In awe, I observed Yuji's remarkable assault, each punch landing with precision and ferocity. The curse spirit staggered under the relentless blows, showing visible signs of distress. I couldn't help but marvel at Yuji's newfound strength.
Then, something extraordinary unfolded. Yuji threw a second punch, and as it connected, his curse energy surged once more, a vibrant manifestation of the elusive Black Flash. It was a display of raw power, a force that transcended the ordinary boundaries of strength.
Undeterred, Yuji continued his onslaught, delivering two powerful kicks. The second kick, as it connected, triggered yet another Black Flash, marking the third instance in this intense battle. It was as if Yuji had tapped into an unprecedented well of energy, pushing his limits beyond what seemed possible.
Inspired by his example, I decided to enter my own state of heightened focus, activating my [Zone] skill. In this shared moment of determination, Yuji and I synchronized our efforts, ready to face the curse spirit with everything we had.
The heightened state of focus was palpable, my senses razor-sharp and my awareness acute. Every beat of my heart, the flow of blood through my veins, the rhythmic expansion and contraction of my lungs—all were vividly present.
With perfect clarity, I locked my gaze on the cursed spirit, determination etched across my face. Gripping the dagger tighter, I surged forward, a blur of motion. In an instant, it seemed as though I had vanished, only to reappear behind the curse spirit, the dagger slicing through its tough skin like a hot knife through butter.
A critical hit was acknowledged, but my attention was fixed on the ongoing battle. Swiftly, I ducked, providing Yuji with a platform. He utilized my back as a springboard, soaring into the air and delivering a powerful kick to the curse spirit's face, further disorienting our formidable opponent.
Ruthlessly, I rose from my position and delivered a forceful kick, sending the curse spirit tumbling backward. Before it could regain its bearings, Yuji was already at the forefront, gearing up for a punch.
Hanami, attempting a swift dodge, found himself kicked in the back of the head, unwittingly propelling his face directly into the path of Yuji's fist. The impact was profound, and as Yuji's cursed energy once again flashed black, signifying the deployment of another black flash, the curse spirit reeled from the substantial damage.
It was a relentless barrage—every attempt at regeneration or retreat met with a torrent of punches and kicks, a synchrony between Yuji and me that left the cursed spirit reeling and struggling to mount any form of counterattack.
He also got slashed a couple of times and he was currently bleeding out a lot, and even if he was literally starred at death in the face, a feeling started to bubble up in his chest.
He was having fun, he could feel himself grow so much stronger than before, and he felt like he was going to reach the pinnacle of his full power as he said
"Domain expansion."Hanami started saying but before he could finish his sentence I was already in front of him and I slashed him.
My mana seems to have added some effect against her domain as it didn't open, As if the curse energy she was going to use for it was no longer usable.
[you dealt a critical hit]
Hovering a distance away, I assessed the situation. The battle had been intense, but the revelation of a weakness lingered in my mind. The need for an area-of-effect (AoE) attack became apparent, an ability that could unleash a concentrated assault over a broader space. Reflecting on my skill set, it became evident that expanding my repertoire was essential.
I pondered the possible avenues for new skills or enhancements that could fill this gap in my abilities, considering both offensive and defensive options to round out my combat strategy.
I decided to try out something midbattle, it might be pretty risky but what is life without its risk?
I used my gravity skill but instead of making him feel heavier like I usually do, I decided to push him away and as I used my mana to do that nothing happened in my hands just got strengthened because of the use of mana.
I rushed toward Hanami as Yuji was the only one fighting him and even though Yuji was not as strong as Hanami and if they even fought Hanami would win 9.5/10, Yuji seemed to be in a zone-like state and his stats seemed to have been boosted because of that.
This however is still too weak to fight Hanami but the reason that Yuji was keeping up with the curse is because most of its attention was on me as I was the most dangerous one.
I threw a kick at his head as he tried to block it, Yuji punched him in the face, this disoriented the monster just enough so that he forgot I was still throwing a kick which landed on its face.
[You dealt a critical blow]
I then slashed at his chest and as he tried to attack me, he felt an immense pressure on his body and he now could not move.
[You dealt critical damage]
I then decided to keep on slashing the curse around and so I did as his green blow gushed everywhere, I finally stabbed my sword straight into his head as I used my power over gravity to only apply pressure to his head.
[You killed a special grade curse 20000 exp]
[You have level 🆙]
[Quest Kill Hanami completed]
[Reward]
[Job change dungeon]
[45000 exp][
[You have level 🆙]
Name Kenzo Tatsu
Level:32
Fatigue: full
Job: N/A
Titles: The player, jujutsu sorcerer.
Hp:3905
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Mp:3280
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Strength: 87 Vitality47
Agility: 63 Intelligence:47
Sense:44
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. Remaining points:30+[120]
Gold:7200"
"I just need 28000 more gold before I can get it," I said to myself as I looked at my gold.
I had a lot of your points but as of right now, I was not feeling like this has been much of a fight at all.
"Yow Yuji," I said looking at Itadori.
"Yeah"He said looking at me
"Do you by any chance know what a domain expansion is? "I said looking at the pink-haired boy and after a while of having a confused look on his face, I had no fucking clue what a domain expansion was….the white-haired man that I called a teacher barely taught me shit.
All of my progress was mainly due to my training which also meant my knowledge of jujutsu is pretty weak…..i need desperate teaching and quickly.
"So hum it's a barrier that makes your attack stronger and it has an auto-hit function in it"
He explained it the best way he could and I got the gist of it, so this curse, Hanami must have tried to open a domain to kill us and I stopped it.
Something about this felt off though.
"Something about this is not right," I said after a bit
"What you mean"Yuji said a bit confused.
"Why would a special grade attack us during this activity, it was watched by the teachers and even Gojo, I'm sure the curses are smart enough to understand a fight with Gojo meant death." I said explaining my thoughts and he seemed to be getting where in getting at.
"What is so important and in here that could make a curse use himself as bait..." I said before it clicked.
"Sukuna fingers," I said out loud before I suddenly super-enhanced myself to the limit using mana to reach the storage room.
'No they are not stupid enough to store it there so it must be somewhere else'I thought to myself before I infused my vocal cord with Mana, I mimicked Inumaki Senpai's move and I hoped it worked.
"This a diversion, they are after Sukuna's fingers" I yelled out as my voice echoed everywhere and everyone heard it.
Everyone including Mahito, as soon as he heard the sound of the voice being able to tell one part of their plan, he hurried up and instead of taking all the curse wombs that he was here for, he only took 3.
He had already gotten the fingers of the king of curses and so without further ado, he left Jujutsu high.
A/N his intelligence stat helps him think faster too it doesn't make him smarter he can just think faster.
Also yes mana and curse energy are related it's up to you guys to see how.