Abnormal Moon

All three were wearing juvenile detention center uniforms and were lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious.

But there was no blood around, so he seemed to be alive?

"They are trapped!"

Upon seeing this, Yuji Itadori immediately perked up.

Just as he was about to step forward, Fukurohime quickly grabbed Huzhang.

"Wait a minute, don't go over there. Let the jade dog go and test the waters!"

Fukuro Megumi glared angrily at Itadori.

He didn't even realize there might be a trap ahead. Does this guy really value his own life?

"Sorry sorry!"

Upon hearing this, Itadori Yuujin looked at the two jade dogs, one black and one white, in front of him, and immediately realized what was happening. He quickly apologized with a beaming smile.

Fukuro Megumi glanced at him helplessly, then commanded the jade dog to step forward.

But at this moment—

"what a pity."

Before the jade dog could run over, an old voice suddenly came from all around the open space.

"If that black-haired kid hadn't stopped us, it might already be over."

The moment the sound sounded.

Fushiguro Megumi felt a chill run down her spine and looked in the direction from which the sound came with a look of horror.

Yuji Itadori and Nobara Kugizaki were both startled and followed Megumi Fushiguro's gaze upwards.

On a low building that is more than ten meters high, an old woman with gray hair is sitting cross-legged.

She was hunched over, her face covered with wrinkles and age spots, looking as if she would fall over with a gust of wind, but her whole body was filled with hidden magical power, radiating an extremely strong presence, which made the three of them, including Tiger Rod, not dare to underestimate her at all.

"Who are you? Are you a sorcerer or a curse master?"

Fushiguro Megumi looked at the old woman warily, her hands secretly clasped together, forming a palm seal, ready to summon other shikigami at any moment.

"They start asking all sorts of questions as soon as they open their mouths. These kids these days really don't know how to respect the elderly."

Granny Oogami, with her aged and decrepit eyes, looked down at the three people below.

"Raise your hands and surrender now, then leave with me. I will not harm you, but if you do not heed my words, you will suffer."

"Old woman, has your brain rotted as much as the wrinkles on your face?"

Kugizaki Nobara grinned, her face revealing an undisguised sneer.

"Just sitting there, trying to make us surrender with just a few words, that's not something you can do even in a dream!"

Yuji Itadori and Megumi Fushiguro remained silent.

But judging from their unwavering stance, they clearly agreed with Kugizaki's words.

"You little brat, you're so quick-witted! I'll give you the worst kind of suffering later!"

Granny Oogami's face darkened, enraged by her words, and her expression became even more ferocious.

What she hates most is when people say she's old.

"Life is over, beauty is gone"—these were the words she hated most to hear in her old age.

"Since you are unwilling to surrender, then we will give you another option."

Granny Oogami remained seated there, motionless.

But as soon as she finished speaking, a young man with a mohawk and somewhat dazed eyes appeared in the open space.

He stood beside the three people lying on the ground, holding a short knife in his hand, as if about to slash.

"Alright, make your choice. There are three lives on this side and three on your side. If you send one person to leave with me, I will spare one life."

Chapter 345 Demon Void Luo and the Heavenly Tyrant (86k)

hostage?!

Hisahito Itadori's expression immediately changed.

He looked carefully at the three people on the ground, observed them closely, and confirmed that they were indeed still alive. His expression gradually became serious.

"This guy is another curse master!"

Yuji Itadori was furious. This old woman was exactly the same kind of muscular old man who had tried to assassinate him in the alleyway half a month ago.

"As sorcerers with spells, instead of protecting ordinary people, you rely on your power to bully and kill ordinary people at will. Don't you feel ashamed?"

"Young brats are just ill-mannered."

Granny Oogami raised her hand and picked at her ear with disgust, clearly annoyed by his loud voice.

"Kid, everyone in this world has the freedom to choose their own path! If you want to choose the path of protecting ordinary people, that's your business. Similarly, if I choose to ravage ordinary people, don't interfere with my choice. That's my freedom!"

Yuji Itadori gritted his teeth in anger, clenching his fists, wishing he could punch that old woman in the arrogant face.

What kind of freedom is it to take away someone else's freedom to live?

"Wake them up!"

"Yes, grandma."

The Mohican youth nodded stiffly, then squatted down.

A knife pierced the back of one of the men's hands, the tip sinking into his palm and creating a visible penetrating wound.

"what--!!"

As excruciating pain shot through him, one of the people on the ground opened his eyes, clutched his hands, and let out a hysterical scream.

The Mohican youth nodded in satisfaction, then repeated the same trick on the other two as well.

"Alright, my patience is running out. Make your choice quickly!"

Seeing that all three had woken up, each with injuries on their hands and screaming pitifully, Granny Taigami smiled with relief.

"One life for one life. If any one of you is willing to come with me, I will release one of these three. Which of you is willing to step forward?"

The three people on the ground were terrified when they saw the young man in a Mohican shirt holding a sharp knife.

They cautiously looked around. The strange environment looked like a dormitory in a juvenile detention center, but the bizarre layout made it seem like there was nowhere to escape.

They could only look at the three people opposite them with pleading eyes.

"Please, please, save us!"

"Help me! I'll be out of here in a few days, I don't want to die here!"

"Save me! My mother only has me. If you don't save me, she'll be left to grow old alone!"

In their panic, the three of them pleaded with Itadori Yuujin and the other two, their faces full of humility, some even kneeling down on the spot, some already weeping bitterly.

Granny Oogami watched this scene, a happy smile appearing on her aged face.

This is how hostages should be used.

These kids are all newcomers, and their ethics and morals are still bound by ordinary people's concepts. They think it's just playing house and don't understand the law of the jungle in the world of sorcery at all.

In the world of sorcery, it's either you kill me or I kill you.

People say they're human, but they're no different from wild beasts!

A clear wavering appeared on Yuji Itadori's face.

His mind was in turmoil because of the appearance of the three hostages. He wanted everyone to die a proper death, so he couldn't just stand by and watch those three people die.

Although he didn't yet understand what a proper death was, he was clear on one thing: being mercilessly slaughtered by these curse masters here was definitely not a proper death!

“Fu Hei…”

"I reject."

Yuji Itadori looked at Megumi Fushiguro.

Before he could even speak, he was coldly rejected by Fushiguro Megumi.

"I haven't said anything yet!"

Even if you don't say it, I know what you're trying to do.

Fushiguro Megumi didn't even glance at Itadori Yuujin. From the very first day they met, he knew what kind of guy this was. He knew exactly what kind of nonsense Yuujin was going to spout the moment he took off his pants.

"Listen to me carefully. I absolutely do not agree with the tactic of trading one life for another, and I have no intention of putting myself in danger for these people. Itajimaru, even if you want to be a good person and are willing to trade your life for someone else, as the captain of this operation, I will absolutely not agree to it!"

"Wait a minute, when did you become the captain?"

Kugisaki Nobara wasn't listening to the old woman's nonsense at all, but when she heard this, she immediately couldn't sit still and glared at her with a face full of dissatisfaction.

“It was assigned by Professor Roy. If you have any complaints, go talk to him.”

"This is actually quite good."