Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

Chapter 77 Summary and Self-Reflection

"Thank you for your hard work!"

"You killed them?"

This was the only ending Xia Youjie could think of; otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be able to talk so leisurely. The relationship between humans and cursed spirits is inherently one of life and death.

However, what Yue Ren said next shocked him, and his expression gradually became uncontrollable.

"I did kill the real guy, but three other guys came and rescued the one with the gun."

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"What do you mean... there are three other cursed spirits like that? And you actually drove them away under these circumstances?"

Xia Youjie was dumbfounded. This plot development was wrong. He thought that this thing was not something that could be found on the street. The first two were already outrageous enough, especially the one that was covered in guns. During the battle in the domain, he was dumbfounded most of the time and even doubted whether such an outrageous thing was really a cursed spirit. But now he was told that there were actually three more like this.

And this guy in front of us actually managed to keep both of them safe in such a lineup. Even Gojo couldn't be more amazing, right?

"Don't mention this to me, it's annoying to think about. We could have taken them both down, damn it. I'm just curious how those guys got here so fast. Logically, even if it was just to deliver a message, it should have taken time..."

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"Besides, I'm not as powerful as you think. If they hadn't gotten scared later on, and had really risked their lives to kill me, things wouldn't have been so simple."

That's the truth. Given that the Yue people's mana bar was almost depleted at the time, facing three calamity curse spirits working together would have been extremely dangerous.

Yue Ren looked irritated and grew angrier the more he thought about it.

This battle was absolutely outrageous.

The original plan was to take out the real person ahead of time and finish the job, but suddenly someone with a gun appeared out of nowhere.

Fine, let's play. Although its attack power is a bit high, it's not like it can't fight. I thought that once I opened the domain and locked you in, you wouldn't be able to escape. But then that thing suddenly learned to explode like a real person and directly transformed from a cursed fetus into a true cursed spirit. The key is that it also has such outrageous skills.

He was puzzled as to how this could explode. At least a real person is on the verge of death, being beaten and touching the outline of their soul. But you get ganged up on and then explode after a fusion? Is there no reasoning at all? If everyone does it like this, what's the point of fighting? I might as well pack my bags and run away.

Even if you say it's comparable, this is still too outrageous. Putting aside the fact that the sniper can't be detected, the power of that final shot is just too exaggerated.

That is, within the bounded field, if that attack had landed in the real world, the entire forest would have been wiped out instantly. Even Sukuna at his peak could only manage this much with a single Domain Opening.

I was already feeling really frustrated, but I fought back and unleashed a thousand-blade attack, plus timely exit from "Wu Yuan Sword Technique," finally managing to cripple the two guys. Just as I was about to finish them off, more reinforcements arrived.

He was curious how they got the news and rushed over in such a short time.

Moreover, during the entire battle, the other side didn't have time to call for support. He didn't have time to call for reinforcements at all. How did the other side manage to do that?

The result was the same as the war of attrition that Nima had waged. At one point, the Yue people suspected that it was all a trap that had been laid to lure them in. They wondered what they had done to deserve this. Moreover, they thought that they had not revealed their strength, so why did they need to capture them like this?

The way those people looked like they had rushed over and just wanted to leave with their companions made him feel a little relieved. But who sent the message so quickly?

Various special circumstances caused the original plan to go awry halfway through, and by the time he realized it and tried to take some action, he was already overwhelmed.

The tactical arrangement was completely wrong. It was something like this: I thought I could easily solve the problem with small skills, but then all sorts of amazing people came to the rescue and even unexpectedly used big skills to bait him out. By the time I realized what was happening, the order of my attacks was completely disrupted.

For example, if it were a real battle against a powerful enemy, it should have been released at the beginning of the battle to allow it to adapt and develop. Who would have thought that just ambushing a real person could cause so many unexpected problems? In the end, it had no choice but to be used as a smokescreen to barely hold off the enemy and give him time to finish him off.

According to the game's narration, he was tricked into using his skills by a few guys who were kiting him, which was incredibly frustrating.

"Hey, looks like you two are alright, that's a relief. But... this is too awful, hahaha... take a picture, take a picture."

The white-haired man who suddenly appeared saw his best friend lying on the ground looking miserable, and a student leaning against a book looking tired. After offering a few feigned words of concern, he took out his phone and started taking pictures like crazy.

He followed the trail after receiving Nanami's call, since the traces they had just left were quite visible, even if they weren't very large.

"6

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The reinforcements have finally arrived, but these guys who are coming to help...

The Yue people were speechless, which made them even more upset.

That's why I just can't bring myself to like this guy; how could he be in the mood to do something like this at a time like this?

Not wanting to see the other person's gloating face, Yue Ren simply spoke up.

"There were five of them in total. Besides the one we met at the beginning who could modify souls, there was another one who played with guns, one with a volcano, one related to the forest, and the last one who played with the sea..."

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As he listened to Yue Ren's words, Gojo Satoru's expression gradually became serious, especially after hearing about the volcano and the forest.

"I took down the one who modified the soul, the one who used guns, and the one related to the forest. I seriously injured them, but the other two should be fine."

"Considering their considerable strength and special attributes, I call them Calamity Cursed Spirits. They are not even in the same league as normal Special Grade ones. Moreover, the one that needs the most attention is the one with the gun. Not only can it transform into a Gundam, but it has only just evolved into a Cursed Spirit. I feel that it still has room for improvement."

When Yue Ren threw the knife blank, he hesitated about which one to kill. At first, the one with the gun was the one he felt was more threatening. But who would have thought that Zhenren would be so reckless as to mock him at this moment? He could tolerate that, so he didn't even think twice and just gave him a slash.

Although the threat remains, the Vietnamese people are not in a bad mood; at least they feel the world is much cleaner.

"As for the specific level of threat, that guy just transformed from a cursed fetus into a cursed spirit, and his ultimate move has the power to surpass your instantaneous void technique. You can imagine his strength yourself."

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"Really?"

Gojo Satoru was shocked. He knew the power of his own Instant Phantom Technique, so how could the boy say that the cursed spirit's ultimate move was stronger than his Instant Phantom Technique?

"Do you really think it's necessary to lie after you've humiliated us like this?"

That seems to make sense...

Moreover, the Yue people had seen his feint once, so it was unlikely that they misjudged its power.

Is this really something a newly created cursed spirit could achieve? To be honest, he found it hard to believe...

"Moreover, that guy is someone who exists purely for killing. That body, that attack method, if placed in a big city, would be a crisis on the level of human extinction."

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Xia Youjie added from the side, his tone somewhat self-deprecating. To be honest, compared to the guy he had just met, Rika, whom he had been desperately pursuing, was simply no match. This thing was the real weapon for slaughter.

If we consider his previous idea of ​​completely annihilating ordinary people, this cursed spirit might be the most suitable. Compared to that guy just now, humans are no different from wheat in front of a combine harvester.

"So do you understand? The situation has changed. The external threat has reached an unimaginable level. That thing is a 'weapon,' requiring a user. If things go wrong and Ryoumen Sukuna becomes that 'user,' then humanity will truly be doomed."

This is what the Yue people are most worried about. That guy can fight him to a near draw with a real person assisting him. If it were Su Nuo, who is even more skilled at killing, it would be unimaginable what would happen.

But one thing is certain: all the advantages he has built up so far will be wiped out, and everyone will suffer a terrible fate.

"Now everyone needs to take this seriously and find the other party as soon as possible to eliminate them, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

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Okay, I'll try to arrange it.

"It's not a trial, it's a necessity..."

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"Yue man! Don't be anxious, your mind is in turmoil."

The white-haired man's serious interruption startled Yue Ren, who was in a state of losing control.

This interruption in his life made him realize his own abnormality.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming his thoughts, he finally managed to clear his mind a little.

"Feel sorry..

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"It's okay, don't worry, I'm here for you."

The white-haired man smiled again, a smile that exuded a sense of security.

"Yue Ren, a true strong person is one who can quickly calm down and make appropriate decisions no matter what situation they face. In other words, one must have a resilient heart and a powerful soul. Your cultivation is not yet sufficient."

"Besides, I'm the main force. If something really happens, I'll be the first to step in. Don't worry, humanity isn't going to be wiped out in the next moment. We still have time."

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...Understood."

Gojo Satoru was indeed very capable. Not only did he keenly discover Eshito's current problem, but as the strongest, his words did temporarily soothe Eshito's fear of his own inadequacy exposed by this incident.

It also made him truly see his own inner weakness.

He gained a lot from this battle. Leaving aside the "transformation of non-action" for now, the unexpected black flash he unleashed at the end brought about a transformation in his overall strength.

However, this battle also brought his long-standing problems to the forefront.

He had a smooth journey all the way, and with his foresight, he had achieved a record of never being defeated. What he didn't realize was that his combat wisdom was entirely based on this system.

Because they know all the information about the other party, they can formulate strategies in advance and use their own advantages to defeat the enemy. It's similar to following a strategy guide to fight monsters even when you have a level and equipment advantage, with the main focus being "safety".

In other words, his battles are all guaranteed wins that anyone can win with a flick of their wrist.

But this time was different. The sudden appearance of a cursed spirit outside his intelligence range shattered this fragile "security." Its moves, timing, power... everything was beyond his expectations, plunging him into chaos as he was used to everything going according to plan.

His strength was decent, and he had done a lot of training. He managed to achieve a decent result in this battle with limited resources, but it also exposed his deepest weakness to him.

The situation was completely out of control, and his performance in such a chaotic situation was not particularly good. He even faced a life-threatening situation at one point, which gave his suppressed negative emotions an opportunity to surface.

So his loss of composure just now was actually a subconscious state of confusion after his self-anchored sense of security was shattered.

This is a normal human reaction. It's like an ordinary person going home from get off work, only to have an earthquake suddenly strike and their home collapse right in front of them. Their first reaction would be disbelief.

Fortunately, Yue Ren's character had been tempered. After Gojo Satoru's reminder, he immediately realized his problem and promptly began to reflect on himself and exercise restraint.

Perhaps he should be grateful for this battle, after all, having problems is not terrible, what is terrible is having problems without realizing it.

Now that the problem has been exposed, even if Yue Ren has to spend more effort to get used to this change and continue to strengthen his inner self, it's better than remaining arrogant until one day he suffers a brutal fall.

The truly powerful are not those who are never defeated, but those who always stand at the end.

At that moment, he gained a substantial understanding of this principle.

"But wouldn't that ruin your plan? Once that soul-controlling entity dies, the spell will be gone, right?"

Xia Youjie interjected at this moment, his tone still a little embarrassed, after all, Yue Ren had given him the opportunity to subdue a real person, but he failed to seize it.

Although there were many uncontrollable factors, he also made a lot of mistakes, the most important of which was failing to keep up with the pace.

"It's alright. I already used the spell when I encountered it, so replicating it will only take a little time."

Let's not talk about his ability to use "non-action transformation" for now, as it's difficult to explain.

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Xia Youjie was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was going on.

So that's how it is. I was just a second insurance policy.

Well... although I was a little disappointed, I quickly came to terms with it. That makes sense; who would gamble their entire plan on someone else? I was pulled onto the bus halfway through; he must have initially considered how to proceed with his plans without me.

All I could do was give a wry smile.

"Let's go back. Although there's no need to rush, there are still things that need to be done. We must consolidate our existing forces. If we continue to be so lax, we might really be picked off one by one by those guys."

Neither of them had any objections, especially Xia Youjie, whose heart was pounding with an intense desire to gain even greater power.

The life-or-death crisis he just experienced taught him a good lesson.

On the other side, at the familiar base.

As the door opened, Hua Yu's body could no longer support it and it collapsed straight down; it desperately needed rest.

"Oh dear... you've been dealt with pretty badly! I was wondering where you all went? Did you all go on a mission?"