Just as Tatsuma was gradually gaining the upper hand with his boosted physical abilities, cracks appeared on the swords in his hands.
"Hmm?"
Tatsuma frowned slightly and decisively pulled back.
Bang! Bang!
With two crisp cracking sounds, the swords in Tatsuma's hands shattered into a pile of fragments.
"You sure ran fast."
Looking at this scene, Siegfried, as the culprit, was not happy but instead frowned tightly, his expression becoming increasingly serious.
After being struck first by Tatsuma, his physical condition wasn't very good. Although he managed to launch an offensive wave by increasing his physical attributes through Balance Breaker, that was already his limit.
Without taking down Tatsuma in one go with his equipment advantage, he would likely lose if the fight continued.
"Looks like I have to retreat."
Siegfried glanced in the direction where Heracles and Satoru were fighting, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
However, just then, a calm voice suddenly sounded from in front of him.
"You dare to be distracted while fighting me, it seems you're quite confident."
"Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost Boost!"
Like a devil's whisper, the moment the mechanical sound rang out, hundreds of Magic Arrays appeared again.
Siegfried's face changed, and he swung the sword in his hand, tearing open a gap in the torrent of magic.
But the moment he escaped from the Magic Array, Tatsuma's figure appeared directly in front of him.
Surging Power of Destruction gathered in Tatsuma's right hand, forming a bullet. Then, the amplification effect of Balance Breaker activated, and the bullet rapidly expanded in size, reaching twenty to thirty meters in the blink of an eye, covering the sky and the sun.
"The farce should be over now."
Tatsuma threw this amplified super Power of Destruction Bullet towards Siegfried.
"Damn it! How do you have so much demonic power!"
Siegfried, unable to evade, roared and completely activated the six swords in his hands. A terrifying aura erupted from him, and he swung the swords in his hands with all his might, slashing towards the incoming Power of Destruction Bullet.
But the Power of Destruction Bullet, despite being constantly attacked, was completely unaffected, reaching Siegfried in the blink of an eye.
The next second, the Power of Destruction Bullet swallowed Siegfried, and then, under Tatsuma's control, flew high into the sky.
Boom!
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Siegfried, you have obtained the Red Trait 'Demon Sword Controller']
[Demon Sword Controller (Red): Swordsmanship Talent +1000%, can use any sword regardless of conditions, physical abilities slightly increased when holding a sword.]
"Not bad."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Tatsuma's eyes.
He originally thought Siegfried would only drop a purple trait at most. He didn't expect the other party to be quite something, actually dropping a red trait.
Unequipping Demon Sword Creation, Tatsuma equipped Demon Sword Controller, then looked ahead.
After being swallowed by the Power of Destruction Bullet, the six swords that Siegfried was originally holding had now fallen in different corners of the ruins.
After releasing his senses to confirm the location of the six swords, Tatsuma activated Magic and retrieved them all.
"So these are real demon swords."
Compared to the counterfeit demon swords created through Sword Birth, real demonic swords are stronger in both durability and the power they contain.
It was precisely because of this that Tatsuma's weapon was shattered in the previous battle, forcing him to retreat.
But now that he had real demonic swords in hand, Demon Sword Creation could be completely retired in the future.
After briefly confirming the effects of these demon swords, Tatsuma raised his head and looked ahead.
"Sir, may I ask who you are?"
Leaving Yuji and the others behind, Masamichi walked over alone and asked.
"Although we haven't met many times, you wouldn't fail to recognize me, Principal Yaga?"
Tatsuma canceled Balance Breaker and took off his armor.
"Huh? Why is it you?" Masamichi was visibly stunned.
"Is there anything strange about it being me?"
After hanging the six swords, three on the left and three on the right, on his waist, Tatsuma turned his head to look at the forest to the west.
"For the detailed explanation, go ask that old man under my feet. I'm going to find Satoru first."
"Wait..."
Looking at Tatsuma, who had suddenly disappeared, Masamichi felt a headache coming on.
What exactly is this situation?
Also, what does he mean by "ask the old man under my feet"?
Masamichi lowered his head, pondered for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes, thinking of a possibility.
"Itadori, you guys come over."
Calling all his students over, Masamichi issued the first command.
"Help me dig open this rubble to save someone."
...
In the forest to the west of Jujutsu High.
Deafening roars constantly echoed as Satoru and Heracles repeatedly collided in mid-air.
"You're really tough."
After knocking Heracles away in another exchange, Satoru voluntarily pulled back and complained.
"Hahaha! You're too weak!"
Heracles laughed heartily as he got up from the ground, his aura constantly swelling.
"Don't you claim to be the strongest Jujutsu sorcerer? Can't you unleash some powerful attacks?"
Satoru replied nonchalantly, "I'll return that remark to you."
From the start of the battle until now, he had already figured out Heracles's sacred gear ability. Simply put, it causes explosions while attacking.
It's a very simple and crude ability, but it just happens to be countered by his Infinity.
As long as he maintains the technique's activation, Heracles's attacks cannot touch him.
However...
"I really do need to increase the output."
Several tactics flashed through Satoru's mind.
First, the techniques Blue and Red can be sealed away. In the recent exchanges, he used these two techniques a total of eighteen times on Heracles, but they only caused minor superficial injuries at most.
To truly heavily injure the opponent, he can only use techniques beyond those.
Hollow Technique: Purple, or Domain Expansion.
The former requires some preparation time, while the latter can be used directly, but Satoru wasn't sure if this technique could finish off the opponent.
If he fails to kill in one hit, then during the CT burnout period, it would be very difficult for him to contend with Heracles without Infinity.
"You seem to be hesitating."
Just then, Heracles's voice suddenly rang out.
"Since you don't know what to do, I'll help you make the choice."
"Open your eyes wide and watch! This is my Balance Breaker - Detonation Mighty Comet!"