The brave Simmel wants to resign

Several seconds later, he spoke again.

"The cycle of death and destruction continues, but the ritual itself... has been substantially destroyed, and the assimilation of the Heavenly Origin has completely failed."

"because....."

[The "Death Extinction Return Tour," to be precise, is a ceremony designed to extradite the entirety of Japan to the other side, facilitating the Tengen Assimilation Plan.]

The so-called ritual is actually a process of filling the entire barrier with cursed power through battles between sorcerers, curse masters, and cursed spirits.

But...nowadays—

"All the cursed spirits inside and outside the Hiroshima Barrier... have been killed by Simmel alone."

The moth murmured.

"And all the curse masters were captured alive without a single death, while the civilians were all safe..."

The completion of the ritual requires the combined efforts of ten protective barriers; geographically speaking, this is necessary to achieve the extradition.

【However....】

[A corner of the journey of the dead.]

[At this moment... it crumbles.]

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boom.....

All eyes in Hiroshima were drawn to the strange phenomenon in the heart of the city.

A beam of light roared up from the heart of the city, like a long, straight sword piercing through the clouds from the dome, stretching across the heavens and the earth.

The drifting clouds receded and swirled in all directions, and the cold white light poured down, illuminating the entire city below.

Between heaven and earth, people can only see blinding light.

The residents of Hiroshima seemed to feel a fear ingrained in their genes.

But this is not the first time.

During these twelve days, such pillars of light rose up almost every day.

The innocent civilians caught in the Hiroshima barrier were initially terrified by the presence of the cursed spirit, but now...

More than a million cursed spirits, along with the barrier itself... gradually dissipated in the light.

Splash!

The figure, with its cloak swaying, walked out of the barrier against the light.

He looked back at the residents behind him, their blue hair flowing and their smiles radiant.

"Everyone, everything's alright now."

"Wait a little longer."

He smiled, putting his index finger to his lips.

"I will end all of this."

Chapter 162 [Lu Ziyun 1 vs. Yigu Youtai (Part 1)]

March 14th.

Japan.

midsummer.

Two weeks after the Death Return Journey began, the Sun Chariot issued General Rule 10: Swimmers are allowed to switch to different barriers.

The staff from the college naturally understood and took the initiative to 'change the barrier,' temporarily leaving the barrier and using the collected information to complete the communication.

Intelligence gathering has begun.

And after summarizing.

[The Aomori Barrier, overseen by Kusakabe and Meimei:]

[With around 500,000 cursed spirits, and lacking powerful ancient sorcerers and curse masters, this barrier is relatively easy to conquer.]

[The cursed spirits cannot be completely exorcised in a short time. Several curse masters were captured quickly using crow manipulation techniques, providing some protection for civilians, but the overall situation remains tense.]

[The Iwate barrier, overseen by Nanami Kento and Ino Takuma:]

Similar to the situation with the Aomori Barrier, with the help of the principal's cursed remains and the cursed spirits assigned by Natsuyuki, a certain degree of suppression was also achieved.

The focus is on other barriers.

[The Kyoto and Osaka barrier: It was managed by the Kyoto school, but because Tsukumo and Otsuko's mission happened to be near Kyoto, they entered the barrier immediately.]

The two were each responsible for one barrier, and they completed the suppression in a very short time.

Even if the cursed spirit still exists, it cannot threaten the living beings within the barrier.

As the barrier allowed entry and exit, Tsukumo chose to stay in Kyoto, while Otsuko prepared to return to Tokyo to reunite with him.

so far--

Only five barriers remain: Tokyo No. 2, Hiroshima, Kagoshima, Sendai, and Aichi.

Among them, the barriers of Kagoshima and Hiroshima were entered by Gojo Satoru and Simmel respectively.

On the twelfth day, Simmel completely cleared the Hiroshima Barrier, and now there is no longer a single curse master or cursed spirit that could possibly cause harm inside.

On the same day, Gojo Satoru completed the cleansing of the Kagoshima Barrier.

Furthermore, on the thirteenth day, the two entered the Aichi Barrier, located at the border of Tokyo and Kyoto.

—In just two days, the entire area within the barrier was once again completely cleared.

They are heading towards Tokyo.

"As expected of those two teachers..."

Upon hearing the news, both Huzhang and Fuhei broke out in a cold sweat.

The two of them managed to completely eliminate all the cursed spirits and curse masters within the three barriers in just two weeks.

If it weren't for the fact that the Cursed Spirit couldn't farm points and that the High School wouldn't kill people indiscriminately, the two of them would probably have already ended their Deathmatch and returned to the game.

Thinking of this, both Fuhei and Huzhang couldn't help but feel excited.

until--

"But there are also aspects that we should be concerned about."

Meeting the surprised gazes of Fukuro and Itajimaru, the principal spoke in a deep voice,

"There has been no news about the barriers of Sendai and Tokyo No. 2 until now."

"I think they're in trouble."

"Especially the second barrier in Tokyo, the talisman paper corresponding to the cursed spirit left by Jet was burned, which means that the special-grade cursed spirit sent to the second barrier was exorcised."

"Is that Rime?!"

Everyone immediately thought of this possibility, but the principal shook his head.

"That's what I thought at first too, but with the promulgation of [General Rule 9] on the twelfth day, we were able to see the powerful beings within different barriers."

"And within the second barrier of Tokyo... there is a player who issued General Rule Nine—"

"Lu Ziyun 1".

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[Tokyo Second Barrier]

The atmosphere here is different from other barriers.

Although the text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from a corrupted or incomplete document, it doesn't form coherent sentences or paragraphs. A direct translation wouldn't be meaningful.

Reggie from the first barrier was considered quite good even in ancient times, but he just happened to encounter the stat monster, Tiger Staff.

But within the second barrier...

An alien with a level far exceeding that of Reggie...

At his peak, he held more than 200 points.

The one who adapts fastest to the return of the dead is also the strongest in terms of fighting spirit.

[Lu Ziyun 1]

He stole the show after the Death Return began, and in just three days he had completely mastered the entire barrier, with almost everyone trying to avoid him.

Because once they come into direct contact with Lu Ziyun, without exception...

All of them died.

The sorcerer in charge of this barrier...

They are second-year students at a vocational college.

Zenin Maki, Panda, and Dog Roll.

After entering the barrier, the three of them were fortunate enough to avoid the area where Lu Ziyun was located.

After successfully reuniting, they continued to search for the Cursed Master to gather intelligence, and soon discovered the existence of Lu Ziyun.

They both tried to avoid each other.

But as time went on, things got worse.

They entered the barrier to protect civilians while collecting points, but almost all the curse masters were killed by Lu Ziyun alone.

Since that's the case, the three of them had no choice but to focus on exorcising the cursed spirits and protecting the civilians.

but.....

Not provoking him doesn't mean Lu Ziyun won't come knocking on your door.

"What? You guys are supposed to be pretty good, aren't you? Why did you run away? Are all modern sorcerers as cowardly as you?"

[Tokyo Second Barrier]