Full-Scale Encirclement and Suppression, Lin Mu is Back?

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Itadori struggled to hold on under Todo's nearly frenzied assault. Though the situation was perilous, he had managed to endure it.

Aside from what were likely a few cracked bones, he at least appeared largely unharmed on the surface.

Just as Itadori prepared to go on the offensive, a sharp killing intent came from behind him. An arrow shot toward the back of his head at incredible speed.

The instant Itadori sensed the danger, he bent his body down at an exaggerated angle, narrowly dodging the sneak attack.

"Who was that?! Isn't attacking like that way too underhanded?" Itadori said irritably. The rules clearly forbade lethal attacks, yet that strike had felt like it had left him no chance of survival at all.

"What a pity. It didn't hit?" Kamo Noritoshi, holding a bow with his eyes tightly shut, let out a sigh.

Then, the rest of Kyoto Jujutsu High's students landed one after another on the surrounding branches, completely encircling Itadori.

Without hesitation, everyone had their cursed techniques ready to fire. They intended to exorcise Itadori on the spot! In their eyes, Itadori was nothing more than a cursed spirit.

Seeing all of Kyoto Jujutsu High, Itadori realized that the lethal attack just now had not been an accident. They had genuinely been trying to kill him!

Kyoto Jujutsu High's priority was to kill him first!

There was no way he could defend against all of their attacks. He had to do everything he could to survive and hold out until his teammates arrived to support him!

Mai sneered. "Don't bother. Your teammates are still far away. By the time they get here, you'll already be dead."

"Don't blame us for being merciless. Who told you to be a monster?"

Just as Kamo Noritoshi's attack was about to fall again, the branch beneath his feet suddenly moved. It coiled around his lower leg and flung him away.

The other Kyoto Jujutsu High students encountered similar situations. The trees around them seemed to have come alive, hindering their attacks.

"What is this? Who's pulling tricks?!" Mai snapped, only to be answered by several shuriken!

Sensing danger, Mai rapidly fired her revolver, accurately hitting the incoming hidden weapons.

But just as the shuriken were about to hit the ground, several black shadows struck them, sending the shuriken flying at her again in an extremely bizarre manner!

"Not good!" The situation was too strange, and she had no time to react. Several shuriken sliced across her cheeks and various parts of her body.

She was injured, but none of the wounds were fatal. Clearly, her opponent had held back.

Everyone from Kyoto Jujutsu High ran into some trouble, but none of it was life-threatening.

Their offensive had been neutralized, and Itadori naturally escaped danger as well.

"Lin Mu! Why are you here?" Itadori waved toward 'Lin Mu' at the top of the tree.

That obvious gesture also exposed 'Lin Mu's' location. After breaking free of the branch's entanglement, Kamo Noritoshi immediately attacked in his direction.

Mechamaru attacked alongside him. His fully metallic arm opened up, firing a tremendously powerful energy blast straight at Lin Mu in the tree.

'Lin Mu' smiled faintly. His chest swelled, and a sea of fire poured forth, instantly swallowing Kamo Noritoshi's arrow and Mechamaru's energy blast!

"How is that possible?!" Kamo Noritoshi was startled, and Mechamaru reacted the same way.

The two of them were both quasi-Grade 1 in strength! Yet their combined attack had been blocked by a Grade 2 sorcerer!?

"Is Tokyo Jujutsu High really using such despicable tactics? Falsely reporting a student's grade!?"

"The strength he's shown is at least at the quasi-Grade 1 level!"

Kamo Noritoshi and Mechamaru reached a preliminary conclusion. Just as they prepared to attack again, Todo stepped between them.

"Hey, didn't I tell you not to interfere?"

Killing intent radiated from Todo. "If you dare meddle in the fight between me and my best friend again, I won't mind killing every one of you!"

Kamo Noritoshi sighed. He knew Todo's personality. If their surprise attack failed, Todo would definitely step in to stop them.

"Fine. Then Itadori is yours. I hope you can complete the principal's mission!"

After saying that, Kamo Noritoshi turned his gaze back to Lin Mu, who stood calmly atop the tree. To win this exchange event, they first had to deal with the troublesome man before them!

After exchanging a glance with Mechamaru, the two flanked him from both sides and launched their attacks together!

This time, Lin Mu did not use his flame cursed technique. The energy blast and arrow struck the spot where he had been standing with perfect accuracy.

"We hit him?" Kamo Noritoshi was delighted. But as he prepared to confirm Lin Mu's condition, a fierce gust suddenly came from beside him!

"Bang—"

'Lin Mu' had appeared at his side at some unknown moment, moving so fast he nearly left an afterimage!

A heavy fist smashed into his face, blasting him several meters away.

Only with Mechamaru's help did he slowly steady himself.

With their captain struck, everyone from Kyoto Jujutsu High gathered together, preparing to attack Lin Mu.

At that moment, Maki and the others finally arrived. "Hey, hey, do you think Tokyo Jujutsu High has no one left?"

"Who's trying to bully my adorable underclassman?"

Maki was just like that—sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. Although she had said she would not step in to save Lin Mu even if he was surrounded, when it really came down to it, she still stood forward without hesitation.

And Lin Mu had held out for so long against the combined siege of all Kyoto Jujutsu High's members. She had begun to acknowledge him, at least a little.

"I'll let it slide that you ran off on your own, but don't hold us back later, first-years!"

After so long since the competition began, the two schools had finally met, and a chaotic melee was about to erupt!

While a chaotic battle raged here, Lin Mu was leisurely exorcising cursed spirits in another unknown location.

The "Lin Mu" who had appeared on Maki's side was merely a clone.

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

A wave of flames surged forth, reducing the dozens of cursed spirits before Lin Mu to ashes.

At the same time, the Shadow Clones he had sent out also brought good news—the inheritance progress from over a hundred cursed spirits had been credited.

After dealing with these batches of cursed spirits, his inheritance progress had also broken through 27%!

Lin Mu adjusted his shuriken, then set off once more, unaware that his actions had already thrown the lounge into an uproar!

Not long ago, Utahime had asked, "By the way, aren't you worried the students won't be able to handle it after releasing so many cursed spirits this time?"

Principal Gakuganji smiled mockingly. "I never expected them to kill all these cursed spirits in the first place."

"Releasing so many cursed spirits was only meant to speed up the competition."

"Besides, these cursed spirits were released in batches. There won't be hundreds of them gathered in one place, so the students' lives aren't in danger."

"With such a large venue and over five hundred cursed spirits, there's no way these wet-behind-the-ears brats can deal with them all in a short time."

"It'd be good enough if they managed to exorcise even one-fifth of them."