, leaving his stamina bar suddenly at rock bottom.
!
The blood droplets that splattered in the air immediately solidified, then exploded into countless tiny, fast-moving blood bullets that were able to precisely bypass Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuujin, piercing through the horde of cursed spirits surrounding them at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!
In response to this attack, the wailing of the cursed spirits rose and fell in unison, like wild grass bent low by a strong wind, their rise and fall happening in the blink of an eye.
Only three people remained standing.
Both Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuujin were stunned and stood frozen in place, completely unable to process what had happened.
Currently activated skill:
: Converts cursed power and stamina into compressed blood, which explodes into countless blood projectiles to attack multiple targets. The more cursed power and stamina converted, the higher the damage dealt.
Only then did Kazuma Hatake lower his hand and coldly finish the sentence.
"I will never let the enemy have their way."
—As the corpses of the cursed spirits turned to dust, the [tent] that had trapped them gradually dissipated, revealing a star-studded night sky.
Yuji Itadori's eyes sparkled as he stared at Kazuma Hagoromo with utter admiration.
"Teacher! Kamo-sensei is so cool!"
Even Fushiguro Megumi slumped her shoulders and sat on the ground, almost exhausted.
"We're saved..."
What terrifying destructive power that technique of Kamo-sensei possesses!
If we follow Kamo-sensei's guess, is it possible that an enemy is using a top-grade cursed artifact as bait to unleash a wave of cursed spirits to attack them...? Could it be that even the sudden breaking of the seal was part of the enemy's plan?
"...Call Wu and tell him to come pick us up as soon as possible."
The air was silent for a moment. Fukuro Megumi, who was deep in thought, heard the black-haired youth speak in a very low voice.
"I might need to sleep for a while..."
When he looked up, he saw the other person sway for a moment, then suddenly fall forward, only to be caught in his arms by Hisahito Itadori – and then fall into a deep coma.
"Kamo-sensei!?"
[Attention! Your current stamina is too low!]
[Attention! Your current stamina is too low!]
[Attention! Your current stamina is too low!]
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