Chapter 135 Domain, [Womb Profusion]
Just as Kokichi Muta himself said, his full-power strike possessed a power similar to [Uzumaki], and in terms of destructive range alone, it was even superior.
A colossal yellow light cannon instantly covered the area where Dagon's Wriggle and the monk (Pseudo-Geto) were located, and Mechamaru's gigantic body itself could barely control the recoil of the cannon fire, instinctively raising its hands a moment later—
Rumble—!!
The aftermath of the attack swept over the distant hillside, carving out a visible track even from this location.
"Huff, huff, huff... Finally, is it over?"
Kokichi Muta, having completed the attack, took several deep breaths to ease the strain on his body before using Mechamaru Zero's special vision and auxiliary systems to search for the enemy's location again.
However, in Mechamaru's capture, the opponent's Cursed Power reaction not only never moved away from the explosion's epicenter, but the fluctuation actually became stronger.
Initially, Kokichi Muta thought there was a problem with his Mechamaru.
But after the smoke cleared, he found that although most of the embankment's mass had indeed been vaporized and shattered by the previous cannon fire, new matter had filled the void.
—It was a bizarre tree.
Its trunk was entirely composed of the flesh of various organisms, the branches were entirely made of flesh and limbs, and even heads hung from the very top.
This tree clung to the ground, piercing straight through the entire embankment from the lake, and even grew a section out from the top, conveniently standing right behind the monk.
"[Domain Expansion]—[Womb Profusion] . I originally didn't want to use this move directly...
The power of a Vow can allow a Sorcerer to gain an increase in Cursed Technique ability after revealing information, but knowing how to hide key moves and trump cards is the necessary quality of a qualified Sorcerer... Modern Sorcerers have become stronger, but also more frivolous."
The monk was probably referring to how, after modern Sorcerers obtained relatively unified rules, their nature changed from secretive to semi-official, and their fighting style shifted from inclined toward concealment to clean and decisive close-quarters combat.
That fighting style is indeed simple and crude when facing Cursed Spirits, but combat between Sorcerers is not so straightforward.
There should be guile and deception... You are Sorcerers, not monks or warriors.
"Well, since I've already used it, there's no need to hide the information anymore.
A Cursed Technique similar to [Infinity], the[Anti-Gravity System] . The forward rotation creates anti-gravity, and the reverse rotation creates gravity... The similarity here only refers to their manifestation; the essence is, of course, different.
Do you believe in gravity?
Combining modern physics, it means that under the gravitational constraint of this planet, all matter within it will be imbued with the attribute of [gravity], which means all matter is within the influence of the [Anti-Gravity System].
Incompetent monkeys are not all useless people. At least this kind of knowledge is truly commendable."
Concepts like universal gravitation are "mysticism" that ancient Sorcerers could never comprehend.
However, 'Pseudo-Geto' is a very intelligent person. He already recognized his own limitations in past experiments and, therefore, never developed resistance to new knowledge.
Researchers who refuse to accept and believe other knowledge will forever be puppets confined to a cage; they can never become true seekers in the real sense.
Therefore, learning is highly necessary for a Sorcerer—or rather, for anyone.
"Light, and even Cursed Power, possesses mass. Therefore, under the open Domain of [Womb Profusion], attacks that are more physical in nature will be weakened to the point of near nothingness.
It's like a different kind of [Infinity], isn't it?
And I can..."
Picking up a small stone from the ground, the monk tossed it a few times in his hand to test its mass, then threw it toward Mechamaru—
Boom!!!
The small stone surprisingly exhibited the destructive power of a missile, stripping away a large section of armor from the colossal machine, which weighed tens of thousands of times more than it did. This was despite the vast difference in density between the two.
Under this explanation, the most suitable object for this Cursed Technique should be a special object with extremely high density.
"Open Domain... and gravity?"
According to the Barrier Technique knowledge Emiya had recently learned, the most important function of an Open Domain is to completely abandon the restrictive capacity of the Barrier, focusing instead entirely on the range.
This means that a Domain with a radius of fifty meters can be expanded to two hundred meters after abandoning the boundary, and other aspects can also receive different augmentations and changes.
However, even in such an Open Domain, the effect of changing gravity clearly cannot be evenly distributed to every object. The depth of the effect is definitely positively correlated with the amount of Cursed Power released.
And...
"Sounds intimidating, but the change in gravity cannot affect other people's bodies, right?"
As he spoke, Emiya silently retracted the Rule Breaker that had been inserted into Dragon's Wriggle's body and shifted his primary target to the bizarre tree behind the monk.
"That's correct, because the Cursed Power cycle in the human body is a special, small-scale Barrier. The Cursed Technique cannot directly act upon its interior without a medium... but you can't just discard all your burdens, can you?"
Boom—!
The monk smiled and waved his finger. The ground beneath Emiya's feet instantly collapsed by tens of centimeters.
His shoes, clothes, and including the chain in his hand, all became abnormally heavy under the effect of the gravity Cursed Technique. The only thing unaffected was the Rule Breaker at the other end of the chain.
"I understand now. Your weapon can dispel Cursed Techniques, but the prerequisite is that you must make contact with the [entity] of the Cursed Technique. That's why I used an Open Domain to change the nature of the Barrier.
See? This is the limitation of modern Sorcerers. Once their means of close-quarters combat are restricted, they are completely helpless.
Even though there is so much modern knowledge available for them to research and refine their Cursed Techniques, they narrow their focus only on the pure increase of strength. It is truly too short-sighted."
The monk seemed to hold a particular bias against modern Sorcerers.
Perhaps he's right. After the Higher-Ups turned Sorcerers into a more professionalized individual role, researching significant directions like Cursed Technique and Cursed Power development became completely unprofitable behavior for them.
Pure bounty hunters like Mei Mei seem to be the ultimate future development path for Sorcerers, and what the government most desires.
But none of this concerns Emiya.
If he were to speak, the most perfect state should be for both Cursed Spirits and Sorcerers to disappear, leaving only parts that benefit the peace of the entire human population.
Although, such a thing is unlikely to happen.
"Well then, I suppose it's my turn to attack, isn't it?"
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