Duanmu Huai swung his sword forward, pointing straight at Two-faced SuNu, whose expression turned gloomy as he raised his hands. But at this moment — the world turned upside down.

The dilapidated underground passage suddenly disappeared, replaced by a vast Gothic structure. Two-faced SuNu watched in surprise as a group of magnificent churches appeared behind Duanmu Huai, with the massive skull and war hammer symbols shining with a cold inorganic light against the backdrop of the Double-Headed Eagle.

This is... a Domain!?

This Curse Master actually unleashed a Domain right from the start?

In that instant, even Two-faced SuNu was utterly shocked. Since a thousand years ago, it had battled countless Curse Masters and Curse Spirits, including many powerful Curse Masters who owned Domains. But generally, releasing a Domain was a trump card used at the last moment. For Duanmu Huai to throw it right at you from the get-go was completely incomprehensible and unimaginable to Two-faced SuNu.

However, Two-faced SuNu soon understood why Duanmu Huai would do such a thing.

This guy didn’t regard him as a threat at all.

To him, it didn’t matter what means he used because he was confident that he would win! Yes, Two-faced SuNu knew this feeling well because he too faced his enemies this way! No one was his opponent, so he could do whatever he wanted, knowing that no one could defeat him!

That was the utter disregard of the strong towards the weak!

And now, he too was being treated like this!

"You bastard!!"

At this moment, Two-faced SuNu felt incredibly angry. He! Two-faced SuNu! The strongest Special Grade Curse Spirit! People would tremble and kneel before him merely at the mention of his name!

And this bastard, he actually considered him as an insignificant weakling!?

"Open!"

At this moment, Two-faced SuNu also made up his mind. He raised his hands, planning to release his Domain as well — he wanted this reckless guy to understand that Two-faced SuNu was the strongest!

"Domain. Demon Subjugation..."

"———————!"

However, Two-faced SuNu’s Domain was never realized because, at that moment, an invisible, terrifying pressure descended from the sky like Taishan pressing down, shattering the magic power gathered by Two-faced SuNu.

"......"

What happened?

Even with Two-faced SuNu’s mind, he couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.

That terrifying pressure, that aura he couldn’t understand or had ever seen before, what was it?

This was not power that a Curse Master or Curse Spirit could possess!

This never-ending, all-consuming pressure, as if it could completely obliterate the world with a single blow, if one were to describe it, it would be... God!

Could it be...?

A flash of the sword.

A sharp red blade pierced into Two-faced SuNu’s forehead, going through his head. Duanmu Huai then twisted the blade and swung it downward. Two-faced SuNu’s entire body was split in half from the middle.

"Plop."

The sliced body fell onto the broken corridor like a slab of pork, while Duanmu Huai appeared behind Two-faced SuNu, shaking the blood off his blade.

"Who the hell are you...?"

Staring at Duanmu Huai, Two-faced SuNu glared unwillingly, eyes wide open. But all he saw in his final moments was a flash of blood red.

"Alright, done."

Raising his longsword, Duanmu Huai watched as the struggling soul within the sword blade faded away, snorting softly.

Even though in martial hero stories, warriors engage in fierce battles with moves like Black Tiger Heart Digging or Monkey Stealing Peach, Duanmu Huai had no interest in this back-and-forth. After all, Judges often faced hordes of enemies and didn’t have time for turn-based combat. The simpler, the better; kill as many as possible.

These Curse Masters and Curse Spirits have this problem of probing too long before a fight, saying this and that. As if there’s not enough time wasted. To deal with them, just cut them down straight away for peace of mind.

Duanmu Huai shook his head speechlessly and took out his phone to check the time.

9:45 PM.

Better wrap it up before midnight; still waiting to get home for Christmas.

With this thought, Duanmu Huai walked straight ahead without looking back.

At the same time, Ruby had just returned home. When she opened the door and entered the room, she found the living room brightly lit. Sakurajima Mai and Hei Chuan Chi Yin were sitting on the sofa watching TV. Upon hearing the door open, they hurriedly stood up and, seeing Ruby appear, let out a sigh of relief.

"Eh? Mai? Chi Yin?"

"We just heard that Shibuya was locked down... Ruby, are you okay?"

Sakurajima Mai quickly approached Ruby, carefully examining her, and asked.

"Ah, I’m fine, Mai..."

Ruby also shook her head quickly.

"By the way, what happened? The TV news said terrorists launched an indiscriminate attack at the subway?"

Hei Chuan Chi Yin asked in confusion. Hearing Hei Chuan Chi Yin’s question, Ruby’s expression turned complex.

"I don’t know what happened either. Anyway... it didn’t feel like a terrorist attack... because I saw..."

"Saw?"

"Yes, on the streets, those pedestrians suddenly seemed to be sucked away by something and sucked into the subway entrance. At the time, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I thought I was dreaming, but the entire Shibuya street was indeed empty, not a soul in sight..."