"Nobara, watch out!"
Rabbit Escape and Jade Hounds immediately gave a warning when the mushroom man Cursed Spirit was teleported behind Nobara Kugisaki by Daiten.
'The aura of a curse, so close?'
Nobara Kugisaki didn't have time to think and immediately tried to create distance.
"Hmph!"
At this moment, Yuji Itadori fully displayed his strong athletic student qualities.
In his haste, he even punched the Cursed Spirit, which was four or five meters tall, without using Cursed Energy.
"Thanks."
Noticing Yuji Itadori's action, Nobara Kugisaki stopped, immediately took out her small hammer and nails.
Nobara Kugisaki threw 3 nails into the air, and under the influence of Cursed Energy, the nails did not fall but remained steadily in front of her.
Cling, cling, cling.
3 nails were shot out by Nobara Kugisaki, causing the mushroom man Cursed Spirit to retreat repeatedly.
Jade Hounds also took the opportunity to leap up, biting the mushroom man Cursed Spirit's knee and severing one of its legs.
The two of them dealt with the suddenly appearing Cursed Spirit without much alarm.
But the next second, an aura that made them tremble with fear appeared behind them.
A unique, large white face, like some kind of marine creature, appeared next to them, its round eyes wide, revealing a brilliant smile.
If one ignored the shock and terror on their faces, someone might even think the three of them were very close... "Damn it, I fell for it. Can an Innate Domain be used like this?!"
Falling into a dark underground room, Megumi Fushiguro gritted his teeth and punched the ground.
He blamed himself for carelessly falling for the Cursed Spirit's trick, which forced them into a situation where they had to face a Special Grade Cursed Spirit directly.
'They are no match for a Special Grade Cursed Spirit; I must provide support as quickly as possible.'
Megumi Fushiguro felt the connection between himself, Rabbit Escape, and Jade Hounds, quickly pinpointing their location.
But the next moment, countless masks suspended in the air blocked Megumi Fushiguro's path.
"Annoying!"
Megumi Fushiguro roared in anger.
Seeing the large number of Cursed Spirits appearing in the air, Megumi Fushiguro immediately thought of summoning Nue.
But he hesitated. If he canceled the Shikigami around them now, could they survive the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's attack until he arrived?
Although Jade Hounds was no match for a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, with Rabbit Escape helping to distract, it should be able to hold on for a while.
'Yuji, Nobara, don't forget what Senior Ieiri Kiyotaka said: you absolutely must run away.'
Thinking this, Megumi Fushiguro stopped forming hand seals and reached into his shadow.
He pulled out a rifle for Cursed Spirits from his shadow... 'My body won't move. Why? Am I trembling?'
Nobara Kugisaki looked at the Special Grade Cursed Spirit that appeared beside her in disbelief.
Cursed Spirits born in sparsely populated rural areas could not be compared to Cursed Spirits born in a metropolis like Tokyo, with a population of tens of millions.
Let alone a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
'Move, move, move quickly!'
Yuji Itadori also screamed frantically in his heart.
"Woof woof!"
Jade Hounds, having dealt with the mushroom man Cursed Spirit, also noticed this suddenly appearing formidable enemy.
Jade Hounds launched an attack on the Special Grade Cursed Spirit that was toying with the two of them.
The Special Grade Cursed Spirit looked impatiently at Jade Hounds pouncing on it.
It had thought that the spiky-haired one would recall his Shikigami to protect himself after being surrounded, but it didn't expect him to leave the Shikigami here.
The Special Grade Cursed Spirit waved its large hand, and a terrifying force smashed towards Jade Hounds' head.
Dozens of Rabbit Escape gathered in front of the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, forming a fluffy white wall.
Bang, bang, bang.
A large number of Rabbit Escape were instantly shattered by the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's casual strike, but their objective had been achieved.
While Rabbit Escape blocked the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's vision and resisted its attack, Jade Hounds circled to the other side and leaped up.
Jade Hounds opened its mouth wide and bit towards the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's throat, but the opponent shifted its body, causing it to only bite the shoulder.
Splish.
"Yuji, run!"
"Oh!"
Freed from the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's oppressive aura, the two immediately fled in the direction they had come from.
Before they entered, Ieiri Kiyotaka had repeatedly warned them that if they encountered a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, their choice was simple.
Run, or die.
Jade Hounds spat out the chunk of flesh from its mouth; it was the meat it had just torn from the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's shoulder.
The chunk of meat quickly began to dissipate after falling to the ground.
Its toy allowed to escape by Jade Hounds, anger burned in the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's heart, and it looked at Jade Hounds with a cruel expression.
One by one, Rabbit Escape began to gather around the Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
The battle began again.
Over a hundred Rabbit Escape filled all the space around the Special Grade Cursed Spirit, and a few Rabbit Escape led the way beside Jade Hounds, constantly pointing out the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's location.
Dark golden Cursed Energy began to surge, and the Special Grade Cursed Spirit directly released its massive Cursed Energy outwards, forming a wide-ranging Cursed Energy impact.
The individually weak Rabbit Escape, which could be called fodder, were instantly defeated in large numbers.
"Woof!"
Jade Hounds attacked again, and the Special Grade Cursed Spirit did not dodge, directly raising its hand to block its bite.
To Jade Hounds' shocked gaze.
The Special Grade Cursed Spirit's cheeks suddenly puffed out, and it spat out a highly compressed Cursed Energy bullet like a wad of spit.
Bang.
Jade Hounds was unable to evade and was directly hit by the Cursed Energy bullet, suffering heavy injuries.
On the other side, Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki reached the vicinity of the exit at top speed, but they still couldn't get out.
"There are pipes everywhere, where is the exit?!"
"It would be great if Jade Hounds had come with us."
"Don't be silly, if Jade Hounds came, wouldn't the Special Grade Cursed Spirit also follow..."
Nobara Kugisaki, who was searching for an exit and bickering with Yuji Itadori to relieve stress, felt a familiar aura.
"Yuji, behind you!"
Hearing this, Yuji Itadori subconsciously drew his slayer demon and slashed behind him.
Unable to properly control his Cursed Energy, he had to rely on cursed tools to exorcise Cursed Spirits.
Crack.
"Eh?"
Yuji Itadori looked in surprise at the broken slayer demon and the thing flying over his head.
'Is that... my hand?'
Yuji Itadori had missed.
Enduring the intense pain, Yuji Itadori untied the sheath of the slayer demon and wrapped a bandage around his wrist to stop the continuous bleeding.
Cling, cling.
Two nails flew out, but the Special Grade Cursed Spirit simply tilted its head and successfully dodged them.
Nobara Kugisaki immediately stood in front of Yuji Itadori, who had lost a hand.
"Hey, Yuji, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Yuji Itadori displayed a strong endurance for pain; the pain of a severed arm, which would cause many to faint, didn't even elicit a sound from him.
'At least I have to let Nobara leave.'
Yuji Itadori looked at Nobara Kugisaki, who was standing in front of him, much smaller than himself, and he could subtly see her slightly trembling legs.
Even though her heart was filled with fear, Nobara Kugisaki still stood in front of her companion the moment he was injured.
'Nobara shouldn't die here, at least...'
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