Pigs Are Fattened Before Slaughter

"Uweegh—, die!"

Lin Mu's gaze remained calm. An attack this straightforward was absurdly easy to dodge, but there was no need for him to dodge at all.

"Susanoo!"

A deep-blue skeleton instantly enveloped his entire body.

Boom—

The thick horn slammed viciously into the Susanoo, and the resulting tremor could even be felt through the ground.

Yet there was not even a single scratch on the Susanoo!

"That's impossible! How can this be?!"

The Grade 1 cursed spirit seemed unable to understand why its full-force charge had no effect on him whatsoever. Just as it prepared to gather strength for another attempt, Lin Mu moved.

A massive skeletal hand extended from the Skeletal Susanoo and seized the rhinoceros cursed spirit tightly.

"Uweegh, what is this?!"

"Lord Mahito, save me!!!"

Lin Mu did not even spare the Grade 1 cursed spirit a glance. With a slight thought, the skeletal hand instantly clenched.

The rhinoceros cursed spirit immediately turned into a puddle of blood that spilled downward.

Bright-red blood splashed across the Susanoo's exterior, making Lin Mu look like a vicious ghost come to claim lives.

Mahito felt panic rise in its heart. In terms of physical strength, it was far inferior to that cursed spirit from before. If Lin Mu caught it, it would definitely be severely injured!

However, it was not without a chance of winning. Sorcerers capable of instinctively protecting their souls were few and far between. As long as it could touch Lin Mu once, it was confident it could kill him instantly!

While the rhinoceros cursed spirit had been attacking just now, it had secretly extended its hand toward Lin Mu through a more concealed underground pipe!

Seeing that the distance was right, Mahito burst into laughter. "Haha, got you!"

Behind Lin Mu, a hand covered in stitches emerged and quickly pressed against his back.

Though Nanami had been shocked by the strength Lin Mu kept displaying, he had still kept a close eye on the battlefield.

The moment he saw Mahito's sneak attack, he swung the cleaver in his hand. The Ratio Technique struck Mahito's hand with precision.

However, his attack had very little effect on Mahito. The stitched hand, hanging on by barely a layer of skin, still pressed against the Susanoo behind Lin Mu.

"Haha, you're my toy now!"

Cursed energy surged wildly within Mahito's body as it unleashed Idle Transfiguration at maximum output, determined to turn Lin Mu into a twisted cursed spirit in an instant.

Yet Mahito's Idle Transfiguration, which had gathered nearly all of its cursed energy, did not affect Lin Mu in the slightest!

Although it had touched some sort of exoskeleton created by Lin Mu, it was ultimately condensed from his cursed energy. Thus, Mahito could use it to reach Lin Mu's soul.

But in the end, the cursed energy it released was completely blocked by that exoskeleton. No matter how hard it tried, it could not penetrate even the slightest bit!

It was like painstakingly gathering one hundred thousand, even one million volts, only for it to strike the earth in the end.

Lin Mu's expression did not change. He had noticed Mahito's clumsy sneak attack long ago. The reason he had not exposed it was because he had other plans.

With a slight thought, the skeletal hand on the Susanoo tightly gripped Mahito's outstretched hand, then yanked backward.

The enormous force sent Mahito flying toward Lin Mu at high speed, utterly unable to resist.

"What?! How is this possible? My cursed technique has no effect on him at all!"

As Mahito reeled in shock, it had already flown before Lin Mu.

The skeletal hand swung viciously forward, swatting it toward a nearby wall as though it were a fly.

Boom—

A tremendous crash rang out as Mahito's entire body was embedded in the wall like a lump of mud.

Although Lin Mu's attack had not directly targeted its soul, the damage it caused was simply too great and still inflicted serious injuries on it.

And it was not over yet. The skeletal hand continued sweeping sideways, smashing Mahito toward a distant drain that led who knew where.

After two consecutive attacks, even though Mahito possessed strong immunity to ordinary attacks, it was still severely wounded.

Just as Lin Mu was about to continue attacking, the heavily injured Mahito suddenly burst into wild laughter.

"Hahahaha, I really have to thank you for choosing such a great escape route for me!"

"Today's battle with you was meaningful. I learned a lot. One day, I'll definitely turn you into my toy with my own hands!"

Nanami, standing behind him, immediately realized that there was a drain exactly where Mahito had been sent flying!

"Not good, don't let him escape!"

Mahito activated its cursed technique and molded its body into a long snake, slipping through a drain barely large enough for a rat to pass through.

And that drain connected to an intricate sewer system. Finding the fleeing Mahito would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.

By the time Lin Mu and Nanami's attacks landed, Mahito had already vanished without a trace.

"Damn it, it got away!" Nanami adjusted his sunglasses. "We'll have to trouble Jujutsu High to send people to search this area thoroughly."

After hanging up the phone, Nanami glanced at Lin Mu, but did not say anything more.

He could guess why Lin Mu, despite being so strong, had still been sent to study by his side.

The higher-ups were watching Itadori like hawks, while Satoru Gojo had to travel constantly for various official duties and could not guarantee Itadori's safety at all times.

Lin Mu could fulfill that duty whenever Satoru Gojo was away. As for why Lin Mu was so strong, he had no idea.

He vaguely saw a trace of Satoru Gojo in Lin Mu. Lin Mu possessed a unique presence, one that could only belong to a powerhouse unrivaled in an era!

"Let's go. We'll have to wait for next time."

Lin Mu remained calm, showing no reaction to Mahito's escape.

When Mahito escaped just now, Lin Mu had no fewer than ten ways to keep it there, but he had not done so.

After all, you had to fatten the pig before slaughtering it, so you could squeeze out the greatest possible value!