Can He Beat the Sendai Four Heavenly Kings?

"Really?!"

Hajime Kashimo looked expectantly at his Golden Bug.

After pondering for a moment and confirming that this rule did not conflict with the previous ones, the Golden Bug nodded.

"That's right, Lord Kashimo. This rule can be added."

Overjoyed by the confirmation, Hajime Kashimo asked, "Golden Bug, how many points do I have now?"

"Lord Kashimo, you currently have 76 points. You are still 24 points short of the 100 points required to add a rule. Killing five sorcerers will be enough."

The Golden Bug immediately retrieved Hajime Kashimo's current score and even thoughtfully calculated how many sorcerers he needed to kill.

"Five sorcerers?" Hajime Kashimo murmured.

He suddenly turned to Jie Jian beside him and abruptly asked,

"Are you a sorcerer?"

The familiar question instantly stirred Jie Jian's memories, and he answered instinctively.

"I think I am."

The next moment, he remembered something and hurriedly backed away, staring wide-eyed at Hajime Kashimo.

"Deer God, that's a little shady, isn't it? I just gave you all that information. How can you start getting ideas about me?"

"I'm not some old Beijing local. Why would I need to be that proper?"

Hajime Kashimo casually defended himself without the slightest hint of embarrassment.

Still, despite what he said, he did not kill Jie Jian.

After all, he was 24 points short. Even with Jie Jian's five points, he would still have to find more people.

Jie Jian's intelligence was still valuable to him. There was no need to discard him so quickly.

If he had been exactly five points short, things might have been different.

Seeing that Hajime Kashimo had no intention of attacking him, Jie Jian immediately returned to his usual carefree demeanor.

Since he could revive endlessly, Jie Jian did not really care whether he lived or died.

Though he had not tested it yet, Jie Jian felt that how long he survived during a challenge would most likely affect the rewards he received afterward.

So if possible, he still wanted to stay alive for as long as he could.

He looked with interest at Hajime Kashimo, whose face was full of fighting spirit. "Hey, Little Deer, are you really planning to go to the Sendai Colony?"

"Yeah. Is there a problem?" Hajime Kashimo replied without looking back.

"Uh... not really."

Jie Jian hesitated, then spoke with concern.

"It's just that those four in Sendai are all Special Grade Sorcerers with Domain Expansions. Are you really going to fight them?"

"Can't you use Domain Expansion? If they all open their domains at once, won't it be a little awkward for you to only have Hollow Wicker Basket?"

Domain Expansion could be called a sorcerer's ultimate art, the pinnacle of their understanding of their own cursed technique.

Once a sorcerer deployed a Domain Expansion, they themselves would receive unprecedented enhancement while their enemy would be severely suppressed.

It could be said that a sorcerer incapable of using Domain Expansion was basically guaranteed to lose against one who possessed a domain!

The invincible Satoru Gojo had once said that the best way to counter a domain was to deploy a domain of your own!

Hajime Kashimo glanced at Jie Jian. He had not expected his intelligence network to be so extensive that he even knew Hajime Kashimo could not use Domain Expansion.

But Hajime Kashimo did not answer Jie Jian's question. Instead, he simply stared into his eyes.

Because he realized that this bastard Jie Jian did not seem to respect him very much!

Whenever nothing was happening, he called him Little Deer. Whenever he needed something, he called him Deer God.

Hajime Kashimo was merely a battle-crazed man who wanted a good fight. If it had been Sukuna, Jie Jian would have already restarted the game.

Seeing Hajime Kashimo remain silent, Jie Jian thought he had angered him.

He immediately put on an awkward yet polite smile.

"L-Lord Deer God, why are you looking at me like that?"

Hajime Kashimo remained silent for three seconds before deciding not to dwell on the matter.

"Nothing. I didn't expect you to know so much. It's true that I can't use Domain Expansion."

Hajime Kashimo did not deny that he could not use Domain Expansion.

His cursed technique was too unusual. He could only use it once in his entire life.

Under those circumstances, he had no chance to comprehend an ultimate art tied to cursed techniques like Domain Expansion.

Yet there was not the slightest trace of fear in his eyes. Instead, he said with absolute conviction,

"But even without Domain Expansion, I'm still invincible!"

Jie Jian opened his mouth beside him, but ultimately decided not to continue discussing the subject.

It would be awkward if he actually angered Hajime Kashimo.

All his thoughts condensed into one sentence.

"Right! That's what I think too. They're the challengers!"

Two and a half hours later, in the center of Tokyo No. 2 Colony.

After deciding to head for the Sendai Colony, Hajime Kashimo began his point-grinding journey.

Curious whether Hajime Kashimo could defeat the Sendai Four Heavenly Kings, Jie Jian shamelessly tagged along behind him.

Other than glancing at Jie Jian a few times, Hajime Kashimo did not object.

After all, he might still need Jie Jian's intelligence network later.

After another modest battle, Hajime Kashimo killed yet another sorcerer.

By then, it was noon.

Outside the battlefield, Jie Jian came running over with a basket in hand, laughing heartily.

The basket was filled with food Jie Jian had scavenged from convenience stores.

Sorcerers might possess supernatural abilities, but they were still human.

And humans needed to eat.

The Culling Game would last more than ten days. Without eating anything, no one could endure it.

"Deer God, you're fucking amazing! Just as expected, no one in Tokyo No. 2 Colony is your match!"

As he spoke, Jie Jian pulled out a mango from the basket and handed it over.

"It's mealtime, so you should eat something too. Look, I found this mango especially for you. I think it suits you perfectly!"

Although Jie Jian's expression was extremely ingratiating,

for some reason, Hajime Kashimo found the crosshatched mango in Jie Jian's hand strangely unsettling.

In the end, Hajime Kashimo did not take the mango.

"You eat it. I don't like sweets."

"Oh, really? What a shame." Jie Jian regretfully withdrew his hand.

While gnawing on the mango, Jie Jian asked, "Little Deer, how many points do you have now?"

"Already 91. Two more sorcerers will be enough."

Hajime Kashimo did not even need to summon the Golden Bug. He remembered his score perfectly now.

Jie Jian froze, then instinctively took two steps back.

"Hahaha, that fast? Then, Deer God, you carry on. I've got something to do, so I'll be leaving first. I won't bother you."

Hajime Kashimo shot Jie Jian a disdainful look and did not expose his little act.

What business? He was just worried Hajime Kashimo would casually run him over like a speed bump.

Suddenly, Hajime Kashimo called out to Jie Jian.

"Hey, why did you join the Culling Game?"