Chapter 131: The Assault!
“Do you want to slack off, huh?”
A demonic whisper echoed in Hachiman Hikigaya’s ear.
At this moment, he felt like he was back on that day when Shizuka Hiratsuka forcefully marched him into the Service Club, with the painful memory of his severed arm flooding his mind.
“Hey! Idiot, move!”
The closest to Hachiman Hikigaya, Zenjou Masaki, immediately shouted at the motionless boy who seemed to be paralyzed by some mental shock.
Move away?
How could I possibly dodge Lin Qi’s attack?
Hachiman Hikigaya had no will to resist left within him, only the instinct cultivated through training made him use curse power to protect his body and await Lin Qi’s attack.
In the next moment, Hachiman Hikigaya felt an irresistible force dragging him into a spinning flight.
Lin Qi grabbed his collar and flung him towards Itadori Yuuji, who was charging in from a distance, then lifted his hand to block the greatsword descending from Zenjou Masaki.
“Can this really be…?” She felt the vibrations through the long handle as if she’d hit solid diamond, her hands going numb at the impact, “He really didn’t use any curse power for protection?”
Blocking the sharp edge of the sword with bare hands – can such feats be done solely with physical might?
Not even that guy from the Zenjou clan, blessed with extraordinary physique due to Heavenly Binding Spells, could achieve such feats surely?
Unsuccessful, Zenjou Masaki quickly retracted her sword and stepped back. But Lin Qi did not let her go; in an instant, he was close enough to land two powerful punches to her joints before sweeping her away with his palm.
Her longsword slipped out of her hands, and Masaki collapsed to the ground with a groan, “Tch, all my joints are dislocated…”
“Senpai!” Fushiguro Megumi rushed over, “I’ll help reset your joints; bear with it.”
Yukinoshita Yukino and Nue swooped down from the sky and the ground respectively, heading straight for Lin Qi. Despite looking hulking and clumsy, their movements were fluid.
On the other side of Lin Qi, Kugisaki Nobara swung several spikes into the air with her hammer, “Puppetry Spell!”
With a surge of her own curse power, the spikes shot towards Lin Qi.
Just as he was about to evade, he heard a shout imbued with curse power: “Stay put!”
Opposite Kugisaki, Inumaki Karin pulled down the high collar of her coat, revealing the full face emblazoned with dogma of the Inumaki crest.
Curse words became a force that interfered with reality, stopping Lin Qi’s movement in its tracks, but at the same time, burning pain spread across Inumaki’s throat.
Fortunately, Lin Qi hadn’t used curse power; otherwise, the backlash of a simple curse would have been enough to damage his vocal cords severely.
The curse only brought a brief pause to Lin Qi’s actions.
He raised his hand, deflecting the incoming spikes that bounced off with ease.
Panda dived at Lin Qi, delivering a direct punch, but Lin Qi grinned, ruffling his hair into a slick-back style before blocking the punch with a finger and middle finger.
“Whoa! Two fingers!?”
Panda’s fist struck Lin Qi’s extended fingers, but it barely moved.
“Grrrr!!”
It persisted stubbornly, throwing punches with force, while Lin Qi swiftly countered with just two fingers each time.
Grass roots swirled from the punch and ended in violent tremors as Lin Qi’s palm struck Panda’s chest.
“Ahh!”
Panda howled like a cannonball being fired back, and intangible strikes took advantage of Lin Qi’s momentary vulnerability.
The clothes around his waist were sliced open, yet Lin Qi staggered forward unscathed.
Yukinoshita Yukino felt her heart sink.
Surely, at my level of curse power, I cannot overcome Lin Qii’s defenses from afar…
If so, I must get closer with the Eight…
With a decisive plan, Yukinoshita Yukino acted immediately, circling around to approach Lin Qi.
“Are you okay, Hachiman?”
After being thrown by Lin Qi initially, Itadori Yuuji held back from launching another assault.
“No worries, sorry to cause trouble…” He managed a strained smile.
Hachiman Hikigaya, held in another man’s embrace, only felt shame and physical pain.
This guy doesn’t look so strong, but why is his body so rigid?
“That’s good; be careful.”
Letting him go, Itadori rushed back to face Lin Qi again upon confirming the battlefield.
He noticed Yukinoshita Yukino approaching Lin Qi closely and decided to coordinate with her.
Yet, Lin Qi, who had not moved since tossing away Hachiman Hikigaya, moved again.
“First, the incantation user.”
Lin Qi charged towards Inumaki Karin, who was using a throat spray, albeit not at full speed; his actions remained elusive.
“Withdraw first; using a curse at me will only bring significant harm to yourself.”
Snatching the wild punch from Inumaki, Lin Qi twisted and knocked him out with a strike to the nape.
“And then, the young lady with the hammer.”
Lin Qi turned, the curse-imbued spike flew past his cheek.
“Tsk, too sensitive?”
Kugisaki Nobara grumbled unhappily and retreated.
Lin Qi, even more so when close, is unbeatable; defeating Masaki proves as much.
Lin Qi charged towards Kugisaki Nobara but was blocked by Fushiguro Megumi and Zenjou Masaki, who had her joints fixed.
Masaki wielded a red bō staff, while Megumi summoned a great serpent beside him. In the sky, the avian familiar Nue circled for an attack opportunity.
Behind Lin Qi, Yukinoshita Yukino and Itadori Yuuji charged.
Lin Qi was once again surrounded.
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After school, becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer:
