Sendai Colony 6

Mahoraga unleashed a slash at Uro as she attacked Kaneki.

Sensing Malevolent Shrine,

Uro's expression twisted further, and she instantly constructed a liquid-metal shield in front of herself.

Only with the added protection of her [Insect Armor] did she block the slash.

After blocking that slash,

Uro looked even angrier.

To her, this was an insult to Sukuna.

With his hands freed, Kaneki instantly appeared beside Hana Kurusu and tore off her left arm under her disbelieving gaze.

"Squelch!"

Blood sprayed wildly from the wound.

Then...

Kaneki held the severed arm between his teeth.

He clapped twice in quick succession, swapping himself and Hana Kurusu, who had fallen from the pain of losing her arm, into a safe position.

This spot

was closer to Kinji Hakari.

It was just within the range of [Boogie Woogie] after he had established his binding vow.

He had barely left

when [Granita Blast] brought the building crashing down.

Before Hana Kurusu could demand an explanation, Kaneki swallowed the arm in a few bites.

"Sorry..."

"I don't have time to explain right now."

As he spoke, the [Prison Realm] and Round Deer emerged from the lengthening shadow behind him.

"This is Round Deer."

"He can regenerate your severed arm."

He had just taken hold of the [Prison Realm] and switched to Angel's cursed technique, but had yet to use it.

Then he saw

an Ultra-High-Frequency Vibration compressed into a sphere hurtling toward him.

This "ball"

was far more powerful than the iron ball coated in high-frequency vibrations used earlier.

This time,

Samurai had timed it perfectly.

Even switching cursed techniques would be too late.

Without a moment's hesitation, Kaneki assumed a New Shadow Style stance, preparing to deploy [Simple Domain] to weaken his opponent's cursed technique.

That would

buy him time

to switch to [Limitless].

With him shielding her, [Simple Domain] weakening the attack, and Round Deer healing her,

Hana Kurusu stood a good chance of surviving.

At that critical moment!

A cursed energy blast shot in from afar.

It struck the vibration sphere just before it hit Ken Kaneki, detonating it prematurely.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion rang out, sending smoke billowing.

Having exorcised two special grade cursed spirits and killed two ancient sorcerers, Okkotsu had finally arrived.

Throughout his fight against the two special grade cursed spirits and the two sorcerers,

Okkotsu had never chosen to connect with Rika.

Only after observing the coming danger through [Precognition] had he begun connecting with her.

In other words...

Right now,

Okkotsu still had nearly five minutes of connection time left.

Just then, an enormous pillar of pure white light pierced the smoke and shot forward.

The intense residual vibrations vanished into nothing beneath that light.

This was...

[Jacob's Ladder], unleashed through Angel's power to extinguish all cursed techniques!

He could use Angel's cursed technique.

But

obtaining it did not mean he could immediately unleash its ultimate move.

At that moment,

the [Back of the Prison Realm] Kaneki had thrown into the air had completely dissolved.

"Sorry..."

Okkotsu and the fully manifested Rika came up to him. "I'm late."

"It's fine."

Kaneki had barely finished speaking

when a powerful tremor spread through the ground, strong enough to be felt even inside the Culling Game's barriers.

Noticing this anomaly,

Okkotsu's face lit up instead. He looked at Kaneki. "Could it be...?"

"That's right."

Kaneki gave a slight nod. "Satoru Gojo has been unsealed!"

On the battlefield,

Kinji Hakari's domain also began to dissipate, revealing the three figures inside.

Kinji Hakari was completely unharmed.

Mulong, who had used True Body Restart, still bore some injuries.

Yuriko's wounds looked more severe, but they were not enough to make her use True Body Restart.

Seeing Hakari alive and completely unharmed left the old man utterly shocked.

"Clap!"

Already prepared, Kaneki clapped the instant Kinji Hakari appeared and successfully swapped him over.

"You okay?"

Kaneki asked with a smile.

Kinji Hakari smiled and shook his head, then scanned their surroundings. "You guys killed two more?"

"I only just got here."

Okkotsu hurried to explain.

He was deeply shocked. He had not expected Kaneki to kill two opponents all by himself while surrounded by so many enemies.

Kinji Hakari was shocked as well.

He knew better than anyone what Ken Kaneki had been facing.

Unfortunately...

The others had been too far away for him to pull them into his domain.

If he had delayed any longer, he might not have been able to deploy it at all.

Then,

Okkotsu shared the good news. "Kaneki has freed Gojo-sensei from the [Prison Realm]."

Hearing that,

Kinji Hakari smiled too.

"Clap!"

A clap rang out.

Seeing Mahoraga in danger, Kaneki immediately rushed to help.

Any of the Ten Shikigami could die, but not Mahoraga or Round Deer!

Seeing this,

Okkotsu said nothing more.

He decisively joined the battle, taking it upon himself to intercept Ryu Ishigori and Takako Uro.

Having received information in advance,

he planned to [Copy] their cursed techniques.

After intercepting the two, he sent the fully manifested Rika to help Ken Kaneki.

Kaneki used [Boogie Woogie] to swap himself into a position from which he could swap Mahoraga.

"Clap!"

He successfully swapped Mahoraga out just before it was killed.

Having almost fully adapted to [Construction], Mahoraga naturally had no fear of Uro.

What Kaneki truly feared was Samurai's [Ultra-High-Frequency Vibration].

His cursed energy output was high.

He could kill Mahoraga in a single blow before it adapted to his cursed technique.

Then,

at Kaneki's request,

Mahoraga sank into the gradually lengthening shadow, and as Kaneki bumped his fists together, the Dharma Wheel appeared above his head.

"Caw! Caw! Caw!"

The crow overhead called three times.

At the sound,

Kaneki, Okkotsu, and Hakari all paled. This was the signal they had agreed upon beforehand.

Two consecutive calls

meant the group in Malaysia had encountered danger.

And...

Three consecutive calls meant the group at the Tombs of the Star Corridor had encountered danger.

After all,

Satoru Gojo had already been unsealed.

The only possible danger now was-Ryomen Sukuna!

The three men's expressions darkened.

Of those present,

only Kaneki could leave. The other two had to remain here.

Seeing this,

Kinji Hakari rejoined the battle, taking the initiative to tie down Samurai.

His domain differed from ordinary ones. After deploying it, he would run a lottery, and winning the jackpot granted him a powerful buff lasting four minutes and eleven seconds.

He gained unlimited cursed energy and an immortal body.

During that time,

his body automatically activated Reverse Cursed Technique, effectively giving him a health-lock cheat.

After the jackpot ended, his cursed energy and cursed technique would reset, allowing him to deploy his domain again for another lottery.

In other words...

As long as he kept winning jackpots, he could use Domain Expansion endlessly!

That was why Okkotsu had said Hakari might be even stronger than him when he was lucky.

There were too many enemies here.

Most still held [True Body Restart] in reserve.

With only Okkotsu and Hakari,

they would very likely lose!

Almost instantly!

Unfamiliar with Kinji Hakari's cursed technique, Kaneki made his decision. He would kill as many as possible within one minute.

Facing Uro's attack,

he abandoned trickery and activated [Malevolent Shrine] to confront her head-on!

[Dismantle]!

Countless invisible, vicious slashes shot toward Uro.

After shredding Uro's liquid metal, Kaneki instantly moved in front of her and pressed his hand against her ruined [Insect Armor].

He shredded Uro's abdomen outright.

With cursed energy control rivaling the Six Eyes in precision, he cut away the source of her cursed energy.

He wounded her without letting her die.

The liquid metal created through [Construction] fell out of her control.

The incarnated vessels held up by Rika and Hakari were utterly shocked and bewildered.

Uro.

Why hadn't she used [True Body Restart]?

Little did they know...

Ken Kaneki had first severed the source of her cursed energy, then precisely sliced along the boundary between Uro's and Tsumiki Fushiguro's souls!

Yet.

The unconscious Uro revealed a faint smile.

This was the true [Malevolent Shrine].

The slashes Mahoraga unleashed had nothing to do with [Malevolent Shrine]. They came from his own [Sword of Extermination], with his [adaptation mechanism] also playing a part.

They combined physical slashes with the outward release of cursed energy.

They were not a cursed technique.

At that moment.

At Kaneki's command, Mahoraga emerged from the shadow behind Mulong.

He had only just reacted.

When he saw the Sword of Extermination swinging toward him!

Unable to dodge in time, he was cleaved to death by a single stroke of Mahoraga's sword.