Curse Returns: What did the human-shaped wishing machine do wrong this time?

An immense fear was felt in the hearts of Ryousaku and Tengen after that cry.

A misty, faceless object gradually appeared behind Alluka.

The enormous, terrifying body emitted a high-pitched, childlike cry.

A cursed power that seemed capable of corrupting the soul surged around her, and her dark features slowly opened, like an insatiable black hole, staring intently in the direction of Tianyuan.

Her gaze was icy, like a vulture locking onto its prey, awaiting its final moment of death.

Hatred, murderous intent, appetite, and protective instinct.

Various emotions flowed throughout the space along with the power of the incantation.

"Alluka..."

A sharp, halting voice uttered a somewhat sluggish murmur.

Like a lost child, helplessly unable to find their way.

Tengen casually tossed a Rubik's Cube-shaped magical artifact onto the ground.

The thing disintegrated into several pieces the moment it fell.

A large mass of viscous flesh and fascia writhed and spread like moss, and a huge single eye opened from it, dripping with bloody tears. The reflection in the eye was Alluka's body, which lay there, its fate unknown.

"Does this thing actually work?"

Looking at the terrifying, floating cursed spirit, Lu Suo was very skeptical about whether this cursed artifact called "Prison Gate" was actually effective.

Genshin was the founder of the Pure Land School of Buddhism. His technique was the barrier technique. Rōsō and Tengen were very familiar with him.

Before the group could even begin their campaign against Sukuna, Genshin, who had been summoned from the mountains, was already in much worse shape. He had sealed numerous curses within his body and passed away, becoming a cursed object.

The "Prison Gate" was delivered by one of his monks.

Genshin's original words were: "If you use your barrier techniques, you should be able to seal away such a calamity-inducing figure, right...?"

He wanted to use the cursed object he would become after his death to seal away Su Nuo.

Unfortunately, the Prison Gate can only seal one person at a time.

Lu Suo and Tian Yuan did not bother to attack Liang Mian Su Nuo.

Within a 4-meter radius of the prison gates once they open, anything can be sealed inside after being stared at by that bleeding, single eye for just one minute.

That one minute is a minute inside the biological brain.

Yumen Jiang had been staying with Tianyuan, and she thought that with Alluka on the verge of death, she would at least be able to have a minute of mental work done.

Who knew that in that instant, this enormous cursed spirit would appear out of thin air.

Logically, the timeframe for a minute in the brain should be determined by the body's owner, but does a minute count in the mind of a cursed spirit? Can this pitch-black, unidentified creature even think for a minute?

Lu Suo stared intently at the cursed spirit in the air, a hint of unease in his heart.

Blood and foam continued to spill from Alluka's throat, and the moment he breathed his last, the monster that had hatched burst forth from Alluka's body.

What followed was like a nightmare.

Before Tianyuan could react, her body was torn in different directions by an invisible force. Her features writhed under the folds of flesh, and her lips opened and closed as she gasped for breath amidst the flowing blood.

Her entire body was being kneaded like dough, with large patches of flesh and skin being torn apart, revealing the bones and fascia underneath.

One, two... countless cracks began to appear.

It felt like bones were broken, or like the oxygen had been sucked out.

"it hurts......"

A hoarse sound of pain escaped from her throat; she wanted to let out a painful whimper.

Blood droplets splattered everywhere, falling gently into the pure white space. With a scream of terror, Tianyuan was twisted into a grotesque, grotesque rope.

Lu Suo was very familiar with this process, and he had already made his escape in the very first instant.

The remaining brainless bodies, like Tengen, were twisted into ugly rope figures.

Rime was just fighting Sugawara Satoru.

Because of the six-eyed ability to see through curse power, Rime's curses were predicted by the opponent several times before he could use them.

He really disliked this feeling; he felt very frustrated while playing.

Fortunately, Sugawara no Kaku could not reverse the spell. Just as Rime was gritting his teeth and wanting to try again, a stream of scalding blood rained down on his head. He wiped the salty liquid off with his hand, only to find that Sugawara no Kaku in front of him had already been twisted into the kind of rope doll he had seen before.

"Alluka?"

Rime turned around and saw that after the barrier shattered, a huge, semi-transparent, mist-like unidentified object slowly moved towards them, cradling a small body.

Her features were like a rolling ball of black thread, and tears silently streamed down her pale face.

"Nanika, this is..."

Rime, somewhat incredulous, wanted to take a step forward.

But then countless twisted, flesh-like substances emerged from the cursed artifact behind Nanika, binding the body she was holding like a spider web.

"What happened?"

Rime didn't know what these things were. He conjured an ice blade in his hand, intending to break through the substance.

However, the fragments gradually coalesced in a very short time, taking Nanika and Alluka's bodies into it and turning them into a Rubik's Cube the size of a fist.

Countless eyes opened on the Rubik's Cube, and the air seemed to freeze, leaving Rime speechless.

A hand reached out and grasped the prison gate.

Two tears streamed down Rimei's face without her noticing.

He looked up and saw a pink-haired youth shirtless, playing with a Rubik's Cube-shaped magical artifact in his hand.

"What is this?"

His voice was as deep and sharp as ever, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression.

Ryomen Sukuna had no wounds on his body, and the so-called attack by all the sorcerers seemed like a game to him.

"I'm sorry, Lord Sukuna, it's all my fault..."

Rime lowered his head deeply and explained what had happened.

He still doesn't understand what happened. Is Alluka dead? What is Sugawara Satoru doing here? Who are those two rope figures inside whose features are no longer recognizable?

And what is this cursed tool?

"Is that so...?"

As Ryomen Sukuna looked at the blood-stained Rubik's Cube in his hand, he felt a strange surge of murderous intent boiling in his chest.

Love is born of loneliness, and love dies in loneliness.

Just as Alluka is born unable to understand hatred, Sukuna is also unable to feel love.

An absolute powerhouse, and the loneliness that comes with it, because no one taught him what love is.

He couldn't understand how such a strange existence could exist inside the body of such a weak creature that would die at the slightest touch.

They are lonely outcasts, yet they are also unique blood relatives.

They are truly a strange pair of brothers.

A strong wind blew by, and rumbling thunder echoed in the sky. A piece of white paper, half-wet, drifted by in the wind.

Ryomen Sukuna reached out and took the paper. The words on it were crooked and illegible; you couldn't recognize what it said unless you looked closely.

"Let's go."

He casually tossed the paper into the drizzle, his tall figure walking away into the distance.

"Where...are we going?"

Rime followed cautiously behind him.

"There are too many small fry; it's time to clean them up."

In the pitch-black world, a sound as loud as thunder suddenly rang out.