Chapter 147: One Against Four!
Through the crow's vision, Mei Mei saw everything.
The moment Dagon's Domain swallowed Yuji Itadori, her expression changed. She immediately took out her phone and dialed again, reporting the situation exactly as she saw it.
Four Special Grades.
If all four could use Domain Expansion, then there was nothing left to do but pray that Yuji Itadori could create a miracle.
The report spread quickly.
Sorcerers stationed at different locations began rushing toward Meiji-jingumae Station at once. But Shibuya was already a maze of Curtains, civilians, and blocked routes. Even if they moved at full speed, reaching Yuji in time would be difficult.
Inside the Domain, the slaughter had already begun.
Mahito continuously released Transfigured Humans toward Yuji, not to kill him directly, but to disgust him, provoke him, and drag his heart deeper into hatred.
Yuji faced them with both swords in hand.
For some reason, he had become calmer than before.
These people were no longer truly alive.
They had been twisted into shapes that should never exist, forced to suffer a life worse than death.
"Kill me..."
"Please... kill me..."
Their faint, broken pleas reached him again and again.
Each time, the rage in Yuji's chest burned hotter.
Since he could not save them, he would at least release them.
His swords moved.
One by one, the Transfigured Humans were cut down.
"I'll avenge you."
Yuji's voice was cold.
"I swear."
At that moment, there was no mercy left in his eyes.
Only killing intent.
On the back of the giant fish-type Shikigami, Eso stared down at Yuji with a grave expression. His muscular upper body was bare, and beneath his high pompadour, his eyes watched Yuji's movements closely.
His aura is strong.
Too strong.
If I fight him alone, I'll lose.
But if I support from the side, it should be fine.
Before moving, Eso glanced at his younger brother beside him. Kechizu's bloated body trembled slightly, his strange face carrying a childlike unease.
"Kechizu, don't get close to him," Eso warned. "Stay by my side."
"Okay, big brother."
Though Kechizu looked terrifying, his temperament was closer to that of a frightened child. He obeyed without hesitation.
Eso crossed his arms.
Cursed Energy surged.
"Rot Technique: Wing King!"
The blood-red eye-like markings on his back opened, releasing a massive amount of blood. The blood hardened behind him, forming a pair of red wings.
"Watch me sting you to death!"
The wings fully unfurled.
In the next instant, they transformed into countless sharp blood needles and shot toward Yuji.
Transfigured Humans from the front.
Blood needles from above.
Yuji moved through the dual assault with cold precision. His feet shifted across the sand. His upper body leaned, twisted, and turned. The twin swords in his hands never stopped moving.
Flames cut flesh.
Wind deflected needles.
Arcana carved through the soul.
But then, the Simple Domain beneath his feet flickered.
And failed.
Dagon, half-submerged in the ocean, immediately seized the opportunity.
He stood from the water and crossed his hands downward.
"Cursed Technique Release: Death Swarm!"
The technique activated.
From the sea behind him, countless fish-type Shikigami emerged. In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire ocean surface.
Then the swarm rushed forward.
Yuji's eyes sharpened.
"Asuramaru," he called inwardly, "please. I need your power."
Asuramaru had been waiting for those words.
"Then take my power."
His voice carried a dangerous smile.
"Go release the desires buried deep in your heart."
Demonization and Ittō Shura activated at the same time.
The moment Demon Power flooded Yuji's limbs and bones, his eyes changed. Pale purple markings crawled over half his body, spreading across his skin like cursed veins.
A demon horn grew from the top of his head.
His aura surged several levels in an instant.
Asuramaru followed with a warning.
"At most, you have one hour before you completely become a demon."
"Thanks, Asuramaru."
Yuji no longer cared about the so-called one hour.
Right now, there was only one thing he wanted.
To kill the Cursed Spirits before him, no matter the cost.
The terrifying aura and killing intent pressed down on all four opponents.
Among them, Kechizu trembled uncontrollably.
"Big brother..."
Eso looked at his younger brother's blue face. Tears of blood were already sliding from Kechizu's eyes.
"It's okay, Kechizu," Eso said softly. "We'll win."
"Really, big brother?"
Mahito listened to their exchange and glanced over, but he said nothing.
His attention quickly returned to the beach.
There stood Yuji Itadori, a sword in each hand.
Pitch-black Demon Power erupted around him. He slashed toward the ground beneath his feet, and the massive surge of power blasted upward like a volcanic eruption.
Black energy swallowed him.
In exchange, every fish Shikigami rushing toward him was annihilated, and the Domain's sure-hit effect was temporarily suppressed.
Dagon waited for the smoke to disperse.
But before visibility returned, several pitch-black crescent slashes tore out from within the darkness.
They ripped through the remaining Shikigami and flew straight toward Dagon and the others.
The black slashes cut across the waves.
Dagon and the others immediately moved to dodge. Shikigami rushed forward to buffer the attack, buying their main bodies a fraction of time.
Then they leaped into the air.
Dagon spread the bat-like wings at his waist, carrying his body upward as he looked down at the smoke that was beginning to clear along the shore.
Within the smoke, a figure emerged.
Yuji Itadori.
He held both swords in a charging stance. Flames burned along the edges, bright enough to illuminate the darkened sky of the Domain like a lamp in the night.
"Hinokami Kagura: Esoteric Art..."
The flames burst from the twin swords, forming the outline of a giant dragon.
"Purgatory Dragon!"
Yuji stepped forward.
The sand beneath his feet exploded outward.
His body became a dragon of fire and shot across the sea's surface, charging straight toward Mahito.
"Coming for me first, Yuji Itadori?"
Mahito did not dare be careless.
He immediately released the Transfigured Humans compressed in his hands. At the same time, he altered the shape of his body, transforming his arms into wings and preparing to fly higher.
Above, Dagon also released Shikigami to intercept.
But the effect was minimal.
The fire dragon tore through them.
Dagon shouted, "Get out of the way, Mahito!"
Mahito smiled.
"No problem. Don't worry."
Neither of them cared about Eso and Kechizu, who remained on the fish's back.
Yuji broke through the obstacles.
But by the time he reached the fish-type Shikigami, Mahito had already risen into the air. Continuing the pursuit was no longer possible.
The only ones left in front of Yuji were the two brothers.
Eso and Kechizu.
Yuji's swords were already descending.
At that moment, Asuramaru's warning rang in his mind.
"Wait."
Yuji's movements paused by a hair.
"I felt something strange just now. These two seem to be your blood brothers from different parents."
Yuji froze.
What does that mean?
Blood brothers from different parents?
I don't understand...
In front of him, Kechizu trembled in fear as he stared at the burning figure descending from above.
"Big brother..."
Eso had no time to think.
He immediately stepped in front of Kechizu and spread the blood wings on his back, using them as a shield.
He intended to take the blow for his younger brother.
But the expected strike never came.
Yuji still did not understand what Asuramaru meant.
Even so, he changed the direction of his attack.
"Setting Sun Transformation!"
The pressure of forcibly turning his momentum caused blood to leak from Yuji's nose and mouth.
But the power and speed of the movement multiplied.
Demon Power surged beneath his feet.
He stepped off the air, both swords in hand, and shot upward like a burning arrow.
This time, his target was Dagon.
Dagon's eyes widened.
"I'm the target?!"
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