"What Was That?"

Taking on the Culling Game without using cursed techniques or even cursed energy, relying solely on physical strength in battle.

To Itadori Yuji and the others, that was undoubtedly extremely risky.

But in reality, for Riezel as he was now, it was not impossible.

Though he did not specialize in "Strength" or "Endurance," Riezel was still Lv.8. Since every level had been trained beyond its limits to Stage SSS, even without the enhancement of Development Abilities and skills, his "Strength" and "Endurance" could rival those of an Lv.9, not to mention his "Dexterity" and "Agility," enhanced by "Light Armor" and "Speed Attack."

And that had been the case when Riezel had only just reached Lv.8.

Now, he was already nearing the limits of Lv.8. With all his Ability Values about to reach Stage SSS, even without a sword-type weapon and with the Development Ability "Swordsman" inactive, his normal Ability Values could still rival an Lv.9—one among the very strongest Lv.9s, perhaps even those infinitely close to the next level.

Someone like that was terrifying even if he fought using only his physical strength.

A simple calculation made that clear.

Having come to this world five months ago, Riezel had already formed a preliminary judgment of the performance and strength of sorcerers and cursed spirits at every rank.

In his view, cursed spirits below Semi-Grade 1 were all exceptionally weak because they could not use cursed techniques. Even the strongest Grade 2 Cursed Spirit was probably only equivalent to Lv.3, perhaps even lower.

As for cursed spirits at Semi-Grade 1 and above, since they could use all sorts of cursed techniques, their exact strength depended on what techniques they possessed. But below the level of Special Grade Cursed Spirits, even the strongest Grade 1 Cursed Spirit was, at most, equivalent to