Chapter 232

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The special-grade cursed spirit tilted its head, looking at the weak human who walked up to it.

It took only 0.1 second for the spirit to decide to crush him, as one would crush an insect.

Thus, it raised its right hand.

At this moment, Yuji and Megumi were already blown away by its cursed energy barrier, and they couldn't stop it in time.

A tragedy was about to occur.

Then, Abel also swung his short blade.

With a squelch, a pale half of an arm fell to the ground, and purple blood promptly flowed from the special-grade cursed spirit's severed wound.

Yuji and Megumi were instantly stunned with shock!

How could a person without cursed energy sever the arm of a special-grade cursed spirit with just an ordinary cursed tool?!

Even Yuji himself couldn't do such an outrageous thing.

Only by consuming the fingers of Sukuna had he gained the power to combat cursed spirits, and yet he still got beaten miserably.

What was the deal with this guy?

If even a half-baked fellow like Yuji was so shocked, not to mention Megumi, a talented young man.

This was something that defied all common sense.

Even the special-grade cursed spirit, whose arm was severed, seemed somewhat bewildered, lifting up the remaining half of its arm to look at it, then showed a puzzled expression.

It seemed unable to understand how its arm had been severed.

At that moment, Abel, who happened to speak up, asked Yuji and Megumi, "Hey, I can't see this monster. I just swung my blade on instinct. How did it turn out? Did I break through its defense?"

"You can't see???" 

Yuji and Megumi were both dumbfounded, "Then how did you counterattack?"

"Just by feeling. My intuition told me something was standing right in front of me. It was calm just now, and now it seems a bit angry, so I've angered it, right?"

The worldview of Megumi was completely shattered, and he was at a loss for words. It was Yuji, with a stronger capacity to accept, who quickly shouted, "You're right! That guy is right in front of you now, and your last strike has cut off his right arm. He's angry now and has raised his left hand—no good! Run!"

The enraged special-grade cursed spirit lifted its left hand and began to gather its terrible cursed energy, then aimed a ferocious blow at the head of the human in front of it.

"There's really no hiding the malice, huh? Targeting my head."

With the sensing ability of Kenbunshoku Haki, Abel wasn't completely in the dark.

Boom!

A forceful beam of cursed energy instantly went through his body, creating a huge hole in the entire wall.

However, the image of Abel that remained in place slowly began to fade.

Dark Breath: First Form: Shadow Strike!

Another arm soared into the sky with a thud.

The special-grade cursed spirit's eyes began to show signs of confusion, as if its CPU had burned out.

And Abel's success, apart from his Kenbunshoku Haki and strong mental power, owed thanks to the cursed tool short blade provided by the enemy.

After signing the "Curse of the Blade Demon" contract, his affinity with blades was at its peak. Any blade in his hands would immediately reveal its properties, and he could wield it with two hundred percent efficiency.

In other words, no one understood the cursed tool short blade in his hands better than he did!

Additionally, his Armament Haki could now envelop his weapon, adding even more power to it.

It also ensured that the cursed tool short blade wouldn't be easily damaged.

Yuji and Megumi could hardly comprehend, finding him incredibly fierce! As an ordinary person who couldn't even see curses, he seemed to be performing much better and appeared stronger than them, who possessed cursed energy.

What in the world was going on?

They began to question their existence.

However, this wasn't without precedent. Megumi knew of a female senior who was also born without cursed energy and techniques. As she couldn't see curses, she usually wore a pair of glasses that allowed her to see them and fought using cursed tools.

Seeing this, could it be that this guy was the same type of freak as that senior?!

As the two of them struggled to get up, the Special Grade curse that had its arms severed was now fully enraged.

It first restored its arms using cursed energy, then unleashed a roar and burst forth with power!

A torrent of cursed energy was unleashed in all directions, shattering walls around. Itadori and Megumi should have been shattered too in that chaos.

But in this critical moment, a figure stepped in front of them, taking most of the damage.

"Is that you?!"

"Why?"

When Itadori and Megumi saw who it was that stood before them, their shock was beyond words.

They were the curse users who came to rescue others, yet they were saved by the person they intended to rescue. What was this situation?

Initially, they had mistaken him for a villain with an unknown background.

But what shocked them even more came after.

The person who took the offensive of the Special Grade curse with his body had only his clothes burned off, revealing well-defined and balanced muscles underneath. One could tell those weren't the results of short-term training – they were perfect.

Even though they had only taken cover and weren't directly hit, their skin had multiple tears.

"Is this guy really human?"

The same thought surfaced in Itadori and Megumi's minds.

"Hey, how long do you two plan on slacking? I have a plan; do you want to hear it?"

The two felt somewhat ashamed and quickly nodded.

"What's the plan?"

"I suspect that woman won't last much longer. One of you could go rescue her, and the other will act as my 'eyes' for the time being."

"That's right, Nobara must be in danger too!"

They then asked, "What do you mean by acting as your 'eyes'?"

"I can only vaguely sense that monster's presence right now; I can't see what it's doing. It puts me at a disadvantage during the fight, so I need someone to guide me."

"What are you planning to do? That's a Special Grade curse, not something an ordinary person like you can handle. You were able to injure it before because the curse was careless. You won't easily get that opportunity again."

Megumi was trying to be realistic but also to save him.

After all, their original mission was to investigate and rescue, and now facing an undefeatable Special Grade curse, it was obvious they should prioritize self-preservation and escape. There was no need to stay and fight to the death.

But Abel was different; he too had come on a 'mission'!

"Not necessarily. As long as this dagger can injure it, then it can surely be killed."

"If you don't have the guts to stay, then hurry up and run for your lives. I'm enough on my own."