*Crack*

*Crack*

*Crunch*

There, in the Eternal Dream Realm, and in view of everyone's watchful eyes, silence descended upon the chosen battlefield.

At this decisive moment, only the horrible symphony of what sounded like glass being broken and then violently crunched by some huge force was audible at this critical moment.

This creepy noise, which reverberated throughout the area and directly into everyone's ears, gave everyone watching a feeling of unease.

But the worst was yet to come, for soon enough Gojo's forceful manipulation caused this "Ball of Death" to move quickly towards Lorien's direction, the previously audible cracks and the freshly torn off pitch-black dark "path" quickly became visible.

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Darkness, utter and complete darkness.

However, instead of calling that space dark, it's more accurate to call it absent!

Moreover, this absence isn't that of color, rather, it is of everything and anything.

If we were to consider that Gojo's previous attack had partially succeded in piercing space, then this one had completely done so.

Moreover, it didn't just pierce it, rather, it caused it to completely collapse.

Frankly, the only reason anyone is able to appreciate such an attack instead of just looking at a pitch-black dark space is because of the kaleidoscope of colors reflected by the space fragmentations that were situated at the edge of the cracks and path.

It seems that not only did space shatter like glass, but even the glass-like space fragments acted like it, reflecting the light around in a myriad of beautiful colors.

It's just as powerful as this attack is, it seems that it wasn't something Gojo could easily launch judging by his current state.

*PUUUFFF*

*Drip*

*Drip

*Drip

From what it looks, forcefully controlling such a powerful force while simultaneously going over the output limit wasn't something that could be done without consequences.

Originating from his ears, mouth, nose, and even eyes; Blood started oozing out as Gojo couldn't even use his RCT at this moment.

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*Cough*

'This might truly be my last attack whether I win or not...'

Coughing out another large mouthful of blood, Gojo felt his vision go blurry as he continued to forcefully maintain control of the 'death ball' solely based on his willpower.

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"Gojo-Sensei..."

"..."

"Teacher..."

Watching this transpire, those close to Gojo and especially his students couldn't help but feel worried.

This is the first time they see the once invincible figure in their minds challenged to such an extent and apparently with little hope of actually winning.

"I-I want to help!"

Clenching his fists so hard causing blood to drip down from between his fingers, Megumi gritted his teeth as he wanted to rush to the battlefield and help the only father-like figure in his life.

This sentiment was also shared by Yuji and the other students who were also itching to go out and help.

However, just as this sentiment was growing, it was instantly extinguished in the bud by Kusakabe and Nanami who also weren't looking that good.

"Sit here and watch, you won't be able to do anything even if you go."

"You'll only be in the way, this is way out of your leagues."

"..."

"Moreover, by the time you reach there, the battle would have already ended."

Hearing this, Megumi who was resolving himself to rush over immediately froze in place not knowing what to do.

All the complex feelings were swiftly extinguished by what felt like a bucket of ice.

This was also the case for the students who finally couldn't help but sit down and watch the battle continue worriedly.

'...'

Seeing this, the teachers and adults around finally relaxed as they then also turned their attention towards the screen, their hearts also filled with hidden worry, anxiety, and a bit of confusion and complexity.

If it were a battle against cursed spirits, Gojo's death might be acceptable in a sense as that was originally the meaning of their existence, however, to die in a battle against another human and even a somewhat friendly one isn't something to be happy about.

'...'

'Hope that they can come out to their senses and not go for the kill...'

'However, It seems that they don't care about anything anymore...'

It's just that if we were to talk about complex feelings, the one who's most anxious at the moment is Maki who watched this battle in both anxiety, bewilderment, and embarrassment.

Both of the figures fighting were people who helped her a lot, the first being Gojo whose protection allowed her to live freely for so long, and the second being Lorien who trained her and allowed her to finally achieve her dreams while also preventing a tragedy from happening.

'I...'

'Why go this far...'

'Just stop...'

It's just that sadly for her, none of the combatants were currently able to hear her thoughts nor did they care much about it as they were having the time of their lives.

'...'

Moreover, this is especially the case for Lorien who was currently standing at the receiving end of such a powerful attack.

"Nice attack!"

Looking at the black hole like ball that was coming his way, Lorien couldn't help but doubt if he could avoid it even if he wanted to.

'Can hiding in a dream realm avoid spacial collapse? I somewhat doubt it.'

'This is also true for turning into a Dream Like state as while I might not get injured, I will probably get lost in the space turbulence.'

However, as he thought of this, he quickly shook his head as even if that were possible, Lorien wasn't about to do such a thing as he instead wanted to face it head-on.

So, with that in mind, Lorien lowered his body and got in position to slash.

"Well done, Satoru Gojo!"

"You've exceeded my expectations, So let me exceed yours!"

"Watch and observe, this is the ultimate slash."

*Swish*

*Zingggg*

In that very instant, following the sword draw, everything immediately went silent with the only sound echoing being that of the sword getting unsheathed, even the previous noise born from the space cracking was overshadowed by it.

*BZZZZ*

However, this was but a minor detail compared to what this attack caused.