Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1375 - 973: I Will Remember You

They widened their eyes simultaneously, filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

This was their only thought at that moment.

They couldn’t believe it.

They refused to believe it.

"With a sword... cut through the domain...?"

Clearly, this was a possibility they had never conceived.

But this was a fact.

Can a domain be destroyed?

Of course it can.

After all, domain expansion is a type of curse that combines barrier techniques. Since it is a barrier, naturally it can be destroyed.

Precise understanding of this led sorcerers to strengthen the barrier of a domain with constraints after mastering domain expansion.

For example, to prevent trapped sorcerers from escaping, the difficulty of destroying a sorcerer’s domain from the inside is much greater than from the outside, ensuring the domain becomes a cage that traps the enemy without allowing them to escape.

Ryomensukuna defied conventional wisdom by deliberately creating his domain as an open world with no need to confine it, allowing for easy entry and exit to achieve a greater attack inevitable range.

The domains of Cursemages, Knot, and Rui didn’t have such intricacies, being the most typical closed domains, capable of preventing internal enemies from escaping, while relatively weaker at obstructing external foes.

Yet even at its weakest, it was incomprehensible that the domain could be destroyed before the expansion was complete, before the challenged enemy was pulled into the domain.

Not to mention, the enemy didn’t use any powerful technique, but merely a sword with a single slash.

Could such a thing... truly happen?

This was the thought lingering in their minds before they fell into a sea of flames.

But this question, they were destined never to understand.

Because there was no time.

"It’s time to end this."

After the stunning slash, the blazing sun slowly dissipated, revealing the flickering flames twining around Reiger’s silhouette.

As Reiger descended alongside Cursemages and Rui, he loftily gazed at the two falling figures below, a subtle curve forming at his lips.

"Though not entirely exhilarating, the fact that you fought me to this degree makes me quite delighted."

"Cursemages, Rui... am I right?"

"I will remember you both."

Like an athlete exhilarated after a workout, Reiger spoke these words.

Whether these were the words Cursemages and Rui wanted to hear was not his concern.

He then leapt downward, head over heels, transforming into a bullet that shot toward the free-falling duo.

"[Gyokuro Bullet]!"

"[Ice Slush Shock Wave]!"

Refusing to accept defeat, Cursemages and Rui opened their eyes wide in fury, full of bloodshot anger as they shouted, one smashing space with a punch, the other firing a curse power shock wave like a beam cannon, both assaulting Reiger.

"Abyss Heavens!"

In response, Reiger simply swung his sword from top to bottom, the tip of Oni-giri sword slicing through the air, generating high temperatures from friction and igniting flames, swirling into a simulated sun’s outline, slashing downward as the expanding fire wheel intensified.

The fire wheel grew larger, crashing into the fragmented space, and clashing against the curse power shock wave, overpowering both after a brief standstill.

In an instant, the phenomenon of space disruption was halted, the curse power shock wave was crushed by the fire wheel, and the downward slash of the blazing sun effortlessly overtook the falling Cursemages and Rui.

The sun’s outline engulfed the two ancient sorcerers, concluding the most brutal melee since the appearance of the Xiantai Barrier.

...

After a long time, the aftermath of the fierce battle finally disappeared on the battlefield-turned-ruins.

Whether the sea of fire, the warped space, or the curse power shock waves, even the gigantic shikigami and the swarm of disgusting cockroaches, all vanished within these ruins.

"Ding..."

A crisp sound suddenly echoed amidst the ruins.

It was the movement of a scarred, charred hand shakily clicking open a lighter, igniting a cigarette.

"Hoo..."

Rui, covered in wounds and unable to rise, lay on the ground, laboriously taking a drag.

"Want one?"

He asked this of a nearby fellow sufferer.

"...Don’t recommend such nonsense, idiot."

Cursemages gazed at the sky, expressionless, tossing back this response.

Just like the Stone Dragon, she lay on the ground, unable to get up anymore, unable to even maintain her spells, exposing all her vital parts that had at least been covered before, baring her alluring body completely naked to the air.

But, like the Stone Dragon, her body was covered in wounds, with scorch marks everywhere, making that alluring body look as if it had been ravaged, appearing extremely fragile and pitiable.

"This is a good thing, something I only discovered after coming to the modern age, I wouldn’t have given it to you before."

"I don’t need it, if you want to give me something, give me alcohol."

"Hmm... alcohol is also a good thing, modern alcohol is much tastier than what was in my time, but it’s not strong enough."

"Anything is fine, just give it to me."

"I didn’t bring any with me."

"Then why even mention it?"

The two lay on the ground, staring at the sky together, not lifting their heads or even shifting their gaze, just bantering with each other.

This was a scene that was absolutely impossible before, yet it came true at this moment.

"Tap..."

No one knew how much time had passed when footsteps sounded.

"You survived, huh."

Reiger once again looked down at the two lying before him and spoke indifferently.

"You’re surprisingly tenacious."

Upon hearing this, the Stone Dragon and Rui no longer reacted as fiercely as before.

"...You’ve won."

The Stone Dragon just smiled, showing a satisfied expression.

"Thanks for the feast, that dessert was all-you-can-eat."

He acknowledged his defeat and accepted this ending, surprisingly straightforward and direct.

Instead, Rui sarcastically remarked.

"Are you here for the final harvest? Or to mock us in your victory?"

Rui’s attitude remained hostile, unchanged from before.

Afraid of death?

Terrified?

Those emotions truly didn’t exist in Rui and the Stone Dragon.

They were already people who had died once, and their era was far removed from the modern age; even though they had limited life now, they wouldn’t cling to it.

Losing is losing.

Being killed is also something inevitable.

In their time, this was a rule of nature, the survival of the fittest.

So, even if feeling unwilling, Rui would not be afraid or terrified.

"What’s the point in that?"

Of course, Reiger wasn’t there to do something so boring.

"It’s not like I haven’t won before, if mocking losers would make me stronger, I wouldn’t mind doing it."

This calm remark made Rui snort coldly, and made the Stone Dragon smile soundlessly.

"If that’s the case, then just make it quick."

That’s what the Stone Dragon said.

Rui simply closed her eyes, looking as if she was ready to accept her fate.

However, Reiger did not deliver a finishing blow; instead, he had somehow already sheathed Oni-cut, holding it with the sheath and quietly watching the two lying on the ground.

No, it should be said he was watching Rui.

This situation made the Stone Dragon raise an eyebrow, and made Rui, who had reopened her eyes, glare coldly over.

"If you want a good look, take my corpse home later and look all you want, or do whatever else you want to do."

Rui said coldly.

What could she do, being completely naked?

With Reiger staring at her so intently, it was no wonder it could be misunderstood.

Reiger didn’t become moved or explain anything.

He remained calm, and after a while, asked a question.

"Answer my previous question."

What question?

"Who is Knot?"