Talk Is Cheap, Let's Duel!

Talk Is Cheap, Let's Duel! As the battle ended, Charlie, who had watched the entire fight, raised a hand and pointed blankly at Jie Jian.

He had never expected that he had just been "sparring" with something like this.

"Y-you..."

"What is it, bro? Were my moves sick or what?"

Hearing him, Jie Jian turned around and looked at Charlie expectantly.

Charlie fell silent for three seconds. Then, his outstretched finger instantly turned into a thumbs-up, and a praising smile spread across his face.

"Sick, sick. Bro, you've got some insane moves."

"Hehehe. My technique is pure execution. I can only make up for my stats with skill."

There was no helping it. The five-star combo was far too demanding—he had to land five basic attacks before he could unleash Thunder Field. It was nothing compared to Sukuna, who could casually throw out slashes whenever he wanted.

Without some serious skill, how was he supposed to challenge Sukuna?

After indulging in himself for a moment, Jie Jian prepared to head elsewhere and find more sorcerers to practice his moves on.

He looked at Charlie and invited him.

"Bro, I'm planning to wander around. Want to come with me?"

"No, no." Charlie hurriedly waved his hands. "I don't really like fighting. I just want to find somewhere to wait. You go ahead, bro."

"Fine, then."

Jie Jian shook his head regretfully.

Since Charlie did not want to come along, he could not force him.

After saying goodbye to Charlie, Jie Jian set out once more to explore the Culling Game barrier.

Including the time he had run into Hajime Kashimo before, this was his second proper exploration of the barrier.

The population density inside the barrier was still very low. Aside from a small number of people who had failed to leave due to accidents, most had been sent out after the Culling Game began.

And it was only the first day of the Culling Game. Many sorcerers whom Kenjaku had granted cursed techniques had not even had time to arrive yet!

As a result, the odds of people running into one another inside the barrier were even lower.

Jie Jian walked along the streets for half an hour without encountering a single enemy.

It was not that he had not seen anyone, but the few people he did see had no intention of attacking him.

They hid far away inside buildings and merely watched him through the windows. Jie Jian was not some psychopathic killer, so he had no desire to chase them down and kill them.

Besides, everything in this world felt very real to Jie Jian. Staying here was no different from being in reality.

This was not GTA5. The pressure of killing people was still there.

If it had been a game, forget people—even an egg would have had its yolk shaken apart by him.

"Hmm, who should I look for? Why isn't anyone coming to pick a fight with me?"

Just as Jie Jian had no idea what to do, a name suddenly entered his mind.

"Right! If no one's coming to find me, I can go find someone else!"

Wasn't Hajime Kashimo, the ultimate killing machine, roaming around this barrier looking for people to fight?

Jie Jian was no longer the ignorant rookie who had challenged him last time.

Now, he was a freak of execution with supreme skill. He might not be unable to fight Hajime Kashimo after all!

With that thought, Jie Jian stopped hesitating and immediately began gathering cursed energy within his body.

With the physical boost granted by cursed energy, he climbed back and forth across the tall buildings by the street. Before long, he reached the tallest building nearby.

Using the height advantage, Jie Jian looked into the distance. Soon, a shopping mall entered his sight.

Though it was rather far away and he could not be certain, he vaguely felt that it was the respawn point where he had landed last time.

And right now, Hajime Kashimo had to be inside that mall!

"Hajime Kashimo, wait for me! I'm coming to duel you right now!"

Inside the mall, Hajime Kashimo had just dealt with another weak sorcerer. He squatted on the ground anxiously and gnawed on his fingers.

"Sukuna, Sukuna, where the hell are you?!"

Hajime Kashimo had thought Kenjaku revived him so he could enjoy fighting, but he had never expected to be forced into some bullshit Culling Game!

Not only had he failed to fight the Sukuna he had longed for, he had not even had a decent battle!

The sorcerers here were weaker than the last. None of them could stir even the slightest interest in him.

"So these are modern sorcerers? They're even worse than the ones from four hundred years ago!"

Just as Hajime Kashimo complained inwardly, he suddenly sensed a vast surge of cursed energy rushing toward him from afar.

He looked up at the sky in confusion and sharply spotted a figure plunging rapidly in his direction.

The next instant, a shout rang out from the sky.

"Hajime Kashimo! I've come to duel you!"

Hajime Kashimo's expression abruptly changed, because along with that voice came an immensely powerful lightning attack.

He leaped backward at once. The next moment, a figure crashed viciously into the spot where he had just been standing.

Along with the figure's landing came a massive shockwave.

A huge cloud of dust erupted from the center, while thick, snake-like currents of electricity lashed out in every direction.

"Lightning technique!"

Hajime Kashimo's expression shifted.

Lightning-related sorcerers were extremely rare. Despite having lived so long, this was the first time he had seen a lightning sorcerer besides himself.

Thanks to his natural resistance to lightning, Jie Jian's Electric Current Whip struck Hajime Kashimo but failed to inflict any substantial damage.

As the dust cleared, Jie Jian finally appeared before Hajime Kashimo.

"Who are you? Why do you know my name?"

"Does that matter?"

Jie Jian grinned at Hajime Kashimo.

During their last encounter, that bastard Hajime Kashimo had watched Sukuna possess him just so he could challenge Sukuna.

This time, Jie Jian swore to seal his heart in cement and become a complete riddler, revealing absolutely no information to Hajime Kashimo!

Jie Jian slammed a hand against his chest, unleashing a massive torrent of cursed energy.

Under the pressure of that cursed energy, even the surrounding mall buildings cracked open.

He spat on the ground and shouted impatiently.

"What's with all the pointless questions? At this point, isn't it already beyond something words can settle?"

Hajime Kashimo's mouth curled into a wide grin as well.

Indeed, Jie Jian had opened with a Thunder Drop. He had clearly come looking for trouble.

Even if he answered Hajime Kashimo's question, would they not still have to fight in the end?

If Jie Jian died, there would be no point in asking who he was.

If Hajime Kashimo died, knowing the answer would be meaningless.

Since that was the case, what was there left to ask? Just fight!

At that moment, the two standing on opposite sides of the battlefield—

One was a battle-crazed martial artist who wished to die in combat, while the other was a rookie sorcerer seeking to test the limits of his execution.

The instant their gazes met, they shouted the same words together.

"DUEL!"