Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

After he gained the power to easily break the rules, it became difficult for him to suppress his negative emotions. Now, he really wants to drag some people into his domain for judgment.

But he hasn't done that yet, because he knows that if he does it easily, some things will be irreversible.

"Sorcerers need more 'freedom'."

"Only when you make the true choice in your heart can you truly complete the transformation from an ordinary person to a sorcerer. I look forward to your metamorphosis."

Yue Ren understood his dilemma, just like himself, who had to go through this hurdle from ordinary person to sorcerer.

Everyone's situation is different. He transformed himself through his fear of death, and he also needed to understand at a specific moment how he should view this power.

"..."

The Japanese car remained silent.

Just then, Yue Ren's cell phone rang.

Take it out and open it.

The news above made the Yue people frown.

"It seems our pleasant encounter is coming to an end."

What kind of chance encounter is this? A chance encounter on my way home? Have you no shame?

"Attorney at the Japanese car dealership, you'd better watch yourself. I'm taking my leave now."

"What happened?"

Out of subconscious professional ethics, Nichisha asked this question.

"Like I said, people are not actually safe now. Something big happened in Shibuya. A special-grade cursed spirit is causing trouble."

The Yue man, who was about to leave, turned around, raised his phone, finished speaking, and left.

The Japanese car instinctively followed closely behind, but by the time he reached the main street, he had already lost sight of the Yue man, while an emergency news flash was being broadcast on a large screen not far away.

"Shibuya has been attacked by a creature resembling a giant monster, and thousands have died!"

On the large screen, a grotesque monster, seemingly composed of countless guns, was slowly moving, and around it, the government had even deployed fighter jets.

Nichiche stared blankly at the scene, sweat unconsciously trickling down his forehead.

"This is... a cursed spirit?"

Disaster has struck, and no one can remain unscathed. Faced with this sudden turn of events, Ri Che, an ordinary person who had just been pulled onto the bus, was in a state of utter confusion.

......

"What's the situation in Shibuya?"

While leaping between buildings, Yue Ren contacted the local authorities to learn more about the situation.

The weapon spirit has reappeared, which means that Ryouso is preparing to take action again. What is his purpose... to deal with Gojo Satoru? To ambush Itadori? Both are quite possible.

"The higher-ups discovered the trail of the curse master Xia Youjie, and the high school dispatched first-class sorcerers such as Nanami, Kusakabe, Mingming, and Inu-maki to exorcise it. However, just as they arrived in Shibuya, the cursed spirit suddenly appeared. Moreover, for some reason, it seemed to be a physical entity and began a large-scale massacre in the city. Mr. Gojo Satoru is now on his way."

"I went there too. Who's still at the vocational college now?"

"Maki and Panda from the second year, and all four first-year students are here..."

"...It's terrible, Koshihito! I just received news from 'The Window': a massive tsunami has struck Yokohama, and a creature resembling a cursed spirit has appeared in the sea. Giant, movable plants have suddenly appeared around Shinjuku and are injuring people; they also show signs of a cursed spirit."

Ijichi, who had just been explaining the situation, suddenly became anxious.

"..."

"Principal Nightmoth's orders are for you to go to Yokohama immediately; other areas will be left to others."

Attacking three regions simultaneously, are you trying to divert our forces here? Tch...

It must be admitted that this tactic has a good first-mover advantage to some extent, but the opponent does not have many combat forces available. Aren't they afraid of being defeated one by one?

"Okay, but remember, someone needs to stay with Tiger Knott. I'm afraid they might be targeting Tiger Knott."

"Understood, I will report it."

It's over thirty kilometers away; even at his speed, it would take him twenty minutes to get there.

These guys' target is either Xia Youjie or Huzhang...

Xia Youjie has Wujiao Wu, and Huzhang has Zhang Xiang, Fushiguro, and Maki. There shouldn't be any problem with the few people around Ryosaku.

With this comfort in mind, Yue Ren sped off to Yokohama.

Shibuya.

As Gojo Satoru, who had just arrived, looked at the "tent" covering most of the city, his expression gradually became serious.

I just tried it, and it's another "account" specifically designed for "Gojo Satoru".

This is really troublesome. Yue Ren wasn't there this time, and I didn't leave behind any magical artifacts with special effects. What a miscalculation...

Just then, his phone rang. Gojo Satoru opened it and saw that it was a message from Echigo.

Gojo Satoru smiled slightly.

So that's how it is. Dispersing our forces is indeed a good strategy, but can it really succeed? Cursed spirits...

Well then, since everyone's putting in so much effort, let's show some real skills, otherwise we'll get scolded again when we get back.

As he spoke, Gojo Satoru pulled off the black blindfold covering his eyes, revealing his dazzling "six eyes."

The interior of the "tent".

Countless cursed spirits are rampaging through the streets, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake, while the enormous body of the spear cursed spirit is being guarded by countless other cursed spirits like a king.

The cursed spirit's body moved slowly forward, and any creature that entered its 500-meter range was now completely dead.

Above its head, there was a figure constantly looking around. If a Yue person saw it, they would recognize it as a water clock.

Countless cursed spirits are obeying orders and searching for something.

"Gojo Satoru is probably already outside. How long will it take for your attack to be ready?"

Da da da—

The sound of gunfire rang out, and the sound was automatically translated into words that the water clock could understand.

In this fully unfolded state, it cannot use ordinary language.

"Five minutes. The number of cursed spirits we just plundered isn't enough. The dead humans, plus your cursed power, will take another five minutes."

"Hurry up, we'll be in big trouble if that guy gets in."

Louhu, who had fought with Gojo Satoru, knew exactly what kind of person that guy was. The plan was simply to keep him in this place for a long enough time, so there couldn't be any mistakes.

"clear!"

Once the attack is ready, there's no need to worry about those cowardly creatures hiding in the shadows. Hehehe... Humans, feel the curse!

Inside an underground building not far away, highly skilled sorcerers who had been sent ahead of time were gathered, and behind them was a group of residents who were still in shock.

"That guy seems a bit off. The surrounding spirits are decreasing, being absorbed little by little by that massive body. Besides searching, it seems to be preparing something..."

With her eyes closed, Mingming was uttering information, clearly using her own techniques to gather intelligence.

The next moment, Mingming opened her eyes.

"The crow was killed within a radius of about 500 meters. That's outrageous."

"The cell phone signal was completely blocked, and all contact with the outside world was cut off. Without logistics personnel to take care of these ordinary people, it would be very dangerous."

They came to capture Xia Youjie as planned, but before they even saw him, a huge guy suddenly appeared outside and started indiscriminately using area-of-effect (AOE) firepower. Even these level-one mages were at a loss for what to do.

With the large crowd around them and the "tent" that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, they realized that they had fallen into a well-prepared ambush.

"We don't know where Xia Youjie is right now. My suggestion is to prioritize escorting the people away from here."

As the rational member of the team, Nanami quickly analyzed the priorities of the situation.

"Agreed. Absorbing a cursed spirit is never a good thing. It might be preparing some kind of special attack. Waiting rashly without corresponding intelligence support is a very dangerous thing."

Kusakabe felt a chill run down his spine, a very ominous premonition. Every time something like this happened, it was never a good thing. All he wanted now was to get it over with as quickly as possible.

"Mr. Gojo should be on his way too. Prioritizing his own safety is probably the best course of action."

"In that case, let's get started and get everyone out of the barrier..."

"kelp!"

On the other side, not far from them, Xia Youjie was also hiding.

At this moment, he felt like a million grass mud horses were galloping through his mind, and he didn't know how to face the current situation.

That huge guy really gave him a big surprise after not seeing him for a few days.

Upon seeing that guy again, knowing that the other party was quite strong, he immediately used his full strength.

But then something happened that he couldn't understand.

The released cursed spirit was actually "plundered" after being hit by that guy's special bullet?

Literally, it seems that the guy, whether due to an increased level or something else, can directly bring a cursed spirit under his control by firing a special projectile. Although one can sense a clear process of plundering through cursed power, the higher the level of the cursed spirit, the longer it takes.

But this had already given him a real fright. In order to protect the high-level ones, many of the low-level ones had been plundered, about a hundred or so.

The cursed spirits around it now are mostly Xia Youjie's stockpile. It's only because he retrieved them in time that things got really messy.

This has led him to be somewhat hesitant to act rashly, and he can only adjust his strategy and analyze the intelligence first.

This cursed spirit seemed to be his natural nemesis, completely negating all the advantages of his "cursed spirit manipulation technique".

It was alright before, even though the advantage in quantity was reduced, there was still something we could do with the advantage in quality. But this time, he actually pulled off such a big surprise.

Wu should be arriving soon, let's wait a bit, or should we go find Wu...?

Higher vocational college.

As arranged by Principal Yagami, Itadori, Maki, and Kouji head to Shinjuku to exorcise the cursed spirit that appeared there.

"What exactly happened? Why were so many places suddenly attacked?"

"I don't know, but the key is that it was chosen at such a particular time; there must be something wrong with that."

When the group arrived, the neon lights of Kabukicho were still flashing, but there was no one there anymore.

An overturned vending machine, a crushed GG sign, and occasional dark red marks on the ground.

There was no attack on the giant tree as reported in the intelligence.

"Search separately."

Maki took "Zangetsu" from Fushiguro's hand.

"Sign out when you find it; don't go it alone."

Huzhang nodded, his fist clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Although there were no traces of human activity around, the bloodstains scattered all around spoke volumes.

"I followed Tiger Stick."

Zhang Xiang stood beside him.

As he handed Maki-senpai's sword to her, Fushiguro pulled out another katana from his shadow. This was prepared for him by Yue Ren, and now he had no reason to refuse.

Kugizaki took the axe hammer off his shoulder, its blade gleaming coldly under the neon lights.

"Kugizaki and Fushiguro will be in one group, and Junpei will be with me."

"clear!"

Shunpei followed behind them, his hands in his pockets, but the shikigami had already appeared behind him.

The crowd dispersed.

Tiger Stick and Zhang Xiang walked together, heading east along the main road.

Most of the shop windows on both sides of the street were shattered, and the mannequins inside were lying crookedly. Judging from the marks, they must have been hit directly by something huge, which made the two of them dare not let their guard down.

The sound of their footsteps echoed through the empty street, making the environment even more eerie.

After walking about two hundred meters, the pupa stopped, and the swelling also subsided.

Although there seemed to be no one in front of them, but—

"They're here."

Zhang Xiang's voice was very low, and his eyes were fixed straight ahead.

The same was true for Itadori. The oppressive feeling made him tense up, and he clenched his fists and assumed a posture, adjusting the finger-shaped short sword in his right hand to its optimal state.

Something was moving in the darkness at the end of the street.

It wasn't a person, it was a flower. Behind it grew enormous, twisted, slow-growing, wild plants.

Snake-like vines sprouted from the buildings on both sides, blocking off the entire street.

The vines were covered in white flowers with large petals that resembled individual faces. The centers of the flowers were black, revealing a disgusting interior that formed eerie smiles.

Hana-no-Kami's figure emerged from behind the flower vines.

With one hand in his pocket, Itachi sent the message.

"The vessel for Sukuna".

The sudden "meaning" that entered their minds made their pupils shrink. This feeling of not understanding the language but having their brains automatically know the meaning made them feel nauseous.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhang Xiang took a step forward and blocked Hu Zhang's path.

"This guy is strong, step back."

Tiger Staff didn't back down; he stood behind Zhang Xiang, his fists clenched even tighter. "No, we'll go together."

Zhang Xiang glanced at him, and the latter's firm gaze made him understand. Then he smiled slightly.

"it is good."

In that brief moment, the guy on the other side had already made a move.

The vines moved, their growth rate suddenly skyrocketing, like hundreds of snakes lunging at once, so fast that the air seemed to shriek.

In contrast, the hands of the person in the bloated position were already clasped together, and blood beads exploded, instantly triggering "Blood Piercing".

The flower vine struck the bloodline and was pierced directly. The expansion phase shifted the aiming direction, and the bloodline began to cut horizontally like a laser, at an extremely fast speed.

Hua Yu instinctively raised her arms to block, but was swept away by the immense force.

At the same time, Huzhang had already bypassed the piercing plants, gathered magical power in his fist, and blasted it towards Huayu.

Then he heard laughter.

"Hehehe..."

It wasn't Hua Yu's voice; it came from behind.

It was very light and short, like ice cubes colliding in a glass.

"There are still people!"

The two were startled and were about to turn around to deal with the situation, but it was too late.