Immediately circulating more CE unto his hands, Hiroyuki tried to block the incoming Piercing Blood that was directed toward his head.
THUD~!
Hiroyuki groaned as he got his back slammed down to the ground.
Piercing Blood is an attack that has extreme flesh-piercing capabilities. And when used skillfully, it can even easily reach the speed of sound. So Hiroyuki, catching that kind of attack with his bare hand, and while mid-air, is undoubtedly an impressive feat.
Still, because of his small stature, the impact he just received was strong enough to knock some air out of him and give him light concussions. Had he not blocked it, it would've given him quite a trouble for sure.
But as much as he wanted to have a breather, he couldn't cause Mamoru saw through his situation and quickly took advantage of it.
"Hah!" That's why, immediately upon touching the ground again, she rushed towards Hiroyuki who was still lying on the ground, and delivered a drop kick toward his head.
Hiroyuki dodged it by simply rolling backward.
But Mamoru quickly followed him up and delivered more barrage of attacks. Midway through those attacks, she even conjured up a small blade using her Blood Manipulation Technique, increasing the lethality of each of her attacks.
Unfortunately for her, none of those lethal attacks landed on Hiroyuki cause at this point, he's already recovered. Using Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist again, he simply parried all those attacks and sometimes, even redirected them back towards Mamoru.
"Tch!" Seeing how the situation is once again tilting in Hiroyuki's favor, Mamoru clicks her tongue in annoyance.
Even after using a Curse Technique, she barely made any kind of difference.
'This kid is dangerous.' Mamoru thought to himself as she observed Hiroyuki more closely.
Initially, upon hearing about him for the first time, she thought that he must be quite talented to gather such attention. But that's about it.
She didn't think much about him because, in the end, only the Six Eyes are all that matters about the Gojo Clan.
But after seeing and observing Hiroyuki from the Maid's memory, she immediately realized how wrong she was.
Hence why she quickly made a move and sabotaged him by spreading the information about his HR, most likely to hinder his growth as much as possible.
This is also the reason why, when she found out that someone was tracking her and it was Hiroyuki, she decided to wait because, for her, it was a chance to nip him out of the picture.
Well, for sure, she didn't make any trap or plan for their arrival. That could've been a great help in her fight right now. But in her defense, she's only facing two kids who she thought, were pretty deceptible given her appearance.
Also, when it comes to the combat aspect, she isn't a slacker.
Mamoru, or basically whoever is behind Mamoru, is an exelent fighter. Actually, given the right body, she could most likely dominate anyone in this world.
And a youngling like Hiroyuki, given how talented he is, to an extent, would only cause her a little trouble. Given the disparity when it comes to their experience, there's simply no way he can beat her.
Or at least, that's how it should've played out.
"Fine, I'll stop playing around now." Mamoru, showing a sharp smile on her face, finally steeled herself to give it her all just to kill Hiroyuki.
Well, it's not like she's only playing around up until now, it's more like, that she's playing it more safely.
But now, she realized that there was no way for her to win by doing that.
'I have no use for this body now anyway.'
That's why, during their current exchange, Mamoru made quite a questionable maneuver.
After parrying Hiroyuki's attacks, she suddenly twisted her body forward and then delivered a stab towards his chest.
Quite an effective attack, that's for sure... but if Hiroyuki managed to block this, which Mamoru already expected to happen, then she would surely have a hard time blocking or dodging whatever attack would come after.
"It's fine. He's not trying to kill me anyway. At most, he'll probably just attack my head to incapacitate me. So if I..." Mamoru thought to herself as she conjured another Blood Edge on her other hand in preparation, completely disregarding her defense.
!!!
But unlike what she predicted, Hiroyuki seems to have no plans to block or parry the attack. Instead, before the initial attack landed, a loud noise suddenly reverberated around their area.
BADUMM!~!
The noise was like that of a heartbeat.
But Mamoru had no time to focus on the noise because she noticed that right after that, Hiroyuki's stance changed.
"Exploding Heart Release Fist"
... and the next thing she knew.
*VWOOOOM!*
Her entire right arm, which is the same arm she used for that initial attack, suddenly disappeared.
The attack that Hiroyuki just made delivered wind pressure so strong it easily obliterated anything in its way.
'I... almost died?'
If not for Mamoru instinctively using the Flowing Red Scale, allowing her to react much faster, she would've had her entire upper body destroyed by that attack just now.
!!!
But it seems that Hiroyuki didn't plan to give her any time to process what just happened because right after that, he immediately prepared for another attack.
"Blood Manipulation: Crimson Binding!"
Seeing what Hiroyuki was trying to do, Mamoru didn't wait any longer and immediately tried to hinder his movement using the blood that was gushing out from her missing right shoulder.
Doing this will make her lose blood faster, she knows, but given the severity of the current situation, she simply doesn't have much choice.
*CRACK!*
*GUSH!*
The crimson binding didn't even last a few seconds because Hiroyuki managed to destroy it immediately. But that couple of seconds gave Mamoru enough time to put quite a distance and use RCT to heal her wound.
She didn't manage to recover her missing arm but at least, she managed to stop the bleeding.
"Not only do you have the Kamo Clan's Innate Technique, but also the Reversed Cursed Technique as well? Who are you really?"
"..."
"If you simply possessed her, you would not have been able to do all that. No way Mamoru has that kind of potential." Hiroyuki paused for a second as the expression on his face grew grim.
"I don't know the exact method you used but... it seems that you can take over someone's body. Take everything theirs and combine it with yours. Right?"
!!!
"I've seen similar things before." Suddenly, Hiroyuki's entire aura darkened. It's like a chilling and creeping feeling descended the entire field.
A large amount of Curse Energy started surging out of his body right after that.
It was only a small amount compared to the overall amount of CE that his Cursed Heart currently holds, but this 'small' amount, for others, would be astonishing already.
'T- This monster.' Mamoru, all while smiling wildly, grimaced as he observed the current happening.
She's so astonished that she doesn't even care to deny Hiroyuki's allegation anymore. Well, that's because it is the least of his worries right now.
"I'll simply assume that Mamoru is already dead. You parasites usually don't need the hosts alive for these kinds of things."
After that, Hiroyuki got into the Exploding Heart Release Fist stance once more. The massive amount of CE around him then started converging toward his right arm, swirling around it like a tornado.
"Now I can finally erase you from this world."
Finishing his final piece, without waiting anymore, Hiroyuki launches himself forward, towards the fake Mamoru.
Mamoru on the other hand, already knows how powerful the attack that Hiroyuki is about to make. He doesn't dare to underestimate him anymore.
Even the weaker version, in just one instant alone, obliterated her entire right arm. Even with the help of CE reinforcing it, it still disappeared without any resistance.
So if that charged attack, given how much CE was infused into that, it will indeed erase her from this world, just like what Hiroyuki stated.
Her best move here is to simply get out of the way. Unfortunately for her, given how much blood she already lost at this point, she could not outpace him any longer. Not anymore.
'I didn't want to do this but...'
Fortunately, at this point, her missing arm was now fully regenerated.
'I cannot die yet. Not until my plans are achieved.'
That's why, as quickly as she could, she brought forth her arms together.
Forming a hand sign, the smile on her face grew.
"Domain Ex-"
_____ To be Continued...____