Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Spellcasters and spell spirits are essentially two ends of the scale of spell power, their overall strength always maintaining a delicate balance.

When one side becomes too strong, the world will automatically generate the power of the other side to counterbalance it.

When one side weakens, the other side will also decline.

In layman's terms, if we consider the initial total amount of magical power in the entire world as one hundred, then the sorcerer and the spirit of the curse would each occupy fifty.

If one party unexpectedly exceeds this limit, the other party's limit will also increase accordingly.

If one side falls below its share, the other side's power will also be weakened accordingly.

Interestingly, more than 60 years later, the Haddock was a half-human, half-cursed spirit, frantically devouring the cursed spirits and cursed sorcerers' cursed power, causing the number and total amount of both to decrease sharply.

Moreover, at that time, Huzhang directly ascended to heaven by stepping on his right foot with his left.

As long as the strength of the human half increases, the power of the other half, the cursed spirit, will also surge simultaneously.

However, it remains unknown what the upper limit of the curse power this world can bear is.

If the rules of mutual checks and balances between sorcerers and spirits are constantly strengthened, how high can the extraordinary power of the sorcery world ultimately reach?

The plague must be due to myself, or perhaps also due to the appearance of Qiong, which is the world's compensation to the side of the curse.

A conceptual curse spirit formed from humanity's collective fear of plague, infection, zombification, apocalypse, and loss of self.

It can turn humans into infected beings that can infect other humans, continuously upgrade, and become obedient to them.

It's incredibly powerful just from the description.

However, since it hasn't fully matured yet, Plague wasn't born a top-tier character like the Filter Pot.

However, it is still somewhat similar to a real person, but its growth rate and strength are far inferior to those of a real person.

After using lightning magic to turn the plague-stricken remains to ashes, Yuuto wiped the blood from the water and the shadow strike, and looked at the panting Fushiguro Megumi, asking:

"Hey kid, are you alright?"

Although Fushiguro Megumi was only fourteen years old at this time, her stubborn personality was already showing.

Even though he had suffered many injuries before Yuuto arrived, causing him to be in excruciating pain all over his body, he still spoke with bravado:

"fine."

Yuuto gently shook his head, then walked over to Fushiguro Megumi and helped her up, heading out of the tent.

The staff waiting outside the tent rushed over to inquire about the situation upon seeing them emerge, but Yuuto coldly replied:

"You guys at the window, can't you at least do your research before issuing a mission? You don't even know there's a highly intelligent level 2 cursed spirit hidden inside? You're just useless."

"If I hadn't arrived in time, this kid would be dead."

The staff at the window were rendered speechless by the scolding, stammering for a long time without being able to give a coherent explanation.

Upon seeing this, Yu Ren's anger subsided, and he realized he had been too impulsive.

It's not entirely his fault. Someone who can only see cursed spirits can only have limited investigative abilities, no matter how strong they are.

The blame ultimately lies with the senior officials in the General Affairs Department who are responsible for coordinating multiple departments, including the window service, auxiliary supervision, and local sorcery agencies.

Those guys are typical examples of those who hold positions but neglect their duties, only knowing how to kill each other and fight for power.

The world of sorcery is in such chaos because of their existence.

Putting everything else aside, even just issuing a task can lead to mistakes every day.

Each time, the actual level of the cursed spirit is much higher than the quest description, it's like there are too many cursed spellcasters.

Yuu cursed the guys in the General Headquarters in his heart, secretly vowing to kill them all sooner or later. He helped Fushiguro Megumi into the car, sat beside her for easy care, and then said to the person standing by the car window:

"Go to Tokyo Higher Vocational School."

The window staff knew they had made a big mistake, so they didn't dare say anything more. They quickly got into the driver's seat, started the car, and headed to the college.

In the afternoon, the car stopped at the entrance of Tokyo High School. Yuuto helped Fushiguro Megumi out of the car. When the security guard saw Fushiguro Megumi's condition, he immediately ran over: "What's wrong, Fushiguro-kun?"

Although Fushiguro Megumi has not yet enrolled in Tokyo College, he is quite well-known among the students there because Gojo Satoru often takes him around.

Yuuto's reason was that they had met before.

As Yu Ren walked, he said, "The mission went wrong. The strength of the cursed spirit far exceeded the level of the mission he was assigned."

"After I received the message from Mr. Gojo asking me to take care of him, I rushed over immediately."

"But who knew that this kid would go to the mission location early, resulting in a serious injury, and now he needs Miss Ie-ri's help to treat him."

After entering the school, Yuuto quickly led Fushiguro Megumi to the infirmary.

Shoko Ieiri was still incredibly busy, her dark circles even more pronounced than the last time anyone had seen her. Beside her was a sorcerer who had just recovered from treatment.

She looked up after hearing the door open, her gaze sweeping over Fushiguro Megumi before turning to Yuuto with a helpless expression, and said:

"A few days ago, it was Gojo who brought you here, and now you're bringing Fushiguro Megumi, whom he adopted, here too. Are you repaying a debt of gratitude or what?"

Yuuto naturally understood her irritability stemming from exhaustion, so he said nothing, but instead explained:

"The mission went a little wrong. I've exhausted my magical energy and have a few external injuries. I need your help."

Shoko Ieiri stood up, walked to Megumi Fushiguro's side, reached out and flipped his eyelids, then patted his shoulder.

Fukuguro Megumi winced in pain, but remained silent.

“It’s nothing serious, lie down,” said Shoko Ieiri, her tone as casual as if she were remarking on the nice weather.

Fushiguro Megumi lay down on the bed as instructed, and Ieiri Shoko began to treat the wound.

Her technique was very skilled; she activated the reversal technique, and the wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yuuto stood by and watched without saying a word.

While treating patients, Ieiri Glass casually asked:

How have you been doing lately?

Shoko Ieiri was quite interested in Yuuto, a wild sorcerer who had risen to prominence with his extremely powerful techniques.

Yuuto replied truthfully, "It's alright, I'm having a very fulfilling time, spending every day practicing swordsmanship and exorcising cursed spirits."

Shoko Ieiri paused in her work, looked up at him, and said, "You're just like Gojo now, a complete workaholic who works voluntarily."

Yu Ren was at a loss, unsure how to respond.

However, in terms of working hours, neither of the two women could compare to Jia Ru; she basically spends every day saving lives as soon as she opens her eyes.

This is considered mandatory overtime.

The two chatted casually, and when Yu Ren asked about her usual work, she gave a few words, her tone a little tired.

"I'm the only one in the entire sorcery world who knows how to use the Reversal Spell, and I'm exhausted every day." As she spoke, she rubbed her neck.

"The biggest help you guys can do is to avoid getting injured."

"Especially that guy Gojo, he's sending people to me all day long."

"Sometimes they're all weirdos, not from a vocational college. When I asked him why I saved them, Gojo shouted that he was interested in them."

Yuuto listened gently to Ieiri Shoko's complaints and gave appropriate responses at the right time, allowing her to vent her emotions.

When asked about minimizing his injuries, Yuuto replied, "I'll try my best."

Upon hearing this, Ieiri Shoko spoke with an air of certainty, as if she could foresee the future.

“I’ve heard you say that so many times, but often the people who say those things end up coming to me more often than anyone else.”

Fushiguro Megumi lay beside them, listening to their conversation but unable to get a word in edgewise.

Chapter 32 The Importance of Intelligence Sharing

After chatting amiably with Ieiri Shoko for a while, Yuto said goodbye to her, as he had important business to attend to.

He was going to find Principal Moth Masakazu to explain the plague, ask the school to spread the information, warn everyone to be careful of that guy, and see if they could eliminate him as soon as possible.

If an unusual enemy unit is discovered, all friendly members must be informed of the relevant intelligence as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if we suffer from a lack of information, we'll have no one to blame but ourselves.

Yuuto isn't the kind of person who hides information and doesn't share it.

They are not the kind of person who procrastinates and only remembers to share information with teammates when problems arise.

He really wanted to single out Tianyuan for criticism—this guy had a bunch of classified information but refused to hand it over no matter what.

There are three major pitfalls in Tianyuan's operations.

Firstly, even though he knew about the existence of the top-tier sealing technique, Prison Gate, which was in the hands of the enemy, he never mentioned it to Gojo Satoru, who possessed six eyes.

Secondly, the existence of the brain was kept secret as a treasure, and he never told his own people about it.

If he had even mentioned the Brain Flower and Prison Gate incidents to Gojo Satoru, he wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat in the Shibuya battle.

The last major pitfall, of course, was the one that really screwed over Tsukumo Yuki, killing him outright.

As for the small pits, they are countless.

As Yuu walked, he checked again the simple report he had compiled on his phone in the car to make sure there were no problems.

Code name: Plague

Danger Level: Level 2 Cursed Spirit (Intelligent, with growth potential)

Origin: Formed from humanity's fear of plague, infection, and zombification...

He appears as a man in his early twenties wearing a suit, indistinguishable from a human, but his true form is a blue crystal core resembling a small spider embedded in his chest.

Fluent in language, adept at psychological warfare, conservative in actions, and quick to flee when encountering a strong enemy.

Known ability: It can transform ordinary humans into infected beings it names Kabane; the method of infection is unknown.

By absorbing the infected substance through contact, one can instantly repair their own damage.

Ordinary Kabane have grayish-brown skin and possess level three cursed spirit combat power.

The enhanced Kabane has dark silver skin, is larger in size, and possesses near-level 2 cursed spirit combat power.

All Kabane cannot be completely killed by attacking ordinary body parts; only destroying their chest core can completely eliminate them.

Kabane appears to have the potential for secondary transmission...