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Welcome to Jujutsu Chronicles!

This time, the story didn't start by landing on the streets like it did with Yokohama Story.

The first thing Zhu Yu smelled was the musty odor of decaying leaves. When she opened her eyes, she was met with a distorted shadow of a tree.

The twilight light, tinged with rust, cast the intertwined branches onto the greyish-purple sky.

A cold, damp sensation came from the back of her head—a half-dead fern was pressing against her carotid artery, trembling slightly with her breathing.

Looking around, all I saw were weeds and shrubs, with no modern buildings; it was undoubtedly in some desolate wilderness.

Looking up, a crooked shrine with peeling vermilion paint stood in the shadows. The shimenawa (sacred rope) of the torii gate was long broken, swaying in the wind like a hanging rope.

On the shrine gate, faded talismans bear illegible characters.

The air was eerie and sinister.

The game content relies entirely on exploration, and there are no guiding NPCs—typical of this small, low-quality game...

Zhu Yu's gaze fell on the abandoned shrine, and she felt that it was just missing a sign that read "Something's fishy" on the main entrance.

In a horror movie, she wouldn't choose to do something so reckless, but this is an open-world exploration game!

Which player can resist exploring a new map!

Zhu Yu sprang to her feet with a quick movement, and after confirming that her backpack was fully stocked and her level hadn't changed, she rushed into the shrine.

Upon entering the shrine, the first thing that struck her as odd was the strange wind.

Even though the weeds in the shrine were completely still, she could feel a current of energy wrapping around her ankles.

If there is, if there is not.

The shrine is not very large and has been abandoned for a long time; most of the wooden structures have collapsed.

I looked around every nook and cranny, and the only place I hadn't visited yet was the main hall where the gods were enshrined.

She hurried along the approach and rushed into the main hall.

[Battle Mode Now Activated]

When you encounter a red-named NPC in the game, the battle mode will be automatically activated.

Of course, whether or not to attack is the player's own choice.

She looked around, but there was nothing there except for dilapidated tables and chairs and drifting dust.

【HP-1000】

Struck by an invisible force, she staggered two steps and almost fell to the ground.

Looking up in the direction of the attack, I saw a red name [LV.75] floating on the empty ceiling.

Wait, why can't we see the enemy?

Can it become invisible?

The next second, he was hit in the lower back again.

【HP-2000】

Forced to retreat repeatedly by the unseen attack, Zhu Yu finally lost his temper and slammed his palm into the ground—

The ground trembled, and several thorns suddenly sprouted from the cracks in the shrine's decaying floor, their sharp tendrils twisting into the air like venomous snakes.

But the next second, her expression froze—the thorns that were supposed to bind the enemy had penetrated the target area without any hindrance and embedded themselves hard in the wooden pillars on the other side.

"What the hell?!" Zhu Yu stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Did the player encounter a ghost?

The unseen enemy seemed amused by her actions, a strange chuckle mingling with the chilling wind.

The laughter rose and fell, sometimes like the innocent laughter of a child, and sometimes like the hoarse, ancient laughter of an old man. The two extreme sounds intertwined without warning, forming a creepy and eerie rhythm.

This guy... he's not human!

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yu took another hit to the right shoulder, resulting in another sharp decrease in HP.

She quickly pulled out a healing item and took a few bites. Looking at the still empty ceiling, she frowned, wondering if she was incredibly "lucky" to have encountered this map's special feature—a cursed spirit—as soon as she landed.

Based on the background information, she suspected that this "cursed spirit" was a monster similar to a "ghost," which could only be seen by specific people.

She hasn't yet grasped the power system of this map, so she probably won't be able to deal with this cursed spirit for the time being.

He tentatively threw a punch at the red-named area, but it was all for naught.

Okay, so if you max out physical resistance, you can only use magic attacks, right?

Zhu Yu gritted his teeth, feeling the game's deep malice.

You have encountered a terrifying cursed spirit. Faced with its relentless pursuit, you decide—

A. Upholding his unyielding integrity, he loudly mocked, "What are you laughing at? Are you no good?!"

B. Choose to use love to soften the cursed spirit, and chant with deep emotion: "I have courage, I'm not afraid of anything, regardless of the cold winter or the scorching summer~"

C. Since things have come to this, let's run.

Chapter 108 quest progress has reached 10%.

Time seemed to stand still as Zhu Yu stared at the three options, lost in thought.

Players were curious, so they tried it out.

Could it really be possible to use "love" to reform a cursed spirit?

That's incredible! (Exclamation)

Ultimately, I was successfully misled by option B.

With a serious expression and in a monotone tone, she sang to the air: "I have courage, I'm not afraid of anything, whether it's the cold winter or the hot summer~"

Hmm, the air was silent for a few seconds.

Then—[HP-3000]

Haha, you dare to mess with the players with these options!

As expected, this is not a children's game; there's absolutely no way it would have such an absurd plot as using love to redeem an enemy!

Zhu Yumu stared blankly as he chewed on the props.

The cursed spirit, which could neither see nor hit her, chased her for several laps. Gradually, she noticed a pattern—

When the cursed spirit attacks, she feels a chilling sensation. Whenever that chilling wind suddenly approaches, she can predict the cursed spirit's movements in advance.

So she started walking the cursed spirit around the room like she was walking a dog, and even had time to run around to different corners of the room to see if there were any lit "pickup points".

Finally, her gaze settled on the dilapidated altar, which should have been used to worship the gods but was now empty.

Inside the cabinet beneath the offering table, a bright spot suddenly appeared.

Zhu Yu immediately changed direction and approached.

The cursed spirit seemed to have seen through her intentions and was enraged, increasing the frequency of its attacks and unleashing a barrage of malice.

But Zhu Yu had figured out its movement pattern and nimbly dodged it, even managing to kick over a few rotten low tables as stepping stones.

Finally, she stopped in front of the offering table and quickly scooped out the glowing object from the cabinet.

It was an old wooden box covered in dust, wrapped with yellowed talisman paper, and a faint smell of decay emanated from the cracks.

Upon opening the box, a withered, purplish-black finger wrapped with a talisman was revealed—

Congratulations on obtaining: Ryomen Sukuna's Fingers

These are top-tier cursed artifacts, from the King of Curses a thousand years ago. There are twenty of them in total; if all are collected, they will be enough to awaken the King of Curses. Will you seize this opportunity to plunge the world into darkness?

Current progress 1/20

Upon seeing the collection progress, Zhu Yu perked up and picked up her finger to take a look.

The instant she touched her finger—

Side Quest: Contact 10 objects containing cursed power (excluding cursed spirits).

Quest Reward: Awakening of Spell Power

The task progress jumped directly to 10%.

The air in the entire shrine froze instantly.

In the once empty and decaying hall, countless translucent, twisted shapes seeped out from the walls and crawled out from the cracks in the floor.

The invisible cursed spirit suddenly manifested, the twisted black mist condensing into a face that screamed in pain, its body a bloated, slimy insect-like creature covered in mouths that opened and closed constantly, emitting high-frequency, chilling shrieks.

"You saw it! You saw it!"

Zhu Yu felt a chill run down his spine and quickly pulled up the panel settings screen.

When I switch maps, the original settings are reset, and I have to set them up all over again.

In the blink of an eye, the cursed spirit that was causing one's sanity to plummet was now covered in a thick mosaic.

Phew, this "teenager mode" is really reassuring.

"It smells so good! I'll eat you, I'll eat you!" Accompanied by a distorted scream, dozens of arms suddenly burst out of its body.

Zhu Yu instinctively rolled to dodge, and the floor where she had been standing was smashed into a crater two meters in diameter.

Having already explored the shrine, Zhu Yu had no intention of staying any longer. Faced with the red-named individuals she couldn't eliminate for the time being, she decided—she would remember this grudge.

Turn around and run.

The cursed spirits attacked from all directions, relentlessly pursuing the target.

Just as Zhu Yu was about to step out of the shrine, the cursed spirit opened its foul-smelling mouth, and she could clearly feel a chilling aura approaching from the back of her head.

My dry fingers suddenly became hot.

- Swish!

A crimson slash appeared out of thin air, cleaving the oncoming cursed spirit in two as easily as cutting tofu. Its body froze in mid-air, then disintegrated like dust, not even having time to utter a scream.

She landed steadily, staring wide-eyed at the scene before her.

Zhu Yu: ???

A wind swept in from afar, whistling hollowly. Patches of withered yellow grass lay flattened, then struggled to rise again, their stems rustling against each other. The shrine before them was deathly silent, as if the terror that had just occurred had never existed.

Only the fingers in her hand were still slightly warm, demonstrating a certain presence—they lay quietly in her palm, showing no abnormality.

Zhu Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized—this must be the item to clear the level; only by successfully finding the item can one successfully escape the shrine.

Haha, this game does have some conscience after all.

This will prevent players from being eliminated immediately upon landing.

Zhu Yu happily tossed her finger into her system inventory and turned to leave the shrine.

Now players are off to explore other places!

—Under the crimson sky, on a throne piled with bones, a being briefly opened its eyes. Then, the domain fell silent again, leaving only an endless sea of ​​blood and corpses.

Chapter 109 Everyone who tried it said it was good

To Zhu Yu's surprise, the police on this map were more efficient than those in Yokohama. She had just broken into an NPC's house and lay down on the bed when the military police came knocking on her door.

NPC (trembling): Officer, it was this little girl who suddenly broke into my house...

Police officer (sternly): What are you doing breaking into someone else's house?

Zhu Yu (confused): Go to sleep.

Police officer (shocked): You were just sleeping?