Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 351 The rat-throwing weapon
The curse masters staying on the upper deck of the cruise ship were very confused. They were unwilling to stay with the hostages below all the time, but that didn't mean they really knew nothing about the situation on the cruise ship.

Spells, shikigami... there are too many ways for them to monitor the cruise ship and the situation outside. Anyone who tries to approach the cruise ship from the endless sea without any obstructions will be discovered by the means they have set up.

There are even shikigami patrolling beneath the sea. Perhaps those shikigami are too weak to play any role in the battle, but their mere existence is enough to serve as warning towers.

In fact, when the disguised Otsutsuki and the other two came with the ransom, the curse masters had already discovered their tracks, but the former's disguise was very perfect. In the eyes of the curse masters, they were just ordinary people sent by the police.

There were only three of them in total, and there were several curse masters in the hall guarding the hostages, even the leader they had temporarily elected was there, and they were only on the upper floor.

If something unexpected really happened, they could break the floor and rush to the hall as soon as possible, but accidents beyond their expectations still happened.

The noise of the barrier unfolding naturally alarmed the curse masters upstairs. After realizing that this was an enemy invasion, they first tried to break through the floor and enter the hall.

However, the strength of the barrier was beyond their expectations. Even with everyone's combined strength, they were unable to break the barrier. So they realized that the barrier must have been restrained by an unknown force, which increased its strength.

If you can't break the barrier, then change your thinking and find a way to make a hole and get in. At this point, you can already clearly identify the invading enemy, and it must be the three "policemen" who delivered the ransom.

That's why they set up the barrier and tried to use this method to fight on a small scale and rescue the hostages in the hall first.

This is something that the curse masters must prevent. Taking a cruise ship and hostages hostage will definitely alert the sorcerers.

The hostages were the important reason why they had not been subjected to artillery and missile bombardment until now, and why special-grade sorcerers had not suddenly arrived and started slaughtering them. It was conceivable that while these three sorcerers had sneaked in to rescue the hostages, there might have been special-grade sorcerers in place in the rear, ready to descend and kill all of them at any time.

Even... there might be a special-level one among the three magicians who sneaked in. This would explain why the other party only sent three people, because they are absolutely sure.

This guess is not difficult to deduce, and then... they began to retreat. The reason was naturally very simple. That was a possible top-grade sorcerer, and perhaps even with everyone's combined strength, they might be able to fight against him.

But in this situation, human lives are usually sacrificed in exchange for the opponent's injuries, and victory is achieved only when the enemy is dragged to death. This is the ideal situation, but the reality is that no one wants to be the sacrifice.

To put it bluntly, these curse masters are just a group of criminals. You can't expect them to sacrifice themselves for some lofty ideals, not to mention that more than just a few people need to be sacrificed.

The situation is still unclear at the moment. It is just a guess that there is a top-grade sorcerer among the enemies, otherwise someone would probably try to escape right now.

So when everyone was still trying to break the barrier, they suddenly found that one part of the barrier had an unstable reaction. Without thinking too much, a curse master broke the floor there, and then they found that the situation underneath seemed very bad.

"How to do?"

Seeing someone jump down to help deal with the three sorcerers, the few curse masters who were still staying upstairs looked at each other. In name, they formed a group, but in fact, there were still small groups among this group of curse masters.

"Let's go down and take a look. If we leave now, we won't get anything. We still have other means on those hostages, so we may not lose!"

Considering that they still needed money and the situation to be disrupted in order to support them to continue hiding or escaping, the few of them did not choose a tactical retreat, but planned to go down and see what was going on.

The damage to the barrier was only temporary, and the few of them did not delay any further. They jumped into the hole and came to the hall.

"Otsutsukota!"

There were curse masters who did not know Otsutsuki, but there were also curse masters who recognized him. Without exception, the expressions of those who recognized Otsutsuki changed drastically. This curse master who claimed to be a first-level spell master but killed curse masters of the same level and cursed spirits like pigs and dogs instantly destroyed their will to fight.

In addition, Suga Yokohisa, who temporarily broke the barrier in the hall, chose to escape without saying a word after other curse masters appeared and attracted some attention. Those curse masters who knew that Okkotsu Yuta was very powerful also chose to retreat.

Using some unknown spell, Otsutsuki launched a slashing attack through the air at the curse master who suddenly joined the battlefield and was closest to him. The air seemed to have become an extension of his attack. The falling blade was clearly still several meters away from the target, but the enemy was injured.

"Do it!"

After just one encounter and a few exchanges, the number of casualties was instantly reduced. Those uninformed curse masters should have realized how powerful the young man in front of them was, so they chose to launch the means they had prepared in advance.

"what--"

A terrifying scream suddenly sounded, followed by one after another of panic shouts. Otsukoshi, who was about to kill these curse masters, felt his heart sink. The enemies were all here, and these sounds could not have been made by the three of them. So there was only one possibility: it was the hostages!
His gaze turned to Chanyuan Hui.

After Hui finished setting up the barrier, his task was to move all the hostages to the lower level of the cruise ship, away from the curse masters so as to free up the battlefield. Otherwise, Otsutsuki would not be able to eliminate the enemies in one go.

But just when he was about to successfully evacuate everyone to the lower level, something strange suddenly happened in the crowd. Hui did not see the whole process. When he heard the screams of terror, he saw blood splattering. It was a cursed spirit, whose strength was insignificant. The Jade Dog could easily kill a group of them, but that was for the Jade Dogs of the Ten Shadows. At this moment, they appeared from the bodies of the hostages.

This scene was very similar to the scene in the movie Alien where the monster crawled out of the human body it was parasitizing, and the cursed spirit that tore open the chest and crawled out. Even though it could not be seen by others, the sight of that person's death brought great fear to the people around him.

After all, if any ordinary person sees his own kind suddenly have his chest exploded and blood splattered all over him, no one would be able to remain calm.

"Those damned curse masters!"

Zenin Hui only thought about it for a moment and understood the situation. Those curse masters must have placed some very weak cursed spirits under their control in the bodies of some hostages in advance. They only needed to activate the preset spells, and those cursed spirits that had been dormant would be stimulated to wake up.

Then they will try to break free from the "cage" that traps them. The simplest and most brutal way is naturally to choose a direction and rush out directly, so the tragic scene just now happened.

And this situation was not just an isolated case. When Hui turned around and locked onto the target, several other deaths occurred one after another.

Round deer!

He crossed his hands and formed a shadow hand, and the next moment a tall and handsome deer walked out from the shadow of Zenyuan Hui. It had a pair of branched and clustered antlers on its head. After the round deer, which was more than one meter tall, appeared, a white light emanated from its antlers, which illuminated the entire place.

Yuanlu, who was launching the reversal technique with all his strength, was instantly submerged in white light. Hui's cursed power was gradually drained by this overclocked curse, but the effect it brought was very significant.

The positive curse power of the reversal technique can be compared to "poison" for the cursed spirit. One is positive and the other is negative, one is yin and the other is yang. If this positive curse power is directly injected into the body of the cursed spirit, it can even cause fatal destructive effects on it.

The light emitted by the round deer at this moment is an external manifestation of its ability. The positive magical power that is scattered is a panacea that can eliminate fatigue and recover from injuries for those who come into contact with it.

But for the weak cursed spirits hiding in the hostages' bodies, this level of positive cursed power was like spraying disinfectant at a group of flies, and the deaths in the crowd caused by the cursed spirits suddenly stopped.

"Hurry, keep going!"

Zenin Hui's face looked a little ugly because his magic power was almost exhausted due to the large amount of use in a short period of time. He shouted to the rest of the people to hurry up and escape. Those panicked celebrities who used to be high and mighty were now all as confused as headless flies.

With Zenin Hui's "reminder", they also found that the horrific scene of human bodies exploding seemed to have stopped. Some people who could already see the curse in such extreme situations were even more convinced of this magical young man who seemed to be here to rescue them.

Those who were famous in the crowd stood up and directed the panicked crowd to evacuate in an orderly manner to avoid any stampede in the crowded escape. The number of people who died at the hands of the enemy should not be less than the number of people who died due to the crowd, otherwise it would be a huge joke.

"You guys!"

Otsutsuki angrily killed another person, and then dodged several spells that were besieged on him. Even though he was aware of the ruthless methods of the curse masters, he was still disgusted by these guys' methods.

Putting cursed spirits into those people's bodies, no matter whether this method is used in the end, those people's fate will not be good. I'm afraid they have already prepared to kill all the hostages.

Imitation: Wheel of Time

He activated the technique again, and with a cold face, Otsutsuki ruthlessly used the blade to cut the blood, flesh, and bones of these scums. The screams of fear that stopped over there made him realize that Kei must have taken some measures to resolve the situation over there.

All he had to do here was to kill all these curse masters to prevent them from causing any more trouble. In the timeless state, he once again transformed into the irresistible god of death and easily took the lives of several curse masters.

Spell removal
There was a flash of light before his eyes, followed by a blood-red flower that suddenly blossomed. Suga Yokohisa discovered that his reinforcements had suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the situation had returned to its original state, but this time he could no longer escape.

Covering the horrific wound on his abdomen, Suga Yokohisa still struggled in vain to stay alive. Facing the approaching Otsutsuki, he had given up everything under the threat of death. After all, once he died, no matter how noble or humble he was, what did it have to do with him?
"Don't kill me... If you kill me, they will all die! Those hostages... They have been tied up in a noose. Without me, you can only watch them die!"

Otsutsuki stopped the falling blade. Reason told him that the words of the curse masters, especially those who were dying, could not be trusted. In order to survive, these people would do anything to achieve their goals.

These threats to him were most likely lies made up in order to save his life, but at the same time, his intuition told Otsutsuki that something seemed to be really wrong, and he had heard the name Noso from teacher Genichi.

That dangerous guy is not someone these ordinary curse masters can deal with. If these hostages really fall into his trap, then things might not be that simple.

"You only have one chance. Tell me what you did to them!"

"Yes... it's a reincarnation. Noso got a lot of cursed objects. He wants to use these people as reincarnations to revive those ancient sorcerers he mentioned..."

(End of this chapter)