Chapter 233

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"Megumi, you go rescue Nobara; I'll stay here and be this guy's 'eyes.'"

"No matter whether he can eliminate this special grade cursed spirit or not, someone has to stay behind to buy time, or none of us will get out of here."

Yuji's thinking was very simple; he had curse energy but didn't know how to use it, so the only thing he was good for was seeing cursed spirits.

Megumi, on the other hand, had the capability and means to rescue the missing Nobara.

Furthermore, if things really did reach the most dangerous point, he could stay behind and lend his body to Sukuna, using him to kill the special grade cursed spirit.

This was the most suitable allocation of tasks.

Megumi wanted to stay as well, but ultimately, he was persuaded to leave.

At a time like this, any hesitation would only waste the opportunity to survive.

The special grade cursed spirit, from the beginning to the end, never once glanced at the escaping Megumi. Its focus was solely on Abel.

"It's coming!" Yuji alerted with a tense expression.

Abel nodded slightly; his opponent had already informed him of the special grade cursed spirit's general physical characteristics, including height and arm span. With these details, his attacks would only become more precise.

The next moment, the special grade cursed spirit seemed to cross through space, appearing right in front of the two.

Yuji was about to speak to fulfill his duty as the 'eyes,' but he was shocked to find that the cursed spirit's movements were much too fast for his words to keep up.

Fortunately, from the very beginning, Abel only saw Yuji as a support and didn't place all his hope on him; he mainly relied on himself.

With a counter-slash, Abel struck back.

There was a loud bang!

Abel was punched and sent crashing into the wall, while the right arm of the special grade cursed spirit was slashed open from the middle.

"Hey, are you alright? It's too fast. I couldn't warn you in time," Itadori said as he ran over, looking concerned.

Abel then pulled himself out of the wall and even brushed off the dust on his clothes, seemingly uninjured.

"I know, so all you need to do is try your best. Of course, the most important thing is to keep an eye on it and not let it escape."

Yuji chuckled bitterly, wondering if it was really us who were supposed to run.

Abel couldn't be bothered to explain. Instead, he preferred to prove himself with action.

As soon as his words fell, he swung his sword forward.

Shura Aurora Slash!

Instantly, a stunningly beautiful rainbow-hued sword aura burst forth, slicing the special grade cursed spirit, which was attempting to tear through the slash, into four pieces, all under Yuji's shocked gaze.

"What kind of curse technique is that?! No, that last cut had no flow of cursed energy. How did you do that?" Itadori asked, excited as if a new world had opened up for him.

Abel, maintaining his usual poise, replied, "Curse technique? No, this is swordsmanship. The kind of ordinary swordsmanship that people like us use for self-defense."

"Swordsmanship? I don't believe it! How can a sword technique produce something like that laser just now?"

"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, does it?"

Yuji was at a loss for words, thinking about it; before, he didn't even know about cursed spirits and Jujutsu Sorcerers.

Now adding 'extraordinary swordsmanship' didn't seem too hard to accept.

"You're right. So this swordsmanship, can you teach me?"

"No, you cannot because your path does not lie here, and you are no ordinary person."

Despite being mentally prepared, Yuji still felt somewhat despondent when he was rejected so directly.

Then he suddenly froze, "That special grade cursed spirit has disappeared!"

Caught up in shock and his desire to seek a mentor, he had neglected the last duty of 'the eyes'.

Fortunately, Abel never put all his eggs in one basket.

"It's above us!"

He abruptly looked up, sensing malicious intent and pressure from above.

Yuji quickly followed suit, only to see the special grade cursed spirit's mouth wide open, concentrating a terrifying curse energy within.

Buzz!

A destructive wave of curse energy erupted from above.

In an instant, Abel activated his talent, [Heart of a Spectral Demon], transforming into a spectral demon. His hand moved seemingly slow but actually extremely fast, drawing a circle above his head with a dark energy-infused dagger.

Dark Breathing, Fourth Form: Black Mirror!

The next moment, the terrifying wave of curse energy plunged into the 'circular mirror' exuding an endless dark aura. There was no damage or aftermath, as if it was devoured by something.

"Such a nice thing, I'll give it back to you!"

Before Abel's words finished, he pierced the 'black mirror' with his dagger.

As the 'black mirror' shattered entirely, the very curse energy wave that had been swallowed was launched back at the special grade cursed spirit unchanged!

Boom!

The special grade cursed spirit was engulfed in the major attack it had released in the blink of an eye, piercing through numerous layers of buildings.

Fortunately, a rudimentary 'Domain of Life' was already in place here, twisting reality itself, so there was no worry about injuring people outside.

"This is also swordsmanship???" 

Yuji began looking at Abel with a 'I-can't-believe-what-I'm-seeing' expression.

"Of course, if you compare this to those real swordsmanship masters, I'm still far behind," Abel said, shaking his head, feeling quite emotional.

Seeing him like this, Yuji was almost confused.

He thought to himself, "If I could do that, I wouldn't have needed to consume the fingers of Sukuna and put myself in danger, not to mention planting a ticking time bomb inside my own body."

"Is that guy dead?"

"I can't see it, how would I know."

Abel confidently sent Yuji to check the situation.

Yuji grudgingly went over but knew what was more urgent, so he approached the ruins.

The special grade cursed spirit had been cut in half by its own attack, with its entire lower body buried.

However, such damage was still far from enough to kill it.

Upon hearing this, Abel nodded, "Step back a little further."

Yuji, recalling the recent battle, quickly ran away.

Then he saw Abel erupt with an extremely intense aura of darkness. Even though the aura didn't seem to belong to a good person, Yuji didn't feel that way.

After all, power doesn't have a good or bad nature; only people do.

As Abel thrust his dagger into the ground, infusing it with dark energy, the earth suddenly began to tremble violently!

Then, endless dark sword energy burst forth from beneath the ground, completely submerging the special grade cursed spirit buried in the ruins yet to recover.

Dark Breathing, Sixth Form: Sword Cemetery of Death!