Curse Reply: After choosing Nawa, the cursed spirit cursed me for being cruel.

"Catch...the naughty child..." she muttered as she dodged.

The three attacked relentlessly, but the ominous premonition in their hearts grew stronger and stronger. Gojo Satoru's six eyes detected that the curse power around Bai'er was flowing in an abnormal pattern.

We can't let her finish!

A fierce glint flashed in Gojo Satoru's eyes as he gathered a full-power Azure aura at his fingertips, intending to forcefully interrupt.

However, it was still too late.

Just before Gojo Satoru's fatal blow was about to strike, Bai'er suddenly stopped dodging. She hovered in mid-air, tightly clutching the tattered doll to her chest, and closed her dark eyes. The panic, grievance, and anger on her face vanished, leaving only an almost devout calm.

"Go to sleep..."

"The domain unfolds, a garden for soothing the soul."

The world around me was like a watercolor painting submerged in water, its colors fading rapidly.

The dimly lit, dilapidated school building corridors disappeared, the pale green emergency lights disappeared, and the cold cement floors and stained walls also disappeared.

Instead, there was an unusually "warm" scene.

They stood in an old-fashioned house with a late Showa era feel; the tatami floor was somewhat faded, but it was exceptionally clean.

The air was filled with the rich scent of lavender, mixed with the smell of old wood and sun-dried bedding.

In a corner of the room, an old-fashioned record player was slowly turning, playing a lullaby.

Everything seemed so peaceful, so perfect for sleeping.

Just as this heartwarming scene unfolded, an overwhelming drowsiness from the depths of their souls suddenly pressed down on their consciousness!

Gojo Satoru felt that the flow of information received by his six eyes suddenly became viscous and slow, and his brain felt like it was filled with lead, making it sluggish.

Xia Youjie's face turned pale. He felt that the connection between himself and the cursed spirit had become weaker, and the flow of cursed power that maintained the existence of the cursed spirit was also hindered by an invisible obstacle.

Duanmu Yan felt as if the inside of the armor was covered with a layer of stickiness, and the flow of energy was no longer as easy as his own.

The combination of the lavender scent and the eerie lullaby created a powerful form of mental pollution, constantly assaulting the three's mental defenses.

Bai'er was floating in the center of the room, her smiling face appearing even more eerie under the warm yellow light.

The rag doll in her arms seemed less dilapidated in this warm and cozy environment.

She swayed her body gently, as if rocking to a lullaby, her dark eyes watching the three people whose movements had become sluggish.

Then, she raised a small hand and pointed to the densely packed figures that had appeared out of nowhere in the shadows of the corner of the room.

It's a puppet.

Countless student puppets dressed in Sakura Academy uniforms, and a few teacher puppets dressed in suits or skirts, staggered out from the shadows in the corner.

Their empty eyes seemed to have been given a target at this moment, and they all stared at Gojo Satoru, Xia Youjie, and Duanmu Yan.

A melodious voice echoed within the domain, carrying the joy of a child's game, yet chilling to the bone, "Catch them, naughty children... you need to get some sleep."

Chapter 26 Troublesome Scene

"Catch them, naughty children... You need to get some sleep."

Upon hearing the command, the puppets emitted indistinct hissing sounds. No longer ignoring the three, they used their hands and feet, contorting their postures, to surround them from all directions! Their numbers were so great that they almost filled the seemingly small Japanese-style room!

The three men's expressions changed drastically!

First, there was the interference of the rule-level forced hypnosis field, which disrupted the mind and slowed down the movement; then, there was a siege by hundreds of transformed hostage puppets!

Most importantly, these puppets... are living people who can be saved! We can't kill them!

Gojo Satoru really wanted to curse, but in order to avoid turning himself into a puppet, he held back. He easily swept away the nearest student puppet with a punch, but the puppet struggled to get up again after falling and continued to pounce.

He felt his thinking getting slower and slower, while his irritability grew stronger.

This is so troublesome! How am I supposed to fight this?!

Xia Youjie commanded several cursed spirits to form a simple barrier, temporarily preventing the puppet from getting close, but the cursed spirits seemed listless within the area, and the effect was limited.

His brow furrowed, his mind racing as he tried to find a way to break free of the barrier or at least escape this unfavorable situation, but the heavy drowsiness made his thoughts stagnate, preventing him from thinking effectively.

Duanmu Yan wielded the Melting Scale Blade, using the back of the blade and the strength of his armor to push away the approaching puppets, also daring not to use any lethal moves.

Looking at those puppets with distorted faces, yet whose original youthful appearances could still be vaguely discerned, he felt anger... and helplessness.

Things became more complicated than ever before.

……

This is a powerful attack that only a very few top-tier sorcerers and spirits can unleash.

Within the domain, the caster receives a significant boost and a guaranteed hit, making it overwhelmingly powerful against mages who cannot deploy domains.

In other words, it is impossible for someone without a domain to defeat someone who owns a domain.

Within Bai'er's domain, her true form seems to be less adept at direct attacks; the threat comes from the old rag doll in her arms.

This must be confirmed.

Wu Tiao Wu teleported to Xia Youjie's side and quickly pointed to the doll in Bai'er's arms.

Xia Youjie's eyes narrowed, and he instantly understood. With a slight thought, three bat-winged spirits beside him, known for their speed, shot out with a shriek!

Bai'er's dark eyes turned to the approaching cursed spirit, but she still didn't make any move; only the old rag doll in her arms moved!

The doll's button eyes flashed red, and a shockwave suddenly spread out at an astonishing speed!

puff!puff!

The two cursed spirits that were attacking head-on were hit precisely by the invisible impact, instantly stiffened, their cursed power dissipated, and they fell from the sky.

The other cursed spirit, however, narrowly escaped the impact by making a sudden stop and change of direction that defied the laws of physics just before it hit the body!

Although I was hit by the aftershocks, I managed to avoid it!

"It works!" A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the three men.

Although the doll's attack was fast, the doll was not part of Bai'er; it was merely a relatively powerful cursed spirit.

The pressure has eased slightly.

Gojo Satoru stared at the seemingly cozy space and pouted unhappily.

He was never the type to sit idly by and wait for death.

It's common sense that a field is strong on the inside but fragile on the outside.

But he is Gojyu Satoru, and common sense is meant to be broken!

Try it, tear this haunted house down from the inside with brute force!

He raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers together, and poured his magical power into it without reservation!

Cang!

Maximum power!

hum-

A terrifying point of gravitational collapse condensed at his fingertips, the air was sucked out, the light was distorted, and a shock roared out, slamming hard against the door!

Boom! ...

The entire space trembled violently, but that was all... After the violent fluctuations, the messy room quickly repaired itself.

Gojo Satoru frowned. As expected, it wasn't that simple. The domain of a top-tier cursed spirit was indeed difficult to break.

His attack seemed to have thoroughly enraged the master of the domain.

"Bad boy! You're ruining Bai'er's house!" Bai'er's ethereal voice suddenly rose in pitch, and the lavender scent and lullaby within her domain intensified several times over!

Sleepiness washed over me like a tsunami! At the same time, the puppet students moved even faster, frantically attacking from all directions!

There are too many!

"Trouble!" Gojo Satoru casually swept away a few puppets that pounced on him, but more surged forward.

These puppets must be brought under control!

We can't kill them, and we also have to be careful not to get caught up in their clutches.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Yan rushed to Gotiao Wu's side.

Unable to speak, he could only rapidly mouth shapes, his fingers gesturing frantically at the gathered puppets below, then pointing to Gojo Satoru as if grabbing, and then to Natsuyuki as if encircling them.

With his incredibly sharp eyes, Gojou understood in an instant: use the gravity of the sky to forcibly gather the puppets together, and then have Je use his cursed spirits to form an encirclement to temporarily trap them!

good idea!

It can clear the area without harming anyone.

Although the plan is clear, the risks are also evident.

Once Gojo Satoru and Natsumi Yuki focus on gathering the puppets, it means that Duanmu Yan will be alone, facing the special-grade cursed spirit Bai'er and the old puppet in her arms.

Duanmu Yan naturally understood. He took a deep breath and nodded to them.

Trust me.

Without hesitation, Gojo Satoru and Natsumi Yuki exchanged a glance, and the plan was launched.

Gojo Satoru suddenly pulled his hands apart to the sides, and a small, incredibly powerful azure instantly formed where his palms faced each other, pulling most of the surging puppet students together.

"Ughhhh—!"

Dozens of pre-prepared cursed spirits pounced from different directions, forming a giant cursed spirit "cocoon" that trapped the puppet inside. Although the puppet was still struggling inside, it was temporarily unable to interfere with the battle outside.

The pressure has suddenly decreased!

But the price was that the danger Duanmu Yan faced alone was instantly maximized!

At the very moment that Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuki made their move, Bai'er seemed to realize their intentions as well.

For the first time, her dark eyes were completely fixed on Duanmu Yan. The smile on her innocent face vanished, leaving only icy anger.

Duanmu Yan faced Bai'er, who was floating in the center of the room, raised his arm, and beckoned to her with his finger.

Bai'er stopped holding the doll and let go of it.

As the tattered old doll fell, it began to swell and deform violently!