Massive tree roots burst from the ground.
They twisted like living serpents.
Each root was as thick as an adult's waist, coated in hardened bark.
As they whipped through the air, the wind pressure alone uprooted nearby bushes.
The scent of soil and plant sap filled the battlefield.
Every root radiated destructive force.
They surged toward Yagami Sora from every direction.
"Move!"
Megumi Fushiguro shouted instinctively.
Even standing several meters away, he could feel the ground groaning beneath the weight of the attack.
This wasn't something that could simply be dodged.
It was an overwhelming area assault.
Yet—
Sora didn't move.
Hands in his pockets—
He stood calmly and allowed the roots to engulf him.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The massive roots slammed into the ground.
Dust exploded into the air.
A crater dozens of meters wide formed instantly.
Sora vanished beneath the tangled mass of roots.
Countless thorn-like spikes emerged from their surfaces.
They twisted violently—
Searching for flesh to tear apart.
Yuji Itadori arrived just in time to see the impact.
"Yagami!"
His eyes widened in shock.
The destructive force contained in that attack was enormous.
Even reinforced concrete would have been crushed.
For a human body—
Survival seemed impossible.
Nearby—
Hanami watched the tangled roots quietly.
"Foolish humans…"
Its voice echoed directly in their minds.
"Before the power of nature…"
"…you are nothing."
The cursed spirit's technique controlled plant life by pouring cursed energy into the forest.
The roots drained vitality from the surrounding environment.
Anything trapped within them—
Human or machine—
Would be shredded and absorbed.
"It's finished."
Hanami turned away slightly.
To it—
The boy had already been crushed.
Then—
A strange vibration spread through the ground.
It wasn't an impact.
It was a resonance.
A rapid, high-frequency oscillation.
As if the internal structure of the roots was being dismantled.
Crack…
Crack…
The tightly intertwined roots began splitting apart.
White fractures spread across their surfaces.
Then—
BOOM!
Every root exploded simultaneously.
Wood fragments scattered across the battlefield like a storm.
The fragments were sharp enough to carve into rock.
At the center of the crater—
Yagami Sora stood calmly.
The ground beneath his feet was perfectly flat.
His clothes were completely clean.
Even his breathing remained steady.
He placed one hand on a broken root that still twitched weakly.
"So that's it?"
His tone carried mild disappointment.
"This is the full output of your plant manipulation?"
He squeezed the root lightly.
"Photosynthesis converting light energy into chemical energy."
"Then converting that energy into mechanical motion."
"All of it follows physical laws."
His eyes gleamed coldly.
"In my calculations…"
"…those are just vectors and numbers."
"As long as energy exists…"
"…I can control it."
"I can amplify it."
"Or erase it completely."
Hanami stiffened slightly.
Its bark-like face showed no expression—
But its instincts screamed danger.
The cursed energy it had poured into the roots vanished the moment it touched Sora.
The connection disappeared instantly.
Even the cellular activity inside the plants stopped.
As if a higher law had overwritten nature itself.
"…What did you do?"
Hanami asked.
"Nothing complicated."
Sora lifted his foot.
Then stomped lightly.
Vector Manipulation — Shockwave Transmission.
A ripple spread across the ground.
Visible waves rolled through the soil.
Where the ripple passed—
The ground behaved like liquid.
Every tree connected to Hanami's cursed energy network reacted instantly.
They trembled violently.
Sap inside the trunks reversed direction.
The pressure shattered their cell walls.
Instead of attacking Sora—
The roots turned on each other.
Branches stabbed into neighboring trees.
The forest itself collapsed into chaos.
Sora snapped his fingers.
"Vector Adjustment."
"Growth direction: reversed."
The change spread through the forest.
Trees that should grow upward forced themselves downward.
Branches twisted backward into their own trunks.
Roots curled upward through the soil.
The entire forest began destroying itself.
Branches snapped.
Wood splintered.
The sound resembled bones breaking.
Students scattered to avoid flying debris.
Megumi stared in disbelief.
"…What is this?"
Yuji was equally stunned.
"This isn't just cursed technique…"
"It's like he rewrote nature itself."
For the first time—
Fear entered Hanami's voice.
"You…"
"What have you done?"
As a cursed spirit born from nature—
It could feel the forest screaming.
Plant life resisted.
Rejected.
Attempted to escape Sora's influence.
It was the terror of anti-nature.
A force that didn't destroy nature—
But overwrote its laws.
Sora shrugged casually.
"I didn't do anything special."
"I just gave them the wrong instructions."
He tapped his temple.
"Like injecting a virus into a computer program."
"The system starts attacking itself."
Then—
His expression changed.
The smile disappeared.
Cold killing intent replaced it.
The air temperature dropped noticeably.
"Now…"
He looked directly at Hanami.
"…it's your turn."
He took one step forward.
The ground trembled.
"Let's see how much energy your body contains."
"I'm curious how long it will take…"
"…before you run out."
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