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

Xia Youjie's pupils contracted slightly. Before he could think further, a scorching heat suddenly descended from above!

High in the sky, a small, one-eyed figure with flames burning on his head appeared out of nowhere. He clasped his hands together and spat out a blazing pillar of fire with a diameter of more than five meters towards the flower cage below!

boom--!!!

The pillar of fire, like divine punishment, instantly engulfed the entire flower cage! Wherever the flames passed, the eerie flowers and vines, along with the soil below, instantly turned into scorched ruins, leaving behind a shocking crater.

"Did it succeed?" Hua Yu's figure emerged from the shadows on the other side, looking at the wisp of smoke that had not yet dissipated.

"Hua Yu, don't be careless." The water clock fell from the sky, its one eye fixed on the center of the explosion, its tone irritable yet wary.

"These cunning humans, especially sorcerers, love to play dirty tricks! Be careful they're not completely dead, or they might use some kind of substitution spell!"

Before he finished speaking, the two of them sensed something at the same time and dodged to the sides almost without thinking!

The ground in the very spot where they had been standing suddenly exploded!

A massive, enlarged version of a sandworm spirit burst from the ground, and on the top of this spirit's broad, ugly head stood the unharmed Xia Youjie.

The cursed spirit beneath his feet was skilled in burrowing and defense; it had just carried him underground, allowing him to avoid the combined attack of the two.

"Actually... two top-tier cursed spirits?" Xia Youjie stood atop the cursed spirits, looking down at Louhu and Huayu, feeling the undisguised powerful cursed energy fluctuations emanating from them. His brows furrowed, then slowly relaxed.

"No wonder... Duanmu called me here. This lineup is definitely not something one person can easily handle."

He had no intention of wasting words. The enemy was a top-tier cursed spirit, and there were two of them. Their purpose was unclear, but they were clearly up to no good.

In situations like this, it's best to strike first and take control of the situation!

Xia Youjie formed hand seals, and his magical power exploded!

Behind him, the void seemed to open door after door, and a dense swarm of cursed spirits poured out, numbering nearly a hundred, the lowest being level two, and several of them possessing auras close to level one!

As soon as these cursed spirits appeared, they immediately surrounded Louhu and Huayu from all directions, emitting various piercing hisses and roars, exuding murderous intent.

"Tsk! Controlled...companions?" Louhu's single eye swept over the cursed spirits around him who were being controlled by Xia Youjie. His voice lowered as he said sadly, "How pathetic...enslaved by humans, losing their own selves...In that case, let me help you break free!"

"Then, a hundred or a thousand years later, on that wilderness that belongs to us, the cursed spirits, we will meet again! At that time, we will no longer be pathetic beings dependent on human negative emotions, but truly free!"

roar--!!!

Louhu roared as it raised its head. The two structures on either side of its ears, resembling small volcanoes, suddenly spewed out incredibly scorching magma and flames. As its body spun rapidly, it transformed into an ever-expanding fire tornado that swept outwards in all directions!

The raging flames instantly engulfed dozens of cursed spirits in the innermost circle who couldn't dodge in time. Only a few thick-skinned and flying cursed spirits managed to escape the flames.

Xia Youjie stood on the outside, watching Lou Hu's violent attack, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The power of this flame far exceeds that of ordinary special-grade curse spirits, and is even more violent than the single-target attacks of many special-grade curse spirits.

If someone's area-of-effect damage is higher than your single-target damage, you should consider just how high their numbers are.

"Your attack power is so strong... then let me test if your defense is just as tough!"

Xia Youjie said coldly, clasping his hands together.

In front of him, the air rippled, and about ten blue holes appeared. The next second, countless compressed and condensed spell power bullets poured out from those blue holes like a rainstorm, shooting towards Louhu!

"Human, give up. You can't win." Hua Yu's calm voice rang out. It stepped forward and stood in front of Lou Hu, its arm, made of dead wood and roots, slamming heavily onto the ground.

Rumble—!

The ground shook violently, and countless thick tree branches burst forth from the soil and intertwined wildly, instantly forming a thick, giant wooden shield!

Xia Youjie's spell-powered bullets rained down on the wooden shield, creating a continuous series of explosions. The surface of the wooden shield was blasted into dents, but the overall structure was exceptionally tough, managing to withstand the intense bombardment without breaking!

"You alone cannot defeat the two of us working together."

Hua Yu stood with Louhu and spoke calmly.

Chapter 127 The Cicada Awaits

Xia Youjie frowned again as he looked at the two top-tier cursed spirits working in perfect harmony.

This combination is indeed troublesome. One has an explosive attack range and a wide area of ​​effect, while the other has super strong defense and can control the terrain.

In a direct confrontation, although the number of cursed spirits he controlled was large, their individual quality was inferior to that of his opponent. Moreover, maintaining a large number of cursed spirits to appear and fight also consumed a significant amount of his cursed power.

"Surrender? What nonsense are you talking about?" Xia Youjie sneered, but his eyes grew even colder and sharper.

He flicked his fingers repeatedly, and dozens of smaller, self-destructing cursed spirits appeared around him again.

"You want me to surrender? In my next life! Go to hell!"

With a wave of his hand, the self-destructing cursed spirits let out shrieks and rushed towards Louhu and Huayu, who were protected by the wooden shield, from all directions like suicide bombs!

"Annoying bugs!" Louhu cursed angrily, his one-eyed firelight burning even brighter, ready to spray fire again to clean them up.

Hua Yu then manipulated the ground once more, raising more thorny vines and wooden barriers to intercept the self-destructing cursed spirits.

Boom boom boom—!

A series of explosions rang out in the field, with sparks, wood chips, and chaotic streams of magical energy flying everywhere, creating utter chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Youjie manipulated the other cursed spirits to harass the enemy while he quickly moved around, searching for an opening. At the same time, he couldn't help but curse inwardly:

Damn it, Duanmu Yan! Where the hell have you been?! Haven't you had enough of watching the show?! Aren't you going to make a move?!

Even with all my magical power, I can't withstand this kind of drain! These two are working together in a disgusting way! Hurry up! Stop hiding! If we keep hiding, I'll really have to consider a "strategic retreat"!

He was anxious, but his hands moved swiftly, his manipulation of the spirits was masterful, switching between offense and defense, restraining and harassing, dragging the two top-tier spirits into a quagmire of attrition.

But he knew that the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for him.

Now, it all depends on when that guy Duanmu, hiding in the shadows, will pull out the decisive blow.

And what is the person Xia Youjie is so longing for doing?

That's right, Duanmu Yan was sitting on that cursed fetus.

The cursed fetus lay obediently, motionless.

Duanmu Yan sensed the three magical forces colliding in the distance. He pressed his hand to the ground, and wind element seeped into the soil from his palm, spreading out in all directions.

He was looking for someone. Louhu and Huayu both appeared. [The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the initial statement.]

He had been searching for a long time, but still couldn't find her; that woman's hiding methods were truly remarkable.

He sighed and muttered to himself, "I guess I'll just have to put Jie through this for now."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, [the text abruptly shifts to a seemingly unrelated topic:] ...the [unclear text] ...

She was waiting for Xia Youjie to make a mistake, and as soon as that moment arrived, her spell would hit the spirit manipulator.

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 isn't meaningful without further context or clarification.

On the battlefield, Louhu had just forced back the Sandworm Curse Spirit with a pillar of fire.

Hua Yu added a wooden wall behind her to block the dozen or so fly-shaped cursed spirits that pounced from the side.

The craters on either side of the water clock's handle were still smoking. The one-eyed creature swept over the dense swarm of cursed spirits above Xia Youjie's head and spat, "How many do this guy have in stock? He's already used at least 200."

"Don't be impatient." Hua Yu filled the cracks in the wooden wall with new branches, and the flower bud on her shoulder slowly opened and closed. "His energy expenditure is greater than ours."

Xia Youjie stood on the back of another flying spirit, seemingly suppressing it, but actually feeling suffocated inside.

These two special-grade monsters, one attacking and one defending, are covering for each other too quickly. If this continues, his magical power won't last long.

Why hasn't Duanmu Yan arrived yet?

He cursed Duanmu Yan a hundred times in his heart. Could that bastard be sitting next to him drinking tea?

All three of them were mentally counting down the time, waiting for their teammates to enter the field.

Xia Youjie caught his breath, but the fire from the water clock and the branches of the flower vines gave him little time to catch his breath, and his spell power was being consumed faster than he had expected.

The water clock also noticed that the enemy's offensive had slowed down, so it immediately increased its firepower.

Xia Youjie had no choice but to dodge desperately. He was very frustrated and hated cursed spirits with large-area AOE damage the most.

The text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and symbols, possibly from different sources. A direct translation isn't meaningful without further context or clarification.

This was the opportunity she had been waiting for. She formed a hand seal, and the power of the spell condensed into a heavy black dot at her fingertips.

The gravity spell pressed down directly on Xia Youjie's shoulder, causing him to sink downwards as an invisible force pressed his body down.

Damn it, there's a third enemy!

"Now!" The craters on both sides of the water clock's ears erupted simultaneously, and its entire body transformed into an orange-red line of fire as it crashed into Xia Youjie.

Hua Yu followed closely behind, plunging his hands into the ground. Dozens of thick branches burst forth from the soil, winding around from behind the louhu, flanking from both sides and blocking all of Xia Youjie's escape routes.

Xia Youjie looked up, and the flames and branches magnified simultaneously in his pupils.

Suddenly, a green breeze brushed past Hanako's side.

The water clock's single eye snapped shut; it recognized the wind.

Two months ago, the same green whirlwind swept through the country.

"Hana Yu! Behind you!!"

As soon as it finished speaking, the green shadow of Tuonado solidified behind Hua Yu, and the orange-red flames of Nawa lit up the instant the armor was removed.

Switching armor cancels the aftercast animation of elementalization.

Duanmu Yan gave Hua Yu no time to react. The Melting Scale Blade pierced through Hua Yu's left back, the tip of the blade emerging from its chest. Orange-white flames flowed into Hua Yu's body along the blade. Since its body was mostly composed of plants, this was practically a special attack.

Hua Yu looked down at the blade tip piercing through his chest, and the flower bud on his shoulder suddenly bloomed. He slapped his back with one hand, and dozens of branches burst out from his back, the vines whipping towards Duanmu Yan like whips.

"It's you!"

Duanmu Yan had already drawn his sword and retreated, quickly moving to Xia Youjie's side. He pulled Xia Youjie up, tilted his head, and glanced at the still-burning hole in Hua Yu's chest.

"I'm sorry. I'm not particularly good at remembering what losers look like."

After easily dealing with the cursed fetus, Duanmu Yan... officially took the stage.

Chapter 128 Social Skills

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Kaori Itadori's gentle face was expressionless, but her hands were clenched tightly inside her sleeves.

The barrier remained intact, the designated rule was not triggered, and all arrangements were executed as planned.