"You'll lose one of the two here today!"

Hearing this cold declaration which echoed across the desolate plane, a chill ran down the spines of all those present as feelings of panic and impending doom quickly filled their hearts.

"This..."

"This isn't happening right?'

"Patience!! the members of the Hei group will take care of it!"

"Y-Yes!"

"...I don't think..."

"Shut up!"

"Yes."

It's just that as the lower members of the clan were looking in both hope and expectation at the powerful members of the Hei Group, these members didn't look that great, their faces turning ugly as they visibly held down their anger while they tried their best to forcefully shatter the shackles that were imposed on their power by this sudden domain.

'Move! MOVE!!'

'What's going on!!!'

Frankly, if it weren't for the fact that they temporarily couldn't use their cursed techniques, they would have already rushed toward Maki trying to tear her apart, never in their lives had they faced such humiliation.

It's just that no matter what they tried, they still couldn't do anything which caused them to get more and more irritable.

However, the most affected one was clearly Ogi who finally couldn't hold himself back as he started shouting at her.

"You failure! Have you forgotten who raised you? Without us, you wouldn't even be here!"

Gritting his teeth, Ogi continued throwing insults at Maki, not making the situation any better.

"You ungrateful bitch! A dog who the hand which feeds it, I should have ended your useless and pathetic life long ago, you and your sister are the biggest stains on my life."

This sentiment was also shared by the Zenin clan members who also started throwing insults at her so as to vent their frustration.

"Ungrateful dog!"

"Useless woman."

"You should use that sword of yours to commit Seppuku!"

"Just do it!"

It's just that as they continued throwing insults at her, Maki didn't actually look phased at all as she just sneered in response and said.

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"I don't deny the fact that I have lived in this clan and was fed by it."

"Then..."

However, before the man in front of her could finish his words, he was interrupted by Maki who continued her speech.

"Don't misunderstand, that fact is the only reason as to why I even gave you a choice, however, it seems that in the end, I'll have to make it for you!"

"You..."

"Well, thankfully the clan leader is still at Shibuya as he might be the only one that I don't want to kill from this clan, frankly, this saves me from some headaches."

Saying this, Maki looked at the group in front of her which was solely composed of men as she spoke coldly.

"So, what will it be, your powers or your lives?"

Hearing this cold declaration for the second time, the Zenin clan members finally realized that there was no talking their way out of this which caused them to finally use their last resort.

[New Shadow Style: Simple Domain] *n times.

In an instant, as if everyone had practiced this move together many times, circle after circle swiftly emerged surrounding the members of the Hei group and some other members who were capable of using this technique.

Their move was so quick and coordinated that Maki didn't have time to stop them even if she wanted to.

'As expected of such an ancient clan, even if they are rotten to the core, they still have some skills, but that's to be expected, otherwise, someone else might have ended them long ago which would have saved me a lot of effort!'

Thinking of this, a look of interest suddenly appeared on Maki's face as she looked at the simple domains wondering if they were effective against Domains built on the Dream Path.

'They are effective but not fully!'

'Basically, a Simple Domain is an anti-domain technique that erects a small barrier around the user to protect them from the effects of a Domain Expansion.'

'So, as long as the small barrier constructed by this technique is maintained, it works against all domain-like attacks, including this one.'

'However...'

Narrowing her eyes, Maki looked at the constantly shaking small barriers while nodding silently.

'As expected, the domains constructed by the Dream Path are much stronger than normal domains, so, with a simple attack, I should be able to shatter their defenses.'

'Moreover, having a simple domain won't actually do them any good as while they could now use their cursed techniques and cursed energy freely, once they try to use their powers to affect the environment outside their simple domains, they'll instantly get negated, so it doesn't actually help them much.'

'Only abilities that are used on their own bodies are somewhat useful.'

Understanding the situation, Maki couldn't help but think back to her talk with Lorien after trying to fight him using her newborn domain and eventually getting beaten up without the power to even fight back.

'Law, the power of law!'

'If I reach that stage, then my negation will reach a law-level state similar to Lorien's! That way, even simple domains will become completely ineffective once my domain is expanded!'

'Not to mention simple domains, even their cursed energy may instantly disappear!'

However, just then as Maki was daydreaming about reaching the next stage, her opponents swiftly took advantage of her inattentiveness as they tried to launch a series of attacks to end things as quickly as possible before their simple domains collapsed.

*Swish*

It's just that before their attacks could land, Maki suddenly raised her sword blocking Ogi's flaming sword slash.

"As ruthless as ever!"

"Not as cold as you."

*Swish*

Ducking her head and dodging an attack from the back which was launched by Naoya, Maki landed a swift sidekick to Ogi's stomach sending him flying before turning her head toward Naoya, her main target.

"You know, I've wanted to do this for a very long time."

"..."

"Not talking? That's surprising."

Not caring about his response, Maki didn't hold back any longer as she didn't want to waste any more time with this useless family of hers.

'Kill some and negate others, let's choose the lucky ones that are going to live!'

'Hmmm, why do I feel like I got infected by Lorien's personality? Is it because I stayed with him for a long time?'

'Tsk, that guy really has a bad influence on people!'