Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

"puff---"

A dull sound of a blunt object piercing flesh rang out behind Lu Suo and Fu Hei Hui. Shen Qingzhu was the first to react and quickly looked towards a corner not far behind them.

The little girl squatted down and raised her hand, seemingly wanting to touch the eerie black box, but was interrupted by an invisible blade that pierced her wrist, penetrating through her flesh and bone.

Shen Qingzhu stared blankly at what was happening, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets: "Lu Yu!!"

Lu Yu was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat. She rolled over to avoid the ice spikes that were about to hit her and looked at the person who had come—

The curse master with the bob haircut looked at her coldly, as if she were some lowly creature. Behind him stood the curse king with pink hair and tattoos all over his body.

Yuji Itadori was still possessed by Ryoumen Sukuna.

However, this time it was because of the brief moment when they were separated from Nanami Kento and the others that they encountered the water clock.

Even as he was losing consciousness, Yuuji Itadori was still thankful that Nobara Kugizaki and Kento Nanami weren't with him.

Mechanical Maru should have spread the news by now...

However, the first thing Ryoumen Sukuna did upon waking up was not to start a massacre, but to have Rime follow him directly to the subway station.

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[Quick, stop the bleeding... Go to Shen Qingzhu's side.]

The system's voice skipped around, and the speaking speed increased.

[You have eight minutes to recover your strength. It's best to go to Shen Qingzhu now and have him protect you.]

Lu Yu gritted his teeth and pressed down on his wrist. At this moment, he could barely feel anything in his wrist and could only force himself to move by relying on the training he had received during this period.

"Luckily I dodged quickly... my tendons were almost severed..."

Even in this difficult time, Lu Yu was still able to find joy.

"Eight minutes... is enough."

Lu Yu looked up at the curse master who was attacking her again. With that familiar attire, she could recognize him at a glance as Rime, the poison master of the Two-Faced Sukuna.

And there's Tiger behind him...

Ugh……

Lu Yu sighed.

How come I couldn't escape this fate even though I tried so hard?

"Lu Yu...you really are here..."

The voice of Ryoumen Sukuna rang out at the same time as Rime attacked, startling the others present and causing them to listen with distraction.

"I'm going to kill you... You're six-eyed, and a child... You must taste good, right?"

Lu Yu rolled her eyes: "Do you have a relative who's Hannibal Lecter?"

She took several steps back, carefully calculating the time.

Six minutes left...

We need to stall for time...

"And... what did you do to Hisahito?"

Upon hearing Lu Yu's question, Liangmian Su Nuo showed no impatience, and even kindly said, "This kid is too weak..."

"I only killed two people in front of him, so what? Why can't he handle that?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu almost laughed in anger. She tried her best to remain calm as she looked at the cursed king who didn't care about anyone's life or death.

Nanami Kento and the others received the message from the mechanical pill and arrived at the scene at that moment. They just happened to see Lu Yu dodge the attack, with blood flowing down his wrist.

"She's not in a good state right now..."

After taking a few glances, Nanami Kento finally noticed something amiss.

It seems that Lu Yu can no longer dodge the attack.

Or rather—

The "no lower limit" has failed.

"Then let's go help her!"

Wild Rose picked up the hammer and the thin nail between her fingers, looking somewhat anxious.

"She's so young, how can she withstand two Su Nuo?"

Yukichi shook his head: "Didn't you notice... there's another 'tent' here?"

Everyone, including Fuhesh, looked over.

Only then did they see clearly that Lu Yu, Liangmian Su Nuo, and Lu Suo, who had somehow escaped Fu Hei Shen Er's attack, were running towards the prison gate.

The three of them had somehow ended up inside the "tent," while the others had somehow been excluded from the tent.

"This... is probably a tent reserved for the three of them only; we can't get in."

Shen Qingzhu wanted to forcefully break through the forbidden area from the inside, but then realized that Lu Yu was now without limits and could not withstand the internal explosion, so she had to give up.

He knew of Ryomen Sukuna's existence, so he didn't confuse Itadori Yuujin with Ryomen Sukuna.

But this doesn't mean that Shen Qingzhu would think that the Two-Faced Sukuna is a good thing because of this.

"What is that scoundrel trying to do?"

The boy coldly stared at the shirtless, tattooed individuals with bad taste in their hair, who were clearly trying to corrupt children.

"And Lu Yu... is your forbidden item just sitting there collecting dust?"

The child inside the tent caught a glimpse of him opening his mouth and saying something, but couldn't hear a sound.

"The tent is soundproof, so she can't hear it."

Nanami Kento retrieved the spell artifact from his hand. Having failed to force a breakthrough, he then focused his attention on Rime, who was in the release tent.

"If you want the debt to be cleared, just kill the person who put the debt in there."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhu directed all her frustrations at Li Mei: "So that's you?"

The boy raised his hand, his fingertips, stained with dust and blood, snapping crisply—

"Untie the curtains for me!"

Rime immediately released a large amount of ice to shield himself, but in the next moment, he was sent flying backward amidst a series of explosions.

Shen Qingzhu snorted coldly: "As expected, you're a loser. Didn't you learn in class that there's air in ice too?"

Since there's air, he'll still blow it up to show these guys!

The cursed spirits released by Xia Youjie were still around, and at this moment they all attacked them.

At this point, Fuhesh stopped attacking.

"What are you doing? Didn't you promise Lu Yu?"

Shen Qingzhu glared fiercely at the man standing to the side watching them fight, as if she wished she could pick up the Soul-Severing Blade and chop him down right now.

The man raised an eyebrow: "I only promised that young lady. I have to deal with that curse master... This has nothing to do with me..."

Besides...

He glanced at the situation inside the tent and sighed indifferently.

"Now...this young lady looks like she can't even take care of herself...and I'm worried that I'll work for free and no one will pay me..."

Shen Qingzhu was furious. How could there be such a despicable person?

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The explosions outside the tent continued, and Lu Yu inside the tent also felt somewhat depressed.

Why is everyone targeting her?

Lu Yu gritted her teeth, looked at the two people in front of her, suppressed her chaotic emotions, and chuckled softly, "I really have to thank you both..."

This is truly a timely help...

Isn't the tent she's in now practically a small world...?

Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself:

"The words spoken are merely illusions, confined to this tent."

[Hint: The skill [Illusory Expansion] has been unlocked.]

Lu Yu pressed his temples, then, palm up, gently blew a breath toward the two Su Nuo and Lu Suo—

"Come with me, let's fall into this illusion..."

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Aaaaaaah! The CET-4 and CET-6 exams are tomorrow!!! Aaaaaaah!!! I'm going crazy…