After a series of crackling explosions, the tree roots were violently torn apart by some invisible force, turning into fragments smaller than pebbles.
"Damn it, why is it so similar to that evil cherry blossom tree?"
Kenmyo Isayama suddenly recalled past encounters, so he accidentally used too much force.
As a result, these wooden pieces only had a hardness similar to steel, but otherwise seemed to have no other strange qualities.
Kenmyo Isayama patted the two Flesh Hounds beside him.
"Although I don't know what you are, as long as you have that head in your hand, you definitely can't escape."
Recalling the scene just now, Kenmyo Isayama found it absurd.
The opponent launched a surprise attack the moment they were captured by the Flesh Hounds, leaving no time to react.
The timing was perfectly grasped; while Kenmyo Isayama was absorbing Cursed Energy, there was movement beneath his feet, and suddenly many things that had previously caused him trauma sprang out.
As Kenmyo Isayama was momentarily stunned by the sudden appearance of the tree roots, the two Flesh Hounds sensed the abnormality and immediately leaped out from the shadows, shielding Kenmyo Isayama behind them.
Fushiguro Toji's support points were destroyed as the ground extensively sank and rolled.
When he sensed the fierce wind whistling past his ears, he immediately pulled out the Heavenly Restriction that was stuck in the white-haired brat.
However, the opponent had no intention of fighting him, their goal was to directly take the white-haired brat's head.
"Uncle?"
To be honest, when the blood first splattered, Kenmyo Isayama almost thought Fushiguro Toji had been killed, all because the uncle was too close to the brat.
"I'm fine, Boss."
Damn it, what kind of "rescue" only saves a head?
If it weren't for that thing holding the brat's head and running away without looking back, Kenmyo Isayama would have thought it was the enemy's "silencing."
Was the purpose to prevent him from searching memories?
He clearly remembered that he hadn't displayed this ability to others.
But Kenmyo Isayama then thought, that brat didn't die even when the Killing Stone left his body. If another Killing Stone were re-implanted, given the Killing Stone's healing abilities, it seems that even growing a body from just a head wouldn't be difficult.
"So it was a group effort after all."
It should be a group: using words to entice and even force people with darkness in their hearts to accept a stone called "Killing Stone," with an unknown purpose.
In fact, Jujutsu Sorcerers all have some mental issues to varying degrees, so maybe it really is a case of one person fooling another successfully.
The Killing Stone just now gave Kenmyo Isayama nearly 20,070 points, a huge sum, equivalent to two Grade 1 Cursed Spirits.
Plus the three pea-sized Killing Stone Fushiguro Toji had previously found on the brat, Kenmyo Isayama's total points income was 23,070 points.
"This brat gives Killing Stone based on who he meets."
Kenmyo Isayama sensed the Flesh Hounds constantly approaching the target and let out a cold laugh.
"Uncle, let's close the net."
Through the Flesh Hounds' perspective, Kenmyo Isayama saw a figure completely wrapped in white bandages moving at high speed, having rushed from the urban area into a jungle in a large mountain. He/she was carrying a round object that was still dripping blood.
"Ah, I really almost thought I was going to die."
Frankly, a head speaking is already quite horrifying, especially since this head, due to the lack of Killing Stone supply, was rapidly turning into a terrifying zombie.
"It's really good to have you, Murasaki."
The bandaged figure didn't respond, just kept hurrying along.
Suddenly, the bandaged person, moving at high speed, noticed a slight abnormality.
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"Crunch!"
The sound of wood being crushed was accompanied by a terrifying beast's roar. The original landing spot was now covered by a giant maw full of sharp teeth. The giant beast bit forward, crushing a large number of trees along with it.
This scene was hair-raising. The bandaged person immediately had to turn around to avoid the attack from below, but there was also an attack from the air on the right side!
This time, even closer to the bandaged person, a blood-colored figure directly sprang out from the nearby woods, opening its fangs and sharp teeth, intending to swallow both them—one person, one head—in one bite. Especially the brat's head, which had almost entered the coverage area of that gaping maw.
The white-haired brat, with wide eyes, even saw deep inside the monster's throat, there was something like a meat grinder that thoroughly pulverized anything swallowed.
"Crack!"
Just as the head was almost swallowed in the nick of time, the nearby branches seemed to come alive, rapidly growing root-like structures that skillfully bound the upper and lower jaws of the Flesh Hound respectively.
Even the one on the ground couldn't escape and was similarly entangled by huge tree roots, unable to move. The two giant beasts were instantly bound tightly.
Before the remaining head could even breathe a sigh of relief, the two bound giant beasts disappeared, leaving only empty tree roots. A more terrifying sense of crisis then struck.
[Crush]!
An invisible attack came from top to bottom, completely covering the spot where the bandaged person and the head had just stood. After hearing the sound of the earth cracking, a five-meter-long circular pit appeared.
"Tch, missed."
The people who arrived were Kenmyo Isayama and Fushiguro Toji. He touched the Flesh Hounds that had reappeared beside him.
"Doesn't matter, chase!"
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"
The white-haired brat's face was grim. In less than three minutes, they had suffered several attacks.
No matter where they fled, the two monsters followed like shadows. What was even more terrifying was the guy who appeared right after the hounds.
"Murasaki's Cursed Technique failed?"
No, the enemy also found them again after an interval of about ten seconds each time, more like they were being located. So it was highly probable that the problem was with him. Thinking of this, the brat's face was very grim.
"Murasaki, the enemy must have marked me."
He made a decisive judgment.
"I'm beyond saving, abandon me."
Hearing this, the bandaged person carefully looked at the head in their hand.
"Now isn't the time to look for the engraving on my head."
"It's fine, I'll revive in a hundred years."
"Murasaki, you'd best discard this body too. The enemy might have already marked you as well."
By the time Kenmyo Isayama and Fushiguro Toji arrived, they saw the brat completely transformed. A head had swollen to about a meter in size, actively devouring the bandaged body, which was almost entirely consumed. The ground was covered with indescribable minced meat (mangled flesh).
At this moment, his empty eye sockets were re-covered with a high-concentration red liquid—the marrow fluid from the Killing Stone.
The brat swallowed the last bit of his companion's flesh, then looked up at the two people who had arrived.
Opening his still blood-stained fangs, he said in a chilling tone,
"I'll kill you all!"
Meanwhile, in an unknown, hidden place, a badly decayed coffin slowly emerged from the depths of a black pool.
Soon, a blood-soaked arm slowly extended from the opened gap of the coffin... And above, the giant cherry blossom tree was still blooming lushly, its petals falling and covering the surrounding black pool.