Looking at the corpse in front of them, the three could feel the air itself tighten.
But there had been five targets; they still had to press on and find the other two—who might already be dead.
Right then, Sukuna sensed something; he opened his mouth and shouted at Fushiguro—
"Something's coming! Fushiguro! Recall the Divine Dogs—now!"
—he felt something shoot straight for the dogs!
No way was he letting the pups get hurt—he hadn't even petted them yet, damn it!!—
Fushiguro canceled the technique on reflex. The instant the hounds melted into a shadow and vanished, a near-invisible blur struck the spot they'd stood and raked empty air.
Cold sweat burst across Fushiguro's back—
One more second and he would've lost the Divine Dogs.
"...Ugh!"
Nobara's cry rang out at the same time; a circular shadow opened beneath her and swallowed her whole.
Yuji didn't hesitate. "Sukuna!" he yelled.
Black Cursed Marks flared as Sukuna stormed in—he'd just sworn nothing would go wrong, and now he'd lost one. The King of Curses' pride had been dragged through the mud.
It had all happened too fast for even a warning.
He glared at the Cursed Womb and snarled to Fushiguro.
"Fushiguro, go find Kugisaki!"
"This thing... is mine."
His voice dripped with murderous intent.
That killing aura flooded the space; the freakish Cursed Womb stumbled back, trembling as if staring at a nightmare.
Fushiguro didn't linger. He re-summoned the Divine Dogs and sprinted out to search for Nobara.
With Fushiguro gone, Sukuna let his bloodlust off the leash.
He sneered at the shivering Curse, and a mountain of pressure crashed down.
The Special Grade Cursed Womb buckled, barely able to keep its knees off the floor under the crushing Cursed Energy.
Sukuna's eyes were ice.
The finger he had lifted slowly lowered—
He could slice the thing to bits, but Yuji's words echoed in his skull—
—help me beat it to a pulp!
The corner of Sukuna's mouth hooked upward.
Fine!—
He dropped his hand, cocked his head at the Curse, and chuckled.
"Special Grade, huh?"
"—Be proud. You'll be the first thing this King pounds with his fists."
His fingers curled into a fist; picturing Yuji's Divergent Fist, deep blue and black Cursed Energy spiraled around him.
The rising torrent of cursed power swallowed him whole.
He pushed off the floor and slammed a fist into the Special Grade Cursed Spirit's face.
The spirit shot like a missile into the wall, spewing thick violet fluid; its face was a cratered ruin.
It shrieked, forcing Cursed Energy through its mangled head in a clumsy attempt to heal.
"Healing, are we...? Let's see which runs out first."
Sukuna's grin widened; he flickered and reappeared in front of it.
Fists wrapped in sapphire Cursed Energy rained down, then a spinning kick launched the thing into the floor.
Impact punched it through several stories until it crashed into the flooded basement, wailing in agony.
Sukuna stood at the rim of the hole, looking down at the screaming Curse and let out a low, delighted laugh.
Crimson light danced in his cold, mocking eyes.
Inside him, blood-drenched killing intent spread without restraint...
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