Megumi Fushiguro was surprised to find that Kugisaki didn't seem to have entered this place with him.
When Megumi Fushiguro turned around, he saw the entrance to the room covered by a pitch-black curtain.
No way... This is just like a Veil... Megumi Fushiguro reached out to touch it, and as expected, he was bounced back by the Veil, which was clearly refusing to let him leave.
"Could it really be a Veil? Divine Dogs!"
At Megumi Fushiguro's command, Divine Dog: Totality attacked with its razor-sharp claws, which were capable of wounding even a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. However, the result was the same as Megumi Fushiguro's just now; it was also directly bounced back by the Veil.
Megumi Fushiguro realized something was wrong. If this thing was definitely a Veil, the culprit behind the incident might not even be a Cursed Spirit, but a Curse User.
Furthermore, judging by the Veil's ability to withstand the attack of Divine Dog: Totality and its prohibition of his exit, the opponent's technique in this area was quite superb, and their strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
The reason he said this was because Megumi Fushiguro was certain he was inside the building itself, rather than someone's or a Cursed Spirit's Innate Domain, as he still clearly remembered the incident at the Juvenile Detention Center.
"Could it be completely invisible from the outside?" Megumi Fushiguro still expressed doubt about this Veil.
Although a Veil itself has the characteristic of concealment, that is meant for ordinary people who cannot perceive Cursed Energy. For Jujutsu Sorcerers and assistant officers like them to not notice the existence of the Veil at all spoke volumes about the severity of the problem.
Facing such an opponent, Megumi Fushiguro couldn't help but worry about Nobara Kugisaki's current situation. If she was simply rejected by the Veil and couldn't enter, that would be a relatively good outcome.
In the worst-case scenario, Nobara Kugisaki had also entered the building, but if she had entered and was secretly separated from him by this kind of Veil, the situation would be dire.
Moreover, since Divine Dog: Totality's attack just now was completely unable to break the Veil through violence, it meant he might need to find the caster or hold out until the Veil's Cursed Energy was exhausted and it dissipated on its own.
Considering the time that had passed since the disappearances were discovered until the three of them arrived to handle it, there was a high probability that this Veil had the ability to persist for a long time. Waiting for it to end on its own was not rational.
Besides, if the Veil was just shrouding the entire building, their entry just now likely already caught the opponent's attention.
Ultimately, Megumi Fushiguro decided to continue the investigation, find the culprit, and force them to lift the Veil.
But after Megumi Fushiguro began his investigation, Divine Dog: Totality kicked open the door of the first room and immediately discovered the culprit's location.
But before that, as the room's door opened, a barrier identical to the Veil outside the building instantly expanded from the inside out.
"What?"
Megumi Fushiguro was instantly shocked. He had never heard of a Veil being cast in such a manner. Was this really a Veil?
The pure black Veil penetrated directly through the walls of the room, expanding at an alarming speed. Divine Dog: Totality didn't even have time to react before it was knocked away by the Veil's strong repulsive force.
Before Megumi Fushiguro had a chance to be surprised, the Veil had already expanded to his face. He didn't even have time to make a defensive move before it passed directly through his body.
"It didn't take effect?" Megumi Fushiguro looked at his hands in surprise, unable to believe that the Veil which could hurt Divine Dog just now had no effect on him. Could it be that the isolation conditions of the second Veil were actually different?
Megumi Fushiguro could feel that Divine Dog: Totality seemed to be squeezed between two layers of Veils. The two were crushing it in between, and the repulsive effect of the rejection was constantly taking hold, gradually increasing in intensity as Divine Dog: Totality failed to leave.
Divine Dog: Totality let out a howl as blood sprayed from its mouth. Megumi Fushiguro decisively let it enter the shadows to escape the crushing effect.
It turned out that Megumi Fushiguro's decision was correct. Once Divine Dog: Totality sank into the shadows, the pressure from the two Veils completely disappeared.
Feeling the powerful Cursed Energy emanating from the room, Megumi Fushiguro dared not delay for a single moment and rushed to the doorway at his fastest speed.
He had already felt Divine Dog's situation just now; he didn't dare gamble on having such good luck every time. He needed to deal with the culprit casting the Veil and end this farce of a disappearance.
The one using the Veil is actually a Cursed Spirit...?
What greeted Megumi Fushiguro's eyes was a humanoid Cursed Spirit devouring a human who was sitting upright at a table with eyes closed. The scene was too bloody, giving Megumi Fushiguro a huge shock.
Judging by the Cursed Energy, that Cursed Spirit should have at least the strength of a Grade 2, and being able to use that strange Veil, it definitely possessed First Grade level.
Megumi Fushiguro could sense that the humans on the side who hadn't been devoured yet were likely still alive, and he immediately made a hand sign.
"Toad!"
The three giant frog Shikigami he summoned instantly shot out their tongues to rescue the unconscious living humans. Simultaneously, Divine Dog: Totality emerged from Megumi Fushiguro's shadow to launch a surprise attack on the Cursed Spirit, its bloody maw wide open to bite through the Cursed Spirit's neck, which looked as if it had suffered burns.
The Cursed Spirit also noticed the uninvited Megumi Fushiguro. From its mouth came a terrifyingly fast chant, sounding like a video played at four times speed.
"Emerge from darkness, blacker than black. Purify that which is impure."
The pouncing Divine Dog: Totality was directly knocked away, as were the three Toads. Megumi Fushiguro, however, did not hesitate and dove directly into the shadows, dodging this layer of the Veil's attack.
But clearly, what the Cursed Spirit was using now was not a complete Veil, as a Veil itself doesn't possess this kind of expansive effect.
But precisely because it wasn't a complete Veil, after gaining the ability to move and expand, it couldn't completely isolate space.
In particular, it couldn't stop the intrusion into shadows. Megumi Fushiguro used this discovery to keep himself from being affected by the attack.
He didn't have time to think about why a Cursed Spirit would know how to use and chant for a Veil.
Reappearing from the shadows, he pulled out Playful Cloud and charged at the Cursed Spirit, swinging it toward its neck.
After seeing the Cursed Spirit's twisted face, Megumi Fushiguro's pupils instantly dilated, and he spoke in disbelief.
"Senior Ijichi...?"
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