Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 306 Working together
"No, we can't catch that cursed spirit every time. If we continue like this, we will either fail the mission or be dragged down to exhaustion by it!"

In a plain, but extremely desolate forest that did not seem to have many inhabitants, four people... should be a group of three people and a panda were moving quickly through it. There was no doubt that they were the four people of Otsutsuki who had accepted the first curse mission after entering the technical high school.

After arriving in this remote area, Otsutsuki and his companions did not find any traces of the curse at the first time, so they could only start investigating the local legends related to the curse in the intelligence.

Since it is not easy for the panda to show himself in front of people, he is a cursed corpse and ordinary people can also see it. Inumaki Satoru is unable to find out the information because of the [Curse] technique. In the end, Otsutsuki and Maki, who are not good at this, can only look for information about the curse.

Fortunately, the people here were very honest and believed the identities fabricated by Otsutsuki and his friends without much confirmation, and then the group got more detailed information.

I will not go into details here, but in a nutshell, after Otsutsuki and his companions had a clear goal, they quickly found the trace of the first cursed spirit.

It was a second-level cursed spirit, which was certainly not a problem for the team. Instead, it became a whetstone for them to hone their fighting rhythm.

Several people remembered that before they came, Shenyuanyi gave them information that there might be an exceptionally powerful cursed spirit that could potentially reach level one. They originally thought that they could exorcise other low-level cursed spirits first and then improve the team's coordination.

But accidents always disrupt plans. Otsukoshi and his companions encountered the cursed spirit almost without any preparation. It was a real first-level cursed spirit that could overwrite part of the real world with its mind world!
The first battle was very difficult. Firstly, the mountain forest environment was complex, and the cursed spirit was like a fish in water, while Yuta Otsutsuka was not very adaptable. Secondly, it was the first time for the four of them to work together to exorcise the cursed spirit.

Real battles are always changing rapidly and difficult to predict. Previous practice only prevents them from being caught off guard in the first battle, but what they are facing is a seasoned first-level cursed spirit.

The first one to be injured was the panda. Although it was no problem for him as long as the core of the cursed body was not damaged, once the panda, who was the forward and responsible for entangling the cursed spirit from the front, was injured, the pressure was shared by others.

Goujuanji's [Curse] has little effect on the first-level cursed spirit, and is often only a very short control effect. If it is higher, it may not only be ineffective, but may even backfire on him.

But in order to save the situation, Gomaki Sho tried to use the technique to further restrict the cursed spirit, but the result was naturally failure, which caused Gomaki Sho to be slightly injured. However, it did have some effect and created an opportunity for Otsutsuki.

At this time, Yuta Otsutsukotsu activated his own technique, and the object of imitation was of course Shingenichi's [Wheel of Time]. Even if his swordsmanship was not very sophisticated, it was no longer important in the face of such great power to control time as he was holding the cursed sword.

It was a simple charge and sword swing, but the cursed sword in Otsutsuki's hand was just a most common cursed tool. It didn't even have a name, so it was impossible to kill the cursed spirit with it in one blow. But if one sword was not enough, then two swords, ten swords... As long as the cursed spirit could be injured, there was a possibility of killing it.

But Otsutsuki Yuta is not Shen Genichi, and he has only been in the world of magic for a short time. It is too difficult for him to control such a technique long enough to kill the cursed spirit. So when he caused considerable damage to the cursed spirit, Otsutsuki was forced to cancel the technique.

Then, the unexpected curse spirit took advantage of your illness to kill you. When everyone was ready to fight with their last trump card, the curse spirit escaped...

Should we say that a curse spirit is just a curse spirit? It is just a first-level curse spirit that can constantly reshape and change its own form like a pool of mud or rubber clay. It does not have any extraordinary wisdom. After being severely injured, it felt fear of the unknown situation just now. The instinct for survival drove it to flee from here, even though the best choice was actually to kill these sorcerers.

But it chose to escape, which also laid the groundwork for Otsutsuki and his companions to start chasing it.

The injuries suffered by the few people were minor for a sorcerer, and Maki was even able to completely heal them directly with the talent of her own body. After a simple repair, the four of them followed the filthy traces left by the cursed spirit that could not be concealed when it escaped and chased after it.

But the magic of this cursed spirit only revealed its full appearance afterwards. This guy could actually invade the bodies of wild animals with his amorphous body. Birds and beasts would immediately undergo unimaginable changes after their bodies were occupied by it.

Whether it is fighting or escaping, the cursed spirit's methods suddenly have too many variables. No wonder this guy is called "Spirit in the Mountain" by the locals who worship it. It is expected that this guy probably used this method to appear in the eyes of ordinary people.

At present, the only way to effectively threaten this cursed spirit is for Yuta Otsutsukoshi to imitate the Wheel of Time to bypass all its defenses and directly kill the cursed spirit.

But the problem is that Otsutsuki's control over cursed energy is not yet enough to launch an attack that can penetrate his defense. If he does it a few more times, maybe he can succeed, but he and Panda all know one thing.

"Otsutsuki, please don't use my technique casually like eating or drinking. The acceleration of time is real, but it won't be very noticeable if it's just a short one or two times. But if you abuse it, from a certain perspective, it's overdrawing your lifespan.

I don't know if your technique can imitate the reversal of my technique, but it seems impossible at least at the moment, so Otsutsuki, remember not to use it indiscriminately."

Everyone present knew that Kamiganichi had responded to Otsutsuki's instructions. The power of time acceleration was indeed incredible and difficult to resist, but according to the former's words, the side effects were still quite large. The faster it accelerated and the more frequently it was used, the faster one would overdraw one's lifespan.

However, this does not mean that Otsutsuki would be so stupid as not to use it at the critical moment. The main reason is that they also understand that this mission is just a test, a mission that requires cooperation among four people. If they rely on abusing the Wheel of Time to solve it this time, what about the curse missions in the future?

Do we have to go through every difficult and dangerous situation like this? Wouldn't that really be in line with the concerns expressed by Teacher Genichi? Not to mention what Otsutsuki would think, even Panda, Maki, and Inugami Satoru would not agree to it.

“Tuna mayonnaise!”

The panda, who understood the "dog language" best, was stunned for a moment before reacting, and immediately translated Goujuanji's decision to others.

"Gojuan is going to use a spell to forcibly immobilize the cursed spirit, and then we will do our best to create an opportunity for Otsutsuki to break through all of its defenses. He said that we can't let Otsutsuki bear all the dangers!"

Maki was the first to respond. She held up a long sword and smiled cheerfully, "No problem! I'll go first. I can't let this kid steal all the limelight, can I?"

Panda also nodded: "I will use my brother's power, and Maki and I will break through the defense of the cursed spirit to create opportunities for Otsutsuki!" Otsutsuki looked at Inugami Satoru, who was unable to speak normally and had a very determined look in his eyes, as well as the free and easy Maki and the serious Panda. An inexplicable feeling surged in his heart at this moment, a bit like the feeling when he was cared for by Rika, but fundamentally different.

Is this a partner, a friend? This feeling... is really good.

"I will definitely kill that cursed spirit!"

The cursed force began to surge because of Otsutsuki's gradually boiling emotions at this moment. After finalizing the plan, he just had to wait for that opportunity.

Finally, when the cursed spirit "took over" a deer and made it grow a pair of wings, a head and three legs, and tried to get rid of them in the more complicated terrain ahead, Gojuanji launched an attack.

The collar was torn off, and out of the mouth of the descendant of the curse master, which was engraved with curse patterns, came the "command" that turned words into the power of a real curse.

"stop!"

The monster possessed by the cursed spirit instantly stopped its flying movement and fell from mid-air, while Maki, who was already prepared, rushed forward with a knife in hand and a grin. At this time, Panda also released the second core in his body, the power from his "brother".

Gorilla Mode: Liberation

The panda's body suddenly expanded in size, appearing more ferocious and powerful. It rushed out like a cannonball, and the strong wind it created plowed up large areas of grass, soil and rocks all around.

"Goo~"

The stiff and motionless cursed spirit suddenly trembled. It was obvious that Gojumaki's curse could not control it for long at a time, and the solution to this was also very rough.

"stop!"

He cast the spell once again, but just after he uttered the "curse" against it, Gojumaki Satoru couldn't help coughing. This was only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, his technique and curse power were now somewhat disordered.

boom--

The panda's attack hit the body of the cursed spirit solidly. The severely injured cursed spirit broke free from the constraints of the curse, but the body it occupied was completely shattered, so only its constantly expanding body was revealed.

The cursed spirit's counterattack followed, but Maki also flashed out from behind the panda like a ghost, and the long sword in his hand fell fiercely on the limbs condensed like tentacles. The heavy but extremely swift sword light cut them off one by one.

"stop!"

In just a short moment, the spell bloomed three times, and the cursed spirit's body and movements were once again frozen, but as a price, Goumaki Satoru vomited blood immediately after casting the spell, and it was obvious that he had suffered a great backlash.

Inumaki Satoru cast spells repeatedly at all costs and successfully bought a rare opportunity for Maki and Panda again. The two of them seized this opportunity and launched a 100% attack.

The cursed spirit, unable to move or defend itself, was severely damaged by the attacks of the two as expected. Its body, which had swelled up like mud, exploded in an instant, becoming even more horrific.

"It's now!"

Imitation: Wheel of Time

Yuta Otsutsuki once again entered that wonderful state. His time was separated from everything around him. Everything seemed to have stopped, and he was the only ruler of this battlefield.

The slashing strike was the most concise and direct one. Otsutsuki did not need to change any techniques because the enemy was now an immobile target and he only needed to chop him into pieces as quickly as possible.

"Faster! Faster!"

Otsutsuki felt the remaining time speeding up in his heart, and shouted in his heart that he had to go faster and kill the cursed spirit before the ritual was over.

At this moment, it seemed as if something was quietly broken, but Otsutsuki could not accurately perceive this. He just put all his heart and soul into squeezing out his techniques and cursed power, and then swung his sword continuously!

Finally, the technique was lifted.

When time returned to the present world, Otsutsuki had just released the ritual when his face was covered with the remnants of the exploding cursed spirits. The excessive use of the ritual and cursed power consumed a lot of his mind, and the last thing Otsutsuki saw after he fainted were three faces filled with concern.

(End of this chapter)