The Enemy's Attack Exposed Them

"Home... go home..."

Outside the research station.

The slender black-and-white mech with gold trim repeated the words it had been muttering earlier.

Then it fired another powerful beam at its enemy.

Boom!!

"How badly do you want to go home? Is that the only thing you can say?"

Bzz—

Mo Bai complained as he counterattacked with his half-baked Cursed Technique Reversal.

Bang!!

The two beams exploded in midair, sending a shockwave across nearly half the snowy mountain.

Mo Bai couldn't figure out what this enemy wanted.

Singulum had suddenly attacked him when he went out alone.

That didn't match his earlier guess.

The first time Singulum had appeared, it had tried to capture Aemeath.

And judging by when it had left him and Aemeath, he could tell it had chosen to retreat just as Rover entered Roy Icefield.

That meant it should have only two possible targets.

Aemeath or Rover.

So why was it attacking him now?

"Home... return... disgusting..."

Whoosh!

"Finally, a new word out of you."

When Mo Bai saw the mech charge, he made the remark and coated his fists in Cursed Energy.

Physical attacks made with Cursed Energy coating the body, as well as Cursed Energy fired directly, usually carried a trace of the Cursed Technique's effects.

For example, during his earlier fight with Scar.

Because his Cursed Energy carried part of the Ten Shadows' effects, Mo Bai's punches had made Scar feel as though he were sinking into a shadow.

So what would happen if he coated himself in Cursed Energy produced by Cursed Technique Reversal and struck with his fists?

Whoosh!!

With his entire body strengthened by reversed Cursed Energy, Mo Bai launched himself forward like a meteor and collided with the charging Singulum.

"Doesn't seem like anything special."

After the collision, Mo Bai