This was the Cursed Technique that could once put an end to the Limitless.
And now, Yuji Itadori was preparing to use this move to end his opponent.
Through the previous probing, Yuji Itadori could already confirm that the only thing worth caring about regarding Regulus was his special ability.
Whether it was reaction ti or speed, Regulus was extrely slow, not even matching up to an ordinary person.
This made him virtually devoid of any major threat to Yuji Itadori.
Therefore, it would be difficult for the other party to dodge his World-Cutting Slash.
As the Incantation was completed, Yuji Itadori swung his hand.
That Slashing Attack capable of severing the world was activated!
Following an earth-shattering boom, Natsuki Subaru, who was off to the side, opened his eyes wide in astonishnt.
He saw what it looked like when the world was sliced open.
The forest in front of him was splitting apart. It wasn't one tree being cut down, nor several, nor dozens, but the entire forest being sliced open.
Countless large trees along the sa straight line, from their canopies to their roots, were neatly split in half.
Those split trees fell to both sides, the severed parts smashing into the ground and emitting dull, continuous, and deafening crashes. Fallen leaves and dust billowed up like dark clouds, obscuring half the sky.
And before the smoke and dust fully pervaded the air, at the edge of Natsuki Subaru's vision—the peak of a small hill was sliding.
Not collapsing, but sliding.
The entire mass of the mountain was sliced right down the middle. The peak slid downwards like a smooth wooden block before crashing to the ground.
The earth shook and the mountains trembled, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"What is... this?"
Beside him, Rem also unconsciously let out a gasp of amazent.
Yuji Itadori's attack just now had completely exceeded Rem's scope of understanding.
Even though she had just witnessed the Domain Expansion with her own eyes, the slashes Yuji Itadori used just now still left her feeling deeply shocked.
Even the distant mountains were cleaved in two.
Just what level of power was this?
And at the center of the world-cutting slash, Regulus also blanked out for a mont.
Just now, what happened?
However, a crazed smile quickly appeared on Regulus's face:
"Hey, hey, hey, are you really an idiot? Can't you understand what I'm saying? I told you, all your attacks are ineffective against !"
Regulus still didn't take Yuji Itadori seriously.
No matter what kind of powerful force Yuji Itadori used, it was impossible to hurt him.
He possessed the strongest Authority, after all!
"I am the most perfect and powerful person in this world; no matter what you try to do, it won't work on ! It's all because I'm kindhearted! That's why I played along with you until now, and I don't want to waste any more ti with you. Hurry up and die..."
In the instant Regulus delivered his barrage of speech, he suddenly froze.
He found it hard to believe the scene unfolding before his eyes.
Yuji Itadori... was sinking?
Why... why was the sky moving, shifting horizontally, descending?!
The sky that should have been overhead was now appearing right in front of him?
Regulus turned his head in horror and finally realized what exactly had happened.
He was actually lying on the ground.
Why was he lying on the ground?!
How could I, the most perfect person in this world, possibly lie on the ground like these lowly commoners?!
Regulus flew into a furious rage and wanted to stand up, but found he couldn't do it.
He couldn't feel his legs.
Realizing sothing, Regulus twisted his neck with all his might, but the ensuing scene almost made him break down.
He saw his own lower half still standing in its original spot, maintaining its previous posture.
His waist and abdon had been neatly severed, and the part that should have connected to his upper body was simply gone—
Because his upper half was lying on the ground.
This horrifying image caused Regulus to let out a hysterical scream.
He simply couldn't figure out what had happened at all.
His Authority shouldn't have been broken, so why, why, why was he hit?!
"What on earth did you do?! What did you do?!"
"The target of my attack wasn't you, but rather, I extended it to the entire world."
Yuji Itadori said slowly, his eyes still devoid of any ripples, as if what lay before him was a predestined outco.
"And as long as you are here, you are a part of this world, so you can be severed—your soul, your abilities, your absolute everything—"
"It doesn't matter."
This move carried one of the mories Yuji Itadori was once most unwilling to recall.
But precisely because of that, he knew with absolute certainty that this strike would be effective against Regulus.
Whether it was untouchability or a fixed bodily state, Regulus was ultimately just a part of this world.
Furthermore, what Yuji Itadori severed was not just on the physical level.
But also the soul.
Only a few seconds later did fresh blood pour endlessly from the wound. The intense pain made Regulus let out hysterical screams.
A Sin Archbishop's Authority originates from Witch Factors, which are linked to the Sin Archbishop's soul.
Yuji Itadori's Slashing Attack had cleaved his soul in two as well, rendering Regulus's Authority unable to activate properly.
What was more, an Authority could only take effect within this 'world'.
And the mont Yuji Itadori's World-Cutting Slash was executed, the domain touched by the Slashing Attack would, in that instant, not belong to this 'world'.
That was why Regulus had been split in two.
"It hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts!!! It hurts so much! Why, why, why!? Why are you doing this to !!? What did I do wrong, what did I do wrong?! Why do you have to do this to , why do you keep targeting , ahhhh!"
Regulus's screams echoed in the air, forming a stark contrast with his previous arrogant, self-important deanor.
"It's all your fault, it's all your fault!! It's all your fault!!"
"Even now, you still don't think it's your own fault?"
Yuji Itadori lowered his head, looking down at Regulus.
"What did I do wrong, what exactly did I do wrong?! I am obviously such a tolerant and magnanimous person! Yet my rights are constantly being trampled upon by you guys, you insatiable bastards! It's all because of you, it's all because of you!!!! To think you would treat like this! Do you have any humanity at all!!!"
Regulus's face was already covered in snot and tears, his heart filled with questions.
Why? Why was his Authority no longer working?!
This was impossible?! This was impossible!!!!
"I understand. This is your answer."
Yuji Itadori simply replied in a flat tone.
He even looked sowhat apathetic.
This was the second ti Natsuki Subaru had seen Yuji Itadori reveal such an expression.
The first ti was when they heard about 'Mother' from the mouth of Elsa Granhiert (The Bowel Hunter).
The second ti was right at this very mont.
"You've said enough."
Yuji Itadori didn't want to listen to the other party's continued nonsense anymore.
Regulus's vileness was ingrained to the bone; this kind of person was already beyond saving.
No, he had already exceeded the bounds of humanity.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute."
Regulus had realized sothing.
He caught the killing intent in Yuji Itadori's eyes.
He had seed invincible before, but only now did he feel fear.
The fear that death would truly descend upon him.
"I-I actually didn't want to fight at all!!! I was just passing by! I didn't do anything! You were the ones who attacked first! I hate fighting the most!!"
The intense pain made Regulus's consciousness gradually blur. Even with only half of his body left, he still begged for a chance to live.
"Is that so? But you said earlier that you slaughtered the people of an entire city."
"That has nothing to do with ! That was them, it was their own problem. I was just acting in self-defense—"
"In the end, is this really all there is to it?"
In this instant, Regulus felt an incomparably terrifying chill on his body, slowly wrapping around him as if it wanted to devour him entirely.
The source of this chill was none other than Yuji Itadori.
He already knew his destined end.
His Authority couldn't activate...
Why, why, why?!
What the hell did this damn person do?!
Why would he lose to a guy like this!
I obviously didn't do anything, I didn't do anything at all!!!
"You guys—"
"You are already beyond saving."
Regulus still wanted to curse, but he could no longer make a sound.
Because Yuji Itadori had already severed his throat.
Along with his body, shattering to pieces.
"Did... did you finish him?"
Natsuki Subaru was off to the side, looking at everything in a bit of a daze. It took him several seconds to realize what had happened, and he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"It seems like... he's been taken care of... The aura on him has vanished!"
Rem also quickly walked forward to check the situation.
Regulus, against whom all attacks were completely ineffective previously, was actually split in two by Yuji Itadori's single strike.
Just what exactly happened?
"Senior Itadori, what exactly happened just now? Wasn't that guy invulnerable before? How did he suddenly..."
Natsuki Subaru asked curiously.
"It's simple, I just extended my Cursed Technique to the world."
Yuji Itadori said casually.
Natsuki Subaru's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Simple?
Extended to the world?
Are these words I'm even allowed to hear?
While Natsuki Subaru was spacing out, Yuji Itadori looked at Rem:
"Rem, you seed to have noticed their arrival very early on."
Yuji Itadori noted that Rem appeared to have detected the presence of the Witch Cult very early on.
"Yes, I can sll the stench on the Witch Cult very clearly!"
Rem said with utmost seriousness.
"A special scent? I could indeed sense a rather subtle aura from them as well."
After using Blood Manipulation to enhance his own senses, Yuji Itadori was also able to detect that they seed to be emitting a strange miasma.
"Subaru also has this kind of sll on him."
Rem turned her head and looked at Natsuki Subaru.
"I-I make sure to take a shower every day!"
Natsuki Subaru instantly beca embarrassed, thinking he had so sort of body odor, and hurriedly sniffed himself.
"At first, I also thought that Subaru might... have so connection with the Witch Cult, but I later realized it was a misunderstanding."
"You actually thought that at first..."
Natsuki Subaru swallowed hard, his gaze involuntarily shifting to the morning star in Rem's hands.
He felt that if the misunderstanding had deepened, wouldn't Rem have potentially attacked him back at the Mansion?
Thankfully, nothing happened.
Yuji Itadori's gaze, however, fell on Natsuki Subaru.
Rem said that the other party gave off a scent similar to that of the Witch Cult.
Combined with Natsuki Subaru's nickna in the group...
Is it an Authority?
Perhaps Natsuki Subaru's Return by Death was a type of Authority?
It seed there was so kind of connection between him and the Witch Cult.
And why would the Witch Cult appear here?
Yuji Itadori pondered over this, but because he couldn't actually say the term Return by Death out loud, it wasn't a good ti to discuss it.
Speaking of which, both were Sin Archbishops, but Regulus's abilities were relatively special, whereas Lye didn't seem to have any special abilities.
Was it because he didn't have ti to use them?
Or was his ability just that rapid movent from earlier?
"Perhaps we can get sothing out of Lye."
Yuji Itadori said.
"Oh right! The other guy was already taken care of by Senior Itadori—wait a minute?!"
Natsuki Subaru let out an exclamation, his voice trembling slightly.
"H-He's gone?!"
Rem also followed Natsuki Subaru's gaze.
The spot where Lye should have fallen was now completely empty.
How was this possible?
At that ti, Yuji Itadori should have already made him lose all mobility, right?
Why was he still able to move?
Moreover...
Why hadn't they noticed?
Yet looking at the scene before him, Yuji Itadori appeared incredibly calm.
"Just now, his body seed to undergo so sort of change. When I was attacking Regulus, he—she took the opportunity to escape."
"Then what do we do? If we let a guy like that escape, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Natsuki Subaru's eyes were filled with tension.
Rem had said that every Sin Archbishop was an incomparably vile existence.
If they let Lye escape, there would definitely be endless trouble in the future.
However, Natsuki Subaru also noticed that the way Yuji Itadori referred to Lye had changed.
From 'he', to 'she'?
"Rest assured, she won't be able to escape."
Yuji Itadori said slowly.
anwhile, at the other end of the forest.
Lye was fleeing rapidly—
No, it wasn't Lye. At this mont, the body that originally belonged to Lye had been replaced by a girl with long blonde hair.
"What a truly useless elder brother, almost dying in a place like this."
The girl muttered to herself as she used the ability of Solar Eclipse, distancing herself from the previous location at a terrifying speed.
"But what exactly is the deal with that guy? That power..."
"Are you talking about ?"
The girl's eyes suddenly went wide.
The source of the voice was directly in front of her.
Yuji Itadori was already standing before her.
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T/N: Before the powerscaling fags cause a ruckus, let remind you that Reid can cut through authorities, but not Reinhard, who is stated to be stronger than the heavenly sword.
Hax is not always equal to power level.
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