Chapter 18 : The End of Team Battle

"Gojo Satoru! This must be the special-grade cursed spirit! I have already said that the cursed spirit is not allowed to attend the exchange meeting. It is your stubbornness that has led to the current situation!" principal Gakuganji looked at the dangerous figure on the screen and blamed the still-smiling Gojo Satoru.

Everyone present had a solemn look on their faces. As a special-grade cursed spirit, Rika's might seemed to penetrate through the screen and hit their hearts. Gojo Satoru, who was being blamed, stretched his back and said, "It's okay, leave it to me. Although Rika appeared out of control, she didn't attack the people around her."

If everyone looked carefully, they found that it was indeed the case. Although the figure looked frantic, she did not make any extreme attacking moves towards the surroundings. Under Mei Mei's efforts to control it, the crow that flew far away still transmitted back to other situations at the scene.

Several students could be seen vaguely around the field, and they didn't seem to be in any serious trouble. Gojo Satoru waved and said, "I'll go first then. It's nothing. Don't worry."

Ieiri Shoko, who was standing by, said, "Let me go too so that no one gets hurt." Then Gojo Satoru took Ieiri Shoko out of the house and disappeared.

Looking at the hideous creature in the air, the lower half of its pale body was an indefinite shape like smoke. Its hands were relatively large, and perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them claws. The upper half had protruding ribs. Behind the head were many tubular objects. There were no eyes on its face, only a bloody mouth with sharp teeth.

"It's so spectacular! How are you going to solve it, Satoru?" Ieiri Shoko and Gojo Satoru stood at a safe distance, looking at the scene and exclaimed.

Gojo Satoru took off his sunglasses, his blue eyes reflecting Rika's violent figure: "It seems that Yuta's previous efforts were not in vain. On the contrary, they were very successful, but now it seems that something unexpected has occurred beyond his control."

"Bang!"

Gojo Satoru snapped his fingers: "Then, we just need to weaken Rika to the point where he can control her!"

Ieiri Shoko also knew his temper, rolled her eyes at him and said, "Satoru, you're not going to mess around again, are you? The students from both sides are still here."

Gojo Satoru smiled casually and said, "I'll be gentler." After that, he disappeared from the spot, and when he appeared again, he was already at about the same height as Rika in the air.

Rika looked at the little man who suddenly appeared not far from her and instinctively wanted to attack. Still, the restraint from Yuta made her hesitate.

Gojo Satoru looked down and saw Yuta lying on the ground with sweat all over his forehead. Panda, White Wolf, and Todo were not far away. Then, he turned his gaze back to Rika.

"Well, let's control it first!"

[Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue] - [Cursed Technique Reversal: Red]

After the collision of each limitless, the imaginary matter born from it is released, and this is -

[Hollow Technique: Purple!].

A point of purple light appeared from Gojo Satoru's fingertips, immediately causing endless turbulence around him.

Then Gojo Satoru snapped his fingers, and a neat circular trajectory of more than one person passed through the air, annihilating everything it touched.

From Gojo Satoru's perspective, he could see from Rika's broken body all the way to the big hole that led straight into the empty space behind.

After making a sharp roar, Rika's body began to recover, but her momentum was visibly weakened.

Looking at Rika rushing towards him, Gojo Satoru waved goodbye: "Bye!" Then he disappeared in the air and reappeared on the ground.

…

When Genichi activated the technique and arrived at the scene, he saw the anxious Yuta, Panda, and others. White Wolf ran over, whimpering, probably because Rika frightened him.

When Yuta saw the Genichi appear, he hurriedly said while trying to control Rika: "Genichi, where is Gojo-sensei? Rika is out of control, and I can't control her anymore!"

Genichi looked at Rika, who was wandering aimlessly in the air and calling out to Yuta with a sharp and distorted voice. Then he looked at Panda and Todo, both of whom were injured. Still, he didn't know how many of them were caused by Rika.

Judging from the situation, Genichi probably guessed what happened. It was probably Todo who found Yuta and the others and put them in danger. Rika broke away from Yuta's control and appeared on her own to try to protect Yuta.

Judging from Todo's expression, he probably felt bad too. Well, he hurt someone's favourite person. Rika didn't tear him apart because Yuta was there.

Fortunately, they were all fine, which was also due to Yuta's efforts to control them. Genichi saw that there was no need to reverse them and tried to use his own reversal technique to treat them. There was an effect, but it was far inferior to Miss Shoko's.

"Tsk!"

Seeing that their injuries had turned from serious to minor, Genichi decided to wait for Miss Shoko to come. Yuta felt the improvement of his injuries and couldn't help but ask distractedly: "Genyi, is this your technique?"

Genichi's face darkened: "Didn't Gojo-sensei tell you? Really... This is called the [Reversal Cursed Technique]. You can also learn it. I'll teach you later."

Then, Gojo Satoru suddenly appeared in the air, and then he seemed to raise his hand. Then, something horrible pierced through the sky, and then Rika was seen to be seriously injured.

"Rika!"

Yuta looked nervous, and Genichi beside him pressed his shoulder and comforted him: "The curse will use the cursed energy to heal itself, so don't be too nervous."

Sure enough, seeing that Rika was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, Yuta finally calmed down.

Several people showed surprised expressions when they turned around and saw the horrific traces of destruction. Genichi was relatively better because he vaguely remembered that Gojo Sensei seemed to be able to create even more exaggerated scenes.

Before they could sigh for long, Gojo Satoru in the air suddenly disappeared and appeared in front of them.

"Hi! How's everyone?"

Yuta shouted excitedly: "Gojo-sensei! I seem to be unable to control Rika now, and she won't listen to me..."

Gojo Satoru looked at Yuta and smiled, "It's okay, you've done well enough. Without your restraint, something might really go wrong. Now leave it to me."

When Yuta was relieved, Genichi saw Gojo Satoru looking at him. His heart skipped a beat for no reason. Then, as expected, he saw Gojo Satoru grinning and saying, "Genichi, Teacher, that move just now seriously injured Rika. Now I'll leave it to you! As long as you weaken her a little, Yuta should be able to control her."

Looking at Rika, who was already rushing over here, Genichi's face darkened: "Didn't you say I would leave it to you?"

Gojo Satoru motioned for Panda and the others to come over and said, "It is only natural for a disciple to share the worries of his teacher. Teacher, I also hope that you can grow more."

"That's it. I'll take them to Shoko first. You and Yuta stay here. I'll be back when you're done. Bye!"

After saying that, they disappeared. Genichi turned around and looked at Rika, who was approaching. Yuta also looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping. Genichi sighed, patted his shoulder, and walked forward: "Wait, I'll go let your girlfriend calm down, and it's your business after that."

Rika, who rushed over, could no longer suppress her desire to attack. Even though Gojo Satoru had severely injured her, cursed spirits were things that, as long as there was cursed energy, could slowly recover with their own abilities as long as they were not destroyed immediately.

Rika's own cursed energy is already enormous. Because of the bond between her and Yuta, she can even borrow his cursed energy in both directions, so she still has the ability to fight at the moment.

"Rika."

Rika rushed forward with her bloody mouth wide open, unconsciously calling out Yuta's name. When she saw someone blocking her way, she reached out and grabbed him.

"Stop here"

Before he finished speaking, Genichi's figure disappeared, and Rika's forward momentum was reversed in an instant. The loud bang and the subsequent shock wave came late.

Genichi looked at his clenched fists and felt the boiling curse energy all over his body. The feeling of being so full of energy was intoxicating! The cursed sword was no longer helpful at this time. After all, the grade was not high, and it would not be able to withstand too much curse energy.

"Hiss!"

A huge amount of cursed energy suddenly rose up from the broken forest. Amid Rika's sharp roar, the rising smoke and dust were suddenly pulled in one direction. Rika's figure had already covered Genichi's sight, and her sharp claws, with the throbbing cursed energy, left afterimages in the air.

'Too slow'

Genichi said silently as he clearly watched the attack trajectory slowly fall towards him. Now, he hasn't even activated the technique yet. With his deeper and deeper mastery of the technique, Genichi gradually found that his nerve reaction speed was getting faster and faster. When he concentrated his mind, he could clearly see high-speed moving objects.

[The Wheel of Time: Turn]

Genichi, who walked to the side of Rika, raised his hands and clenched them into fists, maximizing the output of cursed energy!

A punch landed on Rika's body. The huge amount of cursed energy broke through her currently weak defence. The impact after the hit also stagnated in the air. Genichi could even vaguely see the distorted air.

Then Genichi felt that the second and third punches were about the same, so he stopped and cancelled the spell.

Then everything exploded in an instant. The impact that was compressed and exploded at the same time was accompanied by a loud bang and was extremely fast. The violent wind swept in all directions, and the scattered earth, rocks and trees were all blown away to clear a piece of open space. At the same time, the cursed energy that exploded was about to soar into the sky but was then distorted by the black light that rose from it.

Over there, Rika had already flown sideways like a cannonball, smashing down several trees, and her figure could no longer be seen. A huge sunken pit had formed on the ground where she had been, and all the soil and rocks inside were crushed into one.

Genichi let out a long sigh and used a [Wheel of Time: Reverse] to change his state to its previous state. The maximum output of cursed energy and several attacks just now had already used up a lot of cursed energy. During this period, he also made a black flash, which greatly increased the damage.

It must be said that as a special grade curse, Rika's defence is indeed a bit outrageous. If it had been replaced by some first-grade curse spirit, it would have been beaten to ashes long ago. Even if other ordinary special-grade curse spirits had replaced it, Genichi felt that it could have been beaten to the brink of death, and it is not impossible to exorcise it directly. But now, in his perception, Rika is still recovering quickly, but... it's almost done.

"One more time."

Genichi took a closer look at where Rika was, pointed at her, and once again mobilized the cursed energy in his body.

The shining cursed energy continued to condense in Genichi's hand, and the wind it caused swept up the flying leaves. Gradually, the surrounding air was distorted by it. When the ball of cursed energy at the fingertips expanded to the size of a human head, Genichi stopped transmitting the cursed energy and then started the technique again.

It disappeared, the cursed energy on the fingertips suddenly disappeared, leaving only the surrounding leaves that lost their traction and fell to the ground. And just as suddenly, a straight gully appeared, extending from the front of Genichi to Rika, who had been knocked away before. There were no trees blocking the way between the two sides, so the end could be seen at a glance.

At this time, it can be clearly seen that Rika's body has been damaged in many places, and the recovery speed under the influence of her curse has also slowed down a lot. Then, amid her intermittent cries of pain, Genichi sighed, turned around and greeted Yuta, who was about to cry: "Don't worry, with her own and your curse energy, she will recover soon. In a few days, she will be alive and kicking."

"Why does it feel a bit weird?" Genichi complained silently and then saw Yuta easily summon Rika back. Rika also made a whimpering sound and returned to Yuta, and then disappeared into the cursed sword he carried with him.

Originally, the binding medium between him and Rika was the ring they had agreed to wear when they grew up and got married. Later, at Gojo Satoru's suggestion, in order to master the curse spirit further, Yuta kept trying to infuse the curse into the sword and repeated this process until he was able to completely master the curse.

Yuta half-knelt, holding the knife and staring for a moment, then raised his head slightly and looked at Genichi: "Genichi, thank you so much, and Gojo-sensei, someone almost got hurt because of me."

Genichi looked at Yuta, who seemed to be blaming himself, walked over, grabbed his shoulders and helped him up: "Don't say so much if it didn't happen. If you had controlled the situation until Gojo-sensei arrived, something might have really happened. You did a good job, and everyone is fine!"

Yuta was about to say something when he was interrupted by Genichi: "Come on, I'll take you to Miss Shoko to see if you are injured. It's just right. Let Miss Shoko teach you the reversal technique, which she is best at."