Abandoned building, third floor.
The air seemed to freeze.
The purplish-black beam of Cursed Energy was forcibly split apart by the pitch-black longblade, turning into a sky full of light points like midsummer fireflies, yet carrying a lethal chill.
Lin Ye maintained his blade-swinging posture.
In that moment, his back view loomed infinitely large in Nobara Kugisaki’s eyes.
It even overshadowed the fear of the Special Grade Cursed Womb in her heart.
“Is this…
that man’s true strength?”
Nobara sat paralyzed on the ground, her hand tightly clutching her hammer, which already had a slightly curled edge.
Her heart went “thump, thump,” pounding wildly.
It wasn’t because of fear, but because of a sense of security she had never felt before, and…
a trace of an indescribable flutter.
“Hey.”
“What are you dazing out for?”
Lin Ye turned his head slightly, his peripheral vision glancing at the dazed short-haired girl behind him.
That punchable smirk still hung at the corner of his mouth.
“If you want to cheer for me, I wouldn’t mind if you shouted a bit louder.”
“For example…”
“Something like ‘Brother Lin Ye is the coolest’?”
Nobara Kugisaki: “…”
The touched emotions she had been brewing were instantly thrown to the dogs.
Her face turned beet red in a flash.
Like a ripe tomato.
“Get lost!”
“Who would shout something disgusting like that!”
“You narcissist!
Pervert!
Go to hell!”
Nobara cursed while struggling to stand up.
But her legs were weak, and she couldn’t muster any strength at all.
[Ding!
Nobara Kugisaki’s Favorability is fluctuating!]
[60 -> 62 (Cursing fiercely with her mouth, but thinking in her heart: This guy actually is a bit cool).]
[Evaluation: Is this the legendary ‘tsundere’?
Host, you’ve really got her wrapped around your finger.]
Lin Ye felt secretly pleased.
Curse away, curse away.
The Favorability is rising anyway.
In this system, a girl’s cursing is the most beautiful BGM.
“Alright, catch-up time is over.”
Lin Ye withdrew his gaze and looked back at the Special Grade Cursed Womb floating in mid-air.
The embryo had completely stopped squirming.
It seemed to have been deterred by Lin Ye’s strike just now.
Or…
it was infuriated!
“Hee hee hee…”
“Bad person…”
“That was the power Mama gave me…”
“You broke it…”
The membrane on the surface of the Cursed Womb suddenly burst!
A nauseating stench instantly filled the entire space!
It was a smell a hundred times stronger than a sewer!
“Blegh—”
Nearby, Yuji Itadori covered his nose, nearly throwing up yesterday’s dinner.
“So stinky!”
“Did this guy grow up eating garlic?”
Lin Ye frowned slightly.
“System, block my sense of smell!”
[Ding!
Sense of smell has been blocked.]
Special Grade Cursed Spirit: Two-Faced Ghost Infant (Incomplete Form).
Although it hadn’t fully hatched, that Cursed Energy fluctuation had definitely reached the threshold of a Special Grade!
“Waaaaaa—!!!”
The Ghost Infant let out a piercing wail!
The sound waves were like physical objects, shattering all the surrounding glass!
“Watch out!”
Itadori shouted, wanting to rush up to help.
“Stay back!”
Lin Ye barked without looking back.
“A battle of this level isn’t something you two rookies can interfere in.”
“Just watch from over there.”
“Watch…”
The black iron longblade in Lin Ye’s hand slowly rose, the tip pointing straight at the Ghost Infant.
“…how I slice this thing into sashimi.”
Before his voice had even faded,
Lin Ye moved!
There was no fancy starting stance.
It was just pure speed!
The floor beneath his feet instantly crumbled into powder!
His figure was like a phantom, appearing in front of the Ghost Infant in an instant!
“First strike!”
“Ten-Stroke Cursed Technique: 73!”
The world in Lin Ye’s eyes was once again filled with lines.
He was looking.
Looking for that seven-to-three golden ratio point!
Found it!
Right at the neck of the Ghost Infant’s left head!
“Swish—!”
A black blade-light flashed by!
Puchi!
Before the Ghost Infant could even react, its left head flew straight off!
Purple blood sprayed wildly!
“Waaaaaa!!!”
The Ghost Infant let out a shrill scream.
Its remaining three arms flailed frantically, and countless purple Cursed Energy orbs blasted toward Lin Ye like a Gatling gun!
“Too slow.”
“Too slow!”
“Too slow!!!”
Lin Ye wove through the dense barrage.
It was like he was taking a stroll in his own backyard.
Every dodge was precise to the millimeter!
This was the terrifying effect of his ‘Agility’ attribute points!
Combined with ‘Insight Eye’, it was practically like having a wallhack!
“Second strike!”
Lin Ye lowered his body, dodging a sharp claw.
A backhand slash!
“Slash—”
One of the Ghost Infant’s arms was severed clean at the root!
“Third strike!”
Lin Ye stepped on the Ghost Infant’s knee and leaped high into the air.
He kicked it in the chest!
Using the momentum for a backflip!
The longblade in his hand drew a perfect full moon in the air!
“Break for me!”
Crack!
Another arm went flying!
In this moment,
Lin Ye seemed to have transformed into a dancer on the battlefield.
Violent.
Elegant.
And lethal.
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Itadori’s mouth was wide open, his eyes bulging like copper bells.
“This…”
“Are these really movements a human can achieve?”
“So fast…”
“I can’t even see where his blade is!”
Nobara Kugisaki clutched her mouth tightly.
Her eyes were filled with shock.
She had originally thought this Lin Ye was just a slightly powerful handsome guy.
She didn’t expect…
that he was actually a monster!
A monster even more terrifying than a Cursed Spirit!
“This isn’t a fight at all…”
Nobara muttered to herself.
“This is a slaughter!”
“A one-sided slaughter!”
In the center of the battlefield, the Ghost Infant had been hacked until only a torso and one head remained.
It lay on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
The madness in its eyes had completely vanished, replaced by deep terror.
It wanted to run.
It wanted to go home and find Mama.
This human was too scary!
More of a demon than a demon!
“Running?”
Lin Ye landed and flicked the blood off his blade.
He walked toward the Ghost Infant step by step.
His leather shoes clicked against the rubble, making a “clack, clack” sound.
Like a countdown to death.
“Weren’t you very arrogant just now?”
“Didn’t you want to eat meat?”
“Come on.”
Lin Ye walked up to the Ghost Infant and looked down at it.
In those black eyes, there wasn’t a trace of pity.
Only cold killing intent.
“Since you don’t want to eat, then let me send you on your way.”
Lin Ye raised his longblade.
The Cursed Energy in his body compressed frantically!
Compress!
Compress more!
Until a layer of black electric arcs flickered on the blade!
“Ten-Stroke Cursed Technique: Final Form!”
“Guillotine!”
“Swish—!!!”
A massive black blade-qi instantly pierced through the entire floor!
The Ghost Infant didn’t even have time to scream before it was split directly in half!
Then, under the wash of violent Cursed Energy, it was completely reduced to ashes!
Not even a speck remained!
[Ding!
Congratulations to the Host for killing a Special Grade Cursed Spirit (Incomplete Form)!]
[Combat Evaluation: SSS (A perfect solo show, the audience is terrified)!]
[Rewards Obtained:]
[1.
Massive Points +2000!]
[2.
Cursed Energy Limit +300 (Current: 3100/5000).]
[3.
Special Drop: Ghost Infant’s Grudge Crystal (Special Grade material, can be used for crafting Cursed Tools).]
[4.
Skill Draw Opportunity +1!]
Looking at the string of reward prompts, a genuine smile finally appeared on Lin Ye’s face.
“Nice.”
“This wave was a huge profit.”
He sheathed his blade.